Chapter 645: The Battle for the Corpse Source, [Parasitic Blood Vine] Evolution - Taking Root

The confrontation between the vampires and Blood Creatures was still ongoing.

Yu Yuan had already left the Command Vehicle, entering the Shadow Dimension as he rushed toward the battlefield.

By the time he arrived at the battlefield, both sides had already begun a new round of offense and defense.

The Blood Creatures, fearless of death, charged forward courageously.

The vampires stood on the walls, resisting with all their might.

Blood dyed the walls crimson, and corpses piled higher and higher beneath them.

In an unremarkable shadowy corner that no one would pay attention to.

A rift appeared in the Void.

An arm extended out from the rift.

Like a 'giant python,' a vine appeared within the shadows.

The moment the vine landed, it effortlessly burrowed into the ground like water and disappeared without a trace.

This vine was none other than the Rare Artifact, [Parasitic Blood Vine].

As the Rare Artifact that had been enhanced more times than any other except for [Yu Yuan's Realm-Breaking Key].

[Parasitic Blood Vine] was no longer what it used to be.

Now possessing abilities such as imprisonment, blood drain, energy absorption, burrowing, and parasitism.

It could truly be called a six-sided warrior.

Control, damage, stealth, concealment, and spell-breaking—it had everything.

And it also had a rather rare attribute: devouring living beings/corpse flesh and blood to accelerate growth and evolution.

Due to various reasons in previous battles, this ability had never been fully utilized.

But now, this flesh cemetery, the moment [Parasitic Blood Vine] touched the ground.

Became an important granary for its growth.

Underground world.

[Parasitic Blood Vine] twisted its body.

As the vine twisted, it was like a fish returning to the sea, easily and leisurely making its way to the area beneath the wall.

Above its head lay the mountain of corpses.

Thick blood seeped from the ground into the soil below, and [Parasitic Blood Vine] sniffed the scent of blood.

It was excited.

It kept its master's orders firmly in mind.

—Without attracting anyone's attention, devour all the dead corpses with all its might.

Thus, within this battlefield of death and blood, a miraculous scene unfolded.

Above the corpse mountain, both sides fought with all their might to kill their enemies, bullets turning into barrages that shredded the Blood Creatures in sight, empty shell casings scattering all over the ground.

The Blood Creatures, disregarding their own lives, charged toward the walls under the cover of their ranged attacks, stepping over the corpses of their own kind, spitting blood thorns from their mouths, just to kill the enemy.

Beneath the corpse mountain, [Parasitic Blood Vine] feasted gluttonously.

Wherever it passed, the blood, energy, and biomass within the corpses were all devoured by it.

The corpses turned into dust one after another, and the blood patterns on its body grew brighter with each increase in devoured energy.

Above, they killed with all their might; below, they ate with all their might.

The two sides seemed to be in a speed competition.

It was a race to see who was faster—the killing or the eating.

One hundred meters underground, in the battlefield area where both sides had fought two days ago.

A blood-red train was parked here.

The outer shell of the train was made of hard bio-alloy armor, while the train compartments seemed to be constantly squirming biological entrails. Corpses were chewed, digested, and absorbed, turning into pure biological energy.

At the rear of the train, there was a 'butthole' opening.

One blood ball after another was ejected from the 'butthole,' breaking out of their cocoons the moment they landed, transforming into those ferocious Blood Creatures that charged through the underground tunnels toward the battlefield.

"Hahahaha! Foolish Moon Shadow's Breath! Foolish Blood Clan! I really have to thank you! If it weren't for you idiots, how would those old farts in the organization have easily given me the [Blood Energy Conversion Core] as a reward."

Inside the control room of the Black Ice Express.

Black Ice wore a bio-imaging device, monitoring the entire battlefield through the vision of the 'Blood Watcher.'

"Hmm?"

The smile on his face froze, his attention fixed on the corpse mountain beneath the wall.

"Is it my imagination? It feels like the corpses are decreasing!"

As soon as this thought emerged, his heart skipped a beat.

"Damn it, could Moon Shadow's Breath have already discovered this?"

"That shouldn't be!"

And so, another half hour passed.

Black Ice's expression could no longer be described as merely grim.

Because during these thirty minutes, he had launched three waves of attacks.

Normally, these three waves of attacks should have significantly increased the number of corpses.

But what he saw now was that the height of the corpse mountain was actually lower than before.

This time, Black Ice was absolutely certain.

Someone was stealing his corpses.

This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

"Hmph, I didn't expect her to discover my secret so quickly. Since that's the case..."

"Then there's no need to drag this out any longer. Accelerate the spawning and just bulldoze through!"

He rapidly pressed buttons on the train's control panel.

With his operation, the [Blood Beast Nest] at the rear of the train emitted a dense ripple of Blood Energy, and all the train's reserve Blood Energy was injected into the [Blood Beast Nest].

Blood Beast creation speed +500%!

Spawning began.

Shadow Dimension.

Yu Yuan watched as the evolution value of [Parasitic Blood Vine] skyrocketed on the Virtual Light Screen, the first evolution bar almost full.

A message from the Alpha came through.

[Alpha: King, the Blood Creature nest's eruption speed has surged!]

"It seems the devouring of corpses by [Parasitic Blood Vine] has been discovered, and they're trying to finish things quickly."

Yu Yuan knew his plan was working.

The enemy's change in strategy meant that what he was doing right now was exactly what they cared about most.

Having noticed something wrong with the corpse count, they began accelerating their assault speed.

Yu Yuan glanced at the evolution value of [Parasitic Blood Vine] on the Virtual Light Screen.

"Too bad, you discovered it too late!"

[Ding, 'Parasitic Blood Vine' has met the evolution conditions and gained a new trait—Rooting]

[Rooting]: Parasitic Blood Vine grows tough roots. Biological energy devouring speed +400%, devouring range +300%. When facing lethal damage, recovery speed +200%.

On the Virtual Light Screen, the icon of [Parasitic Blood Vine] underwent a noticeable change.

At the key nodes of the blood vine, thick, long roots appeared. These roots were entirely red, extremely seductive.

At first glance, it looked like [Parasitic Blood Vine] had grown dozens of tentacles.

With the acquisition of the new trait, the evolution bar that had just been filled was also emptied, beginning the second round of accumulation.

And with the appearance of these roots, the accumulation speed of this evolution bar was actually even faster than before.

The speed at which the corpse mountain disappeared suddenly accelerated.

Just then, the suddenly spawned Blood Creatures arrived at the battlefield.

These Blood Creatures turned into a crimson tide, surging toward the city.

Seeing this, Moon Shadow's Breath furrowed her brow slightly.

Although she didn't know why the enemy had suddenly launched a massive assault.

She understood that this was a moment of life and death, and she no longer held back.

"Let's begin. I want to see if his forces are truly endless."

"Yes, great Lord of Moon Shadow."