Chapter 364: Fairy World

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After he finished setting up his illusion, Angor immediately sat on the ground and panted badly. His clothes were drenched in sweat.

I it was so tiring, to deploy an illusion inside Nightmare Domain He almost exhausted his mana reserve to create a low-level illusion which was mostly thick mist.

Then, he looked at Shadow, who was wandering aimlessly in the illusion. At least it looked successful.

The tactic was described by Sunders in The Mystery of Nightmare Domain. According to Sunders, he could turn everything to his advantage by deploying illusions right inside his Nightmare Domain, and since such illusions did not have breakable nodes, it meant anyone trapped in them would find it extremely hard to escape.

This was caused by the indescribable nature of a Nightmare Domain. As a peculiar illusion itself, a Nightmare Domain was filled with countless illusion nodes, which instead appeared as if there were no nodes at all. Another illusion did not require nodes to exist in such a case since the domain itself would support the illusion fully.

In his book, Sunders didnt recommend such a tactic since it was only manageable by someone adept at manipulating a Nightmare Domain. If a victim managed to break the illusion, it meant breaking the Nightmare Domain as well.

A Nightmare Domain was a valuable a.s.set. It could be repaired like a broken mirror, but it would also leave scars behind like a broken mirror.

Unfortunately, Angor didnt really have a choice now. He thought he could let the parasite go into Shadows body, but then, he realized he couldnt. The parasite wouldnt occupy anyone when there was rich nightmare aura around. Besides, there were many people in the room, and he couldnt control the parasite at will yet.

This was why Angor chose a more reliable approach.

And it worked, at least for now. Shadow wasnt going to escape from that mist any time soon.

Angor sighed and began to order Toby and the other nightmare monsters to attack Shadow in order to eat away the mans stamina.

It was a slow process too. Angor had to cycle between real and fake attacks to slowly damage Shadows patience.

At first, Shadow would keep yelling something like Im so gonna kill you! furiously. Now, the man had changed his att.i.tude entirely.

Stop! Please! Lets talk this over!

What do you want? Ill give you anything as long as I can!

Angor didnt mind him at all. He might as well capture Shadow alive and proceed from there.

While Toby led the a.s.saults, Angor began to meditate in order to regain his spent mana as soon as possible.

About an hour later, he managed to recover most of his mana reserve.

Meanwhile, Shadow almost exhausted his own power. His healing ability could no longer stop new wounds from showing up now. As he lost more blood, his Salamander Form gradually disappeared.

In the end, Shadow collapsed on the floor helplessly.

Curse it all! How did I run into a tough guy out here?!

Shadow complained in his mind. He was planning to use the puppets to enter the Otherworld, but now, something just ruined his plan at the very last moment.

He still had one last secret trick up his sleeves but using it would prevent him from going to the Otherworld for a while, as well as sending his preparations over these years down the drain.

F*ck you, a.s.shole. Do you really wish to fight till our last breath? Shadow huffed painfully.

Since he had regained enough strength, Angor retorted this time, Do I need to remind you who caused this first?

Well, Im sorry! I can pay you something, alright?

Too late. I guess Ill just take it from you.

Ha! But can you take whats inside my mind?

Shadow saw Angor was unresponsive, and he revealed a smile. So, what do you want? My knowledge? Channeling method? Cantrips? Information? I can give you anything as long as you let me go.

Angor didnt reply. He asked Toby and the dragonfly to keep suppressing Shadow.

Shadow clenched his teeth and endured several more attacks. That d.a.m.ned bird and strange insect seemed tired as well because the attacks hurt less than before. However, he wouldnt be able to take many more of them at such a rate. Soon, his mana would be emptied, and his own flesh would be exposed to harm.

He considered and decided to use his last move as a bluff.

My professor is visiting your organization! You know who that is, right? Are you really going to do this? As I said, I can give you anything you want! If you dont give up, Ill use my last tool even if it costs years of my effort! And I dont know what will happen, mind you.

Shadow was already going to explain what his last move was, but he was surprised to notice that the young attacker wasnt interested at all.

Your professor is at our organization? Do you even know who I am?

Whatyoure not from Silent Hill? But thats the only organization around here, in the real world!

Real world? Silent Hill?

Angor searched around his mind and failed to find anything related to those concepts.

Youre not one of them? Shadow tried again when he noticed Angors confused reaction. So are you from Dark Castle?

Angors eyes brightened upon hearing that name. Do you mean the Dark Castle under Fairytown?

Huh Youre not from Dark Castle then. Youre not even from Fairy World.

This is Fairy World? Angor asked, which also confirmed Shadows question.

Yes, this is Fairy World! So which organization are you from? Dont tell me you are freelance. I dont believe it. Shadow realized that Angor had been asking for locations and their names. He wondered if this young man came here accidentally without going through any plane pa.s.sage.

The Fairy World, like the Brilliance Plane, was another appendage plane of the wizarding world, which shared the same seasons and time cycles. There were certain fixed pa.s.sageways to travel into these planes, which might appear as a door, a lake, or a small well. The entrance to Fairy World was a hole located at the base of an ancient tree.

People had to pay something to go through these entrances. Sometimes they needed to offer a sacrifice or bring a valuable magic plant with them. The cost of entering Fairy World was fairly cheap, which was only 10 magic crystals. Those who paid the price would receive a general map of the Fairy World from the office near the entrance.

A smuggler? Shadow wondered.

A smuggler wasnt an issue in the appendage planes since every wizard knew how to create their own plane pa.s.sageway.

But this young one is obviously an apprentice Did someone bring him here?

As Shadow went over his thoughts, Angor tried to remember everything he knew about Fairy World.

Fairy World was solely dominated by Fairytown. Fairytown was a general name that referred to a number of wizard organizations that joined one single union. For example, Candy House was one of them, and it gave birth to most of the known gourmet wizards around the southern wizarding region.

There were also the Rainbow Forest, Heaven Tree, Dark Castle

Despite the knowledge though, how to get out of here was still a problem for Angor to solve.

You saw that Krakok leaving, right? Shadow said, Their door can take them to or from the other worlds.

And?

Heh. Im saying that I dont need to use my last move to get the message out to someone, including my professor.

You threatening me?

Its a fact. Again, I can tell you any information you want, and I can take you away from Fairy World too. Or give you a map. You showed me your strength, and Ill respect you. We can talk peacefully.

Angor looked at Shadows battered body and didnt point out that the man was in no place for a peaceful talk. Still, he was a little worried about Shadows secret move. The student of a major organization could definitely possess something powerful.

How can I trust your words? Angor thought about it and asked.

Ill swear in the name of the worlds consciousness. Otherwise, we can make a temporary covenant.