Chapter 462 The Cruel Truth <TOC> Chapter 464 Extreme Sect
Translator: SumTLMan
“Is the battle in the Purification Garden just a fight to the death, and then survive to the end?” Angel put down his knife and fork and looked at Sanders.
“Rosen didn’t explain the specific rules, but it’s probably something like that.” Sanders rubbed his chin, looking at Angel at an angle: “Are you afraid? If you don’t want to participate, you can choose not to go.”
Angel shook his head: “I will go, and I will definitely survive to the end.”
Fear or not, it’s not a topic that Angel can choose right now. Even if he knows the truth about the Purification Garden, he must face it. He doesn’t expect a chance to skyrocket to success, but the Purification Garden can increase the probability of becoming a formal wizard and cleanse all impurities in his body, which is extremely useful for Angel.
Even if it’s not for himself, for his distant relatives, he must go to the Purification Garden.
“Good, I will train you well during this time. I hope you don’t die in the Purification Garden.” Sanders made the final conclusion for this meal.
After the meal, Sanders took Angel back to the barren slope of the Gravity Garden.
“Do you remember the illusion I released after the previous meal? The mechanical conference led by Rosen. You face me and release it again.” Sanders said indifferently.
Angel was taken aback but didn’t ask why. He immediately recalled the various details of the conference at that time and used a new perspective to reconstruct an illusion.
When Sanders constructed the illusion at that time, he, as a spectator, was actually transcendent. This time, Angel didn’t use a third-party character when constructing the illusion.
Sanders was pulled into the illusion by Angel. It was a very simple basic illusion spell that he could easily tear apart, but this time he wanted to see Angel’s observation ability in the illusion and didn’t care about the weakness of the basics.
In the illusion, Sanders opened his eyes.
Sanders discovered a very interesting thing: Rosen stood on the central platform not far in front of him, and Canter was beside him.
He was not a third-party spectator; he returned to the role of ‘himself.’
He, Sanders, played the role of ‘Sanders’ in Angel’s illusion.
He found this quite fascinating, not expecting Angel to choose his true self as the perspective. It was indeed ingenious. But he missed something; if I play “myself” after experiencing this meeting in reality, why would I fall into an illusion?
Sanders continued to watch the illusion with amusement.
The logic was flawless, the observation was meticulous, and although some details were incorrect, Angel forcibly made up for them with his imagination.
As the meeting progressed, Sanders’ face suddenly became more serious.
Until Angel dispelled the illusion, Sanders looked at the sweaty Angel and sighed slightly, “Not bad.”
At first, he observed the details and logic of the illusion, but later on, it became a head-to-head battle between him and Angel. He originally found it amusing that Angel had him play himself, but later he realized that Angel wanted to forcibly make him become “him” in the illusion.
Angel continuously fought against Sanders with the power of the nightmare.
It sounds funny, as Angel’s nightmare power is much weaker than Sanders’s. No matter how they fought, Angel would lose. Indeed, if Sanders wanted to defeat Angel, he could have done so almost instantly, but his intention was not to defeat Angel, so he allowed Angel to successfully envelop him with the nightmare power.
At this time, Sanders understood Angel’s plan. Angel took the hardest path from the beginning. He knew that Sanders would not fall into the real illusion while playing himself, so he used the nightmare to forcibly hypnotize him.
Hypnosis was useless against Sanders, but Angel’s talent was extremely peculiar. His illusions had a strong ability to infect emotions, making it easy for people to empathize and resonate. Sanders ignored the hypnosis, but for a moment, he was hijacked by Angel’s emotions.
Even if it was just a moment, Sanders was momentarily lost. But this was enough for Angel to be proud of, as the original disadvantage in the illusion became a great highlight because of this moment.
Therefore, after escaping the illusion, Sanders, as someone who rarely praised others, immediately complimented Angel.
“Your talent and the power of nightmare complement each other, reaching new heights. If it were someone else, they might have conceded.” Sanders paused, “I will record the corresponding data, and after you choose the Illusion main system, we can analyze the subsequent variables.”
In the following days, Angel continued to stay in the Gravity Garden, practicing Illusion under Sanders’s guidance.
Two days later, Angel learned the Fear Spell.
Sanders gave high praise to this Fear Spell. Perhaps it was related to Angel’s talent and emotional infection; when Angel released the Fear Spell, the effect was several times higher than that of ordinary practitioners. Originally, the Fear Spell had roughly a first-level trick degree, but when Angel released it, it reached the peak of the first-level trick.
This was still his initial learning stage. In the future, as he becomes more skilled in using his talent, the level of the Fear Spell might break through to the second-level trick.
