Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 506 An Unsolvable Dead End
The monster appears to be humanoid, but it actually exudes a profound sense of strangeness and is exceptionally abstract.

It was the monster Li Xia had seen in the darkness, the one that had drained Jenny dry, leaving only a human skin.

But if this monster exists, doesn't that mean—

"Giggle giggle"

A shrill, piercing laugh echoed from the darkness, and a withered human skin slowly reappeared, as if a normal person were walking.

Its appearance is roughly similar to Jenny's, but it has a strange, flat, paper-like feel to it.

The fact that it looked exactly like a human further amplified the sense of horror.

The appearance of Jenny's human skin was like a signal; more and more monsters emerged from the darkness until they surrounded Li Xia.

Did we stumble upon a monster's lair?
Li Xia's forehead suddenly opened a thin slit, and his extremely intelligent eyes looked at the monster in front of him. But then, as if he saw something unbelievable, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Detection failed.

Li Xia's pupils also contracted slightly; he had never encountered a detection failure before.

Even if there's a huge difference in strength, detection skills can at least reveal something.

Before he could think it through, Collins, standing almost blending into the darkness, said in a hoarse voice:

"They are not monsters, but you are the real monster."

He reached out his hand, which was covered by a black robe, and the single-handed hammer hanging at his waist had become a huge fleshy tumor with a handle.

The tumor was covered with tangled blood vessels, and some sharp, white bone spurs pierced its surface. Obviously, being hit by this tumor was not a pleasant experience.

"Outsider, you need to be purified and embrace the goddess."

Collins slammed the massive, fleshy hammer into the ground, causing the surrounding darkness to fluctuate violently.

"Repent!"

His body swayed twice, then he suddenly charged forward, and the monsters roared and charged over as well.

Li Xia focused his attention to the extreme, and Night Silence instantly appeared in his hand.

"Oh!"

In the nick of time, the spear blocked the massive, fleshy hammer, and a huge shockwave spread out from the point where the two weapons clashed.

The monster, which hadn't even reached them yet, was swept away by the shockwave and fell backward into the darkness.

"You filthy person!"

Collins roared, and the huge tumor suddenly began to tremble and heave violently.

not good!

Li Xia used both arms to forcefully press down on the giant hammer opposite him with Night Silence, and then used the force of the opponent's counterattack to lean backward directly towards the ground.

At the same time, his left foot kicked upwards hard, striking Collins directly in the chin.

With a crisp cracking sound, Collins, caught off guard, couldn't help but lift his feet off the ground, and black, viscous liquid splattered from his face.

But the tumor in his hand suddenly contracted, spitting out a large amount of dark red liquid from the bone spur, which was mixed with thin white lines that poured out in all directions.

If Li Xia hadn't used his position switch and Collins's displacement in time, the liquid would probably have drenched him in the face.

"what------"

A piercing scream came from behind Li Xia; it turned out that Jenny's human skin had somehow secretly floated behind Li Xia.

Just as he was about to stick to it, Collins' hammer sprayed him in the face. Li Xia glanced back out of the corner of his eye.

In just a few short seconds, Jenny's already somewhat abstract face was melted, becoming even more abstract.

The white threads in the crimson liquid were writhing wildly; they were not threads at all, but extremely thin, white, worm-like monsters.

In just a few breaths, most of Jenny's skin had melted away, but all the white worms had burrowed into it, leaving only their tails sticking out, like tiny white downy hairs suddenly growing on a person's body.

Jenny's skin inflated rapidly like a balloon, and she strode towards Li Xia's location.

At the same time, the monsters that had been scattered by the shockwave rushed back.

Li Xia gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the muscles in his arms instantly tensed like steel.

"Qiang!"

Amidst the clear, melodious sword cries, a series of slightly illusory, high-speed slashes rained down from Li Xia's position, flying in all directions.

Jenny's body was frozen in place, then exploded with a bang, sending clumps of white worms flying out with the explosion, swaying wildly in mid-air.

However, they were dispersed by the sword energy, and the monsters seemed to have no power to resist the sharp slashes.

It was easily shredded by the slashes, and Li Xia gasped for breath a few times after the slashes dissipated into the air.

Such a violent outburst required even him to catch his breath briefly.

The darkness was now filled with the corpses of monsters shredded by sword energy.

That's not quite right.
Li Xia frowned and quickly looked around; he didn't feel any relief at having killed all the monsters.

Instead, I felt increasingly depressed, as if a huge boulder was pressing heavily on my chest.

"Gudu Gudu"

A loud swallowing sound rang out, and Li Xia's gaze shifted to the front, where Collins was holding his shattered jaw with one hand.

His other hand gripped the shriveled, fleshy giant hammer, but visible swelling kept surging from the handle toward the fleshy mass.

What is this weapon drawing from Collins?
The tumor gradually swelled up and returned to its original shape. Collins lowered his hand that was supporting his chin, and his shattered chin swayed casually.

But his voice remained unchanged, still deep and hoarse, with an indescribable eeriness:

"We will live forever under God's protection."

The surrounding darkness grew ever deeper, and the cathedral, which had been faintly visible before, was now completely obscured by darkness.

Even the floor was black; in such a black space, the concept of direction no longer existed.

Even gravity had disappeared. Li Xia endured the strange feeling of losing her sense of direction and the absence of gravity, and warily observed her surroundings.

The darkness had somehow swallowed up the monster fragments on the ground, and one identical monster after another slowly emerged from the darkness.

"cluck"

Amidst the shrill, piercing laughter, Jenny's human skin also emerged from behind Collins in its own bizarre and abstract posture.

Can't be killed?

Or is it endless rebirth?

Li Xia felt that since entering the hall, he had never been engaged in a battle that was so completely incomprehensible.

Detection failed, perception failed, attack failed.

Is Collins the key figure?
Must Collins be killed to end this?
No, although there is no panel, Li Xia vaguely felt that Collins might be like those monsters, even if he is killed, he will be reborn in the darkness!

but.
Li Xia slowly sheathed his sword, raised his spear with both hands, and slowly lowered his body.

Feeling is one thing, but whether you've actually tried it is another!

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