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Illumi ignored him, simply staring intently at Andres, waiting to see what tricks he would pull.
Andres, too, gazed at the two people on the giant eagle's back with a relaxed expression, as if jumping from a dangerous peak three thousand meters high was merely a hallucination.
"Hm?"
After a long while, Illumi's expression faltered slightly. He noticed the mountain below gradually growing larger, so he controlled the giant eagle to flap its wings and soar in mid-air.
"Yahoo~!"
Andres also noticed the increasingly steep rocks below, and a cheerful smile actually appeared on his face as he cheered loudly.
"Bang!"
Andres's cheer wasn't over yet when he slammed directly onto a huge rock. The Andres who had been cheering loudly in the air a moment ago fell silent.
"Hoo!"
The giant eagle swooped down from high altitude, stirring up a gale, and landed on the giant rock.
"He's not dead from this?"
From the giant eagle's back, Illumi squinted at the body on the giant rock. Activating his emotion perception ability, he could see the surging excitement emanating from the other party.
This meant that not only was the other party not dead, but his emotions were still running high.
***
Sgerlan City, Kristian University.
Inside a girls' dormitory, two girls, dressed in light but warm clothes, were about to head out.
"Trina, going to the bar today?"
"Mhm."
The other two girls in the dormitory sat at their desks, taking out various cosmetics, chatting and doing their makeup.
One had long, straight black hair, and the other had blue-green, shoulder-length short hair.
"Are you still going to find that old man today?"
"No, a different flavor today."
"Trina, what about you?"
The short-haired girl answered the other's question, then asked in return, but the other party didn't respond.
"Trina?"
"Thump!"
Suddenly, a sound like a exploding watermelon rang out from beside her. The short-haired girl felt something splash onto her body and face. She couldn't help but turn her head to look, her pupils instantly constricting.
"Kyaaa~!!!"
A terrified scream echoed throughout the entire campus from the girls' dormitory building. Numerous students resting in their dorms rushed out, looking towards the source of the sound.
Five minutes later, school security arrived.
"What happened!?"
Several security guards shouted from outside the dorm room.
"Wuwuwu..."
However, inside, there were only the sobbing cries of the girls; no one opened the door for them.
"Bang!"
Immediately, everyone collectively pushed open the door and rushed into the dormitory.
The first sight upon entering shocked them. The entire dorm was covered in blood and minced flesh, on the floor, on the beds, on the walls, everywhere.
"Wuwuwu..."
They also saw three girls, covered in blood, huddled in a corner, trembling and staring at one spot, their pupils trembling as if they had seen a ghost.
They stepped through the dormitory door, followed their gaze, and immediately held their breath.
"What, what is this...?"
In front of the desk, a puddle of rotten flesh, minced meat, and various internal organs, large intestines, brain matter, and other red, yellow, and white liquids were mixed together, extremely horrifying and utterly disgusting.
"Ugh..."
Immediately, several security guards knelt on the ground, retching frantically.
***
"Is it because of Nen?"
Illumi activated Ren, focusing his aura on his eyes, and looked at Andres, who was lying motionless on the rock.
Andres's body was emitting a faint aura. Illumi's eyes narrowed, and he saw a mass of black aura slowly forming in his hand.
"Cough..."
Suddenly, Andres, who was lying on the rock, coughed once and climbed to his feet.
"This ability is truly amazing!"
Andres's mouth split into a grin, his body trembling slightly, as if he was frantically suppressing his laughter.
"Straw doll, is this your ability?"
Illumi's gaze focused on Andres's right hand. In his hand, he was holding a tattered straw doll.
Andres, who had been laughing silently, suddenly stopped. He tilted his head back, took a deep breath of cold air, stood up, and turned to look at Illumi, saying,
"You came specifically to see my ability, didn't you?"
Andres looked at Illumi and King Bradley, instantly stating their purpose, but he hadn't intended to hide it anyway.
"Substitute Straw Doll is my ability."
"As long as I collect body tissue from a person, I can use that tissue to turn them into my substitute."
"Of course, the transformation takes a certain amount of time, and there are also limits to the number."
"Right now, to transform an ordinary person into a substitute, it takes three days, and I can only have one at a time."
