Chapter 275 - 165: Thrilling Combat

Chapter 275: Chapter 165: Thrilling Combat

The highly intelligent Bloodthirsty Vine King was initially somewhat puzzled by the sudden appearance of the human intruder, Chen Chong.

But once it clearly perceived his aura and recognized him as the human who had slaughtered all the Parasites at the school, all its vines flew into a rage, unhesitatingly lashing out to kill.

BANG—

The tip of a vine slammed heavily against the body of the Blood Eye Blade, sending Chen Chong flying backward.

His feet slid nearly ten meters across the ground, carving out two visible tracks before he managed to stop himself.

’This power... it’s really different from the previous Bloodthirsty Vines...’

Chen Chong felt the webbing between his thumb and forefinger go slightly numb, giving him a new appreciation for the Bloodthirsty Vine King’s strength.

’Good thing the Blood Eye Blade is sturdy enough. My old Tang Blade would have snapped from that one hit.’

’Just a single exchange put this much pressure on me. What comes next...’

’This is going to be tough!’

The vines attacked again.

Their angles were cunning, their speed immense.

The vines varied in thickness. The smaller ones were as thick as a thigh, while the largest were over a meter wide.

But they all had one thing in common: they were covered in knife-like barbs that gouged grooves into the hard rock as they scraped across the ground.

Chen Chong didn’t dare to be careless. He instantly enveloped his entire body with Rock Body Transformation and activated the Blood Eye Blade’s intimidation effect to its maximum.

Although the intimidating pressure had a minimal effect on an A+ Class Extraordinary Creature like a Bloodthirsty Vine, even slightly hindering its movements was enough.

PSHHH—

A sharp slicing sound rang out.

Chen Chong braced himself against the pincer attack of two vines from his left and right and, with a single slash, severed the one directly in front of him.

Despite the vine’s tough outer skin, the Blood Eye Blade’s sharp edge, backed by Chen Chong’s strength, was still able to cut it in two.

In an instant, green sap sprayed from the cut. The injured vine trembled and rapidly retracted as a strange, low cry echoed out.

The other vines were affected as well, stiffening and shuddering in unison.

Apparently, all the vines originating from the Bloodthirsty Vine King’s main body not only shared the same mind but also a shared sense of pain.

At the same time, a red light flashed across the pair of snake eyes on the Blood Eye Blade’s body, which then narrowed in what seemed like satisfaction.

As its master, Chen Chong gave it a surprised look.

’This feeling...’

’The power it’s absorbing is even more potent than when I killed the Parasites in the plaza.’

’It’s comparable to the power from dozens of Parasites.’

’It seems the Blood Eye Blade really likes this "food."’

’If I can sever a few more, maybe it can grow even stronger...’

While he was lost in thought, the vines attacked again.

This time, they were even more frantic, their assault more ferocious.

Chen Chong didn’t dare let his guard down. In an environment like the abyss, the Lighting Stone’s effectiveness was limited, and his own senses were greatly diminished. A misjudgment at any moment could lead to a devastating blow.

He never deactivated his Rock Body Transformation, and the Blood Eye Blade in his hand, flashing with red light, continuously slashed at the surrounding vines.

Meanwhile, more and more vines surged from the depths, swarming toward Chen Chong to crush him...

...

「Meanwhile, on the other side.」

BANG!

Wang Biao leaped off the last rock. Feeling the solidness of the ground beneath his feet, he shouted upward,

"Jump whenever! We’ve reached the bottom."

Hearing this, Qi Zhen and Xu Jun jumped down one after the other.

Feeling the ground, so distinctly different from the rocks, Xu Jun couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was somewhat shaken.

By his count, he had jumped across no fewer than fifty protruding rocks.

The drops between them ranged from three or four meters to nearly ten. All told, the cliff had to be at least three hundred meters high.

’In terms of buildings... that’s over a hundred stories high!’

’Brother Chong fell from so high up...’

Xu Jun was filled with nothing but admiration.

’Brother Chong is really in a league of his own. He’s incredible!’

"Where has Sir gone? Is he unharmed?"

Wang Biao’s voice was the first to break the darkness.

Xu Jun answered directly, "Don’t worry, Brother Chong is fine. He headed that way. The Tiger Striped Dog, too."

The moment his feet touched the ground, he had used his scent-tracking ability to survey the area.

Sometimes, the information a scent could provide was just as detailed as what one could see with their own eyes.

Xu Jun could clearly smell Chen Chong and the Tiger Striped Dog’s scents here. They were extremely strong, which meant they had indeed fallen to this spot.

But while the scent was strong, it was a residual one. This meant the man and his dog hadn’t stayed put for long before getting up and moving forward.

There was also no scent of blood here...

This was proof enough that after falling into the abyss, Chen Chong and the Tiger Striped Dog were mostly unharmed. They weren’t injured and could move freely. Xu Jun’s last bit of worry instantly vanished.

Hearing this, Wang Biao and Qi Zhen felt the same, letting out a collective sigh of relief.

"Then should we follow in Sir’s footsteps?"

"Sounds good to me. Xu Jun, we’re counting on you!"

"Let’s go..."

Relying on the scent, the three of them began to inch forward through the darkness.

「An unknown amount of time passed.」

Xu Jun stopped in his tracks.

Qi Zhen and Wang Biao, who were behind him, also halted.

"Have you found Sir’s trail?"

"Something’s not right..."

"What’s not right?"

"I smell something strange. It’s a bit like blood, but also like the scent of a plant..."

The other two were puzzled.

Just then, Xu Jun suddenly remembered something.

"This smell... it’s exactly the same as the scent of the Bloodthirsty Vines that were killed in the plaza! No, I should say it’s the same as the green sap that flowed from their vines!"

"What?"

Qi Zhen and Wang Biao shuddered.