The tree where Triss was hanging was just in front of a fork in the road not far from Lan.
Although Triss was crying for help miserably, if one looked closely from a closer distance, one could see a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
No matter how you look at it, that smile looks like it was carved from the same mold as Mirror Master's.
The whole picture exudes weirdness all the time.
Lan took a deep look at "Triss" and ran towards the church without looking back.
"Lan!!!" The red-haired sorceress behind her screamed, and the branches under her feet could no longer support her weight.
The body fell due to gravity, and the rope tightly strangled the red-haired head. The huge inertia easily broke the sorceress's fragile neck.
"Oh my God, are you really so heartless, Lan?" A teasing voice came from the sky, "But what if you behave like this and I like you more?"
A gargoyle in the shape of black mist appeared in front of us, and it was actually able to rub out sharp stones from the ground and throw them over.
Lann rolled over to dodge the throw that was faster than an arrow, and as usual, he used [Quinn] to move up and [Aden] to interfere. He easily broke through the opponent's obstacles and headed into the church without looking back.
"I'm not heartless, but because I'm familiar with her, I know that it's not Triss." Lann said coldly, "I can also use this to warn myself not to let Triss fall into this situation in the future."
"And your actions have made me more determined to expel you, Master Mirror."
"Hahahaha, great. Come find me." Mirror Master laughed loudly, "I'm right here, you're very close. I and the gift I prepared for you are also here, I can't wait!"
After breaking open the church door, Lan rolled all the way and almost ran on his back to cross the long steps.
In front, a huge mirror stood at the end of the passage like a reef. The mirror surface was glowing red, reflecting Lan's panting and embarrassed appearance.
"It seems reasonable that the Mirror Master hides in the mirror."
The ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, and Lann immediately lost his footing and fell downwards.
Apparently, the Mirror Master wouldn't give Lann access to the mirror.
"Can I accuse you of cheating?" Lane shouted as he slid down the corridor with his back against it.
"I never cheat!" the voice in the sky shouted without giving in, "You don't think the game is really that easy!"
The falling momentum quickly stopped. After Lan steadied himself, he looked up and saw a ruin in front of him.
Platforms rise one after another from the rugged ground, and on each platform stands a mirror taller than a person.
"Your answer is very close~ But guess which mirror I am in?"
Hearing the teasing from above the curtain, Lan smiled softly. He didn't care about the mirrors at all, but shifted his sight to the center of the underground platform.
There was a fountain there that had dried up.
The dried-up fountain, this is Lann’s goal!
There was about a quarter of the hourglass in the sky left, but Lann no longer planned to continue wasting time with the Mirror Master.
“I am connected to everything, and sometimes I am despised by the world.
I can make people lose their minds with my palms, and what can swords, guns, sticks and clubs do to me?
When the young ones see it, they dance with joy; when the old ones see it, they look worried; and the beautiful women look around and linger but then stop.
When you are sad, I sigh; when you are tired, I get tired; when you are happy, I forget myself; I am the same as you. "
Lann repeated the riddle as he ran, passing by a mirror along the way.
When he was five steps away from the mirror, the mirror surface was shattered into pieces as if it were hit by an invisible hammer.
Lann knew that every mirror would become like this when he approached it, because the Mirror Master was not in it at all.
These are all tricks to give hope to those who have only a vague understanding of the riddle, making them run around trying to find the non-existent mirror that hides the Mirror Master, wasting their time and ultimately losing their souls.
"'Mirror' is actually very close to the answer, or it is part of the answer."
"But the answer is not 'mirror', but 'mirror surface', or in other words, 'everything that can reflect'!"
Lan strode to the fountain. It had dried up long ago, but the channel connecting to the groundwater was still there.
And "water" is also one of the "mirrors", which is the real answer to this riddle!
The demon hunter's senses were activated, and the humid air rendered glowing colors in Lann's eyes.
Following his intuition, he came to the place where the light was brightest. Without hesitation, Lann stretched out his left hand and made a seal. A huge amount of mental power condensed in his palm.
[Alder Seal·Magic Explosion]!
There was a rumble. This was not the sound of the seal, but the roar of underground water that had been suppressed for who knows how long. Lan was immediately thrown to the ground, and fell backwards, splashing water.
Standing up a little awkwardly, Lan looked under the water breathlessly.
