Defying the Fate of Beheading

Chapter 180: Beatrice Wants to Give a Hearty Reward (5400 Words)_3


Therefore, the various flamboyant warlock professions became a significant source of pseudo-magic.

Some creatures that have received blessings from higher beings also possess this ability.

In contrast to pseudo-magic, there are supernatural abilities.

The Dragon Breath of the Sapphire Dragon clan mastered by Louis is a typical example of supernatural ability.

The effects caused by the chaotic sound wave dragon breath are similar to magic, but it doesn't require a bloodline to guide it.

Similar abilities include Medusa's petrifying gaze and the energy absorption of specters.

Oh, yes, there is another very special ability.

That is the [Energy Absorption] of the succubus lineage.

Under normal circumstances, the [Energy Absorption] released by a succubus is a type of pseudo-magic.

But once Louis initiates energy absorption through a kiss or a succubus tail bite, it's no longer pseudo-magic.

That's a form of supernatural ability of the succubus clan.

Besides pseudo-magic and supernatural abilities causing magical effects, there are some rather special sources of magical effects.

These belong to innate peculiar abilities of a profession or race.

For example, the [Reflective Evasion] of a wanderer and the regeneration ability of a troll are peculiar abilities.

Unlike magic, this kind of ability is not disrupted in battle and is unaffected by the "dispel magic" effect.

They can still function in an anti-magic area.

Although these abilities defy the laws of physics, they aren't considered magic.

Beatrice looked at Louis and said:

"What kind of magic do you think Limuru has digested and absorbed?"

After pondering for a moment, Louis said:

"It should be pseudo-magic, right?"

Beatrice shook her head and said:

"In the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, a considerable portion of the monsters there are just reflections, not entities."

"Take the Fallen Shadow Beauty Snake you've encountered as an example, this thing is essentially a mass of shadow energy."

"Even though their existence is part of ritual magic."

"Moreover, when it casts a magical effect, it directly consumes energy, links to the source of the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, and then performs the spellcasting."

"But they do indeed have tangible organs."

Louis was taken aback and instinctively said:

"Then it couldn't possibly be a supernatural ability, as this thing is closely related to biological organs."

Beatrice smiled and said:

"It seems you've finally understood."

"Yes, supernatural abilities are essentially abilities obtained through bodily special structures influenced by magic power."

Louis was enlightened.

Some creatures have innate abilities, like birds being able to fly.

Supernatural ability is actually a special ability naturally formed by a race to adapt to the world.

The [Blunt Impact Resistance] possessed by the Limuru race is essentially a reflection of a magic-infused liquid body having a higher tolerance to blunt impacts.

As the challenge level increases, Limuru's supernatural ability will also continuously rise.

So, Louis conducted experiments.

The slime's so-called [Blunt Impact Resistance] is actually the "non-Newtonian fluid" characteristic brought by their special body.

Non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid that "yields to soft impacts but resists hard ones."

If you pour a non-Newtonian fluid into a pool, and then pick up speed and run swiftly across the pool surface, you'll find that your foot feels like it's stepping onto mud.

As long as you're fast enough, you can run across the fluid's surface, achieving an ability akin to walking on water effortlessly.

In 2021, the team at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, first internationally verified that shear-thickening colloidal material significantly reduces blunt trauma after a bullet strike when applied to bulletproof vests.

After two years of research, they successfully extracted the FIAM-S03 impact-resistant factor from the shear-thickening colloid and injected it into EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) materials, forming a unique impact-resistant cell structure.

This "rigid-flexible combination" multilayer composite structure can greatly reduce the blunt trauma from bullet impacts on human organs like the heart.

This is the application of special non-Newtonian fluid.

Slimes simply transformed their bodies into this material to achieve blunt impact resistance.

Similarly, dragon breath and an iron stomach function in the same way.

Dragons' unique physiological structure allows them to generate distinctive organs internally.

The wonder and complexity of these organs are comparable to magic.

It's safe to say that the majority of supernatural abilities depend on bodily structures.

Louis frowned and, after a moment, said:

"I haven't developed any special organs internally, so the Fallen Shadow Magic can't be supernatural ability."

Beatrice shook her head:

"No, quite the opposite, Fallen Shadow Magic is a supernatural ability."

"Haven't you noticed you have a particular ability to 'exhibit supernatural ability without corresponding organs'?"

Louis was stunned for a moment and then exclaimed:

"Sin Dragon Armament?"

"Yes, it's the Sin Dragon Armament."

Louis was enlightened.

The Sin Dragon Armament grants Louis the power, magic, supernatural abilities, and even longevity of a dragon.

Dragon's magic is to be expected.

Due to dragons' inherent bloodline inheritance, most of their magic is pseudo-magic.

But dragon breath is not.

Without the dragon's special organs, typically, it's impossible to breathe dragon breath.

Yet, the Sin Dragon Armament accomplished it.

Louis was enlightened:

"So, the Sin Dragon Armament is equivalent to my living external organ?"

Beatrice said:

"Most likely, and this external organ has high plasticity, capable of accommodating other supernatural ability forms."

"Don't forget, it was Limuru who devoured the young sapphire dragon."

Louis was enlightened.

Beatrice was unaware of the Future Diary matter.

In her view, the Sin Dragon Armament was a special transformative ability Limuru acquired after devouring the young sapphire dragon carcass.

So she clearly saw the underlying issue.

"You haven't fully utilized the power of the Sin Dragon Armament, since you can use dragon breath, it should have a tangible form."

"Take some time to study this, it might lead to further enhancing your capabilities."

Louis nodded.

Yet unconsciously, he recalled the description of "cursed dragon" mentioned in the Future Diary.

"Cursed dragon... what exactly does it mean?"

He quickly suppressed the redundant thoughts and continued discussing and handling the tasks for their visit to Tunisia with Beatrice.

Most of the time, she made the decisions and only consulted Louis on issues that were difficult to judge.

There were many operations involved, touching upon Louis' knowledge gaps.

If he didn't know, he simply said, "unable to give an opinion."

After about an hour, they more or less completed sorting out the recent situations.

"Ah, working up a sweat..."

Beatrice stretched lazily:

"Hold on, let me take a shower to freshen up."

"Alright."

As soon as he said that, Louis felt something was wrong.

Wait a minute, Beatrice, are you really so bold now?

Taking a shower right in front of me, aren't you afraid I won't be able to resist?

Just as Louis was silently criticizing, Beatrice suddenly popped her head out from the bathroom door:

"Louis, remember what I said about the reward when I come back..."

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