Purpose
Upon recognizing Perle, Franca concealed herself, intending to circle around to her side, reflect her image in Mirror, and attempt to cast a Curse.
Even if the Curse fails to achieve its purpose, it can still create conditions for Jenna to Shadow Sneaking behind her target and assassinate him.
Neither she nor Jenna thought as much Lumian, the "Conspirer." They simply intuitively believed that the sudden attack by Perle extremely dangerous, even more dangerous than Moran Avignon, but they didn't speculate about the "Supervisor's " identity as Half-God.
As Perle uttered those words in the "Word of Order," Franca Hodi felt long, thin, serpentine things emerge from the shadows around him, surrounding him as he remained Invisibility.
With a whoosh, one after another, exceptionally sharp and hard icicles sprouted from the ground, like long spears thrust out by soldiers.
Franca jumped up hastily, pressed one hand against the side of one of the icicles, and tumbled through the air to leap out of the area.
Her body was nearly pierced and hung from the tip of an icicle.
Before Franca even landed, bursts of black Flames shot out from the shadows and headed straight for her, while the slender, serpentine things around her suddenly contracted, binding her layer by layer.
Franca had no time to react and could only watch helplessly as the black Flames fell upon her.
At the same time, she saw a figure emerge from the shadows. It was Clarisse, dressed in a black Court Long Dress and with an elegant updo, but this "Black Witch" had a blurred face and a dark expression, unlike a real person.
My crimes are Deceit, deception, and exploitation of others, mainly referring to the Witch Sect. So, the Punishment comes from the "Black Witch" who has been conjured up? Such a thought flashed through Franca's mind.
Her body shattered like glass.
"Mirror Substitute"!
While in stealth mode Jenna also encountered a strange enemy:
It was Clergy from the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun, wearing a white robe embroidered with gold thread, but not only were his features indistinct, making it impossible to identify him, but even his physique was constantly and subtly Change.
The intense Sunlight shone down, dispelling the shadows in the corresponding area and exposing Jenna's body.
Jenna suddenly realized:
My sin is that I have worshipped multiple Deity and turned my back on the "Eternal Blazing Sun"...
Therefore, what punished me was an abstract embodiment of Church Clergy...
Jenna quickly rolled to the other side of the Quarry Cavern to avoid the attack of That One "Clergy".
Anthony has not been forgotten.
Just as he was about to use "Psychological Invisibility" to get close to Perle and drive her into "Frenzy," he saw a whip that seemed to Entanglement in Silver-White Lightning lash out at him.
The crackling sound resounded directly in Anthony's mind, both illusory and real, making him experience the pain of his soul being slashed by sharp thorns, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
If he hadn't had such strong self-control, he would have screamed in agony.
What came into his Eyes was a middle-aged man dressed in a black uniform and white shirt, dressed as Trier Police.
My crime was the illegal activities I committed as Information Broker, so I'm facing the Police in Trier? Most of the Police in Trier don't have extraordinary strength, so this Punisher directly demonstrates his abilities in the "Arbiter" field? Anthony skillfully ran and rolled, looking for an opportunity to use "Psychological Invisibility," while making his body surface show Gray-White Dragon Scales.
The already dim surroundings around Lumian suddenly turned gloomy, as if something was about to wriggle and take shape, instilling a deep-seated fear in him.
The next second, just as that dangerous and terrifying thing was about to appear, it collapsed and disintegrated on its own, and the surrounding gloom and fear melted away like ice and snow.
Uh... My crimes involve Punisher of too high a rank to be directly manifested? Considering the situation of Franca and the others, Lumian had this guess.
Behind him, spears formed from Blazing White Flame emerged, whistling like Arrows as they hurtled towards the flamboyantly dressed Perle.
The Flame Spear formed a forest, dazzling and fierce, but they were merely a decoy to conceal Lumian's true attack.
He had already drawn his Revolver and lightly flicked the wheel with his fingers.
It was filled with three of the six bullets obtained from Yebus.
Lumian is now going to use the "Implosion Bullet".
Only by combining these special bullets with his "Harvest" ability could he have even a sliver of hope of injuring Perle was suspected to be the "Supervisor"!
Bang!
In Lumian's eyes, which were completely black, bullets shimmering with starlight Concealment among the Flame Spear Blazing White flames, shooting toward Perle's neck.
Perle stood beside the fixed entrance to the Mirror World, not flinching, still wearing his approachable smile.
She curled her lips into a smile and said, "You actually dare to attack the Supervisor?"
The moment the Courtesan who claimed to be the Supervisor uttered her first Vocabulary, the starlight bullet Lumian fired suddenly turned around (https://www. hetushu. com), changed direction without warning, and headed straight for Lumian's neck.
Similarly, those Blazing White Flame Spear strangely returned to Lumian's side, enveloping him.
Lumian didn't even have time to use "Teleportation" before he was hit by Implosion Bullet, his body collapsing towards a single point.
