Simultaneous travel: invincible from the beginning of the anime!

Chapter 895 Do Unique Monsters Love to Play the Game of Deception?
The genius creators on the border of Shangri-La were already planning to increase the strength of Seiya and the others, while Seiya and the others in the reverse city of Ralleyias were completely unaware of this.

To verify what Seiya said, the next day when daylight returned to Laleias, Seiya and his party went to the main city of Laleias again.

Because of the large number of people who entered the castle this time, the search operation was more comprehensive.

Inside the main castle, besides the three rooms that Seiya mentioned—the "King's Office," the "Core Throne," and the "Upper Floor of the Visionary City"—there are others.

Sun Le even saw a giant octopus in an underground space, its body bound and restrained by numerous chains!

As Seiya and his companions approached the giant octopus, a game notification popped up in front of them.

[Encounter a unique monster, Kukanid of the Abyss!]

Staring at the almost blood-red game notification box and the enormous thing in front of them, Seiya and the others were completely stunned.

The abyss Kukanid they had been searching for was actually hidden in this castle?

Almost the instant Rust and Seka-0 saw Kukanid, they went into battle mode.

NPCs like Bilak, Emul, and Alaba, on the other hand, seemed to have lost control of their emotions and launched an attack on "Kukanid" in front of them!

Leaving aside Bilak and Alaba for the moment, Seiya remembers that little rabbit Emul, who is usually not this brave.

Through the team-up status, Seiya quickly discovered that NPCs such as Bilak, Emul, and Alaba were all currently afflicted with a curse status called "Abyssal Illusion".

NPCs entering this abnormal state will be mentally induced to actively launch an offensive against Kt'T'N'D.

Faced with the attacks from Birac and the others, Kukanid, who had been seemingly in a dozing state, opened his eyes and began sweeping and slamming with his enormous tentacles!
Due to Kukanid's enormous size, the limited space around him, and the fact that his attack methods were extremely monotonous and simple, Seiya and the others made very smooth progress in their campaign. They even began to underestimate the legendary Lord of the Abyss.

Previously, when dealing with "Night Raid Lycaon", because Lycaon could enter the shadows and move quickly, Sekka-0's trump card "Doomsday" was ultimately not used.

As for Kukanid, because of his slow movement, Seika-0 thought that it would not be difficult to complete the prerequisite for "the end of the world". So just as he was about to show off in front of his idol, Seiya suddenly told everyone to retreat.

Sun and Panshirgon, who had also sensed something was amiss, did not question Seiya's decision. Instead, they reached out and scooped up Emul and Bilak, then turned and ran.

Rust, who was drawing his bow and shooting an arrow, and Mold, who was providing magical support from the side, were both extremely puzzled by Seiya's sudden order to retreat.

Despite their confusion, Rust and Mold were experienced players who knew that if a team had internal disagreements, the best course of action was to retreat decisively.

"Why should we run? This Kukanid of the Abyss doesn't seem like anything special."

"As long as we watch out for its tentacle attacks, with so many of us, we should be able to wear it down sooner or later, right?"

After they left the room, it seemed that Kukanid, who was behind them, did not follow them out, which relieved Seiya.

After disengaging from the battle, the impatient Rust immediately asked the question that had been on his mind.

"It's normal that you think the Kukanid you just saw wasn't strong, because I suspect that guy was a fake."

"Fake? How is that possible? Didn't you receive a game notification just now?" Faced with Rust's doubts, Sun Le also sighed and said, "Sometimes game notifications aren't necessarily true, just like the 'Night Raid of Lycaon' that we encountered on the road not long ago."

When the other party appeared in front of us, we were also given a warning that we had encountered a unique monster.

However, after fighting for a long time, they finally realized that it was just a clone created by the real Lycaon's power.

The system's hints might indeed indicate that a unique monster is nearby, but the unique monster in front of us might not actually be real.

"So what evidence do you have to conclude that the Kucanid you just saw was a fake?"
Could it be because of the previous "Queen's Diary"? But could that diary have been deliberately misleading us?

Furthermore, the log also mentioned that Kukanid expended a great deal of power to suppress the so-called "Mad Great Blue," which might explain its current weakness.

Seiya and Sun Raku exchanged a glance, but they weren't surprised by the questions raised by Rust and Molde.

After all, if they hadn't actually faced unique monsters directly, they would have been just as confused as Rust and his group are now.

"From the moment the Ex event 'The Apostle Who Pierces Through the Abyss' is triggered, this inverted city is filled with mysteries."

It is possible that using "The Queen's Log" to mislead players and embedding "The Reversed Stone" into "The Glory of the Past" is a trap.

But let's be certain that the main reason the "Abyss Kukaned" was a fake is because of the problem with Kukaned's aura.

"A problem with your breathing?"

Seeing the puzzled looks on Rust and the other person's faces, Sun Le chimed in, explaining, "The unique monsters on the Shangri-La border all possess a powerful sense of oppression that strikes straight to the heart."

Although it's a virtual game, it can make you feel like you're actually in danger!

"That's right. Whether it was the former 'Gravekeeper Vezaemon' or 'Tenba Jikvelm', I could feel that amazing sense of oppression from them."

Even the clone of Lucaon that we encountered on the road earlier, while not as strong as the previous two, still exuded a sense of danger.

But Kukanid just now didn't give me the slightest sense of pressure.

As one of the seven strongest species in Xiangkai, this is clearly inconsistent with its status as the leader of the Abyss Alliance.

Based on the "delusional state" mentioned in the log, the Kukanid we just saw was also a figment of his imagination.

Because it is an imaginary object, it does not possess a striking sense of oppression. Also, because it is a product of fantasy, I think no matter what we do, we should be unable to interrupt it.

Or perhaps, like the "Abyss Familiars" outside, it will constantly resurrect after being defeated.

"I see. The reason for casting the curse called 'Abyssal Illusion' on the NPCs participating in the raid is to force us into a combat state and thus consume our supplies and skills, right?"
After all, being in this inverted city of Ralleyias, we don't even have the chance to get supplies.

After listening to Seiya's analysis, Panhirgon, who was standing to the side, also gave his final summary.

(End of this chapter)