Chapter 609
Epic Metamorphosis. Spatial Collapse.
With one hand controlling the Epic Metamorphosis and the other rapidly casting spells, Frieren engaged in a pure firepower exchange, yet the Man of Truth found himself at a disadvantage.
This has nothing to do with strength. In a fair fight, Hayasaka and the others wouldn't survive more than ten seconds. However, most of the firepower must be concentrated on Yuki, who doesn't need to do anything but charge back and forth to force the opponent to deal with him with all their might.
A mosaic-like shield appeared, possessing capabilities such as energy defense and spatial isolation, preventing Yuki from teleporting directly to the core of the fortress.
He wasn't in a hurry, like Garou searching for weaknesses, occasionally piercing the light barrier with the Light of Divine Punishment, allowing Frieren and the others' skills to penetrate it.
A ferocious beast is patrolling, ready to pounce and tear its own throat apart at any moment. It has no time to care about a few flies, or rather, these flies are not meant for it to deal with.
"What are you standing there for! Come and help me!"
The Man of Truth the Roar, "Isn't this the kind of place where subordinates are used?" Encased in heavy armor, He scanned His surroundings and instantly felt a chill run down His spine.
Hundreds of powerful Judge disobeyed orders; some held fast to the link point, while others continued their frenzied slaughter of the remaining players, turning a blind eye to His perilous situation.
His commands were desires, and the reincarnation tools brought the desires of 'guarding' and 'slaughtering' to their extreme, like a series of mindless beasts.
"Look, this is how the Demon God Statue are used." Yuki circled the battered Steel City, occasionally firing a few shots or severing its tentacles that stretched out to the earth.
Every moment it is repairing itself, growing thicker armor and turrets, and evolving more capabilities.
The feat of building a city single-handedly is an unimaginable achievement, which is enough to prove the power of those Man of Truth.
It is both offensive and defensive, but it is difficult to move. When Frieren and others unleash their full power, regardless of whether it has any effect, they can shatter a large amount of armor and tear open holes of varying sizes.
The fortress has no passages, cables, or other fancy contraptions; all you can see are tiny black tentacles, crackling with crimson arcs of electricity, repairing wounds and forging the fortress.
"But the middle is empty; your characteristics have already been exposed in the previous battle." Yuki dodged the barrage of dozens of positron cannons; that brief encounter provided a wealth of information.
"Concentrate your firepower, smash open this tortoise shell, and dig out the Homunculus in the Flask at the core."
The Man of Truth did not understand why 'Taiyi' knew the name of the Homunculus in the Flask, but he knew that trouble was brewing.
He can forge a steel city out of thin air and spread the Hand of Truth to every corner, but maintaining this power requires an energy core, and He Himself is that energy core.
How to do it?
The Manas Consciousness selects the future, and the spatial tremor causes the thick armor to crumble piece by piece, creating a huge crater in the front of the fortress. The beasts that were refined withered before they even got close to Taiyi, while the enemy was wreaking havoc on the attack array.
A player stronger than himself was entangled nearby, while several epic-level players suppressed him with firepower. However, the Man of Truth had nowhere to retreat after activating Faction Judgment, and his subordinates were also drawn into the illusion.
Wake up those two idiots?
No, I'm too slow; any move I make will be intercepted.
Yuki separated Him from the earth, and when He was ambushed, He retreated quickly, making it difficult to turn back.
If they buy time, Aizen and his men won't stand idly by!
This is the most reasonable judgment. Taiyi eliminates himself, the Faction Judgment will be lifted, and players from the Borderlands will flood in, quickly reaching the annihilation threshold.
Would Aizen idly by? Would he dare to do so?
He began frantically stacking armor, replenishing it as he destroyed whatever Frieren and the others destroyed, and then concentrating all his firepower on Yuki. Several epic-level players wouldn't destroy the war structure; he was only afraid of 'Taiyi's' critical strike.
"Excellent judgment." Yuki dodged the comments; those Man of Truth focused over 90% of their attention on themselves.
We don't need to eliminate him, we just need to buy time.
Ugh--
The white Light of Divine Punishment swept across, shattering layer after layer of defensive force fields, only to vanish without a trace in the crimson arcs of electricity.
Understanding, analyzing, and reconstructing—this is the Epic Metamorphosis of the Man of Truth, a transformation that even authority will be dismantled by Him.
So you're determined to be a tortoise, aren't you?
