novelsite Chapter 39: Counterattack from Desperate Circumstances, One Strike Pierces Through the Core, Slaying
Chapter 39: Counterattack from Desperate Circumstances, One Strike Pierces Through the Core, Slaying
On the deck, everyone was stunned into a blank by Lu Sheng's crazy actions.
Did he actively leap towards a level 4 peak leader-level sea monster that had gone berserk?
How is this any different from suicide?!
However, Lu Sheng showed them with his actions what it means to be invincible!
His figure leaped high into the air, drawing a sharp arc, like a vulture eyeing carrion, landing with pinpoint accuracy on the Blood Sea Monarch's massive, mountain-like head!
"Sizzle!"
The five fingers of his right hand, covered in dragon scales, pierced effortlessly into the hard bone armor on the monster's head, like five red-hot steel nails, firmly fixing his body to the wildly shaking land!
The moment he regained his footing, Lu Sheng did not hesitate at all.
With his other hand, he gripped the Twin Fiends Spear tightly and, with all his might, thrust the cold spear tip deep into the Blood Sea Monarch's shattered left eye socket, which was oozing foul-smelling pus and blood!
"Pfft!"
The spear pierced the flesh, all the way to the hilt!
"roar--!!!!!"
The excruciating pain of having his brain pierced directly caused the Blood Sea Monarch to let out a roar more piercing than ever before!
It's gone completely insane!
It abandoned its attack on the Blazing Flame, its massive head jerked back sharply, and then, with an aura of utter destruction, slammed into the unfathomable crimson sea!
It will use the hard reefs on the seabed to smash that damned flea on its head into a pulp!
"Xiao Lu!"
"Young Master Lu!"
Zhou Hai and Zhao Ze's exclamations came from behind them, filled with unprecedented terror.
However, Lu Sheng, who was at the center of the storm, showed no fear on his face.
He gripped the monster's head tightly with his dragon claws, letting the gale make his clothes flutter in the wind, while his other hand frantically stirred the Twin Fiend Spears that had penetrated deep into the monster's brain!
Since you want to play, then I'll play with you to the very end!
Just as the Blood Sea Monarch was about to sink to the bottom of the sea with Lu Sheng!
Its enormous body, contorted in agony, froze for a moment in mid-air!
"Now!"
"You beast! Die!!!"
Zhou Hai's roar and Su Li's icy shout rang out almost at the same time!
The two seized this fleeting opportunity, created by Lu Sheng with his life!
A torrent of explosive flames, condensing Zhou Hai's last bit of spiritual energy, and a silver blade of light that created a sonic boom and was incredibly fast, struck the same spot with perfect precision, like two beams of judgment shot from different directions!
The lightest-colored bone armor on the chest of the Blood Sea Monarch—that's where the core lies!
Snap! Snap!
A crisp sound, like glass shattering, clearly reached everyone's ears!
The seemingly indestructible skeletal armor finally shattered under the combined, furious, and resolute attack of the two!
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
One second later.
"boom--!!!!!"
A muffled sound, as if from the depths of the earth, resounded from within the Blood Sea Monarch's body!
There was no earth-shattering flame, only a visible white shockwave that suddenly spread out!
The Blood Sea Monarch's enormous body, like a watermelon detonated from the inside, instantly expanded and deformed, then with a "bang," exploded into countless pieces of flesh and blood!
Green blood, pale bone fragments, and unidentified internal organs mixed together, creating a torrential downpour of unbearable stench.
The battle... is over.
On the Blazing Flame, everyone collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
The ecstasy of surviving the ordeal was intertwined with a deep-seated exhaustion, bringing many survivors to tears of joy.
As for Lu Sheng, he was blasted away by the huge shockwave the moment the monster's body exploded, and crashed heavily onto the deck like a kite with a broken string.
"Cough...cough cough..." He struggled to get up from the ground, covered in blood, but unharmed.
His gaze passed through the bloody battlefield and landed on something that made his pupils shrink sharply.
In the center of the Blood Sea Monarch's remains, a sphere of spiritual light, dozens of times brighter than the elite-level sea beasts they had seen in the Golden Triangle, and as dazzling as a small sun, was slowly rising.
This is... what they call experience points?
