Chapter 21

The wild battle between them and him ended within a couple of minutes. Those fungi clearly had a disadvantage in terms of height, but nobody could question their agility and vicious tricks. 

Eros thrashed them instantly, like how an axe slashed a wooden log. In a couple of seconds, half an army of mushroom mush was buried in the ground. 

Seeing this dismal view, the leader of the purple oyster mushroom couldn't tolerate it. He blew dust over Eros' face. 

Eros laughed menacingly and made his judgement to kill this moron. However, suddenly his vision went dark, and he froze there. Like someone who cut the strings of a puppet cruelly, and it became useless. 

The leader flaunted his sheepish smile and gazed at the other guy. He was his next target. 

 Sebastian leaned beside the dead tree, entertained by rumbles, until he was noticed by the leader. It sent chills down his spine. 

"Ohh f*ck!" He cursed under his breath as the leader showed a devilish wink. 

"You are next!" Once again, he blew air. 

A misty fog blurred his vision; soon he would be like Eros. It was a type of illusionary spell where a prey immobilised and hallucinated past memories. Unlike magi, this creature didn't need to speak aloud or cast a spell. Their body was made up of pure M2 energy. Many hunters killed them for it. There weren't any side effects from it. 

Sébastien blinked a couple of times and coughed. "Were you guys using nutmeg to hallucinate me? " He asked and paced forward to the mushroom. 

"Because this is not working at all. You guys did a brilliant job deluding this bear." Sebastian gave a quick glance to Eros, who seemed to be troubled by it. 

"Anyway, I, the hero, will kill you all. " He announced. He grabbed a thick branch and started swooshing the remaining mushroom. 

The leader was shocked, couldn't believe that someone was capable of breaking his spell. Reading the face of the leader, Sebastian chuckled. 

"You want to know how I cracked your spell. Let me tell you my secret. First of all, you have to lick a woman's feet, then kiss the arse of a two-tail donkey. And lastly, eat a deer pennis pizza. If you complete this, you will surely be like me. Unbothered by this cheap spell, " Sebastian uttered nonsense while maintaining a cold demeanour. 

Although this was the beginning of gibberish, "I forgot to mention to dip in glacier water to purify your thoughts. " He weakened the existence of the mushroom leader with one strike. Moving forward, he killed anyone who attacked him. 

The reason he wasn't mind-controlled was because he was spitting nonsense. According to the APA, cursing or pain could mitigate the illusion in some way. 

Although this theory wasn't verified by an official group, there was also another theory to break the illusion: music. 

In many cases, music indeed helped. At the moment, Sebastian was wearing earplugs and listening to metal songs to break the illusion. Blabbering nonsense was just to divert attention. 

On the other hand, Klaus was dancing on two feet as he was under the mushroom spell. The obese feline was hallucinating that he was dancing a waltz with his neighbour cat. 

 Sébastien took a deep sigh when an army of invertebrates approached. 

He knew that it wasn't time to show bravery but rather to make smart moves. He decided to flee the ground. 

"Ladies, I would love to chat with you, but you guys are not worth fighting with me." He jumped towards Eros. 

Even though he was good at fighting, he was still a mage with little stamina. The man whispered something in Eros's ears. It was personal yet anguish for him. 

Suddenly, Eros opened his eyes. The veins of the temples were . He was angry—disgruntled by the fact they used a cheap trick on him. The uncontrollable rage engulfed him. 

"My man, Eros, handles this for me. " Sebastian tried to keep his straight face, grabbed Klaus, and ran away. 

What happened next was unimaginable. He went into berserk mode, slaughtering each living being without thinking.

A soldier used a wall of bricks to save his life, yet he was squashed by a punch. 

*Crumbled!*

Quickly, all were gone. The cries of agony could reverberate throughout the forest. 

The beast won again. The news reached everywhere. 

At the moment, Eros was taking in the warmth of the fire and was in deep thought. How could he let himself be controlled by a trick? He detests himself for always being entrapped by this spell. He had to think of a way. 

He glanced at Sebastian with envious eyes, who was preparing a tent. 

 He couldn't believe it. In spite of being the strongest yet so vulnerable,. 

"At least this is tasty. " He mumbled to himself and took another bite of the charred mushroom. Lucky for him, those earthworms had light violet gems in them. It was roughly 20 pieces. . 

"Eros, my man. What a performance you have shown. I am jealous of how powerful you are. " Sebastian praised him with a cheerful voice. 

Eros lifted his chin and asked in a low tone. "How did you break the mushroom illusion? "

Sebastian took a pause before answering it. " When you were sleeping, I was disheartened badly. I thought if I needed to make myself stronger, I have to strengthen my mind. "

Sebastian laughed bitterly. "So I heard of a guru from Hind country who achieved five levels of magic circles. At first, I thought it was absurd. "

The top tier magus in this generation had gone to the fourth level of magic circles. Someone who could do 5 is considered a god. There was also Veronica, who had done a 6th-level magic circle. However, she was half-dead. 

"To find out the truth, I travelled there. Guru has always had a serious face and tortured me for 2 years. At that time, he taught me to detach from everything. No pleasure, no envy, no gluttony. Nothing. "

"I meditated in a cave in search of peace. It turns out it was there with me. "

Eros opened his mouth in surprise and couldn't help himself to ask this. " Were you really going for peace or something else? "

Sébastien averted his stare. "Don't judge my intention. He told me one thing that is detached from materialistic things. You will be free from the shackles of darkness. "

Eros didn't say anything further and went back to the tent. "I am going to sleep. "