Chapter 118: Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon
"By my will, I command you, summon the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon."
As the mist grew denser, Jia Na quickly chanted the spell. Accompanied by a subtle Contract Summoning magic fluctuation, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, in the form of a Silver Mirror, suddenly appeared beside Jia Na.
"Good evening, Master (smiley face) ~"
It was still the same maliciously playful "blood writing" ending with a smiley face doodle. Jia Na, who had no time to respond to the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's friendly greeting, immediately gave instructions to her telepathically.
"Construct an illusion, don't let anyone else find us."
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Buzz—Upon receiving Jia Na's instruction, a stream of light like water ripples spread from the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's Silver Mirror surface. In an instant, the illusion took shape. Three mirror-image fakes, identical to Jia Na and the other two, quickly appeared not far from their location.
With the same pace and the same nonchalant appearance, as if looking in a mirror, the three mirror-image decoys were now walking through the forest, pretending to be the real people. Meanwhile, the three real people were on the other side of the mirror illusion, in a state of "disappearance."
"Jia Na, is this your new contracted creature? This is too strong!"
Even through telepathy, Vivian's voice couldn't hide her envy and admiration. As a pure elemental apprentice, Vivian had always been curious about apprentices like Jia Na who possessed talents in the mystic arts.
Especially when Vivian saw the few contracted Contract Summoning creatures that Jia Na summoned, which were both obedient and magical, her heartfelt astonishment and envy almost overflowed.
"Yes, I just contracted her a few days ago."
Hearing this, Bell-Moonshadow, who was standing nearby, also looked at the strange mirror creature floating beside Jia Na with a complicated expression. Having fought Jia Na twice, Bell-Moonshadow naturally knew how troublesome Jia Na's few Contract Summoning creatures were.
Whether it was the bird-like magical beast skilled in defensive magic or the Plant-based spirit that liked to scheme in the dark, they were all difficult opponents.
Now, with the addition of this unheard-of strange mirror-shaped contracted creature, Bell-Moonshadow found that the gap between herself and Jia Na seemed to be getting wider and wider...
"The illusion cannot be more than fifty meters away from us, otherwise, the illusion will shatter on its own."
"Then you mean?"
"Vivian, I remember you brought explosive runes, right—"
"Creak—creak—"
Clear footsteps echoed continuously in the quiet forest. As time gradually passed, a patch of swamp mire suddenly appeared under the feet of the mirror-image decoys.
"Attack!"
Accompanied by several sounds of air being torn, dense poisonous gas, like a purple cloud, quickly enveloped the mirror-image decoys. Closely following were several ice cones wrapped in cold air, which easily pierced through the bodies of the mirror-image decoys.
"These few White Coral Academy apprentices are nothing much—should we just kill them?"
"We can't kill them. Those White Wizards are very protective of their own. Killing them will only cause us trouble—"
"That's right, especially apprentices from Wizard families. Their souls might have been subjected to positioning Witchcraft. Once their souls are destroyed, our whereabouts will also be exposed."
As the voices gradually approached, four figures completely wrapped in gray wizard robes suddenly appeared in the sight of Jia Na and the other two.
"So they are Mist Tower Apprentices—"
Mist Tower, one of the three major Wizard organizations in Turin, is skilled in using various poisons, Curses, and trap-based Witchcraft. They rarely interact with the other two Wizard organizations and are a group of low-key eccentrics.
Due to her family's historical reasons, Bell-Moonshadow was relatively knowledgeable about the situation of the Mist Tower. Therefore, even though the attackers were completely covered, Bell-Moonshadow could still determine their identity from their magic attributes.
"Gurgle gurgle—"
Large bubbles continuously emerged from the swamp mire. Due to the limitations of the trap Witchcraft, combined with the shock effect of the poisonous mist,
The three "mirror-image decoys" constructed by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon were now completely like fish on a chopping board. Not only could they not move at all, but they were also in shock due to the paralyzing effect of the poisonous gas.
"To avoid complications, let's take the things and leave quickly."
Because Jia Na had instructed her beforehand, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon directly used silver masks to cover the faces of the three people when constructing the illusion.
So, up to this point, the four people from the Mist Tower also had not seen the true appearance of Jia Na and the other two.
"Should we take off the masks on their faces?"
"Take them off, and then take some blood samples. If we are exposed, they can be used as a countermeasure for a Curse ritual."
The mist thickened. Looking at the increasingly hazy surroundings, the tall apprentice who was about to take off the mask suddenly stopped.
"The mist here is a bit strange. Is it the Witchcraft you cast?"
"I think you're too sensitive. If you don't take it off, I will."
Seeing that the tall apprentice was hesitant, a sharp-voiced apprentice standing beside him walked directly in front of him, preparing to untie the mask.
"Wait a moment! Use the Wizard's Hand, just in case there's a trick."
"Coward."
Although she said so, the sharp-voiced apprentice still listened to the tall apprentice's suggestion and cast the Wizard's Hand, quickly reaching towards the other party's mask.
"Their masks are strange, they can't be taken off. Forget it, let's just take the things directly. The wizard robe worn by this fat sheep is high-grade goods—? It's source energy fragments! There are actually three of them!"
The "fat sheep" the sharp-voiced apprentice referred to was the "Vivian" constructed by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon using the mirror illusion. As the Wizard's Hand rummaged through her, three source energy fragments emitting magic fluctuations were found on "Vivian" by the sharp-voiced apprentice.
"They are even fire element attribute source energy fragments—"
"Wait a moment!"
Boom—The moment the sharp-voiced apprentice received the source energy fragments from the Wizard's Hand, a dense fire element aura erupted from the source energy fragments.
Seeing this, before the tall apprentice could finish warning her, a large area of fire, accompanied by deafening roars, directly swept across the location where the few people were.
"Boom—boom—boom—"
Like a chain reaction, explosions occurred one after another, rapidly blasting open along the swamp mire, raising a wave of scorching heat that directly knocked the four Mist Tower Apprentices to the ground.
"This is a trap! Retreat quickly—"
After the firelight, there were countless emerald green vines, like venomous snakes waiting for an opportunity, surrounding the four people.
At the same time, the dense fog intensified. Hidden by the obscured vision, large areas of ice cones, like an arctic blizzard, carrying biting cold air, attacked the four people frantically.