Book 2: Chapter 26: Head-on confrontation, (2)

Book 2: Chapter 26: Head-on confrontation, (2)

At the same time, in the other space, Ruan Zhan and Bloody Mary were locked in combat.

Hearing Xiao Xia calling out Wan Lis name and sensing things become calm, Ruan Zhan let out a breath. He realized Xiao Xia had passed through and managed to find the boundarys exit with Wan Lis help.

Luckily he had given her some basic training as well as the radiance talisman. Even luckier was that despite being muddle-headed in nature, she instead became especially sharp under heavy pressure, and had very strong resilience.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

You still have reinforcements? Bloody Mary suddenly spoke. She was currently a skeleton that was burnt to a crisp. She was in a stalemate with Ruan Zhan, neither side able to move.

How can I not take precautions when dealing with you? Ruan Zhan was cold, but he rejoiced inside that it hadnt been able to take Xiao Xia hostage.

What of it? Are you able to keep me here? It pointed at the fragments of the enchanted bottle of water in extreme disdain. I never battle men in sorcery, Im leaving. However, tell that woman to beware my vengeance.

You wont be able to leave.

Is that so? She took a provocative step forward. Can you stop me, pretty boy?

I guess well have to find out.

Before his voice fell, Ruan Zhan took the opportunity as Bloody Mary loosened her grasp to point at the mirror. With a crack, another same bottle of enchanted water smashed onto the mirror. The mirror didnt break but it was immediately covered in a layer of black. It no longer reflected any light.

Bloody Mary screamed, her voice filled with fury and fear.

You. She pointed at Ruan Zhan. Youre the one who offered up your own life.

Ruan Zhan didnt respond and stood there steadily, preparing for Bloody Mary to attack at any moment.

Since he knew it was sinister, cunning and vengeful, how could he only have prepared a single countermeasure? Even if it managed to lure Xiao Xia into wasting the enchanted water on a body double, he had a second, and a third plan. Xiao Xia was only there to lure it out, not to be the vanguard. Ruan Zhan wasnt so useless as to hide behind a woman.

Now, the mirror was truly sealed. Bloody Mary no longer had a place to hide or retreat. All that remained was to subdue it and set up a new contract.

Bloody Mary looked furiously at his preparations and suddenly hissed with laughter.

He bit the tip of his tongue, the pain clearing his mind a little. However, it wasnt very effective in front of Bloody Marys powerful illusions. He knew he was unable to break such high-end magic, and could only use the spell of clarity he had hidden in his clothes in advance. It was a defensive measure he had prepared after hearing Wan Lis information.

He only had one spell of clarity. His father had left it for him. He didnt have the ability to create talismans of such level yet. He really wanted to banish this evil spirit with his own abilities so he didnt want to use it. However, he had no other way of preserving his life at this moment.

His decision had been a little late. As he pressed his hand to his chest and chanted the spell, he already saw the rocky ground rushing up to meet him. The talisman stuck to his skin started burning under his urging and a huge amount of pain was transmitted to his brain. At the instant the illusion was broken, his mind sent him the signal that he had heavily fallen to the ground. He felt a huge shock throughout his body and violently spat out a mouthful of blood. He lay unmoving on the floor.

Bloody Mary had a mischievous smile on its face. It looked at the still Ruan Zhan and the scattered lockers he had bumped into while trapped in its illusion. It sensed he had stopped breathing and laughed disdainfully. Pretty boy, this is the result of going against me. Did you think I could only use a single mirror? Arent there plenty of mirrors around here?

As it spoke, it left its original spot without turning. One of its sides weirdly dragged the other along. It opened one locker but realized there was no mirror. It opened another and there still wasnt one. The same thing happened once again.

At this time, it finally realized Ruan Zhan had been more meticulous than it thought. He had already prepared for everything, and took away all the mirrors apart from the one in the first locker. It wouldnt be able to leave so easily, unless it broke through the enchantment on the original mirror. However, it had already spent too much energy to trap someone with an unusually strong will like Ruan Zhan.

It burned in rage at being schemed against. It rushed to Ruan Zhans prone form and wanted to rip his corpse into pieces. It turned to its burnt side which had stronger powers and stretched out a withered hand towards Ruan Zhan. However, it was met with a wooden sword that stabbed at its eye, forcing it to stop its movements.

You didnt die. It was extremely astonished. No human has ever broken its illusions.

Thered be no one to play with you if I died. Ruan Zhan stood up with difficulty.

The spell of clarity had activated at the same time as Bloody Marys illusion. Luckily, the spell had come into effect slightly ahead of the illusion. This slight difference allowed him to avoid falling to his death, leaving him merely injured from the fall.

He endured the pain as he pointed the tip of the sword at the witch of the mirrors eye. He fished out the tattered banner with his other hand and caused it to expand, firmly covering it over its head.

Waiting for this opportunity had been too risky, making him almost die to the illusion. Luckily he had used the spell in time. Luckily he had been gripping the sword the entire time. Luckily the mouthful of blood had been spat onto the tip of the sword. Even more luckily, Bloody Mary had lost its rationale due to anger and exposed its own weakness.its eye was right in front of him. This gave him time to wield the tattered banner. Although he was about to collapse from pain, he had obtained this vital opportunity.

Dont move. He reminded his enemy who wanted to struggle. True, this swords might isnt that great. However, its pointed straight at your weakness, your lethal acupuncture point. Also, if you struggle you will be captured within the banner. Therefore, you are out of options.

As he spoke, he pulled out several slips of truefire spells and lightly chanted their incantations. He pointed the spells along the swords tip towards Bloody Mary. A clump of flame immediately flew along the blade and trapped it screaming within a fiery prison.

For someone who had died burning at the sake, it was most afraid of this.

Outside, the rain gradually slowed.