"Player?
What do you mean? "
Kieran was stunned and asked in confusion.
"Aren't you a player?"
The illusory figure was even more stunned, her eyes were filled with shock.
"Mary, I don't understand what you are saying.
Is it because death has caused irreversible damage to your memory? "
Kieran asked with a worried face.
"You aren't?"
The illusory figure stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.
"Mary, I don't know what you are talking about but … it's good to see you."
Kieran naturally took a step forward and opened his arms to hug the illusory figure before him, but his hands went through the illusory figure's body.
"My current condition is different from before …"
"I know.
I just want to confirm something. "
The illusory figure explained in a dry tone, but before she finished, Kieran smiled.
A smile that maintained a sense of distance.
It was a smile that belonged to Kieran's habit.
Such a smile made the illusory figure even more vigilant.
"What did you do to me?"
The illusory figure shouted fiercely.
She was checking her own body.
However, she didn't find anything.
However, it was precisely because of this that she became even more bewildered.
The unknown always made people afraid.
Unconsciously, she was ready to use her final trump card, but at that moment, Kieran suddenly said with a serious face, "You are not Mary! Who are you? "
His question made the illusory figure stop her secret actions.
Did she just find out that she wasn't Mary?
The illusory figure slightly heaved a breath of relief.
Of course she wasn't Mary.
Therefore, she had already prepared a perfect excuse.
After all, with her current condition, no one would suspect her.
"Relax!
There is indeed a difference between the current me and the past me!
But I really am Mary! "
The illusory figure explained.
"Proof!
Mary knows a secret that only the two of us know! "
Kieran furrowed his brows and looked doubtful.
"Just like what you said, my current condition has caused some irreversible damage to my memory, but my feelings for you haven't changed.
"Even now, after seeing you, I am still filled with joy and happiness."
"Do you know?"
"I never thought that there would be a day when my heart would be so hot!"
As the shadow spoke, it approached Kieran. It even raised its illusory palm and was about to land on Kieran's face.
However, when the illusory palm was a finger away from Kieran's cheek, a ball of Devil Flame appeared on the illusory figure.
After charging up, with the buffs from [Fiery Sulphur] and Fire Raven, the ball of Devil Flame swiftly reached rank V.
The moment the flames appeared, they transformed into a roaring demon's head.
The sword-like goat horns spiraled upwards like swords, as though they were going to pierce through the heavens.
The mouth, which was filled with sharp teeth, emitted the unique burning sound of flames. However, in the ears of the phantom, this burning sound only became …
Mockery!
It was a blatant mockery!
Merciless!
"Y-you lied to me!"
The illusory figure finally reacted to the situation and shouted at Kieran.
She wanted to use her final trump card to perish together with the man before her eyes, but rank V Devil Flame was much stronger than she thought.
The moment the flame appeared, it burned away all the energy that she had accumulated.
She returned to her original form.
A statue.
A statue less than 30cm tall.
It was fully armored, with a sword in one hand and a demon's head in the other.
[Hell Breath]!
However, unlike the [Hell Breath] in Kieran's memory, his face didn't appear on the statue anymore, instead, it was Mary's face.
Following the appearance of [Hell Breath], a series of stone breaking noises entered Kieran's ears.
In his sight, the 4th, 5th and 7th Mordin statues that were hidden in the void started to shatter. The white light appeared again.
"When did you notice?"
[Hell Breath] asked loudly in the light.
"When you created the so-called …"
Kieran carefully hid the word "player" from his mind.
Unlike the previous questions, Kieran avoided using the words "player" or "big city" in his narration.
"You don't believe Mary is a player?"
The statue questioned.
Kieran kept quiet.
It was considered a tacit acknowledgement.
Judging from the statue's questions, Kieran was certain that [Hell Breath] was in his backpack. After entering the big city or other dungeon worlds, it couldn't know anything about the outside world.
Otherwise, it would end up like the first Devil's Heart, the will within would be wiped away.
Then, there was only one possibility left: Mary was a player and [Hell Breath] had come in contact with her before or knew about her.
Based on that deduction, Kieran came up with a series of interesting thoughts.
Where did [Hell Breath] come from?
Without a doubt, Mordin carved it.
Then, did Mordin come in contact with a player?
The answer was yes.
Mordin didn't just come in contact with the player, she was very familiar with the player.
That was why [Hell Breath] was carved in Mordin's likeness.
Judging from the laws of living, the very first memory of [Hell Breath] should be from Mordin.
Meaning 600 years ago, during the papal era, there were players who came to this dungeon world and had close contact with Mordin.
Mordin even assigned some missions to the players.
For example: searching for her father?
After that, Mordin waited for the players to return, so when she carved [Hell Breath], she used the players as the prototype of the statue and let the statue know about the so-called players!
However, it wasn't very clear.
It should be very vague!
Or …
All the players were just Mordin's guesses.
As for how did Mordin guess it?
There were too many smart people in the world.
Since Mordin was able to carve a statue with such power, she must be someone with considerable power and intelligence.
Maybe she would be deceived in a short period of time.
But as time went on?
She would definitely notice the flaws.
Kieran didn't know what kind of flaws Mary left behind that allowed Mordin to lock onto the word 'player' but he knew he wasn't the first batch of players to enter this dungeon world.
600 years ago or even further back, there was a batch of players who appeared in this dungeon world.
However, this batch of players should all be dead.
Maybe they all died in this dungeon world.
Or maybe they died in another dungeon world.
