Chapter 31: Two Enemies Remain
Walking along the edge of the corridor, Nuowa clutched her gun and shrank back. "Just now, was that someone screaming? Did someone else die?"
Ren Arakawa raised a hand and tapped his Reincarnation Watch. "According to the prompts, including the plot characters, a total of eleven crew members have died."
Under the dim lights, he scanned their surroundings with his Sharingan active. "We're not far from where the sound came from. Let's go take a look."
Nuowa was extremely tense. She looked at the composed Ren Arakawa. "How can you be so damn calm?"
"Calm? I suppose so."
Ren Arakawa thought to himself that Nuowa was truly lucky.
If she had ever experienced the first four horror movies with a Farming Team.
If she had experienced being unable to move freely, unable to see, unable to hear clearly, constantly facing a controlled level of difficulty, and being abandoned by the Farming Team to be fed to ghosts…
She'd probably be perfectly calm right now, too.
A Xenomorph?
How could it be scarier than being thrown before a Sadako?
As they walked, the two were stopped by a fork in the path.
The air here was even colder and more humid; every breath felt like water vapor condensing in their lungs.
Ren Arakawa stopped. His Sharingan glowed faintly in the gloom, a pair of eyes that could pierce the darkness and see what ordinary people could not.
"We split up here." Ren Arakawa's voice was calm, yet carried a tone of irrefutable decision.
Nuowa turned to look at him, her eyes a mix of confusion and unease. "Why split up? Wouldn't it be safer to stick together?"
Ren Arakawa's gaze lingered on the two corridors before finally settling on the one to the right.
There, faint traces of human passage were visible. Messy footprints and discarded items indicated that someone had fled in a panic not long ago.
"I have something very important to take care of."
Nuowa bit her lip. She knew Ren Arakawa must have his reasons for this decision, even if she didn't fully understand them.
"Then be careful." She finally conceded, tightening her grip on her gun and walking into the left corridor that led to the outside.
Ren Arakawa didn't hesitate, immediately heading down the other path.
For Ren Arakawa, revenge was the top priority.
Even if he wanted to form a Reincarnation Squad, the other party would have to show outstanding qualities.
Unable to survive a horror movie alone?
People like that were better off finding release sooner rather than later.
*Tap, tap, tap...*
Ren Arakawa's footsteps were exceptionally light.
He pressed his body against the damp cave wall, moving forward cautiously with each step to avoid making any sound that might attract attention.
His heart pounded in his chest, but his breathing remained steady—a survival instinct forged in his life-or-death duel with the artificial human, Meng Rui.
As Ren Arakawa gradually approached the end of the corridor...
A low, bestial sound reached his ears.
The sound was filled with savagery and pain, causing his nerves to tighten to their limit.
Ren Arakawa immediately focused Chakra into his eyes. His Sharingan activated in an instant, the tomoe in his pupils beginning to spin, releasing a faint red glow!
In the vision of the Sharingan, everything became exceptionally clear!
He saw Er Niu!
That bastard who deserved to die was lying on the ground in his werewolf form, using a medical spray he had brought from the Main God Space!
Er Niu's chest heaved violently as he gasped for air, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle.
What shocked Ren Arakawa even more was...
Not far from Er Niu, there were two more Xenomorphs!
Parts of the two Xenomorphs' bodies were already corroded by their own blood. They lay there, motionless, the signs of life rapidly draining from their bodies.
The Xenomorphs' exoskeletons were covered in burn marks from the strong acid blood, emitting a pungent odor!
Ren Arakawa felt very fortunate that he hadn't rashly chosen to fight Er Niu to the death during his first werewolf transformation.
Including the first Xenomorph from the beginning...
This guy, Er Niu, had actually managed to take down three of them in a row with his own strength.
The nightmare of the movie's protagonists seemed so insignificant before Er Niu.
'He can deal with two Xenomorphs at once, and he has a very strong healing ability.'
Ren Arakawa looked at the wounds on the two Xenomorphs' bodies and concluded that Er Niu also possessed extremely sharp claws, comparable to metal.
Facing such an opponent, he didn't advance further. Instead, he directly formed Hand Seals.
Ox,
Ram,
Monkey,
Boar,
Horse,
Tiger.
Amidst Ren Arakawa's Hand Seals and low shout, a powerful surge of Chakra rapidly gathered within his body. Then, it erupted violently from his mouth, forming a giant fireball.
The fireball, like a burning meteor, tore through the air, rushing straight for Er Niu.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
The fireball was extremely fast and its temperature incredibly high; the surrounding air distorted and warped from the intense heat.
As a werewolf, Er Niu's senses were abnormally sharp. He immediately sensed the sudden threat.
His eyes widened in an instant, revealing a bestial terror.
"Damn it! Again?!"
Er Niu lifted his legs to flee.
However, as fast as he was, he was still no match for the speed of the fireball.
