"Zhongxia, you are too nervous."
"At this moment, aren't you using the 'True Knowledge' technique to observe me?"
Antinoya, who was standing facing Zhao Xu, asked rhetorically. Her tone was still gentle and slow, without the slightest feeling of being eager to explain because she had been misunderstood.
"All we can rely on is the spell in our hands."
"If there really was a spell that could deceive True Seeing, then its supremacy over illusion and transformation would not have been passed down to this day."
Speaking, Antinoya's tone increased, "Even the evil god sealed in this place has to terminate your 'mental barrier' before he can attack you."
"Whether it is a spell or a method for dealing with spells, they will not escape the rules. It is precisely because of the existence of this set of rules that we mages can rely on the rules to influence the world."
"Just like the 'Soul Binding Technique' and 'Feast of the Dog Demon' that you just released, aren't they all about eliminating the possibility of the opponent's resurrection within the scope of the spell?"
"If you don't believe the result from the beginning, why bother with it."
Antinoya's words went straight to Zhao Xu's heart.
If he doesn't even believe in the most basic spell effects, then why does he rely on spells
However, at this moment, Zhao Xu looked determined, as if all his pores were tense.
If the will can be embodied, then there must be many barriers and barriers around him at this moment.
"First of all, let me correct you. Regarding the 'Demon Devices' I once saw underground somewhere, they do indeed transcend the boundaries of magic."
"Secondly, the entire spell system is not perfect, which requires us mages to constantly innovate and make up for it. If all the rules are firmly hammered to death, then we can just rest on the spells of the past and live comfortably."
"The rule that spells cannot be cast in the dead magic zone has become the upper-level rule in the entire magic network architecture system. The mages still created the 'Call for Mana' that can trigger a flash of magic for a moment, thereby casting nine fourth-ring spells. Ring spells, it can also ignore the rule that anti-magic fields cannot cast spells."
"If one day, there is really a spell that can ignore the effect of True Seeing, as long as it is still in the entire magic system, then this system will not collapse."
"The faith of our mages will also not collapse."
At this point, Zhao Xu's tone became more solemn, "This truth was told to me personally by your mentor, the legendary mage."
"Respect the magic achievements of the past and surpass the magic achievements of the past."
"So at this moment, I suspect that you, who looks like my mentor in front of me, are not my real mentor Antinoya. So what's the doubt?"
As Zhao Xu's deafening questioning voice rang out, Antinoya's face, whose face was bright or dark under the green light, changed slightly.
"It's fun, it really is."
Then she took a step further, directly holding the human paradise that had turned into a long sword in Zhao Xu's hand with her white palm, and grabbed the blade with all her strength.
"Since you trust your judgment, you can just stab me."
Like a whisper in the night sky, Antinoya's seductive words sounded at this moment, burning Zhao Xu's heart like a flickering candle.
"Zhongxia, this is my latest test for you."
"The judgment of the mages itself represents responsibility."
"When the city-state is in crisis, should we use magic to prevent the flood from breaking the embankment, or should we let the embankment collapse and use magic to save the victims in the flood as much as possible and reduce the number of deaths."
"In this world, there are never empty words for no reason."
"I can tolerate your questioning just now, it's just a way for you to re-confirm the authenticity."
"I will give you another chance to confirm now. If you make a wrong judgment, then I will be very disappointed and will definitely take back your current ability."
A violent wind suddenly surged around Antinoya, and the surrounding darkness even seemed to be swallowed up. The original low-light cave scene turned into void on the spot.
Everything is gone.
At this moment, there were only two people under their feet. The clear and pure lake reflected their figures, and the aftermath of being stepped on was constantly rising.
And the purest "cursed fire" energy originating from the magic network diffuses from Antinoya's body, forming a network that is continuously woven.
The "silver fire" energy in Zhao Xu's body also spurted out involuntarily, echoing with this energy of similar origin.
