Chapter 204: Metamorphosis

Those with long-range attack methods retreated while firing their attacks from a distance, not daring to get close.

Zhao Haoyang also frowned, watching the crowd slowly retreat in confusion.

At this moment, he regretted using the “Red Moon Slash” too early. He hadn’t expected an even more formidable behemoth to appear afterwards.

Although he was not afraid, it would be somewhat difficult to kill this deformed monster with a single strike.

However, since Jiang Xiaodong and Wang Xu had already attacked, it would be rude for him to intervene and steal the credit. Of course, he hoped that this monster would defeat Jiang Xiaodong and Wang Xu, and then he would step in to deal with the monster. This would not only establish his authority on the spot but also grant him the favor of having saved the crowd’s lives. Taking over the two factions afterward would then be a matter of course, without any obstacles.

This idea changed his view of the Fuser. He felt that the Fuser’s appearance actually gave him an opportunity.

“I hope this guy is strong. Don’t let Wang Xu and Jiang Xiaodong defeat you by working together. Otherwise, I won’t have the chance to be their savior,” Zhao Haoyang thought silently.

Jiang Xiaodong rushed in from the left side, his figure like lightning. He merged his two arms together, transforming them into the Blood Cannon, and launched himself into the air.

With a “boom,” the Blood Cannon fired, and with a flash of blood light, a massive, bloody hole was instantly blasted out of the Fuser’s massive body, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Wang Xu followed closely and struck. The Thunder Fire he controlled transformed into a giant flaming python, striking the massive mountain of meat on the Fuser’s other side. His Thunder Fire possessed both the paralyzing effect of lightning and a special flame explosion effect. When it hit the mountain of meat, the flame explosion effect instantly burst forth.

With the strike of the two great powerhouses, the Fuser was immediately wounded, and the crowd was instantly energized.

Watching this, Zhao Haoyang was somewhat disappointed. This massive mountain of meat looked impressive but was not actually that strong. It seemed he wouldn’t get a chance to intervene.

The Fuser was injured. Its lion’s head shook and once again sprayed Unquenchable Fire.

Jiang Xiaodong and Wang Xu immediately dodged. Both were extremely fast. The Unquenchable Fire chased after them, landing on the ground and forming walls of fire that burned continuously, but could not keep up with their speed.

Su Li secretly nodded. The reason he struggled so much against the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast back then was mainly because he was in the water and couldn’t increase his speed. If he were on land, he wouldn’t have to fear the Unquenchable Fire.

Jiang Xiaodong and Wang Xu were true powerhouses, both having reached Level 8. Being able to become the leaders of their respective buildings and stand out among dozens of people, they were the elite of the elite. Their joint effort should be enough to take care of this Fuser.

Su Li gently let out a breath. Originally, he was wondering if he should intervene. Now, it seemed he was overthinking it. The two of them, working together, were more than capable, not to mention the seemingly even stronger Zhao Haoyang.

The Unquenchable Fire couldn’t catch up to the two of them. While dodging, Jiang Xiaodong twisted his body and fired another Blood Cannon.

With a tremendous “boom,” this Blood Cannon blast hit the Fuser’s left, Demon-Faced side, which came from the Demon-Faced Electric Eel. This demon face, where facial features were vaguely visible, was instantly smashed to pieces, with a large amount of flesh and blood splattering out.

Seeing Jiang Xiaodong strike again, Wang Xu let out a loud laugh. He clenched his hands into fists. The Thunder Fire retracted into his hands, forming two fireballs, which he hurled one after the other.

The Fuser roared in pain and extended a claw, grabbing the first Thunder Fireball thrown at it.

The Thunder Fireball burst open, scattering sparks, and the claw was instantly pulverized. The other Thunder Fireball smashed into the right, lion’s head.

This head, which came from the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast, exploded.

In a short time, the massive Fuser, which resembled a small mountain of meat, suffered continuous attacks from various explosions. Flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and both its demon face and lion head were blown away.

Su Li saw that when it first climbed up, it was at least fourteen or fifteen meters long and over five or six meters high. In just a short time, its massive body had shrunk by a size.

Wang Xu and Jiang Xiaodong continuously circled it. Their Blood Cannon and Thunder Fire continued to attack the Fuser. The sound of explosions was incessant, and for a time, blood and meat flew everywhere, splattering pieces of torn flesh all over the rooftop.

The rest of the crowd slowly retreated, making space, and looked on with great admiration at Wang Xu and Jiang Xiaodong, who had fully displayed their strength.

“As expected of our boss, so powerful. He uses the Thunder Fire so skillfully,” Qin Xin said with an admiring expression.

You Zhenghao nodded and said, “Yes, otherwise he wouldn’t be our boss.”

While the Financial City Apartments crowd was praising Wang Xu, the group from the Maple View Center Building was also praising Jiang Xiaodong.

Zhao Haoyang’s expression slowly darkened. He felt that the impressive display of his Red Moon Slash was slowly being overshadowed by the show put on by these two, a feeling that made him uncomfortable.