Lu Sheng's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
He finally saw with his own eyes another upgrade system in this world!
However, before he could think it through, Zhou Hai and Su Li had already helped him up, one on each side.
"Are you alright, Lu boy?" Zhou Hai's voice was hoarse, his face full of concern.
Lu Sheng shook his head.
Su Li glanced at the huge ball of light, then at Zhou Hai, whose aura was weak and whose spiritual energy was obviously exhausted, and Zhao Ze, who was also seriously injured. A resolute determination flashed in her cold eyes.
"You two are just one step away from level 4." Her voice was cold, yet carried a warm concern. "Go ahead."
"This..." Zhou Hai glanced at Lu Sheng, somewhat hesitant, "This time it all depends on Lu kid, his experience..."
"Alright, stop with the nagging!" In the distance, Zhao Ze, helped up by the crew, grinned, revealing a set of white teeth stained with blood. His voice was weak but unusually firm, "Only when we break through can we better protect everyone!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hai stopped being coy.
He looked at Lu Sheng: "Lu kid, you go first! You're the biggest contributor this time!"
Lu Sheng didn't stand on ceremony; he knew now was not the time to refuse.
He walked up to the dazzling ball of light, reached out his hand, and gently touched it.
boom!
A torrent of energy, far larger and purer than any he had ever absorbed before, instantly surged into his limbs and bones!
On the system panel, the experience bar, which hadn't moved for a long time, suddenly surged at an alarming rate!
[Spirit Source: Level 3 (165/300)]
150 points!
A storm raged in Lu Sheng's heart!
He only absorbed less than a third of the energy from this ball of light, yet it provided him with 150 experience points!
If he had all of that... wouldn't he be able to break through to level 4 on the spot?!
He suppressed his greed and deliberately cut off the absorption.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Hai and Zhao Ze exchanged a glance, then stepped forward without hesitation and placed their hands on the ball of light.
Boom! Boom!
Two even more powerful and domineering auras than before suddenly shot up from the Blazing Flame, shattering the clouds in the sky!
Flames and golden light intertwined, and at this moment, two Level 4 Spirit Source Users were born in the Blazing Fleet!
Cheers erupted from the deck from Engineer Liu and his team!
While everyone was still excited about surviving the disaster, they were also busy cleaning up the battlefield and treating the wounded in the chaos.
A figure, like a ghost, silently approached the remains of the Blood Sea Monarch, which floated on the sea like a small mountain.
Lu Sheng stood in the shadows of the ship's railing, looking at the mountain of flesh and blood, a barely perceptible smile curving his lips.
A thought crossed my mind.
"receive!"
Under the cover of the waves, he secretly stored the mountain-sized corpses into his storage space.
After doing all this, he turned around nonchalantly and returned to his cabin.
Closing the door shuts out all the noise from the outside world.
Lu Sheng's eyes shone with a light even more intense than Zhou Hai's flames.
Without hesitation, he threw the entire mountain-sized corpse of the monarch into the ancient bronze furnace in his mind!
"Smelt!"
[Ding! Detected leader-level sea beast flesh, smelting begins...]
[Ding! Refining successful! Congratulations, host, you have obtained: 3 Intermediate Spirit Source Crystal Cores!]
Three!
Looking at the three crystal cores in his storage space—each one a size larger than the low-level ones, pale gold in color, and radiating a purer, more powerful energy—Lu Sheng's breathing quickened.
Without hesitation, he let out a roar in his heart, suppressing his endless desire!
"Absorb it all!"
boom--!!!
A torrent of energy, ten times purer than when he absorbed the light sphere before, exploded within his body!
[Spirit Source: Level 3 (265/300)]
Another hundred experience points!
Lu Sheng slowly clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body surge once again. He was only one step away from level 4!
Just as Lu Sheng was immersed in the pleasure of his sudden surge in power.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
A series of urgent knocks suddenly sounded on the door, followed by Zhao Ze's unprecedentedly solemn voice.
"Xiao Lu! Come out quickly!"
"An emergency alert has been sent across all channels from Jinling City: a massive tidal wave of floating corpses is surging in from the eastern coast and is expected to reach our current location in twelve hours!"
"The notice orders all survivor fleets to immediately proceed to the designated coordinates to jointly construct humanity's...last line of defense!"
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