Chapter 2620 The Remnant <TOC> Chapter 2622 Cell
Translator: SumTLMan
The simplest and most direct method is to conceal himself and approach directly, use an illusion to confuse the Wizard Eye Ghost, and then secretly take it away.
Using this method, with Angel’s strength, there should be no problem. After all, that Wizard Eye Ghost hasn’t advanced to the wizard level yet.
However, just as Angel was about to act, he hesitated.
They had actually been in the moving illusion realm all along, which means that everyone had been concealing their forms. According to Angel’s initial plan of the most direct method, it’s actually not much different from now.
If Daus’ inspiration were personified, it would definitely consider this concealment factor. After all, it’s connected with Daus’ thoughts, and Daus himself is in the moving illusion realm. Would the inspiration ignore this?
Thinking this way, the most direct method might not be the best.
Maybe they could use this method to get the silver pendant, but it’s highly likely to trigger the “dangerous” consequences mentioned by the inspiration.
For someone like Angel or the Black Count, who have trump cards, any danger can be crushed. But if they really act recklessly, this journey may become unscrupulous, without any restrictions.
And in the end, this place might become a playground for big shots.
This exploration has great significance for Angel. He doesn’t want the final result to undergo huge changes, so before doing anything, he needs to consider all aspects.
Concealing himself and going directly may not be a good choice.
Thinking of this, Angel, who had already taken a few steps, suddenly stopped. No longer showing a confident and arrogant expression, he began to carefully observe that Wizard Eye Ghost.
Since Daus’ inspiration specially focused on this Wizard Eye Ghost.
This also means that there is indeed something to be done with this Wizard Eye Ghost, so where could it be?
Angel decided to observe first, make plans before taking action.
Angel’s change in expression and behavior was noticed by the Black Count. He secretly admired that Angel discovered the clues faster than he expected. In this regard, he is also like Sanders.
However, relying solely on observation to find the problem and then act, this should take a lot of time.
The Black Count himself doesn’t mind, but along the way, Angel has always advocated not wasting time. For an ordinary ornament that only has commemorative value, delaying time, he might not be able to get over it in his heart.
The Black Count really guessed right.
Angel was indeed a bit anxious in his heart, especially as time passed bit by bit, this anxiety grew stronger.
After Angel paused for half a minute, he finally moved.
“You stay here for a moment, I will set up an illusion so that you won’t be discovered.” After Angel finished speaking, he directly set up a fixed illusion realm.
Then, without more explanation, he concealed himself and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Is he going to act?”
“Unfortunately, the lord has concealed himself; we don’t know where he is now.”
Daus said: “We don’t know where he is, so just watch that Wizard Eye Ghost; after all, the ultimate target is definitely it.”
Everyone whispered in the mental connection, also hoping that Angel would respond, but Angel seemed to have actively blocked the connection, and they didn’t know what he was doing at this time.
Even the Black Count didn’t know where Angel had gone.
Angel’s moving illusion realm, plus protection from the wind elemental and Eremy, not only concealed his form but also eliminated all his aura. The Black Count’s nose couldn’t even smell Angel’s scent.
However, Angel chose to act alone so quickly; is he impatient?
“If he really acts recklessly, there will be a good show to watch…” The Black Count chuckled softly in his heart. Like the others, he no longer searched for Angel’s whereabouts but focused on that Wizard Eye Ghost.
……
On the other side, Angel, wrapped in the moving illusion realm, did not actually advance toward the Wizard Eye Ghost but instead walked into a building next to it.
In Angel’s view, the Wizard Eye Ghost itself is not strong. If it can truly “endanger” them, it must be from two aspects: first, external objects; second, backing.
External objects, such as a powerful alchemical item that can threaten their personal safety, or an alchemical poison.
As for backing, it’s most likely the two wizard-level Wizard Eye Ghosts of the twin towers, or perhaps… that Three-Eyed Blue Devil being.
No matter where this danger comes from, there is actually a premise: that Wizard Eye Ghost can detect his approach in advance.
Although it sounds a bit unbelievable, Daus’ inspiration, from a certain perspective, indirectly confirms this.
As long as they approach, that Wizard Eye Ghost will definitely discover his presence in advance.
As for how it did this, Angel doesn’t know, and he doesn’t want to waste time guessing.
