Chapter 362 : Abomination Monster
Chapter 362: Abomination Monster
Under the moonlight, the dense mist that covered several kilometers churned with a chilling and eerie aura.
From a distance, it resembled bloated flesh soaked white in water, constantly writhing under the influence of some external force, giving people an intensely nauseating feeling.
That sensation was especially pronounced in the darkness of night. In particular, not long after Zhou Ming's clone entered the dense mist, the constantly rolling fog suddenly became even more violent.
Hovering in midair, Zhou Ming immediately became vigilant when he noticed the abnormal changes in the dense mist enveloping Xiaolin Base.
Just as strange murmurs echoed from within the mist, an inconspicuous strand of green silk pierced through it and shot toward Zhou Ming like an arrow released from a bow.
Seeing his clone revert into a strand of green silk once more, Zhou Ming's expression immediately became solemn. After all, the strength of his clone was comparable to a High-level Professional Rank expert.
Could it be a Transcendent-level existence?
With a thought, he reached out and caught the green silk before him.
The next moment, everything the clone had experienced inside the dense mist instantly flooded into his mind.
"So Xiaolin Base has already fallen into an abnormal space. In that case, I'll resolve this directly from the outside."
Knowing there were tigers in the mountain yet deliberately walking into it was something Zhou Ming would never do.
Entering the enemy's territory and placing himself in danger—wasn't that simply asking for trouble?
Without any further hesitation, Zhou Ming immediately entered his strongest state.
As an ominous radiance bloomed beneath the moonlight, he directly transformed into the Spirit Molting Giant Serpent.
A colossal serpent over a hundred meters long instantly appeared in the wilderness, releasing an overwhelming pressure that erupted like a volcano.
Covered in black armor, it reflected the moonlight with an icy metallic sheen.
At the same time, the unknown existence within the dense mist seemed to sense the approaching danger. The fog instantly became even paler and filled with the aura of death.
The next moment, like a tsunami erupting or mountains collapsing, it surged toward Zhou Ming with overwhelming force.
Mixed within it were countless chaotic murmurs, as though cursing Zhou Ming for failing to save the surviving people.
"Get lost."
Faced with the attack on his Spiritual Consciousness, Zhou Ming, in his Spirit Molting Giant Serpent form, let out a furious roar. The Predator's Might of his innate force field instantly dispersed it.
At the moment the eerie mist froze in place, Zhou Ming immediately unleashed his strongest technique.
"Sand Convergence Secret Technique · Poison Art · Withering Flower."
To achieve a one-hit kill, Zhou Ming mobilized every ounce of power he possessed.
His innate force field, Crimson Halo, Snake Race Enhancement, and bloodline power merged into a torrent that activated his Transcendent organ, the Gallbladder of Extreme Poison.
As the spell took shape, a sinister flower bloomed within the serpent's jaws.
The purple flower looked extraordinarily eerie. At the same time, an aura of death that even ordinary people could sense spread outward in rippling waves.
Faced with Zhou Ming's killing move, the unknown existence within the dense mist also became incomparably frenzied.
The murmurs grew incessant. As the mist churned, figures carrying axes emerged from within it, while countless curses condensed into a bizarre force that swept toward Zhou Ming.
However, standing outside the mist, Zhou Ming was barely affected.
Purple flower petals drifted downward, creating ripples as though landing upon the surface of a lake, while terrifying toxins began eroding the dense mist.
The originally pale mist gradually became stained with an earthy yellow color, falling to the ground like yellow sand carried by a violent gale.
Confronted with the corrosive poison of the Withering Flower, the unknown existence inside the mist immediately reacted.
The mist itself began turning ethereal.
It resembled a mirage.
Visible, yet impossible to touch.
The Withering Flower spell, which had originally eroded one corner of the mist, now found it difficult to expand its gains any further.
Perhaps transforming several kilometers of land into an illusory state was also extremely taxing for the unknown existence. As such, it chose not to remain on the defensive indefinitely.
