I am a hero of the former civilization.

Where did he get so much Honkai energy? And what was that explosion just now?

Just pushing that ice star back was something the top three Herrschers couldn't do. It's fair to say that at this level of confrontation, muscle strength is negligible. Every sprint consumes energy, and even he, the shrew, is getting a little tired.

However, one thing he was certain of was that his opponent had no intention of letting him go. Holding a long spear, riding on giant waves, and amidst hurricanes and lightning, he charged straight toward him.

"Deal with him with all your might. Humans can't hide for long. There's another human who's about to escape."

In a split second, Ice Law made a decision. The difference in speed between the two meant that escape was impossible, so—

Let me teach you how to use authority!

The Herrscher had no concept of death, and mutual destruction was a huge win for him. He simply stretched out his hand, facing the man rushing towards him.

Everything is frozen. Time stands still.

The distance was less than 100 meters, which Ryan could easily cross in one step, but he suddenly had a strange feeling.

The world seemed to slow down in his eyes; the surging waves seemed to be moving in slow motion. He knew he had entered a new realm.

The Herrscher of Ice is not the Herrscher of Frost; his authority is 'freezing,' freezing all concepts, including gases, liquids, energy, and of course time.

Ryan was not alarmed. His eyes slowly moved, and he saw the waves in the distance as usual, guessing the range of the 'domain'. He also saw the invisible giant blade coming towards him.

'The pseudo-Rule Master is indeed flawed; he focuses more on airflow and can be considered a true Ruler of Wind.'

Ryan's authority encompasses all fluids, clearly surpassing them by a significant margin, and he marveled at his own luck in having stumbled upon a sub-item of the Wind Authority without even needing to look at it.

Within this area, everything was in slow motion. His sensitivity to fluid changes allowed him to turn to the side and see the sea surface suddenly parted, revealing a waterline a hundred meters long.

'Damn it, he's holding me back.' Feng's eyes widened. He also slowed down his movements. Seeing Ryan approaching, he desperately released his Honkai energy.

Wind blades, wind guns, compression, air walls—a series of skills were unleashed, but the man was still closing in. He suddenly realized that his abilities were within the scope of the other's authority, like a student attacking a teacher.

This can't go on like this.

His remaining humanity prevented him from being as calm as a Herrscher. He could better disguise himself in ordinary times, but in life-or-death battles, his weaknesses became apparent.

Swah——

However, at that moment, an invisible spear struck Ryan's body, and the burst of air propelled him away.

Um? ?

Ryan felt his body slowly moving backward and was a little confused, but he quickly realized why.

Intermittent time lag, does it impair my perception?

Ice Law truly lived up to its reputation as the most rational fighting machine. It quickly found Ryan's weakness. Time is invisible and intangible. Although it can only freeze and slow down but not accelerate, it can still catch Ryan off guard.

You could have dodged it, but once time returned to normal, the attacks accelerated, and you could easily get hit if you weren't careful.

The air-cutting power was considerable, breaking through the released Honkai energy and leaving deep bloodstains on his muscles. He then activated his Shadow ability, transforming back into the dark-skinned monster.

Ding ding...

A series of wind blades broke through the outer defenses again, blooming bright sparks on the body surface. The shadow's defensive power was many times stronger than that of the flesh. After realizing that cutting was useless, the opponent decisively switched to air cannons, which were like blunt weapons.

"Trying to play relativity with me, huh?"

Ryan realized he had retreated more than ten meters, but he didn't rush to retaliate. He had to precisely control every bit of energy consumption. In this slow-motion world, his opponent could easily dodge his attacks.

And time stop, let me see how you dodged Ice Star just now.

Without hesitation, he jumped into the sea, making the most of the terrain. Since the pseudo-Herrscher could only control the wind, Ryan could only watch helplessly as he burrowed into the sea, constantly sending high-pressure airflow into the sea to detonate it.

Boom--boom--

Bubbles of water erupted, but no one could be seen at all. Fortunately, the ocean was also the Herrscher of Ice's home ground.

Frozen sea.

The white ice layer expanded rapidly, but time gradually approached reality, because freezing two 'concepts' at the same time was simply too much for 2000HW of Honkai energy to handle. It was actually easier for Ryan to control the two concepts with two powers.

Once time returned to normal, Ryan smiled. Why did the other party freeze time?

Because I was very fast, faster than their response time!

He floated in the water, his spear stirring up eddies that shattered the spreading ice, while the undercurrents propelled his body.

coming!

Ice Law sensed that unstoppable momentum and secretly gathered Honkai energy, having her subordinates wrap around her as she ascended. Just as they reached a thousand meters in the air, they saw the sea suddenly bulge up.

A vortex carrying shards of ice bursts forth from the sea; anyone caught in it, even a Judgment-level companion beast, would be torn to pieces.

"That's the kind of madness I've been waiting for." The Herrscher of Ice laughed instead, pointing her hand in the distance.

Everything freezes. Time stops.

This was the core power he held, and its function was extremely simple: in the eyes of the wind, the world truly stopped.

A hundred meters below, the waves froze, ice shards hung suspended in the air, and vortices ceased to turn. Within this range, the concept of time was frozen, but at the cost of the Herrscher of Ice no longer moving.

In the center of the stopped vortex, a black figure is frozen in place, surrounded by water droplets and ice shards, looking like a work of art.

