I am the heroine's godfather!

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With that, she turned and left with an open mind. She hadn't come here to obtain the inheritance anyway—wasn't it just the inheritance of a saint? As long as she broke through to the sixth rank, as a disciple of a cardinal, she could choose any saintly inheritance in the Holy See.

Charlotte and her two companions said goodbye to Laura and left, leaving Laura alone.

"Ugh... Do I really have to do it myself?"

Since entering the school, Miss Laura has never acted alone again, and she can't help but feel a little out of place.

Sigh, we really need to learn to be independent.

Laura sighed. She couldn't keep relying on Charlotte and the others, and that guy Loran couldn't do it either.

Besides, Charlotte and Daisy are geniuses, and Anna has the backing of the Isnar royal family. Laura, if you don't work harder, you'll be left behind.

Although she said she would be satisfied with reaching the fifth rank, Laura still felt sad when she saw her friends leaving her behind one by one.

We promised to be friends for life, and I can't let myself be abandoned because I'm not good enough.

"Tsk, it has to be ice-attribute affinity."

A voice rang out, seemingly belonging to a burly man in military uniform, who exuded an air of authority. Several other men in military uniforms surrounding him looked embarrassed: "Sir, none of us are ice-attribute."

"Heh...you guys go back first, watch me from now on."

The burly man sneered: "I am, after all, your legion commander, the legion commander of Petri, Olli!"

Wow, Petrie's legion commander?

Laura sighed. Petri's legion commander was once someone she could look up to, and even the king of Antaya had to show him respect.

However, Laura is quite worldly-wise now.

"Hmm? You're the kid who's with Loran?"

Ollie noticed Laura's gaze and looked at her. Laura nodded, and Ollie frowned, noticing the Saint Casta student badge on her.

"A student of Saint Casta?"

"Yeah, what's wrong, uncle?"

Being a student of Saint Casta may not seem like much, but it's actually quite prestigious. At least while at the school, Saint Casta students are considered to be under the protection of the eighth-rank Saint, Rentilan.

Therefore, no one usually causes trouble for students from St. Casta. As a result, many students from ordinary families can benefit from entering St. Casta.

"Heh... San Casta, that's good."

Ollie stopped talking. Laura scratched her head, wondering why he was talking so incoherently.

Phantom.

But he seems to know Loran? Is he Loran's friend?

This guy seems to have friends everywhere he goes.

Some people without ice affinity have already left, while many others remain. Some are unwilling to admit defeat, while others stay to experience this space.

The creator of this space is exceptionally powerful. Even if one can glean even a sliver of insight from it, they will still gain something of great value, if they cannot obtain any inheritance.

Some people stopped to soak up the space, while others continued on their way.

A cold wind swept through the limbs and bones of everyone present, as if sensing something. Laura felt a bone-chilling cold, not from the outside, but emanating from within, as if resonating with this space.

She wasn't the only one; many people with an affinity for ice elements had similar feelings, though the intensity of this resonance varied.

As for those without an affinity for ice elements, after a long journey, they still couldn't see the end of the snowfield. The cold wind continued to howl, and they noticed that their bodies were gradually losing body temperature, and this feeling became stronger as they moved forward.

But when they turned around, they found that the exit of the spire had always been behind them, as if they had never moved.

Gradually, more and more people gave up. After about half a day, only those with an affinity for ice elements and those who chose to experience this space remained on the field.

Gradually, the cold wind became increasingly biting, and even some people with an affinity for ice elements experienced noticeable discomfort. More and more people chose to turn back, while the rest continued to move forward.

Laura gritted her teeth, enduring the biting cold and the constant loss of body heat, but she continued to move forward.

This is only the first hurdle! How can we leave so humiliated?

She gritted her teeth and continued forward. More and more people fell ahead, teleported away, but Laura kept moving forward.

Gradually, less than half of the original team remained.

The rest are the elites of their respective factions, as well as predecessors who have gone further on the path of the extraordinary.

