Chapter 259: Invincible

「Dong dong dong dong！」

A deep pit suddenly appeared, as if a detonator blasted the rock.

Continuous explosion sounds overlapped, as the rotting Titan swung its four iron‑blue arms like wheels, blasting out one after another with terrifying momentum.

Fortunately, the monster's attack speed was slightly slower, barely scraping past Zhang Tie's side.

My mother!

The black bear, frightened, hurriedly dodged sideways, its shield tightly guarding its head.

This attack is too damn high!

Even when luring the second‑level mutant, Zhang Tie had noticed how terrifyingly high the monster's attacks were.

A twenty‑meter‑high building was flattened by the monster in just two seconds.

Before it, steel and cement were as fragile as eggshells, shattering at a touch.

Damn it, each of the monster's blows can go toe‑to‑toe with a suturer, and it's an ultra‑fast four‑hit combo!

Xiong Hanzi couldn't help but complain; his originally tall stature darted back and forth like a child beneath the rotting Titan's feet.

"Gao Tian! Damn it, quickly try to trigger a lethal strike!"

Behind him, Gao Tian drew a deep breath, nocked an arrow, and dark‑purple spiritual energy instantly coated the bowstring.

Unlike the ease of facing a first‑level mutant, even with Lin An's Judgment Eye boosting him, he still felt the weak point was vague.

Not far away, Wang Kun trembled with fear, wanting to circle behind the monster, but his legs wouldn't stop shaking.

Even a slight graze from the monster would surely turn him into minced meat!

But the arrow was already on the bowstring, so he had to release it.

His inner turmoil forced him onward.

Right now Zhang Tie was being chased all over, but his move was relatively safe.

Wang Kun took a deep breath, steeled himself, and shouted:

"Hundred Split Fist!"

A milky‑white flash of spiritual energy vanished, his steps quickened, and gusts of wind swirled around him.

His already extreme speed surged further; he left an afterimage, appearing at the monster's feet with shifting steps.

The crowd on the second floor strained to watch, seeing their Awakened Ones finally act, and couldn't help shouting.

Following Wang Kun's trusted aide, the bespectacled man, he became excited and shouted rapidly:

"That's Brother Wang's awakening skill—one punch can pierce a car!"

"The last time I saw Brother Wang activate his skill, he instantly killed dozens of zombies!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Metal clashed, his tiger‑claw‑fused fists pounded the rotting Titan's legs like a violent storm.

The assault was fierce, appearing quite impressive.

But after Wang Kun threw a series of punches, his face suddenly changed; the rebound force made him vomit blood.

The clanging metal sounds left him somewhat desperate.

I actually...

I can't break through its defense!?

A fist that once pierced steel plates now couldn't even breach the Titan's defense; the huge gap left him dazed.

His fist trembled, blood dripping down.

Under successive attacks, he was actually wounded by the rebound force.

"Wang Kun, be careful!"

Li Lei, who was shooting with his gun, cried out in shock as he watched the monster's four arms suddenly swing and smash toward the dazed Wang Kun.

"Damn it! What the hell is this guy spacing out for in battle!"

"Gather Energy!"

Without holding back, Li Lei hastily activated his skill, trying to hinder the monster's attack.

"Sizzle!"

Spiritual energy gathered at the muzzle, and in an instant a pale‑blue energy beam shot out like a laser toward the rotting Titan's eyes.

"Ah!"

Thanks to his warning, Wang Kun snapped back to his senses, and feeling the danger from above, he frantically dodged to the side in panic.

"Boom!"

The ground shattered; Wang Kun barely slipped out from under the giant arm, but half his body, merely grazed, instantly burst into a mist of blood, flesh and blood blurred.

A wave of lingering fear, dread.

If Li Lei's Gather Energy strike hadn't hit the monster's eyes, creating a brief obstruction, I would have become a puddle of blood.

Not daring to attack beneath the monster's feet, Wang Kun scrambled up and turned to run.

That moment's aura of death scared the courage out of him.

The second‑floor crowd stared in shock, especially the bespectacled man who had just been shouting, finding it hard to believe.

Li Lei couldn't help but burst out cursing.

If it weren't for the master needing Wang Kun's body, he wouldn't bother saving this trash.

In the instant he turned his head, his angry gaze fell on Lin An, who was holding a sword.

That slender, dark‑red long sword briefly caught his attention.

