6: Chapter 6: Confluence
Bang, bang~
Two thuds rang out, and the Rock Snake, under attack, swept its tail, delivering a powerful chain attack that heavily slammed into the two people on its left and right.
The two of them took the powerful blow squarely. Liu Feng gripped his iron rod with both hands, using it to defend against the incoming snake tail.
As the giant tail swept past, the iron rod, made of steel, bent by more than ten degrees after withstanding the immense impact. He was sent seven or eight meters flying by the powerful force.
"Brother Jiang, shoot quickly! We're no match for the Rock Snake."
Liu Feng's hands were bleeding, his tiger's mouth torn open, and he shouted at Wu Jiang with lingering fear.
After a brief clash, he realized that no matter what, the two of them could not be a match for the Rock Snake. The disaster had just begun, and the Rock Snake, a Black Iron Level Three monster, could already deliver a full-power strike that touched the limit of four hundred Dao of strength.
This terrifying power was simply not something two rookies with just over a hundred Dao of strength could face.
Although the battle had just begun, he could already foresee the outcome: without using firearms, perhaps only one of them would escape.
Without the slightest hesitation, Liu Feng suggested to Wu Jiang that they use firearms.
After more than ten years of daily training, sixteen-year-old Wu Jiang was already a qualified warrior. As soon as the voice reached his ears, the long saber in his hand had already been replaced by an assault rifle.
"Die for me!"
Da da da!!!
With a roar, Wu Jiang gripped the assault rifle with both hands, pulled the trigger, and a burst of sparks erupted as bullets shot towards the Rock Snake.
In a few seconds, more than twenty bullets were all unleashed onto the Rock Snake's head, embedding themselves in it.
Under Wu Jiang's special attention, both of the Rock Snake's eyes and its forked tongue were hit by bullets.
"Go!"
After emptying the clip, Wu Jiang dropped a word and immediately turned around, running at top speed towards the convenience store.
At the same time, without needing anyone to remind him, Liu Feng also ran towards the convenience store. With the 【Swift Foot】buff, he quickly overtook Wu Jiang.
Hiss~! Bang~!
The Rock Snake let out a series of hisses, the pain of its destroyed eyes and forked tongue causing it to thrash and strike wildly in place.
With all their might, the two of them ran more than ten meters away in an instant. Hearing the commotion behind them, they didn't dare to look back.
Two minutes later, Wu Jiang, who was running last, also followed behind Liu Feng and returned to the convenience store.
"Why are you running so fast, you fellow?"
He swiftly closed the door and kicked Liu Feng, who had run faster than a rabbit. The latter, knowing he was in the wrong, just mumbled "Oh" and then peered out at the mist through the glass window.
Not seeing the Rock Snake chasing them, Liu Feng, relieved, collapsed onto the ground and then carefully crawled towards a hidden corner.
"Phew~, that was close."
Wu Jiang also observed the outside situation through the glass window. Seeing that the situation was as he had expected, he also walked to a corner and hid.
Just now, when he fired, he aimed at the Rock Snake's head precisely to destroy its sensory abilities. With its eyes and forked tongue destroyed, its perception of the outside world would inevitably be much weaker.
For greater assurance, Wu Jiang even shouted a few times. His purpose was not to vent his emotions; he wanted to lure all the surrounding monsters to that area, using them to block the Rock Snake's pursuit.
Monsters don't just target humans; monsters also fight among themselves.
A wounded Black Iron Level Three Rock Snake was a shortcut to Black Iron Level Three for those Black Iron Level Two Monsters.
Listening to the commotion outside, Wu Jiang and Liu Feng kept praying in their hearts... "Oh~, I can actually pick up Black Iron Level Three experience."
Fang Yuan looked at the scene in front of him, and his mood immediately brightened. The Rock Snake that Wu Jiang had shot was now surrounded by more than twenty Black Iron Level Two Monsters, its body covered in deep and shallow wounds.
Around it, there were also more than ten monsters with various death poses; some were flattened into meat patties, while others were impaled by an earth spike thicker than a thigh.
Just as the Rock Snake was about to become the soul of a Black Iron Level Two Monster, Fang Yuan wielded his black iron long saber, killing three monsters consecutively before his long saber once again fell upon the Rock Snake's body.
The enormous snake head was directly separated from its body; that astonishing defense was rendered useless under Fang Yuan's long saber.
【Killed Rock Snake】
【Devoured Rock Snake Origin, Physical Body Reinforcement 1%】
【Plundered Earth Origin】
Fang Yuan's arrival immediately drew the hostility of all the monsters. More than twenty monsters attacked him from all directions.
A flurry of blades and shadows, five seconds later, all the 【Little Spider】 【Worms】 【Earth Dogs】 turned into his experience.
Fang Yuan, whose body was covered in gray blood, ignored the stench on him and instead observed his gains this time. His experience had increased by 0.4 percentage points.
Fang Yuan
Rank: Black Iron Level Four (6.1%)
True Spirit Talent: Origin Devouring
Talent: Metal (0.1%) Wood (0.2%) ... Looking at the slowly increasing data for his Rank experience, Fang Yuan felt a wave of helplessness.
Along the way, he didn't know how many monsters he had killed, yet he had only increased by one Rank, and the next Rank was still very far away.
On the first day of the disaster, monster Ranks were generally very low. Black Iron Level Three monsters were few and far between, and Black Iron Level Two Monsters couldn't provide much experience to Fang Yuan, only one ten-thousandth of experience each.
The Black Iron Level Three monsters that others most dreaded were of very little use to him at this moment. He now wished that Black Iron Level Four or even Black Iron Level Five monsters would appear before him so he could level up.
With the 【Source Devour】Talent buff, after devouring a large amount of monster Origin to reinforce his Physical Body, Fang Yuan's strength had greatly increased.
As a Black Iron Level Four, his current strength had reached a terrifying six hundred thirty-three Dao, a powerful force that only Black Iron Rank Six professionals could possess.
After many attempts, Fang Yuan had a better understanding of his True Spirit Talent, 【Source Devour】.
First, killing every monster allowed him to devour their Origin to reinforce his Physical Body strength. Relying on this ability, his strength increased by more than two hundred Dao.
The second ability of the True Spirit Talent, Plunder, he had also experienced just now. It seemed that only monsters with special Talents would activate the Plunder ability.
After several Plunders, Fang Yuan did not feel any change in his body. To know what effect it had, he might need to Plunder more Origin to manifest it.
Stepping on gray bloodstains, Fang Yuan continued towards the meeting point.
Along the way, he again easily killed six monsters that he had attracted. After more than three hours, he finally arrived at the Huangshi Convenience Store, where he had agreed to meet Lin Zhizhi.
Bang, bang~!
"It's me, Fang Yuan."
Looking at the locked door, Fang Yuan gently knocked on the door while softly calling out to the inside.
Creak~!
A few seconds later, the sound of the door opening rang out. Lin Zhizhi opened the door just enough for one person to pass through, then stopped and invited Fang Yuan, covered in gray bloodstains, inside.