She was still clutching the copper mirror tightly in her hand, a very retro design that appeared somewhat worn.
Xuena stared warily at the girl standing by the edge of the pool, staggering through the thick, rich Blood Pool, retreating to the opposite side.
But as she carefully made her way to the other side and braced her hands on the edge of the pool to climb out, a figure of the girl emerged from the dark, viscous matter on the ground.
Xuena immediately let go and backed away, raising the copper mirror to face her.
Xu Shuo cocked his head, looking at the distorted features of the girl in the bronze mirror. It seemed nothing special, just an ancient mirror.
"What on earth do you want to do!" Xuena shouted, her voice fierce but with underlying fear.
"They need a sacrifice for the ritual. What do you think your identity is now?" Xu Shuo propped his chin and squatted beside the Blood Pool, glancing at the two colors of blood slowly blending together.
After spending too long in this place, Xuena's condition clearly became abnormal, her whole complexion deathly pale, tinged with a strange blue-black color, just like those Necrophages.
The black mist from the forest kept drifting over here. The sun hanging in the sky failed to provide the slightest warmth or brightness. A black vortex subtly swirling above the altar, clawing at the air like a monstrous beast of immense size.
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And at the center of the entire ritual was this pool, mixed with the fresh red blood of the girl and the filthy blood of the Black Dog.
The Necrophages that had lost control wandered around, roaring mindlessly, instinctively pouncing toward the flesh and blood bodies of the priest and Officer Zhang.
Yet they paid no attention to Xuena who was here.
Xu Shuo reached out, intending to touch her, but was avoided by the extremely vigilant Xuena turning her head away.
The antique frame of the copper mirror suddenly emitted a glow, revealing hidden golden patterns, and the murky mirror surface began to clear.
What was reflected was no longer the girl's face.
As the face in the mirror began to change, Xu Shuo quickly stood up and retreated, avoiding the direct reflection of the copper mirror.
After entering the world of Scripted Murder Game, although the characters that players merge with will take on the appearance of the players in the real world, there were still some subtle changes, not exactly the same.
That feeling was as though the players combined the characteristics of their roles to constitute a new individual.
But this mirror could actually reveal the players' real-life appearances!
The beast at the forefront had its claws severed by the blade of light swung from the Holy Sword, the intense light corroding them. Yet, these creatures, seemingly unafraid, continued to rush forward crazily!
The priest glanced at the sky above the altar and slipped off his white wrap to toss it to Xuena.
"There's a cloth inside, cover up!"
"What..."
Xuena hurriedly caught the wrap, asking in confusion while frantically unfolding it to find a grubby piece of linen cloth.
More importantly, the linen cloth exuded an unbearable stench, akin to the decay smell of a corpse left unattended for a long time.
It could easily rival the stench of these Cultists.
For a moment, she doubted whether this man's intentions were the same as Qiuzi's.
The priest once again blocked the frenzied attacks of the monsters, turning his head to bark, "Stop wasting time! Cover it up! Why do you think they suddenly went crazy over you? If you dawdle any longer, you'll be eroded!"
"Alright, alright, I'm covering it..."
Xuena was well aware of her own condition. Her throbbing head was constantly echoing with irritable murmurs, and the feeling of nausea was intense. If this continued, she would have to use the copper mirror on herself.
More critically, her body was oozing dark red blood everywhere, already as foul as it could get.
She pulled out several meters of the linen cloth, draped it over herself, lay down to tuck in the edges, and wrapped herself tightly, clutching the copper mirror without moving, looking very much like a dead corpse.
In that instant, the frenzied howling of the monsters abruptly ceased, the atmosphere in the ruins filled with black mist turned suppressive and dense.
But the deathly silence lasted only a moment before the darkness gathered in the sky plummeted down like a tornado!
The twister crashed into the Blood Pool, dark and twisting tumultuously, but it could not find a host to possess.
The dense, dark red blood boiled, spilling over from the edges of the pool, and wandered around Xuena, wrapped in the linen cloth, as if alive, a strong sense of malice and trembling pervading the ruins!
Officer Zhang squinted slightly at the situation atop the altar. The priest paid no attention to the Blood Pool that spilled over but remained vigilant to the several stupefied monsters.
The woodland around them, previously shrouded in black mist, seemed to have been drained, the trees swaying under the dim sunlight.
She turned to leave, only to suddenly lock eyes with a pair of pitch-black eyes behind her.
"Zhang, can I hide for a while?" Xu Shuo blinked.