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Chapter 878: Breaking the Form and Unlocking the Mind
Chapter 878: Breaking the Form and Unlocking the Mind
As the Snow Lady Sword pierced the brainoid, the creature violently trembled, and the surrounding voices turned into intense shrieks and hisses.
Chen Chuan felt the tremors and struggling force on the sword, but his grip remained steady without a hint of wavering.
At this moment, strands of luminous mist emerged from the sword and enveloped the entire brainoid.
The surrounding sounds grew louder, and the sound waves seemed to transform into a tangible force, not just affecting the brainoid but also causing the entire tree to tremble.
One could see the heads curled up in the branches changing color one by one, and the originally scattered light on them gradually faded, as if the brainoid was extracting nutrients from them," Chen Chuan observed.
However, it was to no avail. Chen Chuan stood firm like a reef in the ocean, unmoved by the invisible mental waves and spiritual assaults.
The brainoid's influence was blocked at the periphery of his biomagnetic field, and the enveloping milky white mist formed a cocoon around him.
As time passed, more nutrients were drawn from the tree trunk and branches, causing the once vibrant tree to slowly wither and lose its luster. The leaves and branches withered and turned grayish-white.
Chen Chuan's gaze remained fixed on the brainoid, sensing the life force within it gradually dissipating. In the final moment, it seemed to emit a human-like wail, and the surrounding branches trembled violently once more. All the commotion around him finally came to a halt.
He maintained his stance for a moment, then slowly withdrew the sword from the nearly decayed shell of the brainoid. As he did so, he felt something and reached out his hand. An object broke through from within and flew into his palm. He took a look; it was a plump, fruit-like object, entirely covered in a certain shade of crimson, with a rough surface.
Was this... a relic?
Had this tree grown to such an extent because of this object?
As he pondered, a cracking sound came from beneath his feet. The branch he was standing on developed fine cracks, and the tree trunk emitted creaking sounds as the cracks spread. The surrounding branches began to break, falling from above.
After witnessing this, Chen Chuan leaped down from mid-air, twirling the long sword in his hand. When he landed on the ground, he thrust the sword into the sheath, and the blade clanged as it slid back into place.
At that moment, a loud noise came from the tree behind him. The massive tree trunk could no longer support its weight and collapsed instantly. As it fell to the ground, the impact caused the soil and rocks above to tumble down as well, creating a cloud of grayish-white debris that danced in the air before slowly descending.
Chen Chuan turned to take one last look. The shattered brains had transformed into scattered clouds of mist, seemingly liberated, rising upwards in the bright light shining from above.
He stood for a while, then picked up his sword and walked out, but as he stepped on the soft mud, he heard the sound of something breaking.
He glanced down and saw a pile of white bones, some of which seemed to belong to children. They should have been buried in the soil, but the tree's roots had unearthed them.
Just from what he could see, there were over a hundred skeletons, and based on the shapes of the bones and the remnants of clothing, most of them likely came from the Convergence Zone, with a small portion from the Great Harmony people and the old imperial soldiers.
The extra brain tissue on the branches must have been taken from these people.
After a brief pause, Chen Chuan followed the passageway of the underground space and climbed a stone-paved staircase to the outside, where he found himself in a large hall.
A large group of people lay prostrate, originally kneeling but now unconscious due to the impact of his mental power. In front of them were several severed heads, neatly arranged on a platform, seemingly prepared as "offerings" for the True Form Tree.
Chen Chuan looked at the people on the ground. This tree might have been their means of survival, but once it grew, it was destined to constantly devour flesh and blood, and its appetite would only increase.
Especially with its craving for the leap of life, it would eventually surpass the town's capacity, and the townspeople themselves would become the sacrifices.
This outcome seemed almost inevitable.
He didn't pay much attention to the people on the ground. Even if they regained consciousness, they would only retain their most basic physiological instincts due to the impact of his mental power.
As he walked out of the hall, he glanced downward.
A figure appeared there, a Third Limit Fighter as indicated by his biomagnetic field. This person had not been affected by Chen Chuan's earlier mental assault and was rushing in with a furious expression. However, upon seeing Chen Chuan, his anger instantly turned to terror, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Chen Chuan glanced at him and then averted his gaze, continuing his ascent as if ignoring him.
