It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

The rain spirits, holding long spears, ruthlessly pierced their flesh, isolating the spreading epidemic here.

All of this made Bai Lin, who had seen countless corpses, want to vomit. The God of Wilderness beside him patted Bai Lin's shoulder and said like comforting a child,

"Good boy, good boy, don't throw up. I just treated you to a big meal. If you throw up now, I will be very sad."

Bai Lin glared fiercely at the God of Wilderness beside her. She couldn't help but suspect that this woman had just prepared such a big meal for her just to create a contrast and make her vomit here.

But she was too lazy to argue with the God of Wilderness at this moment, so she didn't say much.

"And then, I just stand here and wait for that thing to come out and that's it?"

Bai Lin shook off the nausea and vomiting in his chest and asked the God of Wilderness beside him, but the God of Wilderness did not answer. The one who answered Bai Lin was Yu Ling who had just stabbed a black creature to death.

"Ah, yes, that guy wakes up at a fixed time."

Chapter 594 Listen to me, hold your breath first

Bai Lin looked up at the Yu Ling who was speaking. Like the Yu Ling he had seen at the settlement's entrance, they were wearing masks. A string of purple flower chains dangled from their chests. The delicate fragrance of the small flowers was tinged with the scent of scorched earth. The bouquet at the end also looked as if it had been burned, constantly being eroded by the black gas that swirled around it.

"Is that thing on your chest a tool to fight the plague?"

Once she entered the working state, Bai Lin's brain was still very useful. She immediately guessed so and asked the other party. Yu Ling also nodded in response to Bai Lin.

"Yes. To fight these plague-born beasts, we are constantly at risk of being infected and gradually losing our combat effectiveness. This is a protective flower cultivated and blended by the villagers through careful testing. It can temporarily resist the erosion."

"Unfortunately, time is so tight. There aren't many resources to fight the plague, and they're being consumed relatively quickly. So the village arranged for those of us who are the best fighters to take turns guarding here."

After listening to the other party's words, Bai Lin thanked him for his explanation and then began to think. Since arriving here, Bai Lin herself has also felt some adverse reactions, and these reactions are gradually deepening. Even though she is poison-resistant, she still has these reactions. Therefore, she must need this amulet to facilitate the battle against the "harmful beast".

The problem is, they can't even use it all, and they're still wasting so much...

At this moment, Bai Lin felt someone pat her shoulder. She turned her head and found that Huang Shen was looking at Bai Lin with a very mysterious smile. She squinted her eyes and asked meaningfully,

"Get ready and hold your breath first."

"Huh?! What are you talking about…"

This nonsensical statement naturally left Bai Lin somewhat bewildered, so she didn't follow the instructions of the God of Wilderness. Immediately afterwards, a very pungent floral fragrance completely overwhelmed Bai Lin's brain, as if injecting a large amount of mint into her body, with a somewhat cool and tingling sensation that penetrated from the soles of her feet to her head.

The reason why all this happened was that a large number of petals suddenly appeared out of thin air in Bai Lin's armor. They filled up all the extra space in the armor, allowing Bai Lin to wander in the waves of flowers. When Bai Lin came to her senses, she glared at Huang Shen in anger, and Huang Shen said very sensibly,

"I warned you."

Seeing the God of Wilderness like this, Bai Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and then took another deep breath. The fragrance of the flowers that made her mind overly clear also made her mind much calmer. She temporarily gave up the desire to swear at the God of Wilderness, and the God of Wilderness continued,

"As for supplies, you don't need to worry too much. Now that you're my walker, it's not a big deal for me to conjure some insignificant items from you. However, the rain spirits will have to use what they have prepared themselves."

"Of course, seeing how reluctant you seem... If you don't want me to transform you into little flowers and want to just use your body to bear the plague, I can also consider helping you make the flowers disappear."

The God of Wilderness spoke in a very human tone, with a gentle and considerate tone that pricked Bai Lin's nerves. Bai Lin seemed to have become numb to the actions of the God of Wilderness. She actually thought calmly for a moment and quickly replied,

"I didn't do anything with it, so keep it. When it's not enough, change some more for me."

Are you kidding me? Someone sent you medical resources and you didn't use them, didn't take any precautions, and used your mortal body to fight the plague? That's just bullshit.

"Besides this, I will also allocate some of my power to serve as an external barrier, allowing you to better resist the plague. I will also replenish the flowers as much as possible when they run out, and..."

The God of Wilderness waved his free hand, making half a body length, and directed Bai Lin's gaze to a prominent cliff edge that was slightly higher than the surrounding area. On the ridge, a moonflower was proudly blooming.

