What he overlooked

Morola has no streetlights at night, relying solely on the Crimson Moon high in the sky for illumination; everywhere is deep darkness and dense shadows.

Dressed as a gentleman, Gusin carried a Hurricane Lantern and led Lumian to a neighborhood near the edge of the city.

This place is completely abandoned because a low Volcano rose up and swallowed up several houses, leaving behind a charred Ruins.

"The place you're talking about isn't under Volcano, is it?" Lumian glanced around, straightened his cuffs, and said with a smile.

Gusin nodded slightly and said, "Yes, that Volcano eruption affected the underground part of the Cemetery, causing the power inside to seep out. The Magma quickly receded, leaving only an Cavern."

"If you can find the right path through the Fog of War- filled Cavern and reach the designated destination, then you're qualified to join us in storming the underground part of the Cemetery."

The Fog of War... Gusin kept using this term to describe the Underground fog, which indeed seemed to be leaking from Underground Mausoleum. There were "0-01" representing the "Red Priest" over there... Lumian didn't conjure a ball of Blazing White Fireball for himself to illuminate the area. He followed Gusin, who was carrying a Hurricane Lantern, into a building located on the edge of the Volcano region.

Inside the house, which was filled with solidified Volcano Rock, the two descended the rickety stairs into the partially collapsed Basement.

A crack had been torn in the Basement wall, revealing a Cavern filled with thick fog.

"You need to go to the area near the underground part of the Cemetery and light the Oil Lamps between the four Stone Statues. Remember, there are four human-shaped Statues facing each other in pairs." Gusin hung the Hurricane Lantern on a protruding Stone Bricks in a crack in the wall, took out a simple map, and pointed to the location of the destination.

Lumian examined it carefully for a minute or two, then thoughtfully turned his gaze to the thick fog outside the crack:

What's so special about this fog?

Gusin adjusted his Medium-Height Silk Top Hat and smiled, saying, "It can significantly reduce your field of vision, affect your hearing and Sense of Smell, suppress your interaction with the Spirit World Astral Body, and dull your spiritual warnings and intuition."

"Anything else?" Lumian asked, seemingly relaxed.

Gusin thought for a few seconds and said, "The Fog of War has also shrouded the Spirit World corresponding to this area. Even if some Beyonder can enter the Spirit World, they will not be able to locate themselves or escape the fog. If they try to forcibly ' Teleportation ' out, they may get lost somewhere in Morola and never be able to return to reality."

Can you Past "Teleportation" to anything you can see? Even with my "Hunter's" eyesight, I can only see clearly within a five or six-meter radius... Lumian roughly understood the function of the Fog of War, chuckled, and said, "If I could create Hurricane, could I blow it away?"

"We've tried it, and it works, but when the wind stops, the fog comes rushing in again, and it only disperses the fog in the real world, without affecting the part of the fog that seeps into the Spirit World," Gusin briefly described the results of the previous experiment.

Lumian asked a few more questions, then smiled and pinched a ball of Blazing White Flames, letting it float above his head.

He stepped forward, through the crack, and into the thick fog.

This fog wasn't damp and cold like normal fog; instead, it had a burning sensation, as if it had been scorched by Flames. As soon as Lumian breathed it in, his entire airway felt a burning pain, and the smells of burnt, blood, and rust filled his mind at the same time.

The thick, solidified fog began to churn, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

Lumian then saw tall figures emerge from the mist five or six meters away.

These figures were cast from black iron, and their surfaces were covered with dark red rust, like metal Puppet that had been idle for many years.

Some of them were missing arms, some had misaligned bodies, and some had large holes in their chests and abdomens. They all staggered towards Lumian from all directions, carrying giant swords that gleamed with a cold light in their hands.

Lumian chuckled:

Who picked you out of the garbage dump?

"Waste recycling?"

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already disappeared from the spot and appeared behind one of the iron Puppet.

His Eyes turned iron black, and his right fist Burning into Blazing White Flames as he slammed into the iron Puppet's waist and hip joint like Giant Bird crashing to the ground.

Suddenly, a Blazing White Flame Spear shot out from the crack in the wall, hurtling towards Lumian, who had just thrown a punch.

Lumian had no time to dodge or use "Spirit World Traversal," and could only fall to the ground following the momentum of his right fist's downward strike.

At the same time, he was prepared to Shadow and Body Swap.

Bang!

His right fist, Burning with Blazing White Flame, struck the iron Puppet's hip, leaving a spiderweb-like network of cracks.

Then, his fist grazed the metal surface, causing him to fall to the ground, narrowly avoiding the Blazing White Flame Spear, though a tuft of his hair was ignited.

With a clang, the Blazing White Flame Spear pierced through the iron Puppet's body and landed two meters away, revealing the figure of Gusin wearing Medium-Height Silk Top Hat.

The one who attacked Lumian was this tester!

He's the second most dangerous person in Morola!

With a crack, the iron Puppet took a step forward due to inertia, its body disintegrating from the waist and hips down, collapsing into a pile of scrap metal.

