Apocalypse Circular

Chapter 233: Mother and Child Rebirth vs. Thunder and Rain (Three more updates for monthly votes)

The Mother-and-Child Otter drilled through the earth, while Lu Luo leaped high into the air.As the Otter emerged from the swamp, Lu Luo also used his Jet Belt to descend rapidly.

"Use freezing bullets."

BANG!

A dozen freezing bullets flew over at Lu Luo’s command, each one exceedingly expensive—a cost Lu Luo could certainly not afford. But for Sea Star Civil Life, this kind of expenditure was basically negligible. The cold air released by the exploding freezing bullets swiftly froze the surrounding swamp. Once the swamp was frozen solid, the Otter’s burrowing effectiveness would be severely diminished, and it would effectively block its ability to control the mud.

Sword blade and claw continually clashed, emitting the sound of metal striking metal. After a dozen consecutive collisions, Lu Luo soared high again, hovering mid-air. He raised the Fenrir Type VI high, and the greatsword suddenly split into six, scattering apart. He only picked up the central main weapon; the other five short swords were connected with steel wires. Qi He flowed along the steel wires, controlling these detached blades, which danced in flight with Lu Luo’s movements.

Lu Luo, wielding the main Fenrir sword, thrust straight at the Mother-and-Child Otter, while the other five blades scattered toward five different directions—all six blades striking simultaneously.

CLANG!ary bombardment, the area of explosions gradually shrank, further restricting the mud beasts’ range of movement. The mud beasts didn’t even dare to approach Lu Luo now, because the electrical currents surging around him were too dangerous.

BZZZT!

"Steam: Fourth Gear—Thunder Slash!"

Blue and white lightning began to spread as Lu Luo leaped high, hovering above the heads of the four mud beasts. This was the first time he had infused the power of lightning into Sword Heart Type II - Overturning Rain. It was also the decisive strike that would determine if he could completely kill the Mother-and-Child Otter.

HAH!

"Thunder Breath: Thunderstorm!"

BOOM!

A clap of thunder erupted from Lu Luo, followed by a wild thunderstorm. However, these raindrops weren’t water, but Sword Qi unleashed by Lu Luo in an instant. This Sword Qi, filled with Steam Qi He and mixed with lightning, fell like a dense shower of rain. Each ’raindrop’ was a droplet-shaped manifestation of Sword Qi.

Impact, paralysis!

The four mud beasts froze, their limbs stiff, completely unable to move. The mud composing their bodies also began to rapidly degenerate. Under Lu Luo’s sword rain, the four mud beasts gradually reverted to their original form—a patch of ordinary swamp mud.

From the leg of one of the mud beasts, a monkey-sized creature suddenly leaped out. It was squeaking—this was the true body of the Mother-and-Child Otter, the Child Otter. Due to the paralyzing effect of the sword rain, the Child Otter’s main body was still unable to move.

Lu Luo sheathed his sword and dashed forward. The Fenrir Type VI in his hand once again split into six. He unleashed his self-created technique: Electric Slash Sword, Six Blades.

Moving at high speed, he delivered six slashes. On the final strike, the six blades merged into one, pinning the Mother-and-Child Otter securely to a withered marsh tree trunk.

You have killed a Fifth-Tier Lord-class Exotic Species, the Mother-and-Child Otter!

"Finally dead!"

Lu Luo stood on the ground, somewhat drained. This kill held a completely different significance compared to his previous slayings of Lord-class Exotic Species. Previously, he had relied on exploiting rules, using Netherflame, or the Doomsday Disc. This time, however, he had truly killed it with his own hands, relying on his sheer strength to overpower it!

The Mother-and-Child Otter was the first Lord-class Exotic Species he had ever encountered. While not the strongest, its tenacity was undoubtedly high. In a way, Lu Luo felt the Mother-and-Child Otter was even stronger than Ganmu. That such a powerful monster was killed by Lu Luo through sheer force was a testament to the progress he had made recently.

However, the Lu Luo of today was no longer the novice he once was.

"Is it over?" Luo Ya asked from a distance.

"It’s over," Lu Luo nodded.

"Yay!" The group from Sea Star Civil Life jumped for joy. They had defeated a Lord-class Exotic Species renowned in the region. And it was the infamous Mother-and-Child Otter, no less, which made it even more worthy of celebration. Although they had merely acted as Lu Luo’s support, they had still participated in defeating the Mother-and-Child Otter. This gave them a feeling of, We’re really awesome!

Although this kill had cost an enormous amount of money, the people from Sea Star didn’t really care about the expense. They were very different from Hongtu Military Supplies or Lan Tian Biotech; their funding primarily came from civil industries.

Luo Ya and a few others slowly walked over to Lu Luo, looking at the dog-sized Mother-and-Child Otter in his hand.

"This is the real body of the Otter? It’s quite small, huh!"

Lu Luo nodded, pointing to the skin and claws that the Mother-and-Child Otter had initially shed. "I know you have the tools. If you please, help me cut off the claws; I want to take them with me. Consider the Mother-and-Child Otter’s pelt your spoils of war; it’s yours. You can boast to others back home that you’ve killed a Lord-class Exotic Species. Also, settle my wages for these three days tonight. I’ll be leaving."

Luo Ya’s expression was somewhat awkward. She felt she couldn’t find common ground with Lu Luo. Before Lu Luo, she felt naive and useless, and Lu Luo himself didn’t seem interested in conversing with her. Perhaps, just as Lu Luo had said, he simply didn’t care.

Thinking this, Luo Ya could only walk away gracefully. "Uh! Okay, we’ll get on it right away."

"Devour!"

Devouring Fifth-Tier Lord-class Exotic Species, Mother-and-Child Otter.

You have gained 6,103 energy points.

You have gained 55 Sequence Value.

You have acquired a Level 1 Doomsday Factor: Mother-and-Child Otter.

Hehehe! I told you it wasn’t about the money. Once I save up a bit more Energy and some Doomsday Factors, the true worth of a Summoner will be fully realized!