Maintaining a clear and tranquil mind can indeed effectively resist the mental erosion of illusions, but who in this world can switch back and forth between a normal and a tranquil state like Ling Yun? Even Chinese supernatural beings who have studied Taoist breathing techniques for many years find it difficult to do so, let alone these Americans who only know how to enjoy material civilization.
Finally, someone couldn't hold on any longer, and a virtual channel suddenly shot out from among the many motionless virtual channels as if it had gone mad, extending in a certain direction.
An unusual muttering voice came through the public channel of the intercom: "God, what is this? I have to get out of here, I can't stay here any longer."
As if Hongkou had been cut off from the dam, once the first one appeared, a second and a third quickly followed. Chaotic voices swarmed through the communicator's communication channel like flies, and one virtual channel after another rushed towards the direction the first virtual channel had fled. This hellish place was too terrifying; of course, we had to leave as soon as possible.
Loki's face was ashen, and he exhaled heavily from his nostrils. Things had spiraled out of control, and he couldn't effectively stop his subordinates from leaving. In fact, Loki couldn't stop them. If he didn't go along with the corrupted will of his subordinates, then it was very likely that these bewitched subordinates would turn around and attack their superior.
"Damn Hans, why isn't he here yet?" Loki thought anxiously.
Just then, an angry voice rang out through the communicator: "You bunch of traitors who deserted in the face of battle, what right do you have to be elites in the Superpower Bureau? Why did you run away? Come back here!" The tone was stern and intimidating. It was Hans, who had rushed over as fast as he could. Under the influence of the super strong man's powerful mental field, several virtual channels that had already flown away immediately stopped. Lord Hans's prestige was still very high, but most of the virtual channels still ignored him, whistling past Hans's virtual channels and treating the dignified deputy director as nothing.
Hans was furious. He had been helping Loki adjust the barrier's functions in the control room and had already set off halfway after hearing Loki's summons. However, when he heard Loki suspect that the barrier's functions were malfunctioning, this advanced barrier controller had no choice but to return to the control room halfway. He found that everything was normal and was eager to see the powerful enemy Loki had mentioned. However, after being delayed for half a day, when he set off again, he found that the large group of people had inexplicably begun to scatter and were fleeing in all directions.
In the territory of the Superpower Bureau, with two super strong individuals leading so many people, they were actually chased around like chickens and dogs by an enemy whose appearance was unknown. Hans was furious and wondered how Loki could lead the team to make the well-trained superpowered individuals panic and run away.
But when he saw that everyone was ignoring his orders, Hans's anger turned into seriousness. He did not forcibly stop his subordinates from leaving, but quietly stopped the virtual channel in the space, and began to fully raise his mental field to be on high alert. Then he opened a private channel and asked in a low voice, "Loki, what happened again?"
Loki also asked in a low voice, "They must have fallen under someone's illusion. It's very powerful; no one, including me, could see through it. Don't stop them; they can't withstand the stimulation of the illusion."
Hans gasped, his anger completely subsiding. An illusion? He was already very close to Loki, yet he hadn't seen a trace of an illusion. Moreover, if it were an ordinary illusion, Loki would have broken it long ago. What kind of illusion could be so powerful? A shrewd glint flashed in Hans's eyes.
"Did you see the massive enemy force? It's overwhelming, and it's shimmering. You can hear a strange man's voice coming through the communicator," Loki said.
"No, I didn't see anything, and I didn't hear anything except your voice," Hans said, emphasizing each word.
Loki sighed: "Then don't come over. I'm in the illusionary space, and what I see and hear is different from what you see and hear. If you come over, you'll fall into the illusion trap just like me. Can you find a way to break the illusion? If you can't, I don't think we can even leave here. The enemy we're targeting is very strong."
Hans pondered for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and shot out several beams of silver light in the space in front of him. In an instant, the silver light transformed into several mysterious and subtly related patterns in the space, which seemed to contain some kind of meaning, but they disappeared into the void in a flash.
Unseen by anyone, the mechanism was slowly changing. The background color of the illusion space suddenly changed, gradually brightening from a pitch-black night sky to azure, accompanied by fluffy white clouds, eventually transforming into an endless blue sky.
Hans seemed unmoved by the huge changes around him, only glancing at it casually before his eyes flashed with a fierce light again. He continued to make mysterious and complex hand gestures before disappearing into the void once more.
