Let me out! I'll fight him to the death!
I wonder how complicated my older sister's feelings would be if she knew about these things.
A certain World Bubble. St. Freya Academy. Training room.
Inside the training room, Lin Yu, with his eyes closed, was deep in thought.
In the past few days, aside from spending some time exploring the surrounding area where there might be entrances or exits to the World Bubble, he spent the rest of his time studying the Blank Key on his body.
After the battle with Kevin, Lin Yu, who was on the verge of disappearing, was unable to remove the Blank Key armor in time.
Before he forcibly reshaped his body, he thought the Blank Key would remain in place, just like the Seven Thunders of Retribution of Purification and the Oath of Judah.
But now, after being quantized, the Blank Key has completely bound itself to Lin Yu.
Because it is already bound to Lin Yu, even if the Blank Key damaged, it will automatically repair itself with the help of Lin Yu's energy when Lin Yu does not summon it.
This is also why the Blank Key is currently intact.
Otherwise, after such a long and fierce battle between Lin Yu and Kevin, how could the Blank Key, which had been attacked by Kevin, still be intact on Lin Yu's body?
Lin Yu couldn't understand the principle behind this.
However, he was not a scientific research fanatic, but a combatant.
Combatants only need to know how to use their strength and equipment. As for why the armor is in this state, that's beyond his capabilities, and he's too lazy to delve into it.
Having confirmed that the Blank Key was convenient for experimenting, Lin Yu naturally had new ideas.
When Lin Yu first officially met Gray Serpent, he wiped out Gray Serpent and a unit of Joyce Clone soldiers in just a few moves, and gained the skill called Manipulation.
After using this skill, the user can manipulate the surrounding objects with magic, making it easier to control the objects in front of them.
According to the skill description, the effect of this skill is roughly as follows: if driving a vehicle, it will enhance driving skills; if using a weapon, it will enhance weapon handling skills.
Furthermore, depending on the intensity of the Entering Demonic State by the user, the performance of the item will be enhanced to a certain extent in terms of speed, strength, penetration, and other aspects.
Lin Yu had only used this skill once before. And the first time he used it, he injected too much magic into the motorcycle because he was in a hurry, which caused the motorcycle to explode because it could not withstand the excessive magic.
As for why it didn't work for so long...
To be honest, it's only been a little over a month since the battle with Yuno.
After obtaining the Blank Key, he still didn't know the limits of this amazing treasure.
Previously, Lin Yu was already struggling by using the Blank Key and the Divine Key to link together in battle.
If he hadn't now obtained his own Herrscher Core, undergone a buff, and confirmed that the Blank Key was even more 'stronger', he wouldn't have dared to use a skill that could potentially destroy the equipment on the powerful armor Blank Key.
Yes, just as you imagine, manipulation is an extremely dangerous skill.
However, as we all know, great power inevitably comes with risk, and power that comes with risk—in a sense, is quite powerful indeed.
Oh, here we go again, so what are you trying to say?
[Manipulation skill; since this skill can be used on inanimate objects, it can naturally be used on living things too!]
Ah, so next, is it that 'Seele is also a living being'?
Wow, you're even scarier than this system imagined.
Is this my problem?
That's the impression you give me!
[To put it simply, let alone the human comments this system has seen on the forums, even you have made this system feel that it's not so extreme after all.]
In short, manipulating skills can enhance the body to some extent.
[So...]
So?
[War!]
The system had only used a very common word.
But Lin Yu understood everything.
It's sad. If possible, I hope that next time I'll understand something completely different.
And what the hell are you talking about? Using that skill on yourself, what if it explodes—
Don't you humans love to shout "Neoneo is going to explode!" when you see colorful pictures of anime girls?
[Trying this out once in a while won't hurt, right? You can always fix it with a healing spell anyway.]
No, don't you think that memes like "war" and "watch me fix him" shouldn't appear in these places?
[Since you think this system is primarily focused on low-level tactics, isn't it normal for the system to say these things?]
Besides, a normal person who has just defeated the world's strongest person should at least consider resting before taking any further action.
[You've been curled up for the past few days since you just woke up!]
Of course, Kevin is a powerful boss, but he's not the final boss.
Before my presence disappeared, the scene was already on the verge of chaos.
Kiana is definitely provoked, and given this, the probability of Fugu causing trouble after his release from prison is extremely high.
Everyone is working hard for the future, while I'm hiding in the World Bubble, slacking off—is that something a human being can do?
No, it's just a few days of rest; you don't need to feel so guilty.
[If we need to find someone else, it's time to 'keep the music playing and keep dancing'.]
I am who I am, and no matter what you say, I will only act in my own way.
I know you care about me, but now...
—I'd better focus on handling the things at hand before thinking about the 'future'.
After uttering those words, Lin Yu began to draw a large amount of magic power through the inscription and the Voidpower Gem Shard.
At the same time, he also used the surging Dimensional Force within [Jade Pearl - Swaying Scales] to convert the Dimensional Force into magic power using energy conversion skills, which he then accumulated within his body.
Lin Yu, constantly drawing energy from his body, poured this magic into the Blank Key little by little.
