Ten minutes ago, in the middle of the river valley.
While Yang Bensheng was still dealing with the dark gold pangolin, Lin Qian, who fell into the grass and passed out, suddenly opened her eyes. At the same time, a long and narrow magic pattern appeared on her forehead. The amber pattern resembled a simplified hummingbird, and seemed to open a vertical eye for her.
At that moment, the tips of her hair suddenly turned red, the color of her dark brown eyes deepened, and her pupils expanded and dilated, giving people a feeling of both evil and charm.
"Xiao Qian?"
Li Liping's eyes widened after witnessing all these changes. Although she thought it was a good thing that Lin Qian woke up, these strange phenomena made her feel uneasy.
"Aunt Ping, I'm fine." The red-haired Lin Qian pushed her hair behind her ears and comforted Li Liping, "People who are too weak will not survive now."
She should have thought of it earlier. This pangolin digs soil and rocks all year round, so it is natural for it to have the ability to evolve from the earth element. For third-level earth-evolved creatures, Lin Qian's second-level earth ability "Earth Pulse" is nothing more than childish, and she can't do anything about it!
Li Liping couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw the other person push her away with his hands, pick up the tomahawk and stand up like a normal person.
"No...it's okay." She nodded and asked tentatively, "Xiao Qian, you seem to have changed a lot."
"Change?"
The red-haired Lin Qian reached out and touched the center of her forehead. The lines were slightly hot at the moment, making her whole body feel warm.
Suddenly, she asked with a smile: "Aunt Ping, do you believe me?"
"I believe it." Li Liping's answer was very firm.
"That's good." She said in a relaxed tone, "No matter how she changes, Lin Qian will still be Lin Qian. Of course, you can also call me Lin Hong now."
"Lin... Hong?"
Just when Li Liping didn't know what to say, Lin Hong suddenly rushed back to the center of the battlefield with an ax in hand. Her initial speed was too fast. When Li Liping reacted, she only saw an afterimage flash by.
"So fast!"
Such speed is indeed rare, perhaps one point faster than the second-level speed type Yang Xiaoxiao. For a late second-level power user like Lin Qian, this is an almost impossible situation. The only possible reason is the level promotion brought about by evolving again!
Compared to Li Liping, who was belatedly reacting, Lin Qian's speed was obviously faster. With just a flash of cold light, the bright silver ax came five meters away. The long-handled ax rotated vigorously and dealt a heavy blow to the dark gold pangolin.
Originally, the pangolin was about to continue to break through Yang Bensheng's defense, preparing to give the opponent a show of strength. Unexpectedly, a heavy ax suddenly cut through the water curtain and accurately hit his abdomen.
"Woo——"
The bipedal pangolin howls. This was the first time it had suffered such a big loss since it was promoted to the third level. Its weak abdomen was seriously injured, its flesh rolled and a large amount of blood flowed out, and its entire body was almost cut in half.
"brush--"
The battle ax magically flew back to Lin Hong's hand. Faced with such a result, she held her left fist in front of her body and clenched it tightly, seemingly very satisfied.
"It feels good to be able to solve everything on your own." Lin Hong walked closer step by step, stared into the pangolin's eyes and sneered, "Is the third-order black beast amazing?"
"Ugh!"
The pangolin howled and rushed forward, but Lin Hong did not avoid its sharp edge and directly confronted the pangolin head-on. In Lin Hong's hands, the stainless steel battle ax exerted unprecedented speed and power, striking hard at the pangolin's armor. The pangolin also has a strange power. Its huge front claws are like sickles, leaving wounds on Lin Hong's body repeatedly.
I don't know since when, the force coming from the giant ax has become stronger and stronger, almost doubling. It was as if an energy field was gradually taking shape around Lin Hong, causing many invisible weights to gradually be transmitted from the ax handle to the ax blade when Lin Hong swung the long axe. The power gradually accumulated, but the speed did not decrease at all, making Lin Hong's momentum become more and more powerful.
Finally, Lin Hong seized an opportunity. The pangolin's door opened wide due to exhaustion and panic, causing a small flaw.
"Potential field - as heavy as a thousand stones!"
However, the dangerous intuition of the third-order black beast should not be underestimated. At the critical moment, the pangolin raised its thick tail and whipped at Lin Hong. The scales on its tail were fully opened and looked sharper than a sword. The physical strength of low-level ability users is not much stronger than that of ordinary people. This is definitely a poisonous move that can cost Lin Hong half his life!
But Lin Hong seemed very crazy and didn't want to give up the opportunity in front of her. She ignored it and used her strength again, increasing her attack speed by another 10%. One person and one beast are like two falling stars, about to collide in an instant!
"Die!"
At this moment, Lin Hong's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and an extremely depressing aura suddenly filled the air, shocking the pangolin. In just the blink of an eye, the giant ax struck like a pendulum clock, shattering a large piece of the pangolin's belly and sending the two-meter-high evolved creature flying away!
