Chapter 173 - 172: Half-Human, Half-Snake

Chapter 173: Chapter 172: Half-Human, Half-Snake

Further away, Wen Xiuyan, Liang Jiaqin, and Wu Wei turned pale with shock when they overheard the conversation between Feng Ling and Li Qing.

"W-w-we’re still going to fight?!" Wen Xiuyan’s face was a mask of disbelief.

Faced with such a colossal monster, any normal person’s reaction should be to retreat, right?

Retreating didn’t mean admitting defeat.

They could pull back first, then request backup! Call for stronger Inspectors, bring in heavy weapons!

No matter how you looked at it, there was no reason for a Hunter to face a Pollution Body like this all alone!

It wasn’t that Feng Ling didn’t understand this reasoning.

But her battle lust had been ignited, and a single word dominated her thoughts: Kill!

Besides, Feng Ling had seen its speed. If she didn’t make a move, she didn’t believe Hunters like Wen Xiuyan would be able to escape.

In the distance, the monster moved.

It stalked toward Feng Ling, radiating killing intent.

"Stick to the plan," Feng Ling said calmly, shrugging off her winter coat, which was already riddled with holes. Her eyes were fixed on the approaching monster. "You guys message Xu Yiming and report the situation here, then get out of Zone B as fast as you can to retrieve the protective suits. I’ll deal with this thing."

Wen Xiuyan’s eyes reddened. Thinking Feng Ling was preparing to sacrifice herself to buy them time to escape, she bit her lip and said, "No! I can’t let you go to your death alone!"

Feng Ling froze for a second, looking at Wen Xiuyan with a mind full of question marks.

Liang Jiaqin heaved a heavy sigh, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice, "You’re all still young. I’ll stay! I’m the oldest; I’ve lived long enough to make it worthwhile!"

Even more question marks popped up in Feng Ling’s head.

’Wait, you look like you’re only in your thirties. You’ve lived long enough?!?’

After a few seconds of hesitation, Wu Wei also stepped forward. "How about I..."

Huangfu Miaomiao, anxious, cut in from the side, "Stop talking! The monster’s coming!"

Feng Ling tossed her winter coat aside and spoke rapidly, "Li Qing and Miao Miao stay. The rest of you, leave!"

Without another word, she turned and sprinted straight for the Pollution Body!

Watching Feng Ling’s determined back, Wen Xiuyan’s eyes instantly filled with tears!

"Go! You have to go now!" Huangfu Miaomiao pushed her with her small hands.

Wen Xiuyan grabbed Huangfu Miaomiao’s hand, her vision blurring with tears. "Little sister, come with us. You’re still so young..."

Huangfu Miaomiao was a mess inside. ’What is wrong with these humans?!’ she thought.

Dozens of meters away, Feng Ling and the monster were already clashing!

The creature’s oppressive aura held a terrifying power, but it was very different from the terror of the Queen Mother of the West.

The Queen Mother of the West’s was a cold, despairing, deathly terror. The Blazing Angel’s, however, was like a giant roaring in your ear, like a volcanic eruption or a natural disaster descending, delivering a horrific blow to the psyche!

Resisting the pressure, Feng Ling unleashed the six cone spikes from her back, shooting them straight at the monster’s head!

The monster’s six arms lunged to grab them, and the cone spikes immediately changed direction, aiming for its arms!

She was still a fraction too slow, only managing to pierce two of its arms.

Its agility was always a little greater than hers, but that was to be expected.

Ignoring the spikes piercing its palms, the monster grabbed them and yanked Feng Ling into the air! Its four remaining arms reached for her, trying to tear her to shreds—

Just then, Feng Ling’s body began to expand rapidly! Countless white scales burst from her skin, instantly covering her entire form!

Her body grew larger and larger. A snake’s tail sprouted from her lower half, and all the limbs on her back unfurled, shimmering as if coated in silver, their texture completely different from before.

