Upon entering the spiritual realm, Butis immediately began traversing, heading straight for the divine war ruins at the easternmost edge of Sunya Sea. At that very moment, his thoughts suddenly blurred, and his body turned abruptly, carrying him away from the realm to a different location. When Butis's spiritual awareness awoke, his spirit tightened with alertness, and as he regained his own thoughts, he found himself in a treeless, bare forest where leaves had nearly fallen, surrounded by profound stillness and silence, with a crimson moon high above. As a former traveler and astrologer, Butis instantly recognized his location—still within Bekeland, but now in a more remote, outlying area. At the same time, he realized what had truly happened: his inner world had, at some point, seeped into another consciousness, subtly influencing his thoughts at a crucial moment and altering his originally intended destination! That half-divine observer who passed through—how had I failed to notice? Butis's pupils suddenly widened, and his reflection revealed a shimmering, silvery book. The book rustled and flipped swiftly to a single page. Immediately, Butis raised his hand and reached toward his brow, plucking directly from the intangible island of consciousness a mass of darkness and hurling it into his shadow. His shadow then separated from him, twisted into a standing form, and took on a female silhouette. "Black Knight," "Shadow of the Fall!" This ability—recorded from the "Elder of the Deep Darkness," Ksma—allowed Butis to extract his inner sense of decline, separate it from his consciousness, and merge it with his shadow, forming an autonomous, uncontrollable entity. By employing this power, Butis had purged the inner voices that did not belong to him, freeing himself from the influence of the "Master of Manipulation." At the same time, this was Butis's countermove: as long as the hidden "Observer" through the Half-Deity could not swiftly resolve this "shadow," the intentions that had branched out would gradually grow independent, eventually leading to the Half-Deity's own mental unraveling, and even complete loss of control. Once the mental obstacles were resolved, Buthis was resolute in leaving the battlefield as originally set by his enemies and "transferring" to another location. Yet at this moment, his spirit suddenly became agitated, feeling as though the entire environment were working against him, and his anger could no longer be contained. As the silver-white scroll within his eyes fluttered and turned, the entire forest groaned and collapsed, the dark "shadow" nearly flattening into a heap. After this outburst of agitation, Buthis's mood turned profoundly low, lacking any enthusiasm for anything, feeling utterly useless and a burden to others and to the world. "The Spirit Plague!" Buthis had contracted the "Spirit Plague" during the previous battle, and now it was finally manifesting. Gardelia initially chose "The Little Girl with the Matches" not only to disrupt Butis's "transmission" and cause him to depart, but also to conceal the traces of the "Justice" lady, enabling her virtual persona to seep into Butis's inner world without awakening his spiritual intuition—quietly sowing the seeds of the "spiritual plague." Because of this, when the sudden assault failed, Gardelia and Odile were bold enough to activate their contingency plan, retreat on their own, allowing Butis, the "Keeper of Secrets," and the "Keeper of the Dark" to naturally separate and return to their respective domains once the immediate threat had passed. Finally, Gardelia ignited the emerald vines, creating a significant commotion—appearing to draw the attention of official forces and prompting the enemy to abandon pursuit—while in reality, she was compelling Butis to leave promptly, leaving him no time to carefully assess or examine his deeper condition. At the precise moment when he was about to "transport," Audrey's virtual persona subtly altered his intentions, and he arrived directly at the deserted site chosen by the Tarot Circle—on the outskirts of Beckett. When he finally overcame the virtual persona of the "Manipulator," the "spirit plague" erupted immediately thereafter. In fact, if Butis had used the "Rebirth of Fate" earlier, he would have certainly returned to a state free of hidden vulnerabilities. Yet it wasn't until he was on the verge of being pierced by the "Lance of Lancre" that he decided to reveal this crucial card—and by then, the intrusion into his inner world had already surpassed three seconds. At that moment, Butis, feeling lost and struggling against the spirit illness, observed a somewhat unrealized thread rolling out from the void ahead. Behind this thread, a vibrant yarn stretched endlessly into the distance. Following this thread, Gauthier, dressed in a deep purple robe and wearing a dark hood, stepped forth from the spiritual realm and materialized before Butis, the "Saint of Secrets." She couldn't track down the enemy who had been disrupted, but she could establish contact with the designated battlefield and trace the virtual persona of "Justice" Odile! As soon as she arrived, Gauthier closed her eyes, projecting a translucent silhouette that leaned toward the formless coffin. The already somber Butis instantly felt an overwhelming sense of exhaustion, her eyes unable to stay open, and she began to collapse. "The Sleeping Beauty!" On the other side, the still-developing virtual persona of Odile, like a deep black shadow bearing the taste of decline, lifted her hand and gently pressed it to her temple. Her pupils rose