Chapter 737 - 730: Protection Mechanism

Chapter 737: Chapter 730: Protection Mechanism

CRACK!

A crisp, horrifying sound of bone shattering rang out. Under Zhou Yuanjue’s immense grip, Lily’s delicate little hand was instantly crushed to powder.

"AHH!"

The intense pain made her unable to suppress a scream, but more importantly, she was shocked by the terrifying power and pressure Zhou Yuanjue possessed.

’It’s over. Looks like I’ve picked a fight with the wrong person this time...’

Lily’s expression turned incredibly grim.

She didn’t know how someone with only low-to-mid-tier potential could be this strong, but the facts were right in front of her, leaving no room for disbelief.

’I’m going to "die." Against this kind of terrifying power, I definitely won’t last a single move...’

’Damn it! I thought this was just a sure-win introductory guidance mission. I haven’t even finished spending the Value Points I earned before...’

"A misunderstanding... It’s really just a misunderstanding..."

"This really is a ’custom’ in the Chaotic Paradise. I was wrong. I apologize. Let me go, and all the rewards for this mission can be yours. I won’t take a single thing. Plus, I can give you some information you’ll want to know for free. It’ll be a great deal..."

Lily instantly forced a smile onto her face. Her big, shiny eyes welled up with tears, a sight meant to evoke pity.

"No need. This is perfect, actually. I want to observe what happens when the Life Protection Mechanism is triggered."

Zhou Yuanjue said flatly, slowly extending a finger toward the center of Lily’s brow.

’In that case, I have no choice but to go all out!’

Lily gritted her teeth, a flash of green light in her eyes.

Divine Thought Thorns!

An intense green light erupted from her body. A seed-like core structure deep within her exploded, and countless thorn-like spikes burst out from her insides. Even the surface of her body was instantly riddled with holes.

However, the intense green light only shone for an instant. Before the thorns could even spread, the light began to dim, and finally, all the Energy vanished without a trace.

It was only then that she realized that, at some unknown point, white, root-like tendrils had materialized around Zhou Yuanjue. They had already wrapped around her body.

All the power she had unleashed was being rapidly siphoned away by these roots, dissipating into nothing.

’The gap is too wide. He’s flawless. I don’t stand a chance.’

’A candidate from a Low level Civilization is actually this strong.’

Lily’s face twitched as she completely gave up resisting.

And at that moment, Zhou Yuanjue’s finger touched the center of her brow.

A miniature lotus flower bloomed at his fingertip.

Terrifying Energy erupted from the center of her brow, pierced her skin, and instantly invaded her brain and body.

Normally, this burst of Energy would have instantly obliterated Lily’s brain, and even her entire body would have exploded along with it.

What looked like a minor attack was, in fact, a concentration of multiple structural abilities, with power comparable to a terrifying missile.

A look of interest appeared in his eyes. He wanted to know how the Life Protection Mechanism would activate in the face of such a fatal attack.

And in the very instant his Energy erupted inside Lily’s brain...

BUZZ!

He could feel a terrifying power activating within Lily’s body.

In an instant, pale gold patterns spread across her entire body. In less than a ten-thousandth of a second, her whole form was bathed in a pale golden light.

Zhou Yuanjue’s attack detonated at the same time, but it could no longer harm Lily’s body in the slightest.

His eyes narrowed slightly. He was beginning to understand some of the principles behind the Life Protection Mechanism.

’At the moment of a fatal attack, the Life True Talisman inside the body instantly detects the threat. Then, the Life True Talisman, which is attached to the individual’s life essence, instantly extends countless microscopic golden Rune Chains.’

’These Rune Chains link every single Life Unit in the body together in an extremely short amount of time. This method allows the body’s durability to momentarily reach a level far exceeding the damage of the attack, thus resisting the fatal blow.’

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

In the next instant, Zhou Yuanjue tapped his finger several more times, setting off a series of terrifying energy explosions on Lily’s body, which was now under the effect of the protection mechanism.

However, these attacks were completely unable to shake the structure formed by the Life True Talisman’s extensions connecting all her Life Units.

’How miraculous. Is this the top-tier Rune Technology of the Black Seal Civilization? Judging by its strength, the protection mechanism has far surpassed the Type One level. A single Life True Talisman can actually raise a normal candidate’s Physical Strength to such a degree in an instant.’

’And to have this level of detection capability and reaction speed... ’

’What’s even more terrifying is that there are countless such Life True Talismans throughout the entire Chaotic Paradise...’

’The technology and power wielded by the Primordial Star Organization have reached a level I can’t even begin to imagine.’

’I wonder... could I use Simulation to replicate this connection sequence? I might gain something from it.’

"Hey, that’s enough! Desecrating my corpse is a really immoral thing to do! I’m already ’dead,’ and the Value Points have been deducted and given to you. Can you stop poking my body all over?!"

Lily, lying on the ground, let out an indignant shriek.

"Oh? You can still talk?"

Zhou Yuanjue found this rather strange.

"Of course I can! I’m not really dead, just immobilized by the protection mechanism."

"Let me tell you something, don’t mess with me! My trash-talking is top-tier. When it comes to arguing from the grave, I’ve never been afraid of anyone. Keep desecrating my corpse and see if I don’t flame you to death. You can’t hurt me now anyway!"

Lily said, her face full of indignation.

"You dare, and you’re dead. Oh, right, you can’t die here. But I’ll camp your body and kill you ten times, until all your Value Points and Points are gone."

Zhou Yuanjue said flatly. It seemed that some of the young gamers back on Earth enjoyed doing things like this.

Just as he expected, upon hearing Zhou Yuanjue’s words, Lily immediately shut her mouth.

She really was afraid of that. Or rather, while candidates here couldn’t truly die, they were terrified of being targeted and held a grudge against by someone powerful.

It would be incredibly troublesome. If it really came to that, the best outcome for her would be to move to a different safe zone.

"Good. Now that I understand how the protection mechanism works, just tell me the detailed information I want to know about the city, and I’ll let you go."

Zhou Yuanjue nodded in satisfaction.

"Fine. Just tell me what information you want. It’s my bad luck for running into you. Are all you candidates from Low level Civilizations such freaks?"

Lily said dejectedly. Right now, she just wanted to get away from this guy as quickly as possible.

"Tell me, who are the strongest candidates in this safe zone and the surrounding areas?"

Zhou Yuanjue said flatly.