My Illusion Is Survival - Chapter 49
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Chapter 49
“To modify the runes, we need to find the weakest part of the formation. That is, the part where mana is projected most weakly. Why do you think that is?”
“It must be because of resistance. Since each person has their own unique mana, if someone else flows their mana into the formation, there’s bound to be resistance.”
“Exactly right, Linoa Marigold. But even if we find the weakest spot, there can’t be no resistance at all.”
Then what about a completely different type of power?
“You remember how the Holy Maiden’s divine power naturally seeped into the formation and amplified its strength, right?”
Even though I hadn’t finished explaining, Linoa Marigold seemed to already understand what I was trying to say.
“No way.”
“That’s right, it’s the same principle. When a completely different form of energy like divine power intervenes, it can actually suppress the resistance.”
‘It’s like a catalyst of sorts. It reduces resistance while inducing faster reactions.’
However, realistically, we couldn’t use divine power.
‘But I happen to have something useful for this.’
That would be the Pendant of Illusions.
“What’s that?”
“This contains a powerful curse.”
“A curse?”
“The concept is somewhat abstract, but a curse is also a form of energy.”
I immediately drove the Pendant of Illusions into the floor with engraved runes.
Whiiiiiii-ing!
Then, like a machine starting up, light began pouring out from where I had newly drawn.
“So like this, the modified formation will start operating. Now we can get out through here.”
I finished my long explanation with a confident smile, waiting for the cheers that would follow.
But then.
“Hm?”
The light pouring from the formation began to twist bit by bit, as if it had hit a bug.
I wasn’t the only one who noticed something strange.
“Um, miss? Is this supposed to be like this? I’m not doubting you, but something seems a bit off.”
“…Why is this happening?”
“Excuse me?”
This shouldn’t be happening.
At that moment, I heard Azel’s voice from beside me.
“Something’s wrong. The mana all around is fluctuating.”
“What? What did you say?”
“Someone moved the formation from outside. Since both sides touched the formation almost simultaneously, the mana can’t withstand it.”
It meant that someone had separately tampered with the formation at the exact timing I touched it. Indeed, the light pouring from the formation was not just twisting but even shaking the ground as if an earthquake had occurred.
“…”
After a brief silence, I quietly muttered.
“Crown Prince, that bastard…!”
In this situation, the only one who could tamper with the formation without hesitation was the Crown Prince.
Truly the worst possible timing.
“We need to get away for now! It looks like it’s about to explode!”
“Ex, explode?! Right now?”
“No, not an explosion, this is… Elpis! Get away from there right now!”
Azel stopped mid-answer and shouted urgently toward me.
“Hurry!”
“Aaaaah!”
I threw myself without a moment’s hesitation, but ultimately couldn’t avoid it. The ground beneath my feet had cracked.
“Elpis! No!”
“Lady Elpis!”
Finally, an enormous light swallowed me whole.
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“Ugh!”
Right after opening my eyes, I naturally started cursing.
“This damn! This, this! Fucking world…!”
My whole body ached as if I had fallen from somewhere high, my stomach was churning, and to make matters worse, I was alone.
‘How could you drop me alone in the middle of enemy territory!’
It was the first moment I was about to show the coolness of a transmigrator, but the result was absolutely terrible. Even for someone like me, it was hard to stay calm in this situation.
‘More importantly, where is this? First, …sigh. Let’s move for now.’
However, being angry was secondary – finding Azel was the priority.
‘The basic rule for lost children is to stay where you got lost, but the current situation isn’t favorable for that.’
However, the situation didn’t flow as smoothly as I thought.
“What is this?”
The moment I turned the corner at the end of the corridor, the scene before my eyes changed.
“What is this now…”
Instead of the corridor that should have naturally continued, there was an elegantly decorated room. Whether due to the twisted formation’s influence, the manor’s space also seemed to be mixed up here and there.
‘Right, this damn game wouldn’t leave people alone. It always has to go one step further to be satisfied!’
This way, there was no guarantee I’d find Azel just by going down blindly.
At the sudden difficulty spike, I calmly raised my middle finger toward the air, when I felt signs of someone nearby.
Rustle.
“…!”
Someone was here.
I wondered if divine punishment was coming down just for giving the finger, and honestly got a bit scared.
“Camela?”
“Ah, miss?”
Fortunately, the source of the presence was Camela.
Camela, looking even more disheveled than when I first met her, was staring at me with wide eyes.
“Hah, you scared me. Why are you here alone? Where are the Young Master and the others?”
But Camela’s expression as she looked at me was unusual.
“Camela?”
“…”
At my question, the child pointed behind me with her small finger.
“…Camela? Why are you looking behind me with those eyes?”
“Be, behind…!”
“Please tell me it’s not what I think.”
Grrrk, grrrrrk.
“Ah, ahhh-!”
As soon as I heard the familiar frothing sound along with an even more familiar crying voice, I immediately ran forward.
“My daaaughter, where aaaare youuuu-!”
“Behind you! The Duchess is-!”
“I already know! You don’t need to tell me!”
Whether it really was divine punishment, the Duchess was behind me.
Kwaaaang!
A loud noise came from where I had been standing just moments before.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
“Kyaaaaaaah!”
The floor shook as if she had thrown a large piece of furniture.
“Come here, Camela! Hurry!”
“Y-yes!”
I scooped up Camela’s small body and ran like mad, while heavy footsteps thundered behind us in hot pursuit.
“My daaaaughter-! My baby, where is she! Where is she!”
“Why are you looking for your daughter here!”
“Uaaaaaaah!”
This must be what they mean when they say there’s always a lower floor beneath the bottom floor—things kept getting worse.
Thud! Boom! Crash-!
“Where is she! Where is she!”
If I look back, I’m dead.
“Aah! Kyaah! Uaaah! Dan-dangerous-!”
Swoosh-!
“Kugh!”
Thanks to Camela screaming like an alarm every time danger approached, I was barely able to dodge the Duchess’s attacks while running.
However, I couldn’t keep running away like this forever.
‘If only I had the illusion pendant, I could at least try something!’
The pendant embedded in the formation flashed before my eyes, but I needed to think of another plan right now.
‘Every time I open a door, twisted spaces keep popping out—how exactly am I supposed to escape! Wait, doors?’
But at that moment.
“Windows.”
A certain possibility flashed through my mind.
“There were windows.”
“Huh?”
Camela, who had been screaming, looked back at me with a startled face at my sudden muttering.
“W-why windows?”
“The manor’s space is currently twisted all over the place. You’ve already noticed that too, haven’t you, Camela?”
“Y-yes! That’s definitely true!”
“Then wouldn’t the formation carved into the manor also be twisted?”
“Huh? The formation?”
If that were the case, then the barrier sealing the manor would also be affected.
“Besides, windows are doors too, aren’t they.”
“…Huh?”
Camela was now asking with her eyes. What kind of crazy talk was that.
“Let’s try doing something crazy.”
“W-wait?!”
I opened the window and threw myself outside.
“Wait a minuteeeeee!”
Camela’s scream echoed dizzily through the air.
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