Heaven-Sent Warrior

Tang Baona, Little Apple, and Yang Zhen'er huddled together, their eyes fixed on the top of the stone coffin under the trembling beam of the flashlight.

Actually, Little Apple wasn't very scared. She had participated in several missions, seen all sorts of "Mutated Creature," and witnessed all kinds of bizarre scenes. While she wouldn't call herself a veteran, she was certainly well-informed. In addition, although she had now developed the visual abilities of an ordinary person, she still perceived the environment through multiple sensory modes. Moreover, she wasn't afraid of the dark at all. Even without the light from Nana's flashlight, she could "see" her surroundings clearly. Therefore, the added fear from this gloomy and eerie underground space was practically zero for her.

However, Little Apple stayed close to Nana, huddled together with Yang Zhen'er. She really enjoyed the feeling of being scared and terrified together.

So even though Little Apple was hunching over, her neck was tucked in, her back was slightly bent, and she was clinging to Nana's arm, her body giving off a "so scary, so scary" look, her face was full of smiles, with an expression of "so happy, so happy".

After the largest stone coffin opened by itself, a clump of flesh, its shape obscured, bounced out of the coffin. It looked as if it had been forcibly squeezed into a container, its edges now shaped like the container itself.

"What the hell is this...?"

Upon seeing this thing, Tang Baona subconsciously took a few steps back. Yang Zhen'er and Little Apple each grabbed one of her arms and naturally followed suit.

"Alice, didn't you say in the mission details that the target was an old Europe vampire? What is this thing?" Yang Zhen'er couldn't help but shout loudly.

However, Alice did not respond in any way. Instead, the lump of flesh bounced twice, jumped to the edge of the sarcophagus, and began to stretch and change.

With a series of crackling sounds, a long, flat head emerged from the mass of flesh, followed by arms, calves, and so on, extending outwards.

Before long, the lump of flesh finally transformed into a human form. However, the person had long arms and legs, with shriveled skin, and a very large, swollen belly. All four limbs were crouched down, gripping the edge of the stone coffin. The two eyeballs bulged out, completely black, without a trace of white. The whole person looked like a giant white-browed huntsman spider, which was extremely creepy.

However, Tang Baona and the other two breathed a sigh of relief, because once the "lump of flesh" transformed into human form, it entered the "task details" process that Alice had arranged for them, and they could continue to carry out the plan as scheduled.

The "vampire" that transformed from a whole lump of flesh was about 1.7 or 1.8 meters tall even when lying on the ground. If it were to stand up completely like a normal person, it would be a "giant" more than five meters tall. No wonder it had to lie completely inside that stone coffin and be stuffed into that lump of flesh shape—although the stone coffin was huge, it was still not enough for it.

The "vampire's" face only has two large, protruding black eyes, two holes for the nose, no mouth, and naturally no eyebrows or hair.

It crawled slowly on all fours toward Tang Baona and the other two, its two black eyes flashing eerily in the light of the flashlight.

"According to Alice's description in the mission details, he should have just completed a phase of transformation, right?" Little Apple whispered. "It seems he devoured several 'Mutated Creature' at the same time and is experiencing some 'indigestion,' which is why he's like this now?"

Yang Zhen'er muttered to herself, "Maybe it mutated and its aesthetic sense became distorted, so it deliberately turned out like this?"

Tang Baona, while protecting the two of them as they slowly retreated, said, "Its eyes are probably trying to hypnotize us, be careful."

"It's useless. Trying to hypnotize it is like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu, Lu Ban, or raising rabbits in Xiang Kun. It's just asking for trouble!" Yang Zhen'er said smugly.

Little Apple unconsciously rubbed Tang Baona's arms with both hands, eagerly asking, "Sister Nana, shall we start?"

"Let's wait and see what else it has to offer... uh... what other amazing tricks it has up its sleeve," Tang Baona said.

She knew that the "old vampire" they were facing this time was more of a training target set up by Lao Xia and Alice. Otherwise, if it were purely to deal with this "old vampire," Alice would have arranged for them to come while it was still in a dormant state of transformation, rather than waiting until it woke up—according to the "mission details," Alice had clearly calculated the timing.

