Chapter 2307 – 2307. God’S Atlantis
Flap flap.
A blue butterfly, appearing from nowhere, gracefully landed between the assassins and Elena. For a moment, everyone’s gaze was drawn to the butterfly. The presence of this small butterfly was that significant.
Then, the butterfly turned into light and disappeared as if melting away.
“……”
“……”
The reaction was silent.
I figured that the assassins, who had made a grand entrance, were all caught in an illusion.
I knew Elena’s illusion skills well. When she used them discreetly with all her heart, you wouldn’t even know when she cast the illusion. Even when she used illusions openly like now, the opponent couldn’t resist them.
Imperial Warlord. That title also meant they were the strongest within the Empire.
“…Huh?”
Suddenly, Elena tilted her head.
“They’re not caught in an illusion. Something is blocking the illusion.”
At Elena’s calm words, the lanky man chuckled.
“Do you think we’re idiots? We came to kill the master of illusions, so do you think we wouldn’t have prepared against illusions?”
“Without illusions, the Illusion Master is nothing. What we should be wary of are the two outside the plan… but they don’t seem that dangerous.”
They didn’t know about me and Joo Seo-hyun.
Well, I understand. Atlantis is several times the size of Earth, and unless you’re really famous, you wouldn’t know about people outside your sphere of activity.
The Heavenly Demon’s reputation might be known, but as for the A-Plan Legion, its reputation was rather low. For now, it was more famous as a legion sponsored by the Illusion Master.
“Wearing a charm that doesn’t suit assassins… was it a charm with the power to block mental attacks?”
Elena’s gaze turned to the assassins’ waists. There, black charms were hanging. I realized it belatedly. There was no need to look closely at those assassin bastards.
“The charm’s performance is solid!”
The lanky assassin charged forward, claws extended. It seemed they had been wary of illusions, which was why they were only charging now. They probably planned to run away the moment they felt even a slight illusion. In short, they had been testing the waters until now.
I stepped in front of Elena. That lanky bastard was surprisingly high in stats. If Joo Seo-hyun had fought him now, she would have won, but it would have been a tough fight.
‘Not for me. I want to use my Domain and wipe them out… but it’s not charged yet.’
I had used my Domain while conquering a civilization and put it in my inventory. Time doesn’t flow in the inventory, so it wasn’t fully charged yet.
The charging man’s body suddenly disappeared, then reappeared in mid-air, hitting his head on the ceiling before falling down.
“Kuh-erk!”
The assassins were bewildered by the incomprehensible situation. I let out a hollow laugh. I knew immediately who had done it.
“Maybe it’s because of the name ‘Illusion Master,’ but many people are mistaken. They think they can beat me if they just block my illusions.”
Elena said, mocking the assassins.
Her Illusion Butterfly Technique was an illusion that turned illusions into reality at the cost of her lifespan. In other words, it was reality manipulation. Forcing a target to teleport was nothing to her.
The lanky guy who had hit his head on the ceiling staggered to his feet. The eyes of the man, whose mouth was covered by a mask, were shaking non-stop.
“…We misjudged. This information was not available. …Or was the information being controlled? Everyone, retreat.”
Tzzzzzz!
The assassins quickly tore space-time scrolls. However, the space-time scrolls did not activate.
“Why is this happening?”
“Why all of a sudden?”
Seeing the bewildered assassins, I realized what had happened. When the butterfly first landed on the floor and disappeared, Elena hadn’t cast an illusion on the assassins. She had dominated the space to prevent the assassins from escaping.
After that, she must have cast an illusion on the assassins and failed. That illusion wouldn’t have been the Illusion Butterfly Technique.
“This is perfect. I have a new power… I should try using it.”
Unlike the assassins, Elena smiled leisurely and raised her left hand. The Ring of Myriad Flowers adorning her ring finger shone.
A warm energy emanated from Elena. Like spring, that energy instantly pushed away the cold energy. Flowers bloomed magnificently around Elena.
“Indeed. It seems my lifespan has increased by about 30 years, though it’s temporary.”
I smelled a mixture of flower scents. Even though hundreds of flower scents were mixed, it was fragrant without being overwhelming. Hundreds of scents formed a single harmony.
Click.
Elena snapped her fingers.
That was the end of it. The assassins’ bodies froze like stone and they couldn’t move. The mental defense charms they had on their waists burst. The remnants fell to the floor.
“At best, they had B-rank mental defense. I didn’t even need to use the ring’s power. Should I extract some information?”
Elena mocked the assassins. I looked at her, then paused as I looked at Joo Seo-hyun. Joo Seo-hyun was frozen in her fighting stance, staring blankly into the air.
“…Elena. Did you cast an illusion on Joo Seo-hyun too?”
My voice lowered without me realizing it. Elena was startled for a moment, but then spoke leisurely.
“If I said it was a slight mistake, you wouldn’t believe me, would you?”
“You making a mistake with illusions? I absolutely don’t believe it.”
“Well, it’s a bit of a prank. She’ll be fine, so don’t worry. It’ll be a good experience for her too.”