"Well, I thought it through, didn't I?"

The God of Wilderness asked this question, but his tone didn't contain any intention of seeking credit. Instead, it made Bai Lin feel an inexplicable malice. Bai Lin glanced at Yuexia Tan over there and immediately understood something. This meant that in this battle, Bai Lin had the guarantee of "being able to die." The God of Wilderness deliberately introduced this point at this moment, which also meant that -

The God of Wilderness believed that Bai Lin would face death in this battle.

No matter how many times she died, death was always a torment for Bai Lin. But since she had to go to the scene, she had no choice but to sigh, take the hand of the God of Wilderness from her shoulder, and then said,

"If my losses are too great, I must pay more."

The loss didn't refer to Bai Lin's psychological loss, but mainly to the experience she would lose due to death. You know, losing levels also means her combat effectiveness will decrease, and if she dies too many times, it won't be worth it.

"Okay, I'll agree to your little request."

The God of Wilderness didn't bargain with Bai Lin, or rather, she had already completed the bargaining. Bai Lin, having received a response, hummed silently, then looked towards the filthy valley before him.

Perhaps because the valley looked so horrific, today's dusk seemed even more depressing than usual. Inky clouds gathered above the horizon, giving the impression of impending storm. Bai Lin clutched his sword and shield, adjusting his mindset to remain as calm as possible.

Black clouds, seemingly unknowingly gathered at the horizon directly in front of them, completely obscuring the setting sun, leaving only a hint of the setting sun's light etched on the edges of the dark clouds. They swirled and swirled, devouring the sunlight and drawing the attention of everyone on the cliffside.

The deep black vortex that swallowed up all light, as if to devour everything, began to grow violently, transforming into an even more dignified darkness. Following the sound of shattering glass, the feeling of cutting and stinging followed her gaze and also entered Bai Lin's body. Her body subconsciously froze, and when she regained her consciousness, she noticed -

It turned out that it was not the clouds that were drifting down, but the ethereal space in front of them that was stained with the black turbine.

Chapter 595 Plague Beasts

The world that should have been complete gradually began to crack, revealing a series of indiscernible scars, one after another. The black scars on the earth began to roar and tremble, frantically extending their tentacles and gradually converging towards the center of the vortex.

The vast expanse of scorched earth took on a deeper, rotten gloom. Polluted, trampled, and gradually cracked, revealing a maze of problems lurking beneath the surface. The vortex in the sky also dripped down the black and red flesh. Its sticky texture and unpleasant color were like contaminated blood, making anyone who looked at it feel numb.

This situation is continuing. The vortex is pulling in everything around it, but it also has the malice to completely devour all the beautiful things in this world.

Gradually, the wind died down, and the cloud-like cracks that had drifted through the air gradually solidified. They shrank continuously, becoming like a black sun, standing in the very center of the world before everyone's eyes. Then, with a loud bang, they sent a thick, sticky liquid splattering in all directions like a massive wall.

Bai Lin immediately raised his shield, only to discover that the God of Wilderness, having likely anticipated this, projected a faint energy barrier before them, repelling the disgusting matter. As the black and red matter fell helplessly to the ground, it crawled toward the center of the valley like tiny vermin. Following their path, Bai Lin saw a scene that shocked him.

At some point, the filth that had surged from the ground had completely merged with the decay that had flowed from the cracks. When the clouds and mist parted, and the black curtain fell, the vicious aggregate fully revealed its claws.

It was a gigantic worm, stretching from head to tail, several inches taller than the cliff itself. Three massive, spiraling mouths clung to its front. From that side, one could almost glimpse twisted organs within its mouthparts, tangled and wriggling. Above its head, countless eyes clustered together like a honeycomb, and scattered around its head, their compound eyes twisted and twisted, casting a strange gaze across the world.

Just looking at that strange eyeball was enough to send chills down one's spine, let alone being glanced at by it. It was like a giant monster licking your face with its tongue. It was disgusting and terrifying. That sight was definitely something no normal person could endure. Even Bai Lin felt deeply uneasy and involuntarily touched the knife in his hand.

In addition, it has two thick long arms that branch out from the bottom of the front end. The top of the long arms is shaped like a human face. It is more accurate to say that they are another head rather than an arm. However, these two heads can unfold like petals, revealing the disgusting rotten matter inside, which is obviously even more disgusting.

The rest was the underside of its body, covered in tentacles that hung like curtains on either side. They looked like mold growing on a plant, trembling freely in the wind. But the problem was, there was no wind; it was simply the body itself that was moving these densely packed, countless tentacles.

