Witch Special

Lin Zhenxi's decision to transform the Wildhammer wasn't a whim or a way to kill time. Knowing that the monster base below was formidable, Lin Zhenxi naturally needed more information. Currently, she knew very little about the base. She only knew that the giant monster was quite formidable, but beyond that, she knew nothing about them.

Lin Zhenxi disliked this severe lack of information. Even if she believed that a thousand-meter-deep earth collapse would be enough to crush most creatures, what if something unexpected happened? For her own safety and the proper completion of the signal amplification tower, Lin Zhenxi needed to know more about the monster base deep underground.

The Wild Hammer, who has become very powerful after the transformation, is the best candidate for pathfinder.

After completing the Wildhammer's transformation, Kinos couldn't wait to take the newly reborn Wildhammer for a comprehensive test. The test results could no longer be described as simply satisfactory, but should be described as perfect and impeccable.

Of course, that was just Kinos's opinion, and Hayashi Maki herself disagreed. After all, Hayashi Maki had a certain aesthetic aspiration, and the Wildhammer was her creation, after all. The result was a figure now covered in bulging muscles, resembling a demonic muscleman, which was completely inconsistent with Hayashi Maki's aesthetic.

In the past, Wildhammer, while muscular, was still considered a fitness expert. Even so, Lin Zhenxi paid little attention to Wildhammer's affairs. He simply tinkered with him, brainwashed him, painted some magic patterns on him, and then abandoned him to become a hero, without much concern or attention. And what about the Wildhammer now? If he were to paint his skin green, he'd look like a fat green man with a shaved head—utterly unsightly.

In Lin Zhenxi's opinion, the Wildhammer now had only two arms and two legs, aside from a nose, two eyes, two ears, and a mouth. Compared to humans, the Wildhammer was clearly more like a freak of this world. The more crucial issue was that there was no point in saving it; as the battle unfolded, it would only grow uglier and uglier...

The Wildhammer no longer possessed any of the inherent qualities of a human, but was instead a balloon of human skin controlled by a demonic core, filled with flesh and blood enhanced by the Kinos Factor. If it weren't for the outer layer of demonic skin that restricted the Wildhammer's form, it would have become a barely recognizable humanoid mass of flesh and blood dripping with blood.

That's a complete weirdo.

The magic core colored the flesh, and the flesh enveloped the magic core. Guided by the Wildhammer's original soul within the magic core, the flesh did not grow randomly, but instead expanded continuously within a humanoid form. However, this humanoid form was only a human form, as flesh itself represented a profoundly uncontrollable state. The magic core could only control the general shape. As for the outermost layer of flesh, whether it developed any strange growths, the magic core had no power to restrict or control it.

Therefore, the outermost layer of flesh and blood needed to be covered with a layer of enchanted skin, painted with magical patterns by Lin Zhenxi, to act as a barrier. The flesh and blood could not break through the skin's framework and could only expand continuously within it. The result was like inflating a balloon, the skin bulging with flesh and blood underneath. If the flesh and blood weren't inherently strong, robust, and powerful, the seemingly overdeveloped "muscles" beneath the skin would have begun to wriggle on their own.

That wouldn't be a devil muscle man, it would be a parasite, which would make people wonder if some terrible thing that escaped from a laboratory or came from outer space had entered the Wild Hammer's body.

But speaking of the matter, although the Wild Hammer's current appearance completely did not meet Lin Zhenxi's personal aesthetic taste, making her want to burn this terrifying thing to ashes, its various data were truly terrifying in terms of its capabilities.

The flesh beneath the skin provides this body with terrifying brute strength and near-complete immunity to attack. As long as the magic core remains intact, the Wildhammer will rapidly recover from any severe damage. The magic core is mysteriously protected, rendering simple physical attacks ineffective. Even more terrifying, the Kinos Factor grants the flesh the ability to eliminate flaws and continuously evolve. As long as it survives a blow, it will rapidly develop corresponding protective measures, and its own flesh will become even stronger.

Beyond the immortality granted by his flesh and magic core, and the ever-strengthening physique he's constantly strengthening through his efforts to improve, the magic patterns Lin Zhenxi has painted on his skin are also a major highlight. Previously, Lin Zhenxi had only painted a few animal patterns on the Wildhammer, imbuing it with animalistic traits. However, ordinary animals ultimately have their limits; even the strongest individuals cannot withstand the cold of a gun or the fiery heat of an explosion. Now, thanks to his own increased magical power, Lin Zhenxi has unlocked many patterns that were previously inaccessible due to his limited magical power. As a result, the Wildhammer's magic patterns have undergone a dramatic upgrade, leaping from ordinary animals directly to the level of magical beasts, or more accurately, sacred beasts.

