Chapter 100 - 78: Monster Civilization
"Wait for me!"
Luo Qian fumbled to grip the heavy Hunt Falcon III Energy Pistol, his adrenaline surging. He gritted his teeth and desperately tried to keep up with Lin Yi’s retreating figure.
Having lived a pampered life, it was only now, running amidst the earth-shaking tremors and doomsday atmosphere, that he truly understood the gap between a Martial Artist and an ordinary person.
Fortunately, it was New Year’s Eve. Aside from a few residents setting off fireworks, the streets were deserted.
The rare emptiness of the streets made it easier for them to hurry.
Lin Yi’s speed was extreme, so fast he was almost a blur.
Luo Qian could only give it his all, his lungs burning, just to barely avoid being left too far behind.
Seeing that Luo Qian was about to fall behind, Lin Yi had to slow his pace so that Luo Qian could keep up.
The tenement district wasn’t too far from the South City Wall.
The closer they got to the South District, the stronger and more pungent the smell of sulfur and gunpowder became, mingled with an indescribable, metallic tang of blood.
BOOM!!!
Another deafening explosion erupted.
But this explosion didn’t come from the direction of the South City, where they were headed.
The source was right in front of them, not far away!
A family sedan, looking like a toy flipped over by a giant hand, lay wheels-up in a deep ditch by the roadside, its body severely twisted and mangled.
"Help! Save my child!"
A heart-wrenching, desperate cry suddenly came from the bottom of the ditch.
A middle-aged woman, her face covered in blood and her expression crazed, was futilely tearing at the hopelessly mangled car door with her raw, bloody hands.
Through the shattered window, the faint, heart-rending sobs of a child could be heard.
But what was even more terrifying...
A terrifying, tower-like black shadow, over three meters tall, was striding with heavy yet swift steps, thundering toward the wrecked car!
Its greedy, savage gaze was locked onto the desperate mother and child in the ditch!
Its massive feet slammed into the ground, sending gravel flying. Each step made the earth tremble slightly.
"You beast!"
Luo Qian’s eyes instantly turned red. A hot-blooded rage surged through him, and he raised the Energy Pistol in his hand almost instinctively.
But Lin Yi was a step faster!
A cold glint flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes as he discreetly pressed his right thumb against the pad of his middle finger.
[Thousand Silks] activated!
A slender, almost completely transparent thread, as if it had a life of its own, shot out silently from the tip of Lin Yi’s middle finger!
It was too fast for the naked eye to follow!
CHIK!
The faint sound was nearly lost in the wind as the incredibly tough thread, like a venomous snake, wrapped itself with pinpoint accuracy around the massive monster’s thick ankle!
Lin Yi’s wrist dropped, and then he flicked it sharply upward!
The motion was clean and decisive, backed by an unstoppable, immense force!
"OOOF! BANG!!!"
It was like slinging a giant yo-yo.
The terrifying monster, over three meters tall and weighing a ton, was actually yanked off its feet by Lin Yi’s seemingly effortless flick, sent flying like a cannonball!
CRASH!
The monster’s massive body slammed heavily into a thick lamppost over ten meters away!
The sturdy metal pole groaned under the impact, instantly breaking, twisting, and collapsing!
A cloud of dust and debris erupted, mixed with sputtering electric sparks.
Lin Yi didn’t even look at the result.
His figure was already like an arrow released from a bow, reaching the edge of the ditch in just a few steps.
"Move!"
He barked the order, channeling power into one arm. His Qi and Blood surged as he focused his Wave Intent into his palm and slammed it against the deformed car door!
BOOM!
The palm strike, imbued with concussive force, actually shattered the massive, twisted door, revealing a small, terrified boy cowering beneath.
"My baby! My baby!"
The woman, tears and snot streaming down her face, scrambled over and threw her arms around the child, holding him tightly as if with the last of her strength.
"Go, now! Get to an air-raid shelter!"
Lin Yi said urgently, pointing toward the relative safety of the area behind them.
Just then, a low and furious roar rumbled from within the swirling dust.
The monster that had been thrown so violently was staggering back to its feet!
It shook its massive head, seemingly dazed from the impact, and a muffled growl rumbled in its throat.
By the cold moonlight and the fiery glow of distant explosions, Lin Yi and Luo Qian finally got a clear look at the monster.
It was a humanoid monster!
It had the torso of a giant over three meters tall, with legs as thick as pillars and gnarled, muscular arms covered in coarse skin.
Its legs and arms were like a human’s.
But its head...
Was not human!
It was an enormous pig’s head, with tusks jutting out and nostrils snorting hot air!
Its crimson beast-like eyes glinted with savagery and greed.
"This is..."
The moment they saw its true face, a chill shot up their spines, from their tailbones to the crowns of their heads!
"A Demon Beast! A shapeshifting Demon Beast!!"
Luo Qian’s voice trembled uncontrollably, and his hand holding the Energy Gun was unsteady.
According to the unearthed histories of the Pre-Qin Qi Cultivators, when a Demon Beast reached an unbelievably powerful state, it could indeed shed its beastly form and take on a human body!
But on present-day Blue Star, there had never been a precedent for a Demon Beast shapeshifting!
Even a Ninth Grade Great Demon, the pinnacle of all Demon Beasts, was absolutely incapable of such a feat!
This monster before them...
Its power was likely far beyond the Ninth Grade!
The Pigman shook its head, seemingly waking up.