Snap!
He completely transformed into Mirror, Mirror shattered into countless small pieces, disappearing without a trace at the point where they uncontrollably converged.
After fighting Yebus, Franca gave Lumian a "Mirror Substitute"!
Seeing this, Perle wasn't surprised at all. She sighed and laughed, "From my own perspective, I would definitely prefer you to die now and release That One Angel. This would greatly help our common cause. But unfortunately, the That One who made a ' Dark Box Transaction ' with me is demanding that you be captured alive."
Lumian's figure was outlined in a corner of the Cavern Quarry, and he also heard Perle's words.
In a flash, he had many guesses:
"' Dark Box Transaction '?"
"Perle is That One ' Supervisor ' directly under Yebus. The reason she was able to escape the pursuit of the Major Arcana is because she completed another high-level ' Dark Box Transaction,' and what she had to do in return was capture me and take me somewhere?"
When did she discover Moran Avignon's troubles? Was she monitoring Moran Avignon's residence the whole time? Or did she receive intelligence through other channels?
"It can't be that the ' Purifier ' weren't professional enough and didn't block the news, right?"
Why do you want to capture me alive? Who wants to capture me alive?
"Like Suzanne Matisse, using me as Sacrifice?"
"Or perhaps the one making a ' Dark Box Transaction ' with Perle is that ' Sufferer ' from the ' Sinners ' organization. He doesn't want Termiboros to break free of his seal and wants to control this Angel, using him as material for his own advancement?"
"No, if they are simply ' Sufferer,' even if he can mislead the ' Magician ' Lady and the others for a while, he can't stop them from returning to rescue them, and Perle still seems so calm and unhurried..."
"Is the other party in this ' Dark Box Transaction ' the power of the ' Mother Tree of Desire ' or the ' Great Mother '? Only they could muster the strength to confront the Major Arcana in this world..."
As so many questions arose in Lumian's mind, his "Conspirer" instincts led him to connect two of them:
First, who was the "Supervisor" Perle's "Dark Box Transaction" with? Second, why was she able to discover Moran Avignon's troubles in such a short time and decisively organize a high-profile "Dark Box Transaction"?
These two questions intertwined, instantly reminding Lumian of something:
Within the "Purifier" team, there was a non- Transmigrator Core Member known as the "April Fools' April Fool's Day" member. He collaborated with "Loki" to orchestrate the loss of the Humanoid Sealed Artifact, and to this day, the "Eternal Blazing Sun" Church has yet to identify who was involved!
Could there be a "Broker" involved in this matter?
"Yes, only if the Core Member of the 'April Fools' April Fool's Day ' group, who are lurking within the Church, and the ' Purifier ' members who lost the Humanoid Sealed Artifact have no apparent connection and don't even know each other, could the ' Eternal Blazing Sun ' Church, with its numerous Sealed Artifact Half-God, have been investigating for so long without any results!"
From the perspective of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun, the "Purifier" member who lost the Humanoid Sealed Artifact was truly just making a momentary "mistake," had no motive for committing a crime, and had no connection to April Fool's Day's Day...
"Has the ' School of Truth ' expanded its ' Broker business' into the ' Eternal Blazing Sun ' Church?"
"That's true. Only the ' Sunless ' won't get involved in Gray Transaction, and most ' Purifier ' don't even reach Sequence 4. Similarly, not Cardinal are from the ' Sun ' Pathway..."
"From this perspective, the ' School of Truth ' has long had connections and collaborations with ' April Fool's Day ' Day'..."
"Damn, this really is Broker organization. They can get involved with any kind of power!"
"So it was a collaborator within the ' Eternal Blazing Sun ' Church of the ' School of Truth ' who urgently relayed the information about Moran Avignon's incident to the ' Supervisor ' Perle?"
"Upon receiving the news, Perle immediately convened a high-level ' Dark Box Transaction,' and the deal with her was ' April Fool's Day '? No, ' April Fool's Day ' doesn't have that power; it's That One Celestial Worthy behind them, or one of the Celestial Worthy's other High Sequence Subordinate?"
No wonder they wanted to capture me alive...
"Perle may have originally only wanted to give up items in exchange for severing her connection with Moran Avignon, but the other party in the ' Dark Box Transaction ' proposed a new plan, allowing her to turn the tables and take the initiative to carry out a deception and set a trap?"
"How well we can achieve it depends on how we perform on the day..."
"If it really is April Fool's Day, and there is indeed a faint manifestation of That One Celestial Worthy Venerable's will, then the ' Magician ' Lady ' not noticing the problem and simply stepping into it can be explained away."
Thinking of this, Lumian was startled:
Termiboros reminded me twice about the "School of Truth." Could it be that he's acting so actively to push things forward because he sees the corresponding unfolding of Destiny and a glimmer of hope for breaking free from the seal?