Speaking of wind …
At this moment, they were hundreds of meters high in the sky. Accompanied by the ever-changing clouds and mist, the Demon Falcon spread its wings and soared. The whistling sound of the wind made threatening gestures, constantly slapping their exposed skin.
As far as Angor could remember, the wind was loud, but its frequency never changed.
How could it trigger the illusion nodes if the wind did not change?
In other words, Sunders' Melodious Illusion did not use the sound of wind.
Then what could it be?
He frowned. Did he hear anything else other than the wind?
Was it the sound of birds singing? That's not right. The only bird around is the Demon Falcon. The demon falcon did not make any other noise except for the cry it made when it was injured.
If it wasn't the sound of birds, could it be Cloudflow? Probably not. Cloudflow's sound was too faint, and Sunders could easily set it up. However, using the sound of flowing clouds to test Sunders was a little out of his expectation.
Angor thought for a while but still could not figure it out. He looked at Sunders for help, and the latter pointed to a spot.
It was the center of the demon falcon's back. Sunders asked Angor to sit there.
"What's so special about this seat?" Angor went to the designated seat and sat down in confusion.
About half a minute after he sat down, he suddenly felt something vibrating under his butt. It sounded like the beating of a drum.
Another half a minute later, the second vibration came.
Is that the heartbeat of a demon falcon? Angor thought to himself.
Angor's eyes lit up when he heard the answer.
Only now did he realize that when he was trapped in the illusion, he had excluded all the sounds from the outside world, but he had forgotten that there were sounds in his body as well!
If he thought about it carefully, he would find that the sounds inside his body were much more complicated.
Angor also felt like he was about to be smashed into a meat patty. His heart was beating so fast that his mind went blank, which only served to make his heartbeat even louder.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Angor put his hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat. At this moment, his heartbeat had calmed down slightly, but he could still feel that it was different from before when his heart was beating like a drum.
"Did you find it?" Sunders' voice reached his ears.
Angor nodded. "That's my heartbeat. So it's not just artificial or natural sounds that can be used to set up Melodious Illusion. You can also use the physiological sounds inside your body. "
Angor felt like he had learned something new about Melodious Illusion. But before he could celebrate for more than a few minutes, Sunders poured cold water on him.
"You've accumulated a lot of knowledge among your peers, and your way of thinking is up to standard. But you're still too narrow-minded. You're still stuck in the ignorance of mortals. " "If you want to become a truth-finder, you need to be more open-minded. Otherwise, you'll be nothing but a nobody even if you become a wizard in the end."
Angor's mind calmed down again after hearing Sunders' words.
As Sunders said, Angor's mind was a little rigid. He only focused on the small piece of land in front of him and forgot that there was a bigger land and a bigger sky.
Sunders, Sunders was, and he could see the corners of his mouth..
"Back to the topic," Sunders said, "you're right. It's a heartbeat. "But did you find out what it does?"
The question was back to the original question: What was the purpose of the Melodious Illusion in the illusion that trapped Saka?
What was the use of heartbeat?
Or to put it more simply, why did the Melodious Illusion have sound? What was the use of its sound?
Angor did not know how to answer this question. He believed that he could at least understand the concept of Melodious Illusions even though he could not cast them yet. But when he was asked to explain the effects of the Melodious Illusion, he was dumbfounded.
He recalled the first sentence of the level-1 cantrip, "Melodious Illusion", in the notebook Professor Sunders gave him. The cantrip described Sonofabitch as "Sonofabitch", which was to create illusions in people's minds using sound.
"Use sound to create illusions of … people's hearts?"
Angor realized that he had misunderstood the meaning of the sentence. It was not about sound or illusions. It was about people's hearts!
If "people's hearts" were the key, then sound was just a way to distract, confuse, or even guide people's minds.
So, the heartbeat was not the main point of Sunders' Melodious Illusion. What did it do to Sunders?
A moment later, he regained his composure and spoke in a calm tone, "Detection ability. I lost the ability to see the outside world."
Sunders chuckled. "So you figured it out."
