Chapter 923: 288. Illusion·Fatal Slash_2
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“Her Skill Level and Attribute Values can only be displayed after the completion of the Artificial Angel manufacturing process.”
“So, what should I do if, once the ‘Mental Seal’ status is lifted, Nicolette uses a powerful Mental Magic on me?”
Noland Lee glanced at his Panel.
He had applied three layers of shields on himself, ‘Mental Shield’, ‘Soul Shield’, and ‘Undead Shield’.
If Nicolette could still penetrate his defenses with that, then Noland Lee could only give a thumbs up and say, “Awesome”.
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As the remaining time of the ‘Mental Seal’ status grew shorter, Noland Lee couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Would Nicolette, after awakening her mind, undergo a drastic change in disposition?
From a cheerful, optimistic little girl to someone ‘silent and reticent’, ‘prone to radicalism’ as described in the Panel Information.
Noland Lee did not know the answer just yet.
He stared intently at Nicolette’s panel.
At the moment when the remaining time of ‘Mental Seal’ dropped to zero, Noland Lee once again sent out a Voice of the Mind to her:
“Nicolette, can you hear my voice?”
Inside the culture tank, the girl’s soul flinched as if electrified.
Her eyes gained a bit more spirit.
Bewilderment, confusion, contemplation.
Noland Lee felt a gaze shift onto him.
He stood up straight, making eye contact with the soul inside the tank while he spoke both aloud and with ‘psychic sense’:
“Nicolette? Are you okay?”
Nicolette’s soul drew closer to the glass lid of the tank, raised her hand to hold onto the glass, looking intently at Noland Lee.
She remained motionless, looking at Noland Lee without speaking or making any superfluous movements.
A tremor of unease vibrated through Noland Lee’s heart.
[System Message:]
[Warning!]
[“Uncontrolled Angel Soul Nicole” is attempting to apply ‘sense tampering (Level 32)’ on you!]
[Initiating check!]
[Your ‘Mental Shield’ is 100-level, higher than the opponent’s Skill Level!]
[Spell check failed, the opponent has not tampered with your perception!]
Noland Lee raised an eyebrow.
“Nicolette, you…”
Before Noland Lee could finish, Nicolette inside the culture tank underwent a mutation.
Her eyes shone with a deep purple radiance, and the dagger mark on her forehead changed from white to purple, glittering brightly!
[Warning!]
[You are affected by ‘sense tampering (576-level)’!]
What the hell!
Is this some kind of mistake?!
It was Level 32 just now, how did it suddenly become 576-level?!
Noland Lee was taken aback!
[Your ‘Mental Shield (100-level)’ is weaker than the opponent’s ‘sense tampering’!]
[Spell check succeeded!]
[You are under the effect of the target’s ‘sense tampering’!]
Alarm bells rang out in Noland Lee’s mind.
He held his hands in front of him, fingers spread, warily scanning his surroundings, ready at any moment to unleash ‘Death Two Finger’.
The soul of Nicolette in the culture tank flickered with blinding deep purple radiance, clinging to the tank’s glass as she looked at Noland Lee.
The chandelier on the ceiling, the Craftsman Table cluttered with bottles and jars, the Storage Shelf holding Warcraft Material, the Magic Floor beneath his feet…
The lines of all things trembled like the strings of a cello in the midst of a performance.
Their colors, once the deep browns of before, now presented themselves in Noland Lee’s vision as a constantly changing riot of colors, brilliant and dazzling.
The Tabletop undulated like waves, spots of light danced chaotically before his eyes.
This scene, it was just one “talking little person” away from the hallucinatory visions after taking “red umbrellas, white sticks”.
Faced with this sudden appearance of mutations, Noland Lee reacted swiftly.
He didn’t draw Spell Blueprints but rather pulled up the Systems Interface in his mind!
The Systems Interface was unaffected!
Lines were still lines, buttons were still buttons, Characters were still characters, nothing was twisting about like the tables and benches.
Noland Lee quickly clicked open the Spell List, manually pressed the casting button for ‘Death Two Finger’, and selected the ‘Tracking Mark’ he had placed on Nicole as the casting target!
This sequence of actions was executed quickly, but the mutation came even faster! noveldrama
“Boom…”
A piercing explosion erupted next to Noland Lee’s ear, deep purple radiance burst forth from the culture tank, and suddenly filled his vision!
A myriad of purple light strips passed through his body.
[Warning!]
[“Assassin Angel’s will” is launching an attack on you!]
[You are under attack by ‘Illusion Killing – Desperate Strike’!!]
Huh?
“Assassin Angel’s will”?!
‘Illusion Killing – Desperate Strike’!?
What is this?
Noland Lee made up his mind!
Use ‘Death Two Finger’ first and ask questions later!
He selected the target on the system interface and confirmed the casting of ‘Death Two Finger’.
Several black rays shot from his fingertips, aiming directly at the soul of “Nicolette” inside the culture tank.
Although his perception had been tampered with and he could not see the exact casting scene, the combat information sent by the system could not be wrong.
[Spell hit!]
The visions before his eyes disappeared.
“Pfft~~~”
Noland Lee spat blood, his body covered in tiny puncture wounds, turning him a stark red as if soaked in blood.
All sensations of pain assaulted him the moment the illusion vanished, intensely stimulating his nerves.
His knees buckled, and with a clatter, he supported himself against the Ground Level and collapsed.
The various blessings that Denise Green had left on him, for unknown reasons, did not take effect when he was under attack and only started working now.
Gentle flames traversed over Noland Lee’s body, striving to repair the myriad puncture wounds.
“Whirl…”
Amongst the overlapping ringing in his ears, Noland Lee heard the sound of streaming Water.
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