Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1163 - Chapter 1163 Chapter 357 Pleasurable Dreamscape_2

Chapter 1163: Chapter 357 Pleasurable Dreamscape_2 Chapter 1163: Chapter 357 Pleasurable Dreamscape_2 A harmonious and perfect scene.

The bone-softening comfort made people feel utterly unable to refuse, and the air immediately filled with an ambiguous aura that dampened the will.

Compared to dry and tasteless thinking, pleasure could solve everything.

But the logical loophole of “I am the world” made him feel a sense of crisis in his thoughts, and instinctively, a question arose: “Eh, is it possible that I am under an illusion technique right now?”

With this thought, it was as if the ice cracked, and Leonard Churchill felt as though he had plunged into a bone-chilling ice cave.

His thoughts instantly became clear.

The space around him seemed to warp, but Leonard Churchill did not feel any anomaly.

At this moment, his instincts made him feel that everything appearing in his vision was the natural state of the world.

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The trickiness of illusion techniques lies in the fact that if you can’t exempt yourself, you’ll be affected without any awareness.

But since it’s a transcendental principle, card masters have already researched it thoroughly.

It’s just that the method to break it is difficult to manage.

Leonard Churchill was aware of the Silver Moon Sect’s methods and had specifically studied relevant counter-measures before.

To break an illusion technique, first, you must realize the concept of being “in an illusion.”

It’s like being in a dream; you can’t realize you’re dreaming.

But once you do realize it, that’s called a “lucid dream,” and the dream is then under the control of the subjective mind.

Besides mental power, this is a capacity that needs oriented training.

Leonard Churchill thought of this and his mind began to run calculations; he started to attempt constructing some complex scenarios, like solving a difficult math problem.

The world within dreams also needs some logic to maintain it.

Using environments created by instinct is easiest, such as pleasure and fear.

This is why people have nightmares or dreams of spring days…

Because by just satisfying these simple emotional needs, the body becomes addicted to the fantasy world, unable to extricate itself.

Soon, Leonard Churchill found that no matter how he calculated, there were only chaotic numbers on his paper and no precise results.

At that moment, he became certain of something: “Indeed, I’m in a dream…”

But realizing that you are in a dream doesn’t necessarily mean you can wake up.

Glancing to the side, the two exquisitely alluring bodies of Sophia Jones and Seven Brown were still by his side, pleasure within easy reach.

This scene still didn’t make Leonard Churchill see anything unusual.

“That said, the quality tier of the spell must be very high…”

Leonard Churchill thought of something and tried several methods to wake up from the environment, to no avail.

This also meant the spell’s quality tier was far above his own tier.

It was like that time Catherine Carter in Summer Shepherd City. Her professional abilities allowed her to be aware that she was in an illusion, but she was unable to escape it.

Without external help, it is almost impossible for the affected person to escape from the spell on their own.

Leonard Churchill’s expression became stern as he murmured to himself, “This is troublesome… I must have forgotten something very crucial.”

He couldn’t remember when he had been affected.

He wouldn’t even think about it.

This is the shielding patch that the illusion technique itself places on the “illusionary world.”

It prevents the affected person from imagining things on a logical level, thereby analyzing the causes and consequences of being under a spell.

This kind of “forgetfulness” was still a loophole deduced by “I am the world,” resulting in this conclusion.

Not subjective consciousness.

Usually, the fastest and most direct way to leave an illusion is for the dream self to die and “wake up” from the fright.

However, some experts induce the target to commit self-harm and leave the illusion by making them ‘mistakenly believe’ they’re in a dream.

Leonard Churchill was uncertain of his current situation.

But that sixth sense of “intention” told him not to do it.

“Since I’ve been affected, then, I must have thought of a countermeasure before…”

Consciousness within dreams is incomplete.

Although Leonard Churchill didn’t know how to escape, he had a firm belief in his mind that he must have considered a countermeasure.

With that in mind, he began to scour his memory.

Illusion techniques are “illusion,” not truly erasing cognition.

At this moment, the knowledge in his memory was sealed by the spell, like classic books displayed on a library shelf.

The knowledge was right there.

But he needed to open them one by one.

This was a tedious and time-consuming task; Leonard Churchill resisted the temptation of pleasure and decisively pushed open the doors of sealed cognition.

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The human memory system is miraculous.

Whether it’s the brain or the soul, as long as an event has been experienced, it will undoubtedly leave a trace.

Even if forgotten, it’s just buried deep within.

Like a deleted computer hard drive, no matter how cleanly it’s done, some traces will always remain.

Spiritual card masters have thoroughly researched this aspect and have many specialized trainings.

Whether it’s altering memories or getting lost due to memory overlays, as long as you can find those traces, you can detect whether you have been affected by an illusion technique.

That’s the principle for breaking free from an illusion by oneself after being affected.

After Leonard Churchill realized he was under an illusion, his thoughts became clearer and clearer.

Those personalities suppressed by pleasure finally woke up.

He browsed one “book” after another in the sea of knowledge, like slowly awakening his memories.

Finally, he found traces where memories had been overlaid.

He opened a book and read: “When you see this sentence, you should be realizing for the fourth time that you are in a dream… When I saw this sentence, it was the ‘second time,’ and I am the ‘third time’… meaning, you’ve been trapped in the illusion for quite some time… After I realized, some memories were sealed…”