Three heads and six arms

Lumian, with Jenna in tow, rushed into the darkness that originally corresponded to the Breeze Ballroom before the "rooms" of the "Hostel" and the Fairy in the Blue Beret could get rid of the old bones.

His vision first disappeared, then he saw specks of spiritual light ahead.

They gathered together like glittering stars, densely packed, like a black velvet curtain studded with diamonds, or endless grains of sand in water.

In the center of these spiritual lights, an ancient, heavy, illusory, and mysterious gate Distortion and emerged.

It is entirely Iron-Black, and its surface looks as if it has been splashed with a lot of blood, with many dark red rust marks.

Underground Trier, inside that hard-to-detect Mine.

The "Painter," who was in an untouchable state, saw the yellowed skeletons all climb into the giant Oil Painting on the rock wall. Then, iron-black and dark red lines began to appear on the previously blank area of Breeze Ballroom, forming a double door that should not exist in reality.

"It's not time yet, it's not the right time..." The "Painter" with tassels on his trousers stared wide-eyed, unable to believe such Change.

Although he and his accomplices had been trying to depict the imagined door, they knew it was Predestination failure. They could only complete one-fifth of the work before having to start all over again. The reason they didn't give up was mainly to gain experience so that they could draw the most crucial parts in the shortest amount of time when the Ritual began.

Moreover, they had already completed the main work on the "Hostel" Oil Painting, and since they had nothing else to do, they might as well try a few more times—who knows, a Miracle might happen?

Now, Miracle has happened, even before they tried!

The "Painter" stared fascinated at the Change before him, both expectant and astonished.

He couldn't help but look up at the cave ceiling, silently muttering to himself, "The entrance can appear without the help of the ground?"

Was it caused by the anomaly in the Painted World?

"If those on the ground don't cooperate in time, even if the entrance appears, there won't be a way to bypass the seal and get in..."

Lumian and Jenna were like people falling into a dark tunnel, uncontrollably plummeting towards the void studded with spiritual light and the blood-stained, rusty double doors.

Almost simultaneously, Lumian felt a sudden heat in his left chest, and he could faintly hear terrifying murmurs coming from infinite heights and endless distances.

He was all too familiar with this feeling; it meant the Corruption of Fate within him, that is, Termiboros was trying to do something, and the seal of "The Fool" was triggered in response.

However, unlike before, because Lumian himself did not try to create any cracks in the seal so that he Steal the Power of Fate, he did not enter the Pain state of having his head pierced by a sharp weapon and being close to Loss of Control. He was only slightly dazed.

In a daze, Lumian saw Safali, saw "Room 7" in a white halter Long Dress, and saw the other "rooms" that looked and dressed differently but had a similar temperament.

They seemed to have detached themselves from the Painted World, overlapping with the fake Market Avenue.

Gloom light simultaneously shone from the left chest area of these "rooms," as if they too had seals on their bodies.

Lumian felt dizzy, and a scene appeared before his eyes that he couldn't tell if it was real or an illusion:

Safali and the other 12 "rooms" stepped into the void and surrounded him, seemingly connected by invisible and Concealment threads.

Jenna, who was being pulled down through the void by Lumian's arm, suddenly sensed something and turned her head to the side.

She saw the flesh and blood writhing on Lumian's left and right shoulders, from which two illusory heads emerged.

One head resembled that of Lumian, who was only about ten years old, with a face covered in grime and eyes filled with ruthlessness. The other head was nearly thirty years old, with blood-red hair, iron-black Eyes, and a violent and insane expression.

This... Jenna felt as if she had entered a Nightmare, watching helplessly as her companions turned into Monster.

Lumian's body then swelled to a gigantic size, and he was holding Jenna as if she were a Puppet the size of his palm.

On his back and on his ribs, a pair of illusory arms grew out.

Lumian didn't ignore the Change in himself; he saw his current self reflected in Jenna's Eyes:

Giant with three heads and six arms!

This looks a lot like the Monster in the Ruins Cordou Village!

But Lumian didn't feel like he was losing his Rationality; in fact, he was absolutely certain that the seal of "The Fool" on his chest was still there, and that Termiboros was still there.

A resounding, illusory crash echoed as the falling Lumian slammed into the ancient, heavy, and mysterious door, causing it to sway and creak as it was about to open.

At this moment, all the spiritual lights on the black velvet curtain shone brightly, stabilizing the blood-stained and rust-covered Iron-Black gate.

Seeing this scene and experiencing this event, Lumian suddenly realized what the "Hostel" was, why he was called "Room 1," and what those Evil God followers really wanted to do and how they planned to do it:

The concept of "Hostel" likely emerged after the Calamity of the "Shadow Tree".

Ostracized, Maip Meyer somehow made contact with members of other Evil God Cult, informing them of Lumian's existence and condition.

Then, Imitation the situation where a Evil God’s Favored was sealed within Lumian, they created the "Hostel," with Room 13," inviting different Evil God’s Favored to stay there, thus establishing Mysticism connection between them through this systematic similarity.

When the crucial moment arrives, once Lumian enters the Painted World, certain actions performed on the other "rooms" of the "Hostel" will be equivalent to actions performed on Lumian.

