Noting the effectiveness of this method, Sheyan immediately replicated it with the other parasitic snake . Instead, sensing that something was awry, that Plaga Host beckoned for the other parasitic flesh snake to slither back, before a.s.similating back into its body .
Fearing that the Plaga Host would spit out another abomination, Sheyan didn't dare to be impulsive, but watched regrettably as that snake made its escape .
Probably due to absorbing a portion of Sheyan's life essence, the shriveled rotting facial features of that Plaga Host had strangely replenished a little . Through its exceedingly hideous countenance, Sheyan could roughly identify the main characteristics of the Plaga Host .
“I know your ident.i.ty!” Sheyan suddenly shouted at the Host . “You're the captain that brought Bernard Fokke to this desolated land! That wealthy merchant, the one inflicted with an incurable disease yet still seeks for immortality… . . Travice! Look at your current state, is this the everlasting life you pursuit for?”
“Tra…vi . . ce?” That opposing shriveled corpse recited that name in bewilderment . After a momentary lifelessness, it gradually nodded .
“I'm familiar with that name, perhaps, perhaps that be my name . Aye, but!! The allure of your flesh is irresistible!!”
Travice's voice abruptly transformed sharper and frantic . His limbs twitched and twisted abnormally as white fluids foamed at his mouth repeatedly . Queer grotesque sounds were emitting from his body, and his shriveled stomach suddenly inflated; causing the sc.r.a.ps of his remaining attire to be stretched into dust .
One could observe the uneven surface of his belly, looking as though it hosted an unknown creature; right in the middle of baring its fangs and claws, as it struggled to break free from its confinement .
In the next second, he widened his mouth at Sheyan again .
This time, the degree of widening reached a seemingly inhuman extent; it practically resembled the obtuse angle of a serpent devouring a huge prey . If an average person were to open his mouth that wide, he would pay the disastrous cost of having a dislocated chin and two lacerations of over 10 centimeters at the corners of his mouth .
A cl.u.s.ter of buzzing sounds echoed out . Following that, dense tiny lumps of flesh catapulted out from Travice's throat towards Sheyan .
Concurrently, Travice's tongue shot out; one that didn't resemble the human tongue . It was scarlet, slender with a bifurcated top! His tongue rolled around in midair with matchless deftness, following a furtive pattern as it curled and orbited around .
Sheyan observed clearly; those tiny lumps of flesh were initially curled up, but upon interacting with the atmosphere, they revealed repulsive features – four fleshy fan wings rapidly bore out from its sparkling red back! Next, were propped up legs and an incisive mandible . They were actually a flock of flesh mosquitoes .
At the moment Travice spat down out, that flock of mosquitoes was just a cl.u.s.ter occupying a basin sized region . Instead, after buzzing 5-6 meters out, it dispersed into a ma.s.sive blood mist that enveloped towards Sheyan .
Evidently, Travice was entirely different from the other Plaga Hosts that Sheyan had encountered earlier . Even though he was dominated by the feral instincts of feasting and propagation, he still retained a remnant of humanly combat awareness and technique .
Once he discovered its summoned creatures were curbed and eradicated by Sheyan, he immediately swapped to another tactic .
That was apparent in how he proactively retracted that incredibly tenacious parasite snake . Since he was aware of the effectiveness of aerial parasites, he once again resorted to a similar tactic; unleas.h.i.+ng a terrifying ma.s.s of parasite mosquitoes to lay waste on Sheyan, that his long saber would be rendered useless . His combat wisdom was absolutely not inferior to humans .
In the face of this flock of terrifying flesh mosquitoes, Sheyan's mind was instead a sea of tranquility . First, he asked himself a single question .
“Do I have a method of dealing with these terrifyingly strange flesh mosquitoes?”
Immediately, he answered himself with a, “No!”
Reflecting on that… . since escaping, running away, or even hiding was impossible, what else could he do? Only one world – Endure!
Pushed to such desperations, Sheyan's eyes blazed with a flaming insanity .
He attempted to activate 'Horn-Rage', but failed due to the obstructed vision from the mist . Not discouraged by that, he roared with fury as he buried his head, and charged frantically towards Travice .
“AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
The impression of this blood-soaked sprint, was completely akin to a wounded ferocious beast . One that was forcibly tearing a way out from its path of despair and torment!!!
“Even in death, I shall die standing!”
“Even if I collapse, it shall be on the path of a.s.sault!”
“Even in death, I shall bite off a chunk of your fles.h.!.+”
“After centuries of imprisonment, no matter how formidable he can be, he is still a dried up lantern at this stage . Moreover, Travice is clearly unlike the other Plaga Hosts, he relies fully on his parasites to ravage his prey . ”
“That Moth-bat parasite he first unleashed, was probably its final sap of vitality previously . Viewing this from another angle, the remaining vitality he drew from me, is being used to animate these parasites to leech from me . ”
“Judging from the nourishment sucked by that parasite Moth-bat from my body, it was enough to animate those two parasite snakes to a.s.sault me . Afterwards, its Moth-bat parasite and one of the snake parasite was slain, and wasn't a.s.similated back into Travice… . . ”
“This goes to say, the energies of life essence fuelling this flock of flesh mosquitoes to swarm me, is in fact, only equivalent to a single parasite snake!!”
“Therefore, regardless of the innumerable proportion of flesh mosquitoes, their power… . is definitely not high . I have a chance at victory!”
Such was Sheyan's thought process before this . Then, his a.s.sailing charge invaded into that ma.s.sive cl.u.s.ter of flesh mosquitoes . A list of combat statistics instantly rolled out .
[ You received an attack by a '???' unknown creature . You receive 27 points of damage . Innate ability 'Stronghold' activated……you only receive 1 point of damage ]
[ You received an attack by a '???' unknown creature . Attack has a possibility of malaria infection… . . due to your acc.u.mulated immunity in this world, negative effects are resisted! ]
" . . . …"Sheyan exposed a sinister smirk, indeed it was so!
The offensive prowess of such a ma.s.sive flock of flesh mosquitoes couldn't have reached a lethal extent . Thus, it was primarily suppressed by his innate .
Following that, the negative effects of its virus held no precedence . As such, the bolstered immunity from killing those Greatmarsh Death Crocodiles back in the Kijuju Outer Reaches, was finally put to good use .
Evidently, Travice wasn't antic.i.p.ating Sheyan to charge straight into the fray, or that his body could negate the incredibly vile ravaging of the flesh mosquitoes . More crucially, as the flesh mosquitoes couldn't bypa.s.s Sheyan's defense, they were incapable of absorbing sufficient vitality from him!!
As a result, Travice became incapable of summoning other parasites to do battle!
Hence, Travice could only raise both arms mechanically and execute a reluctant blocking stance .
At this moment, Sheyan had finally pounced to his front . The manifold nibbling of those flesh mosquitoes had long triggered his 'Zergling Rush' .
Three ferocious and consecutive blades came slas.h.i.+ng down against Travice's neck!