I saw my shin guards stepping into the water, creating ripples. When the ripples calmed down, the entire water surface turned into a huge mirror, with the surface and underwater forming two different worlds.
The mirror image that should have been touching the sole of his shin guard across the water was now a leather boot. Looking down, he saw brown leather pants, a straw-yellow linen sweatshirt, black gloves, and a crew cut with a half-smile on his face.
Master Mirror, he actually transformed into his own reflection, standing beneath the water!
Lann bent down without hesitation and put his hand into the ground; and the Mirror Master under the water did the same thing, reaching out to Lann with an interested smile.
There was a "pop" sound, which was the sound of a palm hitting the water surface, and also the muffled sound of two hands overlapping and grasping each other.
"Got you!"＊2.
Mirror Master imitated Lan's speech as if he were playing a childish game.
Then he laughed heartily: "Hahahaha, wonderful, Lan, wonderful! You guessed the answer and completed the game!"
He seemed not to care about his failure, and was even happy and delighted by Lane's success.
"Yes, I completed the bet." Lann replied, "So according to the agreement, you have to leave this world now."
Master Mirror nodded without hesitation: "Of course, this is an agreement."
He held Lan's hand tightly.
The mirror image under their feet suddenly changed from a reflection on the water to an endless darkness. The two of them stood on the water, as if they were standing on the abyss, or in a starless night sky.
The Mirror Master's eyes suddenly turned into glass-like texture, with a light amber glow at the bottom; all the vitality was drained from his face, and his skin became as rough as dried leather, with dark gray meridian lines constantly appearing underneath.
At this moment, he finally revealed some of his true colors.
"The contract doesn't just mean I'm leaving this world, it also means the gift I give you. I'm faithfully abiding by our agreement!"
The Mirror Master suddenly tightened his grip on Lan's hand, and with a strong pull, he pulled him into the world of reflection. The infinite darkness also seemed to have consciousness, and stretched out countless tentacles to sweep towards Lan.
"boom--"
The moment the darkness touched him, Lan's brain went blank, and he felt as if huge waves were bravely enveloping him from every direction around him.
Every part of his body was impacted in ways that were difficult to quantify. And each impact point eventually became an outlet for the energy to flow into his body.
“Although there were some minor deviations in the process, the final result was still the same as I expected - but that’s okay, a few surprises can make the work complete. The real rare treasures are born out of accidents.”
Master Mirror folded his arms across his chest, looked at Lan with satisfaction, and evaluated his masterpiece:
"Magnificent."
Then he slowly stepped back, and suddenly a glimmer of light appeared in the endless darkness behind him.
It was like the first ray of light emitted when a star was born, or the last ray of afterglow emitted when the sun died. It was a stimulation that would burn the eyes of ordinary people at the first sight.
The Mirror Master waved his hand to block the dazzling light for Lan, and then waved his hand again, and suddenly a mirror appeared in front of Lan.
He whistled happily, and even though he was about to be "expelled" according to Lan's agreement, he was still extremely happy.
"Look at yourself, Lann, look at yourself."
"Your expression, your eyes, and the soul behind your eyes."
"Do you think I'm the only one in the mirror? No, look here, this is the real you! The you who is out of tune with everything, indifferent to everything, and treats everything as a game!"
Master Mirror continued to retreat until his body began to be gradually swallowed by the light that broke through the darkness. His body was covered with fire spots like a piece of paper, ignited, burned, and finally turned into ashes.
The endless laughter and shouts still echoed in this space for a long time:
"This world belongs to you, Lan. Control it, chew it, absorb it, and make it your power!"
"We will meet again. I look forward to the day when you grow up completely. I will wait for you in endless time and space!"
