Low Damage, Maximum Insult

Although this gauntlet is a temporary construct, Otto's calculated Honkai Energy construction formula should not have any major problems.

The strength of the gauntlets is equivalent to the strength of the Honkai Energy armor I'm wearing. How could such a strong 'equipment' possibly collapse on the spot due to the force of the Cosmic Phantom?

But in the next instant, Lin Yu looked at the Withering Black Mist that suddenly appeared on the collapsing gauntlet and suddenly understood what had just happened.

While all legitimate Herrscher can summon Imaginary Barrier, their Imaginary Barrier clearly have some subtle differences.

For example, the Imaginary Barrier summoned by the Herrscher of Thunder is an electromagnetic barrier with electromagnetic force.

Since the Herrscher of Death's powers are creation and decay, when Yuno summons the Imaginary Barrier, she will naturally unconsciously attach the decay power that kills enemies to the Imaginary Barrier.

Just now, to be on the safe side, I put a layer of Honkai Energy armor on the Divine Key.

It was precisely because of the power of the Withering Power that Honkai Energy Armor had already begun to collapse from the inside due to the Withering Power, which is why it broke so easily on the spot.

Damn it, the output of the Cosmic Phantom level could only force Yuno had activated her barrier, back a few steps.

To break through her barrier, it's clear that continuous attacks are needed... Holy crap!

Seeing the barrier, which had lost some of its luster after being attacked, suddenly burst into white light and returned to its original state as if it had been repaired, Lin Yu felt like cursing.

This barrier not only has the power of 'withering', but also the power of 'creation'.

The Withering Power is used to deal counter-damage, and the Authority of Creation is used to quickly repair the barrier. The Imaginary Barrier formed by these two powers alone is enough to make Lin Yu feel troubled.

And...

Upon noticing the slight noise beneath his feet, Lin Yu immediately stomped heavily on the ground and dodged to the right.

He only stayed in place for less than half a second before Yuno he had just repelled, summoned vines to try and bind his feet.

"As expected of a senior, I thought I could at least catch you this time."

Seeing Lin Yu successfully evade the attack, Yuno Lin Yu hint of regret.

"As expected, senior is really strong."

"Not only in strength, but also in fighting spirit, they far surpass our other colleagues in the Schicksal Mandate."

"Whether it's facing Mei, facing Chiyou, or facing me..."

"—Whenever you faced an enemy that you could hardly defeat, you did not choose to back down, but instead chose to be at the forefront."

"However, I won't praise your almost reckless courage; I can only think..."

"—You're clearly a vengeful demon who wants to take revenge on the Honkai, so why do you always pretend to be a coward and say one thing but mean another?"

Oh no, I'm not a very cute junior, you've really misunderstood me.

I'm really afraid of dying. The first two times I rushed in, I was aiming to finish them off.

Damn it, if I hadn't discovered that the Honkai God was accelerating your absorption of Honkai Energy, I probably would have tried to retreat as well.

Seeing Lin Yu staring at her silently, Yuno suddenly let out a helpless sigh.

"Senior, I really have no ill intentions. I just want you to try out this power with me."

"Why do you think I'm being Honkai by Honkai? You should know very well that what stands before you is still Yuno, the Valkyrie of Schicksal, not the Herrscher of Death body has been taken over by the Herrscher Persona."

"Yuno, of course I believe you are still you."

Seeing that Yuno had stopped her attack, Lin Yu stared at the girl in front of him, and decided to think about his words while analyzing the situation on the spot.

Compared to the previously arrogant Herrscher of Thunder and the completely brainless Chiyou, Yuno underwent a complete transformation Yuno being led astray by Lin Yu.

Simply put, her mind is relatively normal now, and she's not too weak in one-on-one tactical thinking.

Furthermore, in order to gain access to information about Cocolia, Yuno has been working hard to explore her own powers in an attempt to advance to A-Class more quickly.

