The starry sky exploded with balls of dark green pus, and the stench of decay filled the nostrils like sulfuric acid, making one nauseous. The twisted pieces of flesh wriggled strangely in the vacuum, and earthworm-like blood vessels emerged from the cuts of the limbs, pulling the scattered limbs back into the body in the blink of an eye. A low roar rolled out of Fan Xiao's throat, and a blue-gray wind blade wrapped in arcs of electricity split the three monsters like a whirlwind. The broken flesh was sewn back together by dark red blood before it could even float away. He spat and cursed under his breath: "How fucking disgusting! What the hell are these things?"

Xingyu's wings suddenly blazed with moonlight. Wherever the light passed, smoke rose from the monsters' rotting skin, emitting a sizzling sound. A stitched monster suddenly opened its chest, its ribs transformed into sharp teeth, biting into the white snake's vitals. The tornado hurled by Fanxiao pulverized it into a pulp. The pulp unexpectedly gathered into balls within the whirlwind, its surface densely covered with spikes, resembling hideous tumors. "What the hell is this?" Fanxiao frowned in disgust. Wind Blade struck again, pulverizing the meatball, only to discover tiny black worms crawling out from the shredded flesh.

"Back off!" The Feathered Snake's tail wrapped around Rosie's waist, sending it hurtling back a hundred meters. A foul, bloody mist erupted in its wake. Jade vines erupted from Rosie's fingertips, attempting to entangle the attacker. The emerald green faded to a withered yellow at a visible rate, and blisters formed on the vines, bursting and splattering dark green pus. She frowned. This thing was too corrosive. She subconsciously summoned her wood-based abilities, attempting to repair the corroded vines, but found little success. Instead, it hastened their withering, and her heart sank.

Over twenty monsters suddenly turned around, their rotting eyeballs locking onto Fan Xiao like wild beasts locking onto their prey. The sound of their sharp claws tearing through the energy shield was like nails scraping against glass, making one's teeth ache. Dark purple slime seeped into the hull along the seams of the armor. A tumor suddenly appeared on the hood of a certain frigate, and the metal shell dripped like melted wax. "Something's wrong." Xingyu's pupils shrank into thin lines as he watched tiny black bugs emerge from the wounds of the monsters burned by his holy light. "They're evolving and absorbing energy!" Before he could finish his words, three stitched monsters with bony wings growing on their backs broke through the defenses. When their rotting bat wings flapped, they scattered maggot-like scales that emitted a disgusting stench. Fan Xiao spat and attacked Feng Ren again, but the scales corroded into honeycomb-like holes. He cursed under his breath, "What the hell is this thing?!"

Rotting flesh and bones exploded into a green mist in the vacuum, while foul-smelling pus splattered against Fanxiao's armor, sizzling with a horrifying, corrosive sound. Three claw marks on his right shoulder were deep enough to reveal the bone, and the blood that oozed out was siphoned into tiny red crystals by the vacuum. Five stitched monsters suddenly piled up into a tower of flesh, the chest of the top one gaping open with a bloody maw. Threads of slime dripping from its fangs shone an eerie blue in the starlight. The Star Feather Serpent's tail swept Rosie back thirty meters, the gust of wind whipped up by its wings, shredding the incoming monsters into hunks of flesh—but the shreds of flesh twisted in mid-air, sprouting new growths, and in an instant, forming an even more deformed form. "Life powers have no effect on them!" Xingyu's pupils shrank to pinpoints. Looking at the honeycomb-like growths on the backs of the newly formed monsters, he realized that these monsters were probably not alive.

Emerald vines erupted from Rosie's fingertips, attempting to entangle the attacker. Their emerald green faded to a withered yellow at a visible speed. Blisters formed on the vines, bursting one after another. Dark green pus splattered on Xingyu's wings, leaving charred marks. "These are... living weapons!" She suddenly remembered the remains of the limbs in the incubator in the lab, and her stomach twisted violently. Her face paled, and her voice trembled slightly. "It's those experimental subjects! They've been transformed!" She suppressed the discomfort in her stomach and tried to remain calm, her mind racing, trying to figure out how to deal with these monsters.

Over twenty monsters simultaneously opened their chests, their ribs turning into spinning bone saws with a piercing, slicing sound. Fan Xiao charged into the throng, his wind blades laced with arcs of electricity pulverizing the three closest to him. However, he was lacerated by the flying bone fragments that slashed his cheek. The blood irritated the monsters, causing their eyes to bulge. Dark red veins shot out from their severed limbs, instantly wrapping around Fan Xiao's ankles. He cursed under his breath and struck again with his wind blades, but the veins entangled him, slowing his movements. His brow furrowed, evidently noticing the strangeness of the veins.

