Mage Manual

Chapter 358 - 358 303 Eliminating This Incorrect Option

?Chapter 358: Chapter 303: Eliminating This Incorrect Option Chapter 358: Chapter 303: Eliminating This Incorrect Option Although everyone still harbored tremendous skepticism about Ash’s speculation, the atmosphere inside the cabin undoubtedly became much more relaxed, no longer drawing swords and looking at each other suspiciously.

Because at least one thing they all recognized: they must have deep relationships with each other, which is why they came to this amnesia cabin together.

As for whether they were friends, lovers, or relatives, those were just minor details.

If they had been given more time, they might have made sense of these connections; however, the negative effects brought about by amnesia were just too great: you suddenly find yourself in a strange place, surrounded by several strangers, unable to find any point of reliance, not even remembering your own name, as if a newborn baby was thrown onto the street, left alone to face the gravity of reality, the air seeming to suffocate you.

But unlike a baby who has no strategy other than to cry, Mages are different—violence hasn’t yet been wiped from them.

In the cabin’s single-player storyline mode, most Mages would attack Phantoms out of panic, but Phantoms cannot be eradicated, and Mages can gain some sense of security through the violence of venting.

Even if they couldn’t calm down, at least they could recognize their situation and choose to leave or accept the game.

But multiplayer mode is different—compared to one’s own Phantoms, isn’t it better to direct violence toward someone you don’t recognize, a ‘stranger’?

Ash’s near-confrontation with Sonia by drawing swords was almost to be expected, and since Sonia tended to be suspicious and short-tempered, if Ash had been as hot-headed as her, a fight would have almost certainly broken out. Luckily, Denzel interrupted their combat round by entering the door, and then the Phantoms appeared, explaining and distracting their attention.

But their relationship crisis remained unresolved, because the cabin was only so large; if they were to engage in a question-and-answer game, the others would surely be present.

Their strings of rationality were stretched too tight, utterly incapable of enduring “the gaze of others”; as long as others were still present, they couldn’t proceed with the game.

The Phantoms did not have a contingency plan for this situation; they knew how to guide and soothe Mages, but there was no mechanism in the cabin to resolve disputes between Mages.

However, the Phantoms had no need to resolve disputes.

They soothed Mages solely to facilitate the progression of the question-and-answer game. If the situation continued to deteriorate, the likely outcome would be that only one of the four would remain, with the others either driven away or killed.

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