Ring of Fate

Chapter 981 Desire
Boom!

The highly compressed scarlet fire snake exploded, and before Jannah could complete her curse, it swept Zarathustra in, tearing it into pieces and causing them to burn at the same time.

Once again, Zarathustra has disappeared into the mists of history.

When the explosion caused by the scarlet fire snake subsided a little, he returned to the present from the corner of the area behind the mirror and dragged out his past self from the historical gap, the self who was Sequence 1 "Mysterious Attendant".

As soon as Zarathustra, who was wearing a black robe and had dark eyes, appeared, he immediately turned into a huge vortex composed of countless worms.

This huge vortex was deep and dark, and it extended with slippery tentacles covered with evil patterns.

Mythical creature form, mythical creature form of the "Fortune Teller" path!
For angels, the form of mythical creatures is their truest appearance, so in the dream city, there is no question of whether or not to change back. Of course, this is also suppressed at the Sequence 7 level.

The moment she saw the worm vortex, even though Lumian was the "Witch of Despair" and even though she possessed divinity, she couldn't help but feel her mind stuck, her joints stiff, and her spirit as if it was being hit by a super hurricane.

He subconsciously closed his eyes, and Janna's whole body seemed to be twisted as she approached the tunnel in the mirror.

Seizing this opportunity, Zarathustra's true self made a wish:
“My wish is:

"My secret doll has returned to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures appeared in the area behind the mirror.

They were both dressed as business people, one man and one woman.

As for other puppets, of course they belong to other "Puppet Masters". Zarathustra can command their operators, not them.

Zarathustra did not make a wish to leave the mirror world because he sensed the existence of the "distortion" force from the fact that he was clearly hiding in the mist of history but was still switched to the mirror world, so he did not choose to leave the current area directly.

He was afraid that his position would be "distorted" again, which might lead to him appearing out of nowhere in front of Yagai, the number one figure in the National Police Agency.

At this time, because Zarathustra's mythical creature form was restricted to Sequence 7, the effects of both the divine impact and the mental pollution were greatly reduced, so as the "Witch of Despair", Lumian closed her eyes and kept her distance, initially relaxed, raised her left hand, and snapped her fingers.

In different places in the area behind the mirror, under the cover of a "mirror maze" composed of mirrors, groups of delayed-explosion fireballs prepared in advance received the order to explode now!

Rumble!
They exploded at the same time, intertwining with each other, causing the fierce red fire storm to cover the entire area behind the mirror, completely submerging Zarathustra's historical pore image, the two marionettes, as well as Janna and Lumian.

This is the home ground of the “Hunter”, the home ground that Lumian has carefully arranged!
As for Zarathustra's true self, it is once again hidden in the mist of history.

Rumble!
Zarathustra's two secret puppets used "paper substitutes" and were torn into pieces in the violent impact of the wind and waves and ignited by red flames.

The historical pore image of Zarathustra maintained the form of a mythical creature, with tentacles reaching out and entangled the sweeping firestorm.

He "grafted" himself and the flame together, so he was not hurt, but just drifted to the other side with the storm.

Normally, the "Graft" suppressed at Sequence 7 cannot reorganize Zarathustra's historical pore image with the concept of flame, but the Sequence 7 "Magician" of the "Fortune Teller" path can manipulate flames and has a very close connection with flames. Therefore, Zarathustra's historical pore image can flash continuously in the storm like a special flame.

Lumian's body also shattered like a mirror.

Then, he "teleported" to the vicinity of the female secret doll that had just emerged, used the mirror in his hand to reflect the other party's figure, and smeared the "Flame of Destruction" containing the power of "Harvest" onto the mirror surface.

Under the dual influence of Zarathustra's real body entering the mist of history and Zarathustra's historical projection transforming into "flame" and drifting in the storm, the female secret doll had no time to react or hide in the mist of history, and bursts of extremely repressed and destructive black flames erupted from her body.

She quickly degenerated into a paper figure, but when she emerged in another place behind the mirror, the "flame of destruction" on her body had not been extinguished.

After using the "paper doll substitute" twice in a row, the secret doll's body also turned into ashes.

At this moment, the horrific scene created by the delayed explosion fireballs finally subsided, and Zarathustra's historical pore image stretched out his right hand and gently grabbed.

The surrounding space and time were distorted, making the entire area behind the mirror seem to be covered by a huge curtain, forming a secret area isolated from the surroundings.

"Mysterious Realm"!
After confirming that Lumian and Janna were both pulled into the "mysterious realm" by their own historical projections and could no longer stop themselves for a short period of time, Zarathustra returned from the mist of history and landed on the edge of the dark and empty area behind the mirror.

He ignored his own historical projection, nor the remaining secret dolls that were also trapped in the "mysterious realm", and walked straight to the glass mirror leading to the hot pot restaurant's private room.

Now, he has enough energy to be vigilant and avoid the influence of the "distorted" power.

