The City of Terror
chapter-116

Chapter 116 – Soaked in Blood

In reality, Wei Xiao Bei had already sensed a trace of danger before this happened, so he immediately retreated.

However, under the Yong’s rage, the sand cloud quickly spread. Even if Wei Xiao Bei used all his strength to run away, the index finger in his left hand accidentally came in contact with the sand cloud.

An unbearable pain immediately came from his index finger.

When Wei Xiao Bei looked at his left hand, he saw that the index finger had yellow grains of sand, and the parts that had sand were slowly drying up, as if it had suddenly lost liquid content.

What a terrifying sand cloud!

Wei Xiao Bei was surprised. He did not dare come in contact with the Yong anymore. He stomped on the ground and leapt up, distancing himself by twenty meters. He pulled out the dagger on his leg and cut off the parts on his hand that had came in contact with the sand.

Although it was painful to do so, he did not let the pain show on his face at all, but his forehead gave it away as it was fully drenched in sweat.

The deepest cut he made had even exposed his finger bone! If his health attribute was not as high, it would have been very hard to stop the bleeding. Staunching the bleeding in front of the Yong would have exposed him to an even greater danger.

Wei Xiao Bei grabbed the sand on the ground and rubbed it on his wound. In an instant, the wild bleeding quickly slowed down, as if it was never bleeding in the first place.

This cruel cost was worth it.

When the cut off skin fell to the ground, it had turned into gray ash in just half a breath’s time.

Wei Xiao Bei knew that the sand was not some toxic material, but it had the ability to absorb all moisture. The carbonization was most likely caused as a result of this.

This was most likely why the Yong could create droughts!

If it was not like this, it would not have been famous for it.

It was easy to imagine what kind of miserable death Wei Xiao Bei would have experienced if he was still in the middle of the sand cloud.

A single touch was enough to make a person lose all water content from their body!

When he thought about it, the reason why the sand cloud did not affect the Scarlet Pheasant was probably because the Scarlet Pheasant did not have much water content in the first place.

If the sand cloud was used on a life form with a higher level of water content, then it would be an insanely powerful trump card.

The reason why the Yong did not use it against the Mercenaries was probably because it looked down on them. Or perhaps, this move was only useable in close combat and using this move against the Mercenaries who were experts in long range combat, would be ineffective.

Unfortunately, Wei Xiao Bei was good in close range combat. As a result, he had experienced the power of the sand cloud firsthand.

Seeing the Yong that was charging over, Wei Xiao Bei quickly did some calculations.

Based on the Yong’s staggering movements, as if it could fall down at any moment, Wei Xiao Bei knew that the Yong was on its last legs.

However, even though it was heavily injured, it still had the ability to kill him!

The sand cloud was enough to prove this point.

However, Wei Xiao Bei did not believe that using this skill did not have a price.

Wei Xiao Bei’s special skill would sharply decrease his stamina just by keeping it active. That sand cloud should also be the same to the Yong as a powerful killing move!

Thinking about this, Wei Xiao Bei ran towards the AK-47 that he had tossed away.

The Yong’s speed was now much slower. At most, it was as fast as a walking human. This gave Wei Xiao Bei a slight chance.

He picked up the AK-47 and changed the magazine. He carried the great spear in his left hand and held the AK-47 with his right, as he opened fire at the Yong.

This kind of single arm gun shooting was no problem for Wei Xiao Bei with his extreme strength. The only problem was the accuracy of the bullets.

However, Wei Xiao Bei did not care about this at all. He kept shooting in short bursts, allowing him to sometimes hit the Yong and sometimes hit the sand behind it.

The Yong was already a bird that would be startled by the mere twang of a bow.

Everytime Wei Xiao Bei pulled the trigger, the sand cloud around the Yong would become stronger, enveloping the few meters around it. However, this kind of power did not last long. Every five seconds, the sand cloud would weaken bit by bit.

Moreover, every time it weakened, it would shrink its area by half a meter.

After using up a magazine, the sand cloud had already shrunk to a 30 centimeter-or-so radius around the Yong.

Compared to the previous sand cloud, it had decreased by more than half.

Changing to a new magazine, Wei Xiao Bei simply continued to open fire.

