Chapter 650: The Shock Hogg Brought to Black Ice, Black Ice's Mutation

"Cough, cough... Damn Moon Shadow's Breath."

Black Ice forcefully spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood.

Standing on the damaged locomotive, he looked at the massive crater he found himself in, a lingering chill of fear flashing through his mind.

The inner walls of the crater, baked by the extreme heat, had formed a layer of glassy substance of varying thickness and eerie luster.

Some areas showed black crystals, while others were still fiery red, like slowly flowing lava.

There were also places with porous, whitish pumice-like material.

A scorching heat of several hundred degrees Celsius still enveloped the crater, hot and lethal.

But even more deadly was the residual radiation hanging over this crater.

If not for the Legendary-tier suit he was wearing, which possessed decent resistance, he probably wouldn't have been able to stay in such an environment.

Black Ice felt the tingling numbness spreading through his entire body and understood in his heart.

He had to get out of here as soon as possible.

Nuclear radiation posed too great a threat to him. Even as a Silver-tier creature now, he was far from being able to ignore nuclear radiation.

"Cough, cough!"

He spat out another mouthful of blood, but this time, what came out was black blood.

The situation was getting worse.

He pulled out a bottle of recovery potion and swallowed it down.

Feeling his body improve, Black Ice didn't hesitate. He crouched down, stored up power for three seconds, then suddenly leaped.

Like a spring compressed to its limit, he relied on his immense physical strength to fly out of the crater.

While still in the air, he saw the train carriage lying on the ground like a dead snake.

He swept it with a cold glance and then paid it no more attention.

He had already wasted too much time here. He had to leave as quickly as possible.

This Civilization War was a complete loss for him.

Now his train was destroyed too.

But as long as he was still alive, anything was possible.

As a Silver-tier Lifeform, as long as he was careful, dying wasn't that easy.

He quickly chose a direction and started running at full speed.

However, he soon sensed something was wrong.

A few hundred meters away, a figure was running toward him at full speed from the side. The stance clearly indicated they were coming to intercept him.

"So fast!"

No sooner had this thought appeared than Black Ice realized there was only one person on the other side.

A mix of relief and humiliation surged through his heart.

Black Ice slowed down and looked toward the other side.

In front of Hogg, the Alpha's information appeared.

[Alpha: ID Black Ice, Identity: Bloodlands Player, Level: Silver-tier, Abilities, Equipment: Unknown...]

Under the Mechanical Armor visor.

Hogg's wolfish eyes looked at Black Ice, who had gone on alert across from him, and he licked his lips.

It had been a very, very long time since he had fought.

A phantom, distant howl sounded in his ears.

As the howling drew closer.

The aura emanating from him grew stronger and stronger.

Awoo——

Feeling the wild pulse within his body, Hogg finally let out a synchronized howl.

His body began to change. His bones stretched, his torso extended, his form became hunched...

The Mechanical Armor on him, sensing the host's physical changes, also began to extend and shift synchronously.

On the other side, Black Ice was completely dumbfounded at this point.

He naturally recognized the Mechanical Armor the other person was wearing.

When he was under Moon Shadow's Breath, he had seen someone wearing similar Mechanical Armor for command purposes.

But what was this situation now?

Why was his Mechanical Armor transforming? What was the principle behind this?

Wait!

The way he transformed didn't look like a Vampire either!

Why did he look like... a Werewolf?

Black Ice was genuinely shocked this time.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

No mistake, it really was a Werewolf.

The shock Black Ice felt in his heart right now was more impactful than the nuclear bomb he had just endured.

"What the hell... what the hell, what the hell..."

"What is going on here!"

As everyone knew, the enmity between the Wolf Clan and the Blood Clan came from the Bloodline Depths.

But few knew that the Wolf Clan were also Nemesis enemies with the Blood Duke.

Or rather, the Wild Throne and the Bloodlands were inherently hostile to each other.

And the Blood Clan were also hostile to the Bloodlands.

This triangular hostile relationship was a rather peculiar existence even across the entire Civilization Ladder.

However, because of the recent Blood Clan and Wolf Clan hostility, the relationship between the Wolf Clan and the Bloodlands had been forgotten by many.

But now, a Silver-tier Werewolf had actually appeared in the Blood Clan's camp. This discovery gave Black Ice a very bad premonition.

Were the Wolf Clan and the Blood Clan joining forces?

While Black Ice was in shock.

Hogg had already completed his transformation.

He had become a Werewolf clad in Mechanical Armor.

He felt the Mechanical Armor made from Super Memory Metal, clenched his fists, and sensed the power flowing through him.

This was it. This was the power he was addicted to.

He looked at his prey, revealed a savage grin, and began to sprint.

A blood-red scythe, condensed from blood, also appeared in Black Ice's hand.

A scarlet robe, transformed from blood, coalesced on the surface of his body.

Holding the scythe in one hand, he gestured with the other.

After chanting a few words.

The scythe swung down. The blood-red blade, originally two meters long, instantly stretched to ten meters, cleaving down at the charging Hogg.

Hogg watched the incoming blood-red scythe and didn't dodge.

Awoo——

With a howl.

Bright red Blood Energy surged from his body as well. This Blood Energy transformed into a giant wolf howling at the sky, enveloping Hogg.

Hogg's claws had already extended, and he stabbed them directly at the scythe right in front of him.

Bang——

The alloy claws, wrapped in dense Blood Energy, collided with the scythe, also wrapped in Blood Energy.

Claw against blade.

Point against edge.

The violent energy collision caused a shockwave in a small area that was no less than a small explosion.

Hogg's charging momentum was halted, and he stumbled back two steps.

But Black Ice felt his hand gripping the scythe shake violently, nearly losing his hold.

He had a 'what the hell' look on his face.

"Impossible! Blood Energy... How could a Werewolf possibly master Blood Energy!"

But Hogg completely ignored the enemy's shock.

His wolfish eyes had already turned bloodshot.

The power of his bloodline surged throughout his body.

The power of the wild and the blood told him.

Tear the enemy in front of him apart.

He moved.

Three red wolf shadows appeared simultaneously, flickering continuously before appearing in front of Black Ice.

Seeing the shock and terror in the other's eyes, Hogg's bloodlust surged higher.

His claws slashed diagonally.

But they didn't feel any sensation of hitting something solid.

He only felt like he was hitting air.

Then, Black Ice's figure in front of him dissipated, turning into blood mist.

Hogg turned to look behind him.

He saw Black Ice had transformed into a stream of blood, rapidly escaping into the distance.

Black Ice was actually fleeing.

Hogg immediately turned and chased after Black Ice.

Feeling the aura behind him getting closer and closer.

Black Ice understood that escape was no longer possible.

A bottle of bright red liquid appeared in his hand, with silver specks shimmering and flowing inside it.

"No choice. I have to use it!"

Without further hesitation, he tipped his head back and drank it down.

"Ahhh——"

Torrential energy began to surge within Black Ice's body. His body, injured from the nuclear explosion, recovered rapidly.

A power far exceeding his own began to awaken.

The power within the Bloodline River of the Blood Clan began to be mobilized.

A mutation belonging to Black Ice had begun.