"Hahahaha, Mirror Image? Mafa Merlin, you really know how to joke … "Fran had originally been sneering, but when he heard those words, he suddenly burst into laughter and pointed at Lin Yun, laughing so hard that he couldn't even straighten his back.
What was Mirror Image?
Most of the time, alchemists would copy some arrays for research or experiments. At that time, they would need to use the Mirror Image Technique, because the Mirror Image Technique didn't need to analyze the array itself, and it didn't have too harsh of a requirement for the alchemist's rank. It was like using a piece of white paper to copy the entire array.
This was a skill that every alchemist had to possess.
Fran himself was a peak Master Alchemist, and now that he had entered the Artisan Realm under the urging of the Crystal Scales, how could he not have heard of the Mirror Image?
The problem was …
He had never come into contact with arrays, so how could he learn the Mirror Image?
It looked like Mafa Merlin had already lost his mind, or else how could he say such ridiculous words …
"Alright, Mafa Merlin, you should save this kind of joke for later, you don't have much time left …" After saying that, Fran took a step forward while taking out a quill and a bottle of Melting Snow Ink.
Indeed, Fran had already decided to end this game of cat and mouse.
But …
Just as Fran opened the bottle of Melting Snow Ink, he suddenly felt a strange mana fluctuation coming from the array under his feet.
"What's going on?" Fran was stunned at first. He thought that he had inadvertently touched the array and was about to mobilize the Crystal Scales' Incarnation to analyze the array once again.
But he hadn't expected …
The Crystal Scales' Incarnation didn't have time to react when the array under their feet burst with world-shaking mana fluctuations.
"How … How could this be?" Fran subconsciously took two steps back, a bewildered and puzzled expression on his face. 'What's going on? The array was right under my feet, how could it have been triggered?'
This is impossible … '
The Crystal Scales' Incarnation clearly said that this array had to be triggered by mana. He hadn't released a single wisp of mana from start to finish, so how could this array be triggered?
Fran stood there with a lifeless expression, looking at the faintly discernible dark red patterns under his feet with disbelief on his face.
"I told you, Mirror Image Technique …" Lin Yun shook his head and used a quill to sprinkle Melting Snow Ink. In an instant, an isolation array was completed. Seventeen white patterns formed an isolation array that instantly suppressed the burst of mana fluctuations.
After taking the initiative with the isolation array, Lin Yun didn't stop and started drawing all kinds of arrays. It only took a short time for Lin Yun to draw a dozen arrays.
The ranks of these arrays weren't too high, but they were connected one after another in Lin Yun's hands. In the blink of an eye, these dozen arrays formed an incomparably complex array. None of the arrays could be considered powerful, and none of the arrays' effects could be considered peak, but when they were tightly combined, it was like an airtight net that firmly suppressed the mana fluctuations that were about to burst out.
At this time, Fran finally saw it clearly.
From start to finish, Mafa Merlin had only been drawing arrays in front of him. The distance between the two sides was at least a hundred meters, but every time he drew an array, the array under his feet would change.
It felt as if there was a puppet being pulled by a string.
'Mirror Image, it's really Mirror Image!'
Only the Mirror Image Technology could be like this, able to crack the array from over a hundred meters away like a mirror image.
'But why?'
From start to finish, Mafa Merlin didn't touch the array under his feet, so how could he use Mirror Image? Where did he use Mirror Image?
'Could it be that Mafa Merlin discovered this array when he first entered the treasury and dug a hole for me to jump into?'
'But that's impossible …'
'How much time has passed? It hasn't even been a minute. Let alone the fact that Mafa Merlin is only a Master Alchemist, even if he had already stepped into the Artisan realm, he wouldn't have been able to find and crack the array in such a short time. If Mafa Merlin was that powerful, then why would he have made a bet with me? He should have just displayed his overwhelming strength and taken all the magic materials for himself.
As he thought of this, Fran calmed down a bit.
'That's right, I haven't lost yet!'
"So what if it's Mirror Image? Cracking the array isn't a matter of who starts first!" After saying this, Fran thoroughly calmed down.
