Xyrin Empire

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Cheating Ability Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Cheating Ability “Destroyer Savi,” Sandora’s tone was colder than ever, “once the Empire’s First General, not an Emperor but respected by nearly all Emperors of the Empire thanks to his astonishing strength and unparalleled military achievements. I never thought that even you, once the mightiest hero, would fall…”

“Fallen?” Savi snorted disdainfully, “Such a superficial view. What I seek is nothing more than the thrilling battle on the edge of life and death! Now, I can experience that feeling anytime I want, so I’m very satisfied with my current state! If this is what you call fallen… then come and fight me! Battle Song Princess! The great Emperor Sandora! Use your power to make me acknowledge your perspective!!!”

“Don’t shout at my girlfriend, Baldie.” My voice emerged from behind Savi, then a dazzling burst of colorful light exploded without warning on his left side. The chaotic energy shockwaves blasted him hundreds of meters away, directly smashing through two Energy Buffer Towers before Savi could finally arrest his flight.

“Although I don’t know the details, based on Sandora’s words, you seem to have once been a battle hero who was highly respected by that girl with sky-high pride. If that’s the case, then you deserve the proper respect.”

The two punctured Buffer Towers collapsed amidst screeching blue sparks. Savi’s excited laughter carried over from behind the smoke, “Indeed, you haven’t given it your all!! Hahaha, I knew it. Even if you’re lowly carbon-based life, you should have power worthy of your imperial title!”

“Be careful, Ah Jun,” suddenly Sandora’s voice echoed in my mind, “His ability is destruction, disregarding any defense or nature of the target, and directly turning anything his fists hit into a ‘broken’ state. It’s a power almost akin to a law! Even the attacks you send out could be destroyed by him!”

“Damn it! Are we still able to fight!?”

I was nearly spitting blood in frustration at his completely cheat-like “Unlimited Attack Power”. Ignoring defense, ignoring properties, and just touching it a little meant immediate doom. Does that mean this madman could destroy any giant warship with one punch!?

Of course, I knew his power wasn’t that overpowered. This much was clear since his punch shattered the Energy Buffer Tower but didn’t damage the ground beneath it. However, I had no interest in testing out the upper limits of his ability because he was already charging at me again.

The scenery flashed backward rapidly, the wind by my ears sliced like blades across my cheeks, but the opponent before me grew larger and larger. Indeed, he had not used his full strength before. Only after I got serious, did he demonstrate his true speed.

Instant satellite connection. No need for locking on the target. I waved my hand causally, then my figure flickered, tracing a small semi-circle before connecting to the satellite again!

The Space Rifts and energy concentrations that appeared overhead made Savi instinctively dodge to the side; then a white light beam several meters in diameter howled past where he had just been standing, hitting an unlucky black spire directly. Without even showing the process of being destroyed, the spire vaporized into the air. What followed was an even more intense energy explosion, the shockwave from the Satellite Cannon roared past, effortlessly tearing the nearby Buffer Towers to shreds. Metal fragments and various other parts scattered like fireworks, dinging and banging against the other nearby towers.

Savi, who narrowly missed the hit, had just steadied himself when the second energy beam followed. But this time, he didn’t choose to dodge, instead, he punched the sky just as the light beam appeared.

“Pfft—”
It was that suspiciously ridiculed blunt sound again, the high-energy light also turned into a sky full of black fragments.

This freak, he shattered the light into fragments!

Isn’t this ability too overpowered? Is there anything in the world you can’t destroy, Uncle!!!

“Is everything okay?” Watching the intense fight above, Sister couldn’t help but ask worriedly.

Sandora’s expression was serious, but clearly, that wasn’t worry. Hearing the concern of the girl beside her, she revealed a reassuring smile, “Don’t worry. Ah Jun’s power is not just what he has shown now. Plus, a bit of proper pressure, that’s something quite precious. Maybe Ah Jun will give us a big surprise soon.”

“I’ll trust you for now, but if Ah Jun is in danger,” Qianqian’s voice didn’t sound too pleased, “I will initiate a non-discriminatory time storm. Even you won’t be spared.”

“Uh…” Faced with Qianqian’s somewhat excessive tone due to her worry, Sandora could only express her frustration with a sigh. Well, no need to worry. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time to encounter such a situation. Before long, when Qianqian switches back to her usual self, she’ll definitely apologize profusely for days and nights…

Meanwhile, I, tangled in battle with a certain fight-crazy individual, was getting more and more irritated.

Damn it, that ability.

No matter what it was, smashing everything with one punch, matter, energy, fluctuations, field effects, magnetic forces, light, kinetic energy, potential energy, wind, and anything that existed in my mind, whether visible or not, all turned into scattered black fragments under the impact of that punch. Is this the power of Pseudo Rules? If Pseudo Rules are this monstrous, what about the Law Powers used by Gods said to be above Rules? How powerful would that be? Who could live in a world governed by such things?

