aircannonsinc Chapter 156 The Great Magician, Lin Ye
Chapter 156 The Great Magician, Lin Ye
Chapter 156 The Great Magician, Lin Ye
"Oh no, this is getting out of control!"
At this moment, the girl who resembled Cattleya had pain written all over her face. Her brows were furrowed, her lips were pressed into a pale line, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Those eyes, which should have been incredibly beautiful, were now completely covered by a violent pink mental energy, churning with an uncontrollable mental storm.
The next moment, a terrifying mental force suddenly erupted, and pink energy surged out of her body. The mental force shockwave rushed out in all directions from her center.
Froslass, Zoroark, and a host of other Pokémon emerged from their shadows to block them, unleashing moves like "Ice Beam," "Regret Sword," and "Revenge of Vengeance" in an instant. However, after a brief stalemate, they were swept back by a terrifying Psychic Storm.
Just as this terrifying pink storm was about to mercilessly engulf Lin Ye and his Pokémon, Gengar and Aegislash arrived in time to stop it.
With the help of two more "Gym Leader-level" Pokémon, the pink psychic shock was finally suppressed and stopped.
In the brief moment of stalemate between the two sides, an extremely dim shadow silently slid past from the corner of the cave.
An ordinary trainer might not have time to notice, but Lin Ye, as a necromancer, accurately captured the shadow with his mental power. It was the Misdreavus that had been hiding behind Cattleya.
At this moment, the Dream Demon finally seized the opportunity when Lin Ye appeared. Taking advantage of the fact that all of Cattleya's mental energy was used to attack Lin Ye and the group of Pokémon, it quietly turned into a shadow and slipped away.
The moment Lin Ye detected the Dream Demon's movements, he reacted instantly, quickly forming hand seals and then pointing a finger into the air.
In an instant, the fleeing dream demon froze, its shadowy form falling to the ground as it abruptly stopped.
It tried to break free from the soul-binding light, but its already depleted strength was insufficient to mount any effective resistance. As it was pulled back from a distance, it left a long scratch on the stone surface.
This was of course Lin Ye's Soul Binding Technique. He hadn't figured out the situation yet, so how could he easily let the Dream Demon leave?
Normally, with his current strength, he would have no chance against a "Gym Leader-level" ghost. At most, he could only restrain it for a moment because the difference in energy levels was too great.
But at this moment, the dream demon had been somehow weakened by Cattleya and was easily subdued by Lin Ye.
"Let me go, let me go! This woman is terrifying! She's played me half to death these past two days. If I stay any longer, I'll be completely annihilated."
"Don't be afraid. I'll ask you a few questions. Answer truthfully, and I won't take your life."
"Alright, alright~, I'll tell you. This human woman came up the mountain about three days ago, and it seems she's using the environment here to do some kind of cultivation."
After that, she came to me and immediately took control of me, saying that she wanted to use my ghost energy to suppress the superpower energy and help her control the uncontrollable mental power in her body.
But just now, when this woman was using her mental technique at a crucial moment, she was disturbed by the commotion outside and almost went astray.
Just as she was trying to steady herself, the aftershocks of the battle outside seeped in, completely disrupting her already fragile nerves. Her mental energy spiraled out of control, and even I suffered a backlash and injury; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to capture me so easily.
"I see. You mentioned earlier that this woman asked you to use ghost energy to suppress her mental power. How exactly did you do that?"
"This requires a special secret method to complete, which that woman taught me before."
But it's useless for you to learn it, because this method requires both Ghost type and strong mental control. I don't think your Pokémon is very good at using mental control.
"Mental strength? Perhaps I can do that. Tell me how first."
"Okay~, listen carefully~" After explaining everything to Lin Ye, the Dream Demon pleaded, "I've told you everything I know, can you let me go now?"
"No problem, but I need you to do me one last favor."
"What kind of help?"
"Your Fear Bead—" Lin Ye pointed to the brightest bead on its neck, "How much fear has accumulated inside?"
The dream demon's heart sank: "Well, not much at all..."
"Not much? You're not being honest!"
I've encountered quite a few dream monsters before, but the quality of their orbs combined doesn't even compare to yours.
I reckon this bead has accumulated hundreds of years' worth of fear.
"Why are you asking this? This kind of thing is useless to you humans."
"This thing is indeed useless to others, but it happens to be somewhat useful to me, Lin. Consider it payment for me saving you!"
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After saying that, Lin Ye ignored the Dream Demon's desperate pleas and, amidst its heart-wrenching cries, ruthlessly drained the power of fear accumulated in its Fear Orb over hundreds of years.
When these things entered Lin Ye's body, they were quickly converted into the energy needed for necromancy.
In Lin Ye's view, since the Dream Demon could use secret techniques to control Gadria's mental power out of control, he, who possessed necromancy and mental power, should be able to do the same.
If I can advance to the rank of Archmage by absorbing the power of fear from this "Gym Leader-level" dream monster, I'll have a pretty good chance of controlling the mentally unstable Cattleya.
Originally, Lin Ye had absorbed the Fear Orb many times before and was already quite familiar with this situation, so he no longer felt any fear.
But this time, he absorbed the fear accumulated over hundreds of years by a "Gym Leader-level" dream demon, which was incredibly rich and authentic.
Instantly, boundless fear began to create terrifying illusions in his consciousness, and even with his current mental strength, he almost lost himself in them.
The fear energy, transformed into necromancy, surged wildly through his body like a burst dam, rushing along the path of necromancy, impacting every bone and vein, and a stinging pain swept through his entire body.
His heart pounded wildly under the stimulation of this power, and the necromantic magic expanded and compressed at an unprecedented speed.
The bottleneck that blocked the path between the peak of a formal mage and a grand mage also developed numerous cracks under the impact of the energy accumulated by the ghost overlord over hundreds of years, until it shattered with a roar.
When Lin Ye opened his eyes, the dark blue necromantic light deep within his pupils had changed from pale blue to a deep indigo. The magical field emanating from his body also became more solid, causing the surrounding air to visibly distort.
In the magical world, a Grand Mage is someone who can manage an entire mage tower on their own.
In the Pokémon world, there is also a corresponding power level for "Gym Leader" Pokémon.
Although Lin Ye doesn't yet understand any direct attack methods, his magic power level is already a genuine "Gym Leader level," and his mental strength has also reached the level of a "Gym Leader level" Psychic Pokémon.