Chapter 502 : The Sealed Gate
Chapter 502: The Sealed Gate
The sky was gray and hazy, and the ground beneath shimmered like flowing mercury——although this 【Plane】 was not large, Hela-Helheim could still sense the presence of the 【Plane Will】 within it.
"This is the 【Mirror Layer Domain】, a 【Plane】 I discovered by chance. Here, aside from the creatures native to this Plane, all other foreign beings will be attacked by spatial storms. So for now, I’ll have to trouble you two not to leave my side."
"Understood."
As an extremely xenophobic realm, once the 【Mirror Layer Domain】 detected an intruder, it would strike mercilessly the moment they appeared.
And since Janna-Roland was the contractor of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, she was, to a certain extent, acknowledged by the 【Mirror Layer Domain】. However, the others she brought along could not enjoy such treatment.
Therefore, Janna had to cast the 【Shrinking Spell】 to reduce Louis-Tulan and Hela-Helheim in size. Then, with the help of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon and the Witch Tool 【Hidden Nook】, she isolated their aura to prevent exposure.
"Those two are still searching for us. It won’t be long before they notice the Shadow Barrier I set up."
Because the 【Sealed Gate】 had not been closed, Hela-Helheim could still sense the movements of the two apprentices in the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 through the shadows beneath the 【Water Elemental Plane】.
Given the thorough, carpet-like search method those two Wizard Apprentices were using, it was only a matter of time before they discovered the 【Sealed Gate】 Hela-Helheim had concealed with her Shadow Power.
Of course, if the three of them chose to shut the 【Sealed Gate】 and hide inside the 【Mirror Layer Domain】, they could completely avoid pursuit. However, doing so would also sever any possibility of returning to the 【Water Elemental Plane】.
Due to the distortions of space and time caused by the 【Black Hole】, the coordinates of the 【Water Elemental Plane】 constantly shifted. Thus, once the 【Sealed Gate】 was closed, Janna would no longer be able to reopen it by locking onto its previous coordinates.
"Those two apprentices may be powerful, but if the three of us fight together, we might not necessarily lose to them."
"Are you sure it’s three against two, and not two against two?"
Louis-Tulan, who had spoken with such confidence earlier, suddenly fell silent at Hela-Helheim’s questioning tone.
After all, in a world entirely composed of seawater, Louis-Tulan, who specialized solely in Fire Elemental Witchcraft, was completely restrained. If a fight truly broke out, his contribution would be minimal.
"The seawater here can’t extinguish my flames! Worst case, I’ll just go all out!"
"Save your strength. Instead of wasting energy, think about how to obtain more 【Source Power】—after all, our time is running out."
Just as Hela-Helheim said, there wasn’t much time left before the collapse of the 【Water Elemental Plane】.
And their true goal in coming here was to seize as much 【Source Power】 as possible before that happened.
"It’s just a pity... with my current Spiritual Body, even if I summon Anna-Russell, she can only remain for about a minute—so I must make that minute count."
While Hela-Helheim and Louis-Tulan were bickering, Janna was simultaneously devising a plan to break through their predicament.
Because of the unique nature of the 【Black Hole】, summoning her contracted creatures here consumed far more Soul Power than it would in the 【Primary Material World】.
Judging by the Soul Power she expended to summon the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, Janna estimated that summoning a contracted creature with the strength of a full-fledged Wizard would only allow it to exist for about one minute at her current level.
If she exceeded that limit, her soul would suffer unbearable strain, potentially causing irreversible damage.
"They’ve found us!"
Just as Janna was deep in thought, Hela-Helheim’s urgent warning suddenly rang in her ears.
At once, Janna transformed into her 【Mermaid Form】 and dashed out of the 【Sealed Gate】 with the other two.
As expected, the moment she emerged, two gigantic dragons were already speeding toward their location.
"Silver Mirror, use 【Mirror Replication】!"
Upon receiving Janna’s command, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon instantly burst forth with a dazzling silver light, enveloping Janna’s body within.
"Let’s see where you think you’re going this time!"
Seeing the flash of silver light, the two Wizard Apprentices from the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 sneered coldly and immediately swam toward it, eager to eliminate all traces of their quarry.
"Found you."
As the light faded, “Janna,” now in her 【Mermaid Form】, appeared before them.
"Roar—!"
Seeing her exposed, the apprentice with a twin-headed dragon Spiritual Form opened its massive jaws and unleashed a blast of frost-white Dragon Breath straight toward “Janna.”
Under the freezing assault, “Janna” struggled briefly before being encased completely in ice.
"A Deep-Sea Mermaid!?"
The twin-headed dragon apprentice stared wide-eyed at the breathtaking figure now trapped in ice.
"Wait—something’s off here."
Although the purple dragon beside him was momentarily stunned as well, she quickly sensed the anomaly.
"Orn, shatter the ice."
"What are you doing, Talina? You’re not seriously thinking of killing her, are you? She’s a mermaid from 【Atlantis】! If you kill her, you’ll invoke the sea’s curse!"
"Fool. She’s already gone."
At her words, the apprentice named Orn turned sharply toward the frozen “Janna.”
Sure enough, the “Janna” inside the ice began to crack like a mirror—and in moments, shattered into silvery dust that slowly dispersed into nothingness.
"Damn it! They escaped again!"
Furious, Orn swung his massive tail, smashing what remained of the ice into fragments.
"Calm down. They won’t get far."
Unlike Orn’s rage, the purple dragon Talina only twitched her nose slightly. A moment later, her gaze shifted toward the sea’s surface.
"They’re over there. Chase them!"
"Roar—!"
Upon hearing Talina’s words, Orn spread his wings and lunged toward the sea.
At the same time, sensing the two-headed dragon’s relentless pursuit closing in, Hela-Helheim frowned and once again commanded the shadows to propel them swiftly across the surface of the ocean.