A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 114 - 112: The Power of the Second-Level

Chapter 114: Chapter 112: The Power of the Second-Level

The rocks on both sides rolled and the earth walls collapsed, revealing one after another, massive potholes akin to hornet nests. From these holes, swarms of monsters quickly burst forth, surrounding them from all directions.

The freshly popped-up monsters were precisely like the ones previously slain on the ground; all of them had bodies the size of ground-dwelling dogs, but were covered in hard, black scales, draggin huge tails behind them, with sharp claws. Looking at the way they burrowed out from the earth, Qin Jiagui suddenly found them resembling a combination of pangolins and ground-dwelling dogs.

The thick, protective scales and sharp claws were their perfect tools for digging through the earth walls.

As they watched this kind of creature pop up around them, in the blink of an eye exceeding twenty in number, the faces of Qin Jiagui and the others significantly darkened. They not only had to guard against these monsters, but also against Huai Wu and the Glasses Man’s party of five, as nobody was sure whether they’ll kill others to snatch their food.

Except for the unconscious Su Yu, the remaining eleven formed a circle, Zhao Shichang, without uttering a word stretched out his right hand. His transformed arm rapidly elongated, reaching a length of one meter, appearing just like the front limb of a hard-shelled insect.

The party of five had been paying attention to Qin Jiagui and his group, relatively unfazed by the twenty-plus black-scaled monsters surrounding them. Upon seeing Zhao Shichang’s completely transformed right arm, their expressions slightly changed, a touch of alertness flashing across their faces.

The twenty-something monsters didn’t hesitate for long, engulfing them as soon as they arrived and instantly launched their attacks.

Because Qin Jiagui and his group had more people, more than half of the twenty-plus monsters set upon them. Only six or seven targeted the one-eared woman, Glasses Man, and the rest of their party.

Witnessing a dozen or so monsters coming at them at once, Zhao Shichang waved his mutated right arm, his bone blade revealed and another swift wave sent the bone blade cutting through. Suddenly, a wound broke open onto the chest of one of the monsters, causing blood to gush out before it tumbled headlong to the ground.

On Ma Ziye’s right leg, black strands of steel rope materialized, as she stomped on the ground, instantly unleashing the "Steel Web".

After advancing to a Second-Level Black Iron Warrior, Ma Ziye’s speed at deploying the "Steel Web" had significantly increased. Moreover, she could control the spread of it, and within moments, the three monsters rushing from her side were entangled by the "Steel Web", unable to move.

Zhang Zhongmou, who followed closely at her side, chuckled. His face half covered in stone, he charged towards the monsters trapped by her.

It was indeed easier to grasp opportunities when you stick close to Ma Ziye.

Not only Zhang Zhongmou had this idea but Li Dong, who had just entered the First-Order Realm, also tried to stay as close as possible to Ma Ziye. His right hand contracted, mutating into a honeycomb formation, from which the buzz of bees was heard. At once, a swarm of poisonous bees rushed out, heading towards the charging monsters.

Seeing how easily Zhao Shichang injured a monster, Qin Jiagui quickly realized that these unknown monsters were certainly not Second-Level beasts and should be similar in strength to the Goblin Beasts.

With reassurance, he charged ahead.

With a resounding "boom", he launched an "Iron Fist Demolition" which powerfully struck onto the chest of a monster. The scales on its chest shattered, and the monster rolled away. Although it didn’t immediately perish, it suffered severe injuries.

Zhou Birong had run out of bullets long ago, throwing away her gun. Holding out her right hand, three mutated claws appeared that clashed fiercely with the revolting monster’s razor-sharp claws, locked in a stalemate.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Jiagui, and others took action, getting embroiled in a chaotic fight with the monsters.

The other group of five also retaliated. They evidently hadn’t taken the monsters seriously, as they had already slain a host of such monsters before. Instead, they paid more attention to Qin Jiagui and his cohort and eventually heaved a sigh of relief. This group’s power was not a concern.

"Let me help you, haha --" The burly Huai Wu suddenly burst into laughter, extending his right arm flat out. During his swing, it mutated into a limb covered in eerie dark hairs, resembling a bear’s arm. The powerful force, when released by the broad bear paw, was shockingly powerful. A monster that was just lunging at him was swept off its feet and sent flying away.

With a dull thud, the monster’s head collided with the rocks on the side, instantly cracking its skull and killing it. The burly man then took large strides to join Qin Jiagui and his group.

The bear arm slammed down with another dull thud, altogether crushing another monster’s head, reducing it to mush. Owing to its terrifying power, even the brain residue was pressed down into the chest cavity, turning it into a mass of rotten flesh. The method was so brutal that it was horrifying to watch.

This display of power immediately startled the other monsters. Qin Jiagui turned his head looking on and his face changed. Huai Wu’s entire right arm had mutated into a bear’s arm. There was no doubt about it, he must be a Black Iron Warrior of at least Second-Level.

With everyone’s continuous advancements, Qin Jiagui and his group had also gained some understanding of the Black Iron Warrior mutations. After reaching the Second-Level Realm, their limbs would usually have a complete transformation in at least one place. For instance, after Su Yu entered the Second-Level realm, his entire left arm mutated, Zhao Shichang’s was his right arm, and Ma Ziye’s was her right leg.

The burly man had his entire right arm mutate, naturally, he was a Black Iron Warrior of the second level.

Following close behind Huai Wu, the one-armed man also rushed over to aid Qin Jiagui and his group.

The mutant part of this man was his chest, which bizarrely sprouted tree root-like projections. These roots, one after another, connected forming a black and green tree root chest armor which had one to two-meter-long roots extending from it somewhere, resembling flexible tentacles.

These tree roots shot forth, wrapping around the neck of a monster in the blink of an eye. The ensnared monster frantically grasped with its claws, its eyes bulging, desperate to tear the tree root from its neck. The one-armed man grinned, rolled his eyes, and the tree roots suddenly constricted, promptly followed by a crisp "crack" sound, emanating from within the monster’s neck.

Letting out a muffled grunt, the monster’s head instantly dropped limp, its neck bone had been completely twisted apart by the tree root.

When the constriction of the roots ceased, the now lifeless monster collapsed, already deceased.

Huai Wu and the one-armed man lent a hand, bringing down four monsters in the blink of an eye. Zhao Shichang’s bone blade, when extended to its full length of one meter and combined with a hand that can freely twist, was like a steel whip. It cut through the air slicing the monsters into pieces, instantly killing one and gravely injuring two more.

On the other side, the slender man wearing the black-framed glasses, adjusted them on his nose bridge with his left hand while his right hand shot forward. In rapid succession, "puff puff puff", three bursts of smoke spewed from three holes that were exposed on the outside of his right arm.

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