Chapter 192 Cooperation Seeing Lumian's puzzled look, Franka briefly explained: "One of the core abilities of the 'Witch' path is closely related to mirrors and manipulating the world in the mirror. "When I suspected that this really involved the 'witch' or 'hunter' path, I wondered if we had unknowingly walked into a certain place in the mirror world, so I took out a makeup mirror and tried to see if I could leave through the mirror, but as you can see, it didn't work. "Because of this incident, I had already preliminarily ruled out the possibility of the mirror world and the remains of the 'witch', but now suddenly a mirror sunk to the bottom of the water appeared, which seemed to be hiding an exit..." "So, you suspect that this is someplace in a specially treated mirror world, with all exits limited to specific mirrors?" Lumian tried to understand Franka's thoughts. "Yes." Franka nodded gently, "But what I can't understand is that we haven't encountered anything like a mirror, so how did we inexplicably enter this space? Maybe my guess is wrong, or only partially correct..." Lumian thought for a moment and asked sincerely: "What is the mirror world?" Franka grabbed the ponytail behind her head: “It’s hard for me to explain this to you because I don’t really understand it myself. "Let me talk about it from my understanding. In mysticism, mirrors have some unique symbolic meanings, such as one's own reflection and the entrance to another world. The former means that we can use mirrors to create substitutes, while the latter represents the world in the mirror.
"It is often associated with horror, mystery, thriller, and weirdness. As for whether there is something hidden inside or whether it is a real alternate dimension, I have no way of guessing. I only know that the mirror world connects to different things similar to mirrors, and it may point to some spaces that are inaccessible to normal people. When my sequence is improved a bit, I should be able to use the mirror world to quickly travel to different places." Lumian thought back to what had just happened and used his imagination to the fullest: "Could it be that the you we see is the reflection of you in the mirror world because of something that happened to you before you became a 'witch'? "That would explain why I never met my past self." "That makes sense, but I didn't encounter anything strange..." Franca said after a moment's hesitation, "If that's the case, we must go to that puddle immediately. The exit is most likely there! We can't try and wait cautiously any longer. I just said that the world in the mirror is full of weird and terrifying things. I can't imagine what we will encounter if we continue to stay here!" “Okay.” Lumian remained calm. Franca turned and ran, with Lumian following closely beside her. This "witch" seemed to be using some kind of ability as she ran. Small pieces of frost kept appearing under her feet, causing a sudden decrease in friction. Her body seemed to become weightless, and she glided through the dark quarry holes and deep underground tunnels. Lumian, who possesses the dual identities of "Hunter" and "Dancer", used all his strength to barely keep up with Franka and not be left behind. In the winter-like cold, some thin ice gradually formed on the surrounding rock walls. On the surface of the ice, blood-stained faces appeared. They all had distorted expressions and malicious eyes, like vengeful evil spirits crawling out from the depths of hell. One of them was none other than the former Franka, when he was still a man! After running for a while, Lumian and Franca saw the puddle. As the light from the calcium carbide lamp spread, the dark surface of the puddle reflected a yellowish-bluish color. "Is it here?" Franca stopped. Lumian identified it for a few seconds and said: "Correct." At this moment, in addition to the constant warm burning sensation in his nasal cavity, every part of his body felt a little tingling, as if blood would flow out at any time. Holding the calcium carbide lamp, Franka approached the puddle cautiously: "The problem now is how to avoid the monster you saw and find the mirror. "Unfortunately, I can't jump between the mirrors yet. I can only stay in them for a few seconds...
