Ring of Fate

Chapter 738 I’m guilty

The effect of the healing potion and the burning of the flames basically stopped the bleeding of Lumian's wounds, and some parts of his body even began to grow flesh and form scabs on their skin.

Lumian put on the "lie" ear clip and tried to move the hideous gap between his chest and abdomen to a relatively unimportant position. He stared at the oil painting hanging on the rock wall, and many thoughts flashed through his mind:
"As an 'Overseer', you wouldn't just go into battle?

"Perle's real body has been hiding in the dark just now, avoiding possible accidents?
"But if she had done it herself, we might have been dealt with long ago, and there would have been no chance for an accident...

"Moreover, Perle didn't seem to care much about not capturing me alive. Doesn't the failure of the person in her painting mean that the 'backroom deal' she initiated failed to be successfully fulfilled, and she will inevitably suffer a serious backlash afterwards?

"She's not a fraud..."

Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly had a guess:
"Capturing me alive is just what Perle said himself, there is no other evidence...

"This may indeed be the request made by the other party in the 'backroom deal', but it is not the only request. It is most likely one of several requests, and the least important one. So after Perle created the special mirror world, he immediately left this oil painting behind and let the people in the painting deal with us, while he went somewhere else.

"She is going to complete the most critical and important requirement?
"You can't completely trust the broker's words...

"From her tone just now, it seems that she succeeded. Therefore, I am very sure that the vortex is about to take shape and it won't be long before everyone is sucked in...

"It seems that she is not nearby at all. She just used the connection before the person in the painting completely disappeared to exchange a few words. She can't even be tracked."

Lumian felt that his guess could well explain Perle's performance and some details in the previous battle, which made him feel a little heavy in his heart.

If it was really as he thought, the vortex of the "School of Truth" had indeed not been effectively stopped and was about to take shape!
What will happen after some time?

At this time, Mr. K walked to Lumian's side and also stared at the tattered oil painting.

He said in a hoarse voice:

“I am guilty.

"I failed to find out the plans of the 'School of Truth' in advance, and the problems accumulated until they were about to explode."

As he spoke, the flesh on Mr. K's shoulders began to wriggle, and two pale, thin, wet arms slowly grew out. The black robe, whose sleeves had also been cut off, could not be restored.

Without waiting for Lumian's response, Mr. K turned his head and said:
“Any movement here will be noticed quickly, so it’s not suitable to stay here for long.

"Come see me tomorrow morning."

“Okay.” Lumian glanced at his companions who were either hiding in the shadows or using “psychological invisibility”, and nodded slightly.

He also planned to move to a safe house as soon as possible to avoid being accidentally attacked by official Beyonders.

When Mr. K "teleported" away, Franka, Janna and Anthony came out from their respective hiding places.

"Let's go back to the safe house now," Lumian said without hesitation.

Franka nodded slightly, and said with a look of regret and heartache:
"I don't know where the 'Arrogance Armor' was exiled to. It would be a shame if it were lost."

If the "Armor of Pride" had not directly attacked the figure in the painting of "Supervisor" Perle, forcing her to change her life form and indirectly causing the disappearance of several conjured punishers, even if Lumian could still come up with a way to deal with the Painted Islands swindler Monette, he would have found it difficult to survive the later stages - in that case, he would not only face Perle's punishment, but would also have to deal with Anthony, the punisher.

To Lumian and the others, the "Arrogant Armor" was a meritorious service and a very useful seal, and no one wanted to lose it.

"If it were a human, it would have been able to find it itself. But now..." Lumian sighed and grabbed Anthony's shoulder with his left hand.

At this moment, bits of bright starlight emerged from the void and quickly formed a dreamy double door.

The door opened and the Magician, the Judgement and the Hermit walked out.

The Magician looked around and looked at Lumian, who was missing an arm and looked miserable. He asked with a slightly strange expression:

"Were you attacked?"

As she spoke, the quarry cave, which was only lit by the light of carbide lamps, became even darker, as if an invisible curtain had been drawn around it.

"Yes." Franka briefly recounted the whole story on behalf of Lumian, whose injuries had only been relieved and not caused sudden death.

"The one who attacked you was the person in Perle's painting. Did her real body go to do something else?" Ms. Magician asked as if to confirm.

"That should be the case," Lumian replied.

The Magician looked at the Judgement and the Hermit, and their eyes met, neither of them concealing their doubts.

After a brief silence, the "magician" did not explain, but stars gathered in his eyes, seeming to outline some pattern.

A light drizzle of rain then began to fall, sprinkling on Lumian's body, completely healing his wounds.

Franka and the others, who were also nourished by the rain, washed away their fatigue.

This is very similar to the ability that "Mrs. Night" used in the dream...Lumian made some associations.

The "Magician" lady nodded and said:

"Write me the details tomorrow."

After saying this, she disappeared with "Judgment" and "Hermit".

As the darkness faded, Lumian found himself and his companions back in the safe house in the administrative district - the place where Janna had summoned the messenger of Lady Judgment.

"Ms. Magician and the others are very confused about why we were attacked by the people in Perle's paintings." Anthony put away the blank painting album and expressed his feelings just now.

