Chapter 242: The Mutation Deepens, and the Journey Back Is Dangerous

Blood lines appeared from the monster's body, and a large amount of blood spurted out. It was cut into three pieces by the thunder, its legs and tail fell to the ground, and its body and head flew not far away.

Even though the monster was so seriously injured, it was still alive. It was wailing in a low voice, and the flesh and blood at the broken neck was squirming, trying to crawl towards the body.

Suddenly a long sword was inserted into the soil, cutting off the flesh and blood tentacles. Purple destructive lightning arcs spurted out, forming a thunder field filled with thunder clouds around Chu Ming.

The black clouds moved and covered the figures of the monster and Chu Ming, making it difficult for everyone to see clearly Ming's expression at this time.

But after Crono watched Chu Ming's lightning-fast battle, his face and mouth never closed.

He never expected that Chu Ming, who was also a mage from the Royal City Mage Tower, would be so familiar with fighting. To be honest, this was the first time he saw someone fighting a dark creature, and he was instantly attracted by Chu Ming's refreshing battle.

Looking at the terrifying aura around Chu Ming, Crono suddenly had doubts in his heart.

"Isn't it true that the inferior mage's talent was promised? How could it be... so powerful..."

For the purpose of protection, the Mage Council did not announce Chu Ming's legendary high mage talent, which made Crono doubt himself.

If he himself can be considered a genius, then Chu Ming is nothing.

Only now did he finally understand why Lord Avista asked him to follow Chu Ming. It was clear that he was not asked to protect Chu Ming, but to build a good relationship with him.

Crono nodded unconsciously, his face becoming more and more excited. After these few days of experience, Chu Ming had left a powerful and mysterious impression in his mind, and he had no resistance to this matter.

"Why didn't Master Avesta tell me earlier?"

Crono suddenly blushed when he thought of his arrogant speech on Yunlu before.

"If I had told you earlier, I would have hugged you earlier."

"But it's not too late now, there is still a long time before the cleaning activity, hehe..."

Where the lightning flashed, the thunder clouds gradually dissipated, and the crimson legal field like blood mist also retreated into Chu Ming's body. The thunder gradually stopped, and Chu Ming's figure gradually emerged, and under him, the golden head The scale monster has been burned into charcoal, but there is a faint squirming of flesh and blood under the charcoal, indicating that the monster is not completely dead yet.

Chu Ming frowned slightly.

"What kind of bloodline and what kind of power can give a creature's body a terrifying ability to recover that is close to immortality?"

"If this monster is promoted to legend, I'm afraid its recovery ability will become even more terrifying."

Although this battle ended with Chu Ming being crushed, he also discovered the limitations of his abilities during this battle.

With the blessing of knight power, spells and laws, his power can indeed reach a level close to epic, but as long as he encounters an enemy with terrifying recovery ability or immortality like a golden scale monster, he will be in a difficult battle. middle.

When he was still a wizard, his way of dealing with the immortality was to use forbidden power to chew and corrode the enemy's body, thereby destroying the immortality.

Facing those legendary creatures with huge bodies and nearly immortal recovery abilities, he was able to slowly wear them to death with the help of forbidden power.

"If you want to deal with the undead characteristics, you must obtain the power to corrode the body... It seems that when I go back, I have to see if there are any related spells in the mage tower."

Chu Ming pondered for a while, then inserted the long sword into the monster's head. Thunder light flashed, and the flesh and blood on it jumped like a grasshopper, and a burning smell wafted out.

The monster's flesh and blood shrank back into the charcoal and lurked as if it had been severely injured.

Chu Ming glanced at the charred flesh and blood scattered around the monster. He knew that once he walked away, the monster would immediately come back to life.

At this time, Mattie trotted over with the weapon in hand. She said with a serious face: "Mr. Renn, let me watch it for you. I didn't help you just now."

Chu Ming did not refuse, nodded, left the place and walked towards Crono.

Crono got up from the ground and breathed a sigh of relief: "This guy is finally solved."

Chu Ming shook his head and said: "The degree of Steve's mutation is far higher than that of other creatures. Even now, he is not completely dead."

"Mattie and I will be guarding here, and I need you to do me a favor."

Crono's eyes lit up, "Brother Ren, just say it."

"I need you and Aiqi to return to the legion stronghold and report the situation here to the epic mages."

The man was stunned for a moment, "Why don't we go investigate the mountain of corpses?"

Chu Ming said speechlessly: "Do you think you don't live long enough?"

"Although I don't know who this mysterious bloodline comes from, at least the source of bloodline pollution here is that epic earth dragon."

"Now that bloodline pollution suddenly breaks out, there may be terrible creatures on the mountain of corpses. If this is the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back."

When Crono heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He realized that the matter was indeed as Chu Ming said. He thought too simply. If Chu Ming hadn't reminded him, he might have gone to investigate on his own.

The man thought for a while, nodded solemnly and said, "I can't help much by staying here, so Aiqi and I will go back and report first."

He paused for a moment and smiled bitterly: "You are right. I behave like an idiot in front of actual combat, and I am also holding back here."

