Dorcas's plan was always perfect, but reality always proved to be unsatisfactory.
Just as Dorcas pretended to chase after Witch Sharon, the spatial door in the middle of the arena suddenly started to spit out a massive amount of spatial energy.
Although there had been spatial energy entering and exiting before, this was the first time such a huge throughput had occurred!
The anomaly of the portal immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone's expression and behavior were different.
They all had different reactions.
Sharon was overjoyed and dashed toward the portal as fast as she could.
Angor and Dorcas exchanged a cautious look.
Angor didn't say anything, but the green text in Dorcas's vision conveyed a message to him.
[Anomaly in spatial energy. Initial confirmation.
Someone is traveling through space at an extremely fast speed and is about to reach here. ]
[If I'm not mistaken, it should be her companions. ]
Angor didn't need to explain.
Dorcas already knew the answer. For the spatial gate to undergo such a change, it was either for the worse or for the better. If it was bad, it must be Angor's doing. But judging from Angor's cautious expression, he didn't do anything wrong. Dorcas looked back at Sharon and couldn't hide the joy on her face.
The answer was obvious.
If it was good news for Witch Sharon, it meant that her companions were about to arrive.
At the thought of this, Dorcas secretly cursed in his heart. Right now, he was still a threat to Witch Sharon, but if help came, then the situation would be different.
Of course, Dorcas wasn't worried about being killed. He was more concerned about the fact that Angor's search was still far from enough. He only collected 97% of the avatar's data, and only 50% of the avatar's location was found.
This meant that their search was going to end.
Perhaps it was time to put an end to it.
No.
That might not necessarily be the case … Actually, there is another way. If Angor could destroy the portal before Sharon's companions arrived,
They might be able to buy some time by destroying the portal.
Angor had been wandering around the portal all this time. Maybe he was already preparing to destroy the portal?
Dorcas looked at Angor expectantly.
Angor seemed to know what Dorcas was thinking. He released a message on the green screen.
[Portal is a fixed teleportation array. It's very difficult to destroy it. Even if it's destroyed, it won't do anything. Instead, it will alert the enemy. ]
Dorcas wasn't stupid, and immediately understood what he meant when he saw these words.
"Difficult to destroy" was probably just an excuse. Angor was already strong enough to break the space seal, so how could he not destroy this portal?
Of course, Angor had his own reasons for not doing so.
First of all, the portal itself was a short-distance teleportation. Even if Witch Sharon's companions didn't use it, they would still be able to teleport.
They could also rush over very quickly … After all, they were in the Biren Tree Courtyard.
With the abilities of a Magus, even if it was just a stroll, it wouldn't take much time to get to Paradise from the other end of the Biren Tree Garden. Therefore, destroying the teleportation gate would not buy them much time.
Moreover, even if they succeeded in destroying the teleportation gate, they might alert the enemy. Witch Sharon wasn't the only 'snake' that was frightened here. Her companions were as well.
Witch Sharon was willing to stay in the ring and deal with Dorcas because the teleportation gate was still in operation. She had to wait here for her companions to arrive. If she destroyed the portal, she could use Space Leap to escape at any time.
As for her companions, once they noticed that the teleportation gate was destroyed, they would also suspect that something bad had happened to Sharon and would hurry over.
In this case, it was better not to destroy the teleportation gate.
She understood Angor's intention, but she couldn't just let it go when her companions were about to arrive.
Angor didn't know what Dorcas was thinking this time, so he didn't use the green light screen to answer.
But not long after, a sudden change in the scene gave Dorcas an answer.
Suddenly, the mist in front of Sharon began to surge. She was about to make her way to the portal when the mist in front of her began to surge.
Soon, Sharon saw that the space in front of her had turned into a vast expanse of white. It was as if the portal she created was completely covered by the mist.
She tried to move forward, but no matter where she went, she couldn't see the portal even though she was sure that she was moving toward the place with the strongest spatial ripples.
Dorcas noticed Sharon's strange behavior right away.
Unlike Sharon, Dorcas was able to see the mist through Angor's light screen, but he was also able to see the truth behind it.
The entire ring was surrounded by green runes. However, these runes were not active. They only created a small amount of mist to block the view inside and outside of the ring before going into a lazy state.
When Dorcas and Sharon were chasing each other, the green runes didn't do anything when Sharon touched them. But now, as Sharon approached the portal, the green runes began to become active. The dancing green runes resonated with the illusion nodes around them, and as the illusion nodes were activated, the mist turned into a thick mist that spread to the surroundings.
Inside the mist, Sharon seemed to have lost her sense of direction and was running around in circles.
Dorcas immediately realized that Angor's illusion was working.
Of all times, Angor chose this moment to activate the illusion. Without a doubt, Angor was not only targeting Sharon, but also his companions.
Dorcas was wondering if Angor had a backup plan. But now, it seemed that Angor did have one. And it worked perfectly.
Even a space wizard like Sharon lost her sense of direction in the illusion, which meant Angor's illusion wasn't as simple as it used to be.
There was another piece of evidence — the progress of the search.
Dorcas had actually stopped chasing after Witch Sharon after the spatial gate had been activated. Logically speaking, the progress of the search should have gradually slowed down.
But the truth was the opposite. Whether it was the data collection of the substitute or the location of the substitute, the numbers were increasing rapidly. In just five seconds, the former reached 100%, while the latter reached 60%.
This meant that Angor had finally made his move after staying silent for half a day.
However, he didn't want to fight Sharon directly. Instead, he used his illusions to extract as much information as he could from Sharon's body as he could.
Such efficiency was definitely faster than Dorcas' pursuit of Witch Sharon.
