Chapter 1961: Facing Other Champions I

Kimat was summoned and lightning rained down on the enemies. The powerful lightning storm not only landed on the enemies but also destroyed the wide illusion magic protecting the area. The wide illusion magic made sure that the obvious signs of battle were hidden like smoke and the loud noise.

Adrian could see the souls of the beings that are in battle which is why he did not fall for the wide illusion magic, but a normal being would have walked inside the area nonchalantly. The magic used to hide such activity is not something that ordinary illusions can pull off. Ordinary illusion magic would not have hidden the sound as it can only hide visual functions and not auditory ones.

Only beings that are related to Gods of Mischief or Gods of Trickery can pull something like auditory illusions. The fact that it would automatically affect the area as soon as one gets inside it means that a god should be aiding the activation of the magic. Such grand illusion magic cannot be pulled off by mere mortals by themselves on a large area for such a long time.

To make it even more confusing, the illusion magic for those inside the area were different from those outside. If they were outside of the magic circle reach, all the people would only see that nothing is happening and the outskirts being normal. If they were inside of the magic circle, they would be able to see part of the battlefield, but their senses would become limited.

"Such illusion magic should not be able to distinguish between friends or foe as something like that is impossible for such a grand scale. They must be wearing charms or a ward to make sure that they are unaffected by the illusion magic. Brute force can also destroy the illusion, but it is only a temporary measure as disrupting mana in the area." Adrian muttered as he can see that the illusion was going back to being at full effect.

Adrian is sure that the illusionary magic circle's function is to hide the Temporary Bifrost. When they were at the top part of the sky, the Temporary Bifrost was not seen. They were only able to see it when they have entered the area of effect of the grand illusion magic circle. He is also sure that the grand illusion magic circle is able to fool both visual and auditory functions.

"Killing intent!" Adrian exclaimed as he suddenly vanished from his area and reappeared ten meters away.

A large fireball suddenly engulfed the area where Adrian was as if it manifested from nowhere. He knew that this should not be possible since magic needs someone to cast it. Even if magic is cast remotely, a source should always be there as there should be something or someone that makes it come out.

"So, you are the one utilizing this large magic circle. As expected, are you the Champion of Mischief? The Champion of the God of Mischief Loki?" Adrian stated but he did not get a response since he did not hear anyone.

No one answered Adrian as only fools would do so, and his opponent is not a fool for the second time around. The opponent that has already tasted defeat from Adrian earlier was not a fool that does not learn from his mistakes. Instead of answers, Adrian is showered with spells like fireball and lightning arcs from an invisible source.

Adrian is actually shocked that there are people that easily learns and accepts their failure that quickly. Usually, it would take at least two defeats for them to admit that they were outmatched and outclassed but the two earlier were different. He can only think that they are indeed special and powerful players as they also think quite differently. This thought unknowingly made Adrian smile as if he suddenly felt thrilled.

"I already sent Sirius to look for the objects of power that maintains this grand illusion magic circle. Kimat is busy releasing lightning from the skies to destroy the other enemies. I guess fusing would be much better to enhance all of my senses." Adrian thought as he dodged another spell that was supposed to hit him.

The Champion of Mischief Rascal is indeed the champion chosen by the God of Mischief Loki for his great use of illusions. He actually obtained the attention of the god because of his master manipulation of mana itself. This made it easy for him to use mana to bend the minds of his opponents. One would think that being a mage should be the best usage of his Greater Mana Mastery skill, but illusions are everything in his eyes.

He always found mages being weak because they will die if they get hit and exposed. One might say that a mage that cannot be seen or heard is the most powerful mage of all. He already tested this as he always defeated the enemies by assassinating the leaders using magic while the entire area becomes an illusion. The thrill of walking inside of the enemy camp undetected even by warding magic and killing their leader has happened a lot of times for him.

This is much better than a large magic being casted by a powerful mage but ending up being blocked by the enemy mage. Rascal believed that efficiency and results matter more than the actual process. What can he gain from flashy magic when all it could do was provide momentary fireworks show. He is a person that only sees results as a way to measure success.

Of course, even his illusion magic is not absolute since he cannot easily sneak near beings that have immense power and incredible senses. Still, beings with those qualifications are the best to be caught in illusion magic that he crafted and prepared as they would die hopelessly once caught. This is actually how he managed to catch and kill a dragon back which he needed to become the Champion of Mischief.

The fact that he killed a dragon which is considered as the pinnacle users of magic using illusions is something to brag about. This grand illusion magic that he used to kill a dragon is the same one that he is using to control the large area. Rascal believed that as long as he is inside this Grand Illusionary Domain as he called it then he would be nobody's opponent. He even believed that Hou Yiwei or the Demon Equinox would be at his mercy.

"Tch! How sharp is his senses!?" Rascal thought as every spell he used was dodged by Adrian.

Rascal already has laid out a complex illusionary magic array that even disorients the people inside. The fact that the Demon Equinox is not affected by it meant that half of his killing probability has turned to dust. He thought that demons were beings that can be disoriented but it seems that his knowledge was not enough.

"Those freaking boisterous informants are useless. Demons are not affected by things that manipulate sense of direction!" Rascal thought but he was actually wrong.

Demons can absolutely be affected by disorientation magic, but Adrian has already been subjected to the most powerful disorientation magic when he was inside the Forest of No Return. One of the rewards when they get outside of the Forest of No Return is a title that grants decreased effectiveness for disorienting magic.

Adrian would have a much more difficult time should he not have done the trial of the World Tree. One could only say that it is Rascal that is unlucky because he is battling Adrian after he exited the Forest of No Return. Still, the Champion of Mischief Rascal believed that it is only a matter of time for Adriant to die since he cannot find him.

Rascal believed that he would ultimately be the victor as long as he lands a killing blow on Adrian. He believes this because Adrian could not detect his presence. He is using the most powerful illusion magic called Grand Trickery: No Man. It is the most powerful invisibility magic that even hides the presence of beings.

He even used this magic to test out the Dragonsbane poison that was given to him to aid in his test to become a champion. Even if he was a great illusion magic caster, killing a dragon is not a feat that one can easily do. He used a special dragonsbane poison that does not spread but instead kills a dragon within a day.

"I just need once chance!" The Champion of Mischief Rascal thought as he took out the dagger given to him by the God of Mischief Loki.

The Champion of Mischief Rascal has the holy relic of the God Loki as his secondary weapon. It is also a weapon that has incredible options as it can easily pass through any armor as long as he supplies it with enough mana. It also has a guaranteed critical strike chance if you hit someone in the back.

"One hit!" Rascal thought as his eyes are filled with determination.