Chapter 1019: Struggling to Hold On, Showing Signs of Defeat

Chapter 1019: Chapter 490: Struggling to Hold On, Showing Signs of Defeat

Under this shifting balance of power, the force of this strike exceeded the prediction of the Goblin Lord Snaz.

“Interesting.

“Is this the confidence that gives you the courage to fight me?”

Snaz lowered his arm, which was still emitting black smoke after the attack ended. A portion of the black light on it had already been eroded. He looked at his arm, then at Gauss in the distance.

His wariness toward Gauss was rapidly rising. No monster capable of becoming a Level 15 Demon Lord had low intelligence. The bizarre combat power Gauss displayed forced him to admit that this was indeed not an opponent to be taken lightly.

For the purpose of probing, the Goblin Lord Snaz then used his physical body to take several more Dragon Roar Missiles head-on. He paid no attention to the torn black light; instead, a look of realization appeared on his face. Although he didn’t understand where that extra power came from, he believed he had already grasped Gauss’s abilities and understood the specific degree of amplification.

Meanwhile, Gauss cast a few Fireball Techniques along the way, intentionally slaughtering some nearby goblins. He used the blood-thirsting effect of the Goblin Expert title to drain a portion of their stamina, then quickly utilized the Three-Phase Source Power to convert it into Magic Power for replenishment, keeping his condition at its absolute peak at all times.

He discreetly glanced at the endless goblin legion surging from behind; these would all become his blood packs. In other words, it seemed like he was deep behind enemy lines, but in reality, this was his comfort zone. If he needed kills, he could actually kill many more, but he intentionally held back. His purpose was to keep the surrounding blood bank sufficiently stocked at all times; overflowing it would just be a waste.

As long as the battle between him and this Goblin Lord dragged out, the other party would gradually realize a terrifying phenomenon: Gauss was the one acting like an untiring, inexhaustible monster. Even with the opponent’s bold and aggressive combat stance and formidable strength as a Level 15 Demon, his recovery ability would eventually fail to keep up with the consumption.

Furthermore, at this time, his Demonic Hour Talent was also exerting its power. Just now, the proficiency of the 6th-circle Spell, Spiritual Prison, had quietly increased a bit. Therefore, strictly speaking, he wasn’t just maintaining his combat power at its peak; he was growing stronger with every fight!

This was also the reason why he held off on using the Spiritual Prison he had just mastered for the time being. Any method was always most effective when used for the first time, catching the enemy off guard before they understood the situation. Moreover, its Level 2 proficiency was currently still a bit low. Every additional point of proficiency would slightly increase its success rate and make the Spiritual Prison stronger.

“However, he is indeed quite strong,” Gauss thought.

His golden Dragon Eyes stared at the Goblin Lord, whose imposing aura had not weakened in the slightest. Obviously, the few rounds of probing just now were nothing to him.

The anti-air Domain also prevented Gauss from utilizing his aerial advantage to create distance. Their movement speeds on the ground were on par with each other, and at this current stage, the opponent’s linear burst speed was even faster. Gauss’s advantage lay in his ability to use the Spatial Magic of Dimension Door interspersed with low-altitude flight, making his movement direction much more unpredictable. Furthermore, his attack methods leaned more toward long-range strikes, allowing him to cast Spells to interfere with the enemy while kiting.

However, the Goblin Lord’s speed advantage was an objective fact, meaning Gauss also ran the risk of being engaged in close combat. Close-quarters combat left very little reaction time, so he would need to activate Future Sight when necessary.

In that lightning-fast moment, Gauss clearly evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

BOOM!

In the distance, beneath the Goblin Lord Snaz, the black energy wrapping around his legs was rapidly condensing. Ripples of airwaves surged beneath him as the ground his feet trampled on rapidly sank.

“Has he grown stronger?” Gauss wondered, noticing that Snaz had greatly increased the usage efficiency of the black energy.

Sure enough, after a brief charge-up, the burst speed of the Goblin Lord surged by another notch. Gauss activated Dimension Door to dodge his initial landing spot, teleporting his body three hundred meters away. He then prepared to flap his wings for the next relocation, but right at that moment, from the corner of his eye, he caught a black silhouette aggressively lunging at him.

“So fast!” Gauss thought.

He didn’t have time to react much. Instinctively, he folded his wings in front of him, condensing a powerful Platinum light shield that surrounded his body. The next moment, he felt a brutal force surging from his wings.

BOOM!

His body was instantly sent flying backward.

“Future Sight!”

Gauss decisively activated the ability. At this moment, the entire world seemed to fall into a standstill in his eyes.

Of course, this was just an illusion. In reality, time was still flowing. The best proof was the black silhouette in his peripheral vision that had just kicked him away; it was still closing in on his direction. It was just that under the effect of the Future Sight ability, this approach speed appeared to have slowed down significantly. But it was still moving, after all.

Gauss couldn’t help but feel a bit fortunate. Thankfully, he had figured this out earlier, which was why he had decisively activated Future Sight the moment he was kicked flying. If he had been even a fraction of a second later, the opponent’s next strike would have probably already smashed into his body.

“Should I use Spiritual Prison?” he wondered.

As the thought crossed his mind, the scene before his eyes rapidly extended forward. He saw the future a few seconds later.

Then, his brows furrowed slightly. There were many possibilities, but the vast majority of the futures resulting from this choice were unsatisfactory.