Chapter 660 Death and Psychic
Trier in the Quaternary Age?
Hearing the name again, Angel's reaction was not surprise, but confusion.
"You mean, Trier of the Fourth Epoch is part of the special mirror world you're in?"
She asked back with a frown.
"No, I told you, the mirror world corresponds to reality. The first layer corresponds to the entire city of Trier, and the second layer corresponds to the sealed Trier of the Fourth Epoch... Hehe, the gods and their church have done everything they can to seal it off, so the second layer of the mirror world can only be opened under certain circumstances. The 'person in the mirror' who possesses powerful divinity can only stay inside and cannot come out at will..."
Danio sneered, not knowing whether he was mocking the gods who were blocking them, or the "people in the mirror" who were more powerful but could not come into reality like him.
The people in the mirror with divinity can move freely and have saved him from endless wandering and darkness, but those with too strong divinity will be trapped in the second layer of the mirror world, which is the area corresponding to Trier in the Fourth Epoch... Are they saints and angels, or is Sequence 3 the dividing line?
The overwhelming amount of information caused Angel to fall into a brief moment of contemplation. Danio, slowly recovering some of his strength from the stagnant illness, asked tentatively:
"If you've finished asking, can you allow me to leave? After today, I will definitely be hunted by other 'Mirror People'. I have no choice but to escape Trier as soon as possible and go to a place where there are no 'Mirror People'..."
You are just a person in the mirror, yet you are looking down on Trier... Angel chuckled secretly, pretended to think for a moment, and nodded.
"One last thing. Write down the identities of all the 'people in the mirror' that you know. I will use divination to confirm their authenticity and whether there are any omissions. If I pass, you can leave."
Compared to this Sequence 9 "Hunter" who did not cause much harm, Angel was more interested in the other lurkers and the "Cheval Duma" they protected. If they honestly handed over the list, she was willing to keep her promise.
"All..."
Danio's expression, which was gradually returning to normal, changed again and again. Finally, he sighed and looked at the desk next to him.
"Give me a pen and paper, and I'll write their names..."
As he spoke, he put his hands on his sides and tried to stand up from the carpet. Angel did not stop him, but subconsciously glanced at the pen and notepad on the desk.
At this moment, Danio raised his right hand suddenly and pressed the cuff of his left wrist, where a glimmer of light flickered in the light of the gas lamp.
Those are transparent cufflinks that can open the "world in the mirror"!
"Oh."
An emotionless laugh echoed in the room. Danio's arms, body, and even his feet, which had not yet left the carpet, were tied up with circles of invisible silk threads. They were like trusses that fixed heavy objects, extending from all directions and locking Danio firmly in the center. The middle finger of his right hand almost touched the transparent cufflink, but it could not move forward even a millimeter.
But this "ornament" that was placed in a strange posture did not show panic on its face, but a smile of success.
The next moment, his body bound with silk threads shattered into pieces of translucent mirror with a crisp sound.
As expected, I had successfully deceived her by pretending to be unaware of the "witch's" abilities. My initial struggle had also drawn her attention to the "key," allowing me to successfully perform the mirror double. All that was left was... As his vision blurred and the scene in the bedroom beside him kept changing, Danio let go of the last bit of worry in his heart.
He escaped from this "witch"...
The position change effect of the "stand" ended, and Danio's feet stepped on the solid ground again. Next to him was still the bedroom with gas lights and carpet, and the terrifying "witch" was still standing in front of him.
"Why, do you think that after I saw that you could use the mirror to open the 'Mirror World' passage, I wouldn't be on guard against you using other mirror magic to escape?"
Seeing the smile on Danio's face froze after he reappeared, and then gradually turned into despair, Angel chuckled and asked back.
She had already locked onto all nearby mirrors that could be used as substitutes or mirror channels. Not to mention Danio, even if a "joy" witch was present, she would not be able to use any mirror except the special mirror smeared with her own blood.
The "man in the mirror" in front of him, who had to use magical items to send a warning letter, had no chance of breaking through this blockade.
The final struggle failed. Danio's rosy face, which had gradually recovered from the "disease", turned pale again. His right hand trembled twice, and he gave up the attempt to reach for the cufflinks on his left wrist. He pursed his lips and said:
"I, I will continue to answer a few of your questions..."
Before he could finish his words, his eyes went dark, he fell straight forward to the ground and stopped breathing.
Angel didn't give him a second chance.
