Apocalypse Forecast

Chapter 409 - 352: A Move that Descends from the Sky_1

The crimson light of the Sacrificial Knife flared from behind Huai Shi. Layers of ornate reliefs emerged on its blade-like scales. As Huai Shi charged, the knife instantly severed two legs, absorbing their blood and qi, causing the severed limbs to wither in an instant.

Yet Huai Shi felt as if he had received a massive boost, feeling a continuous and abundant supply of blood essence and power coursing through his spine.

His body swelled yet again, his aura becoming even more ferocious.

He had finally mastered the method of applying the Hand of Confinement to this body, a might that was even more terrifying than he had originally imagined.

After all, his original body didn't possess such immense strength, nor such a copious supply of Source Substance to squander at will.

It was as if he had become the ultimate Monster.

Huai Shi roared excitedly, the power of the Sacrificial Knife and The Sorrow of Index contracting, switching back to the Spear of Compassion.

The poison of the Green Crown Dragon spread vigorously, halting the continuous metamorphosis of the King Spider.

In the relentless assault, the impact from the Spear of Compassion gradually calmed those rampaging Souls, making them submissive and tranquil, no longer causing a disturbance.

This was the application of the Spear of Compassion: with its transcendent speed, it delivered continuous attacks, not seeking a knockout blow, but constantly using its own power to maximally weaken and suppress the enemy. This allowed them to gradually age in the toxin of the Green Crown Dragon—a war of attrition—until, under the spiritual impact of the Spear of Compassion, they completely lost their will to fight, resigning to their fate.

Even if Huai Shi, in his current state, couldn't make them resign to their fate, he could still nullify the most troublesome traits of the Erosion species—their regenerative ability and ferocious will.

Then, seizing this precious opportunity, the power of the Axe of Anger struck down!

The King Spider shrieked in agony once again, fresh blood gushing from its writhing flesh. Seriously, how many times has it sprayed blood already?

Such copious blood was truly remarkable.

Huai Shi clicked his tongue in admiration, stepped back slightly, and just happened to dodge a wave of the Spider's furious attacks before gathering strength, preparing to deliver a brutal blow.

The next instant, Huai Shi shouted, "Evil Wolf Attack!" In reality, it was the Dragon Wolf Bomb of the Spiral Piercing Dog, once again executing a Space Break.

Using his sharp horns, he repeatedly broke through several layers of defense, then executed a Space Break to soar high into the sky, rising above the King Spider to look down from a greater altitude.

Then, he plummeted straight down.

A technique that descends from the very sky!

And in the sky, Huai Shi repeated his technique. He curled his entire body up as scorching arcs of electricity rose from his scales—the Invincible Wind Fire Wheel, unleashed once more!

A technique used once is useless against an Erosion species!

The King Spider roared, lowering its body in a crouch. From its writhing mass, dozens of sharp tentacles shot up into the sky, stabbing at the heavens like a forest of spears!

Facing the countless piercing cold lights, Huai Shi's body began to spin wildly. Frenzied electricity fell from the sky, instantly tearing through layers of sharp spikes, but he was increasingly being encircled by more tentacles.

Trapped in a cage.

And at that moment, from the midst of the Invincible Wind Fire Wheel, a huge dog's head suddenly emerged, grinning at those closing tentacles, and opened its mouth.

Huai Shi took a deep breath!

Metallic Breath LV3 Gold Collection Enhanced Version V3.0.

—Volcano Burning Farm!!!

The next instant, flames erupted from Huai Shi's throat.

It was a vast metallic deluge turned to iron vapor, wreathed in violent electricity, piercing the gloomy skies and causing all Explorers to look up in shock, their eyes stinging.

Even more exaggerated was the Source Substance gushing forth from within.

Whether it was the Axe of Anger, Sacrificial Knife, or Spear of Compassion, all weapon applications capable of "Offensive" purposes were channeled into this single breath.

Instantly, all of Huai Shi's Source Substance shattered—melding into every particle of the Metallic Breath, turning the countless roaring torrents of breath into ephemeral, barely visible fragments of weapons.

This was a terrifying move akin to heavy machine gun fire, delivering countless Source Substance and physical impacts in an instant, even accompanied by high-temperature scorch attacks—a siege-type heavy repeating machine gun dubbed 'Metal Storm'!

Or, to put it more simply and directly: Light Cannon!

Within the frantic spinning of the Invincible Wind Fire Wheel, the Light Cannon relentlessly fired, like a sky-reaching, ground-penetrating Longsword. It cleaved in sweeping arcs, instantly piercing and tearing apart the ferocious shell of the King Spider, charring the surging flesh to tatters, causing it to disintegrate.

Those tentacles broke off one by one, burning to Ashes.

And on its main body, a gigantic, ghastly wound had appeared.

That was the mark left by Huai Shi's passage.

Even more outrageous were the numerous savage cuts around the wound.

These were terrifying attacks that Huai Shi's original form could never have achieved; each gash could have cleaved the King Spider into pieces. They only managed to hold together because of the residual vitality in the flesh.

Like glue, barely cobbled together.

