Anomaly and Human Both Dumbfounded

But as soon as he recalled being sent flying by the Lesser Anomaly without even seeing its movements, and the terrifying damage that nearly killed him instantly.

Fang Yue instantly faced reality.

"An illusion, it was all an illusion!"

"I've seen the Anomaly's strength with my own eyes, I'm an Anomaly fan! Nobody understands Anomalies better than me!"

With that thought, Fang Yue's retreating steps quickened.

And just then...

Creeeak--

Something metallic, stepped on and deformed, emitting a piercing sound, suddenly appeared.

Fang Yue looked down and saw that he had stomped flat the fingers of the fallen Buddha statue's large hand! It was flattened into a perfect circle, as if restored to factory settings.

His heart skipped a beat, and he looked up again... Outside the dilapidated temple, in the pouring rain, a pair of pitch-black eyes were staring intently at him.

Damn it!

Roar!!

Fang Yue's inner thoughts and the Lesser Anomaly's roar almost coincided.

Whoosh--

The next moment, the Lesser Anomaly's body, though elongated, seemed to merge with the darkness. Its head stretched and stretched, shooting into the dilapidated temple. Its gaping maw was almost within reach.

"Holy crap!"

Fang Yue cursed loudly, completely losing his composure, his heart in a panic. His hands turned into palms, flailing wildly without any pattern.

What fighting techniques, what combat tips, he had forgotten them all. His only thought was... Anomaly, don't come any closer!!

In his panic, Fang Yue felt like he was finished, and then he suddenly felt the tactile feedback of hitting something with his right hand...

Bang!!

The next instant, something flashed past his eyes, and a deafening explosion erupted from the left side of the dilapidated temple.

-72!

A bright red critical hit number slowly appeared.

W-what happened?

Fang Yue stared blankly ahead, seeing nothing there. The Lesser Anomaly was nowhere to be seen.

He turned his head to the left.

He saw a large hole torn in the dilapidated temple. Through the hole, he could see the muddy ground outside, marked with a long, deep ditch, at the end of which lay a small shadow.

The scene looked as if something had been violently smashed away, then broken through the temple, dragging a long trail on the ground before stopping.

Rumble!

Thunder boomed, illuminating the entire scene.

Outside the dilapidated temple, the Lesser Anomaly's head was twisted 180 degrees, black blood oozing from its seven orifices. Its ears had become long and pointed, completely losing its human appearance.

But its expression was very vivid—it was utterly bewildered.

-1!

-1!

-1!

Damage prompts popped up above the Lesser Anomaly's head. The rate of damage wasn't as exaggerated as the poisoned little female ghost earlier, only appearing every so often. He wondered if it had a concussion.

Creak, creak.

The Lesser Anomaly used its hands to straighten its head.

-16!

-12!

-17!

As its health decreased, it straightened its head and looked in Fang Yue's direction.

Under the thunder, Fang Yue and the Lesser Anomaly wore identical expressions—utterly bewildered.

The thunder stopped, and darkness returned.

Fang Yue was the first to snap back to reality.

"My, my palm technique is so strong!"

"But what palm technique is this? I don't know any palm techniques?"

"Could this be the legendary 'no technique is better than technique'? How do you counter a palm technique with no technique? You can't counter it, you can't counter it!"

"System, I've achieved enlightenment!"

Fang Yue confidently beckoned the Lesser Anomaly with a single finger.

"You... come here!"

ROAR!

With an angry roar, the Lesser Anomaly charged again, its speed so fast it was a blur.

Fang Yue panicked inwardly and instinctively raised his hands to protect his chest.

BANG!

Something struck his arm.

Fang Yue's body trembled, and a number slowly floated above his head...

-5!

"System Notification: Congratulations to player [Force Dissipation] for succeeding."

Fang Yue blinked.

"?"

In that brief moment, [Night's Breath] had already healed the 5 points of HP back.

The Lesser Anomaly was also stunned.

It tilted its head and stared blankly at Fang Yue, who was right in front of it.

It seemed unable to comprehend how the guy it could have easily knocked away just moments ago had now firmly blocked its attack.

"Is that all?"

Snapping back to reality, Fang Yue grinned.

The next moment, he slapped the Lesser Anomaly directly on its forehead.

THWACK!

-85!

With immense force, the Lesser Anomaly's head and body slammed into the ground, creating a shallow pit.

But Fang Yue didn't stop. He dodged the claws on the Lesser Anomaly's belly, straddled it, and unleashed a flurry of slaps.

"An Anomaly, huh!"

SLAP!

-35!

"A BOSS monster, right!"

SLAP!

-32!

"Do you know the Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon?"

SLAP!

-75!

"Trash, look at me (booming voice)!"

SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP!

-33!

-73!

-83!

-73!

The Lesser Anomaly's HP plummeted. Just as it was on its last breath and trying to counterattack, Fang Yue delivered a final slap to its head.

-120!

The Lesser Anomaly was completely pinned to the ground, motionless.

"System Notification: Congratulations to player [Night Dawn] for defeating the Anomaly [Nascent Anomaly]. Rewards: Control Power +1, Force Dissipation +1, Longevity +1 hour."

"It's dead?"

"It's dead already?"

"Trash mob!"

"Ptooey!"

Fang Yue cursed as he got up, though his heart was still pounding and his hands were trembling.

Finally dead!

Scared me to death!

Thinking about it, this thing had quite a bit of HP, definitely an elite monster. And this was the reward?

After experiencing the rewards from the [Index Finger Ghoul], he was starting to look down on these meager rewards.

At this moment, the corpse of the [Nascent Anomaly] suddenly burst into black flames, startling Fang Yue. In a short while, the black fire faded, leaving behind only ashes and empty clothes.

It seemed that Anomalies turned into ashes after death.

Thinking about how the Lesser Anomaly had eaten the ashes of the [Index Finger Ghoul] before, Fang Yue felt a bit dejected.

"Let me see what this thing is actually good for."

Analyze Eyes.

"Name: Black Embers."

"Description: Residue left after an Anomaly dies, with a wide range of uses."

"Remark: Well done, you killed an Anomaly."

...That's it?

Wide range of uses, but what exactly are those uses?

Fang Yue continued to look, but Analyze Eyes gave no further feedback.

Clearly, this thing's function was limited to this.

"That's it? Human Rank? What garbage!"

Despite saying that, Fang Yue still diligently wrapped the Black Embers in the clothes on the ground, put them away, and tossed them into his empty item inventory.

Recalling the previous battle, he vaguely seemed to understand what [Control Power] and [Force Dissipation] were all about.

Control Power was simple: using the strength of your entire body was Control Power.

Force Dissipation was also simple: it was essentially the collision of forces. Simply put, it was... blocking.

However, Force Dissipation seemed to require making a blocking motion to dissipate the opponent's strength. Otherwise, the attribute would just be an attribute and wouldn't function at all, just like when he was violently knocked away by the Lesser Anomaly at the beginning, performing the blood bar disappearing act.

And if Force Dissipation was successful, it would lead to an attribute clash, resulting in damage reduction.

Similarly, Control Power, when hitting an unprepared opponent, dealt one hundred percent damage.