Chapter 491 491-Abyssal Illusion
In the pitch-black void, John used a skill to illuminate his surroundings.
He was deeply perplexed by the current situation.
He had just launched a potentially fatal blow at Mystery Vanguard, and even if it couldn't eliminate Mystery Vanguard entirely, it should have inflicted significant damage.
However, just as his attack was about to take effect, he found himself in this entirely dark space.
Within this pitch-black void, John couldn't perceive the presence of anything else.
It seemed that even the concept of time had vanished within this space.
Instinctively, John opened his communication channel, and as before, any information within his channel was shielded from the knowledge of other players.
John also instinctively checked the envelope given to him by Duke Arsena.
The envelope ensured that every letter he wrote would be swiftly delivered to Duke Arsena.
Likewise, Duke Arsena could promptly respond using the same envelope.
John detailed his current situation in writing and placed the paper in the envelope.
However, after waiting for five minutes, he still hadn't received any response.
This also meant that the envelope given to him by Duke Arsena was ineffective within this dark space.
Faced with this situation, John didn't panic.
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself.
In such circumstances, he needed to analyze calmly to find a way out of this predicament.
John didn't stay in one place; instead, he chose to continue moving forward to explore his surroundings.
After a while, he suddenly noticed a distant speck of light.
Upon spotting it, he hastened in the direction of the light at the fastest pace possible.
Soon, he arrived at the location of the light, which turned out to be a small house.
Clearly, the house was inhabited. John used a Detection spell, but it had no effect on this particular house.
Nald, upon hearing John's words, managed to produce a hint of a smile on his wrinkled face.
He responded somewhat mockingly, "I haven't been trapped here for just 400 years; it's been over 700 years since my confinement began. Everything you've learned about Nald in the last 300 years has all been orchestrated by the Mystery Prophet! He trapped me here and assumed my identity, using it to interact directly with the Naga Tribe and other Order Faction members. I'm sure the Mystery Prophet has gathered a wealth of information from the Order Faction. The Mystery Saint appears to be on the verge of resurrection, and Mystery forces are about to launch an assault on the Order Faction!"
Regarding your question about whether I've tried other methods to escape, I can only tell you that I've exhausted every idea I could think of. There's simply no way to escape from here using any form of spatial magic."
The information provided by Nald was extremely valuable to John.
If what he said was true, then John had to find a way to escape this illusion without relying on spatial magic.
John's first thought was, of course, his powerful Sea God's Blessing.
In most cases, Sea God's Blessing was effective only for water-element-related spells.
However, Sea God also held a certain authority over space.
Perhaps by using the power of the Sea God, he could successfully escape with Nald's cooperation.
"Lord Nald, I need your cooperation. Perhaps with our combined efforts, we can find a way to escape successfully. The reason you couldn't escape from here is that you rely solely on spatial magic. Maybe this place is designed to restrict the use of spatial magic. With my assistance, you should be able to come up with new escape methods, right?" John suggested.
Nald gave John a slight glance.
In Nald's view, John had not fully grasped his words, and he found John a bit too confident.
However, Nald had been trapped here for 700 years, and since John was willing to cooperate and try alternative escape methods, Nald naturally didn't choose to refuse.
After all, he had been extremely bored during those 700 years.
"You're not entirely wrong, and I'll cooperate with your plan. But let me warn you in advance, it's best not to use dark power or Holy Light abilities. They will only attract the Mystery creatures within the illusion. While I can use spatial magic to fend off their attacks temporarily, I won't be able to assist you further. The Mystery Saint must have a strong aversion to entities from the Dark Realm and Holy Light incarnations; otherwise, why would the Mystery creatures always prioritize attacking members of the Dark Faction and Order Faction with Holy Light attributes?" Nald cautioned.
Nald had revealed more information related to the Mystery Saint, and John made sure to remember all of it.
However, he didn't have the time to continue with more questions.
John wanted to escape from the illusion as soon as possible because he had a strong suspicion that the Mystery Saint had trapped him here to prevent him from aiding others.
The people of the Naga Tribe were undoubtedly facing even greater dangers.
John needed to escape quickly and provide assistance to them.
He even suspected that Mystery Vanguard's sudden appearance in the Naga Tribe was meant to trap him within this illusion.