After making their way through the room filled with undead, the team found themselves entering a narrow corridor that was guarded by mind controlling spirits.
Thankfully, the head necromancer did not consider the team to be a strong enough threat to deploy his stronger undead in these halls, as he believed that the spirits would be able to easily break down the minds of the weak adventurers that had dared to enter his territory.
The spirits guarding the balls were all tier4 beings or stronger, and while they did not possess a physical presence or the capability to physically hurt the adventurers walking in, their mental magic was elite and enough to psychologically kill a man.
It was because of this fearsome ability of the mind controlling spirits, that the necromancer’s assumption about the spirits not needing any additional help to deal with the adventurers was actually sound, as a normal team would surely be unable to handle this level of mental magic.
Unfortunately for the necromancer however, Rocky’s team were not a normal group of adventurers, and with Buhara and Erin having already drank the potions to keep their minds safe, the team already had an edge against the spirits.
“Woah…. Do you see this?” Kronos said, as the team entered the corridor, as both him and Rocky got immediately sucked into the illusion that the corridor floor was oozing with blood.
“Blood…. There’s blood all around” Rocky said, as he remained calm and tried to bend over and touch the floor to make sure that the blood was real.
To his surprise, when he touched the blood it did feel warm and liquidy like blood should, as although it was an illusion, it was powerful enough to fool all of his senses and not just his vision.
“What blood? There is no blood here….” Said Buhara, as he looked around the corridor and failed to see anything at all.
Immune from the mental manipulation spells, he did not see the same vision that Kronos and Rocky did, as he and Erin just saw the corridor for what it really was.
“There’s no blood here Sir Rocky, let’s move on…. What you’re witnessing is most likely an illusion–” Erin said, as he and Buhara took the lead in exploring the corridor, with Kronos and Rocky following exactly in their footsteps.
*Plop*
*Plop*
*Plop*
Rocky and Kronos both felt like they were really walking in a pool of blood, as although they were aware it was an illusion, oddly it felt extremely real.
The blood droplets splattered everytime they took a step in the bloody waters and it made a distinct plop sound too.
Thankfully, Rocky and Kronos had Buhara and Erin to follow, as without them, the two of them would surely stop walking as usual and start wading through the waters, believing that it was real.
As the team moved on, vigilant for the signs of any potential threats, chains of blood suddenly emerged from the water and approached both Rocky and Kronos at blinding speeds.
“Watchout–!” Said Kronos as he panicked and tried to dodge a chain, however, Rocky held him in place, believing it to not be real.
*Shua*
The chains passed through them, giving both Kronos and Rocky a sensation of unnatural cold, however, although it seemed like the chains penetrated through them, they were actually completely fine, with not a hair damaged on their bodies.
“Don’t worry, no chains here—” said Buhara, as Kronos calmed back down.
The illusion was too real and if the team did not have Erin and Buhara to lead the way, Kronos had no doubt in his mind that he would have started to fight against the chains seriously, when he did not really need to.
The illusion was messing with his senses big time and because he was a trained warrior who possessed sharp innate senses, ignoring the dangerous environment around him was even harder for him than it would be for an average warrior.
“Nice call on obtaining those potions for Erin and Buhara….. Rocky, this shit is creepy as hell” Kronos said, as Rocky simply smiled at his words.
His team had no idea that it was the Gemini Gods who provided him with all such materials, as they believed that he especially shopped for them before the start of every mission from the black markets.
“It’s alright, the real star is Buhara, he sees all threats before they even come” Rocky said, making a light joke, as he tried to lighten the environment for himself and Kronos, as the two of them were really feeling the edge here.
“Buhara is surely the best—” said Buhara, as his words made the rest of the team chuckle.
*SHUA*
Just then, as Erins leg hit a pressure plate, a bunch of spears got launched from the corridor walls, as this time the spears were physical and real!
“Watchout—” said Erin, as he dodged the first spear by the thinnest of margins, while Buhara blocked the one coming towards him by deflecting it with his arms.
*Shua*
Kronos, mirroring Erin’s movements managed to dodge the spear by the thinnest of margins as well, as this time around, it was him and Rocky who could not see the spears coming and felt like the corridor was completely empty.
“Fuck, I could not see that spear come until you blocked it Buhara…. I could not sense it at all—” Rocky said, as it wasn’t until he bent over and picked up the spear that Buhara had previously deflected that Rocky realized that it was actually real.
