43. Mutation
At the same time, Reina was still confronting the man in the suit in the church.
Based on careful observation and deduction, Reina finally determined that this person, like herself, was a clone. Compared to a normal enemy, he probably had many so-called “clones” to fight with.
—This was because Reina still remembered the tactical summary from the Four Realms meeting. When she and Calysia were facing the Goddess of Light and Dragon Slayer respectively, the Dark Elf Queen’s group was facing the man in the suit.
According to the descriptions of the combat members, the man in the suit was an existence who was extremely good at disguising himself, and could even summon countless identical individuals with similar magic power during battle. His true combat power was unknown. Therefore, Reina could deduce a very simple argument.
—If the man in the suit’s clones weren’t created by some long-lost puppet secret art, then the only one who could do this was almost certainly a necromancer.
“You’re quite a remarkable necromancer.”
Reina said with a smile.
“Oh? I’d like to ask how you found out…”
“Richard.”
Reina didn’t explain further.
Although so-called necromancy seemed to be about resurrecting a shell to fight, it didn’t rule out the possibility that the necromancer used a special method to lock the opponent’s soul, thus achieving a certain degree of “resurrection.”
She had other things she wanted to know:
“I don’t exist at all?”
After sorting through her memories, Reina had always believed that she was a real game player who had accidentally transmigrated from the real world into this one. It was only because of a coincidence, after clearing the game countless times and accidentally triggering the hidden ending, that all of this had happened.
And the culprit who had transported her to this world could basically only be confirmed as the Goddess of Light.
Or, it was Calysia, although she didn’t know why she would do that, or what her purpose was.
And undoubtedly, both the “young master” and the “maid” were important characters in the early stages of the game.
But now Reina suddenly felt something was strange.
The young master’s character description was just two short lines, and his purpose was just to stimulate the player’s sense of immersion and the character’s plasticity. But what about the maid?
The maid’s character description was also just two short lines, just like the young master’s, but she had Calysia’s Dragon Mark curse from the very beginning. Was this the treatment a supporting character and cannon fodder should receive?
—Or, I don’t exist at all?
Why wouldn’t I exist?
But before we came to this world, Calysia seemed to have already recovered her former memories. She should have known something.
Crimson Scale had also investigated my background, but without exception, it was a blank slate.
Just then, Reina thought of a reason that could forcefully explain the past, but because it was too horrifying and extremely crazy, she immediately dismissed the idea.
The man in the suit continued:
“Over fifty years ago, the Goddess of Light was summoned to the altar by the plan of the [Gate of the Celestial Realm]. They had three goals.”
“First, to break through the limit of high-rank tier three.”
“Second, to break through the invisible walls between the Four Realms.”
“Third, to summon the Goddess of Light.”
Reina tried to attack him, cutting the man in the suit in half with the Judgment Blade, but a black chain actually appeared from the cross-section of his severed body, directly pulling the two halves back together. Reina unleashed Blazing Sunfire, blasting the entire church, including the ceiling, to dust.
But another body of the man in the suit appeared on the scorched earth behind her. Reina used the same trick again, but the man in the suit’s bodies seemed endless.
“The Goddess of Light was defeated over fifty years ago.”
“She was hung on a cross, severely injured by the magic of the [Gate of the Celestial Realm]. But the Goddess of Light’s strength surpassed everyone’s imagination. To prevent her from awakening again, the Four Kings of the Realms designed an illusion to make her endlessly reincarnate in an infinite dream. Hehehe… this way, she will never wake up!”
Reina turned around, bared her teeth fiercely, and let out a low growl in the direction of the man in the suit. Her eyes widened, like a crazed predator.
At this moment, the surrounding ruins were filled with clones of the man in the suit, their white, smiling masks surrounding Reina under the dark night, like floating faces.
Her mind raced, and in just a few seconds, she seemed to have noticed something, and with a sudden burst of strength from her feet, she vanished from the spot, leaving only a cloud of smoke.
Then, she fiercely grabbed the neck of the man in the suit standing on the roof to the southwest.
[Gravity Pierce]
[Gravity Reversal]
[Blazing Sunfire]
[Chaos]
Instantly, all of the man in the suit’s “clones” fell to the ground as if they had lost control.
—Reina had found his “main body.”
But the next second, the man in the suit’s right hand suddenly began to expand, ripping his clothes and revealing his bronze-colored muscles, as if a giant’s arm had been attached to a small body. Reina was sent flying by the expanding arm. She spun lightly in the air, but still barely managed to land on her feet, leaning against a wall. The Judgment Blade also flew out of her hand due to the inertia and landed on the ground beside her.
As expected of a level 140 being, he wouldn’t be defeated so easily?
The man in the suit retracted his arm and stood on a larger, charred rock, spreading his arms:
“The one who designed that illusion was the Dark Elf Queen!”
“…”
“To obtain your power, the Beast King at that time, Kritz’s father, sacrificed the souls of a hundred thousand beastmen…”
“Haa…” Reina stood up.
“Do you really think Kritz could reach high-rank tier five? He’s just using the [Grace] of the Goddess of Light. Everything they’re doing for you now is what they owe you. The Four Kings of the Realms are all the same.”
“Only we can save you, hehehe…”
The man in the suit suddenly calmed down, his mood shifting erratically.
He spread his hands, just like before.
At the same time, the clone puppets created by his necromancy walked towards Reina. Now, the man in the suit’s main body was hidden among hundreds of thousands of people.
Just then, Reina sensed a strong gravity magic in the distance, as well as countless powerful auras gradually approaching.
—Was Calysia also in a difficult battle?
Reina exhaled, dragging her body to stand up. Her white stockings were torn in several places by the sharp rocks. It seemed that these stockings weren’t made by the dragon race.
And what the man in the suit didn’t expect was that she actually leaned against the wall, looked up, and laughed:
“Hahahahaha…”
“Do you think you’ve won?”
“You’re really… annoying, you know?”
Reina picked up the Judgment Blade and slowly walked towards the man in the suit.
Her eyes, due to the swelling of magic power, gradually transformed into dragon pupils, and red veins began to spread across the golden Judgment Blade.
Level 89.
“After all that, you’re just saying, don’t let me fall in love with the Dragon King?”
“Don’t be mistaken.”
“I never loved her.”
“Because she was always supposed to be mine.”
Level 90.
