Yama Reborn-Chapter 417 - 414 [Too Powerful?]
Chapter Four Hundred and Fourteen: Too Powerful?
A minute later, having steadied himself on the ground and after twisting his waist with some force, Chen Nuo confirmed his body had completely recovered.
The physical injuries had wholly healed, which did not surprise Chen Nuo. Even the Controller could make his body rapidly divide enough cells to heal within a short period.
However, what Chen Nuo found miraculous was the complete absence of that weak feeling one usually gets after sustaining severe injuries! This was beyond what the Controller could achieve. While the Controller could heal wounds, replenishing lost blood was impossible, so weakness from blood loss was unavoidable even after wounds had healed.
But at that moment, merely by watching Seed gesture at him, he had sprung back to life, jumping up from the ground. Not only were the injuries gone, but his body’s integrity felt as if he hadn’t fought the battle that evening at all. It wasn’t just the healing of injuries; it was as though the ebbing Life Force had been perfectly restored!
If one were to give a score, the condition of my physical body right now could be described as MAX.
"What ability is this? Can I learn it?" Chen Nuo asked Seed with a slightly odd look.
This ability is a bit heaven-defying! XX never falls... to perform X times in one night... If so much blood could be instantly replenished, then... other fluids could probably be replaced too, right?
Seed looked a little resentfully at Chen Nuo, "You might as well tell me, why did you come looking for it today?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Nuo gave a brief overview of the events, "The cause began when the Octopus Monster’s organization captured a friend of mine, then..."
A few minutes later, having heard the story, Seed stroked his chin and suddenly laughed, "I see... it tricked you."
Chen Nuo frowned. He suddenly remembered a couple of sentences that were part of the conversation between Kamisou Ichiro and Seed earlier, "...Alright, I was oversimplifying things, setting up such a childishly simple plot..."
A setup?
Thinking carefully, Chen Nuo asked with a frown, "So... the so-called true body of the Octopus Monster... its weakness..."
"This... should be a deception, it should be," Seed replied very calmly.
"A deception? Then who is it intended to deceive?" I can rule myself out—the Octopus Monster would have just attacked me directly if it wanted to deal with me; there was no need for subterfuge. In this world, the only ones the Octopus Monster needed to deceive and regard as adversaries were its own kind.
Looking at Seed, Chen Nuo ventured, "...to deceive you?"
"Not necessarily me, maybe the other two fellows. Anyway, with this trap set, for us few, no matter which one it manages to fool, it would be a pretty good outcome," Seed reasoned.
After thinking for a while, Chen Nuo suddenly let out an exasperated sigh, "I think, I might understand now."
If it was a deception, then when did it start? Considering it, the sham must have begun the moment I used a special line to negotiate with the Octopus Monster, proposing to trade with a huge octopus the size of a sports field. As the Octopus Monster itself was a Seed, upon hearing about a gargantuan octopus the size of a sports field, what would come to mind for it first? Most likely, it would think of itself. Meaning to say, when Kamisou Ichiro in the bar asked, "You’re not here to look for a giant octopus, are you?" this itself was an act. Otherwise, why would Kamisou Ichiro have rushed back to Antarctica first to wait? It had guessed this a long time ago. Then, it deliberately ran back near Antarctica to wait. After that, it saw me and pretended to inadvertently reveal secrets about the location of its true body, reacting very strongly. The purpose? Naturally, it was to make me believe that its true body might be its lifeblood and weakness. More precisely, not to make me believe, but to make the Seed behind me believe. It must have guessed early on that I was definitely the Chosen One of a certain Seed.
"This is easy to understand... aside from itself, the only others searching for a giant octopus worldwide are either a Seed or the Chosen One of a Seed," Seed stated, offering the most understandable train of thought.
Chen Nuo slowly said, "So it even made a show of intending to fight to the death, using this act to deliberately demonstrate its nervousness. To make me, or the Seed behind me, believe that its actual location might indeed be its vital point?"
