Whoosh!
The blade cut through the air with a sharp whistle.
For the first time, Jealousy Original Sin hesitated before a strike so plain it almost looked clumsy.
Its smooth body, made of countless mirrored surfaces, instinctively tried to steal the attack.
But it failed.
A basic attack was the simplest kind of physical action. It had no complex Law Structure, no energy model to analyze.
It was nothing more than strength, speed, and angle working together.
Just as it could not steal the way someone walked, Jealousy Original Sin could not steal this most fundamental way of attacking.
So it had no choice but to take the hit.
Clang!
The dark-red blade struck the Purple Crystal Figure square in the chest.
Sparks flew!
A white mark appeared on its seemingly indestructible crystal armor.
A damage number rose above its head.
[-2,157,800]
"It worked!"
Dragon Soaring World's eyes lit up!
Compared with the bursts of hundreds of millions of damage he had dealt earlier, that number was pitiful. It was barely a scratch against the boss.
But it was real damage!
More importantly, system notifications appeared in his vision.
[Your attack hit the target. "Battle Soul" marks +1.] [You dealt damage to the enemy. "Monarch's Pressure" effect increased by 0.1%.]
The plan could work!
The blow seemed to enrage Jealousy Original Sin. The vortex on its featureless face spun violently, and it copied Dragon Soaring World's movement, throwing a punch of its own.
But just as Dragon Soaring World had expected, with no skill to steal, its ordinary attack was nothing more than a physical blow.
Dragon Soaring World stepped aside and answered with another slash!
[-2,180,300] ["Battle Soul" marks +2.]
The damage was a little higher.
The difference was tiny, but it was