nagpurpolice Chapter 3 Abyss Rift
Chapter 3 Abyss Rift
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In the blood-red lake, the abyssal dragon nimbly flicked its tail, its sharp tip piercing the protruding rocks like a hot knife through oil, with almost no resistance.
"So sharp," Chen Zheng exclaimed.
If he had had that tail, the Abyss Dragon could have instantly killed the lizard monster under his control.
The abyss dragon stretched its limbs: "Unfortunately, because of the different body structure compared to humans, I only managed to unleash 30% of the spiral force of the previous 'Snake Probes' move."
"Otherwise, that claw strike should have been able to smash off this monster's tail." Chen Zheng said, looking around.
The second wave of fighting had ended, and only ten monsters remained alive.
Because they had devoured at least one or even two monsters, the remaining abyssal monsters were several times larger and had a greater aura than when they had just hatched.
For example, one of the snake-like monsters, due to its species type, had reached a length of over four meters, and had a row of sharp spikes resembling fish fins growing on its back.
At this moment, the monster's snake mouth slightly opened, and a drop of black liquid fell, sizzling and producing a black mist as it dripped into the blood, clearly carrying a deadly poison.
There was another monster that resembled a combination of a spider and a scorpion, its body reaching two meters in length, with eight pairs of red eyes flashing on its head, radiating a dangerous aura.
Boom! Without warning, a large expanse of blood-red lake water exploded in an instant.
A venomous python monster, a scorpion spider monster, a red-scaled toad with a single horn on its head and a body length of 1.5 meters, and an abyssal earth dragon all launched an attack simultaneously, lunging at the nearest target.
The Abyss Dragon's target was a monster that was devouring a corpse. It resembled a wild boar, but its entire body was covered in black scales.
Ugh!
The monster, which was 1.6 meters long and nearly 1 meter tall at the shoulder, suddenly raised its head and let out a low roar in the face of the attacking abyss dragon. Its wide-open mouth revealed four sharp fangs like short swords.
Thirty meters passed in the blink of an eye, and just as it was about to approach the Demon Boar, the Abyss Dragon swung its right claw.
Whoosh! A large splash of bloody water rose up, obscuring the demonic pig's vision.
The boar's biological instincts caused it to close its eyes the instant the lake water touched its face. At that moment, the dagger-like tail spike pierced the air, like a javelin penetrating the boar's eyelids and stabbing straight into the back of its head.
Blood splattered everywhere, the monster screamed in agony, and the boar, weighing hundreds of pounds, collapsed with a thud, splashing water everywhere.
"Having an extra talent ability makes all the difference." Chen Zheng suppressed his excitement, and with a thought, activated the talent ability contained in the Bloodthirsty Tail Sting.
Red lines lit up on the surface of the bone spurs that had pierced the demonic boar's head, as if they were living things spreading all over the boar's body.
Beneath the red markings spreading across its entire body, the essence of the Abyss Demon Boar's flesh and blood was being devoured and absorbed at an astonishing speed, flowing continuously into the Abyss Earth Dragon's body along its tail spikes.
Crack! Crack! The Abyss Dragon's size grew rapidly.
Meanwhile, as the essence of flesh and blood was devoured, the demonic boar's body shrank and collapsed at a visible speed, turning into a dried corpse in just a few minutes.
Only then did the Abyss Serpent, the Scorpion Spider, and several other monsters manage to kill their opponent.
Seeing the abyss dragon, whose size had increased dramatically from 2.4 meters to 2.7 meters and whose long, narrow tail was shrouded in wisps of black mist, the remaining monsters all showed intense fear in their eyes.
"Devoured the flesh and blood of extraordinary creatures, Life Essence +10".
As these monsters devoured each other, the flesh and blood within their bodies evolved, and with the added benefit of the Bloodthirsty Tail Spikes' devouring rate, they directly gained 10 points of essence this time.
"Almost there, just 4 points away from triggering the first evolution." The Abyss Earth Dragon licked its lips, revealing two rows of ferocious fangs.
Bang bang bang!
A hundred meters away, the abyssal serpent, the one-horned toad, and the abyssal scorpion spider all bit a monster corpse and rushed into the nearest cave with a whoosh.
The remaining two monsters, tearing at each other and covered in blood and gore, suddenly released their opponent and rushed into the nearest cave entrance without looking back.
These are the original abyssal monsters. They start with very low power, but have amazing potential. They have grown by devouring monsters a few times. Originally, these monsters relied on instinct to kill, but they have evolved to have intelligence.
After sensing the overwhelming power of the Abyss Dragon's "Invincible" aura, they all turned and ran.
"Oh no, my energy..."
Splash! The lake water exploded, and the abyss dragon shot out, rushing towards the nearest cave entrance.
Unfortunately, the area around the blood lake is dotted with hundreds of caves of varying sizes, which are interconnected like a honeycomb.
