Ring of Fate

Chapter 839: Alternative Feint
Albus transformed into a blazing white and blue flaming spear and flew to the top of the mountain of corpses, flying towards Julie's blood that was falling towards the burnt flag of "0-01".

But in the blink of an eye, he lost his target, faded from his flaming state, and landed next to the body where "0-01" was supposed to be inserted.

At the top of the mountain of corpses, it seemed that there was no problem in opening his eyes. Albus Medici also knew this, but he could no longer see the burnt flag, the stained blood that Julie had turned into, and Sally Stein.

With previous experience, Albus quickly understood what was going on:

This is the mirror world, or the "mirror maze"!
It's impossible that Sally had waited at the top of Corpse Mountain for such a long time without making any preparations!

Just as Albus guessed, this was a "mirror maze" created by multiple mirrors reflecting each other. Sally was standing outside the maze, looking at the pool of blood running towards the burnt flag with sad and blurred eyes.

For some reason, the pool of dirty blood fell slower and slower, as if it was repelled by "0-01", but it still sank little by little like an unstoppable force, just at a slower speed.

At this point, Albus tried to use the crystal necklace wrapped around his wrist, but there was no mirror world for him to travel through and leave.

He used this to determine that he was trapped in a "mirror maze", and immediately condensed a number of bright white and blue fireballs around him, letting them fall in all directions to blow up the hidden mirrors that made up the maze.

As the name suggests, the "Mirror Maze" is just a maze, not a real barrier, and it has no defensive capabilities!
Rumbling explosions sounded almost at the same time, but Albus still failed to break through the "Mirror Maze".

None of those mirrors were blown up!
Albus' eyes moved slightly, and he decisively gave up other similar attempts.

Outside the "Mirror Maze", Sally felt the wind and waves of the explosion and sneered in her heart.

If it were somewhere else, the "Mirror Maze" would indeed be difficult to trap a "Hunter" who could carry out large-scale bombing, but this was the Corpse Mountain, the core area where "0-01" was sealed.

As a "witch of pain" who has suffered a certain degree of contamination from "0-01", Sally, like Julie, can use a little power from that special mirror world!

In the "mirror maze" she set up, the mirrors were not at the top of the mountain of corpses, but were scattered among the corpses and bones below. Then, with the help of the reflection of that special mirror world, they were projected around "0-01", forming a "mirror maze".

Seeing Julie's pool of blood getting closer and closer to the burnt flag, Sally felt a mixture of joy and confusion, and the underlying tone of these emotions was pain.

She took out a black tear-shaped forehead ornament from somewhere and placed it between her eyebrows.

Inside the "Mirror Maze", Albus calmly lowered his head, half closed his eyes, and prepared to do what he had to do later.

He whispered in ancient Hermetic language:

"The great god of war, the symbol of iron and blood, the master of turmoil and strife."

As the three-part honorific name was pronounced, the iron-black metal flagpole with the burnt flag hanging on it suddenly trembled, and the slightly drooping flag was fully unfolded, fluttering in the windless environment, and the blood spots on it became clearer one after another.

Julie's stained blood hovered in the air two or three meters away from "0-01", as if held up by an invisible hand.

The clouds in the high altitude began to spin rapidly, forming a vortex that was larger than the mountain and dyed with lavender flames. It seemed that there was some huge monster at the end of the vortex that wanted to come over, but was unable to penetrate the barrier.

Cracking sounds were heard around the "Salinger Blood Flag", and cracks appeared out of thin air and quickly shattered.

The special mirror world covering the top of Corpse Mountain was destroyed, and the "Mirror Maze" became ineffective.

Albus raised his head quickly, his eyes were iron-black, and there was a bloody mark between his eyebrows, bright red.

His eyes fell on Sally, who was wearing a black tear-shaped forehead ornament, and Sally also looked at him.

Before the two could even start a fight, they saw Lumian "easily" climb to the top of the Corpse Mountain, only seven or eight meters away from "0-01".

Without communicating, Albus and Celeste attacked Lumian at the same time.

The former swung his fist calmly, but a large amount of almost blue flames gushed out and condensed into a huge fireball. Around the latter's head, frost emerged and turned into mirrors, and in front of each mirror there was an evil and restrained black flame burning quietly.

Just as the frost mirror made by Sally was about to reflect Lumian, Lumian's figure suddenly faded, and he disappeared on the spot with a teasing smile on his face.

Behind him, a huge figure suddenly rose up and appeared in the eyes of Albus and Celeste.

The figure was already five or six meters tall, but seemed to be still in the growth stage, still stretching in different directions. Its body was either covered with brown bark or had quite disgusting tumors growing on it. Clear liquid slowly flowed out from the gaps between the bark and the tumors.

