Metal Evolution - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Second Awakening, Suffer From A Trap

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The waves crashed against the rocks, resulting in twinkling crystal beads splashing all over. Inside the lush jungle, the trees flourished, the air was humid, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of dried leaves and branches!

A weird hissing sound, a human’s angry shout, and cries of distress were clearly audible hundreds of meters away. The birds were all shocked and mosquitoes ceased their rest.

“B*stard, come at me if you dare! Come on!” Xue Yue held onto a tree trunk and constantly provoked the python. That was the only way to distract its attention so that it would not strangle Thomas to death!

This super large python was as thick as an adult’s waist. It currently had Thomas twisted around the waist, with its triangular head held up high and its long tongue hissing repeatedly. It’s pair of red eyes stared at Xue Yue unwaveringly that were filled with tyranny!

If it did not coil around Thomas, it was reckoned that it would kill Xue Yue at the very first instance!

“What are you looking at? Come bite me, you offal!

Xue Yue felt chills all over his body from the stare and he knew deep down that he could not afford to delay any longer. He swung the trunk in his hand and smashed it against the python’s head!

Pa—

The trunk was once again split into two and at that moment, the python suddenly opened its mouth widely, loosened the grip it had on Thomas and aimed to bite off Xue Yue’s head.

“Ahhh!”

Xue Yue did not expect the beast to abandon Thomas. He did not manage to react instantly and was caught off guard. In the end, the python bit his head and he felt a terrible pain burrow into his mind, but it did not stop there.

With a successful attack, the python released its deadly killing attack: death by entanglement!

The thick python wrapped around Xue Fu as fast as lightning, that was less than one-tenth of a second. In the end, Xue Yue had been firmly wrapped up like a wrapped dumpling.

Crack, crack…

The python started to tighten as it shrunk its body bit by bit in an attempt to strangle Xue Yue to death. The tighter it shrunk, Xue Yue’s bones started to produce cracking sounds. An irresistible, terrifying force came from his surroundings and even breathing became increasingly difficult.

“Huff, huff…”

“I’m dead meat!”

The crisis of death enveloped Xue Yue and his heart instantly fell to the pits. This type of suffocating feeling caused Xue Yue’s heartbeat to reach an alarming level and all his blood was boiling. At the same time, his body instantly secreted large amounts of adrenal hormones!

Hiss—

The python held its head up high while hissing with its tongue out. It shrunk with Xue Yue’s every breath and finally, when it had shrunk to the maximum limit, it stopped and waited for its prey to die of suffocation!

However…

Just then, it only heard a burst of abnormal sounds, “Zing, zing, zing…” followed by a series of war cries. This was the sound of a sharp object piercing through flesh and blood!

Hiss—

The python seemed to be suffering a great deal of pain and it opened its mouth to let out a miserable scream towards the sky. Its body seemed to have been electrocuted as it released Xue Yue and escaped far away. Currently, it’s waist was full of bloody holes the size of walnuts and blood flowed out from those holes.

At that moment, Thomas was lying on the ground and panting. His eyes were staring at the battle and after the python released its prey, he saw Xue Yue’s current appearance and his eyes could not help but widen as he exclaimed in horror. “This? He… super… super…”

However, before Thomas could finish his sentence, the python suddenly pounced over, opened its mouth and picked him up. Squirming its blood-stained body, it disappeared into the bushes in the blink of an eye.

“Huff, huff—” Xue Yue laid on the ground and breathed in large mouthfuls of fresh air. But his gaze was focused on his arms.

His arms were covered with silver spikes, with each and every spike similar to a sharp awl, that was ten centimeters long. Under the sunlight, those spikes sparkled with a dazzling cold glint.

It was not only his arms, but almost all his body had been covered in spikes and even his head was no expectation. Xue Yue looked like a hedgehog with silver spikes right now, appearing ferocious and terrifying!

“I… What’s wrong with me? Don’t tell me this is also a body mutation?”

Xue Yue stared blankly at his arms. His five fingers looked like a sharp claw that was shining bright. “Could it be that the half-shell turtle… Had also been killed like this?” Xue Yue could not help but wonder.

After he blanked out for quite some time, he was suddenly surprised. “Don’t tell me these spikes will be forever attached to my body?” That was a big deal as his current appearance was even scarier than a hedgehog. If he maintained this appearance, wouldn’t he have become a monster?

But the facts proved that Xue Yue worried too much. Just as that thought surfaced, all the spikes around his body seemed to have retracted like the tide. Everything was soundless and quiet!

“This…”

Xue Yue fell into a daze once again. However, he got excited shortly after. I changed back. It’s good that I’ve changed back!

“My body has mutated. Not only did my strength and speed greatly increase, I can also absorb metal and unleash spikes all around my body… But the problem is, these spikes seem uncontrollable and are only passively triggered in times of crisis!”

“What about Thomas that bastard?”