The abyssal earth dragon, which had rushed into one of the cave entrances, suddenly stopped, looking at the three entrances in front of it, unsure of which one to choose.
"Chen Zheng, are you up yet?"
A distant call came from nearby, and the abyss dragon paused, forced to abandon its pursuit, and turned back to the Blood Lake Cave.
Chen Zheng's consciousness sank, and he instantly returned to the human world. The chirping of birds outside the window made him feel inexplicably dazed.
It felt like the battle in the abyss just now was all an illusion.
"Chen Zheng, are you up yet?"
"Get up, Mom." Chen Zheng said, opening the door and walking out.
Chen Zheng's home is not big, just an ordinary four-bedroom apartment. In the semi-open kitchen, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron is busy.
Hearing the door open, Lin Ruohua said without turning her head, "Breakfast will be ready soon, go wash up first."
"Okay, Mom."
Because of the fusion of consciousness, Chen Zheng called out "Mom" very naturally.
Soon, Chen Zheng, having finished washing up, came out of the bathroom, where two sets of bowls and chopsticks were already set on the table.
At this moment, a woman who looked to be in her thirties with a gentle appearance brought out porridge and fried eggs from the kitchen, glanced at Chen Zheng, and asked, "Did you stay up late again last night?"
"Read a book."
"Don't overwork yourself." Lin Ruohua didn't press for details and served Chen Zheng a bowl of porridge.
"I've been quite busy at work lately, so I won't be able to go to school with you."
"No need for that trouble, I can register myself." Chen Zheng said, his voice slightly muffled as he ate an egg.
Lin Ruohua advised, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself at school. If you can practice martial arts, then practice; if you can't, don't force yourself."
"This world doesn't only have the path of becoming a martial arts master. Your current rune specialization is already quite good."
"Don't worry, Mom, I know. My martial arts are just a sideline; my main task is to master runes."
"By the way, remember to visit Chen Ye when you get to school. He only stayed at home for a few days during winter break before being called back to school for some elite training camp. He hasn't even called once since."
"I'll go check it out then, but I'm not sure I'll be able to see it."
Chen Zheng has three relatives in this life: his father Chen Boyuan, his mother Lin Ruohua, and his younger brother Chen Ye.
Lin Ruohua's father passed away unexpectedly ten years ago, while Lin Ruohua works in a state-owned enterprise in Jiangzhou as a middle manager with a decent income.
As for his younger brother Chen Ye, he is a cultivation genius. He showed his talent as soon as he entered high school and made breakthroughs all the way. Last year, he was admitted to the Martial Arts Department of Jiangzhou University with excellent grades.
At the beginning of the year, Chen Ye was called back to the school for closed training, so his strength must have become even greater now.
The two brothers attend the same university. Chen Zheng is a month older than Chen Ye because Chen Zheng is a child that Chen Boyuan suddenly brought back ten years ago.
However, Lin Ruohua treated Chen Zheng as her own son, and did not abandon him because of his "unknown identity". Instead, she raised him with the same care until now.
As for whether Chen Zheng is Chen Boyuan's illegitimate son, Chen Zheng doesn't know either.
The memories he merged only included information about the Chen family after he turned eight; the memories before that were a blank.
"Mom, I'm leaving."
Be careful on the road.
"Yes, I know."
At nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Zheng, after finishing breakfast, went out with Lin Ruohua's instructions. As soon as he arrived at the roadside bus stop, an unmanned bus heading to the suburbs stopped.
Chen Zheng reached out and his wrist was tapped by a personal terminal that resembled a watch.
Beep, student card!
This extraordinary society, where martial arts flourish, is more technologically advanced than Earth's. It has long since achieved unmanned transportation, and the entire city is filled with skyscrapers and bustling with traffic.
But as the bus slowly moved away from the city center, the sky began to change.
The sky was tinged with red, and a black rift that seemed to tear the world apart stretched across the horizon, like an unhealable scar.
The child sitting in front of Chen Zheng pointed to the crack in the sky and asked, "Mommy, what's that?"
The woman pressed the child's hand down, warning, "Don't look, that's a deep abyss rift. Be careful, the monsters inside might grab you and drag you in."
The child was so frightened that he quickly withdrew his hand.
Chen Zheng's gaze also turned serious as he looked at the crack in the sky. Among the memories he had merged with, there was an introduction to the modern world.
Historical records show that a hundred years ago, the world was still a normal technological civilization, until this abyss rift that tore the world apart appeared.
Endless abyssal energy poured in, carrying with it a large number of world and plane fragments that impacted the heavens and earth, causing the world to expand and countless creatures and humans to become demonized and mutated.
After decades of chaos, war, excavation of relics, technological breakthroughs, and the establishment of cultivation systems, the surviving humans were finally able to regain their footing.
The rift that tore the world apart slowly closed after gushing for a month, turning into a hideous scar across the horizon.