An Encounter!
The monster was pitch-black all over, with five long legs. It opened its mouth wide and swallowed a human head.
"Awwww, wonderful! What a wonderful taste!"
The monster, which had once been an evil ghost, let out a high-pitched roar in a human voice.
After swallowing the head, its whole body writhed, and another long leg sprouted.
The Six-Legged Human-Faced Monster raised its head, searching the fleeing crowd with its gaze. Before long, it had locked onto a girl.
"Ah, this fragrant scent... Could you be a follower of the Goddess of Flowers and Springs?" the monster asked with a grin. Then it let out a savage shriek. "You must be delicious!"
The next second.
A blurred shadow flashed, and the monster pounced in front of the girl, stabbing at her with two of its long legs like blades.
The girl cried out in panic, "Frost Spring!"
A torrent of icy water appeared out of nowhere and crashed into the Six-Legged Human-Faced Monster.
The monster's body tilted back slightly, then stopped.
It looked down at the girl and said coolly, "That's all? As expected of the lowest kind of believer. Your greatest value is providing a little power for my evolution!"
As it spoke, the monster stretched out four long legs and seized the girl.
It opened its mouth, filled with rows of tiny, sharp teeth—
Suddenly, the whistle of air tearing apart rang through the wind. Five blue-white snakes of lightning slammed into its head.
The monster staggered from the blow.
The power of the lightning made its whole body convulse, freezing it in place.
—Thunder and Lightning Divine Power, Startling Dream.
Gu Qingshan lowered his bow and shouted, "Crow!"
At that moment, a shadow streaked across the sky and plunged toward the monster's head.
The female