The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 751

The legendary powerhouse Abed, a veteran enforcer of Eagle Fortress, one of the top superhuman forces among the Federation's noble lineage, had a perfectly good reason for appearing at the secret stronghold of the Chaotic Stairway in Lennazer.

With his strength, he naturally couldn't see through the trickery of Sig's soul manipulation. He only sensed that the high-level superhuman who was rushing towards him had powerful and unusual soul power.

Strong soul power means that one's control over extraordinary power, both in quality and quantity, is far superior to the norm. Therefore, one should not treat such a person as an ordinary high-level extraordinary individual, but rather as a legendary-level opponent who cannot wield the power of laws.

With this assessment in mind, Abed quickly figured out how to fight his opponent.

After all, Abed had a record of defeating or even killing opponents of the same level. Whether in terms of combat strength or confidence, he was quite strong, so he naturally had a condescending and scrutinizing attitude towards Sig.

Coincidentally, Black Rob had a similar mindset towards Abed, but even more so.

The result of neither side taking the other seriously was that, in the moment of engagement, both left a deep impression on the other.

Black Rob's approach is simple: go straight for the truth, regardless of the direction.

At this point, he had given up hope of rescuing the bearded man and his men and helping them escape.

Putting aside whether going that far would be beyond his character's limits, even if Sieg did everything in his power, Black Rob doubted he could escape with his few burdens.

Unless it's like dealing with forbidden evil spirits, using a cheat code far beyond one's character.

But if that were the case, Sig's identity would be ruined.

Without the identity Sieg had acquired in the prison gang, Black Robb didn't think that Beard and the others were worth his special rescue based solely on the so-called brotherhood and camaraderie built up over six months.

After all, he's someone who's used to measuring everything by self-interest; loyalty has a price, and so does sentimentality.

If the cost is not high, he might make an exception.

He might think of spending money as a way to show off and buy temporary pleasure and satisfaction, but if it requires spending a huge sum of money or even going back on his savings, he'll secretly complain: "I'm not a sucker! My money is earned through hard work, even risking my life, not something I picked up casually. How can I squander it?"

This kind of calculation, as he gained a clearer understanding of the enemy's lineup, solidified his resolve to not overextend his power.

This self-imposed restriction on martial arts forced him to return to the state he was in when he was weak. The enemy was very strong, and he wanted to save his life and complete the mission well. What should he do?
The strategy is to avoid the real threats and focus on completing the task.

There are different schools of thought on how to avoid the real issue and focus on the weak point. The Black Robb school of thought is to display the strongest elements, intimidate and deter the opponent from making any rash moves, thereby achieving the effect of feigning weakness before revealing strength.

Therefore, faced with the radiant flames that were clearly an external manifestation of the domain, Black Rob actually condensed a four-element annihilation spiral drill attack pattern.

The crystalline true symbols representing the four elements instantly transformed into indescribable four-colored light. This light appeared extremely eerie to both ordinary and extraordinary eyes, not primarily due to its color, but rather to its texture that compelled living beings to pay attention to it.

The cognitive feedback obtained is also difficult to describe in words.

Clearly, given the Old Ones' expertise in mind control and their ability to deplete a target's Sanity through massive amounts of unfathomable information, pulling off such a feat is a piece of cake for them.

Even though Black Rob didn't go beyond the scope of the specific application of supernatural power, but only demonstrated a part of the relevant technology, he still achieved the desired effect.

It was precisely the authenticity and power of the crystalline true rune that enabled the realistic effect of this eerie state, fooling Abed and making him believe that this special effect was indeed a special manifestation that only occurs when the elemental power reaches its critical point.

In reality, annihilation reactions are not an easy thing to do.

At least with Sig's status, even if he were to possess Black Rob's divine soul and consciousness, he would not be able to cause the elemental forces to undergo an annihilation reaction.

On the other hand, Black Rob is very clear about the process and result of the annihilation reaction of elemental forces, and he can reproduce the whole effect without any omissions, even if it is slowed down frame by frame.

That's why the fake annihilation reaction in front of him successfully fooled Abed.

