Chapter 235: The Curious Trio

Mike shouted excitedly, "Mage! Oh my god, he's definitely a Mage!"

In a small United States town in 1982, the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons was just taking off, and the three kids would play this role‑playing game after school; the imagined magical world, dragons, and the myriad wondrous adventures captivated them.

Monsters were now right before their eyes; was the presence of a Mage any longer surprising?

Naimi Xisi shrugged; of course he was a Mage, nothing to be surprised about— the natives of the Age of Dharma Decline are just short‑sighted.

The raging thunder had already ceased, its companion was electrocuted into charcoal, yet another monster did not flee; instead it charged at Naimi Xisi and the others without fear.

Juan Ce Long decided to capture a monster and, spending four points of Mana, used Psychic Domination Technique to try to control it.

To his surprise, the seemingly dimwitted monster before them had an unusually resilient spirit.

Mana pierced the creature's mind but was immediately engulfed by an endless darkness and was devoured in an instant.

Naimi Xisi frowned, startled in his heart.

Psychic Domination Technique, as a Four‑ring Ability, controls the mind far more powerfully than Suggestion Technique, not to mention Naimi Xisi also possesses the potent casting talent Spiritual Resonance that amplifies spell effects.

Yet it failed to stir the opponent's mind at all.

He even felt the monster's inner spirit was as deep as a abyss, as vast as a sea, terrifying like a world‑spanning spiderweb!

But Naimi Xisi quickly realized mental control was ineffective, so he would bind the creature physically instead.

Three‑ring Ability—Star Matter Cocoon!

Silver ribbons drifted out of the void, writhing in the air like frenzied snakes, then raced toward the monster, binding it layer after layer.

Enhanced by Mana, the Star Matter became incredibly tough; even the monster's great strength could not tear it apart.

Naimi Xisi lightly flicked his fingers, and invisible telekinesis moved the cocoon‑bound monster to his front.

This miraculous scene left Mike and the other two staring dumbfounded.

"That's so cool! Is this magic? Big brother, can you teach us?" the chubby white kid said enviously.

The tall, skinny white teen named Mike looked on with eager anticipation.

Naimi Xisi glanced at them, then shook his head and said, "You lack talent; you cannot master Mana."

In this Magic Net‑silent world, only Psychic Ability offers a way out, yet Naimi Xisi saw at a glance that none of the three youths before him could awaken such ability.

In short, their intellect attribute is insufficient.

Mike's face fell in disappointment, then he seemed to recall something and said to the chubby white kid, "Dustin! Did you hear? He said it's Mana, not a spell. He's a Psychic Sorcerer! That's even cooler!"

Naimi Xisi raised an eyebrow; it seemed the "Dungeons & Dragons" the kids mentioned was indeed the same game he had known in a past life, otherwise they couldn't grasp the Magic Net Multiverse's class system so well.

So he feigned confusion and said, "How did you know I'm a Psychic Sorcerer? Does your Crystal Barrier System also have Psychic Sorcerers?"

In the end, although the three Mikes were somewhat precocious, they were still attention‑seeking youths; seeing that this mysterious Psychic Sorcerer had something to teach them, they eagerly rattled off everything they knew. "Of course, we know not only Mages but also Psychic Sorcerers! We heard all that from a game called Dungeons & Dragons."

"Exactly, big brother, does magic really exist in this world? We've never seen anyone like you; our parents say the games we play are lies, that there's no magic, no dragons—huh, now I know they've been lying to us!"

"Oh my god, this is so cool, big brother—did you come out of a game? Where are you from?"

The three youths chattered and asked many questions, confirming to Naimi Xisi that this place was indeed a genuine Age of Dharma Decline, where even beings with superpowers were exceedingly rare and unknown to ordinary people.

He waved his hand, refusing to answer the kids' many questions—explaining would be too troublesome, and he lacked the patience.

"Alright, I'm leaving. I suggest you be careful and not come into this forest at night; there are more than two of those monsters."

After speaking, Naimi Xisi vanished within a sheath of silver light, taking the monster with him, leaving the three youths still buzzing with excitement, staring at each other.

"He's gone," the chubby white kid Dustin said, sounding a bit forlorn.

Mike felt similarly wistful; the splendid fantastical world had just revealed a glimpse before them, then vanished, leaving a curious teen's heart aching.

"Ah, right! We should hurry back; if we run into those monsters again we'll be doomed!" the black boy Lucas said, patting his head, a little scared.

Mike also nodded, as if remembering, and said, "Right, right, Eleven is still in my basement, I still need to bring her dinner."

!

Dustin's face lit up, "Ah! Right, I was so nervous earlier I forgot! Last time Eleven closed your door with her mind! I thought she had some superpower, but now it seems she's also a Psychic Sorcerer?!"

Mike's face also showed shock, and the three youths hurriedly rode their bikes home.

——

That evening, the three Mikes arrived at Mike's basement.

Mike carried a tray full of cookies, lifted the tablecloth, and a neat little girl about ten years old with a shaved head emerged from inside.

"Eleven, I've brought you dinner," Mike said, placing the tray before her, unable to meet her eyes, a bit shy.

Dustin shivered, touching the gooseflesh on his hand, and said, "My god."

Mike immediately, as if his core was pricked, snapped at him, "Are you freaking out?"

Dustin shrugged; because his front tooth caused his speech to leak air, he rattled out at breakneck speed, "Is this the time you're dating? We haven't found Wei Er, and we've run into such strange things!"

Mike, as if reminded, quickly told Eleven what had happened in the forest.

During the day, the girl named Eleven saw a photo of them with their good friend Wei Er, recognized him, and the black boy Lucas shouted that they should tell the police, asking Eleven to help locate the missing Wei Er.

But the mysterious girl before them slammed their house door shut with her mind!

She told them Wei Er was still alive, which is why they were secretly searching for his whereabouts late at night.

After tonight's events, they realized this matter was no longer something the three of them could handle alone.

(End of Chapter)