Between white and black

Lumian, alerted by Termiboros's warning, immediately sensed something was wrong.

At this moment, the ambushers were slowly leaving, as if worried that walking too fast would alert Lumian to the anomaly and make him realize what was happening. For some reason, no huge Whirlpool was generated Depths the Gloom and empty Tunnel, and the ambushers who had already entered were not directly sucked to another Mirror.

Watching his retreating figure, Lumian glanced down at his own shadow, which had returned to normal. He put away the brass Revolver he had obtained from the enemy, took out the "Torture" gauntlets from the "Traveler’s Bag," and slowly put them on.

The next second, Lumian's body was engulfed in Blazing White Flames, transforming into a fiercely Burning spear that flew towards the back of the ambush victim.

The ambush was finally realized. He hurriedly hid, trying to become a shadow, five fakes and one real, to escape into the Depths of the Gloom Tunnel, then activate "Mirror Traversal" to completely escape from here and return to the pre-set Mirror.

Just then, as the Flames that made up the Blazing White Spear fell away, Lumian's figure appeared.

The shadow beneath the ambushers' feet suddenly came to life, entangling their bodies that hadn't yet fully transformed into shadows, preventing them from splitting into six separate entities and forcing them to remain in place.

Lumian took a step forward, and amidst the terrified gazes of the ambushers, rushed in front of them, unleashing alternating punches and beginning his "Torture."

Bang!

Lumian's first punch intensified the ambush victim's terror, while the target had barely managed to break free from the entanglement of his own shadow.

Bang!

Lumian's second punch instantly ignited the enemy's already insane level of fear.

This wasn't luck; rather, given the current situation, the ambush victim's fear was clearly beyond the normal range. Lumian, with his silver-black Eyes, saw the corresponding Future and directly targeted this weakness, simulating the emotion of fear in his mind as he threw his punch.

Thus, the first punch added fuel to the fire, greatly increasing the probability of a second punch, successfully igniting the explosion.

The ambushers froze on the spot, their hearts briefly stopping in terror from the explosion, their minds going blank, and blood flowing from their noses.

Seeing this, Lumian took out the only Ritual Sheepskin from the "Traveler’s Bag" and covered the ambushers' heads with it.

Immediately afterwards, he recited the Incantation in Hermetic:

"Sheep!"

A flash of Gloom light, and the ambush was transformed into a Sheep with light white and gray fur.

Lumian looked at the Sheep, whose eyes were bloodshot and still showed signs of fear, and as he removed the "Torture" gloves and put them back into the "Traveler’s Bag," he said with a smile, "You think you can get rid of me with just a broken gun?"

After saying that, Lumian bent down, picked up the limp Sheep, and returned to behind the Mirror in Moran Avignon's Study, trying to take a step outside.

He lacked the ability to enter and exit the Mirror and was unsure if he could leave. If not, he would use the "Mirror Image Mark" he had prepared beforehand to "Spirit World Traversal" and go directly to the special, fixed exit of the Mirror World in the Underground Trier, and then "Teleportation" back to find Franca —this was a preparation made in advance to prevent any unforeseen events from happening behind the Mirror.

Lumian's vision blurred and then brightened as he led the terrified Sheep back to Moran Avignon's Study.

He walked quickly to the window, carefully pushed open the Glass Window, and unsurprisingly saw that Franca had emerged from the shadows and was lurking on the narrow side of the windowsill.

Upon discovering that the Mirror Substitute she had created for Lumian was broken, Franca immediately rushed over to scout and see if her teammates needed help.

"Are you alright?" Franca asked in a very low voice.

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Lumian tossed the Sheep to Franca.

Franca wasted no time; she caught the Sheep and, with it, disappeared into the shadows.

Lumian didn't rush to leave. He put on Gloves and began cleaning up the various traces he had left in the room.

Not long after returning from the book, Franca used the Statue of the "Primordial Witch," her own Mirror, and the "Witch's" Black Magic to complete the Anti-Divination Anti-Prophecy process.

In the Underground Trier, inside an abandoned Tunnel not too far from the fixed entrance to the Mirror World.

Having learned the details from Lumian, Franca looked at the trembling Sheep and said with great interest, "How should we Interrogation? Like before, prepare a Mechanical Typewriter for it?"

"But we've run out of Truth Serum."

Without his Gold-Rimmed Glasses and dressed in his veteran attire again, Anthony stared at the Sheep for two seconds and said, "I'll talk to him."

"Should we leave first?" Jenna asked cautiously.

Anthony nodded:

"It's not that I'm afraid of you watching, but he'll feel safer with fewer people around, and it'll be easier to communicate."

Was he worried that our presence might frighten them and affect the "hypnosis" effect? Lumian turned around thoughtfully and walked out of the dark Tunnel with Franca and Jenna.

