Chapter 245 Rapid Growth
[Necrotic Restart]
There was no other choice but to click this button.
As he looked at it, the crude machine trembled again, and the screen lit up, with strings of garbled characters flashing across it.
This strange situation lasted for several minutes. The cold rain kept falling on Su Xia, causing his body temperature to drop continuously.
Just when he was about to put away his machine and go out to hunt some more bugs, the gibberish finally ended.
The screen went dark for a moment, and when it lit up again, a few lines of text appeared.
[Restart completed]
【All data returned to factory settings】
[Can continue to use...]
With a "click" sound, a metal plate at the back of the machine opened, discharging a piece of impurities compressed into a square shape.
These impurities are the residues of insect glands left after purification.
In a normal psychic energy purification factory, these glandular debris and residue would release an unbearable stench, and workers would have to work wearing thick masks.
After the last defense of the Oasis Camp, the purification plant in the camp experienced that kind of stench.
However, the residue discharged by this machine did not have any peculiar smell and was dark brown in color, just like a normal block of earth.
Su Xia took a look and a string of explanatory data appeared in front of her eyes.
[Glandular residue: the part left after repeated purification, pollution-free, has a certain fertility, and can be used as nutrients for flower and plant cultivation]
Sure enough, insects are full of treasures.
Even if it is exploited like this, it is still of some use.
Su Xia wiped the rain off her face, clicked [Insert Insect Glands], and waited quietly.
After a few seconds, the round metal cover on the top of the machine slowly opened and it operated normally without any problems.
He flew to the top area, took out fresh glands with a bloody smell one by one, threw them into the machine, and threw another sixty in.
[Begin purification]
Su Xia returned to the ground, pressed the purification button, and stared at the three-minute countdown on the screen. His clothes were soaked by the rain.
There was thunder in the sky, wind and rain were blowing in the distance, and the trees, flowers and plants on the back of the hill were all flattened by the strong wind.
The bloody smell from the battlefield drifted here on the wind, so strong that it was sickening.
After three minutes, another five potions came out, and they were still slightly warm to the touch.
"call……"
Su Xia took a deep breath, clicked [Impurity Release], and then stared at the screen carefully.
This time, there was no problem with the machine.
[Processing]
[Please wait…]
After a while, there was another clicking sound from the back of the machine, and a square piece of residue was discharged.
Then, Su Xia clicked [Internal Cleaning] and waited quietly.
Not long after, the words "Can continue to use" appeared on the screen.
In this way, Su Xia followed the normal process, repeatedly inserting the glands and purifying them. During this period, the machine had two problems, which were both solved by restarting.
The time came to eleven fifty in the evening.
The night just got crazier.
Thunder still roared in the sky, the whole world roared in ice rain and strong wind, and death on the battlefield continued.
That ugly clone has devoured hundreds of enemies in the huge battlefield, grown its own psychic power to level 3.0, and unlocked two active skills, namely "Powerful Corrosion" and "Powerful Venom".
[Strong Corrosion: An organ that specifically secretes and stores corrosive liquid appears in the body. When fighting an enemy, it can spray corrosive liquid at the enemy through a special pipe, corroding the enemy's defensive shell, and has a strong killing power against Zerg creatures.]
[Powerful Venom: Grows two pairs of fangs, and an organ that secretes venom appears in the body. When biting an enemy, it can secrete lethal venom through the fangs...]
Both of these skills are very useful, but the names are not very nice.
Roughly speaking, this ugly clone already has more than ten active skills, which is more than the commander's own active skills. Almost every evolution has the opportunity to trigger skill awakening.
A few minutes later, he hunted down a level 3.3 high-level bug called the "Black Overlord".
This high-level troop is the evolved form of the mid-level flying troop "Black Wing". It dominates the sky and is extremely powerful.
After absorbing this bug, his psychic power increased to level 3.1, and he awakened an active skill "Basic Flight".
[Basic Flight: Two wings grow from the back, which provide lift when flapped, allowing the player to take off for a short period of time, but the player cannot fly for a long time.]
[As your strength grows, your flying ability will become more and more mature until you completely possess it]
“Crack…Crack…”
There were continuous noises coming from his back.
Long before this skill appeared, the back of this clone had already been bulging high, like a large tumor, pressing on the spine and looking extremely ugly.
At that time, Su Xia didn't know what the tumor was for and thought it was supposed to be so ugly.
Now, the skill is revealed, and the dark brown scales on the surface of the tumor slowly crack open, like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon.
Strands of warm blood dripped along the torn parts. The process was extremely painful, as if there was some monster inside that was forcibly tearing the skin and muscle tissue.
When the scales cracked, the protected fascia was also torn apart bit by bit.
