Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Illusion

Xuan Jin smiled, relieved.

“Of course, brother. We’ll make sure to secure enough wealth and stability for the future of everyone. It’s just a matter of time.”

…..

In Vampire World.

Su Jiyai’s eyes widened when she saw Jake and a man looking like Jake.

‘Sh*t I am done for.’

“System! Tell me! Can you create my clone?” Su Jiyai panicked a bit but she suppressed the urge to kick fuss and tried her best to think of possible ways to obtain the scroll and leave the vampire world.

[No host.]

Su Jiyai gritted her teeth and suddenly closed her eyes and let loose her body.

Third Vampire Prince’s attention shifted from Jake to Ronald and landed on Su Jiyai.

“Um…why did it faint?”

“Ah! Third Brother, why are you holding a cute kitty in such a rough manner?” Ronald complained but didn’t dare to move closer to the Third Vampire Prince.

The third Vampire Prince dangled Su Jiyai to awaken her and when Su Jiyai remained motionless, he was about to slap her when a hand held his hand.

“Tsk..tsk…Prince, you are being too harsh on such a cute cat.” Jake smiled.

Third Vampire Prince frowned and said in cold voice,

“Leave my hand.”

“What if I don’t?” Jake continued to provoke the Third Vampire Prince.

“Hey! Both of you! Calm down! Why are you both acting like firecrackers? The third brother, you were indeed being too harsh just now, and you… the third brother doesn’t like being held, withdraw your hand!” Ronald said.

“That’s my cat,” Jake said, his voice casual. “I’m just trying to take it back.”

Jake extended his hand to snatch Su Jiyai away from the Third Vampire Prince’s hand when the Third Vampire Prince moved away.

He looked at Jake with narrowed eyes and said in a wary tone,

“What are you doing?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Jake replied smoothly, stepping closer. “I’m taking back what’s mine.”

With a swift movement, Jake lunged to snatch Su Jiyai away from the prince. But the Third Vampire Prince was faster.

With a sharp jerk, he pulled the cat out of Jake’s reach, stepping back with a flicker of irritation flashing across his face.

“That cat belongs to me now,” the Third Vampire Prince hissed, holding Su Jiyai up like a prize, his gaze darkening.

“If you think you can just take her, you’re gravely mistaken.” Saying so the Third Vampire Prince pressed a button to activate a shield that could prevent any possible way to escape.

Jake’s smile faltered.

He knew he couldn’t allow the prince to keep the cat.

Not only because of the cat’s unique abilities but because it was now a matter of pride—and Jake’s pride would not be tarnished by someone like the Third Vampire Prince.

Not to mention he felt a strange hostility towards Third Vampire Prince for some reason.

The verbal sparring between them escalated into a full-blown altercation.

“Blood Swipe!” Jake shouted.

A blood-red arc-like energy was thrown into the Third Vampire Prince. The fluctuating energy in the attack was telling how powerful Jake was. But one thing was clear as long as the attack landed on the prince, he would be gravely injured.

“Blood Shield!” The third Vampire Prince hurriedly built a Shield made of blood to withhold the attack.

Jake was surprised when saw his attack getting absorbed into the third vampire Prince’s shield.

Ronald hurriedly took away the cat from Third Vampire Prince who didn’t refuse. It was not that he cared about the cat but he had yet to get an answer to his question and wanted to keep the cat alive till his curiosity had been satisfied.

The fight continued.

Words were exchanged—sharp, biting, and dripping with arrogance.

Neither backed down. Ronald, meanwhile, watched anxiously from the side, silently praying that things wouldn’t get violent.

But of course, they did.

With a sudden burst of speed, Jake lunged forward, his fist glowing with an eerie energy. It wasn’t just a typical vampire strike — it was enhanced by an energy unknown even to the Third Vampire Prince.

The Third Vampire Prince’s eyes widened in surprise as Jake’s blood swipe collided with his chest.

The impact was immediate.

The force of Jake’s attack sent the prince crashing into one of the stone walls of the grand gothic mansion.

Dust and debris exploded into the air as the wall cracked under the force of the blow.

Ronald’s eyes widened in shock.

