Chapter 429: Fierce Battle, Escape, [Wendigo Blood Crystal] |
Squeak squeak—
The Stealth Rat's ability—[Stealth Scream]—activated.
A sonic wave with spiritual effects transformed into mental spikes that stabbed into the Wendigo's consciousness, instantly causing it to stiffen.
Immediately after, Zhi Zhi stood up on its hind legs and swiped at the Wendigo.
Only now did the Stealth Rat truly reveal its real strength.
From the first move, it went all out, leaving no room for error.
Zhi Zhi's two crimson eyes in the deep night were like two searchlights, shining on the Wendigo.
Its sharp front claws, along with those large incisors gleaming with a cold light, chiseled towards the Wendigo.
Clang~
Moo—
The Wendigo's own mental resistance was not low either. Zhi Zhi's [Stealth Scream] only affected it for a fleeting moment before it broke free.
It immediately swung its arm to block Zhi Zhi's chisel-like bite, while also letting out an angry roar from its mouth. The red chill on the surface of its body grew denser and surged towards Zhi Zhi.
Where Zhi Zhi came into contact with the ice and snow, frost rapidly condensed, freezing Zhi Zhi's body.
Zhi Zhi's body was composed of shadows.
It had no true physical form.
Yet now, the Wendigo's frost could actually freeze even shadows.
Simply terrifying to such a degree.
The Wendigo's counterattack followed as Zhi Zhi was frozen.
Its sharp claws stabbed straight for Zhi Zhi's eyes, and it hissed out a cry of unclear meaning from its mouth.
Space twisted slightly, and Zhi Zhi's movement to attack paused momentarily.
It was the Wendigo's mental corruption attack.
Although Zhi Zhi was a Silver-tier creature, it had only recently evolved and still had a certain gap compared to the Wendigo.
The Wendigo's mental attack still caused a momentary disruption for it.
Just as the Wendigo's claws, now coated with a blue ghostly light, were about to strike—this attack was extraordinary.
At the very moment before the claws were about to pierce Zhi Zhi, Zhi Zhi also broke free from the mental corruption attack.
But evading had already become quite difficult.
And right at this moment...
Yu Yuan made his move!
Psychic Ability — [Diagnosis: Amnesia]
The Wendigo's memories from the past hour were instantly wiped clean, its memory directly reverting to one hour ago.
The Wendigo's movements suddenly stopped. The fierce and savage gleam in its eyes was replaced by confusion and daze.
It looked at the Stealth Rat right in front of its face, tilting its head.
On its skull-like head, a large question mark seemed to appear?
Moo?
Who am I?
Where am I now?
What am I doing?
The classic three questions appeared in the Wendigo's mind at this moment.
While the Wendigo was lost in confusion, Zhi Zhi and Yu Yuan were not.
Zhi Zhi's thick rat tail, like an alloy steel cable, was already lashing through the air.
Amidst the Wendigo's stunned expression, it struck its skull-like deer head.
The Wendigo's gigantic body, caught off guard, was directly sent flying backward by Zhi Zhi's strike.
Meanwhile, an RPG rocket launcher had already appeared in Yu Yuan's hand. He aimed the sight at the fallen Wendigo and pulled the trigger.
Whoosh—
The scorching flame of the rocket melted the ice and snow behind him.
The rocket, with a whistling sound, crashed straight into the Wendigo's emaciated body.
Boom—
A violent explosion with soaring flames erupted on the street.
Zhi Zhi appeared beside Yu Yuan. Its gaze toward the direction of the flames remained full of vigilance.
But Yu Yuan had already taken out another RPG launcher, aiming at the spot where the flames rose, and pulled the trigger again.
Whoosh—
The rocket flew toward that spot once more.
But just as it was about to reach its target.
A withered, sharp claw reached out from the flames, firmly grabbed the rocket, and then flung it upward.
The rocket actually changed direction, flying toward the sky.
Boom—
The rocket flew about ten meters before exploding mid-air.
But this time, no soaring flames erupted.
