Perhaps Wodell was not greatly affected by the invisible wave, but the feeling of oppression made him immediately recall the “miracle” who had killed the Demon God’s True Spirit not long ago.
Wodell’s gaze pierced through the dark void, looking in the direction of Wei City.
After a long while, Wodell retracted his gaze and bowed his head, silent. But from the subtle movement as he stroked his bone staff, it was evident that Wodell’s heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.
And Popota, who had triggered this uproar, felt the greatest impact at this moment; he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, not just physically, but even his soul and consciousness were so suppressed that he couldn’t move.
Almost instantly, Popota felt that his body, which had just recently recovered, seemed to show signs of collapse again.
Fortunately, the oppressive feeling did not last long and soon dissipated.
However, after the aftermath, Popota still didn’t feel relieved but was sprawled on the ground, breathing heavily. It took him a long time to recover slightly.
“Why are you outside?”
He raised his head, only to see Angel leaning against the doorframe, looking at him with a skeptical eye.
After a while, inside Angel’s room.
Popota slumped against the wall on the floor, while Angel stood at the window and asked, “You say, you saw that person’s shadow behind me just now?”
Popota nodded, his breathing still not yet steady: “When you opened your eyes, bright light also shone from the eyes of the phantom shadow behind you.”
Popota’s words deeply furrowed Angel’s brows.
According to Popota’s account, he said he came to ask about Wodell, but at the door, he accidentally saw a mask merging into Angel’s right eye through the crack of the door. Right after that, a phantom appeared, and he got a fright, triggering everything that followed.
Popota was not lying, but some of his descriptions made Angel somewhat puzzled.
The mask, indeed, was real.
It was the first time that such a bloodline anomaly had appeared after Angel’s fusion with the bloodline.
When a wizard merges with a bloodline, there will undoubtedly be some bloodline anomalies, such as shape transmutations, bloodline talents, and even powerful forces originating from the bloodline. However, this was the first time for Angel after merging with the Projected Bloodline three times.
The suspected mask shape, was a transmutation that appeared after Angel activated his right eye with “Magic Power,” the specific effects of which require further exploration.
What Popota saw must have been Angel retrieving the mask.
After taking back the mask, Angel conducted a second experiment, which was to activate the right eye with the “Power of Nightmare Illusion.”
After activation, Angel didn’t feel anything, and he even thought he had failed.
But then, he heard a noise from outside the door, so he opened his eyes and looked over.
At that moment, the abundant essence of the Nightmare Realm within him suddenly depleted violently, and in a short instant, all the essence was gone!
You have to understand, Angel’s right hand was constantly emitting essence from the Nightmare Realm, and the accumulated amount was already considerable. But in that instant, it was all used up.
What followed was as Popota described—
“A very vague phantom, so indistinct its outline could barely be seen, standing behind you. As you opened your eyes, the phantom’s eyes also emitted an extremely bright light.”
“That moment, my mind was overwhelmed by that single eye.”
“My whole body was so oppressed I couldn’t move, and even my soul was trembling with fear.”
Recalling Popota’s description, Angel felt very odd. If it were a bloodline talent that consumed the essence of the Nightmare Realm, Angel wouldn’t think much of it.
But the appearance of the phantom behind him was unsettling for Angel.
It was as if someone was shadowing him, yet he was completely unaware of their presence.