This was not the time to admire. He knew how much Honkai energy was needed to maintain this state. He clapped his hands together, and with a sharp whistling sound, two violent streams of air slammed in from both sides.

Wind King Hammer.

boom!

Compression, expansion, explosion.

The shadow, also originating from a pseudo-Herrscher, was already hard enough, yet it still compressed towards the center at a visible speed. Sweat beaded on Feng's forehead, and as if in a tug-of-war, his palms slowly and firmly closed.

Like two 10,000-ton air compressors, with a soft 'snap,' the hammer completely turned the black figure into a thin sheet of paper.

Won.

He breathed a sigh of relief, having long ago realized that the shadow was extremely resistant to cutting and stabbing, like a hard armor, best crushed to death.

This feeling called 'excitement' lasted for a moment, making him realize that maintaining humanity wasn't such a bad thing, but soon, an even stronger 'fear' surged into his mind.

The shadowy figure was flattened, but what dripped out was not flesh and blood, but a large amount of seawater.

A puppet? When?!

The moment the drop fell, the Herrscher of Ice released the time stop and switched to the time slow mode. But in that instant, it was enough for Ryan to fly hundreds of meters into the air, so slowing down the world would be of little use.

The killing was imminent, almost within reach.

The man's body crackled with lightning as he raised his fist, which then moved in slow motion during the slowing process.

Firmly, slowly, it touched the chest of the pseudo-Herrscher, and in his dazed expression, it—

They were smashed into a sky full of minced meat!

Chapter 245 Dusk Has Arrived!

The minced meat only lasted for a moment; even in slow motion, it quickly vanished into the air. The Herrscher of Ice's pupils contracted as she turned to look.

Blood dripped from the angular muscles. The terrifying monster had closed to within ten meters. Its movements were slow, but determined, as it slowly and deliberately stepped through the air.

This is far more terrifying than Andevich. If he were a berserker, the man in front of him would be like a madman. But considering the luring strategy he had used just a few seconds ago, he could hardly be called reckless.

Wise and insane, this is a perfect killing machine.

The Herrscher of Ice had an answer, then experienced a brief malfunction. This wasn't due to fear, but rather because he didn't know what to do next.

How is this possible? Why does he still have Honkai energy? Why is his killing intent and aura even more intense?

As an absolutely rational being, like the previous Herrschers, the Herrscher of Ice seems to have fallen into some kind of bug, and her thought process and logic have begun to go wrong.

When this effect is achieved, the humanity that was previously despised becomes valuable, because if you are human, you will either run away or fight to the death.

But the Herrscher of Ice was oblivious; he only knew the best course of action in the current situation:

The frozen area is maintained because once it is unfrozen, at the speed calculated earlier, Ryan's sprint will be too fast for him to react to, just like a supercomputer that inputs both sides' conditions and automatically arrives at the most favorable result.

'The most rational choice, but not the best choice. You monsters are both difficult and easy to deal with.'

Ryan looked like a battle madman, but there was a smile in the corner of his eye. After fighting three battles in a row, he had no Honkai energy left. All his energy had been squeezed out like a sponge, and he even had difficulty maintaining his position in the air.

Therefore, he cannot unleash super-fast speeds at all; maintaining this slow-motion state is actually advantageous for him.

Because everyone is slow, he has plenty of time to react and can quickly engage in close combat. In fact, Ice Law only needs to unfreeze everything that consumes a lot of energy and use a super-wide-range attack to kill Ryan in one fell swoop.

However, the Herrscher of Ice would not do this. This has nothing to do with whether or not one dares to do so, because in the cold probability theory, if he disengages his force field, he will die instantly, placing him at the very bottom of countless tactics.

So Ryan got close, and when it came to melee combat, even if the Herrscher of Ice suddenly regained her humanity, it would be too late for her to act desperately.

clang!

The spear was deflected by the cane, and the overflowing energy sliced ​​through the sea like a crescent moon. Ryan used the force to turn around, but swept the butt of the spear. After feeling it blocked again, he suddenly raised his calf.

The rabbit kicks the eagle.

boom--

The air blast pierced the ears, and every punch and kick was full of destructive power. This kind of attack was equally deadly, but the difference was that it was very environmentally friendly and economical. The Honkai energy consumed by launching the Ice Star was enough to fight for an afternoon.

But who told you Herrschers to cause such massive destruction with every move, shattering mountains and cities at the drop of a hat, leaving me only able to be a mage.

Ryan turned around, the air blasting against his back, and swooped down to catch up with the Herrscher who had been kicked away. He saw him raise his hand, the swirling spear flowers resembling a shield.

clang clang clang......

All the ice spikes shattered before him; occasionally one or two grazed his body, but the pain they caused only excited Ryan more.

"If you try to get into my rhythm, you're courting death!"

boom--

A ring of air exploded in the air, and dust rose from the mountains. A mountain peak was completely smashed. Ice Law blocked the spear tip with her cane and was forced to retreat by Ryan.

Time seemed to speed up. To onlookers, the two seemed to be fighting at the same speed as normal people, but their destructive power was worlds apart.

clang!

With a flick of her staff, Ice Law deflected the spear, and the remaining air currents swept across the nearby mountain peak, smoothly slicing it in two.

This is certainly not as good as turning the mountain into dust as before, but even Ice Law dares not say that he can stop it.

I could react to this human, but his skills...

He squinted and saw that Ryan didn't put away his gun, but instead leaned forward and slapped his own chest.