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Chapter 117 - 21 Schizophrenia

Chapter 117: Chapter 21 Schizophrenia

"Undead Illusion Sword?" Inside Fire Island, Aske exclaimed in surprise, "You’re saying the deceased Alexander taught you?"

Peggy nodded.

"From your description, the plot of this instance seems quite interesting." Aske stroked his chin and said, "To summarize, it actually splits into two parallel lines."

"The storyline within the Subconscious Ocean requires you to help Alexander resolve his issues, so he is willing to pass on the Illusion Sword to you."

"The trap here is that most people, in order to obtain the Illusion Sword, will subconsciously agree and try to please Alexander. However, the real way to break through is to directly point out his mistakes."

"Outside the Subconscious Ocean lies the combat line, where you must prevent the Undead Demigod-controlled corpse of Alexander from coming into contact with you."

"Otherwise, if you have not completed the strategy on your end and the battle outside has already been annihilated, then the zombie can locate Alexander’s ’Super Self’ through you, via your Mind Body."

"Once Alexander’s Super Self is forcibly merged with the self, naturally, nobody can teach you the Illusion Sword, and the task will also be a failure," summarized Aske. "Well, this dual-line task is quite interesting, and its difficulty is fitting for the level of Extraordinary Swordsmanship."

Peggy listened, half-understanding, and after a long moment, finally said:

"Although it’s in my mind, I’ve tried to use it, but I’ve found that I just can’t unleash it."

"That’s to be expected," said Aske. "The essence of Extraordinary Swordsmanship is difficult to describe in words. Based on what you said, the other party must have given you a seed of thought, parasitizing it inside the Super Self of your Mind Body. This avoids the distortion of language and is the fastest way for you to learn Extraordinary Swordsmanship."

"Even if you do nothing, one day you will fully comprehend it; it’s just a matter of how long it takes. Of course, if you diligently study, you’ll understand it faster."

"Then can I describe it to you, and you try to help me understand?" Peggy asked hopefully.

"Sure," said Aske.

Although describing it with words can lead to distortion, it’s still better than understanding nothing at all.

Then Peggy drew her Short Sword and stood in an open space, saying:

"The essence of the Illusion Sword lies in the replication of the Mind Body."

"Do you remember the nightmare we encountered when we were conquering Fire Island?"

"According to Alexander’s memory, the Illusion Sword was invented after he conquered the Dream School of Sirius by studying the ability of ’Dream Puppet.’"

"First, meditate on oneself in your mind."

"Then, pull out the ’self’ you meditated on from the Subconscious Ocean."

"The key here lies in how to open the Subconscious Ocean."

"Alexander’s Illusion Sword uses Arcane Power to calculate spatial dimensions; Hannibal’s Undead Illusion Sword locates any deceased’s Super Self in the Subconscious Ocean through the power of undead spirits, then traces back to find his own Mind Body location."

"But I don’t know how to open the Subconscious Ocean, especially to the specific thought space of myself."

"Hmm..." Aske pondered.

In his previous life’s game,

the Bloodline route chosen by Peggy, "Lord of Filth," actually contained six Sequences: "Flesh," "Life Stealing," "Plague," "Toxin," "Rat," and "Night Bat." To really tie it to the Subconscious Ocean...

Aske smacked his head, recalling an idea.

"Life Stealing," he mused, "it is said that in the Second Epoch, the original name of this Sequence was ’Stealing,’ and it can steal more than just life, such as Spirituality or thoughts."

"Of course, stealing Spirituality and thoughts generally wouldn’t be useful because someone else’s Spirituality and thoughts can’t be compatible with your own, so Transcendents prefer using it to steal Life Force."

"Of course, stealing your own thoughts might be difficult because you have to maintain meditation on one hand and activate the Stealing Ability on the other."

"You can try it first."

Peggy nodded and began to meditate deeply.

She tried to meditate on a Peggy in her mind, then launched the Stealing Ability towards her own Mind Body.

But as her Spirituality stirred, the image in her mind blurred.

"It’s no use," Peggy said with tears streaming down her face, "I can’t multitask."

"Practice it a few times, and you’ll succeed," Aske said. "Do you know how I learned Star Nine Forms?"

"How did you learn?" Peggy asked curiously.

"Memorization," said Aske. "Memorize all the formulas and possible outcomes, so you don’t have to calculate rapidly during battle."

