54: being chased
"Little Gu, Chi Yu, Wu Yun, well done!"
The death of the Fallen Three-Headed Monster once again proved the strength and potential of the Three Beasts.
At the same Rank, the current Three Beasts could completely go head-to-head with the kin of the Ten Evil Kings.
In a great mood, Chen Fei approached the Fallen Three-Headed Monster's corpse, preparing to collect it.
Although it was only an initial Stitch Monster, it still held high research value.
In the hands of a professional, one might even discover some clues about the Stitching skill.
However!
The moment Chen Fei got close, he noticed the Fallen Three-Headed Monster's belly bulging and throbbing. Startled, Chen Fei quickly retreated several steps and had Little Gu stack a layer of Crystal Shield.
Before long, Chen Fei saw the thing that burst out from the belly.
It wasn't a Black Slime Worm, nor was it any kind of Evil Beasts; it was the... moss that Chu Chongsheng had once mentioned.
In that instant, Chen Fei's scalp tingled. Without a second thought, he turned tail and bolted.
Even an Advanced Rank 9 Beast Tamer had been eaten alive; how could he, a Rank 4, withstand it?
They were devouring the Fallen Three-Headed Monster's corpse at an extremely fast speed.
It seemed they didn't want Chen Fei to take it away for research.
*Swoosh—*
The movement speed of this moss was even faster than imagined.
They spread out over a large area, covering rocks and trees. At a glance, the surrounding dozens of meters were covered in dense, crawling little green devils, scaring Chen Fei out of his wits.
Isn't this reproduction speed too fast?
[Bloodthirsty Moss (Second Generation Body)
Strength: Level 4 Rank 2
Attributes: Elemental System, Devour-type, Life-type, Demonic Plant-type
Aptitude: S
Potential: Expected to promote to SSS-Rank Aptitude.
Skills:
1. Bloodthirsty Proliferation: As long as it touches the blood of a living being, the moss can proliferate rapidly.
The stronger the living being's Bloodline, the faster the proliferation.
Proficiency: Mastery Level
2. Moss Seed: Can plant a Moss Seed within the body of a living being. Once the being dies, the seed can sprout, then use the corpse's blood and Spiritual Qi to rapidly multiply descendants.
Proficiency: Mastery Level
...Remarks: Except for the first generation body, the Second Generation Body will quickly lose vitality without a supply of blood.
Without timely supply, it will die within a month.
Before death, it will produce several seeds to be planted in a living being's body, awaiting a second revival.]
Chen Fei checked the moss's information while fleeing, feeling more lingering fear the more he read.
One summary: as long as there is blood, the Bloodthirsty Moss has almost infinite vitality.
In some aspects, it was even more terrifying than the Black Slime Worm King.
It was hard to imagine what kind of chaos would be caused if this moss entered the city!
Moreover, this was only the Second Generation Body; what kind of terrifying existence would the first generation body be?
Chen Fei suddenly felt that even without the Ten Evil Kings taking action, these kin alone were enough to destroy half the continent.
"Little Gu, release the poison!"
Mushroom No. 1, Colorless No. 1... After several types of toxins were deployed, they didn't interfere with the moss at all, and even their speed didn't decrease in the slightest.
It seemed the Poison-type was of little use against them.
Makes sense; after all, they are Demonic Plant-types and don't have a respiratory System like Yao Beasts, so it's hard for toxins to interfere with them.
It seems he would need to research toxins specifically for dealing with Demonic Plant-types in the future.
Sonic System?
That wouldn't work either; they don't need ears.
[Soul Stripping] targets individual beasts; for this kind of Swarm Beast, it would be useless even if Chi Yu worked herself to death.
Chi Yu had finally met her match; her three major eerie skills were ineffective at this moment.
Wu Yun's skills weren't very useful either.
Even if the Fire Control Technique was still there, without a particularly powerful fire source, it would be useless.
"Little Gu, try the Ice Crystal Barrier!"
Little Gu quickly condensed a crystal box and threw it backward.
The crystal box covered a portion of the moss, and under Little Gu's control, the crystal box annihilated.
Swarm Beasts are invincible when united, but each individual unit is relatively weak.
United, they have the strength of Level 4 Rank 2, but each individual moss unit might not even have the strength and defense of a Level 4 beast.
So after the Crystal Annihilation, a portion of the trapped moss died.
If Little Gu were at the same Rank, he could surely wipe them all out.
However, the crystal box only covered a portion, unless the crystal box could be large enough to envelop all the moss.
That would require the strength of at least a King-level Beast Tamer.
Looking at it this way, the Three Beasts currently had no way to deal with the Bloodthirsty Moss.
"Let's escape!"
The person and the Three Beasts used [Crystal Shuttle] to return directly to the city.
Chen Fei had Little Gu set up several locations.
The dormitory, the crystal ornaments in Chen Qingyun's room, and one in the storage space of the sacred codex.
If anything happened, they could shuttle directly to these three places.
The storage space of the sacred codex was undoubtedly the safest, but it had one characteristic: you come out from wherever you went in.
If the Bloodthirsty Moss surrounded that spot and didn't leave, wouldn't he be finished?
After returning to the dormitory, the person and the Three Beasts sat on the floor, panting heavily.
"Chen Fei, that thing is just too impossible to deal with!" Little Gu was very unwilling; as S-Rank existences, they actually had to resort to running away.
Wu Yun and Chi Yu felt the same.
Especially Wu Yun; if they couldn't even handle a single Bloodthirsty Moss, wouldn't they be even more powerless against the Headless Angel?
Chen Fei wiped his sweat before comforting them: "Don't be discouraged, there's a strength gap between you.
Against Yao Beasts with lower Aptitude, you can fight above your level, but against an existence with the same level of Aptitude, did you really expect to fight above your level?"
Hearing Chen Fei say this, the Three Beasts finally realized.
"That's true, we're only Level 3 Rank 4, and it's already Level 4 Rank 2. There really is an insurmountable strength gap."
Seeing that their moods had improved, Chen Fei continued his analysis: "There are no absolutely invincible skills in the world; there are always mutual reinforcements and restraints.
Actually, for dealing with Demonic Plant-types, the Elemental System is more useful.
If a fire is set, could it still be so fierce?
This moss needs blood to survive; if it's sealed in another space, it will naturally die without you even having to act.
We are no match for it now because we don't have the restraining attributes.
Besides, it's very strong, but didn't it still let us escape!"
The Three Beasts all looked at Chen Fei; this logic... was sound!
Shouldn't they be glad they escaped from a Level 4 Bloodthirsty Moss?
They actually wanted to go back for a counter-kill!
It seemed that their recent string of higher-level kills had given them the illusion that they were very strong.
Being hunted by the Bloodthirsty Moss this time wasn't a bad thing; instead, it was a wake-up call.
It allowed the Three Beasts to more clearly recognize their own strengths and weaknesses, and let them know the truth that there's always someone better out there.
Only then could they grow more "humbly" in the future... "Report, Sector C48 is abnormally quiet, and large Yao Beasts are nowhere to be seen!"
"Report, Team 102 encountered a Level 4 Yao Beast in Sector B56!"
"Report, a large number of bird-type Yao Beasts were startled into flight in Sector C2."
"Report, a strong pungent smell was discovered in Sector B44, suspected to be a Cloud-Flame Skunk Beast startled by a high-level Yao Beast."
"..."
Xie Xun looked at these reports with a face full of worry..."}],