Those three blades managed to sever through half of Travice's neck . Nevertheless, the damage dealt to this shriveled corpse couldn't be considered immense . Still, adding on a final blade, he directly hacked deep into Travice's spinal column!
The main parasite lodged in Travice's body employs the spine to operate the mobility of the host . This was truly a grave blow to it .
Sheyan didn't stop there . He then released an uppercut kick to Travice's chest .
Kacha! Kacha! An unknown amount of ribs fractured, as Travice was smashed high up and finally crashed against a nearby wall; the immense impact cracked the stone wall behind, as rocks crumbled down .
By now, Sheyan was completely in an attacking frenzy, as he immediately chased up and hacked with his saber .
Travice endured another slash while the ravenous buzzing flesh mosquitoes continued ravaging Sheyan, but to no avail . Sheyan exploded forth with brutal ferocity once again as slashes of saber rained down .
At this instant, Travice revealed a murderous glint in his eyes, and unexpectedly s.h.i.+fted his left arm to block Sheyan's incisive blade .
Kacha! Travice's left arm was fractured and pierced out with bone . Despite so, his strength didn't wane but this act had managed to parry Sheyan's long saber .
Travice then abruptly swerved in his left arm; stabbing in with incomparable agility, he utilized his acute bone fracture to impale deep into Sheyan's chest! Blood instantly gushed out from his chest, as Sheyan also coughed out a mouthful of blood .
Nevertheless, Sheyan's character had been solidified in brute tenacity . He was long accustomed to trading blow for blow .
After receiving this stab, Sheyan gritted his teeth tightly in pain as he hacked down with his saber, once again cleaving against Travice's neck .
Kacha! A stark destruction pierced out . Instead, Travice's neck bone was utterly shattered through, directly delivering grave damages to the parasite hosted in Travice's body . “This damage dealt to that old freak is absolutely not light!”
Meanwhile, Sheyan too wasn't having a good time . After his chest got impaled by Travice, his left lung had ruptured as well as blood swiftly flooded into his lungs, subsequently triggering Sheyan to cough out blood and spittle!
Chapter 651: Desperate victoryIf it was solely having his lungs punctured by Travice, that would be fine . Yet strangely, upon receiving that severe wound, Sheyan's life essence was rapidly being sucked away by Travice .
Such an exuberant and vigorous vitality circulated into the famished and avaricious Travice, before swiftly channeling into the area of its wrecked spinal column .
Soon after, one could observe a rapid rejuvenation of flesh and blood there even with the naked eye, before tenaciously wrapping around Sheyan's invading saber blade; resolutely resisting the cutting strength of his '+7 West' saber .
Just when the situation was becoming extremely disadvantageous to Sheyan, his unflagging aggressive attempts finally triggered a pa.s.sive ability, the special ability of his 'Deformed Thicksh.e.l.l' gloves – 'Tidal Shock' .
[ During close combat with an enemy, there would be a chance of drawing in moisture in the air to unleash an attack . Damage (50 – 130 points) dealt would vary between different environment . Consecutively, an air bubble will form around the enemy, suffocating and reducing the enemy's movement speed by 80% until the air bubble breaks . Air bubble HP equals to the damage dealt by 'Tidal Shock' !!! ]
When the special ability was triggered, the sound of a roaring ocean suddenly reverberated through the air; as though the waves were slapping against the beach .
Moisture content in the air raced towards Sheyan's left hand, before morphing into an incredibly quick and violent tidal wave .
Shua! The tidal swept in and smashed Travice flying . Not only that, his body was now enclosed by a gigantic air bubble .
Travice reacted with relative peculiarity . As though inflicted with a fatal blow, he released a sorrowful wail . The appearance of his body was unexpectedly like it was corroded by sulfuric acid . Foul piercing black fumes permeated out his body, revealing mult.i.tudes of miniature cavities along his body . This 'Tidal Shock' attack had seemingly dealt an unimaginable magnitude of damage .
Panting heavily, Sheyan fled for his life as he executed a backward somersault . Supporting his body with his long saber, he clutched his punctured wound . In this moment, he was utterly baffled by what had happened, but also somewhat joyful .
Yet when he glanced at the air bubble encapsulating Travice, he noticed a mild glimmer of violet under the irradiation of the sunlight!
Sheyan finally understood . As it turns out, The essence of 'Tidal Shock' lies in absorbing the moisture content of the surrounding, before unleas.h.i.+ng a wave against the enemy .
Hence, its killing potential would rise or fall in accordance with the environment . Naturally, the desert would be its weakest . As for this place, it was moist and humid .
Yet in reality, the main source of moisture came from the mild violet liquid flowing within the ca.n.a.l that encircled the 'Stairway of the Sun' flower terrace .
The same liquid that blatantly corroded Travice's earlier parasites! One could tell how devastating the liquid acid was in suppressing Travice .
On paper, the damage of 'Tidal Shock' was not worth mentioning . Instead, it was the moisture content absorbed, that unleashed extraordinarily fatal toxins and naturally dealt astronomical damages to Travice .
After a series of rampaging swipes, Travice finally demolished the air bubble encapsulating him . Nevertheless, his current state was exceedingly pathetic . Even his head had been infected with that mild violet liquid, and several tiny holes had been corroded through . The largest hole, was one that corroded off a palm-sized chunk of his skull .
At this point, one could vividly spectate the cerebrum vein lines inside Travice's skull . It was a large deathly pale blob that undulated incessantly; squirming with grotesque repulsiveness, as though it stored millions of fatty white worms .
In this instance, both parties had suffered grievous wounds and appeared as if they momentarily could not engage in battle .
In spite of that, ever since rampantly barging in here, Sheyan already adopted an evil audacity that could spear through all rivals!
Clutching his chest wound as he struggled to stand back up, his eyes flickered with matchless ferocity . Once again, he lifted '+7 West' and speared towards that freak, and once again, viciously slas.h.i.+ng it against Travice's neck .
At the same time, Travice swung a fist at his chest, causing the left half of his chest to cave in .
Completely lacking in suspense, his slash decapitated Travice's head .
Yet strangely, Sheyan realized there was a large number of arteries and veins, cl.u.s.tering like tapeworms still linking with Travice's head . They were concentrated around Travice's spine, and extended towards the rest of the body .
To his horror, these blood vessels were still automatically oozing and squirming . Shaded in cyan-black or prune, they painted a repugnant scene . Moreover, they appeared as though they wanted to rejoin the head back on .
Time and time again, grave blows plummeted Sheyan . Despite so, Sheyan had utterly sealed off all his emotions and feeling, forcibly repressing all pain or negative emotions . What remained, was a blood reeking callousness to butcher cruelly . The pain only served to heighten the ruthless savageness in his blood l.u.s.ted eyes!
“Die, you washed out abomination!”
