Chapter 94: Deeply Concealing Deeds and Fame
The Mutant’s core had just been attacked, so it was sure to be on guard and wouldn’t leave it exposed so easily again.
Besides, even if the Mutant wasn’t on guard, he would likely have to risk life and limb again, just like before, to get another chance to strike its core.
And this was no joke. One wrong move and he could be thrown into its mouth and swallowed whole, or its venomous fangs could puncture a blood vessel, leaving him to suffer from both poison and massive blood loss.
Shen Ling’an had no desire to attempt something so dangerous again.
A thought struck him, and he remembered his teammates.
At a time like this, he couldn’t be bothered with showing off or establishing his authority. Staying alive was what mattered most.
Seeing that the Mutant hadn’t turned its attention back to him yet, Shen Ling’an quickly looked around for help.
But a glance around told him that no one was free.
The snake-like Mutant was facing him, while the smaller Mutants had engaged all the other team members present.
Although the remaining Mutants were small, they were incredibly fast, weaving through the crowd like flashes of lightning. Before the team members could even realize what was happening, they were bitten.
The venom caused their skin to rapidly decay, and the injured team members collapsed to the ground, writhing in unbearable pain.
Meng Donghua had also joined the fray. He nimbly dodged the Mutants’ attacks, watching the people around him fall one by one. He knew they had stumbled into a real hornet’s nest this time.
He glanced at Shen Ling’an’s situation out of the corner of his eye and knew in his heart that Shen Ling’an had little chance of taking down that snake-like Mutant on his own.
An idea began to form in his mind. He would break away and go back to get help from Lu Jingyu.
But just as he was about to make his move, he realized that at some unknown point, a large number of small Mutants had appeared behind them.
They had been surrounded without even realizing it.
Escape was impossible. Meng Donghua could only steel himself and focus on dealing with these Mutants first.
These Mutants, just like the giant snake-like one, were covered in scales like a pangolin’s armor.
The team members’ attacks landed on the scales to no effect.
Meng Donghua’s forte wasn’t offense to begin with, so he didn’t fight them head-on. Instead, he focused on self-preservation amidst the siege, looking for a chance to escape and find Lu Jingyu.
Shen Ling’an took in the situation and, realizing no one could help him, once again thought of escape.
But he and the snake-like Mutant were now trapped in the center of a circle formed by the smaller Mutants. There was no chance to run.
Just then, the snake-like Mutant retracted its injured core. Its vertical pupils narrowed into thin slits as it glared at the man who had wounded it.
Although its pupils were no longer visible, the sense of danger emanating from it was palpable.
The next second, the snake-like Mutant shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, transforming into a flash of lightning as it charged at Shen Ling’an.
Behind Shen Ling’an was the encirclement of Mutants; there was no room to retreat. With the snake-like Mutant closing in, he could only brace himself and fight.
But he knew he didn’t stand a chance if he just charged in like this.
He immediately ripped open his shirt and quickly released the seal suppressing the berserk state within his body.
’He couldn’t afford to be arrogant; only by going berserk would he stand a fighting chance.’
Dark green markings rapidly spread across his entire body as a dark green aura swirled around him.
Using his last shred of sanity, Shen Ling’an controlled his body and met the snake-like Mutant head-on.
BOOM!
After the massive explosion, Shen Ling’an, now in mid-air, had actually managed to halt the snake-like Mutant’s charge.
During the stalemate, the aura from Shen Ling’an’s body began to creep toward the snake-like Mutant.
This aura made the Mutant grow agitated and restless. It began to thrash its body wildly, trying to shake Shen Ling’an off.
But Shen Ling’an’s hands were like hooks, gripping the Mutant’s body tightly.
Seeing that it couldn’t shake him loose, the Mutant suddenly carried Shen Ling’an with it as it slammed down heavily toward the ground.
If Shen Ling’an didn’t get out of the way, he would surely be crushed into a paste by its massive body.
But Shen Ling’an remained completely still. Just before they made contact with the ground, he drew his weapon again.
He channeled the dark green aura into the weapon and aimed its tip at the Mutant.
Based on his previous attempts, this weapon was useless against the Mutant’s scales.
But this time, enveloped by the dark green aura, the weapon actually managed to smoothly pierce the Mutant’s scales.
Furthermore, the dark green aura seemed to have a corrosive effect, rapidly spreading from the wound into the Mutant’s body.
It actually corroded a large hole right through the snake-like Mutant’s body.
Shen Ling’an was lucky; he happened to be standing right where the hole was, so he wasn’t thrown off.
Having narrowly escaped death, Shen Ling’an was somewhat astonished, standing stunned in place without reacting.
But in his berserk state, he was soon drawn in by the scent of blood and charged the Mutant once more.
Perhaps having learned its lesson, the snake-like Mutant was now on its guard.
To escape Shen Ling’an, it actually mimicked a gecko shedding its tail, biting off the pierced section of its own body to quickly create distance between them.
Sniffing the scent of blood, Shen Ling’an charged madly toward the Mutant.
And perhaps spurred on by the scent of blood, the smaller Mutants also went into a frenzy, darting into the crowd with even greater speed and grievously wounding the team members.
Shen Ling’an pursued the fleeing Mutant, but it suddenly reversed direction and charged at him again.
Caught completely off guard, Shen Ling’an had no time to react and was forced to take the full force of the Mutant’s charge with his own body.
Under normal circumstances, a blow like that would have certainly sent Shen Ling’an flying.
But in his current berserk state, Shen Ling’an withstood the Mutant’s attack head-on.
Man and Mutant were locked in a stalemate in mid-air.
And just then, a figure appeared silently beneath Shen Ling’an and the Mutant.
At that moment, Shen Ling’an’s eyes were fixed only on the Mutant, and the other team members were focused solely on surviving the ordeal. No one noticed the figure.
The figure produced a small porcelain vial from their clothes, carefully opened it, and then forcefully threw it, splashing its contents onto the Mutant’s body.
A yellow liquid flowed from the porcelain vial. When it touched the Mutant’s skin, it acted like some kind of corrosive fluid, instantly burning its flesh with a SIZZLING sound.
Unlike the damage caused by Shen Ling’an’s dark green aura, this liquid corroded the Mutant’s body and spread rapidly.
Within a few breaths, it had corroded away more than half of the Mutant’s body, revealing the stark white bone beneath.
Witnessing this, the figure’s lips curled into a smirk before they disappeared back into the crowd.
The liquid continued to eat away at the Mutant’s body, yet throughout the entire process, the creature seemed to feel nothing at all.