Of course, the pangolin's charged attack also hit Lin Hong. However, compared with the pangolin, Lin Hong flew farther upside down and fell into a bush. After falling to the ground, she forced herself to stand up and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Xiaoqian!"
Li Liping was frightened and hurried over to treat him with the ability "Bing Qinglian". The energy of the three systems of ice, water, and wood formed into a light blue mist, covering all of Lin Hong's injured areas. In the blink of an eye, the bleeding stopped and the wound scabbed, and Lin Hong's face quickly returned to a rosy color.
Lin Hong's complexion was still pale, but she didn't seem to care about these wounds.
She said: "It's okay, I can't die."
After saying that, he raised his hand to wipe away the blood on his chin, and looked at the pangolin in the distance who had also suffered serious injuries and laughed strangely.
"I have someone to treat me and save my life, do you have one? Hahaha, so this time you are dead!"
Theoretically, the evolution of crystal nuclei and the outcome of ability awakening depend on the organism's specific experience. In this regard, Lin Hong is not the same as Lin Qian. "Potential field" is Lin Hong's true ability as an ability user.
In the past, Lin Qian's "combat power doubled" after falling into a mad state was the effect of the "potential field" ability. It is as heavy as a thousand stones, but also has explosive power and speed that far exceeds the hegemony. When potential field and hegemony work together, the final effect is powerful and unstoppable.
Although this body was only at the late second level, the strength Lin Hong displayed at this time was the pinnacle of the second level, and her actual combat power was close to that of Lang Hua at the early third level. It can be said that as long as there is a promotion potion at this time, Lin Hong will become an intermediate ability user with 100% certainty!
Lin Hong's provocation and ridicule seemed to make the pangolin anxious and angry. It lay down and its small eyes rolled around, but it never took the initiative to take action again. Among all types of hidden parasites, black beasts have always been the most sensitive race to the energy fluctuations of the crystal core.
Lin Hong is getting stronger with each passing battle, and the Dark Gold Pangolin seems to have sensed the changes in her opponent. Although it couldn't understand why this second-level bipedal beast was evenly matched with itself. But when faced with Lin Hong's unrelenting determination and almost dying together, it felt fearful for the first time...
Lin Hong's battle with the pangolin has been under Lang Hua's observation. From Lin Qian being accidentally knocked away by the pangolin, to the internal organs of one person and one animal being severely damaged, Lang Hua is doing his best to limit the progress of the battle to a controllable within the range.
It's a pity that God always doesn't let Lang Hua get what he wants. Before Lang Hua could look away from Lin Hong, Xiao Heizi's voice sounded in the headset.
"Deputy... City Lord, something serious has happened. The black beast Goshawk on the battlefield to the west is heading towards you!"
Lang Hua lowered his head again to avoid a swipe from the ape fist. He hurriedly looked up, and sure enough he saw a white-brown goshawk, passing over the heads of Lin Wenjin and Lin Wenjin at low altitude, then gliding towards here.
Although the flamingo spawned by Lin Wenjin was extremely hot, it was still torn to pieces by the goshawk in an instant. There is only one reason why Goshawk would rather let his opponent go and rush to the center of the battlefield!
Behind everyone, the light intensity of the light pillar in the center of the river valley continues to increase. At the same time, an extremely irregular tremor is occurring, as if the light beam has reached its limit and will explode in the next second!
When Lang Hua saw this scene, he immediately understood - the sixth energy wave, which is the last energy wave before the gelatin core is formed, is coming!
On the public channel, Fu Lianhe's warning sounded this time.
"Instructor Chen is in trouble, the corpse beasts are going crazy. They are completely breaking through the second line of defense!"
"Got it, retreat, retreat across the board! Xiaoxiao, take your people and retreat!"
"Hai Ping, stop sniping immediately. Follow the main force and don't let the zombie beasts take your back!"
Amidst the chaotic infinite electronic music, a roar suddenly sounded.
"Buzz——"
Along with this sound wave, the last and strongest energy wave spread rapidly from the center of the valley to all directions. When people opened their eyes against the strong light, they saw the light pillars shattering into dots of silver light scattering, and six almond-sized colorful droplets suspended in the air half a meter above the ground.
Two green and four red, these are six fully formed glue cores! Without saying a word, Lang Hua left the silverback orangutan behind and rushed towards the core of Jiaorong.
"刈——" An eagle cry sounded first. Before it arrived, it opened its mouth and sprayed out six corrosive rays of light. The target of its attack was all humans and black beasts present. It was so overbearing!
"careful!"
"Zira——"
Thanks to the loud reminder from Xiao Heizi who was behind the goshawk, Li Liping timely used four disc-shaped ice shields to block the light for several people. Fortunately, the ice shield was thick enough and only half of it was corroded before all the light was consumed. Li Liping also became exhausted and fell to the ground with a thump.
