I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1366

Chapter 1366: Chapter 1368 Bloodthirsty Chapter 1366: Chapter 1368 Bloodthirsty Entering the vicinity of the main quest item, although the task map doesn't explicitly identify the specific location of the quest item, the game system could still subtly influence the examinees' subconscious, leading them to move toward the designated objective intuitively.

However, such imperceptible influence could only affect the NPC examinees within the game, and its effect on players like Song Jian was negligible. For players, this influence could be a double-edged sword, depending on how they perceive it.

At this moment, Song Jian followed the direction in which the mutated humanoid crocobeast had fled, not because he wished to hunt down the creature but because this was the only passageway leading to the deeper parts of the underground base.

Before long, a distorted metal door appeared before Song Jian, seemingly violently torn off and twisted like a pretzel before being discarded to the side.

Song Jian stood before the metal door and carefully inspected it, even trying to assess its hardness. He discovered that the door was not as fragile as he imagined; if one's strength attribute didn't reach at least two hundred and fifty, it would be impossible to leave even a mark, let alone utterly destroy it as it was now.

“The strength attribute must be at least three hundred and twenty points. Could it have been done by that mutated humanoid crocobeast from before?” Song Jian speculated inwardly. If that were true, then the crocobeast's strength would be even greater than that of the previous mutated terror wolf. Even if Song Jian used the recently acquired “Bloodthirst” skill, he likely wouldn't be able to stand against its immense power in a head-on fight.

“Luckily it was scared off earlier; otherwise, it would have been another fierce battle!” Song Jian felt somewhat relieved. The use of Opening Heaven Style had resulted in his being backfired upon by the skill, with his meridians damaged. For a certain time, his Sword Qi Value would only recover at 30% of its previous speed, and his Chaotic Sword Qi also fell into a cooldown-like state, rendering it unusable.

If the crocobeast had attacked Song Jian at that time, he would have had no choice but to temporarily retreat and wait to recuperate before continuing the fight with it.

Past the metal door was a straight corridor, its floor made entirely of metal and illuminated by a straight line of blue phosphorescence. The ceiling and the walls on both sides also displayed the same blue luminescence. Although the corridor couldn't achieve the brightness of daylight, even ordinary people without the sight to see in darkness would not have their vision affected by the blue glow.

On each side of the wall, there was a metal door every few meters, each embedded with a round glass window that resembled the private rooms in a KTV in the real world.

Song Jian walked to the first door and peered inside; the room behind it contained a surgery table at its center surrounded by some diagnostic equipment, resembling an operating room in a hospital.

While observing, Song Jian continued down the corridor. The first two operating rooms were unremarkable, but the central surgery table in the third contained the mangled remains of a body, appearing as if someone had stripped all the skin from it, an act of extreme cruelty.

Song Jian's brows furrowed as he moved on to the next operating room, only to find several more rooms containing corpses, some appearing human and others resembling beasts, with some surgery tables holding just an arm or a leg. This place must be where they researched the body structures of the mutated creatures.

Clang, clang, clang~
Suddenly, a series of striking sounds echoed in the distance, as if someone was hammering on steel. Song Jian's heart stirred, and he quickly ran toward the location of the noises.

In fact, there was only one path to take here, and when Song Jian reached the end of the corridor, he discovered an open storage room with various dried specimens of strange beasts laid out for viewing but without any value. Among these specimens, there was a small platform only about one meter tall, resembling a simple stone column. On the surface of the column, there were three test tubes, each containing a reddish liquid that shone with the clear brilliance of rubies–a clear sign that they were no ordinary items.

The mutated humanoid crocodile-beast that had previously fled was now frantically attacking the stone platform, apparently trying to obtain the liquid inside the three test tubes. However, a seemingly substantial pale blue barrier about one foot away from the platform stopped the mutated crocodile-beast from getting any closer.

The mutated crocodile-beast used its formidable body to repeatedly ram against the barrier on the surface of the stone platform–the source of the crashing sounds Song Jian had heard before.

Upon seeing the stone platform and its barrier, Song Jian's eyes lit up, but his excitement turned to disappointment as soon as he clearly saw the items on the platform.

Song Jian had initially thought that this was where the meteorite fragments were stored, which were the origin of all strange beast appearances and an absolute treasure capable of promoting further evolution and enhancing strength for them.

It was understandable for the mutated crocodile-beast to want to enhance its strength by acquiring them, but to Song Jian's surprise, the creature seemed particularly interested in the liquid in the three test tubes.

“It seems like the researchers here have developed an evolution fluid to enhance the strength of strange beasts, rather than just meteorite fragments!” Song Jian sighed to himself inwardly.

At that moment, the mutated crocodile-beast also noticed Song Jian's presence; it sharply turned and let out an angry roar at him, seemingly to prevent him from approaching the platform.

However, from the depths of the mutated crocodile-beast's eyes, Song Jian saw a hint of fear and couldn't help but show a trace of amusement on his face.

The louder the bark, the less the bite. Those powerful wild beasts hunting their prey are always silent, daring not to make a sound.

Song Jian drew his Sky-breaking Sword and slowly approached the mutated crocodile-beast. His body had mostly recovered by now, and he could barely manage to perform the Opening Heaven Style. However, any creature killed by the Opening Heaven Style would be directly annihilated, from body to soul. The mutated crocodile-beast before him was strong; devouring its soul might even increase the proficiency of his Thousand Swords Art.

With this thought, Song Jian activated the “Bloodlust” skill, and immediately, a crimson glow appeared all over his body.

“Whoosh~”
A faint sound of cutting through the air was heard as Song Jian's figure flickered, wielding the Sky-breaking Sword and slashing fiercely at the mutated crocodile-beast. A dazzling sword light burst through the air, while a ferocious glare emerged in the eyes of the mutated crocodile-beast. Cornered and with no escape, the instincts of the beast finally exploded; it growled and with a push of its legs, it pounced towards Song Jian.

Chapter end

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