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Chapter 198 Shh, come with me. (Long chapter, please subscribe, add to your favorites, and more!)

At this moment, He Ao had no time to care about the strong, pungent smell.

The monitor lizard's dissected body collided with the surging tentacles, briefly hindering their attack. Heo used the momentum to somersault backward, dodging the tentacles' assault.

He glanced at the short sword in his hand, which still had semi-solidified biological tissue from the giant lizard stuck to it. The sword had not been chipped.

This sword is decent enough to break through the defenses of a Rank E monster like a giant lizard; its quality isn't that bad.

Perhaps the research institute was originally designed to deal with E-class alien beasts.

He Ao performed a sword flourish, holding the sword with both hands, and looked up at the octopus.

The octopus tentacles pierced through the giant lizard's body, then casually tossed it aside before attacking Heo again.

He tried his best to dodge the tentacles, and countless data points flashed through his mind, forming a combat model for the octopus.

The so-called life and death in battle is actually a matter of a single moment.

It's like two people fighting with weapons. It's a contest of strength and the skill in using that strength. When two swords are placed together, whoever is stronger and uses their strength more skillfully can deflect the sword and pierce the other's heart, killing them.

Of course, real combat is a bit more complex than this, but the principles are the same.

While maintaining a stalemate, observe carefully, find the opponent's weakness, then cross that stalemate equilibrium point and strike suddenly to kill them in one blow.

The octopus monster has currently demonstrated the following abilities:

First, the ability to control the corpse lizard.

Second, the hard skull, eyelids, and bones inside the tentacles.

Third, attacks from the tentacles can easily penetrate the black monitor lizard's attack power.

Fourth, psychological attacks.

Of these abilities, mental attacks can temporarily slow down He's movements, but they are not fatal. The corpse lizards can pose a direct threat to He's, but as long as He's lizards gather together and kill the octopus, this ability can be ignored.

Therefore, the only thing that can pose a life threat to Heo right now is the tentacle attack.

When combined with a mental attack, these tentacles could potentially kill Heo.

For Heo, the biggest obstacle to killing the octopus was its strong bones, whether it was the skull, eyelids, or the segments of bones inside the tentacles.

These bones formed a strong defense.

Amidst the flashing battles, the combat model of the octopus monster in He Ao's mind became increasingly refined.

Through the movement of those tentacles and some brief collisions, he gradually figured out the bone structure of the octopus tentacles.

The bones are roughly '∧' shaped, nested together with large gaps between them to allow for flexible movement of the tentacles.

Rather than being tentacles, these tentacles are more like limbs extending from this giant 'octopus'.

However, since bones were used, it means that the flexibility of this octopus tentacle is not as good as that of a real tentacle.

Now that they have figured out the structure and the opponent's capabilities, He Ao can try to start a counterattack.

He had been suppressed the whole time and hadn't even been able to make any effective counterattacks.

However, there was one more thing before the counterattack.

Things need to be done.

These tentacles are entirely black, blending almost perfectly into the darkness, while the octopus's scarlet eyes are exceptionally striking in the night.

While these eyes drew away some of He's attention, they also provided cover for those dark tentacles.

Heo's eyesight in the dark wasn't very good, and he was almost attacked by tentacles several times in this situation.

Fighting in an environment where others excel is not a good thing.

He Ao held the sword in a reverse grip, freeing his index finger and thumb, and pulled out a small, black, finger-length stick from his chest, wedging it against his shoulder.

Let there be light.

The instant He Ao loosened his grip and changed his short sword from a reverse hold to a forward hold, a dazzling light shone from his shoulder.

This is a mini high-powered flashlight that is issued to combat uniforms.

He Ao hadn't taken out the flashlight earlier because he was waiting for an opportunity—an opportunity to counterattack after he had become more familiar with the octopus's attack methods.

Creatures that are accustomed to living in darkness, no matter how strong or whether they can tolerate light, will generally be somewhat sensitive to light.

The moment the bright light shone, most of the octopus's eyes closed instantly, and its waving tentacles also came to a brief stillness.

This is a brief period of brain shutdown after being subjected to intense stimulation.

This is the opportunity that He Ao has been waiting for.

He mobilized the energy that was concentrated in his dantian, which quickly flowed across his arm and adhered to the two short swords.

A flash of silver sword light streaked past, slicing through the gaps between the bones of the tentacles in the sky. The sharp blade cut through the dark muscles, leaving a deep gash.

He Ao twisted his wrist slightly, maintaining his sword momentum while slightly deflecting the blade, and directly severed the two tentacles.