Crono patted the dirt on his body, walked to the wellhead and helped Aiqi up.

The knight said ashamedly: "Lord Krono, I'm very sorry that I couldn't help."

Krono shook his head and said: "It's our bad luck to encounter such a monster."

"Can you still move? Let's go back to the camp and report the situation here to the epic masters."

"Don't worry, sir, I will recover from this injury soon."

Krono supported Aiki and walked towards Chu Ming.

"Brother, we'll go first."

Chu Ming nodded slightly and looked at Aiki, "Wait a minute."

Aiki faced Chu Ming's gaze, he swallowed lightly, and kept thinking about the figure carrying the wrath of thunder in his mind.

"Lei... Lord Ryan, what's the matter..."

Chu Ming didn't speak, and a strong green light bloomed in his palm, and then the green light floated towards Aiki like a firefly, slowly merging into his body.

"Hmm..."

A cool feeling came, and Aiki couldn't help but make a comfortable sound. His body relaxed, and the injuries caused by the monster on his body gradually recovered.

The man tried to stand up by himself. He moved his fully recovered body, looked excited, and bowed to Chu Ming, saying, "Thank you, Lord Ryan."

"Well, leave before it gets dark. It's not easy to walk in the forest at night."

"Then we'll go first, brother Ryan, be careful."

Ryan waved to Chu Ming and took Aichi to the forest outside the village.

After hearing from the two people who left that the monster had been destroyed, the villagers returned to the village again.

Everyone looked at Chu Ming's heroic figure in the village, and their hearts were filled with joy and complexity.

No matter how terrible this monster was, he was transformed by Steve. Although it was a good thing that the monster was destroyed, everyone was not in a good mood.

Especially Steve's son Pierre, when he saw Steve's monster's mutilated body falling to the ground, the sadness in his eyes became even worse.

Chu Ming looked at the young man and slowly said, "I'm sorry that you saw this scene."

"But what I want to say is that your father is a hero. He jumped out to fight the dark creatures when the village was in danger and died in the fight against darkness. We will remember his achievements."

Pierre was silent, raised his head and looked at Chu Ming with red eyes, "If you become a monster, what will you do?"

Chu Ming chuckled and said, "Monster? I have become one before. If I can't control my power, I might as well end my life in a blazing way and let those who dare to control me pay the price."

As he said, he patted Pierre on the shoulder, "Steve told me before he knew he was about to be swallowed by darkness that he hoped you could become a knight. I think the Wizard Council will not reject a hero's proposal. Take advantage of this opportunity."

As soon as these words came out, exclamations came from all around, and the villagers looked at Pierre with envy.

Pierre lowered his head and did not answer. He had not yet come out of his sadness and could not listen to Chu Ming's words.

Seeing his distraught look, Chu Ming could only shake his head and walk towards the village chief Afshan.

Afshan leaned on a cane, and his wrinkled face showed a grateful smile, "Thank you for protecting the village."

Chu Ming said seriously: "The crisis has not completely passed. The village is too close to the mountain of corpses. Maybe it won't take a few days for this place to be surrounded by monsters."

"Notify all villagers, pack your bags, and prepare to evacuate here."

Afshan's face changed when she heard this, and she hurriedly asked Chu Ming: "Excuse me, sir, where are we going to evacuate?"

Chu Ming looked in the direction of the forest and replied: "Come back to the legion base with us first. There are powerful mages to protect you. You will not be in danger for the time being."

After listening, Afshan said goodbye to Chu Ming and left worriedly.

When the old man informed all the villagers that the village was going to move, people showed stunned expressions on their faces.

However, the mountain of corpses was near the village, and disasters could happen at any time. In the face of threats to their lives, the villagers did not object, but nodded and hurriedly walked towards the wooden house.

After the noisy crowd left, only Chu Ming and Mattie were left.

The maid worriedly said, "Those monsters will attack the village at any time, Mr. Ryan, why don't you leave first, I'll stay here."

Chu Ming shook his head and said, "I understand your idea, Mattie."

"Don't be so troublesome, if there is really danger, I will escape by myself."

As he said that, he ignored Mattie who was about to speak and came to an open space alone.

After confirming that there was no danger around, Chu Ming held the long sword with both hands, and the power of his blood rushed in his body. Thunderclouds gradually spread around his body, and the arc flashed and spread to the ground, leaving one charred mark after another on the soil.

His breathing moved with his body, becoming long and rhythmic. After a while, he seemed to sense a glimmer of opportunity in the dark. Chu Ming stared and swung the long sword in his hand suddenly.

Boom! !

The lightning raged like a long dragon waving from the tip of the sword, but it seemed that something was missing, and the momentum in his body weakened before it reached its peak.

"Is it still not enough..."

Chu Ming murmured, shook his head helplessly, and walked back.

Although the battle with Steve was not hearty, it also made him feel more deeply, and the circulation of blood power became smoother.

It's just a pity that the accumulation was not enough, and this breakthrough failed.

However, according to the progress of his knighthood, he might be able to break through the deep blue level in a few days, much faster than the few months he had previously expected.

