Chapter 375: Chapter 318: What a Big 1 Fluttering Moth!
Slick, sticky.
Besides the tearing pain from being crushed by sharp teeth at the beginning, Li Zheng was left with only these two sensations around him.
This gave him the illusion of being soaked in snot, nauseating him to the point of wanting to vomit.
"Damn! This mutant’s attack methods aren’t very advanced, but it’s pretty good at being disgusting." Li Zheng tried to move his right hand, his dominant hand, where the sheathed sword was gripped.
However, the fascia wrapping around him was unexpectedly strong. Even with all his strength, his right hand couldn’t budge an inch.
Instead, his whole body was being moved along with the fascia, slowly sinking somewhere.
"Shit!" Li Zheng sensed something was wrong: "Is it trying to digest me?"
No matter which creature’s digestive tract you pass through, the experience must not be pleasant.
"I need to think of a way." Li Zheng calmed down and tried various self-rescue methods.
"Power Demon·Frenzy!"
The Frenzied Power Demon Incarnation ability activated, muscles bulged, body size expanded, and an endless sense of power flowed from deep within his body.
"Open up for me!"
With forceful arms pushing outward, the resilient fascia couldn’t withstand the mighty power of the Power Demon and was slowly pushed apart.
The trend of sliding to a certain place halted, and he was stuck like a fishbone.
But the next moment, Li Zheng suddenly felt some pressure from outside the fascia.
Originally soft as cotton under the Power Demon state, the fascia suddenly transformed into rubber of equivalent tier, its flexibility crazily increased.
Li Zheng’s arms barely stretched to a forty-five-degree angle before they couldn’t open any further, the most difficult angle to exert force. To prevent himself from continuing to slide, he had to grit his teeth and hold on.
The sheathed sword had been retracted into the capsule, and his ten fingers dug into the fascia, creating small pits which slowly smoothed out as the fascia became more flexible.
Once the fascia returned to its smooth state, Li Zheng would inevitably continue sliding down.
Sliding to that place where food gets digested.
"Extreme Isolation!"
"Ice and Fire Attachment - Ice Element!"
Li Zheng didn’t dare delay, changing tactics and continuing to attempt, hoping the full-level Ice Attachment could freeze the fascia.
A strong chill released from Li Zheng’s hands, gradually affecting the state of the fascia.
The touch of his ten fingers gradually became rigid, which made Li Zheng feel a surge of hope: "This might work!"
Just as the thought formed, the fascia suddenly convulsed, gulping him downward a distance.
"Shit, is it a swallowing reflex?" Li Zheng’s face turned grim again as the spasm just now caused the frozen part to miss from him.
Everything returned to the state it was seconds before, even slightly worse.
"If low temperature doesn’t work, then let’s try endless high heat!"
In terms of methods, Li Zheng had plenty!
The chill instantly transformed into high temperature flames, seemingly capable of incinerating everything!
Sizzle～
The mucus attached to the inside of the fascia was roasted by the high heat, making a sound, the surroundings became drier, and a peculiar stench could even be smelled at the tip of his nose.
It was like someone spat on a hot iron plate. (Curious ones can try it at home.)
However, this positive change did not last long; Li Zheng himself couldn’t hold on.
"Breathing... forgot... forgot that flames consume... oxygen...!"
Hastily dispelling the Fire Attachment, the high temperature flames vanished, and Li Zheng took advantage of the last bit of flame light to see the fascia burned and blistered.
"Do I have to wait for Zhan Zhouzhou to kill the mutant so I can get out?" Li Zheng glanced at the half remaining Genetic Force; the Power Demon Incarnation couldn’t be maintained for long.
"If only the flying device didn’t rely on a vast amount of air to propel, I would..." Li Zheng gritted his teeth, suddenly thinking of a not fully mastered ability.
Demon Thunder Wings!
"Might as well give it a shot, who knows if such a narrow space can unfold them."
The new ability activated, and a tingling sensation appeared on Li Zheng’s back as if connecting two low-voltage electric circuits.
Whoosh!
The fascia was slightly stretched open, and Li Zheng was momentarily stunned.
"Are these wings tangible?"
If that’s the case...
Li Zheng quickly tried to control the Demon Thunder Wings, exerting all his strength to push them open on both sides.
The Demon Thunder Wings were also a Diamond-level genetic ability, not much weaker in strength compared to the Power Demon Incarnation in some sense.
At this moment, it was as if Li Zheng had two additional arms on his back, working together to support the fascia.
His arms were freed from the forty-five-degree angle, replaced by the Demon Thunder Wings, allowing Li Zheng to even perform a finger dance here.
Of course, he wasn’t idle enough for that...
"Who would have thought a pair of wings could also be used as support rods?" Li Zheng flexed his sore arms. During the time he supported the fascia, several "swallowing reflexes" occurred, all easily mitigated by his four "arms."
"Now, it’s my turn!"
His stiff fingers flexed. In this situation, a slender one-handed sword was difficult to wield.
But... Li Zheng didn’t forget that the other end of the sheathed sword had a short dagger equally sharp!
"The remaining Genetic Force should last about twenty seconds, that’s enough!" Li Zheng roughly calculated, took out the dagger, and applied Ice Attachment to enhance its armor-piercing properties.
Skk!
This time, although also a Diamond-level weapon, there was still some resistance, but it successfully pierced into the mutant’s fascia.
The moment the dagger penetrated, Li Zheng sensed a violent tremor inside the fascia.
"You can feel pain too?" Li Zheng sneered, using all his strength to grip the short hilt of the dagger, arduously pulling his body upwards.
The horizontal dagger was levered, the wound opened, and some slightly corrosive blood flowed down the dagger.
Inside the fascia trembled again.
Skk!
The dagger was pulled out, moved upward slightly, and thrust into the fascia again, without hesitation.
After several tugs, Li Zheng reached the "bud" full of sharp teeth from where he was swallowed.
"Hehe... am I like Sun Wukong, jumping out from Princess Iron Fan’s stomach now?" Li Zheng used the last bit of Genetic Force, pouring it into his toes and kicking the inner wall of the fascia, bursting out a wave of ice flowers.
"Sister-in-law, open your mouth please..."
Li Zheng pulled out the sheathed sword, raised it high, and cut through the "petals" above, which were not as solid as the inner part, propelling himself upward with the force of the last kick.
"I’m out!"
Whoa!
The thunderous wings fully unfolded, each spanning 3.6 meters, extending 7 meters wide when open.
Thunder in the sky.
A deity descends!
"Whoa damn!"
Phoenix Mountain, from a distance, watched Li Zheng reappear from the mutant’s stomach less than a minute after being eaten, utterly dumbfounded.
"What a big fluttering moth!"
Pop!
Yan Guang helplessly slapped his forehead; some people courting death simply couldn’t be stopped.