Chapter 86

A one in a thousand chance!

And it just happened to me!

Fortunately, Zhao Futu's investigation skill could check the attributes of creatures with lower perception than himself; otherwise, he would have been quite confused by this sudden change!

— Tyrant!

One of the powerful and domineering biological weapons in the Resident Evil universe. Based on the 45-point stamina of the tank mutant, the Tyrant's stamina might very well exceed the 50-point peak!

What kind of monstrous abilities would a 50-point attribute possess?

Zhao Futu didn't know, and he didn't want to find out! The Tyrant is a dual-extreme evolution in strength and stamina! It also has a high agility value, meaning if they couldn't fight it, even escaping would be extremely difficult!

"Damn it! I'll give it everything I've got!" Zhao Futu gritted his teeth and charged at the rapidly mutating Tyrant.

At this moment, the tall and thin contractor also noticed something was wrong. He almost immediately loaded his bullets and, taking the infrared sniper rifle, fired at the brain of the zombie that was turning into a Tyrant!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three shots hit the brain of the Tyrant, which was already mostly mutated. However, it contained the mutant t-virus and had evolved from a tank mutant. Although its head's keratin layer burst, it became even more solid and resilient. The bullets from the infrared sniper rifle penetrated its brain but were quickly squeezed out by the writhing muscle layers. Moreover, the brain tissue that was mostly blown away began to regenerate within just a few seconds, and the severely injured half of the brain tissue was mostly restored.

The nearly completed Tyrant slowly opened its eyes. The murky, yellowish eyeballs had a cold metallic sheen. Its gaze was as sharp as a blade, and with just one look, the nearby weapon-enhanced contractor felt a chill in his heart, and his wrist holding the infrared sniper rifle trembled, almost losing his grip on the gun.

At the same time, he received a cold prompt from the Nightmare Space:

"Contractor No. 0876, you are locked onto by the Tyrant. The mental pressure emitted by the Tyrant envelops you!... Negative state of shock triggered!... Negative state of intimidation triggered!... Contractor mental resistance check failed!... Contractor willpower resistance check failed!..."

The tall and thin weapon-enhanced contractor almost immediately felt a chill all over his body. The tangible gaze pierced his heart like a blade, causing a slight pain in his brain. His heart skipped a beat and then raced uncontrollably. He felt an overwhelming fear, a chilling sense of being targeted by a killing intent!

At the same time, Zhao Futu, who was charging at the Tyrant, also suffered the same mental impact. The cold prompt from the Nightmare Space sounded:

"Contractor No. 1013, you are mentally locked onto by the Tyrant. The mental pressure emitted by the Tyrant envelops you!... Secondary attribute attack mental shock triggered!... Negative state of shock triggered!... Negative state of intimidation triggered!..."

Compared to the tall and thin contractor, Zhao Futu, who was right in front of the Tyrant, suffered a greater mental impact. It wasn't just a negative state but a substantial mental attack! Almost instantly, Zhao Futu felt a pain in his head, followed by dizziness and blurred vision, with blood seeping from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. It was a terrifying sight!

"Three Flowers Gather at the Crown!"

At the critical moment, Zhao Futu immediately activated the "Three Flowers Gather at the Crown" and mustered all his strength to charge forward.

"Three Flowers Gather at the Crown activated!... Mental shock damage reduced!... Fatal mental attack resistance check successful!... Contractor mental resistance check successful!... Immune to this shock negative state!... Contractor willpower resistance check successful!... Immune to this intimidation negative state!..."

—"Roar!"

As Zhao Futu approached the Tyrant, he suddenly roared, a sound like a tiger's roar that left the nearby werewolf-enhanced contractor's ears ringing for a while before recovering. The mental shock from the Tyrant was also forcibly interrupted by this roar. It swung its arm, which was over 25 centimeters thick, and delivered a heavy punch to Zhao Futu's chest.

"Ah!"

A mouthful of blood spewed out.

Then, Zhao Futu flew backward like a kite, but a strange smile appeared on his face.

In that split second, as Zhao Futu charged, he held a high-explosive grenade in his hand and, with a single hand, inserted it into the Tyrant's abdomen, which had been ravaged by the modified Gatling machine gun. The thick fat layer had been blown away, exposing the grotesque and disgusting intestines and twisted internal organs. Even during the rapid recovery, only a thin layer of muscle tissue had formed there.

