Ring of Fate

Chapter 713 "Communication"

Lumian wasn't surprised at all to feel his wrist being held by a wet hand.

He even chuckled:
"Well done, you only stained your wrists and didn't contaminate my whole hand."

As he spoke, he pulled back with all his strength and felt something unusually heavy on the other side.

Lumian's muscles swelled, and his body seemed to grow slightly larger.

Finally, he saw the bloody figure in the jacket being pulled out of the empty mirror.

A blue-black mist emerged and seeped into the parchment paper on which the evil contract was written.

The contract began to burn on its own, transforming into multiple silver-white and black symbols and words. They connected end to end, forming a complex and illusory pattern, which suddenly passed through the clothes and fell between Lumian's chest and abdomen.

After dragging "Bloody Jack" out of the mirror, Lumian completed the other party's request and the contract was naturally reached!

At this time, "Bloody Jack", who had stood firmly in front of the altar, raised his head.

His bloodied face turned towards Lumian, his hands raising the huge axe that was still dripping with blood.

Lumian's eyes had long been dyed iron-black, and in his eyes was reflected the figure of "Bloody Jack" with only two colors.

One was bright red, covering every corner of "Bloody Jack's" body and filling every inch of space. The other was pale white, only the size of a thumb, located on "Bloody Jack's" abdomen, surrounded by layers of bright red.

Just like Father Kali before he turned into a resentful spirit, he has only one weak point on his body, but it is not on his spirit body, but hidden inside his body... It looks like it is made of sticky blood, and no matter how much damage it suffers or how much it loses, as long as the core is not damaged, it will not be affected... It is a bit like the "Rose Bishop" of the "Secret Prayer" path, but it has mirror-related abilities... As Lumian observed, a series of thoughts flashed through his mind calmly.

"Bloody Jack"'s red spider-web-like eyes revealed a cruel and bloodthirsty expression, and the huge axe he raised high fell down and chopped towards Lumian's body.

The deal is done, now I'm going to kill you!
boom!
The giant axe failed to hit Lumian and smashed into the hollow ground of the quarry, creating a deep crack and causing splashes of gravel and soil.

With a very twisted posture and flexibility beyond human limits, Lumian moved behind Bloody Jack.

He swung his arm briefly and punched out with his right fist.

Blazing white flames rose up instantly, enveloping his fists, winding around his forearms, and leaving a bright tail.

Poof! Lumian's fist was like hitting a swamp. The deeper he went, the muddier and stickier it became.

Boom! He directly detonated the blazing white flames surrounding his fist, blasting open a passage.

His fist and forearm sank into the cavity of "Bloody Jack" and stopped at the pale color.

Just as "Bloody Jack" was about to twist his back and sweep with the giant axe, he suddenly froze, and his body quickly collapsed, turning into large chunks of solidified blood that fell to the ground.

These blood clots squirmed and reorganized into "Bloody Jack", but there was always a small gap in the abdomen that could not be filled.

Upon seeing this, Lumian's body was ignited with a layer of blazing white flames, and he assumed a posture of attacking with all his strength.

"Bloody Jack" instantly disappeared and hid back in the mirror on the altar.

Lumian laughed, gave up the pursuit, and finished the summoning ceremony at a moderate pace.

His goal has been achieved, and he has obtained the contract ability of "Mirror Mark"!
He had observed the fate of "Bloody Jack" not to gather information about him, but to confirm whether this strange creature from the bloody world possessed divinity!
If Bloody Jack did not have divinity, Lumian could have completed some dangerous deals with him to bypass the requirement of ninety-nine human sacrifices. If Bloody Jack had divinity, he would have suffered backlash, but at the time he was under the protection of the ritual and watched over by Mr. Fool’s gray mist, so he would not be greatly affected.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Lumian dared to agree to drag "Bloody Jack" out of the mirror and free him from the restrictions of the ritual.

It turns out that as long as the parties to the contract can communicate normally, the cost of signing the contract can be significantly reduced.

Of course, negative effects cannot be avoided. When Lumian obtains the "Mirror Mark", he will be more likely to attract abnormal events and strange dangers related to mirrors.

Because the crack created by "Bloody Jack" spread to the "Spiritual Wall", causing the latter to gradually collapse, Franka did not miss the opportunity and asked curiously about what had just happened.

Lumian briefly described his "bargaining" with "Bloody Jack" and smiled at the end:

"I worked hard to advance to Sequence 5, just to allow this evil creature to communicate with me calmly."

"You call that being calm and peaceful?" Franca couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She immediately sighed and said:

"If it wasn't for dealing with Moran Avini, Mirror Mark would definitely not be a good choice. You don't normally use it, so it's like wasting a contract quota."

