Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure Chapter 2176: There’s a pattern

Despite the ongoing conflict, new armaments continued to be forged, yet this did not pose a significant obstacle for me as I could generate my own weapons to counter them.

However, upon reflection, I realized that if I persisted in this manner, I would become depleted much faster than War itself.

Even with the augmented divine energy resulting from recent events, my reserves were not infinite. There was a finite capacity to the energy I could wield, and I could feel its gradual depletion as I intercepted these weapons imbued with corruption energy.

Therefore, I needed to discover a method to gain an advantage in this confrontation.

My primary objective at this moment was to identify a vulnerability in War's defenses.

Having engaged War in combat previously, I had gained valuable experience.

I understood that without a means to breach that formidable armor, my efforts against War would ultimately be futile. Indeed, I had already discerned a secondary layer of protection beneath the initial one.

What had initially appeared as a breakthrough in War's armor revealed a thinner, subsequent layer.

Concurrently, a sense of suspicion lingered that even more layers of defense lay concealed beneath that. It seemed improbable that an entity like War would possess only a single tier of prepared defenses.

The expectation was for them to erect as many protective layers as they possibly could.

Should I fail to discover some inherent weak point, penetrating War's defenses might prove exceedingly difficult.

Yet, my entire focus was dedicated to the pursuit of locating such a vulnerability, recognizing it as my singular path to success.

Amidst these unfolding events, I detected a discernible shift in War's demeanor and approach.

Previously, War had attacked with a calm, almost detached demeanor, as if victory were already assured.

However, as the battle intensified, I observed War channeling progressively more power into its offensive actions. It became apparent that War was finally acknowledging the gravity of the situation, dedicating greater effort to each of its assaults.

It truly felt as though War was poised to abandon all pretense and unleash its full might.

Yet, the reason behind War's escalating desperation remained elusive to me.

From my perspective, I did not perceive myself as posing such a profound threat.

It was only as War relentlessly increased the potency of its attacks that a realization began to dawn upon me.

"There's a pattern to it."

It was a subtle sequence, easily missed by those not attuned to such nuances, but my training had specifically honed my observational skills for precisely these kinds of details. After all, I had diligently studied the currents of divine energy to guide its flow into the vortex.

This meticulous practice enabled me to now perceive the distinct flow of the corruption energy.

Although divine energy and corruption energy exist at opposing ends of the energy spectrum in terms of their attributes, certain fundamental similarities between these two forms of energy persisted.

Both originated from divine beings, after all.

Consequently, I was gradually able to decipher the method by which War unleashed its corruption energy.

"Let me take control," I conveyed to Lupus through our mental link.

I could sense Lupus's surprise transmitted through our connection, yet she placed her trust in me and relinquished complete control of her body. With the bond we shared, our minds were intrinsically linked, allowing me to pilot her physical form as if it were my own.

Once I assumed control, for the very first time, War's onslaught missed its mark.

Prior to this juncture, War's assaults had been too swift and erratic for us to evade effectively.

The instant I took command, my actions shifted to evading the incoming attacks.

It was not merely a matter of dodging a single or a couple of strikes; I was successfully evading every single projectile hurled our way. Regardless of the direction from which the attacks originated, I managed to steer clear of them all.

This success was not attributable to my ability to react in the nick of time; rather, it stemmed from my capacity to anticipate their trajectories.

I had discerned the fundamental flow of the corruption energy, which, in turn, allowed me to predict the pathways the corruption energy would traverse. By anticipating its course, I could position myself preemptively.

Having gained the ability to evade, I could finally conserve divine energy, alleviating the necessity of constantly blocking incoming attacks. A small amount of divine energy was still being expended, as my comprehension of the energy's flow was not yet absolute.

While I could perceive the majority of the flow, I needed to utilize my own divine energy as a gauge, a sort of indicator, to maintain synchronization with it. After all, similarities existed between the flow patterns of divine energy and corruption energy.

This parallel understanding was the key that enabled me to perfectly anticipate every assault War launched.

Simultaneously, I began to unravel the mechanism by which the corruption energy dispersed around War.

Through this process, I succeeded in identifying the specific zone of influence War exerted over the corruption energy.

"So it's a push and pull sort of thing. It's centered around War, and it can direct it however it wants. That means that as long as I send my divine energy behind it..."

To validate this theory, a volley of swords abruptly materialized and plunged into War's back.

The swords didn't just stab War in the back; it appeared as though fissures were manifesting across his external armor.

This outcome was undeniably unprecedented, serving as ample evidence of my divine energy's significant enhancement.

That third inheritance truly elevated all my capabilities to a higher echelon.