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Chapter 271, 270: The Water Mirror Demon, a Copy of Gu Yuan

Splash—

The waves washed over the shore again and again. After leaving Profitt's residence, Gu Yuan walked alone on the damp gravel.

His gaze was deep, but his heart was churning even more than the darkness of the night.

"Goddess—if you really were involved in this, then what is your purpose?"

He pondered silently, the sea breeze ruffling the hair on his forehead, yet unable to dispel the solemnity between his brows. "Is it that they foresaw my future—that I would seal away and take the demon away—and were unwilling to let this dangerous power fall into the hands of someone like me, a variable?"

"Or is it merely a formulaic act of benevolence, upholding a predetermined course of fate? Is it a reluctance to see other worlds suffer?"

Amidst the crashing waves, he stopped and gazed at the black sea, which churned like ink, his eyes gradually hardening.

Whatever the goddess's intentions, he must take this demon with him.

This is not only to resolve the crisis in the world of Freyren, but also to truly establish a foothold in the world of slimes, where powerful beings abound.

With the power of "aging" as his trump card, he will have more room to maneuver even when facing a dragon like Velusad again, instead of having to rely solely on Milim's protection.

As for the potential backlash from the demon and the difficulty of controlling it —

Gu Yuan's eyes remained completely unmoved.

The power of sealing is idealistic and absolute. Even if it cannot be used in this world, it can be taken to the DanMachi world to find the relevant gods for processing.

With that thought, he exhaled a breath of stale air, which smelled of the sea, and resolutely turned and walked toward his temporary lodging.

There was still some time before dawn, and besides the crucial sealing magic device, he had a lot of preparations to make.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the tense yet orderly preparations.

As the eastern sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, Gu Yuan's figure appeared above this sea of ​​death.

hum!

The decaying aura wafted over, but when it touched Gu Yuan's body, it was quietly neutralized by an invisible barrier of faint light.

Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but he quickly assessed the energy expenditure in his mind.

Originally, Kraft's Goddess Blessing was intended to dispel most of the lower-level aging erosion, saving him a lot of mana to deal with the core battle.

But now that Kraft is behaving strangely and acting alone, this opportunity has been lost, and he can only rely on his vast magical reserves to withstand it.

Fortunately, Gu Yuan never placed all his hopes on one place.

Last night, he traveled to the DanMachi world and almost emptied the market of all the panaceas in Orario.

At this moment, the mountain of potions inside the Thousand Realms Bracelet was one of the reasons why he dared to venture into this perilous place alone.

call.

Gu Yuan quickly scanned the reserves in the bracelet with his divine sense, and rapidly calculated the balance between magic power consumption and potion replenishment in his mind.

At the same time, he quietly adjusted the time flow of the DanMachi world to be ten times that of the current world, thereby creating an invisible logistical time.

Hopefully, this will be enough.

The whispers faded away in the sea breeze.

Without any further hesitation, he moved, transforming into a shooting star that tore through the sky, and plunged headlong into the black mist.

Almost at the same moment that Gu Yuan's figure was swallowed up by the thick black mist.

A frail little boat, propelled by Kraft's rowing, struggled to break through the waves and reach the edge of this deathly realm.

He stopped rowing, his chest heaving, and looked up to see Gu Yuan hovering in the sky before resolutely disappearing into the fog.

The decisiveness displayed by that figure caused a complex emotion to flash in his eyes, which then turned into envy for that powerful force.

He took a deep breath, gripped the oar, and prepared to paddle into the ominous waters.

"Don't envy him, Kraft."

The ethereal female voice rang in his ears at just the right moment.

The voice of Vasa, the apostle of the goddess, was like a gentle stream, soothing his turbulent emotions, seemingly always by his side: "The goddess's gaze is with you; I will guide your path."

Upon hearing this, Kraft instinctively clutched the warm pendant to his chest, as if drawing courage from it.

He muttered to himself, both as encouragement and as a response to the "oracle": "I know."

The oars struck again, creating ripples, and the small wooden boat resolutely sailed into the churning black fog.

As the two figures disappeared one after the other, the fog that permeated the sea seemed to come alive, churning more violently and increasing in concentration.

Even the newly emerged dawn was completely stained black, and the world returned to darkness.

Gu Yuan rushed into the mist, expecting to be plunged into pure darkness, but the scene before him was beyond his expectations.

Below was not an endless sea, but a solitary island standing in the dark ocean, its outline faintly visible in the mist.

The "Curse Reversal" magic aura around him was flickering at an alarming frequency, continuously resisting the omnipresent power of the aging rules around him.

The magic was draining away even faster than he had anticipated.

Without hesitation, Gu Yuan flipped his hand and took out a bottle of panacea that shimmered with a faint green light, knowing full well that every second he stayed here was a race against death.

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His mind raced as he scanned the island below, his vast senses radiating outwards: "Where is the true form of the aging demon hiding?"

"Is this island its lair, or—a trap?"

The island was deathly silent, save for the flowing black mist, which seemed to be waiting for him to explore.

One must not hesitate.

He made a quick decision, lowered his body, and swooped down towards the center of the island!

However, the moment his feet touched the dark rocks on the island...

An extremely subtle fluctuation came from his side and front, which he suddenly caught!

"!"

Gu Yuan turned his head without hesitation.

Not far away, on the tallest black reef, the mist was twisting strangely, and a familiar outline was becoming clearer at a speed visible to the naked eye!

That figure—

Before Gu Yuan could determine the source of the familiarity, *sneer*!

A beam of deathly white light appeared in response to the thought, tearing through the thick black mist and heading straight for his chest at a speed beyond the reach of sight!

Swift! Accurate! Ruthless!! With a decisive, one-hit kill in mind!

With thinking accelerated a thousand times, the world seems to freeze.

Gu Yuan's longsword sprang out of his waist as if it had a life of its own, and he delivered a simple, unadorned upward slash! The sword flashed, like a new moon breaking through the dawn!

Clang!

The two sword energies clashed fiercely, unleashing a deafening roar like metal striking metal. The violent shockwave exploded in a perfect ring, instantly clearing away the surrounding mist!

Amidst the surging air currents, Gu Yuan's gaze pierced through the thin mist, locking firmly onto the figure on the reef.

His figure, appearance, standing posture, and even the style and grip of the long sword in his hand were exactly the same as his!

The only difference was that the other party was shrouded in a lifeless, deathly gray.

Gu Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

"So that's how it is—is there another demon lurking on this island?"

"Water Mirror Demon————"

The reason for the strange resonance I felt earlier has been found.

His eyes darkened, and instead of fear, a burning fighting spirit surged within him as he faced a challenger.

The murderous intent in the air almost solidified into a tangible form.