A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1148 Lin Wuming's Coping Method
The fire on the right attacked him—Lin Wuming was not surprised by this scene, but rather had a feeling of "just as expected".

Unexpected yet reasonable, after all, the fire on the right was unharmed; apart from the possible impact on his mentality, he was practically unscathed.

Given this, it's perfectly normal for the Right Flame to continue fighting.

Moreover, having witnessed Right Flame knocking Kamijou Touma away, Lin Wuming was already prepared for battle; not to mention Right Flame had just admitted that he refused to give up.

When faced with the surging "Holy Right", Lin Wuming had already entered "bullet time" mode.

According to the backup plan of the Right Flame—using the infinite loop constructed between the "Divine Right" and Lin Wuming's special abilities, the power with no upper limit will be summoned again.

The Right Fire's ultimate goal is to gain the power to save the world—by purifying the world, triggering a world-class malice, and thus unleashing the full power of the "Holy Right."

But besides this plan, Fire on the Right has another way to theoretically unleash "infinite power"—the infinite loop that recently destroyed the tourist city of Avignon.

That was their first encounter, which resulted in both of them being severely injured. Although Lin Wuming was almost completely defeated, Right Flame also paid a heavy price, suffering a serious injury to his right arm, which required the use of Academy City's technology to recover.

But now, with the experience from last time, the Right Fire is confident that it can guide the "Divine Right" to unleash even greater power at a lower cost.

According to his speculation, if this attack could ultimately kill Lin Wuming, then the power gained might be enough to satisfy his original needs.

Lin Wuming was unaware of Right Fire's purpose. In his view, this was Right Fire's retaliatory action, driven by their unwillingness to accept defeat.

Moreover, having already encountered each other before, Lin Wuming had already devised a countermeasure – “bullet time”.

That's right, it's still his cheat code, "bullet time." The key is timing, the timing of activating "bullet time"; the aim is to prevent "Holy Right" from having the opportunity to unleash his full power.

Lin Wuming proactively entered "bullet time" to strengthen his defenses before the enemy's attack arrived.

There is a slight time difference between when the fire on the right is unleashed and when the attack hits. Lin Wuming seized this gap and urgently strengthened his defense.

The "Divine Right" has the characteristic of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents; it will only exert power that is "just enough to defeat the enemy".

If you seize the opportunity to temporarily strengthen your defenses before the attack arrives, you can block the attack of "Holy Right".

Of course, this is only a theoretical method, or rather, it is an opportunity that only Lin Wuming's "bullet time" can seize.

The "Divine Right" claw descended, colliding violently with the invisible barrier of psychic power. In an instant, the Right Fire felt as if it had shattered countless layers of barriers, unstoppable, about to crush Lin Wuming to death on the spot.

But this was ultimately just his assumption, or rather, his habitual way of thinking—he believed that his attack would achieve such results.

However, reality fell short of expectations. After the fantasy, Right Fire felt as if he had crashed into that barrier, making him see stars and feel dizzy.

The "Holy Right" is blocked!
For a fleeting moment, Right Fire thought his opponent had changed to Kamijou Touma again.

But the truth is, his attack was not nullified, but rather blocked solidly.

The fire on the right was somewhat dazed—when was the last time his right hand was blocked?
There doesn't seem to be such a memory. The infinite loop was interrupted at the very beginning.

Right Fire couldn't believe what he was seeing, or rather, rather than believing that Lin Wuming had blocked the attack of "Holy Right," he preferred to believe that something was wrong with himself.

For example, the failure of the original plan led to a mental breakdown, ultimately causing poor performance in battle and preventing the "Right of the Holy" from unleashing its true power...

Just as Huo on the right was looking solemn, as if he were having a battle with heaven and man, a short but intense feeling of weightlessness suddenly enveloped his whole body.

—I am falling!
Fire on the right did not panic. He immediately realized the problem: it was not he who was falling, but the "Star of Bethlehem" beneath his feet!
More accurately, it is a corner of the floating fortress "Star of Bethlehem".

In the clash just now, the shockwave generated by the head-on collision between "Holy Right" and the psychic barrier destroyed a part of "Star of Bethlehem"!

The fire on the right was not killed by the fall; in fact, under his control, the broken parts of the "Star of Bethlehem" reassembled, forming a short side of the original cross.

While he was performing these actions, Lin Wuming simply watched from the air and did not take the opportunity to attack.

But the Right Flame's expression grew increasingly grim—the "Star of Bethlehem" had suffered such severe damage merely from the ripples, proving that it hadn't misbehaved earlier. The power of the "Divine Right" remained undiminished.

The problem was indeed with Lin Wuming; he had become stronger... no, it wasn't a simple matter of strength versus weakness, but rather that he was able to deceive "Divine Right" and circumvent the characteristic of "becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents."

This truly drove Right Fire to despair, because it meant that his backup plan had no chance of succeeding!

Lin Wuming looked down from his high vantage point at the fire on his right.

In fact, going head-to-head with "Holy Right" was a huge challenge for Lin Wuming, and he was far from being as relaxed and calm as he appeared.

Even if the Right Flame were to launch another attack, Lin Wuming might not be able to replicate the "miracle" from before.

Previously, out of ignorance, Lin Wuming believed that his strategy would be effective, which is why he dared to confront the Right Fire head-on.

However, after experiencing it once, Lin Wuming realized just how risky it was and how severe the mental and physical burden of performing such an operation was!
Even with the relatively ample time provided by "bullet time," Lin Wuming didn't think he could adjust back to his previous optimal state.

However, there's no need to tell anyone else about these things, especially not the enemy's right flank.

Lin Wuming remained expressionless, hovering in the air like a reclusive master, silently radiating intimidation.

The Right Fire did not act rashly because Lin Wuming was indeed a top expert. His intimidation was backed by a proven track record of strength, which made people believe him.

It wasn't that Right Fire was afraid of Lin Wuming, but he did need some time to analyze and think things through before making a decision.

But Touma Kamijou didn't give him that time.

(End of this chapter)