Time Stop Countermeasures? A Plan of Response

[HP: 1112/1125 · MP: 897/918]

"Based on previous observations, the Zouchouten and the Koumokuten should not possess the means to attack from above."

Tang Zheng gradually rose, looking down at the two Heavenly Kings below, trying to Calmness himself down as quickly as possible.

No way!

Both Heavenly Kings in any given space would be difficult to deal with; if he stubbornly continued the fight, he would inevitably be the one to lose in the end.

"The two Alternate Space that were transformed were the so-called ' Diamond Realm ' and ' Womb Realm,' but the transformation was completely unnoticed during the process—"

Tang Zheng's mind was currently filled with various pieces of information he had gathered from the two Alternate Space, and he needed to analyze these pieces of information to extract useful clues.

He considered his intuition to be quite good, after all, he had the bonus from the [Dragonic Overlord] class.

Yet the spatial transformation went completely unnoticed!

The only possibility is a time-related ability!

Does [Two-Realm Mandala] still possess time-related abilities or effects?

If that's the case!

Tang Zheng's expression darkened, and a sense of helplessness rose within him.

The two spaces keep shifting!

This process will inevitably disrupt his attack rhythm, especially during intense battles when the opponents suddenly switch roles, and the attacks released will most likely be immune to by the switched Heavenly King.

To detect the spatial transformation process, you must have a "Time Stop countermeasures," but you need to be level 70 or above to prepare for it!

You need to learn specialized skills or acquire the corresponding equipment.

This is the same as the prerequisite for learning [Super-Tier Magic], and Tang Zheng does not meet any of these conditions.

"The process of transformation inevitably follows certain patterns."

Tang Zheng continued to recall the details of the entire process, pondering deeply:

"Zouchouten and Koumokuten are immune to physical damage; one is Warrior- type, and the other is Summoner- type, clearly designed to counter Warrior -type Player."

"Jikokuten and Tamonten are immune to spell damage. Based on previous observations, one is a tanky mage with wide-area AOE damage, and the other is a support-specialized boss with certain mechanics."

"These two are specifically designed to counter mage-type Player!"

Tang Zheng pondered the different fighting styles of the four Heavenly Kings, and had a vague feeling that it might be due to the difference in his own attack methods.

This is what caused the transformation into Alternate Space.

If you are a pure Warrior Player, the Heavenly Kings you should deal with are the Heavenly King with the ability to Zouchouten physical damage and the Heavenly Koumokuten.

in this case.

It's unlikely that a transformation into Alternate Space will occur.

"Let's give it a try!"

Tang Zheng looked down at the two Heavenly Kings running towards him, took out a pocket watch from his Item Box to check the time, and continued moving through the air.

He decided to hold off on the attack for the time being to determine whether the situation of shifting to Alternate Space would still occur.

"In addition, there's a mechanism for dropping Heavenly King weapons."

Tang Zheng controlled his flight speed, circling the entire wide square, the scene of the pipa falling from the hands of Jikokuten flashing through his mind:

"After losing his weapon, the Heavenly King's buffs will disappear, and he may even be weakened for a short time, but this should be an opportunity to attack."

"What happened with the selection of those classic texts?"

"After Zouchouten picked up his weapons again, his opening remarks also changed."

If someone from New World were faced with this situation, they would probably be completely baffled, but Tang Zheng was no stranger to the familiar routines from those games in his previous life.

The opening remarks spoken by the four heavenly kings are very likely derived from Buddhism scriptures!

"After shooting down a weapon, you need to select the corresponding Buddhism scripture. According to the pattern, selecting the correct one should grant a certain buff."

Blessing.

As Tang Zheng thought about this, he suddenly felt the same helplessness he felt when he bit into a steamed bun and found that there was no filling at all, and after taking another bite, it was still the same, until he finally realized that it was just a regular steamed bun.

His understanding of Buddhism scriptures was limited to knowing that there were scriptures with names like the Diamond Sutra.

"Even if I wanted to learn now, it would be too late to look up information."

Tang Zheng inwardly scoffed; this path was clearly a dead end.

As expected, we still have no choice but to confront them head-on!

Tang Zheng felt a throbbing pain in his temples. The problem was, even if he fought head-on now, he wasn't confident of winning.

Follow the gameplay of the dungeon!

His biggest concern was whether, once the health bars of the four Heavenly Kings were reduced to a certain level, he would face a situation where he had to confront Four Heavenly Kings simultaneously.

Summoner, Warrior, Mage Tank, Support!

Once these four kings team up, a 1v4 situation will arise. Just thinking about it makes Tang Zheng's scalp tingle.

A strong sense of crisis!

This caused Tang Zheng's heart to clench uncontrollably a few times.

