Ring of Fate

Chapter 863 The True Meaning of That Sentence

When Franka said the name, Lumian also saw the general appearance of the figure outside:

He was wearing a black robe, had very light hair, pale skin, and dark brown eyes. He did not look like an Intis.

Although Lumian had never seen Harrison in person, he had seen the portrait drawn by Franka using "dream divination" and the corresponding rituals, so it was not difficult to confirm who the person who appeared outside the gray fog was.

Seeing Franca's excited face, Lumian raised his right hand and pressed it down, signaling his companion to control his emotions first.

Franka was also an extraordinary person with rich combat experience. She quickly adjusted herself and nodded at Lumian.

She understood what Lumian meant, that she should not act rashly, but should observe for a while to see what Harrison wanted to do and what he would do, so as to judge his approximate sequence, ability traits and main intentions.

In this way, no matter what kind of response you make later, you will be much calmer.

Franka shrank a little further to the side edge of the slope, and with the help of the gray fog, she looked at Harrison holding a white candle.

At the same time, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart:

"The Beyonder Characteristics Aggregation Law is really useful!

"We gave up after only trying once. We were wrong. We didn't respect science, no, mysticism. If we try a few more times, it will come, right?"

Franka relied on the fact that only extraordinary people like Lumian who had the seal of Mr. Fool could enter the area around the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain", while other people could only see a gray mist and it was difficult to pass through. She was not too nervous and had enough energy to think about other things.

——She had tried it just now, and she couldn't penetrate the gray fog by herself. Then Lumian laughed at her, "Even Ms. Hela couldn't do it, how can you be so confident that you can do it?" This strengthened her determination to let Lumian help her digest the "pain" potion.

Lumian stood beside Franka, observing the figure outside's every move while recalling the Beyonders of the "Death", "Darkness" and "Warrior" paths he had encountered, hoping to quickly develop the most effective plan against Harrison based on their combat characteristics and ability performance.

Harrison, holding a white candle, paced a few steps outside the gray fog, looked left and right, and suddenly continued forward.

He walked towards the gray fog, and he entered the area as if he was penetrating a layer of water curtain!
"Can he get through the gray fog?
"Why?"

Franca's aqua-blue eyes instantly widened, and she felt shocked, stunned, and unwilling.

Lumian was equally surprised.

But it's not that he didn't expect that Harrison might be able to open the gray fog barrier and enter the area around the "Samaritan Woman Fountain". He just didn't expect that the other party could do it so easily.

——Based on the fact that Harrison has been looking for scenes closely related to forces such as death, darkness, and dusk, and has drifted on the Styx in the world of the "Underworlders" in the form of a corpse, Lumian reasonably suspects that he has a way or an item that can pass through the obstruction of the gray fog.

Lumian originally thought that he would see Harrison performing a strange ritual or taking out an item with an otherworldly style, but who knew that he, like himself, entered the area around the "Samaritan Woman Fountain" covered by gray fog purely on his own!
Seeing that there was no longer any gray fog barrier between the two sides, and only the fog itself was interfering with their vision, Lumian acted decisively and extinguished the white candle in his hand.

As he expected, the darkness around him surged silently, only activating the "Underworld Man" mark on his right palm without corroding his body.

He had been holding a burning candle in his hand. On the one hand, this situation could not be maintained for too long, otherwise he might gradually become a tomb manager. On the other hand, he hoped to mislead possible enemies and set a trap.

As Lumian extinguished the candle, Franka responded quickly.

She didn't have time to ask Lumian to borrow the "Black Tears", so she directly took out the "Ice Amulet" and a mirror from her "Traveler's Bag".

A crystal cold light flashed, and Franka, illuminated by the yellowish light of the white candle, entered the mirror in her hand.

As her figure disappeared, the mirror fell to the ground without being held, and Lumian stretched out a hand and caught it accurately.

Lumian, holding the mirror, immediately activated the seal of the contract, transformed into a shadow creature, and completely merged into the darkness shrouded by gray fog.

They managed to hide themselves before Harrison approached.

Behind the mirror, in the empty and dark area, Franka looked around quickly with a burning white candle in her hand.

She found that this place was also filled with the same grayish-white fog as the outside world, and every corner was like this.

Those illusory dark tunnels like spider webs were excluded by the gray fog, making them blurry and difficult to see clearly.

"Sure enough..." Franka was not surprised at all by this situation.

Lumian had told her before that this area was isolated from the spirit world, and that "spiritual world travel" could not be used here.

Even the spiritual world has been isolated, and the world in the mirror will definitely not be an exception!

