Chapter 37: Temptation
"What the hell is it? Saf took a few rare steps back and came to Shuer's side, the strength of the monster in front of him has not yet been clarified, but with the visual effect alone, it is already full of lethality, unless it can be completely smashed remotely, otherwise no matter how powerful a person is, his strength in the face of it will be weakened by more than half.
"It's not far from the location of the Emerald Light. Shuer didn't see anything unusual on the surface, but he was probably holding back the desire to vomit, "Just now you said that you heard the sound of the rock cracking, I suspect that it is actually this thing, as for what it is, heh, how can I know." ”
"The strength doesn't seem to be very strong. "Safu just slashed out with a sword, cutting off a piece of the opponent's unknown part, and the strength transmitted from the weapon can be perceived, the strength of the opponent's body is not high, and it is about the same as the strength of a low-level demonic beast, and it can easily cut off its body. The flesh is the foundation of strength, even if it is a weak mage, the strength of the body is far more than that of the average low-level warrior, otherwise the body will collapse after a slight impact, and there is no combat power at all. Therefore, judging strength from physical strength is also a relatively common method.
"Not necessarily. However, Shur shook his head, "Look at its wounds. ”
A part of the body was chopped off, but the monster was not affected, and the severed part fell to the ground, and the flesh was still wriggling wildly, making people's scalps tingle. Fortunately, after a few seconds of squirming, as if losing the support of nutrients, the large limbs quickly decayed, turning into a puddle of yellow-brown paste, even through the protective clothing, you can ask about the stench emitted by the decay process.
Of course, what Shul showed Saf was not rotten flesh on the ground, but the body of a monster. The gap left by the big sword did not spurt blood, but continued to drip yellow-green mucus, and the sarcoma and granulation next to the wound seemed to feel pain, twitching wildly, making people really unwilling to stay there.
However, because of this, Saf didn't notice that those sarcoma granulations were not just convulsions, they were wriggling, entangled, growing rapidly, and as they moved, not only did the monster's wound get smaller and smaller, but also the missing parts became fewer and fewer, and in the blink of an eye, it had recovered as before, the fracture was intact, and it couldn't even find the location of the injury.
"High-speed healing?" Safu was stunned, high-speed healing is an ability that many fighters dream of, and since the initial awakening of warriors, there have been people who have fantasized about such fantastic abilities. You don't have to worry about getting hurt and you can enjoy the battle to your heart's content. It's a pity that for tens of millions of years, there has been no progress in research, except for some special magical beasts that are born with high-speed healing ability, intelligent creatures have found nothing, I didn't expect that in this ugly and disgusting monster, I saw the legendary ability, "No, this is no longer high-speed healing, this is regeneration." ”
Indeed, no matter how fast the healing speed is, it is impossible for so many muscles to grow back in an instant, and this effect can only be achieved if the tail of some small lizards can be broken and reborn.
"It's not regeneration, it's just that its muscles are growing so fast that it looks like regenerating. Shure stared at the monster warily, "I suspect that it was originally a normal creature, but it only suddenly became like this when its muscle growth was uncontrolled, and those sarcomas and granulations were actually formed by crazy muscle growth. ”
"Why?"
"I looked at the part you just cut off, and I took note of the shape before it decayed, and the same part that regrew was much larger than the original, and the shape also changed, so I thought that its muscles were growing out of order. ”
"I'm not asking why you think that, I'm asking why it went from being a normal creature to being like this. "Saf absolutely trusts Shure's judgment, so it is impossible to question the reasons for his judgment.
I don't know if it's the same answer. Shure twitched the corners of his mouth, "But I suspect that if Solon hadn't run back in time and had been able to survive the damage and not die, it might have turned out like this." ”
"It's also an energy-type mutation?"
"Well, I think something similar. ”
"Be careful, it's coming. There was no time to discuss, and Saf suddenly blocked Shul with a horizontal sword, and the wriggling sarcoma on the opposite side had already begun to move.
The monster wasn't moving fast, its four sarcoma-covered legs were swollen and unshaped, and it was slowly squirming forward rather than walking on its legs, and behind it, the slime dragged a long trail.
If it was in the wild, such a slow speed would not pose a threat to the two of them, and the two of them could easily bypass it and continue to move forward. However, now it is in a karst cave, the tunnel is very narrow, and with it blocked in front, it is impossible for the two of them to continue to pass.