"I'll lure it out and wrestle with it for a while, and you'll dive under the water and take out the mirror?" Lumian said without embellishment: “I don’t think you’re a match for it. "I just saw what it looked like and it almost broke my body." “…” Although Franka was a little annoyed and frustrated, she had to admit that what Lumian said was true. With her sequence and the magical items she possessed, she could have possibly won even if she fought against a Beyonder of a higher sequence. But judging from the performance of that monster, it was at least one level higher than her in terms of status! After a few seconds, Franka gritted her teeth and said: "Although I am no match for it, I am still very capable of escaping and saving my life. I should be able to hold out against it for more than ten seconds. As long as you can fish out the mirror during this time, we can get out of here!" Lumian laughed: “It’s not time to fight hard yet. "I have a way to hold the monster back for ten or twenty seconds without taking too much risk. You should be able to find the mirror, right?" "It's fine for me. I have a special sensitivity to mirrors." Franka looked at Lumian suspiciously. "Can you really do this? Is there really no risk?" "In theory, there isn't much risk." Lumian responded calmly. At the same time, he added silently in his heart: If the risk is really too great, I will try other methods. Mr. K, Ms. Hela, Ms. Magician, that great being and the power of "fate" are all options. Franca stopped talking and pursed her lips and said: "Okay, I'll make you a mirror stand-in, just in case." Lumian would naturally not refuse anything that could effectively reduce risks. After Franca took out a mirror that was less than the size of a palm and prepared a corresponding substitute, Lumian held the ritual silver dagger and created a spiritual wall around the pond-like puddle. During this process, he was always four or five meters away from the water's edge, fearing that he would be dragged under by the monster. Putting away the ritual silver dagger, Lumian looked at Franka and said with a frank smile: "What's going to happen next involves a little secret of mine. Can you turn your back to me?" "Okay." Franka was quite satisfied with this frank attitude. She sighed again in her heart: "Does Jenna have any misunderstandings about Ciel?" Seeing Franka with her back turned, Lumian put down the calcium carbide lamp and started dancing the "Dance of Recruiting". He wanted to summon the monster, but not let it attach itself to himself! Lumian believed that the higher the status of the strange creature, the stronger its sense of the pollution in his body, and the less willing it was to attach itself to him. In other words, as long as he did not use command statements to influence the other party, the monster would more likely watch the "Dance of Recruiting", eager to try to launch an attack, but frightened by the seal and pollution, and would not dare to put it into practice until the dance was over, and then it would really start to deal with him. The "Dance of Recruiting" lasts for twenty to thirty seconds, which is enough for Franka to dive under the water and find the mirror. As long as Lumian can escape from this world before the monster attacks, there will be no subsequent problems! Of course, if he can't leverage the corresponding natural forces here to make the "Dance of Recruiting" work, the worst that can happen is that he will try another method. In the sometimes twisted and sometimes crazy dance, Lumian's spirituality leveraged some natural forces, connected with them, and dispersed to the surroundings, but was blocked by the "spiritual wall". After a few breaths, waves appeared on the surface of the puddle and a pale figure emerged.
It is shaped like a human, with a swollen body and a huge face that takes up half of its body. The monster floated towards Lumian and stopped very close to him. Lumian didn’t dare to look at its appearance and condition. He half-closed his eyes and shouted: "quick!" Franka didn't hesitate, threw away the carbide lamp, ran two steps, and jumped into the water. With the sound of splash, waves splashed out. A cold and wet feeling then pierced into Franka's skin, and an almost lightless darkness entered her eyes. Relying on the light of the carbide lamp that seeped through the water surface, Franka quickly dived to the bottom. Suddenly, dark things like hair and seaweed stretched out from all around, and they coiled around Franka as if they had life. Franka didn't argue and continued to dive. Just as those "water plants" were about to touch her, they suddenly ignited black flames. The black flames burned quietly in the water without any signs of extinguishing, and the "water plants" did not turn into ashes, but they no longer had the sense of self-awareness. They float in the water, swaying with the waves. Further away, large amounts of "water grass" continued to pour in, but were blocked by layers of condensed ice and frost. Next to the puddle, although Lumian, who was dancing the "Dance of Attraction", did not look at the monster, he heard the sound of bubbles bursting, smelled a fishy odor, and his body was surrounded by waves of coldness. This made Lumian's mind suddenly emerge with a picture: The swollen monster with a huge face was less than a step away from him, almost sticking to his back, and he could even hear its "breathing"! Hiss...Lumian took a deep breath instinctively, not daring to stop the "Dance of Recruiting". After diving a distance in the water, Franka finally sensed the existence of the mirror! Her body suddenly faded and disappeared from its original location. On the surface of the silver ancient mirror lying quietly at the bottom of the water, Franka's figure was quickly outlined. She immediately climbed out of the mirror, picked up the object, and swam to the surface with a look of joy on her face. She had just confirmed that this mirror could really lead to an underground tunnel to the outside world! Next to the puddle, seeing that the "Dance of Recruiting" was almost coming to an end, and that the swollen monster was getting closer and closer to him, almost making skin contact, Lumian glanced at the water surface with a little anxiety. If Franka doesn't come out, he will take out Mr. K's finger! At this moment, amid the sound of splashing water, Franca swam to the shore holding a mirror and jumped up. She didn't dare to look at the monster. She buried her head, ran to Lumian and grabbed his wrist. The two of them became illusory at the same time, and the ancient mirror fell to the ground with a clang. A scene was reflected on the surface of the mirror: Franca grabbed Lumian's hand and led him through a short dark tunnel, came to the front of the "cave" full of light, and jumped out. After the light and shadow changed, Lumian found himself standing in a dim road, with some light coming through in the distance. Franca took out the mirror that served as his substitute and found that the surface was covered with countless cracks and was about to break. "That was a close call." She sighed sincerely.
(End of this chapter)