Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Genre Change
Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Genre Change
As soon as the aura descended, the entire place went silent. That presence was unmistakable. It was powerful and overwhelming, something that could only belong to the person who stood at the peak of the world.
The only other person Eren saw with this kind of threatening presence was Feng Yu. Even the Sea Dragon Empress wasn't at the same level.
Although he hadn't seen the Necromancer Tower Master and the Holy Priestess, he was sure that they were also overwhelming in a similar manner if not more.
It wasn't just their personal strength but also something external, as if the worldly laws had been in perfect sync with their movements.
It was similar yet different from the Fate that protected the Main Characters. It wasn't something given by Heaven from the moment they were born but something they snatched from heaven for themselves.
'It's good that I sent Yelen back. If it's Mist, she would have definitely noticed her,' Eren thought, covering his pocket with his hand inside which Celeste was sitting.
With Mist's arrival, the air seemed to grow colder, and a hush fell over the gathered crowd as she descended from the first floor.
Although people couldn't see through the glass, but from the shadows, it was clear that almost all the Professors greeted Mist with great respect.
Even the Prophet did the same. However, realizing his real identity, Eren was sure that he wasn't being genuine.
Mist ruffled the hair of her daughter, who was standing right there. From her actions, it was clear how much she doted on her daughter.
Eren was sure the two of them were talking about something but he couldn't hear their words.
After some time, Mist turned her attention back to the Arena, her eyes scanning the crowd before landing on Eren. For a brief moment, their eyes locked, and Eren felt as if she was trying to see through him.
Eren opened his inventory with the most minute of movements, prepared for anything that could happen.
Fortunately, her gaze didn't rest on her for long and shifted the other people, as if she was trying to look for someone who wasn't him.
With Mist's attention shifted from him, Eren sighed in relief while closing his inventory.
Eren wasn't sure what it was, but it seemed that Mist didn't recognise him. Even as an Overlord, she couldn't see through his illusion. That was the benefit of actually changing his body, instead of relying on an illusion.
Mist's gaze moved away from Eren, soon landing on a young man standing in the front.
Curious, Eren looked at the man. It became evident that he was the person she had been looking for. The only person here who could catch her attention and make her come out was none other than the person who inherited the abilities of the First Hero.
The young man looked above, as if gazing back at Mist. His expressions were calm, unlike the other youngsters who were easily flustered when Mist's sharp gaze landed on them.
As Eren was standing behind the man, he couldn't see the face of the person. He could only see his arms that he kept behind his back.
While looking at Mist, he saw the young man's fists clenched tightly as his muscles bulged. It wasn't the reaction someone could have when looking at an old friend.
'It seems I was right. Something did happen between them before his death.' Eren thought, realizing that everything wasn't right between them.
The statues depicted him and Mist as allies, but the reality was clearly far from it.
'What a fascinating Reincarnator... Let me see what you actually are.'
He used his identification skill on the person that he believed to be a Reincarnator.
[Error: Skill effects nullified]
"Hmm?" Eren was taken aback after receiving an error. He expected to see a status screen of the Main Character, but all he received was an error.
The error was also the first of its kind. He had received Errors when he tried to see through the people who were beyond his comprehension.
He had failed when he tried to identify the person he believed to be the Author. However, even then, it didn't show any error.
The only thing he received was that there was a failure to identify, telling him that his skill level wasn't enough.
It was the first time his skill had actually been nullified. It happened when the man wasn't even looking in his direction.
'Is it a Passive Skill?' he wondered. 'I thought his anti-magic skills would be active skills.'
He had heard people say that the First Hero had an ability that had two effects. The first effect was that it gave him super strength that was on the level of a SSS Rank Ability.
The second effect of his abilities was Magic Nullification, or rather, the anti magic.
He didn't expect the Magic Nullification to always be active on his body. At this rate, he was sure that his super strength was the same.
'This boy... No wonder the so-called Prophet didn't try to kill him.'
He had thought that the Main Character would be at the same level as Ye Liang, just beginning from the bottom.
He didn't realize that the genre of the Southern Continent wasn't weak to strong but Overpowered from the beginning.
Eren tried using Identification Skill one more time but the outcome was still the same. The man had Passive Protection which didn't just protect him from magic but from all kinds of skills.
'What an absolute Clusterfck.'
He scratched the back of his head, stopping any attempts to use Identification.
Mist was standing on the higher floor looking down at the young man. As her attention landed on the young man, the others also started realizing that he was the man in question.
"What is your name?" Mist asked the young man, as if she still didn't know that the young man was the Reincarnation of the First Hero.
"Eldric," the young man answered, following which many shocked gasps rose in the arena.