Lumian, lying on the ground, didn't roll over. Taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't gone far from the Basement, he directly "Teleportation" to the crack that was covered by thick fog, moving as far as possible within his field of vision to escape the Fog of War as quickly as possible.

At that time, whether it's turning the tables on Gusin or finding a chance to escape, things will be much easier than they are now.

If you have a choice, try not to fight in a scenario pre-set by others!

As Lumian's figure emerged from the thick fog near the crack in the Basement, a metal spear Entanglement in Blazing White Flame suddenly appeared in his eyes. It seemed to have been waiting there for Lumian to run into it, and it pierced towards Lumian's heart.

Besides Gusin, there was another ambusher!

Gusin's attack just now seemed to be a ploy to lure Lumian into "Teleportation" towards the exit, thus leading him into a trap!

At this moment, Lumian was in Morola, far away from Franca and Jenna, and could not use the "Mirror Substitute" they created. He could only activate the Contract Mark in a flash, causing the shadow cast by the firelight to flip up and switch positions with his real body.

Puff!

The metal spear wreathed in Blazing White Flame pierced Lumian's chest, setting him ablaze.

But Lumian's figure thinned and darkened, melting away in the firelight like a shadow.

The man wielding the metal spear then stepped through the rift into the Fog of War.

His hair seemed to be stained with Blood-Colored, his features were extremely Aggressiveness, and he wore a black jacket with red stripes; he was clearly Albus Medici.

Albus Medici, who was supposed to be the Gusin was looking for, has somehow appeared here!

Lumian's figure swiftly moved in another direction, but due to the Fog of War, the distance between him and Albus, Gusin, and the other Black Iron Puppet did not exceed six meters.

He saw a faint redness between Gusin's brows, as if something was about to emerge, and he saw Albus's hair covered in Crimson Flames, flowing down as if it had grown longer from short to long.

"You traitor." Gusin narrowed his eyes slightly, muttering the sentence as if delivering a verdict.

He immediately created one Blazing White Fireball after another, sending them hurtling towards Lumian, covering every corner.

He seemed completely unfazed by the potential impact on himself and Albus, even though they were only five or six meters apart, and the Fireball he was creating was enough to flatten the "Carnivore" Bar.

Upon hearing Gusin's words and seeing Albus Medici's posture, Lumian suddenly understood the reason for his attack:

He overlooked the existence of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order"!

This Concealment organization, which primarily Pathway through "Hunter," is likely also searching for the whereabouts of "0-01." Past many years, it's highly probable that someone has infiltrated Morola.

One of these people was Gusin!

Given the strange connection Core Member of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" and Fourth Epoch Trier, it's understandable that they could maintain a certain sense of self in Morola and sense the approach of the Law Enforcement Team in advance by using the power dissipated from "0-01," which is consistent with Gusin's behavior!

The current situation is that Albus Medici seems to still be cooperating with the Iron and Blood Cross Order and using this Concealment organization, while Lumian's attempt to find Albus Medici with the help of Gusin and his group has been turned into a trap by them.

Seeing the Blazing White Fireball flying towards him, and Albus Medici blocking the exit and seemingly preparing something, Lumian didn't hesitate. With a flash of light from his sleeve, his figure disappeared once again.

But this time, a Vanity Mirror was left at the spot where he stood.

The Vanity Mirror fell straight down in the thick fog, cracking and breaking in several places.

Rumble!

The cluster of Blazing White Fireball created by Gusin exploded, but only affected an area of five or six meters. It failed to dispel the dense Fog of War and was confined to a very small area.

The Vanity Mirror shattered into countless fragments in the violent explosion; some fragments either crumbled into dust or melted and reformed.

Albus gazed at the rising, Blazing White flames and felt the oncoming Impact, muttering to himself with a slightly puzzled expression, "Using the Mirror World?"

Behind the Gloom and ethereal Mirror, Lumian, having once again used the "Mirror Buckle," quickly looked ahead and discovered that the illusory, dark, spiderweb-like Tunnel had not been eroded by the Fog of War.

Indeed, in Morola, the Mirror World is special... It was precisely because Lumian had the "Mirror Buckle" that he dared to "trust" Gusin, dared to step into the Fog of War, and "accept" the test.

Of course, with Mystical Item like the "Sword of Courage," he wasn't without a fighting chance, but without knowing Albus Medici's trump cards, he didn't want to risk his life on the battlefield the other side had set up.

Lumian then chose a Mirror Image Mark located in Morola and used "Spirit World Traversal" to leave.

He had just vanished from this place when the dark, void Mirror-Behind Region silently disintegrated along with the Mirror's complete shattering.

Lumian's "Teleportation" ended at the Mirror in Julie's room.

As soon as he arrived at his destination, he looked at the outside world through the glass mirror and found that Julie, the "Witch," was nowhere to be found and was not sleeping in bed.

Lumian's lips curled up little by little.