As for when Angel combined the nightmare with the Fear Spell, Sanders was even more amazed, even stating that this “Nightmare Fear Spell” had transcended the category of Fear Spell, resembling real horror, possibly reaching the level of a third-level trick.
It could be said that with the “Nightmare Fear Spell,” Angel gained a real killer move against enemies.
“The Fear Spell belongs to the mental illusion series, and it seems that you have a high ability to use mental illusions, even a simple Fear Spell can have twice the effect.” Sanders paused, “Compared to auditory illusions, mental illusions might suit you better.”
The effects of Angel’s auditory illusions were average. It’s not to say they couldn’t be a major focus, but with mental illusions having double or even higher effects, choosing mental illusions would be much better for improving combat power.
Just like how other people choose their main focus, having the level of Angel’s auditory illusions would be enough to settle the matter.
Of course, the main focus is only temporary. Later on, as the accumulation and research become more and more, there won’t be a main focus anymore, and even cross-training might provide some new ideas when hitting bottlenecks.
Although Sanders suggested that Angel could choose mental illusions as the main focus, he still wanted to learn all the branches of the illusion series before making a decision.
As time passed day by day, Angel left the Gravity Garden and began to study another trick in depth.
—Flame Formation Phantom Attack.
This was another branch of the illusion series, the basic spell of “illusion formations.” Angel believed that he knew more about magic formations, and illusion formations were a combination of alchemy, which he thought was more suitable for him.
Moreover, the Purification Garden was about to open soon, and his defense and control abilities were already quite good, but he had few offensive spells. Flame Formation Illusion Kill was a large-scale group killing spell, which was perfect for his current situation.
One day, after studying for most of the day and just past noon, No. 1 came to knock on the door, “Master Pat, there’s a guest outside asking to see you.”
As No. 1 spoke, a beam of light shot from his eyes, projecting the image of the visitor outside the door.
A tall young man wearing a felt hat and a stylish coat that accentuated his broad shoulders, leaning casually against the door railing.
“Let him in,” Angel tidied himself up a bit and went to the living room.
“I didn’t expect you to come looking for me,” Angel said with a smile to the visitor, “As it happens, I was also thinking of talking to you about something.”
The visitor was Shadow, who had not been seen since he was taken away by Midora from the fortress that night. It felt quite nostalgic to see him again.
Shadow shook his head and sighed, “When you first said you were from the Savage Grottoes, I guessed that you were an apprentice of the Phantom Master. I didn’t expect my guess to be correct.”
Angel smiled, “Forgive me, I didn’t want to mention my mentor’s name at the time.”
“I understand, but now you can’t help but mention it. Do you know how popular you are now? The Phantom Master scolded my mentor, Bogula, for you, and it has spread all over Sky Mechanical City.” Shadow’s face showed no sympathy for Bogula, but continued to gossip, “Your fame is spreading through the streets and alleys, and with the opening of the Purification Garden, contestants from various wizard organizations have come, and I estimate that your fame will soon be spread throughout the entire Southern Region by these people. Surprised or not? Expected or not?”
Angel hadn’t been out for a long time, and no one dared to disturb Sanders, so he wasn’t aware of these rumors. However, it wasn’t surprising, as the gimmicks in —Sky of Truth— were too eye-catching.
“Unsurprising, but not exciting either. However, did you come here just for gossip?” Angel raised an eyebrow: “Won’t Bogula prevent you from coming here?”
Shadow tilted his chair and swung his legs casually: “My mentor has already left Sky Mechanical City, so he can’t control me.”
“Leaving Sky Mechanical City? Is it because of…”
“It’s probably not because of the Phantom Master. My mentor’s thick skin is similar to mine; he won’t care about other people’s opinions.” Shadow stretched lazily: “Anyway, wherever he goes, he won’t tell us. I’m completely off the leash now.”
“I came to find you because of the Purification Garden matter.” Shadow looked at Angel, seeing his expression was calm: “Alright, I guess you already know?”
Angel nodded.
“Right, the Phantom Master must have told you. I guess you’ll choose to enter the Purification Garden.” Shadow got a positive response and patted Angel on the shoulder: “I believe you can return safely, but I still want to remind you that this Purification Garden is quite special, full of geniuses. You should be careful.”
“When Duoding and I were in the main city area these days, we encountered conflicts between geniuses many times. Judging by observation, the abilities of these geniuses have mostly reached the peak of apprenticeship. Moreover, I heard from Lord Sabo that many apprentices have the ability to fight against half-wizard level opponents, and even… some possess wizard-level items.”
Shadow looked worried: “The quota for the Purification Garden this time is not fixed. If you encounter an unbeatable opponent, it’s better to distance yourself immediately. Even if you have to survive by any means, as long as you make it to the end, you’ll be considered the winner.”