Compared to those with abilities, the silverback orangutan and dark gold pangolin are not so lucky. The pink light looks soft and weak, but it shows strong corrosiveness when it touches the flesh. One of the silverback's long arms was severed on the spot, and the pangolin almost lost its entire tail. It may be that the effect of the light is reduced after the light is dispersed. The black beasts have an innate sense of danger, which is why they were lucky enough to survive.
Even though they are both third-level creatures, the goshawk's attacks are obviously much sharper than those of Lang Hua and the dark gold pangolin. However, Lang Hua had no intention of evading and rushed towards the location of Jiao Rong's core. This neglectful attitude made the goshawk furious. It flapped its wings vigorously and made a sound like a sharp arrow piercing the air.
It's almost time to get it.
Ten meters, five meters, three meters, two meters, one meter! Lang Hua can grab the gelatin core just by stretching out his hand!
At this moment, the goshawk that came nearby spit out a corrosive light angrily. The speed of light is extremely fast, and its target is directly at the six gelatin cores. When Lang Hua gets the gelatin core, it will hit him at the same time!
"laugh--"
Lang Hua braked and stopped at the last moment, barely missing the pink light. The Glue Core is indeed an incredible treasure, but it is far less valuable than one of your own hands. Li Liping is currently unable to reshape the injured limbs. Once Lang Hua is seriously injured, she will only be more passive in the subsequent confrontation.
He knows very well - the defeat this time does not matter, as long as he is not eliminated, there are still opportunities to seize the core of the glue!
Sure enough, just before the goshawk picked up the glue and melted the core, a log was thrown over with the sound of wind whistling. Not only was the goshawk almost injured, but six colorful droplets were hit and thrown away in all directions.
It was the second-level peak silverback gorilla. This guy looked simple-minded, but he didn't expect to know how to fish in troubled waters! After all, for the sake of melting the core this time and for the evolutionary desire deep in the soul, every evolved creature present will not give in under any circumstances!
"Xiaohua!"
"Leave me alone, grab the core first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lang Hua raised his sword high and jumped up first, aiming straight at an emerald green core that bounced upward.
"Re-engraved - Sword Light!"
A blade of light appeared in response, knocking the core away again, and also startled the goshawk. The blue, green, and red colors in the gelatin core represent "divine costumes", "holy costumes" and "noble phantoms" respectively. It's not that Lang Hua wants to confront Goshawk, but once the third-level Goshawk gets the "Holy Clothes", no one present can be his opponent.
"Reproduction-Water Bomb!"
Thinking of this, Lang Hua ruthlessly released water bombs, knocking the core of the holy dress away.
"刈——"
Goshawk was furious and finally attacked Lang Hua again.
The silverback gorilla on the other side just ran excitedly towards the landing point of a red core when it was directly stopped by Lin Hong who rushed out halfway. The second-level peak faced the second-level peak, but Lin Hong was obviously in better condition. Under the blessing of the "potential field", the stainless steel battle ax was powerful and heavy. With one strike, the bone stubble was turned outward and the other intact arm of the silverback orangutan was severed.
Lin Hong grabbed the red droplet first, and then decisively slapped the droplet on the face of the tomahawk. This is one of the three methods Lang Hua taught them, called enchantment. Soon, the red droplets seeped into the battle ax as if they were alive.
After a few breaths, the stainless steel battle ax suddenly glowed all over, reflecting a blood-red glow. Afterwards, the light became restrained, and the entire tomahawk changed into a deep ink color, making it feel a little heavy in the hand.
"This weight...is really what I like."
Lin Hong laughed and slashed at the silverback orangutan again. The opponent couldn't avoid it and was stabbed in the chest. In an instant, Lin Hong felt that some pure energy was being transmitted through the blood of the silverback gorilla and into her body through the red ink battle axe.
"Good stuff." Lin Hong said and licked the corner of her mouth. The abundant energy made her fatigue disappear, and her body gradually returned to its peak condition. But the silverback gorilla gradually succumbed to the attacks of axe after axe.
Under Lang Hua's deliberate actions, most of the gelatin cores flew towards the river. Lin Wenjin, who arrived later, took advantage of the fact that the "Feng Cheng" effect was still there and accelerated in the air to grab a red gelatin core before the others.
By coincidence, the only two green "Holy Clothes" cores flew in the direction of the dark gold pangolin, which made the latter excited and raised its front paws excitedly, showing an impatient look. But what it didn't expect was that Yang Bensheng summoned a water dragon to directly knock it away. The water dragon rolled back and grabbed two green cores in his hands.
