For the Annihilator, there was no concept of accuracy.
Once locked on, it would hit.
Simply put, it was auto-aim and if its need to be described in one word, it would be: lock-on.
"That white light on you is called Anti-Barrier, a shield that can absorb damage. As long as the barrier exists, you won't take any damage," Noah explained to the confused pair, clarifying why they remained unharmed after being caught in the explosion.
This was the same as the equipment skill his coat naturally possessed, except his coat was trigger-based, with strength and duration determined by the amount of injected magic power.
What he used on them, however, was time-based.
Within three minutes, if Raul's total health points were 2000, this shield could absorb up to 400 to 500 points of damage for him.
Once this damage threshold was exceeded, the shield would disappear.
At the same time, if they received powerful attacks, the shield would become unstable and its duration would decrease.
Testing how it performed under various conditions was the part of his empowerment protocol that wasn't yet perfected, as actual combat testing yielded crucial data that couldn't be obtained in safe environments.
"Too, too amazing! This is really too amazing!"
Raul was so excited his tongue literally tripped over itself.
Just now, with Noah's support, he and Aki had teamed up to take down a mid-level opponent in a 1v2 situation without taking a single ounce of damage.
Under normal circumstances, if either he or Aki faced that guy alone, they would be killed.
Now, they had beaten him so badly that only a charred pair of shoes remained on the ground, with everything else blown to bits.
"Alright, Raul, not all the enemies are down yet," Aki reminded him firmly, then selected a new enemy and charged forward.
Noah observed the remaining duration of the active buffs on his companions through his Appraisal.
Just before they were about to end, he reapplied the powerful buffs for his frontline teammates.
"My strength is surging out again!"
"Watch me! Ora ora ora!"
The desperate remnants of the broken evilus resisted with difficulty, gritting their teeth.
"Curse it, these guys are from the Loki Familia! And what is with this pressure?! Our levels aren't even that different, so why are they so strong?!"
In another 1v3 situation, one of the Dark Faction members hit an armored spearman from the Loki Familia on the head with a heavy mace, but couldn't scratch his glowing skin.
"Are you kidding me?! These guys are literal monsters!"
"Get away from me!"
"Why?! How did the Loki Familia find this hidden place?!"
Clang!
Sharp twin swords collided with a massive greatsword.
The previously evenly matched combat situation ended the moment the powerful buff duration expired.
The twin-sword wielder from the Loki Familia was forced down to one knee by the heavy strike.
Even crossing his two swords to parry couldn't withstand the crushing pressure from the massive greatsword.
The heavy blade cut deeply into the struggling wielder's exposed shoulder, and crimson blood spread across his skin.
"Eh? What's going on? This guy suddenly became drastically weaker!"
The massive greatsword warrior from the evilus laughed heartily. "Hahaha, although I don't know what happened, I'll finish you off in one go!"
Hearing the enemy's wild arrogant laughter, Noah noticed the critical situation over there.
He raised the Annihilator and pulled the heavy trigger twice in succession.
Two blinding streams of glowing light poured into the struggling twin-sword wielder, causing his raw physical power to surge.
The rejuvenated twin-sword wielder roared, deflecting the massive greatsword with raw power, then jumped up and stomped on the shocked enemy's hand holding the thick hilt, forcing the massive greatsword into the solid ground.
Right after, he delivered a kick, making the stunned enemy release the heavy greatsword and stagger back several steps.
"Damn it, he's insanely strong again!"
Noah switched to healing bullets and pulled the trigger again.
The twin-sword wielder felt a soothing, warm current flowing throughout his body.
All the stamina he had consumed and the deep bleeding wound on his shoulder recovered.
The disarmed greatsword warrior was stunned seeing this.
Having lost his massive weapon, he was suppressed and could barely breathe.
He shouted, "Hey, it's that kid standing over there! He can use strange magic to enhance these guys' strength! Take out that kid first!"
The twin-sword wielder was shocked.
This big guy wasn't a simple-minded brute?
Instinctively, he wanted to rush back to Noah's side to protect him, but the greatsword warrior ignored the sharp swords slashing at him and charged forward, using his large body to entangle him.
"Although I don't know what's going on, I love harvesting kids' lives the most! Hahahahaha!"
A creepy hook-nosed lean man brandishing a massive wicked giant scythe charged forward.
At this critical moment, there was no one else around Noah.
Ais who's responsible for protecting him had rushed to the front lines with his permission.
Many perceptive people noticed the dangerous situation, but they all had their own opponents to fight and couldn't break away in time.
Ais saw the creepy scythe-wielding man charging toward Noah, her golden eyes widening as the swirling wind wrapping around her became far more violent.
"Don't get in my way!"
The girl sent all surrounding enemies flying in one breath, returning at a insane speed.
'Noah!'
"Die, kid!" The scythe-wielding man laughed maniacally as he raised his massive scythe, leaped up, and brought his wicked weapon down.
Noah looked at him, casually tossing the Annihilator aside.
He lowered his head and touched the solid ground with one hand.
'I'm being looked down on,' Noah muttered inwardly, then used the Spell-Weaver.
"Gravity Reversal."
"Fall."
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