[Phase I Complete – Rift Lord HP at 50%]
[Initiating Phase II – Unique Trait Unlocked: Mirror Core Sync]
The Hollow Heir staggered back, cracks webbing across his mirror-like skin. But instead of bleeding, he shimmered—then split.
A second version of him stepped out. Identical. Perfect.
[New Enemy Spawned: Echo Clone – Skill Copy: Precision Rush]
Both Heirs vanished simultaneously.
Lin Xuan didn't panic.
He closed his eyes.
And listened.
Ssshhh—
[Siren's Embrace – Windcoat of Silence: Passive Enhanced Hearing Activated]
The softest distortion in the air to his left.
He whipped around—blocked just in time as a clone blade scraped against his own.
CLANG!
Then—
The original Heir struck from the right.
Too slow?
No.
[New Skill Activated: Phantom Step – Looted from Silence Queen]
[Effect: One-Time Evasion Warp]
ZING— Lin Xuan blinked five meters back, avoiding both attacks.
He raised a hand.
"Let's see how you like fighting yourself."
[Reality Sync: Active Gear Integration]
[Item Manifested: Rift Echo Card – Shadow Doppelganger]
[Summon: Lin Xuan (Ghost Copy – 80% Stats)]
A translucent version of Lin Xuan stepped out beside him, wielding a mirror of his gear.
For the first time, the Hollow Heir paused.
"Unexpected," it said. "Delightful."
[Combat Escalates – Dual Clash Engaged]
Two Lin Xuans against two Hollow Heirs.
The warehouse throne room became a blur of motion. Blades met blades. Powers collided.
The real Lin Xuan dashed in low, feinting a high slash but instead slicing at the knees.
The clone followed up with a reverse grip strike to the back of the enemy's head.
-3,204 HP
-1,883 HP
The Echo Heir flickered—and disintegrated into shards of broken light.
[Echo Clone Destroyed]
Lin Xuan panted, blood trailing from a shallow wound on his side.
Only the true Heir remained.
And he looked… angry.
[Final Phase Initiated – Hollow Heir: Core Shatter Mode]
[Ability Activated: Mirror Break]
CRACK—
Every reflective surface in the room exploded.
The Heir's form twisted—becoming an unstable, jagged mass of broken reflections and raw energy.
Lin Xuan's visor pinged wildly.
[WARNING: Unknown Phenomenon Detected]
[Prediction Impossible. All Bets Are Off.]
He took a deep breath.
Then smiled.
"Perfect."
[Ultimate Skill Ready: Cataclysm Pulse – Bound to Reality Hacker Title]
[Effect: Overloads enemy skill sync with pure reality feedback]
He pointed his blade forward.
"Time to break the mirror."
BOOOOM—
A pulse of white-blue energy erupted from Lin Xuan, slamming into the Rift Lord. The Hollow Heir screamed—not in pain, but in fragmentation. His form couldn't hold. The copied data, the traits, the sync—everything began unraveling.
-9,999 HP
[CORE SHATTERED]
The Heir exploded into a storm of reflective light.
Silence followed.
[Boss Defeated – Rift Clear: S-Rank Solo Run Achieved]
[Reality Manifestation Rate Increased]
[Loot Unlocked: Vaultbreaker Sigil, Mirrorsteel Core, Echo Memory Shard (???)]
Lin Xuan stood alone in the ruined throne room, steam rising from his coat, breathing steady.
Then a message popped up.
[Shadow Division Broadcast: SUBJECT LX SIGHTED – THREAT ESCALATION TO OMEGA-TIER]
He chuckled.
"Now you know I'm real."