chapter 46— ghosts of great power
At the same moment these beams reached them—the dragon, the man with murderous intent, the woman's specter, the man with the flute, the muscular man, the swordsman, the woman with the tree, the terrifying creature, and the man with the multiple copies—
simultaneously, 11 more beams of different colors shot out to 11 other people. Yet, for some reason, nothing visible appeared from them. No information could be discerned, but they received the same message that appeared to the other nine.
After a few seconds,
22 people were seated in various positions in the hall where the Unknown and Adam were.
Among them were the 11 who had already appeared: Adam and the nine who had shown themselves to us.
The other 11… they seemed to be nothing but black mist; if one didn't focus on them, they remained invisible.
Let's go back to the moment when the Unknown sent these beams to the twenty people.
After sending the beams, he looked at Adam and laughed, then said with intense excitement:
– This is going to be incredible! What do you think would happen if we all intervened?
Adam thought seriously for a moment, then said with determination:
– It's going to be very difficult, especially with these lunatics with us, but—
Before Adam could finish, a voice filled with energy and excitement shouted:
– Look who's calling others lunatics!! Have you forgotten what happened last time? Do you want me to remind you?
Then a feminine voice said:
– Even this muscle-brained guy gets it. So why can't you accept it?
Adam wanted to defend himself, but the Unknown interrupted him:
– They're right. You are the most—
The Unknown tried to continue, but 21 unyielding gazes cut him off.
He sighed:
– Fine, fine, I am the craziest of all. Do you accept that now?
Then the man holding a flute said:
– Look at yourself now. Why do you look so majestic? With your unpredictable actions, it's expected that something made you like this.
The others in the room were slightly surprised, then studied the Unknown's face intently.
Three seconds of silence passed… then they burst into laughter at him.
The Unknown rubbed his nose in embarrassment and said:
– Ahem… I invited you here for something insane today.
At first, the people wanted to respond and accuse the Unknown of dodging, but when they heard the words "something insane," very strange things began to happen.
First, the hall they were in expanded to a degree where distance became meaningless.
Then, a giant Yin-Yang symbol appeared, and Yin-Yang fish started spinning so fast that even speeds beyond measure seemed like a turtle compared to the speed of light.
Then a female specter appeared, steam rising from her mind.
A giant sword appeared, symbolizing everything swords symbolize.
A massive muscular giant appeared, with no discernible facial features.
A terrifying creature writhed in impossible ways.
Raaaaarrrr (roar).
After this roar, a colossal white dragon appeared.
Then a terrible and intense murderous intent appeared, forming a pair of horrifying eyes and a mouth—only glowing red. The mouth and eyes grinned madly.
A gigantic tree appeared, shaking violently.
A majestic man with red hair fluttering in the air from the sheer pressure radiating from him appeared. Only an aura and a terrifying, powerful combat intent were visible of him.
Then 11 wills appeared, matching the level of these individuals, but nothing visible of them manifested.
Somewhere,
a horrifying place—one that defied all known measurements—shook violently.
Hahahahaha (mad laughter).
Then a massive explosion shook the place.
A hoarse voice said:
– Come on, friends, let's destroy this filthy place and go to the Unknown. Finally, this mentally unstable one has decided to challenge a Level 1. Even if he flirts with death, we must help him.
After this, we heard nothing but insane laughter accompanied by endless explosions, growing stronger each time.
Inside this place—a small garden—there was a man reading a book at a table.
A beam reached him. Surprised, he shook his head slightly, closed the book, and placed it on the table before him.
After a few seconds, everything around him began to shatter.
To understand what happened before everything around him broke, let's go back a few seconds…
This person, in the form of mist, had reached the hall and accidentally overheard what Adam said. He began mocking him.
Then he heard the flute player's remark about the Unknown's current appearance, filling his face with ridicule.
Finally, he heard the last words of the Unknown, and was shocked.
He looked at the woman and sent her a message:
– Emilia, you are the mastermind of our group. Think of a solution quickly; it seems this madman really decided to do it.
For some reason, the other people in the room heard what this black mist said. Nine of them nodded, acknowledging the black mist's words, and the other ten moved their mist in agreement. Determination gleamed in their eyes as they thought the same thing, transforming the world around them as described earlier.
After a few minutes, the female specter opened her eyes and, with a sharp tone, said:
– I have deduced something.
The other 20 people looked at her with anticipation, but her words filled them with… excitement.
She said:
– My conclusion is that there is no solution. We will try to die—and we will indeed die.
A savage smile appeared on the faces of the twenty others.
Then the woman noticed something and suddenly looked at Adam in astonishment:
– By my knowledge of your madness, you should be bursting with excitement from the Unknown's words, but now…
She couldn't finish speaking before Adam's laughter filled the room.
A few minutes earlier, when Adam and the Unknown heard the black mist and saw how excited they were, Adam tried to suppress his laughter, while the Unknown rubbed his nose in embarrassment.
Returning to the scene…
After the other 19 people heard the woman's words, they looked at Adam, who was laughing uncontrollably, and at the Unknown, who was embarrassed.
They paused for a while, and the explosions ceased. Everyone else stopped too.
After a few minutes, Adam, wiping tears from his eyes, said to the Unknown:
– Excuse me, but I couldn't hold myself any longer.
Without missing a beat, the Unknown looked at Adam and the others, sighed, and snapped his fingers.
A strange transformation occurred in the room and among the people, returning them to their original state when they entered the hall, same size, everything intact.
Shock appeared on the faces of the people in the hall, then the swordsman said:
– I never expected that technique, once useless, would reach this level of power under your hands.
The others nodded in agreement.
Once their astonishment faded, their excitement returned. The man with murderous intent asked:
– Did you finally plan to challenge Level 1?!!!
The others became excited like him.
The Unknown shook his head:
– Do you think I'm crazy to this degree?
One of them said:
– We think you're crazier than that.
The Unknown trembled slightly at t
his remark but pretended nothing happened.
Then he said:
– In truth, I didn't gather you all for this. Though what you said is amazing, I will do it in the future, not now.
The morale of the others plummeted, but the words that followed from the Unknown filled them with even more excitement than before.