If that's the case, it means Alice is absolutely confident she can cover for them, so they can go all out. By observing this "old vampire's" abilities, they might even gain some inspiration and acquire some more powerful "melodies."

On the other hand, it was also a test of her courage. Although she knew Alice was protecting them and that this "old vampire" couldn't beat them, she was still a little scared and wanted to run away. She had to force herself to face her fear and control her emotions before using her melody ability.

As soon as Tang Baona finished speaking, the "vampire" suddenly "stood up," its entire body instantly "growing" several times larger. Its swollen belly "split open" in the middle, revealing a gigantic mouth that cut across its waist, filled with human teeth, but several times larger than ordinary human teeth. Moreover, they looked crooked and distorted, as if the teeth of several people were pieced together, which was very strange.

After the giant mouth opened, the voice that had been both laughing and crying echoed through the hall again. The next instant, torches began to burn brightly on the protruding platforms on the walls around the hall. The flames seemed to be attracted by something, constantly shooting upwards, their thin and eerie shapes resembling eerie flames.

The "old vampire" uttered a series of strange sounds at them, which he then began to repeat endlessly. As he chanted, the flames on the surrounding torches seemed to respond, swaying and trembling, their lengthening. The strange sounds echoed through the hall, creating layers of reverberations, as if the flames themselves were making sounds.

"Sister Nana, what is it muttering?" Little Apple asked softly.

"It sounds like the Latin pronunciation of fire. It probably doesn't have the ability to control fire. Those torches were probably brought down by it before, and it tampered with them. Its power lies in sound; its voice has hypnotic properties. Those flames are attracting our attention to help it hypnotize us more effectively," Tang Baona tried to analyze, maintaining her composure.

"It's deliberately trying to hypnotize us, isn't it?" Little Apple murmured.

"Nana, if we retreat any further we'll be right by the door. Should we make our move?" Yang Zhen'er had been holding her "Super Coin" in her hand for a long time, on high alert, ready to strike at any moment.

Seeing the "old vampire" stride towards them, the distance rapidly closing, Tang Baona finally called out, "Little Apple! Zhen'er! Begin!"

Then Tang Baona immediately closed her eyes, threw her "Super Coin" into the air, and the melody she had already conceived in her mind immediately played in the hall.

A sharp, menacing sound from the pipa suddenly rang out, startling the enormous "old vampire." He stumbled, looking around in terror.

At the same time, Little Apple released Tang Baona's arm and took out her "Super Coin" to throw it in front of her.

An inconspicuous Coin landed directly in front of the "old vampire," and a beam of light, four or five meters in diameter, appeared out of thin air from the top of the hall, like a spear of light, piercing through the underground structure from top to bottom.

The "old vampire" was startled again, retreating repeatedly, and a wild roar came from the gaping maw on his stomach, deafeningly loud.

But its sound was immediately drowned out by the thunderous drumbeats, and then the flute, the erhu, and the guqin began to play, the rhythm quickened, the momentum rose, and the murderous aura intensified.

The entire hall acted as a natural reverberation buff, filling the space with the stirring music and completely drowning out and covering up the "old vampire's" eerie cries.

The enormous pillar of light completely suppressed the light from the torches on the surrounding walls, making the eerie, slender flames tremble like the flames of miniature candles.

Amidst the music that seemed to resonate with the chilling energy of battle, a colossal figure slowly descended through a beam of light.

At this moment, Yang Zhen'er, who had been silently reciting the mission details in her mind, also made a move, throwing out the "Super Coin" that she had been holding for a long time.

The stone house of the main hall vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy sky filled with swirling clouds and flashes of lightning.

That beam of light piercing through the clouds suddenly expanded again, with streaks of light emanating from it.

The figure that slowly descended from the "sky" also changed, now wearing a magnificent armor robe and holding a majestic halberd crackling with electric arcs.

The figure had yellow skin, was short and stout, and wore goggles. Its head and body were practically fused together—it was basically an oversized Minion!

However, now that giant Minion is dressed in Chinese-style armor, wielding a halberd, crackling with electricity, and exuding a menacing aura.

