Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Neatly Arranged Corpses
Xu Wenqian and the others felt somewhat nervous upon witnessing this scene, as fear spread along with the darkness. However, they also knew this was their chance.
Were they to miss the opportunity for Su Han's protection, their fate in this post-apocalyptic world would only be more miserable.
"There are three levels in the underground parking lot of the Summer Garden Mall, not including the stairwells inside the building. There are a total of three car entrances and exits, and this is the closest one."
"Lead the way."
Su Han had already activated his Black Armor Skills, the grim black scale armor covering his body.
The Human-faced Tree walked in the front, its arms extending vines that unleashed the power of the Radiance of the Lamp Tree. The fluorescence dispelled the darkness at the entrance, seemingly bringing a trace of warmth.
"Hssssss"
However, just as the trio followed the Human-faced Tree for barely more than ten meters, from beyond the boundary of light, a cold, hissing sound akin to that of a snake already began to echo.
"Tap tap tap"
Frantic footsteps arose from the darkness, accompanied by a beast-like roar thirsty for fresh blood and prey.
One after another, Tentacle-faced Monsters suddenly sprang from the darkness, lunging toward Su Han and his companions.
Su Han remained composed, with a smile on his face, "Here they come."
The first to charge out was a warrior resembling a demon spider, swinging the Wolf Fang Club in his hand and landing heavy blows on the approaching Tentacle-faced Monsters, instantly breaking their backbones.
The remaining Tentacle-faced Monsters, not afraid of death and utterly frenzied, lashed their tentacles almost within reach of everyone.
The demon spider warrior swung his Wolf Fang Club fiercely, a sweeping strike pushing them back. The Human-faced Tree's vines grew from its root-like feet, spreading out along the ground.
Soon, within the thirty-meter radius that the vines reached, light illuminated everything, exposing the Tentacle-faced Monsters hiding in the darkness, numbering twenty or thirty.
The arms of the Human-faced Tree danced, splitting into over a dozen tendrils that shot out and seized three Tentacle-faced Monsters.
Strong and powerful vines bound the limbs of the Tentacle-faced Monsters, locking down their tentacles.
"Kill them."
Su Han simply uttered, prompting the three women to pause at first, but their spears quickly drove into the bodies of the Tentacle-faced Monsters.
Having dared to bring Su Han to the underground parking lot, they had made their decision, so aside from a bit of awkwardness, there was no hesitation in their movements.
"I'll help you. Six-clawed Blood Cat, kill those monsters."
As the three women began killing the Tentacle-faced Monsters they were contracted to, Xu Wenqian too came to her senses, immediately commanding her own Angel Envoy to assist.
Before the mutation, the Six-clawed Blood Cat was just a pet.
But after the mutation, it transformed into a hairless, blood-colored beast resembling a cat, its whole body blood-red with muscles exposed, six sizable claws, and a pair of feline eyes one-third the size of a cat's face, shockingly yellow and daunting.
The Six-clawed Blood Cat was about two meters in length and roughly seventy centimeters in height, resembling a blood leopard, and it pounced on one of the Tentacle-faced Monsters.
Indifferent to the Tentacle-faced Monster's slimy tentacles, it fiercely bit into the neck, splattering blood that merged with the color of the Blood Cat's body, followed by the sound of breaking bones.
The Six-clawed Blood Cat was formidable. After pouncing on one monster, it quickly continued its assault on another Tentacle-faced Monster.
However, compared to the Six-clawed Blood Cat, the Human-faced Tree was unleashing its fury.
Once the three women had killed some Tentacle-faced Monsters, it was free to act, its upper limbs' vines twisting together, tips sharpened like spears, relentlessly stabbing at the Tentacle-faced Monsters.
With all tendrils striking together, in an instant, more than half were slain.
Su Han, clad in Black Armor, took direct action, and his Pu knives became even more threatening, efficiently cutting down the Tentacle-faced Monsters in rapid succession.
After over ten minutes of fighting, the ground was littered with the corpses of Tentacle-faced Monsters.
The five remaining Tentacle-faced Monsters that were left fled in fear, attempting to retreat, but the vines had already covered the nearby area, preventing their escape into the darkness.
