Whether it discovered the illusion or is merely cautious is hard to say.
However, regarding this possessed race, Angel believes it probably doesn’t have the ability to see through illusions.
The Gomitio is the new creature possessed by the mist shadow.
The Gomitio is a humanoid monster, about three meters tall, with gray skin clearly showing the bulging blue-purple veins beneath. Its face is hideous, with a giant mouth like a crocodile, tusks protruding outward, no nasal bridge but five nostrils arranged in parallel, its eye occupying half of the face but is just a terrifying single eye.
Overall, the Gomitio fits well with the general human perception of horrifying monsters. However, its actual power doesn’t match its appearance, with a large discrepancy.
The Gomitio, also known as the "Heart-devouring Ghost", is a very low-level magical creature, dim-witted, strong but lacks combat intelligence. Even mortal knights, as long as they find the right way, could possibly defeat it.
It’s not a magical creature of this world, usually appearing in the Southern Domain, mostly in the form of a summoned beast. But this Gomitio is clearly not in summoned beast form, it should have been captured by the base laboratory from another world and now chosen by the mist shadow as its new host.
Previously, Angel thought the mist shadow possessed a magical creature stronger than the fire-scaled summoned demon, but in terms of overall strength, the Gomitio actually isn’t much different from the fire-scaled summoned demon.
Though there are many strong magical creatures in the Magical Beast Garden, it chose a weaker one. Perhaps Angel’s guess is correct, that the mist shadow currently cannot possess too powerful magical creatures.
As for why it could possess Reynaud, maybe it’s because Reynaud’s soul and body were separated?
Recognizing the Gomitio made Angel feel that the mist shadow might not have seen through the illusion, it’s simply cautious. After all, on the fifth level, Angel had fooled it with illusions.
However, no matter how cautious it is, it’s useless, as the absolute strength gap is a gap that wisdom cannot fill.
Angel didn’t have time to dally with the mist shadow here, he decided to end the fight quickly.
He directly released a Wizard-level pressure.
Under the sweep of pressure, anything without Official Wizard-level strength virtually has no resistance.
Yet, when Angel thought one strike would achieve the effect, he suddenly noticed that the Gomitio wasn’t trembling as he imagined but instead released a peculiar energy on its surface. This energy didn’t stop the pressure but counteracted the impact of the pressure.
"This energy... seems like the power of the mind." Angel once saw the spirited girl Kavoline battling Sharley in the Sky Mechanical City, at that time Kavoline transformed into a splendid Divine Robe of the Mind, releasing the power of the mind. That kind of energy following one’s heart left a profound impression on Angel. After that, Angel never saw similar power again, and he didn’t expect the second encounter would be on a low-strength Gomitio!
Moreover, the Gomitio, by relying on the power of the mind, resisted the pressure he released!
"Heart-devouring Ghost... Power of the Mind..." These two might have some connection, but Angel believed that an ordinary Gomitio absolutely couldn’t achieve this, this is the blessing of the mist shadow!
Or rather, it’s the potential development of the Gomitio by the mist shadow.
Like when the mist shadow possessed the fire-scaled summoned demon before, it also pushed the fire-scaled summoned demon’s abilities to an unprecedented peak.
But thinking carefully, is it really potential development? Does an ordinary Gomitio have the potential of the power of the mind?
Maybe such power is hidden within ancient bloodlines, but such deeply hidden bloodline power, even a True Knowledge-level bloodline wizard, cannot trigger atavism, right?
This mist shadow... what exactly is it? What are the limits of its ability? Can it apply to all bloodlines?
Angel’s interest in this mist shadow had cooled, but now it surged once more.
Perhaps defeating it is not the best choice, capturing it is.