…
兰恩依旧悬停半空。
他能够清楚地听到镜子大师的声音，清楚地看到眼前镜子之中呈现出来的自己，清楚地感受到源源不断灌输进自己身体的力量。
痛！
这是兰恩此刻唯一的感觉，宛若当初在陶森特接受猎魔人突变一般的剧烈痛感几乎将他击晕过去；但是体内却又好像有一只无形的大手扶着自己的理智不让它跌入黑暗，目的是让自己最大程度地感受身体的变化。
时间一分一秒地过去，随着黑暗彻底侵蚀自己，随着越来越多的能量灌进身体，似乎有什么东西从自己的血脉里面被唤醒了。
有一柄钥匙在此刻被塞进了兰恩的意识里。
兰恩轻轻触碰那柄钥匙，体内巨量的能量好似在这瞬间找到了一个宣泄口。他的瞳孔突然变成了雪白一片，无数的画面在他的脑海中宛若被加速了无数倍的幻灯片一样闪动。
那是在死亡和疫病之中穿梭的骷髅铁骑，用刀、剑、锁链带来恐惧；那是被严寒笼罩了地表一切的霜冻世界，以死寂、冰川作为永恒的主题；
他还看到有天降之火破开层层乌云，追逐长着独角的梦幻骏马；有钢铁做成的车辆穿梭荒漠，躲避身后被敌人抓在手中作为武器的光束；
还有更多：用咆哮作为武器的战士、在怪物爪牙间穿梭的猎人、于时间夹缝中求生的老翁、打破了生死界限的勇者。
无数的世界在呈现在兰恩的眼前，每一个世界都伸出一只手来对他进行拉扯，进行恳求、乃至于索取。
目前的兰恩还不知道，他的这次变化到底会带来多大的影响。
……
与此同时，在大陆上的其他地方。
凯尔莫罕，世界遗忘之地。
正在感知混沌能量的希里突然在叶奈法惊愕的眼神中栽倒在地。
她双眼转瞬间被迷雾的颜色渲染，口中无意识地开始呢喃：
“剑与斧之时已近，其为雄狮咆哮之纪元。白霜与烈焰之时将至，其为疯狂与轻蔑之时代……”
……
杜恩·卡纳尔，布洛奇隆的橡树之心。
三名浸泡于泉水中的女孩突然被水流托起，以她们为中心在泉水中掠起了宛若海涛般的巨浪。
艾思娜、艾尔丽并肩而立，口中如有所感地低声念诵：
“世界将与新的太阳一起重生，上古之血将从希望的种子里重生。此种不会发芽，却将燃起火焰……”
被从布洛奇龙之泉中硬生生逼出了身形的湖中仙女悄悄缩在没有人看到的地方，按住自己颤抖不已的手。
“他走了……却留下了更恐怖的……”
……
维吉玛，泰莫利亚的首都。
在美丽的维吉玛湖畔散步的雅妲公主突然被抽走了骨头一般软倒在地，吓得同行的宫廷术士凯拉急忙上前查看她的情况。
只见雅妲面色痛苦地捂着肚子。在女术士惊讶的眼神中，公主头上最近出现的几缕白发以肉眼可见地速度隐没不见，整头红发顷刻间更加柔顺、光彩、亮丽似火焰。
“发生了……什么？”
雅妲公主抬起了突然变得紧致、凝滑的脸，对上了凯拉惊讶、迷茫、后又变得似笑非笑的表情。
……
仙尼德岛，术士兄弟会总部。
城堡最顶端的观星台里，蒂莎娅正透过天文望远镜观看星辰的轨迹。
突然，这位永远端庄、典雅的女院长、女术士，发出了一声宛若魔法初学者面对失控的混沌能量才会发出的尖叫。
“这是……天球交汇？！”
……
镜中世界，兰恩。
不知道过了多久。
数不清的异世界景象在兰恩的眼前出现又掠过，吞噬他的理智和力量。
“轰——”
直到一声巨响，好似有一只大手用控制木偶的丝线连接了这些世界，一个用力将它们全部扯离了兰恩的视野。
这才让兰恩的意识重新回到身体，眼睛重新恢复清明。
系统早就已经响动提示音，面板上面也不断地在闪烁让兰恩应接不暇的光芒。
【任务－石之心·之五－已完成】
【任务等级提升＋1】
连升四级，新的系统面板随之展开。
【姓名：兰恩·兰尼斯特·雷安伦
性别：男
种族：猎魔人
等级：28
天赋：上古之血、神射手
经验值：1279／2000
生命值：3800／3800
法力值：12／4600
物品栏：略