Lumian nodded and said:

"The question is not about Perlo attacking us. It's not surprising that the 'Supervisor' who focuses on 'secret deals' would do anything."

"What's the confusion?" Janna and Franca couldn't think of an answer.

Anthony tried to analyze:

“The doubt is indeed not that Perle attacked us, but that we were attacked by Perle.

"They seem to believe that we will not be attacked by Perlo, and it does not matter whether Perlo has the intention or not to do so."

Lumian and the others fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, Franka cried out "Ah".

She looked at Lumian and the others, and slowly pulled her hand out of the Traveler's Bag in surprise.

"The 'Armor of Pride' is in here, and it's back!"

Did the "Magician" lady help to retrieve it? Just as Lumian had this thought, he noticed Franca's actions.

He immediately shouted:
"stop!"

We can’t let Franka take out the “Armor of Pride”!

This is a cramped room, and here I am!

Franca's expression froze and she stopped her elbow in time.

…………

In a mirror world composed of dark and empty tunnels.

The "supervisor" Perle keeps moving from one mirror to another, looking for the final destination.

She looked quite relaxed, and was happy that this disaster had actually contributed to the formation of the vortex.

At the other end of the dark and empty tunnel, a bright ball of wool quietly followed behind her, rolling forward silently, leaving behind a line hidden in the darkness.

…………

The next morning, after sending the letter to Ms. "Magician", Lumian came to the headquarters of "Psychic" magazine and met Mr. K in the basement.

Both of them have intact limbs.

Mr. K, who was wearing a huge hood and a black robe, didn't pay attention to this matter. He said to Lumian in a hoarse voice:
"Go somewhere with me."

"What are you going to do?" After last night's cooperation, Lumian's attitude towards Mr. K became more relaxed.

Mr. K nodded and said:

"First, I want to repent for what happened this time. Second, I want to tell the Lord through the statue that you have grown up and can serve as His messenger. He will make arrangements at the appropriate time. Believe in the Lord, believe in the Lord with all your heart."

Just going to a place with a statue of the "True Creator"? That's fine... it would be troublesome if we really wanted to see the God... Lumian bowed his head humbly and said:

"It's my pleasure."

Mr. K walked up to him, grabbed his arm, took him into the spirit world, and began to "teleport."

Passing through layers of rich colors and countless indescribable transparent creatures, the two arrived at a church.

The church seemed to be located in a deep valley. Its surface was water black and was carved with a large number of human bones. The top was very similar to the church of the "Eternal Sun" Church and was hemispherical.

Mr. K said nothing, but walked through the open door with his back slightly bent.

Lumian followed closely behind.

He then saw the spacious but dimly lit prayer hall and a huge, dark cross standing deep in the church.

A naked male statue was hung upside down on the cross, with rusty iron nails visible on various parts of its body, and bright red blood around each nail.

Is this the statue of the True Creator? Lumian was startled and hastily looked away.

What he saw in the Church of the Fool, the Church of the Eternal Sun, and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery were only holy emblems, but no idols. He had thought that Mr. K was using the idols to represent the holy emblems.

Mr. K walked all the way to about four or five meters in front of the statue and stopped moving forward.

Lumian fell slightly behind and stopped.

On the way from the door to here, he had already seen the face of the upside-down statue clearly:
The nose, mouth, ears, etc. are all quite blurry, with only outlines visible, but the eyes are very clear and are tightly closed, as if bearing all the pain and guilt.

Mr. K. made the sign of the cross on his chest and shouted in a hoarse voice:

"Praise to you!

“Praise you for creating everything!
"Praise you for bearing the sins of the world!"

Lumian followed suit, performing the same actions and praising the same words.

Suddenly, his head felt dizzy, his eyes became slightly hot, and he felt a sense of familiarity with the current scene.

This... Lumian's spiritual intuition told him that this was the negative effect of the Bayinfer Contract being triggered.

The effect is:

In scenes closely related to Bayinfel's past, you will see the truth that you shouldn't see.

Is this place closely related to Bayinfer's past? Was he once a clergyman of the "True Creator"? Lumian suppressed his curiosity while making some guesses, still staring at the ground.

Suddenly, his eyes froze.

He saw a vague lizard-like creature.

That was the lizard-like elf that had appeared in his dream about the village of Cordu, the lizard-like elf that crawled out of Auror's mouth!
It is very likely that it affected Aurora and prevented her from asking Hela for help in time!
This lizard-like elf also appeared at the end of the "Shadow Tree" incident.

Now, why was it here, in the church of the True Creator?
When Mr. K half-prostrated himself on the ground with his face pressed tightly against the black stone bricks, Lumian subconsciously raised his head and looked forward.

He saw the huge black cross become illusory, as if it stood on the top of a mountain. He saw lizard-like elves crawling in and out of the blurry figure hanging upside down, circling and dancing...

Lumian stared at the scene blankly, and heard Mr. K's voice, which was a little muffled because his mouth was pressed against the ground:

"Merciful Father, please forgive me for the sins I have committed."

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