Before then, he could not see it’s incoming trajectory at all, nor could he hear it whistling through the air, as the illusion his mind was currently trapped in, seemed to mess with his ability to detect real danger as well.
“This corridor is dangerous…. Really, really dangerous… we need to watch our steps as it can trigger unexpected traps” Erin said, as it was only now that the team realized just how serious of a situation they were really in.
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Chapters
- Chapter 323 Horror
- Chapter 322 Illusions
- Chapter 321 Arriving at the necromancers hideout
- Chapter 320 Floor 24
- Chapter 319 Maturity
- Chapter 318 A request
- Chapter 317 Rewards
- Chapter 316 Fame
- Chapter 315 Warning
- Chapter 314 Meeting Vladimir
- Chapter 313 An informal invitation
- Chapter 312 Friendly Banter
- Chapter 311 Victory
- Chapter 310 Climax
- Chapter 309 The fight
- Chapter 308 Chaos and Confusion
- Chapter 307 The Wait
- Chapter 306 Preperation
- Chapter 305 The Plan
- Chapter 304 A cautious opponent
- Chapter 303 A Difficult Quest
- Chapter 302 System Store Purchase
- Chapter 301 Principles
- Chapter 300 Uneasy
- Chapter 299 Naming The Abyssal Dragon
- Chapter 298 Dragon Egg
- Chapter 297 Returning Home
- Chapter 296: A Basic Con
- Chapter 295: Handover
- Chapter 294: A big fall
- Chapter 293: Vorithra Sylithen Strikes Again
- Chapter 292: Recovery
- Chapter 291: Reaching Safety
- Chapter 290: The True Villain
- Chapter 289: The package
- Chapter 288: Pandemonium
- Chapter 287: Danger
- Chapter 286: Limits
- Chapter 285: Rocky's New Strength
- Chapter 284: More Trouble
- Chapter 283: Kronos's Strength
- Chapter 282: Centipede attack
- Chapter 281: Floor 23
- Chapter 280: Band Back Together
- Chapter 279: A night to remember
- Chapter 278: Marriage Proposal
- Chapter 277: Buhara V Snake
- Chapter 276: Fatherly Advise
- Chapter 275: The Orc Village
- Chapter 274: A childhood dream
- Chapter 273: System Shop
- Chapter 272: Change
- Chapter 271: Salvation
- Chapter 270: Rewards
- Chapter 269: Clearing the dungeon
- Chapter 268: The Final Boss
- Chapter 267: The last stand
- Chapter 266: Escanor the lucky
- Chapter 265: Self-defense
- Chapter 264: Sophia's Sentence
- Chapter 263: The Olympian Council
- Chapter 262: Foiled Plans
- Chapter 261: The second Boss Room
- Chapter 260: Unconventional Triumph
- Chapter 259: Unexpected Turn Of Events
- Chapter 258: Floor 22
- Chapter 257: A new team member
- Chapter 256: Kronos's Backstory
- Chapter 255: Monster
- Chapter 254: Heartless Escanor
- Chapter 253: Resolve
- Chapter 252: Answering Prayers
- Chapter 251: Praying To Gemini
- Chapter 250: The Last Avenue Of Hope
- Chapter 249: Failed recreation attempt
- Chapter 248: Broken Riva
- Chapter 247: No Mercy
- Chapter 246: Bad News
- Chapter 245: Loss
- Chapter 244: Irritated Sophia
- Chapter 243: Yet another twist
- Chapter 242: Perseus's breakdown
- Chapter 241: Fooling Perseus
- Chapter 240: Winning the Floor
- Chapter 239: A letter from Escanor
- Chapter 238: Riva's pitiful state
- Chapter 237: Reaching Riva
- Chapter 236: Kronos
- Chapter 235: Descending into the third level
- Chapter 234: Perseus The Brave
- Chapter 233: Perseus Arrives
- Chapter 232: The wrath of prisoners
- Chapter 231: Re-Entering The Prison
- Chapter 230: Rage
- Chapter 229: The siege weapons show
- Chapter 228: A lost cause
- Chapter 227: Perfect Execution
- Chapter 226: Rocky's Strategy