The other person's whole body is constantly moving. The herpes that are clustered together, the scars distributed in various parts of the body, and the scab-like substances are even constantly falling off, forming new wounds, spraying out some liquid and then forming scabs again, and the process is constantly repeating.

Evil and harm, spread and proliferation, this is one of the extremes of disaster.

pestilence

Bai Lin clenched the weapon in her hand. Although she was extremely nervous, she did not want to swallow her saliva. Perhaps it was because in front of such a thing, Bai Lin had no desire to swallow anything. She looked at the God of Wilderness next to her, and the God of Wilderness floated to Bai Lin's side with a smile on his face, and uttered two words lightly,

"Add money."

Bai Lin rolled his eyes at the god, then leaped towards the canyon in front of him, plummeting violently towards the ground, and uttered a sentence,

"Even if you don't pay me, I'll do it. After all, this is the main goal we agreed on from the beginning, and I have some idea of ​​what I'm doing. But if you can pay me, don't forget it later."

Soon, Bai Lin crashed to the valley floor, a faint cloud of dust rising from her surroundings. In the gloomy dusk, a brave warrior in heavy black armor stood amidst a valley emitting the scent of plague, facing a similarly hideous beast shrouded in a black aura.

The other creature seemed to have immediately noticed the human standing before it. Its compound eyes, large and small, all turned in this direction. At the same time, some black matter that hadn't gathered on the other creature's body crawled towards it like small insects. Bai Lin simply studied the other creature, observing it without making any move.

The confrontation between the two was like an army of hundreds of thousands facing off against a single individual. The single individual looked on fearlessly at the army of a hundred thousand, yet didn't know where to begin. The army, on the other hand, looked at the single individual, wondering why he wasn't afraid, and they were extremely suspicious, not daring to make a move, until—

The figure of the God of Wilderness chased after the falling Bai Lin. She instantly merged into Bai Lin's body. An inexplicable force drove Bai Lin to raise his weapon and prepare a stance, and then charge forward. The voice of the God of Wilderness resounded in his ears.

"What are you standing there for? I'm not giving you more money just to see you show off by confronting him. Hurry up!"

"F*ck, I wanted to wait for it to attack first. I didn't block and build up my energy bar, so I couldn't even scratch it with my knife! If you like manipulation so much, why don't you just use my body to fight it from beginning to end and let me watch the show!"

Bai Lin immediately started lashing out at Huang Shen. It was like someone asking you to be their assistant, then pointing at your screen for a long time, and then finally just pressing your hand to do the work. Bai Lin didn't need to elaborate on how frustrating this feeling was; it was clear from her disregard for her image.

When she was really controlled by the God of Wilderness and pounced upwards, she could only gather her strength and thrust out the machete in her hand, which was like a small nail compared to the opponent's body. However, the result was somewhat beyond Bai Lin's expectations. The knife actually penetrated and caused damage!

Chapter 596: If You Can Enter, You Can Fight

Although it was indeed beyond Bai Lin's expectations and caused some damage, the rotten flesh and juice that splattered everywhere were quickly replaced by new juice. As for the black lumps that fell around, they were either swallowed up or dissolved into the ground.

The beast didn't seem to be affected by Bai Lin's attack. After all, the wound he had just inflicted was only that small. However, this did successfully draw the beast's attention to Bai Lin. With its mouth wide open, streams of foul liquid, mixed with some insect-like clots, streamed down towards Bai Lin.

Of course, Bai Lin didn't dare to take it head-on. Whether judging from a tactical or physiological perspective, Bai Lin didn't want to be touched by such a thing at all. However, since the opponent had such a long-range attack capability, and he could only inflict damage in close combat, he certainly wouldn't choose to retreat in this situation.

So, Bai Lin bent his knees, concentrating, and leaped forward in one leap. Since I can't see your tail from the front, I'll move backwards and attack from places that your hands and head can't reach!

She held the blade to her side, but did not swing it immediately after standing firmly, because she could hear the sound of strong wind breaking through the air. She saw the long arm shaped like a human head bending from the side of the ground and sweeping towards Bai Lin.

Seeing that she couldn't dodge in time, Bai Lin took a deep breath and raised the shield in her hand. In an instant, the violent impact sent her body flying. She felt a surge of energy and blood in her body, and her whole body was numb from the shock. She was thrown into the air and had no place to stand.

Even more dangerous was the opponent's free arm, which opened like a flower petal, and bit directly at Bai Lin. The current situation was extremely embarrassing. Even if he could withstand this blow with his body, how could Bai Lin resist the subsequent attacks from the other two arms?

