Angor walked through the cavern, which was filled with chilly winds.
The death aura was getting thicker and thicker as if it had turned into a shadowy monster. It roared, rolled, and crawled. The black smoke was like the monster's claws, trying to reach Angor's body.
However, the Purification Field blocked all of the death aura, and none of the black smoke could get close to Angor.
Angor walked past the rectangular platform and slowly reached the center of the cavern.
As he stepped on the stone steps, he heard someone screaming beside his ears.
When he reached the top of the altar, the voice was getting closer and closer, as if it was right behind him.
Angor didn't look back.
However, if someone else was here, they would see a gloomy woman whose long black hair covered most of her face. She tilted her head to one side, revealing her bloodshot eyes.
She stared at Angor and reached her bony, pale hand toward Angor's back with her pitch-black fingernails.
Angor didn't look back no matter what she did. He only leaned forward and looked at the stone slab on the altar.
"Huh?" Angor suddenly let out a strange sound.
The woman behind Angor froze for a second as if she was frightened. She quickly retreated into the black mist and merged with it, leaving only her crimson eyes to stare at Angor.
Angor touched the stone slab on the altar. He could clearly see the symbols on it.
"Concentric circles, hexagons … and most importantly, the symbol of Stevin Safety Zone," Angor whispered, "I didn't think 'you' could really do this."
When Angor used the word "you", the woman's black hair fluttered in the air like a black cat whose tail was stepped on. She screamed and dashed toward Angor while waving her black, sharp nails.
Angor finally turned around.
He didn't react at all when he saw the black-haired woman rushing at him. He didn't move even when the sharp nails were about to touch his chest.
The woman went through his body.
Then, with a bang, the mist that formed the black-haired woman instantly disappeared. Angor, on the other hand, was unharmed.
Angor sighed. "Your illusions aren't good enough. Undead creatures are made up of mixed soul energies. I don't think you can fool even Dave with a layer of death aura around them."
"However, it's better than yesterday. At least you understand my opinion. You know that when you attack, there will be energy leakage, and the death aura will surge."
Angor's voice echoed in the empty cavern. It sounded like he was teaching something about illusions, but the creature hiding in the darkness didn't listen to him at all. The creature glared at Angor with its bloodshot eyes.
There was only a green glow of death aura, but the boy standing on the altar was as dazzling as the sun, which made the creature both hate and fear him.
Angor slowly turned his head in a certain direction and kept talking. "Found you. Oh, I've got you. If you don't control your eyes well, you'll be easily discovered. "
He looked at the direction where the black smoke was coming from. He could clearly sense the malicious gaze coming from that direction.
"I'll give you one more chance. I hope you won't disappoint me this time. "
He didn't enter the black mist. Instead, he turned around and looked at the runes on the platform.
He tried to look calm, but he was actually quite surprised.
The two strange symbols that looked like crickets had actually been replicated by Mirror's Grudge.
Yes, the creature hiding in the darkness was "Mirror Grudge" who was captured by Angor. This place wasn't the real cavern. It was a mirror space created by "Mirror Grudge".
In order to study Mirror Grudge's ability, Angor found several mirrors and placed them in the cavern. Next, he released "Mirror Grudge" so that he could test its abilities.
Every time, Angor would enter the mirror space to sense the atmosphere and try to understand the underlying logic.
Mirror Grudge tried to attack Angor the first few times, but Angor easily suppressed it each time.
Mirror Grudge wasn't smart, but after being suppressed several times, it realized that Angor wasn't easy to deal with. It began to create all kinds of illusions to test Angor's strength. The black-haired woman was one of those illusions.
While "Mirror Grudge" was testing Angor, Angor was also trying to learn more about the mirror space.
Today, before entering the mirror space, Angor had an idea. He placed the stone slab back on the altar in the real cavern so that he could see if "Mirror Grudge" could copy the stone slab into the real cavern.
And it turned out that "Mirror Grudge" was able to replicate every detail of the cavern. Even the symbol of the Stevin Safety Zone was replicated on the stone slab.
Angor was really surprised by this. Even if he used illusions, he couldn't replicate the two symbols. But "Mirror Grudge" did it.
Was it because of the mirror space? Or was it because he was an undead?
Angor believed it was the former.
Freud was also a soul, and he couldn't remember the symbols either. Mirror Grudge and Freud were basically the same. If Freud couldn't remember the symbols, there was no way "Mirror Grudge" could.
It had to be because of the mirror space.
Apart from the "Dream Whelk", this was the first ability Angor saw that could replicate the words of Cazider World.
There were still many unanswered questions, but he learned a lot today. This was a unique ability of the mirror space. Angor needed to collect more data and analyze it bit by bit until he could touch upon the underlying logic of the mirror space.
Angor studied the stone slab for about three minutes before he looked away.
"I gave you some time to prepare. What kind of surprise are you going to give me this time?" Angor mumbled to himself as he walked down the stairs.
He took his time walking down the stairs. Unfortunately, "Mirror Grudge" didn't do anything to him until he reached the ground.
"More cautious now," Angor muttered to himself. "Is this the improvement of battle intelligence, or the recovery of spirit consciousness?"
Probably the former.
It was very difficult for an undead to regain their consciousness. Not every undead was as lucky as Mandebra.
Angor didn't mind that "Mirror Grudge" didn't do anything. He kept walking around the mirror space.
