Published: February 5, 2025
The heart, which was held in the mouth of the mutated thorn, suddenly emitted a powerful suction force. This force caused the heart to swell, filling the mouth evolved from the thorns as if it were a plug stuck there.
The thorn, having sustained injuries and leaking some bodily fluid, turned into a conduit. The heart was absorbing a large amount of life energy from the thorn through this channel!
The second-level thorn sensed that something was wrong, twisting its body violently in an attempt to break free from the heart in its mouth, but the more it struggled, the stronger the suction became, preventing the thorn from escaping.
At this moment, if anyone had witnessed this scene, they would surely be frightened by its strangeness. Behind the heart that should belong to a human, two flesh tubes, as thick as fingers, had grown, emitting a faint red glow. Tiny white particles were being transmitted from the heart and flesh tubes into the body of the red-haired iron corpse.
As these white dots entered, the white magic crystal of the thorn grew dimmer, its struggles weakened, and it gradually lost all movement.
The red-haired iron corpse, which had been motionless, suddenly sat up from the pile of dirt. The two beasts that had sensed something was amiss and were on guard instinctively retreated several steps, staring in astonishment at the human rising from the ground.
The red-haired figure was covered in dirt, obscuring her originally delicate yet now rough and gray face. She looked down at the wilted thorn that had been embedded in her chest and casually pulled it out, tossing it aside.
Her gaze fell on her open chest; the red-haired figure seemed momentarily stunned before she quickly closed her upper body and stood up.
The two beasts exchanged glances and recognized the rising hostility in each other's eyes. After backing away two steps, they simultaneously launched an attack on the red-haired figure.
Both beasts were on the edge of evolving to level 3, needing just a bit more life energy. They had not spared any mutated plants, so encountering a human who was a significant supplement to them, they definitely wouldn't back down.
However, the aura of this human felt somewhat different.
The red-haired figure's reaction was sluggish; although she did not know why she had regained life, her current state was not ideal. She did not dodge as the two beasts attacked, and was knocked to the ground. The sharp teeth of the beasts tore into her body, ripping away large chunks of flesh.
The red-haired figure's eyes moved, catching sight of the beast's head just below her neck. Without a moment's thought, she bit down, blood gushing out instantly.
The beast had not anticipated this human would fight back; usually, at this point, shouldn't the human already be dead?
But the intense pain left the beast no time to ponder this question. It abruptly recoiled, trying to escape the human's body.
But as a chill raced through its abdomen, it was horrified to find the human's misshapen arm thrust deep inside its belly, crushing its internal organs. The beast whimpered as life rapidly drained from it.
The red-haired figure greedily sucked in the beast's blood while, taking advantage of the other beast's furious cries, plunged both hands into the beast's abdomen. With a slight exertion, she lifted the beast, larger than a robust horse, and tore it in half, blood pouring down and soaking the red-haired figure.
Strangely, the blood that splattered onto the red-haired figure seemed to absorb like it was falling on a sponge, instantly seeping into her body. The wounds on her body healed at a terrifying speed.
Feeling uncomfortable in her clothes, the red-haired figure tore them off, standing completely unclothed. In that brief moment, a faint glow emanated from her body, along with the absorbed blood, significantly healing her injuries.
Now, the red-haired figure was noticeably more alert than before. Her gaze fell on the other retreating beast.
That beautifully shaped mouth suddenly opened, letting out a hoarse roar. Then, in a flash, she was at the beast's side, her sharp hands plunging into its neck.