Maybe if Dingdang was here, she’d have some way to deal with it. Although her direct combat ability isn’t very strong, as a member of the Divine Race, her Law Power might produce unexpected effects. At worst, she could offer some kind of strategy for this situation… Unfortunately, that critical little creature who usually drops the ball is still maintaining a full twenty-four hours of sleep. Despite the Divine Race’s power, there are also many limitations. In a world not her own, Dingdang’s power was greatly restricted, not to mention that silly, naive thing usually had no habit of accumulating followers. Relying on sleep to replenish energy, God knows when she plans to wake up!

“Exciting, let’s do it again!” After once again forcefully destroying the giant blade condensed from the Void energy, Savi shouted provocatively.

Damn it… It seems going head-to-head with this kind of guy with a Special Ability is utterly ineffective; it’s a complete waste of effort!

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Intense flashes of light ignited repeatedly from a distance, and the astonishing Energy Fluctuations could be felt with absolute clarity even from here.

Two figures shrouded in black cloaks stood midair, observing the continuous explosions of light in the distance, one of the cloaked figures opened their hoarse voice, speaking with something resembling genuine concern.

“Is it really okay to let Savi handle the Invader alone? Judging from these Energy Fluctuations, it seems like a considerably powerful foe… Tsk tsk, isn’t this just like the Ghost Energy Bombardment from the Main Cannon? To think he can even effortlessly manipulate Void Energy…”

“Put away your hypocritical act,” Lady Bellavilla said indifferently, “I’m fully aware of what you’re thinking.”

“Ah, Lady Bellavilla,” Ocam exclaimed dramatically, as if he had been greatly wronged, “You really are doing me an injustice. Although I’ve never gotten along with that braggart, after all, we are comrades from the same side. You were there at the time; you know full well who volunteered to take on the Invader alone, and brave Savi adamantly refused our offer of backup support…”

“So this is the real you, ‘Honest Man’ Ocam… You and Savi have really picked up too many bad habits from wandering the Main Material World…”

“If I’ve displeased you, I apologize,” Ocam mimicked a gentleman’s gesture, “but watch closely. We are all well aware of how troublesome Savi’s Ability is. Even if he faces an enemy many times stronger, with that kind of Ability, he has never been defeated, not even when he fought against that Centurion from the Divine Race… Oh? Seems like something interesting is about to happen, this fluctuation of energy…”

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“You’re very strong.”

After another ineffective attack, I finally said in frustration.

“You’re not bad either,” Savi said with a wild smile on his face, standing brazenly open to attack not even a few dozen meters away from me in midair.

This guy is a pure battle maniac, completely indifferent to hostility or anything else, standing there solely for the sake of a fight.

This fact confirmed that he really didn’t bring any subordinates; he had come for a duel.

It seemed like a brainless move, but this bald guy had the right to be arrogant. If he weren’t an enemy, he might actually be an interesting fellow.

“I don’t feel the slightest bit ‘not bad.’ Your Ability, it’s too troublesome,” I said.

The wholehearted praise from the enemy might be a cool thing, but right now, I was genuinely upset.

“I did not mean to mock you, Mystic Emperor. Although I always thought you were a fragile and inferior Carbon-based Life, your strength deserves my respect,” the bald man actually bowed to me from a distance, “If it weren’t for my special Ability, perhaps a warrior many times stronger would not withstand your kind of attack. To think you could even wield the dangerous Void Energy like it’s nothing… However, if you truly do not have even greater power, I’m afraid I will have no choice but to destroy you, despite the great pleasure you’ve brought me.”

“Tch, madman,” I muttered, then waved at the three girls below, who were starting to get worried. Eh? You ask why three? Do you really want to know how unbearable the miss is acting right now with her heartless and lungless style?

“Then let’s end the battle,” I said with a radiant smile, “Actually, I had thought of this move a long time ago, but due to certain reasons, I refrained from using it… It’s painful, not really fitting for executing a warrior.”

What high-sounding rhetoric, but… of course the real reason isn’t so simple. Savi is a considerably strong opponent, setting aside his near-law level “Destruction” Ability, his battle awareness, experience, reactions, even the ingenious improvisations he could make subconsciously, were all far superior to mine who had entered the fray halfway through. Although it’s frustrating to fight, I have to admit that I gained far more experience from this seemingly completely unfair battle than from the countless untechnical bombardments against cannon fodder before, which is why I hesitated for so long to use that last move.

However, the reason I just gave wasn’t entirely false; despite being the enemy, Savi could indeed be considered honorable, and there was something about him that was somewhat admirable, even if his act of rushing over to duel the invader seemed utterly foolish…