Chapter 141: Chapter 135: Number Two Pet Beast Bonestead Rat Demon
Shanhu Villa District, in the grassland behind Villa No. 9.
The tree womb of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree suddenly became active, approximately ten days had passed. The number one tree womb Alien Thorn Worm had gradually taken shape and, just like last time, broke through the barriers of the tree womb, leaping out from inside.
Its appearance was still ferocious, and its strength was similar to the previous time, Second Order Low Grade.
Along with it, the number two tree womb's dependent beast had also successfully gestated.
This was a form taller than the Alien Thorn Worm. After absorbing the Mountain Corpse Giant Rat as the embryonic body, it gradually became enormous.
Now having successfully gestated, that huge beast also broke through the embryonic body and heavily fell from the tree.
"Boom"
The massive creature landed heavily, its seven-meter-tall body creating a large crater in the ground.
Su Han looked at the monstrous figure, rat-headed human-bodied, massive in size, with muscles bulging like hard rocks, radiating a sense of power.
Bonestead Rat Demon, that was the monster's name, and true to its appearance, heavy bony shells nearly enveloped its entire body. Bone spurs sharp as blades grew on its spine, elbows, heels, and other places.
Even the slightly exposed areas were covered with thick, dark tree bark-like skin, obviously not low in defense.
This was a monster armed to the teeth, with a powerful body, sturdy arms, solid legs, and a vine-twisted tail, all displaying tremendous defensive power. Only its pale green eyes, slightly visible, but their oily green gleam was equally chilling.
Su Han was very pleased with the Bonestead Rat Demon. Though only Second Order Low Grade, its presence was almost as formidable as the previous Mountain Corpse Giant Rat.
Such a dependent beast was already quite impressive.
Although it was not an Angel Envoy and had limited potential, as long as resources were sufficient, it could continue to gestate given enough space, and it would eventually become a large army.
"The damage-bearing unit of the legion, and also the charging unit, complementing the Alien Thorn Worm,"
Su Han nodded slightly, then with a thought, the Ancient Worm Tree began to use its Anthropomorphic State skill, and soon the Ancient Worm Tree had transformed into a three-to-four-meter-tall tree person.
From over sixty meters, it had transformed into three to four meters, this Anthropomorphic State skill was indeed something more significant than what Su Han had imagined.
Though its strength was suppressed, the convenience it provided, especially in legion mobilization, was undoubtedly a very potent skill.
Who among those ignorant of the details could imagine, under the sweep of a monster legion, among a group of tall dependent beasts, the inconspicuous tree person was the core of the legion?
And who could imagine, when they try assassinating the tree person, after facing immense dangers and passing through layers of dependent beasts, to reach the assassination target,
only for the tree person to transform, pulling out a form several times larger than their own.
Su Han did not dismiss the dependent beasts and headed towards the outside of Villa No.9, the gestation of the two dependent beasts was a bit sudden, he had thought it would happen at night or a bit later.
But now that they had hatched, it was a good time to see the strength of the Bonestead Rat Demon.
Outside Villa No.9, Zhu Xiong, Gan Xinglei, Zhang Dahai, Ye Kailing, and Guo Gang had already brought people to wait outside, and there were even more people than two days ago.
Although there were incidents yesterday, and they were gathering survivors, both Zhu Xiong and Guo Gang had completed blocking the intersections.
Therefore, today was a major operation. Su Han would first turn the metals at various intersections into solid gates to block them, and then all teams would commence the clearing of monsters.
This time, it was not just dealing with the monsters attacking on the streets, but a floor-by-floor cleaning, which was higher in danger and larger in workload, hence naturally needing more people and needing the help of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree.
"Chief!"
As Su Han appeared, neat greetings rang out. As the camp expanded, survivors who joined later contributed more, and the personnel joining the battle ranks also increased.
The title for Su Han also changed along with the camp. Old Zhu and a few others were the closest ones, both subordinates and friends, so they still called him Su Han.
Those from Happiness Community who joined early, like Zhao Yimin and others, often called him Boss.
Lately, those who joined the camp due to rescue operations, breakthroughs of the camp's defenses, and who had witnessed the camp's formidable strength, or even seen Su Han's terrifying power, thus held more reverence in their hearts, preferring to call Su Han Chief.
With the Chief present, order was present, and the camp would be sturdy as a metal bastion, and that meant safety.
This was a consensus among everyone.
Especially the territorial army, subtly affected by a different kind of fervor.
"Act according to the plan, ensure your own safety while cleansing every monster, and if you encounter Evolved Kind, those who need controlling should be controlled. How much Contribution Value you can accumulate, whether you can become stronger without me, depends on your own effort. Understood?"
"Understood!"
The formidable team set off. This time it wasn't just fifty Vine Giant Rats but also over ten trucks.
Weapons supplies, medical supplies were all in the trucks, and likewise, materials and survivors discovered this time would be transported back in trucks, completing a major cleanup of the entire ring area.
Su Han did not ride in a truck, but rather stood on the Tree Person's shoulder, he did not summon the Scorpion Spider Demon, but was followed by the Alien Thorn Worm and Bonestead Rat Demon.
If not for the test necessitating the Mother Nest Ancient Tree to keep the Vine Giant Rat, Tree-born Worm, and dependent beasts from going offline, Su Han might not even have let the Mother Nest Ancient Tree come out.
The two massive, fierce-looking creatures instilled awe in the accompanying people.
With two more monsters added, although they were not Angel Envoys, they had no doubt that these two monsters could tear their envoys apart.
Su Han's might had already sunk deep into people's hearts, but those with a keen mind also thought of Bai Qilan's second Angel Envoy.
