"Reality"

Bohdrokasthim his power halberd, but the tip of the halberd clearly indicated his inner thoughts.

Oute didn't stop him; instead, he encouraged him, "Open the car door."

A strong gust of wind swept by, and the already slightly trembling carriage door suddenly swung open, letting in the bright sunlight of Hamlet, revealing the still unconscious Draco girl.

Patriot's halberd tip twitched slightly, but he looked at Oute.

It seems that the heroes of the North have indeed etched military life into their very bones. Regardless of where this command came from, once they have accepted it, Bohdrokasthim.

And Oute didn't waste this obedience easily—provided he wouldn't kill Talulah, Oute's relationship with Wendigo was almost certain to encounter some difficulties.

"Attack."

Having received a satisfactory response, the Power Halberd relentlessly pumped airflow, propelling the blades forward alongside Wendigo's massive arm.

A fragrant, slightly burnt aroma filled the air.

Draco's eyes widened, revealing a rare look of panic.

Her right hand blocked the halberd, and the flames covering her palm not only scorched the blade until it began to glow red, but also turned the crimson blood on her wound into a wisp of smoke.

Here it is!?

Without time to think, the newly born Black Snake immediately put on a confident demeanor and said with ease, "As expected, you betrayed me."

Why!?

Why is that Bohdrokasthim teaming up with Rhodes Island!?

Even if he really wanted to kill me, he would have dealt with Rhodes Island first!

Was I wrong in my judgment of him!?

Draco raised a flame to obscure his vision and nimbly slipped past Wendigo's blade.

Just as she stood still, before she could even cast a spell, another Cautus's face appeared before her eyes, accompanied by ice spikes.

Talulah deftly dodged the weak ice spike, convinced she had found a breakthrough.

She toyed with emotions, saying, "Elena, even you?"

"Koschei! Don't speak in her face!" FrostNova said coldly, black ice rising behind her.

Has Bohdrokasthim finally come to his senses?

Damn it, he's been in Ursus for too long. Even if he hasn't been able to break through the ceiling, he's heard enough rumors... It's entirely possible!

"Talulah," she still argued, "He is just my adoptive father. Even if you want to distance yourself from me, you should call me 'Yatrias'."

"You scoundrel! Stop pretending!" W arrogantly threw out an Originium Bomb.

Unlike FrostNova, who still harbors illusions and is indecisive, W doesn't have much personal affection for Talulah.

Flames erupted, causing the Originium to explode with low power in an incorrect manner before W could detonate them.

"I'm not surprised at all; after all, mercenaries have always been treacherous."

Oute, carrying the scroll, strolled leisurely to W's side, his crooked ear feathers drawing attention.

Although Talulah had never seen Oute's face under his hood, she was extremely wary of his demeanor.

It's that psychic!

Spiritual... Warlock?

Memories of the time before she fainted flooded her mind, and Talulah immediately realized:

This is an illusion!

No wonder Bohdrokasthim is on the same side as Rhodes Island!

It's simply because I'm afraid of that possibility!

I see!

There's no point in fighting here!

I need to leave before anything goes wrong in reality!

"A very sophisticated spell. I will talk to you privately sometime in the future." She said this as calmly as possible, activating her mental spell.

Oute raised his hand to stop the three from attacking further.

Previously, because the process was so smooth, he had no clear perception of how a person's spirit arrived at or left the Interstice. But Talulah's current weak resistance made him feel the process... He felt a barrier that defined the boundary between Terra and Hamlet, an extremely powerful force within Hamlet.

With just a gentle flick of Oute wrist, Talulah's efforts would instantly vanish, completely confined to Hamlet.

Knowing his own limitations, he realized that his lack of experience in facing a powerful psychic might cause "Talulah" to slip away halfway.

But what he didn't expect was that he could stop it so easily!

This powerful yet sluggish power caused Oute to change his plans.

He said slowly to Talulah, "You will leave, but you will also stay."

Reality.

The towering Ferdia man blocked his escape route, while the numerous Rhodes Island operators led by the Sarkaz launched their attack.

