Chapter 667 - 413: Superpower ’Skin Alteration

Chapter 667: Chapter 413: Superpower ’Skin Alteration

Out of an abundance of caution, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast extended its Spiritual Perception and used its sense of smell to survey the area.

This two-pronged search immediately put it at ease, as it discovered only a single human on the shore.

If it had discovered a large number of humans nearby, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast would have chosen to hide motionless in the swamp.

Now, with only a single human, and one weaker than itself, it felt no need to hold back.

ROAR...

After climbing out of the water and onto the shore, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast fixed its crimson eyes on a tense Wang Hao, letting out a low growl as it approached.

CRACK.

The sound of something being crushed rang out. Wang Hao looked toward the noise, and his expression shifted again and again.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the Mutant Beast crushed his friend’s remains to pieces, a mournful sigh escaping his lips.

"Liu Menglong... I’m sorry. I can’t even retrieve your remains."

The moment he finished speaking, a look of grim determination flashed in Wang Hao’s eyes. He lifted his right foot and fiercely kicked a nearby stone.

WHOOSH.

The fist-sized stone shot toward the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast, flying straight for its eyes.

The moment he kicked the stone, Wang Hao decisively turned and fled. His speed was astonishing, the absolute limit of how fast he could run.

Faced with the flying stone, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast simply closed its eyes, letting the projectile hit its eyelid.

BANG.

Its scale-covered eyelids were incredibly durable; the stone shattered on impact.

ROAR... Watching its prey flee frantically, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast let out a disdainful cry. It then strode forward, quickly chasing after its quarry at a speed far greater than Wang Hao’s desperate sprint.

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Influenced by the ambient Spiritual Energy in the air, the grasses of the wilderness grew with extreme vigor. Man-high thickets were a common sight.

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

A rustling sound came from the tall grass. It was clearly the noise of an object brushing against the leaves, and judging by the frequency of the sound, it was moving very quickly.

HUFF...

Wang Hao’s heart pounded as he sprinted for his life, his breathing ragged. He bitterly regretted wearing a suit into the wilderness; the restrictive clothing hindered his movements.

ROAR...

A terrifying roar from behind made Wang Hao’s heart pound even faster.

Due to their innate differences, Wang Hao had no way of shaking the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast on his own. As time passed, his stamina drained, and the distance between them rapidly shrank.

WHOOSH.

A slimy tongue shot out from the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast’s mouth. Wang Hao saw that the beast behind him was attacking with its tongue again, forcing him to slow down and dodge.

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast, however, never expected this tongue attack to actually catch its prey. It was enough just to force him to slow his escape.

After twisting his body to dodge, Wang Hao’s speed dropped considerably, just as the beast had intended.

And because he had slowed down, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast, which was already close, put on a sudden burst of speed. It shot past Wang Hao, blocking his escape route.

’Dammit.’

With his escape route blocked, Wang Hao had no choice but to stop. He cursed under his breath and quickly scanned his surroundings, trying to devise a new escape plan.

Unfortunately, having suffered a defeat at Lin Li’s hands, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast was no longer as arrogant as when it had first arrived in this world.

After blocking its prey’s escape route, it didn’t give him much time to think of a new plan. It took only a couple of seconds to regulate its breathing before pouncing immediately.

ROAR... 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

The thunderous roar was deafening. Facing the behemoth head-on, Wang Hao was shaken to his core, his reactions no longer as fluid as usual.

A faint golden Spiritual Light appeared on the claws of the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast. As it lunged at its prey, it violently raised its right claw and swiped.

The claws, glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light, ignited with scorching flames as they aimed for Wang Hao’s chest.

Faced with the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast’s lethal attack, Wang Hao quickly activated his awakened Superpower to defend himself.

A Spiritual Light bloomed from over his heart, and then his skin began to change. It lost its luster as a thick layer of gray material rapidly solidified on its surface.

BAM.

The claws, burning with scorching flames, slammed into Wang Hao’s chest, the immense force sending him flying.

He flew through the air as if he’d been hit head-on by a fully loaded truck, then crashed hard onto the ground.

Even though he had used his Superpower to defend, the disparity in their strength meant Wang Hao was still grievously wounded. A claw mark deep enough to expose bone appeared on his chest, and blood gushed from the wound.

AHHH...

Pain that seared his nerves assaulted Wang Hao in waves, forcing him to let out a piercing scream.

ROAR... The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast looked at the prey it had failed to kill in one strike. It lowered its head and examined the right claw that had landed the blow.

The claw was now contaminated with a gray substance. Due to this substance clinging to it, the Spiritual Light on the claw grew dim.

Evidently, the gray substance produced by Wang Hao’s awakened Superpower had the effect of weakening the power of an enemy’s abilities.

If he hadn’t used his awakened Superpower to defend himself, that ferocious strike from the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast would have absolutely torn his body to shreds.

It wouldn’t have been as simple as the deep, bone-exposing wound he now had on his chest.

’Dammit! This Mutant Beast is too strong! I’ll never be able to block another attack like that...’

Lying on the ground and clutching his wound, Wang Hao let out a dozen more pained cries before clenching his jaw. He endured the excruciating pain from his wound as his thoughts raced.

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast flicked its right claw, shaking off the gray substance clinging to it, then refocused its gaze on Wang Hao.

ROAR...

Seeing its prey on the ground, unable to get up, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast let out a happy cry. ’Soon, I’ll get to enjoy another delicious meal,’ it thought.

But just as it was about to step forward and finish off its prey, it saw the human make a strange movement.

When Wang Hao saw the beast begin to walk toward him, he knew he couldn’t hesitate any longer. Otherwise, he would have no chance of survival.

’Shit, I have to use it... Otherwise, I’m going to die...’

As the thought crossed his mind, he abruptly raised his right hand. His sleeve slid down, revealing a purple metal bracelet on his wrist.

"Activate, now!" Wang Hao mobilized the Spiritual Energy in his Dantian and poured it into the metal bracelet on his wrist.

BUZZ.

Infused with Spiritual Energy, the metal bracelet emitted a nearly inaudible vibration and then erupted in a dazzling golden light.

ROAR...?!

When the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast saw this, it thought the human was preparing to unleash a powerful counterattack. Startled, it instinctively took a few steps back.

However, it quickly grew annoyed with itself for retreating. The prey before it was weaker, had been beaten to a near-death state, and there was no need to be so cautious.

ROAR...

Somewhat annoyed, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast opened its mouth, and a flicker of fire ignited in its gaping maw. Soon, its attack fully charged, it spewed a scorching pillar of fire at the prey lying on the ground, whose wrist was still radiating a dazzling light.

’Come on, activate already!’ Wang Hao grew frantic when he saw fire ignite in the beast’s mouth.

Just as the pillar of fire erupted from the beast’s mouth and was about to incinerate him, in that moment of extreme peril, the activated Spiritual Artifact finally engaged.

The metal bracelet, still glowing dazzlingly, sent out golden threads that enveloped Wang Hao’s body.

The instant before the raging, scorching pillar of fire made impact, its target unexpectedly disintegrated into countless golden particles.

As the golden particles dissipated into the air, the scorching pillar of fire slammed into the grassy ground.

BOOM...

The scorching flames incinerated the grass, leaving the ground a patch of blackened earth.

ROAR...? Seeing its prey vanish, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast was both shocked and enraged.

It spread its Perception, scanning the area for any trace of its prey, but found nothing.

What a shame. The prey had slipped right through its grasp. Utterly infuriated, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast cursed and grumbled for a moment before turning back the way it came.

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