Chapter 61: The Flesh Worm

Seeing that only three of their side remained, the middle-aged man panicked and, in a moment of desperation, shouted, "This person has killed several of us; his physical abilities must be at their limit. We still have three people left; I don't believe we can't kill him!"

What he didn't know was that Chu Yunsheng's internal primordial energy was already very abundant, and he had only used half of it. At this point, killing the remaining three would not be a big problem.

The three attacked, and Chu Yunsheng focused on the middle-aged man, ignoring the attacks from the other two, relying entirely on his battle armor to defend.

The defensive capabilities of a Fire Energy Warrior were not strong. With a violent thrust, Chu Yunsheng plunged the Qianbi Sword into the man's chest. The middle-aged man stared in shock at the long sword in his chest until the end.

Seeing their leader die violently and their attacks ineffective, the other two had already decided to retreat. They quickly moved backward as Chu Yunsheng had not yet pulled out the Qianbi Sword.

In fact, Chu Yunsheng's battle armor had a long crack, no longer the barely noticeable fissure it once was. Their attacks had even begun to collide with the Liujia Talisman inside, causing his blood to boil!

Now that the two had the intention to retreat, it suited Chu Yunsheng's plan. His speed was fast, and pursuing them from behind was the easiest way to kill them without being attacked.

He pursued them with all his might, cutting down the one behind him. When he went to kill the last person, a problem arose. This person's awakened ability was very strange, not of ice or fire, but somewhat similar to the military's legend of the Vajra Beast, with extremely strong defensive capabilities. Despite Chu Yunsheng's full-force attacks, the man only spat blood from the impact and refused to die.

Chu Yunsheng was greatly alarmed and continuously injected peak primordial energy into the Qianbi Sword, unleashing a powerful slash. After three consecutive strikes, he finally cut off the man's arm. The man screamed in pain and begged for mercy, but Chu Yunsheng, who had already been driven to a killing frenzy, did not stop. He continued to slash several more times, finally killing the man.

By this time, Yao Xiang had already dealt with the severely injured Ice Energy Warrior downstairs. Chu Yunsheng, passing through the bodies on the ground, signaled to him to enter from the back door downstairs and join forces to attack any remaining people inside. Chu Yunsheng had long lost any sympathy for these terrifying and brutal cannibals.

At the stairs, he glanced at the body of the Awakened Warrior with the strange ability. An idea struck him. He had always used the Primordial Energy Talisman to absorb the primordial energy of monsters, but he had never considered whether the energy of these Awakened Warriors could be absorbed. According to Professor Sun's explanation, Chu Yunsheng believed that the energy of Awakened Warriors should also be the primordial energy mentioned in ancient books. The ability of the man he had just killed seemed similar to the Metal Primordial Energy described in the ancient books.

Chu Yunsheng immediately used the Primordial Energy Talisman, manipulating it to absorb the energy from the man. Indeed, a thread of golden energy was slowly drawn into the talisman, forming two golden patterns on it! Chu Yunsheng was surprised: Indeed, the primordial energy could be absorbed from the bodies of dead humans, and this person's ability was indeed the relatively rare Metal Energy!

Since this person's Metal Energy could be absorbed by the Primordial Energy Talisman, Chu Yunsheng speculated that the Ice and Fire Energy Warriors could also be absorbed. He used the Primordial Energy Talisman to absorb the energy from the other four Awakened Warriors he had killed, filling two Primordial Energy Talismans. The middle-aged man's energy alone had four flame patterns!

Chu Yunsheng thought to himself that if the energy of dead Awakened humans could be absorbed, the Primordial Energy Talisman would be like a different version of the "Star Absorption Technique"!

Unfortunately, the second-stage Primordial Energy Talisman could not absorb the primordial energy of living beings; otherwise, it would truly be the "Star Absorption Technique"!

However, with this function of the Primordial Energy Talisman, whether fighting monsters or other Awakened Warriors, he could become stronger with each battle and not worry about running out of primordial energy and dying!