“Sizzle—”
The tip of the wing pierced the fascia and appeared in this bloody world of rain and thunder.
Behind Su Xia, a pair of wings with a wingspan of more than three meters slowly opened. Every inch of bone and skin was covered in blood, stretching from a wrinkled, curled state to a complete state.
A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the night sky in an instant.
In the blood behind him, the horizontal wings and the vertical body shadows intertwined, like a twisted cross, or a bloody demon that had descended to the world.
Not only that, the tail behind Su Xia also became more scarlet during this evolution.
He stood on the blood-stained ground, his body covered with dark red scales. His facial features were similar to those of humans, but his teeth were sharp, his pupils were blood red, and his sharp claws were dripping with the blood of his enemies. He spread his wings with all his strength and swung them violently.
"boom-- "
Su Xia soared into the air, against the rain, breaking through layers of storm winds, like a wild beast escaping from its cage.
This was the first time he felt the real feeling of flying. It was an extremely refreshing feeling, as if the world had opened a new door for him. Even the cold rain became much warmer, as if it was cheering for him.
The commander's identity can only rely on mecha to fly, which feels very ordinary. The masked man's clone is like Magneto, controlling metal to make himself fly.
After all, it all depends on external forces.
And this strange body actually has wings, soaring into the sky like an eagle.
When the large tumor on the back broke out of its cocoon and turned into a pair of wings, the body was finally no longer hunched and swollen, and it could straighten its back. Its appearance became more human-like, and its height was nearly two meters when standing upright.
“Squeak… Squeak…”
Suddenly, a few long hisses were heard from the dark and thick clouds in the distance.
More than ten black overlords were seen breaking through the clouds with fierce eyes. They were all third-level creatures. They flapped their ferocious wings and rushed straight towards Su Xia, intending to hunt down Su Xia, the new monster.
Su Xia's eyes were cold and he didn't dodge or avoid.
"bring it on!"
He opened his claws, roared, and rushed towards the dozen or so enemies in the storm, starting a crazy and bloody fight.
The two sides collided in the midst of lightning and thunder, their fangs clashed, their claws flew, and even their sharp wingtips became weapons.
In just one encounter, a black overlord was pierced through the heart by Su Xia.
Swish!
He looked ferocious, his sharp claws pierced his heart, blood splattered, and he tore his heart into pieces.
At the same time, another monster slammed into him, roaring fiercely and sharply.
"hiss--"
The terrifying sonic attack made his eyes go dark for a moment, but he quickly steadied himself, opened his bloody mouth, bit its flank tightly, and injected venom.
This is a life-and-death battle between monsters.
In the constantly flashing lightning, more than ten monsters fought desperately in the dark clouds, and each of them was covered in blood.
Every ten seconds or so, a monster would lose its life and fall from the sky, like a winged demon, smashing heavily on the ground and becoming blood food for the ground Zerg.
Su Xia had more and more scars on his body, with blood all over his front, back, limbs and even face.
Countless fine scales were torn apart by the enemy's sharp claws, each time taking away a piece of flesh and blood. Even one of his eyes was blinded, making him look extremely miserable.
A few minutes later…
The bloody battle is over.
He was the only monster left in the sky of this area, the rest had fallen.
Su Xia was covered in blood and every part of his body was exhausted. He could hardly sustain the short flight.
He flapped his wings, descended rapidly, and hit the ground heavily.
The insects on the ground that were fighting for food screamed, and the smarter ones ran away.
“Crack…Crack…”
Su Xia waved his sharp claws and tore into pieces some insects that were still trying to snatch food from his mouth.
The dozen or so black overlords he had just killed were all third-level creatures. The strongest one had 3.7-level psychic powers. It was extremely powerful and terrifying, and was also the best tonic.
After clearing all the surrounding insects, Su Xia used the active skill to enhance swallowing.
Thin bloody and flesh-like tubes spread out from his body and pierced into the corpses, slowly devouring them and absorbing their strength.
If it continues to grow at this rate, it won’t be long before this body can assist the main body on the front battlefield.
At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield.
Behind the small hill.
Through the alienation filter, Su Xia obtained a total of thirty-one intermediate psychic potions.
The insect glands in his hands have been used up, but this is not enough. He wants to attack the level 5 psychic creature in one go, so he must be fully prepared.
"Go get some more!"
Su Xia put away the alienation filter, stretched his body, then took out the alien insect atlas and transformed into a swift insect again.
He left the hillside, his small body sank into the weeds, and soon rushed into the battlefield between the two sides.
Once again transformed into the messenger of killing.
Wherever he went, he would start a massacre and harvest a bunch of insect glands.
