Chapter 1421
Chapter 1421 - 1417: Lu Ping’an’s Fighting Style
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"Some young people don’t understand the rules," but not every world has a compassionate heart that allows them to learn their lesson one day..."
The boy, who could easily be described as youthful, spoke with an air of aged wisdom as he stood in front of the Giant Beast.
Those massive Tree-men were teaching the octopus a lesson with their heavy fists and blood-sucking vines.
The crimson vines ignited, and the upper body of the Demon Tree, radiating Holy Fire, morphed into a half-human form, while the lower half remained rooted in the ground.
They were about to die, their forcefully twisted life-forms had too many weaknesses, but in this state, they had both the stability of ancient roots and the upper limbs for convenient movement of animals.
Punch after punch, the Tree-men, who reveled in combat without fear of death or pain, joyfully ganged up on the arrogant octopus.
Suddenly, after the sound of leaking air, the tentacles of the octopus were severed one by one, the scarlet tendrils floating in mid-air, like burning fuse wires.
A series of explosions followed, and the crimson limbs turned into extraordinary explosives that defied all reason. Both red forces collided, branches and flesh were blasted away and continually turned to ash.
Flame and explosives, beings of similar ability, serendipitously clashed perfectly.
At that moment, Lu Ping’an smiled.
"... Although it’s a bit unethical towards Xue En, I sincerely hope that the Calamity he summoned is bigger and can delay a bit more time..."
According to Lu Ping’an’s understanding, abilities linked to explosions and high temperatures often meant huge energy consumption; thus, they typically didn’t fare well in prolonged battles.
Beneath an umbrella that had opened at some unknown time, Lu Ping’an, smiling, pointed at the monster before him.
Accompanying the onomatopoeic sound was the sudden roar of a cannon from behind.
Behind the young man, an array of primitive earthfire cannons had appeared out of nowhere. They had no operators, but the eyes and limbs that had suddenly grown from them were now operating themselves to attack the Giant Beast.
Another snap of his fingers, and the blood-red umbrella soared into the sky, followed by a chilling scream from the octopus.
The next moment, the entire world was engulfed in sparks and explosions.
Countless branches were blasted away, the entire Giant Beast completely turned to gunpowder!
A chain of explosions turned the whole world into a sea of fire, and those still unlucky enough to be near the battlefield instantly turned to ash.
Yet in the center of the explosion, there was an empty area.
Under a floating red umbrella, the boy smiled unscathed, as the turmoil around him left him untouched.
"Interesting..."
Lu Ping’an turned around; his painstakingly assembled vintage cannon formation (simple in structure and convenient for mutation) was also ruined.
The "shelter" umbrella he had acquired was also nearly at its limit.
His abilities system, once it acquired the trait of "custom-order Quasi-Contaminated Items" and "item activation," practically gave him the Authority to custom-make "combat companions."
It’s just that these precious "war partners" were often one-time use.
"Is it ’Reincarnation’? No, it shouldn’t be such an advanced thing, she doesn’t deserve it..."
Lu Ping’an saw through the true nature of this creature; it was merely a foolish and arrogant Beast that relished in preying on other life forms... Such a being might naturally have a high level of strength, but there seemed to be a problem with its ’understanding.’
"So, what could it be..."
Lu Ping’an’s eyes narrowed as he tried to discern his opponent’s ’essence.’
The essence of a Rule-level Strongman, or rather a ruler, was still that ’rule.’
It was the ’shackle’ that converted chaotic and disorderly ’Contamination’ into stable substances, the glass bottle holding the cola, that was its strongest point, and yet it was also...
"...Let’s see, what is your rule, your ’weak point.’"
That, too, was the Death spot of a being above Rule-level.
Normally, to kill a Rule-level professional, one had to deplete their ’reserves’... In most cases, the stubborn Undying-nature of the opponent could easily turn the fight into a true war of attrition.
But, if one could find the opponent’s ’rule’ and shatter it...
"My time is limited, I don’t have the leisure to squander it with you. Tell me, what is your true nature..."
Under normal circumstances, even if you know the rules of your opponent, you can’t necessarily counter them... but Lu Ping’an was different. His "rules" were simply too special; he had the capital to play this way.
By conventional killing methods, fighting for a whole day was normal, and even in a crushing victory, there was always the chance the other party wouldn’t run away... but no matter how hard that panda tried, it could never drag out time to that moment.
"...Not an explosion. Life should not turn its own body into consumables for an explosion; that’s a waste of energy..."
Those eyes, cold and cruel.
The body that had completed the explosion began to reorganize, and the glistening Crimson Stars around it began to gather flesh, then rebuilt the colossal octopus-like body.
At that moment, Lu Ping’an smiled.
"...So, ’reproduction.’"
Lu Ping’an’s Eye of Truth, along with his Life system ability, provided him with the answer.
Those shattered limbs were not completely destroyed but turned into "juveniles"... It should have exploded into a myriad of tiny octopuses.
However, it had clearly done something, twisting the inherent instincts of its Ethnic group, with the final result being those little creatures lost their activity and became part of its body.
"Indeed, the world is full of wonders... Let’s get to work."
While he mused, Lu Ping’an’s "assembly line" also started operating.
The Craftsman’s workshop clanked and clanged. The conveyor belt transported ingots, molds, and under Lu Ping’an’s directive, "weapons" were hammered, constructed, shaped, and forged...
"...What is the antonym of reproduction? No, perhaps there’s a better choice..."
As Lu Ping’an flipped through the great book, he also searched for his target.
It was a manifestation of the Taboo Library, Lu Ping’an’s collection, his Scholar Ability that had reached the Lawyer standard. It allowed him to pick the most suitable rules.
"...This is it."
Lu Ping’an smiled as he retrieved his module, transforming it into the "weapon" in his hand.
"Investment."
The freshly made weapon templates, more than seventy percent of which directly collapsed, but the few that remained were enough for Lu Ping’an’s use.
Soon, he had five faintly glowing white arrows in his hand.
And at that moment, the Giant monster in front of him started to Self-Destruct once again.
With a flick of his fingers, a bow and arrow flew up of its own accord. It placed the similarly Awakening arrows onto its own bowstring.
One, two, three... In just an instant, when both the bow and arrows gained Self-consciousness, they truly became arrows that never missed their mark.
This time, the explosion on the opposite side was thorough.
Lu Ping’an’s Tree-man was directly blown to smithereens, and Lu Ping’an himself had to use up another Protection.
"You... what have you done?!"
Since the start of the battle, the arrogant Magic Monster spoke for the first time.
Those glistening stars shone with the luster of reason; it was not a mindless creature.
"Weren’t you trying to reproduce? I helped you..."
Saying that, the remaining two arrows were also fired straight out.
Among the many professions of humanity, there are the normal and the unethical... Within the Beast Tamer system, to accelerate the reproduction of Beasts, there are "animal pheromones" that promote their mating.
A countering rule? No, that’s just another sense of attrition. Since you wanted to explode, I helped you.
Going with the flow is often much easier. The one thing that living beings can’t control is their own instincts.
"...Shoot the Seeds as far away as possible."
Fragmented reproduction among Life forms exists on Earth as well. The repeated Regeneration of the octopus before him was under control, and if it lost its grasp on its own instincts...
This time, the force of the explosion was at least tripled!
In a few minutes, the Crimson Star that had shrunk in size achieved reformation once again, but this time, it was only a third of its original size.
She tried to escape... and the insignificant Mortal she despised, had already raised the bow and arrow behind her.
Thus, that area turned into a sea of flames once more.
— End of Chapter 1421 —