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Bang!

The Iron-Black bullet, still blazing with intense Flames, struck Gardner Martin once again, who was consumed by desire, hitting the chest of his Silver-White Full-Body Armor.

This time, it was as if a giant hammer had been swung up and slammed down there.

Spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly outwards from the point of impact, causing Gardner Martin's forward lunge to halt abruptly, and he fell backward.

This brought him to his senses slightly, and he saw General Philip engulfed in Black Flame and covered in Frost. Lumian appeared behind the "Seer," using his right hand as Revolver to fire a Reddish-White Fireball at the back of the man's head.

Gardner Martin's pupils, hidden beneath his mask, suddenly dilated, and he felt a chill run through his body, as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over his head.

This effectively suppressed his desires, and without hesitation, he knelt on one knee and plunged the Heavy Greatsword in his hand into the Wilderness.

The giant sword then shattered, turning into countless Light Fragments that violently swept towards Franca, Lumian, and the others, and towards the slumped Corpse of General Philip.

With a cracking sound, Franca, who kept changing position, was still enveloped in the "Storm of Light," and her body shattered like Mirror.

Lumian and Jenna did the same, but Anthony Reid didn't have a "Mirror Substitute." He instinctively threw himself to the ground, curled up, and protected his vital parts.

The Storm of light quickly subsided, and Lumian and the others swiftly appeared at the edge of the Wilderness, in front of the light black Stone Bricks.

They saw a Flame Spear, its blade Blazing White, fly towards the magnificent city in the distance, covering a distance of over a hundred meters, as if it had been hurled.

The spear, formed from Flames, had barely touched the ground, revealing only the faint silhouette of Gardner Martin in his full Silver-White Full-Body Armor, when it rose again and was once more thrown into the city shrouded in a thin mist.

After several attempts, Gardner Martin had already put a considerable distance between himself and Franca and the others, and continued his mad dash toward the Ruined Buildings on the edge of the city.

Lumian didn't give chase. Instead, he ran to the edge of the area where the Dawn had broken and checked on Anthony Reid.

This "Psychiatrist" was covered in bloody wounds, the most serious being on the left side of his back, where his beating heart was faintly visible.

Lying on his side, curled up, and covered in blood, Anthony Reid managed a weak smile when he saw Lumian.

That smile contained no fear of death, only relief, ease, and contentment.

The fruits of revenge are so delicious.

Seeing Anthony Reid's lips move as if he wanted to say something, Lumian scoffed, "Are you trying to give your last words? Do you want us to send your belongings to your Homeland on the West Coast of the Sea of Mist?"

As he spoke, he took out Silver Earring and put it on his left earlobe.

Then, Lumian crouched down, extended his left hand, and pressed it against the huge wound on Anthony's back.

He suddenly slid his hand upwards, and the gruesome wound moved, shifting to his shoulder.

In the blink of an eye, Anthony's most fatal wound disappeared, leaving it completely healed. However, his shoulder, which had previously only had many small scars, was now deeply lacerated, exposing the White Bone and causing blood to flow.

This is the ability of "Lie" to transfer harm; it can only cause one wound at a time.

Anthony paused for a moment, feeling as if life had returned to his body.

Although the pain persisted and his body continued to weaken, at least he no longer felt that dying sensation.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Jenna walk up to him and push him from lying on his side to lying on his back.

With a soft thud, Jenna plunged the Obsidian Broken Arrow in her Handle into Anthony's chest.

The "Bloodsucker’s Arrow" immediately began to draw blood from the area, and Anthony's pupils turned slightly red. He felt the invisible Flames Burning silently high in the sky were somewhat dazzling, and the surrounding stench of blood was very tempting.

Meanwhile, the smaller wounds on his body healed quickly, and the more serious ones also showed significant improvement. In a few more minutes, they should be mostly healed and no longer affect his mobility.

Anthony Reid, who had just Near-Death, stood up and examined his body with a mixture of confusion and disbelief.

Is it almost done? Is everything alright? As a "Spectator," he experienced noticeable emotional fluctuations.

"That was a good combination of moves," Franca praised. "As long as they don't die on the spot or go out of control and Loss of Control into Monster, there's still a chance to save them; at worst, they'll just become weak."

The combination of "Damage Transfer" from "Lie" and the powerful self-healing ability granted by "Bloodsucker’s Arrow" has such an effect.

Franca then looked at Lumian:

"I thought you were going to intercept Gardner Martin."

In that situation, no one else could keep up with Gardner Martin's escape speed; only Lumian, who could use "Spirit World Traversal," could catch up and effectively stop him.

"Do you think I don't want to?" Lumian retorted sarcastically.

It's because they lack the ability!

If he hadn't been affected by Vazan Sanson's "Person of the Loop" during his first "Teleportation" today, returning to his starting point and essentially without consuming any spiritual energy, he wouldn't have been able to maintain a stable state, let alone perform "Damage Transfer" using "Lie," which he would have had to leave to Franca or Jenna. How could he possibly have caught up with Gardner Martin?

