Abyss Sequence-Chapter 449 - 24: Battle of Catastrophe Level Demons

Chapter 449: Chapter 24: Battle of Catastrophe Level Demons

Puff—!

A large amount of sand spurted from the ground, hiding a massive scorpion within.

It used the swirling sand to conceal its tail sting, and the oozing venom, devoid of any stench, dispersed into the wind.

Amidst the swirling sand, a tiny figure extended a limb and effortlessly blocked the scorpion’s stabbing tail.

Yan Luo grasped the scorpion’s tail, abruptly tightening his grip, crushing the tail sting, and with a twist of his ankle, unleashed a torrent of power, delivering a powerful shoulder charge to the scorpion’s front.

The carapace, harder than steel, couldn’t withstand the move. Cracks spread rapidly from the point of contact with Yan Luo’s shoulder, and in less than half a second, the entire scorpion’s carapace shattered.

The gale racing towards Yan Luo immediately shifted, stripping the scorpion’s carapace fragments from its body, scattering them behind like petals tossed by a celestial maiden.

Deprived of its protective carapace, the scorpion’s muscles lay exposed to the air, but it could no longer feel any pain.

Because it was dead.

The rigid body held together for a few seconds before dissolving into light particles in the wind.

Many light particles converged to form an object, which Yan Luo snagged from mid-air and casually slipped into his space pouch before it hit the ground.

Yan Luo didn’t even glance at his trophy, continuing to stride forward.

That had been a City-breaking level Demon; if other Hunters had faced it, they might have been in a chaotic scramble.

But Yan Luo only needed one strike to kill it.

The scorpion had hidden well, and though its size was massive, it was better concealed than most Demons Yan Luo had encountered over the past two days. Yan Luo hadn’t even noticed the huge scorpion beneath the thick sand until standing right above it.

The scorpion’s tail sting was incredibly sharp. Yan Luo felt it could pierce through the door or window of an armored vehicle, and the venom secreted from the tail could evaporate in a matter of seconds, killing everyone inside the armored vehicle—unless the Hunters had activated their exoskeletal air filtration systems.

Theoretically strong, but in reality, that’s about it.

Yan Luo had been in the Bright Silver Abyss for two days, encountering numerous types of Demons, and his understanding of the Bright Silver Abyss deepened.

The Bright Silver Abyss had no clear regional divisions; everywhere was desert. Apart from oases acting as markers, there was nothing particularly memorable.

Therefore, signal towers standing near several Abyss entrances weren’t camouflaged; the Demons wouldn’t bother attacking them anyway.

The signal towers in other Abysses are disguised only to further reduce the risk of damage.

For the past two days, Yan Luo has been consuming Demons to accelerate the transformation of cells within his body.

His magnetic field strength has now been cultivated to seventy thousand gauss, not far from the Doomsday level target.

The powerful magnetic field strength meant Yan Luo didn’t need to carry water, as he could directly extract water molecules from the air using his magnetic field power.

Now, new progress is being made in the materialization of Abyss matter; for instance, when Yan Luo scoops up sand, it doesn’t immediately disappear from his palm but gradually slips through his fingers instead.

The oases within the Bright Silver Abyss have also become legitimate oases, with water that is directly drinkable—as long as one can evade the attacks from Demons hiding within the water.

Should I wait until all the cells in my body have successfully transformed before launching the Abyss strategy campaign?

Yan Luo fell into contemplation.

The bright moonlight spilled over Yan Luo, and he seemed to savor a touch of coldness from it, with visible breath accompanied by hints of chill.

Dong...

At that moment, a vibration swept over the sand, ruffling the smooth sand sea.

Yan Luo felt the tremor and immediately looked up.

At the edge of his vision, two Demons had clashed together.

The two colossal creatures were locked in a life-and-death struggle, their battle reverberations alone reaching over a dozen kilometers away.

"Catastrophe level?"

Yan Luo raised an eyebrow.

Two Catastrophe level Demons appearing simultaneously in the Bright Silver Abyss, and engaging in battle.

