Ring of Fate

Chapter 818 Super Double

When Vanak's figure disappeared on the surface of the mirror, Lumian reluctantly put the books on the table into the "Traveler's Bag".

He stood up, left the room, walked to Julie's door and knocked twice.

Julie quickly opened the door, hugged the quilt to her chest, and exposed her shoulders, like two piles of snow in the moonlight at night.

"I don't mean to harass you!" she said with a hint of anticipation.

Lumian said to himself:
"Vanak invited me to fight Gusin and Albus together, in the ruins of Dades Agricultural Company."

After saying this, without waiting for Julie's response, Lumian turned around and walked down the stairs that were sleeping in the night, gradually merging into the darkness.

…………

In the cave filled with the fog of war, in front of four statues facing each other, Gusin, wearing a half-high silk hat, said to Albus, who was wearing a black jacket with red patterns:

"We can't be sure whether the clues related to Vanak are bait or not. We can't be sure whether we will fall into a trap later."

Albus put his hands in his pockets and laughed:

“So we came here.

"No matter if there is a trap or not, or what kind of trap it is, as long as our strength is strong enough, we can invalidate their conspiracy and make them swallow the bitter fruit of failure themselves."

Gu Xin nodded slightly and said:
“Yes, I once heard a saying that no matter how many eggs are combined, they cannot break a stone. What we need to do now is to turn ourselves into stone.

"Last time, we were not sure whether we could lock on to Vanak, so we did not take the risk of activating the altar's most powerful power to avoid wasting it. Now, we can give Vanak a 'surprise'."

Albus laughed:
"It's a good thing it didn't work last time. The illusion might allow Vanak to focus all the targets we want to deal with together, so we can solve them all at once."

Having said that, Albus looked around and sneered:

"I thought Lumian would come back here in the next few days, so I asked you to leave the 'Lamp of Disaster' on the altar to induce him to use it. I didn't expect him to be such a coward."

"He should have been here before." Gu Xin had a detailed understanding of the topography around the altar. "He tried to destroy the statue several times but failed. This caused the altar to draw a certain amount of power from the earth to repair itself, resulting in a few minor changes in details. Well, I really didn't expect him to be able to resist that desire and call and not light up the 'Lamp of Disaster' on the spot. Among the 'Hunters', this kind of self-control is unique among the unique."

Albus raised his chin:

“Hold the ceremony quickly.

"Haha, let's first check if the 'Lamp of Disaster' has been replaced or anything has been added. It would be a shame for a 'Hunter' to not do some damage to the name of this path."

"Are you looking down on my caution?" Gu Xin laughed, approached the half-high stone platform, and picked up the lamp filled with semi-solid and semi-liquid pale yellow grease.

He first observed it carefully for a while, then sniffed the smell emitted by the oil lamp, and finally put his finger in and tapped it twice near the wick.

Gu Xin immediately retracted his finger, allowing the blazing white flame to burn the light yellow grease on it.

A breath of warmth, charm, subtle fragrance and rust quickly entered his nose. He half-closed his eyes and nodded gently:
"no problem."

Albus then smiled and said:
"Where did you learn the production method of the 'Lamp of Disaster' and the corresponding secret ceremony? It's quite magical."

"You will know later. After we complete this task, we will be real companions." Gu Xin said with a smile.

He turned around, facing the four statues and the "Lamp of Disaster", took out a palm-sized blue iron soldier from the secret pocket of his clothes, and placed it on the half-high stone platform.

Isn't it Trier in the Fourth Epoch? What's so hard about guessing? It still needs to be kept secret... Companion, hehe... Albus began to move backwards, trying to distance himself from Gu Xin.

This is an instinctive choice to prepare for unexpected events.

Finally, Albus stopped about fourteen or fifteen meters away, and watched through the thick fog as Gu Xin lit the oil lamp, sat cross-legged on the ground, and entered a meditative state to complete the mystical experience.

In just a dozen seconds, Gu Xin "saw" a thick mist in the tempting fragrance.

Unlike the fog of war in the cave, this fog is tinged with a dark color.

It enveloped a city with no visible boundaries, revealing only its vague outlines.

Gu Xin flew towards a certain place in a half-dazed and half-conscious state, with a very familiar feeling.

After an unknown amount of time, he arrived in front of a tall tower of which only a black shadow remained. He quickly sank down and entered the eerie and terrifying bottom.

There seems to be a well here, merging into the well of darkness.

Gusin kept repeating the purpose of this secret ceremony to fight against the increasing confusion.

He approached the well and looked inside.

