Angor had a strong sense of deja vu.
Back in the Abyss Plane, Toby was tainted by the Pilgrim of Misfortune's aura, and bad things happened one after another. It was similar to what he was experiencing now.
Of course, the misfortune that happened to the shadow didn't come from the Pilgrim of Misfortune.
Then where did it come from?
Was it simply bad luck? Angor didn't believe it.
But if there was an outside force, who could do that?
Apart from the Pilgrim of Misfortune and the Thief of Fate, there shouldn't be any supernatural beings that could do that. No, there was one.
Reynolds himself could also affect one's luck to a certain extent. It wasn't for nothing that he was called "John's Counterattack".
However, "Reynolds" always had good luck. But now, "Reynolds" was suffering from a series of misfortunes.
Was it because the shadow possessed Reynolds and caused his body to be rejected?
Rejection could be seen as a way to expel an outsider from one's will. It didn't just happen to individuals. Even the world itself had a similar rejection mechanism. For example, Jon's failure to cooperate with the will of the world led to a series of tragedies. That was also a typical example of rejection.
Still, rejection wasn't something that couldn't be solved. As long as you were strong enough, you could easily crush the will of the world.
Besides, the rejection mechanism was a passive defense mechanism, and most people couldn't find a way to fix it. Unless you had a way to counter it, or you had a "cheat".
Angor didn't know if Reynolds had such a method. However, if such a "cheat" really existed in Reynolds' talent, then the "rejection" mechanism might become the main method used by the will of the world to expel the outsider.
Reynolds might not have a strong body, but he still had a natural property that prevented others from possessing him.
Angor wasn't sure if this was true. But if it was, the shadow must be having a hard time right now.
The opposite of good luck was extremely bad luck.
The triggering of the mechanism in the corridor proved this.
However, Angor was worried that if there was no limit to the power of the "misfortune", Reynolds' body wouldn't be in good condition even if he managed to get through the shadow.
It was a type of rejection mechanism that would harm both the enemy and the user.
"Let's hope Reynolds can still maintain his human form when we find his body," Angor muttered to himself as he looked at the scorched marks on the ground. He could even see his skin.
…
Outside the base laboratory.
A loud buzzing sound came from afar. Accompanied by the rolling of the surrounding fog, a new wave of law energy came.
Even Filo, who had been shooting his mouth off outside of the fiery spell formation, fell silent. His brows furrowed as he stared in the direction of the wave of Method Power.
"Why do I feel like the pressure of this air wave is getting stronger and stronger? Also … the sound seems to be closer to here. "
Filo felt an inexplicable sense of apprehension. He couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen.
He lowered his head and looked at the black crystal in his hand. Kanter had given it to him so that he could crush it when he was in danger. With it, Kanter would be able to sense and locate his location. Then, he would be able to cross the gap between planes and reach him.
Filo considered whether or not he should crush it.
At this moment, Filo was not the only one hesitating. 03, who was hiding in the Mechanic core, was also hesitating.
She also felt the loud roar, and at the same time, she also heard the sorrowful cries of the sea beasts hidden under the roar. She knew what kind of sea beast it was, and she also knew that it had some strange characteristics. It would definitely be the best test subject for the final experiment.
However, she did not understand one thing. The sea beast was strong, but 01 had brought so many combatants and a valuable alchemy item with him. Why hadn't he taken it yet?
Also, judging from the intensity of the wave of law energy and the volume of the roar, it seemed that the battlefield was getting farther and farther away from the nest. Instead, it was getting closer and closer to the laboratory.
Did he run into a stalemate, so he dragged the chase to the laboratory? Did he want to use the laboratory's power?
If 01 really ran into trouble and tried to use the laboratory's power to deal with the sea beast, he would most likely be ambushed when he returned to the laboratory.
03 knew that she could not wait any longer.
She had to do something. Otherwise, not to mention waiting for them to save her, No. 01 would be attacked from the front and back. The one who would fail would definitely be her side.
