Chapter 452 - 212: Mechanic Showdown! I Reflected Your Reflection
Chapter 452: Chapter 212: Mechanic Showdown! I Reflected Your Reflection
The next moment, his body lurched uncontrollably, and he nearly stumbled to the ground.
"You don’t really think... you can kill me, do you?"
The voice of the Curse Bone Race creature echoed from within the slowly dissipating pool of acid, filled with disdain and mockery.
"I am... immortal!"
Lin Ye steadied his violently roiling Spirit.
This was the first time an external force had pushed him into the final P3 stage.
Lin Ye raised his head and narrowed his eyes.
’Damage Transfer?’
’Or damage reflection?’
He refused to believe that anything in this world was truly immortal.
’An eerie ability like this must have some kind of limit.’
’If it could continuously transfer all damage back to me, why didn’t it use that ability at the start of the fight?’
’Why wait until I had the upper hand and was about to land a fatal blow?’
’This means activating the ability must require some prerequisite!’
’Or perhaps it can only be used at specific moments, has a limited number of uses, or comes at a massive cost!’
As Lin Ye’s mind raced to analyze his opponent’s mechanics, the Curse Bone Race creature attacked again.
This time, it was completely unrestrained.
It abandoned all defense, its entire skeleton transforming into the sharpest of weapons. It swept toward Lin Ye like a white storm of death.
"Come on, human! Hit me with that filthy liquid of yours!"
Lin Ye’s expression darkened.
Not only was this Curse Bone Race creature a chatterbox, but the things it said were so outrageous he didn’t even know where to begin his retort.
"Every one of your attacks will only hasten your own death!"
It continued its verbal assault as it attacked, trying to enrage Lin Ye.
Lin Ye gritted his teeth against the stabbing pains piercing deep into his Spirit, using the speed from his Frenzy state to constantly evade.
Lin Ye tried to use Soul-Catching and Dream-Planting again to read his opponent’s mind and find a way to break through its ability.
But this time, he failed.
For one, his Spirit had just suffered a massive blow.
For another, the Curse Bone Race creature was a much higher level than him and was currently in a state of extreme agitation and alertness, making its spiritual defenses impregnable.
Lin Ye could only catch fragments of frenzied thoughts like "kill him" and "crush him," but he couldn’t probe the core secret of its ability.
Lin Ye’s figure weaved through the dense storm of bone blades, yet his mind was calmer than ever.
’Since I can’t find the answer externally, I’ll have to look for it within myself!’
’Damage reflection...’
’Reflection...’
A skill suddenly flashed through Lin Ye’s mind—one he had acquired but, deeming it of little use, had never invested any skill points in. He had almost forgotten it existed.
[Rebound]!
The skill had two modes.
The mode he currently had active was [Ten Years Is Not Too Late].
It allowed him to store all damage he received.
Lin Ye glanced at his status; he had already stored over ten thousand points of damage.
But what Lin Ye thought of now was its other mode—[A Grudge Must Be Repaid]!
An incredibly bold, even insane, idea began to form in his mind.
’What if...’
’What if I attack the Curse Bone Race creature, triggering its Damage Transfer or damage reflection ability...’
’Then, I take damage again.’
’But the damage reflection from [A Grudge Must Be Repaid] is instantaneous!’
’What would happen then?’
’A nesting doll effect? A self-perpetuating struggle? Or... an infinite damage loop?’
Once this insane idea took root, it was impossible to suppress.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Ye mentally and silently switched his [Rebound] skill from [Ten Years Is Not Too Late] to [A Grudge Must Be Repaid].
Lin Ye’s true intention wasn’t to kill the Curse Bone Race creature with reflected damage, because long before that could happen, he would likely be the one to die.
Instead, he wanted to discover the pattern behind its bizarre Damage Transfer ability and find a specific way to counter it.
Having done all this, Lin Ye watched the Curse Bone Race creature dancing wildly within the storm of bone blades, its taunts unending. Instead of retreating, he advanced, charging head-on once more!
"Oh?"
"Finally given up the struggle? Are you ready to embrace death?"
The Curse Bone Race creature seemed a little surprised.
Lin Ye remained silent. He simply raised his hand, and a ball of dark green acid, much smaller than before, condensed in his palm before shooting out.
It wasn’t fast, and its force seemed somewhat lacking.
However, faced with this seemingly harmless attack, the Curse Bone Race creature reacted in a way that made Lin Ye’s eyes narrow slightly.
It actually sidestepped to dodge it!
’It didn’t choose to take the hit and reflect the damage!’
"Just the last throes of a dying man."
The Curse Bone Race creature seemed to see through Lin Ye’s test, letting out a disdainful sneer.
It gave Lin Ye no further chances. Its assault grew even more frantic, and countless bone fragments and spurs wove together into a Celestial Net of Heaven and Earth, completely enveloping him.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Lin Ye dodged most of the attacks, but he was still left with several cuts. Fortunately, they were only flesh wounds.
The two went back and forth, and for a moment, they were locked in a strange stalemate.
Neither could gain the upper hand.
"What’s the matter, human?"
"Is your resistance this feeble? If you keep being so timid, you’ll be the one who ends up dead."
Lin Ye paid it no mind.
He was now completely certain of his theory.
That seemingly unbeatable Damage Transfer ability must have some strict activation requirement!
’But what exactly is that requirement?’
As Lin Ye continued to skirmish with the creature, his mind raced, his eyes scanning everything in the vicinity for the faintest of clues.