Chapter 46: Clock Nirvana - Mirror Realm
Boom!
Sean heard the bell ringing.

He was currently on the third floor attic, and could see the train tracks in the distance. This should be the East Gate District of Dorne City, which was quite far from his residence. Nearby was the old market in the lower city. There was a large market in an area with a population of about 100,000 in Dorne City. This was a metropolis with a population of millions, and there were dozens of market areas of various sizes in the city.

"Ready for action!"

Benjamin took out his pocket watch and checked the time.

Xiao En did not take off his eyeglasses this time, but he had already sensed a disturbing aura in his mind. When his eyes swept over the roof, he saw a strange black shadow flash by, passing under the shadow of the eaves at the speed of a cat.

Tick! Tick! Tick!
The ticking sound of the clock echoed in the ears of the group, but in the market ahead, the busy vendors, shopping housewives, playing children, etc. seemed to be unaware of the sound of the clock.

Xiao En couldn't help but move in confusion. He saw a huge clock that was invisible to the naked eye appear in the sky, and its hands were pointing to 12 o'clock.

clang!
When the pointer jumped the last tick, everything around Sean began to stop in his sight. The vendors in the market did not move, the housewives were still bargaining, the children were playing and hugging their mothers' thighs, and the splashes of water from the fishmonger were frozen in mid-air.

Oh oh oh!
The time in the entire area stopped, but Xiao En could still hear the roar of a train whistle coming from the distance.

——"Mirror World!" (Ancient Elvish.)
Sean saw a tall and graceful woman, the Death Patrolman, walking out of the attic opposite. She was wearing a pair of golden glasses and a fiery red windbreaker that was extremely eye-catching. She snapped her fingers as she walked down the stairs.

Everything in front of me began to break apart and reassemble.

The surrounding buildings seemed to be reshaped like reflections. The bustling crowds began to disappear at the same time. The mirror-like picture began to overlap with reality. The train station in the distance also became a void background. The entire market area, about one kilometer around, was dragged into a space that did not belong to reality.

All the night watchmen present were marked and integrated into the special mirror-like space. At the same time, the supernatural creatures lurking in the area were also locked down.

"Prepare for battle." Benjamin put away his pocket watch.

A silver streak of light flashed by.

His figure leaped up, grabbed the eaves of the attic, turned over and jumped, and instantly landed on the roof more than ten meters high.

Daisy looked eager to try, but she stayed with Sean.

On the roof in the distance.

Xiao En saw a series of nimble figures, who were climbing walls and running on rooftops in this old city with inhuman agility.

It seems that he is the only investigator here.

With a dull thud, a house collapsed directly. In a dark corner, a dark blood sacrifice ritual was revealed. A huge black piece of meat emerged, with black whip-like tentacles growing on it. A huge mouth grew around the piece of meat, with pale teeth exposed and dark green mucus dripping from its mouth. It had thick hooves under its body, and its body was like some kind of ancient tree. Its stubby feet were the trunk, and its body covered with tentacles seemed like a tree canopy. It was nearly two stories tall when it stood up.

——Black Goat Offspring! [Old Family][Mythical Creature]

A grave-like stench spread.

Xiao En felt obviously uncomfortable, not only because of the stench, but just seeing the monster in front of him made him feel a slight mental pain.

More strange creatures emerged from the darkness.

Someone has set up a blood sacrifice ritual here. According to their script, the entire market area is a hunting ground, but now they have been isolated from reality and can only hurriedly summon strange creatures from the weird kingdom.

"Help!!!"

In the direction where the black goat offspring descended, a young man appeared, running in a panic. He looked short and was dressed like a private detective. He was so frightened that his face was distorted, and he desperately ran towards Xiao En.

This is also a transcendent.

But it should not be the Night Watchman, but a wild supernatural being, who was also drawn into the mirror world activated by the miracle of destiny.

The one chasing him was a demon, which looked a bit like a humanoid lizard, with long and thin limbs, yellowish and bloodshot eyes, and a body about the size of a mule or horse. It was very ugly and disgusting, and its appearance was uncomfortable, with a blurry human face without a nose.

Strange creature.

They cannot be considered true evil creatures, but can only be considered as lower-level evil spirits.

Daisy and William looked at the approaching young man and silently protected Sean.

——Invisible servant.

Xiao En raised his hand slightly and summoned a servant from the spirit world. It didn't have much effect and could only be used to block a bullet once at most.

Because it is invisible to the naked eye, it is very useful and can block regular damage once.

Two invisible hands stretched out from behind Xiao En. He did not make any movement, but after opening his windbreaker, two pistols automatically floated beside him. Firearms are quite useful against this level of monsters, and a headshot can kill them directly.

Daisy turned her head and glanced at Sean curiously, then she grinned.

A pair of cold vertical pupils appeared.

