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Chapter 468 - 83 ’Manipulation’ Law

Chapter 468: Chapter 83 ’Manipulation’ Law

"Are you ready?" Medusa asked.

"As long as the Bloodline fuses..." Medea spoke slowly.

"It means that you and I will ultimately become one," Medusa also said in a deep voice, "The memories I have kept for you will also return to you."

"By then, if you regret it, it will be too late."

"Um." Medea said indifferently, "It’s just a matter of time anyway... But aren’t you afraid?"

"No." Medusa smiled faintly, "It’s more of a relief."

"After all, it’s too unfair that I’ve been bearing these pains for you."

Medea:...........

"I’m ready," Medea said.

"Good." Aske took out the Magic Potion given by Marquina and handed it to Medea.

Medea took the Magic Potion and checked it with her Spiritual Energy, determining by Same Order Intuition that it indeed was the "Desire IV" potion, but...

Why is there a hint of milkiness?

She looked suspiciously at Aske, and couldn’t read much from his mind. At the moment, Aske wasn’t thinking about Marquina at all; his mind was full of worries about her encountering any mishaps during the fusion of the Bloodline.

This unexpectedly warmed Medea’s heart a bit, so she opened the bottle cap and swallowed it all in one gulp.

Pain.

Endless pain, not from the Magic Potion Sequence or the Bloodline itself but from her alter ego inside, instantly tangled with her main personality.

Nora quickly activated her Mind Power, smoothly soothing her rapidly fusing Mind Body. At this time, Medea’s skin had turned a pale pinkish-white, and her breath exuded an alluring fragrance.

Her hair intermittently turned green, then golden, then black, even radiating brilliant multicolors. Her waist slimmed rapidly, her chest and hips expanded, her legs lengthened, her knuckles became rounded, and her collarbones began to subtly emerge.

Nora unintentionally inhaled a bit of the fragrance exhaled by Medea and could not help but have restless thoughts emerge from her mind. She quickly activated her ability again, removing the romantic thoughts from her mind.

Then she remembered something and anxiously looked towards Aske.

She saw Aske calmly pulling out a gas mask from behind, the same mask everyone had worn during the initial attack on Stuttgart City to resist mutant spores, and he nonchalantly placed it on his head.

Nora:...........

About twenty minutes later, Medea’s hair finally returned to its burgundy color, and the physical and mental mutations gradually subsided.

She stood up again, her entire appearance as if completely cosmetically and surgically altered—although her original appearance was impressive, this time she seemed to have transformed even more profoundly. Not only did the few imperfections on her body disappear, but her aura also became incredibly extraordinary.

If previously she used her appearance and movements to exude charm, now merely sitting there delightfully was enough to draw the gaze of not only the opposite sex but also the same sex.

"How do you feel?" Aske asked.

"I feel wonderful," Medea smiled sweetly.

Everything was unsaid, the complete Bloodline Ability all within that smile.

Even someone as mentally steadfast as Aske was dazzled by her allure at this moment. Nora, on the other hand, was already staring blankly, her fondness for Medea increasing inexplicably fast...

Until she timely awoke and again applied Hypnosis + Mind Suggestion to herself, finally breaking free from Medea’s terrifying charm.

Then they quickly rescued Aske.

With Nora’s help, Aske also came to his senses and finally understood why Medea had been able to dominate Theodora in the original game world with an absolute advantage, earning nicknames such as "King of Children’s Books," "The Most Desirable 2D Wife," and "Officially Recognized Queen of Mixed Comics and Web Novels."

Whether cute or beautiful, both paled in comparison to sexiness. The "Purgatory Demon’s" Extraordinary Bloodline had already surpassed the aesthetic thresholds of thought, directly targeting the instinctual mating impulses encoded in her genes.

Her abilities were very similar to those of the Enchanting Demon Queen, truly a mother and daughter could not be more deserving.

"You have already advanced to Lv.10, and next comes the Law," Aske gathered his thoughts and returned to the matter at hand. "Flames, as one of the most basic elements of the Arcane Sequence, can condense various highly lethal Laws, but they tend to focus on offensive attacks and don’t suit your style."

"Mind, Conspiracy, and Desire Sequences extend into even more bizarre Laws, with useful ones like ’Seduction,’ ’Hypnosis,’ ’Fraud,’ and so on. However, there is one rare Law that combines all the characteristics of the above Laws and requires the simultaneous condensation of these three Sequences to be comprehended."

"Its name is ’Manipulation.’"

"Whether it’s ’Seduction,’ ’Hypnosis,’ or ’Fraud,’ all methods based on peering into hearts, weaving conspiracies, and exploiting desires are essentially secretly accomplishing the manipulation of the target. Thus, its strength and versatility are broader than other Laws, of course, the difficulty of comprehension also increases."

"That sounds good," Medea said with a slight smile. "’Seduction,’ ’Hypnosis,’ ’Fraud,’ and ’Manipulation’... I can try to comprehend all of them, as long as I don’t complete the condensation task, right?"

"Yes," Aske nodded, "Additionally, if you want to comprehend the Law of Manipulation, an excellent research opportunity is right in front of you."

"The hidden hand manipulating Emperor Otto’s mind this time is a perfect textbook case."

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About the merging of her secondary personalities into one, Medea hadn’t told anyone.

To be more precise, after assimilating all of Medusa’s memories, her personality inevitably became more cunning and intricate. Some things didn’t need to be told to Aske, a clever woman always keeps a few cards in her hand.

Especially when her man wasn’t entirely on the same page with her, always thinking about running away.

Following Aske to find the Dragon of Imagination, Bruno, they saw the demigod standing on the empty ground at the edge of the camp, surrounded by the constant cracking of airbursts.

After the two greeted him from a distance, Bruno turned their gaze towards them, and the nearby airbursts ceased abruptly.

"Your Highness, Dragon of Imagination," Aske greeted him, "I apologize for interrupting your suppression ritual."

"I didn’t expect you to know about suppression rituals," Bruno said, somewhat surprised.

Beside him, Medea listened, confused, and silently read Aske’s mind to understand the meaning of his words.

After rising to Lv.20, transcendent beings stepping into the domain of demigods will periodically experience strange visions and auditory hallucinations.

When they advanced to Lv.25 and above, these illusions would begin to materialize slightly, turning into fantastical monsters capable of causing actual harm to the demigods.

Thus, whenever an illusion appeared, the demigod had to suppress and exterminate it using their own abilities; this was known as the "Suppression Ritual," also referred to as the "Exorcism Ritual."

The higher the level, the more frequent and intense the illusions occurred. However, judging by Bruno’s composed demeanor, the current illusions were clearly no threat to him.

"It’s like this." Aske relayed the exact words of Marquina, leaving Medea speechlessly listening by his side.

Hey! Are you sure it’s okay to directly ask him like this?

"Indeed," the Dragon of Imagination spoke gently, "I did find the previous infector, but I’ve been temporarily busy lately and haven’t had time to review his memories. Since you’re here, why not help me complete this task?"

The "busy" the demigod referred to naturally meant he was currently experiencing the unique onslaught of demigod-specific illusions, hence needing to focus his main energy on suppressing the fantastical monsters around him.

"So, who is the real identity of this infector?" Aske inquired.

By his tone, it sounded like the infector wasn’t the Dragon of Imagination himself.

"It’s His Majesty the Emperor’s trusted Guard Officer, a young man who shares my name," replied the Dragon of Imagination.