He then "saw" the moss-covered stone slabs and the black iron chains locked on the inner wall of the ancient well. The reliefs on the surface of the chains were blurry and it was difficult to make out their specific appearance.

"Can you see the inner wall of the ancient well?

“It never worked before…

"The effect is so good this time, is it because I am getting closer and closer to the great existence?" Gu Xin was pleasantly surprised.

He excitedly turned his gaze towards the dark water in the ancient well.

The dark and deep well water swayed gently, and ripples gradually formed a figure.

Gu Xin looked as hard as he could and suddenly saw patches of brown bark.

They are embedded in a certain face, bringing unspeakable horror and terror.

"Bark..." Gu Xin was startled and at the same time felt a strong sense of doubt.

Why is there something like tree bark here?

Shouldn't it be steel and blood?
Gu Xin instinctively lowered his head and looked at his hands, and found that there were also patches of brown and rusty bark on the back of his hands.

This... Gu Xin's pupils dilated sharply, and he once again cast his gaze towards the dark and deep surface of the well water.

He saw clearly the figure reflected above.

That's himself!
His face was completely occupied by mottled bark!

The next second, the barks all squirmed at the same time, dented inward, and turned flesh-colored.

They turned into one wet spore after another, embedded in flesh and blood. These spores bloomed one after another, as if to spit out countless naked little men.

Gu Xin's fear suddenly exceeded his limit. He suddenly opened his eyes and got rid of the mystical experience just now.

Huh... As he gasped for breath, he saw the iron soldier placed on the half-high stone platform expand rapidly, and soon became three or four meters tall, and his eyes were iron-black, no longer emitting the dark red light of intense burning.

The spear held by the iron soldier was quickly covered with white and blue flames.

"Success..." Gu Xin calmed himself down and was no longer so nervous.

He felt that the abnormality that had just occurred was caused by his getting closer to the great being and was a deepening of his previous mystical experience, so there were obvious differences and more details were revealed.

"I am stronger now..." Gu Xin stood up, stretched out his right hand, and extinguished the still burning "Lamp of Disaster".

"Is this the puppet with some of the strength and status of the 'Iron Knight'?" Albus walked back slowly from more than ten meters away.

"Yes, you can treat it as a weakened 'Iron Knight', not comparable to Vanak." Gu Xin answered very confidently.

He had not yet had time to examine what benefits and knowledge he had gained from the mystical experience.

After taking a few steps, Albus suddenly stopped.

He looked at Gu Xin and smiled playfully:
"Your hair has grown longer."

My hair has grown longer... Guxin tilted his head and found that his brown hair had grown from his ears to his cheeks.

He suddenly had a guess:
What I gained from this mystical experience has brought me closer to the path of "Witch"?
With such doubt, he lowered his head.

Sure enough, he saw his breasts slowly rising, pushing up his shirt, cashmere sweater, and dress coat.

Almost at the same time, Gu Xin smelled a faint smell of milk.

The smell of milk...Gu Xin was stunned again.

Will this happen with the "Witch" mutation?
He was about to ask Albus about any other changes he had undergone when he saw his partner retreating step by step.

He immediately felt the three or four meter tall iron soldier behind him bend down and put his head close to his ear amid the sound of metal collision and friction.

The iron soldier made a metallic sound and whispered:
"Mother."

"Mom... me?" Gu Xin looked down in confusion and found that his abdomen was swelling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When he saw this scene, his mind suddenly buzzed and he felt like he was reborn.

Albus, who was slowly backing away to avoid provoking any abnormality, saw Gu Xin looking at him with a smile full of maternal radiance, but her blue eyes were cold and extremely evil.

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Rumble!
A huge explosion occurred in a neighborhood with a crater on the outskirts of the city. White fireballs gathered together, rolled into the air, and gradually turned red, creating thick smoke.

At the ruined Dades Agricultural Company, Lumian and Vanak, who were hiding in a secret room underground, both noticed the movement that almost caused an earthquake.

Based on the direction of the earthquake, Lumian quickly made a guess:
“That hole filled with the fog of war?

“There was a massive explosion there?
"Albus and Gusin wanted to make some preparations before dealing with Vanak, so they lit the oil lamp that I added seasoning to, and then an accident happened?"

Lumian immediately shouted to Vanak:
"Things have changed!"

After saying this, he left the shadow creature state and "teleported" directly to the corresponding block.

He did not directly choose the entrance to the cave with the fog of war as his destination, fearing that the explosion just now was a bait set up by Albus and Gu Xin!

Only the “hunter” knows how insidious the “hunter” is!
(End of this chapter)