Chapter 72 – We Need You

This figure was completely covered in heavy armor, with only a pair of cold eyes exposed.

His aura was like a rainbow.

He flashed between the crowd and the Mengxu Beast.

“Swish swish!”

The Mengxu Beast’s indestructible tentacles snapped one after another, falling to the ground.

“Beep—”

Suddenly struck by this heavy blow, the Mengxu Beast’s mouthparts let out a sharp scream.

The tentacle that pierced Old Liu broke, and Old Liu stumbled forward.

A tall figure caught Old Liu, exuding a pleasant fragrance.

It was Feng Man’er!

Feng Man’er supported Old Liu and immediately retreated from the battlefield.

This kind of Penetration damage, as long as it doesn’t hit a vital spot, would only be considered a serious injury, not fatal, for a Grandmaster.

If being seriously injured could win Feng Man’er’s heart, Old Liu wouldn’t consider this exchange a loss!

Everyone was stunned, staring at the fully armored silver figure that had suddenly appeared.

This short person, only about 1.7 meters tall even in armor, where did they come from? How could they not know of such a person in Lingyun Town?

Hua Hongyi wouldn’t miss the chance while the Mengxu Beast was injured, and immediately smashed a large ice hammer down on its head.

The Mengxu Beast staggered back. Its head was now covered in thick frost, radiating cold air.

After saving Old Liu at the last moment, Su Hao didn’t stop for a second, turning back and rushing directly towards the Mengxu Beast.

“Burst!”

He stomped his foot, and with a “boom”, Su Hao shot towards the Mengxu Beast like a bullet.

“The Mengxu Beast’s Rune ability is ‘Hardness’, covering its entire body, along with its thick Scale Armor. Normal attacks can’t break through this defense. So, I’ll stack ‘Penetration’, ‘Sharpness’, ‘Numbness’, Harmony, and ‘Corrosion’ to break through first!”

Su Hao’s mind raced, formulating an attack plan the moment he launched himself.

Su Hao’s speed was too great for the Mengxu Beast’s tentacles to intercept. It could only watch helplessly as Su Hao raised his glowing Long Blade and slashed down fiercely on its head.

“Screech!”

The ‘Penetration’ effect, powered by Su Hao’s potent Blood Qi, first negated the Mengxu Beast’s ‘Hardness’. Then, ‘Sharpness’, Harmony, ‘Corrosion’, and Su Hao’s own immense Blood Qi easily tore open a long gash on the Mengxu Beast, like a red-hot iron cutting through plastic.

“Beep—”

The Mengxu Beast’s howl grew louder. This time, it was truly injured. A massive amount of tentacles, estimated to be two to three hundred, erupted from beneath it, shooting out in all directions like a storm.

“Retreat!” Hua Hongyi roared, leading the charge back. The other Grandmasters, still some distance away, also prepared and jumped back.

And most of the tentacles were actually aimed at Su Hao, sealing off all the space above, below, left, and right of him.

Barrier! Deflection! Hardness! Oscillation!

Su Hao immediately activated the runes he had prepared, and instead of retreating, he advanced towards the overwhelmingly dense tentacles.

The Long Blade in his hand flickered with light, and the attached Sharpness, Harmony, and Corrosion effects were still ongoing.

Spiral Horizontal Slash!

Su Hao leaped into the air, holding the blade with both hands, and spun fiercely. A white arc flashed.

Clang!

Squelch squelch squelch…

Instantly, a large number of tentacles were cut off by a single slash, falling to the ground. The cuts were smooth and corroded, hissing as they dissolved.

The tips of the tentacles that dodged Su Hao’s slash pierced fiercely into his body, but were blocked by a faint red Barrier. More importantly, they suddenly lost their aim and slid to the side.

Su Hao stepped on a sliding tentacle, using the leverage to leap out of the range of the tentacle attack and above the Mengxu Beast.

At this moment, the Mengxu Beast had extended all its tentacles and had not yet retracted them, temporarily losing its means of attack.

He held the Long Blade in reverse grip, the tip pointing downwards.

Thwack! He fiercely stabbed the blade into the long wound, sinking it to the hilt, and then violently slashed downwards along that wound.

Screech!

This time the opening was deep enough, and blue blood spurted out like a high-pressure water cannon, drenching Su Hao’s Armor.

Su Hao didn’t even blink. He immediately pulled out his blade and retreated, moving away from the Mengxu Beast.

At the same time, he began to replenish and draw runes in the order: Burst, Barrier, Deflection, Hardness, Sharpness, Penetration, Corrosion.

As expected, the Mengxu Beast began to go berserk as soon as Su Hao left.

A piercing shriek emanated from its mouthparts below, and the tentacles extended outside its body thrashed wildly around its body.

The Mengxu Beast turned its body, aiming its two sharp horns at Su Hao.

Hua Hongyi immediately shouted at Su Hao, “Brother, watch out for its horns!”

Bang!

The Mengxu Beast exploded from below, its enormous body launching like a cannonball, crushing towards Su Hao.

What does it feel like when a Ferocious Beast, twenty to thirty meters tall, lunges at you?

Oppression!

It’s like a Moon falling from the sky.

Su Hao narrowed his eyes. Through the attack just now, he realized that although he could penetrate its defense, the Mengxu Beast was too large. The blade in his hand was like a toothpick. Even with his ultimate skill activated, the damage to the Mengxu Beast was limited.