技能栏：肌肉记忆（5／5）、精准重击（5／5）、强度训练（5／5）、不动如山（5／5）、不死一族（1／5）、回旋剑舞（1／5）、怒气爆发（1／5）、耐性提高（5／5）、爆裂之盾（2／3）、魅惑术（2／3）、盔甲融化（2／5）、效果延长（2／2）、魔法陷阱（2／5）求生直觉、代谢控制、美食家、狮鹫学派技巧、愤怒控制、魔法感、毒血、死击、魔潮、闪烁、传送、穿梭
随从栏：黑风、米尔瓦、艾斯、豪斯、莱文、凯亚恩
任务：听我怒吼·之一、公允无私】
新的面板在字面上的变化虽然不如自己第一次从凡人变成猎魔人一样大，但是提升的力量却是有过之而无不及。
最显而易见的，是天赋方面的变化。
【上古之血】去掉了“部分觉醒”的后缀，这说明这股血脉的力量已经彻底完全觉醒了，而【魔法灵光】、【灵媒】这两个天赋却消失不见，仅仅留下了【神射手】。
联想到镜子大师一开始感知到自己【灵媒】时候的不悦，以及他说过的“去除掉影响”、“给自己更好的”之类的话，兰恩估计这些魔法类天赋更可能是被【上古之血】给合并掉了。
唯有【神射手】因为是武技方面的天赋才幸免于难。
不知道米尔瓦要是知道了会不会窃喜。
当然【灵媒】这些天赋也有可能是被镜子大师看不顺眼抹除了而不是被合并。至于到底真相如何，兰恩只要出去找个妖灵什么的感知一下就好了。他更倾向于后者。
除了天赋的变化，基础数值上的变化也是显而易见的。生命值和法力值大幅度地上升，远远超过了自己等级连升四级应该有的水准。
粗粗一算，每样数值都提升了一千往上，那可是相当于十级的基础属性增幅啊。
兰恩突然有一种去找巨魔打拳击的冲动。
不过兰恩也注意到虽然自己的法力上限获得了巨大的提升，但是现在拥有的法力此刻居然只剩下了个位数，这不正常。
自己在刚刚有用什么耗法力的法术吗？
联想到之前在自己面前宛若幻灯片一样出现的无数画面，还是当时自己体内能量疯狂宣泄而出的场面，兰恩的心里有了一个猜想……
于是，他把视线下移，在技能栏的最后发现了三个多出来的技能——【闪烁】、【传送】、【穿梭】。
这些都是【上古之血】技能页上面的技能，原本这个页面只有孤零零的一个【魔潮】，现在赫然有了新的惊喜！
【闪烁】：上古之血的继承者能够以自己为中心将混沌能量逸散到周围，能量所触及的地方都可以进行空间层面的瞬间移动。
【传送】：上古之血的继承者能够用意识和混沌能量对其他事物进行标记，随后可以将被标记物所承载的物体、生命体传送到自己周围，亦或者反之。标记被摧毁，传送能力消失。
【穿梭】：上古之血的继承者可以实现空间、时间层面的穿越。
翻译翻译，什么叫惊喜。
兰恩知道，镜子大师尚在这个世界的时候为了让自己这个“落难王子”完成复仇戏码，一定会给予自己力量；而这个力量也大概率是完全觉醒的上古之血。
但是当上古之血真正地完全觉醒，附带的力量真正地被自己掌握之后，兰恩又生出了一种不真实的感觉。
先说【闪烁】，这个可以根据魔力值的增长不断扩大距离的瞬间移动神技。
进可突袭上脸、退可闪现跑路。以后也再也不担心术士在敌人后排念咒语了，因为我切的就是后排！
然后是【传送】，更加战略级的技能，打上印记就可实现超远距离的空间移动，效果堪比术士的传送门，甚至在某些时候威力还有超出。
只是不知道晕不晕脑袋。
最后是【穿梭】，一个能给兰恩带来无限可能性的技能，也是上古之血最珍贵的技能。
不过兰恩现在似乎还不能完全地发挥它的功效。他现在明白自己的法力值肯定就是被这个技能给耗干了。
仅仅只是窥视了一些异世界的碎片就消耗这么大，要真的如原作的希里一样穿梭异界估计还要等兰恩继续升级才行。
按照兰恩的估计，那应该是很久之后了。
对于新面板的探索到此为止。
没等兰恩继续细细体会自己新获得的力量，他突然感觉到了一阵猛烈的失重感，身边无尽的黑暗好似真正变成了深渊，包裹着他不断下坠。
