Planting Flowers

"Roar--"

Another arrow, hitting its target directly.

The Mutated Ones had just been about to escape, let out a roar. The sound coming from his throat was no longer human; it was more like that of a monster.

The same excruciating pain occurs twice, and the damage to the depths of one's soul deepens with each occurrence.

This kind of damage goes straight to the heart.

At this moment, even the human form of the Mutated Ones begins to collapse.

His will could not control his flesh and blood; his skin cracked open, and blood and flesh gushed out.

In just a few seconds, a giant, wriggling caterpillar completely replaced the original human form.

"..."

At the same time, Linsey quickly caught up.

Just in the direction the Mutated Ones were fleeing, several normal-sized human figures appeared in an underground tunnel.

"Ah?"

Linsey's pupils narrowed, her gaze piercing through the mist to reveal other lower-stage Mutated Ones.

Right in front of this giant caterpillar monster.

These lower-level Mutated Ones were grabbed and stuffed directly into his mouth.

With several terrifying chewing and swallowing sounds, the giant monster's wounds began to heal.

Even more incredible is...

Even the soul damage effect caused by the [Annihilation Blade].

As the Mutated Ones devoured each other, there was actually a certain degree of repair at this moment!

"Devour flesh and blood?"

"It can even affect the essential state of the soul through changes in the flesh and blood."

Linsey looked at the scene before her.

Besides the absurdity, a wave of nausea also washed over me.

Or rather, anyone with a normal sense of aesthetics would not feel comfortable seeing this scene.

"Repair the damage? Die!"

The next second, Linsey leaped high into the air, now wielding a longsword engulfed in flames.

This time, he chose the combination of [Lava Jet Stream Sword] and [Annihilation Blade], and also activated the effect of [Ice and Fire Emblem] in the Equipment Slot.

Without using any special props.

This is practically the most powerful attack Linsey can muster right now!

Thump—

Another small explosion occurred in the cave.

Although the Mutated Ones was in excruciating pain and his body was twisted, he remained conscious and did not give up the fight.

After healing his injuries using the bodies of other Mutated Ones, he grabbed two more Mutated Ones and merged them directly into his own body.

Swipe—

Guided by the Essence, he drew a longsword made of shinbone and twisted flesh from his body and clashed it directly with Linsey's longsword in mid-air.

Amid the explosion, bones and flesh flew everywhere.

The Mutated Ones' pained eyes also turned into despair during this confrontation.

His skills are indeed impressive, but no matter what, he can't beat a pay-to-win player like Linsey.

The combination of several high-level equipment pieces, plus his own powerful strength.

Linsey's attack has completely exceeded the limits that Fifth Stage Awakened can withstand.

The instant the two weapons collided.

The seemingly larger, more dangerous, and ferocious giant blade of flesh was directly cut in half by Linsey's longsword. Then, the burning blade pierced through the Mutated Ones's body, slicing him in two.

Splash—

The Mutated Ones was split in two by Linsey, and foul-smelling flesh and blood gushed out, slowly flowing on the ground.

Clusters of flames continued to burn relentlessly.

"It's over."

Linsey breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to gather Prey Material.

He thought the battle was over, but being cautious, he opened the map and found that the Red Dot in front of him was still there!

"Not dead yet?"

Linsey suddenly stopped in her tracks:

"It's been split in two, how outrageous is that?"

Linsey's expression turned serious, and she gripped her weapon tightly once more.

But this time he waited a few seconds, but the body on the ground, split in two, did not struggle or retaliate against him.

It was as if his own caution and the map's display were all a farce?

"..."

Linsey opened the Hunting Notes again, but the kill count remained unchanged.

The data was consistently accurate.

In this situation, he can only use his Scouting Skill to probe.

[The Mutated Ones — Mutated Ones in a state of death. His Fifth Stage of memories, [Aberrant Resuscitation], is using Essence to reconstruct his flesh and blood, slowly restoring his vitality.]

"So he's dead, but not completely dead?"

Linsey's eyelids twitched.

Just like the skill description says, this Mutated Ones did indeed die, but it was different from the ordinary dead.

The other party is in a state of recovery.

If Linsey had simply left his body there and turned away...

Perhaps in 8 to 10 years, these two huge, twisted masses of flesh will reassemble and restore the Mutated Ones to their original lives.

"The Revivalist, the Mutated Ones..."

"Just by looking at this dangerous ability to reverse life and death, one can understand the danger of the Abyss School."

Linsey shook her head and sighed.

He also gained a deeper understanding of the nature of this school of thought.

The ultimate power to annihilate all things, a blood and flesh miracle that desecrates life.

Perhaps only awakened skills of this caliber could pose such a great threat to the entire universe in that ancient era.

Immediately, Linsey activated the skill Clue Combination.

The method to completely eliminate the Mutated Ones soon became apparent.

Completely eliminate the Essence within its body; utterly destroy its physical tissues using methods such as acid etching and burning; destroy its ability structure using Source Material Skill with opposing attributes; find something that counters it and completely devour it.

"..."

"Completely devour?"

The simplest method Linsey had was naturally to unleash flames and burn the corpses to ashes. The Mutated Ones was powerless to resist; this was no difficult task.

But then he suddenly remembered the Withered Overlord Flower he had just harvested.

A strong desire to experiment led Linsey to produce this seed.

"If we can really speed up reproduction, wouldn't putting more seeds into Insectfolk Canyon accelerate the purification process...?"

Click—

At that moment, sounds came from the cave ahead again.

Linsey turned her head and saw that another group of low-level Mutated Ones were arriving from the Underground World.

They simply lost this highest-ranking commander.

These ordinary creatures have greatly reduced mobility, like aimless zombies wandering in underground caves.

Several low-level Mutated Ones noticed Linsey standing there and instinctively approached.

However, due to the [Withered Claw Mark] on Linsey's equipment, they could not distinguish Linsey's human identity. They only sniffed the scent curiously for a while before starting to wander around the broken corpse.

"Hehe--"

"Yes, and you guys too."

Linsey laughed dismissively.

He walked directly to the corpse that had been broken in two, kicked aside a Mutated Ones, picked a bloody, fleshy spot that was easy to absorb, and buried the seed of the [Withered Overlord Flower] there.

At this moment, Linsey took out her bow and arrow again and aimed at the Mutated Ones wandering nearby:

"You've come at just the right time."

"You're going to stay here permanently and become fertilizer for the flowers!"