Chu Yunsheng put away the Primordial Energy Talisman. He didn't have time to absorb the energy from the three Awakened Warrior corpses downstairs. In a flash, he descended the stairs.

As soon as he reached the third-floor club lounge, he heard a trembling voice say, "Don't kill us! We'll give you everything!"

At this moment, Chu Yunsheng saw that Yao Xiang had already reached the third floor and had thrown a few people who were trying to escape downstairs onto the ground.

Yao Xiang said to Chu Yunsheng, "They are all ordinary humans who haven't awakened. None of them escaped; they're all here."

In addition to these four or five people, there were also seven or eight young women tied up near the bar. Chu Yunsheng thought these must have been captured to be eaten.

The person who had spoken was a bearded man, who looked like he hadn't groomed himself in a long time. Seeing that both the upstairs and downstairs were blocked by Chu Yunsheng and Yao Xiang, he frantically rummaged through a pile of things, pleading, "Don't kill us. We are really ordinary people, not experts like Jiang Lao. Here, this is all food. If you want it, take it all. Just don't kill us. Oh, and Jiang Lao has some wine; I'll find it for you."

Without waiting for Chu Yunsheng's response, he frantically searched behind the bar, nervously muttering, "I remember it's here..."

Even when his hand was cut by a broken cabinet door, he didn't notice, only desperately trying to find the wine, as if it were a life-saving item.

Chu Yunsheng looked down at the bucket and saw a pile of white meat. Thinking about the cannibalism, his stomach churned with nausea. If he hadn't seen so many corpses, he would have vomited long ago.

The bearded man was still frantically searching for the wine, kicking a woman who was cowering in front of the bar. Finally, he found a bottle of foreign wine with an unclear label and was overjoyed, holding up the bottle and saying, "I found it! I found it!"

Seeing Chu Yunsheng looking at the white meat in the bucket with a grim expression, as if remembering something, he scrambled over, picked up the meat, and said, "Brother, this isn't human meat, really. If you don't believe me, I'll eat it to show you! The rumors outside about us eating human flesh are just something Jiang Lao spread to scare people and create a secluded haven here. Look at the half-corpse hanging outside; that's what the monsters left behind to scare people."

Chu Yunsheng frowned and asked, "If it's not human meat, what is it?"

The bearded man quickly answered, "Brother, who would dare to really eat human flesh? We're not crazy! This is all from the monsters outside the trees. Jiang Lao and his men caught them. One is enough to feed us for several days. This is the only thing we've found that we can eat without dying!"

The others nodded and echoed that it was monster meat.

The bearded man, fearing that Chu Yunsheng wouldn't believe him, pointed to the women and said, "Brother, if you let us go, I'll tell you everything. These women were captured by Jiang Lao. The ones he liked, he kept for a few days to satisfy his desires. The ones he didn't like, he stripped naked and used to lure these flesh worms!"

Chu Yunsheng had never heard of using humans to lure monsters, and it seemed to be a type of monster he hadn't encountered before.

The bearded man placed the wine bottle in front of Chu Yunsheng and said flatteringly, "The disobedient ones or those Jiang Lao was tired of would be stripped naked, and Doctor Ding would sew explosives into their bellies. They would then be hung on trees. They wouldn't die immediately, and the more they struggled, the more likely they were to attract the flesh worms. The explosives were infused with the strange energy of an Awakened expert. Once the flesh worms swallowed the person and the explosives, the energy would ignite, setting off the explosive and usually killing the flesh worm. Jiang Lao and his men would then attack the flesh worm and kill it, using it as food."

He then pulled out a clean-looking man and pointed to a corner, saying, "This is Doctor Ding. The medical equipment over there was brought by Jiang Lao from a nearby hospital, specifically for installing the energy bombs. The bombs were made by me and two others."

At this point, his eyes sparkled, and he pointed to the women, saying, "Brother, if you keep us, we can continue to make these bombs for you. Jiang Lao found many materials, and you can continue to use them. You can play with the women if you want, or use them to lure the flesh worms. Just give us a little of the worm meat to keep us from starving!"