Chapter 31: Slay the Stitching Monster!

"Aoo—!"

Seeing Su Hao's head roll off, the wolf head on the Stitching Monster's left hand let out a long howl, the corner of its mouth revealing a disdainful smile, feeling that this battle had already ended in its victory.

Tch! I thought you were something, but you were still taken out in one move by me. Humans—none of them are strong, all trash!!

"I say……"

"What are you laughing at?"

The wolf head on the Stitching Monster had just shown a smile when it heard a light laugh coming from Su Hao's head that had rolled off his neck, causing it to involuntarily blink in surprise.

What's going on? How can this human's head still talk after being cut off?

Normally, when a human's head is cut off, they are definitely dead and cannot come back to life; there is absolutely no chance of survival.

Even for some tenacious species, the head used for thinking and housing the soul is always an important organ.

Once the head is cut off, that is also a very serious injury—how could one possibly have the mind to laugh out loud?

However, Su Hao is an exception.

In the Stitching Monster's doubtful gaze, Su Hao reached back with his left hand, caught the falling head, and reattached it to his neck.

The next moment.

At the severed head and neck, dense granules of flesh sprouted, intertwining up and down, wriggling irregularly.

Immediately after.

One could see the wound on the neck beginning to heal at a visible speed, the neck and head gradually connecting.

Su Hao's greatest reliance for daring to enter the ruins alone is being a Flesh and Blood Controller, this supernatural sequence.

As long as his heart isn't completely crushed, not to mention cutting off his head—even if his head were smashed into mincemeat, he could slowly recover.

Of course, having his head cut off still caused him some trouble.

After all, a Flesh and Blood Controller can quickly recover flesh wounds, but the effect on a severed cervical spine is not that great.

To speed up the recovery of the cervical spine, one must consume fresh blood; otherwise, one can only wait for a slow recovery.

"Forget it, let's keep it for now."

After hesitating for a moment, Su Hao still gave up the plan to consume fresh blood.

After the flesh on the neck initially connected, there was no need to worry too much about the head falling off.

Now he only has a single drop of pure, uncontaminated fresh blood on him; to continue exploring this ancient castle, it would be safer to keep it.

"Let's take care of you first!"

Looking at the Stitching Monster still dazed, Su Hao's eyes flashed with a cold light.

When his head was being cut by the Wind Blade, the Blood Flame Technique was almost ready; at a slight thought, his right hand made a soft "click" as he snapped his fingers.

"Blood Flame Technique!"

The next moment.

Scorching blood-red flames ignited the Stitching Monster's inner blood, surging out from all his pores.

"Whoo!!"

Just a moment ago, the Stitching Monster saw Su Hao's head drop, yet he caught it so easily, still in shock.

The next moment, as his inner blood was ignited, the scorching blood flame roasted his fragile organs, causing him to painfully collapse to the ground and utter a miserable wail.

To alleviate the intense pain coming from all parts of his body, he instinctively grabbed his Wolf Tooth Club and smashed it against his own head.

The wolf head on his left hand also slammed hard into the ground, shattering the floor tiles into powder, the blood and flesh on the wolf head becoming a blur, yet he felt nothing at all.

After all, the Blood Flame directly ignites the Stitching Monster's blood, scorching his heart and brain; the pain produced is incomparable to merely striking his head.

"Whoo..."

Under the scorching of the Blood Flame, before long his consciousness grew fuzzy, his skin turned charred black, and the blood inside him was nearly gone.

Finally, amid ever-fainter screams, the Stitching Monster completely lost all movement.

"Still putting on an act!"

Su Hao leaned against the wall, watching the Blood Flame still burning on the Stitching Monster's body, the corner of his mouth slightly rising, with no intention of approaching.

If it were someone else, they would probably relax their guard now, either tend to their wounds or start exploring the first-floor hall.

But Su Hao is different; he can sense that blood is still slowly flowing at the wolf head on the Stitching Monster's left hand.

This shows the Stitching Monster isn't dead yet—at least the wolf head on its left hand still retains attack capability!

"Whoo!!"

After a while, seeing Su Hao not fall for it, the wolf head on the Stitching Monster's left hand opened its eyes, let out a desperate roar, stopped struggling desperately, and its consciousness began to fade.

He knew he had no chance to turn things around; persisting would only make his death more painful.

Moreover, the Stitching Monster also understood: even if Su Hao really fell for it, what could it do? Even losing its head wouldn't matter—what could it use to turn the tide?

"Hah—!"

"Finally dead!"

Sensing that the Stitching Monster's blood had ceased flowing and the Blood Flame on its body had gone out, Su Hao let out a full sigh of relief.

He touched the scar on his neck, inevitably feeling a lingering fear.

After his rebirth, among the battles he has experienced, today's fight against the Stitching Monster is undoubtedly the most dangerous.

Regardless of cunning or combat power, the Stitching Monster is far stronger than any enemy he has faced before.

Especially that long-prepared Wind Blade—Su Hao had tried to keep his distance as much as possible, yet his neck was still severed by it!

This Wind Blade's speed is extremely fast, giving a feeling of being unavoidable and unstoppable; Su Hao even suspected that the wolf head on the Stitching Monster's left hand, in life, was a second-tier supernatural creature.

"Indeed, one cannot underestimate anyone in the apocalypse!"

Su Hao sighed, checked his own condition, confirmed his mental state was still decent, then walked to the Stitching Monster's body, facing the corpse, and used the Item Refining Technique.

After the blood light wrapping the Stitching Monster's corpse faded, there appeared on the spot a line stained with dark red blood, a strand of silver-white hair, and a heart beating regularly.

Su Hao first picked up the blood-stained thread, then used Item Appraisal Technique on it.

【Impure Stitching Thread】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Effect: When used to suture wounds, it can speed up wound recovery; the thread can be reused, but there is also a certain chance of worsening the wound.

……

"If we could later synthesize something without side effects, that would actually be somewhat useful."

Su Hao glanced at the appraisal result, then stored the Impure Stitching Thread in his Storage Bag, and then turned his gaze to that silvery-white strand of hair.

【Silver Wolf's Fur】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Effect: Carrying it on one's person slightly increases movement speed; if fed to a monster race, there is a certain chance of gaining a wind-type skill.

……

"This can be combined with the aura of a beast and then fed to the Da Xiong Mao."

Su Hao nodded, quite satisfied with the Silver Wolf's Fur.

After storing the fur in his Storage Bag, Su Hao picked up the beating heart.

【Stitching Monster's Heart】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Effect: It can be used as material for crafting a Stitching Monster; direct use has a certain chance to strengthen the physique, but a greater chance to degenerate into a mindless monster.

……

"A Stitching Monster? Maybe it will come in handy later."

Su Hao rubbed his chin, also putting away that heart; however, the skill to craft a Stitching Monster seems learnable only by Necromancers.

Afterwards he rested a moment, adjusted his condition, then headed toward the opposite corridor.

It's time to start exploring the first floor of the ruins.