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Chapter 22: Illusionist
update icon Updated at 2025/12/9 0:10:12

Putting Cher Princess aside, I turned towards the direction of the robotic dog.

But now I couldn't see its name or HP, and I didn't know if this was the right one.

It would be great if there was a battle scout ... but unfortunately the worldbuilding is different.

Anyway, let's dismantle it first and then take it with us.

While I was still completing the above actions and thinking, Bai Yueguang had already dashed out!

"ultimate·iaido!"

His figure suddenly stopped in front of a mechanical dog, and after swiftly unsheathing and sheathing his sword, the mechanical dog in front of him was sliced in half.

Sure enough, this guy's skill is like a bug, but did he forget something?

The recovery time for Jūhe slash is very long... Did he just charge into a group of crazy dogs? Is he crazy?

As I watched, the robotic dog beside him pounced towards him, but several white arrows accurately hit those leaping robotic dogs, and Bai Yueguang also sprinted back under the cover.

The archer is naturally Hei Luoli, it seems they compensate for each other's shortcomings using their respective strengths, a good strategy.

But I prefer simple and practical skills.

"Arcane·Wild Stream·Forty-Nine Frost Arrows!"

The size of the passage is roughly a 2x2 space, and the opened magic array can cover such a range.

After Bai Yueguang retreated to the magic array, if I just let the arrows shoot indiscriminately forward... the enemy will be like the sieve of arrows I see in front of me, and those arrows will restrict their movements. At this time, add...

"Ice Totem·Multiple"

Ice totems shot from their different relative directions, pounding on the bodies of those mechanical dogs like heavy hammers. Unable to move themselves, the enemy was directly smashed into iron cakes.

"...You are really violent."

Bai Yueguang paused for a moment and said.

"Are you here to fight monsters or discuss art with me?"

"Half and half?"

"You sound skeptical..."

I shook my head helplessly and snapped my fingers. The ice surrounding the robotic dogs shattered into pieces, and the parts of the mechanical dogs fell to the ground with a clatter. The original shape was barely discernible.

Well, although I wanted to package one for research, it's better to just leave it in this situation.

Originally, I planned to freeze them all with glacial ice, but that would block the path, so scrapping them directly is also a good choice.

"But this place is really amazing. It's been so long, yet the defense system is still functioning and even turned on the lights for us. The quality is really good."

Hill, as the observer, immediately began his duties, muttering to himself as he surveyed the surroundings.

"It's surprising enough that the metal's oxidation level is still so low after all this time, let alone these devices..."

Alert: Weapons room door has been breached. All personnel evacuate rapidly in three seconds.

Upon hearing this inexplicable broadcast, we looked at each other for a second.

Looking at everyone's bewildered expression, I was just about to say something when suddenly, I felt weightless. I looked down and realized that the floor beneath us had disappeared in an instant!

"Oh my god!"

I thrust my sleeve knife towards the wall, but all I heard was a clinking sound, as if it had not penetrated at all.

Bai Yueguang, Oyado, and Shan did the same thing, but the situation was the same for them. They struggled on the smooth wall for a moment, then fell down together!

"Arcane·Breath of Wind!"

After sliding down the pipeline for a while, we were thrown into a huge room.

At the same instant, Hill's healing magic descended from above and gave us a cushion, slowing our descent for a moment before landing gently on the ground.

"Thank you, Hill."

I got up from the ground and looked around at the people.

"...Huh? Ms. Mary? Taishi Xi?"

There were only three groups of people in the room now. On one side were Ms. Mary, Princess Anne, and Kryne, and on the other side were Taishi Xi, Yabber, and an unknown student. But judging from her clothes, she should be from the Plant Department.

That means they are the group with druid lineage, which reminds me of a certain battle from before...

"Ah, it seems that someone triggered something interesting, like the weapon room, and we were directly thrown here," Ms. Mary said while getting up from the ground, smoothing out the folds on her robe, then looking at us.

"...I see, so you guys came down with Princess Cher, while we came down with Princess Anne."

But I'm currently fixated on Princess Anne because I can't determine whether she's real or fake.

There have been too many events today for me to guess whether the person in front of me is genuine or not. It's really distressing.

"No need to look, I am the illusionist who has been causing you trouble all day. The real Princess Anne has been kidnapped by us, and we'll release her once we've completed our mission, so don't worry."

It feels odd listening to someone who looks like Princess Anne saying those words, but I'm not too surprised. After all, it was within my expectations.

It's Ms. Mary that caught my attention instead.

"You knew?"

"Well... to some extent. This person's way of speaking is quite different from Princess Anne's, you know."

Ms. Mary shrugged.

But the others were quite surprised.

"What! Then who are you!"

"What do you mean? You're not Princess Anne? What happened exactly?"

Princess Cher and Kryne stared in shock at the fake Princess Anne, while Doremi and Duran didn't dare say anything, as they were still mindful of their noble status. As for us, we are familiar enough with each other that we don't have any concerns.

"Well..."

The person in question turned around and, still wearing her exquisite attire, transformed into a girl wearing... a black short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts, with a long red ponytail.

...Are you just transmigrated here?

"What's the matter? Do you have a problem with my outfit?"

Looking at the astonished Princess Cher and Kryne beside her, the other person said disdainfully, then turned to us.

"Do you want to know how to leave? I can take you out, but the condition is that you don't investigate this incident. Anyway, once you go out, the academy will return to its original state, and you won't be able to do anything. So, will you accept?"

Suddenly, the other party made such a suggestion.