nucmednet Chapter 71 The Monster is Hai Xuan
Chapter 71 The Monster is Hai Xuan
Before the monster could charge forward, Liu Chun quickly got up, intending to grab whatever was nearby to defend himself, but found that he was completely empty-handed.
Oh no! I forgot to bring anything useful before coming up here.
Meanwhile, the monster had successfully climbed up and was moving upwards with its body upright. Then it stopped and silently watched its ant-like prey.
A strong sense of fear surged through Liu Chun, who was standing, forcing him to take a few steps back, unsure when the beast would make its move.
"Participate... in!"
An invisible force burst forth from Liu Chun's hand and struck the monster's body.
The finger strike landed squarely on the monster's heart. Of course, Liu Chun didn't actually know if he had hit its heart, but if the thing was like a human, it would be certain to die.
The monster twisted and roared at the sky, but it did not lose its ability to move. In Liu Chun's eyes, the monster was still full of energy.
In no time, it pressed down on Liu Chun.
Before it could completely crush them, Liu Chun quickly took off running, leaping from a high position to a lower one, using the irregular shape of the tower to buy himself a lot of time.
Now, the only way to get downstairs quickly is to jump directly from the roof.
In truth, Liu Chun still couldn't bring himself to take that step. But when he looked back, the monster's enormous body completely blocked the entrance to the cave. No matter what method he came up with, he was likely to be caught up by the monster and swallowed whole.
Although he now possessed internal strength, Liu Chun was still unsure about jumping from such a tall building. Therefore, he ultimately chose to fight for a chance to escape from under the monster.
Looking around, there was only one wooden stick that could be used; the others were either welded in or embedded in cement and could not be pulled out at all.
Seeing the monster about to find a way to rush over, Liu Chun didn't have time to think about anything else. He quickly locked onto the other route, and once the monster opened the exit, he would run in as soon as possible.
"Come on! I'm not afraid of you."
Upon hearing Liu Chun speak, the monster assumed that Liu Chun was challenging its authority. It immediately disregarded its physical pain and struggled to bend the steel binding it, thus increasing its overall movement speed.
"They're here!"
Liu Chun seized the opportunity, bypassed the iron tower, and ran towards the exit.
After entering the building, Liu Chun went downstairs as fast as he could, but he was still too slow.
After catching up, the monster slid down through the gap outside the stairwell and caught up with Liu Chun in the blink of an eye, opening its mouth to bite him.
"You're cheating!"
Liu Chun seized the opportunity to grab its sharp teeth with both hands. Then the monster changed its direction of attack and slammed into the ground at the bottom while biting him hard.
During this process, Liu Chun was unable to do anything else and was quickly pressed down and slammed to the ground by the monster. After several rounds of slamming, a dent quickly appeared in the ground.
"Are you trying to kill me completely? Whose pet are you anyway?"
In a fit of rage, Liu Chun violently removed one of its teeth and held it in his hand as a weapon.
After catching his breath, Liu Chun used the wall for leverage, leaped up, gripped the sharp giant teeth tightly with both hands, and thrust them forcefully at the monster's weakest point.
"roar!"
A deep roar echoed throughout the hallway, but no one came out of curiosity to check. Everyone was probably fast asleep and no one wanted to get up.
One of the monster's arms lashed out at Liu Chun like a whip, instantly causing him to feel a burning pain all over his body, as if his bones were about to fall apart or break.
With the help of his internal energy, Liu Chun barely managed to resist, pulled out the sharp tooth, and took several steps back before thinking of another way.
"This stairwell is still too cramped, I can't use my full strength, and I don't even have a handy weapon, this won't do."
He quickly came up with the idea of luring the monster outside, turned around, opened the door, and ran out at an extremely fast speed.
Even after leaving the stairwell, the monster remained excited. It possessed a movement speed comparable to Liu Chun's, relentlessly pursuing him like a snake.
Once they all arrived at a deserted area, a place that looked like a ruin, there were many things they could use. Perhaps Liu Chun could use this place to eliminate the monster directly.
Both sides stopped, and the monster looked up at its surroundings, as if familiarizing itself with the terrain.
Liu Chun wouldn't give it that chance. He immediately gripped the sharp teeth in his hand, picked up a stone from the ground, and hurled it at the creature in a provocative manner.
"Stop staring, you ugly monster! Come over here and let's have a good fight!"
Although the stone could not cause it any real harm, the insult was extremely offensive and absolutely intolerable.
It roared at the sky, picked up various objects around it, and hurled them wildly at Liu Chun.
These objects either fell on Liu Chun's body or embedded themselves deeply in the ground, a scene that immediately put him under immense pressure.
However, based on his previous approach, Liu Chun's attack direction was correct. If he could land a few more hits, he was confident that the monster would be the first to fall!
It seemed to have sensed Liu Chun's next move, so it launched a fierce attack to ensure that its weak points would not be severely damaged.
Because the giant teeth were so sharp and pointed, even monsters were afraid of them, as these were objects that could actually harm them and had to be guarded against.
"It seems you've developed self-awareness, which makes it even more imperative to keep you here."
After the monster missed its downward lunge, Liu Chun didn't retreat but instead advanced, leaping onto its body and starting to run. His goal was clear: to attack its weakest point.
"Watch me!"
Liu Chun reached out and grabbed one of the monster's arms. Before it could react, he used his giant teeth to violently pierce the monster's weakest point.
Soon, a large amount of thick, black blood, emitting a foul stench, gushed out of the monster's body like a stream, flowing wildly.
Seeing that it was no match for Liu Chun, the monster waited until it was far enough away from Liu Chun before retreating directly towards Hai Xuan's house. Its speed was so fast that even Liu Chun couldn't catch up with it.
Finally, Liu Chun watched as the monster returned directly to Hai Xuan's body. The moment they returned to their original forms, Hai Xuan suddenly opened her bloodshot eyes and violently vomited a mouthful of heavy blood. She also felt a dull pain in her abdomen, which she had to keep covering with her hand.
"That Liu Chun is really annoying! If the monster inside me hadn't fully matured yet, how could you bully me like this?"
Hai Xuan's earlier guess was correct. Liu Chun really came to the vicinity of his home. If it weren't for the monster's hound-like sensitive nostrils, he really wouldn't have known that he was being closely watched.
He got up and went to the bedside to look outside. The neighborhood streets were so quiet that only cats and mice could be seen. Liu Chun, who was already seriously injured, had disappeared. No matter how he looked, he could not find any trace of him.
"Hopefully he's already gone home to recover from his injury."
After a long while, Haixuan drew the curtains to block out the interior, and soon turned off the lights, leaving the room quiet.
Liu Chun struggled to emerge from behind the building, holding the monster's giant tooth in his hand. After sending the location to Pang Wenke, he leaned against the wall and fainted.
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Based on the assessment, Hai Xuan likely possesses more than one "antique" box. Judging from the monster mode he just displayed, he must have at least two boxes.