But he wasn't just going to cut off those two tentacles; as the sword flashed, several more tentacles were severed.

By the time the octopus realized what was happening, He Ao had already cleared a path through the dense cluster of tentacles, heading straight for the octopus's enormous head.

From the perspective of hypermemory, the octopus's soul shadow is most intense on its head, and its weakness should also be on its head.

He Ao leaped up, stepping on a nearby tentacle and using the momentum to jump directly above the octopus's head. The steel short sword imbued with 'qi' reflected a faint, crystalline glow under the bright flashlight on his shoulder.

At this moment, the octopus seemed to realize He's plan.

woo-

A mournful cry rang out, and a powerful mental force attacked He Ao, attempting to delay his movements.

Countless intact tentacles began to return from the darkness, rushing towards them.

At this moment, He Ao was right in front of the octopus. Once those tentacles returned, He Ao would surely die.

Even the giant lizards in the distance began to charge madly towards Heo.

In that instant, He Ao glanced at the eyes on these heads.

Mental interference!

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in the octopus's mind, and all its movements froze for a moment.

At the same time, He Ao, who was under psychological attack, also slowed down his movements.

Both sides are frozen in place, which is equivalent to no freeze at all.

However, He's movements had momentum, and during the time when both sides were frozen, he got a little closer to the octopus's head.

In the instant of returning consciousness

He Ao had already approached the octopus's head. He placed his feet on top of the octopus's head and thrust down with his two short swords.

The bone, hard enough to withstand bullets, was pierced through as easily as paper by this short sword imbued with 'qi'.

He Ao had his reasons for choosing this position.

With the support of 'qi', he could roughly see the energy flow patterns inside the octopus.

The place beneath his feet was the octopus's most important energy gathering point; even if it wasn't the octopus's mental center, it was still a vital organ.

The instant the short sword pierced through, He Ao gripped the hilt and slashed it in two. One by one, the scarlet eyes were split in two by the sharp blade, and purple blood splattered onto He Ao's gray combat uniform.

The shorter tentacle returned fastest, flying towards Heo and stabbing him in the back.

He Ao dodged the tentacle by sidestepping it, saving his heart from being pierced, but a large chunk of flesh was still torn from his left shoulder, and blood with a faint purplish-gray glow flowed out of the wound.

He Ao gritted his teeth and slashed the octopus's head open like flower petals with his short sword.

Under this attack, the giant octopus struggled frantically, its countless tentacles flying towards He Ao, its body trembling constantly, trying to shake He Ao off.

But all of this was in vain. Heo let the tentacles leave several wounds on his body, his hands never stopping.

Finally, with a soft sound, when He Ao's short sword touched a hard bone, the octopus's body stiffened for a moment and slowly fell from the sky.

"Woo——"

This time, the octopus's mournful cry seemed different from before. The sound gradually faded and finally disappeared completely after the octopus died.

The jet-black lizard, which was running at the front and lunging at He Ao with its huge mouth open, lost all movement in mid-air, flew past He Ao, and crashed to the ground.

"Hahoo—"

He Ao gasped for breath, collapsing onto the octopus's corpse, his body covered in blood, some purple, some red.

Some of this blood belonged to the octopus, and some belonged to him.

The powerful flashlight on his shoulder had also been knocked off and lay to the side.

At this moment, He Ao did not shut down his super memory. He gripped the sword in his hand, peeled open the octopus's shell, and saw what had just blocked his sword.

It was a bridge-like bone connecting the octopus's skull and the tentacles at the back, shaped like a cross, longer at the top and bottom and shorter on the sides.

This bone was exceptionally hard, and it actually blocked the short sword covered in 'qi'.

He concentrated more of his energy into the sword and with a sudden burst of force, he severed the bone from both ends.

The severed bone was shorter at the top and longer at the bottom, naturally resembling a short sword.

Unfortunately, the interface of this 'sword' is oval-shaped and has no blade.

But it's okay, we can think of a way.

Just after He Ao removed the 'bone sword,' the internal structure of the octopus's skull, which He Ao had shredded into pieces, came into view.

This octopus appears to have more than one brain; several brains, each the size of a human head, are scattered inside its skull.

At the feet of He Ao, where the energy he saw was converging, was a purple crystal that looked roughly like a regular octahedron.

This crystal is only about the size of a thumb, and it is wrapped with nerves and flesh.

A faint attraction emanated from the crystal.

He hesitated for a moment, then bent down and reached out to touch the crystal.