Sheyan stomped down heavily on Travice's head, immediately feeling as though Travice's rotten skull had shattered and disintegrated like a thin walnut sh.e.l.l . Following that, he exerted more strength into his leg, feeling as though he was stamping down and crus.h.i.+ng a piece of tofu .
Sheyan then handily sliced his blade across, instantly severing a handful of blood vessels linking to Travice's neck .
Travice's fanatical wrestling intensified in response to such a fatal threat, as a mournful screech drifted out from his thoracic cavity .
Completely out of the blue, Travice's right leg abruptly disjointed weirdly before swinging in with tremendous force, as he kicked Sheyan stumbling backward . Of course, bones splintered at the disjointed area, as blood and a maroon mangled paste spewed out!!
Sheyan tottered backward as he glanced towards the Sun Altar .
The leaf blades and vine of the enraged 'Stairway of the Sun' was still braced like an infuriated wild beast . Evidently, directly retrieving its liquid sap to deal with Travice would not be wise .
As such, Sheyan could only continue brawling like a cornered beast, and lure Travice in while stumbling into retreat .
By now, Travice's condition wasn't that much better than Sheyan's . His head was a mangled mess while nearly half the blood vessels connecting to it had been severed . Lymphatic fluids, blood, and bodily tissue repeatedly spurted out, as his head dangled aghast from his neck; his body violently convulsing at random intervals .
All of a sudden, he released a sharp roar as his mouth widened to its extremity once again . From within, a gush of disgustingly horrifying parasites slushed out . Apart from those parasites he saw before, there were even giant stout maggots, tiny parasitic beast with a canine body and a strange quintuplet clover head, and large hookworms… .
If those parasites were to touch Sheyan, he would probably be reduced into a puddle of blood in an instant . No, his blood wouldn't even be spared . At most, only his would remain .
However, Sheyan also noticed that when Travice shot forth those parasites, his own body had collapsed and was dissolving away . Ash-grey speckles then appeared on the surfaces of those parasites, and though they continued pressing towards Sheyan, they had lost their initial agility . Right now, they appeared rigid like robots .
When Travice utterly dissolved, those parasites became completely motionless . Like black volcanic rock sculptures, they finally crumbled to the ground as ashes .
Coldly witnessing everything from nearby, Sheyan could perceive this sequence of events .
Travice was ultimately still a wild beast controlled by an insatiable appet.i.te . Undoubtedly, most of his human intellect was eternally erased .
After receiving grave injuries from Sheyan, his destroyed brain nerves and primal parasitic instincts could sorely feel the threat to his life . As such, the overwhelming circ.u.mstance finally activated his final defense mechanism; unleas.h.i.+ng his full force of parasite army in a last-ditch attempt .
Except, mobilizing those parasites required a definite amount of life essence . Trapped in hibernated dormancy for centuries, its life essence had inevitably plunged to rock bottom . Regardless of the amount of blood drawn from Sheyan, summoning all such a full force of parasites would only lead to one simple outcome – his body being unable to bear it and thoroughly crumbled… .
Moreover, Sheyan was also finally enlightened on one thing . So far till now, he could confirm the various mature biohazard mutations were related to the 'Stairway of the Sun' .
Nevertheless, Sheyan could currently determine these biohazard freaks were cla.s.sified into two distinct categories .
The first was the monsters born from personal genetic mutation, where the typical model was those Lickers . While the second, are parasites that had gained control of a body, those Plaga Type Hosts!
Most crucially, Sheyan also noted that out of all the Plaga Hosts he encountered, they were all European foreigners!
He then related this to the dying words of Dias – 'A pity, true pity……us foreigners are different from these aborigines . Our bodies, and this power they seek!!'
From all these, Sheyan finally resolved another riddle in his heart .
“What is the difference between the Ndipaya aborigines and the Europeans then? This difference has been clearly pointed out! It resides in the 'body'!”
“The African black males have bigger muscle densities than European whites…the black male possesses more stamina… . the black males aren't good at swimming… . . those are all aspects I've envisaged but eventually dismissed!”
Chapter 652: Parasite originsActually, Sheyan been instantly enlightened after beholding the parasitic a.s.saults from Travice .
“Ah, Most likely, the bodies of these Caucasians who voyaged from afar, carried parasite worms unique to Europe!”
“The climate and environment of Europe and Africa differ greatly . This inevitably leads to the breeding of different organisms . Parasites found in Europeans would probably not be found in Africans or vice versa . Or perhaps due to the eating customs of the Ndipaya aborigines, whose diet comprises mostly of herbs, fruits, and vegetation, parasite worms wouldn't exist in their guts or bodies . Therefore, after consuming the 'Stairway of the Sun', the terrifying powers of would directly translate into their bodies; causing them to lose control and morph into existences such as the Lickers . ”
“As for the Europeans who voyaged here in search of the 'Stairway of the Sun' . The terrifying powers were possibly shared with parasites living in their bodies; such as roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms and others… . thereby metamorphosing into new organisms . Those were the parasite monopolized Plaga Hosts that I faced!”
Of course, Bernard Fokke must've met with a fortuitous encounter that year, allowing him to succeed and escape such a tragic misfortune . Eventually, he managed to decipher this miracle and recorded it inside his journal before handing down to his descendants .
Little Lord Fokke then mimicked his ancestor's experience, and possibly even improved on it, which was how he transformed into such a frightening existence . Moreover, Sheyan didn't observe any indication of parasites on Little Lord Fokke's body .
As for why Travice exhibited an entirely different array of parasitic mutations, Sheyan could only surmise it as him contracting a terminal illness . One could imagine the parasites in his body amidst the different medicines and viruses within .
As for how this unfortunate brat landed himself in prison . Sheyan reckoned it was punishment by the Ndipaya people .
Firstly, the Ndipaya natives definitely had adequate confidence in eliminating Plaga Hosts such as him, probably due to the liquid sap of the 'Stairway of the Sun' being able to stifle them . Secondly, they condemned him to eternal torture, forcing him to guard this sacred Sun Garden as the price for profaning their sacred ground .
After Sheyan eliminated Travice, his luck went down the drain, as was apparent from the key loot acquired . Besides, the nightmare realm had already notified him of rewards not matching risks in this barren ghost land in the first place . Hence, he only earned 10,000 utility points and merely obtained a single item .
[ Holy Nightshade Dosage ]
[ Type: Medicine ]
[ Description: Before the eighteenth century, this medicine was utilized widely for various reasons . Women dripped it into their eyes to enlarge their pupils . Sick patients used it to numb away their pains . a.s.sa.s.sins employed it as a lethal toxin . Vets used it to induce vomiting in poultry to contend against pestilences… . . ]
[ Effects: Numbs away your pain upon consumption but damage dealt by opponents increases by 10% . Duration of 10 seconds . Also, it is infused with holy water, and the divine power may heal diseases or regrow limbs ]
[ Summary: Indeed, it was this medicine that sustained Travice in his voyage to the continent of Africa . It was concocted personally by Cardinal Domingo of France . To acquire this, Travice paid the price of 700 gold guineas . Only one concern remains – is it still effective after several centuries? ]
Although this item disappointed Sheyan, he still obtained bonus notifications from killing a notable storyline character, a Boss Plaga Host . He received 1 achievement point and 2 free attribute points, which counted as a consolation prize .