This is because Lumian has no other mirror-related abilities. Without the help of a fixed entrance to the mirror world, he cannot pass through the mirror, let alone rely on the "mirror mark" to locate the target.

Lumian didn't really care:

"The sealed item corresponding to Hisoka's extraordinary characteristics may have the ability to transform into a wraith. The Mirror Seal can be used to complement it."

"Hope." Franka said with emotion, "This is also where the 'Contracted Person' is inferior to the 'Shepherd'. Once the contract is signed and the ability is obtained, it cannot be given up. Even if the ability is no longer useful, it still occupies a place and brings corresponding negative effects."

Many contract abilities are acquired to meet needs within a certain period of time. After that period, they are often useless, just like Lumian's "Face of Nether". After he got the "Lie" ear clip, he only used it occasionally as an illusion in battle.

Lumian smiled:
"Who said you can't give up?"

"Uh..." Franca was stunned for a moment.

Lumian's lips curled up, revealing a brilliant smile:

"Kill the contract partner, and the contract will be dissolved."

Franca and Janna both hissed inwardly.

After a few seconds, Franka joked:

"Very good, keep that smile, this is the smile of a killer, no, a reaper."

"No wonder you didn't kill Bloody Jack just now, but just scared it away. It turns out you were afraid that the ability you just acquired would disappear in the blink of an eye." Janna nodded thoughtfully, "Didn't you say you were going to contract three abilities this time? Do you have any ideas for the other two abilities?"

“Yes.” Lumian was not in a hurry to complete the second ritual, and chatted, “One is to improve the ability to defend or stand-like abilities, and the other is the ability to deal with undead creatures, but the latter one will have to wait for a while before considering it.”

The former is to address the problem of one's own physical body not being strong enough, while the latter is to make up for the weakness of not having enough means to deal with undead creatures such as wraiths.

"Stand-type abilities..." Franka said with a smile, "You can just sign a contract with the ghosts or spirits of the dead Sequence Beyonders in the Witch or Fortuneteller."

Lumian sneered:

"Do you think I haven't thought about it?

"But apart from a witch evil spirit that looks like a saint, there is no one related to 'witch' or 'fortune teller'. I am definitely not able to bear the negative impact brought by the demigod contract."

"Maybe I can bear it." Franka's eyes lit up and said, "Maybe the negative impact is just changing gender."

"What do you mean by 'just'?" Lumian originally wanted to mock Franca's words "Life is short, why not give it a try", but he held back in front of Janna.

Franka suddenly had an idea:

“Can we only sign contracts with spirit beings or strange creatures?
"Can we sign with a human? I can share my 'Mirror Double' ability with you."

This was the first time Lumian thought about this question. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"There's nothing wrong with the relevant mystical knowledge...

"But forget it. The fateful contract might have some hidden contamination or influence."

"That's right." Franka was still relatively rational.

While answering, she thought of another question:
If I really sign a contract with you, what negative impact will I bring to Lumian?
"Why does it take some time to get the ability to deal with undead creatures?" Janna didn't have as unconventional a mind as Franka, so she could only care about more practical issues.

Lumian smiled and said:
"Because the spirit world and strange creatures are afraid of the purification of sunlight and do not have similar abilities, I can only consider obtaining it from the realm of death, which has a good contract object."

"'Armored Shadow'?" Franca realized something. "Are you afraid that giving him too much gold will make the subsequent communication uncontrollable?"

Lumian nodded and said:

"Also, I'm waiting for the Sealed Artifact made from Hisoka's Beyonder characteristics. If it's related to the Wrathful Soul, I don't need to get the corresponding Contract Ability."

After communicating for a while, Lumian rebuilt the "Spiritual Wall" and began the second summoning.

This time, he summoned:
"A strange creature that roams the upper realms, one that is stronger than you can imagine, a giant that never stops."

When the spell was finished, a "mountain" made of stacked layers of flesh appeared at the mysterious gate.

No one knew how high it was, and it was unable to get out completely, squeezing the illusory and mysterious door so hard that it shook.

After speaking the "Secret Words of Destiny", Lumian obtained the corresponding information.

This "meat mountain" does have the property of improving its defense, which can make the body as hard as steel and as heavy as rock, but the corresponding negative impact is that the movement speed is close to that of an ordinary turtle.

Lumian had no choice but to give up.

His alternative target was his own messenger, Bayinfer the Confessor.

According to the messenger information provided by Ms. "Magician", Bayinfel has the ability to activate his own shadow and exchange positions with his original body at critical moments.

(End of this chapter)