The Great Fireball Technique struck Er Niu directly, engulfing his entire body in raging flames.
The flames instantly covered Er Niu's body. His fur and clothes quickly ignited under the high temperature, letting out crackling pops.
Er Niu let out a pained roar, his voice filled with agony and terror.
His skin began to char under the licking flames, his muscles contracting from the heat. Some parts had even started to carbonize.
The werewolf's body convulsed violently in the flames. His limbs thrashed unconsciously in agony, but the more he struggled, the tighter the flames wrapped around him.
When the flames finally died down, Er Niu's body was revealed.
He was now unrecognizable. His once-strong body was now just a charred wreck, his limbs twisted, his skin blackened, and emitting a pungent, burnt smell.
And the two Xenomorphs, caught in the finishing blow of Ren Arakawa's Great Fireball, let out ear-piercing shrieks before finally turning into two notification sounds!
[Killed two Xenomorphs, obtained one thousand Reward points.]
The moment he heard the prompt, Ren Arakawa moved!
He wasn't trying to snatch the Reward points.
What he wanted was Er Niu's life!
A sharp dagger had appeared in Ren Arakawa's hand at some point, its blade glinting coldly in the dim light.
Without a shred of hesitation, he charged toward the heavily injured werewolf, Er Niu!
Although most of Er Niu's body was carbonized, he could still move, and his strength was still astonishing.
Er Niu was startled by the sudden appearance of Ren Arakawa. He had just endured the baptism of fire and hadn't had time to react. Who was this enemy that had suddenly appeared?
A trace of panic flashed through his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by ferocity.
The two clashed swiftly. Ren Arakawa's dagger danced, every swing carrying a deadly cold light, while Er Niu relied on his astonishing strength and his not-yet-completely-lost werewolf instincts to counterattack!
Their battle was fierce and cruel, every contact accompanied by the tearing of flesh and groans of pain!
Of course, the one in pain was Er Niu.
No matter how Er Niu swiped his claws, he couldn't harm Ren Arakawa in the slightest.
Ren Arakawa was like an incredibly fast cat, toying with a weakened little snake with its paws!
"F*ck, damn it!" Er Niu panted heavily, while Ren Arakawa seemed in no hurry to advance and kill him, still enjoying the game of torture.
In that instant, Er Niu saw Ren Arakawa's face, as well as his pair of glowing Sharingan!
"You! You're f*cking! You're also a Veteran!"
Er Niu couldn't figure out for the life of him where this kid Ren Arakawa had come from. He grew anxious, his heart filled with terror.
'Could it be... could it be a team raid that the Main God didn't announce?'
'Damn you, Main God!'
Suddenly, a vicious light erupted from Er Niu's eyes!
He shouted loudly, "I'm waiting for my energy to recover, what are YOU waiting for?!"
Before his voice had even faded, he lunged violently at Ren Arakawa, opening his bloody maw, intending to turn the tables with his werewolf's bite lifesteal ability.
In Er Niu's eyes, he could already see the hope of victory, and a triumphant smile even appeared on his face.
This bite lifesteal ability had cost him the Reward points from two whole horror movies to redeem. It was a divine skill!
Biting someone to heal!
Who could have predicted that?
However, just as he was about to bite down on Ren Arakawa...
The unexpected happened!
*Thud!*
Er Niu's sharp teeth bit down on a log covered in green moss!
Er Niu's teeth pierced through the log, making a dull sound!
His teeth were even stuck in the log!
His expression froze instantly, his triumph replaced by shock and disbelief!
*Pfft!*
A dagger accurately stabbed into the back of Er Niu's head.
Er Niu's body spasmed in agony. His claws flailed wildly, trying to pull out the dagger buried deep in his brain, but every attempt only brought more intense pain!
Blood trickled from the back of Er Niu's head, flowing down his neck and staining the fur on his body.
His struggles gradually weakened. Finally, the signs of life faded from his body, and he stopped breathing amidst the intense pain.
Ren Arakawa stood quietly to the side, watching impassively as Er Niu's life drained away, bit by bit.
When Er Niu's body finally stopped moving, the Main God's cheerful, pleasant voice sounded.
[You have killed a squad member, causing irreversible and serious consequences. Deducting one thousand Reward points!]
Ren Arakawa stepped forward and extended his hand to pull out the dagger embedded in Er Niu's skull.
The dagger's blade was stained with fresh blood and brain matter. Ren Arakawa wiped it on Er Niu's hair, cleaning the traces off the blade.
With Er Niu's death, his body began to change. The werewolf form gradually faded, returning to his human form.
Looking at Er Niu lying on the ground like a dead dog, no longer breathing, Ren Arakawa used all his strength to roar.
"SATISFYING!!!"
His cry of vengeance echoed throughout the entire corridor.
After the excitement passed, Ren Arakawa calmed down, his crimson eyes becoming even more resolute!
"Two left..."
(end of chapter)