Chapter 546 The Devourer of All Things III
Chapter 546 The Devourer of All Things III
In order to maintain mental stability, the human brain instinctively transforms visual signals that it cannot process and things that it cannot understand into some kind of tangible "horror" concept.
If this were not the case, the human spirit might completely collapse the moment it is exposed to excessive information—but this defensive instinct also interferes with the normal human perception of "terror".
...And even if the unknown is "beautified," the human spirit may not be able to withstand that kind of fear that exceeds the limit.
"What is that...?"
In Aarons' eyes, the "terrifying" appearance was that of two eyeless giant snakes with twisted, alien-shaped mouths and black sludge constantly flowing from their bodies.
No... calling that creature a snake is an overstatement. It's a monster that shouldn't exist in this world at all... Its hideous and nauseating appearance exists solely to destroy the human spirit.
"Hey! You bunch of idiots, wake up! Conceptual predation is coming!"
"Conceptual Predation"—that is the only power possessed by the "fragments" of otherworldly gods, a power that transcends all laws and forces.
And Huang Yayin... was the apostle chosen by that god.
"...Oh no, get out of the way!"
The two monstrous mouths emerged from Huang Yayin's sleeves—after an imperceptible passage of time, the strange, tentacle-like snakes darted in front of everyone.
...Should we forcefully block this attack, or dodge it immediately?
"Don't be reckless! That thing can't be—"
Everyone has different ideas, so their reactions to this also vary.
And so, naturally, they too faced different fates.
“Eeya ah ah ah—”
Even though her body had become much heavier due to the mutation, Keria still instinctively sensed the danger and decisively dodged the giant mouth's attack.
Mo Qianyun and Xia Ye subconsciously took evasive action from the beginning, while Zhu Ying and Ya Lu also sensed a certain threat and had already distanced themselves from the enemy.
Jiang Yue and Karin, caught off guard and unable to dodge, unfortunately became the "prey" of the two alien giant mouths.
—When screams finally began to echo around, the two women had already fallen to the ground...and their lifeless bodies began to disintegrate and fall apart rapidly.
With just one strike, they were already...
"Boss, what are you daydreaming about! Quickly fill in the gaps in their understanding! Everyone else, don't just stand around! Prepare to fight back!"
Amidst the owl's irritating roar, Aarons, who had almost been overwhelmed by fear, quickly regained his senses.
Jiang Yue and Karin are dead—because their conceptual cluster as "life" or "human" is no longer complete.
Therefore, only he, who is capable of rewriting the concepts, can salvage the situation in this desperate state.
"Paradoxes are rewritten, events are reconstructed...and then rewritten!"
It wasn't a repair, but a rewriting of a new concept—after Aarons gave the two fallen people new life, they quickly awoke.
"Um... what was that just now..."
"My body feels so heavy..."
However, they have temporarily lost their original powers.
Thank you for your hospitality.
After finishing their hunt, the two aliens immediately closed their enormous mouths and returned to Huang Yayin's sleeve.
The next moment, everyone sensed an aura from her similar to that of Jiang Yue and Karin.
"Let me borrow your strength a little!"
And so, to everyone's astonishment, the intertwined auras became a reality.
With its enormous wolf head and claws wrapped in crimson crystals, its semi-mechanical dragon-like body and massive steel wings, plus its large thrusters that constantly spewed out lightning... the monster before them seemed to be a strange creature that forcibly mixed two different concepts together and then rewoven together.
And what was mixed together was the power of Jiang Yue and Karin.
"Listen up, everyone! That's the conceptual liberation form after predation! When it takes this form, its properties will become the same as what it just ate!"
Recalling the Night Owl's teachings, Aarons immediately understood the situation.
Although the 'Fragment' possesses the power to prey on all things, it will temporarily exhibit properties similar to food when digesting the concepts it has preyed on.
Therefore, only by striking under these conditions can we have a real chance of reducing its size.
"Teacher Jiangyue and Karin, step back! Everyone else, attack with all your might!"
Even so, they are not an opponent that can be easily defeated.
The "monster" that had completely absorbed and fully expressed the concepts of Jiang Yue and Karin clearly possessed all the power of those two.
Awooo—
Before everyone could fully regain their composure, a bright wolf howl suddenly rang out.
Suddenly, everything around them came alive—the earth and the air seemed to respond to something, unleashing a violent and chaotic power toward Aarons and his group.
The overwhelming pressure seemed to be repelling their existence.
"Report—A resonant force field released by the sensory species has been detected!"
"Tsk, let's start reverse engineering then..."
Aarons reacted immediately after the cherry-haired maid issued a warning.
That is certainly one of Karin's abilities—she used to be able to control her surroundings during battles, gradually turning the situation to her advantage.
But now, Huang Yayin is releasing this ability at maximum power.
"Too slow!"
Just as Aarons was constructing a concept to counteract this force field, the half-wolf, half-dragon monster suddenly accelerated and charged towards them.
The raging lightning erupting from the massive engine caused the monster to instantly appear in front of Aarons and his group.
Meanwhile, the enormous lightning spear that had condensed in the wolf's claws also pierced down towards Mo Qianyun, who was standing at the very front.
"There's still time... Concept overwriting!"
But this blow, which could have almost shattered the earth, was forcibly blocked by Mo Qianyun with the long sword in his hand.
The iridescent light flashing on the blade seemed to be some kind of concept temporarily added by Aarons—and it was precisely because of this assistance that Mo Qianyun was able to easily receive the berserk lightning spear that far exceeded Jiang Yue's full-force attack.
"Very good, it seems you've gotten used to this feeling... but your time won't be long! You must inflict as much damage as possible before it digests the concept of predation!"
This was certainly a very difficult task, but not impossible—just understanding this restored Aarons' confidence considerably.
"Then, it's time to fight back!"
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