Chapter 199 "I've found your weakness"...
An enemy hidden behind the scenes is terrifying and invincible, but an enemy who steps onto the stage means that she is far less adept than she appears.
The more you do and say, the more flaws you reveal.
At least Violet had grasped the fatal flaw in her words—Im was unaware of her abilities.
Im believes that the future of Lox being manipulated and used as a weapon to kill his own family and people is irreversible, but for Violet, there are at least three ways to try.
1. Kill Lox and bring him back to life from the [Fragile Rose].
2. Put the [Ruby Necklace] on Rocks, then kill Rocks and let him be resurrected from the necklace.
3. Kill Lox, switch the current character to [Twin Sister], and use [Soul Lure] to make him reside in [Abigail's Flower] in soul form.
See, even without considering waking Lox from his dominated state, Violet can still restore him through three different methods of killing him and then resetting his stats. Not to mention, Violet can also try feeding Lox food, knocking him unconscious and putting him in a tent, etc., to try to restore his sanity, which has dropped to 0.
Im knew none of these methods, which is why she could speak so confidently about Lox's "fate".
Violet handed Kaido the Frost Staff and a set of roasted green mushrooms.
"You take control of Lox."
After speaking, Vera walked firmly toward Im.
Im, whose figure was noticeably tall and somewhat distorted, looked down at Vera, his eyes, composed of several concentric circles, devoid of any emotion.
No health bar appeared above Im's head; apart from Lox, Im had never considered anyone here a worthy opponent.
"What exactly are the Celestial Dragons?" Violet asked, looking at Im. "Why aren't they affected or attacked by the Shadow Creatures?"
"What do Davy Jones and the D clan represent? How much forbidden technology did the World Government obtain from the ancient ruins?"
Who scattered those [mysterious marble] sculptures across the land? Who once sat on that shadow throne in the ancient ruins?
"Who is the figure in that mural who voluntarily went underground?"
Upon hearing Violet's question: ? ? ?
Ancient ruins, mysterious marble, the throne of shadows... What is all this about?
Apart from the first question, which involved both the David family and the D family, the rest of the group couldn't even understand what Violet was asking.
Roger looked at Garp: "Hey Garp, what is she saying?"
Roger's meaning was clear: Garp, as the only Marine here, it's your turn to explain.
Karp scratched his head: "I don't understand."
Roger and the others: "..."
So while struggling to hold off the frenzied attacks of Locke, the group listened intently to what was happening on Wil's side.
"..."
Upon hearing Violet's question, Im's expression turned dangerous: "Who... are you? Why are you asking me these things?"
Im doesn't recognize her? Violet was a little surprised. Then why did Im specifically give her that [Fragile Rose]? Was the figure at the time not actually Im?
No, those concentric circle eyes, Vera wouldn't be mistaken, they are definitely Im's eyes.
"snort!"
An old, cold snort rang out, and Violet suddenly felt an invisible shockwave rushing toward her at an extremely fast speed. She drew her Shadow Sword and slashed straight forward. The sword energy broke through the invisible energy but still rushed forward, severing one of Satan Saint's spider legs, who was waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Im didn't even glance at the disheveled Satan Saint, his eyes still fixed on Vil.
Vera smiled: "You can exchange answers for answers."
Im: "..."
Violet glanced at the health bar popping up above Im's head with amusement, deftly dodging her sudden attack. Im's deformed, elongated hand pierced the ground, but it didn't even touch the hem of Violet's clothes.
"The ability to be immortal is really unfair," Violet said sarcastically as she leaped into the air. "If you keep hiding in a corner, relying on this kind of invincibility skill and cunning tricks, maybe no one can really do anything to you."
"But you appeared in front of me, and that's the first mistake you made."
[Fierce Eyes]
Satan, whose leg had been restored, launched another attack on Violet. Violet held the Shadow Sword horizontally in front of her and used the force of the shockwave to glide through the sky like a light, floating leaf.
Navy Type 6, paper drawing.
"And your murderous intent toward me caused your health bar to appear before me; this is your second mistake."
Since it has a health bar, that proves that Im can be killed!
It's simply that they haven't found the right method.
