Lord of Prayer

Chapter 125: Chapter 105: Revelation

As the manifestation of the King of Mirrors’ Authority, the [Illusion Realm] possessed incredible power and was connected to the mysterious Mirror World.

It could pull everything within an area into the Mirror World. Inside, any destruction caused by outsiders would not affect reality. It could also create perfectly realistic reflections of living beings. If an ordinary person were to unwittingly enter the Mirror World, they could live there for years without ever realizing the “people” around them were just images.

Due to its unique nature, the Mirror World was the best choice for ambushing Fallen Paradise and the Eternal Fire. Days ago, all of Jinzhu City had been stealthily pulled into the Illusion Realm, falling under the King of Mirrors’ control.

To deceive Fallen Paradise and the Eternal Fire, all living beings inside the Mirror World were their actual selves. They would only be teleported back to the real World when faced with fatal danger. At the same time, the King of Mirrors would create a perfectly identical image to die in their place, ensuring that the “reality” within the Mirror World remained stable.

Now, all civilians had been evacuated from the Mirror World and teleported to a safe area far from Jinzhu. There were no longer any lingering concerns.

After a long time of casting the line, it was finally time to reel in the net.

—From Fallen Paradise, the Tier Five Crowned Kings: the Inciter and Filthy Angels.

—From Abyssal Chaos Purgatory, the Tier Five Monarchs: the Purgatory Fire Demon and the Nine-headed Demon Serpent.

—And a projection of the Abyssal King, the King of Chaos, whose descent was yet to be confirmed…

The haul was so bountiful it invigorated everyone. They had never expected to hook fish of this caliber.

If they could take them all out, both Fallen Paradise and Chaos Purgatory would suffer catastrophic losses.

“I’m in the process of transferring Jinzhu’s Ascenders, but I’ve run into some kind of obstruction…”

The King of Mirrors, his temples graying, frowned slightly. “There are a few… too many Tier Fives in the Mirror World.”

Fallen Paradise deployed two, and Chaos Purgatory deployed two. Besides the King of Mirrors, the Star Association had also dispatched three other Tier Fives.

A total of eight.

And yet, two more Crowned Kings of unknown allegiance had now appeared out of nowhere in Jinzhu City. They used a special method to conceal their movements, and even the King of Mirrors, who controlled the entire Illusion Realm, found it difficult to track them.

“Unexpected variables are to be expected.”

Jiang Che didn’t seem too surprised. “We have more than enough countermeasures prepared. Let the Winter King and the others make their move. Ideally, we can reclaim ’that thing’ in the process… How much longer will the transfer of the Ascenders take?”

“It’s almost done.”

Three seconds later, the King of Mirrors nodded. “They have all been transferred back to the real World.”

「At the same time.」

As Zhou Chen fled with Erin on his back, his vision blurred. The surrounding scenery changed as if a filter had been switched, instantly shifting from dark and gloomy to a bright and sunny warm hue.

He turned his head to look, but there was no sign of a Gate of Hell or an enormous, savage Hell Monarch. Above him were blue skies and white clouds, and the distant streets and buildings were perfectly intact, as if everything that had just happened was nothing but a dream.

“What’s going on…” Erin was dazed, unable to comprehend what had happened.

“I don’t know, but what we just saw definitely wasn’t an illusion…” Zhou Chen’s head was still spinning, a sign that the mental corruption he’d suffered was real. He couldn’t spare it another thought and hurried toward the Star Association with Erin on his back.

He saw quite a few Ascenders along the way, but not a single ordinary person. ’If the Star Association is behind this, they’ve probably moved all the civilians to a safe zone far from the battlefield. Ascenders don’t get that luxury, though, because we’re all just tools…’

Soon, they made it back to the Star Association. The moment he stepped through the main gate, Zhou Chen felt a tangible sense of security. He couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief as a great weight was finally lifted from his shoulders.

’It has to be safe here at the Star Association. The higher-ups have been preparing for so long; they can’t possibly get their base raided, right?’

’Even if someone tried, they probably wouldn’t succeed. The Star Association’s Defense Power is not to be underestimated, not to mention there’s definitely a Tier Five holding down the fort this time.’

Resting her head on Zhou Chen’s shoulder, Erin blushed and stammered, “Mr. Zhou Chen… c-can you put me down now…?”

“Oh, right…” Zhou Chen quickly put Erin down. He pulled out his phone to contact Jiang Che, but the call wouldn’t connect, and his text message vanished without a trace. ’He must be busy directing the operation and doesn’t have time for me.’

Erin straightened her clothes and tucked a few stray strands of golden hair behind her ear, regaining her dignified, graceful, and poised demeanor. The only thing out of place was the faint blush on her cheeks, and she only dared to steal furtive glances at Zhou Chen.

“AH! Why is she here?! Why is she here!”

A terrified shriek came from nearby. It was the same Ascender with the Eye of Fortune Ability from before. He had also escaped into the Star Association and was now pointing at Erin, his face a mask of terror, drawing a crowd of onlookers.

“Hey, that’s enough,” Zhou Chen said, stepping forward in annoyance. He held out his hand. “We’re inside the Star Association. She can’t still be cursed with bad luck, can she? Share your vision with me again.”

The man’s hand trembled as he reached out and touched Zhou Chen.

A sharp pain shot through Zhou Chen’s eyes, and he instinctively squeezed them shut. When he opened them again, he was once more sharing the vision from the Eye of Fortune.

“Your aura is yellow now. What does yellow mean?”

“It means you’ll run into some danger, but nothing you can’t handle…” The man let out a long sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground as if he had just escaped the jaws of death.

Zhou Chen glanced around, noticing that the people nearby had either white or yellow auras. But when his gaze fell upon Erin, his eyes narrowed.