Chapter 725 - 348: First Mission Complete (2)
In matters like these, she was a meticulous person, how could she not notice that there were no miniature people on a particular plant? Either this plant didn’t give birth to these little people, or... those little people had already left the plant’s body!
Divine Hidden Clan... Divine’s Remnant Clan... Is there an inevitable connection between the two?
Suddenly, she recalled the origins of the Divine’s Remnant Clan. If you think deeply, you would find that the rebellion of those robots and artificial beings was too abrupt! However, she hoped her thoughts were wrong, otherwise, it would be too terrifying!
Where is the King of Clay? She looked up at the massive insect cocoon, drew out the Xihe Blade, leaped gracefully, and made a beautiful flourish with the blade.
The Xihe Blade struck the cocoon with a clang, sparks flying sporadically. Ultimately, Xihe was stronger, a huge crack appeared on the cocoon, just enough for her to pass through, with the remaining yellow-brown liquid gushing out. Su Jiameng didn’t waste a drop, even though she knew these things were concocted by the Insect Imperial, but the Plane Store offered such a high price, it must be exceptionally good.
𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
The cocoon was breached, the yellow-brown liquid was continuously absorbed by Su Jiameng, the voice in her mind growing more terrifyingly angry. She chose to ignore it, taking a few leaps to quickly approach the core of the cocoon. The scene inside the cocoon was worse than she had imagined, with unknown orange-yellow mucus emanating a corrosive stench. Swiftly and nimbly, she dodged them, moving closer to her target.
"This is the King of Clay? So... I understand why the previous Yongping had those traits..." The King of Clay before her was massive, just by looking at its size, you would think it was an enormous rock!
Yet, this seemingly rock-like thing was the coveted treasure of many, and the target of Su Jiameng’s first mission. It was best to secure it for peace of mind.
She flipped over and landed on the King of Clay, finding the texture underfoot not as solid as imagined, but rather with an indescribable elasticity. More importantly, this thing was hot, like a heart, beating with a thud!
"Sorry, it’s for the mission..." Su Jiameng fiercely plunged the Xihe Blade in, and the King of Clay bled as if it were a living heart. But this blood was unusual, possessing strong corrosive and radiation abilities.
For ordinary people, they would have been killed by its radiation long ago. Unfortunately for it, this radiation was ineffective against Su Jiameng, a Mind Power User, and instead had great supplementary effects. She even felt her peak-level Telekinesis had reached its saturation point.
She hadn’t even had the chance to open the interdimensional task bar and click on the completion of the first stage mission, when the cocoon walls erupted like boiling, countless bubbles climbing out and transforming into vaguely humanoid shapes, shaking their heads before charging at Su Jiameng with an ear-splitting roar!
Bodies of those things still connected by a slender phantom flesh rope, continuously injecting energy, their transparent bodies gradually solidifying, countless spiky vines like whips lashing at her, determined to pierce her into a porcupine!
"Truly a dangerous creature... The true form of the Insect Imperial is no longer here, but the body left behind has formed a new ’Insect Imperial’, equally troublesome..." Su Jiameng grinned, her toes tapping on the surface of those spiky vines, dodging attacks from humanoid and more beast-like claws, the tip of the Xihe Blade slicing through several spiky vines mercilessly and successfully severing them.
[Roar—Howl!] With the vines cut, the creatures pounced at her frenziedly, but Su Jiameng was unsurpassed in close combat, ruthlessly kicking them down. The Xihe Blade condensed a chilling aura, flashing coldly as it cleaved the approaching monsters into halves.
She keenly noticed these creatures and vines were protecting the King of Clay, which further solidified her decision to take it. Not for anything else, simply for the mission, for going home, she was willing to pay any price necessary!
However, to confirm the mission completion and seize the King of Clay, she needed to get close to the target. Her eyes narrowed slightly, leaping to the highest point, then suddenly retrieving the enhanced Energy Guns, her toes tapping the top of the cocoon as she fired the fully charged Energy Cannon. The powerful recoil steadied her at the top of the cocoon wall, standing inverted.
Boom boom boom—
Even at such close range from the energy explosion, she herself had to be careful of being affected, the fierce wind blew her hair into disarray, yet her gaze was more focused than ever. She turned the cannon’s direction, aiming it at her feet, reducing the compression ratio and fired without hesitation, using the backward thrust and the falling force to forcibly approach the King of Clay.
Due to the previous explosion, the monsters were gone, and the King of Clay remained as sturdy as ever, undamaged.
"I’m sorry, but I’ve completed this mission!" With the fastest hand speed, she clicked the task confirmation, and the pulsating heart-like King of Clay beneath her feet instantly lost its life force, becoming like a real stone, devoid of the vitality it once seemed to have.
In an instant, in the interdimensional task bar, the icon of the first sub-task lit up, indicating she had completed the mission! Behind the icon, a small symbol representing the King of Clay also shone brightly!
Roar—
An almost eardrum-shattering roar sounded from all directions, the gleaming cocoon seemingly drained of all life and energy, instantly dimming to grayish-white, from something on par with Xihe to a mud that crumbled with a touch.
It disintegrated like the ash of burnt paper, fluttering and turning into fragments...(To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)