Because Fran suddenly recalled …
The Crystal Scales' incarnation once said that this array wasn't the same as an ordinary array.
'The last step is the most crucial one!'
As he thought of this, a confident smile appeared on Fran's face. He dipped his quill in Melting Snow Ink and started cracking the array together with Lin Yun.
Although the other side had started earlier, the confident smile on Fran's face hadn't changed in the slightest. Even the quill in his hand was unhurried, steady, and efficient. Because Fran had already calmed down. The Mirror Image skill didn't matter. Cracking an array was still a competition of strength.
With the help of the Crystal Scales and his identity as an Archmage and an Artisan, he could thoroughly crush this joint exploration team.
So what if Mafa Merlin used the Mirror Image technique and started cracking the array first?
As an Artisan, could it be that he couldn't compare to a Master Alchemist?
Not to mention that the last step of the array was a competition of magic power. As an Archmage, he already had a huge advantage.
The two of them were completely focused on deciphering the array, and it only took a short moment for the outer layer to be uncovered, revealing the entire array in front of everyone. At this time, everyone could clearly see two identical arrays under their feet. The crisscrossing dark red patterns looked exactly the same.
It looked like Lin Yun was faster.
But Fran's progress was also quite shocking. He started a full ten minutes later than Lin Yun, but he managed to catch up in a short twenty minutes. Now, the main body of the array was in front of everyone, and they all knew that it was time to decide the outcome of the battle.
The two would be competing to crack the core of the array. Whoever completed this step first would have an unshakable advantage. After that, even if there was a mistake, it wouldn't affect the final result.
Lin Yun first attacked the core of the array.
Just like before, a large number of Low Tier Arrays covered the entire array like a net. The quill in Lin Yun's hand was rapidly moving, leaving traces of Melting Snow Ink.
Fran's cracking method was different. It looked unhurried, but its efficiency was shocking. Every pattern had been carefully thought out, and every node had been accurately calculated. But once the quill moved, it would inevitably shake the foundation of the entire array.
Time slowly passed, and the speed at which the two cracked the array was almost at the same pace.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats at this moment.
Especially William, Merlin, Lys, Solomon, and Sasu. These were the closest to Lin Yun. They subconsciously held their breaths and clenched their fists. They didn't even dare to breathe too loudly.
Lin Yun and Fran put down their last strokes almost at the same time.
In an instant, only two dark red rays of light could be seen soaring into the sky. Then, two dark red doors opened in the treasury. No lifeform came out of the doors, but the mana fluctuations emitted made everyone tremble with fear.
"Hell … Hell Gate?" Lys was the first to react. He looked at the two dark red doors and paled. "Then … Then isn't this array a Hell Array?" "That's right, Lys.
"That's right, Lys, at least you have some knowledge. Do you see now? The Hell Array can only be cracked by breaking the Hell Core in the center of the array. Now you know why I said you would lose. Mafa Merlin, you are indeed a pretty good alchemist, but unfortunately, your strength isn't as brilliant as your alchemy. With your power as a 9th Rank Great Mage, charging into the Hell Gate is equivalent to suicide. It's still not too late if you admit defeat now. Although you'll lose the right to pick magic materials first, you'll still be able to keep your life …"
"Merlin …" Even Lys didn't dare to refute Fran's words. He only looked at Lin Yun with a worried expression.
A Hell Gate wasn't a joke. Who knew how many powerful hellish lifeforms were lying in ambush? Even an Archmage wouldn't dare to say that they would be able to come out unscathed. Although Merlin was very powerful, charging into a Hell Gate was just as Fran said, courting death.
"High Mage Fran, you should worry about yourself. Be careful of extreme joy turning to sorrow …" After saying this, Lin Yun raised his foot and walked into the Hell Gate.
"Haha, I want to see who will be the one experiencing extreme joy turning to sorrow!" Fran coldly snorted before disappearing.
Indeed, a Hell Gate was incomparably dangerous. Even an Archmage might not be able to escape unscathed, but how could he be an ordinary Archmage?
With the Crystal Scales, what could an insignificant Hell Gate do?
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