The memory of an individual cannot compete with the memory of the ancient earth, but the guardian's body contains the unique individual "Mr. Lathers". So in the distant night sky, the sublimation words in the gray fog collapsed. The guardian's power was obviously superior, but under the indirect influence of Sirius's memory, the two sides were actually tied.
And after briefly resisting those crazy mutterings, Hillis himself groaned and had to take the initiative to cut off the connection of the memory thread.
But this seemingly bold behavior was not without reward. She gained some remarkable information from the consciousness of the guardian who looked like her father.
"destroy!"
Luvia passed over Sirius's shoulder and struck out again, and another small part of the forest was blown into a flat ground covered with white ash. The witch in the memory controlled by Sirius borrowed the power of the earth to search for the next location of the guardian's clone.
But that was only the witch in her memory after all, and she couldn't even use the witch's secret techniques. So when the guardian appeared again intact and made the black mud almost turn into a hemispherical cover to surround the two of them, Hillis could only admit that she was completely helpless.
Luvia still looked at her opponent with a serious expression, and quickly exchanged battlefield intelligence with "her" beside her. She sensed that the battle between the Thirteen Ring Warlocks in the distance had entered the next stage. After being briefly affected by Sirius, the crazy guardian was still able to suppress the Thirteen Rings of the two churches at the same time by himself, so she knew she couldn't wait any longer.
She made up her mind to use her own low-level sublimation words. May the stars protect you, the future noble king. Although the purple-eyed girl has never used this power since she was promoted to the middle level, she has a hunch that even if the effect of this sublimation word is not as exaggerated as that of Shade, it should be enough to face this "general situation".
That is indeed enough.
Her gentle voice whispered that both she and her were ready. Although Shade had changed many things, Luvia knew that it was impossible to always let Shade do everything. She was not powerless. Luvia Fiorchi Annat was not a weak person hiding behind a man.
So Luvia said to Sirius:
"I might be unconscious for a while, but don't worry about me. Shade will be here soon."
As she said this, Luvia herself did not notice that a smile appeared on her face. So many things that had not been done in the previous Sixth Era were accomplished by her instead of Sirius. The girl hidden in Luvia's soul once again deeply felt the difference of this Sixth Era.
Luvia did not give Sirius any chance to refuse. Just as she was about to use her own power in a way that would almost burn her soul without any preparation, the fourth footsteps sounded around her.
The guardian clone standing in the black mud was more surprised than Luvia and Sirius. He gave up attacking the two girls and moved all the black mud into the forest in the east.
The night was dark, and even Luvia, who had special eyesight, could only barely see a huge stone mirror that reflected the guardian's earthen clone.
Black fog came from nowhere, completely blocking the two people's vision. All the sounds and lights around them were suppressed from this moment on, and something even stranger appeared in the forest.
Luvia held Sirius's hand, wanting to hurry up and leave this strange area. At the same time, Sirius said in surprise:
"The power of the guardian has temporarily disappeared in this area!"
The remaining black mud around them evaporated quickly, and when the black fog dissipated, the guardian who had entered the forest and faced the tall mirror had disappeared. The sound and light returned to normal, and the sound of boots stepping on the snow surface became closer and closer, until a slightly embarrassed Dr. Schneider appeared in front of them.
"doctor?"
Luvia was probably the most surprised one here, because the doctor already knew that she was in Randall Valley, and Sirius didn't know the man in front of him at all so he wasn't surprised either.
"Good evening, Anat. It's been two months since we last met. I hope you haven't fallen behind in your studies at the academy. After all, the summer exam week is not far away. Don't you still have two subjects left for your registered fortune teller exam?"
Dr. Schneider took off the hood of his robe, looking breathless:
"It's really hard for me to imagine such horrible weather in the windy month. I really prefer Tobesk City. I think the reputation of the Spring City Randall Valley is probably exaggerated. It feels like deep winter now."
"The weather is special this year. In previous years, it's already spring and flowers are blooming here... Doctor, why are you here? In the Randall River Valley?!"
Luvia couldn't help asking, and Sirius took a step back. At the same time, she looked behind the doctor, but there was nothing there.
