Chapter 6: Slaughter
[Change of Pace]
The roots transformed into feet,
The undead crawled rapidly like spiders. There was no time to think or hesitate.
However,
Facing all this, Yi Chen had an unprecedented determination... He had staked everything on this battle that defied common sense.
"I never thought I could easily overcome this crisis from the start.
I should have died directly in the laboratory, but now I unexpectedly obtained the 'qualification' to travel through time and be reborn... To truly grasp such a qualification, I must inevitably pay a huge price."
Clenching both fists,
Raising both legs,
Forcefully breaking free from the roots that had pierced through the soles of his feet.
Even though the curved barbs between the roots had already deeply embedded into his flesh.
Yi Chen could clearly feel the flesh in his soles being stripped away bit by bit... This kind of excruciating pain would render most people unable to continue exerting force, or even cause them to faint on the spot.
"Pull out, damn it!"
A roar burst from the depths of his throat.
Swoosh!
Breaking free from the restraints, dark red blood splattered all over the ground.
On the surface of the newly freed soles, thumb-sized holes could be clearly seen, with a large amount of shredded flesh and petals still remaining inside.
Throughout the entire process, Yi Chen did not let out any screams of agony, not even a gasp.
The crucial moment that would determine life or death was yet to come,
The undead was already before his eyes,
The real threat was not only the hyphae spewing from its mouth,
The roots growing on the undead's back were also fully extended, aiming at Yi Chen's arms, waist, abdomen, and legs,
Attempting to pierce through and suspend him in the air, convenient for feeding.
At this moment.
Perhaps it was the stimulation brought by the intense pain, further intensifying the secretion of adrenaline,
Or perhaps it was the imminent crisis that fully aroused his potential.
"I must find a weakness!"
[Focused Vision]
The image of the undead received by his vision seemed to freeze,
Transforming into a static ultra-high-definition picture, undergoing detailed analysis in his brain.
Jumping back to dodge, not possible!
Rolling sideways, not possible!
Breaking through in one direction, not possible!
One by one, the simulated actions attempting to break the deadlock were rejected,
Until the best response mode was found.
The entire process of thinking and analysis consumed almost no time.
Inhaling deeply...
Facing the undead at arm's length,
Yi Chen did not choose to dodge or create distance, nor did he assume any defensive stance,
Instead, he made a dangerous move that seemed incomprehensible.
[Step Forward]
With an ultra-fast step forward, he preemptively faced the undead 'face to face'.
However,
It was precisely this sudden advance that threw the simple-minded undead into disarray,
The roots piercing from left and right all missed their mark, at most only grazing his arms.
Nevertheless,
Although he had avoided being pierced by the roots, one danger still remained,
Those fungal bodies growing in the zombie's mouth were about to make contact with his face.
At this moment,
Yi Chen had already switched to holding the axe with both hands,
One hand gripping the bottom of the handle,
The other gripping near the axe head,
This could greatly increase the chopping power and shorten the attack distance... suitable for close-quarters combat.
Due to the stimulating effect of adrenaline, terrifying veins bulged on his two arms,
His right foot stepped forward, causing his body to lean slightly forward,
Lowering his center of gravity,
His body formed a bow shape,
Both arms raised, bringing the axe down with force!
The silver blade traced a perfect arc in the air,
Just before the hyphae could make contact with his face,
It vertically and precisely struck down on the undead's head.
The already rotten and perforated skull of the corpse could not withstand such a strike.
Crack!
The skull was completely split open-
Then cutting through the green brain that had fused with moss-
Further breaking through the lower jaw, reaching the neck~ all in one go!
The entire head was completely split by this axe blow,
At the same time, due to the silver's effect, billowing black smoke rose from the wound... The moss-like brain completely dissolved, turning into drops of green liquid, flowing onto the ground.
This also meant that the "simple consciousness" that had just formed in the undead was completely erased, regressing into a lower life form without the ability to think.
At this moment,
Crack crack~
The flesh ball rooted in his shoulder sensed danger and suddenly turned back.
It shared the situation behind him with Yi Chen through a small visual window.
Those roots that had failed to hit earlier were now stabbing back,
"Dodge!"
The flesh ball warned,
Yi Chen quickly made a series of movements, bending down to dodge and rolling sideways... Swoosh!
His body seemed to be poked once during the roll.
When the roll ended and he stood up,
His entire left arm hung limply, unable to lift at all, with only his fingers able to move slightly.
Upon closer inspection,
His left upper arm had been pierced through with a coin-sized hole, and there was even moss residue inside, infecting the wound.
Drip drip~
Blood slid down his arm, mixing with the blood seeping from his feet, staining a large area of the ground red.
The effects of intense pain and blood loss came crashing like waves
Any slight relaxation would cause his consciousness to completely collapse.
"No... I can't die!"
Yi Chen shook his head vigorously, forcibly keeping himself conscious.
Hiss hiss! A strange sound came.
Five meters away,
The silver's burning had stopped between the split head of the undead.
Immediately, a large number of tender shoots and tendrils emerged from the wound, intertwining with each other... Between the two halves of the head at a 90° angle, a cluster of flowers formed, serving as a brand new head.
Once again staring at Yi Chen,
Like a mindless, frenzied beast, it charged towards him.
Its form distorted,
Its gait exaggerated,
The roots on its back were flailing wildly,
Yi Chen could only rely on his enhanced vision, exerting all his effort to perceive the path of each flailing root,
His eyes became bloodshot in the process,
Rolling, sidestepping, jumping back.
Seizing every opening to counterattack.
7,
6,
5,
...One by one, the tentacles were cut off by Yi Chen,
Likewise, due to the penetrating wounds on his feet and his powerless left arm, Yi Chen's movements were noticeably slower than before.
During this process, his waist and abdomen were pierced, his thigh torn.
He could collapse at any moment.
"Still... still two left."
Gritting his teeth.
Just as Yi Chen was about to dodge the next attack.
Buzz!
A ringing sensation assaulted his ears, like gongs and drums pounding in his brain.
His vision instantly blurred, and the sensation of his body was rapidly disappearing.
He only managed to complete half of the dodging movement before his body tilted forward
Swoosh!
Unable to completely avoid the undead's roots,
They barely grazed past his right shoulder,
Coincidentally wounding the black flesh ball installed on his shoulder,
A kind of viscous, strange black blood flowed from the furry wound,
The eyeball contained in its mouth also instantly turned black, staring fixedly at the undead before it.
Just one glance! It caused the undead to have a primitive instinctive reaction.
[Fear]
An extremely strong instinctive fear forced the undead to freeze in place,
At the same moment,
Yi Chen, whose consciousness was hazy, after stumbling forward, surprisingly did not fall down... Through some unknown willpower, he once again focused his mind.
He could no longer engage in any extraneous thoughts,
There was only one idea in his mind - [Slaughter the target]
The hand axe was already raised in mid-air,
As he made the chopping motion, his body also twisted along,
The potential stimulated between life and death mobilized all the strength in his body,
His vision locked firmly on the bulging area at the undead's waist.
Whoosh!
Also out of survival instinct,
The roots growing on the undead's back immediately moved to protect the 'vital point', their surface hardening.
The silver blade fell...
Crack!
A sound similar to a tree breaking or wood shattering spread across Cemetery No. 4.
Two hardened roots were thrown into the air,
The diseased abscess hidden beneath the skin was completely cut open...
The moment the chopping was completed,
Willpower could no longer support him,
Yi Chen's eyes went black, and he fell to the ground along with the undead.
(End of Chapter)