Before long, the Sheep calmly and steadily followed Anthony out, no longer as fearful and uneasy as before.

"The ' Animal Transformation ' can be lifted now," Anthony said with a smile to Lumian. "He already knows we're doing this for his own good, to help him. As long as we don't ask questions that involve faith in the Deity or directly affect his life, he'll tell us honestly and amicably."

The Sheep nodded seriously, indicating that what Anthony said was true.

Lumian glanced at Franca and Jenna, noticing a similar sentiment in their eyes:

Hypnotist are terrifying!

The Spectator is terrifying!

Yes... Lumian thought to himself.

He gazed at the Sheep and recited the Incantation to break the spell in Hermetic:

"Your Archbishop."

With a flash of Gloom light, the Sheepskin detached itself, revealing the ambushing figure to Lumian and the others in a half-crouched position.

As Lumian put away the Sheepskin, he asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Yebus Lata," the ambusher replied as if chatting with a friend.

Carrying the Carbide Lamp, Lumian asked further in a friendly manner, "Are you providing protection for Moran Avignon?"

"Yes," Yebus Rata replied honestly, "Mainly to hide behind the mirror, monitor the outside world, and guard against any unexpected events in the Mirror World, ensuring that Moran Avignon is not discovered or ambushed when he uses the Mirror World to travel to different places to accomplish certain things."

The security measures are quite tight, with no obvious loopholes... Franca muttered, then, displaying her "Pleasure Witch" Charm, asked with a smile, "Which organization do you belong to?"

Yebus's gaze was drawn to Franca, and he answered almost instinctively, "' The School of Truth '."

"Truth?" Lumian raised an eyebrow.

Yebus didn't look at him; his gaze shifted back and forth between the two Witch.

"Yes, the Truth."

His expression turned slightly serious, and he addressed Franca and Jenna in a preaching tone. "What do you think is the underlying nature of this world?"

Before the two Witch could answer, he said to himself, "It's neither white nor black, neither light nor darkness."

It is the gray between white and black, the mist between light and darkness, the shadow, the Change, the Chaos!

The characteristics of the corresponding Pathway? Lumian knowledge of Mysticism was already quite extensive, thoughtfully changed the subject:

Do you know who Moran Avignon is?

This is what they need to know most right now.

Yebus nodded in a very relaxed manner, as if he were with a companion.

"I know, he was a member of the Tamara Family, but he has been replaced by the ' Person in the Mirror ' from the Underground Trier."

"Then why are you still cooperating with him?" Franca pressed.

Yebus laughed:

Didn't I just tell you?

"The underlying color of this world is neither white nor black, but gray. As long as we can achieve our goal, why can't we cooperate with the ' Person in the Mirror '?"

"What does the ' School of Truth ' want to achieve?" Lumian asked quickly.

Yebus looked at Franca's face and lake-blue Eyes and said, "We want to use people from high society like Moran Avignon to gradually take control of the Intis government, so that this country has both order and shadow, as well as a bridge to connect order and shadow."

"We respect the law, but that doesn't mean we won't look for loopholes in the law or use any means to resolve matters before they enter legal proceedings."

"This is our philosophy."

At this moment, it seemed as if Yebus was Sermon to the two Witch.

"How ambitious..." Jenna thought to herself.

Lumian then asked with a smile, "And what is the purpose of controlling the government?"

"To practice the Truth, to draw closer to the Truth, this is also Ritual to please the Truth," Yebus replied somewhat fanatically. "Furthermore, we must rely on the power of the Intis government, and on the power of other governments, to find three things."

"Which three?" Franca asked curiously.

Yebus was happy to answer her question:

"The first clue is the Fallen Heaven, which lies within the ancient city sealed Underground. Only by taking control of the Intis government can we completely break the seal."

Fallen Heaven... What is that? Lumian, Franca, Jenna, and Anthony looked at each other and realized that no one had ever heard of such a term.

Yebus continued, "Secondly, Roselle's final Mausoleum."

The Mausoleum of Emperor Roselle? Lumian's pupils dilated suddenly.

Franca asked impatiently, "Do you have any leads?"

"I don't know." Yebus shook his head honestly. "At least I don't have any clues about Roselle's Mausoleum. As for whether the ' Supervisor ' have found anything, I'm not sure."

"The Supervisor"... Lumian and the others noted down this term.

Yebus glanced at Franca, then at Jenna, and finally looked back at Franca, saying, "The third one is a lamp; it's called the ' Wishing Lamp.'"

"' Wishing Lamp '?" Lumian looked at Franca and found that the "Pleasure Witch" also looked blank.

Yebus smiled and added in a boastful tone, "' The Wishing Lamp ' is a Sealed Artifact, its number is:

"0-05!"