Because just as the claw reached out, dozens of snow-laden hurricanes formed on the street.
The flames and smoke caused by the explosion dissipated directly under the force of the hurricanes.
Yu Yuan also saw the Wendigo's figure. There was a charred mark on its chest, clearly the spot hit by the rocket.
Flesh and blood wriggled rapidly, and ice and snow also covered and repaired the area.
The previous rocket was not in vain; it did indeed cause some damage to the Wendigo.
But a rocket that could easily destroy tank armor, facing a Silver-tier creature like the Wendigo, the damage it caused really wasn't much.
In the blink of an eye, the injury on its chest had already been completely repaired.
"This thing's repair ability is too strong. The damage we inflict can't even keep up with its repair speed." Yu Yuan also frowned deeply.
He had thought the Wendigo would be troublesome, but he never imagined it would be this troublesome.
The Wendigo's gaze fixed firmly on Yu Yuan and Zhi Zhi.
It spread its arms and, with a cry full of a mix of anger and disdain.
It pointed both arms toward Yu Yuan's location.
Those hurricanes moved.
The ice and snow within the hurricanes transformed into sharp ice-crystal blades, swaying as they charged toward Yu Yuan and Zhi Zhi.
Dozens of hurricanes encircled Yu Yuan and Zhi Zhi, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.
These ice-crystal blades were still far away, yet Yu Yuan's skin could already feel a sharp, piercing chill.
His skin actually felt a cutting sensation.
"Holy crap—"
[Shadow Stride] activated, immediately putting distance between them and these hurricanes.
Man and rat appeared behind the Wendigo.
Zhi Zhi's [Stealth Scream] activated again.
Although the Wendigo was somewhat prepared, it still inevitably paused its movements slightly.
Yu Yuan was waiting for this exact opportunity. Zhi Zhi's tail coiled around Yu Yuan, bringing him to a position level with the Wendigo's head.
The Legendary-tier weapon [Thunder's Secret Contract] appeared in his hand, the muzzle aimed at the Wendigo's head.
Three points aligned.
Trigger pulled.
Bang—
Electric light flashed. A silver pellet wrapped in arcs of electricity shot from the barrel, directly drilling into the Wendigo's mouth.
In that instant.
Yu Yuan and Zhi Zhi were pushed back by a sudden surge of cold air.
Moo—
The Wendigo's agonized cry echoed on the street. Arcs of electricity continuously flickered on its skull-like deer head.
Accompanied by the sizzling and crackling sounds of electric current.
A powerful blizzard enveloped the Wendigo.
Just as Yu Yuan prepared to press his advantage in one go.
The Wendigo's figure, amidst the swirling blizzard, dissipated and vanished.
In the end, Yu Yuan only saw a pair of cold, ghostly green eyes appear within the blizzard.
As if to remember him, filled with savagery.
With the Wendigo's disappearance, the blizzard and hurricanes on the street also dissipated simultaneously.
If not for the chaotic mess of the snow layer on the street.
Probably no one would believe that an extremely fierce battle had just taken place here.
On the Combat Detector, the previously bright red dot had already disappeared.
And the Positioning Watch did not absorb any dispersed spirituality, nor did the Civilization Illustrated Book show a new entry.
Everything indicated that the Wendigo had truly left.
In the previous battle, Yu Yuan could be said to have used every means at his disposal.
Yet in the end, he still hadn't managed to keep the Wendigo here.
"Is this the strength of a Silver-tier creature that isn't even considered powerful?" Yu Yuan pondered slightly.
Immediately, he went to the spot where the Wendigo had left and began searching for any possible clues left behind.
Squeak squeak—
Zhi Zhi had found something. Its body size had now returned to about one meter.
It held a crystal-like object in its hands and came before Yu Yuan.
This crystal was about half the size of a fist, with an irregular shape on the surface.
"This is..."
As Yu Yuan took the crystal, a prompt message appeared.
[Ding, high-value material detected—Wendigo Blood Crystal]