Mythology Rebooted-Chapter 338 - 166: Determining Superiority and Deciding Life or Death_2

Chapter 338: Chapter 166: Determining Superiority and Deciding Life or Death_2

"Found you, Philomena."

Rufullo’s purple eyeshadow was heavy, the corners of her black lips curled up, her smile particularly unsettling.

"What are you?"

"Can’t you see, I am you!"

"Sorry, I didn’t see that."

Philomena mourned in silence for a few seconds, polite yet disdainful; Rufullo was old and ugly, her makeup aesthetics a mess, certainly not her.

In a flash of crimson from Rufullo’s eyes, devoid of any attempt to hide malice, her hand hidden beneath her robe quickly raised, and she rapidly pulled the trigger of the dainty lady’s handgun.

The bullets never touched Philomena, not even close. The Golden Mage’s Life Barrier opened, blocking all the incoming bullets.

Life is capable of evolution!

Ordinary people who haven’t studied magic will nonetheless have some residual elements of earth, fire, water, and wind in their bodies due to prolonged exposure, and through training can achieve robust health.

Once training reaches its extreme, the retired urban soldiers might even condense a Magic Seed. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

At the Hexagram Stage, apprentice mages invariably condense a Magic Seed and begin to harness Magic Power;

At the Silver Stage, mages’ Magic Power grows stronger, mastering more methods to control Magic Power;

At the Golden Stage, the Magic Seed blossoms and bears fruit, and with the effect of the Golden Triangle, the Life Barrier is born, allowing Golden Mages to reject external matters and thus enter The Great Void Cosmos.

But they can’t stay too long, or they’ll go mad!

At the Legendary Stage, the Life Barrier evolves into a Life Force Field, and mages possess an independent self. In this stage, they can refuse any change, enter The Great Void Cosmos without going insane.

That’s under the condition that the Legendary Mage refuses change and the omnipresent knowledge. Once precedent is set and desire completely breaks free, they face the same end as the Void Lord.

Mad, yet firmly believing they are not.

Beyond this, there’s still the possibility of further evolution for the Life Force Field, requiring a vast accumulation of the Four Elements. The God-chosen Continent cannot satisfy this need, only The Great Void and the Divine Nation hidden within it can.

Excavating the Four Elements in The Great Void is certain death, only by finding the portal to Divine Nation is there a possible chance, considering every Divine Nation has its ruler, Legendary Mages should prepare themselves for a mission akin to James Bond’s.

Only those willing have the pathway to ascend; otherwise, they’ll remain Legendary Mages for life, and when life ends, so does everything else.

The scene shifts back to Philomena. Rufullo empties her magazine, discards the lady’s handgun, and reaches into her white robe, drawing forth both a sword and a gun.

The Single-edged Sword represents the Waning Moon, and the Magic Handgun signifies the New Moon.

The Single-edged Sword is long and straight, its blade cold and radiant like the Milky Way streaking across the night sky, dim yet dazzling.

The New Moon Handgun is entirely silver-white, elongated compared to a standard handgun, its gloss elegant, its overall design reflects a simple beauty of lines.

Seeing these two weapons, Philomena’s expression turned solemn, "I’m starting to believe you are me."

"Always have been, haven’t I?" Rufullo’s smile was fiercely twisted, her patience exhausted.

Philomena set down her briefcase, parted her hands, and gripped the long sword and handgun that were identical in appearance: "At least not now, me from fifty years in the future, this is our first meeting; thank you for showing me just how down and out I will become."

Bang bang bang!

Rufullo raised the gun and fired directly, that bitch had been going on about her being old since their first interaction, enough already.

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Meanwhile, on the second floor, members of the Moonlight Church were each given a ’glimpse’ of ’themselves’.

Of course, some didn’t encounter their own selves. Although they looked into mirrors, they saw nothing; the Inverted World is a trash bin with its own independent plot, experiencing life, aging, sickness, and death. Those who died cannot be projected to the outside world.

The battle ignited in an instant, diving straight into a fever pitch.

The members of the Moonlight Church were caught off guard, losing a few Silver Mages as soon as they saw ’themselves’. They were strong, but their counterparts were no weaker. Unprepared, they fell into a desperate defensive struggle.

They were waiting for the High Priest, who was engaged in a tug-of-war with ’herself’, a battle that was difficult to resolve quickly.

It was not only a fight for supremacy but also a matter of life and death!

Wayne, meanwhile, was battling a Death Knight, detecting a magical fluctuation emanating from the fighting zone on the second floor. Although the energy wasn’t strong, its bustling activity, amplified by the Fire Element crackling about, guided him in that direction.

After ten minutes, the Black Robes could no longer bear the severe depletion of the Four Elements, fearing the collapse of the Mirror Space Projection Barrier, they prematurely activated the Forbidden Magic Domain.

This move was one of necessity.

As per the initial battle plan, they would use the mirror projections to wear down the Moonlight Church for half an hour; the dead would die, the wounded would get crippled, and then they would surprise them by unleashing a barrage in the Forbidden Magic Domain.

If they were lucky, they might even take advantage of the momentum.

Not anymore, as the reserves of the Four Elements were insufficient. Once depleted, the mirror projection barrier would collapse, and the members of the Moonlight Church could leave at any moment.

Should the plan fail, every single one of them would face dire consequences.

The moment the Forbidden Magic Domain was activated, every mage in the hotel was affected.

The weaker the magic power, the greater the influence of the Forbidden Magic Domain. The Death Knight, previously on par with Wayne, was overwhelmed by a barrage of verbal volley, forced to drop out of the fight.

The Moonlight Church members were both shocked and fearful, unable to use magic and without any convenient firearms at hand, their fighting spirits plummeted.

However, their ’selves’ from the Inverted World had no fear, long tormented into monstrosities by a mad alternate reality, they were driven by resentment to launch their fists in hand-to-hand combat.

In corridors, guest rooms, melee struggles broke out everywhere.

Boom!

On some corridor, Philomena was directly competing in swordsmanship with herself. Unable to escape the Forbidden Magic Domain and deprived of using Magic Power, she found the New Moon Handgun less useful than a fire poker.