Chapter 153: This is My Escape Route! |
"Crack!"
Guan Shan could almost hear the sound of the Ksitigarbha Statue's shield breaking.
The Attack Power of those blood handprints was undeniable. Judging by how the surrounding corridor looked like a crushed soda can, it was easy to imagine what would happen if they landed on a human body.
A B-level telekinetic Esper could kill a lower-level Esper with just a thought.
Unfortunately for his opponent, he didn't expect to encounter a special case.
Guan Shan had just demonstrated what it meant to fake death and come back to life.
However, such a performance could probably only happen once in a lifetime.
If he couldn't seriously injure his opponent this time, Guan Shan would truly be in danger.
"Bang!"
This also meant that if Guan Shan hadn't used the Ksitigarbha Statue, his fate at this moment would be the same as the shield's.
At the same time, Guan Shan instantly closed in on the paper man, the Demon Blade in his hand turning into a black arc of a shooting star, slashing towards the paper man's waist with lightning speed, the wind cutting through with a fierce whoosh.
The paper man looked mocking, not dodging, as if it didn't care about Guan Shan's attack.
Guan Shan's slash had no special technique, only his maximum strength, appearing straightforward and easy to intercept.
However, it was a feint. The real kill move was [Gravity Control]! He concentrated nearly all 1000kg of gravity on the paper man at this moment, leaving only a bit to enhance the Demon Blade's power through micro-manipulation.
He bet that Luo Yi's combat ability was extremely poor! Based on past experience, when the simulator depicted the enemy as a paper man, it usually represented certain characteristics of the opponent.
Paper generally gives the impression of being weak to fire and fragile.
The weak to fire aspect was obvious, but bullets were ineffective against the opponent, rendering Guan Shan's incendiary bullets useless.
The other aspect was fragility, which likely indicated that the opponent's body was very weak.
From what Guan Shan knew, Luo Yi had previously withstood a direct attack from a physical-class Esper.
However, Luo Yi's telekinesis ability had an alias called "Jack of All Trades."
This ability could be used for almost anything.
In the aforementioned example, Luo Yi could have used telekinesis to protect his body surface rather than relying on his physical strength.
Now, Guan Shan's plan was to catch Luo Yi off guard, using [Gravity Control] to seriously injure or even kill him while his attention was focused on Guan Shan.
"Crack!"
At the moment when Guan Shan applied gravity to the opponent, the paper man seemed to be crushed, folding into a "Z" shape, and the blood handprints suddenly stopped increasing.
Health -12465!
Half of the paper man's health was instantly reduced! "Roar—"
The paper man let out a beast-like roar, its expression becoming extremely ferocious. Blood flowed from the torn and misaligned areas of its paper body, staining the white paper red.
In the next moment, the tear in the paper man's head grew larger, revealing a half-decayed head beneath the white paper.
Then came the neck, shoulders, arms, and a humanoid monster seemingly shedding its skin, emerging from the paper man.
The humanoid monster intercepted Guan Shan's blade with both hands.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing echoed at the point of contact, as if the monster's arms were made of iron.
"Just as I thought!"
Guan Shan's heart sank, confirming his suspicion that Luo Yi's telekinesis was assisting him.
In the following moment, validating his guess, Guan Shan felt his applied gravity being counteracted by another force, preventing it from further compression. It was as if the paper man had suddenly turned into a rock.
The half-decayed head was within reach, its jagged teeth resembling an ECG graph. Its half-deflated eyes glared at Guan Shan, grabbing the blade with one hand and swinging a punch with the other.
The punch was so fast that Guan Shan almost couldn't react.
But he was certain that most of the opponent's telekinesis was focused on countering gravity, making the punch not as powerful as it seemed...
"Bang!"
Guan Shan was sent flying, rolling twice on the ground, his health plummeting again.
This time, fortunately, it only reduced by about 20%.
This also indicated that Guan Shan's assumption was correct. The pressure from [Gravity Control] on the paper man left it with limited power to deal with Guan Shan.
Scrambling to his feet, Guan Shan quickly pulled out a book from his backpack.
Title: [One Hundred Years of Solitude]
[Effect: Tear off a page to leave a coordinate at the current location; up to two coordinates can exist. If there are more than two, the oldest coordinate is automatically erased. Coordinates can be used for teleportation; Current coordinates: 1/2.]
"Tear—"
Guan Shan tore off a page, increasing the coordinate count to 2/2, a smile tugging at his lips as he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately chose to use it! The two pages torn from [One Hundred Years of Solitude] could form a teleportation channel. The other page had been in Guan Shan's room from the start!
Now, this guy was too far to catch up to Guan Shan immediately.
Haha! Unexpected, right? This is my escape route!
"Teleport!"
Guan Shan silently commanded, and his vision blurred, bringing him back to his room.
His room was now occupied by several NPCs dressed as "underworld officers," who were searching and guarding.
Guan Shan's sudden appearance startled them, and he was equally startled.
Realizing they were Special Security Group staff, Guan Shan shouted, "Your base's Luo Yi is trying to kill me! He's not right! Run! Go find Sun Han!"
Grabbing the nearest person, Guan Shan demanded, "Where's Sun Han?!"
The person, trembling, pointed outside, "Sh-she's just..."
Guan Shan strode out, and within a few steps, he spotted a distinctive NPC level indicator.
Level 24! Although the person no longer looked human to Guan Shan, the high level was unmistakable—it was Sun Han! The area still bore traces of the recent fight, particularly the large bloodstain Guan Shan had left, drawing attention.
Sun Han seemed to have just arrived, heading towards the battle marks but surprised to see Guan Shan return.
Guan Shan called out, "Captain Sun, there's something wrong with Luo Yi!"
Sun Han, startled, was about to speak when a disheveled, blood-soaked Luo Yi emerged from the corner, his expression twisted, pointing at Guan Shan.
"Captain Sun, don't believe him! He's the one who killed Sister Yu! When I confronted him, he slipped up and attacked me to silence me!"