Chapter 267: Fight! Fight! Fight

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Fight! Fight! Fight

The battle erupted in full force, plunging the entire battlefield into chaos.

All the Players fought with everything they had, each displaying their unique abilities.

They used their unique Talents against the tide of Splitting Demon Rabbits.

Brandon Barton and Victor Sharp coordinated flawlessly.

Both of their Abilities were focused on the Splitting Demon Rabbit’s main body.

Brandon Barton’s [Guaranteed Cutting Blade] flashed repeatedly. Every time his gaze locked onto the target, he carved another gruesome wound into the Demon Rabbit’s main body.

Meanwhile, Victor Sharp’s [Energy Shield] perfectly protected them both.

It blocked all the Splitting Demon Rabbit’s counterattacks and the harassment from the smaller rabbits that had split off.

The two of them attempted to slay the main body as quickly as possible.

Everyone believed that no matter how much this rabbit could split, there had to be a limit.

Once it reached that limit, they could kill it.

Over on Seraphina Sullivan’s side, several of the split-off rabbits bared their huge front teeth and lunged at her.

Her eyes narrowed as Energy rapidly gathered in her hand. Her [Quick Sewing] Skill transformed into a slender but tough Energy Sword.

"SWISH! SWISH! SWISH—!"

She thrust the Energy Sword out with precision.

In an instant, she sewed the limbs of the frontmost rabbit securely to the ground, just like stitching a cloth doll!

The rabbit struggled frantically but couldn’t break free from the Energy Silk Threads.

"Beau!"

Seeing her chance, Crystal Lynn immediately followed up.

The White Spirit Snake on her wrist shot out like a bolt of white lightning.

Its Poisonous Fangs sank precisely into the immobilized rabbit’s body.

"CRACK... CRACK..."

Gray, stone-like patches spread rapidly. In just a few seconds,

the rabbit had turned into a rigid stone statue, completely devoid of life and the ability to Split.

"It works! These splits can be controlled and killed!"

Seeing this, a flicker of excitement flashed in Crystal Lynn’s eyes, and her confidence grew considerably.

The other Players also discovered a pattern: Flame Ability Users were remarkably effective against the Splitting Rabbits, as burning them effectively prevented them from splitting and regenerating.

With Brandon Barton’s powerful suppression, the physical barrier from the Brooks Stone Wall, and the combined extermination efforts of the Players, the number of Splitting Rabbits seemed to be contained. The situation was, for a moment, under control.

「Far away, at the Central Base in the north.」

The high-level officials and experts watching the battle via Gordon Chandler’s "live broadcast" couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief at the sight, and a discussion broke out:

"Excellent! As expected, Brandon Barton’s power is more than enough for this monumental task!"

"That’s right! With him and Victor Sharp working together, it’s a combination of the strongest spear and the strongest shield. It seems this monster isn’t unbeatable after all."

"Wait! Something’s wrong! Look, the main body of that Monster Rabbit in the center... something’s happening to it!"

Just when everyone thought the scales of victory were starting to tip in their favor, the situation took a sudden, drastic turn!

The main body of the Splitting Demon Rabbit, which had been suppressed and was covered in wounds, suddenly stopped its senseless roaring.

Its crimson eyes, already like molten lava, suddenly erupted with a dark and profound light!

An ominous, black aura with a primal feel surged from its massive body like boiling steam!

The Splitting Demon Rabbit’s [Demon Beast] Power of the Beloved was completely unleashed!

To the horrified onlookers, the muscles of the Demon Rabbit’s main body swelled frantically as if being inflated, and its bones emitted a cringe-inducing "CRACKLE CRACKLE" sound.

Within seconds, its body underwent Gigantification again, transforming into what looked like a mountain of flesh about to erupt!

The oppressive feeling emanating from it skyrocketed exponentially!

And that was only the beginning!

"SKREEEEEE—!!!"

Across the battlefield, the thousands upon thousands of Splitting Rabbits that had been suppressed

shrieked in perfect, ear-piercing unison, as if they had received an ultimate command from the main body!

Immediately after, their bodies also began to convulse violently.

"POP! POP! POP! POP...!"

In a viral chain reaction,

every single Splitting Rabbit began to split a second, or even a third time!

The number of splits grew explosively in an instant!

The tide of rabbits, which had just been contained within a certain area, transformed into a boundless white ocean in the blink of an eye!

As far as the eye could see, in every direction, there was nothing but a densely packed mass of crimson eyes, darting about madly with their fangs bared!

"AHHH—! My arm!!"

A Player failed to dodge in time and was pounced on by several rabbits at once. His weapon-wielding arm was instantly chewed off by their sharp incisors!

Blood spurted out as he let out a horrific scream.

What was even more terrifying was that the rabbits grabbed the severed arm and began gnawing on it frantically, devouring it completely—bone and all—in a matter of seconds!

Replenished by the energy of flesh and blood,

the splits’ bodies swelled up like balloons, and then—

"POP! POP!"

—new individuals split off from them!

At that moment,

everyone stared at the endless ocean of rabbits before them—squirming, gnawing, and splitting.

A chill shot up from the soles of their feet to the crowns of their heads!

These were no longer seemingly harmless animals, but truly bone-chilling, demonic creatures of destruction from the abyss!

"Is... is this the true terror of this Monster Rabbit?!"

Dexter Luther gritted his teeth, pressing his hands to the ground and manipulating ice and snow to quickly form a thick Ice Shield, blocking several lunging Splitting Rabbits.

The Ice Shield was instantly gnawed on, sending shards of ice flying everywhere, a testament to their terrifying bite force.

The sight before him sent a chill down his spine.

This endless, frenzied tide of splitting was enough to overwhelm any defensive line.

Cold sweat beaded on Matthew Dawson’s forehead. His Talent was [Data Perception], and he was currently pushing it to its limits, trying to find a fatal weakness in the chaotic battlefield and the Demon Rabbit’s main body.

However, in the face of this splitting Ability and frenzied Power, his past experience seemed to fail him. The feedback he received was a disorganized mess, leaving him completely at a loss.

Meanwhile, the Stone Wall defense line established by Justin Brooks began to show cracks under the sheer weight of their numbers!

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

"SKREE! SKREE!"

Rabbits were constantly piling on top of one another to climb over the Stone Wall, or surging through gaps they had chewed open!

"Fire! Covering fire! Plug the gaps!"

Jasper Drake began shouting orders,

while tossing out seeds that instantly grew into countless plant vines to bind the rabbits pouring through.

The soldiers’ guns spat fire, and bullets swept toward the rabbit horde like a metal storm, instantly clearing an entire section.

But the empty space was quickly filled by more rabbits surging from behind, and ammunition was being depleted at an alarming rate.

"Ah! Watch your left! They’re coming through!"

A regular soldier screamed in terror, and the line instantly fell into disarray.

Just as the defensive line was about to collapse and despair began to spread,

"KRA-KOOM—!!!"

The sky changed color in an instant!

The clouds that Heath Summers had previously dispersed gathered once more, but this time, it wasn’t snowflakes that roiled within them, but blinding bolts of lightning!

The weather turned overcast.

Heath Summers raised his hands once more, his eyes glinting.

He used his Ability to change the weather once again.

Three or four dense thunderclouds gathered over the battlefield. The next second, several thick bolts of yellow lightning struck down like the whips of a god.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

The lightning exploded in the midst of the dense rabbit swarm.

Arcs of electricity raged through them, instantly turning hundreds of the splits to charcoal and clearing a small, empty zone.