Chapter 610: Planting Flowers
Chapter 610: Planting Flowers
"Roar!"
Another arrow struck its target, hitting the Deviant directly.
The Deviant, who had been about to flee, let out a roar. The sound emanating from his throat lost its human quality, resembling more of a monster's cry.
The same intense pain occurred twice, deepening the damage to his very soul.
Under such direct and fundamental harm, the Deviant's human form began to crumble.
His will could no longer control his flesh, and his entire body ruptured, with blood and flesh oozing out.
In just a few seconds, a giant, writhing flesh tumor in the form of a caterpillar completely replaced the human shape.
"..."
At that moment, Lindsey took quick steps to catch up.
Just as the Deviant was about to escape, several human figures with normal physiques appeared in an underground tunnel in the direction of its flight.
"Huh?"
Lindsey's pupils constricted, and through the mist, he saw that they were other low-stage Deviants.
Right in front of this gigantic caterpillar-like monster.
These lower-stage Deviants were grabbed and stuffed into its mouth.
Accompanied by a few horrifying chewing and swallowing sounds, the wounds on the giant monster's body began to heal.
And even more incredibly,
Even the soul damage caused by the Extinction Blade seemed to be partially recovering as the Deviants consumed each other!
"Devouring flesh?"
"It can even affect the state of the soul's essence through the transformation of flesh."
Lindsey watched the scene before him.
Aside from feeling absurd, a sense of nausea welled up within him.
Perhaps anyone with a normal sense of aesthetics would find this sight uncomfortable.
"Healing your injuries? Die!"
The next moment, Lindsey leaped high into the air, his hand now holding a flaming longsword.
This time, he chose the combination of the Lava Surge Sword and the Extinction Blade, and he also activated the effect of the Ice and Fire Emblem from his equipment list.
Without using any special items,
This was almost the most powerful attack Lindsey could muster at the moment!
Boom!
Another small explosion erupted in the cave.
Although the Deviant was in excruciating pain and his body distorted, his consciousness remained, and he did not give up resistance.
After healing his wounds by consuming other Deviants, he grabbed two more and directly merged them into his body.
Shhhlack!
Guided by the essence, a long sword made of shinbones and twisted flesh was drawn from his own body, clashing with Lindsey's sword in midair.
The impact sent bones and flesh flying in all directions.
The Deviant's eyes, filled with pain, now held a look of despair.
His skill was indeed formidable, but no matter what, he couldn't match Lindsey, a 'pay-to-win' player.
The combination of several high-level equipment pieces, coupled with Lindsey's inherent strength, made this attack surpass the limits of what a fifth-stage Awakened could endure.
The instant the two blades collided,
The seemingly larger and more dangerous flesh giant blade was cut in half by Lindsey's sword, and the flaming blade then pierced through the Deviant's body, slicing him in two.
Clatter!
Lindsey had split the Deviant in half, and putrid flesh and blood gushed out, slowly flowing on the ground.
Blazing flames continued to burn relentlessly.
"It's over," Lindsey sighed in relief, preparing to collect the materials from his prey.
He had thought the battle was completely finished, but his cautious nature prompted him to open the map, only to find that the red dot representing his target was still there!
"Not dead yet?"
Linsey abruptly halted in his tracks, his expression turning grim as he tightened his grip on his weapon. "Split in half? That's absurd!"
After a few seconds of waiting, he noticed the absence of any struggle or counterattack from the bisected corpse on the ground. It was as if his caution and the map's indications were nothing but a farce.
He opened his Hunting Notes once more, only to find that the kill count remained unchanged. The consistent data left him with no choice but to rely on his reconnaissance skills for further investigation.
[Deviator - A Deviator in a state of death. Its fifth-stage memory, Mutation Rebirth, is using Essence to reconstruct flesh, slowly restoring its vitality.]
"So it's dead, but not completely?" Linsey's eyelids twitched. Just as the skill description suggested, this Deviator was indeed dead, but with a difference from ordinary corpses.
The creature was in a state of resurrection. If Linsey were to leave its corpse behind and depart, perhaps in a decade or so, these massive lumps of distorted flesh would reintegrate, restoring the Deviator's original life.
"Resurrector, Deviator..." Linsey shook his head in awe. "Just witnessing this ability to reverse life and death is enough to comprehend the danger of the Abyssal Sect."
In his heart, he gained a deeper understanding of the nature of this sect. The ultimate power to extinguish all things, a desecration of life's flesh miracle. Perhaps only such potent Awakened Arts could have posed a significant threat to the entire universe in that ancient era.
Linsey promptly activated his skill combination clues, and the method to completely eliminate the Deviator was soon revealed before him.
[Completely eliminate the Essence within its body; use acid erosion or fire to utterly destroy its flesh; employ attributes opposite to its own to dismantle its ability structure; seek out its counter and completely devour it.]
"..."
"Devour it completely?"
The simplest method at Linsey's disposal was to release flames and burn the corpses to ashes. The Deviator was already powerless to resist, making this task effortless.
However, he suddenly recalled the Wilted Tyrant Blossom he had just acquired. A strong urge to experiment prompted him to take out the seed.
"If it truly accelerates reproduction, planting more seeds in the Insect Gorge might expedite the purification process..."
Crack!
At that moment, sounds echoed from the cave ahead. Linsey turned to see several low-level Deviators emerging from the underground caverns, their numbers dwindling without their highest-level commander.
These ordinary Deviators moved with significantly reduced agility, resembling aimless zombies wandering through the underground tunnels. A few lower-level Deviators noticed Linsey standing there and approached out of instinct.
However, due to Linsey's Withered Claw Mark equipment, they were unable to discern his human identity. They merely sniffed curiously at his scent before meandering around the bisected corpse.
"Heh..."
"Oh, and there's you lot too."
Linsey smirked with disdain. He strode over to the bisected corpse, kicked away a Deviator, and selected a spot where the flesh was mangled and easily absorbable. There, he buried the seed of the Wilted Tyrant Blossom.
Linsey then drew his bow and aimed at the Deviators roaming nearby. "You're just in time as well."
"Stay here and become fertilizer for my flowers!"
(End of Chapter)
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