However, Angor only dared to use it now. If he used it before, Sharon would probably use a space spell to open a portal and run away. But now, Sharon knew that her companions were coming, so she would try her best to destroy the illusion instead of leaving.
This gave Angor a chance.
And Dorcas was right. Sharon already knew that Angor had made his move.
If Angor and Dorcas fought together before, she wouldn't stay in the arena. But now, Angor and Stop were coming. There was no way she would leave now.
Besides, it was only an illusion. It wasn't life-threatening.
Even so, Witch Sharon was still shocked and confused by the revelation.
Could it be that the Magus called "Jon" was the same as Dorcas, a dual-element Magus? A space wizard and an illusionist?
The reason she had such doubts was because this illusion was beyond Witch Sharon's imagination.
It wasn't that she hadn't experienced illusions before. In fact, her teacher had even thrown her into the illusion of a certain wild god and trapped her there for decades in order to study it.
However, even in the Wild God illusion that had trapped her for decades, it was only because the Wild God had relied on all kinds of details, technology, and methods to make her deviate from the real world and unable to move an inch.
But now, Angor only used a simple mist illusion without any other details. He didn't even bother to create a real illusion. And yet, she was still trapped.
She couldn't help but wonder.
Given her resistance to illusions, she should have been able to break through such a simple illusion. Why was she still trapped?
Unless Angor's illusions were too powerful, just like Dorcas' Bloodline spell.
This was why she thought Angor was a dual-element wizard.
But the more she thought about it, the more confused she became.
Dual-element or multi-element wizards were rare, but they weren't unheard of. Usually, a dual-element wizard would choose to focus on one element and only spend some time to study the other after becoming a formal wizard.
Only Rank 2 and Rank 3 truth-finder Sorcerers would be able to achieve such a feat.
This was because only by reaching such a level would one have enough lifespan and time to research other elements.
But now, both Dorcas and Angor were using two different elements at the same time, which confused Sharon.
Could it be that the two of them had already given up on pursuing the truth and were wasting their time on different departments?
It might be possible if they were wandering wizards who didn't have a teacher. But Divination, Space, and Illusionist were extremely rare. Without a teacher, it was almost impossible to continue studying these rare elements.
Angor and Dorcas were both top-notch wizards in these fields. They must have a teacher.
Therefore, under the circumstances of having a master, why would they need to do such a strenuous and unrewarding thing in the early stages?
Sharon couldn't figure it out.
In the end, she couldn't come up with a solid answer. Since she couldn't figure it out, she might as well put it aside for now.
Moreover, although she was trapped in the illusory realm, according to her own estimation, her two companions should have arrived by now.
Witch Sharon knew the abilities of her two companions very well.
They might not be able to break the illusion, but they should be able to get out of this predicament easily. After all, they were the ones who saved her when she was trapped in Wild God's illusion.
…
The two companions that Witch Sharon had placed her hopes on had also arrived at the spatial gate.
Following the flickering of spatial energy, the center of the gate changed from a pitch-black crack into a silver halo. It looked like a double-sided mercury mirror that could clearly reflect the scene inside and outside the gate.
This side of the spatial gate was filled with fog.
On the other side of the Space Gate, a blurry black figure slowly appeared.
"Sharon?"
Someone called out from the other side of the gate.
However, Witch Sharon's senses had been clouded by the illusion. Not only could she not see, she could not find her way, and she could not hear anything from the outside world.
Angor and Dorcas, who weren't affected by the illusion, both heard the voice coming from the other side of the gate.
Angor and Dorcas were already prepared to deal with Sharon's companions. However, the sudden call still caught them off guard.
It wasn't a matter of getting the upper hand. It was just that … the voice sounded familiar.
"The ripples are normal, but she didn't answer me. Something's wrong. Maybe my hunch is right. Something's wrong with her. "
"Hmph. The gate isn't broken, which means she's still alive. What's the big deal about that? "
"No matter what, let's go check it out first. Oh, and be careful of traps. "
As soon as the conversation ended, the silver light in the center of the gate began to spread outward. Two blurry figures stepped through the gate.
"Two people?" Dorcas looked at Angor.
Angor nodded with a serious expression. They thought there was only one person, but judging from the conversation, there were two.
That didn't include the Shallow Sea Strongman.
Moreover, from their tone, it could be determined that they were both official Magi!
Including Witch Sharon, there were a total of three official adepts and a shallow sea strongman.
Now that this lineup had been brought out, Dorcas felt that … it would be better to run first.
Despite his complaints, Dorcas didn't run away. He still trusted Angor. Or rather, he trusted Angor's illusion.
If Angor could control Sharon, these two wizards should be able to do the same, right?
Furthermore, judging from the progress of the search, it was already at 70%. With the current speed, it would only take half a minute for the illusion to determine the exact location of the substitute.
Then, they could just grab it and run. It shouldn't be a problem … right?
With that in mind, Dorcas looked at the gate again.
At this moment, the two companions of Witch Sharon had already passed through the silver barrier and stepped out of the spatial door.
As soon as they stepped out, they were covered by the surrounding white fog. Therefore, they could not see the specific situation around them. Angor and Dorcas, however, saw their faces clearly.
And because of that, both Angor and Dorcas were surprised.
The man in a suit and a "Spartan" warrior in a philosophical outfit.
Dorcas didn't recognize the man in the suit, but Angor saw him in Starry Street. He showed up at the inn together with Sharon, so Angor wasn't surprised to see him as one of Sharon's companions.
The other man, however, surprised Angor.
It was the "good guy" they met in the council.
Aixen!
(End of Chapter)
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