"An illusion!?"
The peak Seventh Order Explorer was startled. When did it happen!?
Surprised as he was, now that he knew he had been caught, there was no way he would remain controlled.
Explorers who traveled the myriad worlds grew increasingly wary of control-type skills as they climbed higher, especially lone wolves. No matter how formidable their individual combat power, if they encountered a well-organized Adventure Group and were controlled for even an instant, it usually meant death.
Thus, the instant he realized he had fallen under an illusion, he immediately activated a powerful control-removal skill he carried, returning to reality in a flash.
Looking ahead again, he discovered that what he had seen moments earlier was real. He truly had killed the two Explorers traveling with him.
They were not companions from the same Adventure Group. They were merely lone wolves who had met in the Blue Universe and formed a temporary group.
Put simply, he had charged the two Explorers protection money. According to their contract, so long as his own life was not threatened, he was to protect them as best as he could within his capabilities in this world, and he was forbidden from killing them.
But now, because he had fallen under the illusion, he had personally killed the two Explorers. Under the contract terms, he would face a rather severe financial penalty.
His expression darkened as he looked at the two men standing beside Ichiryu. "You really planned this well..."
"You broke free in an instant. You're no slouch either."
Lu Li's Wood Clone spoke as his hands formed a seal. With a bang, his figure vanished and reappeared.
This was an advanced application of Lu Li's spatial ninjutsu. Through his understanding of the laws of Yomotsu Hirasaka, so long as he had a