Chapter 186: Critical Situation
After confirming that he had been hit by the illusion, Rosen did not stop running, because he was still followed by a large number of pursuers, including the three magicians, who were still waiting for him not far away.
He could only run and think about countermeasures.
"According to the introduction in the game, there are two ways to crack the illusion, first, kill the spellcaster. Second, find the incision of the illusion enchantment. ”
The first method is not mentioned first, because the first priority of any illusion caster is to do everything possible to protect their safety. In order to find the caster within the illusion barrier, it is very difficult to kill it.
In the current situation, there is no difference between letting Rosen commit suicide.
The second way is to look for the enchantment cut.
The so-called incision is a flaw in the world of illusion. As long as the illusion enchantment is created by mortals, there must be a flaw that does not conform to common sense, and the difference is only whether the flaw is hidden or not.
Whether an illusionist is good or not depends on the hidden technique of the incision. A master-level illusionist can trap his opponent in the enchantment for the rest of his life, and he can't get rid of it even when he dies.
"So, where is the cut in this barrier that trapped me?"
Rosen constantly thinks back to the path he has run, and at the same time recalls every detail of his experience.
Anne came in and told me that there was a magician from the House outside, and I jumped out of the window and started running. At this point, I'm going to head all the way north. I first went straight north, about fifty or sixty meters later, turned right, ran seventy or eighty meters, and then entered a diagonal street facing northeast, and after crossing the diagonal street, I turned left...... Wait, it seems that this is the problem! ’
Rosen was able to become a scholar in his previous life, diligence is one thing, but his brain is indeed good, especially his memory, although it is not as exaggerated as forgetting, but in a short period of time, he can still recall most of the things he has experienced, including a lot of details.
The diagonal street in the northeast direction, if you turn left, it should continue to face north, but when Rosen thinks about it carefully, he always feels that there is not quite something wrong there, but there is not something right, and he can't say it for a while.
Rosen struggled to remember, "What went wrong?" ”
At that moment, a patrol guard suddenly rushed out of the spur in front of him, and this guard with a spear in his hand stabbed Lawson in the stomach without mercy.
If this time it is really stabbed, it can stab Lawson into a meat skewer.
Rosen's heart was on fire, he flashed sideways, dodged the tip of the gun, raised the cannon in his hand, and subconsciously wanted to pull the trigger and kill the guard.
But at the last moment, a thought suddenly flashed through my mind: "In the illusion enchantment, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and it is easy to be injured by mistake." Moreover, this guard is only performing his duties....... Never mind. ”
He turned his cannon and slammed the guard behind the ear with the handle of his gun.
"Bang~"
The guard's eyes rolled as he was smashed, and he fainted without saying a word.
Just as he fell to the ground, Rosen saw his figure on the ground out of the corner of his eye.
Today's weather is very good, the sky is clear, and it is about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is the cold winter season, so the sun in the sky should be hanging in the south-west position.
The shadows of the buildings lining the streets are a good testament to this.
The thought in Lawson's mind jerked: "Shadow! That's right, Shadow! Something is wrong with the shadows on the diagonal street! ”
The illusionary enchantment he is in now is very cleverly constructed, half-truths and half-truths, most of the existence is real, and only a small part of the existence is fictional. And these imaginary existences, each of which is properly integrated into the environment, without flaws, can affect Rosen's judgment at critical moments, making it difficult for Rosen to escape.
Without a deep sense of observation and a very deep understanding of the various properties of the objective world, it is impossible to identify imaginary objects in the environment.
Just now, Lawson, who was bent on getting rid of his pursuers, accidentally fell into the trap.
"Illusion is a mixture of light and mind, and if you want to change the light, you will inevitably show flaws in the light. Turn left after the diagonal street, turn left into the street, the shadow on the street is not only in the wrong position, but also the size is also problematic! ”
"The other party distorted the light, so that when I crossed the diagonal street, I spun around and turned back."
"At the moment, the visible light in this area is no longer reliable, and I have to use other methods to discern the true direction...... Well, it doesn't seem that difficult. ”
For ordinary people, if vision becomes unreliable, then it becomes a blind person, which is really difficult to move an inch, but for magicians, vision is only an important means to assist them in observing the world, but it is by no means the most important means. The true power of magicians lies in their magic.
Using magic to observe the world, the information obtained is far beyond the eyes. Because of this, an illusionist can only trap another magician in the case of a sneak attack, and once the other party is aware of it, it is easy to get out of the illusion.
Thinking about it, Lawson returned to the diagonal street again.
On this street, he activates the magic of alchemy, relying on the detection of magic to show himself the way forward.
