Chapter 829 - The Watcher
Angor was currently standing at the entrance of Padt Manor, smelling the flowers of a cherry tree on the other side of the fence.
He didn’t get to enjoy the scent of his home for very long because he sensed someone watching him.
He looked up and saw a pair of glimmering eyes hidden behind the flowers of the tree.
With a simple flicker of mind, he created a small gust of wind and unleashed it at the cherry tree.
A chunky-looking owl hopped into his view and escaped further into the manor using a pair of small wings that didn’t seem enough to support its weight.
“Was that bird wearing a monocle?”
What he feared had come true. Since neither common owls nor monster owls would wear glasses, the owl he saw was probably someone’s familiar.
There was an apprentice or wizard in Padt Manor.
Auri quickly went to Mana and helped her up. There was a small crater right beside Mana’s feet as if something just dug a hole in the ground.
“Chief Mana! I-I think Master Angor is fighting the Watcher,” Auri explained in a trembling voice.
The owl, which had been hypnotized by Angor’s cantrip, somehow woke up with a completely different look than before. Its feathers were now shiny and golden, and they grew sharper like knives.
Angor avoided several feather attacks by sidestepping.
The owl suddenly unleashed a larger swarm of golden feathers at Angor, which successfully found their mark this time. But instead of leaving some bloody marks on Angor’s body, the feathers slowly fell to the ground as Angor’s “body” vanished from view.
“You just took control of the creature, right? Who are you?”
The owl heard Angor’s voice coming from directly behind it and quickly jerked its head 180-degree. When it saw Angor floating right next to it, it spat a stream of fire at Angor.
Again, the attack only hit an illusion.
The owl repeated several more fruitless attacks and slowly grew irritated, which caused it to chase after Angor’s illusions more madly.
Meanwhile, Angor quietly left the dangerous area and moved to Mana’s side.
“What-what’s going on with the Watcher, Master Angor?” Mana saw Angor coming to her and asked.
“Just a small trick. Who’s that thing? Are my brother and my teacher alright?”
“Your brother’s fine. I already asked someone to get him. As for Mister Jon… I don’t know. I never saw him again ever since you put him in an ice coffin. As for the Watcher, I can’t tell you either. Please ask Viscount Leon when he comes. He can explain better than any of us.”
The rampaging owl suddenly stopped moving as someone’s cold voice was heard from its position.
“Illusions, huh? Who are you?”
Angor quickly looked at the creature again and noticed that the owl could now see through the illusions he deployed.