Xingyu suddenly let out a long, clear chant, and a moon-like glow swept across the battlefield. Tiny black bugs emerged from the wounds of monsters burned by the holy light. The bugs exploded at the light, and the mucus they released corroded the seams of Fanxiao's armor. A tumor suddenly formed on the hood of a frigate, and the metal hull dripped like melted wax. Xingyu's face was solemn, and he whispered, "These bugs corrode energy! They're absorbing our strength!" He flicked his tail, lashing out at several approaching monsters, only to find that after tumbling several times in the air, they pounced back unscathed, their bodies seemingly even tougher.

"Retreat!" The Star-Feather Serpent's tail wrapped around the two of them, swiftly retreating. A bloody mist erupted from their location, countless bone spurs emerging like thorns from hell. Rosie suddenly felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end—two invisible bone-winged monsters were lunging at her from a blind spot, their rotting claws only half an inch from her eyes! She instinctively closed her eyes, a strong sense of danger instantly overwhelmed her. She knew that if Star-Feather hadn't reacted quickly, she would have been in grave danger.

"What kind of monsters are these?" Rosie asked anxiously, her voice trembling.

Xingyu struggled to resist the monster's attack and said in a deep voice, "I don't know. I've never seen such creatures before. They... can't sense the fluctuations of superpowers, but their strength is comparable to that of ninth-level superpowers, and they are still evolving."

Fan Xiao gritted his teeth and lashed out with wind blades like crazy, but with little effect. He roared, "Damn it! Are these things indestructible?!"

A monster suddenly pounced at Fan Xiao, its sharp claws stained with a foul-smelling corrosive liquid pointed directly at his face. Fan Xiao was unable to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the claws approached.

"Fan Xiao!" Luo Xi exclaimed, her heart stopping suddenly.

Xingyu flapped his wings violently, trying to rescue them, but was entangled by several monsters and couldn't get away at all.

At the critical moment, a silver figure flashed like a ghost, blocking Fan Xiao's way. Ling Yuan arrived without knowing when, holding a silver sword. The sword light was like snow, and it instantly cut off the monster's claws. He pulled Fan Xiao behind him and said with a hint of coldness: "Stand back, leave this to me."

"Xixi, are you okay?" Ling Yuan asked, his voice low and calm, but with a hint of imperceptible worry in his tone.

When Luo Qian saw Ling Yuan appear, she felt relieved and shook her head, "I'm fine, be careful, these monsters are very strange!"

Ling Yuan hummed softly, and the silver sword danced, a surge of sword energy surging across the sky, instantly forcing back the monsters besieging Fan Xiao. His movements were as swift as lightning, and his swordsmanship was exquisite. Each strike accurately struck the monster's vital points. While he couldn't kill the monsters outright, he effectively stopped their attacks. He exuded a powerful aura, like a guardian angel.

"Lingyuan!" Fan Xiao saw Lingyuan rushing to support him, and the pressure on him suddenly eased. The two of them stood back to back, protecting Luo Qian firmly behind them, and together they resisted the monsters' siege. They often quarreled with each other, but in a crisis, they trusted each other even more.

"Tsk, you're so slow." Fan Xiao was merciless in his words, but the wind blade in his hand, combined with Ling Yuan's sword light, forced the monster to retreat again and again.

Ling Yuan chuckled, swung his sword, and slashed away a monster's claws. His tone was teasing, but his eyes were always fixed on Luo Xi. "It can't be helped. Who told me to come to the rescue when some people are not so mobile? Besides, I have to make sure my Xixi is unharmed."

"Bullshit, I'm just warming up!" Fan Xiao retorted, and the wind blade became sharper. He knew that Ling Yuan was worried about Luo Xi, and he felt relieved.

Luo Xi watched the two men's tacit cooperation, feeling a sense of relief. She knew that with them around, she was safe. But she also knew that now was not the time to relax; these monsters were truly bizarre. She took a deep breath, and once again, emerald green vines formed from her fingertips. This time, she didn't attack the monsters directly. Instead, she wrapped the vines around Xingyu and Fanxiao, forming a thin protective layer. The vines emitted a faint green light.

"This is wood energy. It can resist corrosion a little and speed up your energy recovery." She said softly, her tone firm.

"Okay." Fan Xiao and Xing Yu responded at the same time. They could feel the gentle power, and the corrosive feeling was indeed alleviated a lot, and their bodies felt a little more relaxed.

"Be careful, these monsters seem to be evolving and absorbing our energy." Rosie reminded. She found that the monsters that had been attacked began to grow new organs on their bodies, as if they were adapting to their attack methods, and the corrosive liquid on their bodies also became thicker.

"Evolution?" Fan Xiao frowned and attacked with the wind blade again. This time, he condensed the wind blade into several tiny wind needles, which accurately pierced the monsters' joints, trying to destroy their ability to move.

"What the hell are these things?" Xingyu was also a little annoyed. Although his holy light had a certain killing power on monsters, the effect was not obvious. Moreover, the corrosive liquid emitted from those monsters caused considerable damage to his wings.

"I think... I know what they are." Luo Xi suddenly spoke, her voice trembling slightly, "They are..."

……

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like