Chapter 836 Exploring the "Fountain of Youth"
"Is this the 'mirror world' you mentioned, hidden between the spiritual world and reality?"
Looking at the island that suddenly appeared at the bow, the surrounding sea that was obviously different from the previous one, and the vast ice surface below the "Red-haired Girl" that seemed to be just below the sea surface, Elaine asked cautiously.
"Actually... well, sort of. This is the mirror world."
Angel wanted to explain the difference between the "mirror world" in the general sense and this special world, but he thought that this knowledge would not be very useful to a hunter, so he catered to the other party's imagination and nodded in agreement.
She also stuck her head out and looked at the "ice surface" below the sea, realizing that reality and the "mirror world" should be separated by the sea surface, on both sides of the mirror.
Even from the surrounding environment, with the breeze, the sea water lapping against the side of the ship and the coastline of the island ahead, and even the faint chirping of seabirds all around, this world seems more "real". The thick fog area on the other side, however, is as fake and lacks details as a "reflection in a mirror".
At this moment, she thought of what Will Auceptin had mentioned about the secret of the resurrection of the "Immortal" witch. It was rumored that the "Immortal" would hide her true body in the mirror world, let the mirror substitute stay in reality, and perform all actions on her behalf.
As long as the original body is not dead, the external substitutes can die as many times as they want. This is the biggest secret of why the "immortal" witch is difficult to kill.
It sounds a lot like the island where the "Fountain of Youth" is located... The original body is in a special mirror world, and the reality is just a dead ocean surrounded by thick fog and dark clouds. Isn't this the corresponding relationship between the "man in the mirror" and the original body...
Angel muttered, looking forward, looking at the island that suddenly appeared and occupied most of his vision.
It is about 3 kilometers wide and occupies about one tenth of the area of the entire "mirror world". The side facing the "Red-haired Girl" is almost all cliffs, and above it are some vegetation of unidentifiable types. There is only a small beach for small boats to dock. However, with the draft of this three-masted sailboat, it will definitely not be able to rely on its own strength to escape if it rushes onto the beach. Angel guessed that there is no high tide or low tide in this sea area, and being stranded on the beach means being trapped forever.
Of course, with Angel's strength, it is not difficult to rescue a distressed sailboat, but she also has her own plans.
"Although Wensa said there wouldn't be an 'Immortal' witch waiting for me deep in the island, we can't rule out some other extraordinary creatures. According to the law of aggregation of extraordinary characteristics, where there is a 'Fountain of Youth', it is also possible that some demigod-level 'witches' and extraordinary creatures will appear...
"If I let Elaine and these sailors follow me ashore, I'll be distracted from taking care of them if we run into danger, which will only reduce my own combat effectiveness. I won't be able to escape alone if we run into real danger. I have to take everyone with me... Let them stay on the boat and wait near the coast while I explore ashore alone. This is the best option!"
After confirming this, Angel called Elaine and asked her to anchor offshore. All sailors took turns to be on guard and ready to leave at any time.
After getting her "Rose Necklace" back and waiting for the ship to drop anchor, she suddenly thought of something and said to Elaine:
"Here, you must be careful of those who share your face. They know most of their original memories, but they have evil intentions, with the ultimate goal of killing their original self and replacing them.
"They are the 'Mirror People', enemies that appear in a special mirror world."
Hearing Angel's words, Elaine's face turned pale. She asked in a half-frightened, half-confused manner:
"So how do you identify them? For example... you go explore the island, but what if you come back and find yourself with the same 'man in the mirror'?"
You're so quick to draw inferences, and even cite the example on me... Angel grumbled inwardly, shaking his head.
"They shouldn't be able to 'copy' a target with divine power. In other words, even if it's my 'Man in the Mirror' that comes, it's at most Sequence 5, and it doesn't possess Beyonder traits, and its abilities are incomplete. You can handle it.
"As for your own 'man in the mirror,' you can only deal with him by concentrating your defense on the ship. Besides me, if anyone you recognize appears near the ship, attack and kill them immediately."
Elaine nodded to show that she understood, and then walked towards the boatswain William, seemingly thinking about how to announce this somewhat shocking and terrifying information to the sailors.
Angel put the "Rose Necklace" back on his neck to avoid encountering places where he needed the soul of the "Wind-Blessed One" during the exploration. Then he sorted out all the weapons, talismans and magical items, activated a glass window in the superstructure of the deck, and entered the "mirror world".
Just like the "special place" in Trier, Angel can also enter the "mirror world within the mirror world" even if she is inside the mirror. This means that her abilities such as "mirror stand-in" and "mirror travel" are retained and even strengthened here.
In the dark and silent mirror world, Angel followed the few mirror passages, came to the interior of the island, and crawled out from a narrow mirror surface.
