Chapter 55: One Man Holding the Pass
With a splattering sound, the corpse of a Nilapan exploded, deep blue bodily fluids splattering everywhere along with fragments of flesh.
Sensing this change, Su Xiao turned and stepped back onto the pile of corpses, rushing through the gaps into the barrier in a few strides.
At the main entrance of the barrier, Nilapan corpses burst open one after another. Moments later, not a single intact body remained at the entrance—only minced flesh and fluids covered the ground, utterly disgusting.
The minced flesh on the ground began to writhe, gradually coalescing into fist-sized balls of flesh that resembled insect eggs.
These eggs were covered in tentacles, which spread into the bodily fluids on the ground, rapidly absorbing nutrients. The eggs gradually grew larger.
Within just a few seconds, an egg burst open, and from it crawled three juvenile Nilapan, each about ten centimeters tall.
"Roar~"
The juvenile Nilapan let out a feeble screech, its mouth full of sharp teeth biting into the already cracked eggshell, devouring it greedily.
Su Xiao did not act. He clearly remembered that 35 Nilapan corpses were piled at the main entrance. After these corpses burst and formed eggs, they split into a total of 105 juvenile Nilapan—meaning each corpse produced three juveniles upon death.
Su Xiao strode forward and stomped on a juvenile Nilapan.
With a squelch, the juvenile Nilapan was flattened. Its strength was pitiful.
This sight relieved Su Xiao. The Nilapan were still within the realm of biological creatures, not some incomprehensible beings. Even if they split into smaller individuals after death, those smaller individuals needed to go through a growth cycle to become combat-effective.
The exact duration of this process was unknown, but it certainly couldn't be completed in just a few minutes.
If this ability were used for reproduction in harsh environments, it would be incredibly formidable. But in terms of combat, it posed no significant threat to Su Xiao.
Over a hundred juvenile Nilapan were born and immediately fled. Their innate instincts told them they could not fight the enemy before them; they had to escape back to their tribe to grow safely.
Su Xiao naturally would not let these little things escape, or else the Nilapan's assault might become unending.
And that was exactly the case. After adult Nilapan died, the juveniles fled back to the tribe to grow. Through accelerated growth, they could reach adulthood in about ten hours and become combat-effective.
This acceleration came at a cost. Under natural growth, it took eighteen months for a juvenile Nilapan to reach adulthood, but accelerated growth took only ten hours. However, the accelerated Nilapan had very short lifespans of only 2 to 5 days and could no longer split and reproduce. This method was only used when the Nilapan were at war with other races.
A special-grade alchemy bomb appeared in his hand, and Su Xiao threw it out.
Boom!
Flames engulfed the main entrance of the barrier, blasting over a hundred juvenile Nilapan into fragments and burning them to charcoal with the high heat.
The shockwave of the explosion spread, also affecting the charging adult Nilapan. After the blast, a pungent smell of scorched flesh filled the air, and some Nilapan corpses continued to burn.
Did ordinary adult Nilapan possess intelligence? The answer was yes—they were intelligent beings. They were simply absolutely obedient to the higher-ranking Nilapan, which was why they fought so recklessly, willing to die.
With their tenacious survival ability and absolute obedience to higher-ranking kin, willing to die for their commands, and the fact that the death of juveniles incited their rage—meaning they protected their young—if the Nilapan population grew to a certain scale, they would be a terrifying species. As long as the minimum conditions for survival were met, this species could thrive.
The continent where Yorknew City was located was perfect for their reproduction, practically a paradise. So their leader had reached an agreement with someone: kill all the humans in the auction house, and that person would teleport all their tribe's kin here.
Unfortunately, the Nilapan leader had been deceived. The Jester did not have the ability to teleport the entire Nilapan race here. Even if the entire Nilapan race could reach this continent, the V5 organization would make them experience what despair truly meant.
The Nilapan near Su Xiao inexplicably stopped in their tracks, their gazes fixed on the pile of juvenile Nilapan burned to charcoal.
"ROAR!!!"
A deafening roar rang out. This group of Nilapan was enraged. If their previous assault was frenzied, now it had reached the point of madness.
A Nilapan glared with its four large eyes, shoving aside nearby companions to charge to the front of the barrier.
A gleaming blade light filled its vision. Before it could even see the enemy, darkness consumed its sight.
Su Xiao had just slain one Nilapan when five more rushed at him. He swung his blade horizontally, sending four heads flying, while the last one had its throat slit.
A sound of breaking wind came from his side. A Nilapan charged within one meter of Su Xiao. A counter shield beside him immediately moved forward, its edge shaped like a blade, plunging into the Nilapan's chest.
The counter shield was not only for defense; its attacks were equally sharp, but limited to a short range—only within one meter of Su Xiao.
Having just dealt with a few Nilapan, Su Xiao had no time to catch his breath before another dozen or so charged at him.
He slashed the air, sending out a pale blue blade light. This two-meter-wide blade light cut through the Nilapan like a scythe through wheat, carving a "path" in front of him.
"Human, die! (Dark Continent Language)"
A Nilapan's eyes were filled with anger, but only anger—no hatred.
These Nilapan knew that they were the ones who had initiated the attack on these humans, so even if their kin were killed, they would not hate anyone—only feel anger.
Su Xiao tilted his head to dodge a Nilapan's sharp claws. The claws were over ten centimeters long, serving as their fingers.
His left hand, wrapped in a metal arm guard, reached forward and grabbed the Nilapan's face. Just as the Nilapan tried to counterattack, Su Xiao exerted force.
With a crisp crack, the Nilapan's body convulsed, then went limp and drooped.
The slaughter continued. An hour later, Su Xiao had lost count of how many Nilapan he had killed. Dozens? Hundreds? Or perhaps over a thousand.
Su Xiao's stamina attribute was as high as 53 points. With the intensity of this battle, he could hold out for several more hours. The Dragon-Slaying Flash was exceptionally sharp, so killing Nilapan did not consume much of his stamina.
Although he wasn't worried about stamina depletion, he had stopped using the counter shield. Each use of the counter shield cost 400 mana points, lasting ten minutes. If he kept using it, his mana would have run out long ago.
Without the counter shield, even with his sharp blade techniques, facing the overwhelming swarm of Nilapan, he inevitably got injured.
For example, now, there were over a dozen claw marks on his body. With his 53-point stamina attribute providing physical defense plus the defense of the Gale Wind Coat, these Nilapan could still wound him with their claws.
But wearing him down this way was unlikely. Not to mention the health points derived from his stamina attribute, the health from the "Spirit Shadow Constitution" alone was astonishing.
Spirit Shadow Constitution (Passive)
Skill Effect 1: Modifies the body, dispersing mana stored in the brain throughout the body.
Skill Effect 2: Mana fuses with the body, creating a wonderful cycle. Health points are greatly enhanced, increased by 30% of total mana points.
Note: Current mana points: 1683. Health points increased by 505.
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The health points in Reincarnation Paradise are fundamentally different from those in games. Here, health points equal life force.
The stronger the life force, the greater the survivability. So health points are not just a number but something tangible. The semi-datafication is only to help contractors understand their own condition more intuitively.