"Perhaps it will fail!"

Tang Zheng's fingers trembled, and his expression stiffened slightly.

Even with some preparation, this situation was still unexpected for him. Was he being a bit "overconfident" because it was a completely high-level Class Construction?

Whew~

Tang Zheng took a deep breath, forcing himself to Calmness down, knowing that he absolutely could not let his will waver at this moment.

That's why he dared to come in!

This is because there is a backup plan as a strategy to deal with the situation.

However, this "backup plan" is a last resort, a kind of surrender-like tactic. In short, it means giving up resistance and waiting for oneself to reach level 100!

If we can't win, then we won't fight.

Although Tang Zheng is currently only level 60, he can immediately Job Advancement Mid-tier Class, requiring only the [Sword Saint] or [Sacred Knight] titles.

Wait for the four Mid-tier Class you obtained earlier.

He then assembled a level 100 Class Construction!

Then, in this Alternate Space, you will normally gain 1.5 million Experience Points every day until you reach level 100.

This would require staying in the Alternate Space for several years. As for the food issue?

His Item Box contained only the corpse of the Sun Anglerfish, enough to last him a year or two if he ate sparingly, not to mention other food reserves.

Water sources can also be addressed using magic through the passive ability of "Attribute Conversion"!

certainly.

This is a last resort, a desperate measure!

"Oh!"

Tang Zheng slightly grinned, a dark, flame-like light flashing in his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked down at the two Heavenly Kings:

"I haven't arrived yet--"

"They surrendered without even giving it their all!"

Calmness down again.

The thought popped into Tang Zheng's mind: how did Bone Lord obtain this World Item?

The opponent entered the [Two-Realm Mandala]. According to the mechanics of this World Item, the response should be someone possessing (-90%).

The Jikokuten injuries (Dhritarashtra Tamonten).

Facing these two superstars.

Even Ainz Bone Lord would find it difficult to deal with; otherwise, he would be greatly underestimating the ownership of the World Item, "The Goal of All Life is Death."

Tang Zheng could only deduce that Bone Lord used his trump card, "The Goal of All Life is Death," to defeat the two Heavenly Kings.

The rest!

Bone Lord only needs to deal with the other two Heavenly Kings, which makes things much easier. Without the spell damage reduction buff, he only needs to deal with a Warrior and Summoner.

That's Bone Lord's area of expertise.

Many spells can cause significant damage.

I don't think it's very useful for reference!

The thought had just crossed Tang Zheng's mind when a flash of inspiration struck him.

Brush!

Tang Zheng's body suddenly froze in mid-air, his eyes shining. If this guess was correct, perhaps it could be given a try.

However, "There's only one chance." Tang Zheng's eyes became unusually serious as he stared intently at the Zouchouten and Koumokuten below.

"Instead of using this trump card on the two of you, let's use it on those two troublesome superstars."

Time passed little by little.

Tang Zheng continued to fly around the entire square.

The Zouchouten and Koumokuten pursued them on the ground, but the two Heavenly Kings clearly lacked the means to deal with flying opponents and could only circle around on the ground!

Interestingly...

Zouchouten's Slash Strike is a ranged attack skill, but Tang Zheng discovered that as long as the distance between the two sides increases...

The opponent will abandon their Slash Strike and instead pursue, which is an unexpected bonus!

An hour passed.

The cooldown of the "Shadow Clone" skill has ended.

"The current time has exceeded the total duration of the previous two battles, yet there has been no spatial shift."

Tang Zheng continued flying, took out his pocket watch again to check it, and seemed to be deep in thought:

"My previous guess was correct; the conditions for transforming into Alternate Space should be related to the Player's attack method. No wonder the requirements for [Monk]-type professions are higher."

"From a game mechanics perspective, Player who focus on building Monk- type Class Construction will inevitably have a deeper understanding of Buddhism myths, legends, and historical records, making it easier for them to complete the game."

"So one"

"Tenth-Tier Magic: Warming!"

Tang Zheng raised his palm downwards and chanted a low shout.

Centered on Tang Zheng, the air within the entire area instantly turned crimson, and blinding light and heat erupted from the sky.

It was like a missile exploding in mid-air.

Boom!

A powerful shockwave blasted towards the two Heavenly Kings below, knocking them back a short distance.

Zouchouten (93%)

Koumokuten (92%)

The health bars above the two Heavenly Kings both dropped slightly at the same time.

"Loss 4% of health."

Tang Zheng smiled slightly, for the magic attack of his main body was far superior to that of his Shadow Clone.

The same magic can only reduce the two Heavenly Kings' health by 1%, since the Shadow Clone Shadow Clone inherits 1/4 of his magic attack value.

After launching a magical attack.

