Together
Faced with the Flames serpent unleashed by Lumian, Zarathustra and the Historical Void Images in the Book were not yet fully free from the Historical Fog and were unable to respond effectively. Meanwhile, the countless transparent Worms within the Gloom Whirlpool of Zarathustra's true form simply watched without taking any action.
Before the highly compressed crimson serpent could even truly approach Zarathustra's true form, it abruptly changed direction, circling to the side, seemingly unwilling to clash with this fully formed Mythical Creature.
This is the power of a "Miracle".
Zarathustra's Wish "no one will bother him anymore" is still valid and is still in effect!
Although Lumian possessed a certain degree of Divinity, the power of his Wish failed to prevent him from leaving the "Mysteries Realm" and returning to this Mirror-Behind Region. However, it still prevented him from directly affecting Zarathustra's true form, allowing all his attacks to bypass the target.
Just then, Lumian suddenly raised his head.
But what he was looking at was not the Mythical Creature Form of Zarathustra, but a glass mirror not far from Zarathustra.
His eye, clouded with blood from ruptured capillaries, turned a deep, metallic black, reflecting the Pale White areas on the glass mirror representing the entrance.
This is the weakness of the Mirror itself.
Immediately afterwards, Lumian, with a silver ear clip on her left ear and her black hair gently swaying, smiled and raised the "Sword of Courage" in her hand.
The Flames serpent that had bypassed Zarathustra's true form changed direction and lunged fiercely at the Pale White area on the glass mirror.
The distance between the two was extremely short, and before Zarathustra's main body could react, the highly compressed crimson fire serpent struck the target area.
Zarathustra's Whirlpool head, composed of countless Worms, turned in that direction, seemingly taken aback by Lumian's choice.
Once the mirror breaks, the Mirror-Behind Region will disintegrate. People and objects in that area that fail to escape through the mirror Tunnel in time will be swallowed up by the turbulent currents of the Mirror World and dragged into the Depths. The danger there is fatal for Beyonder do not have a complete Mythical Creature Form, namely Lumian!
For Angel with a complete Mythical Creature Form, the Depths the Mirror World are places they are unwilling to easily venture into, unless they are Pathway the "Gate" or the "Witch" Pathway.
Seeing this, Lumian laughed even more wildly:
I never intended to attack you!
My initial goal was to shatter the Mirror corresponding to this area, dragging you into the Depths of the Mirror World and into a dangerous Space-Time Turbulence!
In order to prevent you from discovering my true intentions, I pretended to attack you directly. That strange interference saved me a lot of spiritual energy. Otherwise, even if I were an "Pyromaniac" wearing "Lie" ear clips, it would be very difficult and costly to change the direction of the fire serpent midway!
Boom!
The crimson serpent, imbued with the effects of "Harvest" and "Full-Force Strike," exploded violently at its weak point inside the Mirror, unleashing a raging storm.
In the wind and waves, the cracking sound was drowned out; the Mirror shattered into pieces instantly, and the entire Mirror-Behind Region collapsed with a roar.
This void and dark world collapsed.
Neither Lumian nor Zarathustra in their true form were able to enter that spiderweb-like illusory Tunnel, and instead plummeted into the bottomless, unknown Depths of Darkness.
The collapse of this Mirror World also brought a strong shock to the Historical Fog that had previously permeated this place; the Historical Void Images of Zarathustra vanished before it could be completely pulled out.
During the rapid fall, Lumian's body became very light, significantly reducing his descent speed.
He could already see a Gloom Storm raging below, seemingly capable of tearing everything apart, and he was about to be swept into it.
He activated the Black Mark on his right shoulder and vanished into the void.
His figure did not appear in the outside world. Without relying on the "Witch's " control over the Mirror World or the "Spirit World Traversal" ability from the Severed-Hand Brother, he escaped from this dangerous place before he was swept away by the Space-Time Turbulence. He "Flash" to Zarathustra's side.
Invisible Spider Silk then appeared, binding the Worms -like Whirlpool dressed in a black suit.
After Lumian escaped from the "Mysteries Realm," he Concealment created Spider Silk, which he then used to surround Zarathustra's true form. Once the Mirror-Behind Region collapsed, these transparent Spider Silk immediately Entanglement around their target, disregarding the Corruption and influence that the Mythical Creature Form brought to them, and made contact with Zarathustra's true form.
It was through this contact, and with the help of the "Witch's " Spider Silk providing the location, that Lumian was able to find Zarathustra's true form in this chaotic and dangerous spacetime and "Teleportation" to her side.
The Spider Silk slowly and haltingly Entanglement Zarathustra, while Lumian, standing nearby, followed the pull of the Spider Silk, closed his eyes, and slashed "Sword of Courage" at the Worms Whirlpool dressed in black formal attire.
The crimson Flames on the Iron-Black Straight Sword silently turned Pitch-Black, binding its violence and madness.
"Flames of Destruction!"
As Lumian closed the distance between himself and Zarathustra's true form, even with his eyes closed, his thoughts became sluggish, and the "Sword of Courage" he was slashing out with his hand noticeably slowed down.
This is Corruption brought about by Mythical Creature Form, and it is also a form of Marionette-ization.
Zarathustra currently takes 20 seconds to initially control a target's "Spirit Body Threads," but with the added Impact and Corruption of the Mythical Creature Form, it only takes 7 seconds!
