paranoianovel Chapter 173 A God Descends to Earth
Chapter 173 A God Descends to Earth
Chapter 173 A God Descends to Earth
Gimli Silverhammer's sharp eyes also swept over the sword in Li Ang's hand. His face was expressionless as he silently took a giant hammer from his back. The heavy hammerhead slammed into the smooth stone surface with a "thud," showing its astonishing weight.
A contest is about to erupt.
A guard dressed in royal armor strode forward and acted as a temporary referee.
His gaze swept seriously over the two men facing off, and he said in a deep voice, "Begin!"
Maya clenched her fists instinctively, her emerald green eyes fixed on Li Ang's figure in the arena.
Before the referee could finish speaking, Li Ang's [Ring of Foresight] had already been activated.
The future trajectory two seconds later unfolded before his eyes like a blurry phantom.
"Clang!"
Gimli Silverhammer moved!
He leaped into the air, his massive warhammer tearing through the air with a muffled whistling sound, aiming straight for Li Ang's face. In Li Ang's precognitive vision, although the trajectory of this attack was crystal clear, he had little time to react.
He slid sideways in the blink of an eye, his standard longsword not used for a head-on parry, but rather he used it to guide the hammer along the handle, while simultaneously shifting his footwork, narrowly deflecting the powerful blow.
A strong gust of wind brushed against Li Ang's cheek, causing a sharp pain.
"That was close!" Helena covered her mouth, her face pale with fright.
Ludick nervously pushed up his glasses, his lips moving silently as if he were praying for Leon.
A flicker of surprise crossed Gimli's eyes, but his hands didn't stop moving; the warhammer swung, swept horizontally, and slashed downwards—
The offensive was like a raging storm.
Li Ang, on the other hand, was like a small boat in a storm, teetering on the brink of capsizing.
The sound of metal clashing was incessant.
"Captain—can you hold on?" Alyssa asked Eric in a low voice. Eric's expression was solemn as he slowly shook his head: "It's hard to say. The opponent's strength advantage is too great. It's already quite remarkable that Li Ang has managed to fight like this."
Li Ang's steps were slightly unsteady at this moment, seemingly indicating that he was at a disadvantage, but this was not actually the case.
Supported by the muscle-building potion that gave him physical abilities far exceeding those of an ordinary wizard, and with a two-second premonition, he could always dodge or skillfully deflect force at the last second, appearing disheveled but never suffering any harm.
Just then, a powerful hammer blow grazed the hem of Li Ang's clothes and smashed into the ground, creating a shallow crater.
Li Ang used the momentum to leap backward, and at the same time, he instantly increased the time he had foreseen the situation to three seconds!
More changes were coming into his mind, and Li Ang stopped dodging and began to try to fight back.
Taking advantage of the anticipated gap in the attack, he thrust his longsword like a viper's tongue, precisely targeting the weak points where Gimli's armor connected, such as his elbows and the backs of his knees.
Although the repeated attacks failed to break through his defenses, they successfully disrupted Gimli's rhythm, forcing him to focus on defense.
The battle situation instantly reversed, and Li Ang went from being slightly at a disadvantage to being able to go toe-to-toe with Gimli, and even subtly gained the upper hand.
His movements became more fluid, as if he could always foresee the future.
"Well done, Li Angqing!" Mei Ya waved her little fist, almost jumping for joy. "Just like that, we found his weakness!"
Even the usually languid Olivia straightened up slightly, a hint of interest flashing in her red, vertical pupils. "Oh? The captain's quite capable, isn't he?"
"Hmph!" Gimli let out a low, cold snort, clearly angered by Leon's actions.
His free left hand suddenly reached behind him, and with a clang, another huge warhammer appeared in his hand!
Gimli, wielding two warhammers, suddenly surged with power. The two warhammers swung around, creating a metallic storm that blocked most of Li Ang's escape route.
The pressure on Li Ang suddenly increased, and his teammates, who had just relaxed, tensed up again.
Li Ang dared not be negligent and concentrated highly, increasing his prediction time to five seconds.
Five seconds into the future unfolded before his eyes like a film reel.
To outsiders, Li Ang's figure appeared unusually agile; he always moved away just before the warhammer fell, weaving through the gaps in the storm with movements so swift they seemed inhuman.
"Impressive skills—!" one of the dwarf guards watching couldn't help but exclaim.
"Is he—is he really not a cat-person in disguise?"
The other guard was dumbfounded. If it weren't for the fact that Li Ang had no fur or animal ears, he would have almost believed that the human knight in front of him was actually the cat-man with a reaction speed seven times faster than humans.
"My God—" Miguel stared in disbelief, "Leon's close-combat abilities—when did they become so terrifying?"
Remus patted him hard on the back: "We need to work even harder. Li Ang has already surpassed us by a huge margin."
The overall physical enhancement brought by the muscle-building drug was being fully utilized by his precognitive abilities. Li Ang actually withstood the raging storm of twin hammers and even managed to find an opening to counterattack.
Finally, Li Ang seized a fleeting opening.
Guided by premonition, he risked cutting into the inner circle, his ordinary standard-issue longsword piercing with unparalleled precision through a tiny gap between Gimli's breastplate and shoulder armor.
"Pfft!"
The sword tip pierced three-tenths of an inch into his flesh, and a splash of blood instantly stained Gimli's golden armor.
"We got it!" Helena and Rudick cheered almost simultaneously.
Maya grabbed Elisa's arm excitedly, and Maya's strong grip made Elisa's expression turn somewhat ferocious.
Captain Eric's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a little, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.
Nelson stood on the sidelines, his face flushed with excitement, his fists clenched tightly, silently cheering for his wizard master.
Even Celia, whose golden eyes were usually calm and unwavering, showed a hint of approval.
"roar-!"
The wounded Gimli let out a thunderous roar, not from pain, but from shame.
A dazzling silver-white light suddenly erupted from his body, and an ancient and powerful force instantly filled the entire hall.
In this silvery-white light, Gimli's body expanded rapidly like an inflating balloon, growing from less than a meter tall to more than two meters in the blink of an eye!
His armor and the twin hammers in his hands were enlarged proportionally, exuding a chilling sense of oppression.
His eyes shone with a tangible white light, and his beard and hair stood on end, making him look like a giant from mythology!
"Heavens—a god has descended to earth!" Maya exclaimed in shock, her face turning deathly pale, all her previous joy vanishing instantly.
In his god-like state, Gimli's strength, speed, and defense are all terrifyingly enhanced.
With each step he took, the ground trembled slightly, and the wind pressure generated by his swinging hammers was almost suffocating.
Li Ang's pupils contracted sharply, realizing that five seconds would be incredibly difficult in the face of such overwhelming power and speed.