studiobondurri Chapter 188: 181: The Sparrow Stalks Behind
Chapter 188: 181: The Sparrow Stalks Behind
Chapter 188: Chapter 181: The Sparrow Stalks Behind
The Corpse Demon Worm charged out, its offensive remarkably fierce, transitioning from the sounds of approach to the actual assault in the blink of an eye.
Instantly, the over ten-meter-long insect body toppled the Giant Rock Ghoul, thundering noisily as the impact created numerous cracks on the ground.
The Giant Rock Ghoul struggled desperately in combat, its large hands firmly blocking the two scythe-like leg joints.
Roars thundered deafeningly. Suddenly, the Giant Rock Ghoul erupted with a yellow glow, twisting the Corpse Demon Worm onto the ground and wriggling free.
The two monstrous creatures separated, their surroundings littered with the bodies of other creatures accidentally crushed during their battle.
Only then did Su Han get a clear look at the Corpse Demon Worm.
Its body was swollen and massive, a pitch-black carapace covered its bloated form, with hundreds of segmented insect legs splayed across the rear half of its body. The front half of its body rose high with two pairs of sharp, enormous leg joint scythes, dark as ink.
At the location of the bug’s head, a hideous maw bristled with fine teeth, and within this mouthpiece, there were three glossy, pitch-black, sharp tongues extending long and constantly writhing. Atop this insect head, there strangely was a person.
This person was growing between the four eyes of the insect head, right at the center of the forehead, half of their body fused with the flesh of the Corpse Demon Worm; only the torso above the abdomen remained, the entire body gray-white like a corpse, with long arms and sharp claws. What should have been a delicate face was instead bulging with blue veins, and a pair of eyes white and frosty.
“Hiss... Nest body.”
A horrifying voice emanated from the person’s mouth, but compared to human language, it sounded more mechanical, more like the will of the Corpse Demon Worm.
The Corpse Demon Worm was both Zhao Shijie and yet not; it was a new monster birthed in the cataclysm.
A multitude of insectoid creatures surged out from the tunnel the Corpse Demon Worm had come through, not just ordinary insect monsters, but also five or six Second-Rank Insect People accompanied by an Angel Envoy, suddenly bolstering the insect horde with higher-order combatants.
Numerous Ghouls were killed, including the Second-order Ghouls, two of whom fell victim to the sudden onslaught.
“Roar”
The Giant Rock Ghoul shone brilliantly with yellow light, its hands violently pounding the ground with a thunderous roar, causing the entire ground to shake rapidly.
The tunnel collapsed quickly, cutting off the tide of insectoid creatures from continuing to emerge.
Enraged, the Corpse Demon Worm retaliated, its mouth opening to the extreme as a terrifying black light shot toward the Giant Rock Ghoul.
Unexpectedly, the Giant Rock Ghoul rapidly raised its hands from the ground, now fully wrapped in rock, successfully blocking the black light’s assault.
With loud explosions, the rocks shattered, but the Giant Rock Ghoul was unharmed.
In that moment of exploding rocks, the Giant Rock Ghoul charged with explosive force, closing in on the Corpse Demon Worm and landing a heavy blow on its body with its massive hand.
The Corpse Demon Worm staggered, pounded to the ground, but in the next instant, it fiercely fought back.
Its hard carapace gave it a powerful defense, the heavy hits couldn’t severely damage it, and what little harm was inflicted rapidly healed due to its Regenerative Ability.
The two beasts grappled violently, their attacks thunderous, pounding like drums.
The ground cracked open with massive fissures, and buildings and shops nearby collapsed from the impacts.
Zhu Junhua watched with a cold sweat streaming down, not to mention his subordinates behind him. In such monstrous combat, standing even a bit too close would likely turn them into pulp.
Some were already thinking of beating a retreat, while others looked toward Su Han.
Su Han pondered with a thoughtful expression, thinking, ‘All such good materials. Rock and Soil Control? Or Rock Manipulation? Somewhat similar. And the Corpse Demon Worm is nearly at Third Order Intermediate strength already, its advancement is a bit too excessive.’
It must be known that the Corpse Demon Worm was artificially bred, and although there were catalyzing factors from the rifts in other dimensions, this didn’t change the fact that its essence was based on insect genes, a chaotic mix of various monster genes.
Pieces of the Floating Pagoda Black Armor flew about, transforming into two wing blades that whooshed by, directly severing two sets of tibial scythes.
With its means of attack disabled, the Corpse Demon Worm had almost lost all combat ability after just one encounter.
The Giant Rock Ghoul still had one arm left, but the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon’s dive had already overwhelmed it.
The Chang Crocodile Prison spread out, its black waters enveloping it, pinning it down; blades of black water coalesced on its beast claws, savagely tearing, nearly ripping off the remaining arm.
The leaders were severely injured, and for a moment, both the insect monsters and ghouls simultaneously ceased their movements and surged towards the two Angel Envoys like a raging tide.
However, Su Han remained completely calm because the Mother Nest Ancient Tree was here.
Tree Cage Strangle
The vines steadily tightened, sweeping up monster after monster, constricting and then violently strangling them.
Blades of Light and Shadow emerged from the ground, like dozens of sharp lawnmowers, relentlessly reaping the lives of monsters.
Several Sound Wave Tree Fruits had been long coalescing and fell in places where monsters were most dense.
The explosions were incessant, and a vast number of insect monsters and ghouls were killed by the blasts and strangled by the vines.
The overwhelming wave of monsters scattered in disarray, their numbers still considerable but completely unable to threaten Su Han’s side.
Pets and descendants entered the fray like a legion sweeping across in coordination with the vines, taking the slaughter to its zenith.
The monster legion moved limbs and fingers, slicing through the waves of monsters with surgical precision, strangling them.
And among these vines, four Man-eating Vines quietly launched their attack.
Under the control of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, they had concealed themselves at the locations of the subdued Corpse Demon Worm and Giant Rock Ghoul, harshly biting into their wounds.
A large amount of Paralyzing Poison was injected into their bodies.
The toxin spread rapidly, but Third Order was not like Second Order, and both insect creatures and ghouls seemed to have a greater resistance to toxins.
The struggle continued, but with the suppression from the Scorpion Spider Demon and the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon, it was completely futile.
As large amounts were injected, after a full ten minutes, both monsters gradually fell into paralysis.
The battle decisively won, the monsters no longer had the strength to resist.
And at that moment, the Scorpion Spider Demon and Blood-winged Alligator Dragon finally got free and joined the sweeping carnage with terrifying gusto.
Two full hours of decimation of twenty thousand insect monsters and ghouls, even Su Han had picked up his Pu knives to stretch his muscles a bit.
Sheathed in Black Armor and wielding Pu knives, and with the augmentation of his virile spirit, he kept slaughtering monsters.
Combat was the best catalyst, especially for Su Han’s synchronous development of Perceptive Skills.
After an hour of felling, Su Han had killed no fewer than a thousand monsters.
The Black Armor he wore changed imperceptibly, the armor plates undulating, mysterious and unpredictable.
[Perceptive skill successful, skill Black Armor has advanced to LV2 Floating Pagoda Black Armor]
Looking at the mountain of corpses and the floating armor plates around him, Su Han controlled the vines to gradually dissipate the cage.
The stench of blood was stronger than any before, but Su Han’s attention was elsewhere.
[Alive Corpse Demon Worm found suitable for Fusion. Proceed with fusion?]@@@@