Although this 'Holy Nightshade Dosage' seemed rather unreliable, Sheyan was astonished to discover it could be sold for a considerable 20,000 utility points . Therefore, upon contemplating the plausible description of healing diseases and regrowing limbs, Sheyan very bluntly drank it .
Nevertheless, he had to admit it tasted queer and disgusting . A taste akin to piping hot feet-was.h.i.+ng water combined with salt .
A brief while after drinking it, Sheyan suddenly sensed the sunlight ambiance congregating towards his severed arm… . which was followed by a tingling itch at the wound, before the sunlight slowly grew into an arm . At this moment, he could hear the chorus of a barely audible hymn .
Leveraging on the time required to heal his severed limb, Sheyan casually loitered into Travice's prison cell . Sadly, there was nothing to gain, merely a 5-6 square meters solitary cell filled with dust and moist .
Besides, Travice was an ancient archaic figure, who couldn't be compared to those brats traveling alongside Little Lord Fokke . After the pa.s.sage of centuries, all his possessions had probably rusted and decomposed into dust .
While Sheyan was still examining the place, a sonorous boom resounded from outside! Instantaneously, tremors shook the cavern walls as rock fragments and dust crumbled down; it was as though a violent earthquake was occurring .
Sheyan instantly panicked . “d.a.m.ned! What s.h.i.+tty luck If I were to be buried alive here!”
Logically speaking, Sheyan had attained his objective and could return to the nightmare realm already . However, his heart was still plagued by many riddles .
For example, the enigma of Mbenga's ident.i.ty; what exactly happened to him years ago? Also, the miracles of Bernard Fokke and the mysterious metamorphosis of the demon horse, Momore . Lastly, what caused the decline and fall of the Ndipaya Tribe… . .
Most crucially, lessons from the b.l.o.o.d.y travesty of past were still vivid in his mind . The outcome of directly consuming the 'Stairway of the Sun' would be either degenerating into a Licker, or becoming another edition of Travice if his body housed parasite worms…
Sheyan didn't wish to mutate into such diabolical creatures . This pertained to his personal interest and benefits . Therefore, Sheyan planned to stay for a longer period . At least, he would try his utmost to solve this vital problem .
After recovering to his optimum state, Sheyan headed for another glance at the 'Stairway of the Sun' . Instead, just glancing at him dawned an unrivaled intensity of deadliness . Evidently, approaching it once again would end his life .
Sheyan no longer had the interest to challenge it and returned to the entry point of this sealed cavern . After following the method Mbenga had detailed to him earlier, he activated the mechanism for this 'elevator' .
Soon after, this primitive 'elevator' descended . At this very instant, an incomparably thick blood odor pervaded his nostrils .
Sheyan immediately drew his saber and bent forward, preparing to block his front with his weapon .
To his astonishment, when the stone platform descended, 7 sprawled corpses laid atop it!
The corpses had the attire of the Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians . Their faces were tattooed with a coiled serpent . Some had pikes and javelins in their hands, while others had a bow slung to their backs . A puddle of dark crimson blood-soaked beneath them .
As Sheyan beheld this sight, he unexpectedly noticed a hairless dog, with the physique of a young calf, who was wagging its tail and licking up the sullied blood . On its back, was the brand of a sun . Upon seeing Sheyan, it instantly lunged viciously towards him .
When lounging in midair, this large dog enlarged its mouth, which transformed into ma.s.sive blood devouring jaws; razor-sharp canine fangs polluted within . However, this biohazard dog had already suffered serious wounds beforehand . As a result, Sheyan easily chopped it down with his blade . After several consecutive slashes, he dissected the head of this ma.s.sive dog; successfully slaying it .
Actually, after entering this 'Resident Evil, Origins' world, Sheyan was graced with numerous opportunities to initiate milestones . The highest cla.s.s was actually to hunt that enormous Blood Boss Licker……which would offer a rewarding t.i.tle of the rare Silver Cla.s.s . Obviously, Sheyan very straightforwardly rejected it; who was he kidding!
Yet at this instance of killing off a mutated evil dog, he unexpectedly initiated another milestone . The milestone entailed him to slay 6 different kinds of biohazard mutated creatures .
At present, Sheyan had already completed 5 – this biohazard dog, Plaga Host, Licker, Deathmarsh Great Crocodile and the Mutated Arachnidacrab . After careful contemplations over his situation, Sheyan selected to accept the initiation . This was because he roughly recalled seeing decomposing ravens back in the outer reaches of the Kijuju Marshland . As such, he should be able to add them to his list .
While pondering over this milestone, a bitter scream drifted in from above . Following that, a body tumbled down from above, carrying in splashes of fresh blood .
Sheyan immediately leaped backward . After that body landed on the heap of corpses, half his body jolted back up, before cras.h.i.+ng down again; resembling a b.l.o.o.d.y devil breathing its final gasp .
His wrist seemed to have been gnawed by a ferocious beast, as blood-drenched the exposure of his eerie white bone joint . Prune colored bruises could also be seen . Claw and chomp marks revealed that the biohazard dog was the culprit
Sheyan prudently crept in and discovered he was also a Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian . From his feeble breathing, he could barely tell this person was still alive . Sheyan carefully pulled aside a corpse that was pressing onto this victim . He worried that any excessive tremors could abruptly snuff out the flames of this dying candle .
This Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian appeared to be roughly forty years old . The shade of his eyes was deathly grey, and speckles of bloodstains riddled his naked chest .
Sheyan desired to scout out the affair above from his mouth . Thus, he poured several mouthfuls of water for him, and kneaded his temples a little . After doing his utmost to rescue him, he still remained motionless like a dead person . If not for the faint undulation of his chest, Sheyan would've given up already .
Right when Sheyan was about to lose hope, this person suddenly sprang up! His action was so abrupt, droplets of blood sprayed against Sheyan's face . Then, he tried his best to raise his weapon and shouted in a hoa.r.s.e voice .
“Guarba!”
Chapter 653: Another truthThe sudden outburst from this Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian startled Sheyan . Already bracing himself with stern vigilance, Sheyan instantly swung a punch across!
Already gravely wounded like a dimly flickering lamp, that Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian was directly killed by the pounding fist .
Upon witnessing such a desperate scene, Sheyan couldn't help but feel waves of shock in his heart . At once, he slowly climbed up this sliding stone platform .
During his ascension, Sheyan subconsciously arched his body like a short distance sprinter, thereby reducing his area guard against any attack . Moreover, he could also spear foes at first notice… . . or escape . Nevertheless, with the current aspect, Sheyan reckoned the probability of him escaping would be slightly more .
