LRAB Chapter 215 Red Halo
Chapter 215 Red Halo
Chapter 215 Red Halo
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Did I die again?
Henry sat up and tried to stand up straight.
But he found that his right hand, which was holding the axe, was trembling uncontrollably.
This was the second time he had escaped death.
But Henry still couldn't overcome his fear of death.
He looked up, and the loyal dog did not attack rashly.
Instead, he stretched his severed wrist over the burning wooden box to heat it and stop the gushing blood.
Henry was also unable to launch a surprise attack at this moment; having just recovered from the dead, he needed to slow down.
But he forced himself to stand up straight and immediately stepped back to distance himself from the loyal dog.
Looking at the severed hand attached to the hilt of the greatsword, Henry knew that his plan had succeeded.
Loyal Dog is such a powerful man that it inspires despair; even on Henry's Two Gold Coins, he still managed to push Henry to this point.
Of course, he also remembered that the curator had told him that it was difficult for a magician to defeat a warrior of equal skill in a one-on-one duel.
Therefore, Henry was at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
However, the curator also said that enchanters have an advantage in terms of "time".
Enchanters use the accumulated wisdom of the past to fight their opponents in the present moment.
Even so, the loyal dog almost crushed him.
Henry came to the conclusion that to defeat a loyal dog, one must be prepared to die.
Henry knew he could die again.
The "Meteor" ability can only protect the same target once, so Henry can no longer directly use this ability to avoid death.
However, he has another entry.
Henry put his hand into his pocket.
Sure enough, the other gold coin had already been reduced to fragments.
The inscription Henry gave to that gold coin was "Gemini".
Stargazers observed pairs of stars appearing in the night sky.
These celestial bodies often orbit each other, and their sizes and brightness are also quite similar.
He was inspired by this and created this entry.
Gemini can replicate another entry that uses stars as its energy source and achieve the same effect.
For any entry, Gemini can only be replicated once.
Therefore, if three or more identical terms appear, it is not a binary star system.
The word replicated on this gold coin is "shooting star".
It was through this ingenious combination that Henry broke the only limitation of "Meteor" and achieved a second resurrection.
But Henry also understood that this was the last time.
But in order to defeat the loyal dog, his nemesis who has been entangled with him for half his life, he must go all out and give it his all.
So far, Henry's plan is progressing quite smoothly.
He aimed at the gap in the loyal dog's wristband and successfully severed the dog's hand.
But even if it hits an iron plate, it doesn't matter, as the axe is still enchanted with the "sharp" attribute.
That enormous sword would be difficult for a loyal dog to wield with one hand.
This greatly increases Henry's chances of winning!
Henry remembered that Casey had told him that the Lines family motto was, "Breathe carefully."
He took a deep breath and immediately felt his body relax and his mind clear.
Breathe carefully—that's a really good method.
If Henry had heard it a few years earlier, he could have fought many battles much more easily.
Henry was curious why Natalie had never told him these things.
Natalie never emphasized her surname to Henry. Was it because she was concerned about Henry's status, or because she never had a deep emotional connection to her surname?
I really want to ask her—Henry wants to ask her in person.
Henry snapped out of his thoughts, and the loyal dog opposite him seemed to have finished stopping the bleeding.
He knew that a new round of fighting would begin.
Henry had few cards left to play, but his loyal dog had also suffered a major blow.
He had a feeling that they were both at their limit, and this would be their last battle.
But for some reason, Henry's lips suddenly curled up, and he felt excited.
He could also imagine that beneath the loyal dog's dark green helmet, there must also be a smile on his face.
No one has ever pushed Henry to this point before, and I suspect even the loyal dog is no exception.
For a man, to encounter an evenly matched opponent in his life and fight him without holding back is enough to make his life worthwhile.
Henry squinted, wanting to see just how much of a fighting spirit his loyal dog could display in this state.
He tensed up instantly because the loyal dog adopted a fighting stance completely different from before.
The loyal dog crouched down, its severed left wrist gently supporting its upper body.
The giant sword was dragged behind him.
Look at its posture, it's just like a hunting dog that's alert to any threat ahead and growling softly.
Henry dared not be negligent; he knew that the loyal dog still had a fighting chance.
He had just gotten into position when the loyal dog charged at Henry on all three limbs.
The giant sword left a shallow scratch on the deck.
Suddenly, as the loyal dog was running, it turned its body and slashed sideways at Henry.
He transformed into a red, round tooth, as if to slice through everything in his path.
Seeing this, Henry realized he had to get out of the way.
But the loyal dog was so fast that Henry couldn't jump away at all.
In a moment of panic, Henry leaned back, his body touching the guardrail behind him.
The greatsword struck, but Henry had already vanished.
The merciless iron sword smashed the wooden fender to pieces.
Henry, on the other hand, appeared at the other end of the shield.
Henry teleported.
This is because Henry enchanted the fenders of the two gold coins with an attribute called "wormhole".
Stargazers have discovered through the starry sky that speed and distance are not the essence of the world.
Or to be more specific, time and space are not the essence of the world.
