I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 397 - 315: Then Use Even Stronger Firepower_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 315: Then Use Even Stronger Firepower_1

Watching the massive skeleton that had been badly battered by the explosion, Zheng Yichen asked, "How do you plan to explain the situation here afterward?"

"Filming a movie," replied Ahn Longling without hesitation. "Or we can claim publicly that there was a huge anomaly here, and what the witnesses saw was just a phenomenon caused by the anomaly."

"Is that even possible?"

"Of course, it’s possible. People who have lived in Hazy City for a long time are somewhat aware of supernatural phenomena. They should thank us for finding an excuse to fool them," Ahn Longling said jokingly, then turned her attention back to the giant skeleton.

The durability of this skeleton was unbelievably high. Despite being bombarded by artillery fire, even the fire dragon would have sunk into the lake by now, but this skeleton was just showing more and more cracks on its surface, and some bones had been blasted apart, sprouting new flesh at the broken edges.

Inside, the bones hadn’t become hollow with age. On the contrary, they remained moist and displayed an extraordinary ability to regenerate.

With this regeneration ability, the bones became tougher and tougher. The bombing was still effective, but with the cushioning of flesh, the bones’ damage was rapidly reduced.

"Why do I feel like the bombing just helped this thing stretch its bones?" Zheng Yichen said to Ahn Longling beside him. Through thermal vision, he had observed a surge of heat sources within the giant skeleton’s bones, especially after they were shattered, erupting like a volcanic eruption.

"...You could have mentioned that earlier," Ahn Longling looked at Zheng Yichen’s eyes, which had turned red, a change that had happened before, when he detected anomalies at the lab.

"Before noticing a problem, I need to observe. It seems like our weapons aren’t going to cut it with this thing."

"That’s because the firepower isn’t strong enough," Ahn Longling stated calmly. There’s no enemy that can’t be dealt with in a low-magic world. Special entities like Zheng Yichen can be more troublesome, but massive creatures like this don’t fall under that category. Being huge means it will endure more attacks, and the low-magic environment prevents it from unleashing its full power.

What does it matter if it can destroy a street or even several streets with its own strength?

Artillery fire can achieve the same extent of destruction, and can even cause an even wider range of damage: "Just watch," she said.

Previously, they needed Zheng Yichen’s help because they couldn’t pinpoint the exact target, and the influence of the Evil ritual was challenging to contend with. Now, Zheng Yichen had directly summoned a witch, Eileena, who used necromantic skills to locate the target, simplifying the complex situation.

"Alright," Zheng Yichen was happy to comply, mostly because he had fought too many behemoths and was sick of them! The last world had sandworms, and the one before that was, for crying out loud, an entire cancerous planet. There was no limit to the extravagance; facing this massive skeleton, all he wanted to do was snap its bones one by one or call down a meteor fire rain to burn this thing to ashes.

Drain blood... suck the bone marrow?

In this environment, using meteor fire rain extensively means he’d need to find a place to catch his breath and then hunt to regenerate his health points.

The follow-up artillery was quickly arranged, bringing more powerful firepower for a thorough cleanup of the giant monster in North Lake. The sound of the bombing and the heavy cover of thick flames from the special bombs were like fireworks during the New Year festivities, leaving Zheng Yichen amazed, "Is this lake even salvageable?"

"I don’t think the aquatic life in North Lake can survive properly now that such a creature exists," Ahn Longling spoke from experience. The appearance of this monster in North Lake will have a significant impact, and it’s likely that the ordinary fish will be severely mutated by this creature.

Even if there are some fish still alive in there, after this incident North Lake will undoubtedly require a thorough cleansing. Whether or not North Lake can return to its normal ecosystem is not the issue... Afterward, it’s just a matter of restocking with more juvenile fish. Hazy City has developed well, and there are plenty of methods for cleaning up water sources.

Otherwise, North Lake wouldn’t have so many idle tourists.

Moreover, many research institutes have contracted certain areas of North Lake to cultivate and breed some special species.

"Is that so?"

She took out her mobile phone and showed Zheng Yichen, explaining that she had specifically contacted some research institutes that have contracted areas of North Lake. These institutes remotely checked their experimental zones after the creature’s appearance, and the result was a complete annihilation of the species they were cultivating.

It wasn’t just a total death toll; some died due to some kind of disturbance, while others experienced severe mutations. The mutated ones were either captured by automated protective systems or directly exterminated if they couldn’t be captured.

There were also some issues with the staff on site. Based on the footage, after being hit by some sort of impact, the staff’s eyes turned white, their bodies twisted unnaturally, and their chests inflated rapidly. A grotesque monster, pulling the entrails with it, burst out from their chests—the sight was horribly disgusting.

"Those without protection are all likely to be affected, including the tourists. We don’t need to be too concerned about the aftermath; the officials from Dragon City will handle it later," Ahn Longling put away her phone. This situation wasn’t their doing but was caused by some troublesome existence that had escaped from an anomaly.

Such occurrences are not highly probable, but it’s normal for one or two incidents to happen each year. If dealt with quickly enough, they won’t have too many lingering effects. Having lived in Hazy City for so long, Zheng Yichen, when he was still a ’normal person,’ had never felt anything amiss about the city.

He occasionally saw some reports on the news and some peculiar information on internet forums, but the impact of those on him was moderate at best.

His personal experience back then applied to most people in Hazy City; not everyone is keen to court death by running around recklessly. As long as one doesn’t stray, the chances of encountering accidents are really low, comparable to the likelihood of being in a traffic accident. But if you’re really unlucky... well, just chalk it up to bad luck equivalent to a car accident, I guess.

Under stronger firepower, the enormous skeletal creature was destroyed. It had a strong regeneration ability and began to ’grow’ at an accelerated rate as its bones, shattered by gunfire, and the internal heat sources erupted.

Yet, under the barrage of even more powerful strikes, its rapid growth was meaningless. The creature was blasted into bits, and Zheng Yichen felt a mix of cruelty and exhilaration.

This is how battles against such large creatures should be fought. Knowing that there was a force affecting the mind in the area and still sending a combat team to deal with it would have been problematic.

Spiritual influence, skeleton behemoth, a few rounds of heavy fire and everything quieted down, leaving the now-calm lake scattered with floating bone fragments.

Zheng Yichen looked towards Eileena, the witch holding a skull in her hand and giving him a helpless expression,"Once the car is fully sealed, my necromantic skill can’t extend out."

Well, that’s fine... The power of technology is pretty fierce too.

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