Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Liu Zheng joked.

He recalled the story of someone who went undercover for ten years to become the leader of a gang.

“The core research team of the chorus class is very strict. I couldn’t pass their review, so I made an excuse to leave before I was discovered. Moreover, their research direction did not align with my beliefs.”

Yoursena replied.

"How to say?"

"There are also high and low ranks among those in positions of authority, and one cannot become a high-ranking person by worshipping those in positions of authority."

"Youssena said."

"Oh."

Liu Zheng casually agreed, then turned and brandished his knife.

A fireball the size of a human head flew in from the side, was cleaved in two by the butcher's knife, and then exploded with a bang.

The terrifying heat directly scorched his unclothed face and arms, while Yourcenar's clothes next to him were also burned with many small holes by the flying sparks.

"Boss, be careful!"

Xia Kai, who was lagging behind, reacted quickly this time, picking up the flintlock pistol that Liu Zheng had given him and firing a shot.

Whether it was luck or talent, the shot hit the second fireball that followed, causing it to explode into fireworks several meters away from everyone.

However, this is not the end.

Three more loud bangs followed, and three fireballs flew towards them from different heights.

"Da da da da da!"

The sound of bullets firing rang out continuously, and dozens of bullets poured out in an instant, forming a blocking net in the air.

The three fireballs were successfully blocked by the blocking net and exploded again.

The burst of intense light forced everyone to close their eyes, and even Liu Zheng, who didn't close his eyes, secreted a large amount of thick, slippery tears.

The enemies who attacked them seemed to realize that their attack was ineffective and finally revealed themselves from their hiding places.

When everyone opened their eyes, what they saw was a monster even stranger than the Eye Culture Medium.

This monster is enormous; its upper body alone is nearly six meters long, and its lower body is probably four or five meters long, with a width of nearly three meters.

Its lower body has many slender limbs, just like real-world arthropods such as millipedes, centipedes, and sandworms.

Its upper body also grows many branches, but they are not animal limbs, but translucent plant branches that emit a white light.

Surrounded by the lower body limbs is the abdomen, which fully embodies the characteristics of female fertility worship.

However, instead of the suggestive fleshy walls inside the abdomen, there were many teeth resembling plant buds.

On its head grows a blue four-petaled flower, the shape of which looks like a four-pointed star or a cross.

At this moment, scattered sparks are constantly appearing around the flower, then converging towards the center of the flower.

Clearly, this is the source of those fireballs.

"What is this?"

Liu Zheng asked.

“That’s a thousand-foot flower. It was found in the Tommel dungeon by hunters from the Calcarens Academy and then transplanted to the academy.”

Yoursena replied.

"No way, are the people at Calcarens Academy crazy? Even if they don't perform a live dissection on the spot, shouldn't this kind of monster at least be kept as a dangerous experimental subject? What's the point of just leaving it in the courtyard? Do they have too many students?"

He couldn't help but complain.

"The Thousand-Legged Flower possesses its own consciousness. Once it is guarded, it enters a state of suspended animation and becomes unusable. Therefore, the Karl Karens Academy can only place it in the courtyard. However, they have also developed a corresponding potion. As long as this potion is sprayed regularly, the Thousand-Legged Flower will not attack."

"Youssena said."

"Where's the potion?"

"It has been lost with the decline of the Calculus Academy."

"Youssena said."

"So how did you avoid it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I'm not quite sure either. The centipede doesn't seem to have any desire to attack me. I know this is probably related to the experiments I've done on myself in the past, but I don't know which experiment was the one that worked."

Yusena shrugged.

"You people who do biochemical research are all ruthless."

He clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Deliveryman, that monster looks like it's about to make a move."

Andrina reminded her.

Does it have any weaknesses?

Liu Zheng looked at the centipede flower and asked.

"According to the records left behind by the Calculus Academy, millipedes seem to have very low resistance to toxic substances."

"Youssena said."

"Toxic? Do you have any?"

He looked around at everyone.

Everyone shook their heads. They were either tough guys who used firearms or elegant ladies who used canes; none of them would stoop to using such a despicable weapon as poison.