The answer is, if you don’t take this blow, you don’t have to worry about any subsequent problems.

Bai Lin, floating in the air, forced herself to take a deep breath. Although her body was sent flying backwards by the irresistible force, which she couldn't stop at the moment, she could use her powerful waist muscles to slightly change the direction of her drifting in the air.

At this speed, even the slightest shift could significantly alter the situation. Her body instantly flipped halfway through the air, and she faced the pursuing arm head-on. Simultaneously, her hands had already intertwined, and sparks like starlight gradually emanated from the intersection of the iron tools.

Energy Release Attack: Long Blade

The locked shoulder bones relaxed, and the force that had been straining Bai Lin's arm was now released from the blazing tip. The flames instantly grew several meters, like a raging wave of flame, surging like a wind, fiercely striking the beast's gaping maw, perfectly piercing its interior. A laceration instantly appeared within the opening, and a flood of flames clung to the edge of the arm.

Although it didn't appear to have been seriously injured, the attack still caused the beast to let out a deafening roar of pain. The extremely piercing sound was shaking and tormenting Bai Lin's nerves. However, despite the torture, the beast temporarily stopped pursuing because of the pain. Bai Lin landed safely on the ground, got a brief respite, and the flame blade in his hand also subsided.

Fortunately, this guy's screams are not as strong as those in the game. Although it is a bit dirty, it is not that disgusting...

"I just put earplugs in your ears. Are you grateful?"

Just as Bai Lin received the information and analyzed the opponent's known abilities, the voice of the God of Wilderness sounded at a very opportune moment, seeking credit. Bai Lin, already in combat mode, ignored her and tilted his body to the side, lowering his blade slightly, assuming a calm, seemingly prepared stance.

Soon, the piercing scream ceased, and the beast's entire body began to swell. Its already unusually broad frame continued to expand rapidly, instantly bulging into a large, glowing, red-glowing sac. Then, with a roaring sound, a flood of filth erupted from its body like a wave, spreading its erosion indiscriminately around it.

As expected. Since this creature was so large, it certainly wouldn't stop attacking immediately after injuring its arm. It would have to have a way to pursue it. It had just been fooled by its own agility, and since its head and arms hadn't moved again, it would probably spray some AoE through its body.

Bai Lin seemed to have seen through all of this. She let out a long breath, and the flickering flames once again slashed out from her shield.

The reason she had chosen to release energy instead of directly shaping it into a long blade was to save some energy before the opponent's attack arrived. But now, facing this kind of attack, sharpness is much more important than widespread heat. Now is the perfect time to summon the long sword and deal with the enemy.

At the same time, it is also the time to review the results of recent training.

The swordsmanship that Yamashita Kanon taught Bai Lin was called Yanyu Maha, which sounded like the kind of fancy, chuunibyou names you'd find in a Sakura-style setting. However, compared to the current anime, it was a bit more old-school. The swordsmanship she taught was also quite old-school, requiring a great deal of experience and understanding to unleash its full power.

This is probably the reason why after selecting talented people, they still need to teach them according to their aptitude. An ordinary person may spend their entire life and still not be able to fully understand one aspect of sword skills. Therefore, even if Bai Lin is as smart as she is, Yamashita Kanon also tested her. And the conclusion of the test is naturally -

"You learn all of them from me."

Everyone must have known what kind of person Yamashita Kanon was. Even someone like her would have expressed her approval of Bai Lin in this way. And Bai Lin lived up to her expectations, memorizing a large number of moves in just one day. Although they didn't quite master them, they could still use them in subsequent practice.

Bai Lin already has sufficient martial arts skills, and with the training over the past few days, she has long been confident that she can apply these moves in actual combat.

Chapter 597: Guessing the puzzle: A skill that will definitely explode

Will this knife be able to lead Bai Lin out of danger? Although the answer has not yet been revealed, Bai Lin's heart is already filled with ambition. Since he has chosen to swing the knife, he must believe that his attack will not fail!

In this situation, the first move she chose was naturally -

Iai.

A short metallic clash echoed. In this gloomy valley swirling with foul miasma, a fresh breeze surged into the sky. The sound of the air breaking through was like the humming of a slash, trembling on the blade. Unknowingly, Bai Lin had already changed her stance, the hand holding the long sword raised high into the air. The flames on the long sword suddenly expanded, like the morning star in the night sky, tearing a hole through the huge wave of sewage. The entire wave of filth fell behind Bai Lin, not a single drop splashing on her body.

