American Horror Story

Chapter 111: Increased Punch Power and New Materials
After searching along the road for about ten minutes, although the car was going very fast, Luke still keenly found a house facing the street. The door was wide open, and there seemed to be bloodstains at the door and on the lawn.

He slammed on the brakes, pulled the Hummer to the side of the road, and walked over.

Before I even entered the room, my enhanced sense of smell could detect a strong smell of blood.

Luke took out the Molten Gold, and used the power of the sky to float up. Without leaving any footprints, he carefully crossed the path in the middle of the lawn and came to the door of the house.

There were some pieces of clothing soaked in a large amount of blood, and there were some fallen black hairs and huge blood-soaked footprints on the ground.

It is here.

After walking a few steps along the footprints, Luke found two broken bodies. Their faces had been gnawed away to the point of white bones. Their skulls had been opened, and the brains inside had disappeared without a trace. They were as clean as if they had been licked. Some of the tiny bones on the skulls had also been bitten to pieces, like a gnawed duck head.

In addition, the abdomen was also ripped open and all the internal organs were eaten. This is consistent with the eating habits of wild animals, as soft and nutritious internal organs are their favorite food.

However, this monster was obviously a bit picky about food, and didn't eat anything other than the head and internal organs.

The live broadcast is still on in the room. Luke takes a few more steps forward, turns the corner and appears on camera.

There was no one else in the room, and judging from the monster's footprints, it was heading outwards, so Luke didn't go in to check and just floated out.

Standing next to the car, Luke looked at the house number and called 911 directly, telling them that there was a wildlife injury case here. There were two bodies at the scene and the animal had escaped.

After telling the operator the address, Luke hung up the phone, parked his car farther away from the scene, got out of the car and walked to the door of the house again.

The monster had left not long ago, and with Luke's tracking ability, especially his excellent eyesight and sense of smell, he would be able to find it unless it flew into the sky.

I touched the "bone tooth necklace" and found that there were only 4 teeth inlaid on it, which looked very empty. I hoped that the monster this time would be more powerful and give Luke another one.

Following the smell of blood and the indentations in the grass, Luke came to a forest on the edge of the city. Here, although there was almost no blood, the traces of broken branches made it easier to expose the opponent's position.

It was quite large, and combined with the animal hair found in the victim's home, Luke was certain that the man-eater was probably a bear or something like that.

Feeling that they were almost caught up, if you held your breath and listened carefully, you could already vaguely hear the noisy sounds of leaves being rustled and branches breaking.

It’s not far ahead!

Luke quickened his pace and ran in the direction of the noise.

He was fast, smaller than the black bear, and had a strong ability to avoid obstacles. He caught up with the bear in just a few minutes.

However, the black bear seemed to be very sharp-eyed and could hear someone chasing it from behind. However, instead of speeding away, it stopped, stood up, and turned back to face Luke.

What is this thing for?

Luke could vaguely see the other party's outline at this time. It was too far away to see it clearly, and he just saw it waving at him, as if it was saying hello and calling him over.

Quite enthusiastic.

Satisfy you!
Luke drew out [Molten Gold] and sped up to meet the enemy. In less than half a minute, he was close.

At this time, the black bear's appearance was completely exposed in Luke's eyes.

It was unusually large, with blood stains on its face and front paws, which made its dark hair tangled up in a mess, making it look even dirtier.

Not knowing the opponent's strength, Luke did not rush forward, but summoned out [Spirit Fang] and prepared to test it.

For ordinary second-level monsters, [Spirit Fang] is enough to deal with them. If Spirit Fang cannot cope with it, then Luke will consider whether to fight in close combat with a sword or turn around and run away.

After the sublimation of [Aztec War Blade Technique], it has surpassed [Spirit Fang] and become Luke's strongest ability at present, whether it is a single attack or a group attack.

Of course, [Spirit Fang] also has its advantages, that is, when dealing with multiple levels of weak monsters, the energy consumption is much less than the overwhelming flames.

