Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Water Mirror Demon.

Xuer was very curious. If he entered, would a clone with the same power as himself appear?

The answer can only be obtained after he enters.

"[Reminder] Tuxon, be prepared."

"clear."

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Chapter 45: Replica

Da da da.......

The sound of their footsteps echoed in the empty corridor.

Xuul took the lead and walked in front. As soon as he entered the maze, he scanned the road conditions of the maze.

"There are no monsters here."

Takson followed behind Xiuer, always on the lookout for monsters that might appear in corners or dark places.

Unfortunately, so far, not even a hair of the monster has been found.

"[Reminder] Takson, watch your step. This maze has numerous traps."

"I understand, teacher. I will definitely pay attention."

Just as Tucson promised.

click -

It was a very crisp sound, and both of them heard it clearly.

"..."

"..."

Stare into each other's eyes.

Looking at Xuer's calm and lifeless eyes, Takson's heart was almost unable to hold back.

"Ahahaha, look at me, I'm so careless."

"......"

Mechanical sounds began to be heard from within the wall.

In almost a second, the ceiling above Takson's position suddenly opened, and a huge blade fell down that could easily cut a person in two.

Karka.

Then, there was a sound of teeth-aching.

The giant blade of the trap above his head suddenly developed dense spider-web-like cracks, and then shattered into countless tiny pieces.

The golden shield covering Takson dissipated along with the failure of the trap.

"one."

After helping Takson avoid the trap, Xuer uttered this word.

"[Reminder] Tucson, I blocked it for you the first time, and only this time. I won't shoot again."

"【Additional】If you make a mistake and die, you must exit the maze. I will handle the rest."

"Ah yes! I understand!"

Although Shuul can revive the dying Takson, this should not be a reason for the other party to let down his guard.

maze.

Even in a maze without monsters, the traps there are dangerous and can kill people.

Sure enough, after receiving Xuer's warning, Takson became much more cautious in the following process than at the beginning.

Unlike Shuul who can scan traps instantly, Takson, as a human, can only use his naked eyes and perception to find hidden traps.

Fortunately, due to years of training and combat experience, his perception ability has reached a very sensitive level.

He can see through the walls and sense the sounds of the mechanisms hidden underneath, and use this as a "head" to find the connected "switches", allowing him to bypass almost all the traps along the way.

It can be said that Takson is not lacking in the qualities of a warrior. In Xuer's judgment, the strength of this apprentice can already be ranked among the mid-level combat forces in this world.

If his talent for [Goddess Magic] is taken into account, Takson can fight against the big demons.

As for why I got infected in the first place?

Maybe it was because he didn't see any monsters, and because Shul was around, he subconsciously let his guard down.

......

The journey was easy, and there was nothing there except traps and mechanisms.

It went so smoothly that it puzzled Takson.

"Teacher, hasn't this maze been explored by someone before?"

"[Negative] We are the first group, or no one from the previous group can go back."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"..."

As he said this, Xuer's eyes glanced at a certain wall. His detection showed that there were three human corpses buried there. Judging from the degree of bone fragmentation, they all died from [compression].

It seems like a group of unlucky adventurers who fell into a trap.

Xuer did not intend to explain these to Takson because there was no need. They came here to deal with the monsters at the end.

"Well, I guess it's a trap and there's no going back."

Based on his teacher's reaction, Takson could guess the general situation.

The corridor was unusually quiet. Apart from the sounds of Shul and Takson walking, there was no other sound.

Thanks to the existence of the mechanism, otherwise the apprentice would have been exhausted.

boring.

This is how Tucson feels at this moment.

There are no monsters to fight, only countless troublesome traps and mechanisms.

However, the absence of monsters is also a good thing.

This also means that the process of conquering this maze will be a lot easier. As for the absence of monsters, maybe they were cleared out by the adventurers who came here before?

After all, Takson didn't understand the specialness of this maze. Before entering, Shul didn't tell him the necessary information. To Takson, this maze was completely shrouded in "fog".

buzzing-

Suddenly, the entire maze shook briefly, and no one knew what had happened.

"What happened? Was there a trap triggered?"