Based on the single player dungeon rules, Kieran had a general deduction: only when all the players who entered this dungeon world died, the next batch of players would appear.
They would appear with different identities at different times of the dungeon world.
If Kieran's deduction was correct …
Kieran couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Some doubts that were buried in his heart for a long time might finally be solved.
Why was it that in different dungeon worlds, there would always be some related, specious legends?
It was because of players with similar powers that entered the dungeon world at different times of the time.
However, these 'players' all had 'legal' identities.
They were under the protection of the big city and perfectly blended into the dungeon world. Even without the protection of the big city, they had their own means to not stand out.
This' not being out of place 'was the key point of this sudden incident. [Hell Breath] had spent so much effort and even created an almost real' False World 'just to make him appear out of place!
Fortunately, ever since he arrived in this dungeon world, he had been vigilant against everything around him.
Even after the appearance of that [Imperfect Mordin Sculpture].
In order to make Kieran believe that everything here was related to Mordin, [Hell Breath] placed [Imperfect Mordin Sculpture] in the secret room of the morgue and arranged a series of events in a reasonable manner.
Kieran didn't let his guard down even a little bit, even though it was only logical.
It was too much of a coincidence.
Especially after he realized Mary might be a player, Kieran's vigilance rose to a new height.
It wasn't just because he had never come across such a situation before, it was also because he was a player himself, he knew how greedy players were.
As long as there were enough benefits, it wouldn't be strange for a player to do something over the line.
Therefore, when the man asked about his identity, Kieran denied it without a second thought and started to test the man's identity.
Then …
With his close to rank II Intuition and rank V Spirit, the moment Kieran touched Mary, he noticed something was wrong.
If there was anyone in the world who was incomparably familiar with demons, Kieran would definitely be at the top.
He clearly sensed the mirage of the demon before him was different from a real demon and where the difference came from: Mordin's sculpture!
It was similar to understanding demons.
Kieran knew his spoils of war like the back of his hand.
Even Mordin might have forgotten some of the patterns on the sculpture she carved but Kieran had it deeply etched in his mind.
Especially after acquiring the talent [Memory Palace], Kieran didn't just have a photographic memory, he would check on it from time to time.
He knew his spoils of war too well.
Even though the mirage perfectly fused the demon's power into the negative energy, in Kieran's eyes, it was as obvious as a black sheep in a herd of white sheep.
After double checking that the hidden power in the mirage came from Mordin's sculpture, Kieran quickly reacted to the situation.
However, Kieran didn't expose the mirage right away, he played along with its act.
The realistic world before him clearly told Kieran that the mirage had hidden powers that he didn't know about.
Therefore, Kieran needed to deliver a fatal blow the moment he made his move!
Just like the scene before his eyes.
Huuu!
Devil Flame appeared out of thin air again, burning [Hell Breath] into ashes. A while later, [Hell Breath], which was crushed by Kieran once before, shattered into pieces again.
Until the very last moment, [Hell Breath] still didn't understand why the person before it wasn't curious at all.
Didn't he want to know how she had created this world?
Or rather, wasn't he curious how she knew the word 'player'?
He didn't even spare her a chance to breathe!
Kak!
[Hell Breath] shattered into pieces again.
From a big piece of rock, it turned into fine powder.
Then, the wind blew the powder away with the wind.
The white light also dispersed with the wind.
Kieran looked at the emerald glowing item in the room with a longing gaze, holding back the urge to pick it up.
He didn't know whether the first test was a trap or not.
Kieran's figure vanished in the white light.
However, the world before his eyes didn't vanish.
But …
It stopped!
A slender, fair hand reached out from the void and picked up the item that was glowing in emerald green light.
"Isn't it?"
Muttering softly, the hand wanted to retract back into the void.
However, at that moment, a formless ripple appeared in the area.
The ripples contained a horrifying power.
The power!
It was vast and immeasurable.
The brilliance couldn't be looked at directly.
The moment the palm came into contact with this force, the skin and flesh of the palm were lacerated. The entire palm trembled a few times before falling to the ground along with the tool.
The item fell to the ground.
However, the broken hand didn't fall to the ground.
While it was in mid-air, the invisible ripples wrapped around the palm, completely crushing it and turning it into nothingness.
The formless ripple then went into the void and chased after the broken hand.
All that was left was the item falling to the ground.
Dok, Dok Dok!
A while later, knocks came from the door.
McRose pushed the door open.
"Teacher? 2567？”
She called out their names, but to no avail. Then, naturally, she saw the item on the ground.
"Whose dagger is this?
2567's? "
McRose never thought it was her teacher's.
She didn't think her teacher would have such an item.
As for Kieran?
She might not know.
McRose picked it up.
She wanted to return it to Kieran.
However, the moment her fingertips touched the dagger, she went into a trance.
A moment later, she vanished.
…
The scene before his eyes changed again. Kieran looked at the street in his memory.
Behind him, Ferris the Freezer and Odork the Bloodman were still fighting.
Beside his feet was a small translucent pearl the size of a peanut, emanating a dark golden glow.
[Name: Broken Mirror of Io]
[Type: ETC]
[Rarity:???]
[Attack:???]
[Defense:???]
[Attribute:???]
[Effect: None]
[Prerequisite: None]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]
[Remark: Through another accidental encounter, Mordin acquired this broken mirror from Player Mary and used it as the core to carve Hell Breath — it possesses magical powers!]
…
A lot of question marks told Kieran how extraordinary the item was.
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