Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 321: Chapter 110: Return_1

Upon hearing No. 8’s words, the Shadow Assassins’ Captain nodded. He glanced with a complex expression at the approaching Bipedal Lizard swarm and began to speak slowly.

”You go first. I just didn’t expect this creature to be so weak. It’s hard to stomach dying as a sacrifice for such a weakling.”

No. 8 said nothing more, simply walking over to the demon spawn to deal with its corpse.

He raised his dagger, aimed for the black crystal on the demon spawn’s forehead, and began to dig it out!

Then, No. 8’s brow furrowed.

After the crystal was dug out, the Black Light upon it suddenly pulsed. Then, the crystal shrank at a visible rate, quickly transforming into a wisp of black smoke and slowly vanishing!

This doesn’t match the information from the Academy...

Naturally, no one else knew the specific intelligence the Academy had provided to No. 8. Watching the black crystal disappear, No. 8 hesitated for a moment before quickly storing the entire demon spawn’s corpse in his space ring. He then glanced at the Shadow Assassin squadron, and his figure slowly vanished.

Meanwhile, the Bipedal Lizards in the distance drew ever closer!

「...」

Watching the ferocious Bipedal Lizards charge rapidly towards them, the Shadow Assassins’ Captain let out a deep sigh. He felt a surge of helplessness, knowing his misjudgment had led to his teammates’ deaths.

Now, the surrounding Shadow Assassins drew their daggers, preparing for a final struggle.

”Brothers, tod—”

Before the Shadow Assassins’ Captain could finish, a colossal Sound Explosion from behind them shattered his thoughts.

In the next second, what these Shadow Assassins saw was a massive, dark shadow descending from the sky, crashing hard into the midst of the attacking Bipedal Lizard swarm!

High above, Wen Yu, clad in a black windbreaker, was free-falling from a hundred meters, then landed heavily in front of the Shadow Assassin squadron.

He casually patted the dust off his clothes, and then a voice resonated in everyone’s ears.

”Can anyone tell me... why these Bipedal Lizards keep rushing here?”

「...」

Mad Medley roared and Palpitation thundered!

Effortlessly dispatching a Level 5 Bipedal Lizard, Wen Yu led the Shadow Assassin squadron in a fighting retreat, drawing most of the converging Bipedal Lizards away from the outpost.

Strictly speaking, the demon spawn’s dying command had played a ”major role”! The Bipedal Lizards meticulously executed the demon spawn’s command, continuously pursuing the retreating Shadow Assassin squadron. Thus, the crisis at the outpost was resolved with surprising simplicity.

Of course, this was not a long-term solution. The Spiritual Fluctuation of the dying demon spawn wouldn’t last forever, and considering the Bipedal Lizards’ infuriatingly low intelligence, it wouldn’t take long before they broke free from the demon spawn’s dying command and ran rampant again—they would devour any life form not of their own kind!

”Boss, save me!”

Star and Cyclops, responsible for holding the rear, cried out loudly to Wen Yu. Entangled by Bipedal Lizards, their bodies were completely immobilized.

Star was relatively fine; the Demon Dragon Armor significantly boosted her physical defensive power, making it difficult for even a Level 5 Bipedal Lizard to harm her easily.

Cyclops, however, was in a rather tragic state. His entire body was a bloody mess from bites. However, under the effects of his Mortal Combat ability and the Blood and Flesh Badge, Cyclops’s physical attributes were greatly enhanced.

In Cyclops’s own words: ”I can take on ten of them now!”

Unfortunately, there were far more than just ten Bipedal Lizards on the scene!

Wen Yu disengaged from combat, recalled his two soul pets, then summoned them again before leading the Shadow Assassin squadron in a desperate flight outward.

”So, you killed the demon spawn, right?” Wen Yu asked as they continued their desperate flight.

The Shadow Assassins’ Captain nodded. Naturally, the Shadow Assassins had heard of Wen Yu’s great fame.

”Where’s the corpse?” Wen Yu pressed.

”No. 8 took it,” the Captain replied. ”Moreover, the black crystal on the demon spawn’s head vanished the instant it was dug out.”

The black crystal, representing the demon spawn’s identity, was naturally significant. To some extent, that black crystal was even more precious than the magic crystals within the demon spawn’s head!

Wen Yu’s brow furrowed upon hearing this. The only demon spawn Wen Yu had killed—the Ancient Demon spawn—had been eaten by Star, so naturally, that crystal couldn’t be found. He hadn’t expected this type of crystal to disappear immediately after detaching.

These thoughts flashed through Wen Yu’s mind, and he quickly decided not to dwell on these issues. Besides, this problem wasn’t something Wen Yu was trying to understand in the first place.

”In that case,” Wen Yu continued, ”do you have any body tissue from the demon spawn? Even a drop of blood would do.”

The Shadow Assassins’ Captain nodded and brandished the dagger in his hand. On it, the black bloodstains had already somewhat dried.

「...」

While continuing to draw the Bipedal Lizards from the outpost as far away as possible, Wen Yu activated his 4th Soul Realm and summoned Faceless.

Faceless had originally been ”working hard” near the outpost. However, when the Bipedal Lizard Pyramid began advancing towards the outpost, Wen Yu had immediately recalled Faceless. After devouring a large amount of flesh and blood, Faceless’s body had become much more elastic. According to Wen Yu’s and the Academy’s estimations, Faceless was probably close to leveling up.

Taking the dagger from the Shadow Assassins’ Captain, Wen Yu carefully scraped off the dried black blood and placed it directly onto Faceless’s body.

Then, Faceless’s body suddenly began to ripple!

After the black bloodstain entered Faceless’s body, its entire form undulated violently. After a long moment, everything calmed down, but Faceless remained... the same old Faceless.

I don’t know if it’s because the demon spawn’s bloodline is unreplicable or if Faceless’s level is insufficient. In any case, the plan to use Faceless to replicate the demon spawn and control the Bipedal Lizards has failed!

Wen Yu himself didn’t know the demon spawn’s level. In fact, not even the Shadow Assassin squadron knew its level. This was because the demon spawn’s performance had been exceedingly weak, and its Fifth Skill had shown no effect from start to finish. According to military intelligence, the demon spawn only possessed four skills.

After reporting this information directly to Fang Wenhai, Wen Yu recalled Faceless and quickly resumed firing.

There were too many Bipedal Lizards behind them, but they lacked quality! Even Level 5 Bipedal Lizards were, in Wen Yu’s eyes, not of sufficient quality! This hit-and-run tactic was enough for Wen Yu to rack up a significant number of points.

As for the corpses of the dead Bipedal Lizards, aside from Star and Cyclops occasionally tearing off a piece of flesh, Wen Yu simply couldn’t spare the attention for anything else, not even to dig out the magic crystals.

「...」

Hearing that Wen Yu had returned, and especially that the Bipedal Lizard swarm had been lured outside the outpost by the Shadow Assassin squadron, Fang Wenhai couldn’t help but let out a heavy sigh of relief.

”What a stroke of luck!” he exclaimed.