When «Secret Saint» Butis entered the Spirit World, he immediately began traversing, heading straight for the ruins of the divine war at the easternmost part of the Sonia Sea.
Just then, his thoughts suddenly blurred, and he turned away, leaving the Spirit World from another place.
By the time Butis’s spiritual intuition alerted him and he pulled back his scattered thoughts, what came into view was a bare forest with nearly all its leaves fallen, the surroundings silent and empty, with the crimson moon hanging high above.
As a former «Traveler» and «Astrologer,» Butis immediately recognized where he was—still in
At the same time, he understood exactly what had happened: His mental world had been infiltrated by someone else’s consciousness sometime ago, influencing his thoughts at the critical moment and altering his intended destination!
That demigod of the «Spectator» pathway! I didn’t even notice! Butis’s pupils dilated as a silvery-white illusory book was reflected in them.
The book rustled as it flipped, landing on one page.
Butis immediately raised his hand, grabbing at his brow, directly pulling a mass of darkness from his ethereal island of consciousness and tossing it into his shadow.
His shadow detached from him, twisted, and stood up, taking on a female silhouette.
«Black Knight,» «Fallen Shadow»!
This was an ability Butis had «Recorded» from «Gloomy Saint»
Butis used it to clear out the consciousness that didn’t belong to him and freed himself from the influence of the «Manipulator»!
At the same time, this was Butis’s counterattack: if the hidden demigod of the «Spectator» pathway couldn’t quickly deal with this «Shadow,» her separated will would gradually become independent, driving her half-mad or even causing her to lose control.
Once the mental threat was dealt with, Butis immediately tried to leave the battlefield his enemies had prepared and «teleport» elsewhere.
But at that moment, his mind suddenly became manic, feeling that the entire environment was hostile to him, and his anger could no longer be contained.
As the silver-white book in Butis’s eyes flipped, the entire forest collapsed with a bang, and the black «Shadow» was almost flattened.
After the manic episode, Butis’s emotions became extremely low; he lost interest in everything, feeling useless and a burden to others and the world.
«Spiritual Plague»! In the previous battle, Butis had been infected by the «Spiritual Plague,» and now it finally erupted!
That was why
That was also why, when the surprise attack failed, Cattleya and Audrey dared to execute the contingency plan and retreat, allowing «Secret Saint» Butis and «Gloomy Saint» to separate on their own after the danger had passed and go their separate ways.
In the end, Cattleya burned blue-green vines, creating a great commotion. On the surface, it seemed to attract the attention of the official forces and make the enemies give up pursuit, but in reality, it was to force «Secret Saint» Butis to leave as quickly as possible, leaving him no time to carefully examine and check his deeper condition.
Thus, at the critical moment of his «teleportation,» Audrey’s virtual personality altered his thoughts, bringing him directly to the outskirts of Backlund, to an uninhabited place chosen by the
And after he dealt with the «Manipulator’s» virtual personality, the «Spiritual Plague» struck immediately.
In truth, if Butis had used «Fate Restart» earlier, he could have returned to a state without hidden risks. But he only decided to play that trump card when he was nearly killed by the «Spear of Longinus,» and by that time, over three seconds had passed since his mental world was invaded!
At this moment, feeling lost and depressed, Butis struggled against his mental illness. He saw an unreal-looking ball of yarn roll out of the void ahead of him.
Behind this ball of yarn, bright yarn extended to infinity.
Along this thread, Cattleya, wearing a purple-patterned black robe and a dark hood, walked out of the Spirit World and appeared before «Secret Saint» Butis.
She couldn’t track the interfering enemy, but she could establish a connection with the predetermined battlefield and track the virtual personality of «Justice» Audrey!
The moment she arrived, Cattleya closed her eyes and separated a phantom silhouette that collapsed into an invisible coffin.
Butis, already low and gloomy, suddenly felt extremely fatigued, his eyes closing irresistibly, wanting to fall.
«Sleeping Beauty»!
On the other side, Audrey’s not yet fully independent virtual personality, like a deep black shadow with a taste of corruption, raised a hand and pinched her own temple.
Her pupils silently became vertical, pale gold and cold.
Butis’s mind exploded, and bubbles of light appeared all over his body. Inside the bubbles, star-gleaming creatures with ends that merged into the void struggled to emerge.
«Psychiatrist,» «Madness»!
This could completely detonate the target’s emotions, even leading to loss of control.
Butis, already infected with the «Spiritual Plague» and in a very abnormal state, had his low mood further impacted by «Sleeping Beauty.» Now, «Madness» detonated it all, and he began to lose control, showing signs of loss of control.