Chapter 824 - 924: A Scene of Despair
Chapter 824 - 924: A Scene of Despair
The final monster smiled sinisterly, then flickered to the side. Although the monster's movements aggravated its injuries, resulting in several deep coughs of blood upon landing, the madness on its face never ceased!Zhen Chu was increasingly uneasy, realizing that if the final monster wasn't swiftly eliminated, the situation would become extremely troublesome.
Yet the final monster seemed reckless, teleporting continuously without pause, utterly indifferent to the severity of its injuries or the extent of its blood loss—only focused on evasion!
One sword strike, two sword strikes, three sword strikes... Zhen Chu had lost count of his sword strikes, as his spiritual power had depleted by more than half, while the final monster persistently evaded, refusing to engage.
Yuan Chu and the others hadn't been idle, but due to the nature of everything permeating through, even striking the final monster wouldn't effectively harm it.
While Zhen Chu was still seeking an opportunity to strike the final monster, he suddenly realized he couldn't move.
"What's happening?"
It wasn't just Zhen Chu immobilized; even Yuan Chu and the nearby elders found themselves unable to move.
"What's happening? Why can't I move?"
"Indeed, what's going on!"
"Why can't we move?"
The elders were in disarray, knowing that if they remained immobile, they would be nothing more than lambs to the slaughter!
"Quick, summon your defensive magical treasures to protect yourselves!" Zhen Chu decisively commanded!
Upon hearing Zhen Chu's command, everyone rushed to summon their defensive magical treasures!
While they couldn't move, summoning their defensive magical treasures still remained uninhibited.
Seeing everyone had summoned their defensive magical treasures, Zhen Chu breathed half a sigh of relief—not wholly relieved, but at least ensured those minor monsters couldn't seize the chance to harm them.
Then Zhen Chu turned a grim gaze upon the final monster. "Did you do this?" he asked.
The final monster grinned, blood staining its teeth, replying cheerfully, "Blood Strike Array, how's that? I'm using it fairly well, isn't it? Though I can't hold you all for long, it's enough!"
"Blood Strike Array? You're actually using the Blood Strike Array?" Junior Brother Zhen Chu exclaimed in shock!
Although Zhen Chu couldn't see Junior Brother Zhen Chu's expression, the tone hinted that Junior Brother Zhen Chu knew very well what the Blood Strike Array was. So he asked, "Junior Brother Zhen Chu, do you recognize this array? Tell us, what capabilities does it have?"
Yuan Chu and the others were equally curious, intrigued by why the Blood Strike Array could evoke such surprise from Junior Brother Zhen Chu, and listened attentively!
Then Junior Brother Zhen Chu began explaining: "As the name suggests, the Blood Strike Array is completed using blood, and among countless arrays, it's one of the few that doesn't require a core. You should know, generally, an array without a banner can barely be substituted with materials of the same attribute, but without a core, forming an array is impossible.
However, a small number of arrays don't require a core to form, and these are limited to fewer than two handfuls, with the Blood Strike Array being among them.
Using blood to position the array, you activate it, and its effect is to trap everything within the array. Of course, it confines only the physical form, unable to hinder spiritual power!"
"Can't we use magical treasures to destroy the array?" One trapped elder suggested, simultaneously summoning his attack magical treasure to sweep horizontally, aiming to dismantle parts of the array structure!
Yet, after his destruction attempt, there was no recovery among the people!
Junior Brother Zhen Chu spoke up, "It's useless. Once activated, the effects of the Blood Strike Array rapidly dissipate, transferring to the trapped individuals instead. So, unless we use spiritual power to impact the array on our bodies—really a seal—we'll need to break these in order to fully reclaim mobility. Moreover, the array's effect correlates with the spiritual power in the blood used; the richer it is, the longer it traps individuals. The final monster used its blood, meaning we'll be trapped for a while!"
Zhen Chu, hearing this, spoke, "No matter how long it confines us, we'll break free now—keep pushing! Whoever breaks free first must protect the rest of us. Once we all break free, it'll be time for our counterattack!"
Upon finishing his words, Zhen Chu began channeling his spiritual power to the seal on his body surface, starting to push against it, while keeping his eyes locked on the final monster, wary of any action despite its severe injuries!
The final monster smiled at Zhen Chu, then spoke, "Now I'll show you why I say you cannot kill me!"
After speaking, the monster stood straight, smiling!
Zhen Chu watched in shock as the monster's injuries began to migrate downward!
"What... is this?" Zhen Chu was astonished; he knew the injuries he inflicted were fatal, yet they were being relocated—an astonishing sight!
If moved to the leg, it transforms severe injuries to minor ones!
The monster, seeing Zhen Chu's shocked expression, chuckled inwardly; was this enough to shock him? Something even more shocking awaited him!
Next, the monster's injuries continued migrating from the thigh to the calf, then to the foot!
Zhen Chu was now too stunned to speak, his mind entertaining an implausible thought—could the injuries transfer to the ground?
He quickly dismissed the thought; it seemed impossible to possess such... abilities?
Just as Zhen Chu was about to erase that notion from his mind entirely, he saw the monster's injuries, now transferred to the ground!
The final monster was utterly unscathed, not even its previously tattered clothes had a flaw—let alone any bloodstains!
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