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"Am I such a ruthless and unscrupulous woman in your eyes?" Elise frowned slightly, looking at Sera with some sadness.

"Well, after all, you can only survive by any means necessary, right?"

"Hee~"

Elise chuckled softly. Although she was indeed ruthless, she hadn't tampered with the clothes she gave Servis; they were simply her own worn clothes. She believed Servis wouldn't mind.

"So, when are we going back?"

"We were originally planning to go back tomorrow, but you seem to really enjoy this lifestyle, so why don't we stay here for a few more days?"

“What do you think, darling?” Elise leaned affectionately on Sera’s shoulder.

"I think it's okay."

……

On the silent sea, Nora was sailing on a pirate ship.

She had gone out to sea to hunt pirates and was already preparing to return to Falling Star Harbor, but the one residing in her body told her that there was something good somewhere in the Silent Sea.

Then she happily steered the boat to the direction He had indicated.

She had been adrift at sea for five days and had not yet reached the so-called treasure trove. She wanted to contact Elena to pick her up, but she had no access to the insect network.

Fortunately, she had prepared enough supplies, and the pirate ship had been modified so that even one person could operate it; otherwise, she would have been preparing to return to port.

"Don't rush, we'll be there soon." A clear, ethereal voice rang out, its tone calm and without the slightest hint of impatience.

"Can't you just tell me where you're going?"

"A place that can enhance your abilities."

Upon hearing that it could improve her strength, Nora, who was initially a bit irritable, quickly calmed down and looked around expectantly.

Another day passed, and the outline of an island finally came into Nora's view.

His voice rang in my ears: "We've arrived."

Nora, who had been waiting impatiently, went straight to the stern, drew her weapon, pointed the sword tip behind her, and activated her ability.

A terrifying wind pressure erupted from the tip of the sword, carrying her and the pirate ship at high speed toward the island.

This is a special ability attached to an ancient weapon, which can convert magic into wind pressure through the weapon. The normal way to use it is to directly strike the enemy target with a huge range.

Even with the enhancement of the god-slaying weapon, its power was not outstanding, so Nora used it as a way to accelerate.

This was inspired by Elise's use of magical impact acceleration.

With Nora's speed boost, the pirate ship quickly reached the shore.

Guided by Him, Nora traversed the island's dense forest and arrived at an ancient ruin.

With her knowledge of history, she had no idea which era this relic belonged to, but she didn't care. As long as it could improve her strength, she didn't care when it came from.

Nora had assumed the ruins would be fraught with danger, and she had even made preparations. However, once inside, there was only a long passageway, and apart from the monsters occupying it, she didn't encounter any real danger.

Upon entering the deepest part of the ruins, Nora was greeted by a huge, empty circular hall. The hall was very spacious, with only a mirror placed in the center.

"what is that?"

"Something that lets you fight against yourself. All you have to do is stand in front of the mirror. But let me warn you beforehand: if you die here, I'll take over your body."

"I'm starting to suspect that you only brought me here to get my body," Nora muttered suspiciously.

"If that's the case, then your body would have belonged to me long ago."

Nora thought about it and felt that it made sense. The one inside her body had been residing in her body for a long time, and there had been many opportunities before, so there was no need to wait until now.

And most importantly, she didn't know why, but she trusted the person inside her body completely; her intuition told her that the other person wouldn't deceive her.

With that thought in mind, Nora cleared her mind of all distractions and walked directly to the huge mirror.

Her image was quickly reflected in the mirror, but the reflection was dressed differently and looked colder.

She saw her reflection in the mirror emerge and then draw her weapon to attack her.

In an instant, sword energy surged forth.

Volume 1: Chapter 684 Kill her, save you

"Very strong, but not strong enough!"

Nora seized upon a weakness in her opponent's defenses and pierced the heart of Nora reflected in the mirror.

There were no screams, no blood. Nora in the mirror shattered like a broken mirror. Just as the light spots were about to return to the mirror, a hand suddenly reached out from Nora's chest and grabbed at the light spots.

The scattered points of light froze in mid-air as the hand appeared, and then they were all pulled toward Nora.

Nora's attention wasn't on the points of light; she was simply looking at the hand reaching out from her body with some surprise, even wanting to touch it to see what it felt like.

However, just as she was about to make her move, the hand suddenly disappeared, and all the light spots seeped into Nora's body.

At this moment, Nora could clearly feel that her body seemed to have been strengthened.

It should be noted that she is already at the seventh level, and her physical attributes are much stronger than those of an average seventh-level cultivator. The amplification she can feel is not an ordinary amplification.

But before Nora could fully experience the enhancements to her body, she felt a sharp pain in her head.

Amidst the stinging pain, some unfamiliar and fragmented memories surfaced in her mind.

She seemed to see Elise's figure in her memory, and she saw... Elise dying by her own sword, instantly cut into pieces by her own sword skills.

A feeling of nausea welled up inside her; the déjà vu was so strong that it made her feel as if she had returned to the time when Elise was giving her special training.

Back then, every time I swung my weapon at Elise, I would see a scene of killing her.

Although Elise had resolved the issue through hypnosis, everything that happened back then remained vividly etched in Nora's mind.

Nora now realized that the reflection in the mirror might not be her current self, but rather a version of herself from another timeline.

"Is this already unbearable?" The ethereal voice carried a hint of disdain.

"Do you know something?" Nora may not use her brain much, but that doesn't mean she doesn't.

Having brought herself here to fight her reflection in the mirror, she was curious about what the entity residing inside her body wanted to do.

