"Okay, let's go,"
Austin said, taking a step forward.
'First, I must find Wilfred, '
he told himself inwardly.
Wilfred happened to be a genuine medium-grade divine god.
Naturally, Austin wasn't willing to lose such a powerful slave.
Feeling rather safe and secure, the mermaid closely followed behind Austin.
She had witnessed his strength with her own eyes, after all.
Apart from seeking Wilfred out, Austin intended to get his hands on more Illusionary Tokens.
He had just entered the Rudimentary Stage of cultivating the law of illusion.
But that wasn't enough to satiate him.
He sought to become even more proficient.
Obtaining more Illusionary Tokens was a means to improve his mastery of the law of illusion.
At the very least, he could enter the Intermediate Stage or even the Major Achievement Stage.
As always, Austin aspired to grow stronger.
Running into the maze would have come off as a dangerous adventure for other creatures who came across it.
But Austin could only say the opposite.
He had mastered the law of illusion, after all.
So seeing the maze before him only put him in a good mood.
Probing the way, he led the mermaid across.
The two continued moving forward.
The area was riddled with illusions.
But once Austin passed any of them, they grew timid, like pets meeting their master.
None of them made any move to attack Austin.
Instead, they remained docile.
Austin could even kept the illusions under his control with his mind.
At this point, Austin was like a king strolling along his own territory.
Anyone who came saw him would have assumed that he was in charge.
Meanwhile, the mermaid kept following closely behind him.
For a while, she couldn't get rid of her nervousness.
She was on alert—ready to deal with any attack from the illusions that might come their way.
As she was a genuine divine god, the illusions couldn't pose a real threat to her life.
But if she let down her guard, her Soul Sea would undoubtedly be invaded to the point where she'd be completely trapped and enveloped by the illusions.
But much to her surprise, none of the illusions attacked her while she was with Austin.
Everything seemed to be going too smoothly.
Before meeting Austin, she had to proceed with the utmost caution.
'This young man is full of surprises, '
she remarked inwardly, staring at Austin in astonishment.
"Hey!"
she suddenly called out.
"What's the matter?"
Austin turned to her and asked.
"What's your name?
I didn't' even catch it,"
she humbly said.
"My name is Austin Lin,"
he said honestly, without hesitation.
"Austin Lin... Which force did you come from?
Those forces that sent people to the Land of Outlaw are top-ranked in the Sea of Chaos.
You must be from one of those, right?"
she probed further.
Austin's mysterious aura piqued her curiosity.
She wanted to know everything about him.
"I'm from a weak force in a remote, underdeveloped area,"
he answered.
He was telling her the truth.
The three thousand big and small universes was indeed considered a rather weak universe community in the Sea of Chaos.
"No way!
I don't believe it! You must be lying.
Why can't you tell me the truth?
I mean you no ill will,"
she called him out, thinking Austin was trying to fool her.
'Such a talented, powerful young man can't possibly come from an underdeveloped place, ' she thought to herself.
"I'm not making it up. It's up to you to believe it or not,"
Austin replied flatly.
He couldn't be bothered to prove anything to her.
'We met by chance. After this, we'll probably never cross paths again, anyway.'
Austin didn't see any merit in paying her any mind.
"Alright, I'll believe you.
But how did you get here from a weak and remote place as you said?
I heard only people from powerful forces are allowed to enter the Land of Outlaw,"
she pressed further.
"Well, it's simple.
I'm a slave of a genuine divine god from the beast race. I merely followed him here,"
Austin answered casually, still moving forward.
"Now that's too hard to believe!
You must be lying!
You're so talented—it's actually scary. Who would believe that you're a slave?"
the mermaid couldn't help but yell at him.
"Why must you keep lying?
I just want to know something real about you. I'm not a bad person," she complained, almost pouting.
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