"Sure enough, it is easier for knights to improve in actual combat."

…

When Chu Ming returned to the village, the sky gradually darkened.

He didn't know how many dangers were hidden in the dark forest at night. He was not sure that he could lead the villagers through the forest safely. After discussing with Afshan, he decided to stay in the village for one night and wait until the next morning before setting off. .

After arranging all this, Chu Ming returned to the place where Siti's body was.

Even though the flesh and blood had completely lost their activity, this tireless maid was still waiting by Chu Ming's instructions.

Lightning flashed out in the dark night, and Chu Ming completely burned the inactivated pieces of flesh into charcoal, eliminating the possibility of the monster pretending to be a corpse.

After doing all this, Chu Ming looked at Mattie, "I don't know how many dark creatures are around here. They might attack the village at night. We have to keep vigil tonight."

Mattie clenched her weapon and looked at Chu Ming seriously, "Mattie is always ready."

Torches lit up the wooden walls, and the village guards patrolled around and around tirelessly.

As soon as they discover the situation, they will report it to Chu Ming and Chu Ming. At this time, Chu Ming will take action to deal with the dark creatures approaching the village.

…

The night passed quickly. When the first ray of sunlight rose from the forest in the morning, the dark golden scales on the monster reflected the swaying golden light. Chu Ming pinched it casually and eliminated another one who was contaminated by blood. dark creatures.

"It's scales again... Are there no normal creatures in this forest anymore?"

Chu Ming threw away the body of the dark creature casually, with a bit of solemnity on his face.

Throughout the night, he killed dozens of dark creatures. What was terrifying was that none of these dark creatures had their bloodlines contaminated.

This made Chu Ming realize that the situation on the mountain of corpses might have become more serious.

"There is no time to delay, we must set off immediately."

At this moment, it was not completely dawn, so Chu Ming returned to the village and asked Afshan and the village guards, who had stayed up all night, to knock on the doors door to door, and asked the villagers to gather in the square.

It was still very early, and Chu Ming urged them to leave so urgently. Afshan naturally understood what was going on, and did not dare to delay for a moment, and quickly organized the villagers.

Chu Ming glanced at the frightened villagers, his eyes were fixed on Mattie, and he ordered: "When the team starts, I will lead the way, and you will be behind to guard against dark creatures. If there is anything urgent, please notify us immediately." Me, don’t be brave.”

Mattie nodded and walked to the back of the team obediently.

After everyone arrived, the village guards, under Chu Ming's instructions, protected the villagers in the team.

With a wave of his hand, everyone left the village and walked towards the legion's stronghold.

Since it was still early in the morning and the sun hadn't fully risen yet, the forest was humid and filled with mist.

The team walked into the forest and plunged into the fog. From time to time, the villagers looked back at the dark shadow of the village in the fog.

Some villagers couldn't help sobbing and crying at the thought of leaving the village where they had spent their entire lives.

In this sad atmosphere, everyone drifted away, and soon the village was no longer visible.

Chu Ming headed back along the way they came, but their journey was not smooth. Compared with when they came, the entire forest became much more dangerous due to the changes in the corpse mountain. Even some ordinary reindeer were inexplicably affected. The blood was contaminated and turned into a monster covered with scales.

puff!

Chu Ming slashed his sword, and the deer's head flew into the forest. Its remaining body stood quietly on the spot for a few seconds, and then continued to attack Chu Ming.

He frowned and kicked the corpse into the forest.

What troubled Chu Ming was not these contaminated recovery abilities. He had no intention of getting entangled with these creatures in the forest.

It's just that this reindeer was originally only a gray level, but with the blessing of this bloodline, it actually reached a dark green level.

You must know that at the beginning, the dark creatures that Chu Ming had seen that were contaminated by blood would not only have no change in power, but some would even be affected by scales and lose their ability to fly like the dusky crow.

But it's different now. It seems that after one night, the influence of the mysterious bloodline on the creatures has become more serious.

If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before epic creatures are born in this forest.

Chu Ming was thinking as he moved forward, "Steve followed the hunting team and came into contact with the body of the earth dragon three days ago, and his degree of mutation is the deepest I have ever seen. Now the creatures in the forest are also vaguely heading towards A very deep development trend.”

"Does this mean that the factor that affects the degree of mutation is time? The mutated creatures I saw yesterday should have just been contaminated by the mysterious bloodline. Now the next day has passed, they are also in the mysterious bloodline like Steve. Gained strength."

Thinking of this, Chu Ming felt solemn in his heart.

However, he did not show the worried look on his face. If these villagers knew about it, it might cause a panic.

The sun gradually rose from the horizon, but under the influence of the black fog, the light in the forest was still very dim, and the fog lingered for a long time.

boom……

Suddenly, the sound of fighting was heard behind the team. Everyone looked over in panic and saw Mattie calmly splitting a dark creature in half. She didn't even notice the blood splashing on her face.

Chu Ming glanced at Mattie, nodded to her, then turned around and kicked the dark creature that was blocking the team's progress into the forest.