As the stone platform gradually approached the world above, Sheyan could already hear a chaotic ruckus of slaughtering breaking out amidst the bonfire plaza above . Just from listening to that, he could perceive a disorderly uproar of close combat clashes above .
Sheyan's pupils instantly s.h.i.+fted as he quickly hauled two corpses to cover his front, and dipped his head entirely in blood . Following that, he ingeniously draped himself amongst the pile of sprawling corpses .
Such a conduct was undoubtedly shameless but provided splendid concealment . Within a battle of chaotic upheaval, he wouldn't be discriminated from an ordinary corpse .
The stone platform trembled slightly as he halted atop this bonfire plaza . Sheyan could faintly hear the mechanism beneath locking up rigidly . Evidently, to enter the Sun Garden again, one must wait till the first sunlight of dawn to initiate both statues to initiate this trapdoor . Without a doubt, it signified that Sheyan's retreating route was cut off .
The terrain of this bonfire plaza mimicked a colossal sized frying pan; with elevated periphery while the central interior was leveled shorter .
Sweeping his gaze through the plaza, Sheyan could observe that those Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians, had shockingly segregated into two distinct factions, and were locked in mutual carnage!
The first faction hosted many Kingdom Guardian . They employed pikes, javelins, bows, and arrows, and their faces were all tattooed with the exact coiled serpent . They were furiously bellowing with their vague aborigine language, and Sheyan could faintly tell, they were s.h.i.+elding a blood-drenched Mbenga within .
As for the other Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian faction, they wielded heavy weapons like spiked clubs, maces and dual-handed warhammers . Though this faction hosted lesser Guardian Defenders, their faces were tattooed with a sun emblem .
A few sinister looking biohazard dogs circled around them, and not only that, behind them were 3-5 shamans adorned with gigantic face masks – the Ndipaya Elders .
Like the stars cupping themselves around the moon, standing in the middle of those Ndipaya Elders was a bald male with an unrivaled robust physique . His thick and solid muscles were practically modeled after the G.o.d of war, Kratos .
Apart from a sleeveless lion pelt coat covering his right shoulder, his upper body was stark naked and revealed his overbearing muscles . Grasped in his hand was a golden scepter .
Bathing under the sunlight, the impression this bald male emanated was that of an enormous maelstrom; a strength that incessant expands and whirls, while vehemently devouring all in its path!
Upon seeing this individual, without needing any introduction, Sheyan knew he was undoubtedly Mbenga's nemesis . The nemesis he had never forgotten – Guarba!
At this precise moment, Mbenga buried his head and stampeded towards that bald male with a raging howl .
Yet the strangest thing happened . Two Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians surrounding and protecting him actually moved in to intercept Mbenga . Nevertheless, Sheyan could tell those Guardians held propriety in their actions, not possessing a single intent of harming Mbenga .
Only, it seemed like Mbenga's powers had experienced yet another growth! Wielding a pike, he speedily thrust it into the chests of the two Guardians! After sending them flying effortlessly, Mbenga dragged a huge trail of blood as he roared ruthlessly and charged towards Guarba .
Mbenga's murderous charge appeared like an incomparably desperate struggle for life . Without a doubt, if he could get near Guarba, Mbenga would become like a barbaric maniac; attacking with even teeth and fingernails, desiring to end this in mutual destruction!
However, Mbenga was utterly incapable of approaching Guarba .
Those Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians around Guarba were incredibly valiant . Their herculean and brutish stature seemingly suggested even their brains were made with muscles . One could only describe them as a steel wall . When some postured enormous wooden s.h.i.+elds ahead, they essentially resembled an impregnable fortress .
Sheyan estimated that the might of those Guardians couldn't be broken through with the likes of contestants, or even Reserve-duty Growth-hunters .
Citing an example, if this line of Kingdom Guardians went up against the beast horde of the Avatar World, unless Nature G.o.ddess Eywa mobilized Thanator Riders or even Great Leonopteryx Riders, it would be impossible to thwart their defenses .
As such, nature took its course and Mbenga was bluntly struck back . Fortunately, he didn't receive any fatal injuries . This wasn't due to him possessing the luck of a main character, but because……in order to protect him, those coiled-serpent tattooed Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians had also attacked simultaneously .
Javelins were hurled out, alongside the tensioning and firing of desolating poisoned arrows . It practically resembled an invading tropical storm; abrupt, frenzied and flooding in!
Sheyan spectated this scene with twinkling eyes .
Prior to this, he had already speculated the Ndipaya tribesmen most probably had old rivals, who were exceptionally adept at long-range a.s.saults . Therefore, it explained why their equipments possessed properties that were exceedingly resistant to far range a.s.saults .
Nevertheless, Sheyan had missed out something previously . There was absolutely no way he would've considered this .
That so-called 'greatest rival' was actually heralded by inner dissent!
The formidable Qin dynasty subjugated the seven kingdoms, yet was destroyed by the hands of Zhao Gao . Han Dynasty concluded in the hands of Cao Pi, but the Kingdom of Wei fell to its own minister Sima s.h.i.+ . Li Jiancheng's greatest rival wasn't the Göktürks or w.a.n.g s.h.i.+chong, but his own brother Li s.h.i.+min… .
(TL: *Zhao Gao is one of the vilest, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty . Cao Pi is the first monarch of the Wei empire after the Han Dynasty ended, and Sima s.h.i.+ is a powerful minister of the Wei empire . Li jiancheng is the eldest son of the first Tang Dynasty emperor)
When the Ndipaya Kingdom collapsed, once the pressure from foreign opponents slackened, there would bound to be a contest for power and dominion . Furthermore, the combat style, tactics, and allegiance of both factions differed greatly! As a result, both subtribes, the Coiled Serpent and the Sun faction, would naturally view each other as enemies and butcher each other .
“Therefore, when did both factions become united?” Sheyan inferred secretly .
“Clearly, an unknown crisis led to both factions allying together! When their grandest village at the inner misty reaches had been breached . At the vital juncture that concerned the continuity of their Ndipaya Tribe, they definitely unified against the enemy . ”
Amidst the torrential rain of arrows, Mbenga still managed to make a full retreat . Though that was so, a Ndipaya Elder had locked onto him and unleashed his malicious parasitic blowdart!
But right at this instant, a pikeman of the Coiled Serpent subtribe dove in and blocked Mbenga's front; using his back to bear the deadly brunt of the parasitic blowdart .
Yet consecutively after, the most jaw-dropping event occurred . Mbenga unexpectedly thrust his pike, drilling a hole into the throat of the Guardian that had just s.h.i.+elded and rescued him . Then, Mbenga flung him aside as though he was mere garbage .
Then, Mbenga viciously retracted his pike and retreated backward while panting heavily .
On the contrary, that Coiled Serpent Ndipaya Kingdom Guardian harbored no desire for vengeance . Instead, his actions were amazingly shocking . He scrambled back and shrunk back into their defense circle, as he continued protecting the bloodl.u.s.ted Mbenga .
