Chapter 225

Chapter 225

Half a second ago, "Fenfen," who had suddenly felt an intense pain in her chest, was even more astonished than the plague mage.

She didn’t understand where the attack came from; her chest had been pierced by an invisible force.

For a high-level Flower Shepherd, the heart wasn’t really a vital organ anymore, but "Fenfen" hadn’t yet advanced to that level. Her limbs and hair were fused with plants, but one couldn’t survive on just limbs and hair.

If she were fighting another professional, "Fenfen" would have used trees to create shields around herself.

But she was dealing with just an ordinary person, someone who knew magic but only a single life-saving spell.

What was there to guard against? Luo Qiao had a handgun, but it had been disarmed when the Shadow Walker dragged her into the shadows.

Formally planting trees as shields to deal with such an ordinary person would invite ridicule from the Black Sun believers nearby.

"Fenfen" thought this way, and then she died in a more ridiculous manner.

The plague mage standing beside the tent saw her fall to the ground and involuntarily took a step back.

His expression of complete control cracked, and he was screaming inside his head.

Mirror Eye!

Darkness can't stop Mirror Eye from coming and going!

Indeed, the plague mage hadn’t considered Luo Qiao at all. To him, "Fenfen’s" sudden death was due to the divine descent of Mirror Eye.

This was predictable. Luo Qiao had a divine-granted spell, and Mirror Eye clearly paid attention to her. They were ordered by a deity to kill Mirror Eye, the only exposed believer, and naturally, they would also be targeted by Mirror Eye.

In other words, if they killed Luo Qiao, they would die too.

But darkness could obstruct Mirror Eye's gaze. Killing Luo Qiao in the dark and then escaping through the shadows with the Shadow Walker meant that even if Mirror Eye found Luo Qiao’s body, they wouldn’t know who did it.

No, it wasn’t safe. An archaeologist examining the body could find traces left by the Flower Shepherd, and dragging someone into the shadows would inevitably reveal the handiwork of the Shadow Walker.

There were only a few Flower Shepherds and Shadow Walkers who had contact with Luo Qiao.

But the plague mage had deliberately avoided any contact with Luo Qiao while in the black market camp.

Thus, killing Luo Qiao and then using the "Shadow Rod" to escape, along with killing the "Shadow Rod" and her husband, would ensure that even a deity couldn’t trace it back to him.

The plague mage had planned everything well, but reality was different from what he had guessed!

His teeth began to chatter, unsure when divine punishment would descend.

Luo Qiao gasped and slid off the vehicle. The plant Fiend that hadn’t died with its master for some reason didn’t attack her.

The old goat woman chuckled softly, but after one laugh, she started coughing.

The toxic pollen had finally taken effect. Luo Qiao glanced at "Fenfen."

The last mirror on the bus had been shattered by the pod monster because she had used it to reflect light earlier.

Then her talent automatically found the next mirror for her, which turned out to be "Fenfen’s" unblinking eye.

Luo Qiao: "..."

"Fenfen’s" eyes had dark vision, so Luo Qiao could still see in the dark. But she had expected her third eye talent to choose a mirror outside the cave.

If it had chosen a mirror outside the cave, she could have directly used the mirror doppelganger to escape.

Unfortunately, it didn’t.

Having become a professional for less than five or six minutes, Luo Qiao was already familiar with her talents and spells.

Mirror Seer wasn’t a particularly powerful profession, but like the Mother of Sourceblood’s Shapeshifters, it was exceptionally useful in specific situations.

Just looking at the spells, Luo Qiao could become a detective without much effort in the future, but with the third eye talent, this profession became entirely different.

The essence of the third eye talent was to always provide Mirror Seer with a usable mirror.

No matter what situation she was in, there would always be a mirror to save her.

But she didn’t choose the mirror herself. Like now, Luo Qiao wanted to escape the cave, but the third eye still chose "Fenfen’s" eyes based on proximity.

Luo Qiao sighed softly and looked at the plague mage.

The two Shadow Walkers hiding in the shadows also saw "Fenfen’s" death. The two hyena men shared the same thoughts as the plague mage, believing that "Fenfen" had been killed by the divine descent of Mirror Eye.

They abandoned the plague mage and ran away, leaving the plague mage, who had secretly planned to kill all his companions, to face Mirror Eye alone.

The plague mage, who had been confident of victory, was now kneeling on the ground, his body weak. Luo Qiao looked at the motionless plant vines and spoke in her mind.

"So, the Mind Dominator can control plants as well?"

"Plants experience joy when they grow and pain when they are injured. They are not without feelings; they are beings with spirits, just like humans." A young man’s voice replied.

"You’re indeed here," Luo Qiao’s lips curled up. "It seems I don’t have to worry about dying here."

"Even if I hadn’t come," said Mirror Eye, "as a professional, you have the ability to survive."

Toxic pollen is difficult to handle, but by taking the plague mage’s anti-toxin mask and quickly destroying the mirrors in the cave, she could use the mirror doppelganger to switch places and leave the cave.

"Yes," Luo Qiao sighed, "I never thought..."

As someone with a certain level of knowledge in mysticism, Luo Qiao realized that her process of becoming a professional was completely different from others.

The profession of Mirror Seer, in particular, seemed mysterious, but the strongest spell was actually the mirror doppelganger.

With her talents and spells, it would be hard for her to die from accidents in the future.

Recalling what she had said before Mirror Eye, Luo Qiao understood everything.

Mirror Sight must have been a profession that came into being because of her.

"Experiencing death is also part of life," Luo Qiao complained, "and it will be hard to feel that again."