As the Roar cation cannon surged in, he climbed upwards at Extreme Speed, seeing the energy torrent behind him split into hundreds of streams, like a dazzling cosmos flower filling the sky, and shuttling back and forth under a mirror that appeared out of thin air.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Surrounded by dense beams of light, Yuki turned around, condensing Immortal Crystal. He saw the beams of light bombarding it, transforming into jet-black arms that resembled tentacles. These arms analyzed the composition of the Immortal Crystal and then broke it down into particles.
We can't waste too much effort; this is just an appetizer.
They couldn't reveal too many cards; this battle was being broadcast live the entire time.
Yuki a clear mind, Yuki transformed into lightning, traversing the beam-filled air. A crisp 'crack' was heard, and the massive fortress tilted slightly.
Spatial power coalesced into a hammer and slammed it onto the fortress. Frieren and her group didn't rest; they continued their relentless attacks. Even the glass cannon was more than enough to counter even a tenth of the Man of Truth's power.
But the Grand Judge ignored them. The reason was simple: apart from Taiyi, no one had the power to make a final decision. When it came to a war of attrition, He had never been afraid of anyone.
"But you're wrong. I'm not going to bring a few burdens to the battlefield."
The battle formation resembled a mountain floating in the sky, constantly expanding in seconds, with thousands of beams of light sweeping back and forth, sometimes converging, sometimes dispersing.
Yuki's speed was too fast, so Hayasaka Ai couldn't catch it. She didn't need to catch it either; when the beams converged, Yuki would definitely launch a counterattack.
Taiyi has a great reputation, so the enemy will focus most of their attention on me, fearing that a moment of carelessness will lead to utter destruction. On the other hand, you are not highly regarded and are easily overlooked.
This was a plan made before the battle. Even Epic Tier III Hayasaka Ai was worlds apart from the Grand Inquisitor. At most, she could only play the role of providing fire support. Once she was targeted, she wouldn't survive a minute.
However, Yuki shared the burden with them, and the Man of Truth only needed one-tenth of their energy to deal with themselves to barely manage.
Mona unleashed one prop after another, Frieren continuously covered them with magic, but these were like scratching an itch through a boot, unable to cause any fatal damage.
"The Demon God Statue made Him pay more and more attention to Yuki, but even so, a Grand Inquisitor still couldn't defeat him?"
Before them lay layers upon layers of defensive force fields, the space divided into countless parts; even a fraction of their energy would be enough to keep several epic-level players in check.
Hayasaka Ai took a deep breath. She knew that Yuki hadn't gone all out to provide them with a practice target. So, from the time of the Crimson Moon until now—
How much have I grown?
Why take such an extreme upgrade path? Isn't it so that it can be of help? When tactics are used properly, the glass cannon can be used to its fullest potential.
"Cover me."
He whispered the message, and the blonde girl vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Bloodline Skills. Spirit Realm Coordinates.
Using his own flesh and blood as coordinates, he achieved a spatial jump similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique, directly passing through the protective force field.
In the blink of an eye, she arrived at the center of the dark Steel Fortress, surrounded by countless tentacles, all of which were looking at her.
Omnidirectional Surveillance.
"Trying to ambush me?"
Isshin is basic skill, Man of Truth immediately spotted Hayasaka Ai leaping towards him, lashing out with his crimson lightning whip the instant she appeared.
Matter Decomposition.
Even dust floating in the air is broken down into particles, but when the lightning whip struck, apart from leaving a deep mark on the surface of the fortress, the girl had vanished without a trace.
"Space jump? I can't find any coordinates."
The fortress is an extension of its body, and every corner is under Omnidirectional Surveillance. Such coordinate jumps must be planned in advance, but it doesn't feel any coordinates on its body.
Boom--
The light of judgment slashed down, creating a pale ring of energy in the force field. Yuki suddenly increased his power, forcing Him to turn his attention back to the light.
Damn it, even a tenth of my energy isn't enough to deal with these flies.
Cracks appeared one after another on the steel body's surface, and newly produced Chimera crawled all over it like ants. When Hayasaka Ai reappeared, she was already among the Los Lobos.
She pursed her lips; each jump consumed her flesh and blood, yet new coordinates were created out of thin air.
"This is fine, senior."
This time she didn't teleport; fighting these Chimera was pointless. She simply lowered the Death Knell and slammed it against the steel-forged earth.
In that instant, dozens of turrets aimed at her, their dazzling light illuminating the field of vision, but they all stopped before they could evaporate her, as if they had hit an invisible wall.
