Chapter 100: Gluttony and Fear, Frenzied Mutation!

Boom!

A blood-red, gaping maw rose from the abyss, devouring everything—even the buildings were not spared.

One by one, buildings were gnawed down until they collapsed, filling the air with dust.

Bai Xue and Mulin had no choice but to move off the buildings to evade the danger below.

Ye Lian leapt onto a giant tentacle high in the air, surveying her surroundings.

She saw the corpse of the Grey Giant and the Severed Tentacle being consumed by the Abyssal Maw.

Some players were not so lucky—they could not escape their fate.

“We have to stop it.”

Retracting her gaze, she immediately turned, aiming her gun at the King of Terror, whose body towered like a mountain.

After activating the Gluttony Aura, its vitality had clearly diminished significantly.

It had not attacked Ye Lian at all, seemingly focused solely on feeding, replenishing its lost life force.

Within her field of vision, one Severed Tentacle was rapidly regenerating, obviously nourished by its prey.

As for the other Severed Tentacle, due to the relentless assault by [Hengdao Oblivion], it was in much worse condition—almost impossible to regrow.

Still, all that nourishment had not gone to waste; it made the King of Terror’s body even darker and more robust.

Its strength had increased yet again!

Witnessing this, Ye Lian couldn’t help but furrow her delicate brows.

‘Was all her previous effort for nothing?’

Her expression grew cold as she fixed her gaze on the King of Terror, pouring surging power into the Destroyer.

The latter’s many eyeballs spun frantically, as if in panic—or perhaps in provocation toward her.

Ye Lian believed it was the latter.

Maintaining such a massive Gluttony Aura required immense energy.

Moreover, restoring and strengthening its body was no simple task.

The King of Terror had no spare strength to taunt her.

Otherwise, it would have already unleashed blood-red rays from its eyes.

Mulin gazed anxiously at the White Knight and the King of Terror.

Because this King of Terror was clearly different from the one she knew.

Both its size and skills were vastly superior.

This King of Terror—was terrifyingly powerful!

(Can we only hold out until the Beta Test ends?)

She clenched her hands tightly, staring straight ahead without blinking.

No one knew exactly how much time remained.

No one could afford to check.

But surely, there was not much time left.

As long as they survived this, clear skies awaited them!

“Perish.” Feeling that any further delay would be disadvantageous, Ye Lian pulled the trigger without hesitation.

In an instant, a jet of destructive red light pierced straight through the King of Terror’s body, leaving a huge gaping hole.

Inky black blood spurted out like a fountain, and its shrill screams were deafening.

Almost at the same time, the Gluttony Aura began to crumble, and the Abyssal Maw collapsed continuously.

“We’re saved!” Dancing Elephant’s face was ashen, sweat pouring down his forehead.

Even with Danger Precognition, within this deadly Aura filled with crisis at every turn, he could not guarantee he wouldn’t make a fatal mistake.

If he did, the casualties would be severe!

That was an outcome he did not wish to see!

Boyang looked over, his gaze filled with shock and deep contemplation.

Xingyue and Jimite looked at Dancing Elephant with gratitude.

His intuition was astonishingly sharp.

It was almost like Supernatural Luck!

Dancing Elephant let out a long breath, feeling relieved, yet also a bit uneasy.

His ability was now completely exposed.

Even if some people still thought it was just intuition.

But for someone as astute as Boyang, suspicion was surely already growing.

Perhaps it was close to being confirmed.

Revealing his ability during the Beta Test might have unexpected consequences in the real world.

If possible, he’d rather not be exposed at all.

However, if he didn’t use this ability, many in the team would die.

As the team leader, as a normal person, he couldn’t do that.

“Green green green green green!” The King of Terror’s agonized screams echoed, rattling eardrums painfully.

It thrashed its seven tentacles in a frenzy, as if to vent its pain, smashing and sweeping aside everything in its path, making the earth tremble.

Ye Lian dodged nimbly through the air, avoiding the rampaging tentacles, her grip on the Destroyer unwavering as it continued to charge.

This large-caliber pistol was truly effective.

Especially against such a monstrous being—wherever she shot, it hit.

At this moment, the King of Terror’s eyeballs, bloodshot with pain, fired crimson rays chaotically.

Such attacks had no pattern; dodging them would be far from easy.

But Ye Lian didn’t plan to dodge.

She unleashed Wind Power, and all the incoming crimson rays were blown away, forming a perfect circular area around her.

None of the subsequent rays could break through.

Players who survived until now saw the berserk King of Terror, and their unsettled hearts were thrown into fresh panic.

After what had just happened, they finally understood how terrifying this final moment truly was!

How many would survive was still unknown.

Suddenly, a crimson beam shot forth.

The King of Terror gained another massive hole in its body.

Following the source of the beam, they saw a white speck hovering in midair.

That was their hope—the strongest of the Beta Test, the White Knight!

With her here, the first light of dawn would surely come!

The King of Terror snapped out of its berserk state, feeling a surge of emotion that should never have appeared within it.

[That emotion—was called fear!]

[The King of Terror—it was afraid!]

This tiny ant could kill it!

If this went on, it would die!

With that thought, black mist billowed from its body, swirling upward like smoke, staining the sky dark!

Ye Lian landed on the ground, but did not pursue.

There was some distance between her and the King of Terror.

Charging over would take several seconds.

And the Destroyer in her hand needed time to charge and reset its critical hit chance.

Ordinary attacks couldn’t stop the enemy from unleashing its ability; it was better to stay put and focus on charging.

***

The King of Terror’s power erupted, and in an instant, black mist blanketed the Outer City District, darkening everyone’s vision.

Then, one by one, drops of pitch-black rain began to fall.

They struck the players’ bodies.

“What the hell is this?”

“So disgusting!”

“Why do I have a bad feeling about this?”

“This Black Rain is off!”

“Hurry, find somewhere to hide from the rain!”

The players scrambled for shelter, rushing into buildings.

However, as soon as they entered, they found that the Black Rain could seep in easily, dripping from the rooftops!

No one could escape!

What’s more, someone suddenly hugged themselves, screaming madly.

Their eyes bloodshot, their entire body trembling uncontrollably.

As if faced with some unimaginable horror.

As the Black Rain intensified, more and more players began to act strangely.

It was as if they were sinking into a whirlpool of terror, their minds nearly breaking.

Something was clearly wrong.

Someone looked down—and finally noticed that the rainwater was forming countless intricate patterns on the ground.

If one could look down from the sky, they would see that a giant black magic array had appeared across the Outer City District.

This was the King of Terror’s Aura of Fear!

“Ahhhhh!” Inside the buildings, the players who first succumbed to madness let out heart-wrenching screams.

Suddenly, something monstrous happened—their bodies split open, sprouting countless jet-black tentacles!