Chapter 116: Ultimate Move

These move names, which sound so bland they don't even invite criticism, made Chen Mu feel threatened for the first time.

His only real fight so far had been when he first met He Ying, and that time she lacked fighting spirit and won relatively easily.

But Yangbu'an, though a bit simple-minded, had rich combat experience and could handle Chen Mu's constant pressure with ease.

That point is not hard to understand.

Qingbei's vast organization would naturally train Special Ability users in a targeted way, especially someone with great potential like Yangbu'an; there would certainly be people analyzing his strengths and weaknesses, and relying on simple close-range attacks to defeat him is clearly insufficient.

Moreover.

Judging from the recent situation, this guy's ability is definitely more than just simple projection.

But given the current circumstances, his only option is still to rush in quickly.

All these thoughts occurred while he was rolling on the ground, so to Yangbu'an and the others it looked like Chen Mu's rolling dodge hadn't finished before he darted forward again.

"Ultimate Skill Five Stars Contend in Brilliance!"

As his words fell, the stones flew toward him again.

One shot straight at his face, two, like last time, streaked past his left and right sides, and the remaining two followed the same trajectories outward.

Chen Mu somewhat understood his pattern, but still had no good counter.

Last time it was a desperate instinct that let him escape, but this time there are more stones, and he has no confidence the same trick will work again.

He dare not gamble.

He had no choice but to block the stone in front of him, then quickly turn around.

Clang! Clang!

After Lu Shanshan's weight reduction, the stainless steel's operating speed doubled; especially in this combat situation, the high-speed perception granted by his mental power allowed Chen Mu to barely block the two stones flying at his back.

Yangbu'an laughed heartily: "Not bad, not bad; an opponent like this is worthy of measuring myself against. You must be wondering why the stones are flying from behind, right?"

"Please instruct me."

Because he turned, Chen Mu's forward steps halted completely, leaving them at only one-third of their initial distance; feeling wary, seeing no further attack, he simply planted his feet, answered the boy's question, and meanwhile thought of a counter.

Yangbu'an's face showed a smug expression.

Someone was playing the straight man, it was perfect.

"My ability really just gives objects a vector, but this imparting can be transmitted."

"\"Transmission? \" Chen Mu showed appropriate doubt, then solemnly clasped his fists: \"I would like to hear the details. \""

He Ying covered her face in the back.

Yangbu'an almost wanted to rush up and kiss Chen Mu; meeting someone so cooperative in his pretentious act was a first.

"\"So-called transmission is actually simple: once a stone leaves my hand, I no longer control it, but it can act as a medium to pass a new vector to the next object it touches."

"\"For example, just now, although the first stone had already left my control, the second stone gave it a new vector, so it could fly back; do you understand?"

"\"Hmm. \" Chen Mu nodded and asked: "\"In other words, your second stone hits the first and changes its vector to the opposite direction?"

"\"Smart! \" Yangbu'an's face lit up with relief.

"\"There's another question."

Chen Mu continued: "\"If that's true, couldn't you transmit infinitely? Also, can your first stone affect the second in reverse?"

"\"Good question!"

Yangbu'an laughed heartily, completely ignoring Zhaotong's frantic gestures beside him: "\"That involves multiple transmissions and mutual transmission levels, but I still can't master them proficiently."

"\"In other words, single-use and forward transmission are already your limits?"

"\"Exactly; if I could breakthrough in those two areas, I would surely get closer to the title of strongest Special Ability user!"

Yangbu'an straightened his back, lifted his face, as if he already saw himself standing atop the world.

He Ying was almost dumbfounded; giving away his secrets so easily to an opponent—is that really okay?

Zhaotong looked helpless, but ultimately said nothing to stop him.

After hearing that, Chen Mu made an expression of sudden realization, then in the next moment surged forward.

Only then did Yangbu'an react, wailing: "\"You're so despicable, tricking me into revealing my weakness!"

Zhaotong was speechless, silently squatting and drawing circles.

He Ying, for some reason, actually felt a bit of sympathy for Yangbu'an, and for a moment even hoped Chen Mu would lose quickly.

Yangbu'an gritted his teeth: "\"Hmph, do you think this will let you beat me? Naive!"

This guy finally looked like he was fighting, thrusting his hands into the pockets on both sides of his pants and pulling them out with his fingers full of stones.

Then he raised both hands forward, palms out, as if about to emit a light wave.

"\"Let you taste my trump card hidden at the bottom of the box!"

"\"Final Ultimate Skill Ten Stars Shine the World!"

Chen Mu's heart sank; it seemed he had really pushed this guy to the edge.

The number had doubled again.

Moreover, the distance between them kept shrinking, shortening his reaction time; but at this point it was a narrow pass where the brave prevail—aside from clashing head‑on, there was no other way.

The trump card lived up to its name.

Even with Chen Mu's mental power, it was already hard to clearly catch the shooting stones; adding the back‑and‑forth ricochets from multiple directions, trying to block or dodge with a shield was becoming too much, leaving him overwhelmed.

At the critical moment, Chen Mu's mind became unusually clear.

The next instant.

The shield on his hand suddenly retracted, turning at a speed invisible to the naked eye into a fluid that crawled over his body.

In almost an instant, a light iron armor covered his torso and vital spots, leaving his arms and thighs exposed like a metal one‑piece swimsuit, while the plastic helmet on his head also served as protection.

Clang!

Bang!

Pa!

A series of sounds rang out on Chen Mu's body.

One struck the helmet, one struck the back, two struck the chest, and one struck the shin.

The force of the stones was neither large nor small.

The head and body protection was sufficient, basically unharmed, but that blow to the shin really hit flesh.

Intense pain came.

Chen Mu was ultimately not a body-strengthener; this blow was enough to make him suffer, and because it struck his leg, combined with his full-speed run, he instantly lost his balance.

Fortunately, he was only a few steps away from Yangbu'an at that moment; as he was about to fall, he pushed hard with one leg, lunged forward, and surged ahead.

Yangbu'an was clearly unaccustomed to such close range; after unleashing his big move, he had no time to react further. He had thought this strike would surely knock his opponent down, but it turned out nothing like he expected.

Chen Mu crashed into his body.

The two rolled together on the ground.

When the two figures separated, He Ying and Zhaotong came over together.

But they discovered.

Chen Mu was already panting, half-sitting up.

And Yangbu'an, his hands and feet tightly bound, lay on his side in a seductive pose.