Peggy: ...

"Maybe I should give it another try," Peggy said. "Aske, can’t you learn the Undead Illusion Sword?"

"My current Extraordinary Abilities are all centered around Weapon Master and Star Nine Forms," Aske honestly replied.

Actually, it’s no surprise when you think about it. The game company wouldn’t leave such a loophole that would allow a player to master multiple forms of Extraordinary Swordsmanship at once—that character would be headed straight for the heavens.

The Star Nine Forms itself requires a High Sequence, and just the basketful of gladiatorial Sequence Magic Potions like "Sharp Weapons," "Blunt Weapon," "Throwing," "Block," "Evasion," has determined that he can’t take other Sequence Magic Potions like "Stealing," "Undead Spirit," etc.

Otherwise, even if he wouldn’t lose control immediately, there would definitely be problems when fusing with his Bloodline at Lv.10.

However, after completing her mission, Peggy suddenly acquired the knowledge of the Undead Illusion Sword, which Aske found quite unexpected.

This was totally different from Star Nine Forms. After obtaining Star Nine Forms, a player’s memory of it was basically zero, and they must start from scratch and slowly explore and learn.

Hmm, it’s all because the damned planners weakened Star Nine Forms.

Drawing on his rich professional experience, Aske gave Peggy some tips on how to use her Stealing Ability, then let her go practice on her own.

Then he turned around, looking at Medea, who appeared somewhat pale.

"I see you’ve been standing in the back for a while," Aske said. "Is there something wrong?"

"Aske," Medea said hastily, her expression filled with anxiety, "we need to talk in private."

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"Multiple personalities?" In the grove at the base of the mountain, Aske asked in astonishment.

"Yes," Medea nodded.

"I had suspected it was because I witnessed an Undead Demigod using a High Sequence Flame Ability that my Flame I Ability underwent a mutation."

"But as I investigated my own Mind Body, I discovered some signs that had previously been ignored."

"The reason for the loss of control is that my Flame I Magic Potion has never been fully digested; it’s currently stored inside my heart."

"My male phobia has also been locked at the corresponding chest location of my Mind Body through my Mind Power."

"After this careful check, I suddenly found that they had already fused to a considerable extent."

"The reason for this should be that every time I feel disgust towards males, a part of my emotional consciousness flows from my Mind Body into the sealed male phobia, causing it to grow as a fragment of my Mind Body."

"After so many years, it has already formed an initial Mind Body, which is the rudimentary form of another personality."

"A secondary personality that has mastered my Flame I Ability."

"Do you have any unusual signs now?" Aske cautiously asked. "Like, suddenly finding yourself in a strange place without knowing why you’re there?"

"Or sudden, hysterical emotional outbursts and flare-ups? Are there times when you can’t control yourself?"

"Who do you think I am?" Medea said irritably. "Of course not, I’m a Transcendent of the Mind Sequence, more sensitive to mental abnormalities than anyone!"

"This time, witnessing the High Sequence Flame Ability greatly facilitated the secondary personality’s digestion of the Flame I, revealing the faint clues!"

"And by the current degree of integration, there’s a high probability that this secondary personality has fully matured. The reason I hadn’t noticed her before is that she’s been purposely hiding herself! Do you understand? She’s intelligent now!"

Medea, through her clothes, gripped Aske’s arm tightly, her eyes pleading with urgency:

"Aske! You must have a way to deal with this, right?"

"Let me think," Aske pondered. "If she has intelligence, then it’s not so easy to resolve."

"Luckily, your main person is not in danger. I think, can’t you try communicating with her first? If you can reach mutual recognition and consensus, then you can gradually complete the personality fusion. ’You are me, and I am you.’ Wouldn’t that solve the problem?"

"And if she doesn’t agree..." Medea hesitated.

"If she doesn’t agree, there are other ways to handle that," Aske said. "Do you want to call her out first so I can talk to her?"

"My male phobia is all with her..."

"If she’s really rational like you say, she won’t attack me," Aske said. "Of course, she might also want to spar with me."

Medea: ......

Everyone knew that Aske’s so-called sparring wrote ’sparring’ but read as ’hit each other hard.’

"Then go easy on me," Medea said softly after hesitating for a long time. "I’m afraid of pain."

"I’m afraid of being blown up," Aske said.