I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 563: Chapter 365: Bizarre Superpower, Mass Mutation

Beneath the hazy night sky, orbs of white light illuminated the scene.

A massive Mutant Beast loomed over the humans, watching with great interest as its cornered prey put up a desperate, final struggle.

The more desperate the humans became, the more delighted it was.

"Merchant Team Leader, are we going to die here today?" the grooms huddled around the ornate carriage asked through their tears. They looked up at the Merchant Team Leader, who stood atop the carriage, his face deathly pale.

When they had been attacked by bandits, the Merchant Team Leader had still been able to rally his men, convincing the frightened grooms that the guards would drive them off.

But now, their enemy was the terrifying Centipede Swarm. They were completely surrounded, with an even more terrifying Mutant Beast watching them predatorily. The Merchant Team Leader could no longer find any words to boost their morale.

After all, even he believed that in such a desperate situation, there was no longer any hope of survival.

Inside the circular barricade, the guards and bandits—who had been at each other’s throats just moments before—showed no signs of their previous animosity.

Men from both sides gripped their weapons, nervously watching the Centipede Swarm. It was poised to rush forward and completely submerge them at any moment.

A little further away, the terrifying Mutant Beast had yet to assume an attack stance, but the immense pressure it exuded made the guards and bandits hiding inside the barricade feel as if they couldn’t breathe.

In this life-or-death moment, there was no need for the guards and bandits to speak of a truce or cooperation.

To survive, they had to act. They had to give it their all to withstand the coming assault!

Most Mutant Beasts grow more intelligent as their power increases. For many of them, this also means they become far more savage.

The giant centipede monster facing the guards and bandits was on the verge of breaking through to the Peak of Tier Two. It was precisely the type of terrifying Mutant Beast whose intelligence and ferocity had grown in step with its power.

"ROAR..."

After savoring the pathetic sight of its prey’s desperate struggle for a little while longer, the giant centipede monster gave the command for its minions to attack.

At its command, the Centipede Swarm surrounding the circular barricade immediately began to charge.

"CHITTER CHITTER CHITTER..."

Pitch-black centipedes, each 1.2 meters long, let out a skin-crawling shriek.

They surged forward like a black tide, swarming toward the pale, despairing humans.

"Boss, they’re coming! What do we—" the bald bandit screamed in terror as he saw the black centipedes surging toward them.

But before he could finish, the Bandit Leader cut him off.

"Shut your mouth! It’s all up to fate now. If you want to live, then fight with everything you’ve got!"

Just as the Bandit Leader finished speaking, the Guard Captain on the other side said to his own men, "In this situation, our only choice is to fight. Even if we die, we won’t give that Mutant Beast the satisfaction."

"KILL!" the guards roared in unison. Though their faces were pale with fear, not one of them thought of fleeing.

They were completely surrounded, after all; escape was impossible. Just as the Guard Captain had said, their only choice was to fight.

A large black centipede scrambled onto a carriage, about to breach the human barricade. But the moment its head poked over the top, a Wolf Fang Club tore through the air and slammed down on it.

"SMASH."

The black centipede’s head was instantly smashed to a pulp, splattering viscous, foul-smelling fluid everywhere.

After the guard with the Wolf Fang Club scored the first kill, his comrades followed suit, cutting down one black centipede after another as they tried to climb over the carriages and into the barricade.

As the guards began to face the centipedes’ fierce assault, the bandits were also met with a frenzied attack on their side.

The circular barricade was now divided in two. The guards defended the eastern side while the bandits defended the west, a silent understanding passing between them.

No one suspected the other side of slacking off. At a time like this, anyone who dared to hold back and passively resist the surging tide of black centipedes would only be ensuring everyone died that much sooner.

Facing a life-or-death crisis, no one held much hope for survival. But as long as they could eke out even one more second of life, no one was willing to give up the fight and simply wait to be slaughtered.

"CHITTER CHITTER CHITTER..."

"SQUELCH..."

Feeling no fear of death, the black centipedes relentlessly charged the humans inside the circular barricade.

Soon, the ground before the barricade was piled high with the corpses of black centipedes. Viscous, foul-smelling fluid flowed everywhere, staining many of the defenders’ clothes.

Under normal circumstances, being splattered with such fluid would have made many of them retch in disgust, desperate to find a source of water to wash themselves clean.

But now, facing a desperate life-or-death struggle, none of those resisting the black centipedes’ assault dared to slack off for even a moment.

They forced themselves to ignore the filth clinging to their bodies and the nauseating stench it gave off.

The way the battle unfolded surprised both sides. The giant centipede monster had expected its minions to easily break through the defensive line of these desperately struggling humans.

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