Chapter 2222 Gentle Wind <TOC> Chapter 2224 How to Dispose
Translator: SumTLMan
“Indeed, as Sage Camus mentioned, the wind here is in a unique state.”
Uranos, the Gentle Wind, mused upon entering the misty battlefield, immediately sensing an atmosphere distinctly different from the outside.
The wind still existed here, but it felt as if it were divided into countless segments; one could only perceive the wind surrounding oneself.
With each step forward, the previously familiar wind would change its essence.
It was as if the entire misty battlefield lay within an unstable space; each step taken would transport one to a different location, rather than following a coherent, continuous path.
Therefore, the wind Uranos perceived was fragmented.
However, this fragmentation did not imply that the wind was severed. Its essence remained continuous, suggesting that the current contradictory situation was likely due to external intervention.
Considering what Dangros and others have said, along with information previously acquired from Mr. Feng regarding the Wizarding World, Uranos had a vague idea of the force at play.
Pausing, it manipulated a breeze, attempting to send a message outside.
Yet, upon entering the mist, this breeze did not exit the battlefield but vanished without a trace.
Uranos seemed to have anticipated this phenomenon. After pondering for a moment and refraining from further experiments, it proceeded deeper into the mist.
Along the way, Uranos encountered no dangers, but the perpetual mist gave the impression of being trapped within a foggy prison. If not for its ability to discern the wind’s varying auras at different stages, it might have doubted whether it was moving at all.
Continuing its journey, which seemed random but was indeed quite aimless, Uranos had a general direction in mind. However, lacking the right moment, it opted to first traverse the eerie mist, measuring this peculiar space with its steps.
After approximately three minutes, Uranos halted.
“Ah… it’s a familiar wind, but not a familiar place,” Uranos noted with a glint of satisfaction. Unlike others trapped in illusions, unable to escape, Uranos’ understanding of wind far surpassed that of the illusion’s creator.
Even if Angel had considered all variables when creating the illusion, including energy interception… and elemental distribution, which might confound 99% of those ensnared, in the face of the true “wind,” it was still possible to find a breakthrough clue.
For instance, after wandering aimlessly for some time, Uranos sensed a familiar wind.
And from this familiar wind, it discerned the paths the wind had traversed.
Even as the illusion constantly shifted, the essence of wind remained unchanged. And Uranos, merely needing to encounter segments of wind along its journey, gradually gained an understanding of the entire illusion.
This was Uranos’ strategy.
As proven, upon sensing the familiar wind, its mood lightened, and it continued to follow the wind’s trail.
After about five minutes, Uranos had formed a vague map of the wind’s path in its mind.
Images within this incomplete map began to surface before its eyes.
Among these images, Uranos finally saw entities beyond the mist.
It was a wind elemental creature, a dark azure cyclone, previously unseen by Uranos on Wind Island. Undoubtedly, this was one of Harlequin’s minions brought to conquer Wind Island.
This cyclone remained still within the mist, looking around as if waiting for something.
Gentle Wind Uranos pondered for a moment, then transformed into an invisible breeze, following the wind’s trajectory, flying near the eye of the storm.
When it emerged from the mist, the giant single eye of the cyclone gleamed with excitement, unable to resist coming forward. However, upon seeing that the newcomer was Gentle Wind Uranos, its pupil clearly showed disappointment.
“So, it is Highness Gentle Wind.” Although the cyclone felt a sense of letdown, it couldn’t help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Had it encountered any other wind elemental creature from White Cloud Hamlet, it might not have fared well, but with Gentle Wind Uranos, as long as it did not provoke or anger him, given his status, he would not make things difficult for such an insignificant being.
The cyclone’s thoughts were indeed correct; Gentle Wind Uranos had no intention of dealing with the cyclone. He had come to inquire about the situation in the misty battlefield.
The cyclone did not hide anything and shared all of its experiences. It also hoped that Highness Gentle Wind could take it away from here, even if it meant being captured and taken to Wind Island.