"Hurry up and attack!"

"If we don't act now, we'll all die!"

He originally wanted to shout and scold, but remembering his master's admonition he could only suppress his anger.

"biu-biu-biu"

Not bothering with anything else, Li Lei irritably activated his skill to shoot; he watched Gao Tian, who kept aiming but couldn't fire an arrow for a long time.

He cursed quietly in his heart without end.

Damn it, what useless trash!

Among these outsiders, could it really be that only this black bear can fight?!

At that moment he even wondered whether his earlier claim that they had once hunted a First‑Level Mutant was what emboldened this bunch to lure a Second‑Level Monster.

Are these idiots completely unaware of how terrifying a Second‑Level threat is?!

In his sight, Zhang Tie was being chased and running around everywhere, barely able to keep the monster's aggro.

If this continues, unless the master intervenes, the only options are to run or die!

Li Lei, like a child seeking his mother, once again couldn't help contacting the master in the necklace:

"Master! What should I do now?!"

"My energy‑focused attack can barely break its defense, but it can't possibly kill that monster!"

"Unless you take action, I can only run!"

The hoarse voice in the necklace sounded somewhat impatient:

"It's fine; I'll intervene covertly later, but you must seize the opportunity."

"You can't let these people get scared and run away, or you'll have no chance for Fan Bing to deliver the Manchineel Flower."

"However, I'll adjust the plan: split the Manchineel Flower into two parts, saying one is the ineffective root and stem, the other the effective leaf."

"Make that black bear eat it too, to conserve my strength when I act."

"Later when I act to help you repel the monster, you must pretend to curry favor with them!"

The aged voice finished speaking and then proactively cut off the mental transmission.

He truly despised Li Lei's outwardly fierce but inwardly weak nature, which had no independent opinion at all.

If it weren't for his own soul being too feeble, plus Li Lei's truly unique talent, he would never have accepted him as master no matter what.

It's a pity his mental power diminishes with use; otherwise he could have simply killed the monster and then the kid, why go through all this trouble?

He now dares not waste even the mental strength needed to slay a Second‑Level Mutant, so he can only drive it away.

Frankly, if Mo Ling weren't so important, he wouldn't want to intervene at all.

In the necklace, the soul‑manifestation of an old man with wrinkled skin sighed deeply, and the eyes that formed looked disdainfully at the sword‑wielding Lin An.

It seems he overestimated this kid.

He saw that the sword was merely a metal weapon with nothing special about it.

Aside from looking mysteriously good, that slender blade is basically useless.

Combined with Lin An's continual hesitation to act, he also completely let down his guard.

It looks like Li Lei at least got something right.

These outsiders probably relied on that little girl's skill, encountering no battles along the way, which is why they didn't take the Second‑Level Mutant seriously.

Do they really think that snagging a few extra pieces of equipment through trickery makes them strong?

Utterly ridiculous.

Right now, upon seeing a truly terrifying monster, they aren't even daring to act out of fear.

Just like Wang Kun.

Awakened Ones who fight in close quarters are all too easily killed when facing powerful mutants early on.

Unexpectedly, the aged soul prepared to covertly unleash mental power to drive away the monster.

Second level, Lin An slightly furrowed his brows.

Team voice chat:

"Lin Dui, I feel like I'm just a hair's breadth away from triggering a lethal effect."

"For a Second‑Level Mutant, my lock‑on time has increased by one second."

Gao Tian's head felt like it would split, he was nearly faint, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Damn it, he clearly only needed one more second to trigger the lethal effect—one arrow could instant‑kill this monster!

Lin An heard this and burst out laughing helplessly; this situation was also within his expectations.

Just one second—Gao Tian only needs to level up.

You know, this kid is currently only Zeroth Level...

Actually, Gao Tian's talent also states this point.

The greater the level gap, the longer the lock‑on time.

If there were no limit, his talent wouldn't be merely perverse—it would be far more.

Give him nine seconds and a Zeroth Level could kill a Fourth Level—who could stand that?

If he really were that perverse, Gao Tian's past life wouldn't have been one of the Six Kings, a demon hunter, but the sole true god, a god‑hunter.

"Clang-"

The sword body lightly trembled, the blood‑stain faintly quivered.

Lin An stepped forward with sword in hand, his gaze deep and distant.

Looks like it's time for him to act.