Even the "magic position" energy in Zhao Xu's body is now beating excitedly, as if it is constantly calling and praising through every pore of his body.
Gradually, Zhao Xu's silver fire began to combine with the curse fire on Antinoya's body at the moment, intertwining with each other to form a new network of blue and white.
Silver Fire is the energy from the Goddess of Magic.
Cursed Fire is energy from the origin of the Demonic Network.
Even among the goddess's chosen people, it is extremely rare to be able to cast cursed fire. In each generation, only one person can awaken the cursed fire.
This paragraph of content that Antinoya told him personally and that Zhao Xu believed in was still torturing Zhao Xu's heart.
At the same time, he also felt like tinnitus, and whispers kept ringing deep in his ears, as if to persuade him to accept this new fact.
Not even the most powerful demon lords in the abyss could simulate such "cursed fire" energy in front of him.
Not to mention, it can't be faked just by relying on "silver fire".
After a long time, Zhao Xu finally raised his head. He silently looked at Antinoya opposite.
"Zhongxia, have you made a decision?"
"Um."
Zhao Xu moved his head slightly, but the strength of holding the sword in his hand became a few points heavier.
"Before the final decision, can I ask you one more question?" Zhao Xu suddenly asked.
"Of course you can, Zhong Xia, no matter how many questions you ask, I will be happy to answer them for you. But I also hope that your questions are just a way to delay time."
"You are a mage and a man. I believe you should have enough courage to make your decision. This is a battle of ideas, do you understand?"
At this moment, Antinoya's tone was erratic and empty, like the new rain after the early spring.
"So what was the first sentence when we first met?" Zhao Xu asked.
"Hello, Mr. Zhongxia." Antinoya said.
"Of course, this is a response that many people say, so I can repeat the second sentence to you -"
"Let me introduce myself first. I am your instructor for mage tutorials, Antinoya. During this time, I will assist you in completing your mage professional training."
The voice of Antinoya opposite was still clear and melodious.
At this point, Zhao Xu also relaxed slightly and smiled.
But in the next moment, he exerted all his strength, as if his blood was gushing, and he wanted to release all the courage he had spent in his life at this moment!
Improvise spells to get 18 lucky points, all of which will increase your attack!
With this sword, Zhao Xu's attack level instantly increased from a full 49th level to a full 67th level!
Coupled with the long sword in Zhao Xu's hand at this moment, relying on the ghost attack technique, he can ignore all "armor" and "natural armor", directly blocking the most critical defense of countless people!
It can be said that even if the god is incarnated here, he will be pierced by the power of such a blow if he does not use special means!
However, this extremely fierce and explosive sword gently pressed against Antinoya's chest.
Until the long sword went from straight to slightly bent, making a clear sound, Zhao Xu couldn't make any progress.
He couldn't penetrate the opponent's body at all.
Even he could feel that this was not a method like "Wings of Sanctuary" that could 100% defend against the next attack.
It was just relying on the most basic defense ability to block his blow.
"Is this your answer?" Antinoya asked softly.
"I have to say that you are pretending to be my mentor. You are similar in appearance but not in spirit. It is too ugly and disgusting." Zhao Xu gritted his teeth at this moment.
He already understood that the other party's methods had exceeded all his imagination.
He would not have the slightest doubt about an existence that could even imitate the method of "cursed fire", even if it was said to be the incarnation of a god.
He even suspected that the other party was the "evil god" buried deep underground.
"Can you tell me what made you make this judgment?"
Antinoya, who also stood upright, did not show the slightest anger or anger, but instead asked with interest.
"It's very simple, because I traveled back thousands of years and met my mentor. So the meeting when I enrolled in Mystra to become a mage was not the first time we met." Zhao Xu said.
"Also, it's too false for you to retell everything that happened that day word for word. Even I can only recall roughly. Without using memory reading spells or visual retrieval spells, there is no way to do it. So precise.”