"Furthermore, the stronger the person being transformed, the longer it takes."
At this point, Andres looked at Illumi and grinned.
"If it were you, Boss, it might take me ten years to complete the transformation of a substitute. You never know."
Illumi showed no reaction to this statement, but King Bradley's aura suddenly changed, a red glint flashing in his eyes, silently releasing killing intent.
"Just a joke, no need for such a strong reaction."
Andres looked at the grim-faced King Bradley, quickly raising both hands in a gesture of surrender, a playful smile on his face.
"If you display that desire again, I will personally turn you into a straw doll."
King Bradley's voice was low, and his exposed right eye stared intently at Andres, filled with cold, murderous intent.
Andres said no more, or rather, he was suppressed by King Bradley's aura and dared not speak.
He enjoyed judging others and executing dark justice, but he was not a madman who feared no death.
A drop of cold sweat appeared on Andres's temple. King Bradley made him feel as if he was being stared at by the king of beasts; any slight movement, and he would pounce, delivering a fatal blow.
"Let's go back."
Illumi said, and the giant eagle flapped its wings violently, "Boom," it shot straight into the sky, leaving Andres alone on the giant rock.
"Is that giant eagle his Nen beast?"
Andres only now recovered his senses, staring at the black speck gradually disappearing into the sky, his cheek twitching.
"That's too exaggerated. I probably can't even beat his Nen beast."
At this time, Illumi and King Bradley were standing on the giant eagle's back, flying towards the company headquarters.
"We know Andres's ability, what about the others'?"
Illumi asked. He was very interested in these geniuses who had stood out from millions of people.
Of course, the main reason was that they were his subordinates, and he needed to clearly understand their abilities to determine their responsibilities and missions.
"Julius is currently cultivating in his own meditation room. Should we go now?"
Illumi nodded; of course.
He recalled the first time he met these seven people. Julius's physical quality and mental fortitude were the strongest among them all, even close to the point of independent awakening.
Thinking this, Illumi controlled the giant eagle to speed up again, flying towards the outskirts of Sgerlan City.
After Julius arrived here, he rented a detached villa on the outskirts of Sgerlan City, near the company headquarters, to live in.
Due to his status, he also had a company to manage. Although he rarely needed to appear in person for most matters, important decisions still required his approval.
"Swoosh..."
Five minutes later, a huge black shadow streaked low over the suburban forest. The gale stirred up a wave of white snow in this icy forest, and branches swayed, shaking down layers of accumulated snow from branches and leaves onto the ground.
"We're here."
King Bradley spoke a reminder. Illumi immediately slowed down, controlling the giant eagle to circle high in the sky once before landing in a villa's garden.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
When the giant eagle landed, it stirred up a gust of wind in the backyard, sending snowflakes scattering.
The garden was very large, spanning five hundred square meters, filled with potted plants of various flowers and herbs. It was surrounded by trimmed shrubs, and the ground was covered with grass. It appeared someone was clearing the accumulated snow daily.
"Shhh shhh..."
After the giant eagle landed, it immediately dissolved into countless shadows and dissipated into the air.
Illumi and King Bradley scanned the surroundings. There was no one. They simply slid open the French window and entered the villa.
"En."
Upon entering the villa, Illumi activated his En, immediately obtaining the structural information of the entire villa.
After long periods of training, Illumi's En had reached a range of ten meters, and he could accurately perceive all information within it.
Whether it was moving objects or inanimate ones.
Illumi closed his eyes and carefully perceived. The villa had four floors: three above ground and two below.
The three above-ground floors had a living room, bedrooms, guest rooms, a tea room, a meditation room, and a rooftop garden with sun loungers and a barbecue grill.
The first basement level contained bedrooms and a study.
The second basement level contained a wine cellar and Julius's current meditation room.
"He's in the meditation room on the second basement level?"
Illumi looked down at the floor, feeling a bit strange.
He clearly sensed that there was also a meditation room upstairs, so why was Julius cultivating in the underground meditation room?
"Let's go down."
Illumi walked towards the elevator in the living room. King Bradley followed closely behind. The two took the elevator to the underground meditation room and stood outside the door.
