Chapter 711 - 681: Vaporization Ability

Although Lin Xinghai couldn’t see the black figure’s expression, he could tell from its reaction that it was definitely quite surprised.

In fact, Lin Xinghai’s guess was correct.

After all, with the Shadow Demon Race’s Talent Ability, once they entered a state of Vaporization, they were essentially immune to all physical attacks. Even if they couldn’t completely negate Energy Attacks, they could at least offset more than half of the damage.

But now, the Shadow Demon could feel that its Vaporization state was completely ineffective against the Energy acting upon it.

’And this ability is bizarre and terrifying. It’s draining my Life Energy directly! That means I’m taking damage every single second—damage that ignores my Defense.’

Upon this discovery, panic surged within the Shadow Demon. He had come here with one clear target to kill: Lin Xinghai. But now, he understood there was another.

SWISH!

He instantly destroyed the phantom. His figure then flickered as he charged toward another one nearby. Before even getting close, he unleashed a blast of black Energy, completely obliterating it.

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai’s pupils contracted. Previously, the creature had only displayed its bizarre movement ability, which had a slight delay upon activation.

But this time, perhaps because Liu Miaomiao had pushed it into a corner, or perhaps because the two phantoms were too close together, the creature instantly employed a different tactic.

First, its Speed was incredible. Just now, going all out, it had reached 80,000 points.

Such Speed was not the least bit slower than a "Hunter."

’On top of that, it even has a ranged attack. Thankfully, it used that on my phantom. Otherwise, if I were caught off guard, I would have been in serious trouble.’

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Both Lin Xinghai and the black figure were rapidly approaching the convoy. Along the way, Lin Xinghai continuously created phantoms, but each one was destroyed in turn.

Over the short distance of one kilometer, Lin Xinghai had already lost more than 20 phantoms, which was equivalent to expending over 2,000 points of Blood Qi Power.

’If this chase continues,’ Lin Xinghai thought, ’I won’t be able to hold out for much longer.’

Fortunately, he was finally nearing the convoy.

There was no need for him to give any orders; the others were already prepared. In that instant, as if sharing a single mind, they all moved at once.

Qian Xingxiu was the first to act. The moment the black figure reappeared near a phantom, he instantly activated his Superpower.

Instantly, countless specks of starlight materialized, enveloping both Lin Xinghai’s phantom and the black figure. The starlight motes immediately linked together, locking both the phantom and the creature in place.

Once ensnared, Lin Xinghai’s phantom immediately vanished, leaving the black figure completely immobilized by the Starlight Chain.

Lin Xinghai noticed that the moment the black figure was restrained, its body visibly stiffened, as if it had just experienced something utterly inconceivable.

Lin Xinghai found the reaction strange, but with the situation as it was, he had no time to ponder it.

He instantly raised his Gauss Rifle and fired off five shots in rapid succession.

One of those shots was fired using his High Level Shooting Skill, empowered with 2,000 points of Blood Qi Power.

’Based on my estimation, this thing’s strength should be at the Fourth Level Late Stage. A shot empowered with 2,000 points of Blood Qi Power should be enough to break through its Defense.’

’As long as the first shot can break through its Defense, I can guide the subsequent rounds into the wound to inflict sufficient damage.’

Besides, he wasn’t the only one attacking it.

As soon as Qian Xingxiu successfully cast his Starlight Chain, everyone else immediately followed up with their attacks.

First came a series of Control Skills—Ice Seal, Vine Entanglement, Rock Cage—one after another, followed by a barrage of various Attack Superpowers and artillery fire.

Lin Xinghai’s five bullets were mixed in with the onslaught, appearing utterly inconspicuous.

It all happened in an instant, and their coordination was even more seamless than before.

And it was a good thing, too, because this time, Qian Xingxiu’s Starlight Chain didn’t even hold for a full second. The creature broke free in just half a second—twice as fast as the "Hunter" from before.

Fortunately, the moment it broke free from the Starlight Chain, the other Superpowers descended upon it.

But then, something unbelievable happened.

Just as before, the first Superpower to hit the black figure after the Starlight Chain was Jiang Zijin’s Absolute Zero, which instantly encased it in an Ice Seal.

However, as everyone watched, the black figure seemed to vaporize slightly. It then began to move freely within the solid ice, quickly making its way toward the edge.

Even Lin Xinghai had never expected this, as the creature hadn’t demonstrated such an ability before.

In truth, the others didn’t realize that it wasn’t that the Shadow Demon had been trying to hide this ability. It had used it, but to no effect.

First, it had been hit by Liu Miaomiao’s Life Control Superpower, which drained its Life Force—an attack that simply ignored its Vaporization Ability.

Then came Qian Xingxiu’s Starlight Chain. The absolute nature of that Superpower had actually overridden its Vaporization Ability.

In other words, Qian Xingxiu’s Starlight Chain Superpower was, in a sense, of a higher tier than the Shadow Demon Race’s own Talent Ability.

That was precisely why the Shadow Demon’s body had visibly frozen when caught by the Starlight Chain; this rapid series of events had completely defied its expectations.

But because of how powerful those first two Superpowers were, everyone had misjudged the Shadow Demon’s true strength.

Now, not only had it emerged from the ice, but the subsequent Vine Entanglement and Rock Cage seemed to exist on a different plane entirely, as the Shadow Demon passed through them with ease.

This left everyone stunned for a moment, but their follow-up Superpower attacks had already arrived.

Some people subconsciously adjusted the trajectory of their Superpowers. A Bursting Fireball struck the Shadow Demon, but it only caused its form to become slightly more transparent. Without careful observation, the effect was barely noticeable.

In the end, only a few such Superpower attacks actually landed on the Shadow Demon. Most people didn’t have time to react and adjust, their attacks hitting nothing but empty air.

It wasn’t just their attacks; in that same instant, every round of ammunition fired by the AI systems missed its mark without exception.

This sight caused despair to well up in the hearts of many.

Lin Xinghai’s heart sank as well, because the five Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Rounds he had fired passed straight through the creature’s body, inflicting no damage whatsoever.

But unlike the others, even in such a desperate situation, he could force himself to remain calm. At the same time, as his Perception Power continuously swept over the creature, he did indeed notice a few irregularities.