The round stone was crystalline and transparent, cool to the touch.
In Law's mind, the image of another pink round stone immediately surfaced.
That was the object left behind after absorbing the Kakin Empire's national treasure, the Seed Urn, just like the round stone left by Chucu, the only difference being the color.
Without time to think further, memories related to Chucu began to surge in his mind.
But this was not the right time, so Law used the ability of the White Smoke Font to suppress the incoming memories.
Meanwhile, within the White Smoke Font's space, the energy in the energy gauge rose to over fifty percent.
Law silently put away the round stone and focused his gaze on the Mender.
This fifty percent energy was his confidence in confronting the Mender.
'I hope things are going smoothly on Ging's side.'
The silver-haired woman's external hardware was too strong. Even with Ging's ability, it was impossible to completely balance the strength of both sides.
That is to say, after Ging and the silver-haired woman entered the Game Space, the former might have had one piece of divine equipment, while the latter already had three.
He was a bit worried about Ging's situation, but what should concern him more right now was their current predicament.
Compared to the silver-haired woman, the Mender was the most troublesome enemy they had encountered since setting foot on the Dark Continent, bar none.
Biscuit and Nobunaga glanced at Law, then moved slightly to the side, each standing at a strategic point.
The Mender's gaze shifted away from Coo and landed on Law.
He had witnessed the process of Law 'destroying' Chucu just now.
Moreover, he had successfully allowed Chucu to leave behind its origin.
But no matter how special Law was as a human being, the Mender had already decided to 'expel' this group of humans before him.
Now, it had become him, and he would no longer be as rigid as before.
Shush, shush.
The book suddenly flipped through its pages, then quickly stopped.
On the page, several lines of characters were written… Mirror Lake, Twin Spirits.
Law and the others could not understand the characters, but they sensed something ominous.
"Blade Fang."
Law's eyes narrowed, and he decisively struck.
He slashed his longsword forward, and a fang-like sword Aura emerged as commanded, flying towards the Mender's open body.
Just then, an ordinary mirror flew out from the book's pages.
The sword Aura hit the mirror, but in an instant, it sank into it and disappeared without a trace.
The mirror floated in the air, horizontally in front of the Mender, reflecting the image of Coo, who was closest.
Then, the image in the mirror transformed into a string of obscure characters… Coo's name.
However, Law and the others could not understand them.
Subsequently, the characters suddenly dispersed within the mirror, and the mirror's form also changed. Under the astonished gazes of everyone, it turned into a duplicate of Coo.
The appearance, size, and color were all carved from the same mold, except for the eyes, which were a single lens.
This mirror was a product of a forbidden zone within the Dark Continent. As the characters indicated, it was called Mirror Lake.
And yet, the Mender could directly materialize the mirror with a simple gesture.
The mirror, now transformed into Coo's likeness, immediately charged out, its target directly at Coo.
Seeing the mirror's charging posture, Coo's expression shifted with shock.
'Could it even mimic subtle movement habits?'
Coo frowned, forced back by the charging mirror.
Simultaneously, she was astonished to find that the power and Nen used by the mirror in its techniques were nearly identical to her own.
The Mirror Spirit, transformed from the first mirror, caught Coo off guard and successfully pushed her out of the main combat area.
And that wasn't the end. The Mender summoned several more mirrors.
Just then, everyone's long-range attacks arrived, only to be absorbed by the mirrors.
The Mender's gaze swept over every person present, one by one.
The summoned mirrors also reflected everyone's images, then turned into characters, and subsequently transformed into identical Mirror Spirits.
Law and the others tried to stop it, but the mirrors absorbed all the damage.
Within moments, the Mirror Spirits had materialized templates of everyone and actively launched attacks.
Everyone, without exception, perceived the terrifying nature of the Mirror Spirits in the very first exchange.
Muscle exertion techniques, deep-seated movement habits, methods of wielding Nen… all the factors that could manifest strength were flawlessly mimicked by the Mirror Spirits.
Immediately, including Kuro, everyone became entangled with their Mirror Spirit.
Among everyone present, only Law had not yet had a counterfeit version printed.
The Mender certainly wouldn't overlook Law, but he saved him for last.
He manipulated a mirror to scan Law's body, capturing his image into the mirror.
Dodging was meaningless... it was like a scan. As long as it made contact, the image would be recorded.
In the mirror, Law's image gradually transformed into characters.
In less than a second, the characters would disperse, and the mirror would transform into Law's likeness, just like the others.
However, instead of transforming into Law's likeness, cracks appeared on the mirror's surface, and it shattered on the spot, right in front of the Mender.
The shards of the mirror fell to the ground and disappeared with a crack.
The Mender was taken aback, seeming to perceive a hint of the truth hidden within Law from this phenomenon.
The Mirror Spirit had shattered. Seeing that his teammates were all being held back, Law knew he couldn't just stay on the defensive. Seizing the moment when the Mender's train of thought paused, he flashed forward.
Circling behind the Mender without any hindrance, Law swung his sword down while simultaneously summoning the White General.
The longsword cut through the air, and upon its rusted blade, several black vortexes began to spiral.
This was Law utilizing the energy gauge's changes.
Shhk!
The black and white longswords fell one after another, but the Mender vanished from his spot.
In mid-air, shreds of bark-like debris fluttered, forming a stark contrast with the white light fragments.
Law abruptly sheathed his sword and simultaneously dismissed the White General.
In this environment, it was better not to use the White General, or rather, it was only suitable for defense.
The vanished Mender reappeared directly in front.
He was facing away from Law, with a wound running vertically down his back that was cut off midway.
The Mender slowly turned around, a continuous wave of surprise in his heart.
First, the Mirror Spirit had been ineffective, and then his defense had been breached.
Originally, he had intended to endure Law's attack, then counterattack in an instant and capture Law alive.
Unexpectedly, the moment the longsword touched his body, he had sensed danger.
Fortunately, his reaction speed was impossibly fast... just as the sword had barely managed to cut a wound, he immediately dodged.
Thus, even being cut was not a major issue.
The Mender perceived something peculiar about Law, and so he wanted to capture Law alive.
In contrast, Law, wanting to save Stargie, also intended to capture the Mender alive.
This notion might be incredibly audacious, but it was precisely his goal for this journey.
If not for needing to rescue Stargie, he would never have willingly confronted the Mender.
Out of the corner of his eye, Law surveyed the battle situation in other positions.
The spirits transformed from the mirrors were gradually forcing the teammates back.
It seemed they could not only mimic appearances but also completely replicate strength. In the short term, the teammates probably couldn't resolve their opponents.
That is to say, he couldn't count on assistance from the other teammates now.
"Law, help me kill this bastard!"
Just as Law was mentally preparing himself for a one-on-one fight, he saw Kuro, with a vein bulging on his forehead, leading his Mirror Spirit towards him.