Abed's method of dealing with the enemy was originally a small trick of suppressing and then exacerbating, but now, faced with the enemy's unexpectedly powerful move, he had no choice but to urgently change his tactics.

The main concern is that normal methods will not be able to withstand this attack from the other side.

After all, based on his combat experience, such powerful moves are usually accompanied by extraordinary locking mechanisms, and even include skills that prevent teleportation, such as dimensional anchors.

Faced with such a powerful attack, simply dodging is not enough; we must find a way to weaken it. At the same time, it is also necessary to figure out the main characteristics of its attack in order to better respond.

So Abed changed his tactics at the last minute. He knew that changing his mind midway was already a disadvantage against his opponent, not to mention that he was facing an over-the-top ultimate move.

To make up for the difference, he did not hesitate to use a precious magical artifact.

The greatest function of this magical artifact is that it allows his power of laws to detach from himself and be released outwards.

In other words, with this magical artifact, Abed can now use the power of laws as his primary means of offense and defense to deal with his enemies.

Against this backdrop, although the annihilation effect can be considered a special change of extraordinary power, possessing a higher level of status than other changes, the power of laws, when facing extraordinary power, represents an absolute upgrade in level. In terms of quality, it was even higher than the special change.

Of course, just as it's irresponsible to only discuss toxicity without mentioning dosage, a high grade doesn't necessarily mean absolute strength. Ultimately, the competition comes down to the overall index.

The Annihilation Spiral unleashed by Black Rob is powerful enough, at least in terms of the amount and scale of elemental power. According to Abed's estimation, a hundred-man battle group, if it were to be in a dense formation and ready to face this Annihilation Spiral head-on, would most likely be wiped out.

Therefore, although he has a certain advantage in terms of rank by using magical artifacts, he still needs a sufficient quantity to resist the destructive power of the annihilation effect.

But he was unwilling to get bogged down in a war of attrition without a sufficient understanding of the situation.

His power of law was not much to begin with. In a sense, it was comparable to the funds he had saved by scrimping and saving. It was the capital he was going to use to grow bigger and stronger. Under such circumstances, how could he be willing to squander it easily?

Therefore, he adjusted his strategy, specifically by using a shield.

The way to use a shield is not to block head-on; the real secret lies in deflecting the force.

The most significant details of unloading force are twofold: following the momentum and deflection.

Abed did the same; he used the shield of light, centered around his magical artifact, to block the annihilation spiral, but blocking was not the main action. His main task was to stick to the main force of the annihilation effect and guide it to deflect and deflect the force.

The difficulty lies in the fact that this whole set of movements must be completed in one go, looking like a sword or blade commonly seen on the battlefield slashing down, creating sparks and fragments on the shield, but the sword or blade is also deflected and misses the mark.

That's exactly the kind of effect we wanted, and Abed's skill was indeed impressive, truly achieving the four-step process of applying, drawing in, deflecting, and deflecting the force of elemental annihilation.

While this certainly involves exploiting the overwhelming power of the rules and stratagems—in other words, disregarding logic—a series of precise operational actions are equally crucial. Both are indispensable.

However, the thing Black Robb made was fake.

Black Rob's control over this counterfeit product is naturally far beyond what is ordinary.

So, even though Abed did a very good job, under Black Rob's calm and collected control, he managed to make it look like a failed attempt at guidance.

What impressed Abed most, both then and afterward, was that Black Rob's simulation of details was impeccable.

First, in terms of concept, Black Robb decided that the effect he was creating would not be completely ineffective, but rather partially ineffective.

Secondly, in order to create the effect of some of the ultimate skill's power being guided and deflected, Black Robo almost instantly maximized Sieg's elemental power output and completely unleashed the power of the crystalline elemental runes.

It is through this double superposition that the outer perimeter of the Annihilation Spiral and the chaotic and violent elemental forces are created.

Although this feature only fooled Abed for less than 0.5 seconds before he became suspicious, in a confrontation of this caliber, a 0.5-second misjudgment is enough to make a big difference.

Abed's misjudgment led him to believe that he had to face a very difficult choice.

