47: Chapter 47: Disguise 47: Chapter 47: Disguise To go up or not to go up, that is the question.
Although the two monsters were translucent energy bodies, they had been following the doctor step by step from the start.
Where they passed, the ground’s mud and petals rustled, and as the distance closed, Zhang Xiaoman even heard a series of strange footsteps.
“These two things don’t seem very fast when they run.
Maybe I can take one down in a second and then just run doctor.
If it chases after me, I can keep running while twisting the hearthstone, waiting for the skill’s cooldown to end before coming back to shoot it in the back!”
Zhang Xiaoman analyzed in his mind, his eyes gradually lighting up.
“Alright, I’m going for it!”
Zhang Xiaoman immediately stopped hesitating, turned around, and walked to the tree; by this time, the doctor’s figure was already less than 50 steps away from him.
Accompanied by his pig-slaughtering-like scream, Zhang Xiaoman also made out the appearance of the two Parasitic Spirits.
He saw their legs, sharp as steel needles, running on the ground, each step piercing into the soft earth, making a “chit, chit, chit” sound.
The arms of the two monsters were just as slender as their legs, looking from a distance like two swords flickering with cold light.
At this moment, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in Zhang Xiaoman’s heart; he always felt that something was off.
However, by then, the doctor was even closer to him, leaving no time for further thought.
Zhang Xiaoman instinctively stretched out his left hand, targeted one of the Parasitic Spirits, and activated the Soul Absorption Technique!
But in the next moment, something horrifying occurred that startled Zhang Xiaoman.
As he used his skill, the monster paused but did not scream in pain as he had anticipated.
Instead, streaks of flowing light flashed across its body, and strands of transparent energy flowed along the trajectory of the Soul Absorption Technique into Zhang Xiaoman’s hand.
The Soul Absorption Technique had not failed; in that instant, Zhang Xiaoman could even sense that he had absorbed a stream of pure energy.
Yet, the monster suffered no damage.
Zhang Xiaoman only saw a layer of flowing light being absorbed from its surface, slowly revealing the grey skin underneath!
Following that, a chillingly horrific monster appeared before him!
“Running, footsteps, aggression…
this isn’t a damn Parasitic Spirit at all!”
Zhang Xiaoman instantly realized what was amiss.
“This thing isn’t an energy body at all; its translucent appearance is just a disguise!”
At this moment, the monster, having had its surface energy drawn out, seemed to have been enraged by Zhang Xiaoman.
After a brief pause, it immediately turned and ran towards Zhang Xiaoman.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman’s body broke out in goosebumps, and he instinctively wanted to run back immediately.
However, after losing its disguise, the monster’s speed had notably increased, covering the short 40-meter distance in just two or three breaths.
The doctor, who seemed to have noticed the person standing diagonally in front of him, suddenly felt a flicker of hope on his previously despairing face.
At this point, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t care less about anyone else, he hadn’t even had time to turn around when he saw the distance between him and the monster had rapidly closed by half!
Zhang Xiaoman was in a complete flurry; there was definitely no time to twist the hearthstone now.
He reached into his pocket and grabbed something familiar.
But before he could even raise the gun to shoot, the slender grey monster had already charged right up to him, its sword-like arms raised high, ready to pierce his chest in the next second.
Zhang Xiaoman felt his scalp tingle, his muscles tensed to the extreme, his heart pounding violently, and time around him seemed to slow down.
“Mountain River Suppression!!!”
He roared, like a gambler going all in.
The next moment, the “Purple Cloud Divine Sword” instantly flew out from behind Zhang Xiaoman.
The sword spun beautifully and rushed to the front of Zhang Xiaoman with a “clang,” blocking the monster’s descending arm.
After that, it emitted a series of buzzing sounds, swiftly circling around Zhang Xiaoman twice, creating trails of afterimages and sounds of cutting through the air.
Finally, the Flying Sword hung high in the air and shot straight down, plunging into the ground near Zhang Xiaoman’s feet with a “whoosh”.
The monster’s arm, blocked by the Iron Sword, forced its entire body to recoil backward, retreating several steps with “clanking” sounds.
Then, it immediately regained its balance, its yellow pupils fixating on Zhang Xiaoman, lifting its other hand for another attack.
As the Iron Sword landed, Zhang Xiaoman felt as though he had entered a strange field of energy.
It was as if he was enveloped by an invisible force, isolating him from everything outside.
When the monster’s arm stabbed toward Zhang Xiaoman again, it abruptly stopped upon touching his skin, unable to advance further as if his skin were made of impregnable steel.
At that moment, Zhang Xiaoman only felt a tremendous force coming at him.
Although he sustained no injuries, the powerful kinetic energy pushed him off balance, nearly causing him to stumble out of the Mountain River Suppression Skill’s range.
Zhang Xiaoman was uncertain, but he also understood the urgency of the situation.
Not daring to delay further, he immediately raised his gun.
“Bang bang bang bang…”
A series of light sounds erupted, and several horrifying holes suddenly appeared on the monster’s body!
Zhang Xiaoman fired several more shots until he had emptied the first magazine and then stopped.
But before he could even think about wasting bullets, Zhang Xiaoman was astonished to find that, unlike the monsters he had encountered before, which would instantly lose the ability to move, this one struggled and continued to advance toward him, the wounds caused by the Holy Water expanding very slowly on its body.
Zhang Xiaoman was terrified.
The monster let out a hoarse growl and charged again, but fortunately, the 5-second duration of the Mountain River Suppression hadn’t ended yet, and the monster’s attack was blocked once more.
Zhang Xiaoman immediately took out a spare magazine, pressed softly on the release button with his thumb, and quickly replaced it with a new one.
He had practiced this movement many times at home, so he was now quite smooth at it.
“Bang bang bang bang!”
Four more shots fired!
This time, Zhang Xiaoman outdid himself and hit the monster’s face with all four shots!
This time, the monster was not as lucky as before.
All four Holy Water Bullets hit its head, causing half of its brain to instantly dissolve, and its entire body crisply fell down.
The Black Iron Sword on the ground also ceased its buzzing, and the invisible field of energy vanished as well.
Zhang Xiaoman looked at the monster in front of him, which was apparently dead, but he didn’t dare relax because not far ahead, another one was running towards him!
Meanwhile, the doctor had already run up close.
He only saw Master Pei draw his Flying Sword, who then subdued the terrifying monster with a raise of his hand, igniting a strong sense of hope within him.
Just as hope shone in his eyes, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his leg.
His running staggered, he fell face down to the ground, with a monster’s arm gruesomely embedded in his calf.
He’d been caught up to!