Epic Metamorphosis. A Spacetime Fault.
Frieren used his most powerful defensive skill directly, bypassing the fortress and precisely locating Hayasaka Ai's side. The Man of Truth did not understand why it was so accurate, but sensed danger.
Epic Metamorphosis. The Killing Shot.
The Bullet Pierce.
Spirit bullet.
Click click click click.
The magazine rolled, and golden lightning faintly emanated from the muzzle of the revolver. At the same time, darkness fell, and the once smooth steel deck transformed into a hundred-meter-wide Abyss Grade maw, filled with countless sharp teeth, each one surrounded by a dazzling red light.
Transformation is basic; the Man of Truth can transform this fortress into any shape in a second—it can be Steel Fortress covered in cannons, or it can become a monster covered in mouths.
Click.
Once the power was concentrated, the spatial rift was instantly crushed. The one-second preparation time was far too long, and the giant maw swallowed her whole.
Even with only 20% of your strength, you won't be able to stop me.
The calculations of the Man of Truth were perfectly accurate, but He was soon taken aback.
Did they escape again?
There was no sensation of disintegrating physical flesh and blood; He had devoured a clone. In that instant, the woman escaped using a strange spatial jump, and even stranger, the global monitoring system lost its coordinates.
There was no time to think; the burning sensation that penetrated deep into his soul made him look up at the sky.
It's that thing again.
The Kindling Pellets were burning on the steel, their black tentacles forming a body—flammable material, of course, but fortunately, they weren't difficult to deal with.
The Man of Truth, like a gecko, sliced through the burning body, and seeing Yuki raise his gun again, he felt somewhat relieved.
Shoot, shoot! To forge all things, one must first understand all things. In a little while, I won't be afraid of this gun anymore.
Similar to the Insect Demon Armor, it also has passive resistance stacking, but before the gunshot was fired, the Omnidirectional Surveillance allowed it to detect Hayasaka Ai.
Never left? How could that be!
The girl wielding the silver revolver stood atop the giant maw. Even the spatial rift had been bitten apart, leaving no room for hiding, yet she remained there, completely escaping surveillance.
"Glass cannon, the glass is real, but more importantly—" Hayasaka Ai steadily held up the Death Knell, looked at the reopened maw, and pulled the trigger.
"It's a cannon!"
Bang!!!
The golden bullet, like Thor's Hammer, sank into his mouth, crushing everything in its path with a muffled thunderous roar.
The causality-level ability ignores all defenses, Matter Decomposition ineffective. When combined with the Abyss Grade- level Death Knell, its power is astonishing.
Thump--
The bolt of lightning entered from above, Piercer straight through the 'Man-eating Flower' that was thousands of meters thick, and then Piercer from the bottom, creating a smooth, round hole about two meters in size on its surface. Through the hole, one could see the black substance in the center.
A single eye appeared in the center of the writhing black matter, and crimson arcs of electricity spread across the hole's walls, but it was found that it could not be repaired in an instant.
Spatial fault? Why is it so precise?
"Because you forgot someone, and Frieren knows that targeting Senpai is a sure way to achieve a precise strike." Yuki appeared beside Hayasaka Ai, raised his hand as if grasping a non-existent girl, then looked at the Extreme Speed shrinking single eye and gently shook his head.
"Oh, by the way, I also have a similar ability, but it requires some prerequisites."
The muffled thuds of colliding energy echoed in the distance; the battle was still ongoing, and all attention was immediately drawn back to the present.
He used a clone to distract me, then used his subordinates to open a passage, and then used some kind of invisibility skill to sneak up next to me???
One link leads to another, and Yuki wears a smile after the authority of civilization has failed.
Using Demon God Statue to conceal resonance and create an opportunity for a sneak attack? No, the conspiracy can be traced back to the encounter not long ago.
Obstruction? Probing? Tian Ji's horse racing strategy?
All of these are correct, except for one thing.
"Select a target, only then can you—" Yuki drew the black longsword that the Man of Truth longed for, slicing through a beam of light more than ten meters in diameter with a single strike, pointing it toward the core.
"I'll kill you all quickly and efficiently!"
Chapter Nineteen: Congratulations, you got it right!
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The moment the musket fire rang out, the Grand Inquisitors in another dimension received the news, and both the 'Star River Overlord' and the 'God of Ninja Way' were immediately covered in sweat.