Because what he wants to do now is to fundamentally avoid the Wizard Eye Ghost from discovering him in advance.
Before arriving here, Angel had made ample preparations. Knowing that there were Wizard Eye Ghosts near the Hanging Prison Stairs in the Nightmare Plane, Angel surmised that the underground labyrinth in reality might also harbor these creatures. With this in mind, he delved into extensive research on Wizard Eye Ghosts, even consulting seasoned wizards like Iron Armor Granny.
As low-level magical beings, Wizard Eye Ghosts typically don’t warrant much attention. The only aspects that pique a wizard’s interest are their lifestyle and cultivation methods.
The specific focus, as the Black Count had previously mentioned, is that Wizard Eye Ghosts continuously merge with other shadows, exchanging information, and may eventually give birth to a perfect form of their kind.
Among the materials Angel found, most research topics revolved around this phenomenon.
One particularly unique document was titled —Record of Different Postures in Wizard Eye Ghost Fusion—.
Other materials were professional analyses, sometimes so arcane that even Angel felt lost in a fog. Only this document stood out with its refreshing uniqueness, similar to an illustrated album, recording various fusion postures of Wizard Eye Ghosts during cultivation as observed by the author.
After flipping through a few pages, Angel realized that this document was purely the author’s personal indulgence, the kind that Daus would probably find fascinating.
Because it depicted an overwhelming number of positions, and Angel felt they served little purpose, he skipped directly to the final summary of the document.
The conclusion at the end was quite “intriguing” as well.
——Will continue to update in the future.
When Angel saw this sentence, he nearly crumpled the document in exasperation.
Fortunately, he restrained himself, flipped through a few more pages, and discovered that not all pages were mere illustrations. In some very special positions, the author had penned his own insights, along with personal discoveries and annotations.
At that time, although Angel felt it wasn’t particularly useful, he still read through it patiently.
Now, Angel realized that none of the other research materials proved helpful. Instead, this distinctive document provided him with rather crucial information.
On one of the pages, there was an illustration: ten Wizard Eye Ghosts stacked in a pyramid-like formation.
The author’s personal insights weren’t particularly noteworthy, but in the annotations, he mentioned a discovery:
“After observing over a thousand fusion postures, I found an interesting point: the more Wizard Eye Ghosts involved in the fusion, the less vigilant they become. This is probably because a large number of Wizard Eye Ghosts represent a massive flow of information, leaving them no time to pay attention to their surroundings.”
“Just like in this posture, when ten Wizard Eye Ghosts are fusing, their alertness significantly decreases. I revealed myself twenty meters away, and they didn’t notice at all.”
“Although the more Wizard Eye Ghosts involved, the less guarded they are, if you think this is the perfect time to kill them, you’re gravely mistaken. Once you alarm them, you’ll face the relentless pursuit of a large number of Wizard Eye Ghosts, unless you have the power to eliminate them all at once.”
“However, those who can wipe out a large number of Wizard Eye Ghosts in one fell swoop probably wouldn’t care about what I’ve mentioned above. So, this is intended for apprentices.”
“Yes, you. Don’t look around. I’m talking to you, the apprentice who’s reading this document hoping to hunt Wizard Eye Ghosts.”
This author was quite the eccentric. Upon seeing the last line of the annotation, Angel could already imagine the apprentice reading this document wearing a thoroughly speechless expression.
Although the author claimed that this information wasn’t particularly useful to formal wizards, in reality, it provided Angel with a valuable idea.
The Wizard Eye Ghost outside, flaunting and preening, was surrounded by so many of its kind that they had piled up into a small hill. It was reminiscent of scenes from “idol meet-and-greets” recorded on the holographic tablet, with all the onlookers gazing at this Wizard Eye Ghost with infatuated expressions.
The total number of these creatures probably exceeded a hundred.
When ten Wizard Eye Ghosts are fusing, even if you reveal yourself twenty meters away, they won’t notice. Then, if over a hundred Wizard Eye Ghosts are fusing together, their alertness should drop to its lowest point.
And this was Angel’s golden opportunity.
As long as he could induce this group of Wizard Eye Ghosts to start cultivating, the alertness of that special Wizard Eye Ghost would also decrease accordingly. Provided he wasn’t discovered prematurely, Angel was confident he could stealthily swap out that silver pendant without alarming it.
