He changed Tiwat

This is the foundation of Inazuma, and something that "General Raiden" must protect.

"Therefore, it can be seen that forward-looking predictions are not meaningless... nor are they presumptuous."

Even if one day he has to wield this sword against the "Seven Rulers of the Mortal World" and against Sky Island, Shadow will not hesitate.

She had already come to her senses.

Life should transcend the physical body, and eternity should descend upon this mortal world.

Therefore, nothing is exempt from being a "price".

The necessary tasks have been completed.

General Thunder descended the steps through the void, returning to the Heavenly Guard, never to look back.

"What huge waves!"

Su Ding, who was holding the flag on the mast of the "Tianheng", couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

As the inheritor of Liyue's "Flag Spear Technique," carrying the flag for the Thousand Rock Army is his forte, which is why he was awarded the best viewing platform.

Looking at Kannazuka, which was swept away by the tsunami, he silently lit a candle for the poor shogunate army in his heart.

When our Liyue Thousand Rock Army fought alongside the Emperor and the Celestials, the Emperor and the Celestials would always be careful to protect the mortals. Unlike Inazuma, that clueless general who did nothing but hurt his own side without harming the enemy.

A sense of superiority as a member of the Chiiwa Army arose spontaneously.

"Deputy Minister Han! We should proceed with the next step of the plan!" Su shouted towards the deck.

As if jolted back to his senses by that shout, Han Fulai raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, but his body swayed and he almost fell over.

Xingqiu rushed forward and helped him up.

"Brother Han, are you alright?"

As she asked the question, she didn't forget to glare at Staff Officer Su, who seemed oblivious to the atmosphere, on the mast.

Han Fulai gave a weak laugh: "Don't worry, I can handle it... Ah, cut that part out, don't broadcast it."

Heaven knows how much pressure he endured to avoid "Wu Xiang's slash," but fortunately, the plan went smoothly.

If this frail appearance were broadcast live, it would be incredibly embarrassing, comparable to the US president suffering a sudden fall due to dementia...

Xingqiu nodded helplessly: "The camera was already turned off."

"Okay, thank you... Let me rest for a bit." Han Fu waved his hand, refusing Xing Qiu's further help, straightened up again, and carefully removed Yura's ring from his ring finger.

Although the ring looked the same as before, it was actually thinner overall. Han Fulai had no doubt that if the spell continued, the ring would melt like a snowflake—that wouldn't do, it would break his heart.

He had just used this ring, or rather, the power of the "Ice Seal," to avoid General Thunder's "Unthinking Slash."

As a transmigrator, Han Fulai was very familiar with the various attack methods of the Thunder General. Before transmigrating, he had played many dungeons featuring the Thunder General and memorized the patterns. Although he might not be able to "defeat without taking any damage", he could still "crush" the Thunder General in the dungeon in various ways.

In preparation for today's battle, Han Fulai conducted extensive simulations beforehand, anticipating the possible attack methods of the Thunder General—including the possibility that the Thunder General would personally descend upon the Godless Tomb and strike him face-to-face.

Before releasing Sara, he had specifically asked Sara, a close advisor to the general, and the reply he received was that no matter who the opponent was or what the situation was, the general would only strike once.

This could be the AI ​​logic of the General Doll, which says it will only strike once; it could also be because there is a limit to its energy output, and the energy for the second strike is insufficient; or perhaps no one has ever been able to withstand the General's first strike, so there is no need for a second strike... In any case, he has prepared a plan to at least withstand the General's first strike.

However, the Jade Shield is not enough to defend against General Lei Dian's strike.

Forget about his "pirated" Jade Shield; even Zhongli's original shield was shattered by General Leidian's single strike in the game. According to the dungeon's mechanics, unless the dungeon's built-in protective shield is activated, General Leidian's ultimate move, "The Unthinking Slash," is practically an "invincible slash" that will definitely reduce the opponent's health bar to zero.

In terms of principle, General Raiden's "Unthinking Slash" is a spatial attack similar to "Dimensional Slash". The Jade Shield's damage absorption cannot absorb the damage from spatial shattering as well, or perhaps this damage has exceeded the Jade Shield's damage absorption limit. In short, simply activating the shield cannot prevent it.

But in reality, Teyvatri won't give you a shield that can withstand a "slash from Wuxiang," will it?

Therefore, Han Fulai's final solution was to use "invincibility against invincibility".

— In other words, "invincible frames".

Chapter 173 I Stole a Second [4k]

"Speaking of which... Brother Han, what exactly did you just do?"

Seeing that Han Fulai's complexion had improved, Xingqiu finally asked the question that had been on his mind.

This wasn't just her question; everyone, including Su Ding and the other soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army, really wanted to know what had just happened.