From this perspective, her desire to be a "dog" (a term used to describe someone who is obsessed with power) is not much weaker than Lin Yu's. Under these circumstances, Lin Yu does not think that this girl, who is already quite talented, would be the kind of fool who recklessly wields her power without understanding it.

Sigh, to put it another way, now that she's been guided by the Honkai God, she probably still unconsciously wants to kill me.

So now—this little girl is trying to distract me.

Let me think about it. There is probably a solution, but I just haven't figured it out yet.

Her flaws were still too small, and the power of creation resided in her, which gave the already cautious Yuno an even higher margin for error.

Right now, I feel like I'm facing a boss whose moves have no set pattern, who uses a brain, and who also has a high-speed health regeneration buff.

It's the Souls-like template game I hate the most, and you can't even load saves.

Reality is indeed the worst game.

Let's see if this little girl is susceptible to my verbal sparring. Even if it only throws her into a mental state, it will give me a better chance of survival.

"But have you considered some questions—if you were Honkai God, would you lend your power to a traitor who intends to rebel against you?"

"Of course not, but senior, perhaps you are overestimating Him."

Looking at Lin Yu in front of her, Yuno immediately revealed a disdainful smile.

"He does indeed possess great power, but He failed to discern that the destructive desire within me was directed towards Cocolia, not humanity."

"I do want to kill 'humans,' but that 'human' refers only to Cocolia, who isn't here. And He—"

"Come on, your murderous intent towards me is still making me feel nauseous."

After Lin Yu had completed his secret arrangements, he spoke to Yuno in an annoyed tone.

"I believe you are Yuno, but what about your original Herrscher Persona?"

"My Herrscher Persona? Of course, I'll suppress it..."

Halfway through her sentence, Yuno suddenly seemed to realize something, and her expression turned extremely ugly.

"Look, I believe you are Yuno. The clever Yuno has probably already discovered that the personality of the Herrscher of Poison and the personality of the Herrscher of Death have completely disappeared from your body."

"You already have a hard time suppressing the pseudo -Herrscher Persona, and now, whether the Fourth Herrscher's personality has replaced the Herrscher of Poison's personality, or both personalities coexist within you, your mental stress will only increase, unless..."

At this moment, Lin Yu suddenly took a step back, placed his right hand on his forehead, and continued speaking to Yuno.

"—The Herrscher Persona has already taken root in your own personality, and has even merged with your personality."

"That's the conclusion I've come to."

After glancing at the spot where he had just been standing, where two soft vines had appeared, Lin Yu composed himself and calmly addressed Yuno.

"These two vines that attacked me are the best evidence."

"You may not realize it yourself, but subconsciously you have no intention of dueling with me; you are acting with the intention of killing me."

"Even during our conversation, you tried to ambush me twice, trapping me in place and then killing me—don't you realize the seriousness of the situation yet?!"

"I, I, I... This is impossible!"

Looking at the two soft vines, Yuno was on the verge of collapse, suddenly looked at Lin Yu with eyes yearning for approval, as if she had seen a lifeline.

"Senior, look, these two vines have no power at all. I... I might just be subconsciously trying to play a joke on you."

"Well..."

After letting out a long sigh, Lin Yu didn't say anything more.

After discovering that Yuno still intended to kill him, Lin Yu not only pondered how to verbally spar with Yuno, but also secretly made arrangements.

After being ambushed by Yuno with vines that suddenly sprouted from the ground, Lin Yu had already figured out a way to counter this move.

Yuno's vines, in the end, are a product of her combining Herrscher Authority with Honkai Energy.

In other words, once the Honkai Energy intensity of this thing decreases, it loses its effectiveness.

Furthermore, Yuno wanted to conceal the vines and prevent their Honkai Energy from becoming too high.

Therefore, as long as Lin Yu sets up a small Phantasm Lantern Barrier under his feet, the vines will weaken with the Phantasm Lantern Barrier, Yuno's sneak attack will naturally be ineffective.

Now, facing Lin Yu's cold yet somewhat helpless gaze, Yuno completely understood how powerless her arguments were.

