Chapter 78

No one knew how many pangolins were hiding around beneath. It was a place of danger, and Chu Nan did not want to stay any longer.

Unfortunately, he had barely climbed a few meters when two pangolins climbed up the wall and got above him, then attacked him from above. Forced into a corner, Chu Nan's body swayed, barely avoiding the attack from above. His foot was suddenly in pain, and he was scratched by the claws of a pangolin that had caught up from below.

With a heavy stomp, the Golden Power activated, and with a "snap," he stomped on the pangolin that had scratched him. The Golden Power was terrifying, and this stomp directly crushed the pangolin's head.

The dead pangolin's body fell, and the smell of blood instantly drove the other pangolins around into a frenzy. One after another, the pangolins let out strange "squeaking" sounds and swarmed up.

Chu Nan had intended to hold back, but he had unintentionally killed a pangolin monster. He felt a bit of genetic force being absorbed, and he sighed inwardly. The situation was critical, and he had no time to think about it. His right hand, holding the spider claw, swung out fiercely.

"Swish, swish, swish—"

One after another, the pangolins were gutted by the spider claw, and their limbs and bodies fell.

Each time he killed a mutated pangolin, he could absorb a bit of genetic force. However, the pangolins emerging from all directions were increasing in number. This fissure in the ground was clearly their massive nest.

Now, they seemed to have been disturbed by Chu Nan and Can'er, and they were coming out in greater numbers. Chu Nan wanted to climb up and break through, but suddenly, a huge black shadow rolled down from above.

The spider claw swung heavily upward.

With a "clang," sparks flew, but the spider claw failed to cut through the black shadow.

Chu Nan saw that the other side had used its huge claws to block the spider claw. This was also a mutated pangolin, but it was much larger than the others. Its front claws had undergone extraordinary mutation and evolution, and with a casual swing, they could easily cut through rock.

The other side pounced down from the air with tremendous force, stronger than Chu Nan, who had to grunt and fall back from the rock wall he had been climbing.

The Golden Power erupted, and his legs landed, then kicked out forcefully. With a "snap," his right leg, infused with Golden Power, kicked the giant pangolin that was also charging down.

The pangolin's scales covering its body cracked and shattered, and its massive body was kicked into the air, rolling and crashing into a large rock on the side.

The rock shook and slowly collapsed.

Although he had kicked away the giant pangolin, Chu Nan realized that he and Can'er were now surrounded. All around them, the area was densely packed with pangolins of various sizes, and the larger the body, the more terrifying the pangolin.

On the ground, over a dozen pangolins had fallen, either killed by Chu Nan's spider claw or bitten to death by Can'er.

Chu Nan and Can'er, a pair of mortal enemies, were now forced to fight together against the swarm of pangolin monsters, both trying to break through the encirclement.

Can'er roared continuously, and each time it pounced, its blood-red mouth could bite a pangolin to death. However, its body was also covered with many bloody scratches from the pangolins' sharp claws.

Can'er's life force was extremely strong. Despite being covered in wounds, it showed no signs of weakening and remained valiant.

Chu Nan, holding the spider claw in his right hand, used his two Golden Legs to continuously kick out. Ordinary mutated pangolins, when kicked, would be torn to pieces. The scales on their bodies, in the face of the Golden Power, seemed somewhat fragile and unable to resist.

Chu Nan did not want to prolong the fight and activated the "web release" function in the spider claw. With a series of "swish" sounds, translucent spider webs stuck to the rock wall above. He then grabbed the spider claw and used the web's strength, comparable to steel wire, to try to climb up.

The pangolins did not expect this move. They looked up and saw Chu Nan rising into the air, climbing up the sheer cliff.

Soon, the pangolins woke up and began climbing the cliff, chasing after him.

Densely packed mutated pangolins swarmed up the cliff.

Chu Nan continuously released spider webs, climbing higher and shaking off the pangolins chasing him from behind.

Suddenly, a large rock above him began to shake. Chu Nan was startled and, before he could understand what was happening, the rock suddenly protruded and fell toward him.

Shocked, Chu Nan inserted his spider claw to the side, hanging from it, and rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the falling rock, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The rolling rock crashed into the pangolins chasing him from behind.

A series of "squeaking" cries of pain echoed, and at least two or three pangolin monsters were crushed to death.

Chu Nan looked up and was suddenly stunned.