The enemy's performance demonstrated a level of control over the overpowered ultimate move that he hadn't anticipated. Generally speaking, an overpowered move implies at least 120% power, and one of the costs of unleashing such power is a decrease in control.

In fact, one could say that such an attack no longer requires much precision; it's good enough if it's close enough. The key is to pursue overwhelming power that can destroy everything.

Abed had considered this as well, which is why his tactical strategy was characterized by a strong emphasis on using skillful force, attempting to use the advantage of the power of law to deflect the brute but rigid annihilation power.

As it turned out, at the crucial moment, it was discovered that the judgment had once again been seriously flawed. The opponent's use of soul power was simply at the grandmaster level, and even the power of annihilation could be controlled to a certain extent.

This turned into a situation where cleverness backfired and the victim was beaten instead.

How to do?
What else can we do? Of course, we need to urgently reinforce the magic weapon with the power of the laws. We can't risk our lives to withstand the power of annihilation, can we?

Compared to the greater power of laws that can be condensed through painstaking effort, this life is clearly more important. If you lose your life, everything else is meaningless!

And so, Abed made a decisive move, pouring most of his power of law into the magical artifact.

At this point, he could certainly choose to rely on the power of the laws surrounding him to withstand the attack.

But this is a choice similar to freezing the living skin (self) while leaving the dead skin (external object). If the annihilation power is strong enough and it throws a brick with great force, wouldn't he be skinned alive even if he doesn't die?
If that's the case, why not extend the defense layer outwards to create a buffer effect?

To complement this buffering effect, Abed also activated his own Minor Teleportation skill.

The beauty of this technique lies in its use of spatial power, though in a small proportion. It is not a spatial technique in itself, and its effect is not as good as teleportation. It is almost invincible at the moment of movement because the person is no longer in the current plane.

The Minor Teleportation Technique may seem like making a person appear ethereal and then flying away at high speed, but in terms of speed and difficulty of interception, it is not much inferior to Instant Teleportation. However, it is not restricted by spatial confinement techniques such as Dimensional Anchors. It is a clever trick that requires a lot of thought and is quite technically sophisticated.

Using this method, Abed naturally and perfectly dodged what he thought was a fatal blow. High-quality protection and high-quality evasion at the critical moment. If the opponent's annihilation power could catch up with him, then he could only say that he was not fighting against a human, but against a god!
You guessed right! But there's no reward.

To make matters worse, the instant he activated the Minor Teleportation Technique, he realized what was happening and began to question the power of annihilation.

In other words, at this point, 0.5 seconds had passed, and the fake item that Black Rob had concocted had failed to produce the annihilation power that the real item should have. Instead, it still only exhibited the so-called peripheral extraordinary power rampage characteristics of being violent but still within the scope of elemental disorder.

When Abed finished the Minor Teleportation Technique, he happened to see Black Rob riding Sig's body, ignoring the shield that was empowered by the power of law, and walked right past him.

At that moment, Abed was so angry he almost vomited blood.

If he still can't see through Black Rob's illusionary tricks, then he doesn't deserve to be called a legendary superhuman.

Legendary extraordinary beings are, after all, beings capable of wielding the power of laws and constructing domains. To put it bluntly, their souls are like a regular desktop computer compared to a workstation in terms of data processing, such as rendering Photoshop effects—they're not even in the same league.

It is precisely because of this level of soul that one can wield the power of laws.

After all, this kind of force, if understood from another perspective, is like the shift from micrometers to nanometers, representing a significant improvement in micro-scale.

Ordinary superhumans can only vaguely grasp the concept of the existence of laws by being in a good state and with the help of external objects. And then it is often fleeting. At this level, how can they talk about control?
Therefore, even though legendary superhumans cannot match the thinking speed of saints or gods, they still have a huge gap with ordinary superhumans.

This is why legends can easily defeat those with various titles of extraordinary individuals; it's not simply because the power they wield has higher priority.

But now, he, a legendary figure from the old days, has been tricked and outmaneuvered by a wild, untamed fellow!

This is something that even an uncle can tolerate, but an aunt cannot!
Abed, whose will was always as firm as steel, turned red in an instant, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was extremely agitated.