The azure background shifted again, gradually deepening in color until it turned blood red, as if the entire space was flowing with a violently surging sea of blood. Dots of red light rained through every inch of the space, their origin and destination unknown.
Hans finally stopped his strange behavior. He gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his solemn expression gradually relaxed. Under the red light, a huge, extremely transparent outline finally appeared in the background, centered on the virtual passage where Loki was, extending outwards to infinity. At the end was the virtual passage where the group of superhumans had fled because they could not bear the stimulation of the illusion.
Hans was positioned just above the edge of the outline, only a hair's breadth away from entering its coverage.
"These idiots!" Hans said angrily into the communicator. "If they hadn't run away, the illusion wouldn't have expanded so much. Where did their target come from? They can use such bizarre and unpredictable magic. I almost fell for it too. If it weren't for the barrier, we would have been in big trouble."
"How should I know?" Loki gave a wry smile. "Anyway, as long as I can break free from the illusion, that's all that matters. Help me out so I can get out of the illusion."
“I adjusted the barrier’s function three times before I forced the illusion to materialize. This is definitely not an illusion; even the most powerful illusions couldn’t do this.” As Hans spoke, he slowly moved along the outline to the closest distance to Loki. The two virtual channels simultaneously emitted straight beams of light, which then connected. Using the extension property of Hans’s virtual channels, he gradually pulled out Loki’s virtual channel.
At this moment, apart from Loki and a few mid-level powerhouses who had access to the virtual portal, all the other ability users rushed in one direction.
"What is that?" Loki asked. He couldn't see the changes outside the illusion. In his eyes, there was always a huge group of virtual channels targeting him, and they were constantly increasing, even obscuring all his senses. The virtual channels kept overlapping. If it weren't for the powerful mental field that was offsetting the excess virtual channels, even just the images would be enough to drive people crazy. In fact, apart from Loki, everyone else was already on the verge of collapse.
Hans stared intently at the transparent outline of the illusion, his mental field constantly analyzing it. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and a chill ran through him from the deepest part of his heart. "Loki, this is a barrier, and the other party showed mercy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to rescue you at all. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the legendary Blood Sacrifice Illusion Technique." He said, enunciating each word clearly.
Chapter 378 Director
“Blood Sacrifice Technique?!” Loki’s face quickly turned cold. “Isn’t that the Japanese ninja’s trump card technique? It’s said that since Jingu Chiba, no one has been able to master the Blood Sacrifice Technique. When did a second-rate organization like the ninja clan produce such a genius, and a super strong one at that? Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who speaks carelessly?" Hans said with dissatisfaction. "Let me tell you, the target is not just a genius. The way the target used the Blood Sacrifice Delusion Technique is also very ingenious. He didn't use the Blood Sacrifice Delusion Technique directly on any of you. Instead, he set up a barrier in the space around you. Then, when the barrier was stacked, he used the positional movement of the virtual channel to unknowingly fall into the delusion barrier. It's like scattering invisible nails around you, waiting for you to step on them. That's the main reason why you couldn't realize that you were trapped in the Blood Sacrifice Delusion Technique."
“Then it’s definitely not a ninja. I’ve dealt with those old guys from the ninja clans, and none of them can compare to the target yet, not to mention the younger generation.” Loki paused for a moment before realizing the main reason why he had unknowingly fallen for the other party’s trick. He thought for a moment and then expressed his opinion.
“But the blood sacrifice magic is genuine. How do you explain that?” Hans said.
“The Five Elements Arts originated in China. Even the Blood Sacrifice Illusion Art is derived from the illusion magic of those mysterious superpowered individuals in China. I once heard a legend that in China a long time ago, there were superpowered individuals who used illusion magic to create a vast world. Since such powerful individuals exist, what is the Blood Sacrifice Illusion Art?” Loki said calmly.
Hans was silent for a long time before saying, "So I also have my suspicions. But even if they aren't Japanese ninjas, they must at least have some connection with them. These Japanese monkeys seem to be getting restless." Hans said, "We probably need to teach them a lesson."
“We’ll have to wait for the director to come back. We’re just deputy directors in charge of internal affairs,” Loki said.