- Chapter 225: So Close
- Chapter 224: Anticipation
- Chapter 223: Re-Uniting with Sophia
- Chapter 222: Start Of War
- Chapter 221: Obtaining the rights for a floor raid
- Chapter 220: Unexpected Alliance
- Chapter 219: Gearing Up For War
- Chapter 218: Fired Up Guild Members
- Chapter 217: Warning Buhara
- Chapter 216: Geared Up
- Chapter 215: Sword Selection
- Chapter 214: The merchant web
- Chapter 213: Meeting Karna
- Chapter 212: Back Home
- Chapter 211: End Of University
- Chapter 210: Departure
- Chapter 209 : Merit List
- Chapter 208 : Graduation
- Chapter 207: Written Exams
- Chapter 206: Rocky's Return
- Chapter 205: An Exciting Day For Baby Chun
- Chapter 204: Rocky's Choice
- Chapter 203: Silent Rewards
- Chapter 202: Rewards
- Chapter 201: Victory
- Chapter 200: A great fight
- Chapter 199: Battle in the seas
- Chapter 198: Rocky's calling
- Chapter 197: The Tier 2 Test Begins
- Chapter 196: Second Mount
- Chapter 195: Rocky The Scammer
- Chapter 194: Sophia's Hidden Secret
- Chapter 193: Erin Vs Sophia
- Chapter 192: New Pet
- Chapter 191: A cute little creature
- Chapter 190: Cunning Victory
- Chapter 189: Survival
- Chapter 188: Broken Weapons
- Chapter 187: Danger
- Chapter 186: Choices
- Chapter 185: Dangers Of The Origin Realm
- Chapter 184: Return To Origin Realm
- Chapter 183: Soul Oath
- Chapter 182: Invitation
- Chapter 181: The Plan
- Chapter 180: Team Work
- Chapter 179: Manipulation Done Right
- Chapter 178: The final stretch
- Chapter 177: Fallout
- Chapter 176: A last chance
- Chapter 175: Laughing Stalk
- Chapter 174: Fear
- Chapter 173: Terror
- Chapter 172: Principal Liam's Charge
- Chapter 171: How to trigger a floor raid
- Chapter 170: Heartbreak
- Chapter 169: Breaking Point
- Chapter 168: Time Skip
- Chapter 167: Grim Fate
- Chapter 166: To yield or to not?
- Chapter 165: Rocky Vs Zhi
- Chapter 164: Meeting Zhi
- Chapter 163: Progress
- Chapter 162: All-time low.
- Chapter 161: Delusional Sophia
- Chapter 160: Challenging Zhi
- Chapter 159: A challenge
- Chapter 158: The Champion Of Buddha
- Chapter 157: Future Plans
- Chapter 156: The Champion's Party
- Chapter 155: The Champion's Party
- Chapter 154: Intelligence Report
- Chapter 153: Riva's Fate
- Chapter 152: Hiding Strength
- Chapter 151: Massive Improvement
- Chapter 150: Jealousy
- Chapter 149: It's all a part of the plan
- Chapter 148: The Soul Pool
- Chapter 147: The Origin Realm
- Chapter 146: Floor 10.
- Chapter 145: Catching up with studies (2)
- Chapter 144: Catching up with studies(1)
- Chapter 143: Warning Signs
- Chapter 142: Book Of Champions
- Chapter 141: A tale of a despicable bastard
- Chapter 140: Warnings
- Chapter 139: An ominous warning
- Chapter 138: Buhara's Growth
- Chapter 137: Erin's Growth
- Chapter 136: Fooling Sophia
- Chapter 135: Humbled Sophia
- Chapter 134: A dominating performance
- Chapter 133: Cocky As Ever
- Chapter 132: Swordsmanship Class
- Chapter 131: Returning To The University
- Chapter 130: The Love Of War
- Chapter 129: A sweet confession
- Chapter 128: New Beginnings
- Chapter 127: Global Reactions
- Chapter 126: Aftermath
- Chapter 125: Birth Of A Hero
- Chapter 124: Grim Reality
- Chapter 123: What it takes to become a True God
- Chapter 122: Rescue
- Chapter 121: Tearing Through
- Chapter 120: A tough call for Cody
- Chapter 119: Convincing Neatwit
- Chapter 118: Change Of Plans
- Chapter 117: Guildmaster Karna
- Chapter 116: Cassius Versus The Lich (2)
