I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 449 - 93: A Whimsical Idea
There was no surprise; at near light speed, the beam struck Karma Remnant Buddha's chest almost instantly.
Dong!
A thunderous bang, accompanied by dazzling light, sent a ringed shockwave spreading outwards.
Within nearly a hundred meters radius, all bricks, stones, and tiles vaporized, and even the gravitational field suddenly became chaotic—the ruins of skyscrapers floated upward, and the asphalt road split into pieces that floated as if defying gravity...
And the once rock-solid statue of Buddha now slightly leaned back, with plasma sparks igniting from the friction between the Lotus Platform's base and the ground.
"It retreated!"
The spectators in the back were astounded by the sights.
In their eyes, the Karma Remnant Buddha was an invincible existence, a gigantic entity they could not budge even if they risked their lives!
Yet now, with a single shot from Yun You, the Buddha had retreated.
Although it only stepped back a few paces, it was enough to prove that perhaps Karma Remnant Buddha was not invincible.
However, just as the people were filled with ecstasy, Yun You, still sustaining the laser, noticed something was amiss.
Although the Karma Remnant Buddha had retreated, there was no decrease in aura, nor was it injured.
But this wasn't due to the Dragon Gun lacking potency; it was because... external forces were aiding the Great Buddha statue.
Yun You noticed those "external forces."
They were a few rhombic crystals embedded in the Lotus Platform beneath the Great Buddha's feet, crystalline blue, dazzlingly beautiful, emitting a brilliant light.
Sanskrit incantations floated on the surface of these crystals, and at the instant the Dragon Gun's laser beam touched them, they decomposed the beam into several sub-rays of different frequencies, significantly weakening the laser's power.
"Reality Stabilizers..."
The little girl squinted her eyes, immediately recognizing the crystals.
Reality Stabilizers, the miraculous constructs ensuring that no Death Domain appears within the Floating Island, capable of suppressing "non-physical nature forces."
It was because the Reality Stabilizers had been destroyed that Karma Remnant Buddha appeared and used the Corps Lake's power to construct a body.
But Yun You never expected that Karma Remnant Buddha, an Alef creature that would be suppressed by Reality Stabilizers, would actually use the stabilizers to counteract the Dragon Gun's power.
"No, something's wrong...!"
Yun You bit her lip, pondering a more severe fact.
"These crystals definitely don't just have the power of Reality Stabilizers."
Indeed.
Reality Stabilizers can certainly suppress Death Domain creatures, but generally, they are hard to affect the Apprentice Death God.
Because it was designed by the Apprentice Death God, it had a "backdoor" from creation, meant only to limit Death Domain creatures' power and not the Apprentice Death God's power.
Yet now, the situation was reversed.
Not only did it not limit the Karma Remnant Buddha's abilities, but it also suppressed Yun You's power greatly.
This was absolutely abnormal!
"No good!"
Suddenly, a mournful voice came through Yun You's earpiece.
It was Yuanbao's voice.
"We left in such a hurry before, so we left the hard-earned prosthetic body at home..."
"That thing is too big to take when escaping...so I thought I'd go back for it when it's over, but who knew it would end up on that Buddha statue!"
Hearing this, Yun You was slightly shocked.
"Prosthetic body?"
"Are you talking about the 'semi-military prosthetic body' you've been researching?"
Though Yuanbao is a bit innocent, his craftsmanship is undeniable, and even in prison, he could create semi-military-level prosthetic bodies using available materials.
Yun You had always been envious of that prosthetic body, only refraining from mentioning it because Yuanbao hadn't finished developing it.
But who would have thought that Karma Remnant Buddha, an Alef creature, would seize the prosthetic body first and claim it as its own?
Yet on further thought, it wasn't really Yuanbao's fault.
Yun You glanced again at those crystals.
Though from a distance, they seemed tiny, like sesame seeds, barely noticeable unless illuminated...
But when compared to Karma Remnant Buddha's immense size, even the smallest of those crystals was half the size of a person, and the largest was equivalent to a car.
Such things are indeed difficult to carry.
"Why did you make the crystals so big?"
Yun You couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure this thing is usable by humans?"
"I didn't have time to miniaturize it..."
Yuanbao scratched his head in embarrassment, speaking softly, "I planned to refine the prototype first, then modify it slowly."
"I'm just afraid there won't be a future for us."
Yun You sighed, still reluctantly supporting the Dragon Gun, "By the way, what functions do these crystals have? Why can they counteract even my laser?"
"I'm not entirely sure, since it's still unfinished. I only managed to shape it, no time for thorough testing."
Yuanbao shook his head, adding, "But there's one thing you should note, which is the usage conditions of these crystals."
"After the crystals were shaped, I tried using them, but nothing I did could activate the thing's function."
"Then I used small animals like mice and rabbits for testing, and it turned out, they couldn't activate it either."
"I thought the crystal was a waste, but later, unintentionally, my teacup activated the crystal during a collision..."
"From that moment, I understood the activation conditions for this half-finished crystal are very peculiar. 'Living things' or things recognized as 'living' might not be able to activate them."
"Do you get what I mean?"
Listening to these somewhat cryptic words, Yun You was briefly puzzled, but then immediately understood.
"You mean...that Karma Remnant Buddha shouldn't be considered a living being?"
Yuanbao nodded slightly.
"Something like that, or you could see it as lacking self-awareness, subjective action capability, and so-called emotions, only acting on a 'predetermined program'."
"Thus, it can use that crystal."
"Also, I think those crystals might have been modified, gaining some new powers, which is why they can block your laser."
"I think this information might be useful to you, though...whether it's actually useful, you'll have to decide."
With that, Yuanbao stopped speaking, retreating to a corner to sulk.
After all the effort, it felt terrible to make something useful only for someone else, especially when that something was for a Buddha statue intending to kill her, which was even more depressing...
Yuanbao indeed needed some time alone.
"..."
Yun You fell silent, while retracting the laser from the Dragon Gun and dispersing it slowly.
The Karma Remnant Buddha was not a "living" entity and had no subjective capacity to act.
This piece of information felt like it held a path to survival.
Yun You instinctively looked at Kara Remnant Buddha, whose chest, despite being struck by the laser, bore no scars, its face expressionless, still exuding a calm, inscrutable compassion, as if...nothing had happened.
No, to be precise, it didn't care.
It couldn't care because it was never a "living" normal entity; it was more like a machine, a program.
"Not alive...not alive..."
Yun You muttered this phrase.
Suddenly, she lifted her head, a bold yet viable idea popping into her mind.
"Master Zero, I have a bold idea."
[Speak, kid]
Honestly, Master Zero sensed something off, but at this point, being hesitant was pointless, so it was willing to hear Yun You out.
"Do you remember the conditions required for my [Eating] ability?"
"It requires two conditions to be met."
Yun You rubbed her hands together, slightly excited, "First, the enemy must currently be in a state of 'exhaustion' or 'death.'
"Second, the enemy must be under my control, with little to no resistance."
"Now it seems, don't you think...Karma Remnant Buddha fits these two conditions?"
"If...I mean if..."
"If I approach it, doesn't that mean...I could digest it entirely?"
