Basement.
Lynn, draped in a cloak, pressed hard against his bleeding chest, gritted his teeth as he pulled out a razor and fiercely slashed at his own legs.
He was breathing heavily, large beads of sweat continuously dripping from his forehead.
Too careless!
He had been far too careless!
When facing monsters of this level, he should have known! They have numerous ways to detect your position!
Experience!
His combat experience and crisis response skills were still insufficient!
If he hadn't put on the [Blood Fiend Cloak] at that critical moment, he probably wouldn't have survived that instant.
[Blood Fiend Cloak][Quality]: Rare
[Attribute]: When worn, it can conceal your aura and allow you to pass through solid objects like a ghost.
[Description]: Formless and intangible evil spirits always become the fear in people's hearts, so the abyssal monsters created this cloak to make you like an evil spirit—formless and intangible. But be careful, once you wear it, you lose all offensive capabilities.
Lynn gritted his teeth, clutching his chest, his gaze fixed intently on the basement door.
"These past few days have been too peaceful, truly forgetting what kind of world I'm living in, where death could come at any moment..."
He forcefully spat out saliva mixed with blood and bits of internal organ flesh.
Without another word.
He took out the Flesh Proliferation Potion and poured it onto his severed legs and pierced chest.
Gnashing his teeth, he cracked his neck and said:
"High constitution really does come in handy at critical times, but I really have to thank my teacher! If it weren't for that surgery back then, I'd probably be done for by now!"
Squeak squeak—
The Flesh Proliferation Potion began to take effect.
His damaged chest and legs immediately started healing at an unimaginable rate.
A potion that could work on that highly drug-resistant fairy showed even more astonishing rapid recovery effects on a normal person.
In just a few breaths.
Lynn's body was already completely restored.
Lynn panted heavily, forcing himself to stand up, cracking his nearly shattered body back into place.
And almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded in Lynn's ears.
[Ding! Your body has undergone a level 1 mutation!]
[Ding! Your body has undergone a level 2 mutation!]
Squelch—
Two tentacles covered in barbs grew out from Lynn's back.
The skin on the back of his neck suddenly split open, slowly revealing a vertically positioned eye.
[Ding! System detected three controllable mutations, analyzing target...]
[Ding! Analysis complete!]
[Flesh Tentacles]: Connected to the neural center, can be freely controlled to retract and grow.
[Evil Spirit Vertical Eye]: Connected to the optic nerve, can see through obstacles and detect evil spirit auras.
Whoosh—
The two tentacles, under Lynn's control, revealed sharp barbs and floated before him.
He gritted his teeth, squinting as he said:
"Maybe I can test it out—at least this revolver has considerable killing power against that monster!"
After all, this was a Demon Hunter's personal weapon, a high-quality anti-demon firearm!
Click—
He released the revolver's safety.
And in the next moment, Lynn draped in the blood-red cloak passed through the wall like a ghost.
Under the surveillance of the Evil Spirit Vertical Eye, Lynn instantly saw the massive flesh monster in the corridor.
Lynn's focus intensified.
He moved like a specter, freely passing through the walls, gradually approaching the monster.
Whoosh—
A crimson shadow instantly flashed past the monster's side.
He moved like a specter, freely phasing through the walls, gradually approaching the monster.
Swish—
Behind it, a blood shadow flashed.
The monster's back instantly split open, revealing pair after pair of eyes staring down the corridor behind it.
But almost at the exact moment its attention was drawn to the rear corridor.
From a breach in the alchemy room door at its side, Lynn's squinting eyes appeared.
"You're finished!"
Instantly.
Lynn pulled the trigger!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang—
Six consecutive shots.
Six demon-hunting bullets instantly penetrated the door, striking the monster's body.
In that moment.
Crackle pop—
Sacred electricity exploded across the monster's body.
The Demon Hunter Revolver had extremely strong suppression effects on creatures of the dark world, and holy power was the natural enemy of most monsters!
Almost instantly, Lynn saw the monster's movements become sluggish.
Revolver ammunition reloading.
This was a perfect opportunity to get in two attacks!
Lynn instantly drew his Boning Knife.
But just as he was about to burst through the door, he suddenly saw six eyeballs emerge from the six bullet holes.
Their hollow gazes fixed directly on him.
A massive sense of crisis instantly surged through him.
"Not good!"
Lynn immediately threw on his cloak, preparing to phase through the wall without hesitation.
But it was too late.
Those hollow gazes instantly locked onto his face.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle—
A painful low moan.
Lynn's face and the skin where the gaze touched instantly began to dissolve, emitting wisps of green smoke.
The gaze that had just looked at him carried a curse!
Lynn clenched his teeth, enduring the tremendous pain, and suddenly flipped away, disappearing underground.
...
"Huff—hiss—huff—hiss—"
In the basement. Lynn was breathing heavily.
He opened a new bottle of Flesh Proliferation Potion and poured it onto his dissolving face and neck.
The crimson liquid sizzled as it merged into his skin.
The wounds on his face rapidly healed.
Simultaneously.
System notifications immediately followed.
[Ding! You have developed a level 1 mutation!]
Rustle—
Lynn's reflection on the wall suddenly had two massive tentacles pierce through from his back.
But Lynn ignored them, his expression serious as he used the Evil Spirit Vertical Eye to observe the monster from a distance.
He quickly clearly saw that the six bullets shot into the monster's body were being slowly pushed out by the monster's flesh.
The electricity covering its entire body was rapidly diminishing.
Which meant.
In just two exchanges.
The monster had already adapted to the holy damage attached by the demon-hunting bullets?!
Or had it activated some special form to counter his attacks?!
"This is bad!"
The monster had already adapted to the holy damage attached by the demon-hunting bullets?!
Because his greatest reliance right now was this Demon Hunter Revolver.
If it could largely resist holy damage, then forget defeating this monster—even getting close would become extremely dangerous!
He quickly calmed himself.
The previous probing was unwise—he must maintain rationality!
If it could largely resist holy damage, then forget defeating this monster—even getting close would become extremely dangerous!
Lynn made up his mind.
The previous probing was unwise—he must maintain rationality!
Without another word, he instantly phased through the wall, heading outward without pause.
Foolishly charging into an unwinnable fight wasn't bravery—it was recklessness.
Especially since he was still a level 9 weakling, and although he had some decent items, they couldn't make up for the gap in raw power.
At times like this, one must follow the heart's guidance.
Lynn's expression was grave as he quickly moved underground.
Especially since he was still a level 9 weakling, and although he had some decent items, they couldn't make up for the gap in raw power.
The vertical eye on his back continuously monitored the monster's movements.
Time passed quickly.
But just as he left the Bloodsaw Potion Shop's territory, suddenly, in his evil spirit vision, the monster's body flickered and instantly disappeared from his observation.
It shielded its aura?!
Lynn's expression changed slightly.
Hum—
A terrifying presence instantly surged from behind.
Almost instinctively, Lynn violently shifted to one side.
In that instant, a giant hand phantom-like penetrated the ground, grazing his cheek and injuring his face.
It was that same evil spirit hand that had pierced his heart earlier!