The illusion barrier blocked the magical creatures’ sight outside, yet it did not affect the people inside from seeing clearly outside.
Kaier and Vay were probably encountering such a surging tide of magical creatures that stacked into a wall for the first time, and their bodies couldn’t help but tremble a bit.
During this heart-pounding moment, Vay couldn’t help but look towards Angel.
The reason for looking at Angel was because he knew Angel’s growth trajectory; the other was terrifyingly young and had cultivated for a mere fraction of his own time. Faced with such a devouring magical creature tide, what expression would this dazzling supernova have? Would he be as panicked and alarmed as himself?
However, Vay did not see Angel in panic; Angel’s expression remained as calm and composed as before.
Vay didn’t feel disappointed; rather, a surge of power welled up within him.
This power didn’t affect his body, but his spirit; Vay felt that his previous panic and trembling had dissipated, and he was no longer afraid of the magical creature tide a barrier away.
Perhaps this was the power given by an idol!
Vay looked thrilled, but completely unnoticed, was Dox beside him, whose eyes were glowing and whose blood aura was bursting.
The blood aura of a Bloodline Wizard changes with the wizard’s mood; now, this aura was filled with passionate movement and a desire for battle.
It was evident that Dox was impatient to face the tide of squirrels outside.
And such blood aura also infected the two apprentices present. So, if dug deeper, the power that made Vay thrilled wasn’t given by an idol, but the effect from his old friend gearing up for battle.
Of course, Vay himself didn’t know, nor did the others know what Vay thought; only the Black Earl knew all of this.
But the Black Earl had long given up on educating Vay; this guy had brainwashed himself, letting him think whatever he wanted.
"It’s about to begin, prepare for battle!" Dox’s blood aura had climbed to its peak; his desire for battle didn’t need emotional perception, just his excited expression showed it.
Angel deeply understood the disappointment when desires are not met; he also didn’t want to dispel Dox’s apparent craving now, so after pondering for a moment, he said:
"This time, let me pave the way." Angel looked at Dox, who was still somewhat puzzled, and added: "The bell of battle will ring at the right time. Then, no one will steal your spotlight; your battle prowess will surely leave people in awe."
Angel rarely gave such cheesy praise, and Dox listened with astonishment, his excitement turning into slight embarrassment as he scratched his head: "Didn’t expect you to recognize my fighting ability this much. Well, this time, let you take the lead! Let’s witness the combat style of the Alchemy Master!"
Angel calmly said, "I am firstly an Illusionist Wizard, then an Alchemist."
After saying this, Angel stepped out of the illusion barrier.
Everyone immediately stayed vigilant; once the illusion barrier broke, it meant the battle was about to start.
However, what puzzled everyone was that Angel walked a few steps forward, already beyond the boundary of the illusion barrier, but the barrier still shrouded around him, while the mad tide of squirrels outside unobtrusively opened a path.
Angel was already ten meters beyond the illusion barrier’s boundary now; he murmured to himself: "This is probably the limit."
Hearing Angel mention the limit of the illusion barrier, everyone became alert again, ready for battle at any moment.
However, after Angel murmured, he still did not mean to initiate battle; instead, he turned his head to the others and said: "Follow me, remember to stay within ten meters around me, that’s the safe range."
While everyone was still puzzled about what it meant, the Black Earl had already leisurely floated into the ten-meter safe zone that Angel mentioned.
"A movable illusion?" Even though Angel hadn’t yet cooperated with Earl Mi to showcase the Moving Light and Shadow Illusion, the Black Earl evidently already guessed the answer.
"Yes, some adaptation of the Light and Shadow Illusion." Angel didn’t hide it as everyone would see it shortly.
The Black Earl used his nose instead of eyes to give Angel a deep look: "An adaptation of the Light Shadow Technique? Then I’ll wait and see."
After the Black Earl pointed out the truth, the others mostly understood what was happening. Kaier and Vay rushed over without hesitation, occupying Angel’s left and right sides.
"The ten-meter range is the safe zone, there’s no need to stick so close to me." Angel looked at the two apprentices.
Kaier cautiously stepped back a few steps, but Vay didn’t move, because the Black Earl was beside Angel, and he, as the Earl’s designated tool person, should be able to stay beside his idol, right?
Angel truly didn’t say more but instead looked at the stunned Dox behind him and said: "Let’s go, don’t daze."
Dox hesitated for quite a while before lifting his foot with difficulty, like a warrior burdened with despair, each step exuding a suffocating aura.
Angel pondered for a moment and said: "If you really want to kill those mutant carrion squirrels, you can. But only we can witness your heroic battle, and if the merchant organization comes, it will only benefit them."
Dox was extremely sensitive about the merchant organization possibly taking advantage of them.
Angel’s words hit right on the mark of Dox’s heart.
Yeah, if he cleared out the tide of squirrels, the ones benefiting would be the guys behind.
No! Must not kill, absolutely must not kill! The more squirrels the better; best to drown all those who profit!
Thinking of this, Dox was no longer dismayed; the dejected expression re-energized, and he strode over to Angel, placing one hand on Angel’s shoulder and giving a thumbs-up with the other.
"I said, back in Princess Town, you were subtly bad and crafty, how could you turn so carefree here. Didn’t expect you to be using tricks underneath; good, I admire it."
Faced with Dox’s praise, Angel simply gave a polite smile and then had Dangross remove Dox’s hand.
Whatever Dox imagines is his business, as long as he doesn’t waste time on killing magical creatures, he’ll accept that he imagines himself as the mastermind.
"Let’s go, one last reminder, don’t try to leave beyond ten meters around me." After saying this, Angel walked forward.
Everyone promptly followed.
Soon, everyone understood why Angel said ten meters was the safe zone, because as Angel advanced, the illusion membrane around them would automatically separate from the fixed illusion behind, transforming into a small moving illusion that surrounded them.
They could occasionally see flashes of light and shadow within the illusion, while outside the illusion, there was absolutely no awareness of the swarm of rats actively moving aside to make way for them. Moreover, the rat swarm didn’t find anything strange about the sudden space in the middle.
This was not just a moving illusion but also influenced what the magical creatures saw and thought. However, this wasn’t the ability of the illusion but rather a natural feature of Nightmare Illusion.
It was the first time for everyone to experience a moving illusion, and they observed their surroundings curiously. However, they could only vaguely see illusion nodes appearing and being retrieved continuously from Angel’s body; the specifics of how it was implemented were unclear.
The only one who understood was the Black Earl.