Flow · Overclock!

Is this... revenge for me dragging him along all this time?

Shen Heng took a few deep breaths, pushed off with his feet, and dodged another attacking tentacle.

No, this can't go on!

If things continue like this, death will be the only path awaiting me!

Shen Heng gritted his teeth and dodged one tentacle after another with a powerful push of his feet.

Is there any way?

ability?

It doesn't work!

If it had worked, the battle wouldn't have turned out the way it is now.

environment?

Find a confined space to restrict the Shadow Erosion?

No, if you actually go to a place like that, the first person you'll be restricted is yourself.

Although the seafood market isn't a particularly suitable fighting environment, it's spacious enough to offer ample hiding places.

But if you move to a confined space, it will be difficult to even hide!

Support from other local Supervision Bureau?

It takes at least several hours to get here from other cities.

At this time...

Shen Heng felt the numbness in his arm and the panting in his body.

I won't make it to that point...

Is there really no other way...?

Shen Heng took a deep breath, looking at the tentacle that was sweeping towards him.

The longsword was used to meet the attack.

"Clang--"

A metallic clang rang out.

Using the reaction force, Shen Heng once again widened the distance.

If your abilities are useless, the environment is unfavorable, and support from other Supervision Bureau is insufficient, then what else is there?

"Clang! Clang! Clang!..."

The piercing sound of metal clashing against metal rang out incessantly.

Time passed slowly.

This was accompanied by one inevitable head-on confrontation after another.

Shen Heng's breathing became increasingly heavy.

His body trembled slightly, and his arms gradually went numb.

"Whoosh--"

Three tentacles attacked in a triangular formation.

Shen Heng sidestepped the first attack, then slashed horizontally with his blade, severing the second tentacle in the middle.

But the third tentacle suddenly changed direction in mid-air, lashing his back like a whip.

"Bang!"

Shen Heng was thrown by the immense force, crashing into a row of seafood counters and shattering them.

Ice shards and fish scales clung to his body. He spat out a mouthful of blood and, without time to do anything else, quickly rolled over, supporting himself with one hand on the ground.

"Boom!"

The spot where it was originally located was smashed by the tentacles, leaving a crater half a meter deep.

Shen Heng's breathing was erratic, but his hands continued moving without stopping.

The sound waves vibrated at a high frequency on the blade, repelling the tentacles that attacked again.

His hand was already torn open, and blood was dripping down the hilt of the knife.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!..."

The sounds of metal clashing together blended together.

Shen Heng's swordsmanship became increasingly concise, with each swing precisely intercepting the most vulnerable joints of the tentacles.

But his speed is actually slowing down.

Numb arms, panting chest, exhausted body.

Everything was forcing him to slow down.

However, Shadow Erosion's movements did not slow down.

It continues mechanically raising, stabbing, retracting, and striking...

Forced into a corner, Shen Heng could only repeatedly raise his sword, resist, dodge, resist, leap, and parry...

Time passed slowly.

Shen Heng's breathing became increasingly heavy.

Suddenly, a tentacle, which had been winding its way along the ground, burst out of the shadows with a whooshing sound.

Shen Heng's ankle was entangled.

The unexpected attack startled Shen Heng slightly. Before he could react, his body was suddenly lifted into the air by the tentacles.

"Ha... Hoo... Ha... Hoo..."

Shen Heng was breathing heavily.

In his upside-down view, there was a high-hanging full moon, an octopus head whose face was indistinct, and tentacles thrusting straight at him...

The sound of breathing echoed in Shen Heng's ears.

He watched silently as the tentacles slowly approached.

"Whoosh--"

The blade flashed.

Shen Heng pushed off the tentacle, shooting his figure toward the ground and dodging the encircling tentacles once again.

He had just regained his footing when the tentacles, which had adjusted their direction in mid-air, attacked again.

The two tentacles, like steel whips, lashed out from the left and right, blocking most of his escape route.

Without hesitation, he raised his longsword, and triple sonic waves superimposed upon it.

"Vibrating Blade - Triple Slash!"

"Sizzle--!"

A sound like tearing thick leather rang out!

As the long sword slashed through, jet-black liquid spurted out!

But another tentacle was already upon him!

Shen Heng's old power had just dissipated and new power had not yet been generated; he only had time to frantically gather his Origin Power into his back.

"Bang!!"

A heavy, muffled sound rang out!

Shen Heng felt as if he had been hit by a speeding truck. His protective Origin Power vibrated violently, and he felt a sweet taste in his throat. He was then violently flung away like a kite with a broken string!

"Puff!"

He finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

My body tumbled uncontrollably in the air, and my vision spun around me.

He crashed heavily into a toppled stone stall in the distance.

"Boom!"

The stall was smashed to pieces, and Shen Heng fell into the pile of rubble, his whole body aching, as if his internal organs had been displaced.

The long sword flew out of his hand and landed on the ground not far away with a crisp sound.

My vision is somewhat blurry, and I have a ringing in my ears.

He struggled to sit up, but his arms gave way and he fell back down.

My chest is burning with pain; every breath I take aggravates the injury.

Under the moonlight, the massive Shadow Erosion figure slowly approached.

Its injured tentacle was rapidly wriggling and healing, and its gaze towards Shen Heng was filled with icy killing intent and a hint of...

greedy?

It was an appreciation for a tenacious prey, and also a pity for a potential "Erosion Servant".

As expected, it's still too much of a stretch not to be able to fight a Near-S-Class Calamity Beast... Shen Heng lay on the ground, panting heavily.

The ability is ineffective.

Even a normal person's physical abilities are nowhere near those of a Near-S-Class Calamity Beast.

The sheer difference in physical ability left him with absolutely no hope of victory...

Am I... going to die?

Shen Heng struggled to his feet, walked to the side, and pulled out the long sword that was stuck diagonally in the ground.

"Truly... tenacious..."

Shadow Erosion's voice was intermittent, carrying a condescending tone.

"It's a pity... you... refused... the chance to survive..."

"Cough cough..."

Shen Heng coughed up a mouthful of blood.

As the Origin Power surged, the longsword was raised once more.

Shen Heng originally wanted to say a few harsh words, but his gaze froze on the long sword the moment it was raised.

Vibrating Blade increases its power by superimposing sound waves to make it vibrate at high speed.

In theory, if a knife could vibrate at the speed of light, there would be nothing in the world that it couldn't Vibrating Blade.

Of course, even at the Ninth Tier, that effect would definitely not be achieved.

The same principle applies to Sonic Wave Body Tempering; it also involves vibrating the body to strengthen it.

It's just that its body is a bit special, so it can't be like a knife.

but...

A knife is fine, a body is fine too, then...

Why can't Origin Power work?

So what if it flows?

The thought struck him like a bolt of lightning.

Shen Heng stood still, and the Origin Power that had been flowing smoothly within his body suddenly accelerated little by little.

"Buzz..."

Shen Heng's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

This is not fatigue, not fear, but...

Resonance!

The Origin Power within his body surged wildly through his meridians like a flood bursting its banks.

Each wash triggers a deeper tremor, causing muscle fibers, bone joints, and even capillaries to resonate.

A deep, burning sensation surged from the depths of my body, accompanied by an indescribable power...

Shadow Erosion tilted its head, looking at the human below whose body was trembling incessantly with some confusion.

"What are you doing..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Heng slowly raised his head.

My vision blurred as I looked at the enormous, jet-black octopus...

Flow Overclocking!!!