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Chapter 47

“So, where do I start?”

Looking at the gigantic bag of stuff on the floor, Lynn took a deep breath.

Inside the bag were various ritual materials he had requested from Lady Milani.

She hadn’t even asked him why and just approved it immediately.

It seemed the hierarchy of the entire estate was showing some bizarre trends.

At the top was naturally Ivyst, followed by the yet-to-make-an-appearance Baron Augusta and the princess’s former entourage.

Rhine was supposed to be among them, but after recent events, he had sunk down to the same table as his younger brother Greya.

As for Lynn, under normal circumstances, he should have been the greenest of all.

But after the chaotic incident with the Creation School, Ivyst seemed to have issued some sort of order, elevating his status in the manor to something quite respectable.

Now everyone referred to him as ‘young master’.

This made it rather easy for Lynn to gather all kinds of odd materials.

He wasn’t afraid of being discovered by Ivyst.

After all, his current persona was that of an ordinary person without any extraordinary abilities, and of course, he wasn’t going to stay mediocre for the rest of his life.

If word got out about the ritual he was about to perform, others would just think he was desperate and grasping at straws.

Most gods wouldn’t reply to a forsaken believer anyway.

Back to business.

Lynn opened the bag and laid its contents out neatly on the floor.

The once spacious ground was quickly cluttered with all sorts of things: stacks of papers, bottles of liquids, remains of unknown creatures, and shimmering magical gems. After pulling everything out, Lynn wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He glanced into the full-length mirror beside him.

The boy in the mirror was tall and slender, looking serious, wrapped in a long, dark robe—this wasn’t for any particular reason, he just thought it fit the whole mystic vibe better.

Lynn was rather fond of his persona.

At that moment, it was dusk, the time bridging afternoon and evening.

The dim golden rays cast across the land, projecting the sunset onto the carpet, filling the room with a dark and eerie atmosphere.

As the Sorceress of the End, dusk was when she was at her most powerful.

Performing the ritual at this hour would surely boost its success rate.

Of course, Lynn was skeptical about the ultimate outcome and wasn’t expecting to succeed on the first try.

With that in mind, he took out a vial containing a grayish-white powder and poured it into his hand, as if grasping a handful of sand.

The powder trickled through his fingers, slowly falling to the ground.

He didn’t hesitate, instead using the gray-white powder to sketch the ritual design noted on the parchment.

This was the ashes of the Deep Sea Giant Whale, which, among all the existing extraordinary materials, had top-notch magical conductivity and spiritual residue, making it perfect for drawing the magical guiding matrix.

Even though it was his first time, he had a template to follow.

After a clumsy struggle, Lynn managed to recreate the design on the paper.

It was a somewhat chaotic pattern, resembling sharp, bloody thorns gathering into a cluster, cradling a vivid heart.

Surrounding the formation were twelve blank nodes.

Following a specific order, Lynn then positioned the various items in their respective places.

The primary materials were rare organs from three bizarre creatures, with the nodes of the ritual placement holding moon-white crystals, blood-red stones, essence of dark night’s breath, scales of the Abyssal Serpent, bones of the Void Demon, and four other rare extraordinary materials.

These were all sacrificial items favored by Ivyst in the original work.

At a glance, they looked utterly wicked; anyone unknowing might think he was attempting to commune with some evil god.

Of course, the showstopper was the black stockings encased in a crystal box.

This was the key to the success of the ritual.

Lynn was well aware of it.

Due to the subtle connection between the relic and its original owner, it often played the role of GPS in the rituals.

After all, the river of time is tumultuous, filled with endless variables, and one slip could lead one astray.

Even deities needed anchor points for orientation.

And the relic served that purpose.

For instance, the protagonist of the original work successfully communicated with an ancient god who only existed in the past timeline through this very method.

However, according to the original description, even if communication succeeded, due to the rules, the god’s influence on reality was extremely limited.

In fact, it was nearly negligible.

Otherwise, the timeline of this world would have collapsed by now.

That’s why Lynn dared to carry out the ritual.

Even if something unusual happened, he could cut off the connection at any time and prevent the other party’s actions. Looking at the groundwork already laid, Lynn took out the last item.

It was a crimson candle, as red as blood.

Upon being lit, the candle emitted faint cries and wails, making it sound quite eerie.

