Chapter 903 The Power of Magic
Lin Wuming actively widened the distance, attempting to regroup and pull the battle back into his preferred range; Front, of course, would not let Lin Wuming escape so easily and immediately gave chase.
Lin Wuming used Nen to lift his body for high-speed movement, practically flying close to the ground.
Meanwhile, Front laid down a water film on the ground and moved at super high speed like he was ice skating, his speed surprisingly only faster, not slower.
Lin Wuming's attempt to widen the distance ultimately failed.
Front's tactic was simple—catch up and throw a punch, and when Lin Wuming accelerated to widen the distance, he would continue to accelerate and pursue…
It was the first time Lin Wuming felt such an urgent need for more Mind Power Barriers; the enemy's offensive was incredibly fierce, with each punch shattering hundreds of layers of Mind Power Barriers, making it impossible to replenish them in time.
Moreover, as time passed, the power of the attacks continued to increase, like endless ocean waves, each stronger than the last…
Soon, Lin Wuming realized that this was probably not a metaphor; each of Front's punches was indeed accompanied by “ocean waves”—a massive amount of seawater propelling his fist, increasing the power of his attack.
Front used some kind of magic to increase the power of his fists!
Lin Wuming's countermeasure was also simple—to block water with earth.
The idea was the same as when he dealt with the genuine archangel, God's Power: quantity against quantity, quality against quality—manipulating a vast amount of iron sand to clash with the enemy's water waves.
Fortunately, Front's power was not as great as the true God's Power, so the amount of water he could manipulate was limited, which gave Lin Wuming a chance to counterattack.
That's right, since this wasn't a beach, the sand available for Lin Wuming to manipulate was pitifully scarce, so he had to temporarily borrow Misaka Mikoto's iron sand.
Misaka Mikoto very cooperatively relinquished control of the iron sand and actively helped collect more iron sand from further away.
The previous encounter with Front left Misaka Mikoto feeling very disappointed—not only did she fail to help defeat the enemy as she had initially boasted, but in a sense, she truly became a burden, proving the correctness of Lin Wuming not letting them participate in this battle…
It wasn't just Misaka Mikoto; the other three had similar feelings, especially Shirai Kuroko, who felt even more guilty.
Shirai Kuroko knew very well that a large part of the reason Lin Wuming was in such a disadvantageous situation was to save her.
—Otherwise, Senior Wuming wouldn't have rashly approached the enemy; that's not his most Specialties battle distance!
—Indeed, am I, only a Level 4, not qualified to participate in a battle of this caliber?
Just as Shirai Kuroko began to doubt herself, Shokuhou Misaki's voice suddenly came to her mind.
“Shirai, do you still have the courage to activate Space Movement again?”
“Of course I do!” Shirai Kuroko immediately responded, “But… I can't keep causing trouble—Senior Wuming is right, this is a battle, not a game!”
“Don't worry, as long as you have the courage, it's enough. Now, listen to my command,” Shokuhou Misaki said. “We were caught off guard just now and weren't mentally prepared. Now is the time to redeem ourselves!”
Shokuhou Misaki narrowed her eyes, staring intently at the battlefield before her.
But to be honest, with her eyesight, she could only see faint afterimages and couldn't make out the specific movements of Lin Wuming and Front, or even keep up with their speed.
—I must find a way to slow him down…
To break the stalemate, Lin Wuming finally made a decision—to activate magic and actively enter a deep “Bullet Time” state, gaining more time for his operations.
It's worth noting that Front, as he announced, had no intention of killing Lin Wuming, so he held back his attacks.
Plus, Lin Wuming's own strength was growing stronger, so although Front's attacks seemed powerful and terrifying, besides the steel rod smashing his head earlier, he hadn't caused any other “fatal crises”!
As a result, Lin Wuming could only contend with him by relying on his Nen and reaction speed in his normal state.
Feeling that he was increasingly at a disadvantage, Lin Wuming finally couldn't wait any longer.
Suddenly, Lin Wuming's pupils turned blood red, and two streams of blood flowed from his nostrils.
At the same time, the Mind Power Barrier in Front of him instantly thickened, even distorting light and becoming almost tangible.
This time, Front's punch failed to break through this Mind Power Barrier.
From Front's perspective, this was also a very peculiar sensation.
Originally, the barriers in Front of Lin Wuming were numerous and brittle, like a thousand-layer cake, giving a special tactile feel when struck, but they caused him no trouble.
But that punch just now, Front felt as if he had hit a solid brick or even an iron block—of course, the barrier's strength far exceeded that of an iron block, otherwise it wouldn't have blocked his punch—the essence of the barrier had changed!
—Has a quantitative change led to a qualitative change? Is this the effect of that magic just now?
Front calmly analyzed.
Recently, the name “Lin Wuming” had become very well-known in the magic side, because there were rumors that he simultaneously possessed both esper ability and magic, and the magic he used was a rare treasure recorded in the book of the law.
When collecting intelligence, Front, of course, couldn't have missed this information.
His inquiry to Agnes Sanctis on the cruise ship not long ago was also to verify the content of the rumors. It was just that the battle nuns were not strong enough to make Lin Wuming use his trump card.
And now, Lin Wuming finally used magic…
—But it's still very strange; there was indeed a surge of magical power for that instant, but it didn't produce any phenomena, except that his Nen seemed to suddenly become stronger… Could Lin Wuming's magic be the type that can directly enhance esper ability?
Front couldn't understand, but he knew that now was not the time to think about these things.
The suddenly strengthened Mind Power Barrier successfully blocked Front's pursuit, allowing Lin Wuming to finally seize the opportunity and smoothly widen the distance.
This was immediately followed by a three-shot Mind Power Acceleration Cannon.
Front blocked the small steel balls one by one with his palm—after being obstructed by the water flow, the steel balls rapidly cooled and stopped, eventually turning into three teardrop-shaped objects that fell into Front's hand.
Front clenched his hand, crushing these “water drops” that had become brittle and hard after rapid cooling in high-temperature oil, and then continued to pursue Lin Wuming.
Lin Wuming excelled at mid-range combat—this could be seen from the very first “Mind Power Acceleration Cannon” he fired.
So Front had always intentionally closed the distance, dragging the battlefield into his most proficient range.
What he had to do next was, of course, no exception—he couldn't let Lin Wuming widen the distance; his Mind Power Acceleration Cannon was indeed very troublesome!
Thus, an even more dazzling super high-speed chase began.
