Free Web NovelChapter 703: Chapter 59: Battle
The red light barrier gradually shrank, a chilling scream echoed continuously from the snow mountain.
Then suddenly.
A black shadow charged towards their camp with the noise of exploding air currents.
Everything happened so abruptly.
Seeing this scene, some immediately retreated, unwilling to face the monster first.
A group of scheming people, where would they willingly sacrifice for others, they were even more despicable than a loose mob.
But the Buddha Son and others clearly understood the situation too, a large quantity of thorns had already spread around the camp, hoping these people could attract the demon’s attention successfully.
Su Changxing and another remained at the back not because they were initially at a more rear position.
He did not attack immediately but leisurely pulled out a handgun wrapped in tattered bandages from his waist, then aimed at the monster and pulled the trigger.
Maintaining a steady rhythm, one shot after another, one clip after another.
To others, he seemed to be attacking with all his might, and as a Tier Seven Extraordinary, he had already exceeded his usual performance.
Indeed, for an Extraordinary with ranged attack methods, staying at the rear was perfectly justified.
Qu Ping also had some dart-like concealed weapons appear in his hands, standing next to Su Changxing, throwing them at the demon.
One couldn’t say these concealed weapons were useless, just not very powerful.
In the forefront, there was the blazing Buddha light, the Buddha Son bore the brunt, first to confront the demon. Behind him, a colossal manifestation of an eight-armed, three-headed Buddha statue almost solidified.
With a resounding crash, more than ten-meter long cracks appeared on the ground in front of the camp.
The Buddha Son, with his strength alone, could fend off the monster’s assault, but his expression was grim, losing his prior calm.
"Foul creature!"
The Buddha Son, eyes wide, shouted, and his originally modest stature began to swell, bursting his robes.
But even so, he could not completely block it; immediately, he was struck back by a swing of the demon’s arm.
At this moment, people in the camp also got a clear look at the demon’s grotesque appearance, which made one shudder, and had transformed further from how Su Changxing had seen it before.
Its body was covered with hundreds of large and small mouths, eerily resembling human mouths, tongues constantly flicking in and out.
Its originally black skin was covered by these mouths, inducing a hair-raising feeling.
Su Changxing’s expression turned grave, realizing this demon had grown in a terrifyingly short time.
Such horrendous growth speed shattered his understanding; if every demon was like this, the world would be overrun by demons.
Something felt off.
It must be the peculiarity of the Land of Slaughter that endowed this demon with rapid growth.
Just like the participants here, who could strengthen through the power inheritance by killing others.
This demon seemed capable of absorbing similar strength, and due to its high life tier, it could grow rapidly.
Previously, he thought the people in the camp would manage to deal with this demon.
But now the situation was amiss, the demon was stronger than anticipated.
The Buddha Son also seemed to realize the issue, no longer holding back, his body radiating intense golden light, the upper half of his body turning into a golden form, like a living Buddha.
[Ancient Buddha with a Green Lamp: Tier Six, Extreme Rank, eyes are Buddha, mind is Buddha, Buddha is me... transforms into an ancient Buddha with utmost Buddha nature, the Buddha in the heart, is Buddha, yet not Buddha...]
As the Buddha Son fully unleashed his power, Su Changxing saw his position.
No wonder he was so strong, turned out to be an Extreme Rank Extraordinary... Su Changxing thought, understanding how the Buddha Son killed earlier, he killed these people in his heart, thus they were also killed by the Buddha.
In his heart, it’s all Buddha, and Buddha would act according to his will.
If this Buddha Son achieved Tier Six, he might be more terrifying and powerful than that old monk.
Although the Buddha Son was forced to retreat, a large batch of red thorns spread on the ground, binding the monster!
This also provided others an opportunity to attack.
When the monster was bound, Liu Wen seized the moment, his longsword in hand began to float up, lots of blue light woven like silk, the next moment the longsword shot out, piercing into the monster’s body, blood spattered.
This was an effective attack.
But Liu Wen’s face drastically changed, the longsword stuck in the monster’s mouth was clamped tightly by its teeth, unable to move.
"How can it be?" He showed a panicked expression, feeling the immense pressure on the blade, ready to break at any moment.
At this moment, he dared not advance further, could only watch helplessly.
With a crisp sound, the longsword was bitten off by the monster’s mouth, fell to the ground, not only broken, but the blade shattered into pieces and was swallowed by the monster.
Immediately, Liu Wen spat blood, his face turning green, seemingly gravely injured due to the destruction of his longsword.
He brought out another similar longsword, holding it, but this time not daring to attack again, seemingly frightened.