Fine hair and long whiskers grew on Daisy's delicate little face. Her hands, which were only half the size of Sean's, suddenly swelled up and turned into a pair of sharp claws like a huge cat, which was extremely inconsistent with her petite body. Her feet turned into thick furry pads, her ears stood up, and her petite figure was slightly hunched. Her appearance was still close to that of a human, but more than half of her body had turned into the shape of a cat-like beast.

She is indeed a shapeshifter.

At this moment, Daisy looked like a human-shaped cat. Except for the lack of a tail, her entire body was filled with the aura of a top predator.

"Help!"

Not far away, a young man dressed as a private detective trembled with fear. He turned a corner in an instant and slipped under the table in the market with incredible agility. He didn't dare to get close to Xiao En.

There are at least dozens of strange creatures here.

It should be a ritual summon.

A lizard-like out-of-control creature appeared behind Xiao En, its cloudy dark yellow eyes full of bloodthirsty madness. It jumped down from the third floor and pounced on the group of people in an instant.

—Maleficent Polymorph (5th level).

Jima, who seemed to have disappeared suddenly before, reappeared. The ferocious figure that jumped down from the third floor suddenly twisted its body in mid-air. Its bones compressed inward, and it let out an extremely miserable wailing sound. Its flesh and skin squirmed in a hideous manner, and its life form seemed to be reshaped by some law. Finally, the moment it landed, a slender lizard with three eyes emerged.

The out-of-control person was directly transformed into a deformed lizard about 20 centimeters long.

Kill in one move and control by force.

The wizard's malicious polymorph spell is a permanent transformation. If no one removes the spell, the person will remain an animal for the rest of his life.

"Invisibility?"

Xiao En seemed to be inspired. His figure disappeared on the spot. Only two pistols suspended in the air fired five bullets, one of which hit the lizard in the head. With the twisted flesh and blood squirming, the dead lizard turned into a weird, hunched human shape.

The invisible hand itself is invisible. He first uses the invisible hand to control the gun, keeps a certain distance from himself, and then wraps himself with invisibility. Directly shooting will not eliminate his invisibility.

As long as he doesn't fire a gun, the curtain effect that maintains invisibility will remain.

In the eyes of others, they could only see two pistols hanging in the air firing, while Sean himself could only determine the specific location by the water stains on the ground.

Of course there are exceptions. Daisy's eyes were always fixed on Sean's position.

She seemed to be seeing not with her eyes but with her senses.

Jima disappeared again.

There were only two eye-catching figures on this small battlefield, Daisy and William. Both of them were invisible.

Xiao En took a step back and silently protected the invisible servant in front of him.

In this situation, it would be fine if it could block a blow.

………………

Under the eaves on the side.

A strange black cat was hanging on the vertical wall. Its body was extremely slender, about one and a half meters long, but less than fifteen centimeters in diameter. The black cat's claws had turned into sharp barbs, nailed in the cracks of the wall. It crawled slowly along the shadow of the wall. After seeing Sean and Jima disappear, it immediately showed a trace of vigilance on its face. The dark yellow vertical pupils gradually changed, and a strange blood red color gradually emerged.

——Mimic [Flesh Deformation]. A special evil creature from the weird kingdom, with the innate ability of shapeshifting. It is said that all the bones in its body can be disassembled and moved. Its flesh is squirming black ooze, and it has no internal organs. It is very good at camouflage and shapeshifting, and can mimic most creatures it has seen, as long as they are not larger than medium size.

This evil creature has many transformation pathways in its body, which are the core materials for the extraordinary people's promotion.

Mimics are dangerous and cunning hunters, extremely ferocious, and after killing their prey, they will swallow it whole, and then disguise themselves as a stone, a log, or a bush, slowly digesting it bit by bit. If they sneak into human society, they will disguise themselves as family members and slowly eat the others one by one.

The victim can only sense abnormalities in family members, and they will no longer appear at the same time, but one by one, until the mimic has eaten the last person.

obviously.

The Mimic is a little uneasy now, because two monsters with spellcasting paths have become invisible in front of it.

In the eyes of evil creatures, extraordinary people are monsters disguised as humans.

The moment the figure left the shadow, the color of the mimic's skin gradually changed, and soon it became exactly the same color as the surrounding walls. Only a pair of strange red eyes were quite eye-catching. Its body also became thinner and thinner, and it crawled little by little into the alley below.

A moment's work.

The figure of the mimic disappeared in the gap between the houses, and then the reflection on the ground began to change, as if it was a ball of boiling mud. First, a human head with a hat emerged, then a straight suit, and finally a fully standing adult. It broke off its tail and turned it into a black umbrella in its hand.

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The revolver had too few bullets.

Xiao En was still a novice in combat, and his marksmanship had only improved slightly recently. Before that, he had hardly touched a gun. A McCarter revolver had six rounds of bullets, and he quickly used up all twelve rounds. It was also very inconvenient to reload, and it was probably only a cowboy could play with this thing so well.

