Infinite Transmigration Starting from Violet

"...Is it raining?"

The rain seemed to come out of nowhere, and the fine raindrops instantly turned into raindrops the size of beans.

Just then, footsteps echoed from the depths of the alley.

Lu Ye slowly tightened his grip on the silver dancer in his arms.

But as the footsteps drew closer, Lu Ye realized, with the help of the dim light, that it was a homeless man.

"Hey bro," the homeless man greeted Lu Ye, "can I borrow a light?"

“Okay.” Lu Ye handed over a lighter.

This was something he had taken from Amardon and Harford when he beat them up earlier; it was a necessary measure to prevent them from carrying any dangerous items such as firearms.

Then, while the fire blazed, the two chatted for a while.

Lu Ye learned that the homeless man had once been a soldier, but was "confirmed dead," so he was now an undocumented person and couldn't even find work, thus becoming a homeless man. His wife had long since remarried and no longer recognized him.

"Thanks," the homeless man lit a cigarette. "Aren't you going home? It's raining harder."

"I'll be right away. I just finished running and will rest for two minutes before I leave."

"Alright, have a nice day, brother." The homeless man's stomach rumbled as he finished speaking.

Lu Ye took out ten dollars: "Let's buy some food."

"Thank you so much, but never mind. I had a few sandwiches for lunch, so it's okay to be a little hungry tonight."

Since the other party didn't want it, Lu Ye didn't force them: "Can't you earn any money as a homeless person?"

"Without legal status, there's nothing I can do, but I can collect bottles in the neighborhood at night when there are fewer people. Christmas is just over a month away, and I'm planning to buy my daughter a small gift."

"Really? Good luck."

Lu Ye walked to the eaves where he was sheltering from the rain, glanced at the time, and realized that there were still more than thirty seconds left before he could return to the Green Dolphin Prison.

However, at that moment, Lu Ye noticed the puddle behind the homeless man.

When it rains heavily, it's normal for puddles to form on uneven ground.

But this was strange. Although the homeless man blocked most of the view, Lu Ye could still see ripples moving across it, as if something was swimming on it...

Swimming...

Lu Ye suddenly remembered what Amadon had said before he died.

"Get out of the way!!"

He lunged at the homeless man.

But it was too late.

The homeless man's entire head was bitten off and swallowed by a huge and terrifying mouth.

Although it is enormous, it is different from the Nile crocodile. It is a different reptile, at least five meters long. It is covered with armor-like scales, which are called small bones containing an endosperm and can be used as a natural chainmail. Its thick tail sways slightly with its crawling posture, and the tongue that sticks out of its mouth is blood red and carries deadly bacteria.

Komodo dragon!

Chapter 735 Defeating the Komodo Dragon

While the Komodo dragon still had the homeless man's head in its mouth, Lu Ye didn't hesitate and summoned his Stand to unleash a rapid barrage of attacks.

Although his Stand's power ranks only in the second tier among many Stands, its incredible speed allows it to unleash a storm-like effect.

However, a scene that shocked Lu Ye appeared: Gray Age's fist passed straight through the Komodo dragon's body, as if it had hit thin air.

"It's not working?!"

At that very moment, the Komodo dragon bit Gray Age's arm.

The pain and the wound were simultaneously transmitted to Lu Ye's arm. Lu Ye gritted his teeth and manipulated Gray Age's other arm to punch the Komodo dragon, but it suddenly let go on its own.

Lu Ye had only run a few steps when he felt an intense numbness in his upper body.

He tried to raise his hands, but he couldn't. His left arm, which had been bitten, was like that, and his right arm, which hadn't been bitten, seemed to be affected as well.

Can bacterial toxins take effect so quickly?

While it was previously believed that Komodo dragons were able to hunt prey efficiently because their saliva contained a large number of bacteria, this is not entirely true.

In late 2005, researchers at the University of Melbourne speculated, using other types of monitoring devices, that the eyed monitor lizard and iguana might have some venom. Those bitten experienced similar effects: rapid swelling, local rupture of blood clots, and numbness and pain up to the elbow, with some symptoms lasting for several hours.

In 2009, the same researchers published further evidence demonstrating that Komodo dragons, which are related to the scaly monitor lizard, possess a potent venomous bite. MRI scans of the Komodo dragon's skull revealed two glands in its lower jaw. Researchers extracted one of these glands from a Komodo dragon at the Singapore Zoo and found that it secreted several different toxic proteins. The known functions of these proteins include inhibiting blood clotting, lowering blood pressure, causing muscle paralysis, and inducing hypothermia, leading to shock and loss of consciousness in the prey. Therefore, bacteria are not the sole cause of the short-term death of prey bitten by Komodo dragons.

damn...

Although normally, even the fastest Komodo dragon venom wouldn't take effect in just a few seconds, Lu Ye had already been injured by other poisonous creatures many times before. In addition, due to the characteristics of his Stand, "American Poison," whenever Lu Ye was injured by a Komodo dragon, not only was the amount of venom doubled, but the effects of the venom also took effect immediately.

Lu Ye was sweating profusely.

His hands were difficult to move, making it impossible for him to use the Imperial Arms.

In that case, we have no choice but to use the only remaining strategy.

That is—escape!

Lu Ye took off running. Although he had been poisoned by the toxic protein, he still had the ability to run before the toxin spread to his lower limbs. If he could find a safe place and find a way to use the panacea, he could use the Imperial Arms and get rid of this thing.

Lu Ye started running quickly through the alley, with the Komodo dragons chasing relentlessly behind him.

