The Grey Merchant’s bloodline fully activated, leaped into the sky, crushing forward like a "spinning top".
When Angel saw this scene, he knew the opportunity had arrived.
While the Grey Merchant was in high-speed rotation, it was nearly impossible to lock onto an opponent with the naked eye. At this moment, he would inevitably use spiritual power to lock onto Angel.
When launching a strong attack, use offense as defense.
In this situation, the Grey Merchant’s defense against spiritual power would also correspondingly weaken. Of course, this weakening doesn’t mean "none," just relatively less sensitive than before.
Moreover, with the Grey Merchant’s bloodline fully activated, his blood energy was brimming, making him completely fearless of external spiritual attacks.
So, the current situation for the Grey Merchant was that while his external defenses were heavy, internally, it was unobstructed.
Coincidentally, Angel’s illusion was attached to the Grey Merchant, barely considered internal.
Seeing the opportunity arise, Angel began his little maneuvers.
Angel controlled Earl Mi to reach out and gently grasp in the direction of the Grey Merchant. This action had no meaning on the energy level, which is why outsiders cannot detect energy fluctuations.
However, having no meaning on the energy level doesn’t mean the action is meaningless.
This action is one of the suggestive gestures Angel practiced in "Heart Illusion".
Every Illusionist Wizard designs corresponding suggestive gestures when practicing Heart Illusion. Whether it’s swinging a watch, snapping fingers, or playing an invisible piano... and so on.
This suggestion is similar to a ritual action before hypnosis.
Since it is similar to a ritual action, it naturally only relates to the complete "ceremony". And it is connected to the illusion Angel cast on the Grey Merchant, so, through this action, Angel can manipulate the illusion to some degree.
Besides secretly manipulating the illusion, Angel’s action also had a purpose: to attract the Grey Merchant’s attention. When his attention was diverted, the success rate of triggering the illusion increased.
Whether the Grey Merchant’s attention was attracted or not, Angel wasn’t sure. However, when the trajectory of the Grey Merchant’s movement diverged, he knew the illusion had successfully triggered.
...
The name of the illusion, Spatial Displacement.
——This was actually a name Angel just came up with, but he thought it was very fitting.
Originally, this illusion was only a sensory-obscuring illusion, simply called "Basic Illusion Technique," but Angel made slight alterations to this basic illusion.
Firstly, the illusion is the Art of Nightmare Illusion, with the medium being Angel’s right eye. This fundamentally elevated the illusion by several levels, plus the green pattern in the right eye enhanced the Heart Illusion, directly transforming the basic sensory illusion into a cognition-targeted illusion.
Next, Angel infused his understanding of space into the illusion. Even without the incorporation of Spatial Energy, the practitioner’s understanding of space deepened the illusion’s essence. For those with a slight lack of space understanding, the structure and power of this type of illusion are almost overwhelming.
Lastly, the release of the illusion was adapted to the situation. In a completely asymmetrical space, trying to forcibly alter the opponent’s spatial cognition and cause spatial chaos through "swap" method is evidently inappropriate.
However, in the current situation, it was highly suitable. Because the arena itself is symmetrical and vast, and the arena also floats in the void, surrounded by pitch blackness, with no references except for magical creatures of the void. The void creatures are living things, inherently reflected in the illusion, so there was no concern about using them as reference points. Moreover, most void creatures did not show their forms, and only densely packed, bloodthirsty eyes could be seen in the dark void, making them difficult to use as reference coordinates.
In this spatially matching situation, Angel dared to boldly employ this type of spatial cognition illusion.
Facts proved that timing and location favored Angel.
The Grey Merchant smoothly caught in the trap, completely unaware that his spatial cognition, in terms of senses, had already been swapped.
This was the grand illusion Angel orchestrated.
In plain terms, it was to simulate a disorder akin to a symmetrical spatial displacement through illusion.
For ordinary people, this could be an incurable ailment, requiring adaptation and lifestyle changes.
But for an Official Wizard, the efficacy of such spatial displacement is actually limited, depending largely on "human harmony".
The so-called human harmony refers to the Grey Merchant himself. Once he touches something visible but intangible, he will naturally become suspicious.
This suspicion may pass once or twice, but as it accumulates, even if the subject’s cognition is deceived, doubts will arise, subsequently realizing something is amiss.
For instance, if the Grey Merchant repeatedly misses his target in attacks, initially, he might self-rationalize through imagination, but after multiple failures, he will find it peculiar.
Yet, the key here is "frequency".
Once ensnared, would Angel give the Grey Merchant numerous chances to attack and doubt?
Certainly not, so when the Grey Merchant fell into the trap, with no external reminders, the outcome was already decided.
...
The Grey Merchant lavishly praised the completely "nonexistent" opponent. After strutting his words, he resumed his stance, ready to engage in a real battle with Earl Mi.
Logically, Angel could make his move at this point.
Whether through Spatial Displacement, deceiving cognition, luring him off the arena, or relying solely on Earl Mi’s combat abilities, he could subdue the Grey Merchant suffering from spatial cognition disorder.
’Strategize’ or ’fight’, either path had secured victory.
Yet Angel chose neither; he opted for ’delay’. Or rather, ’wait’ for ’change’.
Victory, in truth, was irrelevant because even if Angel lost, there were still the rested Dox and Black Earl. On the level of Official Wizards, their victory was assured.
With this conclusion in mind, Angel hoped for some unforeseen "change" in the battle’s dynamics.
This change, Angel pinned his hopes on the Grey Merchant.
Since that existence was observing him so closely through the Grey Merchant, would "she" seize this opportunity to act? Even if she didn’t, would she provide Grey Merchant with a subtle nudge, awakening him from his cognitive disorder?
If she indeed did so, Angel would then have reason to directly target her.
In fact, Angel had already subtly locked onto the location of the previously sensed unusual emotion.