Sheyan's pupils instantaneously contracted . “Was that the simple, forthright and kind Mbenga who loved to grin foolishly while scratching his head?”
Sheyan subconsciously muttered to himself .
“Could it be……could it be truth is that! Eliminating all impossibilities, granted that no matter how far-fetched the remaining verdict is, it is the most probable truth!”
All of a sudden, both opposing factions abruptly revealed a frantic and clamorous demeanor . They unanimously glanced towards the mountain range surrounding this city of ruins, the mountain range filled with complex, honeycomb-like tunnels .
Yet at this moment, the exits of those tunnels were shockingly polluted with thick, blood-red smoke!
Although Sheyan understood very little of the Ndipaya Tribe customs, he could infer the significance of the emitted blood-red smoke .
Undoubtedly, they only signified one thing – A warning sign!
An exceedingly critical warning sign!
Very evidently, the biohazard mutated abominations of the misty inner reaches had been stirred by a certain unknown abnormality, and were starting to besiege the last remaining stronghold of the Ndipaya Tribe .
To the Ndipaya Tribe who had fallen into an impa.s.se of no retreat, if their final line of defense crumbled today, it would undoubtedly spell the fate of tribe extermination .
Both parties were momentarily stupefied, but at this instant, the herculean Guarba stomped out . Raising his golden scepter, he roared at the Coiled Serpent subtribe .
“Do you wish to see the demise of our glorious Ndipaya Kingdom??? Do you want the bloodline of our ancestors to flow dry??!”
Obviously, though the Coiled Serpent subtribe boasted of greater numbers, they didn't possess a figurehead character like Guarba . Falling behind in terms of imposing grandeur, they whispered into each other's ears before two elders stepped forward .
Then they resentfully exclaimed .
“Of course not! Guarba, we simply wish to protect the last bloodline of the Bayin clan . ”
Chapter 654: Mbenga's bitter fateGuarga heavily drilled his golden scepter into the ground .
With an awe-inspiring presence and unrivaled loftiness, he gripped the attention of the entire field . Right in the face of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, his voice thoroughly suppressed them .
“Gundazan is already possessed by a demon . The obsession of that evil spirit is inconceivably strong, and has been enhanced by the witchcraft of our enemy . Only by killing me, can all grievances be resolved! Attempting to spit at the sky will only humiliate yourselves . Fools that wishes to go against me, shall be reduced to dust by the scorching sun . Your act of protecting him is simply digging your own graves!”
The two elders of the Coiled Serpent subtribe exchanged glances . Clearly, they understood the truth in Guarba's words, still, they remained unwilling .
“Bearing such immense trust from the old Gundazan, we swore to protect his son from the depths of our soul before he died . To uphold the final bloodline of the Bayin Clan! How can we betray our oaths?”
Guarba laughed hysterically in response, before contemptuously chiding .
“Your Gundazan was an utter tras.h.!.+ He even lost the sacred artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe . How dare he claim to be the final bloodline of the Bayin Clan!?! He should be claiming the biggest responsibility of our Ndipaya kingdom's decline! Death merely freed him of that . Just look at your latest leader, he can't even defend against an invasion of that evil spirit, yet you dare talk about leading your tribe to glory?”
The two elders revealed an indignant countenance as they reb.u.t.ted .
“Guarba, you have the cheeks to bring up what happened? Those invaders dare covet the divine powers of the 'Stairway of the Sun', naturally, they deserved to be eaten by us . But eating them is fine, there was no need for torturing them with such ruthless and cruel methods right?”
“If they hadn't been forced to such despairs, the shattering of souls would've have invoked such a bitter curse! If your divine powers are that formidable, why did you flee in the face of that soul-shattering curse that year? If you hadn't ran like a cowardly rat, would our Gundazan have been mistakenly inflicted by that terrifying curse of a hundred grieving a.s.sembly?”
Guarba's expression instantly changed, as he lifted his golden scepter and heftily smashed it into the ground again . Rocks dispersed under his impressive might .
Then, Guarba ingeniously changed the topic and exclaimed .
“Just look at the current crisis! The Sun G.o.d is testing our faith once again . I will send the forces of my Sun subtribe to reinforce the defense, only I shall remain in this Flame Plaza . You two old farts and your Gundazan can remain here . Get the rest to scram and guard the sacred mountain! Today, the four of us shall settle the matters of past once and for all!!
The two elders immediately glanced at each other with indecisive hesitation . Instead, Guarba fumed out .
“Only by killing me, can you dissipate the grievances of the entrenching evil spirit in your Gundazan . Only then can he fully recover! Leaving myself to battle the three of you, are you perhaps afraid? When did the courage of us grand offsprings of Ndipaya, degrade to the extent of a lizard of the wetlands?”
Listening till here, yet another one of Sheyan's riddles was finally resolved… . .
As it turns out, the Mbenga he had been getting along with all day and night, was actually a so-called 'evil spirit'! His true ident.i.ty was one that could stand on equal footing with Guarba, the chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe – Gundazan!
No wonder Mbenga could grasp the secrets of the Ndipaya Tribe like the back of his hand . He was even aware of the various snare mechanisms, the hidden treasures, and even the pathway to acquire their greatest secret – the 'Stairway of the Sun' .
As the Gundazan who could stand on equal footing with Guarba, who was clearly the high priest, if he didn't know about these mysteries, no one else would be qualified to .
From this, Sheyan could further deduce . Those Ndipaya barbarians of the Kijuju Outer Reaches, were very possibly descendants of the remnant citizens after the destruction of the Ndipaya Kingdom!
“The truth of that year is most likely this . ”
“This happened many years ago, when an old chief of the village at Port Qom contracted a disease . In order to cure his father's disease, Aram seized the opportunity when the subtribes of the Ndipaya Tribe, the Coiled Serpent subtribe and the Sun subtribe, were fighting internally and attempted to harvest the powers of immortality from the 'Stairway of the Sun' . ”
(TL recap: Aram is the current chief at Port Qom)
“An unfortunate mishap struck in the end, and the result was the complete annihilation of Aram's forces . During that year, Mbenga had personally witnessed his kin being mercilessly and cruelly tortured to death . Thus, at the expense of all else, he and the remaining hundred captives, had activated a desperate soul-shattering curse . In the end, the crafty Guarba managed to escape . Instead, the curse was befallen unto the next inheritor of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the young Gundazan . ”
“This so-called 'soul-shattering curse' in current context, should be employing an unknown power to forcibly split the consciousness of a target, causing a secondary persona to emerge in his sea of consciousness! That secondary persona, along with a hundred grieving souls, then suppressed the primary persona deep within the Gundazan's sea of consciousness . As for this secondary persona, it inherited the memories and thoughts of the curse caster . ”
“If the soul-shattering curse had successfully struck Guarba then, Mbenga would've undoubtedly chosen to perish with Guarba; turning him into an idiot . Instead, when the secondary persona, Mbenga, infiltrated into the young Gundazan's body, he was unable to perish because the oath of grievances was sworn to slay Guarba . On the contrary, the Coiled Serpent subtribe now had to protect Gundazan's body, thus allowing Aram and 'Mbenga' to successfully escape . ”
“However, it seems that Aram did in fact, managed to profit . Looks like he had stolen the sacred artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe . Maybe, that artifact is the main reason for the biohazard outbreak in the entire core inner reaches of the Ndipaya tribe!