"I'll come. "Once in the state, disgust and disgust are put aside, no matter how disgusting the enemy is, you can't hesitate when it's time to fight, this is what an experienced fighter should do," see how fast it can grow. ”
"Don't touch it with your body. "Although I suspect that the Light of Destruction caused it to be like this, this is just speculation, and it cannot be ruled out that its state is contagious, and if it is really contagious, it will be troublesome to encounter." ”
"It's not contagious, and I don't want to touch it. "Saph is a woman after all, and she naturally hates these disgusting things, and will never use physical contact, wielding a great sword far away, cutting the flesh of the monster piece by piece.
However, the cut was far from growing as fast, and as Saf swung his sword and cut, his muscles expanded, gathered, split, and seemed silent, but Saf was never able to move forward even a meter.
"Attack the head, Saf. After a few minutes of watching, Shul suddenly spoke, "I'm going to test its fatal point." ”
"Where is the head?" Good question, it's not that the female swordsman has suddenly become stupid, but that over time, the monster has completely lost the form of a normal creature, turning into a puddle of crazy wriggling flesh, the head and torso can't be distinguished at all, and there is only a slow-moving mountain of meat in front of him.
"That bulge on the right back, see? That's the head. "Shuer has been staring at the changing monster, and by comparing the images before and after, he can naturally distinguish the position of the head.
"Huh", before the words fell, the big sword had already torn through the air, appeared above the monster's head, and after a slight pause, it was slashed hard.
The movement of the great sword did not feel any delay, the monster's flesh broke in response, the head and body had been split in two, and the yellow-green liquid fountain spewed outward, and Saf had already returned to Shur with his speed, before the liquid squirted out.
"It doesn't seem to have bones at all. Saph was puzzled, "Or did I not hit the bone?"
"I think it's assimilated with muscles. Shure stared at the monster so tightly that he didn't even move his gaze, and replied casually, "If there are bones, many of its movements will not be possible." ”
The head was cut off, and most creatures could no longer live, but the monster in front of them was an exception. It paused for only a moment, and then continued to move towards the two of them, and it didn't go far before the severed part was refilled.
"Sure enough. Shure pouted, "This guy is completely out of the realm of a normal creature. ”
"No matter how you look at it, it can't be normal. ”
"Then it's the epitome of the anomaly, all organs have been replaced by alienated muscles, and now it's just a lump of flesh that moves around. ”
"If you say that, I won't even dare to eat meat. "Besides, the pieces of meat from the hunter's meat stand won't come to us, what the hell is it going to do, to avenge its devoured distant relatives?"
"That's a good question, why don't you ask it for me?" Shure's eyes lit up suddenly, and he pulled Saf back a distance, finding a larger, and relatively intact corpse from the corpses that could be found everywhere on the ground, and despite the disgust, he picked it up and threw it at the monster.
It was not clear if Roshan had any special tendency towards the corpse, but it still maintained the same wriggling speed and just ran over the corpse. However, after it passed, Shul and Saf subconsciously glanced at each other, and tsk, the corpse on the ground had completely disappeared, and there was no trace of its existence at all.
"Assimilated? No, it's absorbed, this guy is like this, and he hasn't forgotten to eat it. Shuer sighed deeply, this thing is simply a trouble in trouble, it can't find the key point, it can't be killed, and it's very attached to the body of a creature, probably because of the instinct of eating, "I think that muscles can't be made out of thin air, and sure enough, they continue to grow and expand, in addition to the energy delivered by the light of destruction, there must also be a supply of flesh and blood of the same origin, so in its unconscious consciousness, we are the pieces of meat and food." ”
"Huh", Safu swung out another sword, cut off a corner of the rock beside him, and threw it at the monster, and the stone smashed on the surface of the monster's increasingly curious body. The monster had no interest in the rocks, allowing them to roll around in front of them. After its main body was run over, the stone was unaffected except for an extra layer of slimy liquid on the surface.
"I brought the scroll of the Hand of Flame. Saph had already reached into his backpack, "Want to try it?"
"Not for now, and the flame may not be effective. "The monster's body is full of slime, unless these slimes are flammable, or the powerful magic in the high-level flame scrolls, it is impossible to burn the monster to death even if it is flames," I think there is actually a better way than flames. ”
"Huh?"
"For example, we can try to starve it to death. ”
"Huh?"