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise, these are the new magic patterns that Lin Zhenxi drew on the body of the Wild Hammer after careful consideration.

While simply stacking patterns could grant the Wildhammer more abilities, too many beast patterns would require consideration of spatial layout. Stacking all those beast patterns would be a complex undertaking. Furthermore, if too many beast patterns were drawn, their size would inevitably be affected. The clearer the details, the better the effect. Given that the artist's skill level remained constant and couldn't be significantly improved quickly, increasing the detail of the drawing could only be achieved by increasing the size of the patterns.

Moreover, although different magic patterns will grant different abilities, many magic patterns have abilities that overlap with each other, but the effects of magic patterns after activation will not increase as a result. Therefore, the selection of magic patterns is also a major issue that requires careful consideration.

After careful consideration and repeated deliberation, Lin Zhenxi chose the images of the four sacred beasts from the traditional culture of the Flower Clan as the subjects for his magic patterns. These four patterns were painted on the left arm (Azure Dragon), right arm (White Tiger), chest (Vermillion Bird), and back (Black Tortoise) of the Wild Hammer.

Don’t ask why there is still such a large piece of skin left on the lower body. Why doesn’t Lin Zhenxi use it? She doesn’t want her eyes to be burned.

The highly detailed Four Sacred Demonic Patterns bring the Wild Hammer a rudimentary power of the Four Symbols, including but not limited to the ability to manipulate the attribute changes of the Five Elements, the ability to control the energy of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the "number of days" derived from the power of the Four Symbols.

The so-called destiny is: Azure Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right, Vermillion Bird in front, Black Tortoise behind. Even if all the enemies in the world were to join forces, who would dare to stand in their way? Translated, it means: Even if the enemy were to challenge all the enemies in the world, who would dare to stand in their way? It emphasizes an unwavering determination to advance forward and always win.

As someone with a magical bent, Lin Zhenxi shouldn't have known about this kind of Eastern Taoism. But Lin Zhenxi had a teacher who defied common sense. Under the guidance of that knowledge-gathering witch, Lin Zhenxi was like a dry sponge thrown into an ocean of knowledge, flooding her head with all sorts of knowledge. As a result, she knew a lot of things that seemed unrelated to magic.

According to the purple-haired witch, knowledge is knowledge, its boundaries artificially defined. Upon deep learning, all knowledge leads to the same truth. There is one, yet also everything; it is the origin of chaos, yet also the manifestation of order. Gathering various pieces of knowledge, piecing together the puzzle of cognition to find the door to truth, is her most simple and essential pursuit as a seeker of knowledge.

Although the master's words were simple and his tone was very plain, Lin Zhenxi was still shocked by the grandeur behind these words, and he admired his master for having such lofty ambitions.

Indeed, due to his diverse knowledge, Lin Zhenxi discovered that magic, Taoism, sorcery, true qi, internal energy, mental force, and telekinesis—these numerous names representing extraordinary powers—all share a common influencing factor: mystery. The more profound, the closer to the truth, the greater the mystery. As long as the stability of this ballast of mystery is maintained, the boundaries between these extraordinary powers are indeed not so clear.

However, there's a counterexample. While "mystery" embraces everything, it's uniquely incompatible with science. This is a problem even Lin Zhenxi's master couldn't resolve, and it's the direction she's striving for. Perhaps by finding the intersection between mystery and science, integrating them into a single framework, she'll finally find the truth she's been searching for. However, for Lin Zhenxi, this incompatibility, and the inability of science to interfere with or explain the mystery, presents a wealth of advantages.

Not to mention anything else, if this world had no knowledge of mystery and was a world purely dominated by science, Lin Zhenxi's work in this world would definitely not be as smooth as it is now.

After testing by Kinos, Wildhammer's strength in his normal state has surpassed that of Asura Rhinoceros Beetle in its initial burst state. Whether in terms of speed, strength, or resistance to blows, they are all exceptional. During the test, a straight punch from him, after a moment's accumulation of power, even directly collapsed a small hill. With this power, if Wildhammer were to run rampant in a city, it could easily destroy it in an instant. Currently, the heroes of the Hero Association, aside from the top-ranked ones, seem to have difficulty stopping Wildhammer from destroying other cities.

A crisis that could destroy several towns—a Dragon-level disaster.