After the delinger pistol malfunctioned and could no longer enter the "Bullet Time" state on its own, facing the stone giant that had already closed in, Lin Wuming simply changed professions to become a "Warrior."
Lin Wuming was confident that with just his bare fists, he could smash this rock man opposite him into pieces!
Just as Lin Wuming had the idea of engaging in close combat, "Ellis" also cooperated well. It just took a step back, then stepped on the ground and rushed forward again, swinging its arm in a horizontal sweep.
Bang!
Another round of violent collision.
Shattered stones flew everywhere, and "Ellis's" right arm collapsed, turning into scattered rocks.
At the same time, Lin Wuming also felt a faint numbness in the right side of his body due to the violent impact—after all, he was still flesh and blood, and going head-to-head with a rock man was by no means a wise choice.
Although in terms of results, it was still Lin Wuming who was unharmed, while the opponent lost an arm.
But the opponent was a puppet made of mud and stone. Raw materials gathered from everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, a new arm grew back.
Sherry Cromwell also calmed down and remembered the advantages and characteristics of "Ellis."
--It's just a war of attrition through head-on clashes. "Ellis" will not fear any opponent.
Similarly, Lin Wuming also calmed down.
--Now is not the time to play. I need to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible and end this chaos.
"Ellis" rumbled over, and once again swung its arm monotonously.
"Lin Wuming! You also turn into that sand giant from before and flatten it!"
Kazakiri Hyouka suddenly appeared behind Lin Wuming.
Lin Wuming grabbed her and jumped back, dodging the enemy's attack.
"When did you..."
But thinking of the characteristics of this Kazakiri Hyouka now, he swallowed back the original question.
"What are you doing here?"
He remembered that in the original plot, it was Kazakiri Hyouka who sacrificed herself to hold back the stone giant "Ellis," creating the conditions for Kamijou Touma to finally defeat Sherry Cromwell.
But now, Kazakiri Hyouka had almost become another person, and Lin Wuming didn't need anyone else's help.
"Because I can't stand it anymore!" Kazakiri Hyouka said, "Lin Wuming only needs to turn into that state from last time to easily defeat this guy. Why are you wasting time here?"
Last time... that was during the "Angel Fall" incident, when Lin Wuming's "soul left his body" and he took the opportunity to transform into a sand giant to fight the Angel "God's Power."
It was precisely that special state at that time that made Kazakiri Hyouka firmly believe that Lin Wuming was her "kind."
Indeed, if he could reproduce that state, it should be easy to defeat this stone giant in front of him, right?
After all, Lin Wuming at that time was able to confront "God's Power" head-on.
But...
"Unfortunately, I can't do it." Lin Wuming shook his head helplessly, while raising his hand to block the enemy's attack again.
Such a powerful combat mode, how could Lin Wuming not try to reproduce it afterwards?
It just all failed.
Ultimately, it is difficult for Lin Wuming to reproduce that state of complete "soul leaving the body."
With Kobayashi's complete departure, Lin Wuming and this body are now one in spirit and flesh, a complete human being.
The soul is bound by the body, and cannot devote itself to manipulating the substitute as it did last time.
Kazakiri Hyouka was a little disappointed, but she quickly cheered up: "It's okay, I can wait, I believe Lin Wuming will definitely succeed!"
With that, she clenched her fists and stepped forward: "Leave this one to me for now!"
"Huh?" Lin Wuming looked over in surprise.
"Lin Wuming, you need to prepare before you can unleash your full power attack," there seemed to be air currents surging around Kazakiri Hyouka, and her long hair and skirt fluttered, "You just prepare, and before that, I'll hold it back!"
The stone giant "Ellis" assumed a defensive posture, standing ready.
"Come on! Let me see your strength!" Kazakiri Hyouka had no fear, and shouted aggressively.
But there was no movement from the other side.
Lin Wuming suddenly looked at a certain spot on the wall, while using Telekinesis to push away the mud and stones there.
A large hole appeared on the wall, leading directly to another underground passage next door.
Sherry Cromwell had disappeared.
No wonder "Ellis" was motionless, it had indeed become a true "stone statue."
The moment Kazakiri Hyouka appeared just now, Sherry Cromwell realized—the situation was unfavorable to her!
One Lin Wuming was already difficult to deal with, and now adding a mysterious girl with unknown abilities... Sherry Cromwell couldn't see her chances of winning.
So she decided to leave first.
At least she had to wait until the two of them separated before trying to defeat them one by one.
Seeing the hole in the wall, Lin Wuming chased after it without hesitation.
Kazakiri Hyouka's figure flickered, as if she was using Space Movement, moving alongside Lin Wuming.
After entering the adjacent passage, Lin Wuming found that Sherry Cromwell had not run far, but had turned around to look this way.
Only then did Lin Wuming notice that the surrounding walls and ground were already covered with white stripes and runes.
"Bye-bye." Sherry Cromwell smiled and waved this way.
Then, the passage collapsed.
The collapsed mud and building debris were the best obstacles. The massive amount of earth could not even be penetrated by the Mind Power Acceleration Cannon.
After confirming that the passage was completely blocked, Sherry Cromwell finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that the matter of killing Lin Wuming must be planned for the long term..." Sherry Cromwell muttered to herself.
She suddenly frowned, feeling as if she heard something unusual.
"Someone... is calling for help?" Following the direction of the sound, Sherry Cromwell mumbled.
Getting closer, amidst a pile of broken walls and rubble, there was indeed the sound of a girl crying.
"Did she fall from above when it collapsed just now?" Sherry Cromwell looked up, "But you're lucky, you don't seem to be very injured."
Sherry Cromwell had already made up her mind. She was here to start a war, so when it was time to kill, she wouldn't hesitate at all.
But on the other hand, apart from those few selected targets, she had no intention of killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Manipulating the mud, Sherry Cromwell rescued the crying girl from the collapsed debris.
She looked only eleven or twelve years old, a girl who was still a primary school student, curled up in a ball, holding her head, and crying and moaning softly.
Sherry Cromwell frowned. She found that this girl was not crying because she was scared.
It seemed to be because of a headache.
She held her head, and let out painful and fearful groans.
"No... no, don't leave!!!"
Along with the girl's scream, the ground trembled violently.
