Lord of the Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability

The effect of the healing potion and the burning of the original flames basically stopped the bleeding of Lumian's wounds, and some parts even showed the growth of flesh and scabs on the skin.

Lumian put on the "lie" ear clip and tried to move the hideous crack between his chest and abdomen to a relatively unimportant position. He stared at the oil painting hanging on the rock wall, and many thoughts flashed through his mind:

"As an "overseer", you won't go directly into battle easily?

"Perle's body has been hiding in the dark just now to avoid possible accidents?

"But if she did it herself, maybe we would have been solved long ago, and there would be no chance to create accidents...

"Besides, Perle doesn't seem to care much about not capturing me alive. Doesn't the failure of the person in her painting mean that the "black box transaction" she initiated failed to be successfully fulfilled, and she will inevitably suffer serious backlash afterwards?

"She's not a fraudster..."

Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly had a guess:

"It's only Perle himself who said that he wanted to capture me alive, and there is no other evidence...

"This may indeed be the request made by the other party of the 'black box transaction', but it is not the only request. It is most likely one of several requests, and the least important one. So after Perle created the special mirror world, he immediately left this oil painting and let the person in the painting deal with us, and he went somewhere else.

"Is she going to complete the most critical and important request?

"You can't completely believe the words of the 'broker'...

"From the tone just now, she seems to have succeeded, so she is very sure that the vortex is about to take shape, and it won't take long to involve everyone...

"So it seems that she is not nearby at all. She just used the connection before the person in the painting completely disappeared to say a few words, and she can't even track her. "

Lumian felt that his guess could well explain Perle's performance and some details in the previous battle, which made him feel a little heavy in his heart.

If it was really as he thought, the vortex of the "School of Truth" was indeed not effectively stopped and was about to take shape!

What will happen in a while?

At this time, Mr. K walked to Lumian's side and also stared at the tattered oil painting.

He said in a hoarse voice:

"I am guilty.

"I failed to find out the plan of the "School of Truth" in advance, and let the problems accumulate until they were about to explode."

As he spoke, Mr. K's shoulder flesh squirmed, and two pale, thin and wet arms slowly grew out, and the black robe with the sleeves cut off could not be restored.

Without waiting for Lumian to respond, Mr. K turned his head and said:

"The movement here will soon be noticed, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time.

"Come to me tomorrow morning."

"Okay. "Lumian glanced at his companions who were either hiding in the shadows or "psychologically invisible" and nodded slightly.

He also planned to move to the safe house as soon as possible to avoid being accidentally hit by the official Beyonder.

When Mr. K "teleported" away, Franka, Janna and Anthony walked out of their respective hiding places.

"Let's go back to the safe house now." Lumian said without hesitation.

Franka nodded slightly, and said with regret and heartache:

"I don't know where the 'Arrogant Armor' was exiled to. It would be a pity if it was really lost. "

If the "Arrogant Armor" had not directly attacked the figure in the painting of "Supervisor" Perle, forcing her to change her life form, which indirectly caused the disappearance of several illusory punishers, even if Lumian could still come up with a way to deal with the trickster Monette of the Painted Islands, it would be difficult for him to survive the later stages. In that case, he would not only face the punishment of Perle, but also have to deal with Anthony, the punisher.

For Lumian and others, the "Arrogant Armor" is a hero and a very useful seal. No one wants it to be lost.

"If it were a human, it would have wisdom and could find it back by itself. Now..." Lumian sighed and grabbed Anthony's shoulder with his left hand.

At this moment, dots of bright starlight emerged from the void and quickly outlined a dreamy double door.

The door opened, and the "Magician", "Judgement" and "Hermit" walked out.

The "Magician" looked around and looked at Lumian, who was missing an arm and looked miserable, and asked with a slightly strange expression:

"You were attacked? "

As she spoke, the quarry cave, which was only lit by the calcium carbide lamp, became a little darker, and an invisible curtain seemed to be drawn around it.

"Yes." Franka briefly recounted the whole thing on behalf of Lumian, whose injuries had only been relieved and not caused sudden death.

"The one who attacked you was the person in Perle's painting. Did her real body go to do something else?" The "magician" lady asked as if to confirm.

"It should be like this. "Lumian replied.

The "Magician" looked at "Judgement" and "Hermit", and their eyes met, neither of them concealing their doubts.

After a short silence, the "Magician" did not explain, and the stars in his eyes gathered, as if outlining some patterns.

The drizzle of rain fell, sprinkled on Lumian's body, and his wounds healed completely.

Franka and others who were also moistened by the rain washed away their fatigue.

This is very similar to the ability that "Mrs. Night" used in the dream...Lumian made some associations.

Ms. "Magician" nodded and said:

"Write me the details tomorrow. "

After saying that, she disappeared with Judgment and the Hermit.

As the darkness faded, Lumian found that he and his companions had returned to the safe house in the administrative district - where Janna had summoned the messenger of Ms. Judgment.

"Ms. 'Magician' and the others are very confused about us being attacked by the people in Perle's paintings." Anthony put away the blank album and expressed his feelings just now.