What Angor meant was that he lost his ability to see the outside world after being disturbed by the heartbeat in the illusion. First, he became cautious. He did not trust anyone, and he did not believe that Sunders would save him. Next, he misjudged his surroundings. He did not move at all, so he did not sense any disturbance in the wind, nor did he feel weightlessness under his feet. Angor was a very careful person, so he would not overlook such obvious anomalies even if he was in a life-or-death situation.
Therefore, needless to say, the heartbeat was actually interfering with his ability to think and judge.
"Since you figured it out yourself, you must have guessed the effect of the Melodious Illusion in the illusion that trapped Saka, right?"
"It's the same as what happened to me," Angor said. "I lost my judgment because of the Melodious Illusion."
"Your answer is correct, but the process is wrong."
Angor was puzzled by the question.
"I used the sound of your heartbeat to create a near-death hallucination that left a deep impression in your mind, thus interfering with your decision-making. You're right about that, but I used a different method to deal with Saka."
"Hypnosis." Sunders did not keep Angor in suspense. "The experiment to examine your soul will take at least half a day. Using the sound of a pendulum to put him to sleep and make him lose his judgment. That's the easiest way."
Sunders patted Angor's shoulder. "Melodious Illusion is only a level-1 cantrip, but it's still a complicated one. If you can figure it out so easily, why would other wizards spend hundreds, or even thousands of years studying it?
"It's not just Melodious Illusion. All other illusions are complicated. But most of them involve the human mind. If you're interested, you can look for books on psychology. They should help you with your studies. "
…
Back at Phantom Island, he was still pondering over the illusion created by Sunders.
A basic illusion that was so simple that it could not even make sense was combined with a Melodious Illusion to confuse people's minds.
It was a bit embarrassing, but Angor learned a lot from it.
If basic illusions were used to confuse people's eyes, Melodious Illusion could be used to confuse people's minds. Each of them had their own flaws. But when combined together, Angor's illusion went from a plate of loose sand to a whole new level.
It told Angor that in the wizarding world, "1 + 1" was not the same as "2". The answer might be "unknown".
As soon as he landed, Angor noticed the strange atmosphere in the manor.
Usually, there were many phantasmal beasts on Phantom Island, and the sounds of birds chirping and beasts roaring could be heard. Why was it so quiet today?
Angor followed behind Sunders. As soon as they stepped through the gate, they saw the Phantom Servants standing in a row in a serious manner.
Next, a wave of stagnant mana surrounded him.
Angor was surprised. He wanted to ask what was going on, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he could not speak.
Was his voice silenced?
Was it a level-1 cantrip? No. Silencing only targeted a single person.
Was it a level-2 cantrip, Silencing Enchantment? Angor already saw the power of Silencing Enchantment from Mara before he came to the wizarding world.
Either way, it was a provocation to use Silencing Enchantment in a wizard's manor.
Even Flora would not dare to do such a thing.
Was it Sunders' enemy? Angor glanced at Sunders and saw the man frowning. The man was looking at the end of the hallway with a confused look.
"I've been waiting for you, Sunders." Someone walked out of the hallway.
The newcomer was an old man with a tall and straight posture. He was wearing grey trousers, a white shirt, and a coffee-colored checkered vest. Every detail of his appearance was neatly groomed. Even his hair was combed into a slicked-back hairstyle.
Angor's first impression was that the old man was very strict with himself.
"Mister Rein, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" Sunders took off his hat and bowed to the old man.
The other Phantom Servants followed suit and bowed to Sunders as well.
Angor wondered who this old man was. But since Sunders bowed to him, he must be someone important. Angor was a little nervous, but he did not show it on his face. He followed the crowd and bowed to the old man.
The old man called "Mister Rein" ignored the others and walked to Sunders with a helpless expression. "You should have guessed it already."
"Who is it?" Sunders remained silent.
Rhine said, "It's Samantha. She asked me to come."
"So it's her. I can't think of anyone else who can make Mister Rein come personally. Looks like I can't refuse this time, "Sunders said.
Rein opened his mouth and tried to say something. But in the end, he did not say anything. He only sighed. "Sigh … It's not a difficult task. Let's talk inside."
Rein and Sunders headed to the living room. Angor wondered if he should follow them or just turn around and go home.
Sunders' voice suddenly reached his ears. "Don't be in such a hurry. I have something to tell you later."
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