The striking vines ensnared and brutally strangled them on the spot.
The heavy scent of blood filled the underground parking lot as Su Han guided the Human-faced Tree's vines to extend toward the Tentacle-faced Monsters, without any reservation, to begin the Fusion process of the materials.
"You all rest for a bit, get used to it. There are many more creatures like this in the underground parking lot."
Xu Wenqian was the most helpful and adapted the best, yet the remaining three women were struggling somewhat.
Although they had contracted with their Angel Envoy, the Tentacle-faced Monster, to fight together and had killed two Tentacle-faced Monsters separately,
the strong stench of blood had already caused their instincts to feel discomfort, and they were a bit fatigued.
"Th-thank you."
A gentle voice sounded, but Su Han paid it no mind. Instead, as the Human-faced Tree was fusing with the Tentacle-faced Monster, he surveyed a corner of the ground-level parking lot.
Because it was the entrance, not many cars were parked, just over a dozen. And it seemed like someone had tried to break out but met with an accident. An overturned car not far from the entrance was blocking many others.
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The chaotic scene, coupled with bloodstains, made it clear that quite a few people had died here.
But what caught Su Han's attention the most were the long blood smears stretching into the deeper parts.
It didn't look like injured people crawling, but rather like they were forcibly dragged away by monsters.
The disappearance of personnel, being dragged into the underground parking lot, this didn't seem like just searching for food.
If it was just for food, a slaughter would have sufficed, there was no need to be this stealthy.
As Su Han pondered the clues he now knew, the darkness further away occasionally conveyed rustling sounds. There were still monsters moving within.
He looked in the direction of the sounds, his brow furrowed slightly. If it were in Treant Form, the vines could spread much further; dominating a floor of the parking lot with ease.
However, due to the height limitations, the Human-faced Tree couldn't possibly transform into another form here; it had to maintain its Anthropomorphic State.
Su Han couldn't help but think that the Angel Envoy contracted should at least have some ability to maintain a flexible form, otherwise, fighting in confined spaces would be quite restrictive.
Time passed slowly, and the bodies of the Tentacle-faced Monsters were being devoured, raising the Fusion Degree continuously.
It climbed from 28% to 87%, and with each percentage, the number of Tentacle-faced Monsters needed increased a bit.
However, in this underground parking lot, everything could be in short supply except for cars and Tentacle-faced Monsters.
"Let's keep moving,"
Seeing her Angel Envoy 'Devour' those monsters, Xu Wenqian felt an even deeper awe for Su Han.
"The entrance and exit to the second underground level are at the very back."
Xu Wenqian led Su Han onwards, the Human-faced Tree's vines retracted slightly, as they proceeded without rush.
Behind them, the entrance gradually faded into the darkness, leaving only a faint glow at the entrance.
As the group advanced from one corner of the first level, the Tentacle-faced Monsters disturbed by their presence would occasionally attack from the darkness.
This time, Su Han didn't need to take action himself; the Human-faced Tree's vines would quickly strike, piercing those attacking Tentacle-faced Monsters.
The vines hung them in mid-air, then continued to fuse them while walking, creating a bizarre sight.
From the entrance all the way to the second level's entrance, the frequency of assaults by Tentacle-faced Monsters gradually decreased.
Silence shrouded the whole parking lot, their footsteps echoing continuously.
Approaching the sloping corner entrance, it was equally pitch black, with the rustling sounds moving further away, as if all the Tentacle-faced Monsters had fled down below.
A chill ran down Su Han's spine, and he became more cautious, saying, "Let's go down."
Slowly walking down along the wall, and after a large turn, the parking lot on the second underground level came into view.
The Human-faced Tree's vines extended forward first, and as they spread, the light gradually dispersed.
One by one, disorderly parked cars appeared in the glow, and beside them, an array of neatly arranged corpses startlingly appeared before them.
These bodies were positioned squarely and in straight lines, as if enveloped in invisible coffins.
Their clothes were bloodstained, their faces down, motionless, and their exposed white skin was eerily pale, creating an exceedingly strange sight.
"What's, what's going on here?"