112: Fallen Messenger

At this moment, heaven and earth were silent!

As the world fell silent, a strange low growl suddenly echoed through the air—a cry unlike any earthly creature, directly piercing through everyone's mental defenses.

Facing such an eerie scene, whether it was Alice, the ferocious Yan Beast, or the Blood Hunter, all showed fear at this moment. Even Jill Valentine and others, who were hiding in a distant building, curled up in tension, not daring to look at what was happening.

At this time, only Li An stood calmly on the field, observing the commotion in the blood pool. Even with the overwhelming momentum, there was no fear on his face.

Boom!

The next second, under Li An's gaze, the Destruction Seed in the distant blood pool seemed to sense the attention of a powerful enemy, and the blood in the pool immediately began to boil again.

However, what was different this time was that as the blood pool continuously boiled, a terrifying humanoid creature slowly stepped out of the blood pool. Simultaneously, with the appearance of this creature, the blood within the pool was absorbed into its body. By the time the creature had fully emerged from the blood pool, the blood pool, whose scent was so rich it was nauseating, had already turned into clear water.

[Dark Corrupter · Destruction Seed] (Larval Stage)

Level: lv.29

Health: 100%

Strength: 237

Agility: 270

Stamina: 291

Intelligence: 7 (Slowly increasing)

Abilities: Dark Corruption lv.29, Domain of Destruction lv.29, Destruction Power lv.29, World Will Power (Pseudo) lv.19.

1. [Passive · Dark Corruption lv.29: Each attack will carry a corrosive property. The attacked will be affected by intermediate negative energy, and their internal energy will be further restricted.]

2. [Active · Domain of Destruction lv.29: When the Destruction Seed unfolds its Domain of Destruction, it will immediately create domain suppression within a hundred-meter radius. The suppression will last for three seconds. Simultaneously, allied units will temporarily gain an additional attack power bonus, currently 15%. Furthermore, when allied units are within the domain, each attack will additionally carry effects such as heavy strike, armor penetration, and piercing. Current duration: 10 minutes.]

3. [Active · Destruction Power lv.29: ???]

4. [Active · World Will Power (Pseudo) lv.19: ???]

...Destruction Seed!

The moment the creature appeared, Li An obtained some of its data.

Only at this moment did Li An realize why the Scavenger certification quest mentioned that an Aberrant's existence would lead to the destruction of the world's will!

Leaving aside the first two abilities of the Destruction Seed, let's just consider the last ability, which he couldn't even view.

World Will Power (Pseudo)!

World Power!

A creature actually possessing World Power, even with the 'pseudo' suffix, such power should not appear on a creature.

But the reality was, not only did it appear, but it also stood as his enemy, opposing him.

Pfft!

However, at this moment, Augustus, who had been watching from a distance, had somehow appeared behind the Destruction Seed.

Then, to Li An's astonishment, he reached into his own heart. Enduring intense pain, he forcefully pulled out his heart, then, without pause, directly placed the still-beating heart into the Destruction Seed's chest.

[Ding! The current Aberrant has merged with the Destruction Seed. Some information about the Destruction Seed has changed.]

[Ding! The Destruction Seed has been corrected to Fallen Emissary.]

All of this happened too suddenly. Li An only reacted when the prompt sounded in his ear. But mainly, it was because the Destruction Seed was originally a creature created by Augustus, so Li An hadn't expected Augustus to actively attack the Destruction Seed. This was truly unexpected.

Of course, the most important point was that, besides the Destruction Seed being Augustus's creation, it actually lacked independent consciousness. The Nemesis, as a container, had its consciousness eroded by endless negative energy at the beginning of the fusion.

Normally, Augustus would control the Destruction Seed from behind, but Augustus had previously suffered humiliation from Li An, which made him unwilling to act from the shadows. So he chose the most extreme method: merging himself with the Destruction Seed, taking residence within its body.

But in doing so, the World Will Power (Pseudo) carried by the Destruction Seed disappeared, replaced by a new ability, Fallen Storm!

[Active · Fallen Storm lv.29: A mental skill that releases an ultra-high intensity negative energy shock, causing the target to passively undergo a will judgment. If the judgment fails, the target's will will be erased, becoming the caster's puppet.]

Crack, crack, crack!

Just then, a terrifying air explosion sounded in the sky. It was the Fallen Emissary, no! It should be Augustus. With his five fingers clenched into a fist, a terrifying air explosion sounded with his casual movements.

At this moment, even if he did nothing, just standing still, he exuded a powerful oppressive aura.

"Come, shall we play?"

Augustus felt the immense power surging within this body, then turned to look at Li An, a scornful smile on his face.

However, facing the provocation, Li An did not immediately address Augustus. Instead, he looked at Alice, who was still holding on nearby, and said,

"Come back."

"Soon, this place will no longer be somewhere you can stay."

Li An looked at Alice and shook his head, saying.

As for the Yan Beast and the Blood Hunter, he did not recall them. During this time, with the increase in his mental power, he had already explored some new combat methods, and if needed later, he could still use the two of them.

"Are you sure?"

Alice was startled to hear Li An telling her to leave. Although she was exhausted at this point, she felt she could still hold on, she could still persevere.

However, Li An just looked at her seriously and said again with a firm tone,

"Go."

Hearing this, seeing Li An's resolute attitude, Alice hesitated for a few seconds before finally turning and leaving the battlefield, rushing towards the building where Jill Valentine was located.

As for Augustus, he did not stop Li An, but stood there with interest, watching Alice flee in a panic.

To him, Alice was nothing more than an ant. In front of himself, who possessed absolute power, even Li An was no longer a threat. Now, he only needed to return the humiliation Li An had given him earlier, and he would completely become the final victor.

Watching Alice escape the Aberrant Zombies and move further away, Li An immediately withdrew his gaze from Alice, then faced Augustus. The next second, Li An looked at Augustus and said with a smile,

"It seems you've already got me cornered."

"Otherwise?"

Hearing this, Augustus shrugged scornfully, spreading his hands.

"If that's the case, then let's move on to phase two."

Li An smiled slightly, then, as his words fell, he spread his hands, and under Augustus's puzzled gaze, directly slammed them towards the ground.