"!!?"

Li Cheng颐 felt like he'd always had bad luck.

He'd managed to provoke the terrorist organization, Utopia, at the very first dead corner, and then continued to deepen the feud with them. The average dead corner person probably couldn't accomplish that.

But unlucky as he was, he hadn't expected to be unlucky to this extent.

Standing in front of the counter, his whole body was numb, and he didn't dare move.

Being stared at by that giant eye, as tall as he was. The feeling was like touching a live wire, his whole body electrifying, breaking out in goosebumps.

His muscles tightened, and his endocrine system accelerated wildly.

Despite the goosebumps all over, he didn't act rashly, just stood there, waiting for the other party's move.

When encountering dangerous creatures, the primary rule was not to move randomly, to avoid misunderstandings and provoking them.

Li Cheng颐 had seen this statement in *Animal World* in his previous life.

So he wasn't moving now.

*Hoo...*

A huge snorting sound came from outside the shop door.

After a half-minute standoff.

That golden vertical pupil slowly moved.

Its gaze shifted, looking at the Blood of Grudge Shadow placed on the counter.

Perhaps it was puzzled, perhaps it was observing.

After staring for a few seconds.

The vertical pupil slowly retreated, retreated.

Until it completely disappeared into the dense black fog.

From beginning to end, it hadn't made any other dangerous moves, seemingly just coming over to observe the situation.

Watching the golden vertical pupil leave, disappearing into the black fog.

Li Cheng颐's tense muscles relaxed somewhat.

Only now did he realize that his back and chest were covered in cold sweat, his muscles so tense they were a little sore.

"Could it be that this big guy came to stroll around? To watch the fun?"

He had no way of knowing.

But that guy, that standard legendary dragon eye, was likely the Shadow Dragon, the source of the Hua Yu (Flower Language) ability of the tainted *jie mao fei lian* (feathered flying squirrel) that he had absorbed.

'Looks like it's okay...'

Li Cheng颐 reached out to take the drink with the checkout slip on the counter.

Suddenly, a huge roar erupted from the right.

A strong sense of threat instantly illuminated the right side of his body.

"Brother, be careful!!!"

Yi Serin's voice came from behind.

But Li Cheng颐 didn't have time to think.

Golden light flashed all over his body, activating the Hua Yu Fortification.

At the same time, his body contracted into a ball, his arms protecting his head. He fully activated the Radiance Force Field, clinging to his whole body.

*Boom!!!*

The glass shop door on the right shattered.

A black, strange humanoid figure flew like a cannonball from the black fog, smashing through the glass door and rushing towards Li Cheng颐.

The humanoid's speed was too fast.

So fast that, with Li Cheng颐's eyesight, he could only see a flash of black before the opponent was already in front of him.

*Bang!!!*

A huge impact exploded.

The black humanoid slammed hard into the side of Li Cheng颐's body.

The terrifying, cannonball-like impact force instantly shattered the Wisteria Scale Armor into countless pieces.

Purple fragments flew away, turning into purple petals and dissipating.

In a flash of lightning, the Gladiolus Scale Armor reappeared on Li Cheng颐's body.

In less than 0.1 seconds, the golden Gladiolus Scale Armor was also mostly shattered, but fortunately, the Gladiolus Scale Armor was covered with golden sword thorns.

At the moment of impact, a full five golden sword thorns pierced into the black humanoid's body.

Accompanied by the activation of the Radiance Force Field, the black humanoid finally stopped its charge, standing in place.

Li Cheng颐 was sent flying, overturning a shelf, smashing a beverage refrigerator, and nearly embedding himself in the small shop's wall.

Now he had a moment to breathe.

He coughed violently, enduring the pain all over his body, and pulled himself out of the wall, half-kneeling on the ground.

Now he had the chance to see what exactly had attacked him.

It was a black humanoid, much taller than him, at least two and a half meters tall.

Its whole body was wrapped in black, viscous liquid, and its face couldn't be seen, like a humanoid figure made of black paint.

Most importantly, the black humanoid's head, like a crocodile, had a long mouth full of sharp teeth. Its whole body also had black, scale-like protrusions.

This image, combined with the huge force with which it had charged in, made it hard for Li Cheng颐 not to think of the huge golden vertical pupil that had retreated earlier.

"Brother, are you okay?" Yi Serin emerged from the shadows behind him in a surge of black smoke, quickly solidifying into a figure.

"I'm fine..." Li Cheng颐 stood up, suddenly realizing that he hadn't been hurt much, despite being hit by such a heavy impact?

He quickly glanced behind him from the corner of his eye.

The wall of the small shop behind him wasn't even dented too much.

On the other hand, Yi Serin's hands were twisted into an abnormal shape, and there were black scratches and bloodstains on her face.

"Thanks, Yi Serin!" Li Cheng颐 instantly understood that Yi Serin had helped.

"It's nothing, brother must be careful, that thing... is very similar to those monsters in the Black Sea! They are different from us!" Yi Serin stared at the black humanoid with a solemn face.

"How are they different?" Li Cheng颐 asked quickly. The Radiance Force Field was rapidly repairing the damage to his body.

At this time, the crocodile-headed humanoid was still pulling out the golden swords from its body one by one.

"Indestructible! Most of the monsters in the Black Sea can't be killed! The best way is to trap them or stall them!" Yi Serin replied.

Indestructible?

Li Cheng颐's eyes narrowed, and he stood up straight.

At this time, the crocodile-headed humanoid also pulled out the last golden sword and took a step towards him.

But before he could concentrate and be vigilant.

*Whoosh.*

The crocodile-headed humanoid actually disappeared!?

