The golden Vulture Hollow’s neck was pierced clean through by Lin Huang’s sudden ambush, leaving behind five bloody holes as dark blood continuously poured from the wounds.
Despite suffering such severe injuries, the Vulture Hollow reacted with astonishing speed.
Enduring the intense pain, he violently flapped the massive wings on his back, creating a fierce gale that swept directly toward Lin Huang behind him.
Seeing that his attack had connected, Lin Huang did not remain in place.
Using consecutive Sonído, he instantly retreated, widening the distance between them.
“ROAR!!” The golden Vulture Hollow let out a furious roar, his blood-red eyes fixed upon Lin Huang, who had revealed himself after the successful sneak attack.
“You despicable Adjuchas!” His furious voice echoed throughout the Forest of Menos.
The golden Vulture Hollow, Karl Taylor, glared at Lin Huang as though he wished to burn him alive.
He had never imagined that another Adjuchas would begin a battle with such a shameless sneak attack.
Within the Forest of Menos, Adjuchas whose growth had already reached its limit and who no longer possessed any hope of evolving into Vasto Lorde generally gathered large groups of mindless Gillians beneath them.
Those Gillians served as their soldiers.
These Adjuchas commanded their Gillian armies to expand territories and protect their domains.
Most lower Adjuchas living in this region followed the same pattern.
Each occupied a territory and ruled over numerous Gillians.
Even when conflicts arose between neighboring Adjuchas, they rarely fought personally.
Instead, they dispatched their Gillian armies to wage war.
After reaching Adjuchas, Hollows possessed intelligence no different from humans.
Furthermore, because most Adjuchas lacked High-Speed Regeneration, suffering irreversible damage to their bodies or Hollow masks would cause them to regress.
For that reason…
Very few were willing to risk their own lives in battle.
Commanding subordinates had gradually become the unspoken rule among Adjuchas in this region.
Never had Karl Taylor encountered someone like Lin Huang…
An Adjuchas who completely ignored such conventions and immediately resorted to assassination.
“I’ll tear you apart alive!” Feeling blood continuously flowing from the five holes in his neck, Karl Taylor’s expression beneath his Hollow mask became incomparably ugly.
He immediately used his spiritual pressure to forcibly compress the muscles around the wounds, barely managing to stop the bleeding.
Then…
He let out an enraged screech.
Receiving their master’s command…
The dozens of Gillians gathered below simultaneously opened their enormous mouths.
Black and crimson spiritual pressure rapidly condensed.
Dozens of Ceros erupted simultaneously toward Lin Huang.
Facing the overwhelming barrage…
Lin Huang merely smiled.
Stealth activated once again.
His figure disappeared instantly.
Even his spiritual pressure completely vanished.
The Gillians immediately lost their target.
The Ceros they had been preparing instantly became disorganized.
Seeing this…
Karl Taylor’s eyes widened.
He hadn’t expected such an incomprehensible ability.
However…
As an Adjuchas…
His combat instincts remained exceptionally sharp.
He immediately realized Lin Huang had not escaped far.
Instead…
He had hidden somewhere nearby.
Without hesitation…
Karl Taylor spread both wings to their fullest extent.
Golden spiritual pressure surged violently throughout his body.
Powerful currents erupted around him.
Rumble!
Countless razor-sharp wind blades condensed from highly compressed reishi before sweeping outward in every direction.
The entire area was instantly covered by the indiscriminate attack.
The countless wind blades sliced through the surrounding giant trees with ease.
One towering tree after another collapsed.
Wood fragments exploded everywhere.
Within moments…
An enormous area surrounding Karl Taylor had been completely cleared.
Meanwhile…
Lin Huang quietly remained hidden directly beneath the massive tree supporting Karl Taylor’s nest.
The tree trunk itself perfectly shielded him from every single wind blade.
“So…” “His special ability manipulates wind.” Watching the overwhelming attack…
Lin Huang immediately understood Karl Taylor’s innate ability.
He silently shook his head.
Although the technique possessed a large area of effect…
Its power was dispersed.
It lacked the decisive lethality needed to instantly kill opponents of the same level.
In his opinion…
It was nothing more than a large-scale clearing technique.
Compared to truly powerful abilities…
It was rather ordinary.
It wasn’t even worth consuming one of his precious Demonic Fetus Parasitism opportunities.
