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Chapter 108 The World in the Mirror
When he came to his senses, Loren found himself in another world.

He didn't know where he was, only that he was a prince of a certain country.

Bai Xi served as the prince's maid and stayed by his side.

Loren stood atop the platform, and the commotion below was palpable.

"Burn her to death!"

"Burn her to death!"

"She's a cursed witch; we can't let her live!"

In the center of the crowd was a stake, and a child was bound to the cross on the stake.

That is……

Hela!?
The executor was about to set people on fire when Loren quickly stopped him.

"stop!"

The church staff member standing nearby looked at Loren and asked, "Your Highness, what is the meaning of this?"

Hela looked up at Loren, and her lifeless eyes finally regained their light.

Loren's mind was flooded with memories of this world.

At this point, Hela was indeed a cursed witch.

Anyone who touches her will die for various bizarre reasons.

They either suffer from a terminal illness or die suddenly on the spot.

Therefore, the church arrested her and took her to the scaffold to be burned at the stake.

Loren didn't know why he was there, but he couldn't just stand by and watch Hela be burned to death.

"The burning at the stake has been postponed for a few days. I have something I want to ask her!"

Loren led Bai Xi off the stage and to the stake.

"Your Highness! Be careful! Don't go near her!"

The executor standing nearby offered a reminder.

"Put her down first."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

"She's a witch, we can't let her go!"

"Yes, she must be burned! She will bring us misfortune!"

The executor took no action; he was hesitating.

Just then, a member of the church suddenly spoke up.

"His Highness has been tempted by a witch! Guards, take His Highness back!"

Everyone was talking about it.

They seemed to have a deep faith in this church.

This is not a good thing.

Loren drew a sharp sword from a guard beside him and cut the thick rope binding Hela with a single stroke.

He was about to go up and help Hela up when she dodged him.

"No! Don't touch me!"

Loren frowned.

Is the curse on Hela real?

"Do you still have the strength?"

Hela nodded.

She looked terrible, as if she had been through endless torment.

Hela regained her freedom, and everyone present erupted into riots.

"Run! Don't go near the cursed woman!"

"His Highness has indeed been bewitched! Kill that witch at once!"

Loren led Hela to the knights nearby and snatched three fine horses from the guards.

The church members shouted immediately, "Stop him! We can't let the witch escape!"

The guards dared not make a move.

Loren was, after all, a prince of the kingdom.

To take action against a prince is tantamount to rebellion.

Loren and his two companions rode away without anyone daring to stop them.

Only the church member kept shouting.

"Stop them quickly!"

His shouts finally had an effect.

A large number of guards rode up to Loren.

Whether it's protecting Loren's safety or capturing the witch, they cannot remain indifferent.

With the horses galloping, it took Loren and his two companions a long time to shake off the guards' pursuit.

They left the capital and entered a forest.

The three men dismounted and hid, then released the three fine horses to continue their journey.

That way they won't be easily discovered.

After escaping danger, Loren asked, "Hela, what exactly happened?"

The reason they came to this strange world must be because of the Mirror of Reincarnation.

Hela looked very bad; she must have been through a lot.

"I don't know either. I only remember buying a strange mirror from a merchant a long time ago."

Back on the small island near the sea, I was about to examine the mirror when I was transported to this world and became a cursed woman.

"Is the curse on you real?"

Hela nodded, her expression forlorn.

Loren continued, "What exactly did you go through? Can you tell me in detail?"

"Before you appeared, I had already been burned to death hundreds of times..."

Each time I am burned to death, I return to the day before, and the cycle continues endlessly.

I've tried all sorts of methods to get rid of it.

But he could never change his fate.

Loren...

I want to go home…

Hela's voice trembled with tears as she finished speaking.

No wonder she looked so bad.

It turns out she had been burned to death hundreds of times.

No one can endure such torment.

Hela's situation led Loren to speculate about the world in the mirror.

Once someone dies, they are trapped in a cycle of reincarnation until someone breaks the cycle.

Hela has reincarnated hundreds of times, and at least hundreds of days have passed in the mirror world.

In other words, the flow of time here is vastly different from that in the real world.

A hundred days pass in the mirror, but only half a day, or half an hour, passes in the outside world.

“Give me your hand,” Loren said.

Hela looked at Loren in surprise. "No, I'm cursed..." "It's okay. I want to test the effects of the curse. Even if I die because of the curse, I should be able to go through reincarnation again."

Hela's experience proves that in the mirror world, death is not the end.

Hela hesitated for a moment, then reached out and grasped Loren's hand.

She looked at Loren with trepidation, and when she found that Loren was perfectly normal, the huge weight in her heart finally lifted.

Haila burst into loud sobs.

