Suluk did not know when it was born.
It only knew…
flesh was extremely delicious.
About two years ago, it developed self-awareness.
Back then, it was just a vine about two meters long, and there was very little it could do.
One opportunity arose, and following its inner desire, it burrowed into the body of a snow fox killed by an adventurer, devouring the flesh until it was gone, and thus it grew stronger…
Only then did it understand that it could become stronger by absorbing flesh and could control the empty shell of the corpse.
At first, it could only hunt some animals, and it could not speak.
After a long period of accumulation, it set its sights on a creature with high flesh content—humans.
After it successfully ate a human, not only did its abilities skyrocket, but it could also operate under the identity of the deceased.
Its thinking became increasingly active, it could speak, and it had a certain ability to learn.
Usually, it disguised itself as an adventurer on Krus Snow Mountain, often wandering around the Ice and Snow Labyrinth…
It still dared not go too far from here.
Later on, it encountered the first “person” who was different.
It wasn’t like a “person,” but rather some kind of monster.
Upon first meeting, that was what it thought.
That person had the same appearance as a human, but the Aura emitted was more terrifying than the fiercest wild beast.
It could only try its best to disguise itself as a normal person.
Fortunately, it was lucky, and its identity was not exposed.
The second time it encountered this kind of “person” was within an adventure team.
This “person” did not have as powerful an Aura as the previous one; an accident occurred while exploring inside the Ice and Snow Labyrinth, and they died here.
It suppressed its inner desire, and only after the others left did it return to devour the flesh.
To this day, it still considers this the most delicious food in the world.
None other!
After devouring the flesh, its abilities in all aspects had a stunning leap.
Later, it occupied the other’s corpse and began to act under his identity, only then did it learn that this kind of “person” had a unique name.
Nen User!
This was a special existence among humans, possessing terrifying power and being rare in number.
In order to be able to eat more corpses of Nen Users, it used the Treasure Trove found in the Ice and Snow Labyrinth to set a trap, and subsequently, as a Nen User, invited other Nen Users to form a team to explore together.
Unsurprisingly, whenever those people saw the Treasure Trove, they would choose to fight and kill each other.
Once they were in poor condition, it would then step in to harvest…
It was already very skilled at this process.
Greed, this is the inherent flaw of humans!
Because it was born from the Ice and Snow Labyrinth of Krus Snow Mountain, it gave itself a name.
Reversing “Krus” gave it “Suluk.”
…
Inside the ice cave.
Deathly silence.
A breeze blew by, carrying bone-chilling cold, causing Eugene, who had fallen to the ground, to shiver involuntarily.
Now he had barely recovered from the skin-suit state to his normal form, but due to severe injuries, he remained collapsed on the ground, unable to move.
Pain assaulted his brain at every moment, yet he did not spare a single bit of attention to himself, only staring fixedly at the inhuman “Suluk,” his face showing horror, and a chill pervading his whole body.
“Are you kidding me?”
Suluk was actually not a human?!
So the captain of this team was a plant with self-awareness?
Even the well-informed Eugene had his brain crash after seeing this scene, unable to accept it for a moment.
There were all kinds of Demonic Beasts living on the Six Continents, but he had never heard of a monster that could walk around wearing human skin!
Looking at Lynn on the other side, he had already silently classified Suluk as a [Calamity].
This world was filled with too many novel things.
Among them, the most special category—especially those with miraculous effects and extremely high value—was called [hope].
Representative examples included Nitromy which could extend lifespan, herbs that could cure a hundred diseases, and Triple-Primary Water which could serve as the stock for all liquids…
Every [hope] had astonishing value, but they were difficult to obtain because most of them existed on the Dark Continent.
There, [hope] was often accompanied by [Calamity].
Things contrary to [hope] were [Calamity].
They could bring countless negative effects to humanity, and it was not impossible for them to even destroy the Six Continents that humans relied on for survival.
For example, the Hell Bell Twin-Tailed Snake that spread murderous intent, or the desire-dependent entity “Ai” that could cause people to go insane and kill each other…
In the eerily bizarre Dark Continent, even accidentally stepping on a bug could cause unforeseeable and tragic consequences.
Even if the top powerhouses among humans formed a team to explore, it was almost a ten-deaths-and-no-life situation, and very few people could return to the Six Continents alive. This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.
Because the Dark Continent was too terrifying, the higher-ups blocked this information, and ordinary people did not know the truth of the world.
Only Nen Users had the opportunity to learn about this.
The higher-ups also formulated the [Dangerous Creature Evaluation Table] based on various information, defining the intensity of [Calamity] from aspects such as ferocity towards humans, quantity, and reproductive ability.
For example, the Chimera Ant that once appeared in the original work belonged to the B-level dangerous creature.
Lynn roughly estimated that Suluk was probably just a D-level, but even so, it might be very tricky to deal with.
In this way, why Suluk was acting strange before also made sense.
The reason he took the initiative to invite strange Nen Users to join the team was because he viewed them as rations…
just adding a dish to the table.
“Test it out first, if it’s impossible, then retreat!”
Thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and Lynn did not stop his hand movements.
A large amount of cold air suddenly surged between his hands, taking shape in the air.
Immediately, five eagles formed from ice rushed straight towards the inhuman Suluk, and a faint Growl could be heard!
[Ice Sculpting • Great Eagle]!
“Not running, but attacking me?”
Suluk’s extremely sharp voice rang out; this kind of sound was very uncomfortable, as if it were overlapping from multiple directions.
At that time, Suluk was just composed of countless intertwined vines, roughly forming a human shape, with simple limbs and an abstract face.
Facing the roaring Great Eagles, Suluk simply raised its “right hand,” and countless vines shot out, directly piercing three of the Great Eagles.
The Great Eagles shattered into ice slag, scattered on the ground, and then disappeared.
“Hmm?” Suluk snorted coldly, “Meaningless!”
Seeing the other two Great Eagles under Lynn’s control, they narrowly dodged the attack, drew graceful arcs in the air, and attacked it from left and right.
Suluk did not dodge or evade, just letting the Great Eagles hit it.
Bang!
The Great Eagles exploded, and in an instant, the cold air diffused, tearing its vines crazily; one by one, the broken vines fell to the ground…
Suluk visibly shrank.
Suddenly, in just one breath, the cross-section of Suluk’s broken vines grew wildly at high speed, quickly recovering to their original state.
It had a stunning self-healing ability!
Lynn narrowed his eyes…
High attack, low defense, high recovery?
This is tricky.