However, Gentle Wind Uranos himself was not yet able to leave, let alone take the cyclone with him. Therefore, after hearing the cyclone’s experiences, he turned and left.
His departure was so hurried because the cyclone had not brought any useful information, only confirming in his mind what power enveloped this misty battlefield, and because he had sensed a familiar wind. Moreover, this time, from the wind’s trajectory, he saw a familiar figure.
One of Harlequin’s four great wind generals, Chimera.
The wind’s path told him that Chimera was constantly moving, and if he did not hurry, Chimera might leave the wind’s path.
Seconds later, with full force, Gentle Wind Uranos finally saw the huge, hill-like, three-headed creature in the distance, Chimera.
He approached Chimera, intending to communicate with him, but after a close observation, he realized that Chimera, unlike the cyclone he had encountered before, which could move and think freely, seemed to be caught in some kind of illusion, completely ignoring everything around him, only moving subconsciously in the misty battlefield with the flow of the wind.
Gentle Wind Uranos closely observed Chimera’s situation, then he discovered some information that somewhat startled him.
Upon entering the misty battlefield, he immediately felt a certain energy enveloping it. After some factual corroboration and his own deduction, he could roughly see that this misty battlefield should be enveloped by a powerful illusion.
That is to say, this misty battlefield originated from a human named Angel, who created the illusion.
Previously, Gentle Wind Uranos had always thought that the reason this illusion could be maintained was that Angel was continuously releasing his own energy. But it was only after seeing Chimera that he realized his speculation was wrong.
He saw on Chimera an aura that was connected to this illusion.
This illusion was set by Angel, but maintaining the illusion was not Angel but Chimera.
Relying solely on Chimera’s power might still be insufficient; perhaps besides Chimera, other wind generals had become similar “energy suppliers.”
If that were the case, Gentle Wind Uranos thought of a way to break the illusion.
Directly eliminating these energy suppliers, without subsequent energy supply, the illusion would naturally disappear.
However, how to eliminate them? If you do not understand illusion spells, there is only one way, to completely kill the energy suppliers.
Thinking of this, Gentle Wind Uranos couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.
Harlequin was also trapped in the mist illusion. He believed that with Harlequin’s strength, if he encountered Chimera in the misty battlefield, he would also be able to discern this information.
Perhaps, this was deliberately left by Angel for Harlequin.
If Harlequin wanted to leave, without Angel’s help, he only had to eliminate his most trusted wind generals one by one…
“Such ruthless tactics. Sage Camus was right; human wizards should not be offended lightly. Their methods are not only extraordinarily powerful but also compel their adversaries to harm themselves… Huh, was it Sage Camus who said this, or was it Kalomaches?”
Gentle Wind Uranos did not dwell on who said it. Upon seeing Chimera, it had already silently decided never to offend Angel.
Watching Chimera, controlled by illusions and unaware of its own state as an energy provider, Gentle Wind Uranos did not intervene but looked on with pity before turning to leave.
The information Chimera provided was not only about its role as a node in the illusory realm; Uranos also sensed the extension of illusion magic from it.
It guessed that by following this illusion magic, it might be able to find other nodes of the illusory realm.
It planned to visit other nodes to verify its hypothesis: whether all the wind generals had become nodes in the illusory realm.
Moreover, Gentle Wind Uranos had a premonition that Harlequin might have also discovered the matter of the illusory realm nodes. Finding Harlequin would likely mean Angel could be found quickly as well.
Five minutes later, Gentle Wind Uranos found the immense mountain floating in the mist——Kraken.
Just as it had imagined, Kraken was also one of the nodes.
After leaving Kraken, it continued to follow the illusion magic energy trails emanating from Kraken, and about ten minutes later, it found the last illusion magic node.
Upon arriving at the area constituted by a three-headed lion dog, unsurprisingly, it saw the two targets it had been searching for since entering the mist of illusions.
