Chapter 79: Scepter Liberation【Memory Corridor】

Mel instinctively looked towards Charlotte, but found her expression unusually calm.

"These restrictions have range limitations," Charlotte said.

"Once you step outside the boundaries of this main hall, these rules cannot take effect."

The moment Charlotte's words fell, Edward's gaze sharply turned towards her.

He slightly narrowed his eyes, and a meaningful smile curved his lips.

"A clever observation, Charlotte," Edward slowly said.

"Then run; you'll have to return here sooner or later anyway."

Seeing that Edward didn't seem to intend to forcibly keep anyone, everyone exchanged glances and then promptly retreated from the main hall.

As the main hall doors slowly closed, the golden shackles of the edicts also disappeared.

To conserve Quintessence, Victoria would not activate the Scepter when no one was around.

The heavy, oppressive atmosphere finally lessened considerably after retreating into the corridor.

The remaining three groups each stood in a corner, observing one another.

"Mel, do you remember our agreement?"

Isabella suddenly spoke, trying to get Mel to stand by her side, but Mel didn't move an inch.

"A collaboration, Charlotte?"

Helena called out Charlotte's name.

"Compared to the aggressive elder sister, I haven't really given you much trouble, have I?"

"Helena, what are you saying!"

Emily glared at Helena furiously.

"Do you think she'll let you off after she kills me?!"

"At least I can appreciate your exasperated ugliness before I die; it would be worth the price of admission, wouldn't it?"

Helena smiled.

Charlotte and Mel exchanged a look, and tacitly retreated a few steps backward.

"What do you think, Melantha?"

Charlotte asked.

"You decide."

Hearing this, Mel was silent for a moment, her gaze wandering between the two sides.

"Helena, let's cooperate and kill this damn illegitimate daughter first, how about it?"

Just then, Emily suddenly spoke, offering Helena an alliance.

However, Helena merely smiled contemptuously, then pointed to Sebastian beside her.

"If you can convince Mr. Sebastian to cooperate with Miss Isabella, then I have no objection."

Hearing this, Emily was immediately delighted, then directed her gaze towards Sebastian.

However, Sebastian merely spoke coldly: "Don't even think about it."

"You damned—" Emily angrily cursed, then looked at Mel.

"What about you? You are a Knowledge faithful. Aren't you going to cooperate with us? Are you going to cooperate with that damned Red Moon faithful?"

Hearing this, Mel didn't look at Emily, but exchanged a glance with Isabella.

Then, she turned to look at Mr. Sebastian.

"Cooperation?"

"Why should I?"

Sebastian sneered.

Mel did not answer, but silently raised her hand.

The crescent moon mark was faintly visible on the back of her right hand.

Seeing this, the smile on Sebastian's face froze, and then he gave Mel a meaningful look.

"No sneak attacks against each other before the two of them are out of the picture."

Hearing this, Mel nodded.

"I swear by the Red Moon—"

Mel drew a crescent moon on her chest.

"I swear by the Red Moon—"

Sebastian also drew a crescent moon on his chest.

The next moment, both of them simultaneously looked at Isabella and Emily.

Isabella's face was filled with anger and disbelief.

Her eyes behind her glasses stared intensely at Mel, as if she wished to devour her alive.

"You damned liar!"

No sooner had the words fallen than Mel and Sebastian had already closed in to kill.

The New Moon rose in Mel's hand, and Sebastian likewise held a blood-colored blade.

The two attacked Isabella together, while Charlotte moved to attack Emily at the same moment.

The raven followed beside Charlotte, closely pursuing the fleeing Emily.

Mel and Sebastian were like two flashes of lightning, instantly closing in on Isabella.

The New Moon's cold light cut an elegant arc in the air, aimed directly at Isabella's throat.

At the same time, Sebastian's blood-colored blade was like a venomous snake striking, targeting Isabella's heart.

Isabella's reaction, however, was surprisingly swift.

Her body abruptly leaned backward, as if she had already foreseen the trajectory of their attacks.

Immediately following, Isabella raised her hand, and a Scepter assembled from countless mirror fragments materialized in her grip.

—Scepter Liberation【Memory Corridor】!

The windows in the corridor shattered at this moment, and countless exploding shards of glass solidified in the air, reflecting everyone's posture.