"[Negative] The detection results show that the mechanism in the maze has not been triggered, but..."

"but?"

The detection results showed that there were ten humanoid targets moving towards him and his group.

Ten people?

That's right, Xuer's investigation results showed that there were nine identical short individuals, one of whom was stationed outside the room where the Water Mirror Demon was located, the end of the maze, and there was also a tall and strong individual.

Needless to say, Xiuer understood.

Those were copies of himself and Takson. Except for the one guarding the door of the boss's room, which was the "original body", the other eight were "clones" based on their energy conditions.

It seems that the vibration just now was caused by the "Water Mirror Demon" when trying to copy itself. I don't know why, but this monster makes such a noise when creating a copy of itself.

Xuul had already scanned the energy properties and magic of the other party when he approached.

As it should be, because it was impossible to replicate Xuul's unique characteristics, the Water Mirror Demon chose to replace that energy with [magic].

It only knows what abilities Xuul has, but it doesn't know the source of his abilities. As an outsider to Xuul's world, it can only poorly imitate his appearance.

Then, it’s time to actually collect specific information.

"[Reminder] Takson, you are about to encounter a hostile target. Be prepared for battle."

"Yes!"

Sure enough, just a few seconds after Xiuer reminded him.

A gray figure suddenly appeared at the corner ahead. It was a clone created by the Water Mirror Demon!

The tall replica of Takson rushed out from the corner, dragging his battle axe and heading straight for Xuer and his group.

Interestingly, the Takson clone passed by Shuul directly and smashed the battle axe in his hand directly towards Takson behind him.

Of course, it was able to get over it because of Shuul's consent.

But he didn't pay attention to Takson who was fighting against him, because he had other things to do now.

"what?!"

When Takson saw that the enemy looked like himself, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and this caused the battle situation to be directly controlled by the opponent.

Ping! Pong! Bang!

Fighting axes collide with each other, flesh collides with flesh, and every move can be countered by the other, and no one can gain the advantage.

The disadvantage caused by the surprise attack from the beginning was now brought back to [equally matched] by Takson.

The enemy uses the same moves as himself, and his physical strength is almost exactly the same as his own. This guy who looks like him seems to be his [copy].

"Heh, a mere imposter dares to be so arrogant."

What a joke! I feel like throwing up just thinking about this clone having the same face as mine.

boom! !

The two sides collided again, and the huge impact caused the floor beneath their feet to begin to crack.

Takson took advantage of the victory and, with the help of the dust cloud he stirred up, went around from the side, adjusted the direction with his wrist, and controlled the weapon to chop horizontally towards the waist of the clone.

But the next second, the scene he expected of the clone being cut in half did not appear.

Click.

That's the sound of the mechanism being activated!

The Takson clone had one hand pressed against a dented brick in the wall.

A thick stone pillar rose from the ground under the operation of the mechanism, blocking the clone and pushing Taksen, who was following behind, to the ceiling.

The battle situation changes rapidly. In just a second, the situation will be reversed.

The clone didn't give Takson a chance to breathe. It immediately picked up its battle axe and with one blow, the stone pillar broke. Takson on the ceiling also fell down because he had no support.

He raised the battle axe above his head, as if preparing to chop down, as if preparing to strike Taksen the moment he fell.

Takson didn't want to guess what would happen if he was hit.

"How could I let you succeed!"

He opened the holy book at the fastest speed he could.

"Binding magic!"

In a flash, Takson was about to fall to the ground, and the clone's battle axe was about to chop down, when a magic circle appeared under the clone's feet, and countless light bands stretched out from it, wrapping around the clone's entire body.

Make it unable to move any more.

Before landing, Takson successfully rushed in front of the clone and stabbed his battle axe into the opponent's body before the control effect ended.

There was no sound of flesh being torn, no sight of blood spurting out, only the human figure that was broken like a clay doll.

"Ha ha......"

"Hahaha, it seems my guess was right. Even though you're a clone, you're essentially a monster, so you can't use the [Goddess's Magic]."

After wiping the cold sweat from his head and experiencing a tense and exciting battle, his cooled mind suddenly remembered something.