From the moment Lumian escaped the "Mysteries Realm," He secretly began to manipulate the other's "Spirit Body Threads"!
"As expected... that's how it is..." The maniacal smile on Lumian face did not disappear.
He once again aggravated the Black Mark on his right shoulder.
He is now bound to Zarathustra's physical form by Unseen Spider Silk.
In other words, when he "Teleportation," he will "Teleportation" Zarathustra along with him!
He's going somewhere with Zarathustra!
Zarathustra suddenly sensed Danger Premonition and abandoned his control over Lumian's "Spirit Body Threads." He intended to use the "Paper Figurine Substitute" to break free from the Spider Silk's bindings and, with the help of the "Magician" Sealed Artifact he carried, leave the area that was about to be swallowed by the Space-Time Turbulence.
Meanwhile, in a virtual Tunnel in the Mirror World, Bernadette, sitting on a green pea vine, is on the phone while looking into Mirror.
The Mirror was a substitute that Lumian created for himself, and it had a very close connection with him. It was through this connection and the Pathway of the "Mystery Pryer" that Bernadette was able to monitor every move on the battlefield.
She suddenly stretched out her right hand and once again made a gesture towards the Gloom Crown that she had taken out again.
The numerous gems on the Crown lit up simultaneously, "confusing" the corresponding spacetime with the help of Lumian's Mirror.
Zarathustra first transformed into a Paper Person, then reappeared in the same spot, still bound by Spider Silk.
This was the last bit of help Bernadette could offer.
Lumian's figure vanished into the Dark Void, about to be swallowed by the Space-Time Turbulence, taking Zarathustra with him.
The two appeared on the surface of the large screen on the stage of the hot pot restaurant and then passed through it.
Zarathustra then saw the private room that belonged to them, and saw tables of guests eating hot pot.
Thankfully, it wasn't the Police Headquarters... Zarathustra immediately shrank the Worms Whirlpool, quickly transforming back into the white-haired old man.
He was worried that his Mythical Creature Form would cause a lot of casualties and madness in the public place of a hot pot restaurant. If that happened, he would inevitably be captured by the Dream's Main Consciousness and forcibly kicked out or turned into Marionette. This could no longer be avoided by Historical Projection.
Zarathustra regained his human form, he suddenly saw a pair of eyes, Deep Brown eyes.
Those were Zhou Mingrui's eyes.
Zhou Mingrui was sitting at a table not far from the stage, staring blankly as Zarathustra and a strikingly beautiful woman with blood on her face walked out of the screen. He sensed a dangerous aura lingering on the former, as if she had just emerged from a state where she could kill everyone in the hot pot restaurant.
This deeply agitated him; the Goose Intestine he was holding with his chopsticks, which had not yet been put into the pot, froze in mid-air.
Outside the hot pot restaurant, the sky was still bright at seven o'clock in the evening.
Zarathustra's gaze froze instantly.
The next second, he turned to look at Lumian.
Lumian's eyes were unfocused, hazy, and the other was a blue mist tinged with Blood-Colored.
He sheathed the "Sword of Courage," a dangerous yet beautiful smile playing on his lips as he looked at Zarathustra.
Both of them felt Pain at the same time, as if they were being tightly bound by invisible tentacles and forcibly dragged away from the world they depended on for survival.
Their thoughts were also racing, stagnating, and getting stuck.
Lumian smiled even more broadly after confirming that things had turned out exactly as he had expected.
Zarathustra did not resist further, which would have prevented Him from entering the Dream again.
He gave the "Witch of Despair" before him a deep look, then used the power that had kicked him out of the Dream to leave this world.
The same is true of Lumian.
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from all directions of the hot pot restaurant.
Whether the scene of the beautiful woman and the old man stepping out of the screen was a magic trick or an application of virtual reality technology, it deserves applause!
Unbeknownst to the Spectator, a Phantom Gate secretly appeared behind Zarathustra, and Ludwig, dressed in a child's formal suit, stepped out.
People and objects Banishment by the "Magician" ability do not return to their original positions when the time is up, but instead end up beside the person who used the "Banishment" ability.
Ludwig glanced at Lumian-na and Zarathustra ahead and quickly changed his mouth back to its original shape.
He walked around to the front and took Lumian-na's hand.
Lumian-na remembered that this was her child. Led by Ludwig, she left the stage and walked to the back of the hot pot restaurant—the place where the face-changing Actor rested.
Zarathustra looked at his seat with a puzzled expression, then walked off the stage amidst the applause of the Spectator and headed to the second floor.
After walking seven or eight steps, he saw the stairs, and for some reason, his mood suddenly became cheerful.
Just then, he heard a "bang".
A dull, bluish-green bullet flew from above and struck him on the side of the head.
Franca's figure was faintly visible on the surface of the Glass Window in the corner of the second floor.
Located in a blind spot of the surveillance camera, she had already extended the "Certain-Hit Gun" slightly beyond the glass mirror.
"Certain Death!"
As the gunshot rang out, Zarathustra's pupils dilated suddenly, and his head exploded, scattering red and white matter in all directions.
Franca quickly withdrew the "Certain-Hit Gun" and, using the remaining power of the "Ice Talisman," calmly left the Glass Window.
If I can't kill your physical body, can't I at least kill your Dream Image?
Without your current identity, let's see how you acquire money and resources, and how long it will take you to obtain a new identity and return to the Dream City!