Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

Chapter 86 Dust People 4068

The Roaring Calyx Beast struggled to raise its head, and the high-heat beam shot out again.

Erii swung her hand and slapped the flower-calyx across the face. With a loud crack, the flower-calyx beast's cheek was smashed to pieces, and the energy accumulated in its mouth dissipated.

As for the bromine mist shield, it was already shattered and torn apart by the Dustless Land earlier.

Its eyes fixed on her and it was horrified to discover that Erii's hands had long since separated from her human form, taking on a ferocious and sharp beast-like shape, covered with layers upon layers of hard scales.

and many more!

What is this humanoid creature holding in its hand?

The flower-calyx beast instinctively wanted to scratch its head, but found that it was scratching nothing; its two arms had been uprooted by her without it even realizing it.

It was about to mobilize mana energy for regeneration, but was shocked to find that the wound was being continuously cut by dense, invisible blades, and there was no possibility of regeneration in the short term.

At this moment, the flower-calyx beast finally smelled the scent of death.

It began to struggle frantically, its petals and rear end contracting forcefully. Just as it was about to launch into the air, Erii stomped on its forehead, forcibly pressing it back into the crater in the ground.

Takeoff failed, flight prohibited!

Whoosh whoosh!

Seeing their leader being humiliated, the spiky eels launched a fierce attack.

The outcome was predictable: they were all shredded by the judgment, including all the various mana plants growing on the ground.

Everyone stared blankly at the girl who stood proudly atop the calyx beast's head, wondering how she would kill it.

"Huh? What is she doing?" Erica asked, puzzled.

Everyone looked puzzled.

Erii drew her sword, but instead of slashing at the Flower Calyx Beast, she lightly slashed across her own palm.

Before it could heal quickly, a few drops of blood flowed onto the head of the flower-calyx beast.

"Burning Blood," she murmured, mobilizing the life essence within her body to trigger the potential medium.

boom!!!

In an instant, the blood that had spread out suddenly burst into flames.

"Roar~ Roar~"

Despite being just a few insignificant clusters of flame, the Flower Calyx Beast displayed immense pain and terror, its eyes wide with shock, revealing a remarkably human-like astonishment.

It clearly sensed that the life essence stored within its body was being burned away little by little by the flames, stemming from the weakness of its soul.

The flames of burning blood gradually spread, quickly covering most of its body. The burned skin did not turn black, but instead had a matte, gray, rock-like texture.

Like the Calyx Beast, Mark, who lived in the deepest part of the underground, was also in dire straits.

"Captain Mark? Captain Mark?"

4068 called out in a low voice, but there was no response. He took a deep breath, opened the heavy armor, and Mark's eyes were closed, revealing his neck.

He hesitated for a moment, then his eyes turned fierce as he pulled a dagger from his waist and held it to the side of Mark's neck.

Through the handle of the knife, you can clearly feel the pulsation of the major artery.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, please don't blame me~"

4068 muttered painfully to himself, straining as he closed his eyes.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, 4068 was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall. The excruciating pain almost made him gasp for breath.

"You want to kill me? Why?" Mark stood up shakily, his indistinct voice filled with disbelief.

Among the Dust People, the one he valued most was the young man 4068. Unlike most Dust People, the latter had a look of unwillingness and stubbornness in his eyes, and he was also quite capable, courageous and kind, which was rare in the apathetic Lighthouse.

But to his utter surprise, he saw real killing intent in the other person's eyes!

Due to excessive energy expenditure from the battle with the Flower Calyx Beast, coupled with some damage, the Heavy Dimension's energy was depleted and it could not be activated.

Mark jumped out, and despite being unarmed, he startled 4068 into raising his dagger.

"Who ordered you to do this, Charles?" Mark approached step by step.

"Don't force me, please don't force me!" 4068 held the dagger with trembling hands, backing away step by step.

Mark suddenly paused, looked down and realized that his trouser legs were soaked in blood. He glanced back and saw deep bite marks on his calves, where the calyx beast had torn through them.

"I did it all to save her!" 4068 suddenly raised his voice, advancing instead of retreating, and forcefully stabbed the dagger into Mark's chest.