The Fuser’s injuries became more severe. Its speed slowed down, and eventually, it became a target that could only take hits without retaliating.

Suddenly, Jiang Xiaodong and Wang Xu retreated together and shouted, “Everyone attack together! Give it the final blow!”

“Good!” The crowd immediately rushed forward, unleashing their strongest attacks on the heavily wounded, near-death Fuser, which was now barely moving or fighting back.

Su Li and Zhao Haoyang did not move. Zhao Haoyang felt it was beneath him, but Su Li felt that something was subtly wrong.

According to the information he received, this Fuser was very powerful. Furthermore, this particular Fuser had fused with the Rare Monster Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast and the Leader Monster Demon-Faced Electric Eel, plus other monsters, giving it top-tier abilities. Although Jiang Xiaodong and Wang Xu were indeed very strong, the battle shouldn’t have been so one-sided, with the Fuser having virtually no ability to fight back. In this light, the Fuser seemed too weak.

However, if something was wrong, Su Li couldn’t tell what it was yet.

With the final combined attack from the crowd, the Fuser, which was already blasted into a bloody mess, was finally torn apart, being blown into pieces of flesh and blood piled up around the area. The scene looked extremely gruesome.

After the attack, everyone let out a long sigh of relief, watching the deformed monster blown into a pile of flesh and blood.

Jiang Xiaodong laughed, “I wonder whose attack was the final blow. Whose Spiritual Source will it be?”

With his question, everyone became curious. Whose direction would the monster’s Spiritual Source fly to upon death?

Unexpectedly, after waiting, no Spiritual Source appeared. Instead, the piles of flesh and blood began to wriggle and gather towards the center, as if an invisible force were controlling them.

“How can this happen?” Wang Xu gasped.

“What kind of monster is this?” Jiang Xiaodong’s expression also changed. The monster was blown into a pile of flesh and blood, yet it didn’t die?

In an instant, the piles of flesh and blood gathered together and merged with each other, forming a gigantic ball of meat.

“Monster—” Jiang Xiaodong materialized the Blood Cannon again and fired at the newly formed giant ball of meat.

With a loud explosion, the surface of the giant ball of meat seemed to solidify, turning into a solid mass. With the blast of the Blood Cannon, the surface of the solidified ball of meat instantly made a series of “cracking” sounds, showing spiderweb-like cracks.

The cracks grew larger, and soon chunks of the solidified, frozen-like flesh began to fall.

Everyone watched, their eyes wide and their expressions showing disbelief.

Su Li nodded inwardly at this. He had already felt that the Fuser had died too easily, which was abnormal. Now, his feeling was proven correct.

As the chunks of flesh continued to fall, the ball of meat finally completely shattered, and a curled-up body emerged from within.

This was a humanoid creature, closely resembling a human. It sat in the shattered ball of meat, eyes closed and arms wrapped around its curled-up legs.

As the ball of meat completely shattered, it seemed to wake up and opened its eyes.

It possessed a pair of blood-red pupils. Everyone who saw them felt a chill in their hearts, a vague sense of inexplicable fear, and were unwilling to meet the gaze of the red pupils.

This humanoid creature slowly stood up. It was completely naked and closely resembled a human, but its skin surface faintly showed lines like scars. It looked as if its entire body was patched and stitched together with countless pieces of meat, and these scar-like lines were the seams where the meat pieces were joined.

Its pair of blood-red eyes stared at the crowd in front of it, and the corners of its mouth curled up, revealing a smile, just like a human.

However, this smile was filled with an indescribable eeriness.

“Everyone be careful. There’s something wrong with this monster,” Jiang Xiaodong said, his expression becoming serious. This human-like monster made him feel enormous pressure. He raised his right arm, manifesting the flesh-and-blood giant gun, and consecutively pulled the five triggers, firing five bone bullets, wanting to test the humanoid monster’s strength first.

Almost at the moment he pulled the five triggers, the humanoid monster moved. It lowered its body slightly, then suddenly shot forward, its speed astonishing.

Wang Xu only saw a flash before his eyes and couldn’t help but shout, “Be careful!”

Before his voice faded, Jiang Xiaodong grunted, and his body flew straight backward.

In the instant that just passed, before his five bone bullets could be fired, the humanoid monster had rushed in front of him. Its speed was so fast that he could barely track it. The only thing he could do was gather the muscles in his chest and activate a special ability he possessed: “Overlord Armor.”

The Overlord Armor had just protected his body when a punch landed on his chest. Blue and white electrical flashes erupted from his chest. Although Jiang Xiaodong was protected by the Overlord Armor, he was still shocked to the point of near-death, screaming miserably as his body rolled and flew backward.

With a “boom,” he fell more than ten meters away, slamming heavily onto the ground. His chest was scorched black and smoking, and smoke was also coming out of his mouth. The expression on his face was one of absolute terror.

If he hadn’t had the Overlord Armor protecting him, that single strike would have electrocuted him into a charred corpse.

Wang Xu roared, rushing in from the other side. He released Thunder Fire from his hands, which turned into a giant flaming python, striking the humanoid monster from behind.