Left!!

Li Cheng颐 instantly sensed something was wrong on the left, but he couldn't react in time.

The opponent's speed was too fast, at such a close distance, the only thing he could do was raise his hand to block with the sword blade.

*Bang!!*

The huge impact force was like a cannonball, once again landing on his left side.

This force was at least several times stronger than his own. It wasn't even in the same league.

As soon as they made contact. The golden sword Li Cheng颐 was holding in his left arm shattered into Gladiolus petals, dissipating into nothing.

His forearm broke inward, instantly losing its combat power.

His body flew towards another row of shelves, smashing a large number of goods and falling to the ground.

"Fuck!"

Li Cheng颐 quickly crawled up with one hand, knowing that the Gladiolus Scale Armor was also damaged.

Immediately, he aimed at the approaching crocodile-headed humanoid and drew his sword with his right hand!

柔气 (Rou Qi) flowed through his whole body, converging into his right arm, exploding!!

诸星龙影剑 (Zhu Xing Long Ying Jian) (All Stars Dragon Shadow Sword)!!

The golden sword drew a phantom image and shot out.

Following closely behind was a dazzling golden light, instantly exploding on Li Cheng颐's right shoulder.

辉闪 (Hui Shan) (Radiant Flash)!!

The golden beam followed the golden sword and shot out, instantly surpassing the golden sword and shining on the crocodile-headed humanoid.

The incredibly fast Radiant Flash, like a heavy punch, hit the target directly. It struck the center of the crocodile head's chest.

But the Radiant Flash, which could instantly kill opponents before, only made the crocodile head pause in its steps.

*Bang!*

It stood still in place.

Then the All Stars Dragon Shadow Sword fiercely pierced into its chest, accompanied by a tearing sound like ripping cloth.

The golden sword pierced into the center of its chest, sinking in halfway, hanging motionless.

With a *poof*, the golden sword shattered, turning into countless Gladiolus petals and collapsing.

And the crocodile-headed humanoid's chest was left with a huge void.

Strangely, the void was actually healing automatically at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Radiant Flash also ended its effect at this time, resulting in only a small piece of black flesh being burned away from the monster's body.

But the crocodile-headed humanoid seemed to have no pain, stepped forward, and continued to rush towards Li Cheng颐.

辉闪 (Hui Shan) (Radiant Flash)!

Another golden light shot out.

The dazzling golden light turned into a high-speed ray with a violent burning ability, once again crashing into the crocodile head.

*Poof!*

*Poof!*

*Poof!*

This time, the crocodile head actually withstood the Radiant Flash, step by step, moving forward.

There were only four meters between it and Li Cheng颐.

The golden light illuminated the entire interior of the small shop in a golden glow, dazzling and brilliant.

The powerful burning purification ability caused a faint black smoke to rise from the surrounding goods.

The crocodile head was no exception.

Black smoke was slowly rising from its body, but its total volume was too large.

This little bit of black smoke was insignificant to it.

辉闪 (Hui Shan) (Radiant Flash)!

辉闪 (Hui Shan) (Radiant Flash)!

辉闪 (Hui Shan) (Radiant Flash)!

Li Cheng颐 released Radiant Flash continuously, the golden light almost constantly lit, and his physical strength and spirit were being consumed at an accelerated rate.

But facing the crocodile head, whose speed and strength were far above his own, the only thing he could hurt it with was Radiant Flash.

So, other than using this method to hold it back, he had no other way.

He had already tried the Intoxication Sword just now. The All Stars Dragon Shadow Sword shot out was when he activated the Intoxication Sword.

But it only controlled the opponent for a moment before it broke free.

The crocodile head's strength was too great. He had only made contact twice, and his left arm was broken on the spot.

One Radiant Flash after another, constantly erupted and bombarded the crocodile head, the powerful physical impact repeatedly slowing down and stopping its progress.

Li Cheng颐's consciousness also began to blur gradually.

The consumption of Radiant Flash was not actually that great, but he couldn't stand using it so frantically as if it were free.

Physical strength, consciousness, were all being consumed at a rapid pace.

A deep sense of fatigue and drowsiness welled up in his heart.

'Can't continue like this!'

'Continuing will lead to death!'

Li Cheng颐 was very clear that this was just a stopgap measure.

From the moment the crocodile-headed humanoid rushed into the shop to attack until now, at most only a dozen seconds had passed.

In just this short time, he was already somewhat overexerted.

Once the Radiant Flash could no longer be released, if the opponent rushed over again, he was afraid that...

"Yi Serin, get close to me!"

Suddenly, Li Cheng颐 shouted.

A black shadow flew rapidly from the side and drilled into the shadow behind him.

It was Yi Serin.

In an instant.

Li Cheng颐 stopped Radiant Flash.

The Gladiolus Scale Armor on his body instantly decomposed, turning into countless Gladiolus petals.

The petals flew away, circling and rotating, turning into new golden sunflower petals.

The petals flew back to all parts of his body, condensing into pieces of golden feather-like armor.

Countless pieces of armor layered on top of each other, covering his entire body, covering all of Li Cheng颐's body, forming the Titan Sunflower Scale Armor.

The Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor) was still the same as before.

Only, on the helmet's brow, there was an extra walnut-sized, rhombus-shaped golden crystal.

A crystal line was pulled down from the crystal, connected to the golden crystal on the chest, like a crack dividing Li Cheng颐's upper body in two.

"Hide well!!"

Li Cheng颐 raised his right arm.

*Boom!!!*

Countless heatwaves and high temperatures, with him as the core, exploded in all directions.

(End of Chapter)