If there were other Wizards here, they might be shocked by the situation before them. It must be known that the undead have no reason; they only kill, and even when faced with entities countless times stronger, they charge without hesitation. Yet now, merely seeing Angel’s gun aimed, it elicited such a rare response from the Mirror Grudge.
The reason why the Mirror Grudge had such a strong reaction to the Samsara Overture was that it had experienced the terror of the overture.
Every shot of the Samsara Overture, even if not directly affecting the Mirror Grudge, its indiscriminate destruction was clearly registered in its perception.
Angel himself didn’t intend to kill the Mirror Grudge; taking out the Samsara Overture was merely to expel and weaken the Mirror Grudge.
With such occurrences, even the mindless Mirror Grudge was eventually conditioned by the Samsara Overture.
Angel once again took out the Samsara Overture, naturally preparing to end today’s exploration of the mirror space.
No matter how the Mirror Grudge screamed and retreated, Angel still fired the gun.
Boom—
As the gunshot echoed, invisible waves began to diffuse below.
Every bit of the death gas that touched the waves retreated, causing the towering black mist from the sacrificial altar to directly collapse.
The Mirror Grudge, hiding in the black mist, was exposed.
Facing the waves created by the Samsara Overture, the Mirror Grudge didn’t even have time to absorb the collapsing black mist; it could only glare resentfully at Angel in the sky before retreating.
All Angel did was leisurely follow the Mirror Grudge, continuously releasing the waves of the Samsara Overture.
When the waves spread across the entire mirror space, the Mirror Grudge had no retreat and could only angrily return to the Earth Cavern in reality.
Back in reality, the Mirror Grudge’s power drastically decreased, and even with its ability of Death Gas Materialization, under its clumsy control, it stood no chance against Angel.
Having easily secured the Mirror Grudge back into the Soul Collection Bottle, Angel dusted off his practically spotless lapels and turned to the other side.
Frode was in the cavern too, to protect Shanni, and at this moment, he gazed at the Soul Collection Bottle with a look of astonishment.
Was the giant that just escaped the mirror the Mirror Grudge?!
What happened in the mirror space? Why did the Mirror Grudge change so dramatically?
Moreover, the aura the Mirror Grudge emitted upon appearing, even Frode felt a chilling dread. Previously, Frode had always overpowered the Mirror Grudge with ease, but after today, perhaps the roles might reverse.
"Sir, was that the Mirror Grudge just now? How, how..."
Angel: "A minor accident occurred."
After securing the Soul Collection Bottle, Angel sat across from Frode and recounted the events in the mirror space.
"...That’s how it is, although there was a twist, the final gain was still pretty good." Angel was quite pleased with today’s exploration.
Whether it was the new rules of the mirror space or discovering the Otherworldly life form from the farmer’s altar, these were unexpected gains.
Additionally, after its evolution, the Mirror Grudge now possessed two special abilities, which would greatly benefit Tullas’s future fusion.
Frode listened, utterly flabbergasted, to the entire process; he never imagined Angel would have a battle with the deities of the Otherworld in the mirror space, let alone that the Mirror Grudge would devour those deities!
The entire process was simply astonishing.
After a long while, Frode calmed down: "I never thought the local nobles of the Silver Birch Republic would really dare to worship the Otherworldly Evil God."
Angel: "Speaking of that Otherworldly life form, do you know its identity?"
Angel conjured an Illusion Node and presented the giant eye he had previously seen through an illusion, even showcasing the peculiar frequency he sensed at the time to fully recreate it.
"This frequency might be their world’s language, but it’s a pity it can’t be decoded; have you heard of it?"
Frode carefully scrutinized the giant eye illusion and sensed the frequency within, finally shaking his head: "It doesn’t ring a bell, though I’ve studied Lofte World’s Evil Gods before, this one seems different, and its personality is unlike any Evil Gods from Lofte World, which basically rules out Lofte World."
Lofte World has a kind of Evil God that all pan-dimensional races find troublesome and intimidating. Their power is unfathomable, and their influence is boundless; merely knowing their name, even if it’s just a codename, might attract their attention.
For this reason, they are more widely worshiped than even the Abyssal Demon Gods.
Back then, Brufen intended to resurrect one of Lofte’s Evil Gods in the Abyss, and merely leaked a whiff of its aura, nearly leading to total annihilation. One can see how terrifying the power of Lofte World’s Evil Gods is.
Precisely because their power is overwhelmingly strong and terrifying, in the Wizards’ Realm, they frequently rank among the top three in Otherworld worship inspections.
They don’t rank first because Lofte World’s Evil Gods, unlike Abyssal Demon Gods, don’t have the desire to invade; they have no intention of penetrating other worlds, not even intentionally spreading their names. The widespread worship is purely the self-indulgence of their followers.
In other words, even being slightly "Buddhist-like," that they can rank in the top three proves their inherently frightening nature.
"Abyssal Demon Gods can be ruled out as well." Angel added.
"If not Lofte World’s Evil Gods nor Abyssal Demon Gods, could it be... the Wild Gods worshiped by Otherworld Barbarians." Frode speculated: "Dawn Town is a port town, frequently visited by foreign ships, perhaps a ship from the Feran Continent has brought their primitive rituals."
On the Feran Continent, there are many primitive tribes that worship and offer sacrifices to Outer Gods, mostly gods of Otherworld barbarians.
"It’s indeed possible." Angel: "But to confirm, I will inquire in the Wilderness of Dreams later."
The deities of Otherworld Barbarians aren’t rare. If the giant eye is indeed a Wild God, asking other Wizards might yield answers... Coincidentally, he’s meeting Nis later and can inquire in passing.
The topic temporarily concluded, Frode said: "While you were in the mirror space earlier, Drue sent me a piece of intelligence."
"Intelligence? Related to the Earth Cavern clues?"
Frode nodded, taking out a black-sealed letter from his pocket and handed it over.