Penrose Shape
During the Glory Festival, although the Venue is chosen to be spacious and large, it is still relatively spacious because it confines many wild beasts and belligerents together.
Therefore, the Glory Festival is always noisy—no matter where you are, you can always hear the distant roars and sounds of collisions.
But at this moment...
When the fern and the twentieth faced off, a rare moment of silence descended upon the space.
It's as if the warlike Black Marsh World deliberately left room for interpretation and as a gesture of respect for the upcoming battle.
This fleeting tranquility, lasting only a breath, was naturally captured by Fern and Twenty.
The two of them struck simultaneously the instant the silence vanished!
"Whoosh!"
Seventeen sharp blades flew towards Twenty in a staggered, uneven pattern.
And around Twenty, an even deeper darkness appeared.
It seemed to be an upgraded version of the black substance he had just summoned.
A black aura, like splashed ink, surrounded him, deflecting all the "Flying Sword" one by one.
Even the black ink splattered on the Flying Sword seemed to be vying with the ferns for control of Flying Sword.
This wasn't the first time Lin Yu had witnessed the duels and tactics employed by "high-level Player."
But compared to the two previous experiences—spying on the banquet from afar in Zhengcheng Yu Province, and witnessing it firsthand from the perspective of Fluoxetine at the banquet table of the God of Banquets...
This time, Lin Yu has a unique advantage.
In the previous two instances, Lin Yu mostly just watched the excitement.
After all, although he remembered most of the "Advancement Item" for the "Profession," they were basically limited to "Tier 1."
Lin Yu didn't know much about the common Item and techniques in the "Ten Realms".
But now...
Lin Yu now has Old Zheng as his commentator!
The saying "Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure" has become more vividly real than ever before.
"It's Sword Control Technique! As expected, this little girl is no ordinary 'Tier 2'... Did you notice what that 'Detective' said earlier? This is Gray Domain technique!"
"To have been to the Gray Domain [Instance] and come back alive is already a skill in itself, let alone to have learned a skill from there!"
"But this kid named Nian isn't bad either; his ' Nightmare Manifestation is quite beautiful... The Black Cat perched on his shoulder is probably an adult Nightmare race."
"His main area of activity should be in Night Valley, and he should have a good relationship with Nightmares and Alchemist Witches, so this guy probably still has quite a few trump cards up his sleeve in Night Valley."
After listening to Old Zheng's explanation, Lin Yu gained a basic understanding of the two men's methods.
"Gray Domain... So she's actually connected to that mysterious realm?"
According to information obtained from the Ten Realms not long ago, there is more or less no introduction to the other realms.
However, there is almost no information available about Gray Domain!
The reason for this seems to be that the "Gray Domain" is to Player what a "Death game" is to ordinary people.
Player who have never been there will not be able to remember or understand the Gray Domain, even if they are told about it.
"However, how did you determine that this 'Sword Control Technique' is related to the Gray Domain?"
"It's very simple. After elimination, Item and technologies that do not belong to any realm can be automatically classified into the Gray Domain."
Old Zheng answered casually.
"Then this fern must be quite troublesome for Twenty."
Lin Yu said with some optimism.
"Yes, but they're just troublesome," Old Zheng said calmly. "Neither side has used their 'Tier 2' abilities yet... The fact that the [Advancement Item] haven't appeared means the real tense moment hasn't arrived."
"After all, most 'Profession' Advancement Item are basically strategic-level, with high consumption, long cooldowns, and high costs, so it's always good to have one of them..."
"And once the time comes to use [Advancement Item], it won't be long before we get [Exclusive item]."
"No matter how insidious and difficult to guard against the Gray Domain's methods are, they can never compare to each person's unique [Exclusive item]."
"At that point, the battle will become one-sided—of course, if we can force Twenty to pull out his [Exclusive item], that would be great too."
"If you consider him your target and hypothetical enemy, that would be invaluable intelligence: it's equivalent to revealing the biggest trump card of a 'Tier 3' Player."
"Most 'Tier 3' Player rarely use their [Exclusive item] without being absolutely certain of success."
"The 'certainty' here refers to silencing everyone you see."
Old Zheng spoke, Lin Yu became somewhat curious.
"Huh? What's your [Exclusive item]? You don't have any now anyway, so why don't you just tell me?"
As Lin Yu spoke, Old Zheng smiled sheepishly.
"Hehe, it's a little embarrassing to say, it's [Hypnosis Glasses]."
"You son of a bitch..."
Lin Yu couldn't help but swear, then his gaze returned to the scene.
The fight had been going on for a while now, and in Lin Yu's intuition...
Now it seems the moment Old Zheng predicted—the battle is about to escalate—has arrived.
The moment this thought crossed Lin Yu's mind, Jue immediately made a move.
She pulled out a lifeless-looking eyeball and a Penrose triangle from her bosom, both of which seemed out of place in "reality."
Old Zheng immediately spoke up, "[Fish Eye] and [Penrose Shape], a very good combination of 'Liar' [Item], and they complement her abilities very well... She's truly a rough gem, I estimate her potential rating is at least B+."
Lin Yu knew the function of [Fish Eye].
The "Liar" has two different [Profession Item] at Tier 1: [Fish Eye] and [Fake Flute].
The function of [Fake Flute] is to allow one [Item] to interchange the functions of another [Item].
The purpose of [Fish Eye] is to create a temporary copy of an existing [Item] and use it simultaneously. However, if someone recognizes which one is the fake copy, [Fish Eye] will become ineffective.
For Lin Yu, [Fish Eye] is like a kind of [Counterfeit] with greater restrictions but a higher minimum standard.
"So, what is the function of the [Penrose Shape]?"
Lin Yu asked.
"Creating illusions by covering different objects—increasing their quantity, size, and mass—consumes Mental Power, then transforms those objects into illusory forms that defy 'common sense,' thereby interfering with people's judgment."
Old Zheng said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu saw that the sharp blades surrounding Twenty were gradually twisting and changing.
Some are connected end to end, some are reversed inside out; in short, they look quite dazzling.
"Using this on Flying Sword is truly disgusting..."
"Hey, that's not all," Old Zheng chuckled softly. "She used the [Fish Eye] technique precisely to prepare for a second [Penrose Shape]."
The next moment, Lin Yu saw that the sharp blades that were already in his field of vision as an "illusion" became even more distorted.
It's so intense that even concentrating to see clearly makes you dizzy!