Hand Of God

Chapter 36 Mutual destruction

In the distance, miles away and even further, there were more than one squads tracking and intending to take action against Adam.

But at this moment, they all fell silent, staring blankly at the situation at the target location.

Water droplets filled the sky, swelling and forming into water ghosts, which were frozen and shattered in the next second, only for more water ghosts to surge from the shattered ice.

Adam's Absolute Freezing seemed to be quite effective against these water ghosts, but water, it's impossible to be completely frozen.

Whether it's condensation or infiltration, there will always be free water stains on the ice surface; if one really wanted to freeze all the water, they would have to crystallize all the water molecules in space!

But obviously, such a requirement is absolutely impossible for Adam at present.

This led to the massive army of water ghosts splitting exponentially, multiplying as they fought.

The dense spectacle was clearly visible even from miles away, sending a shiver down the scalps of all the university students who had traced their way here.

This scene was already a bit beyond their comprehension.

"How about... how about we just leave?!"

"Who knows if this guy is crazy or not, a battle at this level shouldn't be something we can participate in now, right?"

"Seriously? How are we supposed to loot him now?"

Looking at the terrifying battle scene in the distance, some squads were already experiencing a certain level of disturbance.

But most people still lay in place, waiting for the right moment.

Adam and the most powerful monster in this Realm were two of the most terrifying beasts.

And the likely outcome of such beasts fighting each other was mutual destruction!

Adam himself knew that his current battle was purely a stopgap measure; these water ghosts were multiplying, and there was no point in trying to annihilate them.

So he was doing his best to activate his Hearing of Everything, trying to listen for the weakness of this entity.

After fighting for so long, he didn't even know who his enemy was, whether it was these countless splitting water ghosts or the lake itself.

The superpower he had just copied from Thomas: Stealth, came in handy at this moment, as Adam's entire body transformed into a swift fish, navigating through the myriad water ghosts.

He had almost given up attacking the water ghosts, focusing solely on evading their attacks.

Because he knew that if he couldn't find a weakness, a way to truly deal with this entity, his attacks would be meaningless.

Thousands of water ghosts surrounded Adam, and even with the Stealth superpower, it was incredibly crowded. At this moment, his feeling was akin to being crammed onto a subway during rush hour.

He didn't even don an ice armor, as the ice he created was no longer fully under his control, with new water ghosts even condensing on his ice armor just now!

The only thing he was grateful for now was that his saliva, blood, and other bodily fluids did not have this transformational tendency.

Otherwise, if the enemy were to enter his body directly, that would be no fun at all.

In this way, Adam, unarmed, navigated through the water ghosts, not releasing any superpower, trying to dodge every impact with his agility.

At the same time, he had to devote a lot of energy to filtering out the noise from Hearing of Everything.

—That was the voices of countless water ghosts!

[Water ghost 1: Give us, give us the energy!]

[Water ghost 2: Stay!]

[Water ghost 3: More ice! So cool!]

Adam, in search of the weakness of this entity, or these entities, had no way to directly turn off his Hearing of Everything and could only try to block it out as much as possible.

The feeling was hundreds of times more irritating than a nagging broadcast, like everyone on a subway was pointing at you.

So far, Adam only knew one useful piece of information—to enter that lake! The weakness was within the lake!

Outside the Realm, the trial's judge panel was also watching intently, observing his every move.

As designers, they knew this was the most troublesome entity in the Realm; no university student had ever dealt with it in previous trials.

If students encountered it, due to the limited activity range of the lake, the water ghost couldn't pursue, and students always had ways to escape quickly.

As for a situation like Adam's, who actively sought it out and activated its maximum combat power, it was even more outrageous than the original idea of the trial.

However, with the judges silent, Thomas's expression seemed a bit off.

For some reason, watching Adam navigate through the multitude of water ghosts and avoid being surrounded as much as possible,

Why did it look so familiar?!

Thomas: This kid, there's something off about him, right?! This agility looks so much like mine!

Splash!

The sound of a splash echoed as Adam slipped through the heavy encirclement and finally dove into the lake.

The entire lake surface was in a boiling state, with countless water droplets splashing outward and turning into water ghosts, but beneath the surface, it was unusually gentle, a stark contrast.

Gentle currents enveloped Adam's body, even providing a comfortable sensation.

Holding his breath, Adam quickly dove to the bottom of the lake, preparing to follow the guidance of Hearing of Everything to find the weakness.

But listening to the sound of the bubbles in his ears, he regretted it, feeling an urge to get out quickly.

Hearing of Everything had only one message—freeze it from the inside!

Adam: ?! Is this a joke?! I'm still inside!

But looking up, seeing the countless reflections of water ghosts on the water's surface, he couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his mouth!

[Water ghost: You're awake? Come out and play with us!]

"Let's do this, let's take a chance!"

Pressing down with both hands on the lakebed, white ice crystals began to condense, like a drop of ink on a beautiful canvas, slowly spreading.

Soon, the entire lake was frozen from the bottom up, from the inside out, including Adam himself!

He maintained that posture, like an ice amber.

A few seconds later, all the water ghosts went into a terrifying frenzy, desperately assaulting the frozen lake surface.

Finally, a violent explosion sounded!

Ice shards flew, all the water ghosts turned into water stains, then vaporized, never to appear again.

In the Realm, where trials were conducted for assessment-free university students, a target that had not been solved for over a decade was, for the first time, tackled by a student, and all alone!

Adam didn't know what level of feat he had accomplished; at this moment, he was being pushed into the sky by the terrifying explosive force, experiencing the feeling of taking off.

He coughed violently a few times, and even a bit of blood-red saliva oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Since entering the Realm, he had been unscathed and rampaged, but this was the first time he was injured.

"Impressive!" Clark, outside the Realm, interlaced his fingers, watching Adam's figure flying in the sky, "But the show in this Realm is not your solo act after all."

"Move in!" The leader of a team in the distance, with a resolute glint in his eyes, swung his arm forward in a decisive gesture.

He was utterly shocked and admired by the commotion Adam had cause.

But this was a trial, a competition!

The opportunity to fight, and even triumph over, a being he could hardly dare to imagine—Adam's condition must be far from ideal at the moment!

Strike first while he's weak!

Though there were risks involved, he was certain that he wasn't the only one watching. He could sense familiar presences not far behind him.