Chapter 99: Chapter 32: Self-Destructing Evil Spirit
Francis had discovered soone was tracking him long ago.
And his pursuer was incredibly skilled.
Not only was the person invisible, but they could also accurately sniff out his trail.
Changing direction multiple tis did nothing to shake them; in fact, they only drew closer.
If he couldn’t shake them, he would kill them.
Just a puny Level Three Dark Evil Energy Mage who had rely mastered a bit of Dark Evil Energy.
He could crush him with ease.
After reaching an intersection.
Francis boarded a carriage, concealed his presence, and began to set his trap.
And just as he expected.
The little Wizard followed the alleyway to the intersection, just as he’d predicted.
What followed was a combo of Magic, ant to send him on his way.
He was sent on his way, alright.
But there was one tiny little problem.
That is... the damn thing was a Mirror Image.
The lifelike Mirror Image had successfully deceived him.
The real one was inside the Mirror World.
As the carriage compartnt shattered like a mirror.
Countless, endless, eerie hands shimring with starlight, large and small, pressed in, layer upon layer.
In an instant, they nearly filled the entire small carriage.
A terrifying force pinned Francis down.
The carriage he had chosen had now beco a mirror-like cage, trapping him.
The opponent’s Mirror Image had drawn his attention, and by attacking first, he had revealed his own position.
Now that the enemy had found him, he was at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, though the opponent’s attack was strange and cunning, it wasn’t impossible to deal with.
His expression grim, Francis suddenly ripped at the white Sun Cloak he wore.
"SHHH... RIIIP..."
Black patterns of Calamity Black Mist spread across the Sun Cloak.
A "Calamity Holy Shield" blossod forth.
It instantly pushed back all the large and small hands that were pressing down on him.
He only needed to hold on for a short ti, and he would be able to escape safely.
Moreover, he had to escape back to reality, not fall into the Mirror Image.
If he fell into the Mirror Image, he would be in deep trouble.
Just as Francis raised his Shield and began to cast his Magic.
PTCHHH!
The Calamity Shield was instantly annihilated.
It was as if a newly lit fla had been completely doused by a basin of cold water.
"This..."
In the instant Francis’s heart trembled in shock, he vaguely realized sothing.
’This is bad!’
Just as the "Calamity Holy Shield" shattered, a large hand, shimring with the deep light of the stars, reached in and clamped down on his right arm.
Another hand, anwhile, carried a bizarre gale into the Mirror Image Carriage, into the depths of his soul, and toward his restrained arm, making his heart tremble.
"No!"
BOOM—
A desperate, hoarse roar, mingled with a violent eruption of surging Calamity Black Mist, burst forth.
The carriage was instantly blown to smithereens.
Thankfully, the coachman was not in the carriage; otherwise, he would have been caught in the blast and surely died.
The massive, roaring shockwave sent countless shards of glass flying.
Amidst the flying shards of glass.
In the reflections on the glass, the pale-faced [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] could be seen dragging a trail of blood as he fell into the depths of the Mirror World.
anwhile, a colossal and indifferent [Mr. Giant] rode the heart-pounding gale, treading on the aftershock of the explosion, and landed steadily on the other side of the road, firmly grasping sothing.
The [Fighting Master] Sequence possesses extrely strong traits for balance and stability.
In the distance, the scattered silhouettes of panicked, fleeing people blood within the Mirror World.
Across the wide road and the shattered carriage.
Their eyes t.
DRIP... DRIP...
Blood dripped endlessly.
Zorn lifted the severed arm, which was still dripping blood. He smiled coldly, a bloody glint flashing in the depths of his silver eyes.
When Zorn arrived, he had already spotted the hiding Francis.
And just as expected, the other man had been drawn in by the "Mirror Image" Zorn had placed in the real world.
The rest of the plan was simple.
While his opponent was focused on attacking the Mirror Image with all his might.
Zorn would use the Scythe Blade Forbidden Curse to seal his opponent’s Shield and sever one of his arms at the sa ti.
The [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] had a Resurrection Ability.
Killing him outright would only allow him to flee and resurrect elsewhere.
The few people waiting at the first Respawn Point might not be able to reliably finish off the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] in his weakened state after resurrection.
Therefore!
Zorn’s strategy was to first absorb a portion of his flesh and blood.
This way, after the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] resurrected, although his flesh and blood would be restored.
He would be unable to restore the "flesh and blood of Egunus."
On one hand, he would already be weakened from resurrection. On the other, losing that piece of flesh would cause his Sequence’s power to drop significantly and beco unstable.
With multiple negative debuffs stacked against him, the Transcendents waiting there could very effectively kill the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] a second ti.
Or perhaps even seal and suppress him directly.
Staring at the "arm" in his opponent’s hand—his own arm.
The blood drained from Francis’s face, his expression freezing in place.
As a part of the great Lord Egunus.
He could normally retrieve a part of himself.
But if the "flesh and blood" were devoured and absorbed by another Evil Spirit, he would be unable to restore it, even upon resurrection.
Once absorbed by another Evil Spirit, it was lost forever, unless... he killed that person and devoured them in turn.
"GURGLE... GURGLE..."
As the [Life Absorption] ability activated.
Zorn slowly absorbed and digested the "flesh and blood of Egunus" within the arm.
The rest of it turned to ash and crumbled away.
"Mmm... Truly delicious!"
Zorn whispered like a Demon.
"You’re the one who brought about the [Evil Spirit Calamity]."
Francis’s voice was hoarse and low.
"Don’t even try. You won’t be leaving this Mirror World anyti soon."
Zorn studied Francis coldly, as if contemplating which part of him to eat next.