But what's strange is that those fifth and sixth tier individuals don't seem to have it any easier than those first and second tier individuals.

This trial seems to adjust its difficulty based on the strength of the participants.

The cold wind grew increasingly biting, and just as Laura was about to give up, the snowfield vanished, and everyone was separated.

A mirror appeared in front of Laura.

Chapter 248 Laura: Oh my god, this is just like me!

"This is?"

Laura looked around. The people who had come with her earlier were nowhere to be seen. Only she and the mirrors surrounding her remained.

The moment she looked into her reflection in the mirror, space seemed to freeze, and the next second, golden words of advice slowly appeared.

Only by transcending falsehood can one see their true self.

Another piece of advice that seemed completely incomprehensible. Laura frowned and reached out to touch the mirror.

Ripples spread across the mirror, and the scene from the ghost story seemed to come true. Laura in the mirror came to life, and a pale white hand reached out from the mirror and took Laura's hand. The next moment, Laura watched as another "self" stepped out of the mirror—the same white robe with blue patterns, the same magnificent staff, only the eyes were as cold as a knife.

Wow, that's so cool.

Laura couldn't help but sigh. That icy gaze made him look like a queen who controlled ice and snow. Although his strength was about the same as Laura's real body, the aura of the person in the mirror was three or four stories higher.

Oh my god, this is totally me!

Yes, that's right, Lady Laura is such a cold and aloof girl! Her usual liveliness is just a facade; the real Lady Laura is cold and ruthless, like a queen.

Laura stood proudly with her hands on her hips, thinking to herself that this mirror was quite something, actually revealing Laura's hidden true personality.

It's fortunate that the person in the mirror can't read minds, otherwise they would definitely have punched Laura's real body twice.

However, the person in the mirror didn't have time to keep Laura company while she stood there in a daze.

"Defeat me."

The person in the mirror raised their staff, their voice like eternal ice: "Or be eliminated by me."

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The moment the ice spike tore through the air, Laura realized the difference between herself and the person in the mirror.

The ice magic of the person in the mirror was terrifyingly precise—twelve ice blades fanned out to block her retreat, while chains formed from icy mist simultaneously wrapped around her ankles. She rolled haphazardly to dodge, but the ice shield she hastily flung with her staff was predicted to pierce through by an ice spike, leaving a bloody gash on her left shoulder.

We're all the same person, all at level one, how come you're so strong?

Laura silently complained that the person in the mirror should have similar combat experience to her, but this guy could always make the optimal solution in the shortest amount of time, which meant that Laura herself was completely no match for him.

However, according to what Loran had taught in class, the mirror image can only do what the original body is copied.

In other words, Laura herself can do what the person in the mirror can do...

Thinking of this, Laura couldn't help but click her tongue.

How come I didn't know I was this amazing?

"too slow."

The person in the mirror's sarcasm remained flat: "You can't even see your own magical trajectory clearly."

Laura gritted her teeth and fought back, unleashing dozens of ice spikes from the tip of her staff, only to shatter upon impact. The figure in the mirror didn't even move, merely flicking her staff, and the shattered ice fragments reformed into an ice tornado, sending Laura flying and slamming her against the wall.

"Is this your full strength?"

The figure in the mirror stomped on the ground, seemingly on Laura's heart. She slowly approached Laura, the tip of her staff pressed against her throat: "Chaos, weakness, utter disarray—how pathetic I am."

The excruciating pain made Laura's vision go black. She could hear her own panting echoing in the secret room.

This is outrageous... Is this guy really my clone? How is he so strong... I feel like he could even take on Charlotte one-on-one.

Laura shook her head, her mind racing as she considered a solution.

The person in the mirror is absolutely precise, will always choose the optimal solution, and will never make a mistake. But this doesn't mean she's without weaknesses—quite the opposite, the person in the mirror has a huge weakness: compared to humans, she is much more fragile. Therefore, Laura only needs to inflict enough damage on the person in the mirror to shatter her.