紧接着兰恩的身边又出现了浓厚的白雾，兰恩熟悉这些白雾，镜子大师将他和欧吉尔德从画中世界带出来的时候就是用的这种白雾笼罩的他们的身体。
白雾遮蔽了他的全部视线，等他眼前清明的时候，再次看到了伊佛瑞克庄园的大厅。
而爱丽丝和众猎魔人也在兰恩恢复视线的同一瞬间恢复了正常，被镜子大师暂停的时间在这同一时刻缓缓开始流淌。
在他们的认知中，现在的时间线还是兰恩刚刚完成了欧吉尔德的三个愿望，欧吉尔德恢复了情感痛不欲生朝着爱丽丝求助的状态。
对了，欧吉尔德……
兰恩杀心微动。他救下欧吉尔德只是为了以此为筹码和镜子大师交易而已，实际上两人可是不折不扣的仇敌。
他低头朝着趴在地上的欧吉尔德看去，却发现这个重归自由的恶魔交易者依旧在爆发出惨叫，而且越来越凄惨，越来越无力。
爱丽丝伸出的手停留在半空中，似乎是回想起了往日欧吉尔德对她犯下的恶行。
围观的猎魔人们则皱起眉头，他们能够感受到欧吉尔德的生命在飞快地流逝。就这么几个呼吸的时间居然就命不久矣了。
“爱丽丝……”虚弱的欧吉尔德朝着妻子伸出了手。
美丽的画中魂灵最终还是上前，她环抱着气息奄奄的丈夫，一言不发。
随后欧吉尔德的嘴巴蠕动了两下，停止了呼吸。
对于不明所以的众人来说，一切发生得都太过突然了。
黑猫和黑狗以黑雾的状态凝聚了身形，它们看着召唤自己的男主人，露出了奇怪的表情：“他的心碎了。”
凯亚恩看了之前所有的婚姻回忆，毫不避讳地冷笑：“就这么死了是便宜他了。”
兰恩却摇摇头，看着眼前的一幕意有所指地说道：“但是作为一个偏离大纲不得不草草结尾的故事，这个结局似乎更加有种恶趣味的浪漫。”
雷索若有所思地看着兰恩，他似乎觉得就在刚刚短短一个眨眼的瞬间，这个青年身上发生了什么变化。
另一边，随着欧吉尔德的死去，爱丽丝怀中的那朵紫色玫瑰也突然枯萎下来，好似幻影一般渐渐消散在风中。
画中魂灵松开丈夫的尸体，虚握了一下空无一物的双手，不知道在想些什么。
良久之后，她发出深深的叹息：
“我的记忆很少……只有看到这朵玫瑰的时候我才能回想起过去的一切。它让我身边的世界变得真实，让我能够认得东西，回忆自己的过去。”
“但是现在，连它也没了。”
雷索对此给出了专业的评价：“可能是强烈的情感联结了你和这朵玫瑰，让你能够留在这个世界上，这种情感在我们猎魔人的说法中叫做‘椿’。”
虽然欧吉尔德是个混蛋，但是雷索对于爱丽丝没有什么意见。甚至在观看了之前全部的婚姻回忆之后，他对这个经历凄惨的女幽灵充满了同情。
寇格林姆也补充道：“被联结的对象就仿佛是被木椿钉在展览架上的昆虫，因此得名。”
爱丽丝紧了紧手指：“听起来很可怕……但是不管怎么样，它现在消失了。”
她轻轻俯下身子，给地上的尸体合上双眼，整理仪容。
随后她站起来，朝着兰恩问道：“我听欧吉尔德喊你‘兰尼斯特’，你是一名骑士吗？能不能请你诚实地告诉我，失去这朵玫瑰的我会怎么样？”
兰恩想了想，实话实说：“你创造的这个世界有可能不复存在，连带着你一起。”
爱丽丝垂下眼帘：“我会不用再遭受苦难了吗？还是说会堕入虚无？”
“我不想再受苦了，但是我担心等待自己的会是冰冷和黑暗，直到……不复存在。”
她的语气中不免地带上了一丝哀求，期望获得一个准确的答复。
兰恩深深吸了一口气，脸上露出诚恳而真挚的表情。
他要实施这次的最后一个目的了。
面对爱丽丝的问题，他给出了一个对方从来没有想过的答案——或者说是提议。
“如果是这样的话，为什么不尝试着离开这里呢？你经历了太多的苦难，却没有享受过多少美好。婚后你一直被囚禁在这座庄园中不得踏出半步，如今欧吉尔德已逝，再没有力量能够将你囚禁在这里了。你自由了，不是吗？”
爱丽丝突然愣住了，她是一只被囚禁了太久的飞鸟，仅仅期望着解脱，却忘记了自己还有翅膀。
“我……可是我没地方去了”爱丽丝低下头，“我没有了丈夫，而我的丈夫杀了我的父亲。现在我更是变成了灵魂……”
