The moment the first mirror failed, the remaining mirrors pounced on Zou Xiaomin again, their target clear: the artbook.
However, Wen Wen was faster. He suddenly appeared between them, grabbed them by their collars, and flung them away.
Simultaneously, the purple-black energy around his body erupted into sharp spikes, like a sea urchin, destroying all the surrounding mirrors.
Only when not a single mirror remained intact in the operating room did the eerie feeling in the air finally vanish.
Wen Wen stood in place for a moment, and after his cuff twitched slightly, he instructed Ding Mingguang:
"Tell everyone in the association that this monster's abilities are related to mirrors. To avoid being attacked by it, it's best to remove all mirrors from the hospital or cover them with black cloth."
"Also, go and inform Lin Zhe Yuan and the others. Guo Shengye is different from all the monsters you've encountered before. This matter is much more troublesome than you imagine, so don't act rashly. Leave it to me to handle!"
With that, Wen Wen walked over to Zou Xiaomin and said, "Give me that artbook."
Zou Xiaomin hesitated, "But if we want to cure her..."
Wen Wen said sternly, "If Guo Shengye isn't caught, even if you cure her, he can still take her soul again."
"Oh, oh, alright, here you go."
Zou Xiaomin, her face flushed, handed the artbook to Wen Wen.
Wen Wen looked at the woman strangely. Why was she blushing?
However, he didn't think too much about it and left the mental hospital directly, preparing to visit Guo Shengye's home.
He knew himself well enough; regardless of why the woman was blushing, it certainly wasn't out of shyness towards him.
From the fact that Ding Mingguang and the others were caught off guard by the mirrors, it was clear their understanding of Guo Shengye was not as deep as Wen Wen's.
Therefore, it was better for Wen Wen to handle this matter himself.
As for this artbook...
Wen Wen had observed the attack trajectories of those mirrors earlier and knew that Guo Shengye was after this artbook.
Since Guo Shengye wanted something, he would try to retrieve it again.
An obsession with a target could make his actions traceable, thus revealing a flaw. Wen Wen could then exploit this flaw to find him and capture him!
"Hey, why are you blushing?" Ding Mingguang asked, patting Zou Xiaomin's shoulder from behind.
Zou Xiaomin clasped her hands together and said shyly, "Don't you think that person just now was so handsome, so cool..."
"Him? Handsome?" Ding Mingguang touched his balding head, somewhat speechless.
Except for his small eyes, Wen Wen was indeed quite handsome, but in terms of attractiveness to girls, that guy probably wasn't as appealing as himself.
It seemed this eccentric girl's mind had been scared silly just now.
Zou Xiaomin's mind was certainly not foolish. She found Wen Wen handsome not because of his appearance, or even his aura, but because of something deeper and harder to detect… his soul!
...
Wen Wen arrived at Guo Shengye's former home. He had lived here for a while, and some traces would inevitably be left behind.
He first ran his hand over the dust on the bookshelf, then rubbed it between his fingers, and sniffed it.
There was a scent similar to that of the original artbook on this bookshelf, indicating this was likely where Guo Shengye kept his artwork.
The house was messy, but the bookshelf was adorned with flowers, with only a small area in the center designated for displaying the artbook. This showed how much Guo Shengye valued these drawings.
At the same time, every room in the house had at least one large mirror, and there were no signs of these mirrors having been moved.
If the mirror entity wasn't residing in small mirrors, it meant it wasn't confined to a single mirror like Jidelo. Instead, it could travel between different mirrors.
Without a specific dwelling, finding him became even more difficult for Wen Wen.
On his way here, Wen Wen had spoken by phone with Guo Shengye's editor in the Sakura District.
From the editor, he learned that Guo Shengye had emerged as a 'genius' manga artist six months ago.
He was fast, prolific, and his character designs were exquisite, making him the type of artist editors favored most.
Furthermore, his personality was quite eccentric. He refused any company events and didn't want any assistants. Apart from submitting his work at an extremely fast pace, he barely contacted his editors.
"What do you think of this mirror entity?" Wen Wen released the Magic Mirror Jidelo and asked.
Earlier in the mental hospital, Jidelo's magic eye had been in Wen Wen's sleeve, observing the entire process of dealing with the mirror entity.
"It is a powerful mirror creature. If I were to face it alone, I might be killed very easily. However..."
Jidelo's expression showed a slight excitement, causing him to lose his usual humility.
"The mirrors it controls contain an entrance to the true Mirror World, a place completely different from ordinary mirror spaces. If I could enter there... I would undergo a transformation!"
"A transformation? What kind of transformation?"
Jidelo thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know what kind of transformation I would undergo. I just instinctively know that the world behind the mirrors is a rare opportunity for me."
Wen Wen stroked his chin. Perhaps it was necessary to take a look at the world behind the mirrors.
Regardless of the opportunity Jidelo mentioned, the fact that the mirror entity had surrounded You Han without killing him indicated that it might not have the ability to harm humans who physically entered the mirror space, but rather treated it as a prison from which they couldn't escape.
Perhaps entering the mirror space physically was the breakthrough to capturing the mirror entity. In any case, Wen Wen could withdraw at any time through the containment facility, so there wasn't much risk for him.
Most importantly, Wen Wen was truly itching to explore the world within the mirrors!
"Since you want to go to the world within the mirrors, do you have any way to find out where that mirror entity is now?"
Jidelo's face showed a troubled expression, "There's a significant gap between our abilities. Unless it appears before me, it's difficult for me to find it."
"However, you'd better put me away, because I can sense it is spying on this place through some method. Perhaps with one oversight from you, I'll die..."
"Tch… Coward."
Wen Wen sneered, then put Jidelo back into the spatial ring. After all, with the magic eye, they could still communicate.
Then Wen Wen rubbed his forehead in frustration.
If Guo Shengye and the others didn't show themselves, finding him would indeed be very difficult.
The other party could hide in any mirror, and Wen Wen had no way to look for them inside mirrors. Even with his powerful abilities, he had nowhere to use them.