Chapter 674 "Leader"
As the light of life disappeared in the eyes of the lava "little" giant Syrio, his twisted body also burst into bursts of high temperature, and flames under his metal skin surged out from everywhere, licking his whole body, the bone sword in his hand, the weapon on his chest and the "traitors" behind him.
The bone sword deformed in the high temperature, but the armored soldiers and their weapons were not affected at all, demonstrating the defensive capabilities of this magical item. These soldiers drew out their weapons one after another and, without any pause, stabbed Silio's body from behind again.
Swish, swish.
Fortunately, the five iron soldiers who had been commanded for a full half hour, shared the damage, provided strength, and worked like slaves did not have too much hatred for their former superior. After confirming that Syrio Soren was completely dead, they immediately stopped and did not show a big show of dismemberment in front of Angel.
But Angel soon discovered that it was not that they didn't want to, but that they couldn't.
As Syrio's incomplete mythical creature, covered in metal and with molten lava inside, collapsed, its corpse turned into a shapeless iron block emitting a strange aura in the high temperature.
The five armored soldiers who killed him also raised their weapons and took different postures, all of which were postures of welcoming victory. They shrank into a size that could be held in a palm, and connected end to end, restoring the original iron-black iron man pendant shape.
Did it lose the spiritual support of its master and return to its original state, or did it run its course?
Angel quickly landed on the ground, approached the group of soldiers, carefully picked up the still hot ones, and looked at Syrio who was "backstabbed" and died in the incomplete form of a mythical creature.
This was the consequence of forcing himself to approach a mythical creature despite being in poor condition. Of course, if it weren't for the betrayal of those soldiers, he might still be able to fight... As she pondered, she became more and more convinced that even if the battle was at a disadvantage, driving herself crazy and turning into a mythical creature was the worst option.
Moreover, I, or the mythical creature of the Witch Path, is most likely a Gorgon. If I die in this situation, will I decompose into a pile of small snakes, or will I petrify myself?
Shaking his head and no longer thinking about such a horrible thing, Angel came to Syrio's side and used the power of "frost" to quickly lower the temperature around the corpse. At the same time, he glanced into the distance with the corner of his eye, looking at the out-of-control "Conqueror".
What surprised her was that the "Disaster Giant" was still a thousand meters away. The dark clouds, steam and flames floating around him had gradually enveloped his figure, allowing Angel, the demigod, to barely look in that direction without being suppressed by his status or polluted by his spirit.
It was because He slowed down His pace that the "natural disaster" He provoked once again enveloped His huge body... Because Syrio Soran, a Beyonder of the same path and of the same family, was already dead and no longer had any appeal to Him?
Angel estimated that there were still about five minutes before the giants arrived and caused serious pollution and natural disasters, which was much more relaxed than before.
So, without further delay, she began searching for Syrio's shapeless body.
After being burned by high temperatures, the bone sword thrown by Angel had been completely deformed and completely destroyed, and was condensing a little light. This was not unexpected for her. A magical item made with the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 6 "Dawn Knight" could hardly withstand the demigod-level flames even if it had excellent defensive power.
Apart from that, only the ancient silver mirror and the eye-shaped mirror that brought the two of them into Trier in the Quaternary Epoch had withstood the ravages of the high temperature. Some other ritual items and gold and silver coins had turned into metal blocks whose original appearance could no longer be seen, and more items such as banknotes had long since turned to ashes.
Really poor... No, owning a demigod-level magical item is already better than most people... Angel chuckled and muttered:
"Poor bastard."
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she realized that something was wrong. Even if she had thought so in the past, she would have criticized it in her heart and rarely made sarcastic remarks out loud.
Is it a side effect of the magical item? Does it inherit some characteristics of the "Hunter" path?
Looking at the iron dolls in his hands, which looked lifelike and whose swords and spears seemed to be stained with Syrio's blood, Angel had some guesses.
Of course, the characteristics of the magical items can be studied slowly after getting out. While the "Disaster Giant" has a few minutes before it gets close to here, Angel has something more important to do.
She placed the still hot body of Syrio on its back, took out her personal magic mirror, and prepared to perform a magic mirror divination.
When Angel first arrived at the "Trier of the Fourth Epoch", he discovered that the connection between this place and the spirit world was extremely weak. This would not only affect the spiritual vigilance of the Beyonders themselves, leading to Syrio's eventual ambush and death by the armored soldiers, but would also cause instability in any means of communication with the spirit world, such as psychic communication and divination.
If I'm not a demigod yet, let alone spiritualism, even simple divination will fail... Angel muttered, set up the magic mirror, and recited the spiritual prayer, changing the part that was originally praying to the goddess of safety to direct it at himself.