Lumian nodded and said:

"It should not be that Perle attacked us. It is not surprising that the 'Supervisor' with 'secret deals' as the core does anything."

"Then what is the confusion?" Janna and Franca could not think of an answer.

Anthony tried to analyze:

"It is indeed not that Perle attacked us, but that we were attacked by Perle.

"They seem to believe that we will not be attacked by Perle. It is not important whether Perle has this intention and action to realize the idea. "

Lumian and the others fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, Franka cried out "Ah".

She looked at Lumian and the others, and slowly pulled her hand out of the "Traveler's Bag" in surprise:

"The 'Arrogant Armor' is in here, it's back!"

"The Magician lady helped to find it? Lumian just had this thought when he noticed Franka's action.

He immediately shouted:

"Stop! ”

Don’t let Franka take out the “Arrogant Armor”!

This is a cramped room, and I’m here!

Franka’s expression froze, and she stopped her elbow in time.

…………

In the mirror world composed of dark and empty tunnels.

“Supervisor” Perle kept moving from one mirror to another, looking for the final destination.

She looked quite relaxed, and was happy that this disaster actually promoted the formation of the vortex.

At the other end of the dark and empty tunnel, a bright ball of wool quietly followed behind her, rolling forward silently, leaving a line hidden in the dark.

…………

The next morning, after sending the letter to Ms. “Magician”, Lumian came to the headquarters of “Psychic” magazine and met Mr. K in the basement.

Both of them were intact.

Mr. K, wearing a huge hood and a black robe, didn’t care about this matter, and said to Lumian in a hoarse voice:

“Come with me to a place.”

“What to do? "After last night's cooperation, Lumian's attitude towards Mr. K became more relaxed.

Mr. K nodded and said:

"First, I want to repent for this incident. Second, tell the Lord through the statue that you have grown up and can serve as His messenger. He will make arrangements at the appropriate time. Believe in the Lord, believe in the Lord with all your heart."

Just go to a place where there is a statue of the "True Creator"? That's fine... It would be troublesome to really go to see God... Lumian bowed his head humbly and said:

"It's my honor. "

Mr. K walked up to him, grabbed his arm, took him into the spirit world, and began to "teleport".

After passing through the layers of rich colors and countless indescribable transparent creatures, the two arrived at a church.

The church seemed to be located in a deep valley. Its surface was water-black and carved with a large number of human bones. The top was very similar to the church of the "Eternal Sun" Church, in a hemispherical shape.

Mr. K did not speak, slightly bent his back, and passed through the open door.

Lumian followed closely behind.

He then saw the spacious but dim prayer hall, and saw a huge, dark cross standing deep in the church.

A naked male statue was hung upside down on the cross, with obvious rusty iron nails exposed in various parts of its body, and each iron nail was surrounded by bright red. Blood.

Is this the statue of the "True Creator"? Lumian was startled and hastily retracted his gaze.

He only saw the holy emblems in the Church of the Fool, the Church of the Eternal Sun, and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, but no statues - he just thought that Mr. K was referring to the holy emblem with the statue.

Mr. K walked all the way to four or five meters in front of the statue and stopped moving forward.

Lumian fell behind a little and stopped.

On the way from the door to here, he had seen the face of the upside-down statue clearly:

The nose, mouth, and ears were quite blurry, with only outlines, but the eyes were very clear and tightly closed, as if bearing all the pain and guilt.

Mr. K drew a cross on his chest and shouted in a hoarse voice:

"Praise you!

"Praise you for creating everything!

"Praise you for bearing the sins of the world! "

Lumian followed the same action and praised the same words.

Suddenly, his head felt dizzy, his eyes became slightly hot, and he felt a sense of familiarity with the current scene.

This...Lumian's spiritual intuition told him that this was the negative effect of the Bayinfer contract being activated.

The effect is:

In the scene closely related to Bayinfer's past, you will see the truth that you shouldn't see.

Is this place closely related to Bayinfer's past? He used to be a clergyman of the "True Creator"? Lumian suppressed his curiosity while making some guesses, still staring at the ground.

Suddenly, his eyes froze.

He saw a vague lizard-like creature.

It was the lizard-like elf that appeared in his dream about Cordu Village, the lizard-like elf that crawled out of Aurore's mouth!

It is very likely that it affected Aurore, causing her not to seek help from "Hela" in time!

And this lizard-like elf also appeared at the end of the "Shadow Tree" incident.

Now, why is it here, in the church of the "True Creator"?

When Mr. K half-crouched on the ground, with his face pressed tightly against the water-black stone bricks, Lumian subconsciously raised his head and looked forward.

He saw that the huge black cross became illusory, as if standing on the top of a mountain, and saw lizard-like elves crawling in and out of the vague figure hanging upside down, circling and flying...

Lumian stared at this scene woodenly, and heard Mr. K's voice, which was slightly dull because his mouth was pressed tightly against the ground:

"Merciful father, please forgive me for the sins I have committed."

(End of this volume)