Just as Zarathustra approached the glass mirror, he suddenly heard a gunshot.

A yellow bullet, with an indescribable feeling of decay, flew out from one of the spider-web-like tunnels and headed straight for his vest.

Anthony, wearing a cheap black T-shirt and a shaved head, flashed out of the tunnel following the bullet.

He used the power of the "Ice Mirror Spell" to lurk there and did not set foot in the area behind the mirror, so he was not included in the "mysterious realm" created by Zarathustra's historical projection.

While Zarathustra's real body was avoiding the bullet, Anthony, with the help of the remaining "mirror shuttle" power, came to the side of the white-haired old man.

He raised a painting he had drawn in advance, and let his eyes turn golden as he stood up.

"Frenzy"!
Anthony felt that Zarathustra completed his resurrection by seizing the body of "Loki", and the two sides might still be in a bit of a stalemate now, so using "Frenzy" to target Zarathustra's mental state might have a miraculous effect.

The painting in his hand was drawn using a blank album. It showed a door, a lock, and wooden bars that completely sealed the door.

The painting burned on its own and turned into a shadow, which was attached to the glass mirror leading to the outside world. It was also sealed with wooden bars and a lock was added.

Zarathustra, who was directly affected by the "madness", suddenly faded and turned into a shadow.

This is the ability of a "magician" to create illusions.

After Zarathustra returned from the mist of history, the first thing he did was to create an illusion instead of going directly to the exit.

He used this to make Anthony misjudge his position and only hit the phantom.

The true figure of Zarathustra quickly appeared not far away, and he spoke indifferently in the dragon language:
“My wish is:

"Banish the enemies here."

Before Anthony could use the area-type "shock", his eyes went dark and he seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force and thrown into the air.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a prison cell with no mirror-like objects around him to use - all the iron bars were wrapped in cotton cloth.

Zarathustra chose to exile Antony instead of wishing to kill him because the angel believed that the enemy mixed up with the "witch" would likely have one or two "mirror doubles", which would result in a temporary failure of the wish and a waste of time.

However, in this case, Lumian in the "Mysterious Realm" was not affected by the miracle and remained inside.

Zarathustra's wish is to exile the enemies "here", but the "mysterious realm" no longer belongs here!
Zarathustra, no longer disturbed by Anthony, turned his gaze back to the glass mirror.

He had fulfilled two wishes and created two miracles, which consumed a lot of his own energy, so he just opened his mouth, ready to use the "air cannon" to bombard the wooden bars and door locks to remove their blockade of the exit.

In the "mysterious realm".

Jannah had vanished, and Lumian, having calmed down a bit, was "teleported" behind Zarathustra's historical projection.

He raised his head and looked upward, his eyes, which had many capillaries broken by looking directly at the mythical creature, turned iron-black, and he hummed.

As two beams of white light shot out from his nose towards the dark vortex of worms, he threw the "Sword of Courage" in his hand towards somewhere high in the sky.

That place looked pale in his eyes.

That is the weakness of the "Mysterious Realm"!

Even though the "Mysterious Realm" is an ability that can only be used by Sequence 1, it is currently only at the strength of Sequence 7!
Outside the "mysterious realm".

Zarathustra made a "bang" sound and fired a ball of air cannon, causing the wooden bars and iron locks drawn on the glass mirror to break into pieces.

At this moment, several figures came out from another tunnel.

There is Ludwig wearing children's formal clothes, the female version of Anthony who is slightly plump, mature and pretty, and the male version of Janna who is handsome with flaxen hair combed into a handsome style.

The real Janna is still hiding in the tunnel and has not entered the area behind the mirror.

The one who appeared before was a shallow mirror image she created using special mirror world fragments. This could last longer and be used to confuse Zarathustra, but under the influence of the regional explosion created by Lumian and the "Mysterious Realm" just now, the weak shallow mirror image had been destroyed.

The current male version of Janna and the female version of Anthony are deep mirror people created in advance using the special mirror world fragments in the hands of Franca and Lumian. They can only last for three minutes. Their abilities are almost perfect replicas of their original bodies, and they can also borrow the power of the special mirror world to a certain extent.

After the battle with the resurrected female corpse, Lumian and others began to pay attention to the abilities attached to the special mirror world fragments.

The effect is not obvious in the real world, but in the dream city where everyone is suppressed to Sequence 7, the more mirror helpers the better!

Janna did not let the male version of herself, the female version of Anthony, and Ludwig follow Anthony to attack Zarathustra because she remembered Lumian's instructions beforehand:

"If the assassination fails, the subsequent attacks must be carried out in batches. We cannot attack all at once, lest Zarathustra's special ability take them all away at once. This will also consume his spirituality and the number of times he can use his special ability..."

In the Hunter's home turf, although it cannot be said that the enemy can be arranged from beginning to end, at least the first few waves of attacks can still reflect one's own intentions!

(End of this chapter)