Chapter 1437: Time Rewind |
At the 30-second mark, Babu could no longer remain calm.
Because his body had already suffered severe damage. At this point, even without Zhang Yi making a move, the combined assault from Gao Changkong and Lancelot alone had become too much for him to handle.
Without hesitation, he decisively activated his [Time Rewind] ability.
The next moment, his body returned to its perfect state from one minute ago.
Even the shattered armor on his body was reshaped, as if everything that had just happened had never occurred at all.
"Let's continue! The next sixty seconds belong to us!"
Zhang Yi said calmly to Gao Changkong and Lancelot.
"Alright, let's take him down!"
The two men were filled with fervor, both convinced that the ensuing battle had General Babu completely under their control.
Faced with their coordinated rapid assault, General Babu had gone from barely holding his ground at the start to now handling it with ease.
His massive battle axe was anything but clumsy. As he wielded it, fending off the attacks from both men, he could even launch counterattacks!
Even the long-range strikes from Zhang Yi and Huahua were now blocked in time by his axe!
"Boom!"
The terrifying force slammed into his axe, sending him flying backward hundreds of meters, yet Babu still stood firmly on the ground.
His armor remained intact, though a silver bullet was deeply embedded in the blade of his axe.
"This guy..."
Zhang Yi's expression grew solemn as he looked at General Babu.
"It seems he's already adapted to our attack patterns!"
The Three-Eyed Tribe was a civilization with backward advancements.
But when it came to martial prowess, they had developed it to the utmost limit of their capabilities.
Almost every male began martial training from birth.
And the cream of the crop could become a Great General of the kingdom.
Babu, before becoming an ability user, was first and foremost a top-tier martial artist who had trained tirelessly for decades!
In terms of combat, Gao Changkong, Lancelot, and even Zhang Yi were mere amateurs compared to him.
At the start, the combined assault of the four did throw him off balance, but he could gradually get used to the swordsmanship of Gao Changkong and Lancelot.
To Babu's eyes, their sword techniques weren't exactly laughable, but they were certainly riddled with flaws.
With the pressure in front of him reduced, defending against long-range attacks fired along a predictable trajectory from the temple entrance became much easier.
"Interesting, truly interesting! No wonder you're the guardian of the Sacred Spirit Hall!"
A chilling killing intent flared in Zhang Yi's eyes, and the competitive fire deep within him ignited with excitement.
But he chose not to change his approach.
Even if Babu was starting to adapt to their attack patterns, knowing what was coming didn't necessarily mean he could change the outcome.
After all, they were four against one!
The assault continued, and while Babu's pressure had lessened somewhat, his strength still wasn't enough to seize the upper hand in the situation.
Forty seconds later, his defenses were broken once again.
But this time, his tactics shifted. Instead of taking their attacks head-on, he began to focus primarily on defense.
His massive battle axe became a giant shield.
To Zhang Yi and the others, it was like trying to breach a massive door!
Moreover, when facing Zhang Yi's attacks, as long as they weren't aimed at a vital point, he didn't even mind taking some damage.
He managed to endure the full sixty seconds.
His body was riddled with wounds, and his weapon had even developed nicks, but as soon as the time was up, he activated his [Time Rewind] ability, and all negative effects on him vanished!
"This guy... he's way too hard to kill!"
Lancelot gritted his teeth.
"Even with the four of us working together, we can't take him down in one shot?"
Gao Changkong took a deep breath. "The Three-Eyed Tribe's physique is already far tougher than us humans, plus with his freakish ability... he's really troublesome."
At that moment, Zhang Yi spoke up.
"It's fine. Let's give it another try."
"You have a plan?"
"Yeah, there's one method we can try."
This time, Zhang Yi closed the distance, choosing to shoot from a position 2,000 meters outside the temple.
He had basically determined that General Babu's ability range didn't extend this far.
At the same time, he summoned Yang Xinxin from the Shadow Space.
Seeing Yang Xinxin, everyone immediately understood Zhang Yi's plan.
When facing a bug-like ability, you had to use a bug-like counter.
Rule-based abilities, once triggered, were the best way to deal with troublesome Aberrants.
"We'll create an opening for you!"
Without hesitation, the two men charged forward to continue their assault on Babu.
Zhang Yi said to Yang Xinxin, "Every time Huahua and I attack, he chooses to block our strikes with his axe. But at that moment, to stabilize his stance, he won't move."
"So your attack needs to come right after ours."
Yang Xinxin nodded.
"Got it."
Once again, Zhang Yi and Huahua's attacks flew toward Babu, and by now, Babu's defense had reached a nearly perfect state.
Gao Changkong and Lancelot's swords could no longer even touch the armor on his body.
So when the familiar attacks from Zhang Yi and Huahua came, he casually raised his axe to block them.
But just after their attacks were launched, Yang Xinxin's Arrow of Lust followed like a shadow, streaking toward Babu!
The axe blocked Zhang Yi's bullet and Huahua's high-energy particle beam, but a crimson arrow slipped through effortlessly, piercing through.
The arrow passed through his thick armor and buried itself directly in his heart.
Babu froze for a moment, and then an indescribable feeling welled up deep within him.
"Put down your weapon. Don't resist."
Yang Xinxin's voice cut through the long hall and reached Babu's ears.
A look of infatuation flickered in his eyes, but within that haze, a trace of struggle emerged.
"Time... Rewind!"
The next instant, Yang Xinxin felt the connection between herself and Babu sever.
She furrowed her brow.
"Brother, my ability failed!"
Zhang Yi let out a light laugh, but his gaze grew even sharper.
"As expected. After a time rewind, everything resets. Even rule-based abilities get wiped out!"
There was absolutely nothing to be done about it.
Yang Xinxin's arrow could alter the target's perception, making them willingly obey her commands.
But it couldn't change the target's memories or abilities.
The moment Babu realized he was being controlled, he immediately activated [Time Rewind], canceling out Yang Xinxin's control.