Chapter 1131 Individual Preparations


    As 0-17 stepped out of the solitary door standing on the ruins, its figure was abruptly erased and entered directly into the special mirror world.


    Meanwhile, the Great Old Dominators who constantly monitored changes in the astral barrier began to react.


    Stars of various colors—scarlet, gold, brown, blue, and orange—lit up simultaneously, banishing the darkness and crimson in the sky. Their presence infused it with other hues and emitted creaking sounds.


    Soon after, the crimson moonlight that seemed to shine from an unknown source brightened and grew viscous, as if filled with blood.


    From within Leonard''s body, segmented Worms of Time crawled out one after another. These worms assembled in front of him, forming the image of an elderly man with neatlybed white hair, deep brown eyes, a sombre demeanor, and a facergely free of wrinkles.


    The man, d in an asymmetrical ck robe, was none other than the Angel of Time Pallez Zoroast from the Church of the Fool.


    The moment Pallez appeared, He immediately addressed Leonard, "Go support the other Major Arcana card holders in the mirror world. Leave this to me."


    Without hesitation, The Star Leonard nodded and slightly parted his lips.


    An intangible spirit extended from one of his teeth, growing enormous and enveloping him entirely. It carried him into the mirror world.


    The next second, as if the void itself had been torn open, two figures emerged from the spirit world.


    At first nce, these figures resembled grotesque trees covered in a viscous ck fluid. Upon closer inspection, they were massive, distorted human forms with twisted and terrifying arms sprouting from their bodies. These arms bore sinister features—bulging veins with crimson eyeballs, embedded skulls, tongues lined with sharp teeth, and other unimaginable horrors. The figures exuded an overwhelming aura of madness and malevolence. They were none other than the Rose School of Thought''s indulgence faction''s two Abominations: Suah and Tirié.


    Compared to when They previously aided in the growth of the Tree of Shadow beneath Trier, They had undergone noticeable changes.


    Suah''s belly was grotesquely swollen as if He were pregnant. However, the fetus remained still, seemingly cursed and already a stillborn.


    Tirié''s body, coated in tar-like fluid, was covered with dark, tumor-like growths resembling mammary nds. These tumors continuously split open and closed, secreting ck milk.


    When the Great Mother descended to the ground, even under the protection of the Mother Tree of Desire through the astral barrier, Suah and Tirié could not entirely escape corruption and became pregnant several times.


    Yet, for beings like Suah and Tirié, madness was intrinsic. As long as the children weren''t born, a little extra corruption didn''t matter much—it merely caused Their faction members and worshipers to die in more grotesque ways or mutate into monsters more frequently.


    As an Archangel of the Error pathway and a noble from the Fourth Epoch who had lived for over two millennia, Pallez Zoroast had seen much. Even so, He couldn''t suppress a frown at the sight, and His abdomen seemed to ache in phantom pain.


    Beside Him, the Angel of the Holy Spirit Rete of the Church of the Fool stepped out of the spirit world. She had just ced four blonde, red-eyed heads back onto Her neck.


    The leader of the Rose School of Thought''s temperance faction transformed into a massive doll the size of a castle. Her blood-red eyes shone beneath a ck Gothic dress entwined with sinister vines and countless mysterious symbols.


    She revealed Her Mythical Creature form.


    On Pallez Zoroast''s other side, atop the ruins of a building covered in green nts, The Hermit Cattleya, wearing a purple robe and no longer donning her heavy sses, returned from a non-existent state to reality.


    She had initially intended to invite Queen Mystic Bernadette to participate in this operation to increase their chances of sess. However, given the limited number of Angels remaining in the protected zone of Trier, the reduction in their forces would have been uneptable.


    …


    When The Star Leonard arrived at the depths of the mirror world, where The Sun Derrick, Two of Cups Franca, and others were battling the Demonesses of Unaging, the area was already in shambles, as though it had suffered a partial copse and destruction.


    Demoness of ck rice wore a crystalline queen''s crown on her head. Beneath its translucent surface were miniature visions of hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, falling meteors, and other disasters, resembling aplex, mystical weather bottle. The crown''s pinnacle was stained crimson, radiating the light of the crimson moon.


    This crown, named "Cmity of Crimson," was a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact originating from the remains of the Demoness of Blue.


    The holy and dignified Demoness of White Katarina had already raised her left hand. A ss ring encircled her middle finger, extending a sharp crystalline spike.


    This was "Love''s Dread," a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact belonging to the Demoness Sect, corresponding to a Demoness of Catastrophe.


    Wearing a cyan hunting outfit, Yalenna, with thick, long eyebrows, had an unusual ck rooster perched on her shoulder. Though it seemed carved from stone, it appeared alive.