The Blank Key, which had been enhanced by magic power infused into it by the manipulated skill, had its strength significantly increased.
Hmm, it's a pity there aren't any other Divine Key to test... what a joke.
How could I always forget that Jizo Mitama is on me?
Lin Yu raised his hand and summoned the katana he had hardly ever used. He then decisively linked it with the Blank Key, which had been enhanced by the manipulated skill.
The burden has been reduced, the connection speed is faster, and the control over powers has been significantly improved.
But this doesn't seem to be the limit.
Let's continue Entering Demonic State and see where the limit of the Blank Key is.
At this moment, Seele, who had no idea what had happened to Lin Yu in the training room, came to the outside of the training field with the dinner that Yae Sakura had prepared for Lin Yu.
However, before she arrived at her personal training room, outside the training field, Seele suddenly sensed an unsettling aura.
"Strange, could this place be..."
Seele, who had just summoned her scythe, looked around nervously but failed to notice anything unusual.
"No enemies?"
[Wrong, you've forgotten one thing.]
At this moment, Black Seele, whose perception was more acute due to her Stigmata Personality, spoke to Seele in a trembling voice.
[Quick, run!]
[A very scary guy has appeared here!]
Before Seele could ask anything more, a huge phantom suddenly appeared on the training ground...
No, this sense of oppression is definitely not some kind of 'phantom'!
The moment the energy body appeared, Seele, who immediately jumped back and left the training ground, witnessed a scene she could never forget.
As a massive energy body appeared, the entire training ground was instantly blown away by it.
Amidst the smoke and dust, a young man wielding a katana slowly emerged from the training ground, revealing an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, we made a little too much noise during training."
"You're not hurt, are you?"
Chapter 252. Let me out! I'll fight him to the death!
At this moment, Seele looked at Lin Yu, who had put away the energy body, and shook her head at Lin Yu with a blank expression.
At the same time, Black Seele, inside Seele's body, spoke to Seele in a trembling voice, haltingly.
[This is a blatant threat!]
He must have known we were coming here, which is why he used this method to warn us not to do anything reckless!
That other me, you're overthinking it...
Brother Lin Yu probably doesn't even know about this.
Besides, you're the only one planning to mess around.
[You, no, I... you're going to drive me crazy!]
Moreover, Brother Lin Yu's immediate concern for our safety doesn't seem like a threat at all, does it?
[You don't know anything! This is called using both carrot and stick! On one hand, they're releasing their power to threaten us not to cause trouble, while on the other hand, they're outwardly showing concern!]
What a terrifying man! How can his mind be so meticulous?
No, I think you might be overthinking it.
I have absolutely no idea that Brother Lin Yu has these strange ideas.
After severing the connection between the Key of Erosion and the Blank Key, Lin Yu exhaled a deep breath.
Black Seele thought Lin Yu was warning her, but it was clearly the wrong answer.
The reason Lin Yu inexplicably demolished this place was entirely due to an accident that happened to him.
As Divine Key created using the core of the Erosion Herrscher, Jizo Mitama will unconsciously attempt to 'corrupt' the user's mind and body when the user touches this katana.
Even though Lin Yu has possessed the Jizo Mitama for so long and has developed some resistance to this corrosive power, it doesn't mean he can completely ignore this power without using the power of the Herrscher of Constraint.
Today, after he enhanced the Blank Key with his manipulation skills, what he wanted to do was to test whether connecting the enhanced Blank Key to a regular Divine Key could unleash even more powerful Herrscher power.
At the moment he completed the connection, Lin Yu was unable to control the power he should have restrained at the moment he 'became' the Corrosion Herrscher due to two reasons: the power of the Blank Key increased and his body was corrupted, making it impossible for him to fully control his power. This led to the accident.
But putting that minor incident aside, the results of this experiment were encouraging.
The power of the Corrosion Herrscher is not actually suitable for direct combat. However, under this premise, the enhanced Blank Key, when connected to the Key of Erosion, can unleash power exceeding Lin Yu's expectations...
If the Key of Erosion is not good at direct combat, can achieve this effect when connected to the Blank Key, then other Divine Key that are suitable for direct combat will surely unleash even greater combat power when connected to the enhanced version of the Blank Key.
That way, we'll have a better chance of winning next time we face Kevin.
... But thinking about it carefully, it's really annoying.
If this old man wasn't killed last time, the next time we meet he'll either unleash his demonic power or open a back door directly.
That's a load of Honkai. If this guy hadn't tried to drive me into a berserk state at that moment, I could have killed Kevin much more calmly.
If I don't expend too much energy, I might be able to finish off the enemy.
Even after further strengthening his power, Lin Yu felt little joy.
The stronger he became, the more he felt that the Honkai of this world was like a super-evolution in its way of thinking. It had transformed from the lazy guy in the original story who would only come out to save people when Sirin called out to him into a schemer who was scheming about everything at all times.
Now, with Kevin seriously injured and Lin Yu missing, from the perspective of the Honkai, if Otto is won over, he will inevitably be able to cause even greater destruction to the world.
Even if you become stronger inside, it's all meaningless if you can't get out.