Basement.
Lin En, cloaked, pressed hard against his bleeding chest, gritting his teeth as he fumbled for a razor and slashed fiercely at his own legs.
He panted heavily, large beads of sweat continuously dripping from his forehead.
Too careless!
He had been too careless!
When facing monsters of this caliber, he should have known! They have many ways to detect your location!
Experience!
His combat experience and crisis management were still too lacking!
If it weren''t for donning the [Blood Fiend''s Cloak] at the last moment, he might not have survived.
[Blood Fiend''s Cloak]
[Quality]: Rare
[Traits]: After use, it can conceal your presence and allow you to pass through solid objects like a specter.
[Description]: The formless and intangible specters always become the fear in people''s hearts, so the monsters of the abyss crafted this cloak to make you like a specter, formless and intangible, but beware, once you wear it, you lose all offensive capabilities.
Lin En gritted his teeth, clutching his chest, his gaze fixed on the basement door.
"These past few days have been too comfortable, really forgetting what kind of world I''m in, really could die at any moment..."
He spat out a mouthful of blood-stained saliva mixed with bits of internal organs.
Without hesitation.
He took out the Flesh Growth Potion and poured it onto his severed legs and pierced chest.
Grinding his teeth, he twisted his neck with a crackling sound, saying:
"High constitution really comes in handy at critical moments, but I really have to thank my teacher, if it weren''t for that surgery back then, I''d probably be done for now!"
Creak—
The Flesh Growth Potion began to take effect.
His damaged chest and legs started to heal at an unimaginable speed.
A potion effective even on fairies with strong drug resistance showed an astonishingly rapid recovery effect on a normal person.
In just a few breaths.
Lin En''s body was as good as new.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.
Lin En panted, standing up forcefully, cracking his nearly disassembled body.
Almost simultaneously, a system prompt sounded in Lin En''s ear.
[Ding! Your body has undergone a level one mutation!]
[Ding! Your body has undergone a level one mutation!]
[Ding! Your body has undergone a level two mutation!]
Pfft—
Pfft—
Two barbed tentacles sprouted from Lin En''s back.
The skin on the back of his neck split open, slowly revealing an inverted eye.
[Ding! The system has detected three controllable mutations, analyzing the target...]
[Ding! Analysis complete!]
[Flesh Tentacles]: Connected to the central nervous system, can be freely controlled to contract and grow.
[Specter''s Eye]: Connected to the visual nerves, can see through barriers and detect specter auras.
Swoosh—
Under Lin En''s control, the two tentacles revealed sharp barbs, hovering in front of him.
He gritted his teeth, squinting:
"Maybe I can test it out, at least this revolver still has considerable lethality against that monster!"
After all, this was a Demon Hunter''s personal weapon, a high-quality anti-demon weapon!
Click—
He unlocked the revolver''s safety.
And in the next moment, Lin En, cloaked in blood, passed through the wall like a specter.
Under the gaze of the Specter''s Eye, Lin En instantly saw the massive flesh monster in the corridor.
Lin En''s mind was highly focused.
Like a specter, he weaved through the walls, inching closer to the monster.
Whoosh—
A crimson shadow swiftly passed by the monster''s side.
The monster''s massive pupil, now recovered, slowly rotated, scanning the surrounding walls, its frenzied arms seemingly ready to strike at any moment.
Swish—
Behind it, a streak of blood shadow flashed.
The monster''s back instantly sprouted multiple eyes, watching the corridor behind it.
But almost at the moment its attention was drawn to the rear corridor.
From the gap in the door of the alchemy room at its side, Lin En''s squinting eyes appeared.
"You''re done for!"
In an instant.
Lin En pulled the trigger!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang—
Six consecutive shots.
Six Demon Hunter bullets pierced through the door, landing on the monster.
In an instant.
Crackle—
The monster''s body erupted with holy electricity.
The Demon Hunter''s Revolver had a strong restraining effect on creatures of the dark world, and the holy power was the nemesis of most monsters!
Almost instantly, Lin En saw the monster''s body become sluggish.
The revolver''s ammo was reloading.
This was a good opportunity to strike twice!
Lin En instantly drew the Boning Knife.
But just as he was about to burst through the door, he suddenly saw six eyeballs emerging from the bullet holes.
Their hollow gaze stared straight at him.
A massive sense of crisis instantly surged.
"Not good!"
Lin En instantly donned the cloak, ready to phase through the wall without hesitation.
But it was too late.
The hollow gaze fell upon his face.
Sizzle—
A painful low moan.
Lin En''s face and the skin that was gazed upon began to dissolve, emitting wisps of blue smoke.
The gaze carried a curse!
Lin En gritted his teeth, enduring the immense pain, and suddenly flipped over, disappearing into the underground.
...
"Huff—huff—"
In the basement, Lin En panted heavily.
He opened a new bottle of Flesh Growth Potion, pouring it over his dissolving face and neck.
The crimson liquid sizzled as it merged into his skin.
The wounds on his face healed rapidly.
Meanwhile.
The system prompt followed.
[Ding! You have undergone a level one mutation!]
[Ding! You have undergone a level one mutation!]
Rustle—
The shadow of Lin En on the wall instantly sprouted two massive tentacles from behind.
But Lin En paid no heed, his gaze serious, using the Specter''s Eye to observe the monster from afar.
He quickly saw clearly that the six bullets shot into the monster''s body were being pushed out bit by bit by the monster''s flesh.
The electricity enveloping its body was rapidly diminishing.
Which meant.
In just two rounds.
The monster had already adapted to the holy damage of the Demon Hunter bullets?!
Or did it trigger some special form to counter his attack?!
"Not good!"
Lin En frowned.
Because his greatest reliance now was his Demon Hunter''s Revolver.
If it could largely immunize against holy damage, then not to mention defeating this monster, even approaching it would become extremely dangerous!
He quickly calmed down.
The previous probing was inadvisable, he must remain rational!
"I can only leave here first and then make plans."
Lin En made up his mind.
Relying on his current strength to defeat this monster was clearly impossible.
Without hesitation, he phased through the wall, heading towards the outside without stopping.
Fighting when you can''t win isn''t bravery, it''s recklessness.
Not to mention, he''s still a level 9 weakling, and though he has a few decent items, they can''t make up for the gap in raw power.
At this moment, he must follow his heart''s guidance.
Lin En''s expression was grave as he swiftly traversed the underground.
Meanwhile.
The vertical eye on his back continuously monitored the monster''s movements.
Time flew by.
But just as he was leaving the vicinity of the Blood Saw Apothecary, suddenly, in his specter vision, the monster''s body flickered and then vanished from his sight.
It had cloaked its presence?!
Lin En''s face changed slightly.
Buzz—
A terrifying aura instantly swept in from behind.
Almost instinctively, Lin En shifted to one side.
In an instant, a giant hand, like a phantom, pierced through the ground, grazing his cheek, injuring his side face.
It was the same specter hand that had pierced his heart before!