Chapter 338 Severed Hand and Harvest
Vines entangled Behemoth, and Xu Yi watched the following scene with utter horror as Behemoth began to tremble violently, shaking like a sieve.
The same thing that happened to the Angry Tree was now happening to Behemoth; its body rapidly withered away.
Behemoth struggled furiously, but it was to no avail.
Xu Yi was shocked. The Angry Tree was not that strong, so it made some sense for the knight armor to siphon its vitality.
But Behemoth, a being that commanded Domain power, couldn't escape either!
What on earth were those vines?
"Let's go! We need to leave immediately!"
Xu Yi, leading Ailan, hurried away, but they hadn't gotten far when suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind.
The back of Behemoth split open like a cicada's shell, and a white, octopus-like creature squeezed out from the crack, chasing after Xu Yi.
Not only did Behemoth suffer a fate similar to the Angry Tree, but its escape tactics were also alike, choosing to slough off its old self.
"Brother, I don't know you like that!"
Xu Yi inwardly cursed his bad luck; he was actually quite conflicted.
Of the Seven Great Sources of Sin, only "Sloth" remained unabsorbed, and he naturally wanted to achieve completion.
Without a doubt, this was Behemoth's weakest moment, and the "Sloth" Origin was tantalizingly within reach.
But damn it, the sinister knight armor was following closely behind, and by choosing the same direction as Xu Yi, Behemoth seemed intent on bringing disaster in its wake.
"Starvation kills the fearful, fortune favors the bold," Xu Yi muttered to himself, teeth clenched, as he made his decision.
"You two head back to Notting Hill!" Xu Yi instructed Ailan and Carrie, then turned and sprinted in another direction.
He wasn't being reckless for the sake of it, but because he had used too much blood to resist the explosion just moments ago.
His blood was now nearly depleted, and the burst of speed he was experiencing was fleeting, and he would soon be overtaken.
Better to act than wait passively!
Plus, he was betting that the knight armor would choose to attack Behemoth first.
Compared to killing him, the Crow Man would probably prefer to capture Behemoth.
The shell-less Behemoth was very close to him now. Xu Yi suddenly turned around and lunged at Behemoth, the "Sloth" Sin Remains silently sliding into his hand.
Behemoth was taken by surprise, but it had no time to react as Xu Yi, clutching the "Sloth" Sin Remains, viciously stabbed it into Behemoth's body.
The "Sloth" Sin Remains erupted with a powerful suction force.
Under normal circumstances, the Sin Remains could not have absorbed anything from Behemoth's Origin.
But now, weakened, Behemoth could only watch helplessly as its Origin was drained by the Sin Remains.
Behemoth let out an angry roar, tinged not just with pain but also with terror.
Because the knight armor was catching up, and thin vines flew out from its gaps, piercing Behemoth in an instant.
Xu Yi grit his teeth, enduring the intense pain from all over his body.
His arms and chest were lacerated and bleeding profusely from Behemoth's corrosive tentacles, his flesh severely corroded down to the bone.@@novelbin@@
If it weren't for the Hyper Accelerated Regeneration Entries resisting the corrosion, his internal organs would have already been affected.
Xu Yi looked miserable, but there was a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Because he had bet right—the knight armor had chosen to attack Behemoth first, not him.
With a fierce kick, he struck Behemoth and used the recoil to shoot backwards.
Behind him lay the old city district, where he stood a chance of escaping through the intricate routes if he could just make it there.
His pupils suddenly constricted to pinpoints as another thin vine shot out from the armor at great speed, wrapping around his arm instantly.
A strange suction force emanated from the vine, rendering all defensive measures useless in the face of the vine's power.
It was only a matter of one or two seconds, yet his arm had already completely shriveled up, thin as a bone.
Xu Yi's face was tense, judging by this rate, it would only take another three or four seconds for him to be drained dry and turn into a skeleton.
Fortunately, he had seen the Angry Tree sacrifice itself before, giving him a clue about what to do.
He raised his right hand, wielding the "Angry" machete, and cleanly sliced off his left arm.
Green Thunder Strikes and orange Firestorm Scrolls suddenly rose from below, forming a wall that blocked the pursuing Knight of Armor.
Ailan and Carrie hadn't left; seeing Xu Yi in peril, they decisively turned back to rescue him.
Xu Yi was at the end of his strength, staggering a few steps before Ailan caught him, and they all ran wildly toward the old city district nearby.
While fleeing, Xu Yi did not forget to extend his hand, summoning the "Sloth" Sin Remains.
The Sin Remains emitted a "buzz" as it flew out from Behemoth's body, pursuing Xu Yi.
Crow Man coldly watched Xu Yi's receding figure; he was eager to keep him, but he was powerless to do so at that moment.
Behemoth had already withered considerably, and its struggles became weaker and weaker.
Crow Man took out a red syringe and injected it into Behemoth's body; Behemoth trembled violently, and its tentacles hung limply.
The black-green Vines released Behemoth and retracted into the Knight of Armor.
Crow Man raised the Grim Reaper's scythe high and slammed it down, nailing the crawling Angry Tree to the ground.
He found the Magic-Prohibiting Box intact amidst the ruins and locked the Angry Tree back inside.
The Knight of Armor moved towards the Metal Coffin, its body swaying unsteadily like an old man on his last legs.
As it climbed into the coffin, like a wind-up toy running down, the entire suit of Armor crashed to the bottom with a metallic clatter.
Crow Man too came to the side of the Metal Coffin, checking on the Knight of Armor and breathed a sigh of relief.
That was the fundamental reason he did not pursue Xu Yi; the Knight of Destruction had limited operational time.
He found Xu Yi's severed hand amid the debris, staring at the hand and a thoughtful gleam flickered in his eyes.
After a moment, he solemnly pocketed Xu Yi's severed hand.
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Xu Yi looked at Notting Hill, so close at hand, and let out a long sigh of relief; returning here meant safety.
The blood from where his arm had been cut off had stopped, and under the influence of the Hyper Accelerated Regeneration Entries, a new arm was growing at a visible rate.
He checked his gains for the night; aside from the Fanatic's Soul, he had also consecutively devoured the "Angry" and "Sloth" Origins.
In theory, this should have been quite the haul, but thinking of that suit of Knight of Armor and the strange Vines from the Ring of Destruction made him restless.
What was most important was that the other party had already gathered the Seven Great Hosts of the Source of Sin!
The Ring of Destruction had expended such great effort, surely it couldn't just be for the sake of playing around?
There was definitely a great conspiracy he didn't know about behind it all.
Xu Yi couldn't help but put himself in their shoes, considering where he would choose to enact the plan if he were with the Ring of Destruction.
The most likely place was this misty world.
For the moment, it was Isolated from the outside world, with fewer variables and less resistance, nowhere was more suitable than here.
Xu Yi shook his head, clearing the chaotic thoughts from his mind.
Even knowing that the Ring of Destruction was planning something big, he could only warn the Boston higher-ups a bit; stopping them was beyond his power.
He looked back toward the battlefield, where panicked cries of birds could be heard intermittently.
After Behemoth had been captured, the monster army seemed at a loss, flying aimlessly throughout the city.
The capture of Behemoth wasn't entirely without benefit; at the very least, they could hunt these Divine creatures again to "recharge" the Ghost Samurai.
"Right now, the most pressing matter is to seize the time and forge the remaining Seven Deadly Sins!"
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