Little Octopus looked at the prototype, whose eyes were glowing green, then at the Sea Wolf hovering in midair. After apparently comparing their fighting strength, it decisively turned tail and ran again!
Seeing his prey about to escape, Nie Yun had no intention of letting it go. He immediately thundered after it.
But just as he approached the octopus monster, it unexpectedly turned back and gave him a smug smile. Then it leaped at him, wrapping itself around the prototype and binding him tight.
"Pfft, pfft!" Little Octopus laughed smugly.
An octopus's finishing move wasn't boxing-it was strangulation!
As the tentacles tightened, the silver giant's body slowly caved in. Crack! Crack! The sound of metal bones snapping came from several places!
Most of the prototype had been modeled on Nie Yun's body. Apart from its blood, brain, and heart, it was almost identical, and it moved using the same system of biological nerves, bones, and muscles. Although broken bones could be repaired, they would still impair Nie Yun's mobility in the short term.
"Heh, I thought you were a boxer. Turns out you're a wrestler! Still, that suits me just fine!" Bound tight, Nie Yun showed no sign of panic. Instead, he smiled.
"Devour!" At Nie Yun's mental command, the points where the silver octopus touched his Mechanical Insects immediately began dissolving.
Startled, Little Octopus refused to back down and issued its own command to devour.
The Mechanical Insects on both sides tangled together until, bizarrely, they stuck to each other, looking as though they were about to merge.
Little Octopus began to feel afraid, because it realized that its devouring wasn't as fast as its opponent's!
Devouring also consumed tremendous amounts of energy. Before long, it felt the giant octopus getting a little "sleepy"! Its opponent, however, only fought