AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 717 - 330 What? The Zealot Knows Science Better Than Me?

Chapter 717: Chapter 330 What? The Zealot Knows Science Better Than Me?

X023 Year, May 9th, 15:46, somewhere in a dense forest on campus.

In that ancient and profound forest, the darkness was like thick ink, wantonly flowing in every inch of the space, and the mist moved slowly like a ghost’s veil among the trees, blurring the vision of many creatures and filling the forest with unknown horrors.

Today’s Mountain Man could no longer merely be described with ordinary exoskeleton equipment but more fittingly as "Exoskeleton Armor". If Lin Yi hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that this set of equipment was assembled from several backpacks he carried with him.

It seems that with the addition of other components, today’s Mountain Man finally looks like a fully equipped "Complete form". There is some earthy gray on his body, and one hand is still holding a hardened limb of a sculpture, confirming that it was torn from the body of a Human Sculpture.

Lin Yi couldn’t help but gasp: "This guy, Mountain Man... did he actually fight his way in step-by-step from the patrol ring of Human Sculptures?"

These Human Sculptures were obviously no match for him. Even now, the rushing Zealots are still being suppressed by Mountain Man in his "Armor Fusion" state.

Those Zealots seem to have an ability similar to the Chef in the green apron that allows them to move quickly in shadows. Lin Yi couldn’t track their movements effectively with just his sight, but with his Perception, he could still catch them.

Yet Mountain Man was still not falling behind despite being outnumbered, even showing a trend of growing stronger as the battle ensued, leaving Lin Yi dumbfounded.

"Is this Exoskeleton Armor really that fierce?" Lin Yi was secretly astonished.

Seeing that they couldn’t take down Mountain Man, the Zealots no longer held back, their bodies suddenly ballooned, their muscles bulged, and their skin had a sickly grayish-green color covered with twisted veins like ancient tree roots.

Their eyes flickered with a sinister and cold Golden light, visible intermittently through the mist, revealing endless ferocity and madness.

Zealot... they’re not just fanatical Believers, but also Believers who can go berserk!

Lin Yi thought to himself too, after all, Zealots are severe Polluters, how could the body of a Polluter be weak?

Only, compared to other aspects, their other aspects might be stronger... wait, other aspects stronger?!

"Could it be that physical strength is not their advantage...?" A sudden thud echoed in Lin Yi’s heart.

In this state, the Zealots’ strength was greatly amplified, their feet suddenly stomped the ground, the tremendous power causing the ground to tremble slightly, in this creepy and eerie environment, they were like a gray lightning piercing through the mist, lunging towards Mountain Man.

A low roar came from their throats, the sound like a muffled thunder rolling in the depths of the forest.

Mountain Man calmly responded, the Exoskeleton Armor swiftly reacted, the leg armor ejecting white flames, leveraging the powerful recoil to leap high, easily dodging the Zealot’s assault.

In mid-air, he took the opportunity to smash down the sculpture’s limb he held, but it was merely an itch for the Zealot.

The Zealot missed, its huge body crashed into a tree, the ancient trunk emitting a "creek" cracking sound, branches and leaves falling in twirls through the mist.

The other Zealots also charged towards Mountain Man, swinging their sturdy arms, bringing up a whistling wind. Judging only by how Mountain Man suppressed them, one could not tell their strength, but widening the view, it was startling to see the surrounding robust old trees also showing alarming scratches due to their scrabble.

Kuai Hongji watched all this coldly, still making no move, like a sparrow waiting.

Mountain Man landed from the air, his feet firmly on the ground, he met the Zealot’s charge, at the last moment before contact, he deftly dodged to the side, pulling out a short stick made of unknown material and fiercely chopping it down towards the Zealot’s arm.

The stick fell, and the Zealot’s arm snapped off instantly, but that was all.

At that moment, the Zealot immediately grabbed Mountain Man’s short stick with its other arm, and violently pulled him over.

Mountain Man decisively gave up the stick and quickly distanced himself. If he had been any slower, his chest would have been pierced by the sharp bones exposed from the Zealot’s broken arm.

The Zealot’s broken arm began to flow with sticky dark red blood and emitted a pungent rotten smell, but soon the blood solidified into a plaster-like substance.

The Zealot, in pain, let out a piercing howl, the sound echoing through the forest as if flipping the surrounding mist.

This strange soundwave, as if carrying some sinister power, spread out. When it reached Lin Yi’s ears, it evoked a sharp buzzing sound, causing him to frown uncontrollably.

Mountain Man, unable to escape in time, was affected by the sonic wave at close range, the entire Exoskeleton Armor’s light flow decreased, and its agility declined significantly.

The nearby Zealots seized the opportunity, some emitted this devilish sound to disturb Mountain Man, while others took harsh actions. Mountain Man was forced to turn from offense to defense, gradually falling into a disadvantage.

"You really haven’t improved at all!" The berserk Zealot, despite its physical mutation, had not lost its reason, "Same level as 20 years ago, and it still remains the same now..."