After Chen Chuan left, the man revealed a look of secret joy. But this expression had barely surfaced when suddenly, bumps appeared on his body, and a similar situation occurred on his face. His anomalous organs were growing uncontrollably.
He noticed the anomaly and immediately tried to suppress the abnormal growth, but these anomalous organs didn't listen to him. They began to proliferate rapidly and kept growing out from beneath his skin.
In just a short while, his entire body became a deformed mass of flesh. These flesh masses initially squirmed frantically, but after a while, they became completely still.
At this moment, Chen Chuan didn't need to exert much strength against fighters below the limit. He only needed to use his mental power to induce the anomalous organs within his opponent's body, making them believe they had obtained abundant nutrients within the body. Then, they would actively absorb the body's nutrients and grow frantically until they sucked a person to death. Without a host, they naturally couldn't survive either.
Not long after, Chen Chuan followed the stairs and returned to the high ground. There were some town residents and armed guards standing there, trembling in fear.
Although the guards held guns, they were extremely nervous, their gun-holding hands slightly trembling, they stared at him with fearful eyes, but at this moment, none of them dared to shoot at him. Some were even shouting desperately, telling the armed personnel below to lower their raised gun muzzles.
They had witnessed the previous scene and now rumors were spreading in the town that the "True God" they worshipped had angered Da Shun, so a fighter had been sent to clean up.
As residents of the Converged Land, they understood the profound meaning behind the term "fighter" more deeply than those in the Central City.
Chen Chuan didn't bother with these town residents, whether they were involved in those matters or not. He couldn't possibly distinguish them one by one. The next step was to leave it to the Defense Department and the local military to handle.
He walked back towards the exit, and at this moment, several off-road vehicles drove over and stopped one after another in front of him. The car doors opened, and Bao Mi excitedly rushed out. He turned to Chen Chuan, saluted him with great excitement, and said, "Sir, please get in the car!"
The mercenaries in the other cars, who had served with him before, also saluted excitedly. They had already guessed from his previous performance that the person before them was definitely a fighter.
They had actually accepted the employment of a fighter? And were even acting together? If they boasted about this, probably no one would believe them!
Chen Chuan nodded to him and everyone, then sat in the passenger seat of the off-road vehicle. Bao Mi got in and carefully asked, "Sir, may I ask your surname?" He quickly added, "If it's confidential, then I won't ask."
Chen Chuan said, "It's fine. I came here to verify something, and I couldn't reveal it until I was sure. Now the matter is resolved. My surname is Chen, Chen Chuan."
In fact, most people here hadn't heard of his name because fighter information wouldn't be easily disclosed to those below.
Bao Mi's lips trembled slightly, and he said excitedly, "I heard from my comrades in the army that the Conquering General of the Old Imperial Court was killed by our fighter with his fists. I thought it was the old principal, but it's said to be another person, could it be..."
Chen Chuan hummed in agreement, "Yes, I killed Wei Zhongyu."
Bao Mi's breathing quickened, and his whole body trembled slightly, both physically and mentally.
Chen Chuan said, "Bao Mi Captain, let's go back."
"Yes!"
Bao Mi started the car and headed back the way they came. He said, "Captain Chen, rest assured, I guarantee we'll return to Deep Valley City before nightfall!"
The convoy soon arrived at the checkpoint where they had passed earlier. It had already been occupied by the mercenaries.
They hadn't exerted much effort earlier. When that wave of mental power rushed towards this place, even though it had weakened by the time it reached here, the guards were still affected. Only these mercenaries seemed unaffected, so they took over the checkpoint very smoothly.
After the off-road vehicle sped out from here, everyone was excited, frequently glancing at the car where Chen Chuan sat. It was unimaginable that they were sitting with a fighter.
Previously, some of them had received guidance from Principal Yao, but Yao Zhiyi only made an appearance and left, and the actual guidance was done by the staff below. This kind of direct contact was a first for them.
With this excitement, the convoy sped through the wasteland and returned to Deep Valley City before nightfall.
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(End of Chapter)
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