Chapter 79

Blood splattered as Chu Nan screamed and rolled, a large piece of flesh and skin torn from his chest, the sight of it was extremely terrifying.

On the other side, the injured ear, which had been flung away, almost had the same thoughts as Chu Nan. Although it was a mortal enemy of Chu Nan, it was not unintelligent and knew that at this moment, the only chance of survival was to team up with Chu Nan to kill the pangolin king first. So, the moment it was flung away, it struggled to stand up and launched itself forward again.

With a "boom," it heavily collided with the pangolin king, affecting the king's counterattack on Chu Nan. Otherwise, that single claw could have ripped out Chu Nan's heart.

From this, it could be said that the ear's collision saved Chu Nan's life.

The two mortal enemies, at this moment, cooperated with an incredible默契 (rapport).

The ear's collision saved Chu Nan's life, and at the same time, it opened its blood-red mouth and bit into the pangolin king's other hind leg, tearing it apart with a heavy pull.

The pangolin king's other claw suddenly fell, slapping the ear's back and tearing off a large piece of flesh. It then extended its claw to tear open the ear's abdomen, intending to rip out its insides.

In the moment of life and death, the ear, due to the level difference, could not react. It had already used all its strength in the collision and the bite, leaving no room for retreat.

However, Chu Nan, who had rolled away, pushed off the ground with his golden legs and shot forward like a golden arrow. He grabbed the spider claw and let out a deafening roar, slashing down heavily.

"Shh—"

A piercing sound and blinding sparks erupted. The pangolin king's claw, which was about to tear into the ear's insides, suddenly lost its strength and fell, blood splattering. The pangolin king let out a deafening roar, as if it had suffered a fatal blow, and lunged forward, colliding with Chu Nan.

Chu Nan screamed and spat blood, flying away, and the spider claw in his hand rolled to the side.

The pangolin king, in its desperate charge, also lost control and crashed into a rock, then fell to the ground, emitting terrifying roars.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and the other pangolins didn't even have time to react.

In a short time, all three were severely injured, with the pangolin king being the most seriously hurt. Both of its hind legs and one front claw were broken, unable to support its massive body. Only one front claw was left, trembling and pressing against the ground, making strange "squeaking" sounds, as if calling for something.

The severely injured ear and Chu Nan, who had been flung away, would not give it a chance. They mustered their last strength and pounced from both sides at the same moment.

They both wanted to make this their final move to kill the pangolin king.

The pangolin king's level might be higher than theirs, and it possessed a vast amount of genetic energy. Such a rare opportunity, how could they let it slip away?

The other pangolins finally reacted, hearing the pangolin king's roar, and rushed over to attack Chu Nan and the ear, but it was too late.

Chu Nan, a sixth-level Awakened, and the ear, almost a sixth-level mutant, had evolved through life and death. Their reactions were far faster than those of ordinary mutant pangolins.

Even the pangolin king, which might have a higher evolution level than Chu Nan and the ear, still seemed clumsy and not very agile in battle, which is why it was killed by Chu Nan and the ear together.

Although the pangolin king had a high evolution level, it clearly lacked the experience and ferocity that Chu Nan and the ear had honed through life and death.

Some mutants, due to their special reasons or talents, awaken at a very high level and do not need to evolve step by step.

Of course, another reason might be that the pangolin king had evolved to the seventh level. The difference between the seventh and sixth levels was not insurmountable, which allowed Chu Nan and the ear to kill the higher-level pangolin king at the sixth level.

The rolling pangolin king seemed to sense the threat of death, screeching and calling other pangolins to kill Chu Nan and the ear, while trying to roll away.

However, the ear pounced and bit the pangolin king's throat. Although the pangolin king had scales on its back, these scales could not protect its soft throat and abdomen.

The ear, being faster, bit the pangolin king's throat first, intending to tear it open, but it forgot that the pangolin king still had one claw left.

A seventh-level mutant, even in its dying moments, could deliver a desperate final blow that the ear could not withstand.

The pangolin king's claw struck heavily.

The ear grunted, half its face covered in blood, and rolled away.

