The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 711 - 702: The Combat Style of an Array Master (Part 2)
Chapter 711: Chapter 702: The Combat Style of an Array Master (Part 2)
Why would she do this?
Regardless of how powerful a technique one might possess, closing the distance with warriors is an unwise choice. She obviously has the best methods to avoid close combat with warriors, so why would she do this?
In the midst of confusion, he saw that those figures, clearly so close just a moment ago, were now frozen in mid-air, motionless like the Flying Stiff they had encountered before, as if they had been anchored in place.
"What... have you done?" Chen Ye finally couldn’t help but ask.
"Twenty meters ahead... to the southeast..." Without paying any attention to him, Chen Ying took both of them and vanished from sight again, only to appear in another location, where three figures were similarly suspended, frozen in the air.
Neither Chen Ye nor Nie Youyun had any idea at this point how she managed to do that.
However, those on the outside, observing through the crystal which filtered out the illusionary mists with clarity, could see everything with crystal clear vision— yet, the clearer they saw, the more unbelievable it felt!
"Elder Su, can you see clearly?"
Several elders from the great clans expressed their disbelief.
The current Family Head of the Su Family looked grim. His mood was darkened not only because his family’s most outstanding and unique child was gone but now also because of Chen Ying’s performance.
It was evident to all that the intensity of the Flying Stiffs released within the White Tiger Gate far exceeded their expectations, potentially rivaling even the captain of the Yaksha from the Nanhai Dragon Palace. In particular, Lumings’ might was likely at the level of a True Dragon.
Yet, this group of monsters was being outsmarted by that young girl—clear as day.
Yes... outsmarted!
That all the Flying Stiffs were immobilized was due to the young lady’s planning.
She didn’t rely on any so-called Azure Dragon Sorcery; what she depended on... was entirely Arrays!
It was hard to imagine a magician relying on spontaneous Arrays to confront monsters of such strength. After all, to magicians, Arrays were considered pre-prepared strategies, most suitable for city defense and army showdowns.
Even though Jiangnan had developed arrays that could be completed instantly, gaining an innate advantage in battles between magicians, nobody thought such things could be used against warriors. Because no matter how quickly an array is formed, it’s not as fast as a technique, and if techniques couldn’t be used to confront warriors at close range, much less the more complicated arrays.
But the girl before them had given them a lesson. freёweɓnovel_com
From the moment she entered the White Tiger Gate, she began to lay out Arrays quietly—a step at a time, allowing her to completely grasp the positions of the Flying Stiffs amidst the fog.
The reason the Flying Stiffs could not get close to her was because she had prepared a Spatial Array in advance, causing that part of space to fold and tricking the Flying Stiffs into believing they were within reach when in reality, they were worlds apart.
The purpose of doing so was to calculate the speeds and habits of the Flying Stiffs.
Precise calculations allowed the woman to place Arrays in several locations that could instantly immobilize the Flying Stiffs.
This array was actually well-known to many magicians, named Quadrant Heavenly Prison, a very niche type of spatial incarceration Array.
Using the laws of spatial vacuum, it completely immobilizes powerful creatures within, rendering them unable to move a muscle once trapped. With no air or gravity in that folded space, no matter how strong you are, you can’t exert your strength, and you can only suffocate and be confined helplessly. It’s one of the strongest known incarcerating arrays in terms of its binding power.
But it’s not practical...
The reason is simple: the range of this Spatial Array is extremely small, and though it activates quickly, the range is so limited and there are fluctuations in Art Energy before it activates. Even a slightly cautious person could avoid it, making it only suitable for imprisoning certain dangerous species fixed within the Heavenly Prison.
But among the incarceration Arrays, this one consumes a lot of energy and has a low cost-performance ratio. There are many alternative Arrays, so although many families have recorded this Array, almost no one has used it.
Only some older generation magicians, driven by a research mindset, have learned it.
They, who had lived for a few hundred years, had never expected that such a formation could be used in this way.
Yes... By calculating the warriors’ speed and position in advance and activating the formation at the moment before they approached, Spatial Arrays actually made quite a commotion when launched, with a noticeable fluctuation of Art Energy beforehand and a clear sense of spatial folding afterwards, which made the formation very impractical.
But in fact... there was a brief vacuum period right after the launch, where inside the entire Array, there was no longer any fluctuation of Art Energy and the spatial folding sensation had not yet formed, and it was during this vacuum period that Chen Ying captured those Flying Stiffs!
By predicting the movements of the Flying Stiffs in advance and activating the Array before they came near, she used that fleeting moment to confound the beasts, carefully calculating their entry into the Array, and then confining them!
In theory, this was virtually impossible, just happening to calculate that the beasts would not notice the Art Energy fluctuation, and just happening to calculate their entry into the Array during that brief vacuum period — was this predicting the future?
"Such a thing really exists..." At this moment, a group of Family Elders stared blankly at Chen Ying, they could all see that Chen Ying was murmuring calculations about the distance.
And from a sensory viewpoint, that woman... really seemed to be using calculations to trap those Flying Stiffs, one after another, inside that Array!
"So that’s how it is..." Suddenly someone came to realization: "I’ve heard that in the Jiangnan Academy, especially in the Array-focused Heavenly Institute, they are extremely strict about Art Calculation. Now it seems, it’s not only because the Array itself requires operation, but also the usage of calculation against the enemy’s environment has such a marvelous application..."
It was only then did the group realize why... they had never thought of it in all these years, that the path of Art Calculation, which was almost disregarded by commoners, could... have such important effects.
It seems that in the future, training their offspring to master Art Calculation from a young age would be the trend!
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"Only the last one left..."
Chen Ying gazed at a familiar silhouette in the distant mist, calmly releasing the two people she had been holding.
By this time, Chen Ye and Nie Youyun, after a few experiences, had finally come to understand the reason.
Surprise was written all over their faces.
So... the battles of magicians could also be fought in this way?
"Can you calculate every step so precisely?" Chen Ye couldn’t help but ask.
Without turning her head, Chen Ying focused on the distant Lumings and replied, "Of course not, people aren’t inanimate objects. During battle, thoughts can’t be controlled by others, so you can only guess, not guarantee accuracy. But getting it wrong is okay, as long as you’re prepared for the wrong calculations, and with a few more tries, it will eventually work out."
Chen Ye and Nie Youyun stared blankly at each other. Is that so?
So... it could be like this?
In that moment, Chen Ye suddenly regretted bitterly that he hadn’t continued to study the methods of Art Calculation, having already suffered from ignoring it in the past two years, and now...
"You don’t have to be regretful..." Chen Ying, without turning back, seemed to have understood Chen Ye’s thoughts and said indifferently, "Art Calculation relies on talent. No matter how much you force yourself, if you can’t... then you can’t."
"You...." Chen Ye’s face flushed red and before he could speak further, Chen Ying had already stopped paying him any mind and walked forward, looking at the last Flying Stiff.
"Still pretending?" Chen Ying looked at the other and said indifferently, "During the great battle in Lyuzhou, you took advantage of the lax defenses of the underworld to break out of prison, and using the last jar hidden by Madam Lu in Lyuzhou, you fled to the north. Your corpse is something that the Lu Family would absolutely not give up on, so... seeking refuge in Yundu was your own decision!"
"Interesting..." Finally, the Flying Stiff, originally rigid, flipped its ghastly pale eyes, and its pupils turned pitch black, looking at Chen Ying with an abyssal coldness.
"Guess if Chen Qing will be able to save you in time?"
"You overestimate yourself..." Chen Ying laughed, "Why do you think I need my lord to come save me?"
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