According to Luke's rough estimate, he should be able to maintain the full Quetzalcoatl form of [Aztec War Sacrifice] for five or six minutes before his physical and mental strength is exhausted. As for [Spirit Fang], he can now wear a hundred candied haws.

It happened in a flash. Under Luke's control, [Spirit Fang] brought with it a fierce whirlwind, penetrated several young trees, and went directly to the exposed chest of the black bear.

"呲"

[Spirit Fang] penetrated straight into the black bear, sank into the chest, and then came out from the back. The physical spirit fang, with the wind blades rotating around it, left a fist-sized wound on the black bear that went through from front to back.

The black bear's huge body collapsed to the ground before it could take the first step towards Luke. It knew it had encountered a tough guy it could not afford to offend, and had no intention of revenge. It fell down, turned around, got on all fours and began to flee far away.

Although the chest wound was severe, the black bear somehow managed to stop the bleeding from the wound and ran for his life at a speed that was inconsistent with his fat body.

With just this one strike, Luke figured out the black bear's background, which should be a second-level one.

A third-level monster would not be seriously injured by a single blow from me, but for a second-level monster or below, even if it had some magical powers, this single blow from [Spirit Fang] should be able to kill it instantly.

Just the right level to try out new techniques.

He controlled the power of the sky and followed behind the black bear, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor too close. He took out the "bone tooth necklace" that was close to his body. Under his control, the puppet's tooth broke away from the necklace and shot towards the black bear like the [Spirit Tooth] before.

Although it was not blessed with various special features and its speed was almost half that of [Spirit Fang], Woodfang's flying speed in the air was much faster than a black bear crawling in the woods.

Ten or so seconds later, Muchi flew over the black bear's head and suddenly fell down, landing on the back of its head. Then, like a drop of water flowing into a river, it melted directly into the river without causing any damage.

The black bear's running movement froze, and its limbs seemed to stumble out of control, and it fell to the ground. Even the wound that had just been forcibly controlled began to bleed again. Luke fell back to the ground, and in his consciousness, he felt his mental power split out a tentacle, using the wooden teeth as a base, and began to penetrate into the black bear's body.

These mental powers were transformed by Mu Chi into a kind of power that could transform flesh and blood, and gradually transformed the black bear's brain into a wooden material.

The poor mental power in the black bear's brain struggled hard to resist, but it was vulnerable to Luke's attack and soon fell to the ground, losing control of its body.

A few more minutes passed, and the structure assimilated by the wooden teeth completely replaced the black bear's brain and took control of everything about it.

However, after a few minutes, the wound on the black bear's chest was not controlled in time, and nearly half of the blood in the body had flowed out. Its vitality was already very weak. This time it could only be said that it had experienced how to use its abilities. This bear that had eaten humans had no chance of surviving and working for Luke.

While sensing the black bear's body, Luke actually discovered some surprises.

It turns out that after the puppet man Yaya had completely puppeted the black bear, he was still able to dig out some deep memories from its brain. Although not much, they were all the most profound things that the other party had remembered during his lifetime.

What Luke sensed with his mental power was the Black Bear's destination - a valley located northwest of Morehead City.

In its memory, there was a powerful python in that valley. The python used to be its neighbor in the zoo and had a good relationship with it. However, the other party awakened wisdom earlier, and caused a big commotion in the zoo a year ago and successfully escaped.

The black bear awakened its wisdom because it swallowed a strange fruit brought to it by a small snake. The small snake was a subordinate of the giant python. It brought the strange fruit to the black bear to enlighten his wisdom, and in a magical way, imprinted the address of Snake Valley in his mind, and then left the zoo.

After the black bear gained intelligence and underwent physical changes, it endured for a long time, but finally it could no longer endure it and ate the keeper, embarking on the journey to seek refuge with its old friend.

Unfortunately, it couldn't resist its greed on the way and ate two humans as a snack, which happened to be seen by Luke. Otherwise, it should have left the city and was on its way to Snake Valley.

After browsing the black bear's memory and sensing the increasingly weak vitality in its body, Luke did not waste it. He directly controlled its wooden brain and completed its self-destruction.

