Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

Having already witnessed the tragic defeat of three Specters inexplicably, he did not rashly unleash his ultimate move, but instead prepared to test the opponent's situation through close combat.

"The Great Archon's Enlightenment? I'll remember that!"

The victim nodded, but remained firmly planted on the ground.

boom!

Wu Xin stepped forward and delivered a simple, powerful punch to the opponent's chest.

However, just as his fist landed, he felt a sharp, unexplained pain in his chest, as if he had been struck by an invisible fist.

"what--"

He groaned and involuntarily took two steps back.

Instead of pressing his advantage, the victim beckoned with his finger, signaling, "You haven't used your full strength yet, come again!"

"Let me see just how powerful you are, comparable to a Gold Saint!"

Wu Xin didn't speak, but immediately gritted his teeth and stepped forward again.

Bang bang bang!

He threw a series of punches, each landing on the same spot in the victim's chest.

However, the victim's battle armor remained undamaged, while Wuxin felt powerful forces pounding into his chest.

He endured the excruciating pain and quickly retreated, creating a safe distance again.

"What exactly is going on?"

With a question in mind, he subconsciously glanced at his chest.

Cracks appeared on the breastplate, which was comparable to the Gold Saint Cloth, as if it had been hit repeatedly.

At that moment, as if he had thought of something, he quickly glanced at the victim's chest again.

The opponent's black battle suit remained completely undamaged; despite his repeated heavy blows, he didn't even leave a single mark on it.

Something's not right!

Wu Xin frowned.

In this extraordinary world, besides the Saint Cloths possessed by Saint Seiya and the Surplice Cloths possessed by Specters, other warriors also have their own special battle suits.

These battle suits also come in different grades, possessing powerful abilities that complement the warriors.

However, a fighter's armor is usually matched to the fighter's own strength.

Because powerful combat suits also bring a heavy workload, and not everyone can handle them.

For example, even a Silver or Bronze Saint with a sixth sense can't control the Gold Cloth no matter what.

The victim standing before him was very strong, at least at the peak of the Seventh Sense.

Even so, the armor worn by the opponent could not possibly exceed the quality of the corresponding Seventh Sense Gold Cloth.

Judging from this, a suit of armor whose quality does not exceed that of the Gold Cloth could not possibly have withstood a series of heavy punches from him without any damage.

Coincidentally, Wuxin's Giant Saint Cloth was struck repeatedly in the same spot.

In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck Wu Xin, and he exclaimed, "You can deflect my attack?"

Only the rebound could explain why the opponent's suit was completely undamaged, while his own suit was hit hard in the same spot.

"A rebound?"

The victim smiled dismissively and nodded, saying, "If you think it's a backlash, then so be it!"

Then, he glanced southeast and said provocatively, "Aren't you going to let your friend make an appearance?"

"With your strength alone, you are no match for me!"

Although it wasn't very clear, he had a vague feeling that Wu Xin's companions, lurking in the shadows, posed a greater threat.

For this reason, when faced with Wuxin's attack, he adopted a defensive stance and did not show a strong desire to attack, secretly focusing most of his energy on guarding against the other hidden Saint.

"Since that's the case, then I'll show you my true strength!"

Faced with the provocation, Wu Xin did not hold back. He immediately gathered the power of his inner universe at his fingertips and gently pointed a finger forward.

Since the opponent can deflect close-range punches, I'll try switching to ranged attacks.

He felt that the other party's ability to react might be similar to Aries' 'crystal wall'.

However, Aries' Crystal Wall excels at deflecting ranged attacks but not at deflecting melee attacks, which is quite different from the Sufferers.

"Sekishiki - Netherworld Wave"

The power of his cosmos rapidly transformed at his fingertips, instantly becoming six silver streams of energy that shot out, surrounding the victim from six different angles.

"So, you wield the power of death?"

The victim nodded and said, "However, such power still cannot defeat me!"

He neither dodged nor resisted, but simply let Wuxin do as he pleased.

Swish swish!

Six streams of corpse energy fell from six different angles, striking the victim almost simultaneously.

However, the result Wuxin had hoped for still did not appear.

