Chapter 458 - 236: Third Assassination of Saint One_3
’How the hell do I kill him?!’
BOOM!
Lu Cang felt his Cores shattering, repairing themselves, only to shatter again.
’But... this destructive power is just too much, isn’t it?’
’I really can’t take it anymore!’
Finally, he made it to the fifth second!
Lu Cang once again Escaped into Nonexistence...
...
Opening his eyes, Lu Cang turned his head.
He saw Leng Qingying beside him.
A cold sweat broke out on Lu Cang’s skin.
’Thankfully, I didn’t act rashly.’
The reason he hadn’t acted wasn’t just caution. It was also because he had foreseen the Future and felt the premonition from his Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune ability...
It was the sum of all these premonitions that led Lu Cang to formulate a plan before taking action.
’Now... I’ve confirmed it in my simulation. He has a trump card that’s enough to kill me.’
And if they were to truly fight...
...the entire Miselux Continent would be destroyed. That was definitely not a good option.
Lu Cang mused.
’His entire body is already a mechanical construct. It looks like a Level 7 masterpiece of engineering.’
’To destroy it in one blow, I might have to try Sacrificing my entire soul instantly.’
’But the destructive power would be too immense.’
’So immense that the entire continent would be destroyed along with me.’
’A machine...’
’Are machines afraid of poison?’
’Looks like my plan to use poison needs more careful deliberation.’
Then again, it’s not like there aren’t poisons specifically designed for machinery.
That sky base from before—the one that could end everything, with its giant cannon barrel extending downward—seemed to rise from various locations throughout Atlantis City. This means its components must be set up in advance; they aren’t stored on his person.
’In that case, there should be a way to disable or destroy them beforehand.’
’Hmm... If his body is mechanical...’
’Then I really need to get a detailed understanding of what he’s made of and uncover all his trump cards.’
As Lu Cang mulled this over, he glanced at Leng Qingying beside him.
Soon, he began the next round of simulations.
In the second simulation, Leng Qingying snuck in without using Magic. Amazingly, he didn’t detect her.
It seemed he was merely more sensitive in his Perception of Magic. As a professional Assassin, Leng Qingying was utterly silent, leaving no trace during her infiltration.
’It seems a job like assassination is best left to the professionals.’
’Although my own abilities are powerful in their own right, when it comes to assassination, only Unsolvable Mystery is even tangentially related.’
’None of my other skills are truly suited for it.’
’Using something like mist to hide my form, or Space Magic to appear instantly, might seem plausible...’
’...but the real problem, ultimately, is the commotion they cause.’
’Ultimately, only an Assassin can pull it off without a sound.’
After the poison was administered, Saint One finally drank the tainted wine.
Lu Cang watched him quietly, observing his reaction.
He saw the man’s brow furrow, his expression suddenly twisting in extreme discomfort!
WHOOSH!
Without a moment’s hesitation!
Leng Qingying and Lu Cang appeared simultaneously!
BOOM!
CLANG!
The two of them struck at the same time, their attacks possessing entirely different kinds of Power!
Countless fragments exploded off Saint One’s body!
Lu Cang couldn’t remove the Rings and necklaces from his target individually. Because they were worn on his body, Lu Cang’s method of severing Space required him to cut out a complete, continuous, solid polyhedron.
There could be no gaps in the middle.
This meant that if Lu Cang was determined to sever the target’s Rings and necklaces, he would have to sever his neck and fingers as well.
But Dusk’s Root Magic couldn’t directly dismember a human body...
If this Space Magic could directly cut a person in two, Lu Cang wouldn’t just be teleporting around in battle; he’d be turning enemies into an upper half and a lower half.
BANG!
Though caught by surprise, Saint One adjusted his posture almost instantly.
The next instant, he secretly sent out a mechanical signal!
Ordering the Celestial Base to ascend!
However, this time...
...no machinery launched into the sky.
In this simulation, Lu Cang had already gone to various corners of the city and found the components of the "Saint Sky City."
It turned out the whole thing was like a network of missile silos.
Upon receiving the command, the parts would launch and ultimately assemble themselves high in the sky.
The entirety of Atlantis City was a launch site for the "Celestial Base Saint Sky City."
To fight him here was truly to fight on his home turf.
The reason he hadn’t used the Saint Sky City on him in yesterday’s final simulation was that he had only just arrived on Miselux, and much of the machinery hadn’t been assembled yet.
’From Saint One’s perspective...I must have looked like I’d launched my sudden attack precisely because I calculated that he wasn’t ready yet.’
’No wonder he had been so decisive, choosing to flee after only a brief clash.’
But now, Saint One was being double-teamed while simultaneously suffering from a potent poison.
This was a cocktail of toxins that Lu Cang had extracted from every Submerged Land Level Demon he could find. A normal Level 6 Reincarnator should have dropped dead instantly after ingesting it.
’He’s certainly proven to be highly resistant to poison.’
Saint One’s neural pathways were overloading; his mind was a storm of static.
In his desperation, numerous Level 7 experts from Reincarnation had already arrived on the scene.
Tsk...
’These people are such a pain.’
BOOM!
Lu Cang slammed Saint One into the ground. His War Spear pierced the man’s throat, but inside, it met with the solid feel of extremely tough metal.
’This body...’
’What on earth is it made of?’
’It’s unbelievably durable!’
’No wonder the poison had such a minimal Effect on him.’
At the same time, upon making contact, Lu Cang frantically scanned Saint One’s internal structure, searching for a weakness!