Hunter of Immortals

Chapter 96: Battle Experience

The violent thrashing of the leech monster's body produced two cascade effects, one of which helped Adam's cause, while the other was far more detrimental.

The good news was that the leech monster was distracted by its agony and temporarily ceased attacking the students, but the bad news was that as it was thrashing its massive body, it released a huge amount of mucus.

Adam was still situated where the leech monster's wound was, and as the mucus came crashing down, he had no time to dodge and was instantly completely drenched.

Immediately thereafter, his body began to sizzle audibly from intense corrosion.

The sound was extremely loud, and in mere moments, his entire body began to bubble and froth as if he had been tossed into a pot of scorching hot oil.

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This is some nasty stuff!

This was one of the most powerful attacks that Adam had faced to date, and if he hadn't undergone his latest evolution, he would've definitely suffered severe acid burns all over his entire body. In fact, there was a decent chance that he would've already perished by now.

Thankfully, after devouring all of Nun's anomalic power, Adam's defenses had been drastically enhanced, and with his physical resistance that far exceeded that of a normal level three anomaly, he was more than capable of withstanding this attack.

However, that didn't apply to everyone else.

"Stay back! Don't get close to this thing!"

After Adam sliced that massive wound into the leech monster's body, everyone else also rushed from the barrier to join him, including Shae, Nie Yiyi, and the adapters from the Psychic Church.

Out of the Psychic Church's six adapters, four specialized in melee combat, while the other two were long-range attackers, and Adam's warning arrived right as the melee attackers rushed onto the scene, but they completely ignored him.

After all, even though Adam had been completely drenched in mucus, there was only some bubbling on his body, and it didn't appear as if he had been harmed in any meaningful way.

Most importantly, Adam hadn't made any remarkable displays of power. He had only done two things of note in this battle thus far, the first of which was blocking that attack for Shi Feng, while the second was inflicting that wound upon the leech monster.

For the first instance, the leech monster's tongue seemed to have exhausted most of its power piercing through the protective barrier, so it wasn't all that remarkable that Adam was able to block it, and the second instance wasn't a clear indication of Adam's powers, either.

Hence, the adapters of the Psychic Church paid no heed to Adam's warnings as they rushed toward the leech monster and began to strike at it with their own unique attacks.

A few blows were dealt, and they were instantly effective.

The leech monster's defenses were very weak, and the Psychic Church's adapters were able to immediately punch a hole into its body with their combined efforts. However, mucus then came gushing out of the hole, and one of the adapters had their fist and the entirety of their arm melted away in an instant.

The second adapter was in an even more horrific state. He specialized in kicking attacks, and the mucus melted away half of his body, leaving him howling in agony with only his upper body remaining.

The third adapter was struck in the face by the mucus spray, and he was instantly disfigured into a faceless freak.

There were a total of four adapters from the Psychic Church who were attacking the leech monster, and only the spear-wielder among them was able to escape injury, but his spear had also melted away.

The retaliation from the leech monster instantly made the adapters of the Psychic Church realize just how fearsome it was.

"Get back! Don't attack it up close! Get back!" the spear-wielding adapter yelled as he frantically retreated, but he had only taken a couple of steps before the leech monster's sharp tongue pierced through his chest.

Damn it, why are these people so arrogant?

Adam was feeling extremely frustrated and exasperated as he watched his "allies" perish one after another.

He didn't have any emotional ties to these people, but in this situation, they were his comrades.

They weren't all that powerful, but they definitely weren't weak, either. If they had placed their trust in him and taken the time to familiarize themselves with the leech monster's methods of attack, then they would've been able to provide good assistance to Adam.

However, due to their hubris and recklessness, they had suffered severe casualties in the span of just a few short seconds, and it was truly a great pity.

"Save them!" Adam yelled before immediately rushing toward the man whose face had been melted off.

Even though he was missing his chin, he was still fit for battle.

The faceless adapter in question was situated very close to the leech monster, and Adam lunged forward, saving him from a lethal attack with ease, then quickly carried him out of the fray while shielding him with his back.

After being carried out of the fray, arcs of electricity emerged over the man's palm, and he brushed his hand over his own face, upon which the missing cheekbones, skin, and flesh began to slowly regenerate.

"Shank... you..."

His tongue had only just been regenerated, so it still hadn't grown back to its original length, and as a result, his expression of gratitude toward Adam was rather unintelligible.

"Why do you and the others have so little battle experience? I've never seen anyone so reckless!" Adam complained.

"We don't... battle much..." the man stuttered in response, and Adam was instantly enlightened.

He suddenly realized that even though he had only recently awakened, he had actually already accumulated a great deal of battle experience, and most of those battles were ones where his life was on the line.

However, under normal circumstances, normal adapters didn't have to be so desperate.

The average adapter could easily ensure a high quality of life without taking many risks. Even if an adapter wanted to earn some quick money as a hitman, they only needed to take on one job per year, and there were even some who only completed a job once every two or three years.

No one liked to risk their life, and even hitmen and adapter psychotherapists were very cautious, very rarely taking the risk to engage in battles of life and death.

As for adapters from the Psychic Church, they were even more sheltered.

The majority of adapters who joined the Psychic Church were looking for a cozy job in a large organization without much career progression, but also minimal risk.

Working for the Psychic Church was a leisurely job that granted them great benefits packages and a strong backer, and even though the income wasn't very high, it was enough to get by.

There was no way that adapters with that type of mindset would've taken part in many tough battles.

Perhaps there weren't many opportunities to go into battle throughout the entirety of their careers, and light sparring matches between colleagues certainly couldn't compare with the intensity of a battle like this.

"You're used to being pampered, so even if you had the ability to perform in battle, you no longer know how to use your powers. Get back and use your healing abilities to treat the wounded, and tell those two long-range attacking colleagues of yours to stay far away!"

In the wake of the brutal reality check that they had just been dealt, the arrogance of all of the Psychic Church's adapters had completely faded, and the middle-aged man from the Psychic Church immediately departed to carry out Adam's instructions.

At this moment, Nie Yiyi just so happened to have also rescued the Psychic Church adapter who had lost his arm, and she tossed him at the middle-aged man as well.

"How do we do this?"

Nie Yiyi hadn't sustained any injuries. She had developed a strong bond of trust with Adam during the many battles that they had fought side by side with one another, so she had immediately put herself out of harm's way after hearing Adam's warning.

"I'll take on the leech monster by myself in melee combat, while everyone else attacks from afar. In the meantime, charge up your attack and prepare to strike when the opportunity arises!"

"Got it."

Nie Yiyi nodded in response before springing away.

Adam wasted no further time as he charged toward the leech monster again.

At this point, the wounds that the leech monster had sustained were already mostly healed. Just like Mice King, it seemed that all psychic mutants had exceptional self-regenerative abilities.

Adam paid no heed to this as he prepared to employ the strategy adopted by the armored warriors from the Golden Iron Triangle, preoccupying the leech monster so that it didn't have any spare capacity to attack anyone else.

This was a very effective strategy when one's allies outnumbered the enemy, and it fully tapped into the potential of an adapter with exceptional defensive prowess.

Before the leech monster had a chance to completely recover from its injuries, Adam leaped up onto its enormous body with his carving knife raised, then climbed all the way onto its head as if he were scaling a mountain. He plunged his carving knife into its body, slashing its head open before slicing around its mouthpart in a circle to sever its head, thereby ridding it of its most powerful attacking weapon.