One person: Starting with the Snow Drinking Blade

Chapter 206 Destroying the Monsters

Nie Lingfeng's eyes narrowed. Deep within this base, countless monsters similar to Dong Cheng before him, or even more terrifying ones, were imprisoned—monsters "contaminated" and modified. If they were all released, the consequences would be unimaginable! This Dong Cheng had been completely consumed by hatred and madness; in his quest for revenge, he was willing to drag the entire base down with him, and might even affect the outside world!

"Your revenge will kill many innocent people, including researchers and guards outside who may not even know about it," Nie Lingfeng said coldly.

"Innocent? Hahaha!" Dong Cheng laughed maniacally. "Here... there is no innocent! Anyone who can enter the core of this base... is Qu Tong's lackey! They are all accomplices of the 'Council'! They all deserve to die!! As for those low-level scum... so be it! To be buried with me for my revenge... is their honor!"

Its mind has clearly become completely distorted and extreme, making it impossible to communicate with it using common sense.

Nie Lingfeng remained silent. From this crazed fusion entity, he had obtained crucial information, but he had also seen an extremely dangerous and unstable "collaborator." Cooperating with it was tantamount to seeking help from a tiger. But refusing it might immediately provoke its attack, or even cause it to sabotage their infiltration plan in other ways (such as by roaring loudly to attract guards).

Just as Nie Lingfeng was weighing the pros and cons and quickly thinking of a solution, Chen Duo behind him suddenly spoke softly, with a hint of confusion and certainty:

"Nie Lingfeng is lying."

"Hmm?" Nie Lingfeng turned to look at Chen Duo.

Chen Duo pointed at Dong Cheng, who was agitated and writhing, her clear, bright green eyes stating, "The most 'stinky' and 'disgusting' part of his body... isn't the wounds and pus... it's here."

Her little finger pointed to the depths of Dong Cheng's throbbing abdominal cavity, to the vaguely visible, pulsating, dark red organ that resembled a giant heart or tumor.

"The 'thing' inside... is 'laughing.' A very, very evil laugh. Its talk of 'revenge'... is a lie. It wants to trick you... into going to that 'sanctuary'... and then... eat you. Or... let the 'thing' inside... eat you."

Chen Duo's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap, echoing in the quiet stairwell.

Dong Cheng's wildly flailing tentacles and bone claws suddenly froze. The madly flashing light in its compound eyes instantly solidified, staring intently at Chen Duo. The intense malice and chaos in the air seemed to suddenly become... chilling and calculating.

Chen Duo's words were like ice water thrown into a boiling oil pan, instantly freezing Dong Cheng's frenzied and twisted performance. His compound eyes, which had been flashing wildly, seemed to be paused, fixed firmly on Chen Duo's delicate yet resolute face. The intense malice and chaos in the air, after a brief pause, abruptly changed, shedding the superficial resentment and madness belonging to "Dr. Dong Cheng," and settling into a deeper, colder, and more...pure predatory calculation and greed.

"The... aura of the phoenix..." Dong Cheng's (or rather, the thing controlling this pieced-together body) voice changed. Gone was the hysterical emotional fluctuation; it became flat, hoarse, like a rusty gear spinning aimlessly, each syllable carrying a metallic friction, exuding an inhuman indifference and assessment. "Interesting... Not only can you sense the call of the 'Holy Blood'... but you can also see through... the disguise of the 'Core'... Your bloodline... is very pure..."

Its gaze slowly shifted from Chen Duo to Nie Lingfeng, its compound eyes subtly adjusting their focus as if re-examining its "prey": "It seems... simple deception... won't work on you. So..."

Within the ruptured cavity of its abdomen, the dark red, pulsating "core" that Chen Duo had pointed out suddenly accelerated its beating! Like an activated engine, it emitted a dull yet powerful "thump! thump!" sound! With this heartbeat, Dong Cheng's entire assembled body began to undergo even more violent and ominous changes!

The dark green membranes and tendons on its body surface, as if injected with a potent catalyst, proliferated, expanded, and hardened wildly! In an instant, its size nearly doubled, becoming more bloated and deformed, but also exuding an even more dangerous aura. Half-meter-long, gleaming, eerie green bony blades extended from the tips of its bone claw arms; its tentacle arms split into numerous tiny, black, fleshy tendrils tipped with suckers and barbs, flailing wildly in the air, their secreted mucus dripping onto the ground, corroding small pits in the concrete. The membranes on its mangled head also thickened and hardened, forming a carapace-like structure, with several compound eyes protected within the gaps of this carapace, gleaming with a cold, cruel red light.