If given another ten seconds, it might have fully recovered, but Zhao Futu had chosen the perfect moment to charge. With his 29-point strength, even a bare-handed attack was enough to penetrate the newly formed bright red muscle tissue and leave the high-explosive grenade inside the Tyrant.

It turned out that the Tyrant's intelligence wasn't too low.

It quickly noticed the abnormality inside its body and almost immediately tried to use its arm to tear open its abdominal muscles and remove the high-explosive grenade. However, by this time, its brain had fully recovered, and the energy in its body began to focus on healing other injuries. The wound in its abdomen almost immediately healed, and a tough layer of keratin skin began to form.

The Tyrant tore open its abdomen, but the wound quickly healed again. When it forcefully inserted its thick arm into its body,

—Boom!

The high-explosive grenade exploded inside the sealed body.

The Tyrant's formidable physique lost all its effectiveness in that moment. The high-explosive grenade that exploded inside its body tore it into pieces.

A bald, hairless, and formidable head flew up and then landed heavily on the ground. Its lower half was left with only two leg bones, and its entire abdomen and chest were blown into fragments, scattered everywhere. At this moment, a deep blue key and several items also fell to the ground, making a clinking sound.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Zhao Futu kept coughing up blood. He didn't care about the items for now and quickly took out a blank yellow talisman from his private space. He then used a brush dipped in cinnabar to quickly draw a Heavenly Master's Talisman.

The Tyrant's attack had triggered a crushing effect, breaking the ribs in his chest. The broken ribs pierced his lungs, causing a coughing up of blood. If not treated quickly, his health would continue to drop. After drawing the 'Heavenly Master's Talisman - Healing,' Zhao Futu lit it with a lighter and then drank half a bottle of purified water.

The effects of talisman techniques are similar, but the duration is determined by the contractor's intelligence and spirit.

The Heavenly Master's Talisman bestowed by Zhang Jue could be stored for a long time, but the one drawn by Zhao Futu could only last for up to 30 minutes. Beyond that time, the spiritual energy infused in the talisman would dissipate, and it would revert to a regular yellow talisman. Therefore, the disciples of the Taiping Dao usually drew and consumed the talisman on the spot when using it to heal people.

The light injury healing effect removed the coughing up of blood, and Zhao Futu finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got up.

He glanced at the two contractors nearby. Although several items had dropped from the Tyrant's body, they didn't immediately go to pick them up but stayed to recover their state, which made Zhao Futu feel a bit more favorably towards them. If he had saved them and then they had rushed to grab the items after the battle, Zhao Futu would definitely have been upset.

"Thanks!" The naked bloodline-enhanced contractor nodded and said in a deep voice.

The werewolf bloodline enhancement, like the Hulk bloodline enhancement, left the user naked after transformation. He seemed to be used to it and took out a set of clothes from his private space to put on.

Neither of them made a move to pick up the items, so Zhao Futu walked over and picked them up.

A deep blue key, a piece of heart necrosis flesh, and a pair of bony claws. The Tyrant (mutant) was likely a BSS-level character. Although they had killed an incomplete mutant, the Nightmare Space still rewarded them with three deep blue items. Zhao Futu glanced at them and kept the bony claws, then threw the deep blue key and the heart necrosis flesh to the two of them.

This action immediately brought a smile to the faces of the two who had been watching coldly.

Although the Nightmare Space was filled with killing, it also had its rules. Zhao Futu had saved them, but they had also put in a lot of effort in killing the zombies, especially the weapon-enhanced contractor, who had expended a great deal of energy. In fact, even if they couldn't defeat the zombies, they could still find a chance to escape!

If Zhao Futu had kept all three items, they wouldn't have fought with him, but this mission would have been difficult to continue cooperating on.

After all, a contractor who would monopolize everything wasn't trustworthy!

The reason they tested Zhao Futu was that martial arts-enhanced contractors were highly adaptable, often with high attributes and strong abilities. Moreover, after this battle, they realized that the difficulty of this Golden-level main mission might be very high, and if the contractors didn't work together, it would be hard to complete the mission!

Similarly, by sharing the other two items, Zhao Futu showed his interest in continuing to cooperate with them. This action also demonstrated his attitude: he wasn't the type of contractor who had no bottom line and was extremely greedy, wanting to keep everything for himself.

So, he also smiled.

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"Contractor No. 1013 killed the Tyrant (mutant), gaining 3000 survival points, 10 merit points, and one D-grade soul crystal!"

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