Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 169 - 146: Flock of Wild Birds (4K Merge)_2
Chapter 169: Chapter 146: Flock of Wild Birds (4K Merge)_2
A group of several Flesh Lock Martial Artists, in pairs, roared and charged toward the Boss Level Beast that crashed head-on.
Behind them, dozens of Skin Lock Martial Artists held long spears, great halberds, and other long weapons, forming a resilient defense line against the tide of ordinary Mutant Beasts.
On the flanks, members of Teams Two and Three quickly filled the gaps, blending sword lights and shadows into one.
The giant Boss’s every charge and swipe carried earth-shaking might, its massive paws crushing the ground, raising clouds of black dust.
Humans seemed particularly small in the face of these colossal creatures.
However, every skillful coordinated attack of the Flesh Lock Martial Artists landed precisely on the Boss’s joints and critical points, drawing out foul black blood and causing considerable damage.
Several Tendon Lock Martial Artists acted like sharp knives on the battlefield, their movements swift, and attacks fierce, each advance bringing down a Boss with a thundering crash, greatly easing the pressure on the front line.
Su Qi’s figure darted ghost-like on the battlefield edge, his weapon flashing in cold light, swiftly taking down a few Bosses.
But his brows were furrowed, his gaze solemnly fixed on the depths of the mist.
More beast hordes were being attracted by the sounds of battle here, pouring in from all directions!
“Do not linger in battle!” Su Qi’s voice resounded like a great bell, cutting through the battlefield’s clamor, “Form a V-formation and break through towards the inner circle! These beasts dare not venture too close to the Lord’s territory!”
This was why Su Can preferred to take a detour earlier to avoid the beast hordes.
In the current outer circles of the deep wilderness, the beast hordes were as numerous as ants; once entangled, it would be like a bone affliction—progress would mean entering an endless cycle of battles!
Over a hundred members of the Hunting Group erupted in a thunderous war cry, led by the arrowhead formed by Su Qi and several Tendon Lock Martial Artists, charging like a red-hot iron brand into melted butter, fiercely tearing through the layers of beast tides, pushing with determination towards the direction Su Qi pointed.
Three Search Teams took turns being the spearhead.
When it was Team One’s turn, the wounded Ye Xin’an’s movements showed signs of delay, and while blocking a beast’s impact with his blade, he even staggered slightly.
As the arrowhead, he bore immense pressure!
Seeing the risk of formation scattering, Su Lin’s eyes sharpened.
Without hesitation, he stepped forward with a swift and agile move, instantly overtaking Ye Xin’an, charging headlong into the most densely packed area of the beasts, facing the oncoming stench and bloodstorm!
“Su Lin!” Ye Xin’an cried out in shock.
Su Lin ignored him, his eyes fixated only on what lay ahead.
The two-meter-long straight blade in his hand transformed into a silver-gray streak!
The blade’s light flew and flashed like a whirlwind and sudden rain, each slash carrying a sharp whistle that rent the air!
The blade, based on Snake Bone and forged with Sinking Iron Essence, appeared slender but held astonishing weight and sharpness, flowing with an invisible chill under the infusement of Qi and Blood!
Though the Thirteen Techniques of the Miao Blade were not battlefield arts, under Su Lin’s extraordinary strength and speed that far exceeded ordinary Tendon Locks, combined with his masterful use of Qi and Blood as “soldiers,” the destructive power unleashed was terrifying!
Wherever the blade reached—
A graze meant torn skin and flesh!
A hit meant severed bones and torn tendons!
Mutant Beasts struck by this Bamboo Pole Blade were either cleaved in two or reduced to shredded pieces on the spot!
The foul black blood mixed with shredded entrails splattered everywhere, while mangled limbs fell like raindrops onto the cold black earth!
Su Lin, like a humanoid meat grinder, plowed through the surging sea of beasts, carving out a passage paved with flesh and blood!
In his wake, only a chaotic welter of shattered beast corpses remained!
Ye Xin’an looked at his 1.7 meters “short” sword, then glanced at Su Lin’s two-meter-long blade, seemingly tearing space, and was so shocked he almost forgot to breathe.