The middle-aged doctor shrugged:
"You are right to be cautious, because theoretically speaking, I really shouldn't be here right now. However, you should ask Shade about this question, not me. As for the weird stone man just now, I have already dealt with him."
He tossed the black stone heart in his hand:
"This appears to be the core of that body. It's really dirty and filthy."
As he spoke, he crushed the black stone heart. Of course, Dr. Schneider defeated the nine-ring guardian clone with six rings, not because he had particularly strong power, but purely because the power of "Stone Mirror Demon-Goethe" somewhat restrained the guardian.
Hillis also understood that this elegant blue-eyed middle-aged man was Shade's friend, but she still didn't understand:
"The power of the mad earth has already reached a terrifying level here. Sir, how come you are not affected at all?"
This is of course also due to the power of the Stone Mirror Demon, but the doctor couldn't explain it too clearly:
"You can ask Xia De about this as well. Oh, do I need to prove my identity?"
Although Luvia was somewhat certain that the person in front of her was Bill Schneider, who was supposed to be sleeping in the psychological clinic in Tobesk, she still asked:
“If Shad were to make a will one day, to whom would he leave his estate?”
The doctor said without hesitation:
"Of course it's his cat, you, and Louisa... Don't look at me like that. Don't I understand your situation? I'm a psychologist, and I'm best at observing people's expressions and emotional changes. Oh, and there's another part that he will probably give to Father Augustus, who will donate it to the church to help orphans."
When she heard the word "cat", Luvia was completely sure that this was the doctor; when she heard that she and Dorothy were mentioned, she blushed. But no matter what, Luvia was relieved. She asked for the piece of black stone heart and handed it to Sirius who used his magic:
"Power of the earth, memory of the soil."
Several black memory threads connected from the black gravel to her palm, and after a moment, the stone heart completely turned into ashes:
“The Guardians came to the surface for two reasons.
First, Miss Beatrice and Shad found him in the Heart of the Earth. They had a way to reverse his madness, and Shad gave him a very dangerous feeling, so he left the Heart of the Earth.
Then, and most importantly, we want to stop the spread of the mad earth. He wants to accelerate the spread of the mad earth until the final irreversible fifth stage occurs. As long as he walks on the earth, the pollution that originates from the essence of the earth will accelerate the erosion of normal soil. If he sacrifices himself to the earth in the most ancient and primitive way at the center of this earthquake, that crucial position, then everything will be irreversible. "
Luvia frowned, not surprised at all, as if she had known about this a long time ago. Her first reaction after hearing this information was, "Since Sirius is here, let her sacrifice herself."
"Oh, what am I thinking?"
Fortunately, this reaction, which seemed to come from instinct, was suppressed by both emotion and reason.
The purple-eyed girl said to Dr. Schneider, who didn't quite understand what was going on:
"Doctor, can you help us? We are going in that direction. Can you protect us along the way?"
The doctor thought for a moment:
"Shad asked me to meet up at the Night Temple."
That was the place Shad told the doctor when he left Oxenfurt Manor. At that time, he didn't know that the next time key would lead him back to that dark road, so he couldn't think of what was happening now.
"Then how did you get here? The location is a bit far..."
The middle-aged doctor was embarrassed to say that he had lost his way and had just found the right direction.
"Change of plan. Shade will show up in a bit."
Luvia continued, and the doctor nodded:
"Well, lending a helping hand to the ladies in need is what I should do. But, don't tell me what you are doing. I have a feeling that this will be a very troublesome matter. If I get involved, with my bad luck, it might lead to more accidents... Also, you must walk behind me and never come in front of me."
Although this request was strange, Luvia and Sirius nodded and agreed.
So Dr. Schneider put on the hood of his cloak again and walked in front of the girls. He put his hands together in front of his chest, and when he slowly opened them, a small black stone mirror that was floating and slowly rotating appeared silently in front of him.
The mirror reflects the whole world, and it also seems to absorb the whole world:
"Power of the Earth, Filthy Mirror Image."
The black mud spread towards the three people like flowing water, and then parted to the left and right under Dr. Schneider's feet. Just like the ending of the stories that happened time and time again on this land, it finally changed direction in front of Luvia.