Chapter 74: Mud (1/2)

Chapter 74: Mud

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Luo Yuan’s heart sank. He had predicted that the corrosive earthworm would be the same mutated earthworm he had encountered earlier – big in size but not particularly aggressive despite its unbearable stench. However, it was still a light-blue rank monster.

But that was in the past – about a month ago! Clearly this earthworm has evolved. Anyway, I better see it with my own eyes.

Wang Shishi struggled to get out of the basement, her face filled with both excitement and horror. Luo Yuan was in no mood to wait for her. He walked to the door as she carefully stepped out of the hatch and ran to catch up with him.

Huang Jiahui heard their footsteps soften as they walked away. She formed a fist with her hand.

EVOLVE ALREADY!

When Luo Yuan opened the door, they were greeted by a gush of white fog. However, the fog couldn’t reach them as an invisible dome had been projected, shielding them from the mist. The mist before them was thick and it haunted the area with an eerie crawl, blocking Luo Yuan’s sight.

Judging by its breath, this is definitely a blue rank monster, which means it must be immune to the toxins of the pesticide. Come to think of it, the pesticide might have been a catalyst to the species’ evolution. It might have even triggered its rise to the surface. If I could describe its mysterious breath with one word, it would have to be “oppressive”, because damn could this thing suffocate a person!

Every living organism was constantly exerting a specific power of magnetic energy – the larger they were, the stronger the magnetic force they exerted. When a human came into contact with a larger living organism, the stronger magnetic force was capable of putting the human under a state of oppressed confusion.

Considering he had already slayed two blue rank monsters, the physical and mental oppression was the least of Luo Yuan’s worries. However, that was not true for Wang Shishi.

Any trace of excitement had been washed away by her overwhelming fear – they hadn’t gotten far, yet she was already breaking into cold sweat. She would have run away, but she knew that Luo Yuan needed her there to shield him from the mist. She started trembling and unconsciously moved closer to Luo Yuan, who kept walking forward cautiously.

Suddenly, a colossal silhouette towered over them, its shadow covering them as it zoomed high through the mist. It seemed to be momentarily suspended in mid-air before it began falling.

The earth shook vigorously as buildings and trees fell, raining shrapnel all around Luo Yuan and Wang Shishi.

Luo Yuan stopped in his tracks and looked back at Wang Shishi. “You stay right here. Don’t go anywhere. I’ll go take a look.”

“Bu-bbbbut. What about you?”

“The toxins won’t hurt me for a few minutes. You wait right here and be ready to shield me when I return.” He took a few deep breaths and ran into the open space, holding his breath.

Luo Yuan had always had a very sharp perception of the environment, and he had caught sight of something strange when the shrapnel had shot past the shield – it had seemed to be liquified. He tried to recall the monster’s system name. It was still an earthworm, but it had intense corrosive abilities and that was not something to joke about. He worried that it would prove extremely difficult to protect Wang Shishi and avoid the earthworm’s slime at the same time.

The mist was getting thicker – his skin had already started getting moist within the short time that had passed since leaving Wang Shishi’s protective shield. The intensity of the pesticide’s chemicals had him itching.