Angel, whose intentions were unknown as either good or evil.
And Harlequin, who undoubtedly came with malicious intent.
…
When Angel and Eremy found Harlequin, he had already located the illusory realm node formed by Lobert.
However, as he had previously guessed, Harlequin did not act against Lobert, even knowing Lobert was a crucial node of the illusion.
He merely stood nearby, silently waiting.
He believed that Angel, the creator of this illusion, would definitely come to find him.
Harlequin would not harm his closest companion; thus, to break the illusion, the only way was to kill Angel, the creator of the illusion.
So, he silently waited.
And indeed, he waited for Angel.
But what he waited for was not just Angel but also Eremy, who had returned to his peak strength.
The difference in realm between Harlequin and Eremy was almost negligible. However, in terms of combat power, Eremy far surpassed Harlequin.
Thus, Eremy alone was more than a match for Harlequin, let alone with Angel added to the mix.
Angel’s role, along with Eremy, was mainly to restrain Harlequin, to prevent him from escaping.
This time, Harlequin did not plan to flee because his back was against his most intimate companion. Only by winning this battle could he hope to free the three great wind generals.
Therefore, for Harlequin, a battle from which he could not retreat began.
However, despite Harlequin’s resolve to press forward, he could not bridge the gap in real strength.
This was entirely an Asymmetrical Battle, even without Angel’s assistance, Eremy had already been dominating Harlequin. Moreover, with Angel also manipulating illusions on the side, continually restraining Harlequin.
Despite having the upper hand and facing a two-against-one scenario, which sounds less than friendly, Angel is not one to pursue nobility and honor. Since they were already in opposition, if victory could be achieved through a more relaxed group effort, there was no need to prolong the struggle unnecessarily. Furthermore, Angel maintained a certain level of restraint, at least he did not use the nearby Lobert as bait to deliberately weaken Harlequin’s strength.
The battle quickly approached its finale.
Without any surprises, Harlequin’s energy had been depleted over repeated attacks, bringing it to the brink of danger.
At this point, Angel and Eremy’s mental and alertness levels had actually peaked.
In a direct confrontation with Harlequin, it was a test of true strength, but pushing Harlequin to the limit required caution.
Every elemental creature possesses a trump card capable of overturning the situation, namely elemental self-destruction.
Should Harlequin choose self-destruction at this juncture, Eremy might be the only one capable of withstanding it directly. Even if he survived, he would likely sustain significant injuries.
Of course, facing elemental self-destruction, it would be simple for them to decide to flee if they were determined, but they still needed to maintain a distance from Harlequin to prevent any mutual destruction intent.
Angel and Eremy began to proceed with caution. Harlequin also recognized their intent, understanding that at this point, even if it wanted to self-destruct, it would probably hardly harm the opponents.
Harlequin had never considered self-destruction because behind it was Lobert.
Its defeat was already sealed, but Lobert… although used as a node in the illusion, had not sustained significant harm.
Perhaps, there was still a glimmer of hope for it.
It was with this consideration that Harlequin, until the very end, did not self-destruct.
When its elemental core was exposed, Harlequin closed its eyes, knowing that the dust would eventually settle.
It had already released the wind, no longer struggling.
Its only hope was that its subordinates could survive.
While Harlequin silently awaited death, Angel, at this moment, ceased his actions. It wasn’t out of mercy, but rather because the “person” hidden within the mist had shown some movements.
Angel turned and looked towards the man with a harp emerging from the mist.
He was incredibly handsome, with long pointed ears reminiscent of an elf. His eyes shimmered with a deep blue, as if harboring a vast blue sky within.
He appeared almost like a real human.
But Angel understood, the visitor was not human but a wind elemental creature. Moreover, from the gentle breeze swirling around him and the distinctive harp, Angel had identified the visitor’s identity.
If there were no surprises, it was the very target of his visit to White Cloud Hamlet, Gentle Wind Uranos.