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Two people were tackled to the ground before they could even react.

The third person tried to build an earthen wall to block it, but the grayish-white shadow crashed through the wall and tore him in two.

The fourth person spewed out large amounts of flames from his hands, igniting everything within a ten-meter radius, but the shadow emerged from the flames unharmed.

The fifth person had a gun and fired several shots in quick succession. The bullets hit the shadow with a dull metallic clang, but the shadow didn't even pause.

The last person turned and ran, but was caught up before he had gone ten steps.

The screams abruptly stopped.

Six bodies lay scattered in the ruins, and blood spread across the gray cement ground.

The shadow finally stopped, squatted down next to the corpse, and began to eat.

Han Lei's binoculars finally revealed its appearance.

The thing was twice the size of a normal person, covered in dark red muscles, with no skin and muscle fibers exposed to the air, like a human specimen that had been skinned.

Its head is flat, it has no eyes, its nose has degenerated into two small holes, but its mouth is exaggeratedly large, splitting all the way to the base of its ears, and is densely filled with barbed, sharp teeth.

The animal lay on all fours, its forelimbs noticeably thicker than its hind limbs, with long, sharp bone spurs extending from its finger joints, like daggers. A thick tail swayed slowly behind it, its tip forked into two.

"The Licker..." Han Lei's voice was as dry as sandpaper.

He activated the binoculars' built-in reconnaissance function, and the monster's attributes appeared before his eyes...

[Licker (Lv5 Blue)]

【Strength: 112】

[Physical Fitness: 98]

[Agility: 91]

【Spirit: 15】

[Skills: Silent Movement, Wall Climbing, Tongue Strike (launches the tongue to attack distant targets, dealing piercing damage)]

[Note: A product of biochemical mutation, extremely fast and incredibly strong. It is recommended to eliminate it from a distance using heavy firepower; do not engage in close combat.]

112 points of Strength. 98 points of Constitution. 91 points of Agility.

Han Lei's hands were trembling.

If they had recklessly crept in, they would be the ones lying on the ground now.

"That thing... is eating corpses." Shen Qingwan's voice came from the side. She had somehow gotten hold of the binoculars and was staring intently in that direction, her face pale.

"Stop looking." Han Lei reached out to take the binoculars back.

Just then, the licker suddenly stopped moving.

It raised its head, its flat skull turned in a certain direction, as if it were sniffing something, or listening to something.

Shen Qingwan looked in the direction it was facing. The telescope lens slowly moved, sweeping across the ruins, the buildings, and the explosion craters in the open space...

Then, she saw someone.

The man stood at the entrance of the second building, holding a long spear, and was looking this way.

"Is it... Su Mu?"

Han Lei snatched the binoculars, and sure enough, the figure standing at the building entrance was Su Mu.

"What's he doing here?" Sun Lei leaned closer and whispered, "And why didn't he run away? Didn't he see that thing?"

"Maybe I didn't notice..." Zhou Xiaojie was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

Because the licker moved.

It abandoned the corpse it was gnawing on, got on all fours, and charged towards Su Mu.

It moved even faster than before. A grayish-white afterimage left a blurry trail on the ground, heading straight for the person standing at the building entrance.

"It's over." Sun Lei closed his eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.

Han Lei gritted his teeth, his hand holding the binoculars trembling. He knew Su Mu was strong... someone who could produce a professional book and deal with a cat demon alone must be quite powerful.

But against a monster of this caliber, no amount of strength matters. That's a level 5 blue-quality Licker with 112 strength and 91 agility; even bullets can't penetrate its muscles.

Shen Qingwan bit her lip hard, her nails digging into her palms, leaving bloody marks.

Looking at the figure standing at the building entrance through her binoculars, she felt a surge of inexplicable fear and helplessness.

She wanted to warn him, but she dared not shout. If she did, the Lickers would find them, and the entire squad would die here.

She could only watch.

Watching that figure being torn to pieces by the monster.

......

And at this moment...

Su Mu saw the figure rushing towards him.

With the aid of dynamic vision, the licker's movement trajectory was clearly visible to him... not a blurry afterimage, but a clear and predictable arc.

It sprang from the ruins, its limbs landing alternately, each touch generating tremendous force that propelled it forward. Its speed was indeed fast, more than twice as fast as the previous venomous cat demon.

But Su Mu could see it clearly.

He even had time to open the detective app and take a look at the other party's attributes.

Lv5 Blue, Licker. Strength 112, Constitution 98, Dexterity 91. Armor 49.

Su Mu frowned slightly.

It wasn't because this attribute was too high, but because... he discovered several obvious wounds on the other person's body.

There was a deep wound on his left ribcage, with the muscle turned outwards, exposing the white ribs underneath, and the edges showed signs of burning. A large chunk of muscle was also missing from his hind leg, causing a noticeable limp when he ran.

There was a penetrating shrapnel wound to the head. Although it did not hit any vital organs, dark red blood flowed down the flattened skull, covering half of the face.

It survived last night's explosion, but was severely injured.

If it weren't for these injuries, its attributes would be even higher.

Without hesitation, Su Mu pulled out an M500 from his chest holster and fired a shot.

"biu".

The bullet precisely struck the shrapnel wound in the licker's head, exploding inside the skull.

-2.

Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

18 points of damage.

His M500 is a Lv3 green quality weapon with a base firepower of 22. A hit to a vital point should deal at least 40 damage. The fact that it only deals 3 indicates that the Licker's armor has absorbed most of the damage.

With around 50 points of armor, plus its own muscle density and skin toughness, it should be practically immune to gunfire, right? He fired seven shots in a row.

"biu, biu, biu......."

Seven bullets, fourteen hits, all striking the same spot on the head. But the damage decreased with each shot... not because the bullets were less powerful, but because the Licker was moving at high speed, and the angle and distance at which the bullets hit were changing.

【-1. 】【-2. 】【-1. 】【-3. 】.....

There are a total of 14 damage instances, with the highest being only 3 points of damage.