Chapter 101: Gray Sky's Creation
The card "Shadow Cloak" has four powerful effects: knockback, removal of negative status, invisibility, and blinding.
Sealing, freezing, burning, restraining, and petrifying, these five negative states come from the most common restrictive negative states among the five attributes of light, water, fire, wind, and earth.
——Among them, the spells used by the lawyers, such as "arrest" and "shackles", all belong to [bind], while "silence" and "stillness" belong to [seal].
This card is unable to remove the negative status of [Curse], which is mainly caused by dark attribute mana, because shadow cannot dispel darkness. This is its biggest flaw.
Even so, it is still the best Phantom card in the "Moon" slot. Many cards from higher-tier Phantoms may not be as effective as this one.
The card "Moon" originally has a very loose slot, and basically the phantom cards that can be made tend to focus on secondary areas such as control release, invisibility, detection, prophecy, frenzy, and illusion.
In this card slot, the "Shadow Cloak" brought by Shadow Fiend is undoubtedly the most versatile card - unless the BOSS has a special mechanism, or the equipment on his body is specialized for Shadow Fiend and he must bring Shadow Vault, otherwise the Scholar of the Sin will bring this one by default.
Shadow Cloak can be effective in almost any situation.
In fact, most of the time, players are more worried about "should I use Shadow Cloak now or keep it in my hand?" rather than "this card is useless." Because its tactical value is so high, misjudging the timing can easily lead to disaster.
However, in the current environment, Aiwass didn't think he'd be subject to too much control. His main enemy right now was the Noble Red Order, primarily composed of those on the Path of Transcendence. And the dark curse, "Shadow Cloak," was indestructible.
Its greatest significance lies in invisibility and the subsequent blinding curse.
The most common invisibility ability comes from the Adaptive Path, which is known to be curse-free - this means that those who try to sweep Aiwass out will have no way of guarding against the blinding curse that follows the invisibility being lifted.
Invisibility has a time limit, but curses don't. If the curse isn't removed or purified, it will last forever. Even if the curse is removed, it will take time... enough time for Aiwass or Lily to complete the sneak attack.
The world is relatively peaceful at present. The extraordinary people basically have no awareness of the need to fight, and the extraordinary power is more like a simple pursuit.
Unlike players, who would walk around the streets equipped with all kinds of control-relieving skills for various situations... Most of the extraordinary people in this world do not have this kind of "prepared for any eventuality" tactical quality.
Their countermeasures are generally only aimed at the most common enemies in the surrounding environment - for example, here in Avalon, because the Path of Twilight is very rare, basically no one will prepare anti-petrification countermeasures, and even many extraordinary people who have reached the third and fourth energy levels do not know that the characteristics of the Path of Twilight are undeath and petrification; the Path of Love is even rarer, so rare that the Iron Mind Potion cannot be bought in the entire Royal Capital Glass Island - Charm, Fear, Frenzy, Sleep, and Madness all belong to the realm of the Path of Love.
Because of the unique characteristics of the Path of Love, these statuses inflicted by the Path of Love are not negative, and even the Illumination spell of the Path of Devotion cannot dispel them. Without special countermeasures, it is very difficult to resist.
What surprised Aiwas was that after he had cleaned his room and even gone out for breakfast... Lily still hadn't come to say hello.
—Could something have happened to her? Could she have passed out from reading the tantras and lost her inspiration?
Aiwass was a little worried, so he immediately pushed his wheelchair over.
"Lily, are you okay? Lily..."
As soon as he opened Lily's door, he was shocked - her room was full of dense gray spider webs.
But the spider webs seemed to be just an illusion... When Aiwass looked closely, they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Young Master."
Lily's voice, somewhat weak and tired, rang out softly, like the voice of a seriously ill person who had just woken up: "Do you want me to help you bathe... Am I late for getting up? Sorry..."