Because the current mirror has been brought into the area covered by gray fog, Franka can enter the area behind the mirror to hide, but she cannot use it to travel to a mirror outside the catacombs - "Traveler's Bag" can continue to be used based on this principle.

Not to mention the mirrors outside the catacombs, Franca couldn't even reach the mirrors on Lumian's body!
Of course, Franka didn't intend to use the mirror world to do anything. She simply relied on the area behind the mirror to hide herself and prevent the yellowish light of the white candle from shining out and being seen by Harrison.

She and Janna didn't do this when they ambushed Harrison before because the area that could be monitored through the mirror was too small, and all senses except vision would be severely weakened.

Franca moved closer to the glass mirror and found that Lumian considerately turned the mirror towards Harrison so that she could see the target's figure.

Seeing Harrison slowly walking down the slope in the gray fog with the yellowish light of the white candle, Franka became more and more confused.

How did this person get through the gray fog barrier?
Could it be that he also bears Mr. Fool's mark?
Ms. Judgment and the others don’t know the Major Arcana cards!

He didn't use any items or perform any rituals just now. He relied on his own abilities? But whether it was the mastery of the seal by the "apprentice" path or the exploitation of loopholes by the "thief" path, they were all within Mr. Fool's domain. There was no reason why they could bypass the obstruction of the gray fog...

Mr. Fool's Mark...

Thinking of this, Franka's heart moved, and a respectful title flashed through her mind:
"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun!"

Harrison has the mark of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" on him, so he can penetrate the gray fog barrier? Franka made such a guess in surprise and astonishment.

She then realized that this seemed quite reasonable:
Judging from the information currently available, the culprit who caused himself and others to travel to this world is suspected to be "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun", and Easter Island is the Penglai Sacred Mountain. Penglai Sacred Mountain is suspected to be the node where the two worlds intersect, or the node where the travel is completed. If these are all true, then isn't it normal that Harrison on Easter Island or Penglai Sacred Mountain has a close relationship with "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun"?

We were previously confused by his pursuit of scenes related to death, darkness, and dusk, and his grasp of the conditions deep within death, and we actually overlooked this point!
Maybe it's just as Janna guessed, Harrison's in-depth research on death doesn't mean he is an extraordinary person on this path!
This could better explain why we weren’t able to gather him last time, so why did we meet him by chance this time?

Lumian, who transformed into a shadow creature, also thought of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun", a great being who competed with Mr. "Fool" for the top power of the three paths of "Fortune Teller", "Apprentice" and "Thief".

He looked at Harrison who was moving forward slowly, and thought of more things:

"Before, Harrison was suspected of meeting with the 'Mirror Man' Jasmine, and we speculated that he was also involved in the Vortex Project...

"Now this speculation is almost certain. Madam Magician said that when they were dealing with the Supervisor Perle, they encountered obstruction from the followers of Tianzun. Perle was one of the initiators of the Whirlpool Plan...

"This background can well explain why an outsider like Harrison can often appear in the underground of Trier and not be found by the 'Purifiers'..."

Lumian was not in a hurry to take action. On the one hand, he was not sure about Harrison's level. On the other hand, he wanted to see what Harrison was going to do by coming to the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain" again and again. This might reveal a lot of important information.

As his eyes followed Harrison's movements, Lumian suddenly understood why the "Underworld Man" told Amandine to "be careful of Penglai."

He had previously thought that it was the reappearance of the sacred mountain Penglai and the floating corpse on the river that alerted the "Underworld Man". However, because his own condition was very poor and closer to an evil spirit, he had no way of distinguishing Amandine's true location and specific situation, and only gave a reminder instinctively.

And now it seems that this is telling Amandine that people from Penglai have been to the "Samaritan Woman's Spring" and she must be careful!
Lumian was just sighing that he and the others had not thought in this direction at all when Harrison, holding the white candle, suddenly turned his head and looked at the place where he was hiding.

Almost at the same time, he heard Thermopylae's majestic and layered voice:

"Protect your 'traveler's bag'."

Uh... Lumian didn't bother to figure out the purpose behind Thermipoulos' proposal. He decisively reached to his waist and grabbed the "traveler's bag".

The next second, Harrison raised his right hand.

Lumian immediately felt the "traveler's bag" being pulled by an invisible force, but he held it tightly again.

"Thief"? Isn't it the power of the "God of Death" path? An extra gift from the Lord? Lumian was confused and used the shadow to move directly.

Behind Harrison, darkness suddenly rose, outlining the figure of Lumian.

(End of this chapter)