At the end, when Wei Xiao Bei used up all his magazines, the sand cloud around the Yong was already sticking close to its body. Even if it could expand slightly, it would only reach 20 centimeters!

Kill!

At this time, Wei Xiao Bei threw away the AK-47. He held the great spear in his hands and charged towards the Yong again.

After losing the power of the sand cloud, the Yong was like a fish on top of a chopping board.

Wei Xiao Bei thrust his spear at it over and over! Everytime he hit it, he would quickly retreat. After repeating this action more than 10 times, the Yong’s body was full of holes and blood flowed out from within.

In the end, the Yong could not endure anymore. Its barely standing body swayed back and forth and fell onto the sand head first.

Seeing the Yong fall down, Wei Xiao Bei still was not in a hurry. He continued to stab the Yong until there was completely no movement at all. Only when his evolution points increased by 450 points did he stop.

As long as his evolution points increased, Wei Xiao Bei could surely confirm that the enemy was dead.

After encountering the corpses in Cui Hu University, Wei Xiao Bei had to acknowledged this fact. In The Dust World, most of the monsters had quite a lot of vitality.

Wei Xiao Bei put away his great spear, sighed, and walked towards the dead Yong.

Compared to his previous records of dangerous fights, Wei Xiao Bei had gained a huge bargain this time.

If the Mercenaries did not fight it and if the Scarlet Pheasant had not injured it to the point that it could not fly, the amount of difficulty it would be to kill it was hard to imagine.

If he had also made a mistake, he would have been already dead.

The 450 evolution points completely did not meetWei Xiao Bei’s expectation of the Yong at all.

This amount of evolution points was only equivalent to killing 9 Giant Black Scorpions.

If the Yong wanted to kill 9 Giant Black Scorpions, or even 90 Giant Black Scorpions, it would have been an easy thing for it to do.

After all, anything that had reached a certain level of strength could not be so easily defeated, even by numbers.

Wei Xiao Bei stood in front of the corpse. The appearance of the Yong was very ugly.

The injury caused by the explosion, the burnt black feathers, the scars from the flames, all showed how intense the fight was.

Wei Xiao Bei extended his hands and grabbed the scorched feathers. With a light pull, the blackened feathers all fell down easily. The Yong’s body also had some parts that had blackened and it let out a strange meaty fragrance.

As for the injuries caused by the bullets and the rocket, they had already been staunched and had closed up. From this, it was visible that the Scarlet Pheasant was the one that had caused the greatest injury to the Yong, while Wei Xiao Bei had snatched all the glory.

A monster like this would definitely have something good inside its body.

Wei Xiao Bei pulled on some of the feathers that were still in good condition. Then he looked at his status panel, but surprisingly, there were no changes.

He frowned. He circled the corpse once more and then pulled out an intact feather that had reached 50 centimeters from the Yong’s wing.

This time, there were changes to the items on hand section of his status panel.

Item on hand: White Mist Knife (sharp, slightly corrosive property), Citizen of Long Bo’s Leg Hair (tough, flexible), Yong’s Plume

Yong’s Plume?

When he concentrated on it, information on the plume appeared in his mind.

The information on the plume was not much. Its rough description said that it was a  plume from 2-Star Terror Creature Yong, and can be used to create arrows.

Wei Xiao Bei then carefully looked at the plume and felt that it was indeed not bad at all.

Other than the end of the plume being soft, the shaft of the feather was very solid.

Wei Xiao Bei used the dagger to cut it a few times and smiled. Even a military grade dagger was not enough to leave a mark on it. From this, it could be seen that the shaft’s hardness was not below some types of alloys.

If he sharpened the end of the feather, it would be a good arrow even without attaching an arrowhead.

Wei Xiao Bei looked at the AK-47 that he threw far away and shook his head.

The threat of the AK-47, bazookas, and other things was not small. However, the bullets and rockets were not reusable.

A bow and arrow was different. Although the arrow would eventually be worn out after repeated use, an arrow created from materials of The Dust World were guaranteed to last long.

As long as it was a monster with long feathers, finding a lot of plumes like this would not be a hard task.

The only problem now was making a good bow!

