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Chapter 165 - 69: Undead Illusion Sword

Chapter 165: Chapter 69: Undead Illusion Sword

Spirit Body Sequence allowed for direct manipulation and possession of a Spiritual Body onto others or even lifeless dead objects.

Through possession of an enemy, one could battle the enemy’s Spiritual Body for control of the flesh; by possessing an ally, one could provide their own Spirituality to them.

With the surge of Spirituality, Peggy instantly felt her own Spirituality skyrocketing, almost bursting her Spiritual Body.

She promptly made use of the Golden Finger, held her breath, focused her mind, and quickly visualized herself before rapidly initiating her Stealing Ability to draw it out.

One, two, three... in a matter of seconds, there were over a hundred Peggys on the field, and the number was still increasing incessantly.

"Grandfather!" Seeing the illusions multiply, Thira called out anxiously.

It should be noted that although the Magic Tide Level limit had been raised to 10, it still suppressed the Demigods.

Was her grandfather planning to fully unleash his Spirituality, risking loss of control to save the entire city?!

"Don’t worry, I will keep my Spiritual Output under Level 10," Apilius said calmly.

Even if the output was kept within Level 10, what about the consumption and replenishment? At the current Magic Tide Level, it was very difficult for a Demigod to replenish their Spirituality.

As Aske was contemplating this, he saw Apilius pull out a verdant Wizard Stone from a cloth bag beside him and then crush it forcefully.

His heart skipped a beat.

Damn! A stone-crushing tycoon!

In the past life’s gaming world, if players wanted to master their Sequential Ability, they had to fight monsters and enter instances often to improve proficiency.

Especially for Transcendents of the pure Spiritual type, lacking the Physical Department’s physical quality and experience bonuses, their battle prowess completely depended on the operation and performance of Extraordinary Abilities, so it was normal to completely deplete their Spirituality after a few instances.

The free-to-play gamer’s method: log off and wait for Spirituality to naturally recover.

The light-spender’s method: spend a little money on spiritual medicine to enhance stamina.

The medium-spender’s method: buy some Wizard Stones to carry around, combined with spiritual medicine to replenish Spirituality.

The heavy-spender’s method: directly crush stones.

A Wizard Stone the size of an egg was priced at $99.99 in the store, with a public price of 648 yuan in China. Because they contained a massive amount of Spirituality, even the craziest spender would only chip away a piece the size of a fingernail each time.

But for Apilius, the Demigod Rank powerhouse, Aske now understood what "wealthy and mighty" meant—the man simply crushed the whole stone! The whole thing!

As the endless Spirituality flowed in, the number of Peggys around swiftly surpassed the thousand mark.

"Attention, Life Cage is ending," Apilius said in a deep voice. "Get ready!"

Amidst the frenzied screeching of thornbirds, the Life Cage Wall collapsed with a thunderous crash, and a flock of yellow spikebirds immediately dove down, as if to whip up a bloodbath among the crowd.

Then, the multitude of "Peggys" also moved.

"Wow, my eyes are tricking me!" Sigrdrifa suddenly exclaimed.

Due to the super high muscular strength and Explosive Power unique to the "Flesh" Sequence, Peggy’s original body was already very fast, and with full-force sprinting, she could even achieve an effect similar to "blinking" into existence.

What would it feel like for the audience to see over a thousand Peggys "blinking" simultaneously?

Others might not know, but to the girls of The Azure Longsword, it probably felt nauseating.

Countless afterimages wildly intertwined and shuttled across the ground, and the sounds of their footsteps on the earth even resonated like a continuous buzz.

Many mages and city defenders could only stand still in their places, daring not to move, for fear of bumping into an illusion as it whizzed by.

Because the figures split off from the Undying Illusion Sword were very fragile, disappearing almost as soon as they were touched. So to the uninformed masses, it looked like they had bumped into someone, and then that person exploded...

This left everyone maintaining their still poses, watching the grand spectacle unfold before them in shock.

Peggy’s tactics were simple, devoid of fancy footwork and feints, relying only on direct charges and rapid thrusts.

Whenever a bramblebird descended within reach, a Peggy would sprint at an incredible speed, wielding the Hot Melt Blade with the momentum to slash at the bramblebird.

The Hot Melt Blade, of course, was also an illusion; however, the secret of the Undying Illusion Sword lay in the fact that all illusions were composed of copied mind bodies, and the essence of illusion attacks was to use the illusion’s perceived existence to force the notion of "being attacked" onto the opponent, thus creating the reality in the opponent’s mind that they had been injured.

When believed, an "illusion" becomes "real."

The glowing red-hot blade, combined with the nearly twisted air in high temperatures, instantly caused the flock of bramblebirds to flap their wings frantically, shrieking in terror.

A light slice and the targeted bramblebird was cut in two, its needle-like feathers at the wound curling completely from the heat, even the bleeding wounds cauterized, leaving a smooth and neat cut.

With the ability of the Revenge Sequence, such damage was also transmitted back to the illusion itself. As a result, the Peggy illusion that had made the attack, whether it be at the neck, abdomen, or limbs, would instantly manifest the same linear wounds, glowing with heat.

Then it would disappear.

With the destruction of a large number of illusions came an endless stream of new "Peggies," who quickly rejoined the battlefield at great speed.

Thira watched on the side, utterly astounded. A single thought suddenly filled her mind:

Is this the power of a Demigod Rank Spirituality combined with Extraordinary Swordsmanship? One person as an army, there’s nothing beyond this!

If I could also master a kind of Extraordinary Swordsmanship, and then, in combination with my grandfather... No, if I myself reached Demigod Rank, then even recapturing Constantinople alone wouldn’t be too much of a problem, right?

She couldn’t help but get lost in her imaginings, her mind filled with thoughts of retaking her country, and how to obtain a type of Extraordinary Swordsmanship from Aske.

"Lord Aske," Apilius, who had shattered countless stones, suddenly spoke up, "Mutations have arisen on the 30th, 52nd, and 57th floors of Olin City. I kindly ask for your assistance to support the Spartans there."

"Okay, let’s go help them out," Aske nodded, then called to the remaining girls of The Azure Longsword, "Let’s go."

The girls stood up and followed Aske towards the staircase.

Thira walked at the end of the group, casting a deep look at Peggy, who was still exerting herself in combat.

If only I could possess such swordsmanship, such Extraordinary Ability...

"What are you thinking about?" Aske patted her head, "Or do you want to stay here?"

Stay here with your grandfather?

"No, it’s nothing." Thira shook her head, flashing a beautiful smile.

It was then she remembered she was still wearing a face mask.

So Thira lifted the edge of her mask slightly, revealing her flawlessly beautiful face, and smiled sweetly again at Aske.

"What are you doing?" Aske asked, puzzled.

"The mask has been on for too long, just needed some air," Thira said with a beaming smile.

On the stairs, Medea suddenly had a realization, her gaze falling upon Thira’s smiling face in front of her.

A contemplative expression crossed her face.