But now, Filo was standing outside, and Sunders and the others were not showing up. They were probably waiting for her to leave.
No.03 bit her lips and looked at the bottle in her hand again. The mysterious fruit core inside was still emitting a great attraction to her.
Should she eat it? If she ate it, she might be able to fight back, but her future would be unpredictable.
If she did not eat it, she would not be able to face a level-2 truth-finder wizard on her own.
She hesitated for a long time before putting the fruit core down. She wanted to take a gamble. She would bet that Sunders was not outside.
If she won, she would be able to face Filo alone. Even if she could not do it for now, she could still go to the laboratory and activate the most powerful mechanism there.
Even if she lost, as long as they did not try to kill her, she would still have a chance to eat the fruit core.
Having made up her mind, 03 took a deep breath and looked at the raging flames outside with determined eyes.
…
Underground, fourth floor of the laboratory.
"It's coming again," Ness whispered as he sensed the endless waves of law energy around them.
The air was very quiet. When the waves of law energy dissipated, Ness broke the silence again. "I don't think the power of the law energy is getting weaker. It's getting stronger."
"It's getting closer to us," Kanter said.
"If I'm not mistaken, the law energy was created by 01 to deal with the Schiz cub. If it's getting closer, does that mean 01 and the others are coming back?" Ever since Ness had learned 01's goal, it had become much easier to deduce what was going on outside.
Kanter nodded. "They should be coming back. It's just that his return this time might not necessarily be a victory. "
Ness understood what Kanter meant. If they had won, the law energy would have disappeared. If it hadn't, it meant that something had gone wrong.
Perhaps they had underestimated the Schiz cub's strength, or perhaps they had overestimated their cooperation.
But no matter why 01 and the others had returned, their return was already set in stone.
What they needed to solve now was, what should they do?
"We can't wait any longer. Let's leave the laboratory as soon as possible," Kanter said.
This wasn't just because Filo was outside and needed help. More importantly, if 01 really did lure the Schiz hatchling into the research lab and killed it nearby, the rest of them would probably be caught in the crossfire.
If Gertrude was enraged, he would definitely not try to find out who was in cahoots with whom. He would definitely kill them all.
Therefore, leaving the laboratory as soon as possible was the best option.
If worse came to worst, they had to find a way to stop 01 from killing the Schiz cub.
After making up their minds, Kanter contacted Angor. Ness looked back at Reynolds and saw that the young man's soul seemed to be in a daze.
Ness thought Reynolds was worried about his body. "Trust me, your soul will live forever even if you lose your body."
Reynolds slowly looked up. Ness could tell from the boy's blank expression that Reynolds didn't hear their conversation at all.
The truth was indeed so. Reynolds said with a blank face, "Huh?"
Ness sighed. He didn't tell Reynolds about their decision. Instead, he planned to take the boy away as soon as possible. "It's nothing. What were you thinking about?"
Reynolds said, "I, I seem to feel that the connection with my body has weakened. There was even a period of time before when I couldn't sense it at all. It's like … I don't exist anymore. "
Ness put a hand on Reynolds' shoulder. "Don't worry. Your body might be dead already."
Reynolds didn't know what to say.
"You're homeless now, and your body is dead. Just join the Valley of Souls from now on."
Reynolds: "… I seem to have sensed something again." His physical body seemed to be salvageable.
Before Ness could say anything else, Kanter suddenly spoke up. "Something's wrong."
Kanter reached out his hand, revealing a crystal that was as black as the night in the middle of his palm.
At this moment, cracks began to appear on the surface of the crystal. The cracks spread rapidly and soon covered the entire crystal.
"Filo broke the crystal I gave him. I think he's in trouble. We need to leave now!"
"But Angor …"
"I've already told Toby and the fire sprite. They'll tell Angor later."
With that, Kanter crushed the crystal in his hand.