"I lack a powerful offensive tool."

Xiao En threw away the pistol directly, and now he was completely invisible.

He moved slightly in confusion and soon caught sight of Jima's figure. Like Sean, the other party was also wrapped in an invisible curtain, but under his spiritual vision, the other party's back looked more like an evil old witch.

Jima's figure appeared quite calm, standing in a hidden corner like a patient hunter.

One minute later.

A hunchbacked creature that looked a bit like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings crawled over. Its huge eyeballs were full of cruelty and madness, its bald body had pale skin, and its head had only sparse hair. It had a mouth full of sharp fangs, slender hands with black claws, and very thick feet, much larger than those of an ordinary adult.

It moved without any sound, and no sound of footsteps could be heard at all.

Xiao En just wanted to speak up to remind him.

Jima, who was not far away, turned around. In her spiritual vision, her face was even more terrifying than the old witch. Her narrow hooked nose was nearly five centimeters long, and her skin was a dry dark purple color, reflecting a ghostly shadow.

She raised her hand and pointed at the crawling monster. The next second, the monster's eyelids began to tremble, and it actually fell asleep in full view of everyone, even snoring slightly.

Jima slowly pulled out a large pistol and pulled the trigger at the monster's head.

boom!
The skull exploded and the monster's head was blown to pieces by a bullet in the head.

"It turns out I'm not the only one who uses guns!" Xiao En said to himself.

After Jima easily blew off the monster's head with a single shot, his figure re-entered the shadows and became invisible again.

"She also lacks powerful offensive spells?"

"Or is it to save mana consumption?"

Xiao En was able to identify the spell that the other party had just used, a 1st level sleep spell, which could make the enemy fall asleep instantly. It was a very practical control ability. However, the enemy would wake up immediately after attacking him, so it was best to kill him with a headshot.

This type of spell is difficult to master, and only the strange creatures in dreams can drop extraordinary relics.

"One spell to kill one enemy."

"The powerful out-of-control creatures use high-level malicious transformations, and ordinary monsters can be eliminated with just one sleep."

"Usually maintain stealth status to avoid being discovered by the enemy."

"This is a sophisticated wizard."

Sean learned.

The wizard path does not require a fight to the death like other combat paths. Sometimes a spell is enough to resolve the battle, and nowadays he is not the only wizard who uses guns.

Everyone uses it!
grown ups.

The times have changed.

"The most important thing for me right now is to accumulate more spells. My abilities are too focused on preserving my life." Xiao En felt that he was learning very quickly.

at this time.

A slender figure jumped down from the roof.

"Are you okay?" Benjamin seemed to have suffered a minor injury, with a trace of blood oozing from his right leg. He walked towards Sean and others in a disorderly manner, with a look of deep concern on his face.

William immediately came forward and asked with concern in his voice: "Captain, are you injured?"

Daisy frowned, sniffed, and looked a little suspicious.

Something about the smell is wrong.

But the smell of blood overwhelmed the scent, and she thought she smelled something, but she couldn't be sure.

"It's okay." Benjamin looked at William who came to support him, his face full of relief. At this moment, there was a rustling noise behind him, and soon more deformed and hunched humanoid figures crawled out from the eaves, windows and other corners. These were strange creatures summoned by the distorted ritual.

Although Xiao En did not join the battle, he was always paying attention to the changes in the situation on this small battlefield.

"Benjamin?"

After seeing Benjamin's injured figure, he also wanted to rush over to support him, but suddenly his brows furrowed and he moved in confusion. The next second, Benjamin's figure began to overlap with a group of wriggling human-shaped black shadows. In his spiritual vision, he looked like a ball of black plasticine.

"There's nothing weird about Benjamin under the psychic vision!"

After so long, Xiao En has roughly figured out the ability of clairvoyance. The other party's appearance under clairvoyance seems to be closely related to their own pollution.

Generally speaking, the more seriously polluted the transcendents are, the more obvious the strangeness will be under their spiritual vision.

Benjamin controlled his pollution very well, so he could not see anything unusual under his psychic vision.

"He's not Benjamin!"

Sean's figure appeared instantly. He held the gun with both hands and pulled the trigger. Accompanied by a burst of intensive gunfire, pieces of exploding blood appeared on Benjamin's chest. He did not stop pulling the trigger until he had used up all the bullets.

William's figure rolled and dodged in an instant.

A cold light flashed before his eyes, and with a clang, he blocked the incoming blade. As he stood up, William quickly drew his gun and shot. A bullet instantly hit Benjamin's head.

After the last battle, William had great trust in Sean's inspiration.

Almost at the moment Sean's gunshot rang out, he launched a counterattack, holding a sword in one hand and a gun in the other. After using up all the bullets, he held the sword with both hands and jumped to chop off Benjamin's head.

puff.

Benjamin's headless body fell down, but what flowed from his neck was not blood, but a pool of filthy black mud.

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(End of this chapter)