Chapter 379: Troublesome
“This leg of lamb tastes authentic; it’s that gamey smell that I want!”
Bunian took a few fierce bites and praised loudly.
Helix smiled slightly. He also took a fierce bite of the roast leg of lamb, stared at the colorful Pseudo-City of Protection, and said to Bunian, “Brother Bunian, this is the replica of the ‘City of Protection’, right?”
Bunian said somewhat proudly:
“You are right, but it is not finished yet. Wait until the sun rises, and this disposable Quasi-Noble Phantasm will be completed. I extracted the space-sealing ability of the ‘City of Protection’ and expanded it to make this single function reach the extreme!
“Actually, it shouldn’t be called Pseudo-City of Protection, but Pseudo-City of Space Sealing!”
Helix poured a glass of rum for Bunian and said somewhat eagerly, “Thanks to Brother Bunian. I wonder how large an area and for how long this Noble Phantasm can seal?”
Bunian took another forceful bite of the roast leg of lamb, drank a large mouthful of rum, and said tipsily, “This Noble Phantasm can seal at least one-quarter of Bakar City for an hour!”
On the other side, Ace was getting closer and closer to Bakar City, slowly stopping and hovering in mid-air.
His Eye of Truth (Pseudo) flickered, and dazzling runes layered upon each other. The noisy and lively Bakar City was stripped of its clamorous outer coat in his eyes, leaving only mottled black and white and a few colors.
In the Mental Imagery World, Aleias walked out of the villa despite her fatigue. Looking at the situation of Bakar City manifested in the sky, she said to Ace’s True Spirit:
“Lord Ace, Bakar City has two Great Heroes: Bunian and Ludendorff. Ludendorff cannot abandon Bakar City to campaign against the High Tower; only Bunian is a possibility.
“Moreover, only Bunian has the talent to use the Quasi-Noble Phantasm ‘Hammer of the Pseudo-Vassal’ to create Pseudo-Noble Phantasms.”
Ace’s True Spirit replied, “There are three deep red figures in the city. One is in the palace, and two are in a mansion in the south of the city. An item with a pale golden glow should also be in that mansion.”
Aleias said, “My Lord, the one in the palace should be King Ludendorff. The mansion in the south is Bunian’s residence. Perhaps another Great Hero is visiting him; the most likely is the envoy from Milne City.
“If we don’t want to incur the wrath of the Deities, we can only kill the Great Hero who is not the King. The King is the status hub of a city-state. Once he dies, the Guardian Deity will be enraged, bringing unpredictable consequences.”
Ace’s True Spirit nodded. His action this time was a preemptive strike for self-defense. He didn’t seek to kill them all, but to deter the enemy. Using war to promote peace was the correct principle.
Ace didn’t act in a hurry. He circled Bakar City a few times. After confirming there were no other threatening enemies, he transformed into a stream of dream mist, traversing and jumping through people’s dreams in the deep night.
Stepping on colorful dreams, Ace invaded the city in a way no one expected. The dream mist began to diffuse. More and more people yawned and sank into dreamland. Unknowingly, fewer and fewer people remained on the streets.
Some people eating barbecue and drinking strong liquor on the streets lay directly on the cold ground and slept soundly.
A dream barrier began to form gradually. This was the power of a golden spell— pulling the entire city into sleep without touching the temples.
The mist became thicker and thicker. Helix and Bunian, who were drinking and eating meat, yawned several times in succession. Helix said groggily, “This wine really has a kick; it’s going to my head…”
With a clatter, Helix fell headfirst to the ground and began to snore loudly.
Bunian laughed loudly and shouted, “Brother Helix, your capacity for liquor is too low. I have to drink another cup…”
Clatter. Bunian also fell to the ground, emitting thunderous snores.
The mist surged continuously. Ace gradually emerged from Helix’s dream, transforming into a human form and standing aside. Just then, Bunian’s eyes rolled back, and he suddenly sprang up stiffly! His whole body flashed with light, as if several wonders were activated simultaneously!
He grasped a disk-shaped wonder in his hand. Dozens of iron chains glinting with cold light shot out from the disk, rushing toward Ace with a swish.
In the Mental Imagery World, Aleias also warned Ace: “Bunian is unlikely to be hypnotized by dreams. He has a wonder called the Flower of Sobriety. This wonder can protect the holder’s soul; it is difficult to breach below the Legend rank.”
Ace’s eyes flickered as he stared at Bunian, looking at the clanking wonders all over him with a look of desire. But he didn’t dare to delay. Bunian had too many wonders and many powerful Pseudo-Noble Phantasms. If he were allowed to free his hands, it would probably be really bad.
Swish!
The Six-Element Ring rose behind Ace. Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Life, and Death—the six elements flowed. The 3-Ring Derivative Spell “Elemental Disjunction” burst from the Six-Element Ring, enveloping Bunian in multicolored light.
Bunian had some difficulty breathing in the multicolored light. His wonders clanked loudly, seeming to scream and struggle. He himself didn’t suffer much damage, but many wonders vanished in this light.
“Impossible! What kind of ghost ability is this? It actually melts my wonders! My Rasho Serpent’s Touch, my Eye of Greed… Bastard!”
The disk-shaped wonder in Bunian’s hand also melted gradually, returning to elemental particles bit by bit. Struggling, he reached behind his back, pulled out a dagger tucked at his waist, and pointed it at Ace.
As if being stared at by a terrifying abyss, Ace shivered all over. A chill crawled from his tailbone straight to the back of his head. There was definitely a big problem with this dagger!
The last time he felt this way was in the first playthrough of destiny when he was targeted by the “Life-Hunting Arrow.” This was definitely a Pseudo-Noble Phantasm with power reaching Level 3! Alarm bells rang loudly in Ace’s heart.
He quickly flashed away using a portal, appearing at a position more than 1 km away. The Six-Element Ring behind him had moved to the front, and multicolored light lunged straight at Bunian like sharp blades.
Bunian’s boots shone brightly, seemingly activating some ability. He maneuvered and leaped rapidly. Despite being over two meters tall, he moved in a very agile way, using near short-distance spatial shifting to dodge Ace’s “Elemental Disjunction,” constantly closing in on Ace in the sky.
Runes flickered in Ace’s eyes. The sense of crisis weakened slightly, but as long as Bunian got close, the sense of crisis would increase greatly. He stared at Bunian, especially that dagger, unable to effectively analyze it!
He could only vaguely feel that the dagger seemed to carry some kind of absolute fated cutting. Once hit, unimaginable mishaps would absolutely occur!
“As expected of the most troublesome Great Hero. Since you have so many wonders, I will use the method most suitable for you as a funeral!”
Ace flashed rapidly to the other side in the air, distancing himself from Bunian. The Six-Element Ring in front of him flew above his head, and the multicolored light of “Elemental Disjunction” poured out like a barrage.
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