silently, now pale gold and cold. Butis's mind erupted in chaos, and luminous bubbles appeared across her body—within each bubble, starlight-formed creatures with heads and tails merging into the void seemed to push their way out. "Psychiatrist!" "Madness!" This could completely ignite the target's emotions, even causing him to lose control. Butis had already been afflicted by the "spirit plague," existing in an abnormally unstable state. Subsequently, the influence of the "Sleeping Beauty" had plunged his spirits into deep melancholy. Now, the "wild frenzy" erupted, triggering everything, and he found himself momentarily out of control, showing clear signs of disarray. Seizing this moment, Gautherique opened her eyes, raised her right hand, and swiftly caused a swirling cluster of stardust to form in the center of her palm. The forest under the night sky grew even more profound in darkness, as the crimson moon in the sky faded, and one by one, stars emerged, densely clustered and radiant. These stars cascaded in waves of luminous radiance, converging into a magnificent column of light that enveloped Butis, the "Keeper of the Sacred," and the surrounding area. Under the stress of this transformation, Butis became more alert, his form rapidly becoming translucent, flashing and materializing in quick succession, creating over a dozen afterimages within the forest. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, he could not escape the glow of the stars, nor could he teleport beyond the radiance. One after another, the "Buthis" were dissolved by the starlight, collapsed and dispersed, until only a single Buthis remained, kneeling on one knee and pressing his palm firmly against the ground, struggling to hold on. This Buthis was battered and worn, his eyes nearly blood-red, his mind close to frenzy. When the starlight could no longer sustain itself, he performed a "teleport," evading the subsequent attacks from Odile's virtual persona. Then, he continuously "teleported," creating one after another "duplicates" beside Gardeleia and Odile's virtual persona. One of his duplicates reached out with his left hand, distorting the area where Odile's virtual persona's shadow lay, concealing it and thus restricting the enemy's movements. Meanwhile, another duplicate extended his arms, summoning a massive beam of sacred flame that descended upon the concealed space. Throughout this process, the other "duplicates" gradually dissolved the concealment of that space. Thus, as soon as the shadow of Audrey's virtual persona shed its constraints, it was immediately enveloped by a sacred, blazing column of light and swiftly dissolved. ——Buthis, in his "flash" state, could deploy extraordinary abilities faster than usual, though only temporarily, thanks to the sequential activation of individual "Star Worms." On the other side, Buthis, the "Keeper of Secrets," was simultaneously assaulting Gautherica, unleashing a rapid succession of abilities that, in perfect coordination, poured a heavy barrage of attacks upon her within just a few seconds. This left Gautherica constantly relying on her "Imperial New Clothes" defense, unable to mount a counteroffensive and thus in grave peril. A few seconds later, Buthis's "flash" momentum began to slow, and his inner agitation gradually eased. At that very moment, thick, gray-white scales suddenly emerged from outside the forest, appearing and fading in and out, as though forming an imposing, overwhelming presence. Under the deep, obsidian night when the Red Moon was obscured, a nearly invisible, translucent breath descended from above, enveloping both Butis and Galadrya. The two half-gods were struck as if by lightning—spiritually torn, their ethereal forms as though pierced. It was the Breath of the Mind Dragon! Butis, already in a fragile mental state and having already drawn upon several of his reserve powers, found his mind suddenly blank. Flashing images of light surged before him, and his body involuntarily trembled. Galadrya, meanwhile, carried with her the "Moon Figure" obtained from the Magician, Fols. This would allow her to endure one instance of "spiritual piercing!" Though it could not fully eliminate the effects of the Mind Dragon's breath, it would enable Galadrya to recover more swiftly—offering her a crucial advantage in this battle at the half-god level. In just a few seconds, Galadrya's eyes regained their normal clarity, while the great dragon, Aurelia, concealed in the darkness beyond the trees, delivered a second "mind-severing" blow to Butis. Without hesitation, Cadrya raised her right hand, conjuring the long spear stained with blood and hurling it toward the "Saint of Secrets," Buthis. This time, Buthis could no longer evade or deflect it, and the "Spear of Lançarot" pierced him directly through the chest. His body stiffened momentarily before rapidly collapsing and dissolving into a cascade of radiant "Star Beings." Some of these "Star Beings" vanished instantly, others devoured one another, and some far away fused and recombined to form Buthis once more. Buthis's eyes had lost all sense of reason, his body continuously crumbling, approaching a fragmented, frail state of mythic existence. At that moment, a shimmering gate suddenly appeared beside him—a pale gray-blue gate with seven bronze hinges. The gate swiftly unfolded, spewing forth a three-tiered, silver-black ornamental chest adorned with various gemstones. The "Chamber of the Exiled" had returned. Buthis, eyes wild, caught the box and revealed a cruel, bloodthirsty smile, suddenly eager to open it. The third layer!