Chapter 654: Twisted Life Will
Chapter 654: Twisted Life Will
"You damn bastard!" The Deviator's provocation had found its perfect target.
Levi's suppressed rage ignited once more.
For over a decade, he had lived underground, evading the Deviator's pursuit.
In the past, he had witnessed intimate companions being confined to livestock cages, only to meet their demise.
Hearing those words again, he couldn't contain the flames in his heart.
"I'll tear you to pieces!" Levi shouted.
The essence he had been conserving for a long-term battle was ignited in that moment.
His angry voice reverberated through the air, causing the air currents to oscillate and overlap, resulting in even more violent and chaotic forces that rushed towards his opponent.
Boom!
In the confined space, the storm raged.
The airflow within the entire cavern became extremely turbulent.
This Deviator, with a seemingly Fifth Phase strength, could only retreat under Levi's relentless assault, and was pinned against the edge of the cavern wall.
Stab!
Just then, the Deviator felt an odd sensation in his chest.
The solid cavern wall extended sharp earthen spikes, piercing his body, clearly bearing the traces of Essence Skills!
Naray, who was providing cover, was taking action!
"..."
"An Elemental Manipulator?" The Deviator's eyes lit up.
Ignoring the gaping hole in his chest, he looked at the dark maze passage with excitement:
"I heard these old friends had been eliminated by the new generation of Awakened, never thought I'd see them again here!"
"Come out, young man!"
"In this place, you probably won't get the subsequent inheritance of an Elemental Manipulator..."
Mid-sentence, the Deviator stopped himself.
It wasn't that he had given up on persuading them to surrender, but he realized his voice couldn't be heard over Levi's storm.
So, he refocused his gaze on Levi, who was charging towards him.
A line of fire was drawn in the storm created by the sound.
With his rich combat experience, the Deviator quickly determined Levi's attack path, and the flesh on his chest began to twist.
Whoosh!
Violet-black tentacles shot out.
Just as Levi was about to reach the Deviator in the storm, the tentacles suddenly lashed out, sending him flying backwards.
The next second, as Levi's injury caused the storm to weaken, the Deviator prepared to advance.
"Hmph, such a young man," the Deviator said with a relaxed demeanor.
In that instant, the ground beneath the Deviator's feet sank, trapping his legs, while the surrounding air became agitated, forming sharp currents that sliced at the Deviator's body.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The swift winds danced.
This Deviator's defense wasn't particularly strong, but his regenerative abilities were astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, he became a bloodied monster in the currents, and these fresh wounds began to heal at a visible rate.
"Indeed, an Elemental Manipulator!" The Deviator was pleased.
He looked towards the direction where Naray was hiding, the source of these skills was in that pitch-black corner!
"Damn monster!" Levi, who had just been knocked to the ground and coughing up blood, stood up again.
He glared at this seemingly indestructible enemy, gripped his longsword tightly, and rose to his feet. He began to compress his Essence Skills to their most subtle state, just as Lin Sai had suggested, focusing on the finer details.
Since direct and powerful attacks weren't effective, he would approach it from a different angle.
The concept of triggering the smallest vibration from sound, amplifying the damage range, and thereby destroying the opponent's internal structure.
"..."
"Stop playing around!"
The Deviator's movements were even faster.
Just as Levi was about to unleash his skill, the violet-black tentacles lunged towards his chest.
At this moment, the Elemental Manipulator, Naray, had just finished casting his skill and couldn't provide support in time.
Levi was about to be impaled through the chest by the Deviator's tentacles!
"Get away!"
Boom!
Arrows and attacks imbued with Essence skills suddenly appeared.
They poured into the battlefield like a rainstorm, repelling the violet-black tentacles that were about to pierce Levi's chest.
The Deviator turned his head and saw more humans emerging from the darkness.
They were other Legion Commanders.
Noticing the intense battle, these warriors abandoned their rest without hesitation.
They all sprang into action, joining the fight to help Levi secure victory!
"..."
"Well, now that you're all here."
"Saves me the trouble of searching for you little ones."
The Deviator's smile remained as he saw the enemies appearing one after another.
He quickly retracted the tentacles he had just extended.
Then, on this rapidly repairing body, a stench-filled essence instantly emerged, enveloping the entire cave in the blink of an eye, filling the air with a nauseating odor.
The Deviator's apparent strength was indeed that of a Phase Five.
But his true nature was not so.
At this moment, he drastically unleashed his power, using four-fifths of his essence as a cost, forcibly unleashing a Phase Six skill far beyond his current stage."
"Ah?"
"My hand won't obey me?"
"Throw your weapons away first!"
The Legion Commanders immediately retreated, trying to move out of the Deviator's attack range.
Whether it was Levi, Naray, or the others, all the Awakened within the cave were affected by the Deviator's skill without exception.
The twisted life will descended upon them.
This power infected the human bodies, rapidly corrupting their flesh with the Corrupting Venom.
Within just a few breaths, everyone felt parts of their bodies rebelling, no longer under the control of their brains!
"Oh?"
"You can resist the twisted will's infection?"
This time, it was the Deviator who was surprised.
His skill of twisting life will should have twisted these lower-stage Awakened into lower-stage Deviators.
But now, the effect was greatly diminished.
It only severely impaired their ability to act.
The reason for the Deviator's incomprehension was simple.
Lindsey had left behind seeds of the Wilted Tyrant Blossom, and consuming them increased resistance to the Corrupting Venom.
All the Legion Commanders had used these items, which was why they hadn't completely turned into monsters.
"Yet another unheard-of thing."
"Besides countering the plague's toxins, there's also a way to enhance flesh resistance?"
The Deviator furrowed his brows.
But then, he thought of something and a smile appeared on his face.
"Well, that's good too."
"You guys with such strong resistance and these interesting bug corpses."
"If I can incorporate them into our skill system, I might just break through my previous limits!"
The Deviator was smug.
Just as he was about to move forward to finish off the others...
In the southernmost passage of the maze, a lightning-fast figure appeared, and a silent arrow flew towards him from the darkness.
(End of Chapter)
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