All of this happened suddenly and without warning. If the pain was not very real and the wound on his back was still bleeding, Angel would even think that he was in some kind of hallucination.
She frowned and looked around. The street was still very quiet, but a group of people dressed in different clothes appeared in the distance. They seemed to have some purpose in patrolling the street, and soon their eyes focused on Angel, their eyes flashing with the light of scrutinizing prey.
Are they exempt from the "curfew"? Does this Prohibition only target outsiders like me, or does it only punish Beyonder? Angel's thoughts turned and he thought of various possibilities.
She is not too worried about the current crisis. No matter how large the number of ordinary citizens is, they cannot pose a threat to her. The punishment for violating the curfew should not escalate quickly. The violators should be given a chance to make corrections. Otherwise, the framers would not start with caning. It would be more convenient to start with "death penalty".
But based on the experience of the "Dream City" law, she believed that the group of citizens patrolling the streets in front of her were probably part of the law enforcement system, or at least they were involuntarily caught up in the anomaly. If she attacked the other party, she would probably receive a more serious punishment instead of whipping.
Since you can't fight and you can't escape from this city, let's hide for a while...
Before these patrols holding Hunting Rifle, mining hoes, and shovels approached them, Angel immediately drilled into Mirror World, leaving a slowly disappearing Mirror Image in place, making these locals stunned and suspected that they had seen a ghost.
Looking in the mirror at the group of Berdan City residents who had dull expressions and were obviously under some kind of manipulation slowly dispersed, Angel fell into deep thought.
She first speculated that these "enforcers" were probably not voluntarily upholding the law like in "Dream City", but became puppets under the "curfew" order of out-of-control Sealed Artifact, taking to the streets to hunt down those who violated the order, so they could avoid punishment.
But then, Angel realized that he was not discovered by the patrolmen when he was whipped for appearing on the street during curfew time. This meant that the punishment did not require witnessing the illegal act. The power of "law enforcement" had already enveloped the entire city, just like the Hand of Order characteristics of "Dream City".
So, their targets are not people who violate curfew, but targets who are more difficult to be restricted by law, such as "outsiders"? But Sealed Artifact, who makes the law, can issue an order to let outsiders be arrested or surrender directly, otherwise they will be punished by death... Because it cannot make rules that are too contrary to common sense and unreasonable, and cannot target specific people. It can only shrink the scope of activities step by step, leaving "outsiders" with no way out? Angel, who had "broken" the strict law once, quickly entered the state and his thinking became faster and faster.
"So, together with Xiao Prohibition, there must be rules about not breaking into private houses and not staying in public places. Otherwise, I can just find a house and stay there until dawn. Even if the owner has malicious intentions against outsiders, he can avoid it through various means...
"Mirror World is safe for the time being, because no Demoness has used this method to evade the restrictions of the law? But what I am facing is the activated Sealed Artifact, whose status is still very high. This kind of loophole will be filled soon...
"Hide into the City of Disaster? No, this is just passive defense and will not help solve the problem. Moreover, Klein's loss of contact is probably due to the gray fog that prevents the spirit body from entering the 'Origin Castle'. There is a high probability that I will not be able to enter the 'City of Disaster' projection..."
Muttering, Angel tried to sink into the depths of Mirror World, but found that he could not enter the black and red Mirror Tunnel, and there was an invisible barrier between him and the materialized War Fog.
Sure enough... Angel nodded without surprise, and then tried to recite his own Honorific Name, but found that the same result was lost, and no response from "Mirror Person" was received.
This should be the same as the state of Klein, which can only rely on its own strength... However, the projection summons of "0-01" and "Sword of Glory" are not affected, they are "in" instead of "out"...
Just as she was about to try to summon "Salinger’s Blood Banner", there was a "buzz" sound, and her brain felt severe pain as if a sharp instrument had been inserted.
The pain came and went quickly. Angel's almost blurred vision returned to normal. When she looked down, she saw that the clothes on her chest had been torn like her back. Several blood marks were crisscrossing her skin, as if she had been whipped by an invisible whip. However, the pain in her head just now was more severe, which made her ignore the whipping Affliction.
There is no doubt that it is no longer safe to hide in Mirror World. That Sealed Artifact quickly filled the legal loophole and included the place under the curfew.
"The punishment is much heavier than before, with an interval of about three minutes. Next time it may be direct physical harm, until it escalates to 'death penalty'..." Angel quickly took out Rose Necklace and put it on his neck, making the whip marks on his chest and back disappear. Then he left Mirror World and appeared on the street just now.
She decided to try to circumvent the "curfew" rules in the limited few minutes, then find Klein, and work together to find a way to deal with the Sealed Artifact.
This is much more difficult than breaking the law of "Dream City". I can still be a good citizen there, but here I am directly classified as an outsider... Angel muttered, and when he was about to take action, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
Berdan City Municipal Library, Klein dressed in Wandering Magician and Arianna wearing a patched black robe stood side by side, standing outside the window on the first floor of the library as if enjoying the cool air, looking at the books made of thin brass sheets placed on a long table inside.
The book turned by itself, and lines of mercury-silver text appeared quickly, and laws were compiled on the surface of page Brass Book:
"... The main body of law enforcement can only be 'Trunsoest Brass Book' and the people it allows. Beyonder Characteristic owned by Trunsoest will not be allowed...
"...the definition of theft includes theft Beyonder Characteristic, Beyonder Ability...
"...Architectural layout should follow golden proportions and symmetrical beauty...
"... The following crime must be Sentenced to Death: Using the power of individual gifts outside the scope of law enforcement to cause destruction..."
Looking at the rapidly increasing number of words, Klein smiled.
After a long period of groping and trial and error, he finally found a way to deal with the Sealed Artifact in front of him.
To put it simply, the Grade 0 Sealed Artifact "Trunsoest Brass Book" numbered "02" by God of War Church in front of you has similar characteristics to the "Hand of Order" of Dream City, but it is more active and belongs to the dangerous Sealed Artifact that is alive and able to communicate.
The strict laws of Berdan City were written and implemented one by one.
A few minutes ago, Klein used the abilities of "Miracle Invoker" Summon Historical Void Image to summon "Night Emperor" Memorial Hall inside Dream City that he had seen before, to the inside of the municipal library.
The summoned Fourth Epoch style asymmetrical building not only has the design style that "Trunsoest Brass Book" hates, but also comes with all the laws within "Dream City". This caused a lot of conflicts between the two different legal systems and caused a stress reaction from Sealed Artifact "0-02".
This can be seen from the increasing speed with which it writes new laws.
This should consume most of the pages. When all the pages are used up and there is nowhere to write the new law, it will fall into self-contradiction... Klein just looked at the newly opened page Brass Book with hope, and found an extra line of text on it:
"...Mirror World and its affiliated areas fall within the scope of the 'curfew'..."
Huh?
Klein was startled and glanced at Arianna beside him, and found that although the latter's expression was calm, there was also a trace of doubt in his eyes.
In this race against time for "0-02", why is there an additional law that has nothing to do with the current situation?
Unless, "Trunsoest Brass Book" with the characteristics of being alive thinks that this is very important to it.
Someone entered Mirror World to avoid the curfew... It was Angel. She came to Berdan City and entered the invisible barrier?
Klein Such an idea suddenly came to mind.