At this moment, she finally realized a fact that she had been trying to avoid.

"Have I really become a lackey of the Honkai? This..."

"No! I don't want this!"

The girl, who had been trying to calm herself down, suddenly clutched her head and began to wail.

Sure enough, my idea was correct.

Yuno originally wanted to fight against the Honkai, does indeed enter a state of mental confusion after realizing the truth.

I need to completely suppress her with that trump card before her Herrscher Persona gains the upper hand.

So Yuno, I'm sorry.

If you want to apologize...

—Let's talk after I wake you up!

Chapter 154. Not very damaging, but extremely insulting.

Of course, Lin Yu felt a little apologetic for using his words to confuse Yuno, but apologetic is apologetic, and he had no intention of holding back at this point.

Even if the other party is mentally confused, they are still a genuine Herrscher.

A Herrscher in a state of mental disorder will indeed lose some of her thinking ability, but at the same time, she will also stop restraining her power and begin to attack Lin Yu without restraint.

Lin Yu chose to use verbal sparring because he wanted to find a weakness in his opponent, but that doesn't mean that the threat posed by Yuno will decrease just because of his verbal attacks.

According to Lin Yu's calculations, after Yuno Lin Yu, she will probably enter a short period of mental blankness.

However, once this period of uncertainty passes, she will undoubtedly launch an even more aggressive attack on Lin Yu, just as she did when she discovered she had been deceived.

As for Lin Yu now, whether he can suppress Yuno depends on whether he can find Lin Yu 'Yuno weaknesses during this gap period and then launch a targeted attack.

At this moment, Yuno was clutching her head and wailing in pain, was indeed just as Lin Yu had envisioned. She did not notice that Lin Yu was still fusing Honkai Energy and magic power at his fingertips and continuously accumulating power.

For Lin Yu, who often trains in his dreams, he has already reduced the time required to condense energy and complete the charging process when releasing those skills.

Therefore, the skill that should have required some time to build up was naturally transformed into a skill that could be released quickly in Lin Yu's hands.

"Special Weapon - Light Kill Cannon!"

After releasing the power from his Yuno, Lin Yu immediately rushed forward without stopping.

The Special Beam Cannon is a move that requires charging up. While this can easily leave the user with a huge opening in a one-on-one fight, its destructive power is naturally enhanced by this limitation.

Moreover, this move, developed by the Ki Warrior Piccolo, is not only incredibly destructive, but also possesses a unique characteristic.

After the user concentrates their power at their fingertips and fires it at the enemy in one go, the energy will transform into a spiral light cannon with extremely strong penetrating power, which can easily penetrate the enemy's body and directly injure the enemy.

Faced with this imaginary barrier that has a very large defensive area, which causes the defensive power to be distributed, the Special Beam Cannon's attack method can even be considered a counter-attack.

Just as Lin Yu had predicted, the Light Kill Cannon, after being released and hitting Yuno's Imaginary Barrier, actually pierced through the barrier on the spot.

However, perhaps it was because the energy intensity of the Light Kill Cannon was too high, or perhaps it was because Yuno was too surprised by the breaking of the barrier.

The moment the barrier shattered, Yuno, despite her headache, began frantically dodging to the right.

In a split second, Yuno completing the evasive maneuver.

But looking at the flesh and blood that had been 'evaporated' from her lower ribs, she still felt that this attack was too surreal.

She saw Lin Yu use this move when he ambushed Joyce during the duel between Lin Yu and Joyce Clone.

At the time, this move didn't produce any particularly terrible results, but now it almost seriously injured her.

This... this is impossible!

However, the shocked girl had no time to react again.

Yuno's ability to avoid such a thing is within Lin Yu's calculations.

Knowing that the other party was not a pushover, Lin Yu dared not be careless even if the other party revealed a flaw.

Lin Yu rushed out immediately after unleashing the Light Kill Cannon, clearly for this reason.

Yuno is truly rendered speechless by his words and can no longer dodge, then he can just rush over and finish her off.