Chapter 727: The Monster Pickup Truck's Third Emotional State

Too fast!

The creature before him was too fast!

When it came to speed, he couldn't even track its movements!

When it came to abilities!

Though its power wasn't as complex as Xu Wan's, it was simple, effective, and devastating.

And utterly irresistible!

No matter who it faced, it simply extended its index finger and gave a gentle point!

No matter who it was, any target it selected couldn't escape the fate it bestowed upon them.

Those two red flowers perched on its eye sockets sent a chill straight through anyone who looked at them.

Whether Sequence 3 or Sequence 4.

Before it, they were all like lambs awaiting slaughter.

Xu Wan had said that Number Two was over ten times stronger than her!

Perhaps that "over ten times stronger" was only based on what she knew. There probably wasn't anyone who could force it to go all out.

If it hadn't been for the Monster Pickup Truck and Xiong Baochun blocking it twice earlier, Chen Ye's fate might have been just like theirs—covered in blooming flowers, prostrate on the ground, waiting for death to arrive.

The stench of death pressed down on Chen Ye, making it hard to breathe.

That withered index finger before him was aimed squarely at him.

Death was coming!

So this was what death felt like.

There was no time to use Blood Moon Summoning or Resentment Dragon Spirit Infusion now.

Everything had happened too fast. There simply wasn't any time for him to prepare.

Chen Ye glanced toward the depths of the forest.

He still had a trump card!

At that very moment, Chen Ye suddenly felt the ground tremble beneath him. Not only that, a faint rumbling sound seemed to reach his ears.

As if some monster deep underground was furiously racing toward the surface!

The creature with its extended index finger paused briefly, lowering its head to stare at the ground beneath its feet, as if deep in thought—or perhaps something down there had caught its attention.

Lin Qingge, who was lying on the ground fighting off the erosion of Anomaly Energy, and Hou Junji both froze in surprise!

Before they could think too much about it.

The rumbling grew closer and closer.

The trembling of the ground grew stronger and stronger.

The next instant!

Within Chen Ye's line of sight.

Within everyone's line of sight.

A crimson tentacle—a thick, massive tentacle covered in suction cups—burst wildly out from beneath the earth.

This tentacle shot out of the ground like an enraged bull.

It was as thick as an adult's waist, its surface densely covered with suction cups and packed with tiny, razor-sharp fangs.

Just looking at those fangs was enough to make one's scalp crawl.

Moreover, the tentacle was blood-red, as if it had just been dragged out of a pool of blood.

A crimson haze swirled around it.

A single glance was enough to feel an extraordinary, overwhelming rage.

As if only destroying heaven and earth could quell its fury.

It was the little creature hiding inside the truck!

The Monster Pickup Truck had been put out of commission by a single move from that thing!

But the little creature inside the truck hadn't fully died.

Though it wasn't entirely unaffected either.

These massive tentacles all had sparse little flowers growing on them.

But there weren't many of these flowers, and they weren't that large either.

Perhaps this little creature's unique life form had some suppressive effect on those flowers.

The tentacles emerging from the ground were like crazed bulls, each suction cup's opening blasting out white jets of vapor. These white plumes made the frenzied tentacle look even more terrifying.

Not only that, on the back side of this thick tentacle—the side without suction cups—were bumps similar to those on a toad's back.

Each of these bumps was at least the size of an adult's fist.

And every single bump glowed like a red lightbulb, flickering on and off.

Like the safety warning lights in a factory, blaring a frantic alarm.

This thing before them looked more like an Anomaly than the Anomalies themselves.

More like a monster than the monsters.

It didn't seem like a creature that should exist in the human world.

But this was what that timid little monster had become.

And as time went on, this tentacle kept growing—lengthening, thickening.

Eventually reaching nearly two meters in diameter, and over a hundred meters in height.

Like a demonic giant tree sprouting from hell itself.

This grotesquely horrifying tentacle—one that could give anyone nightmares after a single glance—now stood squarely between Chen Ye and Number Two.

...

Just like Hatred, which could take three forms after absorbing resentment energy, the Monster Pickup Truck had three emotional states based on its mood.

The third state—the "Furious Monster"—had never once appeared before.

Chen Ye had always thought that the timid little creature, the one that loved to sprawl on the tires and curl up on the seats to sleep, would never fly into such a rage.

He never imagined that the third emotional state would erupt at this very moment.

Who could possibly connect this thing before them with that little monster that would shrink into the corner of the truck at the sight of strangers?

