Chapter 265 review
Lumian always thought that the lizard-like elf was a projection of something or something in a dream, symbolic and metaphorical meaning greater than reality.
But now, he really saw that transparent and fuzzy lizard-like creature!
It is real!
Moreover, it also appeared in the "World on the Other Side", in the deep pit left by the "Shadow Tree", and in this abnormal event involving high-end power!
The kind of lizard that crawled out of Auror's mouth just now couldn't be something that really happened, right? What does it represent and what does it want to achieve? Lumian frowned, his expression was slightly distorted, and his whole body was in pain, shock, and confused, withdrawing.
Stimulated by this, he felt that he should be able to retrieve some memories to verify the truth and falsehood, and determine whether it was a symbolic representation in the dream realm or something that really existed in reality, but this time, unlike when he was in psychotherapy and after listening to Mrs. Puaris's words, the corresponding picture flashed in his mind, and he still remembered the dream.
At this moment, Thermiporos' magnificent cascading voice sounded in his ears:
"You don't really think that the abnormalities and misfortunes that happen around you are caused by me, right?
"You wouldn't think that just with the sealed me and you, who only have the strength of sequence 7, you can rely on a weapon that barely reaches sequence level 5, from Susanna, who is close to a demigod and has a backhand. Matisse's men escaped smoothly, right?
"You wouldn't think that Suzanne. Matisse's failure was simply because she was an evil spirit, extreme, extreme, impatient, and held the ceremony without sufficient preparation, for no other reason, right?"
These words poured into Lumian's mind in a way that overlapped and resonated, allowing him to hear clearly in a short period of time.
Lumian was stunned for a moment, feeling like he was slowly sinking in the unfrozen ice lake from early summer to winter.
He blurted out:
"What the hell is that?"
Thermipolos did not respond, as if he had sensed something and understood something.
In an instant, Lumi felt ecstatic in his heart, only to feel that the heavy boulder pressing on him had disappeared a lot:
"Does this mean that Aurore has really been controlled by that strange lizard-like creature?
"So, when she is awake occasionally, she doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with her, and she asks the outside world for help with me?
"No, she should have sensed something was wrong at the time, and the correct order of reading the letter was:
"'We're getting weirder and weirder, and people around us need help as soon as possible!' 」
At this time, Franka pushed Lumian down:
"Why are you in a daze?
"Quick, let's get out of here quickly, the official extraordinary and the clergy are in!"
Lumian came to his senses, took the charred clothes stuck to his body, and took the trunk from the main body of the "Shadow Tree" instead of the one made by Susanna, and followed Franka to the other end of the street.
During this process, he suddenly figured out two more things:
"Thermiboulos, as an angel of fate, has just shown the ability to see into various issues, and it is impossible not to think of Susanna. Matisse took me as the subject, did not break the seal, and gave him to the 'Mother Tree of Desire' as a sacrifice, he was not a newcomer to the occult world like me!
"Therefore, He never thought that he would wait to be sealed by Suzanne. The reason why Matisse opened the ending was purely to use the situation to deceive me, forcing me to ask for help, agreeing to certain unequal conditions proposed by him, and creating an opportunity for him to truly get out of trouble.
"What he didn't expect was that I would choose to bluff Susanna. Matisse, thus forcing Him to help himself based on the information provided by the other party, no, He must have thought about this possibility, but He would not lose anything if He tried it, what if I didn't have the corresponding urgency at that time?
"Zhen, it's too insidious! If you are not careful, you will be deceived by Him!
"Similarly, Suzanne. Matisse is not an honest person either.
"Since she has sought revelation from the 'Mother Tree of Desire' and thought that there may be an angel sealed in my body, how could she not consider the possibility that that angel can transmit some power through the seal? She did later pray for strength enough to resist the influence of Thermibolus' leakage, or even stronger, I didn't even see it at the time, and it was still far away, and I almost got polluted.
"If it weren't for the timely departure from the inside of the 'Shadow Tree', being polluted would be the inevitable end.
"Suzanne. Why didn't Matisse ask for help in the first place? Is it because that kind of pollution is also dangerous for her?
"Well, in the ceremony in Kordu Village, although there was a change, the priest of this hall, as the host of the sacrifice, was protected by the power of fate, and did not turn into a monster or become part of the three-headed giant like the others, and managed to escape...... Suzanne. Matisse also wants to fight pollution with the protection of sacrificial rituals?
"So, she's been stalling and waiting for the pre-preparations for the ceremony to be completed!
"She didn't target me and control me from the beginning because she knew that if she forced me too much, she would let Thermibolos join the corresponding battle in advance, and there would be too many unknowns.
"So, she was always trying to give me the illusion that I could resist the hope of escape, and when I took the initiative to bring up the angelic matter, she delayed time with a bunch of words that seemed to say everything in place, and hid the real backhand, waiting for me to make the wrong choice with Thermiporos' help and step into her preset trap.
"Although she did not expect the attack of the ghost of Monsouri, if it weren't for the change in the outside world and someone taking advantage of the gap created by the ghost of Monsouri, I still wouldn't be able to escape the inside of the 'Shadow Tree', and she was obviously about to officially start the ceremony and be protected.
"Wow! Beautiful 'actors' can really deceive!"
After Lumian and Franka ran for a while, their eyes suddenly became illusory, with various rich color blocks and indescribable strange creatures appearing layered on top of each other.
His head suddenly became dizzy, and his vision became blurred.
