Chapter 632 - Standoff

Han Wu checked his interface.

[Name: Han Wu]

[Level: 10]

[HP: 100%]

[Energy: 100%]

[Gold: 2578]

[Unlocked Strength: 15%]

[Power Slot: 2 (True Demon King Transformation, Unequipped)]

[Ability Slot: 2 (Black Dragonification, Black Dragon King Transformation)]

[Equipment Slot: 1 (Slaughter Knife)]

With his strength, he had zero chance of winning against Carnage in a one-on-one battle. There wasn’t even a guarantee that the three of them combined would win either. Still, the situation wasn’t that dire yet.

Han Wu hastily chose to equip his next Divine Power, Merge, before quickly merging the hundreds of locusts behind him into a level 56 mutated locust. Though this exhausted all his energy, it was worth it, as the mutated locust turned out to be as powerful as a Heavenrender life form. It could fly, bite, spit corrosive bile, and gain the ability to use Demon Locust Transformation.

It immediately attacked Carnage with its new skills. Its unparalleled presence forced even Carnage to take it seriously as an opponent.

Torrent and Warmaster were caught off guard by Han Wu’s ability. With Carnage distracted, it would be significantly more difficult for the pair to fight against the trio, especially when one of them could destroy their genes. Even so, the two didn’t retreat. The prospect of a tough battle actually sent an exhilarated thrill through them.

“Attack!” Torrent roared, instilling a burst of courage in himself and Warmaster.

With that, he started to spin with his blade like a top. No one dared to get close to him. Everything he touched turned into minced meat.

Warmaster was also very powerful and had Obsidrum equipment that was exceptionally well-suited against Gods. As Han Wu, Xu Hai, and the Origin of Mutation were occupied with evading Torrent’s attack, he found the perfect opportunity to hurl his massive axe at the Origin of Mutation.

At the last moment, Xu Hai erected a barrier and blocked the axe. Unfortunately, they couldn’t do this forever.

Constant dodging was the first sign of defeat. It meant they were perpetually on the defensive with no chance to attack.

Just then, Carnage managed to cut off one of the mutated locust’s legs. The locust spat on him in return, causing his skin to corrode away. Carnage would be distracted for a while longer, but the trio needed to turn the tide of the battle soon.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The Origin of Mutation suddenly charged out from Torrent and Warmaster’s encirclement, rushing straight to the fallen limb of the mutated locust and devouring it. When Torrent and Warmaster saw this, they assumed that the Origin of Mutation had gone crazy. Did Han Wu not feed it?

In actuality, it had chosen Gene Lock as its second power after reaching level 10. Torrent and Warmaster watched in bewilderment as the Origin of Mutation’s body changed.

Sharp spikes grew from its limbs, bony plates covered its head, and it even grew transparent wings on its back. It looked like a mini locustman and had temporarily become as strong as the mutated locust—a Heavenrender life form.

It snatched the blade from the spinning Torrent’s hands. At the same time, Warmaster seized this chance to throw the axe again, but the Origin of Mutation easily caught it as well.

Torrent and Warmaster frowned. Evidently, they hadn’t gathered enough data about their opponents. If they had known that Han Wu could merge the mutated locusts and the Origin of Mutation could gain temporary powers from devouring others, they would’ve planned appropriate countermeasures to prevent incidents like this.

However, this realization came too late. The loss of their weapons meant an inevitable loss. The Origin of Mutation was also temporarily invincible.

As the Origin of Mutation was about to attack the pair, a soft voice shouted from afar. It was Selene with her goblin army, raining down a hail of stony projectiles. While the Origin of Mutation was distracted, Torrent and Warmaster hastily grabbed their weapons and withdrew to a safer distance. Carnage followed after them.

Between the mutated locust and the Origin of Mutation’s power boost, it had become incredibly difficult for them to kill their target. At the same time, Selene’s arrival meant Han Wu and the rest couldn’t easily attack the Divine River Civilization’s team either. Once Gene Lock’s timer was up, the Origin of Mutation would become helpless.

Torrent was considering the merits of stalling until Gene Lock ran out when they all received an emergency alert from Oracle warning them that Jia Gui was en route to their crystal at a speed of a kilometer per second.

If they didn’t return promptly, their crystal would be shattered, and everything would be over. Their plans would all be for naught then. Torrent and the rest couldn’t allow that to happen.

Glaring at the Origin of Mutation, they reluctantly retreated. They opted against teleporting because they feared Han Wu’s team would interrupt it and waste their precious time.

Han Wu sighed with relief once they were gone. Their slight advantage was limited, with Gene Lock deactivating in just a few minutes. The Origin of Mutation would be exhausted once that happened, leaving it vulnerable while it returned to the fountain to recover.

The Divine River Civilization would’ve easily killed it if things had dragged on any longer. Thankfully, Jia Gui had intercepted just in time. Victory was still within grasp.

With Torrent and the rest gone, Han Wu turned to the Great Dragon. “Time to slay the dragon!”