The hidden trap

Franca had just sketched her figure in the Ruins of the Wooden Hut when she saw Lumian's face turn Paleness and his eyes gradually become Cavern behind Vazan Sanson. He only managed to avoid turning into Corpse or triggering "Mirror Substitute" by sharing the damage with "Sword of Courage". Meanwhile, Vazan Sanson, with his back to Lumian, raised his left hand and quickly gathered a radiance of color that was indescribable in the middle of his fist.

Franca knew she couldn't passively wait for the "Mirror Substitute" to activate on its own. Perhaps Vazan Sanson's upcoming attack could bypass the connection between the "Mirror Substitute" and the user, rendering the former ineffective.

At the current distance, it seems that neither she, nor Jenna, nor Anthony can wake Lumian in time or stop Vazan Sanson.

Even if it were possible, the threat from Higdon is more urgent and imminent!

At this moment, Ludwig was closest to Lumian and Vazan Sanson; he had just gotten up and was still twenty or thirty meters away from reaching their target.

In a flash, Franca suddenly took out a Mirror from the "Traveler’s Bag," and then vanished from the spot.

Relying on "Black Tear," she appeared in the Mirror World and traveled far away along a dark and Gloom Tunnel.

While Jenna watched Franca's Mirror fall to the ground, she focused her attention on Higdon, whose face was mostly ulcerated and oozing pus, and who had come close in a few steps.

She felt that all the "Witch" Spider Silk she had released had Decay and decayed, and could no longer be effective.

At that moment, everyone except Ludwig momentarily lost their senses.

When Lumian, Franca, Jenna, and Anthony regained consciousness, they were back inside the Wooden Hut.

The Wooden Hut is intact and has not collapsed.

Upon seeing this, Franca felt a surge of intense joy.

Her "desertion" just now wasn't to escape alone, but to trigger the "Person of the Loop" effect, resetting the battle that had already taken place and freeing Lumian, who was affected by Vazan Sanson's secret ability, and Jenna, who was targeted by Higdon, from their predicament!

The enemy's capabilities are not something we can't utilize on our side!

Find the trigger point and immediately revert to a previous state if an unfavorable situation arises. This means you can start over in any dangerous or Certain Death situation, provided you trigger the trigger in time.

"They can even use the enemy's abilities like this..." Jenna was stunned for a moment when she saw the Wooden Hut decay and collapse again, revealing Vazan Sanson and Higdon who had come from afar.

Lumian wasn't surprised; he had already triggered the "Person of the Loop" effect back in Cordou Village, seeking Reboot.

He quickly reached into the "Traveler’s Bag," grabbed the "Black Tear" Forehead Ornament that had returned to its Independent Space, and threw it at Franca again.

Franca quickly shouted:

"Drag!"

She already has a solution to the current predicament.

That's a strategy of stalling and waiting for things to change!

Since it's impossible to break Vazan Sanson's "Person of the Loop" in a short time, we might as well make full use of it. If things go wrong, we Reboot immediately, delaying it time and time again until the official forces in Trier notice the anomaly here, and until the Major Arcana of the "Tarot Club" come up with a way to get closer to this place.

As long as the Evil God haven't completely invaded this world, and as long as the Apocalypse hasn't come ahead of schedule, delaying will surely allow us to wait for the help to purify the followers of the Evil God!

This is Trier, the capital of Intis!

Franca thought this way and did this way: while catching the "Black Tear" Forehead Ornament, she tossed her "Ice Talisman" to Jenna.

In this way, three people in the team can try to leave the current area in different ways to trigger the "Person of the Loop" effect, without having to worry about being locked on by Vazan Sanson and Higdon respectively, thus greatly increasing the margin for error!

Upon hearing Franca's suggestion, Lumian was about to retrieve the "Sword of Courage" again, while Ludwig had already spontaneously and consciously run towards Vazan Sanson.

Lumian noticed that Vazan Sanson's expression remained unchanged, even though Franca had found the "Person of the Loop's" weakness and intended to delay until the end of the Whirlpool Plan.

A sudden thought struck him, and combining it with his own understanding of the Fate Pathway, he made a preliminary judgment:

Vazan Sanson couldn't let the "Person of the Loop" Loop indefinitely. He would likely set a Predestination ending for the "Person of the Loop," and each Reboot would bring everyone present closer to that ending until it would become impossible to change its arrival!

Judging from the fact that he can still retain his memories after the Loop, the Fate power that Vazan Sanson added to the "Person of the Loop" effect is not strong, and this point is definitely not far away.

Lumian immediately reminded Franca:

"One more time at most!"

In the Fate Pathway, "three" is a sacred number with very strong Mysticism symbolism. It represents the Past, present, and Future, and points to the beginning, process, and end. At the same time, the number of abilities that the "Contracted One" initially gains fluctuates around three. Therefore, Lumian suspects that after triggering the "Person of the Loop" effect three times, another Reboot would lead to the Predestination ending, which can never be reversed.

In other words, three times is the limit, and four times will bring the final result. Currently, Lumian and others have triggered the "Person of the Loop" effect twice.

