Chapter 16: The Butcher's Heart |
Taoluo's sneer had barely formed on his face before it froze, looking particularly comical.
He stared in disbelief at the metal block in front of him, which split smoothly from the middle as if it were always meant to be two separate pieces. His mind was filled with question marks.
No, how did that happen? That wasn't even a door anymore!
Just a moment ago, he had clearly used his power to seal the entire door with a solid metal wall, leaving no gaps at all! How did that crowbar appear out of thin air like the handgun? Taoluo no longer wanted to question it, deciding this must be Guan Shan's true power.
Space manipulation, rare indeed, but not beyond understanding.
So now he just wanted to know how that thing could insert into the solid five-centimeter-thick metal wall without any resistance and split the entire piece of metal neatly in half!
Is this something a crowbar can do?!
Huh? Can someone explain? Of course, no one could explain.
Taoluo could only grit his teeth, watching helplessly as Guan Shan jumped out and manipulated the metal spikes to chase after him.
This fool had merely abandoned his only chance to cling to life!
Taoluo shouted, "BK, kill him!"
He hadn't even cared about the few bullets.
Because bullets were metal.
And in his domain, metal was merely his plaything.
Although because Taoluo's ability had just broken through to C-level and was relatively weak compared to other elemental-type powers, controlling a moving bullet with kinetic energy was challenging.
However, slowing down the bullet, softening the metal, and intercepting it was straightforward.
Taoluo never considered bullets a threat.
However, when he tried to manipulate those bullets, he found they wouldn't budge! His will couldn't attach to them!
"How is this possible?!"
Taoluo was stunned.
The metal spikes he controlled were still chasing Guan Shan, so his ability couldn't be ineffective unless the bullets weren't metal... Yes!
Taoluo suddenly understood. It made sense now; they weren't metal! Although he couldn't manipulate the bullets, non-metal bullets couldn't penetrate the special explosive collar to detonate it. It seemed to be a bluff, a diversion, this reporter had some clever tricks...
As he thought this.
Several bullets flew through the air, with three of them accurately hitting the collar, displaying remarkable precision.
Contrary to Taoluo's expectations.
The bullets' immense kinetic energy drilled through the collar's protective casing, shattering the detonation device inside.
Metal rubbed against metal, sparks flew instantly.
——
The bus door burst open.
Guan Shan leapt out, rolling on the ground, immediately switching the crowbar for the boning knife.
He had barely completed this action.
"Boom!"
An explosion erupted behind him, sending waves of heat that lifted his clothes and caused him to stagger. The shockwave spread in ripples, shaking the nearby trees.
Guan Shan turned and steadied himself, looking at the bus, nearly split in two with debris scattered everywhere, and was surprised, "This level 2 explosive... is quite powerful."
According to the simulator's description, both explosives and skills had a total of five levels.
If level 2 was like this, was level 5 a nuclear bomb?
Ugh... I don't dare to imagine.
Only now, outside the bus, did Guan Shan realize that the vehicle was not only covered inside but also outside by those disgusting purple-red flesh walls.
The explosive likely contained incendiary agents, as the flames clung to the flesh walls, with high temperatures even melting part of the central area. Some black, unidentified substances dripped onto the ground.
All the flesh walls wriggled in apparent agony, emitting heavy low moans, no longer resembling a bus but a monster from hell.
The driver staggered out of the wreckage, clutching his faceless head in a daze, with tattered clothes and missing an arm.
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Flames wrapped around him, continuously displaying "-7", "-7", "-7".
Guan Shan had focused on jumping out earlier and now checked the information, finding the driver's health had dropped by two-thirds! The explosion had taken out six thousand HP from the BOSS!
"I knew it; the indicated explosive was indeed the key!"
Guan Shan was delighted.
But then he remembered that even after losing six thousand HP, the BOSS still had four thousand left... For him, it was still a towering mountain.
"Better than ten times, four thousand HP, I can kite him and wear him down with critical hits."
Guan Shan comforted himself and then became alert, "Wait, there's another monster?"
"Ssss..."
A strange sound came from above. Guan Shan saw a shadow overhead and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately raised the boning knife.
The next moment, the massive spider monster descended from the sky, its limbs slashing like blades.
"Damn! This monster can teleport!"
"Clang!"
A crisp sound like iron striking resonated. Guan Shan felt as if he had caught a two-hundred-pound fat man barehanded, the boning knife pressing his shoulder and elbow downward.
Health -10!
"Damn! This force is too much! How can it deal more damage than a slash!"
Guan Shan decided swiftly, immediately using [Butcher's Heart].
"Thump!"
The second heartbeat sounded again, but this time it didn't vanish like an illusion. Instead, it instantly pumped out the blood filled with murderous ambition.
Accompanied by the drumming heartbeat, Guan Shan clearly felt the blood flowing from his chest to every part of his body.
Veins bulged on Guan Shan's forehead, and a tremendous force surged through his limbs.
"Only 30 seconds!"
Guan Shan's eyes sharpened, easily blocking the spider with one hand while advancing, twirling the knife and stabbing it into the spider's body, even smashing it into the ground, rendering it immobile.
With his other hand, he drew his secondary weapon—the Glock 17.
"I'll make you teleport! I might not beat level 10, but level 9? Go to hell!"
The black muzzle aimed at the spider, with its vital point revealed!
In the middle of the spider's massive body was its eye!
Guan Shan fired several shots, all hitting the mark.
324!
300!
402!
200! The spider let out a wail and fell backward, dying instantly.
Guan Shan didn't pause for a moment, not even checking the level-up prompt. He took out [Entwined Parasite Flesh] and consumed it to heal. He had a feeling the driver was recovering from the explosion's stun.
Health +10, +10, +10... The numbers appeared every second.
His intuition proved right.
Guan Shan hadn't even swallowed the healing item when he heard an inhuman shriek followed by several sharp winds.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—shh!"
Several deep black tentacles made of bloated, rotten tumors pierced Guan Shan's chest and abdomen, even twisting inside.
Health -920!
Guan Shan's vision turned dark red, warning of critical health.
"Damn it... Damn game!"
Guan Shan was scared out of his wits, almost thinking he was dead.
He cursed, seeing his body hollowed out, and took out the [Adrenaline Shot] from his backpack.
He stabbed it into his heart!