Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1301 - 635: Golden Crow Beast!
Previously on Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food...
Rumble!
The sky groaned with rolling thunder.
Brilliant golden, blue, and purple lights flashed amidst countless streaks of lightning.
The deafening roars of thunderbolts crisscrossed within the dark, ominous clouds.
It appeared as though the heavens themselves were fracturing, heralding an apocalyptic descent.
Both Liang Yuan and Zhao Kai looked towards the sky, their expressions etched with solemnity.
Zhao Kai questioned, "What lies hidden above these clouds?"
"What manner of creature could possibly breach such formidable thunderclouds?"
Liang Yuan's thoughts immediately turned to those strange mutant birds.
He found it difficult to conceive of any other beings, besides those with insulating feathers, capable of traversing such dense thunderclouds.
"I wonder," Liang Yuan mused silently, "if, after gene recombination, I could withstand such storms."
While the Ice Bear possessed an ice armor for protection, its defense was purely physical, offering little resistance to lightning.
Countless lightning strikes would still pose a significant danger.
If only he could refine a Genetic Species with robust lightning resistance, then perhaps he could venture through these endless thunderclouds and discover what lay beyond.
"It’s emerging!"
"Feng Jiangong, be vigilant!"
High above, Feng Jiangong, now a transformed atomic dinosaur, and Zhang Yujiang, the gargantuan tree-man, let out guttural roars.
Liang Yuan's gaze followed theirs, observing as the sky's vortex abruptly tore open.
The thunderclouds were forcibly rent apart, and from the gaping maw, a colossal claw extended!
This claw bore a resemblance to an eagle's, yet its sheer scale was extraordinary.
Merely glancing at it, the claw alone appeared to span nearly five meters!
It's crucial to recall that Liang Yuan and the others, after their gene recombination, had transformed into beings of the Genetic Map, standing at approximately twenty meters tall.
Yet, this unknown mutant creature possessed a claw that was itself five meters in length!
One could only speculate about the immense size of its complete form.
Soon, Liang Yuan and Zhao Kai would get a terrifyingly clear understanding of its colossal dimensions.
The thunderous clouds were torn asunder, and the owner of that monstrous claw emerged headfirst from their depths.
It was an immense avian creature, distinguished by a golden beak!
Its beak was a vibrant golden-yellow, and its head, devoid of feathers, was covered instead in gleaming golden scales. A pair of enormous eyes, positioned on either side of its head, granted it a full 360-degree field of vision.
Upon its forehead sat a lump resembling a red gem, emanating a soft red glow.
As the creature fully emerged from the cloud layer, its body measured well over fifty meters in length!
Its form was distinctly avian, boasting two powerful wings, three formidable claws, and an entirely golden plumage.
Golden feathers graced its body from the neck downwards, contrasting with its scaled head.
"A Golden Crow Beast!"
Zhang Yujiang's countenance shifted dramatically, his voice laced with both shock and alarm as he identified the creature.
Without a moment's hesitation, Feng Jiangong bellowed, "Cease observing and strike! We must force it back before it fully emerges!"
"Understood!"
With fierce shouts, the atomic dinosaur unleashed a devastating atomic breath from its maw!
Boom!
A massive torrent of blue energy surged violently towards the Golden Crow Beast.
Simultaneously, the giant tree-man conjured an enormous net woven from thick vines, forcefully hurling it towards the celestial passage within the thunderclouds.
His intention was clear: to seal the rift and prevent the beast from breaking free entirely.
With a deafening impact, the atomic breath struck the Golden Crow Beast's head. The creature's head tilted slightly, its massive body swaying backward as it retreated a step into the thundercloud.
In the ensuing moment, a thunderous clap resonated from its body.
The Golden Crow Beast's form shimmered with an intense golden light, and it opened its beak, releasing a piercing, high-pitched screech!
Instantly, its entire being erupted in a dazzling display of golden flames!
Whoosh!
The surrounding thunderclouds convulsed, rapidly evaporating under the onslaught of golden flames, banishing the lightning.
The vine net, caught in the inferno, withered and turned to ash in mere moments.
The atomic breath was summarily nullified by the golden flames, and the beast disdainfully turned its head towards the atomic dinosaur.
Feng Jiangong, ensconced within his atomic dinosaur form, found his pupils constricting sharply as he roared, "Liang, why aren't you lending assistance?!"
"This Golden Crow Beast is a fire-elemental mutant; your ice attribute possesses a natural counter!"
Liang Yuan's brow furrowed slightly, his expression growing even more serious.
He recognized the immense power of this beast, acknowledging that even he, alongside Feng Jiangong, might struggle to confront it directly.