Wei Xiao Bei had temporarily put this matter to the back of his mind and began collecting the plumes.

The amount of plumes that were in good condition was a bit less than expected due to a large amount being burned away by the Scarlet Pheasant’s flames.

After busying himself for a while, Wei Xiao Bei was able to collect another 20 plumes.

This amount would definitely be enough for its intended use.

With Wei Xiao Bei’s current strength, if 20 arrows were not enough to kill an enemy, it meant that Wei Xiao Bei would have already ran away.

However, when Wei Xiao Bei began to dissect the corpse, all his problems started.

The dagger that Wei Xiao Bei used was a high grade good from those previous Mercenaries. The steel was good and just a single touch of the blade was enough to create a line of blood on Wei Xiao Bei’s hand.

However, the dagger lost its usefulness as soon as he tried to cut starting from the Yong’s wound.

The sharp dagger seemed like a corroded kitchen knife. Even with Wei Xiao Bei’s strength, he had only expanded the wound by about 10 centimeters after 10 minutes.

The most annoying thing was that when Wei Xiao Bei had used all his strength, the dagger suddenly broke.

He frowned at the scene. Changing to another dagger, he opened the wound a bit more to allow a bit of blood to come out into his hand.

When the blood dripped on his hands, Wei Xiao Bei’s eyes became dull.

This was not due to the blood being poisoned, but because information appeared in his mind.

Yong’s Blood: Bathing in this could increase resistance to dryness.

Wei Xiao Bei finally understood that the greatest benefit of the Yong was its blood.

After a bit of hesitation, Wei Xiao Bei removed his worn out t-shirt and then removed his pants. This was the first time Wei Xiao Bei stood under the sun while being stark naked.

In reality, Wei Xiao Bei would not have the courage to do it if it was not The Dust World. Though this was not related to courage, but more of human nature.

Afterwards, Wei Xiao Bei did not continue to use the Mercenary’s dagger to torture himself. He pulled out the White Mist Dagger and stabbed towards the corpse’s swelling skin.

Puff. The stinky yet boiling blood inside immediately sprayed out, splashing on Wei Xiao Bei’s chest.

Wei Xiao Bei did not care about the stench and the hotness of the blood. He extended his hand and spread the blood all over his body.

However, the amount of blood in the Yong’s body was already not much. A huge amount had previously flowed into the sand, and it was impossible to pick it up anymore.

Soon, Wei Xiao Bei used the knife to randomly poke into the Yong’s body, draining out more of its blood.

In the end, he thought of a better method. He used the White Mist Knife to completely dissect the Yong. He removed its heart, cut open a hole, and squeezed it above his head.

The Yong’s heart was a lot bigger than a human’s. It was as big as a bamboo basket. Even though a lot of blood had been drained away, there was still a lot inside. When Wei Xiao Bei squeezed it, the blood inside was enough to bathe Wei Xiao Bei from head to toe.

In an instant, Wei Xiao Bei, who had slightly sun-tanned skin, became a stinky bloody man.

A price must be paid to obtain things; this was an irrefutable truth.

In the next moment, Wei Xiao Bei found out about the ‘benefits’.

“Ah!”

Before, when his entire body was still yet to be fully covered in blood, although the stench was bad and the temperature was high, Wei Xiao Bei had not suffered any pain, as if he was just bathing in a hot spring.

However, when the blood covered over his entire body, Wei Xiao Bei felt a sharp pain all over his skin, as if his entire body was soaked in sulfuric acid or magma. The pain was almost the same as if he was being lit on fire.

Although the pain could not compare with the pain from muscle reconstruction, it still had its differences.

In an instant, Wei Xiao Bei lost control of his body and lied flat on the ground.

At this time, Wei Xiao Bei felt as if all the water content in his body was quickly disappearing. His skin began to carbonize, spreading to the connective tissues. He felt his blood become denser and denser until it was unable to freely flow in his body.

This kind of pain was simply indescribable.

In reality, Wei Xiao Bei did not regret anything, but he silently cursed in his heart.

How is this increasing the body’s resistance to dryness, this was simply turning me into a mummy!

Naturally, his cursing was useless. The process could not be stopped and so was the pain.