The mirror here was of ordinary quality, so it shattered with a single punch.
As the mirror broke, the face within it also shattered, and blood dripped from my fist into the pool below.
"What are you angry about?"
The reflection in the mirror spoke calmly, but the voice originated from within my mind.
"Should I call you Mu Shen or the Mother of all Creation?"
I narrowed my eyes, suppressing the rage within me.
"Does it matter? Mu Shen or the Mother of all Creation are merely manifestations of power. Right now, I am simply another you."
I looked at the expressionless half-face in the mirror, finding it unsettling no matter how I looked.
Damn it, it's like a persistent ghost!
"You've appeared now, what is your purpose?"
I sneered. Regardless of what this entity was within my body, its very existence was the greatest threat to me. However, I couldn't think of a way to deal with it immediately.
Since I couldn't resolve it now, I might as well sit down and talk.
This kind of thing wouldn't appear just to show off. It must have a purpose.
"Lu Zi Ye, we are in this together now. If you die, I will vanish too, so you don't need to be so wary of me."
Seeing that I was ready to talk, the expressionless half-face in the mirror finally managed a smile.
Heh, trying to win me over with words?
I was all too familiar with this kind of rhetoric from my days fielding sales calls.
First, establish a premise, lower the other person's guard, then empathize and gain their trust.
If I hadn't been concerned about the lack of benefits and insurance back then, I would have become a salesperson with my mastery of these techniques.
"Stop with the nonsense. Do you have a way for me to get out of here?"
I was mentally exhausted from all the bizarre events of the day and had no patience to continue playing games with this presumed Mu Shen.
"I don't..."
Seeing my growing impatience, it quickly added,
"This is a forgotten corner of the world. Even deities with supreme power in ancient times dared not enter rashly."
"Wait..."
I interrupted Mu Shen, as I had noticed something inconsistent.
"I see high-rise buildings everywhere. How could these structures have existed in ancient times?"
I waited sarcastically for Mu Shen's reply, thinking it was being dishonest and trying to hide things from me.
"There are some things I cannot explain to you clearly. After all, the world you see and the world I perceive are vastly different."
"In your eyes, this place might be filled with high-rise buildings, but to me, it's just a ruined, chaotic scene."
Damn it, it's starting to get philosophical with me!
"I don't care if this is a city of high-rises or a ruined wasteland. All I care about now is finding an exit!"
It seemed comical, but the half-face controlled by Mu Shen in the mirror slightly shook its head.
This only increased my apprehension. No one wants to share their body with a bizarre entity.
"This is a forbidden zone. Any living being that enters here will only have its fate intertwined with the darkness."
"So, I'm doomed to be stuck here forever..."
I muttered to myself, a feeling of indescribable melancholy washing over me.
I had just escaped one predicament only to fall into another, and I couldn't help but lament my terrible luck.
But before I could dwell on it, a pressing matter suddenly came to mind.
"Never mind if I can't get out. But that thing that's always watching me from behind, you can handle it, right?"
Compared to the hidden dangers in this city, the monster that had been eyeing me since I arrived was what I feared most.
After all, according to the EZ diary, this thing was extremely troublesome and incorporeal. I had all this strength, but I couldn't harm it at all.
"That thing that hides in the darkness and tempts you is the manifestation of this place's will of darkness. As long as you are here, you cannot escape it."
"Then, according to you, I'm completely hopeless. Why did you even show up? You should have just let me fend for myself."
My intuition told me that this entity had a solution, but it would undoubtedly demand a price.
But why should I play by its rules!