Chapter 2818: The Effect

The strength difference between commander-level creatures and normal creatures was vast. As the sand dunes quickly approached, they could already sense the aura ripples emanating from the leader monster.

Su Guantong fixed her gaze on Fang Heng.

Vampires!

She could tell that the power Fang Heng had just used was blood-based strength.

The might came from the vampire bloodline.

This guy was a vampire!

And not just any vampire–he was a high-tier vampire.

Could he be a Marquis-level vampire player?

Whoosh!

Su Guantong’s eyelids twitched slightly. Just as she was pondering, Fang Heng suddenly raised his right hand, directly aiming at the dune that was rapidly closing in on him.

“Chi, chi chi…”

The blood that seeped out from the sand around Fang Heng’s feet slowly formed beads of blood, slowly floating in the air, and gradually accelerated to gather in Fang Heng’s palm.

In the blink of an eye, countless tiny blood beads rapidly formed into a blood-red longsword in front of Fang Heng.

White smoke continuously rose from the blood-red longsword, and its impurities were quickly refined.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A large number of blood beads crazily gathered toward the blood-red longsword, yet the sword’s size remained condensed, barely reaching two meters in length.

“Boom!!!”

In the desert, the moving small dune came to a halt less than half a meter in front of Fang Heng, exploding with a loud boom. From beneath the sand, a massive mutant worm’s mandible emerged, exuding an unbearably foul stench as it lunged toward Fang Heng.

Fang Heng’s gaze was cold and sharp as he stared at the giant Burrowing Sand Locust leader, which was nearly within arm’s reach. His right hand gently moved forward.

“Chi…!”

The sharp, blood-red longsword instantly slashed forward, emitting a faint sound.

Not far away, Su Guantong’s eyes widened in utter surprise.

What…

The blood-red longsword sliced through the head of the giant Burrowing Sand Locust leader as easily as cutting tofu.

The giant Burrowing Sand Locust leader froze, and a line of blood appeared on its neck.

“Chi, chi chi…”

The blood that flowed out of the Burrowing Sand Locust leader’s neck quickly spread out from the wound, spreading over its body like a neural network, firmly controlling it in place.

“Boom!!!”

The Burrowing Sand Locust leader exploded in front of Fang Heng’s eyes, bursting into pieces of flesh and blood.

It wasn’t over yet. The blood-red longsword in front of Fang Heng also exploded after the slash, forming smaller short blades in the air.

“Chi! Chi, chi, chi!!!”

Countless short blades surged through the air, stabbing into the surrounding sand that moved like crashing waves!

Instantly, the sand waves stopped surging.

Bright red blood continued to seep out from under the sand, condensing into tiny blood spikes that pierced into the ground and circulated back and forth.

Not far away, at the edge of the desert, Zaka watched the scene in front of him, a deep sense of wariness emerging in his eyes.

Terrifying.

Who exactly was Fang Heng?

A commander-level monster would be strong enough, right?

Yet it was still instantly killed by Fang Heng with a single move!

In just a few seconds, the sand swirling around Fang Heng had turned into a sea of red.

“Looks like Fang Heng must be a vampire.”

Zate was equally shaken by what he had just witnessed. He took a deep breath, looking at Fang Heng, his eyes filled with admiration, “I’ve heard that vampires with their bloodline abilities are terrifyingly powerful, but after seeing it today, I think we may have seriously underestimated them.”

Su Guantong carefully observed Fang Heng, standing amidst the sea of blood-red sand, her expression silent.

Vampires.

His name was Fang Heng.

After cross-referencing his appearance and body size across multiple dimensions, Su Guantong ran several rounds of comparisons in the Eastern Federation database, but there was still no match.

Where did he come from?

Zaka clicked his tongue and whispered, “He must not be a normal vampire, right? I’ve heard that high-level vampires have the ’embracing’ ability. Do you think we could ask him for help? Maybe he could convert us into vampires too?”

“Forget it. It’s not possible,” Zate shook his head. “I asked one of my friends. Ever since the vampires’ abilities increased significantly the second time, the high-ranking vampires have been actively controlling the spread of their bloodline. If they spread it privately, they’re hunted by Duke-level vampires, and they’d lose the extra bloodline strength.”

“No way, that strict?”

Zaka shrunk his neck and immediately discarded the idea.

If they were just normal vampires, there might still be a chance of survival even if they were hunted by Duke-level vampires. But if they lost the enhanced strength from the bloodline, it would all be in vain.

As the Burrowing Sand Locust leader perished, the remaining burrowing sand locusts hidden beneath the sand went berserk, continuously gathering towards Fang Heng, only to be killed by the rapidly generated blood blades, turning into Fang Heng’s war contribution points.

[Hint: The player has killed Burrowing Sand Locust leader.]

[Hint: The player has earned 50,000 war contribution points.]

[Hint: The player has acquired a biological sample from the Burrowing Sand Locust. The player has earned 44,000 war contribution points.]

[Hint: The player has killed a Burrowing Sand Locust.]

[Hint: The player has earned 43 war contribution points.]

Fang Heng wasn’t in a hurry. He decided to leave the game running for a while, his eyes scanning through the layers of game hints that were constantly popping up.

Hmm?

What was this?

Fang Heng suddenly noticed a special hint flashing in the dense stream of game notifications. Before he could fully read the information, it had already been pushed down by several pages of updates, so he quickly opened the game log to check.

[Hint: The player has discovered a special modifiable homologous organism while collecting samples.]

[Hint: The player’s current talent-Seed of Ouroboros (Level 2) has an additional evolution option.]

[Hint: Current simulated evolution trigger-Burrowing Sand Locust.]

Modifiable option: Stealth (Normal zombie, Licker modified zombie).

Description: The corrosive slime secreted by the modified zombie’s mouthpiece allows it to soften rock and soil layers in an instant. The zombie’s limbs are transformed into spiral-shaped scales more suitable for digging. The mimic core allows the creature to blend with its environment underground, significantly reducing the probability of being detected. (In the subterfuge state, the digging speed is influenced by the digging environment and the creature’s attributes.)

Good stuff!

Fang Heng’s eyes lit up.

Stealth!

This was much better than the melee physical retaliation and acidic bodily fluid modifications that Qiu Yaokang had provided before!

Imagine if his zombie clones and Lickers could burrow underground like the Burrowing Sand Locusts, waiting until the right moment to burst out and engage in combat…

It would be incredible!

Fang Heng immediately thought of over ten potential combat strategies.

[Hint: The player’s research institute has unlocked this modification project. After research, it can be executed at the institute.]

[Hint: The player’s current skill-Seed of Ouroboros (Level 2) also allows gathering of gene samples, and consuming King of Gods’ points (500,000) directly to obtain this modification project and solidify the modification.]

Oh?

He could use the points left to do direct research?

Fang Heng carefully studied the game hint.

Previously, modifications to zombie clones had to be done slowly through Qiu Yaokang, spending King of Gods’ points over time. But now, it could be done directly?

The Seed of Ouroboros had this kind of advantage too?