But the next second, she smiled and said, "But I can try some thrilling things I didn't dare to experience before; it should be interesting."

The optimistic Luo Qiao slowly closed her eyes.

She did not follow her initial plan to destroy the mirrors in the cave and escape with her third eye.

When Mirror Eye arrived, He wouldn't just stand idly by.

Sure enough, just before her consciousness completely faded, she heard Neko's shout.

***

Neko instantly teleported away the rocks blocking the cave entrance.

In the next second, beams of light from the yellow diamond and flashlight shone into the cave, and the Blood Knight saw the cave full of plant fiends, cursing first.

After cursing, he rushed in, regardless of the Root Ent among the fiends that was particularly effective against Blood Knights.

The fiends, noticing the strangers, should have attacked directly. The Root Ent, specially cultivated by the Shepherd of Flowers to fight Blood Knights, was especially sensitive to the Blood Knight's aura.

The Blood Knight was prepared to be attacked, but unexpectedly, he safely reached Grandma Luo Qiao and carried her away.

Ten minutes later, more Inquisitors arrived to clear out the fiends, and there were Flesh Physicians to treat Luo Qiao.

As expected, Luo Qiao gradually regained consciousness. When she opened her eyes, she first saw the top of the emergency tent, then Neko crouching to one side.

"What's wrong?" Luo Qiao slowly sat up, leaning back on the pillow of the emergency bed, "Why this expression?"

"...Grandma." Neko slowly raised his head.

The young hedgehog's face was pale, looking even weaker than the poisoned and rescued Luo Qiao.

He wanted to say sorry; the Blood Knight had already lectured him. The reason Grandma Luo Qiao was kidnapped by the followers of the evil god was due to his poor decision-making during the battle.

When he noticed plants invading Grandma Luo Qiao, he shouldn't have tried to teleport the plants away; he should have taken her directly to the sixth floor to find the Blood Knight.

As a Teleporter with talent recognized by the Gluesmith Church, he startled the followers of the evil god by teleporting away the skeletal undead as soon as he entered the bathroom.

The Shadow Walker had sent the skeletal undead into the bathroom, intending for Neko to teleport it away, as they needed a moment when Neko was distracted to take Luo Qiao.

Unexpectedly, Neko's talent was so good that the Shadow Walker waiting in the shadows couldn't react when Neko teleported the skeletal undead away.

The Blood Knight guessed that the Shadow Walker's heart must have sunk at that moment.

However, Neko chose to teleport the plants invading Grandma Luo Qiao, giving the Shadow Walker a second chance to act.

This kid isn't thinking at all! The Blood Knight looked at Neko with a mix of frustration and disappointment.

If not for hearing the command from Mirror Eye and finding the cave, Neko would have made a grave mistake.

Now, inside the tent, Luo Qiao listened to Neko's stammering apology and observed this timid child.

She could guess what Neko was thinking. All along, although Neko avoided battles and being an Inquisitor, whenever he took action, he did well.

This was his talent, which made the Inquisitor School unwilling to give up on him. But the more he felt pushed forward by those around him, the more he wanted to avoid it.

Until this New Year's holiday, he had no choice but to become Luo Qiao's assistant.

That time, when he teleported with Luo Qiao to escape, it was a clear violation of the law, leaving Neko with no way out.

As long as he wanted to retain his social status, he had to earn merits to offset his crimes.

Alright, alright, let's do it.

Although he was initially terrified hiding in the black market camp, after a while, Neko gradually realized there wasn't much to fear.

His talent in teleportation was indeed good, and he made no mistakes. The people in the black market camp had no idea he could come and go freely with Grandma Luo Qiao.

Neko was confident in this aspect until today's setback.

He was good at teleportation, but in other areas, he was still inexperienced and prone to making mistakes.

The confidence he had built up crumbled in an instant. Blaming himself entirely, Neko couldn't even face Grandma Luo Qiao.

"...Grandma," the young hedgehog whispered, "I think it would be better to have a formal Inquisitor as your assistant."

Even if Neko couldn't earn merits and would end up in prison for betraying the Inquisition, he didn't want to drag Grandma Luo Qiao into trouble again.

"Can the formal Inquisitor who replaces you be a Teleporter?" Luo Qiao asked.

"Eh? This..." Neko, with tears welling in his eyes, thought about it, "There are very few Teleporters, and the Inquisition needs them for various tasks. With such a shortage of personnel, I don't think they would assign a Teleporter...?"

"That won't do," Luo Qiao immediately shook her head, "I need my assistant to be a Teleporter."

"W-Why?" Neko stammered, suspecting that Grandma Luo Qiao was just saying nice things to comfort him.

"A Teleporter can help me teleport mirrors," Luo Qiao said seriously, "From the battle just now, I realized that trying to calculate the angle at which enemies stand in front of mirrors is too difficult and takes a long time."

To maneuver and keep the enemy from becoming suspicious.

But the ability of Mirror Sight will eventually be known to the followers of the evil god. Next time, Luo Qiao might not find an opportunity to use mirror reflection.

However, with a Teleporter, the mirrors could be teleported directly, wouldn't that be faster than Luo Qiao calculating slowly?

Neko's powerful spatial calculation ability could even make the angle of the mirror for teleportation just right.

"…So I'm just a mirror stand?"

Neko asked with her mouth wide open.

"Being a mirror stand isn't bad either," Luo Qiao jumped off the bed and said with a smile.

She looked at Neko and saw the tiny figure of a deity in Neko's eyes.

His command echoed in her heart. Luo Qiao nodded to the reflection in the mirror and directly made a request to Neko: "Where did you send that skeleton? My lord wants to see it; take me to it."