However, at this critical moment, the mirror surface suddenly distorted violently, and the image shattered like a broken ice surface.
What last entered Xiya's view was Hillena collapsing in a bloodied state, with the pendant fragment in her hand reduced to powder.
"What's going on?"
Xiya stood up abruptly, the True Vision Mirror slipped from his hand. He was clearly unwilling to accept this, using his own blood as a medium, frantically infusing it into the mirror surface.
Under his desperate efforts, the True Vision Mirror once again upheld the water curtain-like mirror surface.
In just a moment, the scene changed, and the recent battle seemed to have ended.
The Great Imperial Princess of the proud Saint Laurent Empire, who always maintained a straight back, was now hunching her body, trudging through the desolate scorched earth.
Her steps were noticeably less swift than usual, and she had to stop every few steps to catch her breath.
