"Human, this god-child has emerged once again. This time, prepare for your base to be annihilated, and all of you to become our blood food!"
A half-beastman, emerging from a rift, let out an enraged roar.
This was a Lizardman, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed the same one Wang Luo had severely beaten before and fled back to the underground world – the Lizard Commander!
Now, he had returned through the mist rift, vowing to slay that human and overturn that base.
As a god-child, to be repeatedly crushed by a human with no bloodline was an unbearable humiliation.
Upon returning to the underground world, he hadn't even dared to tell his father the truth. Instead, he claimed he was attacked by numerous god-children, forcing his retreat. Otherwise, given his father's temper, he might have been beaten to death.
"Once I confirm my location, I will contact a group of god-children to devour these humans!"
To the Lizard Commander, washing away this shame was more important than any so-called fortunate encounter.
However, after taking only a few steps, he spotted a mature, heavenly treasure on the ground, capable of aiding in the comprehension of laws. This was something the mist had churned out from the depths of the rift!
"Hahaha! I, the Lizard Commander, am truly blessed with great fortune to encounter such a treasure right after emerging!"
A long-lost smile reappeared on his face. He reached out and picked up the heavenly treasure, then continued searching along the mist rift for more valuable items.
In the Anluo City base,
The people discovered that the mutated beasts appearing from the mist rift varied in ability, ranging from SSS-class to F-class!
Towards these underground mutated beasts, the humans showed no mercy. If they dared to attack the base, they would be killed without exception!
"Why do these underground mutated beasts all seem so arrogant, looking down on us?"
Qi Sheng found it strange.
Those beings seemed to view humans merely as food, and from the bottom of their hearts, they disdained the humans and mutated beasts of the surface world.
Qi Sheng couldn't understand why.
Yue Bai said, "Perhaps the status of humans in the underground world is very low! As for why they look down on the surface world? Maybe they feel that our world's ability history is too short, lacking any foundation, and thus vastly inferior to theirs!"
"Foundation?"
Shen Muling pouted dismissively.
She could feel that the strength of the mutated beasts in the underground world was weaker than those of the same level on the surface.
Given such a situation, how could they possibly talk about having a foundation?
"Besides the half-beastmen, they don't seem to have any significant foundation to boast about. Furthermore, if their foundation were truly so strong, they wouldn't even be unable to defend their own underground world, only to be occupied by zombies!"
"No! From the mutated beasts we've captured recently, we've learned that underground abilities don't require self-comprehension; one only needs to study the arts recorded by predecessors!"
Yue Bai stated.
This way, it would certainly be faster than comprehending it themselves.
"And then there's the inherited ability that the Lizardman used before. They can naturally use such powerful abilities, something we cannot compare to!"
They still didn't know how to record their abilities, making it much easier for future generations to learn.
"I think it might be precisely because we comprehend our abilities ourselves that we are stronger than those underground mutated beasts. If that's the case, then there really is no need to record abilities; it's better to let future generations comprehend them on their own!"
...
Several months passed in the blink of an eye.
Beasts and zombies frequently appeared from the rift, and even SSS-class mutated beasts had made an appearance. However, almost all of these mutated beasts shared a common trait: as soon as they spotted a human base, they would immediately launch an attack!
The blood flowing like a small stream from near the rift, dyeing the land red, showed how many mutated beasts had died there recently.
It was worth noting that this area had previously been soaked with the green blood of zombies.
Until one day,
A giant, emerald-green python slowly crawled out of the rift. Its size was not large, only about ten meters long, about a tenth of the previous Black Scaled Python. Upon seeing the humans on the city wall, it let out an excited sound.
"Another giant python? This time I'll catch you and make snake soup!"
Seeing this, Zhou Yiming and his men immediately went to slay it. However, they were all sent flying by a single tail whip, and some even lost consciousness.
"You... you're not an ordinary mutated beast!"
Zhou Yiming exclaimed as he got up from the ground.
Ordinary mutated beasts were incapable of defeating him in one blow.
"Heh heh, who told you I was an ordinary mutated beast?"
The emerald-green giant python spoke, its voice laced with mockery.
Zhou Yiming's expression changed. Ordinary mutated beasts couldn't speak human language, but this creature wasn't a half-beastman. What exactly was it?
On the city wall,
Seeing Zhou Yiming and his men defeated in one strike, someone immediately prepared to go to their aid.
"Immediately go and call Wang Luo. We might not be a match for that mutated beast!"
Yue Bai frowned and stopped them, "Even the Lizardman from last time, we could exchange a few blows with. But this emerald-green giant python, without any divine projection, defeated Zhou Yiming, who is known for his offensive power, in a single blow. This is clearly not right!"
However, he himself was also rushing towards the battlefield.
"An SSS-class human awaken, should taste good!"
The giant python revealed a cold smile.
In the next moment, it pounced directly towards Zhou Yiming.
"Slash!"
Zhou Yiming let out a low roar. The pig-slaughtering knife in his hand ferociously swung down, a massive golden energy slash cleaving downwards, meeting the opponent head-on.
"Overestimating yourself. It seems you still haven't realized the gap between us!"
The giant python said dismissively.
It did not dodge this attack. Instead, a green light bloomed from its head, and it directly met the slash, smashing its own head against the attack.
"What? This giant python is so arrogant? It dares to smash its head against Captain Zhou's slash?"
Awakeners on the city wall exclaimed in astonishment.
Zhou Yiming possessed a metal ability, always known for its sharp offense. Who would dare to use their body to collide with his slash?
Were they tired of living!
"Let's hope it gets split in half with one strike!"
Many awakeners gloated.
Only a few people wore solemn expressions, thinking that the opponent could afford to do this out of confidence!
A crisp sound echoed. The sharp slash landed on the giant python's head without any deviation.
Under the hopeful gazes of many, the giant python merely shook its head and said, "Very good force, it feels quite comfortable for this god-child!"
Everyone on the city wall gasped in unison.
What in the world was this giant python? Its head was so incredibly hard that even Captain Zhou's slash couldn't break it?
"God-child?"
Zhou Yiming's pupils sharply contracted.
This was actually a god-child?
Then why weren't you in your half-beastman form? Were you playing the pig to eat the tiger here?
If you had revealed your half-beastman form earlier, I wouldn't have come out!
"This feeling of playing the pig to eat the tiger is truly wonderful!"
The giant python mused.