Chapter 438 - As Tenacious as a Cockroach (1/2)

Chapter 438: As Tenacious as a Cockroach

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Korora Mountain Range

Link stood to face the shadows. He didn’t rush to attack but instead squinted his eyes, trying to use the Vision of Truth to identify any weak points. He found that the enemy had no special features, nothing that resembled a core. It just seemed like a long tentacle that couldn’t look any plainer.

Inside it, Link could see dark purple energy coursing in a path very much similar to the shape of the tentacle. It was a simple straight line that had no nodes or connection points.

Having no core meant that this enemy possessed no vulnerable points. This was a fearsome enemy.

However, just because it didn’t have a core didn’t mean that it had no blind spots. There were certain movements that a tentacle could not make, and especially under stress, Link was sure that he would find a loophole to exploit.

With this in mind, Link came up with his strategy to deal with the Void Beast.

Link first began to retreat. Spatial Spells would be able to unleash their full strength at a greater distance.

On his own body, he cast a Lightweight spell and slowly tip-toed forward. He was just like a piece of leaf, floating in the air. Then, as he walked forward, the Dragon King’s Fury sword and the Burning Wrath of Heavens wand appeared in his hands.

Controlling them with his mind, two crystal red lines shot out from the two weapons.

These were the Demon Slayer whips. As they extended out in mid-air, small points of lights began to form on the crests of the whips. No, not points of lights, these were more like miniature suns!

There were over 20 of these miniature suns that shone brilliantly in the dense forest, illuminating it and chasing away the gloom.

Far away, Gaimin couldn’t see clearly what was happening. All he could see was a brilliant flash of light that blinded him and forced him to squint his eyes.

That wasn’t enough, and soon, Gaimin took out a pair of dark protective goggles that Yabbas used when they were digging tunnels and put them on. Only then did he feel better.

Meanwhile, Link was giving his all in the battle, and the fight was becoming intense.

Screech! The Void Beast let out a screech as a jet-black tentacle shot straight towards Link.

The initial speed of the tentacle was so fast that Link could not even see it when it began to move. However, after reaching a distance of 60 feet, its speed dropped by ten percent. When it had reached 180 feet, its speed was not even half of its initial speed.

This was because of the spell formation restricting it.

Although its speed was still incredible and normal people would not even be able to react, Link could now trace it with his eyes. Controlling the whips with his mind, he attacked the tentacle.

There were actually over 15 tentacles that shot out towards Link. Initially, the creature had no weaknesses. However, as it went on the offensive, it began to reveal some weak points.

The tentacles were just like arrows, and the force of the attack was concentrated at the front. That meant that the greatest amount of energy was condensed at the tip of the tentacles. Obviously, Link could not afford to clash head to head with this condensed energy. However, because the energy was concentrated at the front, that meant that the creature’s original body was not as well protected as it was before.

Furthermore, because the tentacles were shooting forward at such speed, it would be difficult for them to change directions rapidly. That was another huge weakness.

Link controlled the whips to wave about in the air, avoiding direct contact with the tentacles. Watching how they moved, they looked just like little fish.

These fish weren’t harmless at all. They were extremely lethal, like man-eating piranhas.

Boom! One of the crests on the whip made contact with the side of a tentacle. This was meant to test out the strength of the attack. Link observed the results intently, focusing on the details of how the creature responded to the attack.

As the whip made contact with the tentacle, he could clearly see how the crest exploded, and all its energy shot out into the tentacle. As this happened, the energy in the crest was consumed, and it dimmed.

Concurrently, the red energy shot into the tentacle. In the beginning, the tentacle was completely unable to resist the attack, and the energy burst out unrestrained within its body. This completely disrupted whatever control the creature had over the tentacle as a big hole was blasted in the middle of the tentacle. The tentacle softened and lost its attacking ability.

Soon after that, Link discovered that a barrier formed over the exposed walls in the wound of the tentacle. Then, this barrier separated the energy surrounding the wound and began to rapidly absorb the energy.

As this happened, Link saw how the fire energy within the wound dimmed and was extinguished, while the tentacle which had initially lost its strength and gone limp began to straighten up again. The wound closed up, and it mended its injury.

My attack was too weak; I need to use more strength!

In the earlier attack, Link used 200 Dragon Power points which he concentrated into his single attack. Such an attack reached a strength of Level-10 and was enough to threaten the tentacle. However, because it wasn’t strong enough, it was unable to completely destroy it.

Link decided to use more power in his next attack and increased his Mana output to 300 Dragon Power points per crest. This increased his attacking power by 50%.

Boom! This time, a black tentacle immediately broke off after it was attacked.