Chapter 1056 - 328: Giant Dragon

Although the Swamp Earth Dragon is a dragon-like creature, its individual strength is not powerful. Due to its deformed body, its movements become cumbersome. If it weren’t for mastering Dragon Breath, the Undead Tide might have easily taken it down.

Dragon Breath is not an ordinary flame. Using Extraordinary Power as fuel, its temperature is extremely high. Often, a single Dragon Breath can scorch the ground into a state of magma.

The zombies of the Undead Tide, under the influence of the Frenzy Aura, have some resistance to Dragon Breath and are not easily killed instantly.

For the massive Undead Tide, as long as they are not killed instantly, they can surround the enemy and gradually wear it down to death.

The massive Undead Tide quickly surrounded the entire Swamp Forest, inside and out, filled with zombies, whether alive, dead, or half-dead on the ground.

Another reason Su Changxing dared to launch an attack on the Swamp Forest is that Big Horn has advanced, also becoming a Tier Seven Extraordinary creature. Its combat power has significantly improved, allowing it to quickly kill Tier Seven Extraordinary creatures in coordination with the Undead Tide.

[Blood Shadow Corpse Ghost: Tier Seven, a terrifying shadow in the Undead Tide, can hide within the Undead Tide and wait for an opportunity to strike. It can keenly discover the enemy’s weaknesses and, at the right moment, launch a deadly attack with Ghost Claw.]

An invisible Ghost Claw appeared above the Swamp Earth Dragon’s head, becoming increasingly clear. A shadow flashed through the Undead Tide, rushing to the front of the Swamp Earth Dragon.

The Ghost Claw, visible to the naked eye, reached for the neck of the Swamp Earth Dragon. Big Horn appeared in front of the Swamp Earth Dragon, its claw turning blood-red and piercing through the Swamp Earth Dragon’s Phosphorus Armor and Exoskeleton Armor, causing a burst of dark red blood to explode.

This momentary burst of power even made Su Changxing silently marvel.

Big Horn left a two-meter-long torn wound on the neck of the Swamp Earth Dragon, almost taking away half of the Swamp Giant Dragon’s life.

After the strike, Big Horn decisively retreated, hiding once more among the Undead Tide, like a ghost living amongst them.

The Swamp Earth Dragon collapsed amidst the Undead Tide, torn apart by the zombies clinging to it, its Life Force rapidly draining away until it died.

This also provoked the other Swamp Earth Dragons to launch frenzied attacks on the Undead Tide, with the stronger ones rampaging through the hordes.

But it was all in vain.

Fallen zombies would stand up again, and the Undead Tide was gradually restoring its original appearance.

This battle lasted for an entire day and night. After all, there were over a dozen Tier Seven Extraordinary creatures, coordinating with each other, preventing the Undead Tide from fully breaching the Swamp Forest.

The zombies maintained an extremely high death rate until their casualties reached over half, starting to slow down because the Swamp Earth Dragons had become exhausted.

Like a thin wire stretched to its limit, only to break, each Swamp Earth Dragon fought to its limits. Yet, faced with endless zombies, they could only howl in despair, echoing in the night sky.

As one Swamp Earth Dragon after another fell, the numbers of the Undead Tide increased instead of decreasing. Driven by hunger, more zombies rose from the ground, continuing to advance on the Swamp Earth Dragons.

The combat power of the Undead Tide expanded at a terrifying speed. Previously, it could only deal with one Tier Seven Extraordinary creature, but now it could handle over a dozen simultaneously, completely gaining the upper hand.

Finally, as the last Earth Dragon fell and was dismembered by the Undead Tide, the Swamp Forest fell into complete silence. The delivery team responsible for transporting the Extraordinary Crystal was already on the road and could reach Su Changxing’s location within an hour.

Just as Big Horn was leading a feast, a loud dragon roar came from the sky. A massive black shadow obscured the moon, letting out an angry howl.

That was also a dragon, a Giant Dragon that could fly in the sky.

Su Changxing was stunned, realizing this Giant Dragon seemed to belong to the Swamp Forest as well, at least a Tier Six creature.

Lightning, as thick as utility poles, fell from the sky, striking the Undead Tide as if it were the wrath of the Thunder God.

"It didn’t appear sooner or later but at this exact moment."

Su Changxing was speechless, as previous investigations hadn’t revealed the presence of this Giant Dragon.

This powerful Giant Dragon appeared at this critical time.

He had to immediately command the Undead Tide to retreat, facing the falling lightning. Zombies wrapped in electricity fell in droves, far exceeding the recovery speed of the Undead Tide.

With the bonus of Marching Speed, the movement speed of the Undead Tide was quite fast, but it still couldn’t match the flying speed of the Giant Dragon, with lightning striking continuously.

At this moment, another colossal entity appeared in the distance, shining with a silver-white glow, juxtaposed with the gauzy moonlight.

The enormous Mechanical Giant Elephant suddenly appeared here, its silver-white laser sweeping across the end of the Undead Tide, penetrating through it entirely.

The Undead Tide instantly found itself caught between two forces.

Su Changxing was also dumbfounded, not expecting those new humans to arrive with a Gundam specifically to annihilate the Undead Tide.

Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

The lasers flashed past, blinding in the Darkness, naturally drawing the attention of the black Giant Dragon. Enraged, it attacked the Apocalypse Giant Elephant without a word. The dense lightning struck the exoskeleton of the Apocalypse Giant Elephant, only leaving inconspicuous marks without piercing its defense.

Su Changxing saw these two colossal beings seem ready to fight, and quickly led the Undead Tide to retreat in another direction.