They knew well that only Su Han's Mother Nest Ancient Tree could gestate the Alien Thorn Worm, and the situation within that wasn't hard to guess, wasn't it?
If they also put in some effort, couldn't they also receive a reward from the Chief when breaking through to Second Order, like contracting such an Angel Envoy?
At that time, would I become part of the leader's direct lineage, or perhaps his elite guards?
People always fantasize, and if they see a chance for advancement, many will push themselves harder.
The team moved toward the ring area at a steady pace, still enveloped in the fog, but undoubtedly quieter than two days before.
Most of the intersections in the ring area were blocked, though the piles of vehicles were only three to four meters high and had a relatively steep gradient.
But generally, monsters would not easily climb such things; without foreign monsters invading, naturally, there wasn't much noise on the streets.
Near the entrance to Summer Garden Avenue, the team slowly stopped.
"Su Han, we are at the midpoint here. Each intersection isn't too far away, within one or two kilometers."
One or two kilometers isn't a very long distance, but for streets, it means a lot of twists and turns, so the entire ring area is actually not small.
Su Han glanced around—he saw tall buildings rising gradually. Moving forward would lead to the commercial streets of the Summer Garden Mall, where there were even more structures and many shops suitable for living around.
Su Han nodded, then said, "Let's get moving."
He jumped down from the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, canceled his Anthropomorphic State Skills, and the terrifying tree trunk rapidly enlarged; its massive, hard roots burst through the cement on the surface, rooting into the ground below.
The roots spread beneath the vines, gradually spanning hundreds of meters, breaking through from both sides of the street periodically, emitting the Radiance of the Lamp Tree, dispersing the fog.
With Summer Garden Avenue at the center, the fog was quickly driven away, clearing the sky, and the huge trunk stood tall like a deity of old.
"Magnificent!"
Someone spoke in a low voice, many others were somewhat dazed by the sight, as the dense white fog that had been heavy like cotton was now being lightly dispersed.
The buildings on both sides, standing solemn and tall, slowly revealed their true faces, standing naturally awe-inspiring.
Stretching over seven hundred meters, it nearly illuminated a large part of the area; some vines even quietly spread over some buildings, making the brightness even more apparent.
Below the ground, Tree-born Worms had begun to spread, bringing the entire area under surveillance.
Though breaking through the cement floor isn't easy, there are plenty of flower beds around, which serve as their entrance and exit.
"Lead the team to clear out the monsters, where the vines reach, don't bother there; outside the vines, dump in the flower beds, as for the survivors, control them all, deal with later,"
"Yes, leader."
About clearing and rescuing, in fact, Su Han didn't need to emphasize; their search team already had a complete process, assessing threat level, nature of the team, followed by inquiries, investigations, and finally acceptance.
With a complete process, even a little bit of trickery won't cause a stir.
It didn't take long for the four teams to start moving separately, with Zhu Xiong slightly lagging behind, following Su Han.
"First we'll go your way, then I'll set up the metal gates one by one,"
Zhu Xiong grinned, "That's great, it's easier to work without foreign monsters."
Zhu Xiong led the way; within his responsibility range, there were seven intersections, including a main road towards North Ridge Avenue, which had the widest road surface. However, Zhu Xiong had also piled up quite a few scrapped cars going back and forth, totaling over a hundred vehicles.
The rest were mostly pedestrian ways and inter-building roads, mostly dual-lane roads, with some single-lane, not difficult to manage.
Su Han arrived in front of the pile of scrapped cars, and Metal Manipulation was directly initiated; a large quantity of metal melted and then, under his control, began to reshape.
Metal columns were driven meters into the ground, pulled horizontally like rebar, embedding into the walls of buildings on both sides.
It took over ten minutes—nearly all the scrapped cars were used, and then, at this across-the-road junction, a metal barrier about four meters high was erected.
Eight pillars, with only the two lanes in the middle forming the actual metal gates, about three centimeters thick.
"Won't four meters be a bit short? Shall I bring some more cars? I reckon if we encounter some larger monsters, this thing couldn't stop them."
Zhu Xiong smacked his lips, airing his concerns, having seen the fight at Bei Qing Grain Warehouse; he had a high sense of crisis and knew about those terrifying creatures among the monsters.
"The ring area is just temporary; it will expand later. Besides, the wall is to prevent those most numerous small monsters. Bigger monsters cannot hide their bodies, and someone will deal with them when the time comes,"
If it can't resist, when large monsters attack, then it must be left to people to defend, and such a wall is to guard against those numerous but extremely annoying creatures.
"That makes sense,"
Zhu Xiong nodded, and Su Han had already said, "Take me to the other six intersections; we'll find a chance to strengthen this one later."
Su Han ran through four areas, which took about two and a half hours, and only then could the closure of the whole ring area be considered complete.
Once the worry was minimized for the four teams, they immediately began to clear the monsters between buildings and within constructions.
Roars rose again; where the vines of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree reached, the presence of monster corpses had begun to be detected.
[Monster flesh detected. Proceed with Fusion?]
Fusion
Su Han commanded the Mother Nest Ancient Tree to continue Fusing; he knew compared to those metal gates, the Mother Nest Ancient Tree was truly the monumental pillar of his territory, so it had to keep Fusing.
Looking at the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, comparable in height to a high-rise building, Su Han showed a satisfied smile; even though it now required more material, clearing the ring area should help in upgrading the Essence of Flesh.
He shifted his gaze, then led the Alien Thorn Worms and the Bonestead Rat Demon towards Nanwang Lake; he needed to see the situation there personally.
And to let the Bonestead Rat Demon try its strength.