It is often said that people's anger stems from hatred of their own incompetence.

Abed now clearly fits this description.

Rather than being angry that Black Rob successfully tricked him, it's more accurate to say that he was angry that he himself had been successfully tricked by the other party.

Moreover, Abed is not like Black Robb.

One of Black Rob's unique traits is that he, and indeed Black Rob himself, are like Rob, for whom rationality is the primary characteristic of their soul, rather than emotion.

Almost all the extraordinary beings in this world indulged their emotions before awakening, and then went even further afterward.

Only seasoned veterans like Abed, after experiencing much, gradually and vaguely realize that emotions should not be indulged recklessly, and that appropriate restraint with reason is the right choice.

But old habits die hard. Long-established habits are difficult to break.

Therefore, when faced with major tests, Abed is still prone to letting his emotions take over rather than his rationality.

This led him to make a shocking move at this moment, almost recklessly, remotely controlling a magical artifact carrying almost all of his law power to hunt down Black Robo.

To be honest, Black Rob didn't expect Abed to be so resolute.

It's like someone who isn't a gambler suddenly acting impulsively and using ten years' worth of hard-earned savings to gamble everything in one go—it's unbelievable.

Of course, Black Rob didn't expect Abeid to be so resolute. Besides judging others by his own standards and assuming that they were all basically rational, it was also because Abeid had an extraordinary understanding and control over the power of laws.

As far as he is concerned, someone throwing pure law power at him is like feeding him in a different way, like throwing meat buns to a dog. How stupid would someone have to be to do such a thing?
Without a doubt, this is another case of judging others by oneself. Under normal circumstances, where can you find a freak like him who understands the laws and has a bunch of laws-based authority over him?

For an extraordinary individual like Abed, whose proficiency in the power of laws is so uncertain that it's hard to say whether he's even past the novice stage, encountering him and taking him as an opponent is absolutely a case of bad luck, like someone who didn't check the almanac before leaving home.

When Abed struck Sigur with his magical artifact, he never considered the possibility of his power of law being stolen. Seriously?! The power of law isn't ownerless clay that you can hold and mold at will. How can it be so incredibly compatible with every type of law? There are corresponding elements, compatibility, and fit, okay?

Moreover, since Abed can control the power of laws, it naturally means that this power is a 'familiar power' that he has repeatedly refined and that is in harmony with his soul wave. If this can be taken away, it would be too magical.

Abed's mind was now filled with thoughts like, "Trying to fool me with fakes! Watch out for my power of laws, how are you going to dodge this!"

From a certain perspective, this is also a powerful move, and naturally it is matched with a high-end soul power lock. Ordinary methods cannot escape it, because the soul power lock is matched with the illumination of the power of law, which is like an alternative hunter's mark that is difficult to remove.

However, Black Robb had no intention of eliminating it. Instead, he used this time to set up a special sacrifice using his body as a ritual site.

This is undoubtedly a bold move.

But then again, these smaller bodies can be mass-produced, and he won't feel bad if he ruins them.

As a result, Abed watched helplessly as the magical artifact, activated by him, slammed into Sig.

To be honest, he was somewhat disappointed with the result.

Because it wasn't enough to vent my anger.

He hoped to see the other party dodge and defend, but in the end, powerful facts proved that it was useless, and they all became part of the ugly spectacle.

That was what he wanted; it felt so satisfying, as if he had unmasked his previous shameful behavior. Truly, revenge was something he could take in as soon as possible.

But what happened? It was completely different from what was expected. The opponent acted like a bunch of stupid newbies, neither dodging nor defending, and took the hit from behind, just taking it head-on.

For a moment, he even suspected that the other party had once again successfully used illusion magic to deceive him.

But then I thought again, impossible!
His connection with the magical artifact and the power of the laws was extremely strong. If he could still be deceived by this attack, he would rather commit suicide. He still had that much confidence and self-respect.

When a magical artifact imbued with the power of laws is hit, it should take a certain form. The next moment, Sig's reaction completely overturned his understanding.

(End of this chapter)