Chapter 860: Chapter 860

860: Chapter 846 Probing 860: Chapter 846 Probing “Boom!”

This time, it was still Lu Ping’an himself who was sent flying.

The knight in armor, now tainted a dark crimson, watched calmly, feeling and accepting everything that was happening before him.

The Snake King had already partially transformed, once again becoming half snake, half human…

uh, different from the previous “Nuwa” form, this time Didirona had completely turned into a monster.

She still had a human head, but her limbs had turned into those of a serpentine beast, and at her back numerous snake heads emerged, making the whole creature resemble a tangled ball of snakes, large and small.

“Tsk, you are really ugly.”

Lu Ping’an continued to mock, which might have been ineffective under normal circumstances for the Snake King.

But now, it was difficult to say how much rationality the Didirona, swinging between life and death, still retained.

To abyssal creatures, ugliness or beauty actually held no meaning; otherwise, those creatures from the Abyss wouldn’t be uglier and more deviant from the normal human aesthetic one after another.

However, Didirona’s appearance was extremely delicate and beautiful; even magnified countless times, she even carried a bit of the taste of an Eastern beauty…

Clearly, this is derived from human aesthetics.

She constantly denied humanity, loathed humans, and hated that she was born as a “human ornamental species”… but she could understand human language, grasp the concepts of human beauty and morality, and the utopia she constructed also had too many similarities to human society.

“You, underneath that snake skin, actually harbor a human heart, and yet you vehemently oppose humanity.

What kind of fanatical conversion is this…”

But this time, the taunting did not have the desired effect, and Didirona simply responded to Lu Ping’an’s gibes with a lash of her whip.

Perhaps it was just too soon for that word to appear, perhaps there was no internet connection for Didirona, or more likely, she was left with too little rationality; Lu Ping’an’s mocking had no effect.

Now, her pupils were filled with chaos, and she had completely descended into madness.

Another collision, and it was Lu Ping’an who was blasted away and shattered again.

Even though she had fallen to Rule-level and the terrible physical force that came with her massive size was reduced to nearly nothing due to “shrinking,” her hastily constructed “fragile body” was still not something Lu Ping’an could afford to provoke.

For abyssal creatures, let’s not mention anything else, their basic brute strength is always cranked up to the maximum.

Zhi Xi’s armor was now completely covered in cracks, and some parts had even burst open; this was the result of Lu Ping’an and Zhi Xi using their defensive abnormal abilities, stacking at least six layers of armor.

Even with a dulled mind, the monster before him was still a “hardware monster” far surpassing Lu Ping’an.

“Phew, I need a bit of time…”

This time, Lu Ping’an did not insist on resisting.

As he retreated to create distance, he summoned many magic plants and began deploying his traditional tactics.

“Tear it apart, Redemption.”

This time, Lu Ping’an summoned his Scene of Redemption without hesitation.

Above the sky, the prepared Scene of Redemption cast down countless Bloodsucking Vines.

The Big Tree’s tentacles and the myriad snakes’ heads intertwined, each tearing and ripping at the other…

“Sure enough, still no good, huh?”

In Lu Ping’an’s view, although his Bloodsucking Vines were exceptionally tough, they were as fragile as a french fry in the face of the monster’s terrible strength.

A snap of the fingers, and the Hostility Marker was summoned once more, causing even more Bloodsucking Vines to wrap around.

As a Legion-type Lu Ping’an, he had become increasingly accustomed to using “losers”….With the continuous upgrade of the battlefield and opponents, it’s quite normal that the original killer moves, without any upgrade, turn into common tactics to buy time.

And at this moment, Zhi Xi had met Lu Ping’an’s expectations.

The armor, which had been cracked all over, was now whole again, the “grandfather’s armor” that seemed as though it came from a second-hand store was brand new once more.

Zhi Xi had a certain level of self-repairing abilities before, but it would usually require a lot of resources and power after the battle, and now it could recover at high speed in a very short time, thanks actually to the gift from the Snake King…

[Zhi Xi’s Ultra-fast Regeneration (Silver Mid-position, Abyssal Abnormal Ability): As an Abyssal creature, when in the Abyss environment, it can be nourished by the Abyss, greatly enhancing its regeneration capabilities.

Note: This Abnormal Ability can be accelerated by slaughtering other Abyssal creatures, and if not in the Abyss, it can be triggered by killing regular life forms.]

Actually, this is a common talent among Abyssal creatures, but that doesn’t mean it’s weak or useless; the most frustrating thing about battling Abyssal creatures is their excessively robust life force.

Often, after a battle, three or four layers of forces are injured, but by the time of the next war-worthy battle, the wounded are almost indistinguishable from normal people.

“Yes, if she can’t explode again in the short term, hanging on for three or four minutes should be no problem.”

This time, Lu Ping’an was thoroughly relieved.

The proactive collision just now was a kind of trial, the most familiar “probing” of the battlefield for professional fighters….Comparing strength, defensive capabilities, resistance and regeneration abilities, and the combination of combat skills and profession.

Lu Ping’an needed support from intelligence, to know if he could withstand one round of attacks from this monster in a head-to-head confrontation.

If not, he would avoid any collision, but if possible…

“…then we would have many more tactical options.”

On the chaotic battlefield, Lu Ping’an was still adept in high-speed movement, and the Great Gate he opened summoned a large number of wolf packs.

And along the way he traveled, a great number of Magic Plants appeared….When Lu Ping’an chose to control the field rather than engage in an immediate decisive battle, it signified that he was aware he probably couldn’t win head-on.

Indeed, Lu Ping’an had confirmed that if he chose melee combat to settle the fight, although it would be very refreshing, it would also end very quickly…

He himself would quickly be torn to pieces by the opponent; the gap in fundamental abilities was still too large to confront, and Lu Ping’an’s full armament could only bear the brunt of taking hits.

This, even without any armament, without the original physical advantages, without the familiar combat body type, and having lost most Abnormal Abilities and special powers….A pure blank slate, relying solely on an overly outrageous core, was still something Lu Ping’an could not face head-on.

Having confirmed that a head-on collision might shatter him, Lu Ping’an naturally began summoning the Legion, preparing tactical arrangements.

The situation with Didirona on the other side was also quite subtle; she…or it, attempted to pursue but was always unable to catch up.

Its limbs had become countless Snakes coiling together, now trying to twist into new hands and legs to allow it to stand and walk steadily…Under such circumstances, even if it wanted to catch up with Lu Ping’an, who was using Runner Ability, it was easier said than done.

It didn’t waste time either; while Lu Ping’an was controlling the field, it was also adapting to its new body.

It was experimenting with which Abnormal Abilities, traits it could still use, testing what level of combat skills the new body could sustain, adjusting the new “Snake limbs” to move like a humanoid being.

At this moment, it was like the protagonist of a horror movie, transforming from a “Snake Ball” entwined with countless venomous snakes, into a terrifying humanoid figure wrapped in a myriad of serpents.

Your arrogance will lead to your end…”

Both sides tacitly extended the battle time, Didirona needed time to bring her combat power to bear, to let her body better fit her Soul….Lu Ping’an too, was hoping it would get more entangled, more deeply fused with this new body.

So, after the tacit avoidance of battle for three or four minutes, both sides began their second round of collision.

This time, it was still Lu Ping’an who made the first move.