After a pause, Chen Nuo suddenly sighed, "So, it recognized that I was the Chosen One and also knew that the Seed behind me, meaning you, would definitely show up?"
"Firstly, it indeed knows that you are the Chosen One; a Chosen One of a Seed is a special existence, easily recognized by any Seed. Secondly, it only confirmed that the Seed behind you would appear, but it was not certain that the Seed behind you was me. Because the other Seeds lack the ability to detect who exactly is the host of a Chosen One."
The term "host" made Chen Nuo feel uncomfortable, but he suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart—this was not the moment to quibble over terms with Seed.
"Then why does my cat at home know that I am your Chosen One?"
"Because when I went to Huaxia to meet you last time, I also encountered it."
"So it knew that today it couldn’t kill me that easily, and the stance it took was to make you believe that it was truly nervous?"
"Every Seed has a certain special connection with its Chosen One. I’m not sure how to explain it, but you can think of it as some kind of special mental imprint. Of course, rest assured, this imprint does not allow me to monitor everything about you at all times. However, I can sense when you undergo some special changes, or when you encounter certain deadly dangers. And... when you encounter other Seeds, I can also sense it."
"I still think this trick is a bit too simple." Chen Nuo frowned and thought again. "Just as Kamisou Ichiro said, it really is a bit too straightforward... and you saw right through it at a glance. The flaw it intentionally revealed in its nervousness might be a decoy. It could lead you to believe it’s its weak point, but in reality, it might be hiding a means of turning the tables on you."
Seed stared at Chen Nuo for a while, then suddenly smiled.
"How do you know that the true body is definitely not its weak point?"
Chen Nuo was startled. Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed his mind, and he understood the complexity of the situation.
You could say that Kamisou Ichiro orchestrated a crude deception, but seeing Seed figure it out so quickly, he gracefully gave up. But... if you think a level deeper. It’s not guaranteed that... the true body *is* indeed its weak point! But it used this fake deception that it crafted on purpose... to make you, in turn, hesitant to strike at its weakness!
"Suppose that the true body is indeed its weak point... then this method would actually make you afraid to strike at its weak point again?" Chen Nuo gave a wry smile, "Is that what you mean?"
"Yes." Seed nodded seriously. "The most critical thing is... I can’t really tell the truth from the bluff of this guy. However, because of this, whether the real body is a true weak point or a false one, I will not act rashly anymore."
Chen Nuo gave a bitter smile. This Octopus Monster really did have something up its sleeve. You think it shows a weak point, but it could well be hiding a means to counterkill. You might think that’s a fake weakness, but it could very well be a real one, masquerading complexity to make you hesitate to strike. But...
"I’ve already made my stance very clear to him," Seed said. "I told him I won’t make a move."
"So... what do you think?"
"There’s no ’what I think’. In this competition, my goal isn’t to kill all the other competitors but to find a way to compensate for my weaknesses—in the words of you Chinese people, that is the true path to power. So, whether that weakness is real or fake, I have made my attitude clear: I’m not interested. That’s enough. Whether he’s bluffing or he has a hidden ace up his sleeve, ignoring it is the safest approach. I’ll just continue safely along my path."
After thinking it over, Chen Nuo nodded in agreement, "That is indeed the safest method."
Seed laughed, "Once I find a way to compensate for my weaknesses, I naturally become the ultimate winner. Otherwise, even if I were to kill all the other competitors, we would all be losers in the end."
Chen Nuo sighed, "Indeed, you take the honorable path to power—but Seed, have you found a way to compensate for your weaknesses?"
"Not yet, still searching," Seed said, his gaze complex as he looked at Chen Nuo, "But you should be very clear that you are the Key to my finding the answer... the most hopeful Key. The stronger you are, the greater my hope is."
"So I’m very important to you?" Chen Nuo smiled.
Suddenly, Seed’s smile faded as he looked seriously at Chen Nuo, speaking earnestly, "Alright, Mr. Chen Nuo, there’s a limit to playing dumb."
