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Chapter 239 Skill Side Effects

Luo Yan's first battle with Saitama ended rather hastily and inconclusively.

Consider this a way of saying hello to Saitama!

The real battle will have to wait until Luo Yan figured out the hidden effects of the skills.

He placed too much faith in the system's descriptions of the skills, assuming that was all there was to them. In reality, many hidden effects were not described by the system, and he had no idea what would happen if he used them rashly.

Luo Yan returned to City A, captured a strange man, and tested all the skills he possessed.

The first thing we tested was the 'knife-fighting knife'.

The test subject was a lizard monster, a poor creature who turned into a monster because he loved reptiles too much.

His strength is only at the wolf level, making him a low-level monster that could be easily taken down by a few police officers.

Luo Yan unleashed his 'Clash of Blades' skill, and a radiant blade instantly appeared in his hand.

This is the 'Clashing Blade', a materialized light blade. Anyone struck by this blade will inevitably lose 99% of their health, leaving them with only a sliver of health. However, no matter how much damage is done to the opponent afterward, they cannot be killed.

"Spare me! Hero, spare me!"

The lizard-like monster trembled as it looked at the light blade in Luo Yan's hand, a great fear rising in its heart, and it kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Before I arrested you, you had already killed three high school girls. A life for a life. You want me to forgive you? Why didn't you forgive those high school girls when they begged for mercy?"

Luo Yan remained indifferent, and with a wave of his hand, the light blade instantly sliced ​​across the lizard-like monster's neck.

There were no obvious physical cuts on the lizardman's neck, but his life force was reduced by ninety-nine percent in an instant.

The lizardman, having lost so much vitality, suffered the consequence of his face and skin aging rapidly at a visible rate.

The lizardman, who was once as strong as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, lost most of his vitality. His limbs became withered and weak, and his skin lost its elasticity, covering his bones, making him look like a mummy without any moisture.

Click!

The lizardman's bones became loose and could not even support his own weight. He fell to the ground, and all the bones in his body shattered.

His eye bags drooped, his eyes were cloudy, and he kept muttering, "Don't kill me, don't kill me."

Seeing the lizardman's frail appearance, Luo Yan flicked his wrist and launched a ki blast at him.

This ki blast was as powerful as a rocket. When it hit the lizardman, it sent him flying.

But it only flew away.

The lizardman's fragile bones, which couldn't even support his standing, were not shattered into pieces by the ki blast.

The lizardman withstood the ki blast almost unscathed.

No, it can't be said that they were completely unharmed; the lizardman's skin hair was singed, and his skin was also scratched.

Luo Yan frowned and continued to increase the output of his Qi Gong wave. This time, the Qi Gong wave was enough to sink an island, but when it hit the lizardman, it only broke one of his finger bones.

Luo Yan took the lizardman into space. Unable to adapt to the cosmic environment, the lizardman constantly suffered damage from the vacuum, low temperature, and cosmic radiation. However, the damage he suffered was negligible, at most losing a few hairs.

In the universe, Luo Yan can use his Qi blasts without any restraint, and this time the output of his Qi blasts reached the level of a star-level explosion.

A terrifying beam of energy engulfed the lizardman, but after a moment the energy wave stopped, and this time the lizardman only suffered damage to one of his fingernails.

This is the skill effect of the sword parry: once you've been hit once, no matter how many times you attack the target afterward, you won't be able to kill it.

Luo Yan canceled the skill.

But the lizardman did not die immediately in space; he remained extremely weak and on the verge of death.

Luo Yan casually unleashed another energy blast.

However, the lizardman still did not suffer any fatal injuries.

谷怀

"Could it be that the effect of this skill is permanent, and once it is used, it will remain effective forever?"

In this way, wouldn't Luo Yan have created a monster that can never be killed?

However, can the lizardman be healed and restored? If he can fully recover and retain his damage immunity, then this 'knife-fighting' skill would be incredibly powerful.

Excited, Luo Yan quickly summoned the Resurrection Water, covering the lizardman's body to heal his wounds.

It's no use...

The Resurrection Water can restore flesh to the dead and bring back to life to withered trees, but when it was applied to the lizardman, it had no effect whatsoever, just like ordinary mineral water.

Luo Yan tried various treatments, but none of them worked.

After being slashed by the clash of swords, the lizardman remained in a state of extreme weakness, as if he would die at any moment.

This state will exist forever, it cannot be reversed, and it cannot be canceled.

This is not some invincible divine skill at all, but the most terrible punishment that makes people suffer eternally, yet never reach the end of the suffering.

Luo Yan was glad that he hadn't used this skill on Saitama.

Saitama couldn't withstand the attack and was slashed by the swordsman; his fate would definitely not be any better than that of the lizardman.

He had no grudge against Saitama, so to subject him to such punishment was going too far.

Skills, indeed, should be used with caution.

Even sword fights have such terrifying aftereffects, so what kind of side effects will the 'Death Star' skill have?

Not wanting to bother two masters, Luo Yan directly used the 'Death Star' skill on the lizardman in front of him.

He wanted to know the side effects of Death Star, and also which skill, Death Star's certain death or Blade Fighting's absolute immortality, had deeper information.

When comparing the strongest spear and the strongest shield, which are both based on information settings, the key is to look at the depth of their settings.

When conflicts arise in the design, the skill with the more in-depth design has the final say.

If the strongest spear is designed to pierce and destroy the multiverse, while the strongest shield is designed to defend against attacks from a single universe, then the design of the strongest spear is more profound than that of the strongest shield. As a result, the strongest spear can easily pierce through the strongest shield.