Despite its bulky appearance, the Komodo dragon is actually extremely fast, capable of accelerating to 20-25 kilometers per hour in an instant.

Lu Ye's speed at this moment could barely keep up with this level, or more accurately, it was slightly behind. However, he had already been poisoned, so it was good enough that he could run at all.

The Komodo dragon caught up, its limbs flailing as its thick tail swept across the ground in an S-shape to propel it forward.

Lu Ye scurried through the alleyways, dragging his two immobile hands as he fled, with the Komodo dragon chasing after him. The trash cans and debris in the alleys had no effect on him; they simply passed right through his body.

During this process, Lu Ye suddenly noticed something.

That is, even though the Komodo dragon was chasing at full speed, it could catch up with it in a little time, but it didn't run at full speed.

Lu Ye suddenly realized that this type of "animal" Stand, while possessing abilities beyond those of animals, also retained animal habits.

Komodo dragons are a species that survived from the dinosaur era. Some zoologists have discovered that Komodo dragons have an enormous appetite and prefer to prey on large animals such as buffalo.

Buffalo are large and aggressive, and Komodo dragons have little chance of winning by force alone. However, the Komodo dragon's secret weapon is its deadly venom and the large number of bacteria in its saliva. When the dragon spots a buffalo, it slowly approaches and then unexpectedly bites the buffalo's leg. The venom does not kill the buffalo immediately, and the buffalo will desperately try to escape. The Komodo dragon will then track the buffalo by scent until its prey dies from the poison.

That's right, there's absolutely no need for it to waste its energy.

Because the fate of the prey is already sealed the moment it bites it.

It only needed to keep Lu Ye within its line of sight, which unfortunately prevented Lu Ye from stopping to use the panacea.

We can't afford to waste any more time.

After navigating two bends, Lu Ye burst out of the alley.

He ran into the street and cut straight through the traffic at night. This action drew curses from a group of drivers, but Lu Ye ignored them. There are strict speed limits in the city, which is why Lu Ye did this. Even though he was a skinny camel, he was still bigger than a horse. Even with his speed reduced, Lu Ye was still about twice as fast as most people.

However, the Komodo dragon didn't care about any of that. It passed right through the vehicle's body, and even a truck running over it had no effect. Ordinary people couldn't see it either, because under normal circumstances, ordinary people would never be able to see a stand-in.

After a chase, Lu Ye arrived at the coastal highway.

He climbed over the railing, then suddenly stopped, turned around, and clutched his coat tightly in his hand; it was already stained with blood.

The evening breeze, carrying heavy rain, blew in from in front of the roadside leaves and drifted towards the sea behind.

Faced with the approaching Komodo dragon, Lu Ye easily released his grip. A gust of wind blew his blood-stained coat onto a tree by the sea. Lu Ye summoned his Stand, Gray Age, but instead of assuming a fighting stance, he had his Stand stand quietly in front of him, motionless.

The Komodo dragon slowed its pace. Instead of attacking Lu Ye, its prey that had stopped, it extended its forked tongue.

It's searching for scents; its forked tongue acts like a radar antenna, discerning the aromas in the breeze. Even the faintest scents in the air can be detected by monitor lizards, allowing them to detect the presence of carrion seven or eight kilometers away.

Lu Ye came to the seaside for this reason.

At night, the sea breeze blows from the land, carrying the scent of the lizard and its blood towards the other side of the sea, which can interfere with the Komodo dragon's judgment to some extent.

Moreover, its static vision is very poor.

From the perspective of the Komodo dragon, a peculiar situation arises.

The coat stained with Lu Ye's blood fluttered on the branch, attracting its visual attention and faint olfactory detection. There was also a stronger scent of prey nearby, but it did not see it.

Lu Ye quietly observed the Komodo dragon's movements.

A few seconds later, it took action.

It came toward Lu Ye, which made Lu Ye sigh that reptiles really do rely more on their sense of smell.

Lu Ye silently enveloped himself in gray mist, effectively transferring himself to another space. Although the amount of oxygen he brought in was limited, it was enough for him to stay inside for one to two minutes.

Lu Ye circled around the Komodo dragon, and he could even see its tongue passing through his leg.

The rain was getting heavier, and Lu Ye could only hope that the giant lizard would run over and cause trouble for the clothes before the blood on them was washed away.

A few seconds later, the Komodo dragon left and headed towards the tree, looking up at the clothes hanging on the branches as it went.

Lu Ye emerged from his Stand space, struggling to manipulate his Stand into gray threads to retrieve a universal potion from the space and inject himself. Meanwhile, he silently watched the Komodo dragon crawling on the soaked beach outside the highway, its massive body leaving no dragging or crawling marks on the sand.

Lu Ye continued to observe.

The Komodo dragon climbed the tree, swaying leaves passing through its body, and even raindrops falling from its body. However, just as it approached the clothes and tentatively bit the coat, leaves swept onto its gray scales, and raindrops shattered on its claws.

Lu Ye noticed this sign and immediately smiled.

I was right...

That way, I'm guaranteed to win.

Lu Ye took out a knife and cut his palm.

The Komodo dragon immediately picked up on the smell of the blood and the pheromones within it.

It leaped down from the tree, charged towards Lu Ye, and opened its blood-red maw to bite down hard.

but……

"clang!"

With a crisp sound, the Komodo dragon bit into a hard knife.

Lu Ye appeared beside it at some unknown time.

The Komodo dragon tried to spit out the Mortal Blade, but Gray Age stepped on its mouth.