“Third brother!” he cried, rushing toward the prince, who was now slumped against the shattered wall. He skidded to his knees beside him, eyes wide with worry.

“Are you okay?”

The Third Vampire Prince groaned, pushing himself up from the rubble, his eyes blazing with fury.

But before he could retaliate, Jake, who had been waiting for this exact moment, seized the opportunity.

In a swift motion, Jake snatched the cat from Ronald’s side, pulling the cat into his arms. “This belongs to me now,” he said with a smug grin.

However, as soon as the cat’s limp form was in Jake’s hands, his expression shifted.

The moment he touched her, something felt… off. His grin faded, replaced by a look of confusion.

The cat felt strangely light, far lighter than before. Almost… weightless.

Jake’s brow furrowed. His grip tightened around the cat, but something was wrong. This wasn’t the weight of a living creature.

Without saying anything, he threw the cat to the ground with a growl of frustration.

Ronald’s eyes widened in horror.

“What the hell are you doing?!” he shouted, rushing toward Jake with fury in his eyes.

“How could you be so heartless? She’s just a helpless cat!”

But the Third Vampire Prince, still recovering from the earlier blow, held up a hand to stop Ronald.

His eyes, though burning with rage, were focused on something else. “Wait,” the prince said, his voice low and cold. “Look at the ground.”

Ronald turned his attention to where Su Jiyai had fallen. The sight before him left him speechless.

Lying on the cold stone floor was not Su Jiyai, but instead, a pair of socks. Just a plain, old, crumpled pair of socks.

For a long moment, there was silence. None of them could comprehend what had just happened.

Jake, who had been so sure that he was holding the cat in his arms, stared at the socks in disbelief.

“What… the… hell?” he muttered under his breath, his mind reeling.

He bent down, cautiously picking up one of the socks as if expecting it to transform back into the cat any second now. But it didn’t. The sock remained a sock.

Ronald, who had been prepared to berate Jake for his cruelty, was now equally stunned. He knelt beside Jake, his eyes wide with confusion.

“It was… it was a cat, right?” he stammered, glancing at the Third Vampire Prince for confirmation. “We all saw the cat, right?”

The prince’s expression was unreadable, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.

“This isn’t normal,” he said quietly, rising to his feet and brushing the dust from his cloak. “That cat… or whatever it was, is no ordinary creature.”

On a closer look, his eyes were flashing with a complex emotion.

Jake was still holding the sock in his hand, “She tricked me,” he muttered, his voice laced with surprise and strong interest.

“That damn cat… she tricked me again.”

Ronald was still trying to wrap his mind around what had just occurred. “But how?” he asked, utterly bewildered.

“How does a cat turn into a pair of socks?”

The Third Vampire Prince crossed his arms, his gaze dark.

“It seems,” he said slowly, “that we’ve underestimated this ‘cat.’ She must be using some kind of illusion or deception magic.”

Jake’s eyes narrowed. He tossed the sock to the ground, disgusted.

“This was all a distraction. She’s probably long gone by now.”

“You are her master, right? Then why did she run away and how come you don’t know it could be all of these things?” Ronald asked in confusion.

Jake’s eyes brightened,

“Because she is a mischievous brat.”

“Instead of talking bullsh*t over here, it will be better to find her. She shouldn’t escape this place until and unless I want.” Third Vampire Prince said with a firm expression.

Ronald frowned,

“Third brother, have you activated the shield?”

Third Vampire’s Prince’s silence was his answer.

Jake was interested in the word ‘shield’ but more than that he wanted to find the little figure who had tricked three smart men so easily.

……….

Su Jiyai hurriedly ran into the corridor hurriedly. In between she would turn her head to see whether there was anyone following her.

“System! Tell me! Didn’t you say I can’t bring anyone with me? Why can Jake follow me into the portal?” This was the point she was most confused about.

[Sorry for clearing your doubt host. With your current cultivation level, you can bring only one human, which previously was you, but now…you have turned into a cat, a more specific explanation would be…]

“I am logically not a human anymore, and Jake is a human, so naturally Jake could follow me into the portal,” Su Jiyai muttered, completing the system’s explanation.