- Chapter 115: Cassius Versus The Lich
- Chapter 114: The Lich Arrives
- Chapter 113: Lessons In War
- Chapter 112: A Surprise Return
- Chapter 111: Undead Wave (2)
- Chapter 110: Undead Wave (1)
- Chapter 109: Start Of The Monster Wave
- Chapter 108: Nerves
- Chapter 107: Earth's Defence Arrangements
- Chapter 106: War Preperation
- Chapter 105: A sit down with the guildmaster
- Chapter 104: A natural strategist
- Chapter 103: Meeting and old friend
- Chapter 102: Private Interrogation
- Chapter 101: Professors in action
- Chapter 100: The need for the champion
- Chapter 99: Dangerous Faith
- Chapter 98: Revelation
- Chapter 97: Deceiving Sophia
- Chapter 96: Lack Of Information
- Chapter 95: Rocky's new mentality
- Chapter 94: Rocky's Return
- Chapter 93: The letter
- Chapter 92: Rewards (3)
- Chapter 91: Rewards (2)
- Chapter 90: Rewards (1)
- Chapter 89: Completing the challenge
- Chapter 88: The final stretch
- Chapter 87: Exposed Ploy
- Chapter 86: Traitor Caught
- Chapter 85: Fifth Penalty
- Chapter 84: Fourth Penalty
- Chapter 83: Edge Of Insanity
- Chapter 82: Down The Rabbit Hole
- Chapter 81: Life Without Touch
- Chapter 80: Sophia's Failures
- Chapter 79: Second Penalty
- Chapter 78: Torture Chamber
- Chapter 77: Breakfast Problems
- Chapter 76: Blind Sword Training
- Chapter 75: Struggling
- Chapter 74: First Penalty
- Chapter 73: Puppet Dance
- Chapter 72: Warning
- Chapter 71: Secret of the snake-men
- Chapter 70: Meeting Nagini
- Chapter 69: Different Choices
- Chapter 68: An offer
- Chapter 67: Improved Mindset
- Chapter 66: Failure Not An Option
- Chapter 65: A sad past
- Chapter 64: Time-Lapse
- Chapter 63: Turning Point
- Chapter 62: Liam's Backstory
- Chapter 61: Death
- Chapter 60: Blacking Out
- Chapter 59: Twist
- Chapter 58: Choreography
- Chapter 57: Locals
- Chapter 56: First Floor Run Begins
- Chapter 55: Complete Education
- Chapter 54: The ploy
- Chapter 53: Unprecedented Talent
- Chapter 52: Sword Training
- Chapter 51: Power Dynamics Class
- Chapter 50: Tough Decisions
- Chapter 49: Survival Class
- Chapter 48: Stop Friendly Fire
- Chapter 47 Fate
- Chapter 46 First Duel
- Chapter 45: Unexpected Quest
- Chapter 44: Salvaging Reputation
- Chapter 43: Subject Selection
- Chapter 42: The new normal
- Chapter 41: True Madman
- Chapter 40: The mad principal
- Chapter 39: Unexpected Call Up
- Chapter 38: No funny business
- Chapter 37: Enemy in sight
- Chapter 36: Future Ambitions
- Chapter 35: The second Roommate
- Chapter 34: First Room Mate
- Chapter 33: Sisterly Love
- Chapter 32: Floor Zero
- Chapter 31: Entering The Tower
- Chapter 30: The tower of ascension
- Chapter 29: The plot thickens.
- Chapter 28: Faith
- Chapter 27: Choice
- Chapter 26: The Divide
- Chapter 25: Important People
- Chapter 24: Reactions
- Chapter 23: Birth Of A Champion
- Chapter 22: Disbelief
- Chapter 21: The scam
- Chapter 20: Talent
- Chapter 19: Graduation
- Chapter 18: The culprit
- Chapter 17: Whirlpool of hate
- Chapter 16: Social Issues
- Chapter 15: Anxiety
- Chapter 14: The interview
- Chapter 13: TV Show
- Chapter 12: An invite
- Chapter 11: Tough Day At School
- Chapter 10: Climber Registration
- Chapter 9: Running from one’s own demons
- Chapter 8: Hellish Training
- Chapter 7: First Daily Mission
- Chapter 6: No Progress
- Chapter 5: System Features
- Chapter 4: Not the champion I chose
- Chapter 3: Awakening
- Chapter 2: Abduction
- Chapter 1: Pilot