Remove all restrictions and transform into a bizarre girl.

The eerie creature darted out from the shadows on the side, its movements even more stealthy than the previous claw shadows, making no obvious sound.

This single strike is far more bizarre than the previous claw shadow attack.

Chen Nian sensed the change in airflow to the side the moment it pounced. Instead of turning to meet it, she took a step diagonally forward.

At the same time, she swung the Miao sword diagonally upwards, the blade drawing an arc along her side.

The strange creature adjusted its posture faster than expected after missing its target, shifting from a lunge to a sideways movement, avoiding the blade's coverage area, and regaining its footing about two steps away from her.

Chen Nian sheathed her sword, did not pursue, and observed the strange creature.

This is a bizarre creature resembling a licker, which looks disgusting. It is very large, almost like a bus, and stands in front of you.

Moreover, the aura it unleashed was much stronger than the previous claw shadow, making it extremely eerie.

Looking at such an opponent, Chen Nian's lips curled up slightly. This level of opponent was exactly what Chen Nian needed.

Just as Chen Nian was about to make a move, the eerie, licker-like creature made its first move.

Its hind legs pushed off the ground with a sudden burst, and its body sprinted forward at high speed, even faster than the previous claw shadow. At the moment of approach, its forelimbs rose up, and the horny protrusions at the tips of its fingers slashed towards Chen Nian.

Chen Nian did not retreat, but instead held the Miao sword horizontally in front of her, blade facing outwards, and met it in the path of its falling forelimbs.

The blade made a sharp scraping sound the moment it came into contact with the keratinous protrusion.

The impact traveled along the blade to her arm, slightly heavier than the previous claw shadow.

Awesome! Awesome!

That's the feeling!

Chen Nian's face showed only excitement, without a trace of any other thoughts about this opponent.

As long as it's within her control, Chen Nian can use its power to advance!

These are all stepping stones for me!

After blocking the attack, Chen Nian did not rush to counterattack, but instead allowed the impact to continue to travel along the blade.

Before it enters your wrist, rotate your wrist slightly to direct the force along the blade to the side and dissipate it into the air.

Her gaze did not leave the horizontal crack. While releasing the force, she adjusted her grip on the knife, changing from a horizontal grip to a diagonal grip, with the tip of the knife slightly pointing towards the ground, and lowering her center of gravity slightly.

The Licker did not pause after its first attack was blocked. As it landed, its forelimbs pressed down on the ground, and it used the reaction force to spring back up, slightly faster than the first time.

This time, its forelimbs swept in from both sides simultaneously, forming an intersecting arc that covered part of her frontal and lateral movement space.

However, Chen Nian never intended to dodge; instead, she chose to confront him head-on!

Under Chen Nian's control, the ice vines rose rapidly from the ground, forming an interlaced support structure on her side.

Some keratinous protrusions first collided with the surface of the ice vine along the approaching path, and fine cracks appeared on the ice surface at the point of contact, but the spread of the cracks stopped when they reached half the thickness of the ice vine.

Its attacks could not break through Chen Nian's ice vine defense circle.

Before its forelimbs could close together, the Miao knife had already cut into its body at close range. The grip was changed from a slanted hold to a straight thrust, piercing along the junction of its forelimb roots and torso.

The moment the blade pierced the joint, Chen Nian felt a resistance, as if it had pierced a layer of tissue thicker than the surface membrane, requiring continuous thrust to penetrate.

It was just as disgusting as it looked.

It definitely contains that kind of sticky, viscous flesh.

However, Chen Nian did not stop, and transmitted more force forward along the blade.

As the blade continues to advance, it cuts through the resistance structures along the way layer by layer. When it penetrates to a depth of about two finger joints, the resistance begins to weaken, as if it has entered a region with even less internal resistance.

She flipped the knife tip inside out once, then pulled it out and took a step back.

The Licker let out a strange roar after being stabbed.

He unleashed an even more powerful aura and launched a counterattack against Chen Nian.

The roar echoed in the enclosed space, carrying a low-frequency vibration different from its previous movements, as if a resonance emanating from deeper within its body.

Its body underwent a noticeable change as it roared.

The dark film covering the surface began to tighten, as if it were shrinking, making the originally slightly loose contours even tighter.

The keratinous protrusions on the forelimbs become more prominent during contraction, and the edges are sharper than before.

Its hind legs pushed off the ground again, faster than before.

This time, it did not use the crossed forelimbs attack method. Instead, it lowered its body and tucked its forelimbs to its sides, like a flat silhouette rushing quickly from the ground.

This series of changes was completed in just a few seconds.

Chen Nian knew that her counterattack had caused the Licker to strangely enter the second stage.

Their combat power has increased significantly compared to before.

Chen Nian made her judgment the moment it accelerated.

She took a step diagonally backward in the path it was charging towards.

At the same time, adjust the grip angle of the Miao knife from a normal grip to a reverse grip, with the tip of the knife pointing backward and the blade pointing outward.

This licker is strong in combat, but not very bright.

As long as you slice the blade horizontally along the side of its body the instant it passes by.

It can definitely injure it severely.

As Chen Nian had expected, she used the inertia generated by its high-speed movement to allow her blade to pass through smoothly.

The blade felt firmer the moment it touched its body, as if it were cutting through a layer of compressed, denser tissue.

Chen Nian could feel the constant resistance being steadily cut through as the blade passed through the side of its body.

The Licker strangely continued moving forward for a distance after it rushed past before adjusting its direction on the ground.

It stopped further away than before, and the new cut mark on the side of its torso was clearly visible, extending from the side to the end of the side, and was deeper than the previous cuts.

Chen Nian watched this scene and was surprised to find that the effect was even better than she had imagined.

This blow severely crippled it.

After being hit, the Licker seemed to freeze in place, as if stunned.

Chen Nian thought she had killed it with a single blow.

Unexpectedly, the Licker actually self-destructed.

The massive shockwave caught Chen Nian off guard, forcing her to retreat several meters to avoid the bizarre shockwave of the self-destruction.

"Damn it, what happened...?"

Before Chen Nian could finish speaking, darkness suddenly appeared in the distance, followed by the lighting of more than a dozen scarlet eyes.

Was that bizarre self-destruction just now meant to summon his comrades?

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