Then, Gu Xinghe noticed that the images and scenes in front of him began to flicker.
Unlike before, when he had only skipped a period of time in his dream, the place he was in now seemed to have changed as well.
When Gu Xinghe came to his senses again, he was already back in front of the Tavern of Misfortune.
Looking at the familiar tavern entrance, he didn't encounter any of his teammates this time.
Unlike the other players he encountered in the beginner dungeon in this life, all of them survived.
Judging from the [Rose Manor] instance in the previous scene, none of these people survived in the instance in their previous lives.
In the Tavern of Doom, the same bartender position is represented by an entire wall of glass bottles, which is equally awe-inspiring.
But this time, it's clear that there won't be a manager like Carl who could influence his thinking.
His pharmaceutical technology at that time was obviously not mature, and he was not skilled in handling the special liquid added to the wine at the end.
After his cocktails received complaints from multiple customers, he is now facing the risk of being sent for post-employment training by his manager, Karl.
Nevertheless, a few customers with unusual tastes said they really liked his cocktails.
As a result, he gained a small group of fans.
Although he escaped this ordeal, Gu Xinghe also noticed that he seemed to still be being watched by some being.
This feeling of being spied on and watched was especially strong when he looked in the mirror.
But no matter how many times the experiment was conducted, the conclusion remained the same: the mirrors in the dormitory and the pub bathroom were not two-way mirrors.
He didn't know where this feeling of being watched came from, but he remembered the rule in the tavern that it was forbidden to look in the mirror.
Gu Xinghe chose to avoid these mirrors as much as possible most of the time.
But one time while he was asleep, he was unexpectedly pulled into a dream space filled with mirrors.
Countless mirrors spun and moved in front of him.
Although they may appear harmless, they are by no means ordinary, safe, or harmless items.
"You actually deserted my post-employment training at the last minute... How about I let you go if you find my true form?"
Just then, Eris's voice faintly came from behind each mirror, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location.
Looking at the countless mirrors reflecting his figure, Gu Xinghe felt dizzy.
The person in the mirror seems to want to replace him outside the mirror, and he will be forever trapped in this dreamlike mirror.
"Are you truly the real you now, or just someone replaced by a reflection in the mirror?"
Seemingly wanting to further muddy his thoughts, Eris's words sounded like the whispers of a demon.
"hateful……"
Gu Xinghe punched the mirror in front of him, and tiny shards of broken glass grazed the back of his hand, leaving streaks of blood.
Although I was pulled into this space while I was asleep.
But the real pain coming from his hand made him wonder if this was really just a dream.
"Have you found my original body? If not..."
"Then I'm sorry, you'll have to stay here forever..."
Eris had not finished speaking.
At that moment, all the mirrors in the space seemed to have suffered a severe blow, cracking as they appeared before shattering with a crash.
"The precursor to the existence of both the mirror image and the original body is the existence of an object that can be mapped."
Gu Xinghe suddenly dug his eyes out with both hands.
"So at this moment, I, reflected in countless mirrors... am your true form!"
The view in front of them suddenly turned dark, and the space made of mirrors shattered.
Gu Xinghe felt as if he had finally understood—
Why was Eris, in this life, depicted as a small boy with empty, eyeless eyes when she first appeared at his bedside?
However, her appearance afterwards returned to normal.
Compared to Chris, who was initially asleep due to the seal and was later awakened by him.
His encounter with Eris in his previous life seemed far more tense and perilous.
Before long, Gu Xinghe noticed that the scene in front of him had changed again.
If the places where he met Chris and Eris in his previous life were all copies of what he had experienced.
But the place before him was a scene he had never seen before.
This appears to be a once magnificent and sacred church.
The marble statue of the Goddess of Thorns still stands in the center of the church, as if telling the story of its past glory.
But the fire had already burned most of what was inside the church, leaving only ruins and ashes.
When Gu Xinghe walked in, he only saw Theresa, the saintess of the sect, weeping with her face covered in front of the only remaining statue.
Before her, the ground was covered with crystals formed from suffering.
The crystal wings that once stretched out from her back, sparkling like crystals, had now become dull and lifeless.
The church now appears desolate and empty.
The once holy and noble saintess was also abandoned here along with this statue, waiting to be buried together.
Just then, as if hearing his footsteps, Teresa raised her head and looked at Gu Xinghe.
"You are... Gu Xinghe, you are... the one who destroyed the sect?"
Theresa's questioning at this moment sounded like a final interrogation from the perspective of a religious saint.
But soon, she lowered her head as if her heart had turned to ashes.
"Only now do I realize that the cult was the real culprit that destroyed our town..."
Theresa's words at this moment sounded like she was blaming herself.
It was as if she was telling her pain to Gu Xinghe, the only person who could listen to her now.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinghe neither mocked nor offered any words of comfort.
"What's so strange about that? Isn't that how it's always portrayed in traditional plays?"
"ah?"
Gu Xinghe's answer, which was completely unexpected by Theresa, even made her stop crying.
She cautiously raised her head and looked at him with a hint of confusion.
"It refers to a female protagonist who has lost her loved ones and has no one to rely on."
Only after she grew up did the male protagonist tell her that her adoptive parents, who had taken her in when she was a child, were actually her murderers.
Aren't there many plot tropes like this?
As he spoke, he used the pad of his right thumb to wipe away the dirt from her raised face.
"But none of that matters anymore, now that I have become the hero who defeated the evil dragon and saved the princess."
So, beautiful princess, would you like to come home with me now?
Gu Xinghe extended his right hand toward Theresa, who was still kneeling on the ground.
"good……"
Theresa tentatively touched Gu Xinghe's palm with her fingers, and finally placed her hand in his palm with a sigh of relief.
It's like a wanderer who has been drifting for a long time finally finding his way home.
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