Chapter 363 Door <TOC> Chapter 365 Fairytale World
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After being thrown back, Angel landed heavily on the ground. When he hit the ground, he felt a sharp pain and a suffocating feeling in his chest, as if his airway was blocked.
Enduring the discomfort, Angel pressed his chest repeatedly with his hands. The suffocating sensation slowly rose from his chest to his throat, and then Angel seemed to smell a metallic scent as he spat out a mouthful of dirty blood.
When the blood was spat out, the suffocating feeling eased a little. Although there was still a sharp pain in his chest, at least it was bearable.
At this moment, there was a series of fighting sounds coming from the shadows in the distance.
Looking up, Angel saw Toby launching attacks at Shadow relentlessly.
After being hit by the counterattack from the Teacup Band, Shadow was already severely injured and covered in wounds. Blood from the wound on his head almost completely covered his face.
Caught off guard, Shadow was successfully ambushed by Toby. The near-peak apprentice trick “Gravity Vein” hit him hard in the chest, breaking three or four ribs instantly.
This was the most severe injury he had suffered since coming to the mortal world.
“Damn it, where did this deadly bird come from!” Shadow gritted his teeth in pain, used a healing spell to temporarily stop the bleeding, and then cursed while urging the power hidden in his bloodline.
The bloodline he had implanted was a mutated variant of the Earth Fire Salamander – the Magma Salamander!
From Angel’s perspective, he saw Shadow slowly stand up despite his severe injuries, followed by a dramatic change in his body.
The whites of Shadow’s eyes turned black, while his pupils flashed with a faint green light. His skin also changed, becoming bright red like magma, with steam rising from it. Bloody bone spurs, like knife blades, suddenly burst out from under the skin of his cheeks and outer arms!
“Bloodline power!” Angel realized with a flash of understanding. Shadow’s injuries were more severe than his, but his recovery was so fast, and he could continue fighting, which could only be possible with an implanted bloodline!
Not only did Shadow have a bloodline, but Angel also recalled that he had previously instantly cast a second-level trick.
It was because of that instant trick that he didn’t even have a chance to dodge, and it was only by shattering the Teacup Band at a considerable cost that he barely managed to avoid it.
Shadow’s ability to instantly cast a second-level trick must have originated from a witchcraft position if it wasn’t a special power like the rare “Gravity Vein.”
—A witchcraft position is a special location structured on a mental power model that can permanently solidify a spell model. Once solidified, the spell model allows a witch or wizard to achieve the effect of instant spellcasting.
Generally speaking, opening witchcraft positions is something that happens after becoming a formal wizard. For an apprentice to open a witchcraft position, they not only need to reach the peak of apprenticeship but also consume a lot of time and energy. Most importantly, they must possess a “mental power model capable of carrying witchcraft positions.”
What does this mean?
There are only two types of mental models that can hold a witchcraft position: one is a mature mental model, which can be achieved by any formal wizard; the second is a mental model built by a special guidance method.
Shadow possessing a witchcraft position means that his guidance method is absolutely extraordinary! It is even very likely to be a special guidance method with an enhanced value.
“Young and already at the peak of an apprentice, plus a special guidance method.” All of this points to one thing: Shadow must come from a certain wizard organization! Not to mention the special guidance method, just the method to open a witchcraft position is not something a stray apprentice can achieve!
Capturing him should allow for the information extraction of the route back to the Savage Grottoes through torture!
Angel originally wanted to have a normal exchange at the extraordinary gathering, using the exchange rule to obtain the information he wanted. But since Shadow had already turned the tables, he could only accompany him!
At that time, Toby and Shadow were still in a stalemate.
Although Toby had comprehended the gravity law, and his maximum explosive power could reach the level of a third-level trick, his own power level was not high. In a tangle with an apprentice like Shadow at peak of apprentices, he was still at a disadvantage.
Toby could only rely on his extraordinary speed and instantaneous explosive attacks on Shadow. But Shadow’s activated bloodline strengthened his recovery speed, and if it weren’t for his previous severe injury, Toby would have been defeated long ago.
But as time went on, Shadow’s bloodline was activated to the point of nearing its limit, his sanity gradually reaching the edge of insanity as his injuries were at their strongest recovery level! Continuing like this, Toby’s defeat was only a matter of time.
“Toby! Don’t fight head-on, entangle him! Give me some time.”
After transmitting the sound to Toby, Angel wanted to take the opportunity to set up an illusion, but a sharp pain came from his chest.
Angel covered his chest and knelt on the ground.
His body was still tending towards being mortal, and he was struggling to support himself after suffering a minor injury.
Although Angel was conversing with Toby using sound transmission, the movement he made when he knelt down seemed to remind Shadow of who the real target should be. His sanity, which had already reached the edge, regained a bit of clarity, and without any hesitation, he summoned white lines from his fingertips while pointing towards Angel.