The battle between the two hives has reached a fever pitch. Corpses are strewn all over the ground, blood is so thick it cannot be dissolved, and roars echo through the wilderness. High-level combat forces from both sides have been dispatched. From the air to the ground, clashes between third-order creatures can be seen everywhere.
Su Xia even felt the fourth-level spiritual energy fluctuation.
In the past few days, the lords of both sides have grown a lot.
The weaker hive's leader is a level 4.4 Shadow Hunter, whose appearance is more abstract than a normal high-level Shadow Hunter. Its body is bent and hunched, and its legs and arms are like sharp blades.
On the stronger side, the lord creature is an evolved form of a black overlord, with psychic power level 4.7 and a wingspan of more than 20 meters. It is simply a fighter jet made of flesh and blood.
Su Xia's ugly clone was exactly in the strong camp of Jia.
The two lord creatures had not moved yet, but had already released their own psychic energy fluctuations and were confronting each other from a distance.
Su Xia recalled the battle at the oasis camp. At that time, a level 4 creature was enough to overwhelm them. Now he is no longer the same as before.
"Bang!"
The corpse of a flying monster from the enemy camp suddenly fell from the sky and landed right in front of Su Xia.
Su Xia was not polite either. He took out the gland with one claw and threw it into the storage space.
This huge battlefield is full of treasures. You can pick up money everywhere, and you will be hit by good stuff from time to time.
Even the most ordinary insect corpses would be purchased for a large sum of money by businessmen, collectors, pharmacists, researchers, etc.
Time slowly came to one o'clock in the morning.
Su Xia collected hundreds of glands, left the battlefield, returned to the back of the hill, took out the alienation filter, and continued to purify the spiritual energy.
[Begin purification]
【……】
He repeated the operation again and again, and the amount of medicine in his hands increased.
When the purification of this batch of glands was completed, the time had crystallized to two o'clock in the morning.
Including the previous ones, Su Xia already has a total of seventy intermediate psychic potions in his hand, and he has a certain chance of being promoted to a level five creature.
"No, save up a little more. It's hard to come across a hive battle, and I don't know when I'll have the chance to encounter the next one."
Su Xia made up her mind and put away all the potions.
Now is not a good time to advance.
Every time he was promoted, he would stay in hallucination for several hours, and his main body was still in the alien wreckage.
He returned to the battlefield again, as a swift insect, shuttling between the two camps, collecting glands one by one.
Time passes slowly.
Four o'clock in the morning.
“Boom!”
A huge insect fell down in front of Su Xia, shaking the ground.
This was an advanced giant godworm with a psychic level of 3.8. It was strong and tall, and could be a lord in some small insect nests, but it died in this chaotic battlefield.
The one who killed it was Su Xia's ugly clone.
This was the first time the two clones met on the battlefield.
Su Xiaxin was doing two things at once, operating on two fronts. Although it was hard work, the joy she gained was enough to suppress all the fatigue.
After several hours of killing and devouring, the ugly clone has grown to level 3.9 in psychic power, and is invincible among its peers. Even when facing siege from more than a dozen peers, it can easily fight back. It is incredibly strong.
Just like the original main body, the ugly clone was also stuck at level 3.9 and had been stuck for more than an hour.
"The spiritual energy required to make a big leap is like a bottomless pit."
Su Xia was not in a hurry and swallowed it slowly.
The two bodies crossed each other, the ugly clone stayed where it was and devoured it, while Su Xia continued to move forward, looting the insect glands.
After having enough glands, he returned to the hidden hillside again, took out the alienation filter, and filtered the psychic energy bit by bit.
When it was five o'clock in the morning, Su Xia had more than one hundred and twenty intermediate psychic potions in his hand.
The battle between the two insect nests also came to an end.
Looking down from the sky, the endless black sea of insects slowly became thinner, just like the last two hours of the defense of the oasis camp.
Through continuous devouring, the ugly clone finally reached the edge of promotion.
"Soon."
Just one little bit left before this clone can become a level 4 creature.
Su Xia aimed at the target and hunted down a huge giant insect in the southeast corner of the bloody battlefield, starting the final devouring before evolving.
Just at this moment, outside the battlefield, a wheat-skinned woman and a strange-looking Zerg creature slowly walked over.
Smelling the strong smell of blood, the heroine frowned and looked displeased.
She walked up a hillside and saw the corpses of insects scattered all over the wilderness. A hint of anger flashed across her face.
Seeing this, the strange Zerg creature beside her hurriedly spoke up and whispered, "Queen, calm down. These are just two newly born wild Zerg nests. Fighting is their instinct."
"These two bastards are both level 4 creatures, with intelligence not inferior to that of adult humans. Do they only think about fighting?" The woman was still furious. "They are not human, so why do they only think about civil war?"