Only then did Aiwass notice that Lily was standing quietly in the corner, wearing the glasses Aiwass had given her.
It was as if she had been standing there from the very beginning, but he just didn't notice her at first.
It was precisely because of the authoritarian spell "Law: Do not look directly" attached to "Observer in the Shadows" that Aiwass did not notice her existence.
——There is no doubt that she has successfully embarked on the path of adaptation.
She walked over lightly, without making any sound at all... like a moth or a spider.
"I just came to see if things were going well for you and if you needed any help."
Aiwass closed the door gently.
He glanced over and spotted the gray tantric book lying quietly beside his pillow.
It has handed over the knowledge it stored to the reader. At this moment, it has temporarily lost its mysterious nature and looks like an ordinary book.
"What's its name?"
Aiwass asked, as if he was not asking about a book, but a pet.
"The Spider's Web," Lily explained.
She roughly relayed to Aiwas the secrets in the book - what was contained in the book was a special inheritance.
Unlike the Shepherd's Tantra, it does not store lost heritage, but is more like a "summoning creature" or a way to use an alien weapon.
——Specifically, it is "spider silk".
"[Spider Silk] is a special life form created by Gray Sky. Its essence is a collective phantom demon... not an individual, but a 'collective.' It has no body, no physical substance, and its medium is 'lies.' It hasn't signed a contract with me, but rather achieved 'symbiosis' with me... This is also a special way of existence that adapts to the Tao."
"……lie?"
Aiwass had no difficulty understanding the concept of symbiosis.
He just murmured softly, as if thinking about something: "It is worthy of being the creation of Hui Tiansi..."
Gray Celestial Being is also one of the nine celestial beings who descended in the first round. The area he is in charge of is “lies” – things that are neither black nor white, words that are neither evil nor good.
Lily also told Aiwass the most important secret of the Spider Silk Sequel without reservation.
"The hair of a snake, the footsteps of a cat, the cage of a moth, the noose of a centipede..."
Aiwass muttered the metaphor, roughly guessing its meaning: "Snakes have no hair, cats have no feet, moths have no cages, and centipedes cannot be hanged—these represent four things that do not exist." In reality, these should refer to the apostles of the Lord of Scales and Feathers and the Lord of Scales and Feathers' eight realms besides deception.
"Acropolis, the most powerful apostle of the Lord of Scales and Feathers, is metaphorically represented by the snake. In the Path of Adaptation, the snake represents both poison and medicine.
"Cats represent disguise and hunting, and are revered by 'hunters' who adapt to the path. Moths represent disappearance and transformation, and are the symbol of disguisers and assassins. Centipedes can adapt to various environments, escape various dangers, and burrow into various burrows, making them a symbol of foresight and refuge.
"In addition, the Lord of Scales and Feathers' domain also includes deception. This domain is very similar to the lies of Gray Sky Master. Gray Sky Master is probably hostile to the Lord of Scales and Feathers for this reason..."
Of course, maybe that wasn't hostility.
——It’s also possible that Hui Tiansi actually meant, “Boss, do you feel like you’re missing an apostle? I seem to be the perfect fit.” This is quite fitting.
Aiwass added in his mind.
The Spider Silk Sequel, a remarkably complete legacy, contains sixty-seven secrets of spider silk. It includes four mystical skills: [Weaving Lies], [Spider Silk Perception], [Spider Silk Stealth], and [Thread Control]—enough to support a full-fledged profession... However, this legacy predates the emergence of professions, which is why Lily didn't obtain her own extraordinary profession.
But on the other hand, she could also be said to be the pioneer of this profession. She could be called "Spider Walker" or "Spider Silk Messenger" or something like that...it's up to her.
At present, after only one night, Lily can skillfully use three of the abilities.
One is to mute the sound of one's own footsteps, a technique called "Spider Silk Stealth." Another is to spread out a spider web to sense "flying insects" that enter one's capture range. One can also conjure a tough and sharp silk thread as a weapon.