Franca didn't understand why Lumian would reject her proposal, or why he said the "Person of the Loop" effect could only be used once more. But she knew Lumian understood the Fate Pathway better than she did; he was the expert in this area, and she should listen to his advice.

Thump!

As Ludwig fell again, Higdon, whose face was still covered in age spots, slowly raised his arms.

He clearly remembered the battle from the last Loop, and this time he chose a different approach.

Higdon's aura suddenly Decay, and he seemed to be on the Certain Death, but just short of it.

The age spots on his face were also festering, and his body exuded a strong sense of decay.

He was quickly covered in a thick, viscous, and disgusting Yellowish Green pus.

Such Higdon then vanished from the spot, seemingly decomposing into countless Pathogens.

Seeing this, Lumian grasped the "Sword of Courage," and his body suddenly Burning into Flames, a mixture of Blazing White and blue.

The Flames spread rapidly in all directions, bypassing Franca, Jenna, and the others, protecting them in the center.

Meanwhile, Anthony, who had been observing the situation, quietly reminded his teammates:

"The Higdon reminds me a lot of the ' Winter Is Coming ' Pistol."

"Winter Is Coming?" Franca and Jenna both tensed up.

They all remembered clearly that the "Winter Is Coming" Revolver had two very powerful abilities: one was "Certain Death," and the other was "Certain Hit."

The former means that if hit, Saint- level Beyonder will suffer severe damage and gradually die, while Beyonder below the Half-God will die directly unless they have a Stand. The latter means that either the opponent actively uses a Stand before launching an attack, or has a more special ability, or is Predestination to be hit, and the Stand will become ineffective.

If Higdon truly feels like "Winter Is Coming," as Anthony described, the two "Witch" must be wary of the "Certain Hit" ability. After all, Witch's physical strength is definitely inferior to that of a "Hunter" of the same Sequence. If their Stands fail to function, even if the attack isn't Certain Death, it will still severely injure them!

Protected by the Blazing White and blue Flames, Franca became more vigilant, and at the same time, a new idea came to her.

She glanced at Lumian, who was about to charge at Vazan Sanson, and quickly said to Anthony, "You cooperate with him!"

"' Certain Death!'"

Franca's idea was to find an opportunity to use the "Certain Death" ability of "Winter Is Coming" to attack the Fate while Lumian and Ludwig were holding back Vazan Sanson, to see if they could kill him directly and whether the "Certain Death" effect could be reset by the "Person of the Loop" ability.

Once Vazan Sanson dies, the "Person of the Loop" will naturally be eliminated, and there will be no hidden dangers!

As soon as Franca finished speaking, behind her, tiny Yellowish Green lights rapidly Aggregation within the Blazing White Flames, condensing into Higdon, which was covered in a viscous, disgusting liquid.

The old man was already on fire, but he still lashed his arm out at Franca like a whip.

"Certain Hit!"

Franca, having received a spiritual warning, proactively used the "Mirror Substitute".

Snap!

Her body turned into a Mirror, struck by Higdon's sticky arm, quickly dimmed and shattered, falling to the ground, devoid of any luster, as if buried in the soil for hundreds of years.

Lumian, who was preparing to charge at Vazan Sanson, suddenly pulled himself back and swung the "Sword of Courage" at Higdon.

Courage can be combined with strategy!

After all, Lumian wasn't afraid of Higdon; he was just worried that the other party was running too fast and wouldn't have time to hit him. That's why he deliberately made the illusion of attacking Vazan Sanson.

Boom!

As Ludwig fell again, his Higdon arm, which hadn't had time to disperse, was Cutting by the violent explosion and the sharp blade, and the viscous Yellowish Green liquid on his body was completely covered by the Blazing White Flames.

Snap!

After the arm fell to the ground, it wriggled and grew rapidly, turning into yet another Higdon.

Now, there are two Higdon.

The Blazing White -blue Flames on their bodies were rapidly dimming, Decay, and extinguishing!

The two Higdon pounced on Franca and Jenna respectively.

On the other hand, Vazan Sanson, who originally intended to amplify a certain Fate Branch of Franca's fate and cause her Stand to fail, suddenly felt the ripples of Destiny.

He suddenly realized something:

We can't delay any longer; we must hurry!

Thinking of this, Vazan Sansong frowned.

He didn't want to do the next thing; it would be very Pain.

Consider it an accumulation for the "Sufferer" phase... Vazan Sansong raised his right hand and pressed it against his temple, gathering a light of indescribable color.

As the Source of the "Person of the Loop" effect, he cannot trigger Reboot by leaving this place, as that would truly mean leaving. He can only commit suicide!

Upon seeing this, Franca and the others felt a jolt of fear and a strong sense of foreboding.

Just then, the light in Vazan Sanson's hand strangely dissipated, as if its composition had been Distortion.

Similarly, neither of the two Higdon hit their target, and Lumian's "Sword of Courage" failed to strike anything either.

The sky suddenly darkened, and a majestic voice rang in the ears of everyone present:

"People of Intis, your emperor has returned!"