Although it was expected, the attack still put "Black Snake" on edge.

Soon, as the dragon fire roared to life, the "Black Snake" breathed a sigh of relief.

She remained elegant and poised, saying, "Doctor. Oute's trap certainly startled me, but things will be different when we meet again."

My head may be short, my blood may flow, but my dignity must not be lost.

Scout removed his mask, revealing an expression that terrified "Black Snake": "We meet again."

Is it still an illusion!?

This time, "Black Snake" didn't even bother to maintain her composure; she frantically activated her mental magic with an expression that was poorly controlled.

What!?

They can't figure it out!?

What kind of skill is this!?

Fydia, who was blocking their path, also took off his sunglasses, his deep eyes seemingly connected to a pool of stagnant water. "It's not any skill; you've simply never been trapped in an illusion."

In this context, no one could possibly believe that.

"This is no joke."

The dragon flames spread out in a ring from Draco as the center. While repelling the Rhodes Island operators, they also turned the trembling Ursus driver into charred remains.

"To put it another way..." said the freak who was pretending to be Liberi.

Talulah was shocked to realize that she was simultaneously facing the Rhodes Island forces led by the Sarkaz and Fydia, and the "rebels Bohdrokasthim".

The two simultaneous perspectives disrupted her thought process.

"You now..."

"... very lucid."

Sarkaz and Fydia took turns saying the second half of their sentences.

Chapter 191 "Reality"

Oute's influence on heroes is never absolute, but just like his actions when directing operators within Rhodes Island, he often chooses orders that the heroes are willing to follow.

However, by cleverly deceiving Talulah into answering "Yes," he uses Hamlet's "chosen one" as a weapon.

Talulah would naturally choose to resist, and Oute had already prepared a contingency plan for this.

But in the process of her resistance, Oute felt that power, that force.

This power may have been brewing ever since Oute defeated the Shambler in the dungeon, until "Talulah" used her mastery of mental magic to awaken him without permission... Oute let her go and abandoned many backup plans.

Sure enough, as my control over Hamlet increased, I was able to do more and more things in this world.

The promise I made to FrostNova... even though it was just a lie before, now I can really try to bring Talulah back on my own initiative.

"This is impossible!" Faced with the simultaneous attack on two worlds, she feigned extreme fear, attempting to appear weak to the enemy.

While Talulah constructed a tight defensive network with magic, she looked around, trying to find any usable opportunity.

Is it merely a momentary loss of control that prompts such a rapid consideration of the current lapse in composure?

While their scheming habits are hard to condone, their survival instincts are quite strong.

However, I prefer the tomboyish style.

"This has nothing to do with possibility; it's simply reality."

Looking at Talulah, whose face was filled with trembling fear that had seeped from the Black Snake's heart, Oute slowly unfurled the scroll. The deformed characters, like crawling insects, meandered across the yellowed, frayed scroll, leaving bizarre, dried marks.

Having already locked onto "Talulah," even though she was "a little" unwilling, Oute still forcibly dragged her back to Hamlet after her return journey. Rather, it was precisely Talulah's highly valuable resistance in this process that further highlighted Hamlet itself.

Thank you, you just helped me complete two very valuable tests.

Of course, I'm even more grateful that you helped me realize what else I could do.

Despite relying on the "Darkest Dungeon" cheat code, it's like the air Oute breathes every day. Because it's so readily available and natural, Oute has to some extent placed his desire to explore it at a lower priority.

Talulah had no idea what Oute was doing.

But she still made a quick judgment:

Although Talulah's physical body exists outside, the conflicts there would at most kill this newly hatched serpent. And whatever this strange psychic intends to do, the damage to the "Black Snake" as an individual, or to the entire group, would be fatal.

There wasn't time to devise a plan to save the physical body!

Stop that freak immediately!

The Black Snake sounded the alarm and closed its eyes in reality.

With Scout's vision, Oute also saw this through the firelight.

In this way, Talulah's body can be perfectly recycled... and the Black Snake's actions will be easier to predict.

"Let me see just how solid your 'reality' really is!"