Chapter 8: The Phantom of the Void (Part II)

How can we get out of this complex illusion that is almost real?

Jude looked around, his gaze swept over the desolate ruins, and Lambertin's familiar appearance loomed in front of him, as if it was still faintly visible.

The vision repeatedly reminded the boy of the sudden disaster, the death of his loved ones, the shattering of the old days, and reminded him of the deep powerlessness and despair of that time, and then became more irritated.

"Are you just going to play these tricks?!" Jude shouted to the sky, "I claim to be immortal and unstoppable, but I don't even dare to confront me in reality?"

However, his roar quickly dissipated, and the sky remained calm without any response.

"Answer me, come out and face me, you coward!" the increasingly angry boy clenched the black sword in his hand and began to swing it wildly into the air.

Finally, Jude sat down on the ground and gasped for breath while realizing that this recklessness was of no avail.

Obviously, brute force alone could not break through the illusion in front of him, so the boy put the black sword back in his sheath, calmed down and analyzed the situation and thought about countermeasures.

He is currently in the process of confronting the Entropy Demon, and at first he was discussing enemy strategies with Reda and Roy on the shore of the underground lake, when the Entropy Demon above the middle of the lake had not yet taken shape. Then, somehow, he suddenly fell into a deep darkness, probably under the influence of some kind of spell, and then entered this series of illusions after talking to the entropy demon.

I don't know what the situation is on Ruida and Roy's side, how the battle is going, in short, my side is trapped for the time being. Jude tried to tease through the existing clues, and then recalled that the illusion, which was presumably transformed by the entropy demon, had said, "This is a reflection of your mental world. ”

"Do you really know yourself, do you know what you want, you know what you want to do......" The other man finally said before being interrupted by him.

What do you really want?

The past years will never return, the existing regrets cannot be eliminated, do you want to rewrite the past?

Not really.

The boy closed his eyes, calmly introspected, examined his heart, pondered these questions, and then came up with a negative answer.

Gathering or dispersing, joy or sorrow, are all their own journeys along the way, and every juncture of choice is a choice made by one's own heart.

Maybe you will regret it, maybe you will be sad, maybe you will be disappointed, maybe you will be lonely...... But all of these experiences have their value, and they are the price to pay for growth.

Even though he may suffer pain, even if he may be lost and hesitant, he will continue to walk, exercise his abilities, sharpen his mind, and one day become a sword singer like Nosa, and then return to Nanfeng Village to fulfill his promise with Linda.

Until then, no encounter would stop him, and neither would the illusion in front of him.

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Having already come up with a clear answer, Jude opened his eyes at this moment and found that not far away stood the young man with a pitch-black sword, as if it was the illusion of himself transformed by the Entropy Demon.

Jude quickly stood up and looked around, it seemed to be the town square of Ochedant, but somehow, the usual bustling square was empty at the moment.

At the same time, the surrounding space took on a strange gray and white color, and countless illusory fragments of small prism were floating in the air, slowly spinning around countless planes of nothingness.

Jude has seen this scene countless times, as if it were the stagnant time created by the pocket watch of the Eternal Traveler. He didn't use a pocket watch at the moment, and he didn't know why it was happening, but there was no time for him to think about it right now.

"You came up with your own answer. The other party stood with his sword and looked at the young man, "But what about the road ahead?"

"It's ridiculous that you just hide behind illusions, you coward, and claim to be immortal and unstoppable!" Jude drew his sword and adjusted to a fighting stance, "Are you talking about yourself when you are unashamed but empty?"

"Then try to overcome yourself. After saying this, the other party also took half a step back, put the long sword sideways in front of him, and his movements were almost the same as the young man's.

That's exactly what I mean. Jude burst forward with his sword in hand, habitually slashing from the right, and was immediately blocked vertically by his opponent. The opponent then adjusted his posture and quickly counterattacked, but was parried by the boy with the same skillful movements.

This is Nossa's usual backhand blow, and it is also the most common swordsmanship he learned from Nosana. Jude analyzes his opponent's swordsmanship, and suddenly realizes that the other party is a mirror image of himself.

As if to confirm his thoughts, the boy's next few attacks were easily defused by the opponent, and the opponent's counterattack was also almost subconsciously blocked by him, obviously both sides were very familiar with each other's movement habits.

Two identical pitch-black swords staggered and collided in the gray and white space until they both took a few steps back, turned to confront each other and adjusted their stance.

"How can you overcome yourself?" the other party looked calm and calm, and his tone was a little playful, "I am familiar with all your skills, and I know all your thoughts. ”

It is true that as a mirror image of oneself, the other party knows all his moves and habits well. While paying attention to his opponent's movements, Jude thought quickly, since it was difficult to gain an advantage from the sword level, he might as well try to rely on spells to win.

To be on the safe side, Jude slowly retreated, watching out for his opponent's attack while chanting the hypnotic mantra: "An'dru vicog......"

"Ansec zorth!" the boy was still preparing the spell, when he suddenly heard a familiar spell, and immediately received an invisible shock, a wave of dizziness and weakness, and the process of casting the spell was interrupted.

It's a spell counter. Jude immediately reacted, the actual combat spells he had specially learned in the past to fight against the Divine Punishment Technique, the other party as his mirror image could naturally cast them.

What's more, waiting for the enemy to cast a spell and then countering it is his usual tactic, and the opponent knows exactly what he thinks.

In this battle, no matter who casts the spell first, they will definitely be countered by the other party, and then lose the opportunity and fall into a disadvantageous situation......

Jude was still analyzing the mirror's actions, but the opponent did not give up the opportunity in front of him, and immediately approached to attack, and the boy could only barely overcome the dizziness and discomfort, and quickly swung his sword to resist.

Fortunately, the opponent's sword moves were very familiar to him, and he was able to parry most attacks just by feeling. However, the two sides attacked and defended each other back and forth, but now Jude has become mainly passive defense.

It was not good to go on like this, and the boy knew very well that he was already at a disadvantage, and that if he showed a flaw, he might be defeated.

And even if he can block all those attacks, he still needs to pay attention to his opponent's movements at all times, and his physical strength and energy are seriously consumed.

To be in this state of oppression at the moment is admittedly very disadvantageous.

It's not easy to fight against yourself, how can you get out of the current predicament?While concentrating on parrying the opponent's attack, Jude anxiously pondered what to do.

Suddenly, he remembered that he had forgotten something important.