“Come out!” “Get out here!” After continuously releasing wind blades for several minutes without forcing Lin Huang into the open, Karl Taylor roared angrily.
The Stealth ability truly left him frustrated.
Against opponents possessing comparable spiritual pressure…
Such an ability was simply too troublesome.
Watching quietly from the shadows…
Lin Huang noticed Karl Taylor’s breathing becoming increasingly heavy.
His spiritual pressure had also declined noticeably after maintaining such a large-scale attack.
The countless giant trees surrounding them had already been shredded into splinters.
Seeing this…
Lin Huang knew his opportunity had arrived.
The next instant…
Sonído.
His figure silently appeared directly above the giant nest.
His dark green tail suddenly whipped downward.
Highly compressed spiritual pressure gathered at its tip before forming a sharp blade.
The attack instantly slashed toward Karl Taylor’s legs.
Slash!
Both dark golden bird legs were severed cleanly from the ankles.
Dark golden blood immediately sprayed everywhere.
“AAAAARGH!!” Karl Taylor released an agonizing scream.
Stimulated by the unbearable pain…
He instantly turned his head.
Golden spiritual pressure rapidly gathered inside his mouth.
He was preparing a Cero.
At the same moment…
The dozens of Gillians below also gathered black and crimson spiritual pressure once again.
Dozens of Ceros simultaneously locked onto Lin Huang.
Faced with attacks from both directions…
Lin Huang remained completely calm.
This parasitic body had already fulfilled nearly all of its purpose.
He no longer cared whether it survived.
A ruthless light flashed through his eyes.
Activating Sonído once more…
Instead of retreating…
He charged directly toward Karl Taylor.
Ignoring the gathering Cero…
He slammed into the bleeding wounds on Karl Taylor’s neck.
Both claws violently tore deeper into the already horrific injuries.
Boom!
Dozens of Gillian Ceros…
Along with Karl Taylor’s own golden Cero…
Struck Liotta Ekk’s body almost simultaneously.
The dazzling explosion instantly swallowed everything nearby.
Terrifying spiritual pressure surged in every direction.
“You lunatic!” Watching Liotta Ekk’s body disintegrate beneath the countless Ceros…
Karl Taylor roared in both anger and disbelief.
He had never imagined another Hollow would willingly sacrifice himself just to drag an opponent down.
“I hate this!” Karl Taylor roared toward the sky.
Both legs had been severed.
His neck had suffered fatal injuries.
His foundation as an Adjuchas had been irreparably damaged.
Before long…
He would inevitably regress into a special Gillian.
Just as his thoughts became clouded by pain and despair…
A brilliant white serpent tail suddenly emerged from the shadows behind him.
Its Sword Scales were covered by razor-sharp spiritual pressure.
Like lightning…
The tail wrapped tightly around Karl Taylor’s neck before instantly slicing through it.
It was Lin Huang’s original body.
The moment Liotta Ekk’s body was destroyed…
Lin Huang had safely escaped from the Inner World without suffering the slightest injury.
Immediately afterward…
He activated Stealth for the third and final time available through Liotta Ekk’s ability.
Completely concealing both his body and spiritual pressure…
He patiently waited for the perfect opportunity before delivering the final strike.
“How…” “How can there be another Adjuchas?!” Karl Taylor’s eyes filled with horror.
Feeling the overwhelming Adjuchas-level spiritual pressure radiating from the white serpent…
He instinctively assumed this was an entirely different Adjuchas.
He simply couldn’t understand why this serpent possessed exactly the same invisibility ability as the previous Chameleon Hollow.
Slash!
The Sword Scales sliced through without mercy.
Karl Taylor’s head flew into the air.
His eyes remained filled with confusion and unwillingness until the very end.
After killing the Vulture Adjuchas…
Lin Huang caught the severed head in his mouth.
His cold gaze slowly shifted toward the dozens of Gillians below.
Without their commander…
The surviving Gillians had completely descended into chaos.
Although Liotta Ekk’s body had already reached the limit of its potential…
Lin Huang’s true body had only just begun its journey.
Before enjoying the true feast represented by an Adjuchas mask…
He intended to clear away these remaining appetizers first.
Whoosh!
His enormous white body transformed into a streak of silver light as he charged directly toward the disorganized Gillian herd.