"But you look extremely confident. You even told me directly without adding in the words that may be inaccurate in your recollection. This all shows that you are very suspicious."
At this time, Antinoya shook his head, "This is just an excuse, it's too false. As a mage with extraordinary intelligence, I deliberately recalled it, and it is not impossible to recall it accurately. "
"Secondly, it is not difficult for me to quietly cast a spell in front of you and complete the reading of my own memory. So there is no reason for your suspicion."
Antinoya's tone turned cold as she spoke, "This shows that you have judged it from a certain point from the beginning, but you still refuse to say it."
Antinoya suddenly stuck out her pink tongue charmingly and licked her lips.
"This makes me extremely curious. What did you see that made you so sure and confident?"
"Every legendary mage is as deep as the sea, and every move they make has incalculable characteristics. Therefore, no matter how exaggerated I am today, it is still within a reasonable range, and you will not follow my words. It is judged by words.”
As she spoke, she raised her head blankly and looked at the completely dark sky that could not be seen directly.
"Can you tell me now?"
"oh?"
Zhao Xu sneered, "No more acting?"
"Trying to change a stubborn person's mind is unnecessary effort. Even if I prove anything to you next, you will automatically understand it as my 'ability' that transcends the scope of magic."
"But you are not a stubborn person. The reason why you can make such a judgment makes me extremely curious." After speaking, Antinoya lowered his head again and looked directly at Zhao Xu opposite.
"How did you do it? You are obviously thinking, but I still can't read any of your true thoughts about seeing through the truth?"
At this moment, Zhao Xu truly breathed a sigh of relief.
Antinoya understood that the other party had admitted that he was a fake.
"Once upon a time, the sword in my hand also boasted of my ability."
As he spoke, he shook his head and said, "Your ability is too disgusting. You can only take precautions if you can read the opponent's consciousness."
"Even if the other party is aware of any flaws, you can deal with them in real time. It is simply the most rogue tactic."
"That's right." Antinoya, who was tall and tall, let go of the long sword that Zhao Xu had just grasped. Her palm was still white and smooth, and there was no trace of the blade at all.
"It seems that you have been involved in similar methods before and have experience. It should be considered the 'Devil Device' you just mentioned. I can't believe that there are such powerful beings in other worlds who can replicate this method."
As she said this, she shook her head in disbelief, "Could it be that there really is an existence that can decipher the mystery of the brain in the vat, or is it something that I don't know about?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Brain in a vat!
If a person has lived in a logical and self-consistent world since childhood, how can he be made to suspect that the world he lives in is false
Humans confirm vision and can judge through touch.
But when even touch can be faked, vision will be confused.
This is also the development process of illusion magic, from the initial confusion of "vision" to the later "confusion of five senses".
"What's wrong?" At this moment, Antinoya saw that Zhao Xu was unmoved and couldn't help asking.
"Haha." Zhao Xu sneered.
"You think I'd tell you now?"
"Aren't I just throwing myself into a trap?"
"You will appear as Antinoya later, save me, and then take me back to the original world of Arthur."
"After eliminating the flaws, how can I know whether this plot is true or false?"
Zhao Xu pointed this out very calmly at this moment.
Living in an illusory world, even his "detachment" does not know whether it is true or false.
It's like waking up from a "dream". In fact, you just dreamed of this scene, and you are still in a dream in essence.
This is the "unsolvable cycle" of the current situation.
And Antinoya also nodded with satisfaction at this time, "Unfortunately, from your words, I realized that there may not be real flaws in everything just now."
"I can't read the drastic changes in your mood, which means you probably never found it from the beginning. Otherwise, you definitely didn't have time to think about it at that time."
When Zhao Xu heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He really had no way to refute.
"Fool."
At this time, a familiar voice sounded from behind Zhao Xu again, it was Antinoya.
At this moment, one behind the other, the two Antinoya were facing each other.
(End of chapter)