So, since this Ferocious Beast jumped up on its own, exposing its rear, don’t blame him for not fighting honorably.

Su Hao crouched slightly and lunged at the Mengxu Beast, raising his left hand towards its two green eyes.

“Strong Light!” Su Hao unleashed a burst of Strong Light from his hand, and the Mengxu Beast’s vision was immediately filled with white.

This sudden burst caused it to lose its target. Although its other senses could still perceive Su Hao’s location, it was momentarily stunned.

In that instant, Su Hao slid under it with a slide tackle, narrowly passing beneath it, and then sprang up.

The Mengxu Beast’s oral cavity beneath it was immediately exposed to Su Hao’s eyes.

The circular oral cavity resembled a chrysanthemum, lined with rings of sharp teeth, incredibly terrifying.

Around the oral cavity were densely packed holes, from which fatal tentacles could erupt at any moment. Most of these holes had already launched tentacles, providing the Mengxu Beast with the power to charge and ram. Only a few remained as Black Hole-like openings, ready to strike at any time.

But these tentacles no longer posed a threat to Su Hao.

‘Burst’ Rune had been replenished.

“Burst!” Su Hao propelled himself forward, and before the Mengxu Beast’s oral cavity could close, he passed over the most dangerous teeth and entered it.

“Oscillation!”

His entire Armor began to oscillate at high frequency, repelling any approaching tongues or sticky fluids.

“Sharpness” “Penetration”!

With the enhancement of these two attack effects, Su Hao thrust forward without stopping. Objective: advance ten meters to reach the center of the Mengxu Beast.

“Riiip!”

Any flesh in his path was torn apart by Su Hao’s Long Blade. Combined with the high-frequency oscillation of his Armor, the flesh couldn’t get close at all, and Su Hao pushed straight through.

Two meters, three meters… five meters!

Su Hao suddenly felt a lightness as he entered the Mengxu Beast’s abdominal cavity. Various complex organs were contracting and expanding rhythmically, large enough to be a two-story building.

A smile played on his lips.

Su Hao placed his hand on the organs, and the massive Blood Qi surged out, beginning to draw a colossal Rune Array Plate around the organs.

In just ten seconds, the massive Array Plate was drawn.

“Collapse!”

The Rune activated.

The abundant organs within the abdominal cavity, as if subjected to immense Catalyst power, collapsed and compressed towards the center, forming a meatball only the size of a water vat.

The Mengxu Beast was injured and began to thrash violently. Su Hao, inside the Mengxu Beast, immediately lost his balance.

“Rotation!” “Penetration!”

Su Hao activated two Runes, stacking them onto the Long Blade, and plunged it into the abdominal wall of the Ferocious Beast.

“Bang!”

With a muffled thud, flesh and blood splattered.

A large, round hole had appeared in the abdominal wall.

Su Hao pushed off with his feet, burrowing into the hole he had just created.

Su Hao felt a slight dizziness, knowing he was starting to run out of oxygen.

“I need to get out of here quickly!”

Taking advantage of the Rotation and Penetration effects on the Long Blade not yet dissipating, he continued to dig outwards with swift slashes. Simultaneously, he drew more ‘Rotation’ and ‘Penetration’ Runes.

Soon, Su Hao reached the edge and encountered the thick Scale Armor.

The prepared ‘Rotation’ and ‘Penetration’ activated, piercing forward fiercely.

“Bang!”

Air rushed into the Ferocious Beast’s abdomen through the newly created Cave Entrance.

Su Hao shot out, greedily gulping fresh air.

He landed steadily and quickly ran forward, putting distance between himself and the Mengxu Beast before turning to look back.

Hua Hongyi was leading the remaining Grandmasters in a furious assault on the Mengxu Beast, striking while it was down!

Seeing Su Hao emerge covered in blue slime, Hua Hongyi exclaimed with immense surprise, “Brother, you’re alive?!”

Su Hao nodded, watching the Ferocious Beast thrash and shriek violently, gasping for air.

This Ferocious Beast is as good as dead! It’s just a final struggle now, no longer a threat.

He was tempted by this Ferocious Beast’s body, wanting to study it, but its internal organs had been Collapsed into a small mass by him. He also had the Beast Pattern ‘Hardness’, so apart from that rune-like growth whose purpose was unknown, its research value was greatly reduced.

Besides, it was time to leave now.

He didn’t want to come into contact with Hua Hongyi and the others. Moreover, Old Liu was watching nearby; what if he was recognized?

He didn’t care about himself, but he could inadvertently implicate his father, Wu Cloud Sky, at Team Outpost.

This might be the only thing he was worried about.

Su Hao swung his Long Blade, flinging off the blue slime on the blade.

He ran directly between the buildings and disappeared amidst the crowd’s confusion.

“???” Big question marks appeared above Hua Hongyi’s forehead.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Hey! The Mengxu Beast isn’t dead yet, big shot, come back quickly, we need you!

However, Su Hao could no longer hear the thoughts of the crowd. Even if he could, it wouldn’t matter. The Mengxu Beast’s body was already limp, its tentacles powerless, and it would die in a moment.

He quickly returned to the weapon shop, changed back into his clean Armor, picked up a piece of rag, wiped his blade, and sheathed it.

He slung his pack over his shoulder.

Let’s go!

(End of Chapter)