Therefore, once the "Hostel" took shape and all the "rooms" were put together, Lumian was inevitably affected.

Since those "rooms" had demonstrated the status of their occupants, Lumian inevitably underwent a corresponding Change.

The inhabitant inside him was an Angel, Termiboros!

Through the Ritual of "The Hostel," which is based on the Mysticism Law of Similarity, Lumian, though lacking the power of Angel and a true Mythical Creature Form, and without any breach in the seal, has miraculously and briefly gained the status of Angel!

This explains why Vazan Sanson and others didn't leave the "room" but directly attacked Lumian.

Termiboros was sealed away, so naturally they must too; they must remain in this state until the Ritual ends!

Of course, the followers of the Evil God were not kindly helping Lumian experience the state of the Fate Angel; their purpose was to use this to open the gate to Trier in the Fourth Epoch.

Open the door with the personification of Angel!

Therefore, the "Hostel" must also be consistent with certain areas of the Market District, having a similar environment.

Lumian guessed that the Underground corresponding to the Breeze Ballroom was a weak point in the seal, and there had even been problems in the past, with many old bones crawling out under the command of Alista Tudor's aura, and Corruption leaking out, affecting the building at No. 13 Market Avenue.

This made Lumian wonder if his decision to come directly to the Market District and stay at the Golden Rooster Inn was related to the "Gravity" of the Underground to "Hunter".

Based on this crucial information, the Breeze Ballroom in the Painted World is left blank, shrouded in darkness, while the surrounding neighborhood and the humans who frequently roam nearby are replicated in terms of their appearance.

Once the corresponding Ritual truly begins, there should be a reversal Market District above ground and the Market District Underground, turning the real into the fake and the fake into the real, thereby revealing or outlining the seal corresponding to the Breeze Ballroom, weakening it to the extreme.

At that time, Lumian, with his Angel-Level, will be able to "open" the gate to Trier in the Fourth Epoch!

Maple Meyer's return to the Market District is likely to utilize his "Actor" abilities, Acting different people and entering different houses to help the "Fairy" understand the specific situation of these neighborhoods and complete the giant painting, "The Hostel."

He was worried that Lumian and Franca would find out in advance, so he avoided their room and didn't know enough about the details inside.

Looking at the mysterious door beneath him, Lumian tried to distance himself, but he couldn't break free no matter what he did. It was as if a huge magnet behind the door was pulling him, Angel-Level, involuntarily pushing him further inside.

Thanks to the countless spiritual points of light within the surrounding darkness, the Boss, stained with blood and rust, did not open further.

Lumian felt this was because the "Hostel Ritual" hadn't fully begun yet.

He and Jenna barged into the Painted World ahead of time, disrupting the plans of the Evil God's followers!

Now, for the "Hostel Ritual" to be completed, requiring the ground and Underground to flip, at least two key points still need to align:

First, originally, Trier had to be destroyed and most of its inhabitants killed to break the Underground seal. Now, with the transformation from the real to the fake, the temporary acquisition of Angel position, and the discovery of a weak point in the seal, the requirements can be significantly reduced. However, even with the reduced requirements, a riot that brings chaos to Trier on the surface is still necessary.

Second, the Painted World is in the afternoon, the Sun is only setting in the west, and the sky is still bright, while reality is midnight, the moonlight is dim, and the darkness is thick.

Market District, Market Avenue.

Wearing a double-breasted brown coat, Angoulême de François wrote down the secret of the old Cemetery of Saint Robles Church on a piece of paper and placed it in the Safe House provided by "Sleeve Sword," hoping she would see it in time.

The "Purifier" Deacon, accompanied by his Machine, approached Imre and Valentine, who were waiting near the Breeze Ballroom.

Just then, he heard the booming sound of cannons.

He instinctively turned his head and saw that the sky above Trier was illuminated by firelight.

A military Rebellion? Angoulême frowned.

Now, the vast majority of "Purifier" in each parish have been deployed to prevent strikes, marches, and protests after dawn.

But then, problems arose in the Military Camp!

"The intelligence about the general strike was passed on to us in a timely manner so that we would be distracted and unable to organize manpower to solve the current problem in a short time?" "The Iron and Blood Cross Order's conspiracy?" Angoulême immediately suspected.

In the Erato District, a Wilderness suddenly extends from the Sacred Heart Monastery, which has been plunged into turbulence and darkness.

"Lady Moon's" voice rang out from nowhere, carrying a distinct smile as she addressed "The Magician" and "Justice": "You probably haven't guessed who's providing us with shelter this time..."

Before she could finish speaking, the sound of a baby crying rang out.

"Wow!"

The baby's cry was full of vitality, bringing endless Golden Sunlight.

The entire Sacred Heart Monastery instantly transformed into a blazing Sun that pierced through turbulent Storm and Distortion space.

In Trier in reality, many citizens who were still asleep were awakened by the Sunlight.

Franca and Anthony Reid, inside Apartment 601, instinctively looked up at the suddenly bright sky:

A bright, golden Sun hung high in the sky, positioned slightly to the west.