The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 136 Seizing the King
[Wow, I'm not a monster...]

Suddenly, Lin Nan seemed to catch a very weak glimpse of consciousness.

Lin Nan paused and stopped.

【Who was speaking just now? 】

She asked the vines in her brain.

The vines also wandered around, but did not find the owner of that consciousness.

“Maybe you heard wrongly,” the vines said.

Lin Nan thought about it and realized that it was true. She and Xiu were the only two living people here, and the others were aliens. How could aliens speak?

Before long, they arrived at the very center of the abyss, the closest location to the king beast.

"Guide Lin, just stay here, everything will be over soon." Xiu hid Lin Nan behind a rock and said gently.

"Are you going to kill the king beast by yourself? Isn't it too dangerous?" Lin Nan was a little worried. She had read the information. The king beast in Area 5 has an S-level mental power. Although it is not warlike, it does not mean that it is a waste.

"It doesn't matter. The part of its body where its spiritual power is most concentrated has been dug out, so it doesn't have much strength now." After Xiu finished speaking, he handed all his supplies to Lin Nan. The black wolf spirit body moved close to Lin Nan and licked the palm of his hand reluctantly.

After making all preparations, the man and the wolf walked towards the depths of the abyss. The man's tall figure looked particularly lonely in the dim light.

Lin Nan stood there, watching his figure gradually disappear into the darkness, with an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart.

Something feels wrong.

[Both Big Black and Little Black are weird.]

[You didn't even take your bag. Are you not planning on coming back? ]

【…】

Lin Nan looked at the direction Xiu left, thoughtfully.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she asked, "A king beast in a polluted area has had its core spiritual power plundered. Can it still be considered a 'king beast'?"

The alien species that can become the king beast is assumed to have the most powerful ability in this polluted area. Its mental power should be able to influence and command all monsters, but now its strength has declined significantly.

According to the law of survival of species in nature, if the ability of a group's leader begins to decline, there will inevitably be new candidates to challenge for the throne.

The collapse and expansion of Contaminated Area No. 5 also occurred after the "King Jade" was taken away.

For some reason, Lin Nan suddenly thought of Xiu's semi-alienated appearance.

"No!" Lin Nan screamed and suddenly stood up from the rock.

She even forgot to pretend and ran after Xiu.

Because the mental suggestion disappeared, the surrounding alien species seemed to react collectively and rushed towards Lin Nan in an endless stream.

From the depths of the darkness, a low roar echoed, as if some enormous creature were awakening. Lin Nan's heartbeat quickened slightly, but she quickly suppressed her uneasiness and quickened her pace.

Xiu stood in front of this huge lizard species with an indifferent expression.

His body twisted and stretched in violent alienation, as if being reshaped by some invisible force.

His originally reddish-brown eyes slowly turned blood red, and gray hair continued to grow from under his skin. His fingers became slender and sharp, and his nails flashed coldly like blades.

His consciousness gradually blurred in the alienation, his human rationality being gradually devoured by the beast's instincts. A low roar emanated from his throat, the sound filled with pain and madness. Before long, his body had completely transformed into the appearance of the Wolf King, young, tall, and strong.

The lizard species seemed to be frightened by Xiu's changes. Its body retreated slightly, and a hint of vigilance flashed in its compound eyes.

However, the giant wolf did not give it any time to react. It rushed forward as fast as a gray lightning, and its sharp claws went straight for the lizard's throat.

"Roar--"

The lizard species let out a sharp roar as its throat was torn by Xiu's claws, blood gushing out. A single blow was enough to defeat it.

It was not a monster that was good at fighting. After sleeping for decades, its fighting spirit had been completely worn out. Later, the most concentrated part of its mental power was cut off. It was no match for this wild wolf at all.

But after struggling for only a few minutes, the lizard fell down, and the bright red blood spread all over the ground, flowing silently like a gurgling stream.

The black wolf looked at the king beast in front of him, who was still breathing, and then leaned down.

Bite by bite, tearing its flesh into pieces and eating it—

Just like before, he ate the king jade bite by bite...

"Where on earth did you hide Wang Yu?"

That cold voice rang in my ears again.

During his detention in the rehabilitation center, he was subjected to severe torture day and night in an attempt to force him to reveal Wang Yu's whereabouts.

But they would never guess that Wang Yu had already merged with his body.

That day, they were backstabbed by a researcher from the Central Committee, and all the team members died. He watched the king beast awaken from its slumber and slowly devour the team members' bodies, and felt that his own sanity as a human was slowly slipping away...

I don't know who told me this, but when monsters fight, the winner will devour the loser.

This wasn't barbarism, but rather the most primitive form of inheritance. The loser's strength, memories, and even soul would be reborn within the victor through the fusion of flesh and blood.

Some alien species will also let their younger offspring eat them when they are old. They regard this as the most noble ritual and the only way to continue their bloodline.

In the eyes of humans, this may be a horrifying and barbaric act, but in the world of monsters, it is the most natural law of survival.

That day, he ate Wang Yu, whom Daxiong had protected with his life, into his stomach, just like the monster ate the bodies of Daxiong and the others.

He gained an even more brutal and powerful strength, which surged and raged in his body, bringing out his entire bestial nature.

The already lingering spiritual landscape became even darker and more chaotic, with black pollutants pouring in like a flood.

He knew he was doomed, but he didn't struggle at all, because only this kind of mania could suppress his pain, sadness and despair at that time...

Later, the rescue team pulled him out of the abyss. In order to escape the pursuit of that organization, he simply exposed himself to the sunlight and made a big fuss in the guide center. His purpose was to enter the detoxification center, because only there would he be temporarily safe.

As a result, he met a guide by chance.

The guide had pulled him back from the brink of alienation several times, allowing him to barely maintain his human consciousness. However, no matter how they saved him, they could not change the fact that he had become a lowly beast...

The electric shock collar on the wolf's neck was stretched and broken.

With a "click", metal fragments fell to the ground, making a crisp yet ominous sound.

Xiu swallowed the last bite of the alien's flesh, raised his head, his eyes completely dyed blood red, and his sanity at this moment was like a candle in the wind, shaky.