Chapter 251 - 251: Is That All?
Seeing Gao Lanlan's shocked expression, Gongsun sneered in disdain.
Mere humans, what do they know of the power of a Demon God?
Perhaps combat is not Gongsun's forte, but to judge him solely on his combat strength would be a grave mistake.
Just like now, Gao Lanlan can rightfully violate the rules.
Of course, there is a premise for this.
That is, she needs to pray to Gongsun, theoretically still borrowing Gongsun's power.
But with the existence of the master-servant contract, Gao Lanlan ignoring the rules of the game will not cause Gongsun any harm for breaking the rules.
Because the contract between the Professional and the Demon God, on the rule level, is far superior to the rules of the game devised by Gongsun, therefore, the power that comes into effect can completely ignore the game's rule restrictions.
In other words, Gao Lanlan can use this contract to ignore the game rules that disadvantage her.
And in such a situation, the space she can maneuver within becomes much larger.
"Also, I must tell you, I can only help you ignore one rule at most, anymore and I will be powerless." Gongsun admitted frankly.
He is not omnipotent, and Gao Lanlan borrowing his power also consumes his essence.
It is not without cost.
This is why the followers of the Demon God all need to perform sacrifices to gain the power granted by the Demon God.
The power of the Demon God isn't created out of thin air, how could it be given freely to one's servant?
"Even so, it's enough!"
At this moment, Gao Lanlan was eager to kill Lin Ye directly!
Although she gained the power of the Rule Demon God, she paid the price of her freedom.
Once becoming a Demon, it is destined to fall into the Abyss.
Even though, to her, it's not something unacceptable, becoming someone else's servant is still somewhat hard to swallow.
And this, all of it, was brought upon her by Lin Ye.
"Heh heh..."
Gongsun kept smiling as he watched everything unfold.
He was curious to see what Lin Ye could do to break this situation!
As long as Gao Lanlan isn't a complete fool, Lin Ye apparently has no way out.
Gongsun, standing on the side with interest, had not seen such an entertaining scene in a long time.
Meanwhile, Gao Lanlan calmed down, waiting for the moment Lin Ye would appear.
As for the slaughter on the battlefield, she no longer cared.
In her view, this game was already meaningless...
Because she already had a way, outside of the rules, to deal with Lin Ye.
The only downside was that this method was obtained by trading her own freedom.
And thus, Lin Ye was doomed!
She would vent her anger over losing her freedom onto Lin Ye!
Finally, Gao Lanlan saw in the distance a moderately sized army charging towards her.
This glance somewhat shocked her.
Because she absolutely did not expect Lin Ye's army to be so powerful!
In terms of numbers, it might fall short, but in individual quality, it completely overwhelmed her army.
If the previous situation continued and the battle stayed within game rules, she would surely have no chance of winning against Lin Ye's army.
"Tsk tsk... Incredible, incredible!"
"This guy truly is someone blessed with great fortune."
Even Gongsun was amazed when he saw Lin Ye's army.
The game was his creation, so he knew full well that under normal circumstances, Lin Ye's army would be impossible to acquire.
For these top-level units, acquiring even one would be impressive.
Yet Lin Ye assembled such a force...
It could only be said that Lin Ye must possess a very high-level and high-quality Experience Relic!
This sort of thing is indeed a rare commodity...
Even large organizations might not necessarily have one on hand.
Yet this young man Lin Ye managed to obtain one; such luck truly is remarkable.
Gongsun couldn't help but feel a bit worried...
This guy, being so defying of fate, could it be that all of his arrangements would still fail to kill him?
This was, in truth, beyond Gongsun's imagination.
He couldn't understand how Lin Ye could overturn the situation in such a predicament.
After all, theoretically, the only thing Lin Ye could use to turn the tables was the Rule Coin.
And the Rule Coin, as the initial wager of the game, was long ago pawned and unusable.
Gongsun could say that every step in his setup was purposeful.
Including revealing game information to Gao Lanlan to lure her in...
If Gao Lanlan proceeded smoothly and successfully killed Lin Ye, he would quietly reclaim the Rule Coin.
If Gao Lanlan proved inadequate and lost despite knowing the game rules, he would sell his power to her and then have her kill Lin Ye...
And indeed, those steps of his had come to fruition.
Currently, if Lin Ye could still turn the tables, it would truly be a miracle.
"Impossible..." Gongsun muttered, shaking his head.
If Lin Ye could turn the tables even then, he would truly be defying nature.
He would have to avoid Lin Ye whenever he encounters him in the future.
Can't provoke, can't provoke!
"Here he comes..."
Gao Lanlan took a deep breath, her gaze suddenly sharp.
"Rule Demon God above, please grant me the power to defend our interests in this game!" she prayed, unwillingly biting her lip.
To be honest, the power Gongsun granted her was generous.
Because other Demon God's lackeys would have to offer sacrifices and beg pitifully to receive even a slight bit of power.
But with Gongsun, Gao Lanlan needed only to pray, which was incredibly lenient.
"I allow it," Gongsun responded with a smile.
He rarely accepted Demon Servants, as his standards were high.
Someone like Gao Lanlan suited him well, and he hoped she could complete her mission and walk out alive.
Otherwise, losing such a rare Demon Servant would mean he wouldn't know when he'd find another.
In that instant, Gao Lanlan's aura trembled!
The pressure of a Level 50 Space Mage burst forth!
With a surge of fiery anger, Gao Lanlan leaped directly into the Spatial Rift, charging towards Lin Ye!
In the distance, Lin Ye abruptly raised his head.
"It's the spatial fluctuations, Gao Lanlan is here!"
As a Space Mage, Lin Ye immediately sensed it.
He didn't know how Gao Lanlan had done it, but Lin Ye showed a strange expression...