After walking a few dozen meters, he came to the end of the diagonal street, and at the end of the road, Rosen's eyes told him that if he kept going, he would definitely hit the wall, but the alchemy magic told him that there was nothing but air ahead.
"Hehe, it's very clever."
Lawson naturally chose to believe the results of the magic detection, and without stopping, he slammed straight into the wall.
As he was about to pass through this false wall, Lawson suddenly felt a terrible wind howl behind him, which seemed to be coming directly towards the back of his head.
Lawson's heart tightened, and when he looked back, he saw a man who looked like a patrol guard, holding a machete knife in his hand, and slashed at his head.
It stands to reason that the patrol guards are just ordinary people, far inferior to Lawson in terms of reaction speed, and even if they are holding a knife, Lawson can easily take them down.
But this patrol guard is different, he is extremely fast with his knife, and when he slashes, the knife shines like a rainbow, and the wind cries like a ghost.
At the last moment, Lawson's only reaction was to desperately dodge to the side, but physical strength alone was not enough, and his dodge speed was much slower than his opponent's.
Fortunately, Lawson still has alchemical powers.
As soon as he thought about it, the alchemy magic grabbed the air around his body at the same time, compressing the air behind him into a high-pressure air mass, and then exploding.
"Bang~"
The air flow was everywhere, and Lawson's body was hit hard by the air current, and the speed of dodging was several times faster, while the patrol guard's knife was hit by the air current, and the speed slowed down for a moment.
One fast and one slow, Rosen finally won a glimmer of opportunity.
If it was in the past, he would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to raise the hand cannon he had just built and give it to the other party, but now, he is in the illusion enchantment, and what he sees with his eyes is not the truth, where does he dare to attack indiscriminately.
Taking advantage of this gap, he used his alchemy magic to probe the shape of his target.
'Height of 1.7 meters, long hair, huge chest circumference, thin waist...... This body is so familiar...... It's Veronica! Rosen was glad he hadn't fired the shot, and he continued to retreat, using the alchemy magic to speed up.
As he retreated, he shouted, "Veronica, it's me, Rosen!" ”
As a result, the patrol guards on the opposite side turned a deaf ear, raised their knives again, and the white light on the knife slashed at them.
In the eyes of Rosen's alchemy magic, Veronica's real situation was a frown, and she raised her fist, which glowed with white light, and smashed it into his heart.
How powerful Veronica's talent is, Rosen knows it clearly.
As soon as he saw this situation, his heart was pounding, and where he dared to take it, he could only retreat desperately.
As he retreated, his thoughts raced.
"I guess Veronica didn't know she had fallen for the illusion. In her eyes, it was very likely that she was facing some kind of academy magician. And what I said must have been misinterpreted as some kind of provocation. I can't fight back now, and if I continue like this, I won't last long, and I'll be beaten to death by Veronica! ”
"How do I make Veronica aware of her current situation?"
On the other side, Veronica's second punch still missed, and she became more and more courageous, with a bang, her speed increased again, and her fist slammed into Lawson's head again.
Lawson complained bitterly, this is really damn breathless.
Helpless, he could only continue to hide.
Fortunately, the power of his alchemy magic power increased greatly, and with the assistance of his magic power, he once again dodged the third punch in a few moments.
The three punches missed, but Veronica didn't chase after her.
Lawson was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when he suddenly noticed that Veronica had reached out and unhooked the hand cannon from her belt, and the black hole with a muzzle of more than 20 mm caliber was facing Rosen's head.
The sweat on Lawson's forehead burst out: 'Mother, it's terrible! ’
I knew that he wouldn't give such a big killer to Veronica just now, and now it's really a cocoon.
But fortunately, Lawson's alchemy magic has been able to extend to a distance of 4 meters. Luckily, he knew the structure of the hand cannon he had built very well, so before Veronica pulled the trigger, Rosen's magic wrapped around the firing pin on the hand cannon, trying his best to block the firing pin from hitting the bullet primer.
At the same time, he desperately dodged to the side.
About a few tenths of a second later, the power of Veronica's fingers defeated Rosen's magic, successfully pulled the trigger, the firing pin activated the primer, and small cannonballs with a caliber of more than 20 centimeters rushed out of the barrel, flew several meters away, and flew past Rosen's shoulder.
Rosen felt a pain in his shoulder, and when he turned his head, he saw that the clothes on his shoulder had been lifted and a long black burn scar appeared on his skin.
"It's really hanging by a thread!"
His heart was pounding, and he knew that he couldn't go on like this, and he had to quickly find a way to get Veronica to stop attacking.
"What to do? What to do...... There you have it! ”