Just as Xue Yue was happily muttering to himself, he suddenly recalled Thomas. When he looked around his surroundings, he was speechless as there were no signs of the python nor Thomas.

“That unlucky b*stard must’ve been taken away by the python. But that creature’s vitality is abnormally strong!”

As the saying goes, to hit where it hurts. Snakes had strong vitality, and in particular, that shocking huge python’s vitality was extremely strong. Even though its body had been punctured with holes, it would not die for quite some time.

“It’s really troublesome. But I have to check whether he’s dead or not…” Xue Yue was too lazy to care about Thoma’s survival, but he had to know if he was dead or alive.

Xue Yue began to track him down and follow the traces of blood left behind by the python, walking for ten minutes. When he was finally about to transverse across to the other side of the mountain, he finally came to the end of the blood traces.

“What the f*ck…”

However, he did not see the hyge python but instead, an extremely huge pit. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to describe it as a sinkhole.

This sinkhole was of a very normal circular shaped hole, with a diameter of ten meters and the depth was unfathomable. The circular hole was concealed by thick weeds and it would not be discovered if he had not come close to it.

Xue Yue carefully pried away the weeds that blocked his line of sight and carefully looked into the sinkhole. A single glance caused his scalp to go numb and he could not help but curse out, “F*ck, it’s too deep!”

It was indeed very deep. The surrounding pitwall was almost 90 degrees vertical and the bottom of the pit could not be seen with a glance. It was just like a well that was dozens times thicker and deeper. Moreover, it was pitch-black inside, as if it was a terrifying monster that eats humans. Overall, it caused Xue Yue to panic.

“If I were to fall, my bones would definitely be shattered!” Xue Yue shook his head and mourned for Thomas. In his point of view, the python and Thomas had already fallen down. If they were to fall down, it was impossible for them to have survived.

Just then, Xue Yue felt someone pushing him behind his back and soon, his center of gravity was unstable, thus falling into the sinkhole.

“Ahh—” Xue Yue only had time to let out a scream before he did a free fall motion and instantly fell into the sinkhole.

“Hahaha!”

Thomas triumphant laughter could be heard and his laughter was filled with pleasure of taking revenge. “Brat, I said that I would kill you and I am true to my word. Remember not to mess with me in your next life! Wahahaha!”

Thomas was very happy and glad at the same time. He had been taken away by the python and dragged all the way to the sinkhole earlier on. Just as Thomas thought his life was about to end, the python had unexpectedly fallen to the ground and remained motionless.

It was dead!

Thomas who had escaped from the depths of hell originally wanted to make his way back after a short rest. However, after he saw the sinkhole, a plan surfaced in his mind. Soon after, he pushed the python into the sinkhole and lurked in the nearby bushes while quietly waiting for Xue Yue’s appearance!

As expected, he came!

As such, the previous scene had transpired!

“That yellow-skinned brat is so lucky to have unexpectedly awakened his super powers. He sure has dogsh*t luck. Fortunately, he’s dead…” Thomas stared at the sinkhole for a long time before walking back.

…

“Thomas! It was Thomas who pushed me down, f*cking bastard! Gosh I hate him! I hate him so much! If only…”

His body fell rapidly due to gravity, but Thomas’ complacent laughter could be heard. The anger in his heart had reached a point beyond measure and he gnashed his teeth in hatred. He saved him with good intentions yet ended up like this!

“Thomas, if I survive, I swear that I will kill you! Definitely!”

It was unknown how long he had been falling down, and alas, he finally landed with a bang.

Xue Yue crashed against the bottom of the pit and the terrifying impact suddenly poured out. In an instant, he felt as if his head had hit something and strong dizziness overcame him, causing him to pass out and lose consciousness.

…

Deserted island, in front of the cave!

The setting sun gradually descended and the night scene was about to cover the whole deserted island. Helen, who had been waiting for those two to return was anxiously pacing back and forth the yard.

Just then, Thomas returned!

“Thomas, you guys are back?” Helen was first surprised when she saw someone coming and soon after, she was overjoyed as she trotted over to welcome them.

“En, I’m back!” Thomas revealed a smile. However, his face soon expressed sadness. “I did return, but I’m afraid Xue Yue isn’t coming back!”

“What do you mean?” Helen’s expression changed.

“It’s like this… ” Thomas had a sad expression on his face. “In order to save me, Xue Yue had perished together with that huge python and fell into the sinkhole. I hate myself for not being able to save him. Helen, you can blame me, it’s because I was too useless!”

“Xue Yue…”

Helen sighed and tears swirled in her eyes as she sobbed in a low voice. “Xue Yue saved me, but I didn’t expect him to… Why did it end up like this?”

When he saw Helen tearing up due to sadness, Thomas was cursing deep down in his heart. They only met each other today and the time spent together was no longer than three hours. Even so, Helen is already so sad over his death and if more time had passed, what would have happened?

As such, Thomas was even more glad that he had killed Xue Yue!