Chapter 39: Distortion
"I do know some information about your mission. In exchange, I want the exact location of that eye chamber."
"Deal. Here's the second contract."
The leader of the National Football Team presented another contract. After confirming there were no issues, Su Xiao chose to sign it.
"At the headquarters of the Execution Agency, there's a place where important secrets are stored. There's a large door there, engraved with the words: 'We walk in the darkness...'"
"'Walking in the darkness,' Hugh Losnanle?"
The leader of the National Football Team fell into thought, but soon, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Are you sure it's Hugh Losnanle? Brother Bai Ye, don't scare me."
"I'm sure..."
Su Xiao's smile grew gentler. Since it didn't concern him, he felt quite at ease. Although the mission's difficulty wasn't high, the consequences of exposure would be terrifying.
"Let's go, tomb raiding. Reincarnation Paradise, I R N M M P."
After leaving a location, the leader also mentioned that the guardian of this eye chamber was very dangerous. They had originally gone to 'fight the boss,' but couldn't win. While being beaten black and blue on the ground, they happened to discover the eye chamber.
The three brothers of the National Football Team left with deep grievances. Could the person who left words on that metal door really be simple? That was one of the empire's highest secrets.
Watching the three brothers of the National Football Team leave, Su Xiao exchanged a glance with Bubu Wang. They both stood up and headed towards the location provided by the National Football Team.
Half an hour later, inside a sewer.
Su Xiao stepped on the somewhat sticky ground. A few centimeters beside his foot was an underground river, with various suspicious objects floating on the sewage.
The smell of the sewer could only be described as overwhelmingly foul. Even Bubu Wang, who had full body protection, couldn't help sneezing from time to time.
Arriving at a corner, Su Xiao poked his head out to look. Beyond the corner was pitch black, with snoring sounds coming from the depths. The nearby walls were heavily cracked, clearly indicating a recent battle.
The Apostle's Eye floated in mid-air, quietly probing the unknown enemy deeper in the corner.
[Comparing intelligence attributes between both parties... Comparison complete. Our intelligence attribute is 6.73 times that of the enemy. Obtained 100% of the enemy's data.]
Data as follows:
Name: Distortion (Sub-Leader Creature)
Category: Human + Ghost + Demon + Aberrant Beast
Health: 100%
Soul Power: 370/370 points
Strength: 115 (True Attribute)
Agility: 95 (True Attribute)
Stamina: 118 (True Attribute)
Intelligence: 15
Charm: 2
Skill 1, Sub-Leader Creature (Passive, LV.65): Health +15000 points, Physical Defense +120 points, Negate 30% of all damage, Ignore near-death state.
Skill 2, Distorted Intelligence (Active, Lv.40): Distortion is a multi-species fusion. It has two forms (Half-Human / Aberrant Beast).
Skill 3, Half-Human State (Passive, Lv.50): Dynamic vision increased by 53%, Neural reflex speed increased by 48%, No pain sensation.
Skill 4, Aberrant Beast State (Passive, Lv.66): Sense of smell greatly enhanced, Health recovery speed increased by 150%, Physical Defense +60 points.
Skill 5, Tear (Active, Lv.54): Usable in Half-Human state. Distortion uses its claws to frantically tear at the enemy. Each tear deals base damage + 196 points of True Damage, and randomly attaches effects such as Poisoning, Bleeding, Tendon Severing, and Internal Organ Damage.
Skill 6, High-Frequency Sonic Oscillation (Active, Lv.50): Usable in Aberrant Beast state. Distortion lets out a full-power roar, using strong sound waves to vibrate all enemies within 105 meters, causing them to enter a Physical Stun state for 0.3 to 18 seconds. Using this ability consumes 5% of maximum Health. If Health is insufficient, Distortion will die.
Skill 7, Pounce (Active, Lv.40): Usable in Aberrant Beast state. Distortion recklessly pounces on the enemy, gaining increased charge speed for a short time. Using this ability consumes 6% of maximum Health. If Health is insufficient, Distortion will die.