As for how to get the Wizard Eye Ghosts to start cultivating…
All the records had similar descriptions: for them, cultivation is as natural as breathing.
Wizards who observed and recorded the cultivation of Wizard Eye Ghosts never lacked subjects to observe, so no one had detailed records on how to actively induce them to cultivate.
The reason Angel ventured out alone was precisely to explore this issue.
Of course, it wasn’t that Angel intended to experiment himself. He planned to find a solitary Wizard Eye Ghost and let Eremy create a shadow to “fuse” with it and see what would happen.
Wizard Eye Ghosts engage in a practice known as shadow fusion, a process of exchanging information through their shadow elemental abilities. This process isn’t confined to the Wizard Eye Ghosts alone; other shadow elemental creatures can also partake in shadow fusion with them. However, due to the belief that “those not of our kind must have different intentions,” Wizard Eye Ghosts find it challenging to be open and sincere when interacting with other shadow beings.
As a result, the information exchanged might be useless or even laced with malice.
However, Angel didn’t require the Wizard Eye Ghosts to share any meaningful information with Eremy. As long as Eremy could successfully complete the fusion with the other party and grasp the general mechanics of the process, perhaps they could forcibly induce the group of Wizard Eye Ghosts outside to undergo the fusion.
……
Angel entered the building, which from the outside resembled an office complex. Yet upon stepping inside, he couldn’t ascertain its specific purpose.
There wasn’t a single worthwhile item within; apart from the Wizard Eye Ghosts, it was an empty, desolate space.
This alone showcased the immense destructive tendencies of the Wizard Eye Ghosts. If the building itself weren’t connected to the magic formation, they might have dismantled the entire structure.
Angel surveyed his surroundings thoughtfully.
What he needed was a concealed place where he could avoid combat or significant disturbances as much as possible, and where Wizard Eye Ghosts were currently engaged in cultivation. This would allow Eremy to utilize shadow form to forcibly integrate into their fusion.
However, the first floor offered little in terms of cover, and the Wizard Eye Ghosts were densely congregated, making it unsuitable for testing.
Without hesitation, Angel proceeded to the second floor. There were quite a few partitions, but the Wizard Eye Ghosts seemed to dislike confined spaces, so they mostly gathered in the main hall.
A few Wizard Eye Ghosts lingered in the corridors, and an even smaller number were in the partitions, but since they weren’t cultivating, he had to abandon the idea.
The situation on the third floor was similar to the second; still no suitable place or target for testing.
At this point, Angel even contemplated retracing his steps back to the dark alley they had come from. That alley had several groups of Wizard Eye Ghosts cultivating at considerable distances from each other. Although there was no separation provided by magic formations, it could barely suffice for testing purposes.
Nevertheless, Angel hadn’t completely lost hope. He continued upward. If he couldn’t find a suitable place and Wizard Eye Ghosts in this building, then he would return to the dark alley.
When Angel reached the fourth floor, he discovered that what faced him was not the familiar main hall but a spacious terrace and a long corridor leading to another building.
Observing carefully, Angel noted that from the ground, this building appeared to have about six floors, but upon reaching the fourth floor, there was no staircase leading further up. Instead, he needed to go to another building; on the sixth floor of that structure, there was a corridor that led back to this building, allowing him to continue exploring the fifth and sixth floors.
What was the logic behind this design? Perhaps the fifth and sixth floors served as temporary prisons?
Otherwise, there was no need to unnecessarily extend the route.
Angel pondered for a moment and decided to continue upward to take a look.
Crossing the corridor from the terrace, he arrived at the other building and found that its structure was similar to the previous one, but there were noticeably fewer Wizard Eye Ghosts.
As for why there were fewer Wizard Eye Ghosts, the reason was straightforward: this building didn’t have staircases connecting the third and fourth floors. To reach the fourth floor where Angel was, they had to traverse through his previous building. Although there were many Wizard Eye Ghosts here, few were willing to go through the trouble of coming all the way.
Angel became increasingly confused by the architectural logic of these Strange Buildings. What did such an eccentric design signify? Though he had doubts, it didn’t prevent him from continuing his ascent.
There was nothing noteworthy on the fifth floor. When he reached the sixth floor, he encountered the familiar terrace and corridor once again.
However, unlike before, there was an additional door on this terrace.
Although the door was currently open, its very presence added another layer of significance.