Chen Nuo’s expression turned a bit awkward, "Huh?"
"I don’t believe you would recklessly approach the Octopus Monster to negotiate a deal. I also don’t believe that you can’t guess that I would show up when you’re in danger. You’ve known all along how important you are to me, and I’ve always shown that I want you to stay alive... So, you must have been certain that I would appear here and wouldn’t just stand by and watch you die, right?"
As he spoke, Seed’s tone grew colder, "Which means... you deliberately sought out the Octopus Monster for a direct deal this time. Even I feel that you might have guessed you would be confronting the Octopus Monster in person this time? You contacted the Octopus Monster directly, taking such a big risk... and yet you were so sure that I would appear at the critical moment to protect you. You... wanted to force me to show myself, to see me face the Octopus Monster directly in such a scenario?"
Chen Nuo fell silent.
After a while, he took a deep breath with seeming resignation, "Seed, you say it’s not good for me to play dumb... How about you? Can’t you pretend to be naive sometimes? Always speaking so bluntly makes things awkward for others."
"It seems I’ve hit the nail on the head again," Seed frowned. He muttered to himself, "All this was part of your plan... then... there’s one key point I don’t understand."
"Hmm?"
Seed continued, "You used the ’giant octopus’ as a decoy to lure out the Octopus Monster. There’s something illogical about this. The Octopus Monster would come because it knows very well that there’s no other octopus as big as a playground in this world... so it must be itself. It’s normal for it to come. But you? How could you be so sure that once you contacted it, the Octopus Monster would actually come? Your plan is based on the premise that you were certain the Octopus Monster’s true body was near Antarctica! So, when you told the Octopus Monster you’d found a giant octopus, it would naturally assume it was about itself. Consequently, it would rush to Antarctica! Chen Nuo, how did you know?"
I saw it in my previous life and even witnessed you butchering it.
Seeing Chen Nuo silent, Seed suddenly smiled, "Alright, it seems you too have secrets you don’t wish to reveal."
"Actually, I’d rather ask you a different question," Chen Nuo suddenly shifted his tone, "Forget all this talk about the right path to power and whether that giant octopus was bluffing or not. But! Seed, with your strength, you could have ignored all this; you could have killed it on the spot just now. Killing it, you wouldn’t need to guess what was a real weakness or a counterattack anymore. Right?"
Seed’s expression suddenly turned strange. He stared at Chen Nuo for several moments then laughed, "Fighting is too troublesome, and I’ve promised a friend I’d get back early, so... "
Suddenly a thought struck Chen Nuo, one so bizarre that even he found it unbelievable.
He looked at Seed and blurted out, "Wait... you, you can’t beat it, can you?!"
Seed, who had turned to leave, suddenly stopped in his tracks upon hearing Chen Nuo’s words.
He turned back to Chen Nuo and said earnestly, "It’s not that I can’t beat it; it’s just that the outcome would be uncertain if a real fight broke out, so I don’t have much confidence."
"Impossible!" Chen Nuo shook his head emphatically.
Not much confidence? Stop joking! In a one-on-one duel, I was able to injure that giant octopus! Last time, four of us top-tier fighters were all ground into the dirt by you! The comparison of strength between Seed and that giant octopus, I knew it very well! Or, did the Octopus Monster hold back when it attacked me earlier? Wrong! Impossible! Even if it was setting a trap, there was no need to hide its strength, much less lower its power to such a degree! Even if it was just stalling for time, waiting for Seed to appear, the Octopus Monster wouldn’t need to make itself look so pathetic. So...
"Actually, Mr. Chen Nuo, you might have always misunderstood my strength," Seed suddenly laughed, "You might have imagined me to be a bit too powerful."
However, Seed didn’t elaborate further. Leaving behind a mysterious smile, he tore through space and departed.
Chen Nuo stood there, talking to himself, "Imagined too powerful?"
Imagined too powerful? It’s not imagination at all! It was by using my own face to meet your punches and personally getting beaten up that I figured it out!