Within the hazy and illusory light, a monster dozens of meters tall appeared before Zhou Ming.
The monster had been formed from the fusion of hundreds upon thousands of corpses. Its humanoid body was covered with hideous human faces, while both hands gripped a gigantic axe that was rotten and battered.
Although it appeared rusted beyond repair, Zhou Ming could clearly sense the power of pollution attached to the axe.
At the same time, the hundreds upon thousands of grotesque faces continuously uttered vicious curses, ultimately forming a pollution halo similar to an innate force field.
"A monster formed from fused flesh and spirit entities? It resembles the legendary Abomination."
Souls filled with boundless hatred were forever imprisoned within rotting flesh, unable to find release, causing them to harbor extreme hostility toward all living beings.
After discerning the monster's abilities, even Zhou Ming found it rather troublesome.
The creature clearly possessed terrifying close-combat capabilities, while its entire body was reinforced with various curses and powers of pollution. Once he was injured, he would inevitably be severely affected.
As Zhou Ming was contemplating, the Abomination-like monster did not remain standing still.
With a deafening roar, it strode through the air and swung the gigantic axe in its hands.
Its overwhelming power stirred violent winds, compressing the surrounding air until it became as solid as steel.
Even before the gigantic axe arrived, Zhou Ming already felt himself imprisoned by the surrounding air, while hatred-filled curses began interfering with his consciousness.
"Sand Convergence Secret Technique · Snake Scale Protection."
Snake scales the size of washbasins bloomed with pitch-black radiance, combining with his innate force field to form a protective barrier covered in serpent scale patterns.
"Boom..."
The next moment, beneath the moonlit night, where even the moonlight itself seemed to disappear, a thunderous explosion erupted.
In an instant, deafening shockwaves rolled across the heavens as the surrounding energy particles became violently turbulent, combining with the explosion to produce a devastating blast wave.
The enormous commotion was immediately detected by Tiemu Base dozens of kilometers away, where various energy detection instruments emitted shrill alarms.
Upon the western city wall of Tiemu Base, Gu Donghai, Ji Changfa, and the other senior officials gazed toward the direction of Xiaolin Base, their expressions filled with concern.
Whether it was the disturbance caused by Zhou Ming and the Abomination monster or the warnings emitted by the detection instruments, everything indicated that a Transcendent-level existence had appeared at Xiaolin Base.
If Zhou Ming failed to resolve the situation, then before Alliance reinforcements arrived, Tiemu Base itself might face the danger of annihilation.
The battle outside Xiaolin Base was not only detected by Tiemu Base.
The Alliance Headquarters' Academy of Sciences and Military Headquarters also discovered the sudden appearance of abnormal Transcendent-level energy fluctuations within Alliance territory.
Beyond Blue Star's atmosphere, the Heavenly Eye Satellite, forged through Transcendent means, immediately locked onto Xiaolin Base.
Inside the vast command room of Military Headquarters, Zhou Ming in his Spirit Molting Giant Serpent form and the Abomination monster appeared on an enormous display screen before everyone's eyes.
"Why has a Lord-level Ferocious Beast suddenly appeared inside Alliance territory?"
"And what exactly is that disgusting monster?"
Upon seeing the scene before them, one of the military's senior officials immediately questioned it.
"Major General Luo, that isn't a Lord-level Ferocious Beast. It's Zhou Ming, who accepted the support mission from Tiemu Base."
The one who spoke was none other than Feng Tianyun.
Although he served as the commander of the City Defense Army responsible for safeguarding Alliance Headquarters, that was merely one of the positions he held concurrently as a powerhouse possessing Transcendent Characteristics.
After all, even Alliance Headquarters would never truly assign a Transcendent expert to do nothing but guard the front gate.
After hearing Feng Tianyun's explanation, someone immediately reacted and began retrieving Zhou Ming's top-secret intelligence files.