“不如跟着我如何？”
爱丽丝猛然后退一步，惊慌失措地看向兰恩。
兰恩也很有礼貌地后退一步拉开距离，以此给爱丽丝一些安全感：“实在冒昧，我还从来没有向你自我介绍：我是辛特拉的兰恩，兰恩·兰尼斯特·雷安伦，伯爵爵位，王室第二顺位继承人——当然，如你所见我是个猎魔人，所以现在已经失去了继承王位的资格。”
兰恩的身后，寇格林姆轻轻捅了捅雷索：“他在干嘛？”
雷索头也不回：“你看着就是了。”
这边，兰恩抬头看着眼前的魂灵，目光流露出清澈的真诚：“我不愿意看着无辜的人因为别人的罪而受苦，这让我不自主地想要伸出援手。你也不用担心因为魂灵的身份而在外面有危险，我的身份就是你最好的保障。”
爱丽丝低下头，双手攥住自己的长裙：“可是……我们这才是第一次见面，我也不想再成为别人的负担，欧吉尔德就是为了我才……”
兰恩打断道：“我们已经足够了解你，相信你也在梦中已经见过了我。”
“你也不会是什么负担。我在你的画廊里看到了不少的佳作，正好我的公主需要一名绘画的老师。如果你愿意的话，之后的日子反而是我们要麻烦你了。”
“给公主当绘画老师？”爱丽丝一愣，她的语音中开始有了一丝期待和雀跃。
对于一个出身体面且喜欢画画的女士，这是一份无法拒绝的职业；而对于一个已经几乎与世界失去了全部纽带的魂灵，这是又是一个新的生之希望。
在爱丽丝自己都没有察觉到的时候，一颗种子已经被人种下，开始生根发芽。
“当然。”兰恩敏锐地察觉出了对方语气的变化，趁热打铁，做出邀请的手势。
他右手扶胸，伸出左手，弯腰、低头：“那么，我能够有幸邀请您吗？爱丽丝夫人——亦或者，爱丽丝女士？”
沉默了两个呼吸之后，他感觉到一个冰凉的指尖搭在了自己的掌心。
“你是一名真正的骑士……兰尼斯特先生，感谢你。”
欧吉尔德·伊佛瑞克，你可以安息了。
接下来就是怎么不让爱丽丝与世界一起消逝，把她安全带出去的问题了：“灵魂的移动需要凭依，一般来说是附身于自己的遗体。但是鉴于我们刚刚将你安葬，所以我们需要这个——”
兰恩右手一翻，从【物品栏】中取出之前在现实的欧吉尔德庄园中，被他收起来的那幅爱丽丝肖像画。
“你需要暂时附身在此。同时我也会进一步稳固你的灵体，这需要你一会放松身体，不要在心里对我有所抗拒，可以吗？”
爱丽丝低下头，左手搭在兰恩的掌心，右手有些紧张地攥住了自己的裙子：“当然。”
兰恩微微一笑，花费一个技能点开启空白的【随从栏】，投入经验值。
石之心的任务经验在自己最后一次升级之后还把进度条冲到了一半，此刻略微向下降低了三位数。比契约豪斯他们多上不少，但是不如凯亚恩。
新的【随从】面板在他眼前展开。
【随从：爱丽丝
性别：女
种族：画中魂灵
等级：1
天赋：椿
经验值：0／1000
生命值：2000／2000
法力值：3000／3000
物品栏：哀悼长裙、珍珠头纱
技能栏：联结跃迁、魂灵复生、灵体虚化、痛苦汲取、礼仪高级、绘画高级
任务：无】
【共享随从天赋：椿】
【椿：强烈的情感联结可以将生者的魂灵保留，甚至创造出超越想象的造物。】
有史以来最强大的随从面板出现了。
兰恩首先注意到，爱丽丝的种族是【画中魂灵】而不是【画中妖灵】。
在游戏中，原本通过画廊走到卧室之前，玩家本身要在画廊里面遭遇一头妖灵BOSS，非常难缠。
它不但有着常规妖灵的所有能力，还能够在不同的画作之间自由移动，躲进画里面的时候还能够极速回血，让玩家的辛苦白费。
在猎魔人系列的所有妖灵类怪物中，这个BOSS可以说是最难缠的存在。
而那个BOSS的真身，其实就是爱丽丝在死后尚存的部分怨气化作的怨灵。
Key point: A part of Alice's resentment turned into a "ghost."