The puppet's teeth floated out from the back of the black bear's head again and flew back into the "Bone Tooth Necklace". A prompt came from the panel:
"Kill a Level 2 spiritual creature"

"Obtain 200 points of spiritual essence"

After this replenishment, the "Spiritual Essence" stock has reached 1050 points, and you can try to upgrade a skill to expert level again.

Of course, this is not the important thing at the moment. The most important thing is to collect the spoils.

Luke broke off one of the black bear's fangs with ease. Although the fight was easy, they were enemies of the same rank after all, so the "Bone Tooth Necklace" still recognized it.

The black bear's teeth quickly became spiritualized and flew into the necklace, occupying a space. Currently, the necklace already has five teeth in it. Only two more teeth are needed, and Luke's journey to level 5 will be over. He can start the ceremony to upgrade to level 2.

Of course, if you encounter any more powerful monster teeth in the process, you can always replace some outdated things.

In a blink of an eye, the effect of black bear teeth appeared in Luke's mind.

"The bone tooth necklace is equipped with a new item: 'Black Bear Fang', which increases the holder's physical strength and defense. The increased strength effect is one third of the black bear's strength."

The black bear's palm strike force exceeded one ton, and even if only one-third of it was given to Luke, it would make him feel that his strength had doubled. You know, the limit of an ordinary mortal's punch force is about that of Tyson, the boxing champion, who had a punch force of about 500-800 kilograms at his peak.

However, the strengthening of the black bear fangs is equivalent to giving Luke the punching power of Tyson out of thin air.

His body has undergone many upgrades and skill enhancements, and he has also experienced two upgrades of his "gluttonous stomach", which has already exceeded the limits of ordinary people. Now this upgrade makes him even more powerful. He can defeat some monsters with physical strength alone.

Feeling the surging power in his body, Luke turned around and punched a tree next to him. The moment his fist touched the trunk, a dull thud came from the trunk, and the sound of wood fibers breaking echoed in the surrounding air.

Countless leaves fell in the wind. The trees bore the enormous force. Cracks quickly spread from the impact point on the trunk, spreading out like a spider web. Finally, they could not bear the weight and broke into two.

In the past, even if Luke could throw such a powerful punch, his hand would be torn apart by the reaction of the force. However, the black bear fangs also had a defense-enhancing effect, so when the punch hit the tree, although the finger bones were a little painful, they were intact after all, with only a slight scratch on the surface of the skin.

This black bear is full of treasures. Although it did many evil things when it was alive, it has redeemed itself after its death.

After breaking the teeth, the next step is to peel the skin.

The dogfish that Luke killed before, although theoretically the fish skin could barely be used as material for [Grotes de Vie], its skin was basically burned through by the white phosphorus bomb and was in tatters. It had no recycling value, so Luke did not collect it.

The black bear's fur was well preserved. Except for two wounds on the chest, the rest was intact.

Luke took out the skinning knife and cut along the wound, peeling off the entire fur bit by bit. With the skilled skinning skills and the sharp skinning knife, Luke only took half an hour to completely peel off the black bear's skin.

Luke's [Endless Stomach] stores a large amount of clean water. Luke first cleaned it briefly, and then put it into the [Endless Stomach] to be dealt with later when he was free.

Looking at the skinned, bright red black bear corpse in front of him, the next step is to dig out special organs.

After half an hour of skinning, the black bear's extraordinary energy had long been exhausted, and only the gallbladder still retained a fresh and extraordinary breath.

Luke easily removed it and soaked it in high-concentration alcohol to secure it.

Another "binge-eating" main course is in hand.

Now, the surplus value of this black bear has been completely squeezed out.

Luke put away all the props, took out another bucket of water, took off his clothes, and soaked himself in the bucket to wash the blood off his body. He was skinned and gutted just now, and no matter how careful he was, his body was already covered in blood. At first glance, he looked like a perverted killer who had just dismembered a body.

Luke discovered that losing all the hair actually has its benefits. At least it makes bathing much easier.

After a brief wash in the water, Luke got out of the water, changed into clean clothes, and left the place, preparing to go back and rest for a while before going to explore the python's whereabouts.

(End of this chapter)