On the contrary, he felt intense pain the moment the accumulated corpse energy hit his opponent.

Furthermore, the location of the pain was exactly the same as the location on the victim's body where the accumulated corpse energy had struck.

Chapter 197 The Sufferers (Part 2)

Moreover, a familiar force also acted upon Wuxin.

He could clearly feel his soul being detached from his body.

"Even ranged attacks can be deflected?" Wu Xin was taken aback and involuntarily took several steps back. He quickly circulated his inner universe power, transforming it into accumulated corpse energy to stabilize his soul, which was about to separate.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after completely dissolving the power that separated his soul.

However, his expression grew increasingly solemn as he looked at the victims.

The other party was unharmed, but he was almost seriously injured by his own rebound attack.

"No, that's not right. Your ability isn't to reflect attacks! It's to reflect damage!" Combining his own personal experience, Wuxin suddenly understood everything.

Like Aries' 'Crystal Wall', when it reflects an attack, you can clearly see the trajectory and process of the rebound. But in the victim in front of him, he never saw any process or trajectory of the rebound attack.

For example, with the three Specters before him, he also did not see any sign that their attacks were deflected; they simply collapsed suddenly and inexplicably.

Using the concept of reflected damage to solve this problem would be just right.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the opponent's ability is not a counterattack, but rather the damage effect caused by the counterattack.

Although they look very similar, they are actually completely different.

The former reverses the opponent's attack, while the latter transfers the damage effect caused by the attack.

An attack can be dodged or blocked, but what if the damage is redirected?

After all, those are effects that directly affect the body.

"Oh, you finally figured it out? But so what? Can you handle it?" The victim nodded, his tone still very calm.

Wu Xin didn't know how to answer, so she cautiously adopted a defensive posture.

Faced with the victim's bizarre abilities, he could not act rashly until he could devise a way to counter them; otherwise, he would only suffer the consequences.

"Since you're not going to help, let's switch roles!" The victim chuckled and then rushed out.

He swung his fists and launched a barrage of close-range attacks at Wuxin.

Considering the opponent's abilities were too bizarre, Wu Xin dared not confront them head-on, let alone retaliate; he could only try to dodge as much as possible.

"What, do Athena's Saints not even have the courage to throw a punch?" the victim mocked as he attacked.

Wu Xin retorted firmly, "Now is not the time for me to throw a punch!"

“Then I look forward to your next punch!” the victim said contemptuously, further intensifying his attack.

After dodging seventy-six punches in a row, Wuxin could no longer dodge and had no choice but to block.

boom!

The opponent's heavy punch landed, causing his arm to ache and involuntarily stagger back two steps.

However, at that very moment, a sense of confusion arose in Wuxin's mind.

“Something’s not right. Why is there a missing force?” He looked at the victims with a serious expression.

Forces are reciprocal; his blocking action will also generate a counterforce that acts on the opponent.

Based on the opponent's ability to reflect damage, in the recent exchange, in addition to the heavy blow he received, he should have also suffered damage from the rebounding force.

In fact, apart from the force of his opponent's heavy blow, he did not feel any damage from the rebounding force.

At this moment, Wuxin couldn't help but make a bold guess.

"Could it be that his rebounding ability cannot be used when attacking?"

He instantly thought of another person, someone who didn't belong here—Uchiha Obito.

That guy has a special ability to avoid external damage, but when using this ability, Obito Uchiha is also unable to harm others.

He saw similar characteristics in the victims.

However, he still needs to verify this speculation.

Thinking of this, he immediately adjusted his battle strategy, changing his approach from simply defending and dodging to looking for openings to counterattack.

In an instant, the battle between the two sides intensified. Their cosmic powers collided, creating a series of explosive booms that shattered the nearby ice surface, revealing the dark, cooled magma beneath.

"Oh? It's finally your turn to throw a punch? But I feel like your punches still aren't powerful enough!" the victim mocked without any attempt to hide his sarcasm.

"Indeed, I am not as strong as you, but it is enough to kill you!" Wu Xin replied coldly, and without any politeness, he punched the other party in the chest.

boom!

He could clearly feel that his punch had actually hit his opponent and ripped his opponent's battle suit.