Bai Ye remained still, and the blade at the tip of the umbrella pierced through his body.
Large arcs of electricity erupted, entering an elemental state, and the opponent's weapon passed right through him.
Bai Ye glanced at his attacker, a petite woman in a small dress, holding a black umbrella. She had a doll-like face and wore thick foundation, making her age indistinguishable.
At the same time...
The woman's face showed surprise. How did her weapon pass through the opponent's body?
Physical attack immunity?
This was a bit too much!
The woman thought as she continuously leaped back, then extended her hand forward, saying, "Rose Thorns!"
As the woman gestured forward, a circle of red magic runes suddenly appeared, with obscure magical characters emerging.
Then...
Two thorny vines shot out from the magic array, sweeping towards Bai Ye.
"Magic?"
Bai Ye dodged. Elementalization was ineffective against this.
With more use, Bai Ye gained a deeper understanding of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's elementalization. Now, he no longer needed to be hit twice to know if elementalization would work; he could make a certain degree of judgment.
First, purely physical attacks were completely ineffective against elementalization, just like spirit bodies.
Second, elemental attacks, such as fire, ice, or even lightning, could not be resisted. Furthermore, elemental attacks represented interaction, and elements also had certain counteracting effects.
Third, elementalization could not resist materialized weapons.
Fourth, elementalization could resist solidified weapons.
Fifth, there were occasionally some inexplicable situations that didn't quite fit.
Currently, Bai Ye was in the third situation. Although the thorny vines appeared to have substance, they were not truly physical but created by magic. Therefore, even if Bai Ye elementalized into lightning, he couldn't evade the attack.
It was worth noting another situation: weapons condensed by a Steel Slime were not materialized weapons but solidified ones, rendering them ineffective and unable to hit Bai Ye.
RUMBLE!
At the same time...
As Bai Ye dodged, the two thorny vines struck the living room table, shattering it instantly.
Missing their mark, the woman shifted her stance, swung her black umbrella, and the thorny vines swept towards Bai Ye again.
And...
"Frost Bullet!"
The woman raised her left hand, and silver-white light appeared in the air.
The light quickly formed lines, creating a magic circle.
Large amounts of silver-white cold mist suddenly appeared around them, and the air in the room plummeted, instantly becoming frigid.
From the center of the magic runes, three magic bullets condensed from frost shot out towards Bai Ye.
Thorny vines to block, frost bullets to attack...
Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. This woman's combat skills were good; she was experienced.
However...
It was useless!
ZZZT!
Large arcs of electricity surged around Bai Ye, and he then transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging forward.
CRACKLE, CRACKLE!
As the lightning passed, the incoming frost bullets instantly shattered into ice shards.
The lightning arcs, like blades, also swiftly severed the two thorny vines.
Seeing this, the woman quickly opened her umbrella.
RUMBLE!
The electricity struck the surface of the umbrella, and the immense impact sent the woman flying backward, crashing into the wall, blood trickling from her lips.
But...
She had blocked it!
The scattered lightning arcs converged, reforming into Bai Ye.
Bai Ye tilted his head, looking at the woman before him. Was she a ghoul investigator?
To be precise, she shouldn't be a native but a chosen one.
She wielded magic, and her umbrella clearly differed from a ghoul investigator's quinque. It was likely a weapon, or armor? Or perhaps it possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities.
Bai Ye mused, and black, muddy liquid surfaced on his face, condensing into the biomask of the Predator.
Biological scan activated...
Biological scan completed...
Lan Qing (Chosen One) (Injured): Chosen One from a world of witchcraft civilization.
Strength: 121
Speed: 130
Stamina: 117
Spirit: 121
Intelligence: 10
Weakness Search: ??
...
"Aha!"
She was indeed a chosen one!
Moreover, judging solely by her physical attributes, this woman named Lan Qing was not weak. Although significantly inferior to Bai Ye, by "common" standards, Lan Qing's physical attributes were definitely top-tier.
However, Bai Ye couldn't help but feel puzzled.
It was one thing for those ghoul investigators to target him, but why would a chosen one cause trouble for him?
He had been very well-behaved this time, not doing anything at all.
As Bai Ye pondered, Lan Qing raised her umbrella again. The tip of the umbrella suddenly split open, and then, the umbrella sprayed flames at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye looked up.
Flames?
No matter, just bring it on!
Bai Ye walked directly into the flames, ignoring their scorching heat, and approached Lan Qing.
Bai Ye possessed the Phoenix's ability. The legendary phoenix was born from fire, so being engulfed by flames was akin to taking a hot bath for him.
Passing through the flames, Bai Ye placed his hand on Lan Qing's umbrella.
"Flames..." Bai Ye sneered, "should be used like this!"
Phoenix flames overflowed from Bai Ye's palm, and then...
Inferno!
BOOM!
A deafening roar erupted as the phoenix flames in Bai Ye's hand suddenly exploded, a massive fireball detonating between them.
The immense force sent Lan Qing flying, and in the blast wave, she crashed into the wall.
With a CRASH.
Countless fine cracks appeared on the wall, which then collapsed entirely, and Lan Qing fell onto the corridor.
The corridor was already in a state of disarray.
Fire alarms blared incessantly, sensors flashed, and sprinklers continuously sprayed water.
Simultaneously, large amounts of smoke filled the corridor.
There was a smell of burning, the black smoke from the explosion.
In addition, Bai Ye smelled gas, unsure if it had leaked due to the explosion or if someone had used a gas bomb.
Lan Qing lay on the ground, clutching her chest. Bai Ye's two attacks had already injured her significantly, making her realize she had picked a fight with someone formidable.
Her immediate concern was no longer how to defeat Bai Ye but how to survive.
Just then, Bai Ye stepped over the broken wall and entered the corridor.
Lan Qing gritted her teeth and, spotting two figures appearing at the corridor's bend, immediately shouted, "He's this way, help!"