That would sulk for a long time after just a few scolding words from Chen Ye?

Who could link that to this mad, horrifying beast?

...

The massive tentacle blasted white vapor, its back covered in flashing red warning lights, and whipped toward Number Two like a thing possessed.

The creature carrying an entire blooming garden of flowers on its back simply watched calmly, even tilting its head slightly, genuinely curious about this sudden newcomer.

The tentacle moved fast—fast as lightning.

"Boom!"

Number Two was sent flying without any suspense, like a baseball knocked out of the park.

Just as Number Two was launched into the air.

Another tentacle rose up from the sea.

The same suction cups blasting white vapor, the same back covered in flickering red warning lights.

It shot out of the seawater in an instant and coiled around Number Two's body.

Number Two's entire form flickered with a phantom afterimage.

The second tentacle lost its grip.

A hundred meters away from where it had been.

Number Two materialized once more.

As if the attack just now had absolutely no effect on it at all.

"Rumble..."

On the beach, a third tentacle burst forth, equally terrifying, equally grotesque!

It exploded out of the sand and whipped directly toward Number Two.

A fourth tentacle, a fifth tentacle...

In the blink of an eye.

The entire beach, and the sea beyond.

Were densely packed with these tentacles.

Chen Ye's vision was completely filled, stuffed to the brim with these horrifying tentacles.

Before him, there was nothing but endless tentacles—nothing else!

This was... another ability of the Monster Pickup Truck.

Monster Domain!

Under normal circumstances, the Monster Domain's range only extended about a hundred meters in diameter.

But now, the little monster had fallen into a state of fury.

So, with the Monster Domain's power combined with the little monster's enraged state.

The Monster Domain had already expanded several times beyond its normal size.

The crowd hovering at death's door watched in stunned disbelief.

They never imagined Chen Ye had this up his sleeve.

That flower-covered vehicle had been hiding such a secret.

Chen Ye hadn't expected the Furious Monster to be this terrifying either.

Even Number Two, which even a Sequence 4 couldn't handle.

Was being pushed back by the Furious Monster.

Well, calling it "pushed back" was probably overly optimistic.

Though the current situation made it look like he had a slight edge.

Number Two hadn't taken any real damage at all.

In its eyes, it seemed more amused than engaged in battle.

Or perhaps it had simply never seen a creature like this before.

Xu Wan had an extraordinary obsession with beauty.

And this Number Two always showed extra patience toward things it had never seen before, things that sparked its curiosity.

That was also the reason Chen Ye was still alive right now.

"Let me out! Let me out!"

Just then, a wave of overwhelmingly intense thoughts flooded into Chen Ye's mind.

It was Hatred!

Hatred's third form had been unlocked as well.

Without hesitation, Chen Ye's left hand reached around his lower back and yanked Hatred straight out of its scabbard.

Those red, hair-like filaments clung to the blade like a lover's reluctant hands, unwilling to let it go.

The moment Chen Ye drew Hatred from the scabbard, the blade began trembling violently, as if black mist was surging forth from within it.

Chen Ye released his grip. The handle of Hatred swelled rapidly, and a voice overflowing with arrogance boomed into everyone's ears.

"Hahahaha... I, your grandpa, am finally out! Finally, it's my turn to take the stage!"

"Chen Ye, you useless piece of trash! Why didn't you let me out sooner!"

"You're useless. Did you think I was just as useless as you?!"

"If it weren't for how useless you are... forget it, forget it. There's a fight to be had, so I'll let you off the hook today!"

"You useless pieces of garbage, you idiots—watch me slaughter in every direction and then kill every last one of you!"

"Hahahaha..."

Arrogant. Delighted. Insane. Utterly nonsensical!

And of course, stupid!

Amidst the obnoxiously arrogant laughter, the black smoke slowly condensed into a human form!

A person with a build somewhat similar to Chen Ye's.

Because Chen Ye had shaved his head recently, this figure was also bald.

In fact, Chen Ye suspected that this black smoke avatar Hatred had conjured was essentially another side of his own personality—the arrogant and idiotic side!

"Come on then, you little thing! Watch how I pluck those little flowers off you, one by one, and make them into flower cakes!"

Before the black smoke avatar had even fully materialized, the dark figure was already charging forward, blade raised high, stomping wildly across the tentacles, sprinting like a madman straight toward Number Two.

The way it carried itself didn't resemble a monster at all. It looked more like some street thug grabbing a knife and charging into a gang fight.