His face cold and sinister, Francis abruptly retreated.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three bolts of black lightning struck down at Zorn from the oppressive dark clouds.
At the sa ti, a heavy, black Divine Art Warhamr the size of a carriage also ca crashing down on Zorn.
Zorn raised his hands, bringing up his Gang Qi.
He barely managed to catch one of the black lightning bolts.
TZZT~~ TZZT~~
The other two bolts struck him hard, leaving his body slightly numb and stiff as a wisp of acrid smoke rose from him.
As the heavy, black Divine Art Warhamr fell.
Zorn threw the lightning bolt he had caught.
TZZT~~
The [Evil Spirit Divine Mage], who had just vaulted over the riverbank guardrail, was knocked to the ground by the black lightning.
At the sa ti, Calamity Black Mist rapidly blood around Zorn.
"BOOM!"
A large amount of the Calamity Black Mist was blasted away, churning and surging in all directions.
But Zorn had blocked the blow.
Still, the impact drove him to his knees, sinking them into the ground as the earth in a five-to-six-ter radius around him cracked apart.
’If I had the Defense Skills of a Fighting Master, I could have just tanked that with a Defense Skill instead of using the Calamity Black Mist.’
’Regardless, a Level Four Divine Mage’s power is nothing to scoff at. He can construct a Divine Skill Thundercloud, making him extrely strong in positional battles.’
’A pity... In front of , if you need to run, you run!’
’If you don’t run, you die!’
In that short delay.
The [Evil Spirit Divine Mage], having taken a lightning strike, had already reached the surface of the Rhine-Danube River.
He was treading on the shimring water, heading toward a steamship.
His severed arm had been plugged with "Calamity Black Mist."
Although he couldn’t command a large amount of Calamity Black Mist, he had gained control over a small quantity as he leveled up.
This Calamity Black Mist could serve as powerful support for his Life Force.
At this point, Zorn could still catch up if he gave chase.
But by the ti he did, his opponent might have already reached the steamship.
And that steamship was steeped in a considerable amount of power from the Great Prophecy Technique.
If Francis made a last stand there, Zorn truly wouldn’t be able to take him down in a short amount of ti.
After all, Zorn couldn’t afford to be entangled with the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] here for too long either.
If the authorities’ experts arrived, they wouldn’t just be catching one of them, but two.
At this mont, Miss Mirror Witch finally made her belated appearance.
She was a bit slow, but her timing was perfect.
"Catch him!"
Zorn pointed at the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] treading across the ripples on the lake’s surface.
Miss Mirror Witch used her Ability again, opening a Mirror Image Gate for Zorn to intercept the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage].
"Lord Zorn, my power can no longer sustain you in a higher-intensity battle. Another ten minutes or so is my absolute limit."
"Unless you’re willing to pay a certain price, the balance will be broken!"
Miss Mirror Witch added hastily just as Zorn was leaping into the Mirror Image Gate.
"Understood! I’ll finish him as quickly as possible. After that, I’ll find you so suitable mirror-food."
Zorn nodded, then leaped into the Mirror Image Gate and vanished.
Although Zorn could force Miss Mirror Witch to serve him for free, there were limits to this "freeloading."
Even a machine made of steel would be scrapped from overuse.
The sa was true for a "Forbidden Sealed Object." Overusing it would cause the Sealed Object’s functions to degrade, its power to wane, and could even cause its abilities to fail entirely.
Appropriately "paying the price" and "nurturing" them would allow Zorn to make better use of these "Forbidden Sealed Objects."
For example, he could increase the daily freeloading ti, boost her power, and so on.
Just as Francis was fleeing at top speed.
Four or five black Magic Balls, burning with red blood-flas, exploded in front of Francis.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM..."
The surface of the water instantly turned into a mirror, each droplet becoming a tiny mirror reflecting the contours of his face.
At the sa ti, the shockwave from the ferociously exploding Magic Balls sent Francis flying backward.
"WHOOSH..."
The winds of Death assailed him once more.
’It’s that damn Forbidden Curse again!’
An expression of supre, divine majesty appeared in the eyes of the sinister-faced Francis.
"Reality... Descend!"
The Great Prophecy Technique descended upon the Mirror World.
The world of mirrors was violently torn open, and his figure began to fall directly toward reality.
"You should just stay here and die obediently!"
A cold voice rang in his ear, like a proclamation from Death itself!
"VMMMM!"
The tear leading to reality, which had just opened, vanished in an instant.
The path to reality and hope opened by the [Great Prophecy Technique] was successfully slamd shut by Zorn using the Forbidden Curse, [Eternal Calamity Whip].
Although Zorn could feel that he hadn’t truly sealed the opponent’s Great Prophecy Technique.
He had interrupted its casting effect, and that was enough.
The scene of even the [Great Prophecy Technique] being stifled was like an invisible hand cruelly crushing Francis’s heart, drowning him completely in despair.
That terrifying man had too many tricks up his sleeve.
He couldn’t escape. There was no escape!
Now, only one path remained: self-destruction to escape.
He had to resurrect quickly while his opponent was busy absorbing the remains of his flesh. That way, he could preserve more of himself.
With this thought, all his Divine Evil Energy beca violent and turbulent.
That was the good thing about the Evil Spirit Sequence.
Self-destruction was extrely efficient.
If you wanted to self-destruct, you could do it one hundred percent of the ti, and the power was imnse.
"Damn you, bastard! I’ll rember you!"
Francis roared hysterically.
"BOOM————"
Within the world of mirrors, the [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] completed his ultimate self-destruction.
The force of the self-destruction beca a Forbidden Curse Level power, howling and surging in all directions.
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