Originally, I really intended to let you go after you confessed the truth. Of course, I would report to the Nighthawks afterwards. This part is not part of my promise... Looking at Danio who died quickly from a fierce disease, Angel shook his head regretfully.
He was able to remain lucid amidst the "instigation" and "corruption," even pretending to be obedient while answering questions and secretly plotting his escape. This "person in the mirror" might be more than the Sequence 9 strength he displayed, or he might have some special item on him that allowed him to stay lucid. Angel didn't dare to continue taking the risk of keeping him alive, for fear of disturbing other "persons in the mirror" who hadn't yet been exposed.
"Fortunately, the person in the mirror who completely replaced the 'original body' did not immediately turn into mirror fragments after death, just as I suspected. After all, he still has genuine Beyonder characteristics within him... Perhaps he can still communicate with spirits during the time before these characteristics are released?"
Looking at Danio's body lying on the carpet with his right hand extended forward and his left hand at his waist, Angel came up with an idea. She quickly searched the other's body, but did not find much useful except for a small broken mirror placed close to his body and the transparent cufflink.
"Sure enough, if he wants to pretend to be an ordinary policeman, he won't have any magical items that can reveal his identity. Only cufflinks and a mirror can be explained..."
Angel put the two items aside, and then looked at Danio who had just died. The darkness in her left eye was covered with purple, and she had quickly entered the state of "magic mirror clairvoyance" - after becoming a demigod, many extraordinary abilities that previously required the use of a mirror could now be replaced by her eyes.
In her half of the field of vision, a translucent figure floated from the vest of Danio, who was lying on the ground. His eyes were dull and his expression was dazed, as if he had just woken up.
"Who are you?"
Angel first tested it with simple questions.
"I used to be 'The Man in the Mirror,' and now I'm Danio Brown."
The spirit answered honestly, even expanding on the question to give the best possible answer.
Even with the strongest intimidation or the most effective truth serum, there's no way to get a living person to answer questions so proactively. Only communicating with the dead can do that... Angel chuckled secretly, seizing these few precious minutes and asking directly:
"Which 'people in the mirror' do you know who have already been replaced?"
"Cheval Duma, he is the target of our team's protection, Sophie Melo, she is my team leader..."
Danio listed five names in a row. Except for Cheval, they were all the "mirror figures" of the group he belonged to. They were distributed within the police and government systems, protecting the most important member openly or secretly. The "other groups" he mentioned before were independent of them, and it was not even clear how many people there were.
Of course, considering that Danio had only cooperated superficially before, the questions he answered might not be correct, but Angel thought it was unlikely that they were false, so he did not ask him to answer again.
After noting down these names and identities, Angel continued to ask:
"Where was the place where you had the original Danio 'contaminated'? Are there other locations in Trier that serve the same purpose?"
"His case started by accident. It happened in Trier, the underground space corresponding to the Honest Man's Market. That location has been sealed off again by official Beyonders..." Danio replied in a serious tone. "Most other similar locations have had the same ending, but there's one that hasn't been dealt with yet: the six-story building at 13 Market Avenue. It burned down many years ago and has never been rebuilt. At certain times, contamination will appear inside. Besides those targets who are born with the 'Mirror Man' ability, many of those we target will be sent there to be baptized by 'contamination'."
The baptism of "pollution"... Angel understood what the other party meant as soon as he heard it. If these "people in the mirror" who have replaced their original bodies want to replace a target, they will use various methods, or deceive or force the other party to enter the burned building, and wait until the target is contaminated and their own "people in the mirror" appear, and then carry out the replacement process.
This horrific act made the Demigod Witch frown, but the time for communication was limited, so she had to suppress her unhappiness and continued to ask:
"What did you mean when you said 'born with a mirror image'?"
"I'm not entirely sure, but in Trier, besides people like me who appeared in the mirror due to their original bodies being exposed to pollution, there are also some who appeared in the mirror world as children or teenagers. They grew up with their original bodies in the outside world, but they were never able to see the true light."
Danio's spirit frowned slightly, and after a moment, he continued:
"They seem to be descendants of certain special families from the Fourth Epoch. I heard some of their surnames before I left the mirror world, and later did some research myself. Some of them originated from the Tamara family during the Tudor era, while others claim to be the 'Witch Family'."
Witch family?
Angel raised his eyebrows and asked quickly:
"What are their names? Do you remember what they look like?"
"Of course, she saved me from the endless cycle of darkness. I will never forget her..."
Even though he was dead and had become a spirit receiving spiritual communication, Danio's face still showed a hint of longing.
"Her name is Clarisse."
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