"Julius."
King Bradley called out from outside the door, but there was no response from within.
"Thump thump..."
Illumi's shadow formed a hand, gently gripping two bent knuckles, and lightly knocked on the door.
Still no response from the meditation room.
Illumi frowned slightly. His shadow infiltrated the door lock, and with a "click," the meditation room door was gently pushed open by the shadow.
"Let's go in and see."
Illumi and King Bradley entered the meditation room one after another. He wanted to see if these people were all up to some kind of trick.
Illumi and King Bradley stepped into the meditation room, their footsteps pausing.
"What are these?"
What met their eyes were bizarre black patterns and symbols covering the entire meditation room. These symbols and patterns twisted and intertwined, giving a dizzying sensation and a feeling of not knowing where one was.
In the center of the meditation room, Julius sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his hands resting on his knees.
"Is this some kind of religious superstition?"
Illumi frowned slightly, taking another step forward.
"Buzz..."
As Illumi took a step, the numerous runes and patterns in the meditation room suddenly twisted and changed. Each line seemed to come alive, baring its fangs and claws.
The entire meditation room seemed like a living creature, opening its gaping maw to devour him.
"Hmph!"
Illumi snorted coldly, a powerful aura erupting from him, pushing back the illusion. He took another step forward.
"Swish!"
A strong light swept across Illumi's eyes, forcing him to close them. While his body was covered by his strongest shield, numerous shadows enveloped him, forming an impenetrable black sphere.
A moment later, Illumi opened his eyes, and the black sphere unfurled.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
A gentle breeze blew, and yellow sand rolled across the ground.
On the dunes not far away, the breeze stirred up a considerable amount of yellow sand, dissipating it into the air.
"A desert?"
Illumi's expression was peculiar. He was clearly standing in Julius's meditation room, yet with one step, the meditation room had transformed into a boundless desert.
But Illumi was very clear that he was still in the meditation room. The proof was that Julius was still within his En.
And he could clearly perceive that King Bradley was still standing by his side; they hadn't moved an inch.
"An illusion? Or hypnosis?"
Illumi scanned his surroundings, feeling the dry breeze on his skin and hair, the high temperature of the desert, and the sensation of the scorching sun.
"This level of hypnosis is already at the genjutsu level, isn't it?"
"It's almost indistinguishable from reality."
"Puff puff puff..."
While Illumi was speaking, wolves emerged from the desert ground around him. They were only about seventy centimeters long, almost the size of a red fox.
Though small in stature, their eyes were filled with bloodlust and cruelty; they were hunters of the desert.
Illumi recognized these lean yet resilient wolves. In his previous life, they were called Arabian wolves, usually moving in packs of three or four. Now, however, there were hundreds of them, densely packed.
"Awoo~"
One wolf howled at the sky, leading the pack to rush towards Illumi.
"Rumble..."
Over a hundred wolves charging simultaneously caused the ground to tremble.
"However, for me, it's still not enough."
Illumi chuckled softly with closed eyes, then took another step forward.
"Tap."
A clear footstep echoed in the meditation room. Illumi opened his eyes; he had returned to the meditation room.
"Remarkable."
After Illumi regained consciousness, King Bradley also opened his right eye and praised Julius.
"Last time, it was just using the patterns on the walls for mental attacks."
"Now, he can not only change the environment but also launch attacks simultaneously."
Julius opened his eyes, looked at Illumi and King Bradley, and slowly stood up, saying,
"It's still not enough. I can't even trap you for a second."
Although Julius said this, he knew very well that Illumi and King Bradley's strength was beyond his reach at present.
"Hypnosis?"
"A very rare Nen ability, but also a very promising one."
Illumi smiled. After ten years of arduous cultivation, Julius was already mentally strong and resolute. Now, having developed an ability that matched his nature, it was like adding wings to a tiger.
Moreover, this ability was undeniably powerful.
If it hadn't been Illumi and King Bradley who came today, but someone of Andres's caliber, they would probably have been killed the moment they fell into the illusion.
And for ordinary people, Julius wouldn't even need to lift a finger; they would suffer mental attacks within the illusion and eventually become brain dead.
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