When he regained his vision, there was no longer a chaotic street in front of him, no longer a rich block of color.
He stood on a grassy hillside, opposite the "magician" lady in a long orange dress.
She came too...... Lumian glanced left and right, but didn't find Franka.
As if sensing Lumian's question, Ms. "Magician" smiled and said:
"'Two of Cups' followed her Major Arcana card and wanted to communicate something."
"'Two of Cups'?" Lumian looked puzzled.
"It's Franka, she is also one of us, her code name is 'Two of Cups', just like you are 'Seven of Wands'." "Magician" Ms. explained casually, "You have officially joined us now, you can go back and talk more with 'Two of Cups' and let her introduce the situation of our organization, I won't talk too much."
Is Franka not only a member of the "Curly Baboon Research Society", or a member of the secret organization codenamed Tarot cards? Lumian was surprised and a little happy.
This means that he and Franka are true teammates.
The "Magician" lady carefully looked at Lumian's scorched face and body with pieces stuck to it, and took out a simple brown men's formal suit from somewhere and threw it over:
"Let's change it later, although it is not particularly big news that Triers are running naked on the streets, but being a person cannot be completely assimilated by the environment, you must know how to stick to yourself, only in this way can you fight against the erosion of magic potions and stay away from the risk of getting out of control as much as possible."
When Lumian caught the clothes, Ms. "Magician" said thoughtfully:
"Tell me about what happened recently, although I knew that I would encounter evil god believers and have entanglements with them, I didn't expect that you would be directly involved in this level of things."
Lumian attracted Suzanne from the beginning to Trier with the "Dance of Recruitment". Matisse began to focus on the sacrifice just now, about the performance of Thermibolos and the strange lizard-like creature.
The "magician" lady listened, her expression became a little solemn, and when Lumian finished speaking, she nodded slightly and said:
"It's abnormal.
"Neither Thermibolos nor that 'elf' is normal."
She looked at Lumian and said in a straightforward tone:
"Inside the 'Shadow Tree', it is not Thermibolos who will help you improve your 'Fallen Mercury' ability and let the ghost of Monsouri arrive early."
"Not Him?" Lumian had just guessed where Ms. "Magician" would find the problem from, but she didn't expect that she would be the first to bring up such a clear thing.
In that situation at that time, who else would there be except Thermipolos?
Moreover, it was indeed after the fateful angel compromised that there was a subsequent change.
"I don't know." The "Magician" lady shook her head slowly, "What I can be sure of is that the seal of that great being cannot allow Thermibolos to penetrate such a high level of power, and if he could, he would have controlled you to help him break the seal."
Seeing that Lumian was both confused and at a loss, Ms. "Magician" further said:
"All Thermibolos can do is influence your judgment and choices, after all, He is sealed in your body, and your fates are connected to some extent.
"To put it simply, in Charlie's case, Thermibolos couldn't let Susanna. Matisse recovered early and couldn't decide when and how she planned to find Charlie, he could only use this matter to make you have the intention to use the "Transfer Technique" to help Charlie change his destiny, and increase the corresponding tendency.
"From that perspective, do you think He has the ability to increase the ability of 'Fallen Mercury' so that the ghost of Monsuri can arrive in time?
"It's okay to help you take on the past scene of the 'Shadow Tree'.
"So, what I have always said is to seek my opinion in advance on matters that are both critical and dangerous, rather than making decisions on your own."
Lumian heard that his heart was like the sea, turbulent and undulating.
He recalled the incident when Charlie was taken underground by Rentas, and found that it was indeed just as the "magician" lady said:
Charlie's bloody disaster and death fate came from two aspects, one was the danger given by the "Bliss Society" through Rentas, and the other was Lumian's own choice at the node of fate, so after Rentas was killed by them, Charlie's fortune only improved a little, and when Lumian made the right decision, it completely returned to normal, and there was no trace of Thermiporos exerting more influence.
If he could affect Charlie in the same way that he affected the ghost of Monsouri, Lumian would most likely have been fooled long ago.
"Moreover, Suzanne. Matisse knew that Thermibolos could exert a certain influence, so after she left the 'Shadow Tree', why did she still think about capturing me alive with the indirect help of an angel in such a weak state?
"Unless, after the battle inside the 'Shadow Tree', Susanna, who has gained a bit of divinity through the 'Shadow Tree'. Matisse has discovered that Thermibolos cannot exert influence and is perfectly sealed, and the problem has another source! And the source did not follow!
"Oh! I was thinking that even if my judgment was wrong or the exchange of fates took a long time, Thermibolos would not let Susanna go. Matisse captured me alive, then he would be a sacrifice, who knows, he has no ability to ...... at all" Lumian substituted speculation into what had just happened, and got a more reasonable explanation.
"What the hell is going on?" He asked with a little pain and anger.
The "magician" lady thought for a few seconds and said:
"Combined with those misfortunes, I suspect that Thermibolos has a helper in the outside world, that is, there may be an extraordinary person lurking around you who can influence fate, who has done something covertly according to the ideas transmitted by Thermipolos, but without going too far, that will be discovered."
A word flashed through Lumian's mind:
"'Sufferer'!"
In the dream, he and Lane's team broke into the underground altar and were infected with the aura of "sufferer"!
And the owl and another "him" in the wizard's crypt always give him the feeling of the source of the problem and the manipulator behind the scenes before being exposed.
Are these also symbols?
(End of this chapter)