Chapter 764
Chapter 764 - 750: Harvest
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The familiar explosion occurred not far away, and Lu Ping’an sensed the fluctuation of a large amount of energy.
"About seventeen meters underground, sloping downwards, is it a basement... Little darlings, your hunger has really helped me a lot."
He, knew they were there, had found them.
So, he came.
As for Ke Ya, it was like a scene from a horror movie.
She was resting in the basement by herself, bandaging her wounds.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently, making her restless.
But before she could make up her mind to go out and see what happened...
The doors and windows originally fixed underground were instantly torn apart, and countless tentacles stretched in.
The blood-colored tentacles still had traces of living creatures on them, and the tough steel and rock in front of them were as fragile as paper. Ke Ya, who was lying in bed and giving herself an infusion, didn’t even have time to react before she was almost swallowed by numerous tentacles...
The Vortex Stone Thunderbolt activated in an instant, even if it was too close, it was not the time to avoid getting injured again.
The explosion took effect quickly, and Ke Ya, who was close by, lost all the medical equipment around her, including the infusion bottle, and the bandage she had just put on also disintegrated.
But it was meaningless.
When attacked, the tentacles didn’t even hesitate. Instead, because of the confirmed attack, they became even faster.
Hunger, it felt too hungry.
It turned out that this world didn’t even have the "pollution" necessary for the survival of Magic Plants. However, in the eyes of the Bloodvine, the humanoid creatures in front of it were the aggregates of countless "pollutions."
"Aaah, get away!"
Screams from underground were meaningless, and the screams of the middle-aged woman resembling those of a magical girl were also uninteresting, so...
This time, the basement became history, and along with the Bloodvine and the soil, half of the flesh of the Sixth-tier grand Mechanic Ke Ya. Hadi Wei went up into the sky as well.
At this distance, using Taboo Divine Bones weapons will naturally result in backlash.
As for Ke Ya, who was blown to the surface, she was covered in blood, and most of her lower body had disappeared. She escaped to the ground but did not succeed in surviving... The hungry ghosts in the blood-pool on the ground happily watched the "nutrition" being delivered to them.
The will of a high-level professional is so strong that even at this moment, she has not given up.
She pulled out one powerful weapon after another from her Space Bag, angrily driving away the "predators" in front of her.
She was fighting, struggling, and... "dancing" under Lu Ping’an’s eyelids.
"...Interesting."
Lu Ping’an stood in the air, watching how Ke Ya, who had only half a body left, roared as she cut off her own legs (remaining parts) and then equipped herself with prosthetics.
She fought and ran while also taking out Taboo medical items from her Space Bag, nursing herself back to life.
As for the Bloodvine, it was starving in this world of low "pollution concentration", and its continuous division and reproduction had exhausted its already scarce reserves. The "pollution gift pack" in front of it might also be their life-saving straw, so there was no way it would give up.
"Magic Auntie vs Super Tentacle Monster... Huh, someone might like it."
So, Lu Ping’an took out his camera, prepared to take it back and share it.
Under his malicious filming, the powerful peak-decree professional, struggled for her life like a clown.
She pulled out one device after another, trying to repel the absurd Bloodvine, many of which were directly torn apart by the Bloodvine... This was the first time Lu Ping’an had seen Bloodvines suffer in the hands of mortals.
But still, this couldn’t change her terrible condition.
Walking with a prosthetic limb was already pushing her limits, as the oozing blood made her weak and delirious. Scales and eyeballs even appeared on the surface of her skin... Endless battles and overdrawing herself pushed her to the edge of losing control.
This was the first time Lu Ping’an had come this close to witnessing the ominous signs of a professional on the brink of mutation.
He even took out some small snacks, watching the drama unfold while chatting with the big cat, asking for its opinion.
"...She’s quite strong, just a bit unlucky..."
"Heh, not bad, she even has a battle profession, probably in the gunner system? Quite rare."
"She has regeneration, likely has the Healer’s abilities... After mutation, she might go in the direction of biological assimilation."
Lu Ping’an had no intention of intervening, just watching her struggle, flee, and resist. The overwhelming bloodvine sea was enough to keep her completely occupied, until....
This time, another mushroom cloud slowly rose.
The charred Koya was barely recognizable as a person. Those strange vines were too difficult to deal with, not only flesh-eating, but also immune to swords and guns. Their regeneration abilities were also outrageous.
Now, the metal prosthetic limbs Koya had just replaced were also blown away. She could only grit her teeth and crawl forward bit by bit.
"Hurry up, hurry up, before people come...."
Desperately struggling to survive, the only silver lining was that these vines were so dangerous that their pursuers from the Eastern Country would probably avoid them, too.
This time, after a full-outburst, she finally destroyed the surrounding vines, and there might be a chance to escape.
"...How is this possible."
But the next moment, reality cruelly slapped her in the face.
Countless vines drilled out from the ground and stretched out from the sides. The safe zone created by the mushroom cloud was filled up in just a few seconds.
The greater despair, however, came from the original "escape mouth" where countless bloodvines were gathering. A silver knight slowly walked towards her.
The deadly vines gathered around him, bypassing him directly... No, these absurdly powerful bloodvines seemed more like tame dogs, circling around him, following him.
At this moment, Koya knew she was finished... Her body was already covered in eyes, reaching the limits in many ways.
"...Rest in peace." She gritted her teeth, recognizing this man, the one who had destroyed everything.
"Yo, you know me? That makes things easier... Let me borrow your head for a while."
Lu Ping’an smiled and reached out his hand to the unlucky soul lying on the ground.
Half an hour later, an incredible news spread throughout the Eastern Country’s domain.
"...Koya, Director of the Research Department, was personally killed by Lu Ping’an. Her headless body is on display in A3 District, those with a grudge can come to identify it..."
On the other side, while Lu Ping’an was busy tidying up the scene he had created and reaping an extra bonus, his real harvest was in the courtyard of the grand library. A bald head on a metal spider prosthetic limb was murmuring everything.
"She paid everything, and you really are going to let her go?" The big cat seemed surprised; it didn’t quite align with its understanding of Lu Ping’an.
"...I’ll of course let her go. Hehe, but if she’s unlucky and runs into some enemies..." Lu Ping’an shrugged, without hesitating in his malice.
"Will she die? Even if she cries and begs you for a chance?"
"Look at her research results and reports. There are at least tens of thousands of people who would cry and beg her for a chance..." Even if he knew that "giving up hatred for the pursuit of benefit" was probably the best realistic choice and that a living prisoner was more valuable than a dead one, Lu Ping’an still wasn’t inclined to be "more rational and mature."
"...Nobody is nobler than anyone. You reap what you sow. Even if the animosity of all the ’lab rats’ of the Research Department was just one-tenth of what she bore, she deserves to die a hundred times over. Most importantly..."
"She, and her ’achievements’, pissed me off."
Lu Ping’an said as such, then spitefully determined the date of her demise.
— End of Chapter 764 —