Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1599: 672: Slaying the "Fire God

Chapter 1599: Chapter 672: Slaying the “Fire God

The Transparent Fish were even stronger than Wang Tao had imagined—or rather, their sheer numbers were overwhelming! So overwhelming that Wang Tao could no longer see the Fire God, only an endless sea of flames and Transparent Fish.

The Fire God seemed to have locked horns with the Transparent Fish, refusing to retreat and continuing to slaughter them. Yet the Transparent Fish appeared inexhaustible, with their numbers increasing instead of dwindling.

The Fire God’s weakness status was steadily accumulating, rising from 10% to 20%, 30%… While it could instantly purify Wang Tao’s curse effects, it couldn’t dispel the weakness brought on by the Transparent Fish!

Even so, despite being weakened, the Fire God was still able to effortlessly slay the Transparent Fish. The Transparent Fish, aside from inflicting weakness, were incapable of dealing any effective damage to the Fire God.

Of course, Wang Tao’s sneak attacks weren’t causing much damage either—his curse effects were growing stronger, but the duration of his [Black Moon] domain was also rapidly diminishing… Wang Tao didn’t act rashly; instead, he patiently waited for an opening.

As more Transparent Fish perished, Wang Tao, leveraging his [Black Moon] domain, gradually began noticing details he hadn’t seen before.

Th𝚤𝐬 ςhӑp𝕥𝓮r 𝚒ṡ p𝘰ʂ𝐭𝗲𝙙 bყ 𝖪𝐢𝖙𝘦𝘯ɵνꬲ𝖑

“These Transparent Fish… aren’t ordinary elites…”

Upon their deaths, the Transparent Fish left behind considerable amounts of water element. Wang Tao had initially thought this was some characteristic unique to the Transparent Fish. But now, he noticed that these remnants of water element seemed subtly different from the water element he usually recognized… though he couldn’t quite articulate exactly how.

To put it simply, this water element wasn’t as chaotic as he had imagined; instead, it exhibited an unusual sense of order. This kind of orderly element was something Wang Tao had only encountered twice before—both instances today—in the Fire God’s [Fire] domain of fire element, and in his own [Dark Moon] domain of dark element… In other words, only elements manipulated by the Power of Laws could exhibit such order! Elements not controlled by the Power of Laws would generally be much more chaotic!

In that instant, a daring conjecture suddenly emerged in Wang Tao’s mind—

The reason these Transparent Fish kept sacrificing themselves endlessly, while causing the Fire God to fall into a state of weakness, might be because some hidden mastermind was orchestrating it all!

To be able to contend with the Fire God, the strength required would at least be on the same level—Seventh Order Lord or higher!

Considering the counteracting relationship between fire and water, with the Fire God being fire attribute and the Transparent Fish being water attribute… this hidden mastermind must surely also be water attribute!

“A Seventh Order Lord-level or higher water attribute monster is hiding in the rift! It’s using the Transparent Fish to exhaust the Fire God, and once sufficiently weakened, it will likely reveal itself!”

Wang Tao was stunned by his own speculation.

The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. That sensation of water element controlled by the Power of Laws was far too reminiscent of the fire element and dark element here! Ordinary water element couldn’t affect the Fire God; only water element guided by the Power of Laws could impose weakness on the Fire God! Only Transparent Fish infused with the Power of Laws could endure even a smidgen of the Fire God’s attacks!

It was even possible that the Fire God had sensed the presence of this entity and sought to kill it, which explained why it hadn’t left!

However, Wang Tao had merely borrowed tools to acquire his domain; he wasn’t truly Seventh-Level. His perception was naturally far inferior compared to a genuine Seventh-Level, so he couldn’t definitively prove whether his conjecture was correct or not…

But regardless of whether there was a hidden mastermind, Wang Tao chose to act as though there was. He was the weakest one here, and any carelessness could result in his elimination. Being cautious wouldn’t hurt.

At one point, Wang Tao noticed that the Fire God’s weakness status had reached 50%. Moments earlier, Wang Tao had cast several curses on the Fire God, triggering [Slaying], and this time, the Fire God failed to purify the curse. Three curse statuses persisted despite the purification attempt… Wang Tao realized his chance had come!

No longer caring whether a hidden mastermind existed, Wang Tao charged straight toward the Fire God that was surrounded by Transparent Fish. With his [Black Moon] domain running out of time, it was now or never.

Wang Tao’s sudden appearance instantly drew the attention of the Transparent Fish. Several nearby Transparent Fish shifted their focus to Wang Tao and began attacking him directly.

This time Wang Tao didn’t evade. Shielded by black flames, he rushed straight to the Fire God’s side and unleashed a barrage of attacks without reservation.

He didn’t expect to deal significant damage himself; his primary objective was the curses. As long as [Deadly Poison] and [Corruption] could manifest—one to reduce blood regeneration effects and another to inflict percentage-based HP depletion—paired with the weakness caused by the Transparent Fish, there was a chance to wear down the Fire God!

Boom—

Following Wang Tao’s flurry of attacks, the Fire God retaliated with a domain burst. Wang Tao, relying on the protection of his [Black Moon] domain, managed to endure it at close range and promptly restored his HP to full!

The healing effect of domains was undeniably exhilarating. While water attribute attacks also had remarkable healing effects, they required active engagement and depended on probabilities and luck. But within his own domain, Wang Tao didn’t need to do anything—he could instantly restore his HP effortlessly!

Just as the Fire God could recover in an instant, Wang Tao, within his domain, could do the same… Wang Tao began speculating that this might be one of the inherent functionalities of domains: as long as it was a personal domain, regardless of the type, it might facilitate HP regeneration!

If that were indeed the case, it was tantamount to possessing an undying body—unless an opponent could deliver a one-hit kill, conventional methods would never be sufficient to defeat an enemy who had activated their domain… Luckily, Wang Tao had many unconventional methods!

As the quantity of water element increased, the Fire God’s weakness status intensified, and the curse effects of the [Black Moon] domain grew more potent, the Fire God began to falter.