What appear to be irreversible and distorted can actually be folded together.
Stargazers conceived of the concept of "wormholes," a special realm that disregards classical views of spacetime.
In the realm of "wormholes," matter can achieve spatial jumps.
Henry thus escaped a fatal blow.
But the loyal dog didn't stop and immediately started the next round of pursuit.
Then it came running on three limbs, its body covered by a red nitrogen box.
From the outline of those halos, Henry seemed to see the dog's appearance!
Henry took a deep breath.
It was at this moment that he realized this was what the curator had introduced to him before—a school of thought!
A martial arts style is a perfect combination of martial arts techniques and profound secrets, enabling a warrior to reach the ultimate state of mind and body.
However, it also has its drawbacks. Overuse of the same style of moves can corrupt one's rationality with power.
Henry thus learned that the loyal dog was also fighting to the death.
The dog leaped upwards and then brought its head down with a heavy thud.
Henry quickly leaned back and then teleported to another location.
And that fender was cut off.
This is bad—the fenders are limited, and once Henry has nowhere to hide, he'll likely be at their mercy.
Henry created tentacles that reached out to the ships.
The next moment, the loyal dog that was running towards Henry suddenly turned towards the middle of the comb.
The term that enables this feature is called "tidal locking".
He can ensure that the target is always facing the enchanted object.
This ability is too overpowered, so it cannot be sustained for long and is easily interfered with by other extraordinary beings, thus interrupting it prematurely.
Henry had previously used this method on the loyal dog once.
Henry assigned the term "tidal locking" to all three masts of the two gold coins.
Henry has already used up the tidal lock on the main comb.
It's a medium comb now.
Henry immediately launched a counterattack when faced with his loyal dog's back turned to him.
Henry moved away from the comb while reaching for the sails of the comb with his tentacles.
The sails taut and billowed the moment they were touched by the tentacles, and the ship began to accelerate forward.
This is the entry "vacuum is not empty" at work.
The sails are propelled forward by the winds of dark matter and constantly radiate dark energy, which will directly destroy the bodies of nearby creatures in an unseen way.
It is neither poison nor beating or chopping.
This is done in a more conceptual way, without distinguishing between inside and outside the body.
But the loyal dog seemed to quickly realize something was wrong, and he suddenly pounced on the middle comb, unleashing a martial arts technique.
Although it was only held in one hand, it had already cut into one-third of the mast!
But he didn't intend to damage the mast; the next second, he turned and ran toward Henry.
Henry was startled. Could it be that the loyal dog had already figured out the weakness of the "Tidal Lock" technique?
There was no time for Henry to marvel; the loyal dog's attack had already begun.
He dared not allow himself to be harmed by dark matter, so he had no choice but to close that entry.
And then, through the "wormhole," they teleported to another location on the ship.
Then, the loyal dog's attack became even more intense.
Blessed by the sea god, what exactly is a loyal dog?
He was wielding the heavy greatsword with one hand, yet it was faster and more unpredictable than when he wielded it with both hands!
Henry also noticed that the halo surrounding the loyal dog had become more defined.
It truly was a robust, red-haired hound.
The loyal dog's every move became indistinguishable from that of a real dog.
This is a mad dog that only bites. Once it sets its sights on its prey, it will relentlessly pursue it by following its scent.
The enormous iron sword continued to strike Henry's face, and he could only weave between the masts time and time again.
However, the number of comb poles on the boat was limited, and there would always be times when he had nowhere to hide.
Are we going to gamble that the loyal dog will run out of energy first?
Henry didn't dare to gamble. Choosing to try his luck at this time was not only irresponsible to himself, but also disrespectful to his loyal dog.
So he teleported to the vicinity of the bow of the ship.
The loyal dog locked onto him in an instant.
The loyal dog, dragging the giant sword, arrived quickly.
Just as he was about to be hit, Henry teleported to another location.
This time, it was right next to the stairs.
Henry immediately ran forward and rushed into the octopus's nest.
At the same time, he used his tentacles to activate the "tidal lock" on the foremast.
This way, at least the loyal dog can be kept there for a while.
Henry quickly found the locked box in a cabinet.
Place your hand on the box and the lock will open automatically.
The box was filled with arrows that Henry had enchanted.
Henry opened the box, grabbed a handful of arrows, and stuffed them into his pocket.
At this moment, the loyal dog had already chased them to the door.
Henry quickly took out an arrow and threw it on the ground.
Smoke billowed, filling the cramped space.
In an instant, Henry could no longer see what lay ahead.
However, he heard the sound of sword wind.
So he instinctively raised his axe to block.
He blocked it.
However, his body was swept away by the giant sword.
Henry slammed into the wall, but now was not the time to worry about the pain.
The confined space is disadvantageous for a magician; Henry must leave quickly.
Henry immediately ran towards the exit.
Although his view was obstructed, he was familiar with every corner of the captain's cabin.
Even if he couldn't see clearly, he was already able to accurately pinpoint the location.
However, the sword wind struck again, and Henry immediately bent over.
