Yuan Yuan took the lead, and the other six followed... slowly shaking their heads.
A real world, a Mirror World, how could that be possible?
Even the Divine Throne, when creating a "Divine Domain," cannot achieve something , can it?
"This Black Snow Mountain, I don’t know who left it behind... but I am certain that the information from that Dream isn’t fiction but a kind of guidance." Zhong Yuan’s voice became calm and assured: "There exist two spaces here, one mirror, one reality."
"How... could that be?"
Yuan Yuan looked forward and back with difficulty, "To fabricate a world that even you cannot discern real from fake... that isn’t something a mere Transcendent can achieve; at least a god could..."
Yuan Yuan was startled as he spoke.
His words came to an abrupt halt.
"Yes, this is indeed the handiwork of the Divine Throne," Zhong Yuan took over the conversation, speaking calmly: "This Black Mountain, with snow falling year-round, lacks distinctive landmarks, with very low visibility... if one wishes to shape such a world into a ’mirror,’ it needn’t be large."
A team member’s voice became strained: "Captain, if this is true, are we in the Mirror World now, or the real world?"
"It’s quite evident."
Zhong Yuan uttered two words, saying: "Mirror."
Since just now, they had been going in circles.
The circle they traversed was that of the "Mirror World," having seen the bonfire twice, the distance they covered was the distance of the Mirror World...
"So... the recent heavy snow, was it not Mr. Xiao Gu who truly entered the Dream, but us?" Yuan Yuan fell into silence after speaking, unable to accept this truth.
For he had been vigilant the whole time, yet he saw nothing unusual during the snow tide.
This feeling of being silently and seamlessly controlled was truly terrifying.
How on earth was this accomplished?
"Do you still remember why we came here... what we are looking for?" Zhong Yuan lifted his head.
Although the team members looked weary, upon hearing this, they instantly perked up.
"Yes, I suspect there is a door on Black Snow Mountain," Zhong Yuan smiled faintly while lowering his eyes, "But don’t get your hopes up, this door is very likely not the one Her Majesty the Empress wants to find... I estimate that the [door] on Black Snow Mountain only leads to the current Mirror World, and we, being the lucky ones, just crossed the door. So now, we are trapped here."
Yuan Yuan’s eyes widened.
The [door] was in that black snow tide?
The incomprehensible matters he faced were all answered at this moment... the [door] is a shapeless, non-material point of regularity, possibly unlike most black spots; it could well be a "free radical" invisible to the naked eye, precisely triggering a spatial regularity of the extraordinary world, so once touched, it would induce the "traverse" phenomenon!
The flame in the palm of the blond man gradually weakened.
The squad’s light was about to extinguish.
"This damned place seems to erode spiritual power, my ’Phoenix Fire’ is getting weaker and weaker..." Zhong Yuan stood still, speaking slowly: "If we don’t find the exit, don’t find the [door] to go back, we may be stuck here for a very long time."
A very long time, the longest possibility, being... everyone together turning into skeletons.
The entire squad fell silent.
Zhong Yuan sneered a bit, saying: "There’s even worse news."
He pointed a finger, indicating above the iron dome: "Didn’t you feel that there’s something up there, watching us?"
All except Yuan Yuan were a bit startled.
While Yuan Yuan silently nodded.
Yes... he too felt a kind of discomfort.
"If we can enter the ’mirror’..."
"Then is it possible that something else can go to the ’reality’?"
Zhong Yuan looked at his team, calmly stating: "This aligns with the Extraordinary Iron Law of equivalent exchange; when we enter the [door], they can leave, just like in the dream, living on as substitutes."