“So it’s you! Last time I let you go, but you dared to provoke me again!” Shadow’s momentum was unstoppable, and he didn’t even bother with Toby’s attacks. His white lines spread out, aiming directly at Angel!
“I’m here for the extraordinary gathering, you’re the one who’s freaking out, and now you’re blaming me!” Angel was also furious. Last time they didn’t fight, Shadow seemed to think that he had let Angel go, and Angel had to be grateful to him. What kind of logic is this?
Angel summoned an ice wall spell, retreating while using his thoughts to divert the monsters in the nightmare, attacking Shadow.
However, Shadow seemed determined to make Angel his primary target, ignoring everything else. Even if he was injured, relying on the defense and recovery power of the “Magma Salamander” bloodline, he could still hold on. As long as he killed Angel, everything else could be resolved slowly!
At this moment, Angel was also in a passive position. Although on his home ground, his available offensive methods were limited.
A revolver and a wrist crossbow were of little harm to a peak apprentice.
Unable to continue attacking head-on, Angel’s eyes darkened, and he took advantage of a loud noise to move the Colorful Dragonfly from the Nightmare Domain to right in front of Shadow.
Shadow had grown accustomed to magical creatures appearing occasionally, so he attacked the Colorful Dragonfly without hesitation.
What he didn’t know was that the Colorful Dragonfly was the most potent magical creature in Angel’s Nightmare Domain, with power comparable to a third-level apprentice. If it could evolve into a Seven-Colored Dragonfly, it would be a half-step wizard in reality!
As expected, Shadow couldn’t defeat the Colorful Dragonfly in a short time.
On the other hand, Angel took advantage of this stalemate, forced himself to focus, and used illusion magic to distract Shadow.
He tried to stir up Shadow’s emotions with his illusion magic, but the difference in power between them was too great. Under Shadow’s heightened vigilance, Angel couldn’t affect his emotions.
Angel had to change his strategy.
The Nightmare Domain itself was a unique illusion, so Angel could also block Shadow’s five senses.
However, Shadow was much higher in rank than Angel, so his ability to block the senses had lost its usual effectiveness. He could only trap Shadow temporarily. Although Shadow couldn’t see or hear, he activated his bloodline power to the extreme and was protected by white lines. It wasn’t easy to breach his defense.
Nevertheless, Angel didn’t intend to use the time he had gained to attack Shadow. Instead, he calmed down and began to set up an illusion within the Opulent Nightmare Domain.
This illusion was extremely exhausting for Angel to set up.
Ten seconds later, just as Shadow was about to break through the obstruction, the Nightmare Domain’s aura slowly shifted… and eventually, an illusory realm completely surrounded Shadow.
…
Having just escaped the strange loss of his five senses, Shadow found itself in a white mist.
Upon regaining his senses, he slowly returned his burning bloodline power to a balanced state, maintaining only the basic defense and recovery provided by the Magma Salamander bloodline. After the bloodline transplant, the greatest fear was to exceed the critical point. He had just burned his bloodline to the limit to avoid being ambushed while his senses were lost, and he was already approaching the critical point.
However, the opponent hadn’t attacked him during this time but had set up an illusion instead?!
Looking at the surrounding white mist, he knew this must be an illusion.
That apprentice must be an illusionist, right? However, that bizarre trick of losing his senses was too strange… When did Silent Hill have such an outstanding illusionist apprentice?
As Shadow pondered, a shadow burst out of the mist, carrying a massive amount of magical power and launching an attack at him. Shadow immediately urged his bloodline power and counterattacked the shadow with a devastating force.
However, just as the attack was about to land, the shadow suddenly vanished.
As one shadow disappeared, another emerged. This time, Shadow clearly saw the appearance of the shadow – a giant fox standing three meters tall.
“A Blood-eyed Fox Demon?!” Shadow exclaimed, realizing it was a high-level otherworldly summoning beast.
Shadow was about to attack, but on second thought, they didn’t go all out. Instead, they lightly jabbed with a white thread…
As the white thread approached, the blood-eyed figure gradually blurred and turned into a mere illusion.
“Sure enough, it’s fake.” As Shadow pondered, another shadow attacked. They casually waved it off, only to find themselves thrown away by a tremendous force!
“It’s that damn bird again!” Shadow tried to launch a serious attack, but the shadow from before had already disappeared.
By now, Shadow understood that the opponent intended to use illusions, mixing reality and deception, to wear down their physical strength and magical power.
Shadow sneered, as dispelling illusions was not a challenge for him. Moreover, his ability to locate the nodes of illusionary spells, with the help of puppet threads, would be maximized!
White threads extended from his fingers, protecting their surroundings while searching for the nodes of the illusionary spell.
The white threads were “puppet threads,” the most potent means by which Shadow had made a name for himself. These threads could not only control people but also serve as a substitute for his eyes and an extension of his perception.
After a while, a look of surprise appeared on Shadow’s face.
“Why are there no nodes for the illusionary spell?”