The stinging pain made Laura even more focused. She had never imagined her brain could work so fast, and the instinct for battle surged through her mind.

What should I do? Close combat? No, that won't work. The mirror image knows what I do, and I'm no match for her in close combat. If she finds an opening, I'm finished.

What should we do then?

Absolutely accurate, absolutely no mistakes...

In that case, her defense against me will also be the optimal solution! The choices I made, which I considered the best, were all within her rehearsals.

Laura gritted her teeth. Since that's the case, then she wouldn't use the most successful approach.

To deal with sophisticated machines, the key is to catch them off guard!

She suddenly grabbed the mirror image's staff, and the gemstone at the tip of the staff burst forth with icy energy, piercing Laura's palm.

"Reckless."

Before the person in the mirror could finish speaking, a cold smile appeared on Laura's face, which was contorted with pain. She strained her leg and launched a powerful kick at the person in the mirror!

"what?"

The person in the mirror frowned, her staff glowing faintly as an ice shield formed beside her: "Do you think such a reckless attack can hurt me?"

"Of course I hadn't thought about that."

Laura suddenly exerted force with her arm, and as the staff generated an ice shield, she pulled the staff towards herself, dragging the person in the mirror in front of her. Then, Laura raised her head high and slammed it down!

The person in the mirror winced in pain and groaned. The staff that Laura had been holding in her other hand emitted a chill, and an ice blade formed from the tip of the staff.

A few angry roars escaped from her tightly clenched lips, and then Laura's staff pierced the abdomen of the person in the mirror like a spear.

The person in the mirror suffered a severe abdominal wound, and crystal-like shards spilled from the corner of her mouth. At the last moment, her staff also unleashed magic, and an ice spike pierced the half of Laura's arm that was holding the staff. Laura's staff also fell to the ground due to this attack.

Although the damage she inflicted on Laura this time wasn't high, combined with the damage she had caused before, as well as the damage Laura had inflicted by gripping her hand earlier, it was enough to render Laura unable to fight for a short period of time.

"How foolish."

The person in the mirror smirked: "To injure the enemy by five hundred while losing a thousand of your own, such a reckless tactic is truly laughable."

"I won this battle."

The person in the mirror staggered to their feet, intending to eliminate Laura completely, but Laura revealed a smug smile: "No, I won."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The person in the mirror frowned, and Laura's smile grew even more unrestrained: "You are indeed stronger than me, but your body can withstand far less damage than mine."

The person in the mirror suddenly paused, realizing that her body was beginning to collapse from the wound Laura had just caused.

"Your damage will severely injure me, rendering me unable to fight, far more than the damage I can inflict on you. Unfortunately, your body, that body made of mirrors, is far less capable of withstanding damage than my own!"

Laura clutched her wound, gasping for breath in pain, but a smile still graced her face.

"You guy!"

The person in the mirror wanted to say something more, and wanted to eliminate Laura before she collapsed, but the cracks in her body were spreading rapidly.

She took a step forward, wanting to use her last strength to eliminate Laura, but just before she reached Laura, her body shattered like a mirror.

Laura collapsed to the ground; this was the first time she had suffered such a severe injury. In previous battles, Loran usually wouldn't actually harm them, but instead used tools to simulate pain. But this time, because it was a trial, Laura hadn't brought any other items besides her robes and staff—nor had the other trial participants.

but……

That really hurts.

Laura closed her eyes, feeling drowsy.

Although I won this round, I'm sure I'll fail in the next one, given my current condition.

However... I've managed to get to the second level, so I guess I haven't embarrassed myself.

Chapter 249 Laura: I feel like I'm bullying a child

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Loran, I'm telling you, it really hurts so much! Can't you give Lady Laura some water?"

Laura gradually regained consciousness. Before she even opened her eyes, she started shouting, but no one answered her.

"Hey?"

Laura sensed something was wrong. Why was it so quiet around her? And why couldn't she feel any pain at all?