Xia Kai didn't mind being despicable, but unfortunately he didn't.

"Clang!"

The helmeted man tapped his head and then took out a syringe.

However, the syringe didn't contain blood; instead, it contained a green liquid.

"This is an extract of the Corrupted Blood Flower. Just one portion of the Corrupted Blood Flower extract is enough to turn the blood of an adult into putrid black water. This collector contains at least ten portions."

Yoursena recognized the liquid in the syringe.

"Good heavens, I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also know how to use poison."

Liu Zheng was very surprised.

After all, apart from being somewhat demanding of believers, the doctrines of the Church of Suffering seem to be quite orthodox.

The helmeted man shook his head, then gestured as if he were pricking himself with a syringe.

"Oh, so you used it yourself. Tsk, I take back what I said earlier, you people from the Church of Pain are really ruthless."

Liu Zheng understood what he meant.

The helmeted man shook his head smugly, then grabbed the syringe and ran toward the centipede.

"Delivery driver, do you need any help?"

Andrina said.

"No need, Lao Dou should be able to handle it."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

Someone who has received a minor miracle shouldn't be unable to handle even an elite monster.

"Ok."

Since he said so, everyone started watching the show.

Of course, they didn't forget to maintain a state of alert.

After all, Yusena didn't say that there was only this one monster in the Karl Karens Academy, although even if she had, they wouldn't have believed her.

"So, what's the use of this thing?"

Liu Zheng asked, holding the tentacles.

If it were just for decoration, Carles College wouldn't be so careless as to leave a time bomb in the courtyard.

"Besides research in the occult, a substance can be extracted from the flowers of the Thousand-Legged Flower. This substance can temporarily enhance a person's mental activity, and continued use can permanently improve intelligence. At the same time, this substance can also infect other plants, giving them the ability to produce hallucinogenic substances."

Yoursena replied.

"The moss on the boardwalk you've been walking on is a product of infection."

"Oh, so it's the Atlanta version of Big Leaf."

Liu Zheng suddenly realized.

If it were on the character panel, it would probably be about improving the Spirit attribute, right?

Does this substance have any side effects?

he asked.

Although the effect of spirit attributes is not very obvious at present, no one would complain about having more attributes that are permanently improved.

"Yes, firstly, enhancing mental activity itself can lead to various brain and mental illnesses, and may even cause hallucinations or madness on the spot."

"Secondly, long-term use of this substance can cause irreversible brain changes."

"Youssena said."

"Could that's how that madman's skull came to be?"

Liu Zheng had a flash of inspiration.

"Your wisdom is sufficient to make you an outstanding scholar."

Yoursena complimented.

While the two were talking, the helmeted man had already rushed up to the centipede.

The Thousand-Legged Flower was also ready. A fireball several times larger than before formed in the air and flew straight towards him.

"Old Dou, don't smash the flowers."

Liu Zheng shouted.

The helmeted man, who was about to throw his hooked spear, quickly stopped and then rolled away two or three meters.

The fireball flew over his head and towards the group.

"Andrina".

Liu Zheng shouted loudly.

If he has so many subordinates and still has to do everything himself, then he's just a boss for nothing.

"Yes."

The "Holy Blood" female hunter responded and then drew her hunter's musket.

Unlike her elegant melee weapons, Andrina's ranged firearms are quite wild.

The thick gun barrel was as big as her arm, and the muzzle was ridiculously large.

Describing this murder weapon as a hand cannon seems more appropriate than a pistol.

Andrina raised her hand cannon and pulled the trigger almost without aiming.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, a thick, long silver bullet blasted out of the gun barrel and shot towards the fireball.

Chapter 311 The Superior? I'm Going to Fight the Superior

A huge explosion rang out, and the fireball burst into brilliant fireworks in the air.

Even from more than ten meters away, everyone could still feel the scorching heat.

But the struggle of the centipede flower ended there.

The helmeted man grabbed its long neck and, with a brutal over-the-shoulder throw, flung it into the air before it crashed to the ground.