Isabella raised her hand and summoned mirror fragments, which re-formed in her hand into a weapon identical to the long sword in Sebastian's hand.

"Clang!"

The mirror blade and the blood blade collided, erupting in a grating noise like metal friction.

Isabella's movements were as if perfected through a thousand refinements, perfectly replicating the essence of Sebastian's swordsmanship.

At the same time, her left hand grabbed a piece of mirror surface from the air, effortlessly blocking Mel's The New Moon.

Mel frowned, calmly observing Isabella's movements.

She noticed that every one of Isabella's actions carried an eerie sense of familiarity, as if they were composed of moves seen somewhere before.

Isabella's mirror blade cut an elegant arc in the air, aimed directly at Sebastian's throat.

This move was exactly the same as Sebastian's attack just moments before.

A hint of surprise flashed in Sebastian's eyes.

He quickly retreated, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

"Did you think only you Red Moon Shepherds know how to fight?"

Isabella sneered.

Before the words were finished, Isabella suddenly turned and launched a fierce kick directly at Mel's chin.

Although Mel was prepared, the sudden attack still forced her to retreat repeatedly.

Seeing this, Sebastian immediately pressed forward, his blood blade like a snake darting its tongue, stabbing straight toward Isabella's back.

However, Isabella seemed to have eyes in the back of her head, not retreating but advancing slightly.

She shifted her body slightly, perfectly evading the fatal blow.

"Clang!"

The mirror blade and the blood blade collided again, emitting a grating metallic friction sound.

Mel took the opportunity to move behind Isabella.

The New Moon, like a new crescent moon, sliced through the air, aimed directly at the back of Isabella's neck.

However, Isabella's reaction speed was astonishingly fast.

The mirror surface in her left hand suddenly split into countless fragments, forming a mirror wall behind her.

"Every piece of mirror here is my eye; your sneak attacks are completely transparent to me!"

"Crack!"

The New Moon stabbed the mirror wall, emitting a crisp shattering sound.

However, the fragments did not scatter but reassembled as if alive, transforming into a weapon identical to The New Moon.

"That's all you've got."

Isabella sneered.

The mirror blade in her hand and the replicated The New Moon simultaneously attacked the two of them.

Sebastian and Mel were forced to split up to deal with the attacks.

The former's blood blade collided with Isabella's mirror blade, each clash sparking dazzling fire.

Meanwhile, Mel tangled with the replicated The New Moon, the two identical weapons cutting elegant arcs in the air.

The trio's fight grew increasingly fierce.

The crisp sound of metal colliding echoed in the corridor.

Isabella's movements became faster and faster; her figure seemed to split into three, simultaneously dealing with the attacks from Sebastian and Mel.

"Damn it...."

Sebastian gritted his teeth, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Mel and Isabella's blades intersected, but their movements were almost perfectly synchronized.

After creating some distance, Mel gasped for breath and suddenly felt a stinging pain in her eye.

"Hiss—"

The girl rubbed her right eye, then couldn't help but frown.

When she looked up again, she was completely frozen in place.

As a trace of clear blue spread in the amber pupil of her right eye, and the star-like patterns in her pupil appeared like a reversed galaxy, a sensation of heat gradually began in her pupil.

The world in Mel's eyes seemed to be overlaid with a special filter.

She could see the Light of Life (Soul Light) on others once again, as well as the filth clinging to the souls.

Just then, a whisper reached Mel's ear.

The whisper wasn't annoying or noisy; it was more like someone gently murmuring into her ear, the voice incredibly soft.

It sounded like Veronica's voice.

She said:

【True Vision】

Mel's pupils suddenly contracted, and the world before her became incredibly clear at that moment.

When she looked at Isabella again, several overlapping phantoms appeared around the girl's body——each phantom was repeating attack and defense stances from different angles.

"This is...."

Mel's pupils micro-contracted, and she murmured to herself.

Her gaze was locked tightly on Isabella, as if seeing a whole new world.

Isabella sensed Mel's unusual gaze, retreating a step warily, the long sword in her hand slightly raised.

"Your eyes..."

Her voice carried a hint of doubt and caution.

Then, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"Impossible.... How is this possible! You... how could you...."

Isabella suddenly shrieked, as if she had seen something utterly unbelievable.

Her expression became ferocious.

She then raised her sword, pointing it at Mel, cursing and demanding:

"What exactly are you?!"