Chapter 40: Show You a Treasure
Inside the sewer, Su Xiao had just rushed out over ten meters when he heard a loud explosion from behind. The entire sewer shook, as if something heavy had fallen into the water and was now charging through the sewage.
"ROAR!!"
The twisted creature, its body covered in protruding exoskeleton, was furious. It had been sleeping soundly when suddenly someone spat on it. As a secondary overlord creature, could it tolerate that? The answer was, of course, no. Though it couldn't find the despicable being who spat on it, that didn't matter—there was another punching bag in the sewer.
Up ahead, Su Xiao didn't look back, sprinting along the path beside the underground river. Just then, he heard a piercing explosion from behind.
He was all too familiar with this sound—it was an object flying at high speed.
Su Xiao instinctively ducked. *Whoosh!* A millstone-sized concrete block flew over his head, vanishing into the darkness ahead in an instant, followed by a thunderous, echoing crash from deeper in the sewer.
Even without fighting, Su Xiao knew how terrifying the twisted creature was. If it came down to brute strength, even Su Xiao + Zuiyasi + the Three Brothers of National Football combined couldn't overpower this monster called Twisted. Therefore, fighting in the sewer was out of the question—he needed a battlefield at least 30 meters in diameter.
Just as Su Xiao prepared to keep fleeing and escape the sewer, the *thump, thump* sounds of splashing water behind him stopped.
Su Xiao halted, turning to look back. Twisted stood in the underground river, sewage reaching its waist. The exoskeleton on its upper body writhed, each piece like a bone rivet embedded in its flesh, greatly reducing slash damage. If lucky, the protrusions could even block thrusts.
Sewage dripped from Twisted's lower jaw as it snorted, its deep yellow vertical pupils locked onto Su Xiao.
Twisted didn't pursue. It stopped 80 meters from the eye chamber.
"ROAR!"
With a low growl, Twisted leaped from the sewage onto the path. Its body, weighing at least 700 jin, wasn't clumsy—for such a creature, size was an advantage.
"Woof~"
Bubu Wang had somehow appeared beside Su Xiao. The closer it got to him, the bolder this second dog became.
Just as Twisted was about to turn away, it stopped. Its stitched nose sniffed, confirming the scent—this was the dog that had spat on it.
"Hah, hah, hah..."
Twisted let out a beastly growl from its throat, staring at Bubu Wang, wishing it could turn the dog into meat soup on the spot.
Bubu Wang stuck out its tongue while keeping its mouth closed, the meaning clear: "Maddening, isn't it?"
"HAH!!"
Twisted bared its fangs in fury, viscous, pale yellow saliva dripping from its sharp teeth. Its eyes scanned the ground nearby, as if looking for a suitable weapon to throw. Unfortunately, this was a sewer, and Twisted didn't want to cause massive destruction here. It wasn't a mindless beast—though less intelligent than humans, it knew guarding the eye chamber was more important.
Seeing Twisted wasn't chasing, Bubu Wang began to show off shamelessly—sticking out its tongue, slapping its rear, almost as if it could speak to shout: "Hey, grandson, come over here!"
Though Twisted trembled with rage, it forced itself to turn around and walk slowly back toward the eye chamber.
*Pfft.*
The unique gunshot of D·Assassination rang out. The bullet sank into Twisted's back, making it stumble half a step forward.
"Wuh?"
Twisted turned its head in confusion. The muscles on its back bulged, and the gunshot wound oozing pale yellow fluid gradually closed. A slightly deformed bullet was pushed out.
*Ting~*
The bullet hit the ground. Twisted snorted and continued on, unconcerned—as if it had been bitten by a mosquito.
Su Xiao stared at the D·Assassination in his hand in surprise. He aimed at a nearby wall and fired. *Crack!* A table-sized crater exploded open, stone chips flying everywhere, the bullet hole at the center bottomless.
Su Xiao's eyes narrowed. 118 points of true stamina attribute was terrifying. Saint Zachariah of the Black Abyss had 110 stamina, but that guy's health was twice that of Twisted. Twisted, on the other hand, had incredible defense. One shot from D·Assassination only caused a brief sting.
Twisted was far weaker than Saint Zachariah. Saint Zachariah had a powerful body + exquisite technique + rich combat experience + bizarre abilities.
Twisted only had a powerful body, relying mostly on instinct in battle. However, this time, Su Xiao didn't have powerful allies like Sha and Lilith.
If Twisted's 118 true stamina was this terrifying, what kind of offensive power would its 115 true strength attribute unleash?
After attributes exceeded 80 points, every point difference was significant. After 100 points, this gap became even more pronounced. Even with the Demon Hunter Set's bonus, Su Xiao's strength attribute was only 105—a 10-point difference in true strength.
Combat wasn't just about comparing attributes; otherwise, Su Xiao wouldn't even qualify to fight Twisted. But with too large a gap, crushing could occur. In simple terms, if Twisted punched down, whether Su Xiao could block it with his blade was uncertain. So in battle, even one mistake could cost him dearly. Fortunately, he fought with blade techniques and wouldn't directly tank enemy attacks unless absolutely necessary.
Twisted soon returned behind the corner, plopping down in front of the eye chamber to sulk.
Bubu Wang's head peeked around the corner, raising a paw to greet Twisted, as if saying: "Hey there, little bro, I've got a big treasure to show you."
Bubu Wang had fully drawn aggro. The next moment, Su Xiao stepped out from behind the corner, holding the [Devouring Annihilation] sniper rifle. The rifle was shorter than usual—in hunting mode (single shot), it was over two meters long, while in rapid-fire mode, it was under two meters. The built-in "Anti-Gravity Kinetic Magnetic Field Engine" hummed at high speed.
*Buzz~*
The ultimate ability of Devouring Annihilation activated: Grinning Madness (Active).
Grinning Madness (Active): This is Devouring Annihilation's ultimate ability. When activated, the internal anti-gravity kinetic magnetic field fully engages, increasing bullet flight speed by 800% for 30 seconds.
Su Xiao braced his elbow against the corner wall, bringing his eye to the scope. The moment his finger touched the trigger, Twisted, over 30 meters away, stood up.
*BOOM!*
Twisted vanished from its spot, large chunks of stone exploding from where it had been.
In the scope, Twisted's figure disappeared. Su Xiao didn't fire, waiting. He didn't believe Twisted could jump over 30 meters in one bound—impossible given the sewer's height, unless it had flight capabilities or propulsion organs.
Sure enough, a flash in the scope, and Twisted's figure reappeared. It didn't have flight abilities.
Su Xiao's pupils slowly contracted. He slightly raised the muzzle of Devouring Annihilation and finally pulled the trigger.