Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path
651 Chapter 649

While Leon was suffering from that inexplicable attacks, he even made his replica, trying to understand what was going on. However, even after thinking about it for the equivalent of a month, he didn't understand it either. None of them had enough information to come up with a hypothesis.

Congratulations! The skill Freezing Mist has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Thunder Punch has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Thunder Arrow has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Flamethrower has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Air Beam has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Although the replica didn't come up with an explanation, he sure was doing a good job earning status points. It was a pity that not even that could help Leon at the moment, though.

"Sekundez, I will send you to the mindscape, and I will ask you to check Ilyana's tome list as fast as possible," Leon said. "Finding anything useful there for this moment with the coins I have won't be possible, but you should be able to replace something that might explain a little what is going on."

"All right," Sekundez said.

Leon was starting to understand little by little that kind of attack, but he still needed another push to make him tell with words what Netro was doing. In the end, Sekundez returned before even the next attack could land… Leon frowned thanks to that, but he decided not to express his doubts.

"He is using Absolute Accuracy… that is why he is hitting you no matter what you do," Sekundez explained. "As for why you can't see his spear moving, it is probably because he is attacking with a conceptual attack. He is attacking you by ignoring the process of normal attacks."

"Absolute Accuracy? That is kind of weird considering that he is hitting my head… gah!" Leon got split in two again but soon recovered. "The last part… are you telling me that he is causing damage to me that would be equal to his full power without even moving his body?"

"Mana can probably do anything… so he is using his mana to emulate the attack without even attacking…" Sekundez said. "I know that this doesn't make any sense, but that is what he is doing. Attacking you in a non-physical realm while causing physical damage."

That was the kind of thing Leon wanted to learn no matter what, but he was too dumb to create or understand the concept. Regardless, Netro would be really useful if Leon defeats him, but the chances of him managing to do that were quite small.

Leon was quite good at destroying things, but now and then, it was better to combat fire with fire. The problem was: he couldn't just learn how to create a conceptual attack in the middle of a battle, and he couldn't buy a tome that had that kind of ability from Ilyana's vault. It was clear as day that that kind of thing couldn't become a spell. Because it wasn't an actual way of physically damaging someone… it was a process that ignored every single law of the physical realm, after all.

"It is kind of scary that I think that not even by using this that damn monster is showing his true power, but…" Leon started to bit his nails. "Whatever… every single thing related to mana has weaknesses. As long as I stay alive, I'm bound to replace it. Besides, I'm quite thankful for him to be gradually increasing his power instead of going all out to crush me."

Although that seemed like a thing, a half-assed villain would do, keeping hidden certain techniques was a must when beings of such massive strength exist.

In any case, running away wasn't an option. By the look of things, Leon had been marked in his stomach at some moment, and that was why he was being hit whenever Netro could attack him. That was possibly one of the requirements for Absolute Accuracy to work, and that was the weakness of that skill.

"As for the conceptual attack… he probably needs to reach stupid levels of concentration. That is why he isn't moving at all," Leon concluded. "Approaching and attacking him by surprise seems like the best approach, but since it is obvious that is the only way to stop this kind of attack, he certainly has something waiting for me if I approach."

Leon heard that once than ninety-nine percent of the wars are won outside the battlefield, but he didn't expect to experience something similar. Trying to replace the opponent's weak points even without exchanging blows was something that he rarely tried before, after all.

"Not even Mana Eyes are helping me to see his attacks…" Leon muttered. "According to Ilyana, everything can be countered, but I can't counter something that I can't see or feel. So, it is clear that Mana Eyes and Mana Dominion can evolve."

However, would evolving those skills prevent the attacks? As long as Leon is marked by Absolute Accuracy, the answer was probably no.

​ "Well, if anything… I just have to disrupt his concentration by doing something unexpected," Leon concluded.

Congratulations! The skill Thunder Ray has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Water Cannon has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Mind Armor has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Ice Beam has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Eruption has reached the max level.

You obtained 01 status points.

After assimilating his replica's memories in the blink of an eye, Leon gave his replica new orders… and he could only hope that things would work out before he dies.