They did indeed see the sudden flash of the blade, and they did see the illusory image in the sky cleaved by the blade, cracks appear in the air, the sea split in two, and a giant wave suddenly surge up...

They all witnessed these "phenomena" brought about by "a single, thoughtless strike," and were somewhat aware that this was the general's response after Han Fulai declared war on General Lei Dian.

But what puzzled them was—why didn't this strike hit Han Fulai himself?

Did General Thunder create such a big spectacle just to scare people?

Moreover, this "threatening blow" seems to have only harmed the Shogunate army's own people...?

Han Fulai did not answer Xingqiu's question immediately... mainly because he didn't know how to answer it.

The principle behind what Han Fulai just did is actually very simple—he used the technique of "invincibility frames" to dodge the attacks of General Thunder, the "dungeon boss".

In the game, this is a basic operation for experienced players; anyone can do it.

But asking him to explain it to Xingqiu and the others... that would be a real challenge for him.

The so-called "invincibility frame" is a special mechanism in the game, and also a very "modern" concept that only a time traveler like him can understand.

A frame is a unit of time. Most online games usually display the word "FPS" in the corner of the screen, which stands for "Frames Per Second". In simple terms, it is the number of frames that are refreshed on the screen in one second.

For example, "30FPS" means that the screen refreshes 30 times per second. In games, the screen refresh rate needs to reach about 60FPS, that is, refresh the screen 60 times per second, in order to produce smooth dynamic effects. Theoretically, the higher the frame rate, the smoother the screen.

This concept originated from early film photography.

The earliest films were essentially fast-forwarded sequences of still frames on a film reel, creating a motion effect like a "carousel," making the static images appear to move.

Middle school students who don't pay attention in class draw comics in the corners of their textbooks, then flip through the pages to make the comic characters move in a continuous motion—that's the simplest form of "animated film."

The "projector" invented by Xavier, an engineer in Fontaine, was actually such a machine—it took dozens of photos per second and then played them back continuously to produce a dynamic effect.

Han Fulai's idea of ​​using "invincible frames" to resist "a single, unexpected blow" is also inseparable from the "projector"—a few days ago, he collaborated with Xavier to edit the "evidence" he had filmed, using the most primitive film editing method: cutting and splicing the film reels together to create the scene he wanted.

For example, most of the dialogue between Yukiaki and "Gon Gozaemon" in "Mikage's Heart" was edited out. What was shown to Sara was only the scene where "Gon Gozaemon" shouted, "I will die for Lord Kujo! I have no regrets even if I die!"

This film editing technique is called "frame skipping" on Earth, which involves extracting a fraction of a second of footage and then refining and splicing it together.

Han Fulai just combined the "frame skipping" technique from the movie with the "invincibility frame" technique he used in the game.

The effect of this "frame skipping" is what we see now—it looks like something has happened, but nothing has actually happened.

He thought for a moment and said, "You can think of it as... I just stole a second from this world."

Yes, the reason why Xingqiu and the others could not understand what had just happened was because they did not experience the moment they were hit by "Wuxiang's slash"—that one second was "stolen" by Han Fulai.

In the game, when a character presses the dodge button or during the animation of unleashing an elemental burst, there will be a brief period of "invincibility frames," during which no attack can damage the character.

This is because in the game, during a dodge or when unleashing a powerful attack, there is a brief period of time during which the character is not under the player's control. If the player is attacked during this time, they cannot react in any way—meaning they will die a very frustrating death.

Therefore, game developers set the player character to a "hit detection invalid" state during that time period to compensate for these uncontrollable periods. In other words, the enemy's attack clearly hits, but no damage is dealt.

For example, in the Thunder General dungeon in Genshin Impact, if the player presses the dodge button the instant the general unleashes his "Unthinkable Slash," the character will perform a dodge action for about 0.4 seconds.

During this time, when General Thunder's blade strikes, players can see the computer screen shatter like glass breaking, and the characters on the screen will be split in two—but after the blade strikes, the characters in the game are actually unharmed.

This is the application of the "invincibility frame". During the dodge, the general's attack will not be considered a hit, and the damage will naturally not take effect.

In the real world of Teyvat, there is of course no dodge button or special move animation, and the game mechanics did not give Teyvat any "invincibility frames".

General Lei Dian's "Unthinking Strike" is a spatial attack that cannot be blocked by conventional shields. Moreover, according to Han Fulai's "sixth sense," General Lei Dian's attack just now definitely had a similar "qi lock" effect, which cannot be avoided by simply moving around and dodging.

This kind of unstoppable and unavoidable attack is practically unsolvable in reality.

The "solution" that Han Fulai found was the "invincibility frame"—"to let her attacks hit, but without causing damage."