At this moment, the monster was holding his head with bloody spine in one hand. Above his head, his eyes were silver-white with black, and he looked lifeless.

There was a bloody lump of flesh and blood the size of a head on each side of the monster's shoulder. There was water inside the lump and it was unknown what was inside.

The next second, the monster jumped to the top of the mountain of corpses, dropping pools of flesh and blood made of maggots.

Behind it, countless black air was pulling at it, trying to pull it back into the mirror-smooth iron-black breastplate.

Just by seeing this scene, Celeste and Albus felt like they were being contaminated.

The former's hair fluttered and grew thicker rapidly, while black blood vessels appeared on the surface of the latter's face.

Boom!

Albus's huge fireball, which was almost blue with a small amount of white remaining, exploded on the monster, and the frost mirror suspended near Sally's head reflected the monster's figure, and balls of black flames covered it.

Click!
The monster shattered like a mirror, and its figure was immediately outlined next to "0-01".

This made Albus and Celeste feel a little scalp-tingling - this monster actually has a "mirror double".

The monster raised its head and made a sound that seemed to come from the virtual world.

Sally suddenly felt herself trapped in a dark and cold environment, restricted and suppressed everywhere, unable to break free for a short while.

Albus was also surrounded by thick darkness.

This is a secret technique that Guy created with inspiration from the "Man in the Mirror" situation.

At this time, Lumian, who had "teleported" to the bottom of the Corpse Mountain to avoid the previous round of collision, "teleported" back again.

His figure was outlined in the darkness behind Albus Medici, his mouth opened and he made a "ha" sound.

A ball of pale yellow gas shot out and landed on Albus.

Albus' eyes were empty for a moment, his body shook, then recovered.

He has the "Red Angel" to help him bear some of the effects of the "Heng Ha Technique".

Taking advantage of Albus's distraction, Lumian's left fist burned with blazing white flames and blasted at the opponent's weak spot - the neck connecting the head and body.

"Harvest"!
As soon as Lumian's fist touched Albus' neck, the member of the Medici family suddenly turned into a human-shaped ball of blazing white and blue flame.

This is not the kind of combination with the flaming spear, but it is truly transformed into flame.

Albus' neck is no longer a weak point in the flame state!
boom!
Lumian's punch only caused the human-shaped flame to shake and dim a little.

Then, Albus turned into a blazing flaming spear, broke through the shackles of cold darkness, and flew into the air.

He then changed direction, and like a spear thrown by a hidden existence in the whirlpool high above, he landed on the top of the Corpse Mountain with dozens of blazing white and blue fireballs.

Boom, boom, boom!
Horrific explosions covered the area, occurring one after another.

This forced the unspeakable monster to use the "mirror substitute" again and again, but it was unable to escape the explosion range.

But Lumian took the lead and "teleported" back to the bottom of Corpse Mountain.

"Can you still 'teleport'? The man with the broken hand is not dead yet?" Lumian felt a chill on his back as he saw Sally's face reflected on the iron-black breastplate of a nearby corpse.

This "witch" did not use the "mirror substitute" to resist Albus' attack, but chose to throw out a mirror and quickly travel to the wilderness through the mirror world - this was also Lumian's alternative plan.

Seeing that Sallyste did not attack him for the time being, Lumian withdrew his gaze and looked towards the top of the Corpse Mountain.

He didn't regret not having taken the opportunity to get Albus out just now, which was exactly what he wanted.

If he wanted to kill Albus with that attack, he would not just use his own "Harvest". He would definitely draw out the "Sword of Courage" or cover it with the state of "Incarnation of Desire"!
"If I really have to kill Albus now, who will help me get rid of Celeste and that monster? Am I just relying on myself?" Lumian muttered in his heart with obvious malice.

His attack just now also had a hidden purpose:

That was to deceive Albus, to make him think that he had no way to defeat his defense, to make him believe that the black bone ring on his hand could not target him!

When the critical moment comes, you can take advantage of his misjudgment in this regard and give him a "surprise"!
The rumbling sound of the explosion finally subsided. The corpses and skeletons on the top of the corpse mountain were all seriously damaged, and Julie's dirty blood also dissipated a little.

The monster with an indescribable appearance no longer had its "mirror double", and its body surface became tattered and charred.

Albus reappeared, raised his right hand with dark eyes, and pushed it forward.

Fiery crows with white and blue hues circled and flew towards the belly of the monster, covering the sky and earth in an endless stream.

Rumble!
The monster, whose weak points were continuously hit, staggered and fell, completely torn into pieces.

Upon seeing this, Lumian immediately drew out a straight sword that was similar to the "Sword of Courage" and "teleported" to the top of the Corpse Mountain, where Sallyste was also heading.

(End of this chapter)