At this moment, Chu Nan, who had deliberately lagged behind, caught up, and with the spider claw in his hand, sliced from the pangolin king's throat to its abdomen.

Blood and organs gushed out, and the pangolin king, after rolling once, could no longer move.

Chu Nan put away the spider claw, stepped back, and took a deep breath. A vast amount of genetic energy surged into his body, impacting the pineal gland in his brain. It was like a thunderclap, and in an instant, the genetic energy in his pineal gland seemed about to burst.

However, after the thunderclap, the genetic energy gradually calmed down, failing to push him to the next level.

But Chu Nan understood that although he had not broken through, he was not far from it.

Perhaps, by extracting the pangolin king's pineal gland and absorbing more genetic energy, he would have a good chance of breaking through.

A nearly seventh-level mutant possessed a vast amount of genetic energy, which was truly terrifying.

The pangolins that had rushed over from all directions were almost stunned, watching their leader being killed, and all showed signs of fear. They stopped rushing forward and slowly retreated.

Soon, the group of pangolins scattered, fleeing in all directions, some climbing up the cliff, others escaping into the darker and deeper caves below. In no time, the large number of pangolins had fled completely.

The ear lay on one side, panting heavily, severely injured.

Chu Nan was not much better, slowly moving to the pangolin king's corpse, grabbing the scales on its back, and pulling hard.

With a "shh," a piece of scale, shimmering with a faint glow, was easily torn off.

The scale, like a living thing, trembled slightly, and the dense aura of genetic energy made Chu Nan take a deep breath.

This was definitely a genetic weapon, or more accurately, armor. The scale could not be used for evolution but could be used for defense, making it truly impervious to blades and bullets. The dense aura of genetic energy suggested it was even more advanced than the spider claw in his hand.

After all, the pangolin king had evolved to a much higher level than the large spider he had encountered before.

Having just obtained the scale, Chu Nan's legs gave out, and he sat down, feeling as if all his strength had been drained, too exhausted to move a finger.

Suddenly, the vast and dark bottom of the crevice became quiet, with only the heavy breathing of Chu Nan and the ear remaining.

Their eyes met; Chu Nan looked at the ear, and the ear looked back at him.

Although they were looking at each other, in their severely injured state, neither had the desire to fight again.

Chu Nan gently caressed the scale he had torn from the pangolin king. This was undoubtedly a genetic weapon or armor, but how to use it? Should he wear it? How would he fix it to his body? Would he need to find a tailor to make a suit?

Chu Nan frowned, feeling it was a bit impractical. The scale seemed somewhat inconvenient to use.

After resting for a while and slowly recovering some strength, Chu Nan used the spider claw to extract the pineal gland from the pangolin king's head.

He glanced at the ear, which was lying motionless on the side, then turned his back to it and took out a magnifying glass to secretly charge the pineal gland with energy.

Although the ear was a dog, its intelligence was not low. Fortunately, it was lying far away, silently watching Chu Nan, but once Chu Nan turned his back, it could no longer see what he was doing.

Charging the energy, he secretly put away the magnifying glass, took a deep breath, and crushed the charged pineal gland. Instantly, a vast amount of genetic energy, similar to when he killed the pangolin king, surged into Chu Nan's brain.

"Boom—"

In his mind, lightning and thunder raged, the energy surging and stirring the pineal gland, as if it were about to burst, pushing him to break through. However, after several moments, the thundering gradually faded, and he remained at the sixth level, failing to transform.

Chu Nan sighed inwardly. It seemed that after reaching the sixth level, breaking through was much more difficult. Twice, it seemed he was about to break through, but he ultimately failed.

However, Chu Nan knew that the vast amount of genetic energy was constantly impacting his pineal gland, and he could break through at any moment.

He was already at the peak of a sixth-level Awakened, almost stepping into the stronger seventh level, but he still lacked that final push.

As for the pineal glands of the other pangolins, Chu Nan no longer cared, as they would only raise the ear's suspicions.

Due to the level difference, the effects of these pangolins on Chu Nan were negligible.