A loud bang was heard, and smoke billowed in the direction of the sound.
A hole has been made in the wall!
Seeing this, Henry leaped towards the hole and finally reached the outside.
But the loyal dog's pursuit soon followed.
Henry placed his hand on the deck, and the wooden planks beneath the loyal dog's feet instantly frosted over.
The smooth ice surface slightly hampered the loyal dog's movement, buying Henry valuable time.
Henry returned to the vicinity of the mast and successfully created distance using the "wormhole".
He also took an arrow out of his pocket and threw it at the loyal dog.
Despite enduring so many attacks, the loyal dog's physical condition remained astonishing to Henry.
Each arrow was easily deflected by the loyal dog.
Fortunately, most arrows are area-of-effect attacks: fire, lightning, poison gas, frost—
All sorts of injuries struck the loyal dog's body.
But his desire to attack seemed to have not diminished at all.
Henry threw out an arrow enchanted with "Starburst," which had once wiped out a large group of sea divers!
The loyal dog deflected the arrow, but the entry successfully launched.
Colorful light bursts forth within the spherical area.
A large pool of blood suddenly spurted out of the loyal dog's helmet.
Clearly, the loyal dog's internal organs had suffered severe damage.
But the loyal dog kept running.
There was no sign of them stopping.
"The monster," Henry thought. "The only way to defeat the monster is to fight to the death!"
Henry adjusted his position once more, and this time, he chose to grip his axe tightly and take the initiative to confront the loyal dog's greatsword.
Just then, a strange red light emanated from Henry's body.
But the loyal dog seemed unmoved, still wielding its greatsword and slashing at Henry.
Henry raised his axe to block.
But the loyal dog's sword cleaved him in two.
The loyal dog's armor trembled violently, probably sensing that something was wrong.
That's for sure; the loyal dog certainly didn't feel any resistance when it made that attack.
It must have been top-notch combat awareness that made the loyal dog turn around.
But it was too late. Henry transformed into a red light, suddenly accelerated, and arrived behind the loyal dog in an incredible manner.
Henry seized the opportunity presented by the loyal dog, raised his axe in his right hand, and chopped down with all his might.
To create this opportunity, Henry invoked the enchantment on his robe, the "Redshift" spell.
Henry didn't accelerate; he simply controlled time.
Time is not constant; under special circumstances, time dilation occurs, leaving a red scar, which is called redshift.
Redshift is essentially a remnant of the past.
Visual misdirection caused by the inconsistency in the flow of time.
But the loyal dog suddenly unleashed its power, blocking Henry's attack and knocking the axe from Henry's right hand.
Henry understood that this must also be an extraordinary move, otherwise why would Henry's attacks always be deflected?
But Henry could sense the hesitation in the loyal dog's use of this move.
A loyal dog is indeed a loyal dog; he noticed it again.
The logic is simple: when Henry was striking with all his might, why did he only grip the axe with his right hand instead of both hands?
The answer is equally simple: Henry was holding something else in his left hand.
That's an arrow.
Henry, gripping the arrow, lunged at the loyal dog's body.
The loyal dog instinctively dodged, but the arrow still pierced its right shoulder.
The arrow exploded instantly, forming a spherical black pressure.
Immediately afterwards, the black pressure collapsed into a single point.
This is the entry for "black hole".
Black holes can devour all matter and energy.
Although Henry and his loyal dog immediately retreated, it was too late.
Henry's left arm has disappeared.
The loyal dog, along with its entire right shoulder clad in steel shoulder armor, was completely swallowed up.
As the black hole dissipated, silence fell over the ship.
The loyal dog's right arm, which had been gripping the greatsword, had long since slipped off his shoulder, and the tip of the sword was embedded in the wooden board, standing upright even more straight than the main comb.
Henry and the loyal dog turned their heads at the same time, staring at the left hand and right arm tightly gripping the hilt of the sword.
He knew that they both understood that the outcome was already decided.
As if they were telepathically connected, they looked at each other.
They stared at each other in silence for a long time, letting the weeping sea breeze sweep past them.
Suddenly, the loyal dog moved.
He walked to his greatsword and sat down on the ground.
Then, he shouted:
"Buchanan!"
The man named Buchanan hurriedly stepped down from his witness stand.
The moment he reached the deck, he drew his sword, shielding his loyal dog with the tip of the sword pointing towards Henry.
Benson immediately rushed down, trying to draw his weapon.
But in the rush, a mistake was made, and the weapon fell onto the deck.
He was about to bend down to pick it up when Henry grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him up.
Henry didn't say a word; he had no time to care about Benson's feelings.
That soldier named Buchanan must have been utterly loyal to his dog.
But as expected, the next moment—
The loyal dog's voice rang out again: "Dick, put the sword down."
"My lord, you must leave! I'll hold off the navigator. I swear to protect your safety with my life!"
"Do you want to tarnish a soldier's honor?!" the loyal dog suddenly roared.
"But-
"My squire, Dick Buchanan!"
"exist!"
"Remove my armor!"