“Damn! This kid… a battlefield god of slaughter?!”
The other team members, witnessing Su Lin’s overwhelming combat strength, were equally stunned.
The next moment, without any command, they quickly adjusted formations, instinctively flanking Su Lin’s left and right, securely guarding him at the tip of the V-formation!
The entire team, as if powered by a new engine, exploded with an unstoppable momentum, leading the charge with Su Lin as the arrowhead!
After paying a bloody toll, they finally broke out of the market area’s encirclement, their view suddenly broadening, entering a low mountain area also shrouded in gray mist.
The terrain suggested it was an abandoned park.
The oppressive aura of the inner circle seemed just beyond the mountain pass ahead.
“Caw—!!”
As they had just broken out of the market’s encirclement and stepped into the park area, barely able to catch their breath, a sharp, violent screech, filled with menace, exploded like an invisible giant drill from the depths of the mountains ahead!
The sonic shockwaves, carrying tangible force, pierced everyone’s ears, making their Qi and Blood churn, and their scalps tingle!
“What is that?!” someone cried out in alarm, their voice distorted by fear.
Everyone raised their heads in horror, looking towards the source of the unsettling screech—
Just ahead, between the gray-mist-clad low mountains, a “black cloud” obscuring part of the gray sky surged upwards from the valley at an astounding speed!
The black cloud rolled and roiled, accompanied by dense, suffocating flapping sounds, like boiling ink splashing toward the heavens!
“Birds! It’s a swarm of birds!! A legion of Mutant Birds covering the sky!!”
Those with sharp eyes instantly saw through the black cloud’s true form, their sharp cries filled with terror.
Tens of thousands of twisted, unusually large mutant birds, their blood-red eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty glow amidst the gray mist, and sharp beaks like daggers glinting with cold light, dove toward them, obscuring the sky!
The faces of several village leaders changed drastically, their hearts trembling fiercely.
Xu Zhong cursed in shock, nearly spitting saliva:
“Damn it! How can there be a Mutant Bird swarm in this cursed place?! Weren’t these things supposed to be extinct?!”
As Xu Zhong said, in village-level wildernesses, mutant birds had almost vanished.
Otherwise, if these aerial killers, indifferent to terrain, were mixed into a beast tide, it would spell doom for village-level safe houses, generally lacking effective anti-air capabilities!
Now, with only a few automated crossbows in some safe houses offering single-target point kills, facing a bird tide of this scale would be like a drop in the ocean!
At this moment, suddenly encountering this sky-darkening airborne flood in the wilderness, panic overwhelmed the crowd like an icy tide.
As they watched the rapidly approaching bird beaks and claws, flashing lethal cold light, a profound sense of helplessness and cold surged from their feet to their heads—how could mere flesh and blood withstand an air-to-ground assault?!
“Hold steady!!”
Su Qi’s voice, steady as a rock, suddenly rang out, quelling the unrest instantly.
His gaze swept over the crowd like lightning, and he sternly ordered:
“All Skin Lock Martial Artists, take out your firearms immediately and load them! Flesh and Tendon Lock Martial Artists take close combat weapons and cover the shooting fully! Construct a crossfire net!”
His commands were clear and powerful, forcibly rallying the near-collapsing morale.
At the same time, Su Can, who stood in front like a secure anchor, also spoke in a deep, yet power-packed voice:
“Why panic! If worst comes to worst, I’ll handle it personally!”
This brief promise, containing confidence in absolute strength, served as a booster shot, instantly steadying all wavering spirits.
With this rejuvenated first transformation expert at the back, the heavy stone in everyone’s hearts momentarily eased.
At this time, Su Qi’s eyes precisely targeted Su Lin in the formation, and he called out urgently:
“Linzi!”
Su Lin understood immediately, unhesitatingly placing two fingers in his mouth, releasing a piercing whistle that tore through the chaotic clamor like a knife!
The whistle had barely died down when a low, dense “buzzing” noise suddenly erupted from the sky behind the team!
As the sound grew closer, several village leaders and some team members turned in horror, thinking a bird swarm had appeared at their rear too, and their hearts sank to rock bottom.
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
