Catherine turned her head and was surprised to see that behind the Demon King and her, there was a column of soldiers standing in each row. The soldiers' outfits and appearances were exactly the same as those of the two of them, as if they had been molded from the same mold. But the soldiers' expressions were dull and rigid, and they stood there silently, silent, like lifeless puppets.

The soldiers appeared so suddenly that the female mage's mind went blank for a moment. Catherine closed her eyes and blinked vigorously before opening them again. She was sure she was not mistaken.

The group of soldiers who came out of thin air was very numerous, and they stood very neatly. They were one after the other, and the interval between the two before and after was one and a half punches. Catherine looked behind the two columns of soldiers, and the line stretched endlessly until it reached the other end of the dirt and stone avenue, where the sun rose.

"Where did they come from?" asked the mage.

"I don't know. His Majesty the Demon King stretched out his finger and flicked the chain mail on one of the soldiers standing beside him.

With two "poofs", the Demon King's fingers easily pierced through the soldier's armor. But the soldier, who had the same face as Catherine, didn't react.

The demon king stretched out his hand again and flicked the chain mail on his body, "poof" twice, and the texture was very hard. The Demon King glanced at Catherine and laughed. He suddenly lifted the hammer flail in his hand and swept it in front of him.

"Puff puff puff ......" The flat hammer slashed through the air, piercing the four or five soldiers beside the Demon King, including the two soldiers behind him.

Most of the bodies of these soldiers who were hammered were smashed to pieces, and then, like lit paper, turned into ashes, fluttered in the air, and gradually disappeared.

The other soldiers did not react to the death of their companions. They just walked forward one by one, filling in the void that appeared in the queue.

"How is it, my female disciple, do you see the name of the name?" asked Catherine, who was thinking about it.

"Are these soldiers our mirror apparitions?" Casherine picked up the flail, also trying to smash the soldier closest to her behind her.

"Mirror Phantoms?" the Demon King said after a moment's thought, "although they are somewhat similar, they do not belong to the realm of illusion in the material world. This is a soul illusion that only works on the soul. I think it's better to call them illusion puppets, puppets made from our mirror image. ”

"What's the use of them?"

"I don't think it's useful, I can play around. The Demon King took two steps forward, turned around and smashed three of his puppets again.

The puppets followed and stepped forward, following closely behind His Majesty the Demon King.

"They seem to be going to follow us. The Demon King continued to take a step forward, and the entire column of puppets behind him took a step forward together with great momentum, proving the Demon King's guess.

Catherine was very experimental, and immediately took a few steps to the left, right, and backwards. But the puppets were motionless.

"It's supposed to just follow us. The female mage accentuated the pronunciation of "forward". She took two steps ahead - in the direction of the hill - and the puppets put an end to Catherine's argument with their actual actions.

"I seem to understand something, do you understand?" said the Demon King, looking at the bare mountain.

"Don't you want us to take these puppets to that mountain? Catherine had already thought, "The person who created this soul illusion clearly has a purpose. It's like a puzzle. Put the chain mail in the middle of the road, we have to put it on, so the puppets appear, and then we have to take the puppets to the mountain, and then there must be other requirements. ”

"You think of more than that, right?" His Majesty the Demon King seemed to find it interesting to fight the puppets, and he began to smash the puppets behind him one by one with a flick of his hammer. The puppets were not afraid, and lined up one by one to let His Majesty the Demon King have a good time.

"Definitely. The mage pondered and said, "I'm trying to find some logical connection to what happened to us. This may help us to get out of where we are. ”

"For example?" the Demon King asked.

"For example, the great knight we met can obviously be examined together with the chain mail on our bodies. Catherine hit the nail on the head, "The Grand Knight is from Bercy's Holy War Regiment, and the equipment we have on us is the standard equipment of the Belcy Holy War Regiment. Such a coincidence shows that it may not be a coincidence at all. ”

"Go on, my dear female disciple. His Majesty the Demon King said in an approving tone, "Our thoughts seem to be very close. How would you explain why we got into this soul illusion? What about you?"

"My interpretation is the show. Catherine replied, "Actually, I think this explanation is completely valid, especially since the appearance of these puppet soldiers is a strong proof of my suspicion." I think we were very unfortunate to be part of the show. And the actual function of this soul illusion is to serve as a stage set. ”

"That's what you do. The Demon King stopped his cookie-cutter game and smiled, "I have to say that the practice of using the Soul Illusion as a stage set is really a very extravagant act. But it was also quite an interesting experience for us to be two extras in the ongoing play. Can you see what role we're playing?"

"Naturally, it's the soldier that the great knight has repeatedly requested. Without hesitation, the mage replied, "He has been clamoring for his army to be an invincible commander." Then we are his army. Obviously, this outfit is for us to play as a soldier of the Bercy Holy Order. ”

The Demon King nodded and said, "Since it's a show, the other actors should already be in place." I guess they're waiting for us, so let's go and see. ”

The two led two columns of puppet soldiers and walked back towards the hill in front of them.

"Are you curious, what kind of drama is this?" His Majesty the Demon King asked her female disciple.

Catherine said: "With three main actors and two actors, the scale of such a show is limited. There will be no more than two acts at most, and there is a good chance that I will watch a one-act play. ”

"Oh. The Demon King smiled helplessly and said, "I don't actually want to study the scale and style of the drama with you. I mean the content, you look at us actors. Will we have lines too?"

"There will probably be a few sentences, and I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't have one. The mage pointed behind her, "Because we're playing the army, it's like a kind of background for an event." Since this drama is related to the army and the commander, it is mostly a war theme. I haven't seen a few war-themed dramas, they are all bloody dramas that show heroes, and they have no connotation and depth at all. The most realistic and treacherous war performances are all in history, and no matter how they are performed on the stage, how can they be compared with the cruel reality?"

Needless to say, it was so absolute, maybe the troubadour could write something different. His Majesty the Demon King did not agree with the female mage's opinion, "Actually, I'm more troubled and don't know what to do with the lines." That kind of performance may not be exciting because of our mistakes. ”

"You're really into the play. Catherine disagreed, "We have lines that can only be roles, and supporting roles are not counted." Your performance has nothing to do with the big picture. ”

"Oh no, this is my first gig. His Majesty the Demon King covered his face and said in a long tone in a tone that would only be used on stage.

"I only care about whether I can go out after acting. The mage looked at the end of the dirt and stone avenue in the distance.

The bare hill had shown its full glory, and Catherine could even see two figures standing at the foot of the mountain.

"The knight and the poet have arrived, and now the dragon is missing. ”