If Gao Lanlan used other means, Lin Ye would indeed have a headache.
However, if it's only the ability of the Space Mage...
There's a chance, after all, that Lin Ye might not be afraid.
Chapter 252 - 252: He Predicted Everything
Lin Ye looked ahead, and this scene couldn't help but remind him of the time he encountered a strong member of the Mad God Guild in the Shadowless Forest.
Although that archer was arrogant, he truly had some skills.
He could quickly and accurately sense Lin Ye's landing point during Lin Ye's spatial movement and then attack, almost catching Lin Ye off guard.
And now, Lin Ye found himself nearly in the same position as that archer.
His perception was even more intense than that of the archer.
As a space mage, he was inherently extremely sensitive to spatial fluctuations, even though Gao Lanlan's level was actually higher than Lin Ye's, the fluctuation when she performed spatial movement still exposed her location.
This was truly a fortunate mistake.
If Gongsun had chosen someone else, it could have been quite a challenge for Lin Ye this time.
But now...
At the moment Gao Lanlan made her spatial movement, Lin Ye almost immediately sensed her landing point.
"Firepower coverage x, x coordinate!"
Lin Ye directly issued the command without further ado; just shoot!
These units have no concept of level, meaning for any professional, these units are of the same level.
And the ones Lin Ye had were all top-tier units, with combat power matching Boss-level!
Even the strongest professionals would be daunted facing such a group of equal-level Boss-level firepower coverage.
As soon as Lin Ye issued the command, a spatial rift expanded at that coordinate, and Gao Lanlan's figure leaped out from it.
To be honest, this skill is indeed excellent for traveling distances, but it's not very convenient in combat.
In combat, because a space mage is extremely vulnerable to being caught off guard when crossing a spatial rift, leading to a passive situation.
Using spatial movement against less perceptive opponents is fair enough, but against those keenly perceptive and precisely predictive opponents, you would only find yourself in a passive barrage.
Just like Lin Ye in the Shadowless Forest, and now like Gao Lanlan!
As soon as she appeared from the spatial rift, her heart skipped a beat as she saw a shower of arrows raining down upon her, leaving her a bit stunned.
Although Gao Lanlan was caught off guard, her reaction was extremely swift. She immediately took advantage of the still open spatial rift behind her and stepped back.
As she retreated, the spatial rift also swiftly closed, but some arrows still struck Gao Lanlan through the rift.
However, the number was small, only reducing a portion of Gao Lanlan's life value.
Despite not suffering any substantial damage, Gao Lanlan was still full of confusion.
How did Lin Ye accurately judge her landing point?
"A wide-area strafing, did he just coincidentally hit?" Gao Lanlan wondered.
Not far away, as he watched everything, Gongsun slightly raised his eyebrows, seemingly also a bit surprised.
"This guy, could his luck really be this good?" he muttered.
Even he couldn't completely figure out how Lin Ye did it...
Perhaps, the only explanation was sheer luck.
From the spatial rift, Gao Lanlan cleaved open another rift, this time choosing a point not far behind Lin Ye!
She didn't believe Lin Ye's luck could be this good to hit her landing point again!
At that moment, Lin Ye raised his head and directly shouted: "Fire ten meters behind me!"
In such a close range, with firepower coverage, even Lin Ye himself couldn't avoid being hit by stray arrows.
But Lin Ye didn't care.
He was utterly fearless!
These attacks were far from being enough to deplete his life value!
Theoretically, without level suppression, no one could easily deplete Lin Ye's life value.
Lin Ye was quite confident in this aspect regarding his stats!
Moreover, Lin Ye needed to give orders quickly upon sensing the position to give his soldiers enough time to attack, even a second of delay might be too late.
As long as Gao Lanlan wasn't truly incompetent, this second at least would be enough for her to release an air burst technique.
An air burst technique might not kill Lin Ye.
But disrupting the rhythm could be deadly.
Lin Ye had to fully grasp the situation to survive in this highly restrictive environment.
Of course, it would be best to also eliminate Gao Lanlan, this highly risky individual.
Lin Ye didn't believe, after today's events, there was any possibility of reconciliation with Gao Lanlan.
Since she was out to kill him, Lin Ye naturally wouldn't be merciful.
As expected, this time, the shower of arrows was even faster than before.
Before Gao Lanlan could emerge from the rift, she was forced back by the shower of arrows.
At that moment, she finally realized that Lin Ye didn't rely on so-called luck to judge her landing point.
Obviously, Lin Ye had some means to precisely predict her landing position.
But how Lin Ye did it, she truly couldn't understand.
In her previous battles, even if someone could quickly locate her landing point due to their keen perception, it would never be as swift as Lin Ye's.
This was fundamentally different.
Others would find her location after she opened the spatial rift.
Whereas Lin Ye seemed to predict it in advance, as soon as her spatial rift was unfolding, Lin Ye's attack had already arrived.
This couldn't merely be explained by luck.
"How exactly did he manage to do this..."
Gao Lanlan couldn't help but feel a certain frustration.
To be honest, since encountering Lin Ye, it seemed she had been rather unlucky.
Her brother was dead, and due to Lin Ye's forceful takeover of her private domain, she missed an extremely important opportunity as a space mage.
She once obtained the notes of a former human race space system expert through her mentor.
It recorded the method of obtaining the most important skill for a space mage 'space manipulation'.
As a result, Lin Ye's arrival made her miss the opportunity to acquire 'space manipulation'.
If she had this skill, she wouldn't have been so embarrassed?
She could directly manipulate space and kill Lin Ye...
However, recalling this skill, she suddenly realized.
"No, impossible... How could he possibly have this skill?"
Gao Lanlan talked to herself.