Hans said nothing, his mind and strength focused on the two increasingly close virtual passages. The Blood Sacrifice Spell wasn't so easily broken. As Loki's virtual passages were continuously pulled out by external forces, the outline of the spell's barrier grew larger. Hans had to carefully use the barrier's function to constantly dissolve its edges. A sliver of silver light enveloped the almost transparent edge of the barrier to prevent accidentally pulling Loki out and trapping himself inside as well, making escape extremely difficult.
With a sudden sound, Loki was finally forcibly pulled out of the virtual portal. The countless target virtual portals instantly vanished completely, and the annoying male voice in the communicator also disappeared. Loki could finally let out a sigh of relief. Looking back, he saw that his poor subordinates had also been forcibly pulled out of the Blood Sacrifice Technique. Due to the excessive mental pressure, the mid-level experts were completely silent and had fallen into a state of mental shutdown. Loki didn't bother with them; they would wake up automatically in no time anyway.
The powerful Blood Sacrifice Delusion Barrier seemed to have a life of its own, stubbornly clinging on, trying to swallow Loki and the other mid-level experts who had been forcibly pulled out back into its grip. Hans sighed inwardly, "A terrifying delusion barrier." He gently pressed his palm down, and the silver light of the barrier firmly suppressed the delusion barrier until, after several minutes, the energy of the Blood Sacrifice Delusion Barrier finally ran out, and with a "poof," it vanished into nothingness.
"By the way, you said the target showed mercy? Why?" Loki finally got away and asked, annoyed.
He silently entered the target's trap, and not only was he trapped, but he was also rescued by his colleagues. It turned out that the target hadn't killed him. When did a super strong person like Loki need to be spared? A dark cloud immediately fell over Loki's face. Fortunately, this wasn't the first time he had been thwarted by his target, and Loki's mental fortitude had become stronger.
"The Blood Sacrifice Delusion Technique can create an even more terrifying delusion environment to stimulate the mind of the trapped person. It can even drive all the ability users insane in a very short time, causing them to attack and even kill each other. Especially when used by a super strong person, the delusion technique has unparalleled power. It is not difficult to trap a strong person of the same level. Not to mention you and me, even if the Director himself were here, it would not be easy for him to escape from the Blood Sacrifice Delusion Technique barrier." Hans said slowly.
"But the target didn't do that. The trick he used was simply to put psychological pressure on you so that you would break down and flee. Isn't that showing mercy? Moreover, I found that when the passages were overlapping, he didn't kill any of our bureau's low-level ability users. He just forcibly expelled them."
"Perhaps the target doesn't want to offend our Superpowers Bureau, nor does he want to form an irreconcilable feud with us," Loki said calmly, having already considered this possibility.
“I feel like there’s more to it than that. The target must have his own purpose. By the way, which way did those little escapees go?” Hans asked.
"The exit!" The two powerful figures suddenly seemed to realize something at the same time, shouting angrily in unison. Damn it, they had planned everything perfectly, how could they have overlooked this? The reason the target forced everyone to panic and flee was ultimately to find the exit and escape. Under the pressure of the Blood Sacrifice Art, the first instinct of the ability users was to flee towards the exit of the main control base, which conveniently pointed the target in the right direction. Perhaps one of the nameless virtual passages inside was the target.
"Chase after them!" Loki shouted angrily, and the virtual portal instantly drew a streak of light ahead! Hans was not to be outdone and kept pace with Loki. The virtual portals of the two super-powerful beings were also specially made, and against the blood-red background, they looked like two blue rainbows crossing the sky, their speed far exceeding that of the departing virtual portal.
If they were tricked in their own backyard, and the other party escaped with the secrets of the underground base without them even noticing, the two deputy directors could as well retire and go see God.
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"You're amazing, Ling Yun! How did you do that?" Xia Lan looked around at the virtual tunnels that sped up like rocket cars, both surprised and delighted. Although the two of them were also part of it, and outwardly indistinguishable from the other virtual tunnels, the difference was that those inside the virtual tunnels showed no tension whatsoever, simply following along at a leisurely pace among the many virtual tunnels.
"A little illusion technique, learned from a Japanese ninja. I didn't expect the Americans to be so easily fooled." A faint smile appeared on Ling Yun's face. The trick of trapping Loki and the others was learned from Matsumoto Tomoki, but it was indeed very clever. Even a super strong person like Loki, who was experienced and powerful, was caught off guard. If Matsumoto Tomoki hadn't already gone to meet God, Ling Yun would have really wanted to meet him and thank him.