Im's figure began to expand rapidly, while Satan Saint, who was responsible for providing the black mist beside her, showed a look of horror.
"Lord Im, what are you doing? No, wait!"
As Im's body swelled, Satan Saint was quickly drained of his strength and life force. This old man, who had always been high above and commented on everything, showed a rather ugly expression due to his fear of death.
“Look, he’s afraid.” Violet’s mind flashed back to the corpses she had buried with her own hands, the gifts Alice had given her, the slaves and commoners struggling in the Valley of the Gods, and finally, all that remained in her mind was Im’s cold eyes before her. “He’s afraid of dying.”
"So you can still be killed in the end, can't you?"
Im gave Satan Saint a cold glance, which frightened Satan Saint so much that he apologized to Im, disregarding the lowly people he despised as vermin present.
“I’m sorry, Lord Im, please forgive me, I…” Saint Satan quickly realized that what Im needed was not an apology, but a solution. He immediately looked at Vera with a fierce expression, “As long as all these people are killed, this will still be a secret that no one will know.”
Even if she realized it, what could she do? She still couldn't kill Lord Im, and as long as Lord Im was alive, he would gain a continuous source of regeneration.
Violet: "..."
Violet is starting to sympathize with Im. What do you mean by a bad teammate? This is a bad teammate. What's the difference between Satan Saint's statement and admitting it outright?
Didn't he consider the possibility that she just wanted to provoke them?
Therefore, what is more terrifying than the hereditary nature of official positions is that these positions are occupied by a few immortal old men. Look, the consequence of not having competition for hundreds of years is that Satan has already abandoned his brain.
Violet, who had dodged Im's attack again, looked into her eyes and said seriously, "If I were you, I would fire him immediately."
Satan glared at Vil and, together with Im, launched an attack on her.
Just one hit is enough. As long as we create an opportunity for Lord Im to strike once, this arrogant fellow will be dominated by Lord Im and become his weapon.
Bang!
Satan Saint unleashed his fierce gaze once more, but this time, the attack was stopped by Shanks before it even reached Vale.
Roger's brow twitched as he watched Shanks' actions, and he said incredulously, "God, God avoidance?"
Isn't this his move? When did this guy learn it?
Shanks, who had stopped Satan, chuckled in a low voice: "One-on-one, isn't that fair?"
"Let's not disturb the ladies' battle."
Satan Saint sneered: "You think you can stop me by yourself?"
Immortality is cheating. Satan can launch a frenzied attack without caring about getting hurt, but Shanks obviously can't.
A black lightning bolt-shaped iron fist slammed down towards Satan's head, and Garp withdrew his blood-stained fist with a bright smile.
"What if I were included?"
Satan spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at Garp before him: "Garp, don't forget who you are!"
"Of course, I'm a Marine!" Garp pointed with his thumb to the cloak of justice fluttering behind him. "You actually dragged those new recruits full of justice and the future into this kind of trash. You scum deserve to be smashed by my iron fist!"
"Take this, Iron Fist!"
Meanwhile, Kaido, who had been stuffed with an ice staff and roasted green mushrooms by Violet, was completely bewildered: "Wait, Violet, how do I use this?"
"Freeze Rox, then feed him all the mushrooms!"
Kaido looked at the still-steaming, bright green mushroom in his hand and wondered if Violet had given up on treating Rocks and was preparing to euthanize him.
Kaido thought for a moment, then passed the hot potato to Newgate and charged toward Linlin, who was fighting Rocks.
"I'll help you, Lingling!"
"Hello!"
Newgate's forehead veins throbbed; he didn't know how to use it either!
He squeezed the ice staff, which looked like a toy compared to his own size, and tentatively swung it. A flash of blue light appeared, and thick ice rose from under Lox's feet. The three people who were wrestling with their weapons slipped at the same time and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
Lingling: "Hiss—"
Kaido: "My waist!"
Lox: "...Roar."
Newgate: "..."
Newgate's eyes lit up. It seemed like it might be fun.
"Linlin, Kaido, you two control Rocks, don't let him move around!"
"Damn it, Newgate, you make it sound so easy, why don't you come and try it yourself!" Even without reason, acting solely on his fighting instincts, Rocks was as slippery as an eel.