Where the rock had fallen, a large hole appeared, with a diameter exceeding three meters. From this hole, a monster was slowly crawling out, with nearly half of its body exposed. Its eyes, slightly glowing green, were staring down at Chu Nan.

It was another pangolin, but this one was different.

Its body was covered in thick scales, which faintly glowed, giving Chu Nan a sense of a special elemental force.

Elemental force was the basic unit of genetic weapons. The spider claw in his hand and the rhinoceros horn he had given to Tang Sanli were both made of elemental force, allowing them to harness the special power of genes through the weapons.

The thick scales covering the back of this massive pangolin also had the aura of elemental genes. Without a doubt, the scales on its back were a specially evolved genetic weapon.

Compared to ordinary mutated pangolins, this one was at least two to three times larger. Standing upright, it was nearly two meters tall, and its back was covered with spines like those of an ancient stegosaurus, extending from its neck to its tail.

If the length of its one to two-meter-long tail was included, the total length of this terrifying pangolin was five meters.

The other pangolins swarming from all directions, upon the appearance of this terrifying pangolin, retreated far away, showing a look of reverence, their heads lowered as if worshipping their king.

The other pangolins were merely mutated pangolins, but this one was undoubtedly the king of all pangolins.

Chu Nan, locked onto by the pangolin king, felt as if he was being stared at by a cold and terrifying monster, sending a chill down his spine.

Just as he had this thought, the pangolin king, slowly emerging from the cave, finally launched its attack.

On the sheer cliff, it ran as if on flat ground, its four claws extending to firmly grip the rock or dig into the soil, allowing it to climb the cliff as easily as walking on flat ground.

It charged like a speeding arrow, and its speed and agility on the cliff were unimaginable. Chu Nan instantly realized that if he stayed on the cliff, he would not only be unable to escape but would also be killed by the pangolin king.

On the cliff, his movements were severely restricted, while the pangolin king was almost unaffected.

Without hesitation, Chu Nan pulled out the spider claw and, without defending, plunged downward.

Only by standing on solid ground did he have a chance to fight.

Chu Nan's feet kicked off the cliff, and at the same time, he released spider webs to stick to the other side of the cliff, leaping into the air. He landed precisely where Can'er was fighting a group of pangolins.

Knowing that he was being targeted by the terrifying pangolin king, Chu Nan did not want to give Can'er an easy time and directly led the pangolin king to where Can'er was.

Sure enough, as Chu Nan landed, Can'er turned to look and saw the pangolin king also leap into the air, its massive tail swinging down like a whip.

The tail had spines and thick scales, and when it swung down, it was like a massive club striking down, capable of shattering even ordinary rocks.

Chu Nan rolled to avoid it, and Can'er had no choice but to dodge as well.

With a "thud," the tail struck the ground, leaving a shallow mark. The pangolin king then turned sharply and lashed out with its tail, hitting Can'er.

It was too fast, not just in speed but also in reaction. The pangolin king was clearly superior to both Chu Nan and Can'er.

Can'er grunted, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and his body was thrown to the side, rolling.

Chu Nan, seeing this, drew a sharp breath, suddenly realizing that the level and strength of this pangolin king were likely even greater than his and Can'er's.

But he did not think of fleeing.

To flee in such a place would be a dead end. Climbing the cliff, they could not match the speed of the pangolin king. The only way out was to kill the pangolin king.

Almost the moment Can'er was thrown to the side, Chu Nan's feet kicked off the ground, and he shot out like an arrow. The second-level Golden Power erupted, making his speed surpass that of a typical sixth-level Awakened.

With a "whoosh," the spider claw stabbed out, but unfortunately, it sparked against the pangolin king's scales, which shook to block the attack.

It was unharmed.

"Roar—"

Chu Nan roared. He had expected this result, and almost simultaneously, his right leg, infused with Golden Power, kicked out fiercely.

This kick was with all his strength.

With a "thud," it struck the pangolin king's hind leg solidly.

Although the scales on the pangolin king's back were terrifying and impervious to the spider claw, they could not cover its entire body. At least its limbs and belly were exposed.

Chu Nan's kick caused a sharp sound, and the pangolin king's hind leg exploded into a bloody mess, the bone snapping and folding.

At the same time, Chu Nan grunted as the pangolin king's claw dug deep into his chest.