But the one in front of Lann was different. This was a complete Alice. Not only did she retain her rationality and ability to communicate, but she also retained all her skills and basic abilities. Even her basic attributes were stronger than Kaiyan's!
Worthy of being a BOSS.
Of course, attributes are not everything. If a fight really breaks out, an experienced demon hunter will always be able to kill a monster that is several times stronger than himself, not to mention that Alice's personality now makes her not a fighter at all.
However, even if she can't fight, Alice is still a good enough special reserve talent. Alice's special ability of "Soul in the Painting" can make her a core role in the city defense system and reconnaissance system.
Castles, capitals, and even the country's major transportation routes, as long as her paintings were placed there, she could move freely among them.
Even if we are bolder, it is not impossible to occasionally send these paintings to leaders of other countries...
What attracted Lan's attention the most was actually Alice's talent - [Chun].
This was an unexpected gain for Lann. He had originally been thinking whether it would be possible to share the demon's ability to become virtual in the form of a skill or something, but he didn't expect that a talent would pop up directly.
However, this talent was the most concise and vague talent that Lan had seen so far. It did not clearly indicate which ability would be improved, and Lan did not even know how to use this ability.
But what is certain is that this is definitely a powerful ability.
According to the description, Alice was able to exist as a soul after her death, gain magical powers, and even create this world in the painting, all thanks to the talent of [Tsubaki].
Perhaps at some point in the future, when Lann understands how to use it, this talent can bring him a different kind of surprise...
On this side, Lane finished analyzing Alice's panel.
On the other side, after feeling the clear changes in her body, Alice's eyes suddenly softened as she looked at Lan.
She gave Lan a grateful smile, her body lit up with a cold green flame, and in the blink of an eye she melted into the portrait of herself.
Lan nodded with satisfaction.
He turned around and met the scrutinizing gazes of the demon hunters.
"What's wrong?" He said loudly and righteously, "I am a griffin, a knight among the witchers."
"And have you forgotten my ambition to rebuild the Demon Hunter Order? To lend a helping hand to the weak and provide protection to those in need, isn't this the original intention of the order?"
Kaiyan looked at him with admiration when he heard this.
The black cat and black dog who had been watching suddenly shuddered: "The male master who summoned us is dead, and the female master who needed our protection just disconnected from us."
"Demon Hunter, I don't know what you did, but thank you."
These creatures summoned from foreign lands have now met the conditions to return to their homeland.
The black dog thanked and turned to leave. After taking two steps, it turned into flying ashes in the sky. This time it did not condense again.
The black cat tilted its head and said, "This world is about to collapse. You should leave quickly. Go back the way you came and find the painting that brought you in, and you can get out. Thank you, Witcher."
As soon as the words fell, the black cat disappeared from the spot.
After receiving the advice, everyone rushed outside.
The dense black fog that enveloped the manor had dissipated at this moment, and the wooden planks they were standing on disappeared in the vast pure white void in an instant. In a trance, it seemed as if hundreds of suns were illuminating this place together.
Lann looked back at this world deeply again, and took the lead in touching the painting that sent him and his group into the secondary world.
Feeling the familiar dizziness and vertigo, Lan leaned over a tree and retched.
After the tension eased a little, he looked up as if he had sensed something, and the dark clouds in the sky had all dissipated.
Today was supposed to be a sunny day.
…
At this point, Stoneheart's mission was completed and Mirror Master was expelled.
The demon hunters who had rushed here from Novigrad and fought repeatedly chose to rest on the spot. They rested for a day in the Everec Manor, which had almost become a ruin, and then returned to Nocheng.
Alice, the hostess of the manor, simply entertained everyone.
Lann prepared a guest room for himself and immersed his mind in his system panel.
This series of tasks directly brought him four character level upgrades. Lan used one to contract Alice, leaving three.