All of a sudden, a muffled groan drifted into Sheyan's ears, instantly snapping him back to reality from his reverie. Sheyan abruptly spun around, only to discover Mbenga's previous location had vanished without a trace. Only a few seconds had elapsed since Sheyan heard the snort, yet Mbenga had already vanished from his vision!
Sheyan was instantly startled, as he hurriedly pursued towards the direction of the groan. The withered grass swayed incessantly, and the shrubs clearly showed signs of being forcefully traversed. Sheyan nimbly pursued, fearing that he would lose track of his foe if he was half a step too slow.
With an arrow stride, Sheyan leapt over several piles of rubble ahead. Instantly, he witnessed Mbenga being pinned to the ground by a Licker, with his pike held horizontally above his body. Struggling left and right, Mbenga miserably defended against the Licker's assault. Instead, the Licker hissed from within its mouth, as its tail curled up like a scorpion about to stab down viciously!
Naturally, even a wise man would make a mistake. Previously, Sheyan had noticed something amiss with Mbenga, and had fed him several mouthfuls of rum to refresh himself. Yet unexpectedly, the incomparably potent aroma of the rum had completely turned into a guiding light, as it overshadowed the scent of the 'Improved Medicine'. Thus, it attracted the attention of the Licker, and resulted in such a careless mistake.
At present, Sheyan couldn't be bothered anymore. Deeply bending his waist, he abruptly leapt into the air, before hefting his' + 7 West 'saber and chopping down viciously. Yet as he neared the Licker, even though Sheyan was clearly situated at an extremely advantageous angle for a sneak attack, he could still feel an incomparably ferocious aura assaulting his face. If it was someone with a weak willpower, they wouldn't even be able to retaliate! One could imagine the might of this Licker!
Gnashing his teeth, Sheyan's hands didn't slacken in the slightest as he viciously chopped down with '+ 7 West'. Instead, he felt as though he had chopped down onto an exceedingly slippery and tough object. Instead, he merely carved out a deep wound on the neck of the Licker. Fortunately, Sheyan seized the opportunity and utilized the '+ 7 West' barb to carve out a long chunk of flesh, as filthy blood splattered everywhere!
After receiving that slash, the 'Modified Medicine' instantly displayed its effects. Sizzling sounds could be heard from the wound as it forcefully reduced the Licker's prowess by 25 – 50%. Sheyan could feel the ferocious aura of the Licker weakening significantly.
After the Licker was injured, it immediately rolled 5-6 meters away and landed on both its hands. Its tail immediately elongated, and the sharp and retractable tip of the bone needle could be vaguely seen.
At the same time, one could observe that the wound on the Licker's neck was smeared with large blobs of blackness. The blackness rapidly spread throughout its body through the surrounding blood vessels. It appeared extremely bizarre, as though numerous black veins had formed all over its body. Even its limbs were trembling violently.
After doing a backflip, Mbenga crawled up from the ground, his chest heaving up and down like a bellows. Instead, his pupils had shrunk to the size of a needle, while the scar on his forehead was a glaring scarlet. Due to the rapid swelling of his muscles, his entire body seemed to have swelled up by a size, and he appeared to be brimming with an unprecedented ruthlessness and strength.
All of a sudden, the Licker abruptly raised its head and howled to summon its companions. Sheyan was extremely unfamiliar with such creatures, and could only await them solemnly. Instead, Mbenga instantly reacted! He knew he couldn't wait any longer. With a muffled roar, he leapt forward and pounced ferociously towards the howling Licker!
Having just experienced a life and death situation, Mbenga's prowess had soared to an astonishing level. His pouncing momentum wasn't the slightest bit inferior to Sheyan's previous strike. Instead, the Licker was still crouching on the ground, as its bone needle shot out from its tail. If Mbenga landed, the Licker's tail would definitely pierce deeply into Mbenga's body.
However, when he was still several metres away from the Licker, Mbenga abruptly hurled out his pike ferociously. Bringing along a gloomy gliding shadow, the razor-sharp edge of the pike sunk deep into the Licker's back and mercilessly pierced into its lungs.
After hurling out his pike, Mbenga's entire body curled up in midair. Like a diver performing on a 10-metre diving platform, he shrunk into a round ball, substantially reducing the attacking surface area. In a flash, he rolled into a nearby bush.
Nailed to the ground, the Licker released a shrill and miserable shriek! The deafening shriek caused everyone's ears to buzz! The Licker abruptly turned its head and brandished its razor-sharp right claw. Bluntly snapping the pike, it then chased after Mbenga.