Is she... really a Valkyrie?

"you guess."

The simple answer reminded Nora of Elise. She gripped the god-slaying weapon in her hand, trying hard to suppress the urge to curse.

If it were Elise asking her to guess, that would be one thing, but if someone else asked her to do it, she would definitely teach the riddle-maker a lesson, unless she couldn't beat him or couldn't defeat him.

"If you can still move, then continue. This way of becoming stronger is not common. If you don't seize the opportunity, I will help you seize it."

"I don't need you, I can do it myself."

Nora took a deep breath and stood in front of the mirror again. Her reflection appeared in the mirror once more, but her clothes and demeanor were somewhat different from the previous reflection.

However, Nora did not hesitate. She had already tried it. The reflection in the mirror could not be communicated with; it was just a simple projection. And what she needed to do was very simple: just kill the projection.

She could sense that the current Reflection wasn't very strong, so Nora didn't rush to kill it. Instead, she chose to spar with it, carefully studying its fighting techniques and recognizing some of her own weaknesses before finally killing the Reflection.

Just like before, a delicate, white hand emerged from the wound, gathered the points of light, and then disappeared again. The wound healed completely, and not a single drop of blood was shed.

The only thing damaged was probably her clothes; thankfully, she hadn't thought to change them.

As the light surged in, Nora once again felt an improvement in her physical abilities, as well as the fragmentation of her memories.

She had prepared herself for the shock of the memories, but this time, the version of herself in those memories did not kill Elise.

But Elise still died, dying right before her eyes while protecting her.

She could even see the reluctance and longing in Elise's eyes when she died.

This feeling is even more unbearable than the memory of killing Elise.

Nora clutched at her chest, feeling like she couldn't breathe.

Her memories were too fragmented; she didn't even know what had happened or why Elise had died trying to save her.

And isn't Elise able to be reborn with her memories intact? Why would she save me when I clearly killed her?

A look of confusion flashed in Nora's eyes.

However, she quickly turned her gaze back to the mirror.

Since the memory is fragmented, let's try again a few more times; eventually, it will be able to be pieced back together.

Nora didn't even rest this time before standing in front of the mirror again.

The reflection that appeared this time was more powerful than the previous ones, both in terms of the body and the technique.

But he was still no match for her.

After killing the reflection again, Nora gained another memory, this time the memory of killing Elise.

She watched helplessly as the image of herself in her memory beheaded Elise. The beautiful head rolled to her feet, and in the now dull blue eyes, only despair and sorrow remained.

Even though Nora was prepared, she was still shocked by what she saw.

Coming to her senses, she subconsciously looked down. Although there was nothing at her feet, she had a strange feeling that Elise's head was there, looking at her with those empty, desperate eyes, as if questioning why she had been killed.

Nora's breathing grew heavier, and she closed her eyes tightly, trying to calm the pounding in her heart.

After a long while, as her breathing gradually became steady, Nora opened her eyes again, and the panic and fear that had just been in her eyes had disappeared.

The fight continues.

……

"Die!"

With a roar from Nora, she paid the price of an arm to slay her reflection in the mirror.

Ignoring the hand reaching out from her body and the dazzling lights, Nora picked up her severed left arm and reattached it.

Although I can recover quickly, it's no longer suitable to continue fighting today.

Feeling the new fragments of memory appearing in her mind, Nora bit her lip. She had originally thought that as long as she killed enough people, she would eventually be able to fill in those memories.

However, no matter how she kills, all that appears in her mind are entirely new memories, whether it's the memory of killing Elise or the memory of Elise dying to protect her.

How many times did he kill Elise, and how many times was she saved by him?

She even felt that even if she fought to the very end, she might not be able to complete this statistic.

Nora slowly walked to a corner of the hall and sat down against the mottled stone wall.

She suddenly felt a strong urge to go back to that bad woman.

Volume 1: Chapter 685 Lily's Social Death

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Elise and Sera spent a very ordinary time together in that cabin.

This was the life they once hoped for, but due to various events, it is now out of reach.

At most, you can only take a few days off occasionally to relax and enjoy yourself.

After that not-too-fake time came to an end, Elise summoned Elena and had her take the two of them back to Castor, back to Elira's mansion.

Upon returning, Elise quickly got to work, heading straight to the basement and using the teleportation array to reach the Land of Hope.

During her absence, the City of Hope became much more lively than before.

Not only because she had taken in the elves from the island, Vivian also took advantage of the time when Seria was in trouble to bring many of Seria's native inhabitants here.

Because of Wendy's bugs, there's no need to worry about these people suddenly betraying them. However, bugs are ultimately not a guarantee of safety, so in the end, we still need to use Elise's charm to solve this problem.

Although Elise had done this kind of thing many times before, it would be too troublesome for her to have to step in every time a new person came along.

She was thinking about finding a place to build a statue of herself, and then implanting her own mark of pleasure into it, which would also have an alluring effect.

Elise walked down the bustling street, watching the elves and humans, giants and cursed people living in harmony. If outsiders knew about this place, they would be very shocked.

However, now is not the time for the City of Hope to appear before the world.

Just then, the petite and adorable Lily suddenly appeared beside Iris, her clear and melodious voice ringing in her ears: "You're finally back."

"You've worked hard these past few days, so I brought you a gift."

Lily, who was about to mutter a few words, was quickly drawn to the gift that Elise mentioned.

It was a memory crystal. After Lily channeled magic into it, she quickly saw many images of herself and Elise together. She didn't even know when Elise had taken some of the photos.

However, she really liked the gift.