Such a formidable creature might necessitate a genetic reorganization level of at least 20% to face head-on.
Furthermore, if a beast of this caliber were to descend, it could easily devastate the entirety of Guangfu.
"Brother Liang, what course of action should we take?" Zhao Kai inquired, his voice filled with anxiety.
Liang Yuan responded in a deep, resolute tone, "I will engage it. You must evacuate this area immediately."
Zhao Kai vehemently protested, "How could I possibly abandon you?"
Liang Yuan shook his head. "I possess the strength to defend myself, so do not worry. Just remain distant. Should this monstrous entity prove unstoppable, you must depart immediately, gather your people, and retreat into the Dark Abyss Mouth or the Mirage Snake Space."
"Sacrifice the Miyuan Rainforest and the Yellow Earth Divine Origin if you must!"
With these words, he ascended into the heavens.
In a mere instant, the crimson mist enveloping him dissipated. As it cleared, he had undergone a transformation into a colossal white serpent, stretching approximately twenty meters in length!
Feng Jiangong and Zhang Yujiang, observing from above, were both utterly astonished by this revelation.
"You… you possess a secondary Genetic Map form?"
"How can this possibly be?"
The immense white snake addressed them in human speech, stating, "There is no time for idle conversation; it is preparing to counterattack!"
The moment these words left his lips, the Golden Crow suddenly opened its gaping maw, unleashing a torrent of incandescent golden flame!
With a deafening roar, the stream of golden fire, akin to a devastating energy column, violently shattered the azure luminescence of the atomic breath.
It advanced relentlessly, nearly overwhelming Feng Jiangong!
At this critical juncture, Zhang Yujiang flung forth an uncountable number of branches, which coalesced into a verdant canopy designed to intercept the onslaught.
Boom!
The emerald arboreal shield disintegrated with a thunderous detonation, its branches and tendrils instantly erupting in a conflagration of immense golden flames.
The treant-like Zhang Yujiang rapidly extinguished the flames consuming his form, severing afflicted limbs with haste to prevent the inferno from reaching his core!
Bang!
As the canopy was torn asunder, a terrifying golden flame directly propelled Feng Jiangong away from the conflict.
The atomic dinosaur was instantly sent hurtling through the snow-laden expanse, crashing into the floodwaters below with a resounding crash.
"Are you not planning to intervene?"
Zhang Yujiang implored urgently.
Liang Yuan’s eyes snapped open, his serpentine pupils emitting a brilliant, piercing light.
In the subsequent moment, an unseen spiritual power surged with ferocious intensity towards the void.
Within the passage of the Celestial Abyss, the Golden Crow's eyes abruptly glazed over, losing their focus.
It then exhibited a semblance of human-like elation, emitting an unusual cry, retracting its flames, and desperately beating its wings, smashing into the adjacent clouds!
Rumble!
Fearsome bolts of lightning suddenly descended in a furious barrage, crackling and striking down upon the Al Golden Crow’s head.
In an instant, the crimson jewel adorning its crown fractured.
The Golden Crow abruptly regained its senses, jolted awake by the spiritual pulse wave emanating from Liang Yuan!
"Screech—!"
Enraged beyond measure, it unleashed a piercing shriek of fury.
Wheeling around, it plummeted towards Liang Yuan below!
Witnessing this, Liang Yuan immediately channeled his spiritual power with manic intensity.
Spiritual pulses continued to cascade towards the Golden Crow’s head without cessation!
The fracture upon the crimson gem-like growth atop the Golden Crow’s head rapidly, and with alarming speed, expanded.
Concurrently, Zhang Yujiang, observing this unfolding spectacle, registered profound astonishment in his gaze.
Without uttering a sound, he propelled his arm forward with immense force. In an instant, innumerable vines sprouted from the treant-man, aggressively ensnaring the Golden Crow’s talons and holding them fast!
The Golden Crow thrashed its wings violently, contorting its form erratically in the sky.
It even directly seized Zhang Yujiang mid-air and flung him about with brutal force.
Zhang Yujiang, perceiving this, clenched his teeth. The treant-man’s lower extremities rapidly elongated into countless roots, burrowing deep into the frozen ground below, anchoring themselves with unyielding strength.
Instantly, he became a living cable, immovably tethering the Golden Crow in the sky.
Seizing this crucial moment, Liang Yuan forcefully amplified his spiritual power, conjuring a multitude of phantasms through spiritual resonance, thereby disrupting the Golden Crow’s mental faculties!
Simultaneously, from beneath the ice’s surface, the atomic dinosaur, previously hurled into its depths, burst forth. Its draconic jaws agape, a terrifying blue atomic breath spewed forth relentlessly.
Rumble!
