Chapter 53 - Entering the Mirage (1/2)
”H-How...” Aurus couldn't believe it. The first method, and the only method that felt stupid to Aurus, was actually the method on getting out of the first world. Obviously, Aurus was still at a loss for words, only for him to realize that he was just using a more direct way of the second method.
”If I think about it, the first method and the second method aren't different at all. If you know the boundaries of the illusion, then you can escape the illusion once you got past it. Maybe I'm just too used to illusionists using mazes as their illusions, hence I close my sense of vision a lot,” Aurus couldn't help but laugh at himself as he forgot such a basic rule.
Without caring for Aurus' wellbeing as usual, the disembodied voice resounded throughout the hall after Aurus escaped the first world.
”The first world, Void, has been escaped from in the time of 24 minutes and 32 seconds. Score grade: A.”
”The passive skill [Illusion Resistance] has been given as a reward.”
Ding!
”Hm?” Hearing the words that came from the disembodied voice, it was quite weird for the inheritance to give the one doing the trials, a resistance to the trial that the one was currently doing.
'The passive skill [Illusion Resistance] has been obtained.'
”Meh.” Aurus didn't even bother looking at the details of the skill since someone with quick thinking would easily deduce the effects of the skill, which was of course, reducing the chances of the user falling into an illusion. Or perhaps, rather than reducing the chances of the user falling into an illusion, it would instead make the user's escape out of the illusion easier.
”Anyways, I wonder how this will be leveled up,” Aurus said to himself. At this moment in time, another skill flashed in his mind, which he had since he was a measly C-grade Inanimate.
”Identify [Soul Perception I],” Aurus commanded the system, noticing the fact that the disembodied voice didn't say anything about the second world just yet.
Ding!
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[Soul Perception I] (Level 1/5)
Experience: 9/10
A skill obtained by those who are gifted in the soul, this skill allows the user to sense everything in their surroundings within a set radius.
Current radius: 5 meters
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At first glance, everything seemed normal, except for the fact that the experience needed to level the skill up was only a measly one experience point.
”Eh? How did I gain experience on this skill?” Aurus had a feeling that it might due to having his sense of vision activated at all times, but if that was the case, wouldn't his [Soul Perception I] be maxed out already or perhaps evolve to a higher grade?
Still wondering on how to level his [Soul Perception I] skill, the disembodied voice that resounded throughout the hall disrupted his thoughts.
”The second world, Mirage, has been casted.”
”Transferring the inheritor to the illusion world.”
Whoosh!
Without even a single moment of respite to prepare, Aurus disappeared from the hall in an instant, transported to an illusion world just like the first one, which who knows where it was.
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XXXX Continent, Seraph Kingdom, Arcana Tower.
A few hours after calling Jihan about a piece of high quality wood that was inclined to the Wood element.
It was already night time in the Seraph Kingdom, nonetheless, the mages and magic-related classes within the Arcana Tower did not mind this all, continuing onwards with their day-to-day duties, whether it be created new magic spells, or enhancing their abilities in order to rank up to a higher class, everything went on as usual.
At these moments, Dane was still engrossed in his thoughts after steeling his mind to craft a new Wind elemental spell to infuse into the piece of wood before it becomes a weapon.