Yet it could no longer support its body, crashing to the ground along with Huai Shi into the deep pit.

When Huai Shi finally climbed up from the stupor, he felt an indescribably profound exhaustion for the first time from the Giant Beast's body. It was as if all his strength had vanished.

This was the consequence of overusing such a powerful ranged attack.

Yet the fruits of victory were enormous, beyond the reach of anyone.

Even he could hardly believe it.

It seemed that, having glimpsed its facade of false robustness, the ground shook. Hidden nearby, a Giant Beast emerged from the earth, launching a fierce attack on him.

Before Huai Shi could turn, he felt the wind rush at his face.

A sharp tentacle brushed past his cheek.

It pierced through the wailing Giant Beast, deeply wedging it into the stone.

Immediately after, the tentacle broke apart, quickly drying up and hardening, turning into a stone-like texture.

In the deathly silence, apart from the Giant Beast's cries of misery, only the sound of the King Spider slowly rising could be heard.

Three remaining bladed legs propped up its charred body.

On all its shattered faces, those resentful eyes were slowly closing, as if succumbing to a peaceful slumber. And amidst the torn and blurry flesh that had been opened, the King's half-body faintly appeared, with difficulty curving its lips into a clumsy smile towards Huai Shi.

"Great Spirit..." it asked softly, "is this... truly alright?"

Huai Shi grinned at it with utter indifference, pushing himself up with his paws to rise, advance, and regain his stance.

He didn't reply.

Instead, he expressed everything straightforwardly through his actions.

"Have you... made up your mind?"

The King gazed at his resolute eyes and tremulously asked, "Won't you regret this? Great Spirit, are you truly willing to bear such a heavy burden?"

"If you have the time, wouldn't it be nice to breathe some fresh air?"

Huai Shi stepped forward without expression and told him, "Don't think I'm easy to talk to. In fact, I'm the type who eradicates evil without exception.

"Once I start acting up, I won't spare even the disabled... So, being targeted by someone like me, you might as well accept your unlucky fate."

Thus, the King's smile became even clearer, filled with gratitude. As if he had been saved.

"Then come, Great Spirit! Come!"

He widened his eyes in ecstatic joy; the deformed spider once again spread its blade-like legs, showing its ultimate despair and ferocity from the Abyss's erosion.

"Having inherited this Divine Body, surely you can replace us... As proof that we once existed, continue to remain for generations to come... Continue... to exist!!!"

At the end, the hoarse whisper turned into a bestial roar.

In the Lizard Men's final obsessive thoughts, countless faces opened their eyes simultaneously, feverishly praying, chanting holy songs, and launching their final "Offensive" against Huai Shi.

Electric light once again surged to the sky.

The roar of the Dragon Wolf erupted.

Immediately after, a scorching streak of iron light flashed and was gone.

As the Dragon Wolf and the Spider crossed paths, everything came to an abrupt halt.

From the Spider's chest, amidst the freshly torn flesh, a ghastly wound appeared. Countless red, sinew-like nerves and vessels drifted in the air, tenuously connected.

And across Huai Shi's face, there now ran a sharp knife scar.

Ghastly blood slowly flowed from the shattered visage.

In the Dragon Wolf's massive maw, there was now a grotesque lump of flesh that still throbbed persistently.

It resembled a heart.

One could faintly discern the original form of the Divine Body, as well as the King's deformed carcass that had already merged into it.

In that final instant, that withered face strained to lift, revealing a smile of relief. Then, following Huai Shi's fierce pull, the last connection was abruptly torn apart.

The Dragon Wolf's Teeth snapped shut.

The Divine Body shattered.

A trace of blood flowed from between its Teeth.

"Thank you... you..."

In a haze, Huai Shi seemed to hear such a voice, but instantly, the illusion-like whisper dissipated with the wind, beyond recall.

In its place was the deafening roar of a waterfall.

It was blood.

The endless tide of blood surged from the Spider's remains, overwhelming the skies, swirling around Huai Shi, enveloping him within it.

In the curling, rising pale white mist, one desolate face after another appeared, joining the bloody deluge, seeping into Huai Shi's body.

The desperate pain of over a hundred thousand Lizard Men and the boundless sediment of the Abyss swallowed Huai Shi whole.

Subsequently, the violent Force of Evolutionary burst forth from the fragments of the Divine Body, infusing into his shell—a gruesome Metamorphosis and rebirth, once again unfolding from this inexhaustible blood.

And this time, numerous solemn chants arose.

It was a sacred and majestic chorus: countless desolate prayers, cries of despair, and the last reluctant murmurs rubbing against each other, sparking a dignified song begging for liberation and redemption.

But the overlapping deaths of over a hundred thousand souls muddled Huai Shi's consciousness, inch by inch dragging him deeper into the Abyss.

The terrifying breath from Hell erupted from the crimson flood, sweeping over, instantly submerging the entire city, turning this shattered kingdom into a veritable Demon Realm.

At the heart of the Demon Realm, within the blood that the Abyss had tainted pitch-black, a blazing light suddenly ignited.

Immediately after came a terrifying roar that shook heaven and earth.

The world trembled with fury.

Huai Shi opened his eyes!