    Its most distinctive feature was its three heads—a crestless one, a brightly crested one, and one with a dark red crest—and a slightly parted shared beak that revealed sharp teeth. n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    This was "The Setting Sun Rooster," another Grade 0 Sealed Artifact held by the Demoness Sect.


    When the crimson moon descended, the Demoness Sect''s headquarters suffered significant losses, retaining only five Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts. After recovering the Demoness of Blue''s Beyonder characteristic, they now had six.


    Currently, these artifacts were wielded by the Demonesses of ck, White, Cyan, Gold, Crimson, and Orange, among whom two had nearly killed Franca moments earlier.


    Only through her status as a Demoness of Unaging, her numerous Mirror Substitutions, and having merged with her mirror self through reconciliation, did Franca survive the first wave of attacks and await reinforcements.


    Silver, Green, and Brown were Demonesses who had advanced after the crimson moon descended. They reced the titles of thepletely deceased andcked the qualifications to wield a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact. They could only use Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts that synergized with them.


    The colored Demonesses, who had already digested the Unaging potion, couldn''t use the Cmity of Crimson and Love''s Dread to advance due to their inability toplete the ritual. They could only use them as Sealed Artifacts.


    Facing such overwhelming forces, The Star Leonard drew a ck staff embedded with gemstones from his Traveler''s Bag.


    0-62, Staff of the Stars!


    It was bestowed by Mr. Fool prior to the current events with added seals.


    The moment he gripped the Staff of the Stars, Leonard allowed his thoughts to scatter and emptied his mind.


    The Sun Derrick donned a crown that seemed to coalesce from dawn''s light. Its ancient design exuded splendor, majesty, pride, and resilience.


    This was "The Proof of Glory," a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact belonging to the City of Silver, once worn by the ancient god, Giant King Aurmir!


    It had originally been used to seal the Gift of the Land. Not long ago, Mr. Fool had temporarily sealed thetter, enabling it to be lent out.


    The holy and glorious light gathered more and more, forming a pure and solid barrier in the front and around. This both protected thepanions and prevented the targets from escaping.


    Madam Judgment, Xio Derecha, had just spent nearly a year filled with chaos digesting the Chaos Hunter potion. She had not yet had the chance toplete the ritual to advance to a neighboring pathway, Duke of Entropy, but this did not stop her from using the severely asymmetrical ck-and-gold mask that caused difort upon sight.


    She ced this Solomon''s Mask on her face.


    She and Franca would alternate in assisting Mr. Sun in utilizing the Proof of Glory—this Grade 0 Sealed Artifact required two Saints to wield.


    The Moon Emlyn had already received the Sequence 1 Beauty Goddess Beyonder characteristic of the Moon pathway, along with the separated Sequence 2 Life-Giver Beyonder characteristic, bestowed by Ancestor Lilith. However, he did not dare to take the former out of the protected zones, fearing it might provoke an abnormal reaction from the Great Mother and introduce unknown risks.


    He used his Life-Giver Beyonder characteristic as coteral to borrow a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, the "Robe of Divine Blood," from the treasury of the Sanguine. He now had it draped over himself.


    Madam Temperance Sharron held a threeyer jewelry box in her hands, its surface silver-ck and embedded with various gemstones.


    This was 0-61—Box of the Great Old Ones—borrowed from the Abraham family through Madam Magician.


    This Sealed Artifact would randomly cause its holder to disappear, die suddenly, or undergo aberration. To counter this, Madam Temperance Sharron specifically visited the Angel of Fate Will before the operation and received His blessing.


    Will was currently in the protected zone in the Southern Continent, maintaining stability and eliminating anomalies alongside Azik and other Angels. While He could not leave, granting blessings posed no issue.


    Not only Madam Temperance Sharron but also The Star Leonard and the other participants in this operation received blessings from Will and a miracle from Mr. Fool to reduce the likelihood of negative random effects.


    Magicians didn''t perform unprepared.


    The Hanged Man Alger held a thin brass book and the Card of sphemy, Tyrant.


    The former was 0-02—Trunsoest Brass Book!


    Having received assistance, Franca finally recovered. From the Traveler''s Bag Lumian had entrusted to her earlier, she retrieved an ancient book bound in parchment: Post-Apocalyptic Scripture!


    For this operation, every participating Saint from the Tarot Club carried a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.


    At this moment, a figure passed by, seemingly slow yet incredibly fast.


    It was a woman who appeared to be in her forties, still stunningly beautiful and exuding charm, radiating an aura of maternal brilliance.


    Upon seeing this figure, The Moon Emlyn''s gaze froze instantly.


    It was Rnd, the former Matriarch of the Church of Earth Mother!


    Rnd appeared normal, her upper body bare, but numerous bird-wed infants hung from her chest, covering the pale skin and constantly drawing nourishment.


    She wore a faint smile, radiating crimson moonlight, as She passed through the battlefield and walked toward the special mirror world.