As the two groups entered battle, Violet also launched several probing attacks on Im.
Hmm, it has absolutely no effect.
Sheathed the Shadow Sword, and Violet took out "Bedtime Stories" and began to read voraciously.
Seeing that it had no effect, Violet took out the Frost Staff, Fire Staff, Hypnotic Dart and other weapons in turn to try them out.
Im said in a flat tone: "These things are useless to me..."
Wow, it can't be attacked by physical attacks, it can't be hypnotized; it's immune to freezing, fire, lightning strikes... This is invincible.
Violet frowned as she looked at the [???] health bar above Im's head, and suddenly said, "Im, I think we can actually be friends."
Shanks and the others: "Huh?!!"
Satan Saint: "How dare you, a lowly commoner, utter such treasonous words?"
But when Im heard Violet's sudden suggestion, he actually stopped attacking.
“You are qualified…” Im said, looking at Violet, “to become a Celestial Dragon.”
"Mother will give you a surname."
"This is too fast. I think we can start with friends and companions first."
Im paused for a moment: "I only have, I have subordinates."
Vera took a step back: "Then they are of the same race, companions."
This is not unacceptable. In fact, it is possible for ordinary people to become Celestial Dragons. Those who make great contributions to the World Government or have extremely strong abilities may even be invited by the Knights of God.
As for loyalty, it's completely unimportant given Im's ability to control and manipulate others' hearts.
Im nodded, acknowledging Vera's statement: "Okay."
"Hey kid, what are you saying? Isn't it a bit too early to give up now?!"
Garp stared at Vale in disbelief, while Shanks wore a thoughtful expression.
[Im has become your companion. Do you wish to check his/her status?]
"Here he comes!" Violet's spirits lifted!
Sure enough, after Im personally acknowledged their relationship, she was regarded as his companion and his status could be monitored.
[Im]
[Status: Lord of the Empty Throne, Queen of the □□ (HP increases by +∞ per second under special status), Celestial Dragon...]
[Health Points: 100+ (Special Status Bonuses) / ???; Hunger: 100 / ???; Sanity: 0 / ???]
Im's maximum health, satiety, and sanity are all question marks. He possesses the special state of [immortality], and there is no limit to the amount of health he can gain per second.
To defeat Im, you need to find a way to remove this special status from her.
Violet then looked at Im's sanity stats.
Zero sanity? Strange, this state is also very special... Wait, that Celestial Dragon was completely unaffected by the shadow creatures back then, could it be because his sanity was already at zero and couldn't be lowered any further?
Is this what makes the Celestial Dragons so special? Is that why they were able to take away those ancient technologies from underground caves without restoring food and tents?
This guess makes a lot of sense! Maybe the special state of increased health points represents a state of zero sanity, and when Im's sanity increases, it will actually help her break free from the state of immortality?
As for how to increase an enemy's sanity... Violet looked up at the four [dwarf stars] in the sky. As long as Im gets close to the [dwarf stars], she can maximize the effect of the [dwarf stars] increasing sanity.
Having made up her mind, Violet shrugged at Im and said, "I've changed my mind."
"Let whoever wants to be a Celestial Dragon be one of those scum."
Now that she had seen Im's condition, Violet decided not to pretend anymore.
[You have consumed 10 Deer and Goose Feathers, 1 Ram Horn, and 1 Gear]
You created a weather vane.
Violet raised the weather vane with the blue pointer and swung it forcefully toward Im.
whoosh—whoosh—
A violent tornado appeared out of nowhere, its immense power sucking everything in its path into it.
Im flew up, Violet flew up, and the surrounding stones, tree trunks, and other objects were all swept up and flown towards the [dwarf star] that was burning continuously in the sky!
Sanity +1.
Sanity +1! Sanity +1!
Sanity +1, +1, +1...
As she got closer to the four [dwarf stars], Violet's sanity began to jump and rise steadily.
She looked at Im beside her in the gale, and a crack finally appeared in her otherwise calm expression.
Violet smiled through the strong wind.
Look, Im, I've found your weakness.
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Author's Note: Handsome Violet [doge emoji]
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