Were you threatened?

Upon hearing this, Mark remained as steady as a rock, and was about to retreat to avoid and counterattack.

boom!

A gunshot rang out.

A bullet pierced precisely through 4068's forehead and exited from the back of his head.

"Captain, are you alright? Has this dustman gone mad?"

The one who fired the shot was A-Zheng, the young hunter who came down to rescue them.

4068 collapsed into Mark's arms with his eyes wide open in death, twitched twice, and then fell still.

"What's going on up there?" Mark sighed and asked.

puff!

However, his response was a thorny eel spine that viciously pierced his neck, piercing through the carotid artery and about to sever his cervical vertebrae.

There are no eels here, but there are heartless wolves.

Caught off guard, Mark instinctively grabbed Ah Zheng's hand to stop him from using any more force.

After being betrayed by those around him one after another, Mark began to doubt his own existence. He stared at the latter with even more disbelief, sadness, and despair.

His trachea was blocked by fresh blood, so he couldn't speak and could only choke on blood bubbles from his mouth.

"I'm sorry, Captain," Ah Zheng's expression was twisted and complex, a mixture of fear, panic, and excitement. "To live a better life, I have no choice but to kill you."

He abruptly released his grip, creating distance. The shocking wound and gushing blood indicated that Mark was surely dead.

"I don't have enough contribution points. I don't even dare to get injured once, otherwise the law of life will judge me as worthless trash. I'm sorry, I will tell everyone that you were ambushed by a spiny eel and died a heroic death." A-Zheng said tremblingly. At this moment, he was even more frightened than 4068 before.

Mark collapsed to the ground, leaning against the wall and clutching his bleeding neck. His eyes were unfocused and lifeless, but he could vaguely make out Ran Bing's smiling face.

Seeing this, Ah Zheng knew that even a god couldn't save him, so he turned and ran.

"Where do you think you're going!"

A delicate yet sharp shout descended from the sky, and a long spear, like a silver dragon plunging into the abyss, pierced straight into the ground in front of Ah Zheng's feet.

Maiduo stood at the end of the gun, swayed her hips, and kicked Ah Zheng, who was completely stunned, unconscious with a whip kick.

"Hiss~"

Just as she was about to check on Mark's condition, her body suddenly trembled as she saw a huge white spinal worm crawling up Mark's motionless body, winding its way up from his thigh.

"Maiduo, don't worry about it." Bai Yuekui's voice came through the earpiece.

"Boss? Is this big bug yours?" Mai Duo didn't finish her sentence, but she already knew.

As she watched, the spine-chilling parasite coiled around Mark's back, its sharp legs piercing his flesh with a series of thuds, rapidly parasitizing him like a piece of exoskeleton.

A miracle occurred: Mark, who had stopped breathing, suddenly had his heart begin to beat weakly again, and the wound on his neck was covered with a fishy substance, stopping the bleeding.

"Oh, I see!" Maiduo muttered in surprise.

It turns out that Mark, who was on the verge of death, was parasitized by a spinal worm, which, in turn, prolonged his life as if it were an external heart.

They won't die for now, but no one can predict what changes might occur.

"Who are you!"

"What did you do!"

"Captain! Zheng!"

At this moment, a group of hunters also descended from above. Upon seeing this scene, they were all enraged and indignant, and they all pointed their guns at the innocent-looking Maido.

hall.

The flower-calyx beast was burned into a huge mass of flesh and earth in despair; it never imagined that it would have this day until its last breath.

Is there a bug in the program? How come an unknown creature that looks like a human is inexplicably absorbing my life essence?!

But as its brain also turned to stone, many of its thoughts became meaningless.

Bang!

Erii flicked her finger, and the flower-shaped beast burst open.

"Phew~"

She exhaled, feeling incredibly refreshed and invigorated; the former felt a little stronger, and the latter much more resilient.

Clearly, the life essence fed back by the Calyx Beast had taken effect, directly strengthening her.

"Eri, something seems to have happened down there, it's Mark!" Erica shouted from behind, and then jumped down with the rest of the group.