The atomic breath impacted the Golden Crow’s body with formidable force.
The sheer kinetic energy tore its golden plumage asunder, instantly rending flesh and causing a copious outflow of blood!
At the same moment, on the side of the military base, aboard those ice-entombed vessels.
Zhang Wenjing seized the opportune moment and issued an urgent command: "Open fire!"
Instantaneously, from the decks of the ships, a barrage of artillery fire erupted with savage intensity, energy beams incessantly blasting forth!
Close to a thousand energy projectiles converged upon the Golden Crow.
Rumble!
A deafening explosion erupted with unrestrained fury. Under its overwhelming might, even the myriad vines and tendrils of the treant-man were snapped one after another.
The Golden Crow Beast, suspended in the heavens, was instantly engulfed in an inferno of sheer firepower!
The entire sky became a canvas of flames and detonations, coalescing into a terrifying mushroom cloud.
The surrounding snowflakes vaporized long before they could even draw near!
Such a colossal bombardment, at this very moment, would obliterate even a creature of the Celestial Abyss!
Liang Yuan swiftly utilized his Sumeru Space talent, instantly vanishing into the void to evade the blast radius!
Feng Jiangong, clutching Zhang Yujiang, plummeted towards the icy surface below with great force.
With a resounding crash, the ice fractured, and both the atomic dinosaur and the tree-man plunged into the frigid water.
Zhang Yujiang gently placed his hand upon the gaping wound on Feng Jiangong’s back.
A verdant energy surged rapidly, tirelessly mending the injury on Feng Jiangong’s dinosaur form.
Meanwhile, within the Celestial Abyss passage, a multitude of smaller, winged mutant beasts began to emerge in succession.
Not a single one of these mutated creatures originated from Blue Star.
Despite bearing certain resemblances to Blue Star’s fauna, they were fundamentally unfamiliar monstrosities.
While they lacked the colossal size of the Golden Crow Beast, they still towered over a dozen meters tall.
Some, not even fully emerging from the cloud layers, were instantaneously vaporized by the ferocious thunderstorms.
A few, fortunate enough to pass through the thunderclouds, descended frantically.
Yet, directly in their path, from the military base's position, a relentless barrage of firepower descended.
Amidst continuous explosions, a vast number of the mutant beasts escaping the vortex were obliterated into mere fragments by this intense barrage!
Liang Yuan, concealed within the void, executed multiple teleports, effectively extricating himself from the entire conflict.
He had anticipated this very outcome from the outset.
This was precisely why he had deliberately refrained from transforming into an Ice Bear initially.
An Ice Bear, being inherently a close-combatant, would have necessitated a direct confrontation with the Golden Crow Beast.
Such an engagement was naturally undesirable, leading him to opt for the Spirit Turtle Illusion Snake, allowing him to harass the Golden Crow Beast from a distance using his spiritual power.
This strategy enabled Feng Jiangong, in his atomic dinosaur form, to spearhead the assault, with himself and Zhang Yujiang providing support.
Undeniably, this strategy yielded considerable success, ensuring his effortless escape even amidst the military base’s full-scale offensive.
However, at this moment, from ten kilometers away, Liang Yuan observed the sky ablaze with artillery fire, his countenance etched with profound gravity.
"The military's firepower suppression is remarkably potent!"
"Should all this might be directed towards Yangshan, what means would Yangshan possess to retaliate?"
"If the defensive rune formations were sufficiently robust, they could indeed withstand such an onslaught."
A sense of unease washed over Liang Yuan as he also directed his gaze towards the Celestial Abyss passage.
"The sheer power of this Golden Crow Beast is truly formidable. Should it manage to breach our defenses, bringing along such a horde of lesser mutated beasts, it would herald an unparalleled catastrophe."
"These lesser mutated beasts are akin to Exotic Beasts at the gene recombination stage."
"Their numbers rival the abyssal tide I encountered upon my initial arrival at Yangshan!"
Yet, a lingering question remained: why did the military, possessing a Floating Island, not retreat preemptively, choosing instead to resolutely defend this position?
Was their unwavering resolve truly for the sake of protecting the remaining survivors from Cangqiong Mountain and the adjacent peaks?
A flicker of suspicion crossed Liang Yuan’s mind, and he concurrently noted that his system had issued a notification, crediting his account with 120,000 points!
A solitary Golden Crow Beast, even at the gene recombination level, had yielded him close to 120,000 points!
"An expert-level genetic species is valued at 10,000 points, whereas a gene recombination level mutant beast is worth a staggering 100,000 points!"
Liang Yuan’s gaze shifted back to the Celestial Abyss passage, his eyes igniting with newfound intensity.