Chapter 388 Emergency Preparation

However, Avis was not as optimistic as Fiona, as he was well aware of how powerful the enemy was.

Although Avis couldn't say what was wrong with Duke Carrot's plan of "using himself and Fiona as bait to lure the enemy out", he still felt uneasy.

Luring the enemy to appear and then uprooting them to prevent more enemies from attacking again can indeed be considered the optimal solution at present.

However, Avis did not intend to rely entirely on others for his own safety.

As it was confirmed that an unknown powerful enemy would attack, Avis sorted out his existing assets and began to prepare to deal with an enemy that was far stronger than himself.

Although he had obtained a lot of things before, there were not many backup plans that could deal with the ninth level.

First of all, the Secret Scriptures of the Old Days can be counted as one.

After sealing the black cocoon and his own strength officially breaking through to that of a high-level professional, his strongest reliance at present, "The Secret Book of the Old Days", unlocked more abilities.

In addition to the Seed of Distortion, the original various spell-like effects have been strengthened again, and many new spell-like effects have been added.

One of them is the important life-saving ability that Avis currently thinks can play a key role in the situation [Mirror Replacement]

The emergence of this ability is based on the upgrade of [Flesh and Blood Clone], [Dark Side of the Moon] and [Seal] to a high level.

The caster needs to construct his own clone in advance, and then seal it in a special blank page at the back of the old secret book.

When faced with an overwhelming crisis, the caster can activate this ability at the critical moment, and the original body will instantly and seamlessly swap with the clone in the pages.

However, this ability can only be used when the "Secret Book of the Old Days" is carried with him. And when his clone is sealed, the "Secret Book of the Old Days" cannot be placed in the storage ring.

Although it sounds like you are not out of danger, the greatest use of this spell is to pretend to be dead to confuse others, not to escape.

According to Avis's tests, no matter whether it is space blockade, anti-magic force field, dream interference, etc., they cannot prevent this exchange from happening.

The effect of this interchange seems to be entirely dependent on the power of the old secret scriptures, achieved through some higher-level means.

After leaving the floating city, Anvis once privately met with Duke Carrot, hoping to test the specific effect and concealment of the mirror replacement.

But when he swapped twice, the Duke had absolutely no reaction to the swap.

It was not until he took the initiative to reveal his identity and the Duke really took him seriously that he could barely feel the difference between his clone and his original self.

In addition, there are two very interesting spell-like abilities: [Sacrifice] and [Corruption].

The effect of [Sacrifice] is to sacrifice life using a special ritual array to provide vitality and soul power to the holder of the Old Secret Scripture.

The stronger the life of the sacrifice, the more power the caster can gain. If the sacrifice is willing to sacrifice itself, the conversion rate can reach 90%, otherwise it is only 30%.

However, according to the spell description, if the power gained through sacrifice accounts for too high a proportion, it will cause some unknown changes to the holder.

The effect of [Corruption] is to use the alien power of the Old Secret Book to change the life form of the recipient, turning it into a follower of the Old Secret Book holder.

"These abilities are getting weirder and weirder..."

Regarding the existence of these two spell-like spells, Avis always felt that the book was pushing him in some strange direction.

In addition to the evolved Old Ones Secret Scriptures, the Colossus of Themis that he had previously obtained from the floating city was also a very powerful trump card.

Although it has lost its energy source, the remaining magic power in the core of the Colossus is still enough to launch a complete annihilation rule attack.

Its power is equivalent to that of a miniature Lightless Moon. Even if a ninth-level limit being hit by it, it will be severely damaged on the spot.

As for the others, they are basically gone.

On his overseas island, the research on artificial perfect blood and constructed synthetic forces is still in progress. Far water cannot put out a nearby fire.

Although there are now a number of golems, weapon systems, etc. in the floating city, their true power cannot be exerted for the time being due to the lack of the infinite magic power of the Eternal Core.

Albins' research has just begun, and he hasn't even seen the [Ring of Time and Space], let alone cracking the Core of Eternity.

The problem is that this incident happened too early, decades earlier than in the previous life.

After thinking for a long time, Avis finally decided to put aside other aspects of magic research for the time being and instead concentrate on creating a special magic item that could open the normal space door connecting dreams and reality.

In any case, the main gun of the Themis Colossus is his strongest means of attack at present.

Originally, he planned to set it up as a safety precaution when exploring the dream world in the future, but now, he might need to use this trump card in advance.

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After confirming the action plan, Avis spent half a month in the magic laboratory, working day and night to create this special item. When his mental strength was insufficient, he simply drank mental recovery potions to replenish it.

In the past half month, even Fiona hadn't seen him. He had once in a while attended the occult courses, but now he had completely stopped going.

Not all dream space gates are feasible. In his conception, this space gate exists as a channel for the rules to pass through.

Therefore, its structure must be stable enough to withstand the pressure of the annihilation main gun passing through.

And his previous bad premonition was confirmed. Half a month later, when Avis was busy refining the last connecting component of the space gate artifact, he suddenly became dazed.

And what emerged from the hazy light was a black figure like the last time. Fiona still had her eyes closed, floating beside him as if she was asleep.

The only difference was that the human figure was now much closer, and was still moving closer to him step by step.

An invisible sense of oppression and fear continued to grip his heart.

When the dark figure was about to touch him, Avis, who was standing in front of the alchemy table, suddenly woke up, a thin layer of sweat already seeping out of his back.

Throwing away the components on the alchemy table that were scrapped due to his sudden stop, Avis raised his hand to wipe his forehead and let out a long breath.

The occurrence of this situation means that the time for the crisis to come is very close.

Moreover, there is another explanation, that is, the Duke's so-called protection may not be enough to guarantee the safety of him and Fiona! Glancing at the exquisite dark golden seven-layer ring placed on the side of the alchemy table, Avis perked up again, took out a new material, and started to refine the final component again.

Coo coo, the pigeons have also started school. Sometimes I can’t finish coding at night and have to postpone it to later.

But after the coo, there will be a coo! No coo——

(End of this chapter)