Big Horn once again climbed up from the ground, his flesh falling onto the carpet, letting out an angry roar, transforming into a shadow, charging at the tentacle like a wild bull.
Every attack of the tentacle would cause many zombies in the undead tide to suddenly shatter, collapsing onto the ground.
Most of the damage Big Horn suffered would somehow directly transfer to the undead tide, allowing him to withstand the blows from two tentacles and still launch attacks without restraint.
This time, despite swinging his claws four times, he only managed to scratch the surface, leaving four shallow wounds.
The tentacle suddenly began to swell, with more tiny tentacles seeping through the surface, like branches of a tree, continually extending.
Roars came from underground, as if the main body of the Tentacle Monster was moving in this direction.
The battle in the north died down, the result clear; that powerful Extraordinary was ultimately defeated!
This was expected, as Su Changxing never thought any Player could defeat the Tentacle Monster, after all, it had been continuously growing and swelling, its overall strength likely approaching Tier Five.
Tier Five is the upper limit for most worlds, the most powerful creatures can only reach this stage, any further advance would be restricted by rules.
With the Tentacle Monster’s main power blessing these two tentacles, they became even more resilient, instantly swatting Big Horn away, then several deadwood-like tentacles followed to pierce his body, blasting it apart into hundreds of pieces.
Seeing this, Su Changxing remained unconcerned, maneuvering over a dozen of the Rou Mountain to step in, these Tier Eight Extraordinary Zombies, considered an evolved form of Giant, were about 8~10 meters tall, possessing life force and defense comparable to Tier Seven Creatures, making them very difficult to kill.
With these Rou Mountains absorbing the tentacle attacks, the undead tide completely surrounded them, densely packed around, forming a tight formation, gathering the tide’s strength into a collective force, taking repeated blows from the tentacles and holding firm.
The outcome of this war was predetermined before it even began.
Advancing from the west, the undead tide has drawn too much nourishment from the Tentacle Monster, becoming half a Tentacle Monster itself, differing only in form.
With other zombies dying, Big Horn once again rose from the flesh, quickly joining the battle.
He now stood as the most powerful zombie in the undead tide, each attack causing significant harm to the tentacles, steadily wearing it down.
In just over 10 minutes, another tentacle snapped, revealing a pulsating red heart.
The other tentacle couldn’t bear the stress, having to bear all the pressure alone, snapping just minutes later.
The battle abruptly ended at some point, with the undead tide sharing their spoils, quickly devouring the tentacle’s corpse entirely.
Su Changxing took the blood-red heart handed over by Big Horn, slicing the surface open with a nail, collecting the blood in a transparent glass bottle, mixing it with Black Crystal.
A golden DNA chain appeared, a piece of Divine Inheritance quickly configured, Su Changxing drank it all, feeling the strange energy flow between every cell in his body.
This process lasted for about ten seconds, abruptly stopping afterward.
One piece of mysterious inheritance wasn’t enough for him to strengthen, more were needed.
Su Changxing configured another Divine Inheritance and drank it in one go, his eyes shining with golden brilliance, his whole being seemed bathed in strange light.
Again, it stopped abruptly.
Even two pieces of Divine Inheritance weren’t enough to satisfy him, possibly needing two more, thinking this, he prepared two more Divine Inherences, drinking them all.
He felt joy, every cell in his body trembling with excitement, expressing happiness.
His chest seemed to open an eye, staring at the undead tide from a peculiar angle.
The connection between them growing ever tighter.
[Career Plan: Make zombies in the undead tide advance more easily.
Can control the advancement direction of Extraordinary Zombies within the tide, utilizing the tide’s energy to specifically strengthen a particular zombie.]
Su Changxing gained some insight.
So-called Divinization Ability is originally Divine Spirit’s power, just infinitely simplified, essentially the same, and as it strengthens, its true form can be revealed.
The Craze is the same, not born from nothing, originating from a Divine Spirit... a zombie that became a Divine Spirit.
Su Changxing suspected this ability might come from the owner of the Giant Hand, such strength naturally deserved.
"So in a certain time of the past, there existed a terrifying zombie army, rivaling Divine Spirits..."
The big secret hidden here, Divine Spirits themselves are immortal existences, giving Su Changxing the feeling that in a certain past time, there was a sudden loss of many Divine Spirits.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so many relics left by Divine Spirits.
With the newly acquired ability, Su Changxing could see specific Extraordinary information, progression, advancement direction, and possibilities of every zombie in the undead tide, including growth, Extraordinary talent, six-dimension value.
Big Horn’s combat power, as shown by values, surpassed even his, probably due to the Divinization Ability’s effect.
This battle was remarkably smooth only because of Big Horn’s presence, otherwise breaking through the Tentacle Monster’s defenses would have made the fight much tougher.
After these three tentacles snapped, the flesh carpet shrank back like a procession of worms, followed by tremors from the ground.
Without stopping, Su Changxing led the undead tide further, seeking to take down the Tentacle Monster while this opportunity lasts, or it would be much harder later.
The Tentacle Monster’s growth rate was terrifyingly fast, potentially overtaking the entire city in less than a month.
As they approached, the surrounding area turned to ruins, without a single intact building, the ruins appearing scorched black, as if roasted by fire oil, permeating a pungent smell.
Atop the ruins, facing the sun, sat a shattered body, with long white hair, half a bloodied face still retaining beautiful features, without looking grotesque.
She probably was the Extraordinary battling the Tentacle Monster, not yet dead, but nearly, with life force and spirit practically drained, leaving an empty shell and remnants of will.
Seeing the undead tide, she was first surprised, then the only corner of her mouth curved with a smile: "You plan to kill that guy?"
Su Changxing nodded at her: "Yes, any advice?"
She shook her head, affirming: "You can’t do it, just a bunch of zombies."
It was clear she looked down on zombies, even those like Su Changxing with high intelligence, but then again, humans looking down on zombies is quite normal.
Su Changxing wasn’t bothered at all, approaching her, seriously saying: "How about a bet, before you die, we’ll return victorious."
The white-haired woman clearly didn’t believe Su Changxing’s words, precisely knowing the strength of the Tentacle Monster, exhaled slowly, speaking from the other side of her mouth:
"Sure, but what shall we wager on?"
Su Changxing replied: "If we return and you’re alive, join us."
Without thinking, the white-haired woman said: "Okay, but what if you fail?"
Su Changxing chuckled: "If we fail, we fail, then there’s nothing further."
The white-haired woman closed her eyes: "Indeed."
After a long while, she reopened her eyes, watching the receding undead tide: "A peculiar zombie, why didn’t I notice before..."
The wind blew by, the air’s heavy and decaying odor seemed to have faded significantly.