Speed, power, Bai Lin's physical abilities, and her skill, brought the blade's sharpness to perfection. After striking with the blade, she thrust her arm backwards with a powerful blow, slowly retracting her hind leg, which had been straightened from the support force. Simultaneously, her other hand followed suit, gripping the blade tightly with both hands. As the tip of the blade lowered to her leg, she exerted another burst of force, her entire body swirling and twisting, and another swift, blazing blade danced in a perfect curve before her.

A flash of fire, a horizontal blade danced, leaving a deep wound on the beast's body, which had shrunk slightly due to the explosion. Although this wound was more severe than the previous sword strike, it was quickly covered by the beast's rhythmic flesh.

Bai Lin frowned, slumped down and exhaled, steadying her body. She slashed again, slashing forward. Just as she was about to strike a third time, continuing the pursuit, an unusual vibration rose from beneath her feet. She immediately became alert, not caring about the slash, and strode sideways. Although she had left the ground, she still circled around the harmful beast.

She raised the blade in her hand, carefully protecting it in front of her in a neutral position, and looked towards where she had stood before, preparing to face the incoming attack. However, the restless ground showed no sign of an attack. At that moment, three eye-catching words in black on a white background flashed in Bai Lin's mind:

Mistake.

The beast's massive body collapsed heavily to the ground, rapidly rolling towards Bai Lin. Given its weight and size, even a mere collision with Bai Lin would likely result in serious injury, let alone crushing him.

There were probably only two possible reasons for the ground shaking: an underground attack, or the vibrations caused by a giant creature moving. Bai Lin had rarely encountered giant monsters recently. The last one she faced was a Manjushaka, so she subconsciously ignored the latter's situation.

In addition, because she did not want to create distance to facilitate another attack, she did not move outside the body of the harmful beast, which led to her being caught in a difficult situation again.

To put it bluntly, I just had too much fun and wanted to get more weapons.

Bai Lin rolled backwards quickly on the spot. She placed the blade of her body under her feet, and while jumping up, she spun the flaming blade in her hand in the air like a ring of fire, flipping several times in the air like an acrobat.

Although she temporarily dodged the opponent's rolling crush by leaping, something even more terrifying followed. The beast's taller front limbs were already standing upright. Its main brain didn't move with the rolling body, but instead stared directly at Bai Lin, spewing out a large amount of concentrated miasma, a polymer mixture of black water. Its remaining two arms twisted wildly like wheels, lashing out at Bai Lin frantically.

From a human perspective, this type of attack is beyond common sense and extremely brutal. In Bai Lin's eyes, this attack is dangerous enough to be worthy of its brutality.

A long-range wave, plus two long arms for close combat. He was in the air, and it was because of a misjudgment that he forced his body up. Now it was obviously very difficult to do anything else in the air.

Even though Bai Lin's mind was clear now, she couldn't escape the foreshadowing of her previous mistake. She gritted her teeth, held the knife, and cursed in her heart,

"Fuck, these monsters have all sorts of weird moves, it's hard to defend against them."

There was no other way. Even in dire circumstances, she shouldn't give up. If she gave in, even her last chance of struggle would be completely gone. She concentrated on the blade, her body suspended in mid-air, raising it high. The remaining crimson flames converged at a single apex, and she unleashed a fierce aura and immense energy from her unstable hands, sending them out as far as she could.

Bai Lin then returned to her body, carrying the smoldering iron blade. The blast of miasma and liquid that had formed from the blade's impact was largely dispersed, but a significant amount of residual debris still splattered onto Bai Lin's body. It rapidly corroded her armor, tainting her blood. The pungent odor and the sickening sensation that permeated her body traveled through the wound and her nasal cavity, corrupting her consciousness and piercing her soul.

But Bai Lin couldn't bear to cry out in pain anymore. She gritted her teeth and threw herself wholeheartedly into her clasped hands. Soon, the expected blow struck her, the immense force sending her flying. One of the opponent's arms opened its petal-like mouth and bit into Bai Lin's body. After swung her wildly for a few seconds, it bit off part of her body, throwing the remaining half directly out.

A thunderous sound echoed as a projectile crashed into the rock, and Bai Lin's shattered body huddled against a rock face. From her thigh to her shoulder, her upper body had been completely torn off, dripping with crimson blood. Furthermore, the plague's erosion instantly broke through the petals' defenses, wrapping around Bai Lin's body and eroding her perfect form bit by bit.

Perhaps because of the serious injuries, her eyes were dull, and as for herself, her nerves were paralyzed and she had almost lost her vision.