194: Chapter 194 Existence Returns to Zero
This move was supposed to be like a delete key, directly erasing all traces of the target's existence; it was a superior version of the Spatial Slash.
But this damn Void Knight could actually slash through space and return even after being erased!
Bang!
Another bolt of lightning struck the Void Knight, blasting it away once more.
This was already the limit of what Lin Fan could do... he couldn't injure the enemy, only keep it at bay; he absolutely couldn't let it get close.
If he were struck even once by that Rapier, he would surely be heavily wounded and on the verge of death.
"What on earth are you? Why don't you go find the other System holder and get rid of him?"
Lin Fan asked irritably.
The Void Knight responded:
They were the Guardians of the Universe's Origin, and the System was born from it.
Their duty was to protect the Origin and eliminate any abnormal existences that might harm it.
Lin Fan: "..."
There are more of them?!
Lin Fan's heart jolted upon learning there were other Silver-armored Void Knights.
If he encountered multiple knights at once, the trouble would be immense.
Unexpectedly, this Void Knight wasn't exactly a man of few words.
While suppressing it with lightning, Lin Fan fished for information.
He first learned that he wasn't the only target.
The other System holder was also being hunted by other Void Knights.
Only when one side was eliminated and the System became unique again would the hunt stop.
The System was supposed to be granted to only one person, but it had split due to some interference, damaging most of its functions.
As the guardians of the System's Origin, the Void Knights viewed this as a threat and were determined to correct this anomaly.
Lin Fan also learned that the other System Fragment was not on the planet he was on.
He was somewhat surprised but not overly shocked.
After all, Void Rifts connected to other planes; as someone who had transmigrated here, he had long since accepted the setting of a multiverse.
So, learning that another System Fragment was on another planet didn't seem hard for him to accept.
Lin Fan then asked why the Void Knight had only appeared now, given he had been on this planet for over two months.
The other party responded: after the System was damaged, their perception abilities were greatly weakened, and they often lost connection completely.
Only when Lin Fan used abilities related to the System would the System's aura strengthen, making it easier to track.
"I see. No wonder they only came looking for me now."
Lin Fan thought to himself.
Deep down, he vaguely suspected that the Void Knight's words might not be entirely true.
After all, as a hunter, it had no reason to reveal so much critical information to its target.
But on second thought, the other party's words were logically consistent and seemed reasonable.
Besides, he currently had only this one source of information and no way to distinguish truth from falsehood.
Just then, the Void Knight was blasted down by lightning for the umpteenth time, yet it took to the air once more.
This time, it didn't swing its sword at Lin Fan but instead raised its hand and pointed at him.
Lin Fan raised an eyebrow, curious about what trick the opponent was going to pull.
But in the next second, he suddenly felt a force pulling at his mask.
As a Space-type Mage at the Peak rank,
he immediately discerned that this force was similar to Telekinesis, yet distinctly different.
But he didn't care about the difference; his body instantly turned into a flash of lightning and moved elsewhere.
"What is it trying to do? Why is it targeting the omniscient mask?"
Lin Fan was puzzled, but at the same time, he raised his hand to condense more lightning and fired it at the Void Knight.
The Void Knight dodged at high speed, swinging its sword to shatter some of the lightning.
Then, its other empty hand swung violently, and a Rainbow-colored Fireball shot toward Lin Fan.
As soon as Lin Fan sensed this fire, he immediately teleported away from his position.
He watched the Rainbow Flames explode where he had just been and frowned slightly.
Wherever the flames passed, even space was scorched and distorted.
The longer they fought, the more surprises this Void Knight brought.
The battle continued.
Lin Fan constantly cast Spells of both the lightning and space elements, but he could never injure it in the slightest; the opponent's armor didn't even show a hint of deformation.
Similarly, even when the Void Knight used the strange Rainbow Flames and special Telekinesis, it couldn't hurt Lin Fan.
During the intense battle, Lin Fan noticed that the opponent no longer seemed intent on killing him, clearly realizing it would be difficult to succeed alone.
It kept targeting Lin Fan's mask instead, seemingly wanting to see his true face.
This filled Lin Fan's heart with doubt, but he couldn't figure out the reason for a moment, so he could only continue to tangle with it and wait for a change.
While fighting, Lin Fan constantly changed positions, killing Demonic Beasts along the way to quietly farm experience points.
As of now,
he had gained five thousand experience points by indirectly killing Demonic Beasts, and his total experience had exceeded seven thousand.
But this small amount was far from enough to create a Tier 6 Spell.
During a lull in the battle, he had checked with his Craftsman skill.
Creating a Tier 6 Spell actually required over five hundred thousand experience points—the gap was worlds apart!
How much longer did he have to fight this damn knight?!
Just as Lin Fan was nearing despair,
thinking this war of attrition between powerhouses would last for days or even weeks, the Void Knight suddenly stopped its attack.
It had been charging toward Lin Fan with a ring of giant Rainbow Flames floating behind it, but it came to a sudden halt in mid-air.
A few meters away, Lin Fan also stopped and looked at the opponent.
The ring of fire behind it suddenly dissipated, and the space beside it distorted, forming another Void Rift.
Lin Fan's heart tightened. Another Void Rift?
Was a second Void Knight coming?
It turned out to be a false alarm.
After the Void Rift formed, the Void Knight lowered its longsword, looked at Lin Fan, and spoke:
"Chen Ping, we will continue to look for you. The other System Fragment is also looking for you. Until the System becomes whole again, the hunt will not stop."
After saying that, it stepped into the Void Rift, and the space closed behind it.
Lin Fan: "..."
Just like that... it's gone?
And it said it would keep looking for him, and the other System Fragment was also looking for him?
Could the other party have already begun world-hopping?
"Fine, feel free to look for Chen Ping all you want."
Lin Fan sneered inwardly.
Looking for Chen Ping was better than looking for Lin Fan; few people knew the two were the same person, so he didn't have to worry about a knight suddenly appearing before him.
Moreover, the Void Knight had said that the aura would be stronger when using System abilities.
Whether this was true or false was unknown.
But since he hadn't encountered a knight in the past two months, he could tentatively believe it.
Lin Fan still had countless questions in his heart, but he could only suppress them for now, as there was nowhere to seek answers.
What puzzled him most was why the other party had suddenly left.
Or perhaps, it hadn't left at all?
Lin Fan didn't return to Baiyun City immediately.
He maintained the Thunder Emperor Domain, fearing it might be a ploy to lure him out.
A few hours later,
he used his Seamless Space Perception to scout the surroundings, and only after confirming that the Void Knight wasn't lying in ambush did he set off back to the city.
Upon returning to Baiyun City, Lin Fan met Wei Yuan and the others who had stayed behind to coordinate the mages.
They informed him that the Void Rift through which the Void Knight had appeared had long since vanished.
However, the first Void Rift, from which the Servants had poured out, still hung in the sky.
According to Wei Yuan and the others, at the same time the Void Knight withdrew from the battlefield, the Void Rift it belonged to dissipated.
Lin Fan confirmed that the opponent had truly left.