Still, Mirror Grudge didn't take the bait.
"Is it hiding somewhere else?" Angor muttered to himself as he walked toward the only exit.
Just like when Jing Grudge controlled Little Sam in the Star Lake Castle, the Catacombs it created had multiple levels. If they were numbered, Catacombs 1, 2, 3 … could be numbered all the way to Catacombs 9.
Creating nine mirror spaces was the upper limit of Mirror's Grudge's ability. Although there were only nine, Mirror's Grudge could make these mirror spaces exist in the form of a ring. Therefore, if someone who didn't know the truth entered the mirror space, they would constantly cycle through the nine mirror spaces, thinking that this was an infinite mirror world.
However, Angor already knew the upper limit of Mirror Grudge's ability. He wouldn't get lost even if he stepped into a ring space.
Besides, Angor was an Illusionist. Mirror spaces had spatial properties, but they were mostly illusions. It wasn't hard for Angor to get out of them.
Angor walked to the entrance and saw a long, narrow path.
Based on his experience from a few days ago, if he walked past this narrow path, he would probably arrive at another Catacomb.
"Let's call it Cave 2 for now. Will you hide there?"
Angor walked into the long, narrow path.
As soon as he stepped into the path, he noticed something strange. Usually, the path was only about ten meters long, and he could see the other side of the cave from one end.
But this time, the path was much longer. There was nothing but darkness in front of him. There was no sign of an exit.
"Did someone change the mirror space?" Angor wondered. "Interesting. Is this the new operating logic of the mirror space?"
Angor already understood the basic logic of the mirror space. What he needed to do now was to look for a new logic that he hadn't discovered yet.
Therefore, when he saw a different tunnel, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he became interested.
Tap, tap, tap —
About half a minute later, he saw the exit of the tunnel.
White moonlight shone on the ground, revealing a quiet forest in front of him.
However, both sides of the mountain forest were tall Yin trees and steep cliffs. The only path was shrouded in black fog, making it impossible to see where it led.
Angor closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He could clearly feel the flow of air and the lingering scent of the forest.
"It almost looks real … No, it's real," Angor said. "The mirror is projecting the real world and creating this mirror space.
In other words, the mirror space can do more than just what the mirror is projecting. "
According to what the mirror was projecting, the mirror space only showed the underground cave. Since there was a forest here, it meant the mirror space didn't need to project the mirror's image.
This was a new operating logic.
"Where is this forest?" Angor looked around. "It doesn't look like the Central Empire. It's not even in this season."
The mirror space must have a basis in reality. This place must exist in the real world. It must be somewhere Mirror's Grudge went to.
Did he purposely create such a mirror dimension because he felt that he would only have a chance to achieve his goal of counterattacking here?
Angor walked out of the narrow path and looked at the tall cliffs on both sides. He could fly up there, but there was no need.
He wanted to see what kind of "surprise" Mirror's Grudge would give him.
Therefore, he chose the only path he could think of.
The omnipresent fog obscured the path. However, Angor noticed that there were no energy ripples in the mist, nor was there any gloomy smell of death. It must be a natural mist.
Or rather, when the mirror was projecting the real world into the mirror space, the mist already existed.
Angor walked on the long and winding path for several minutes. He didn't even see Mirror's Grudge, let alone an ambush.
He finally found Mirror's Grudge when he came to a green field by the shore of a lake.
It was a large lake surrounded by dense trees. The surface of the lake was dark, and the mist was still lingering around it. However, the wind blew away the mist.
Angor stood on the shore and saw an island at the center of the lake.
He couldn't see the island clearly, but he could sense the chaotic aura of death coming from it.
Angor could also sense a pair of malicious and cruel eyes among the aura.
Without a doubt, Mirror's Grudge was on the island.
Angor assumed that there was something fishy about the island. Otherwise, Mirror's Grudge wouldn't go to such great lengths to create a mirror space and lure him here.
However, even though he knew there was something wrong with the island, he still stepped into the lake without hesitation.
With his strength, the water didn't bother him at all. He walked on the surface of the water.
It didn't take him long to see the island in its entirety.
Unlike what he expected, the island at the center of the lake was very small, and he could see everything in one glance.
There was no vegetation on the island in the middle of the lake. It was completely bare except for a circular stacked stone platform.
At the edge of this circular stone platform, there was a tall, withered pole erected at regular intervals. On these tall poles hung human skulls.
There were six poles in total, and five of them had heads attached to them.
It was a horrifying sight.
Mirror's Grudge was standing at the center of the platform, staring at Angor with a pair of vicious eyes.
"Another sacrificial altar. Another human sacrifice ritual." Angor could tell from the layout of the platform that this was a place for an evil ritual.
"Is this what you did in Dawn Town?" Angor looked at Mirror's Grudge.
Of course, Mirror's Grudge couldn't answer.
Angor looked around the altar and saw the only headless pole. "Is that place for Sam?"
Hearing Sam's name, the resentment around Mirror's Grudge began to rise. The dark aura around it was visible to the naked eye.
"Seems so." Angor didn't mind Mirror's Grudge's reaction at all. "Too bad Sam isn't one of those slaves you can manipulate."
Mirror's Grudge's aura became even more terrifying.
Angor didn't seem to notice it at all. "You're here, and you're not running away. Do you think that you have the confidence to win here? "
"Why? Do you think the altar here can give you power? "
"Then what is the source of the power?"
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