Chapter 66
The night sky was painted as if with a brush, the moon’s strokes clearly visible. The surface of the grass was uneven, as if dried oil had coated it, and the gray buildings had an unnatural brightness. The whole world appeared like a picture. This was the result of combining image-based magic that paints the heavens and earth with curse magic that manipulates the mind. And it likely included a unique type of magic unknown to me.
… Where do humans even learn such things? Is this also part of forbidden magic?
Seconds passed without a response.
“Donatan?”
Even calling his name yielded nothing. It seemed he hadn’t followed me here. Curious, I checked the system window visible on my retina.
[1-second invincibility cooldown: 57 seconds]
The countdown was the same as before Rockefeller hit my head. Despite feeling like several minutes had passed, time hadn’t moved. No, to be precise, it was flowing very slowly.
[1-second invincibility cooldown: 56 seconds]
Time in the mental realm must flow differently than outside.