It’s not good news for Blue Star, as it signifies that the Bright Silver Abyss has taken an essential step in evolution.

There was once a time on Blue Star, before any Sequence Two Hunters existed, when something similar occurred—

In an era when an Abyss only produced City-breaking level Demons, a place named ’Shadow Cluster’ saw two City-breaking level Demons appear simultaneously, fighting each other without regard for humanity’s threat.

Back then, humans didn’t realize it was a premonition.

After City-breaking level Demons appeared and fought in the Shadow Cluster Abyss, City-breaking level Demons sprang up like mushrooms after rain, their numbers increasing rapidly.

And quite unexpectedly, even a Master of the Abyss emerged to become a Catastrophe level Demon.

To eliminate that Catastrophe level Demon, humanity paid a steep price.

Yulia was titled ’The World’s Strongest Woman’ precisely because there was once a ’The World’s Strongest Person’ before her, and that talented Hunter died in that battle.

Learning from the Shadow Cluster Abyss, humanity realized that Abysses can also evolve.

No Doomsday level Demon has ever been nurtured by an Abyss on Blue Star because as soon as signs of evolution are discovered, the Hunter’s Guild launches an Abyss strategy campaign to eliminate evolving Abysses.

Now Yan Luo witnessed the Bright Silver Abyss nurturing two Catastrophe level Demons simultaneously, even fighting amongst themselves, indicating signs of evolution in the Bright Silver Abyss.

Although humanity now has a Sequence One powerhouse among its ranks, so there’s no worry even if a Doomsday level Demon appears in the Abyss, Abyss evolution means an increased number of Catastrophe level Demons, and the exploration towns around the Bright Silver Abyss lack the strength to fend off Catastrophe level Demon assaults.

Once the defenses of an exploration town are breached, surrounding cities could face assaults from Catastrophe level Demons.

Therefore, the Bright Silver Abyss must be eradicated.

Yan Luo’s body floated, accelerating forward in the next moment.

His figure raced through the air, rapidly approaching the two Catastrophe level Demons locked in battle.

The two Catastrophe level Demons sensed Yan Luo’s approach but didn’t cease fighting.

The battling Demons were a python and a lizard, with the python possibly measuring over a hundred meters long, and the lizard no less imposing, stretching over thirty meters from head to tail.

The two beasts roiled the sand sea, debris flying all around the battlefield as if a sandstorm had arrived.

Nearby lay an oasis, but the oasis’s lake was swiftly being ’dyed.’

Constant streams of sand rained down from above, filling the lake.

The Demons hiding in the oasis quivered in fear, and a few armored vehicles were in a desperate rush to escape the battlefield of the two Catastrophe level Demons.

The giant beasts paid no heed to those weaker beings; they only had eyes for each other.

The giant python could manipulate gravity, increasing it as it lunged at the lizard with its head raised high, using gravitational potential to inflict damage on the giant lizard.

But the giant lizard reacted with incredible speed; despite its massive body, it could still evade quickly, invisible to the naked eye.

As its head neared the ground, the python immediately used anti-gravity to reduce its weight, enabling a gentle descent without harming itself.

At that moment, the giant lizard opened its maw wide, a bolt of lightning shooting out, striking the python’s head, knocking its body askew.

The next instant, the giant lizard lunged with rapid speed to bite into the python’s body, sharp teeth grinding against scales, shattering many of the python’s scales with a single bite.

Yet the python’s body was remarkably agile, twisting in pain, its long body swiftly coiling around the giant lizard’s torso.

The powerful muscles started to tighten, applying a constricting hold on the giant lizard.

If nothing unexpected occurred, the battle would end in the python’s victory.

However, the giant lizard unexpectedly split its body apart, freeing itself from the python’s coils from the front and back. Each half of its body scurried away, arcs of electricity forming at the breaks, easily rejoining the two halves.

Both the python and Yan Luo were left stunned.

It was the first time he’d witnessed such a wild maneuver.

The giant lizard’s body restored itself, letting out a challenging roar at the python.

Then, Yan Luo descended from the sky, driving its head into the sand.