A surge of dark energy, far more powerful, condensed, aggressive, and chaotic than before, erupted from its body, like viscous, highly toxic ink, instantly filling the entire abandoned sample room! The "failed samples" in the culture tanks seemed to be stimulated, and began to convulse and writhe more violently in the turbid liquid, emitting indistinct groans of pain, while the tank walls banged against each other.

"Since you refuse to obediently become the 'key' and 'nourishment'..." The monster, now fully revealing its true form, declared in a flat, hoarse voice, "Then... I'll serve as... the final 'appetizer' before the 'Sanctuary' is activated. By devouring you... my 'core' can fuse more perfectly... with this body... and I can... get closer to 'His' grace..."

Before the words were even finished, its enormous body, covered in hardened flesh and bone spurs, slammed into the ground with a terrifying speed completely at odds with its bulky appearance! Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the concrete floor! Like a cannonball, it hurtled towards the fire door, carrying a stench and chaotic energy! Thick, bony claws tore through the air, five eerie green claw shadows slashing down with a mournful shriek! At the same time, its tentacle arms, splitting into countless fleshy tendrils, swept in from the side like blooming flowers of death, sealing off all escape routes!

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Its attack was a full-force, deadly strike! Clearly, after Chen Duo exposed its disguise, it abandoned all tricks and only wanted to devour these two "prey" containing pure bloodline power as quickly as possible!

"Chen Duo! Step back!"

Faced with this thunderous attack, Nie Lingfeng's eyes were as cold as ancient ice. Instead of retreating, he advanced! He took a half step forward with his left foot, and his right fist was drawn back to his waist. The dark golden power within his body, which had been fused with the three divine artifacts and was ready to be unleashed, erupted like a dormant volcano!

There was no use of the Snow Drinking Blade, nor any elaborate techniques. Against this corrupted, forcibly pieced-together monster, any fancy skills were superfluous. What was needed was the purest, most direct, and most destructive force—power! And, the divine fire that purified all impurity!

"Qilin True Form—Activate!"

With a deep, authoritative shout, dark golden flames erupted around Nie Lingfeng! These were no longer the restrained, surface-covering flames of before, but rather a tangible, blazing outer layer of fire! His figure seemed to grow taller within the flames, his muscles becoming even more streamlined and perfect, brimming with explosive power. His eyes turned a pure dark gold, nebulae seemingly swirling within their pupils, their opening and closing radiating a divine light, carrying an aura of supreme authority!

Faced with the tearing green claw shadows and the swirling poisonous whiskers, he simply and directly threw out his right fist, which was held at his waist!

"boom--!!!"

The fist was thrown, and there was no sound. Not that there was no sound at all, but rather that all sounds—the explosive roar of air being torn apart, the deafening clashing of energy, the piercing screams of monsters—were forcibly suppressed, devoured, and annihilated by the domineering power and will contained within that punch! Only visible, dark golden ripples, a mixture of blazing flames and icy majesty, spread outwards from his fist like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, with a thunderous boom!

Wherever the fist struck, the five sharp, eerie green claw shadows vaporized and dissipated instantly, like icicles hitting the sun! The black, venomous whiskers that swept across the sky, covered in corrosive slime, were like hair thrown into flames, breaking off inch by inch, burning, and turning into ashes under the sweep of the dark golden ripples!

The fist, without any embellishment, landed squarely on the center of the monster's chest, which was covered in hardened flesh and bone spurs and was ramming towards it!

"puff--!!!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a dull thud, as heavy as a hammer striking rotten leather.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at this moment.

The monster's massive, charging body froze in mid-air, as if a pause button had been pressed. The frantically proliferating and hardening flesh and bone spurs on its surface melted and collapsed instantly upon contact with the fist, like snowflakes thrown into boiling oil! The dark golden energy contained within the fist, carrying terrifying purifying and annihilating power, surged through its defenses like a raging torrent, overwhelming all its defenses and forcefully pouring into its body!

"Ughh ...

The monster finally made a sound, no longer the flat, hoarse, inhuman tone, but a mixture of Dong Cheng's remaining consciousness's painful howls, the sharp hiss of his heart core being impacted, and the indescribably shrill screams of the various biological tissues that were forcibly fused together, all expressing their instinctive fear!

Centered on the spot where Nie Lingfeng's fist landed, its chest sank inwards as if struck by an invisible, immense force, creating a shocking crater! Dark green pus, shattered internal organs, broken bones, and frantically writhing tendons and proliferating tissue mingled together, gushing out like a fountain from its back and from wounds and orifices all over its body!

Immediately afterwards—

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss—!!!"