The outcome of the clash between the surviving swordsman and the certain death of the ominous star will only be observed after seven days.

But Luo Yan already knows what changes will occur to people who are affected by the Death Star skill.

After he used the Death Star ability, he sensed a connection between a star seventy-eight light-years away and the life of the lizardmen.

Seventy-eight light-years away lies Mizar, one of the stars in the Big Dipper. However, the star connected to the lives of the lizardmen is not Mizar, but its secondary star, Ursa Major 80, which is the star of death in folk legends.

The legend of the Death Star is related to ancient warfare. In ancient times, soldiers were required to look at the stars in the sky for vision checks during conscription. Since the star 80 Ursae Majoris is dim and appears and disappears intermittently, soldiers who could see this star were considered to have excellent eyesight.

However, in ancient times, most soldiers suffered from night blindness. Those with good night vision were often assigned more military tasks, such as night reconnaissance or raiding camps, which led to a higher casualty rate among them.

Therefore, people who could see this star were considered a symbol of a short life, and later, the star 80 Ursae Majoris was also known as the death omen.

In reality, the brightness of star 80 Ursae Majoris has no relation to human life.

However, under the influence of the skill, the two unrelated things were bound together.

The brightness of 80 Ursae Majoris continues to increase, and the day it becomes clearly visible in the night sky seven days from now will be the day the lizardmen die.

No side effects have been observed with the 'Dark Star' skill so far, and the skill only targets the Lizardman.

Luo Yan also observed star 80 Ursae Majoris, but he did not sense or make any connection to this star. Even though he saw the twinkling of the Death Star, no skill affected him, and his death would not come.

However, this ability does have some effect on 80 Ursae Majoris, which has become brighter because the star is constantly ejecting massive, highly condensed gas clouds.

These gas clouds carry away an astronomical amount of mass every second, and the continuous eruption of gas clouds over seven days will slightly shorten the lifespan of star 80 Ursae Majoris.

If Luo Yan continues to use the 'Death Star' skill, it might not be long before this star 80 Ursae Majoris becomes a white dwarf.

Chapter 240 Plot Changes

While Luo Yan was testing his skills in the universe and observing their side effects, a series of events were also taking place on Earth and in the universe.

First, there's the impact of the aftermath of Luo Yan's battle with Saitama.

Their battle created a crater in the desert of Z City, directly penetrating the mantle layer and causing underground magma to spread to the surface, forcing a large-scale evacuation of the entire city of Z.

Furthermore, the Monster King Orochi and the real Psykos, who were hiding underground in Z City, were also forced to relocate from the Monster Association's base.

The entire underground structure of Z City was damaged, earthquakes occurred frequently, and the Monster Association could no longer stay there.

They moved to City A because it was the most prosperous city in the world, and no heroes would wreak havoc there.

Furthermore, City A is also the headquarters of the Hero Association. Their strategy of placing the Monster Association below the Hero Association is a form of "blind spotting," making it harder for the Monster Association to be discovered.

However, they probably never imagined that it wouldn't be long before Boros would descend upon City A and turn the place upside down.

They will then have to be exposed to everyone.

Leaving aside the Monster Association's secret relocation, the Hero Association also made a big move. After watching Luo Yan's battle with Saitama, they decided to raise Saitama's hero rank.

Saitama's feat of shattering a meteorite with a single punch was enough to elevate him to the rank of B-class hero.

However, after witnessing Saitama's strength, some people felt that keeping Saitama in Class B was a waste of such talent and could easily make Saitama resentful. Therefore, after discussions among the shareholders, they decided to promote Saitama to the top of Class A and replace Sweet Mask.

Previously, the promotion of heroes was decided unilaterally by the association. Now, with the reform of the association's system, the promotion of heroes not only requires discussion among the shareholders, but also needs to take into account the suggestions of the heroes.

The association randomly selects a portion of the heroes from the C, B, A, and S ranks to form a ten-person judging panel. If half of the judges agree to Saitama's advancement, Saitama will be promoted to the top of the A-rank.

If half of the heroes disagree or have doubts about Saitama, then Saitama will not be able to advance smoothly.

All ten members of the judging panel have already watched the video of Saitama's fight with King. Everyone knows that Saitama is a super strongman who can be compared with the 'strongest man on Earth'. Who would dare to stop Saitama from advancing?

Therefore, Saitama, who was supposed to be promoted to B-rank after the Deep Sea King arc in the original work, was unexpectedly promoted to A-rank ahead of schedule.

Saitama's battle with Luo Yan changed many things, not only improving his ranking but also altering the plot and deterring many restless ancient life forms and dark forces on Earth.

Sky King and Deep Sea King, who had been silently observing humanity, abandoned their plans to invade the land.

Even Fubuki, who was at the highest level, gave up on picking a fight with Saitama.

The Ninja Sky Party and the Wasteland Clan are secretly investigating Saitama and Luo Yan, trying to uncover the secrets behind their power. To this end, they even contacted Dr. Genus of the House of Evolution.

Various dark forces and mysterious organizations are conspiring to eliminate Saitama and Luo Yan.

Their temporary hibernation is not a compromise, but rather a prelude to a deeper conspiracy.

The underworld is in turmoil, but the ordinary people in the surface world show little reaction.

The battle between Saitama and Luo Yan has been kept secret from the general public, who have no idea that the lava and earthquake in Z City were caused by the battle between the two heroes.