This is the "spider silk" body that Lily manifested, composed of Lily's lies.
The more solid the lie, the tougher the thread will be; the sharper the lie, the sharper the thread will be... It cannot be poisoned or enchanted, but at the same time it will not hurt itself, and it will not run out and can be dissipated at any time.
She is still figuring out how to develop this ability.
The dense web of spider silk Aiwas had seen when he entered the room wasn't an illusion. Lily was constantly spinning, studying her newfound ability. When Aiwass entered, she had barely figured out how to use the silk. With a single thought, the spider silk that filled the room vanished like an illusion.
She probably wouldn't be able to become an assassin. Fortunately, she still had stealth abilities... so the rare equipment Aiwass had prepared for her could still be used.
So Aiwass gave Lily the "Stalker in the Shadows" as a celebration of her successful entry into the extraordinary world.
Lily had seen this waist guard before - she noticed it when she was helping Aiwass pack up the underwear left in his room by the assassin lady, and even washed it specially under Aiwass's instructions.
But she didn't expect that this was the gift Aiwass had promised her...
However, Lily accepted it with great respect and put it on immediately. After all, this was something Aiwass had emphasized—a very valuable item. And after putting it on, she immediately felt her "web stealth" ability become smoother.
Previously, the idea that Aiwass's wheelchair could drive itself was just a joke.
But now that Lily was pushing the wheelchair behind Aiwass, it was really hard for him to notice that there was someone behind him. If Lily didn't speak, ordinary people wouldn't even notice her presence.
With Lily's protection, Aiwass no longer needed to wear an asbestos collar even when he went to Lloyd's. Even if someone were to attack Aiwass, Lily could immediately sense the danger—the equivalent of an external hostility reminder and a mobile ward in invisible state.
This true eye is even quite powerful!
And she's likely to be much more effective than Aiwass without any equipment... With two core purple items for her class, Lily's current, well-thought-out sneak attack could even pose a direct threat to Haina. Furthermore, her perception range is much more reliable than Haina's.
Now the maid became his personal bodyguard. When Aiwass wanted to go out, he no longer had to drag someone with him.
And there was an advantage to him taking Lily out with him - if he was in danger, he could use the Shadow Demon, which was something he couldn't do when he went out with Sherlock or Haina.
Because Lily knew about the existence of Shadow Demon and would keep it secret for Aiwass. As long as Aiwass could clean up the evidence, it would be fine.
Even if she is not a maid or bodyguard, she is undoubtedly very reliable just as a teammate.
With Lily's talent, maybe she could even catch up with her first advancement ceremony...
So this time, Aiwass did not call Haina to protect himself, but took Lily out directly.
They followed the address given by the old elf butler and headed to Bishop Mathers's home, also known as "Madam Mina's Fortune Telling Shop."
Sherlock is now recovering there, and Aiwass, who has been reported in the newspaper, must find a way to explain to Bishop Mathers how he was able to activate the holy sword sealed in the key...
It takes a hundred lies to cover up one lie, and Bishop Mathers can also sense Aiwass's level of energy in the path of dedication...now he is at the second level.
Therefore, Aiwass decided to simply stop pretending. There was no need to hide his talent, or rather, it was pointless to do so anyway. Once the holy sword, which required thirty-three mana points to transform, was revealed, Bishop Mathers understood everything.
So Aiwass decided to confront not only Bishop Mathers but also Shylock.
"-Yes, I advanced directly that day and succeeded. And next month I will advance to the third level."
Aiwass planned to say so when the time came.
In this way, Sherlock can probably guess who the "fox" is.
- If Sherlock and Isabel both knew that they were the Fox, but at the same time both believed that the other didn't know...
What kind of wonderful reactions will the two of them have during the advancement ceremony?
Aiwass felt that he seemed to have some bad intentions.
An update of nearly 8,000 words~
(End of this chapter)
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