The past was built upon collecting unique characteristics.

Standing on this eerie mirror lake, Morian's heart sank to the bottom.

Whenever he used his spiritual perception to lock onto the target standing still with its eyes closed, it was as if he were looking at an object underwater through the shimmering surface of water—it was difficult to see clearly.

Perhaps it's not that vision or space is distorted, but rather that the light here has shifted, causing the sense of distance and direction to become inaccurate.

After quickly realizing this, Morian tentatively pulled out his revolver, aimed it at Diana who was still standing not far away with her eyes closed, and pulled the trigger.

boom! boom! boom!

Three bullets were fired in quick succession, but as the bullets approached the opponent, invisible ripples appeared in the air in front of Diana.

The moment the bullet touched the rippling "waves," it mysteriously changed its trajectory and disappeared into the lake without making a sound.

The three bullets, which should have hit their mark precisely, all mysteriously "devied" at the last moment.

Getting close is too risky, and probing from a distance will be ineffective; it's like being stuck in a quagmire with nowhere to put your foot down... Morian's expression became unusually serious.

At that moment, Diana, who had remained still, and her reflection in the lake below her, suddenly began to move.

The two Dianas moved almost perfectly in sync, their steps as light as ghosts dancing on a lake.

Their respective "Oborozuki" longswords simultaneously traced graceful arcs, their snow-white hair fluttering in the breeze, creating an extraordinary beauty on the tranquil Mirror Lake.

Although the scene was pleasing to the eye, Morian had no interest in appreciating it at all.

As the "dance" progressed, the tips of both "Oborozuki" blades shimmered with an extremely cold moonlight.

Suddenly, Diana and the others simultaneously swung their longswords lightly and gracefully!

Morian's pupils contracted sharply, no longer relying on his restricted "danger premonition," but instead trusting his deepest intuition to react.

Swish!Swish!

Two enormous crescent-shaped slashes roared out, moving at an unbelievable speed, their parallel arcs covering a nearly 180-degree fan-shaped area in front of them!

In a flash, Morian leaned his body backward to the limit, narrowly avoiding the first incoming slash. He then braced his hands against the ground, using the momentum to perform a backflip, just managing to dodge the second moonbeam that followed.

Two beams of moonlight swept across the lake in parallel, disappearing into the distance and stirring up ripples.

That was close... Morian regained his footing, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

The two slashes were too fast; he wasn't confident he could dodge them. He couldn't even see the trajectory of the second slash when he fell backward. He managed to dodge purely by instinct and luck.

It seems I still have some luck with me.

He had to restrain her before the next attack could begin! Morian glanced at Diana, who seemed to have not yet given up, and quickly pulled out several alchemical items from his pocket.

According to information provided by the butler Paul, no matter how talented Diana is, she is ultimately not destined to be a holder of the "concept weapon" destiny.

Furthermore, since he cannot use the "destructive" ability with its "penetrating" effect at this moment, it will be difficult for him to destroy her spiritual structure from within.

Then the tactics became very clear: continue to delay.

Drag it out until the opponent's borrowed power is exhausted, and until this strange Mirror Lake domain disappears on its own!

Having figured this out, Morian focused his remaining energy on dodging and disrupting.

Activating the power of "Rainbow Illusion Blade," a clone of himself suddenly formed beside him.

Two identical figures quickly swam across the lake, continuously throwing out prepared alchemy tools.

puff!puff!

Several spherical objects landed and exploded, and thick gray smoke spread around the main body and the clones, further obscuring the already hazy lake surface.

Immediately afterwards, a bottle of fluorescent green potion was tossed precisely at Diana's feet.

The glass bottle shattered silently, and a look of bewilderment flashed across Diana's eyes, as if she had suddenly lost her target, causing her movements to falter.

As a defensive mechanism, she was confused about her current actions because there was no target enemy!

The moment the potion took effect, Morian couldn't help but feel slightly relieved; the combination of these two items could also interfere with the opponent's perception.

However, that feeling of bewilderment lasted only a brief moment.

Diana's golden eyes regained their former majesty and sanctity.

The recovery was so fast? Does this mean that ascendants in "armed" state are less susceptible to abnormal status effects?!

Seeing this, Morian didn't hesitate and quickly threw out a pure white crystal.

The crystal shattered in mid-air, bursting forth with light that illuminated the entire Mirror Lake world, followed by a piercing sound.

hum!

Even under the dual cover of bright light and sound waves, Diana remained unaffected and held onto the "Oborozuki" in her hand.

A sudden chill descended upon Mirror Lake.

"Xuehua..."

Diana's soft whisper faded away.

As the "Oborozuki" sword, emitting a pale blue light, was swung, Morian's vision of the world seemed to freeze instantly. This was not a description, but a physical freeze!

Click, click-click!

A series of ear-piercing sounds of ice forming filled the air! Starting from the direction the blade had passed, the smooth surface of Mirror Lake was covered with solid ice at a visible speed!

The ice spread rapidly, instantly forming a towering iceberg that stretched all the way to the boundary of the domain, as if to divide the entire Mirror Lake world in two.

Even more deadly, an extreme chill, as if freezing the soul, spread along with the ice layer, threatening to completely freeze Morian in this frozen wasteland!

In this life-or-death moment, he made a decision.

A flash of crimson suddenly crossed Morian's eyes, and his originally dark brown pupils turned into chilling vertical pupils.

As wisps of "shadow" appeared all over his body, the ice layer that had spread to his feet stopped chilling the moment it came into contact with this aura.

It is the power that comes from the second seal of "Fenrir"!

With this ability, he can ignore most control effects and magical attacks for a short period of time.

Morian pushed off with his feet, quickly retreating backward. The remaining biting icy wind brushed against his skin, but had no effect whatsoever.

The inner demon Diana did not stop. She and the phantom beside her moved in sync again, and the "Oborozuki" in her hand kept slashing at high speed.

In an instant, the moonlight filled the sky.

Hundreds and thousands of crescent-shaped slashes shot out from Diana and the phantom, bursting out in every corner of the surrounding area and instantly covering the entire Mirror Lake space!

The overwhelming attacks sealed off all avenues for evasion, making any movement or defensive maneuver seem utterly futile.

Despite facing such a desperate situation, Morian remained unusually calm.

The moonlight that was about to strike his body all passed through the shadows on his body as if it had never touched him.