Survival Guide in the Age of Cataclysm

Chapter 84 Unexpected Gains

In the quiet forest.

Three figures stood facing each other, about seven meters apart.

Xu Yang looked calmly ahead.

Beside the four-armed man, a man with an unfamiliar face stood quietly, his pupils filled with gray-green mycelium that was slowly drifting.

Based on this single characteristic, Xu Yang recognized the attacker's identity.

A person infected with a fungal infection, or more accurately, a person infected whose body is controlled by the fungal organism's own consciousness.

It should now be called — Ita.

It was both unexpected and expected.

But... how did the other party know his name?

Through the four-armed man? No, it should be through the bracelet.

after all--

Xu Yang looked at the four-armed man next to Ita, who was still grinning.

At first glance, it's puzzling; it seems they've betrayed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and deliberately gotten involved with the fungal monster.

But the truth is:

【Mimicry Sub-body】

[Formed from the flesh and blood of the main body, it can transform into various forms of organisms and can be manipulated by the main body.]

[Note: Transformation into countless forms]

The four-armed man may be dead, but he became a model for imitation...

Xu Yang opened the guide the moment he first saw the four-armed man.

After all, it's like suddenly spotting a teammate in your assigned area without any prior notice, just standing at a distance grinning like an idiot, and even waving for him to come over.

It's obviously very strange.

After the guide revealed the other party's true colors, Xu Yang also realized the existence of the attacker.

He decided to use this as a pretext to lure the other party out.

He pretended to be attracted, but secretly he was making preparations.

Otherwise, given the opponent's unpredictable and swift thrust, he might not have been able to dodge it.

That seems to be a special ability.

"Sometimes, I really envy you humans, a species with absolutely no potential."

Ita looked at the mimicry offspring with a touch of emotion in his voice.

"But they can freely acquire the abilities that other creatures rely on for survival, and even combine these abilities to create even more bizarre effects."

Hearing this, Xu Yang understood.

The other party was just using the mutated characteristics of an infected person before their death. No wonder he had never seen the same ability in other infected people before.

Suddenly, he glanced around.

At that moment, as Ita spoke, a rustling sound of footsteps came from around them.

Six identical-looking mimics emerged from the forest, all resembling the infected possessed by Ita.

They walked towards Xu Yang.

At the same time, the four-armed man next to Ita began to have layers of murky bubbles rising from his body, like boiling water.

In the blink of an eye, he also transformed into Ita's appearance.

Meanwhile, the real Ita was still sighing, "If this guy's bio-engineering plugins hadn't already burned out, we wouldn't be in this mess now."

Suddenly, it looked up at Xu Yang again.

"Didn't I tell you this before?"

At this moment, the other Ita clones emerged from the forest and gathered around the main body.

Their arms grow outwards with mycelium, connecting all eight bodies together.

During the process of the mycelium strengthening the molecule, they all open together:

"We will dismember your body, chew up your soul, and that will be the end of it!"

Xu Yang's eyes turned cold, but he took a step forward.

"Then let's give it a try."

moment.

*Whoosh!* Two white blades shot out from his wrist.

His figure moved rapidly, a golden glint flashing in his eyes.

The Divine Spirit is activated.

Xu Yang charged straight toward Ita, the sonic booms echoing in his ears.

Half a second later, the distance is zero.

The blade slashed towards Ita's head—

when!

A sharp cone suddenly shot out.

Ita steadily parried Xu Yang's blade, and the next moment, its seven sub-bodies simultaneously thrust out conical blades.

Xu Yang's eyes narrowed, and he took a step forward.

He swerved and flew backward, dodging the stab, but the speed of the secondary body could not catch up with that of the primary body.

With a loud bang.

Xu Yang's figure stopped far away on the flat ground, but his heart sank a little.

The camera has stopped working.

After his ability was activated, it had absolutely no effect on Ita, or rather, it did have an effect, but for too short a time to have any lasting effect.

"What, do you think your feeble mental strength can influence me?"

Across from them, Ita's mocking voice echoed from afar.

Several of its sub-bodies also dispersed towards Xu Yang, forming a circle, and then began to slowly shrink with Xu Yang as the center.

"Your consciousness is like a drop of water, while Ithaca is an ocean. How can a drop of water move an ocean?"

Ita continued.

Xu Yang stood still without replying.

He looked at the gradually surrounding sub-body and felt a little puzzled.

These sub-bodies are far slower than the main body. If they surround him now, they will only be cut into pieces without any result.

But why...?

He watched as the other body's figure closed to within ten meters of him.

Xu Yang sighed softly.

If you can't figure it out, then... just take action!

With a sudden downward stomp, the ground's reaction force caused an instant tremor.

Bang.

Xu Yang's figure rushed directly towards one of the sub-entities.

At this moment, a smile flashed in Ita's eyes, who had seemed unmoved before.

In an instant.

Just as Xu Yang was getting infinitely close to the sub-body, the other sub-body bodies around him suddenly popped out.

The main body of Ita, located at the very back, possesses a speed resembling that of a comet.

At that moment, they shot towards Xu Yang.

The speed seemed to defy air resistance, increasing strangely and rapidly.

Faster and faster...

In an instant, Xu Yang caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye.

These figures, flying in from all directions, each had a sharp cone thrusting out from its very tip.

The point where the sharp cones converge is his body.

This also sealed off all his escape routes.

Xu Yang's expression hardened.

Since there's no other way, let's create a new one.

The moment his body pressed close to the child's body, he stomped down again, and the impact force of his body reached its maximum at that moment.

Bang!

A loud bang!

The two bodies overlapped and shot out into the sky, escaping the center that the sharp cone had just pierced.

however--

Below them, several figures shot straight at them, still following.

The instant Xu Yang launched himself and his offspring, Ita and the other offspring suddenly and mysteriously changed direction.

The conical blades were pointed at Xu Yang's body again, but this time they were even faster.

In the blink of an eye, they were close to their target.

Xu Yang's heart skipped a beat.

Several sharp lines flashed beneath him, and a tremendous resistance suddenly came from the sub-body in front of him.

At that moment, understanding finally flashed in his eyes.

"So it was the attraction between the daughter bodies..."

As the sound grew increasingly piercing, several blades suddenly thrust forth.

Bang!

In an instant, a loud explosion occurred.

Xu Yang kicked the victim in the abdomen, which instantly exploded with a reaction force.

The two separated completely at this moment and flew backwards in opposite directions.

Xu Yang adjusted his gaze in mid-air.

Just as he was leaving mid-air, the kicked-away body and other figures collided rapidly.

boom! !

With a loud crash, the figures exploded in mid-air.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Yang had already landed on the ground.

He looked at his legs; it was the first time he had ever transformed the force of his sacrifice into a special kick.

The effect is not bad.

That's what he was thinking.

Snapped.

A black crystal suddenly fell from the sky.

Xu Yang blinked.