Above her head was the scorching sun that was gradually tilting towards the east, under her feet was the soft sand, in her ears she could hear the sound of waves hitting the shore, and in her nostrils she could smell the salty smell.
Not far away on the sea, the "Redhead Lady", which was painted bright red, lowered its anchor chain. The sailors were busy on the deck. Several sailors who were looking around with telescopes had obviously discovered Angel and pointed in this direction with their hands and feet.
At her feet, a mirror left by someone unknown was inserted diagonally into the sand. The copper base was corroded by the sea fog and turned into an ugly green. The mirror surface was mottled and could barely reflect Angel's figure.
Apparently, this was left behind by a "desperate" witch who, like me, sought advancement. I wonder if she succeeded and became a high-ranking member of the "Witch Cult," or if she died unexpectedly on this island, leaving behind this mirror...
Angel pondered, paced on the beach, found a place where he could avoid the sight of the sailors, and bowed his head to pray to Mr. Fool.
"A fool who does not belong to this era, a mysterious ruler above the gray fog...
"...I pray to you, pray for your blessing, pray for your help..."
After waiting for a while, Angel did not sense the blessing of the blurry angel with twelve pairs of wings, nor did he see the shadow of Mr. Fool hidden in the gray fog.
This confirmed to her that this special mirror world, like Trier in the Fourth Epoch, was unable to establish contact with that mysterious being.
Then, the Goddess of Night probably won't be able to respond to my prayers...
Although this idea was somewhat disrespectful to the goddess, Angel discovered that the Fool was more responsive than the Goddess most of the time. If the former did not move, the latter would usually not offer help.
Is this the difference between an ancient god who has just awakened and a god who has become one of the righteous gods and has hundreds of millions of believers?
Shaking off some blasphemous thoughts from his mind, Angel still made a standard prayer, offering a prayer to the goddess and asking for help, but as expected, he got nothing.
After realizing that she had to fight alone, she took a step forward with a mixture of regret and excitement, heading deeper into the island.
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Angel has explored uninhabited islands several times since coming to this world.
But on previous occasions, she had worked together with Klein, "The Hanged Man" Alger, and others, dividing the work and cooperating with each other to go deep into the nameless island with a clear goal, so both times she had made considerable gains.
This time, she can only rely on herself.
Of course, in terms of strength, she has made a qualitative improvement compared to a few months ago. The mere possession of a handy melee weapon has raised Angel's combat effectiveness to a whole level. If she were to encounter herself on this island, having just been promoted to "Despair" and exploring the nameless island with "Master of Secrets" Klein and "Singer of the Sea" Alger, she would be confident that she could fight three of them alone and end the battle within a minute.
"This isn't arrogance, but a clear understanding of one's own strength..."
Angel muttered, his eyes piercing through the mist in the forest and looking deeper.
She had now arrived at the middle of this not-so-big island. The cliffs she saw on the sea were the raised edges of the island's central basin. The closer she got to the center, the lower and flatter the terrain became, making the entire island look like a teacup floating on the water, and she was about to reach the bottom of the cup.
This kind of terrain is unlikely to have formed naturally. Either the entire island was created by extraordinary power, just like the island "imagined" by Adam, or it is because the main body has always been in the "mirror world" and is not affected by the environment, so it has not been repeatedly washed by the waves for thousands of years, forming a flat beach.
In this regard, it also corresponds to the image of "immortality"... Is it a coincidence, or the influence of extraordinary power?
As he was thinking, Angel suddenly noticed a hazy shadow appearing in the woods beside him.
It was not a shadow formed by the fog in the forest blocking the sunlight, but a completely black object that seemed to absorb the light. It slowly crawled and approached Angel from the ground that was out of reach of the eyes.
If she hadn't been moving forward while continuously scattering spider silk and sensing the movements around her, she would have never been able to discover the ambush of this shadow.
The creeping shadows are very similar to the extraordinary abilities of the "Secret Prayer" path mastered by the "Aurora Society"... I've dealt with several of their "divine messengers", and each of them has incorporated the technique of escaping through shadows...
Angel's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to move slowly through the woods, but his spirit had already locked onto the shadow approaching from behind him.
Just when the shadow approached Angel within twenty meters and the movement was almost impossible to conceal, she suddenly pulled out from the "Mirror Space" the "Angelica's Blade" forged with the Iron-Blooded Knight's extraordinary characteristics, which she had just obtained not long ago. She swung the flaming sword and turned at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye, rushing towards the shadow.
At the same time, shadows suddenly jumped up from the ground and squirmed to form a tall knight wearing black full body armor.
He held a broad and long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword touching the ground, and a muffled shout came from beneath his full-face helmet:
"Please stop, I mean no harm!"
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