But perhaps it was God's will. There was a red core where the dark gold pangolin landed. It made a prompt decision and stretched out its slender tongue and rolled it back into its mouth.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Heizi screamed secretly. The first way to use the glue core is to "absorb" it, which is through direct swallowing. After swallowing the red core, the Dark Gold Pangolin's entire body immediately glowed with a red glow. The almost severed tail actually healed. If they don't take action now, they will face a powerful enemy later!
Thinking of this, Xiao Heizi accelerated again in the air, and at the same time, his trick "Dragnet" was already in preparation. Although he is only a small late-level first-order ability user, he is the only one who is closest now. As a human being and a member of Langya City, Xiao Heizi felt duty-bound even if he was a moth flying into the flame.
"Tianluo...huh?"
When he mustered up the courage to fight to the death, what happened next shocked him. As soon as the red light on the dark gold pangolin dissipated, it couldn't wait to burrow into the soil, and actually burrowed all the way away. This made Xiao Heizi at a loss.
However, the pangolin's choice to escape was absolutely the right decision, because it was already injured. Not far away, Yang Bensheng and his wife were digesting and absorbing the two "holy clothing" cores. If it didn't escape now, it would be the next one to be beaten by the group. And it has gotten what it wants, there is no need to stay in such a dangerous place.
Based on the above reasons, the third-level black beast pangolin chose to run away decisively and escaped before everyone had time to react. It is estimated that it will not want to provoke these terrifying "bipedal beasts" in the short term...
Having figured it out, Xiao Heizi no longer struggled and silently returned to Yang Bensheng and his wife to protect them and guard against the dark gold pangolin that might come back. The enchantment speed of the core of "Holy Clothes" is obviously much slower than that of "Noble Phantasm". During this period, the two of them need to concentrate on guiding the crystal energy, and it is best not to be disturbed.
Xiao Heizi's height and position were just right, so he could see the movements of others clearly.
In his field of vision, Lin Wenjin had enchanted the red droplets into a recurve bow. The yellow and black arms of the bow bent outward at the end, and the whole longbow was filled with brilliance. It was just a cold weapon, but it made Xiao Heizi feel depressed for no reason, as if this bow could easily kill a first-level ability user like him, and it was a big threat in his subconscious.
On the other side, Lang Hua was relying on a large number of skills to constantly fight with the goshawk. Finally, he seized an opportunity and forced the goshawk back with a sword. The rush accelerated, and Feng Xing and Feng Ying cooperated to snatch the red core at the last moment.
"刈——"
The goshawk was furious, raised its head and cried, its tawny eyes full of hatred. But Lang Hua would never give it another chance to snatch it back. He made a prompt decision, took out a Type 92 semi-automatic pistol from the gun bag on his calf, and directly fused the gun with the droplet. Three seconds later, the gun body turned red and hot, and soon turned into a bright silver color, and the entire gun body shrank by one size.
Seemingly sensing that the aura of Jiao Rong's core had disappeared, Goshawk was furious and wanted to kill Lang Hua. Lang Hua sneered and immediately turned his gun to aim at the opponent. Only then did the goshawk realize the danger. Before the end of the world, the guns of human poachers were the most dangerous thing to it. Countless of its ancestors fell under such guns.
"Afraid? I'm sorry, I won't forgive you."
"Bang."
Following the smoke and noise, a yellow steel-core bullet broke through the barrel of the gun and penetrated one of the goshawk's wings at lightning speed.
"Spiral penetration? This effect is good." Lang Hua smiled and narrowed his eyes at the goshawk swaying in the air.
The evolution direction of the Black Beast Goshawk focuses on speed and corrosion, but its defensive capabilities are almost the same as those of the eagles before the end of the world. Lang Hua originally wanted to aim at this guy's eyes again and see if he could blow his head off with one shot. But now it seems that it is no longer needed.
Not far away, Lin Wenjin had fully drawn his long bow. Pale golden lines gradually appeared on the surface of the arrow, and the arrow body ignited a layer of white flames.
"Dead bird, try your master Lin's sun-shooting bow!"
With a "boom" sound, the bow and arrow, which included "Golden Sands", "Starfire", and "Maimang", suddenly left the string.
With a "swish" sound, the arrow penetrated the space and came to the goshawk's eyes. The golden veins and white flames magnified infinitely in the goshawk's eyes.
With a "pop" sound, the arrow hit the target, and the bird's head exploded. The black beast Goshawk died.
Although there are many factors such as timing and the weakness of the opponent to forcefully kill the early stage of the third level in the middle of the second level, this still proves the power of the gelatin core. An artifact for cross-level combat, a treasure that everyone dreams of in the apocalypse!
The headless bird fell to the ground, Lin Wenjin gasped and smiled with satisfaction.
"Awesome, Uncle Lin. You are so handsome this time!" Xiao Heizi ran over and said he was stunned.
"Stop talking, come and help Mr. Lin. I'm going to faint."
After Lin Wenjin finished speaking, he rolled his eyes and passed out neatly.