This will greatly shorten the time of spiritual communication and consume a lot of spiritual energy, but it can avoid the disturbance caused by the weak connection with the spiritual world here and increase the success rate of spiritual communication.
Sure enough, as Angel felt his spiritual power draining away, mist rose from the surface of the magic mirror, and then Syrio Soren's orange-red hair and vicious face appeared.
Unlike his usual dazed target, he seemed to still retain some of his previous emotions. This might be related to his death after being on the verge of losing control and transforming into an incomplete mythical creature… Angel estimated that his spirituality could only last two minutes at most. Without further consideration, he quickly asked:
"Syrio, do you remember how you left Trier of the Fourth Age?"
She didn't even bother to guide the conversation with a few simple questions as usual, but directly pointed out the other party's identity and got to the point.
"...It's simple. Use that silver mirror to enter the corresponding, special 'mirror world'. Then, exit and return to reality. Touch the mirror three times to activate it," the dead Syrio replied calmly, finally losing his sarcastic expression. "But if two identical silver mirrors are placed together, they will interfere with each other and point to the other direction."
No wonder he activated the silver mirror and left, only to return to where he was in an instant. This was like an endless loop; only by destroying one side could the other side function...
Comparing this with Syrio's previous actions, Angel confirmed the authenticity of the answer and quickly asked a second question:
"What is the real purpose of your action?"
She had some guesses about this, but she still needed the person involved to speak out in person to confirm it.
"First, of course, we must deal with you, the culprit who reported us and led to the arrest of an entire team and a senior 'Mirror Man.'" A flicker of resentment flashed in Syrio's dazed eyes, but was quickly suppressed by the necromancy. "Second, we must use this battle to attract this month's patron angel, Benoît Gustave, and use the mirror our leader crafted to bring him into this special mirror world. What needs to be done after that is beyond my control."
Bonois Gustave... The one who rushed to "stop the fighting" was Emperor Roselle's second son, an angel nearly two hundred years old? Could the "Man in the Mirror"'s true goal be so grand? He wanted to trick an angel into the mirror world and replicate and replace him?
Hearing this name, Angel felt like a historical figure had walked into reality.
"Even if His 'Mirror Man' appears, it can't leave the mirror world, right?"
She asked.
"It seems you understand us very well. However, by weakening the seal through some large-scale disturbances, there is a chance that demigods or even angels can enter the real world. Before that, we can only find and replace those Sequence 5s with potential, and then allow them to ascend to demigod status in the real world."
"Like you."
"Yes."
Angel was a little uncomfortable with Syrio's honesty, but then she felt her spirituality draining away rapidly, and the image in the mirror became illusory. Knowing that the magic mirror divination she provided with spirituality in this special space could no longer continue, she carefully asked one last question:
"Who is this 'leader' you're talking about?"
Under her expectant gaze, Syrio opened his mouth and uttered a name.
This "information" exploded in the mirror before it left the magic mirror and reached Angel's eyes and ears. As Angel was stunned, the message, along with Syrio's spirit inside, exploded into a colorful but completely unrecognizable light.
This light seemed to contain countless useful or useless knowledge, but before it could be fully assembled, it dissipated above Syrio's gradually cooling body.
Is this, some kind of "secret keeping"?
Angel had seen similar powers in spiritual communication before, so she was not surprised. She knew that this secret organization was likely to have means to prevent members from leaking key information. She deliberately left this issue to the end to avoid losing Syrio's spirit and being unable to obtain any useful information.
My guess turned out to be correct. I don't know whether this is lucky or unfortunate... She laughed at herself, and grabbed the extraordinary characteristics of the "Iron-Blooded Knight" that quickly emerged due to the complete destruction of her spirit body, and the characteristics of the "Dawn Knight" that were also lying quietly on the ground. While using a simple spiritual wall to seal them, she looked at the "Disaster Giant" in the distance.
The latter's footsteps were aimless, but they were still gradually approaching this side. Angel could already feel a slight burning sensation, and the trembling feeling of looking directly at the tall figure in the smoke and storm.
It was time to go... She didn't dare use the "Mirror Space" here, for fear that her belongings would be dropped in Trier in the Fourth Epoch after she left. She had no choice but to stuff all the spoils into her pockets like a frantic thief and stand up amid the clinking sounds.
Then, he was puzzled when he saw the two silver mirrors that looked almost identical.
"According to Syrio, one mirror must be destroyed for the other to take effect.
"So, should we use the side that can take him back to that special mirror world, but potentially face other people in the mirror, or the side I brought from Backlund, which is said to also allow him to enter a special mirror world?"
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