Franca instantly understood what Lumian meant—he had fought with others before and after entering this place, and his spirituality was nearly dried up.

"Alright." Franca turned her gaze to the two "Primordial Witch" Statue, one black and one white, lying quietly on the ground, undamaged by the "Storm of Light," and frowned. "Where should we put these two?"

It keeps causing Mutation, it's practically sabotaging its own father!

"Take them with you," Lumian said with a smile after thinking for a moment. "If it weren't for them, how easy would it have been to take down General Philip? We might even need them to escape later. Hmm, we can't put them all on one person. You take one, Jenna takes one."

Franca considered for a few seconds and said, "I'll take the white one."

As a member of the Witch Sect, I should naturally receive the legitimate "Primordial Witch" Statue.

Seeing Jenna pick up the jet -Pitch-Black "Primordial Witch" Statue, Franca muttered to herself in confusion, "How can there be such Statue?"

"According to the ' Purifier's' files and intelligence from other Concealment organizations, members of the Witch Sect always carry Bone Statue, not these Pitch-Black ones."

As she spoke, Franca kept observing the "Primordial Witch" Statue, which looked like it was carved from charred bones, and comparing it with the one in her hand.

Soon, she noticed some subtle differences:

Aside from the fact that one is pure white and the other Pitch-Black, the eyes at the tips of the "Primordial Witch's " snake-like long hair also face different directions: if one looks to the left, the other must be looking to the right.

"Like a mirror image, Mirror... Is this the ' Primordial Witch ' in the mirror?" Franca, combining the abilities and characteristics of the "Witch" Pathway with her own experiences in that Special Mirror World, made a certain guess. "This shouldn't normally happen. It's not easy for the ' Iron and Blood Cross Order ' to find such a Statue..."

She now understood why she and her companions had run into Gardner Martin and General Philip.

This can be considered a manifestation of the "Convergence Law of Beyonder Characteristics." Apart from Anthony, the innocent "Psychiatrist" who was drawn in by his companions, everyone else present was either a "Hunter" or a "Witch."

Moreover, since Franca and her group entered this place through the same means General Philip, they would inevitably appear on the edge of this Wilderness strewn with Mirror Fragments.

The "Primordial Witch" in the mirror... Lumian found this description very Evil.

He wasted no time and said to Franca and the others, "Search General Philip's Corpse and help me secure the surroundings. I will perform a Ritual to restore his spirit."

"A Ritual can restore spirituality?" Jenna asked in surprise.

Her gaze swept naturally over General Philip's Corpse, noticing that it had been cut into five or six pieces, each a bloody mess.

At this moment, the Beyonder Characteristic had not yet been extracted, and the Gift from the Evil God, unable to return to the mother body, were slowly sinking back into the Corpse.

Lumian then walked into the Pale Black Area with Grayish-White Stone Pillars, found cover, and quickly set up Altar. Franca guessed who he was going to pray to, so she followed him to guard against any accidents.

Jenna thought for a few seconds, then went to the Altar, took out the Lucky Gold Coin, and said to Lumian, "This is the Lucky Gold Coin that little boy gave me. I don't know if it will work if I give it to someone else, but there's no harm in trying."

She left the task of searching for the Corpse to Anthony Reid, who was recovering rapidly.

Franca remained silent for a second before saying, "Yes."

Lumian didn't stand on ceremony, after all, the little boy Will had a close relationship with the "Tarot Club," and even if the Lucky Gold Coin he gave out couldn't be borrowed, it wouldn't have any negative impact.

After placing the Loen Pound on the Altar, Lumian created a "Spirit Wall," lit all the Candle, and took two steps back.

Instead of immediately performing the Ritual of praying for Gift, he tried reciting the Honorific Name of "The Fool":

"The Fool doesn't belong to this era, a mysterious Ruler Above the Gray Fog, the King of Yellow and Black who wields good fortune..."

As the Hermetic echoed, the Lucky Gold Coin on the Altar lit up slightly, and a thin Gray Fog spread out from within the "Spirit Wall," enveloping the edge of the Wilderness.

The fog in the magnificent city in the distance seemed to have thickened and become denser.

Not long after, just as Lumian began to pray for Gift, a frenzied and terrifying roar came from the place where the weather was chaotic and the shadowy figures of Giant could be vaguely seen.

Even through the thin Gray Fog, the four of them felt dizzy, their blood flowed noticeably faster, and their hearts pounded wildly.

"It really worked! I'm so lucky..." Lumian sighed sincerely, gazing at the gleaming gold coins on the Altar.

If it weren't for the ongoing Ritual and the protection of Mr. The Fool's Gray Fog, that roar would have severely damaged his nearly depleted spirituality, and might even have Loss of Control. Anthony Reid, whose injuries hadn't fully healed, would also have been in danger.

Huff... Lumian exhaled, and under the watchful eyes of Franca and Jenna, he chanted in a deep voice, "The Power of Fate!"

You are the Past, the present, and the Future;

"You are the cause, the result, and the process..."