The giant Mechanical Giant Elephant also turned its target towards the black Giant Dragon in the sky. Although their goal was the Undead Tide, it seemed that this black Giant Dragon posed a greater threat to them.

Standing at the highest point of the giant statue, wrapped in bandages with a wooden staff, the new human danced continuously, murmuring spells. The mouth of the Mechanical Giant Elephant opened wide, firing a red laser that pierced through the black Giant Dragon’s wings, bringing it down.

The pain stimulated the giant dragon’s nerves, making it furious. It had just landed on the ground when it rushed toward the mechanical giant elephant, and the two began their struggle, causing constant tremors in the ruins.

The two troublesome creatures ended up fighting each other, and Su Changxing felt relieved as he controlled the Undead Tide to retreat from the city, with the zombies receding like a tide.

"Those zombies are on the run!" The new humans on the Apocalypse Giant Elephant also noticed.

"Ignore the zombies for now, deal with this damned dragon first," commanded the captain of the Elite Corps, Oruco.

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Although the expedition of the Undead Tide was intercepted by two gigantic creatures, thanks to the effects of the Frenzy Aura, recovery was continuous, and the damage was not severe, keeping the situation manageable.

Su Changxing only felt that these new humans were reacting too intensely. There wasn’t significant conflict between them, yet they came at him with a Gundam.

There’s something odd about it.

He didn’t dwell too much on it, thinking it might have been a coincidence.

The expedition of the Undead Tide had just reached the edge of the city when the sound of vibrations echoed again. A laser swept across, cutting through a thousand meters in distance.

Under the moonlit night, the silver mechanical giant elephant appeared again, its body covered in the dragon’s blood, with some areas showing signs of damage.

"Are we being targeted?" Su Changxing couldn’t help but furrow his brow, feeling that these new humans were hunting him specifically, an unending pursuit.

But with the current combat power of the Undead Tide, it couldn’t possibly deal with this mechanical giant elephant and could only retreat.

The Undead Tide moved through the ruins under the laser bombardment, leaving behind numerous corpses.

"Captain, there are too many zombies; it’s pretty much impossible to completely eradicate them," a teammate on the Apocalypse Giant Elephant said, turning back.

Oruco also furrowed his brow, acknowledging the problem and saying, "Try to clear them as much as possible. Our orders are to annihilate this Undead Tide, at any cost."

The further out they went, the more severe the radiation became, increasing the load on the Apocalypse Giant Elephant. Moreover, they couldn’t stay in high-radiation areas for long.

Su Changxing couldn’t understand why these new humans were so hostile towards him, knowing they likely couldn’t approach the safe zone, so he controlled the Undead Tide to move continuously towards safety, attempting to use this to escape the mechanical giant elephant’s pursuit.

By the time the sun rose, the Undead Tide had suffered losses, over half its numbers. The mechanical giant finally stopped in its tracks, watching the fleeing zombies from afar.

Finally, the pursuit stopped.

Su Changxing’s face showed a hint of a smile, confirming that these new humans indeed seemed unable to approach the safety area, which meant he had a lot of room to maneuver, at least not cornered to a dead end.

These new humans had been developing in this world for so long, surely not revealing all they had on the surface. If possible, Su Changxing momentarily preferred not to provoke them.

Next, Su Changxing put a piece of jade-green Extraordinary Crystal into his mouth to digest, from the Swamp Earth Dragon’s Extraordinary Crystal.

Every Extraordinary Crystal seemed to turn into liquid inside his body, constantly burning and spreading heat.

Each consumed Extraordinary Crystal made the flame brighter and more vigorous.

He consecutively absorbed three Tier Seven Extraordinary Crystals, advancing the Divinization Ability to the next level.

Thirst v3-Thirst v4

[Thirst v4: After entering battle status, the Undead Tide continuously consumes the target’s Life Force, recovering 2.5% of itself every five seconds. Zombies within the Undead Tide also tirelessly consume the target’s flesh during combat, recovering 5% of their own Life, including physical form and structural integrity, every second.]

Su Changxing did not stop, continuing to digest the hunted Extraordinary Crystals. After acquiring the Divine Inheritance, it felt as though he had removed all restrictions on himself with infinite growth potential, like the Tentacle Monster.

At dusk, as twilight spread over the land, he absorbed four more Tier Seven Extraordinary Crystals, advancing again to the next level.

Thirst v4-Thirst v5

[Thirst v5: After entering battle status, the Undead Tide continuously consumes the target’s Life Force, recovering 3% of itself every five seconds. Zombies within the Undead Tide also tirelessly consume the target’s flesh during combat, recovering 6% of their own Life, including physical form and structural integrity, every second.]

At this point, his personal Extraordinary Process advanced to 90%, not far from reaching Tier Seven.

With the last ray of dusk disappearing in the city, full darkness descended, and the Tentacle Monster started growing wildly again, faster than ever before, making direct contact with Su Changxing in the Undead Tide and beginning its massive devouring.

Previously, he chose to retreat repeatedly, constantly avoiding, retreating from the south to the west of the safety area. But continuing like this wasn’t a solution. Conveniently, he’d pulled back the expeditionary Undead Tide, and Thirst was strengthened to v5, so he decided to act against the Tentacle Monster tonight, settling old scores.

This creature had constantly been targeting him, with a flesh carpet growing in a linear shape, steadily extending toward his location.

Perhaps due to the Divine Inheritance, the blood that initiated it came from the Tentacle Monster.

For this battle, Su Changxing had no absolute certainty of winning, but no reason to retreat either, as the Tentacle Monster kept growing, and waiting wouldn’t improve the situation.

If truly outmatched, he could leave this place and go elsewhere. This world, even facing destruction, wouldn’t come to an end immediately.