Everything was ready.

Oh, almost forgot the last step.

“From this moment on, I am the most devoted follower of the Sorceress of the End, Ivyst!”

Lynn activated the Liars’ Devourer, delivering a mental suggestion to himself.

In an instant, his already tense mood turned solemn, like a pilgrim whose very soul was trembling.

Seconds later, Lynn knelt down, paying solemn tribute to the thorny heart design at the center of the ritual formation.

Then, holding the candle, he recited the prayer identical to that in the original work.

“Despairing shadow that haunts the end of the river of death, supreme entity that hunts gods, bringer of destruction and fragmentation, Sorceress of the End.”

“You are the endpoint, the conclusion, a will greater than all things, and a symbol of disaster and chaos.”

“I pray to you, I pray to you.”

“Please infuse your power into this ritual, please relay your will into my mind.”

In the next moment, the crystal box containing the relic suddenly emitted a sound.

This created a divide, as the rest of the ritual materials began to tremble one after another.

“Buzz—!!”

Various magical stones and extraordinary materials radiated beautiful light, shining in unison.

In the once silent room, a strange cold wind blew through.

Though Lynn didn’t notice any changes, he vaguely felt something was observing him from somewhere.

His hair stood on end, paralyzing him in place, as if he had been locked down.

Yet, he didn’t halt the recitation of the prayer.

The cold sensation lingered for what felt like an eternity.

At one moment, Lynn suddenly felt an inexplicable pull emanating from the void.

This force wasn’t acting on reality but on his consciousness, as if it were attempting to extract his soul from his body.

This is bad!

He wasn’t sure what was happening, but such a situation hadn’t appeared in the original.

Lynn raised his hand to extinguish the candle in his palm, trying to interrupt the ritual.

He thought the swirling cold wind in the room would stop as well.

Yet, several seconds passed, and the pull from the void still persisted, even intensifying slightly.

Under the influence of that force, Lynn’s consciousness began to slowly drift out of his body.

It was an extremely strange sensation, akin to an out-of-body experience.

Unfortunately, Lynn had no time to relish it.

Liars’ Devourer, disengage!

He tried to break free from the devout follower persona, attempting to disrupt the ritual.

In an instant, that eerie power halted, as if interrupted by some invisible rule.

Lynn was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.

But the next second, the previously constrained pull suddenly magnified dozens of times, wrapping around his soul with a crushing force!

This action seemed to mock his overreaching endeavors.

So domineering, so unreasonable, even able to disregard the world’s rules—anything that could forcibly seize his consciousness like this could only be that woman.

At that moment, Lynn felt like he was being clutched tightly by an invisible hand, rapidly rising from the deep sea, the sensation of weightlessness flooding his entire being.

Not only that, the scenes before him and time warped into streaks of colorful light, retreating at a speed that the naked eye couldn’t capture.

He felt as if he was traversing time, heading towards some unknown destination.

Time passed; how long, he couldn’t tell.

Maybe a year, maybe ten years.

Or perhaps it was just a fleeting second.

When Lynn came back to his senses, he found himself in an incredibly unfamiliar place.


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Stop Hypnotizing Me, Villainous Princess!

Stop Hypnotizing Me, Villainous Princess!

别再催眠我了,反派皇女!
Score 8.4
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Chinese
After transmigrating to another world, Lynn’s journey begins with being kidnapped. The culprit? The villainous princess from the original story, who plans to use him for hypnosis experiments to gain control over him. At the critical moment, Lynn has a stroke of genius—he fakes the success of her experiment and uses his acting skills to deceive her. But this is only a temporary fix, as the original story foretells a tragic ending for her and everyone around her. Thus begins Lynn’s double life: outwardly pretending to be under hypnosis, while secretly preparing to escape at any moment. However, things soon take an unexpected turn… Excerpts from “Princess’s Diary”: “The experiment succeeded!” “As the only successful subject, I’ve decided to keep him by my side.” “The curse mark on my face makes me hideous in the eyes of others, but he told me I’m beautiful.” “I’m happy because what people say under hypnosis is their true feelings.” “When we were alone, on a whim, I kissed him.” “The feeling was strange and made me lose composure, but fortunately, he won’t retain the memory after the hypnosis wears off.” “So, it’s fine to be a little bolder, right?”

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