“…A good experience. I don’t want Joo Seo-hyun’s mind to be broken.”
“I promise. That won’t happen. The illusion will be lifted soon.”
I frowned slightly and approached Joo Seo-hyun.
Joo Seo-hyun’s hand moved quickly. The sword blade drew a straight line, aiming for me. I stepped back. Joo Seo-hyun’s hand didn’t move.
“Hmm? What is it? She should be under an illusion.”
Elena’s words were filled with interest.
“Isn’t it her subconscious reacting?”
“That can’t be. My illusions even control the subconscious. Look at those assassins. They’re not moving at all.”
I noticed the slight vibration of Joo Seo-hyun’s sword and realized what was happening.
“It’s the power of Joo Seo-hyun’s unique trait, Sword Emperor (SS). The sword is moving her subconscious to protect its owner.”
“Does that make sense?”
“I don’t know the details either. Sword Emperor (SS) is a trait that receives the sword’s characteristics. And Joo Seo-hyun has already reached a level beyond Sword and Self as One.”
I reached out my hand to Joo Seo-hyun. Then, the sword was swung again. I quickly pulled my hand back to avoid it. It reacted the moment I entered the range of the sword. It was like an automatic defense system with a programmed pattern.
‘Why does her sword seem faster and sharper than when we spar? Is this the pinnacle of the subconscious or something?’
Should I fight her? I shook my head. I wasn’t confident I could subdue Joo Seo-hyun without hurting her.
‘But it’s boring to just stand here like this….’
After a moment of thought, I walked straight towards Joo Seo-hyun. Joo Seo-hyun’s sword came down diagonally from the upper right.
Clang!
I deflected it with the Hwaryeon Bido and took another step forward. Joo Seo-hyun’s other hand swung her sword. The faint glimmer at the tip of the blade was sword energy.
Perfect control, using only what was necessary.
Joo Seo-hyun had used mana, so it was impossible to just dodge.
Thunderous Flow (雷天流) Flying Thunder God (飛雷神).
I stepped back and dodged Joo Seo-hyun’s sword. It wasn’t over. Her two arms moved non-stop. Each strike was difficult to avoid.
I completely retreated from her range. Then, her sword stopped.
‘I’ve roughly figured it out. A moment will be enough.’
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 11]
I used Moment and immediately charged. Joo Seo-hyun reacted without fail. However, she only reacted, she wasn’t fast enough to follow Moment.
My extended hand accurately reached between Joo Seo-hyun’s legs. I felt the sensation of the hard chastity belt through her pants.
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 10]
I pulled my body back.
Whoosh.
Joo Seo-hyun’s sword cut through the air.
“Phew, I succeeded in touching and running.”
“……Ha.”
Elena, who had been watching from the side, looked at me as if she was dumbfounded, then looked back and forth between me and the ring. Was she feeling the urge to take off the ring? That wouldn’t do.
• • •
Elena suppressed the urge to take off the ring.
Sung Yoo-jin’s eccentric behavior was nothing new. She could only understand herself for falling in love with such a man.
Before extracting information from the assassins, Elena looked at Joo Seo-hyun. Sung Yoo-jin was playing around with Joo Seo-hyun, doing something like touching and running or grabbing and running. Honestly, he was more malicious than she was, who had cast an illusion on Joo Seo-hyun.
Trying her best to ignore Sung Yoo-jin’s actions, she focused on Joo Seo-hyun. Since she had directly cast the illusion on Joo Seo-hyun, she knew what kind of illusion Joo Seo-hyun was in.
‘Even though it’s an illusion, it’s a light one. A dream that she’s not aware of. A dream that, even if it lingers in her mind for a while after waking up, she will eventually forget.’
Joo Seo-hyun wasn’t even aware that she was in an illusion.
Elena slightly touched Joo Seo-hyun’s subconscious and memories to set the direction of the illusion. Even though she touched her memories, it was only an indirect stimulation, so she couldn’t directly delve into Joo Seo-hyun’s memories.
‘If I did that, it would leave a major aftereffect on her mind. That wouldn’t do.’
So, what Joo Seo-hyun was seeing now was a dream manipulated by illusion.
In the dream, Joo Seo-hyun was fighting Sung Yoo-jin.
In the dream, Joo Seo-hyun, who had grown stronger, overwhelmed Sung Yoo-jin. She controlled over 100 swords with her sword control, pushing Sung Yoo-jin into a corner.
Sung Yoo-jin didn’t hesitate to do despicable things like controlling the dildo on his chastity belt to interfere. It was meaningless. Joo Seo-hyun overcame even that and won the battle against Sung Yoo-jin.
“Kuh-euk, I, I lost…. Joo Seo-hyun…. Seo-hyun-ah. Please. Spare my life.”
Sung Yoo-jin, who was now naked, knelt on the floor and begged. Ridiculously, Sung Yoo-jin’s dick was standing erect between his legs, leaking pre-cum.
Joo Seo-hyun stomped on his genitals.
“Haha. You still haven’t come to your senses even though you lost?”
“Kuh-euk….”
