Chapter 105: Brute Force Burst

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The monster’s entire body, with its grotesque muscle tissue, was like solid steel—similar to Chen Xiangyu’s “Steel Skin,” it was impervious to blades and piercing weapons.

Gong Xiao launched an attack on the other side of the Brute Force Beast. She used the military dagger like a blunt club, slamming it down hard toward the monster’s head.

With a “thud,” the Brute Force Beast moved slightly and failed to completely dodge. The dagger struck its cheek. The muscle-protected cheek deflected the dagger, but its eye area was still injured, and blood began to flow.

Wounded, the Brute Force Beast began to swing its massive arms wildly in a frenzy. The three dared not block and scattered. Fortunately, the Brute Force Beast, aside from its fast linear charge, was clumsy when trying to maneuver. It looked like a clumsy, gigantic bear. Its massive arms missed, and before it could recover, Gong Xiao’s dagger struck its face again, and Xu Haishui also slammed his short spear into its forehead.

The Brute Force Beast let out a painful roar. Its forehead cracked open, and blood profusely flowed out. Its huge body swayed, visibly dazed by the barrage of attacks.

Although its head was a weakness, this was only relative to its muscle-covered body. With the strength of Xu Haishui and Gong Xiao, even after hitting it several times, they only managed to wound it, not kill it.

Ding Longyun had just struck the Brute Force Beast’s back with his steel rod. Now, seeing the monster swaying and about to fall backward, he knew the opportunity had arrived. He instantly leaped up, shifted the steel rod to his left hand, and extended his right hand. He slammed his palm onto the monster’s bald, exposed occiput.

“Soul Devour” activated.

The Brute Force Beast’s eyes suddenly rolled back, showing only white. Its body swayed, then crashed heavily to the ground with a “bang,” completely lifeless.

“Soul Devour” was a terrifying ability that could penetrate flesh and directly destroy internal structures.

Gong Xiao and Xu Haishui stopped, seeing that Ding Longyun had succeeded.

Su Li had just beheaded the Crocolizard but failed to gain the special ability “Venom Fang.” He looked over and saw Ding Longyun and the other two had killed the Brute Force Beast. This result was within his expectations and not surprising.

After all, Ding Longyun, Gong Xiao, and Xu Haishui were all Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielders and formidable fighters. Even fighting alone, they wouldn’t be much weaker than a Level 4 Elite Beast. Their combined strength naturally made dispatching the clumsy, muscle-bound monster easy.

With the Brute Force Beast dead, a Spiritual Source flew out of its corpse. Then, the brutal, blood-red muscle on its arms began to peel off.

“Congratulations, Brother Ding,” Gong Xiao said, seeing the change and immediately realizing what had happened.

Ding Longyun had acquired the Brute Force Beast’s special ability.

The blood-red muscle peeling from its arms turned into two spheres of red light, which instantly shot toward Ding Longyun’s arms, fused into them, and vanished.

Ding Longyun clenched his hands and let out a low grunt. Blood-red lines began to appear on the surface of his arms, resembling bulging veins.

“Brute Force Burst!” he roared. He swung his arms repeatedly, his face beaming with joy.

“What is the specific ability of this ‘Brute Force Burst’?” Su Li guessed it was related to strength, but he wasn’t sure of the details.

Ding Longyun relaxed his hands, and the red lines on his arms slowly faded. He said, “The ability allows me to boost my arm strength by 500 jin. I can now strike with 1,300 jin of force!”

“That’s a useful ability.” Su Li thought to himself that if he had acquired “Brute Force Burst,” his strength would have surpassed 2,000 jin. What a shame.

Why did Ding Longyun gain an ability from an Elite monster while I didn’t? Did all my good luck get used up when I acquired the talent?

The Arrow Serpent Beasts and Water Monkey Beasts that had remained on the roof had fled completely due to the appearance of the two Elite Beasts. However, the stairwell entrance was now swarming with figures emerging continuously.

They were all human-like figures, but their faces were covered in white fuzz, and their skin was pale and swollen. They were all Corpse Beasts.

Su Li activated the “Peering Rune.” He was slightly surprised by the observation: the more than twenty monsters that appeared were all Advanced Corpse Beasts, not a single Low-Level one among them.

The Advanced Corpse Beasts possessed greater strength than their low-level counterparts. They had evolved a unique special ability and possessed a certain degree of simple intelligence, making them tricky opponents. In Su Li’s view, these Advanced Corpse Beasts were even harder to deal with than the Level 4 Water Monkey Beasts.

Most of the Advanced Corpse Beasts lunged toward the corpses of the Crocolizard and Brute Force Beast. A smaller group moved to surround Su Li and his companions.

Gong Xiao and Xu Haishui moved without a word, meeting the charge.

Ding Longyun laughed heartily. Having just acquired a new ability, he was in a good mood. These Advanced Corpse Beasts were perfect for testing his new power.

Blood-red veins appeared on his arms. He activated his newly acquired “Brute Force Burst,” boosting his arm strength by 500 jin. He gripped his steel rod and swung it toward an oncoming Advanced Corpse Beast.

Su Li also struck with his machete. These Advanced Corpse Beasts were difficult to fight. Su Li had Xu Xuehui retreat to the center of the group for protection, while the four of them faced outward to defend against the monsters.

Su Li was the first to land a fatal blow. The Advanced Corpse Beast facing him had no time to demonstrate its special ability before the machete sliced across its neck, severing its head.

A Spiritual Source emerged from its corpse and was absorbed by Su Li.

“Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 38/50”

Su Li activated “Spider Walk.” His figure blurred, weaving like a phantom among the surrounding Advanced Corpse Beasts. He swung his machete repeatedly.

Three more bloodied heads flew off.

In a flash, Su Li absorbed three more Spiritual Sources.

“Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 41/50”

While Su Li was fighting, the other three were equally engaged. Gong Xiao was the first to land a kill, smashing the head of an Advanced Corpse Beast with her military dagger. She gained one Spiritual Source, increasing her total to fifteen.

Ding Longyun followed, and finally, Xu Haishui also dispatched an Advanced Corpse Beast.

With “Brute Force Burst” mastered, Ding Longyun’s strength had jumped a level. His strikes were now infused with 1,300 jin of power, making him considerably stronger.

(End of Chapter)