She threw herself into Loren's arms, as if she had been greatly wronged.

"Loren, I want to go home! I want to go home!"

Loren stroked Hela's soft, long hair to comfort her.

He also wanted to know how he could leave.

Upon arriving in the mirror world, Hela and Bai Xi's appearances remained unchanged, but subtle differences emerged.

Hela does not exhibit the characteristics of a marine species.

Bai Xi was also able to open her eyes.

Most importantly, the three of them completely lost their power.

Even the Elf Ring and the Storage Ring are unusable.

They are no different from ordinary people.

Loren guessed that they were playing another role in the mirror world.

Hela plays the role of a cursed witch.

Loren plays the role of the kingdom's prince.

Bai Xi plays the role of a prince's maid.

Logically speaking, to return to the real world, certain specific conditions need to be met, or a specific task needs to be completed.

But they didn't even give us any mission hints, so how can we leave?
"Loren, is it possible for us to never go back?" Hela asked, tears welling in her eyes.

It is indeed possible.

If they can't find a way to leave, they'll have no choice but to live here indefinitely.

Hela held Loren's hand tightly.

Loren will not be affected by the curse.

If I can live a peaceful and stable life with him, it wouldn't matter if I stayed here.

As long as we don't go back to yesterday...

However, the plot soon took a turn.

Due to a chance encounter, Bai Xi was affected by the power of the curse.

"Master... I'm dying..."

Bai Xi has been diagnosed with an incurable terminal illness.

Loren was very puzzled.

Isn't Hela's curse power ineffective against them?
Why was Bai Xi affected?

Fear was evident in Hela's eyes.

It's that feeling again.

She is about to enter the cycle of reincarnation again!
"Loren!"

Hela hurriedly reached out her hand, but unfortunately grasped at nothing.

The scene shifts, and Hela is transported back half a day.

This is the scene when she, Loren, and Bai Xi first arrived in the forest.

Hela breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that she would no longer have to endure the torture of being burned at the stake.

But what happened just a second ago made her extremely uneasy.

Why does this happen?
Why was Bai Xi affected by the power of the curse?

Why did she enter the cycle of reincarnation again?

"Loren, what exactly is going on?" Hela asked, completely bewildered.

Loren looked puzzled. "I was about to ask you the same thing. Where exactly is this place?"

Hela was taken aback by what she heard.

Didn't we already deduce that this is a virtual world reflected in the mirror?
"Loren, don't you remember what just happened?"

"Just now?"

"That's right! Bai Xi was affected by the curse and suddenly fell seriously ill and died, and then we came back here!"

Loren frowned. "Hela, calm down. Tell me everything that happened before, in detail."

Hela nodded and described in detail everything that happened to her in the mirror world.

After listening to Hela's description, Loren pondered for a long time.

"I used to think we could all enter the cycle of reincarnation, but it seems that guess was wrong."

Hela, you should be the only one who can enter the cycle of reincarnation.

If any one of the three of us dies, you will retain your memories, regressing to a certain point in the past.

Hela was somewhat flustered.

She was very worried that she would go back to yesterday.

What should she do if Loren suddenly disappears in the next cycle of reincarnation?
"Loren, since you're not affected by the curse, let's live peacefully in this world, as long as I don't run into Miss Bai Xi..."

Loren looked at Hela in surprise and teased, "Are you proposing to me?"

Hela remained calm and did not deny it.

Seeing this, Loren put away his teasing thoughts and gently comforted him, "Don't be afraid, you have escaped the previous cycle and are safe now."

Hela's lips moved slightly, but she stopped speaking.

Her thoughts are in a mess and she is very tired.

Loren fell into deep thought.

Why is Bai Xi affected by the curse, but he isn't?
Both he and Bai Xi came from outside the city.

As for the differences...

Could it be divine essence?
He is unaffected by the curse, which must be due to some special power.

The most unique power in Loren is his divine essence.

“Hela, I think the power within you is not a curse, but a special ability. If we master this ability, we should be able to break free from the cycle of reincarnation and leave the Mirror World.”

"Special... ability?"

“That’s right. According to your description, only you can retain your memories and enter the cycle of reincarnation, which means that you must possess some kind of special power in the mirror world.”

"So how do I master it?"

The air fell silent.

The key is to master the power of reincarnation.

This mirror is called the Mirror of Reincarnation.

The power of reincarnation should be the core ability of this mirror.

Hela was the first to enter the Mirror World, gaining this power but finding it difficult to control.

What methods can be used to help her master this skill?

A thought suddenly popped into Loren's mind.

Since the divine essence can be immune to the power of curses, it means that the power of the divine essence is even stronger.

If Hela is given a blessing, it should be able to help her master this power!

(End of this chapter)