Chapter 905: Flaw
The girls near the city wall were dumbfounded—this was the first time they had seen Lin Wuming get knocked flying!
Misaka Mikoto was about to go berserk, but Shokuhou Misaki grabbed her by the collar.
Misaka Mikoto immediately turned her head, glaring. It wasn't that she was angry at Shokuhou Misaki for stopping her, but rather she realized—she had been excluded again! Her passive immunity to this guy's Nen communication ability was very inconvenient at a time like this!
"Don't get excited yet, Senior Wuming is fine," Shokuhou Misaki said.
Actually, Misaka Mikoto could also tell that the previous blow only looked terrifying, with a very shocking visual effect, but in reality, Lin Wuming wasn't very injured.
Rather—if one calmed down and analyzed it carefully, it wasn't difficult to see—Senior Wuming was using the enemy's attack to create distance.
The timing was just right. As Lin Wuming was knocked flying, his previous position on the battlefield was finally covered by the drone's concentrated firepower, and Front was completely submerged in a hail of bullets.
But Front didn't even look at the drones and robots on the city wall. He even directly ignored the projectiles and explosions that landed on him, as if they were truly just ordinary raindrops, not worth mentioning.
His body's surface seemed to be covered by a layer of water film; no matter what attack hit him, it only created ripples.
Front casually waved the ice pillar in his hand, and without knowing what he did, the large six-axis rotor drones in the air suddenly exploded!
Too lazy to spare another glance at these war machines, Front continued to pursue Lin Wuming—he couldn't let him create distance!
This was the only tactical strategy Front consistently adhered to in this battle.
However, compared to the dozens of exchanges before, Front seemed much more at ease now.
He had already figured out Lin Wuming's strength and background. The upcoming battle had no suspense—unless Lin Wuming could bring him even more surprises—so naturally, there was no need to rush now; he could end this war at his own pace…
—Extremely fast reaction speed, and self-super-acceleration? Coupled with extremely versatile Nen, he is indeed a very difficult opponent.
However, even if Lin Wuming used “super-acceleration,” his actual performance seemed to be on par with Front's movement speed.
It was indeed very fast, even supernaturally fast, but when facing Front, this advantage was not obvious, and could not even be considered an “advantage.”
When Front decided to get serious and go all out, this slight "advantage" was quickly erased.
Magic—although Lin Wuming could also use some magic with unclear effects, it was clear that he was not good at dealing with magic.
In such a high-level battle, any small variable can become the key to determining the outcome of the entire battle.
Not to mention such a huge variable.
Front pursued Lin Wuming, feeling even a little guilty—it was rare to encounter such an opponent who could keep up with his fighting rhythm, a truly "evenly matched" opponent. Was he now going to lose due to an "unfair factor" like magic?
Front knew very well that it was very unfair to look for opponents entirely based on his own standards.
Even excluding the "magic" factor, opponents who could be evenly matched with him were already extremely rare.
—It's just a pity, our positions are different, so I can only defeat you, Lin Wuming. I hope there will be an opportunity for a "fair" match in the future.
To show his respect, Front decided to go all out and end this battle.
"The Mother's mercy softens severe punishment…"
Lin Wuming was unaware of Front's complex psychological activity; he remained focused on the battle.
And contrary to Front's judgment, Lin Wuming did not feel that he would lose.
In fact, in Lin Wuming's view, the reason he found himself in this somewhat disheveled and passive situation was precisely because Front was not strong enough.
Otherwise, why could he never enter the "Bullet Time" state?
If he couldn't enter the "Bullet Time" state, how could he be so passive?
At the beginning of the battle, Front had declared that he would not kill him—now it seemed to be the truth.
Front himself might not know that it was precisely his "holding back" that perfectly exploited a bug, placing him exactly in the range where he could "break Lin Wuming's defense" without triggering "Bullet Time."
Or perhaps, it was Front's rich, ingrained combat experience that made him subconsciously adjust his attack intensity and find that subtle flaw.
Coupled with his elusive "magic," this ultimately led to Lin Wuming being injured and falling into a disadvantageous position…
Since "that incident," Lin Wuming had clearly realized one thing—he had become stronger, but at the same time, he had indeed become weaker.
This could be seen from the past two battles.
If the opponent wasn't strong, like the Agnese Forces, he could handle them more easily and effortlessly than before.
But when facing a truly strong enemy like Front, new flaws, which he previously didn't have, would be exposed…
Overall, Lin Wuming's strength was indeed improving. His Nen had evolved from Kobayashi's legacy into a power truly belonging to him, making it naturally more effortless to use.
However, precisely because there were subtle differences between the two forms of Nen, Lin Wuming needed to spend extra time and effort to adjust.
Lin Wuming hadn't had time to adjust yet and was forced into battle, so it wasn't surprising that Front found his flaw…
But then again, if it weren't for this battle, Lin Wuming probably wouldn't have discovered this flaw so quickly.
—Having problems isn't scary, as long as you correct them.
And that's exactly what Lin Wuming was doing now.
That's why he called out to Shokuhou Misaki, telling her and the others not to interfere and to leave this opponent to him.
Through mental communication, he could accurately convey his thoughts and opinions in an instant.
The long-standing tacit understanding made Shokuhou Misaki quickly understand Lin Wuming's intention and promptly relay it to Hu Feng Toumi and Shirai Kuroko.
This was also why the girls saw Lin Wuming get knocked flying just now, but no one rushed to act… except Misaka Mikoto.
However, Lin Wuming knew this, so after completing his communication with Shokuhou Misaki, he immediately used Nen to transmit a message to Misaka Mikoto.
"Deal with those drones! Don't let them disturb me!" Lin Wuming said.