On the other side.
Carl seized the opportunity and acted too, in the wind carrying astonishing cold air, wielding the giant sword, charged towards the monster, producing sounds in his run that left clear footprints on the ground.
The monster wasn’t affected by the cold air, it seemed to be bound by thorns, yet as Carl approached, its body began morphing rapidly in a bizarre manner, evading the direct impact of the giant sword, and even lunged to bite at Carl’s head.
Carl’s heart skipped a beat, but he still held something back, creating a thick ice barrier before him.
The ice barrier was bitten through by the monster, but it bought enough time for Carl to escape.
By now, they seemed to have the upper hand, yet this monster appeared to be toying with them, almost with a playful attitude.
The Doomsday Sect Saintess saw things turning awry, and with a wave of her hand, more blood-red thorns spread across the ground. "I’ll bind it, think of a way to seriously injure it. The Demon’s life force is inexhaustible; if we don’t kill it outright, we might end up at a disadvantage later."
Due to its higher life tier, the Demon’s stamina far surpassed that of humans like them, so they needed to exert full strength from the get-go.
But they were all fighting for themselves, how could they give their all?
Even Su Changxing and his companion were holding back, as were many others.
The Buddha Son and a few others were the most dedicated, given it was their initiative, and they were the strongest.
Although Su Changxing was holding back, he still attacked diligently, every bullet hitting the monster.
Primarily, he couldn’t display too much strength, or it would arouse suspicion from others.
A Tier Seven Extraordinary should act like a Tier Seven.
More red thorns entwined around the Demon, gradually restraining its movement.
The thorns’ spikes seemed to absorb the Demon’s blood; the more it struggled, the more blood it lost.
The Buddha Son shouted loudly, and the Eight-armed Ancient Buddha behind him grew even more gigantic and real, you could even see the lines on its palm and the reflective nails.
The giant Ancient Buddha struck the Demon with a palm heavier than its entire body, seemingly to subdue it directly.
Everyone else attacked the Demon simultaneously, with hundreds of attacks almost hitting it at once.
Hundreds attacking at the same time should be enough to kill the Demon; things seemed even smoother than expected.
"A beast is truly a beast, not very bright," Liu Wen laughed coldly, seemingly seeing the scene of the monster’s death.
Others felt the same, even casting hostile looks at each other, as after the monster’s demise, they would be enemies.
Su Changxing frowned slightly, thinking it wasn’t that simple.
He knew this monster wasn’t stupid; it clearly had several chances to escape the binds, yet it didn’t, almost as if toying with them?
"Fall back."
He signaled to Qu Ping beside him, moving to a location further from the monster.
Just as expected.
In the instant the Ancient Buddha’s hand came down, the monster turned into a black light, piercing through the red thorns and arriving before the Doomsday Sect Saintess, going for a bite.
The Saintess saw blood between the monster’s teeth, even fragments of bone—a clear indication of a skull’s tough fragments.
Facing the sudden attack, she didn’t panic, weaving more thorns before her to block the monster’s blow.
With a loud crash, the monster broke through the thorns, opening its mouth to 270 degrees with uncanny speed, aiming at the Saintess.
Too fast.
The Saintess had no time to react.
"Ah!!"
A scream echoed.
The Doomsday Sect Saintess appeared behind, covered in blood, missing an arm.
"Delicious!"
The monster shouted excitedly, chewing the beautiful arm, her fingers sticking out of its mouth, twitching.
The Saintess could barely endure the scene, crouching and vomiting, then wailing loudly, "It hurts so much! Someone help me."
"It hurts! Hurts, hurts, hurts..."
She screamed like crazy, rolling on the ground, her skin and clothes torn by the red thorns.
Su Changxing noticed her spirit was in an abnormal state, but couldn’t tell what caused it.
The ground’s thorns also began to spread uncontrollably with her scream, inadvertently injuring others in the camp.
The monster turned its gaze, becoming a blurred shadow charging into the camp, seemingly intent on chasing down the Saintess, perceiving her as a significant threat.
Someone blocking its way was knocked flying, their body split in half, falling down the mountain in two pieces.
The others hurriedly dodged, fleeing as if for their lives.
At this point, it didn’t matter who the Saintess was, no woman’s life was as important as one’s own.
Many even relished the scene; with these powerful contestants gone, they’d have their chance.
The monster struck down another’s head, crunching it, looking up with slowing speed, appearing triumphant as if claiming this as its territory.
"Delicious, delicious, delicious~"
Its voice grew clearer, resembling that of a human, almost childlike in its naiveté.
For a moment, no one dared to stand against this Demon.