At first, the monster could still lift her. But as her body expanded, its grip became a drag. Then, it tried to break free from Feng Ling, only to find its body tightly ensnared by her massive serpentine form! It couldn’t move!

Feng Ling’s body was still growing!

Her scales were as hard as steel, her limbs like writhing pythons. Feng Ling herself had become a half-human, half-serpent giant, clad in silver-white Scale Armor. The scales on her serpentine body parted to reveal crimson eyes, one after another!

Each eye radiated a terror born of ancient slaughter.

The two oppressive auras collided, and Feng Ling’s Spiritual Suppression immediately overwhelmed her opponent’s!

Meanwhile—

Wen Xiuyan, Liang Jiaqin, and Wu Wei were stunned speechless.

The battle unfolding before them was far beyond their comprehension.

It was like watching Godzilla and King Kong trade blows—there was absolutely no way for them to intervene!

Anyone who tried would just be asking to die!

"Come on, let’s go," Huangfu Miaomiao urged, continuing to shove them.

Wen Xiuyan finally snapped out of it. She looked at Feng Ling’s form again, the shock in her eyes turning to excitement, then admiration, and finally, resolute determination.

"Alright! We’ll go get the protective suits. Leave rescuing the survivors to us!"

The three of them turned and ran, quickly disappearing into the vast, snowy landscape.

Huangfu Miaomiao crouched down, took out a case of grenades, and stuffed a few into her jacket before handing several to Li Qing.

"Do you know how to use these?" Huangfu Miaomiao asked him quickly. "Let’s go set up an ambush ahead. If Feng Ling can’t beat it, we’ll help her by throwing grenades!"

Li Qing: "..."

He was silent for a moment. ’We’re all in the same boat now,’ he thought. ’Guess we live or die together.’

"I’ll try." Li Qing took the grenades, hastily stuffed them into his clothes, and ran with Huangfu Miaomiao toward Feng Ling.

By this point, Feng Ling had just torn off two of the monster’s arms and had clearly gained the upper hand.

The monster struggled in terror. Desperate to escape, it abandoned its enlarged second form, even sacrificing the legs caught in her serpentine coils, and hastily fled into the woods.

Feng Ling immediately tried to give chase but found this new body extremely difficult to move!

The massive serpent body of her lower half was too thick and heavy, requiring immense effort from her ventral scales just to propel herself forward.

And with the dense vegetation in the forest, moving around in her current form would be incredibly difficult.

Huangfu Miaomiao and Li Qing quickly ran over.

"Chase it!" Li Qing said urgently. "It’s stalling for time! We can’t let it use another one of its Skills, or we’ll all die!"

Muttering curses under her breath, Feng Ling steeled herself and plunged into the woods, following the trail of blood.

She struggled deeper into the forest. The dense trees and branches scraped against her serpentine body, frustrating her, but she couldn’t risk shrinking back to her normal size.

If she returned to her human form, both the strength and range of her Spiritual Suppression would plummet, making it impossible to contend with the Blazing Angel’s spiritual power.

Feng Ling couldn’t help but complain, "This body was made for fighting in water."

The giant serpent back on Sanqing Mountain had been submerged in water, after all.

Li Qing shattered her hopes with a single sentence: "Even if you changed forms, you wouldn’t get an agile one. The Nest’s evolutionary path prioritizes stability."

After saying his piece, Li Qing urged her on, "Faster! We don’t have much time!"

Feng Ling had a strong urge to whip him with her tail.

The path ahead suddenly opened up. They had emerged from the woods and entered a wide, flat clearing!

Feng Ling felt a wave of relief; she was finally free from having to squeeze and crawl between a thicket of trees.

Then she noticed a stone table right in the center of the clearing. And on the table was a smiling face.

Huangfu Miaomiao gasped, "It’s a Divine Statue!"

Feng Ling was also very surprised. She hadn’t expected to find a Divine Statue here.