“But why didn't the Coiled Serpent subtribe mount a campaign to retrieve Mbenga?”
Sheyan immediately understood . This had to be considered in the perspective of one's character and ambition .
“When the tribe's sacred artifact had been stolen, it ultimately led to the old Gundazan chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe dying from shame, and the blow of the next Gundazan turning deranged, or rather, being possessed by an evil spirit . Therefore, I can inevitably deduce, like a headless dragon, the Coiled Serpent subtribe fell into chaotic confusion!”
“That became the golden opportunity for the Sun subtribe's ambitious Guarba to annex the Coiled Serpent tribe!!”
“Plagued by mutual hostilities for a thousand years, Guarba naturally understood that if the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the faction adept in far range combat, pledged allegiance to him, how mighty that alliance would've been! Probably, he thought they could've reinstated the glory of the ancient Ndipaya Kingdom . As such, Guarba must've tried his best to prevent the chaotic Coiled Serpent subtribe to rescue their Gundazan . ”
“Moreover, after the evil consequence of losing their sacred artifact became prominent, when biohazardous creatures proliferated the place, the Coiled Serpent subtribe couldn't even fend for themselves anymore . Even the contact with those Ndipaya tribesmen at the Kijuju outer reaches had been severed . No wonder saving the young Gundazan became an impossibility . ”
“It is no wonder Mbenga could willfully ma.s.sacre the Ndipaya Kingdom Guardians back in the tunnels of the sacred mountain range . The other party didn't even dare to resist him!”
“Refraining from shooting at the rat for the fear of breaking the vases . The Coiled Serpent tribesmen are afraid of harming their own leader . They believe that one day, their Gundazan will come back and lead them once again . ”
Presented with Guarba's solution, the two Coiled Serpent tribe elders continued hesitating . Instead, Guarba commanded loudly .
“Warriors of my Sun tribe, return to the sacred mountain tunnels at once to withstand those demons . This is a test of the sun G.o.d . Only by enduring, shall the brilliant rays of the scorching sun bathe our bodies and the Ndipaya Kingdom shall rise again! You of the Coiled Serpent Tribe are equally sons of the Ndipaya Kingdom, this is the time we stand against our demons!”
Following Guarba's command, though the Sun subtribe guardians remained extremely concerned about the high priest, they still retreated immediately .
At this instant, Sheyan was widely praising the incomparably sly Guarba .
After taking such a magnanimous and lofty stance, how would the Coiled Serpent tribe warriors stand up to him? After all, wors.h.i.+pping the strong is an inherent nature of humans . Moreover, they were also worried about the crisis at their sacred mountain . Regardless of all, even if the Coiled Serpent warriors remained here, they would be devoid of all will to fight .
Once again, Guarba roared sonorously .
“Thiago, Hecaosi! You are loyal priests of Gundazan, but, do you wish for your brave Coiled Serpent warriors to perish in vain? Where are your guts? Are you truly afraid of battling me?”
With all his words, the two elder priests had no choice but to take up the challenge . Otherwise, it would be them agreeing with Guarba's words, which translated to treating their own warriors as cannon fodder .
With downcast countenances, they ordered their tribe to withdraw and return to guard the sacred mountain .
Those Coiled Serpent Warriors had been evidently stirred by Guarba . After offering formalities to the two elders and the blood-soaked fiend, Mbenga, they hastily withdrew .
Several minutes later, only five individuals remained in this vast bonfire plaza .
Mbenga, the two Coiled Serpent subtribe elders, Thiago and Hecaosi, and Guarba .
Of course, don't forget Sheyan who was feigning death .
The sun rays beamed onto the bodies of the four individuals atop this bonfire plaza . However, only a terribly fatal chilliness could be felt in the air .
Soon after, following the reinforcements of the elite warriors, the crisis at the distant sacred mountain was swiftly alleviated . One after another, those thick blood red smoke emitting from the tunnel exits were sealed up; indicating their hold of the situation .
Evidently, those biohazard abominations failed to obtain any benefits within the labyrinth of tunnels, and were successively slaughtered .
Chapter 655: Colliding schemesGuarba steadily kept his golden scepter upright on the ground . The muscles and blood vessels in his arms swelled like tiny cyan serpents . From head to toe, his vigor flushed towards his scepter .
Kapa! Kapa! Atop this bonfire plaza, clamorous crackling sounds erupted as rock fragments gusted around sporadically .
To Sheyan's astonishment, a shallow crevice had formed before Guarba; as though it was a curving grain long engraved on this ground . The maroon blood of the heap of Guardian corpses nearby flowed slowly through that crevice .
Soon after, more of such indistinct tiny crevices crisscrossed, and unexpectedly formed into a circular radius of 100 plus meters on this bonfire plaza; an astronomical yet furtive design . If one surveyed this design from a high alt.i.tude, one could observe this was a scorching sun with a beard, that was currently insatiably devouring the bleeding corpses . The maroon blood coursed unceasingly through the crevices of this circular design, projecting an unspeakable oddity and brutality .
“Illuminate this earth, O sun G.o.d of the 790th age . May you bare your scorching fangs! I, your descendant, offer up this sacrificial abundance in reverence!”
While Guarba was casting his shaman magic, Mbenga and the two Coiled Serpent tribe elders, Thiago and Hecaosi, immediately launched their ferocious a.s.saults .
In response, Guarba unleashed a blasting heat wave with a wave of his hand; easily blowing the incoming arrows and javelins away!
Within a split second, as the blood of the deceased continued flowing through the crevices, the two serpent-headed statues once again slithered out with a boom . The convex mirrors of the statues were dyed in blood, as those blinding focused sunbeams lasered out again .
Yet this time, those sunbeams carried a shade of sorrowful blood red, as they swept in and effortlessly forced Mbenga and the two elders in retreat; forced into a corner of the plaza .
At this moment, Guarba sauntered with large strides towards the center of the bonfire plaza, before regurgitating huge mouthfuls of fresh blood .
When his blood landed on the ground, they congealed into blood globes and rapidly shot out in all directions .
Soon after, those dead corpses began crawling back up . Such a sinister and horrifying sight left one utterly s.h.i.+vering in fear . Fortunately, the dead weren't in a rush to attack, but instead, congregated and unexpectedly started hugging each other .
The reanimated corpses displayed extremely substantial strength, that even Sheyan could hear the sounds of bones fracturing!
Proceeding onwards, their bodies abrupt distorted and like candles, melted and condensed into each other . From a distance, the sunbeams of the serpent-headed statue lasered onto their bodies, exactly like the process of electric welding .
