Don't let Absolute Mirror and Holy String fool you with all their bluster and confidence!
In truth, they were scared out of their wits. They didn't think much of their Etched Legion's strength either. If the Void Illusory Mirror weren't backing them up, they would've been routed long ago!
Once the rest of humanity's reinforcements arrived, the situation would only grow more untenable!
The others weren't much of a problem. The real issue was Jiang Nan!
They had no confidence they could face the Fifth Calamity head-on!
If Jiang Nan came charging in, the Etched Legion would be doomed!
They'd long since given up on driving the humans out of the competition!
In their current predicament, staying to fight meant death, and fleeing meant disaster too!
Their only way out was to cooperate with the Angel Race, take a human hostage, and use them to threaten Jiang Nan into sparing their lives!
That was the only way to turn things around and stay in the competition. And what they needed to do was—
Break through the Life and Death Realm's defenses and create an opening for the Angel Race!
If a direct assault wouldn't work, then they'd use psychological warfare!
Over with Mi Ye's group, everyone had taken the Mighty Man Pill and was preparing to launch a counterattack, hoping to seize the moment and wipe out the Etched Legion!
But Mirror Mi Ye, clad in blood-red armor, only giggled. "Thanks for the boost from your potions~ We certainly felt the effects over here! But now that we've taken them, what's there to hide?"
"If you can't even face your true self, how can you hope to reach the peak?"
As she spoke, Mirror Mi Ye's hand drifted toward her faceplate!
At that instant, Mi Ye was seized by a