Skill 8, Second Distortion (Ultimate Ability, Lv.10): When Distortion is near death, it will perform a second distortion (Aberration) on itself. 90% chance of immediate death, 8% chance of unknown mutation, 2% chance of successful aberration, evolving into a true Leader-level creature.
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After seeing Distortion's data, Su Xiao and Bubu Wang almost simultaneously pulled their heads back. Fortunately, this was a sewer, which weakened the enemy's sense of smell. If it came to hand-to-hand combat, this thing was even stronger than Sin. It could chew Sin up in a few bites. No wonder the three brothers of the National Football Team were beaten like grandsons.
Of course, this doesn't mean Distortion's combat power completely crushes Sin. It's just that the sewer terrain is too suitable for Distortion to fight. The space here is narrow. If there were enough space, Su Xiao might not be unable to kill this monster. It fights with brute force, lacking technical abilities. As for Sin, he could also kill this monster in an open area. However... this monster seems to be Sin's 'pet'.
According to the information provided by those three goofballs, initially, the three of them almost beat Distortion to a pulp with their hammers. But after Distortion transformed, it beat them until they cried for their fathers. If Distortion hadn't had to guard the eye chamber, it was unknown whether the three of them could have escaped.
"Bubu, go test it out?"
"Brrrrr..."
Bubu Wang performed its signature expression. Judging by its chattering teeth, the meaning was: "Master, I'm a bit scared. How about I blend into the environment and tease it?"
"Good idea. Try to lure it away."
Even if Su Xiao had to fight Distortion, he wouldn't do it here. As for finding people to gang up on it, that was a last resort. This was a Sub-Leader creature. The treasure chest it dropped should be more valuable than the [Ghost's Treasure].
Bubu Wang took a deep breath. After blending into the environment, it lightly bumped into Su Xiao. Su Xiao immediately saw Bubu Wang's figure. This was a technique Bubu Wang had figured out after long-term use of 'You Can't See Me'. It could make one friendly unit see it.
This was the first time Su Xiao had seen Bubu Wang while it was blending into the environment. Bubu wasn't invisible. The environment around it 'shifted' as it moved forward. The feeling was as if the entire world had accepted Bubu Wang and was willing to help erase its traces.
Contrary to Su Xiao's imagination, Bubu Wang didn't walk slowly towards Distortion. Instead, it trotted over happily...
Looking at Distortion again, it was currently in its Aberrant Beast state. Overall, it looked like a black bear lying on the ground, covered in stitched marks all over its body. However, it had no fur, and its body surface was densely covered with protruding bones. Although it couldn't cover all the skin, it didn't affect its flexibility. Its large mouth was almost split to its neck, and its teeth were stained with a pale yellow bodily fluid.
Distortion's body length was about three and a half meters, giving the feeling that it couldn't be broken or cut through. Su Xiao suspected that with Distortion's terrifying physical defense, even Dragon-Slaying Flash might only be able to cut through its muscles. He had never seen an enemy with a pure physical defense exceeding 100 points, not to mention the protruding bone defense on its body surface. If he used a Legendary-grade blade weapon to fight, whether he could even break through the defense was unknown.
Bubu Wang ran a few steps to Distortion's side. Distortion was sleeping soundly, completely unaware of Bubu Wang's existence. Less than half a meter away from Distortion, Bubu Wang tilted its head back, gathered its energy in its dantian.
"Ptooey!"
A mouthful of saliva landed on Distortion's face. Bubu Wang turned and ran.
"Woof?"
Distortion suddenly woke up, raised its paw, and touched the 'unknown liquid' on its face.
"Roar!!"
An earth-shattering roar spread out, layers of air waves expanding, causing large splashes of water from the nearby sewage river.
Bubu Wang ran a few steps to Su Xiao's front, indicating the mission was complete.
"What the hell."
Su Xiao turned and fled. Bubu Wang was blending into the environment, but he wasn't. Clearly, Distortion was very angry now. No, it was extremely angry.
Boom!
Sewage splashed. Distortion instantly charged to the corner, causing large cracks in the nearby walls, like a tank rampaging through the sewer.