Eventually, the corpses morphed into a terrifying creature of a b.l.o.o.d.y scarlet l.u.s.ter . Its appearance resembled that of a flayed ma.s.sive orangutan Moreover, its body and arms were reinforced with an exterior armor of rib bones, that formed into ghastly bone scythes! The deterrence this creature emanated was actually even deadlier than a regular Licker, most probably, it could last for a long time against that humongous Boss Licker .
At this instant, Sheyan finally understood why Guarba had been so righteously generous, offering to be disadvantaged in a 1 vs 3 battle .
As it turns out, the corpses here were his mightiest a.s.sistants; be it Coiled Serpent tribe warriors of Sun tribe warriors!
As Mbenga glared at Guarba, the hatred and torment in his eyes intensified manifold . With a raging howl, he gripped his pike and speared forward .
By now, he was seemingly already demonstrating the fullest potential of his host body, which was the Coiled Serpent tribe's chieftain, Gundazan . One must understand, the Gundazans had always led their tribe to contend against the Sun tribe for a millennium, one could simply imagine his formidability .
Sadly, Mbenga didn't inherit the body owner's persona, which was the only way that allows him to go into mutual destruction . Since that was so, he only suppressed the owner's persona to the maximum . But now that the body was regaining its might, it only indicated one thing – Mbenga had to relinquish more control to the body's main persona, allowing him more authority over his body!
Without a doubt, the price for this would be directly burning the soul force of the secondary persona . Most likely after this battle, that persona would extinguish .
Right now, Guarba was experiencing the repercussions of casting such a powerful shaman magic . Nevertheless, the zombie beast he had summoned was gigantic and even possessed frightening agility .
If not for the two elders combining their strength at the expense of themselves, Mbenga would've long been reduced into a dissected corpse .
This battle was exceedingly strange . Mbenga and the elders inflicted damages to the zombie beast, yet whenever the zombie beast approached any loose corpse, it would immediately pick it up and paste it into its body . Within a flash, the zombie beast would a.s.similate its flesh and blood, morphing it into a terrifying portion of its beastly body .
Threatened by this perilous beast, Mbenga and the elders demonstrated matchless ruthlessness . They were like lively dragons and animated tigers, not revealing a hint of fatigue .
With an ashen complexion, Mbenga stabbed his pike in repeatedly as most landed on nothing . Even if he successfully landed a hit, he merely drew mini splashes of fishy blood; completely unable to deliver grave wounds to this zombie beast .
With his life hanging by a thread, Mbenga's face constricted with vicious currents as he continued unleas.h.i.+ng a flood of jabs .
All of a sudden, amidst his raging howls, his pike finally managed to drill deep into the chest of the zombie beast . Then, twisting it mightily, blood erupted profusely before his pike exploded through the back of this zombie beast .
Mutilated flesh and blood poured down like rain amidst the ludicrous roars . The upper half of this zombie beast had been destroyed . In spite of that, the zombie beast swung in its left arm, as 5 ghastly white scythes sliced down onto Mbenga's head with lethal incisiveness .
At this precise moment, Elder Thiago darted high above Mbenga with his pike . The next instance, he released a blood-curdling scream, as his right leg was dismembered by the zombie beast's claws!
Yet instantly after, Mbenga, with eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with murderous bloodl.u.s.t, thrust in another pike and drilled into the elder's abdomen!!!
Bear this in mind, Mbenga absolutely hated the Ndipaya aborigines . His mental condition was truly and abnormally morbid . In his perspective, though it was Guarba who mercilessly butchered most of his tribesmen, the hands of other Ndipaya members were similarly drenched in blood; cannibalizing his tribesmen . If he was presented with the opportunity to slay one, he definitely wouldn't relent .
After killing Elder Thiago, Mbenga prepared to lunge forward again . Yet suddenly, his body turned limped as he staggered backward, before gasping for breath . His vision darkened and Mbenga collapsed to the ground . Next, his body trembled violently as huge beads of perspiration rolled down his cheeks .
“Hahahaha!” Glimpsing this scene, Guarba laughed hysterically and enjoyed the scene .
Meanwhile, Sheyan was extremely clear on why Guarba was laughing . This was because Mbenga was purely relying on his hatred to control Gundazan's body, or in other words, the curse of vengeance to control his body!
However, with every Ndipaya foe he cut down, a sliver of that curse would disperse away . The more Ndipaya foes he chopped down, the weaker the curse would become……likewise, the repression of the body primary's persona would weaken!
Being an extremely shrewd individual, Sheyan clearly understood his present capabilities was vastly inferior to Guarba . However, in terms of scheming capabilities, he wouldn't lose out to him .
He immediately captured Guarba's hidden intent – as long as Guarba presented Mbenga with the opportunities to kill off Elder Hecaosi, the grievances of Mbenga would diminish once again . As Mbenga's hatred continues to plummet, he would sooner or later, be incapable of suppressing the body's primary persona .
Therefore, if the primary persona attempts to seize back control of the body, the consequences would be paralyzingly devastating for both parties; it was akin to the military police fighting against the normal police . When that happens, Mbenga would surely lose control of the body .
As a result, Guarba can easily cast a certain secret shaman art, and perhaps, even seize Mbenga's body as his own puppet .
In other words, the ultimate conclusion of the battle would be this – the loyal elders of the Coiled Serpent subtribe would perish, while the only inheritor would be manipulated by Guarba .
As a result, Guarba could seize total control of everything, and tacitly annex the martial might of the Coiled Serpent subtribe . A result a hundred folds better than straight up collision!!
As compared to a crafty old fox like Guarba, the two Coiled Serpent elders were essentially like little kids .
“Since that's so… . ” Still feigning death in a heap of corpses afar, Sheyan's lips curled into a sly smirk .
“This means you fear killing off Mbenga… . . or accurately speaking, the body that Mbenga has possessed . Otherwise, all your painstaking efforts would be for naught . The Coiled Serpent subtribe ultimately wouldn't swallow the animosity of killing their own chieftain, Gundazan . Hmph, hmph, looks like I have a role in this battle after all!”
“Hecaosi . ” Guarba suddenly called out the name of the other Coiled Serpent tribe priest . “You have no chances of victory, not even the least bit . I shall offer you a surviving way out, that is… . cooperate with me to capture that brat at once . After that… . . I shall turn him into an obedient puppet . With the two tribes unifying as one, the splendor of the Ndipaya Tribe would irradiate the great earth once again! The future belongs to us . Out of pity, I beseech you to choose wisely . ”
Hecaosi stood by the corner of this bonfire plaza .
At present, the distance between him and Mbenga, and between Mbenga and Guarba, was roughly the same . Hecaosi crooked his body forward and clutched his mouth . After retracting his arm, his palm was infused with additional warmness .
Chapter 656: The wise and reserved HecaosiAs Hecaosi unfolded his palm, he shock