As soon as he landed, the Minion version of Lu Bu, wielding his halberd, charged at the "old vampire," slashing at him while letting out a cheerful, eerie laugh.

The "old vampire" is named Gerald, and he is a remnant of the secret organization "Red Rose," to which Count Joel and John belong.

After John Cavendish and Joel went to China and disappeared without a trace, the few remaining elderly "vampires" within the "Red Rose" were unwilling to sit idly by and wait for their demise. They began to fight each other for survival, trying to devour one another and gain the opportunity to break through their current limits.

After the Antarctic Crisis, the world changed dramatically. These old guys, who had been hiding in the shadows for nearly a century, began to sense some opportunities and wanted to come out into the open, cooperating with some Western institutions and organizations that were cautiously and secretly conducting research and investigations on "Mutated Creature" in order to regain their prestige and glory from centuries ago.

However, they were soon slapped in the face by reality. They went from being hunters to being hunted and studied, forced to constantly hide. Even obtaining normal blood became difficult. As a result, the "old vampires" from various other regions, including the "Red Rose," began a brutal infighting, devouring each other.

Gerald was the ultimate "winner".

When Tang Baona and the others arrived, he had just used an ancient secret technique to simultaneously devour the two "vampires," completing what he considered a groundbreaking transformation.

He had no idea that the fact that these "old vampires" and "legitimate Bloodline" were gathered together, forced to engage in mutual slaughter and bloodshed because they had no way to hunt ordinary humans or obtain normal blood sources, was entirely the outcome Alice and Lao Xia decided on after discussion.

Alice cleverly created a situation where the Little Radish had countless "saplings," "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object" scattered all over the world and in every corner, and all electronic devices and data information that she could completely control and manipulate as if they were her own limbs. She made them feel surrounded and could only shrink and devour each other.

It seems that this path was formed by a series of coincidences and accidents, as well as the different choices made by different people. But in reality, this path was drawn for them by Alice and Lao Xia from the very beginning.

Gerald, who had just awakened, felt an unprecedented power despite the fact that his body had undergone a huge mutation and was almost unrecognizable as human.

This power comes not only from his enormous body, but also from the control he exerts over his senses and consciousness. He knows his hypnotic abilities, and his ability to control the minds of other humans and other creatures has been greatly enhanced.

He had a feeling that he could control all living beings in the world through his consciousness, and that all living beings could become his puppets.

So when he woke up and was surprised to find three humans in this secret place, after his initial shock and doubt, his first reaction was not to crush and kill them with his huge body, but to control them with his mental control ability.

In his view, the humans who could enter this place at this time must have a background related to "Mutated Creature" and may be quite powerful. There might be many people outside at this time, so controlling them and sending them to gather information is the best option.

At the same time, he can also test his ability to control all living beings as "puppets."

But to his surprise, despite his repeated attempts to enhance his hypnotic and mind control abilities, the three humans before him seemed immune, completely unmoved and unaffected.

Just as he was about to lose his temper and tear the three apart with his powerful body, an unprecedented and shocking melody resounded in the hall. A sudden pillar of light tore through space, and then the short, stout "giant" wearing oriental armor and wielding a strange weapon descended from within the pillar of light.

For a moment, he felt as if he hadn't woken up, that it was all a dream, that he wasn't a "Bloodline," and that he was still the honest coachman he used to be.

Gerald was relentlessly pursued and had nowhere to hide. Facing this "Short Fat Giant" who was about the same size as him, he could only force his way in, hoping to take the hit and bite it with the large mouth on its belly, using its other physical characteristics.

Unexpectedly, when its arm touched the strange weapon, it was not slashed or jammed as expected, but rather as if it were being rapidly cut by countless steel wires, and its arm was instantly dismembered into thousands of pieces.

The weapon continued forward without hindrance, shattering and breaking everything it touched, making him as fragile and juicy as a giant tomato crushed by a heavy truck.

In a daze, he suddenly felt that the "fierce" music that was playing from nowhere, with its sharp and rapid melody, was surprisingly in sync with the way his body was being destroyed.

His body seemed to be cut and shattered by the music and the melody.

Can music really kill?