Yet, how could Sheyan allow it such an opportunity? After Mbenga's strike, Sheyan was an expert in grasping opportunities. If there wasn't an opportunity, he wouldn't act rashly. Yet if there was one, he wouldn't be able to obstruct it! Instantly, Sheyan lowered his head and charged forward. Brandishing his saber, he seized the opportunity when the Licker was snapping its pike. When the Licker finally sensed the threat from behind and turned around, it was already witnessing a peerlessly incisive saber slicing towards it at high speed. The saber was gradually expanding in size before its eyes!
Puchi! Sheyan's' + 7 West 'saber had already pierced out from between the Licker's brows, penetrating deep into the Licker's brain!
As previously mentioned, the Licker didn't have a skull. The two frail hemispheres of its brain were completely exposed to the air, with only a thin layer of membrane protecting it. Sheyan's stab appeared to be a casual move, but in actual fact, it was deliberate and deliberate!
After thrusting his saber, Sheyan still managed to twist the saber hilt with all his might, causing the saber blade to rotate by 60 degrees. This was to maximize the damage done to the brain tissue of the Licker. Following that, he shifted his body to the side and evaded the venom spewing out from the Licker's tail. Then, with a speed that wasn't inferior to the Licker's pouncing speed, Sheyan rolled away from this heavily wounded foe.
Although Sheyan had already exceeded his limits and couldn't perform any better, his chest was still grazed by the venom needle, leaving a superficial wound. In actual fact, his skin wasn't broken, merely a red scar. Nevertheless, Sheyan's carelessness only lasted for tens of seconds, before that red scar rapidly turned black and rotted away. Releasing an intensely pungent stench, it then started festering. Even his sternum was rotting away in a resolute manner, as bone fragments fell off with a swipe of his hand!!
Such an incomparably violent and deadly poison!
At present, Sheyan's physique had reached 49 points, and he had the incomparably tyrannical 'Stronghold' innate ability as his second line of defence. Yet in the face of this Licker's casual strike, he was completely reduced to a tofu existence!!
Instead, an indescribable frenzied and panic-stricken notion welled up in Sheyan's heart! That was, if he didn't do anything now, he would definitely die!!
Every single cell in his body simultaneously issued an intense threat of death to his brain!
Sheyan observed his HP plummeting at a frenetic pace. Without hesitation, he immediately utilized the concocted medicine 'Ancient Gysi'. Instantly, he recovered 100% of his HP, and dispelled a special disease effect on his body. At the same instant when the medicine took effect, the incomparably dense sense of death enveloping his heart finally dissipated.
From this, one could tell that even though this strange and incomparably powerful creature had been weakened by the medicine, the horrifying disease it carried and its destructive might was something the medicine couldn't weaken. Furthermore, it was something the current Sheyan couldn't resist!
Sheyan then checked his battle log, but it was actually a blank slate! Even his perceptive sense had been suppressed to such a state by the difficulty of this world! One could tell, after Sheyan had entered the core hinterlands of the Kijuju Marshland, the disparity in difficulty between here and here was immeasurably vast! Even an ordinary 'Predator' could cause him to be reduced to such a sorry state.
Thinking of that, Sheyan stooped down as his eyes locked onto the Licker writhing in agony a dozen metres away. His vigilance was raised to the highest point.
Although Sheyan's previous experience in dealing with such creatures was practically zero, he still understood the logic of a wounded beast being the most frightening. Although this' Licker 'appeared relatively frail, Sheyan reckoned that if he recklessly charged in, he would have to pay the price for their underestimation. Perhaps, it would be his limbs, or even his life!
After retreating several steps to increase the distance between them, Sheyan then fished out his previously concocted 'Improved Medicine' and smeared it onto his wounds. Naturally, this was to conceal the scent of his wounds. Then, he leapt backwards. Intending to call Mbenga and leave.
In Sheyan's plan, killing this creature wasn't part of the plan. Hence, Sheyan didn't intend to strike the iron while it was hot and eliminate the Licker in one fell swoop. More importantly, it was highly likely that they wouldn't have the time to dispose of this' Licker '. The miserable shriek of the 'Licker' would definitely attract its companions.
Sheyan continued cautiously and slowly moving forward. Shifting his footsteps, he gestured towards the direction where Mbenga had fled to. Then, he lightly flung away the greyish white brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid stuck onto his' + 7 West 'saber. Yet at this moment, a mournful pike shot out from the darkness. With indescribable speed, it pierced into the body of the Licker. It practically pierced through the Licker horizontally! (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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