Star Calamity (II)
A massive Star Calamity descended from the sky, crashing onto the wilderness. The earth trembled violently, and the terrifying impact stirred up a massive amount of dust. This was only because it had been slowed down by various means; otherwise, if this single Type II Star Calamity had landed directly on Wind Sky City, it would have been enough to destroy most of the city.
As dust billowed into the sky, a prepared hero raised his hand, and all the dust flew towards him, clinging to his body and transforming into a brownish-yellow giant.
The second hero chosen by the Gale Society, the Dust Messenger, already possesses the ability to manipulate tiny dust particles. After undergoing genetic enhancement by a Star Calamity monster, he gained the ability to Extraction power from dust. The more dust he obtains, the stronger he becomes.
At this moment, he not only transformed into a ten-meter-tall giant, but also gained terrifying power with the help of countless dust particles. He also helped clear the vision of the others. However, although these heroes were strong, most of them had taken unorthodox methods and had their own weaknesses.
Although the Dust Messenger's strength would surge to a level that even surprised Lu Li when the dust was removed, once the dust was removed, Lu Li could easily control the dream world.
As the dust was absorbed, the Star Calamity that had fallen into the wilderness was revealed to everyone. It was a spindle-shaped object composed of an unknown substance. Sensing a large amount of life force, the black substance on the surface of the Star Calamity began to fall off.
The Star Calamity Monsters possesses an astonishing ability to sense life force, which is why it immediately descended towards the Starshine World after sensing it in outer space. Perhaps the outbreak of the Demon Calamity in Wind Sky City at that time resulted in a large amount of life force in Wind Sky City, which is why the Star Calamity's landing point this time was Wind Sky City.
Of course, it's possible that's not the case. What determines the landing location of Star Calamity is still a topic worth studying. However, one thing is certain: almost 99% of Star Calamity choose cities as their landing locations, with the Tartarus Desert being a possible exception.
The monsters of the Star Calamity can survive in space, so they naturally have a means of landing. They absorb large amounts of unknown substances in outer space and wrap themselves up to withstand the friction and impact of landing.
The Star Calamity Monsters kill life but do not devour it. Scientists have determined that they absorb something we cannot observe at the moment of death. Initially, it was thought to be the soul, but this theory was later refuted after technology advanced to the point where we could observe the soul. To this day, we still do not know what these monsters want to absorb.
The unidentified substance began to peel off piece by piece, revealing the true form of the monster inside. This monster was purple all over, about twenty meters tall, with irregular barbs on its back, three pairs of large hands on each side of its body, and a snake-tail-like thing at its lower body. Most shockingly, its head looked like a durian cut in half, oozing purple liquid and emitting an extremely disgusting stench.
This monster is extremely unsettling to humans, with a very strong presence. Just one glance is enough to leave a lasting impression, along with its nauseating stench.
"Confirmed, a Type II monster, and there's an illustration." A holographic projection popped up on Lu Li's personal terminal. This Star Calamity Monsters was named the Stench Calamity Beast, and records showed that it had appeared nine years ago and thirty-eight years ago.
Its abilities aren't particularly strong; each spike on its back can release a fine needle that can pierce the body of any living being. Once pierced, that being will serve the Stench Calamity Beast wholeheartedly. Apart from that, the monster only possesses brute force, and its stench is just that—stench. In fact, the purple liquid even has considerable medicinal value.
"Be careful of the needles that shoot out from the spikes, the rest are no problem." The advantage of dealing with known Star Calamity is that you know the opponent's abilities, so you won't be caught off guard by unknown abilities.
The next moment, the purple fluid on the head of the Stench Calamity Beast kept wriggling, and then a large number of monsters as tall as a person flew out. These monsters were like a combination of mosquitoes and flies, with their wings spread out and emitting a buzzing sound, flying towards the distant Wind Sky City.
"Stop them!" Zeng Yunge's shout came from afar. These mosquitoes and flies were parasitic monsters of the Stench Calamity Beast. They lived on the Stench Calamity Beast followed its movements, helping it kill life. They were part of the Star Calamity.
The prepared heroes used their various methods to intercept the mosquitoes and flies. The Stench Calamity Beast roared and slid towards Wind Sky City as if in great pain. Then, a white fist descended from the sky and struck the Stench Calamity Beast directly.
Lu Li glanced at the Stench Calamity Beast and sensed something was amiss. That Stench Calamity Beast posed a considerable danger to him. As he pondered this, Lu Li didn't stop what he was doing. A crow on his shoulder cawed, and on its forehead was a crystal that was half-embedded.
Although Lu Li hadn't modified himself these past few days, he had modified his dream assistant. He used the Gale Society's Implantation technology to partially embed a crystal in the crow's forehead, giving it the ability to crystallize autonomously. Then, he wrapped the Netherfire Pearl in a mechanical device and had the crow swallow it as well, which Lu Li remotely controlled.
Crows took to the sky, and countless black feathers appeared out of thin air. Then, the black feathers transformed into black crystals, which in turn transformed into crows, burning with eerie blue flames as they chased after the mosquitoes and flies.
Everything seemed to be progressing very smoothly. Although the Stench Calamity Beast was fighting back and forth with Zeng Yunge and seemed to have the upper hand, not to mention that the mosquitoes and flies would soon be intercepted and killed, if the people around them were freed up, just if Zhang Yanqige and Guan Hongge used their true strength to help Zeng Yunge, the Stench Calamity Beast probably wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Something's not right." Lu Li could tell, Zeng Yunge noticed it too. The Stench Calamity Beast in front of them was acting very strangely, occasionally howling in pain, as if it were suffering from some extremely painful disaster.
"Don't hold back! Help me with all your might and kill this Star Calamity!" Zeng Yunge roared, white aura emanating from his body. The mechanical arm armor on his right arm was activated at full power. Zeng Yunge's ability was named Bold Spirit, which was actually that white aura. He could transform energy into this white aura, which was under his control and could freely change into various shapes to carry his power.
What wasn't a particularly powerful ability became extremely terrifying under Zeng Yunge's development, especially when combined with the abilities of the other two. Zhang Yanqige's ability was called "Synchronization," which allowed him to Ability Synchronization and activate them together, while Guan Hongge's ability was Strength Amplification.
Zeng Yunge's White Vapor Hand, after Integration with Guan Hongge's ability, condensed into a pale, large hand, which struck the distant, seemingly pained Stench Calamity Beast clutching its head with immense force.