As the crystal's powder scattered, a gaping space fissure appeared in front of them.
"Let's go!"
Ness nodded with a serious look.
At this moment, Kanter added, "The cost of two Aurora Crystals. Remember to pay me back later."
Ness's expression immediately turned stern and ferocious.
…
Angor also sensed the incoming law wave from the first floor of his lab.
However, he didn't slow down like he usually did. Instead, he picked up his pace.
"Toby, sequence of gravity," Angor said while moving quickly.
Toby nodded. He leaped into the air and flapped his wings. A gray mist immediately spread out and completely enveloped them.
With the help of the sequence of gravity, Angor was able to move freely in the law wave.
He was moving so fast that he left several corridors behind him. He already sensed that he was getting closer and closer to Reynolds' body.
Without the protection of a similar sequence of laws, the mist shadow would be affected by the law wave and stop moving. This was Angor's chance.
While running, he was also thinking about a new problem. Now that he had a chance to solve the problem easily, how could he prevent the shadow from getting its head blown off?
Previously, when he caught the Firescale Familiar, the Mist Shadow immediately exploded its skull. This scene was still vivid in his mind. If Reynolds' head exploded as well, Angor wouldn't be able to do anything even if he found his body.
Angor racked his brain but failed to come up with a perfect solution.
In the end, he could only hope that Reynolds' consciousness would give him some help.
Since he could change his luck through the rejection mechanism, it would be best if something went wrong when the shadow fog wanted to explode its head so that it could not explode its head.
Hoping to get lucky, he took advantage of the chaos and rushed through one corridor after another.
Soon, he arrived at a new corridor.
All the energy tubes in this one were empty, and the glowing energy liquid inside them was gone. Instead, the hallway was filled with poisonous mist.
Without a doubt, this was a corridor filled with mechanisms.
He stood outside the hallway and saw a figure not far away from him through the poisonous mist.
Judging from the outline of the body, it was Reynolds.
However, "Reynolds" was lying on the ground without moving at all. He looked like a corpse.
"Is he dead?" Dankrose's voice rang in his ears.
"I don't know. Maybe he's trapped by the law wave." With that, Angor stepped into the corridor.
The poisonous mist in the corridor wasn't simple. It wasn't a floating particle in the material world. Instead, it was a kind of energy toxin that couldn't be blown away by wind or blocked by energy shields.
For apprentices, this kind of energy toxin was hard to deal with. Once it turned into mist in a confined space, it could easily push an apprentice to a dead end.
However, for wizards, it couldn't even break through spirit shields. This was the result of the difference in energy levels.
Angor slowly walked to Reynolds' side.
From here, he could clearly see the "miserable" state Reynolds was in.
Burned by fire, frozen by ice, and struck by lightning. Every inch of the man's skin was scorched black and reddish.
His clothes were all gone. Only some fabric fibers could be found on his ruined skin, indicating that he used to be a decent man.
Fortunately, Reynolds was still in one piece. He didn't lose any arms or legs. Angor didn't know if he lost any of his functions.
"Poor thing." Dankros opened his hand and looked at the dead body on the ground. He had seen Reynolds' unharmed soul before. Now that he was looking at Reynolds' ruined body, he didn't like it at all.
This was probably what happened when misfortune backfired on him.
He wondered if he should attack Reynolds in his current state. He was worried that the bad luck would continue to affect his surroundings.
In the end, he summoned the Hand of Spell and dragged Reynolds out of the miasma.
Next, he quickly tied Reynolds up and took out an anti-magic scroll. He wanted to see if it could stop the mist from exploding his head in a mana vacuum.
Soon, the law wave dissipated.
Angor began to prepare himself for battle.
But after the shockwaves of the Laws disappeared, Reynolds, who no longer resembled a human, still didn't move.
Angor hesitated for a moment before he created a hand using nightmare illusion and reached for Reynolds' forehead.
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