In short, his operation was as follows:

The first step is to predict when the general will attack;

The second step is to activate the pre-set array, treating the "Tianheng" covered by the array as a whole, and "extracting frames" from the timeline of the Teyvat world.

The third step is to dispel the formation and return to reality.

The key to this operation is "frame skipping".

If General Raiden's "unthinking slash" is the "sharpest spear," then what is the "strongest shield"?

Han Fulai's answer was "time".

He used "time" to defend against "space".

Even if it's a spatial attack that can't be blocked or dodged, just make sure there's no "hit detection".

If we compare "time" to film on a "projector," then every second a person experiences is a frame on that film.

This film is continuous, in motion, and perhaps even without beginning or end.

Han Fulai then deliberately removed a frame from the roll of film.

General Raiden's "Unthinking Slash" is an event that occurs over a continuous period of time. From the moment the sword is drawn, to the arrival of the attack, and then to the damage inflicted... there is a temporal sequence and a causal relationship between these events.

Before the blade reached the "Tianheng", Han Fulai used the power of the "Ice Seal".

Or rather—the power of time to govern.

He froze the entire timeline of the "Tianheng" for one second.

Yura made a snow fox for little Joel on the snowy mountain and sprinkled some "Ice Mark" powder on it, and then the snow fox turned into a "snowman that will never melt".

—The powder from the "Ice Seal" stopped time on the snowman.

This is the source of Han Fulai's power to manipulate time.

After completing Venti's trials, Venti gifted him a "Seed of Time" and also taught him "Song of the Wind," a technique that allows him to exercise his temporary ruling power.

Previously, when he escaped the sealed space of the Taiwei Instrument Plate in the Layered Rock Abyss, he had tried to use this power of time to delay the collapse of the Taiwei Instrument Plate, but failed due to insufficient strength.

But through that experience, he also gained a lot of experience in using time seeds.

In addition, there's the Qimen Dunjia technique taught by Master Boyang—the Chaotic Golden Clapper.

“Unlike other sorcerers who use directions to find good or bad fortune, time, space, and the interaction of the four elements should all be determined by the person who sets up the formation—being in this Qimen formation, I am the direction, I am the good or bad fortune.”

The underground space, which had been frozen in time for five hundred years, was briefly replicated by Han Fulai on the "Tianheng".

Bo Yang's magical treasures, Youla's "Ice Seal," Wendy's "Seal of Time," and the amber energy stored in the 10,000-ton behemoth "Tianheng"... all these things combined allowed Han Fu to accomplish a miracle in just one second.

In that instant, the timeline of the "Tianheng" ship as a whole became out of sync with the timeline of the Teyvat world.

The "Tianheng" disappeared from the world for a single second.

"A single strike without thought" can shatter space, but it cannot attack objects on different timelines.

The moment the "Tianheng" was hit was stolen by Han Fulai.

What happened in that one second, in the eyes of the Thunder General puppet, was: "The thoughtless slash" descended, the "Tianheng" disappeared from the reaction, the attack was judged to be complete, and the opponent was completely annihilated.

So the general finished his work and the "Tianheng" survived.

Xingqiu didn't understand Han Fulai's so-called "stealing a second"... Of course, whether he understood it or not was irrelevant.

The reality is clear: General Thunder's attack missed.

The Tianheng successfully withstood Thor's unexpected strike!

Regardless of what just happened, it's still a victory for Brother Han! Even the "Seven Rulers of the Mortal World" are completely manipulated by Brother Han!

He truly lives up to his reputation as my Brother Han!

Xingqiu's pupils had turned into starry eyes.

Looking at him with such adoration from Xingqiu, even Han Fulai, who was usually thick-skinned, was at a loss for words. If they were brothers, they would certainly celebrate, give each other high-fives, and hug each other, but these were brothers of opposite sexes...

Su Ding continued his steady performance: "Um... Vice Minister Han, the next step is the amphibious landing operation. The enemy has suffered losses before the battle even begins, and their morale is already low. The opportunity couldn't be better..."

Well, he's still waiting to be the first to break through the enemy lines and capture the "Nine-Tone Formation House"... As a strategist, of course, he has to seize the opportunity.

As for whether a boss and his personal secretary have a good relationship or not, whether they need some space and time to have in-depth conversations, what business is it of his?

Han Fulai coughed lightly and resumed the posture he had adopted when issuing the declaration of war: "Xingqiu, restart the machine and proceed to the next step."

Xingqiu subtly pursed his lips, returned to the "projector," and turned on the device.

And so the mirage that had previously "reached the sky and stood on the ground" appeared once again above Kannazuka.

In fact, Han Fulai's exertion just now was quite intense—after all, this was the power of governing Sky Island, and "borrowing" it for just one second had left him almost exhausted.

Fortunately, he is now standing on the "Tianheng".