Tang Zheng then ceased his attack and resumed circling.

This time, the wait wasn't long.

Approximately 8 minutes!

The sky, which was radiating golden light, suddenly brightened by one degree.

Time Stop!

When the transformation between the Diamond Realm Mandala and the Womb Realm Mandala is completed.

Tang Zheng still didn't notice anything unusual. If it weren't for the change in the Heavenly King's appearance, he probably wouldn't have noticed anything at all.

"Middle String Falls"

A magic circle appeared on the ground, emitting a blue light.

Boom!

Suddenly, darkness fell over Tang Zheng's head, and a massive rocky pipa, about ten meters tall, appeared above him, engulfing a large area of space as it crashed down.

Since Tang Zheng was already flying in the air, the distance was extremely close, making it impossible for him to fly out of the attack range.

"Teleportation"

Tang Zheng's figure vanished from his original spot in a flash, reappearing diagonally opposite.

"Huagai Green"

Tamonten held up his long umbrella, and the pointer at the top of the umbrella rotated to the green zone.

An invisible wave is descending!

Tang Zheng's flight was interrupted, and his body plummeted from the sky as if a spell had been forcibly broken.

"Flight"!

Tang Zheng began chanting again, activating the magic.

However!

The magic of flight had no effect, as if it were no longer usable.

"It can even silence skills? Is this how you play it?!"

Tang Zheng glanced at the Attribute Panel and found that the "Flight" magic had turned gray in the magic section.

The body continued to fall from the sky!

"Shadow Ambush!"

Tang Zheng twisted his body, transforming into a black shadow in mid-air, streaking across the sky like a black lightning bolt.

Peng Tang Zheng landed smoothly on the ground, then launched himself away from his spot, rushing towards Tamonten:

"Next, it's my turn."

Smash the weapons first!

"Huagai White"

Tamonten swiftly spun his long umbrella, and a white, transparent defensive barrier enveloped his entire body, emitting a soft glow.

Ding~

"Zi Xian · Bo"

On the other side, Jikokuten was also pulling on the same string, unleashing a sonic shockwave.

"Shadow Ambush!"

Tamonten possessed defensive magic, Tang Zheng immediately switched targets, his figure disappearing once more. A black afterimage streaked across the ground, and the sound of air being torn apart during his rapid movement reached his ears.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye.

"Fourfold Slash of Light - Break Through!"

Tang Zheng had already arrived in front of Jikokuten, and the Frost Pain was swung in the same manner as before:

"Quick Slash!"

First, he used Martial Arts to knock off Jikokuten's left hand, then used a skill to knock off his right hand, which was holding the pipa.

Release both hands.

The pipa fell from the sky!

Tang Zheng's eyes lit up, and his hand shot out like lightning, grabbing the fallen pipa magic item.

Fingertips pierced through the air, passing directly through the magical pipa prop; the fallen pipa seemed illusory, impossible to retrieve.

"Untouchable."

Tang Zheng's bright eyes narrowed. "If the plan to seize the weapons fails, then proceed with the second plan!"

Golden light surged!

Five illusory Buddhism scriptures appeared before my eyes.

Tang Zheng ignored the Buddhist scriptures and made no selections; he only knew their names at most.

Taking a gamble and choosing a option with only a 1/5 probability!

Based on the first instance, nothing will happen if you don't choose, but if you choose the wrong option, there's a possibility of a negative effect. "Silent Magic Casting - Tenth-Tier - Warming!"

With a thought in his mind, Tang Zheng didn't even need the preparatory steps of chanting; the intense photosynthesis had already erupted.

[HP: 1112/1125 · MP: 770/918]

The Jikokuten, was immediately enveloped by the scorching heat. Without the buff, the power of the magic effect was fully revealed.

"Evil creature!"

Jikokuten (88%) let out a majestic roar, but was repelled by the shockwave generated by the high-temperature expansion, flying more than ten meters away.

The 5% damage dealt in a single hit was unexpected; the damage from losing the "damage reduction" effect was 1% higher than when dealing with the other two Heavenly Kings.

Could it be that after losing the buff, the Heavenly King would suffer even greater damage from this type of attack?

But!

Tang Zheng only glanced at it briefly before mentally starting to count down.

His real purpose in activating "Warming" was to achieve the knockback effect that would result after the magic was released!

Three seconds have passed!

The pipa that had fallen to the ground vanished into thin air and reappeared in the hands of Jikokuten.

"We cannot delay the weapon recovery time!"

Upon seeing this result, Tang Zheng lowered his eyelids slightly. "The plan to postpone the introduction of weapons has failed."

"If we adopt the plan we've deduced, we only have 3 seconds to prepare, and we need to perform the same procedure on both Heavenly Kings simultaneously."