The outbreak of the battle always happened unexpectedly fast; before Zhou Kai and Wang Zheng could even react, Gu Fangyi had already raised his hand and fired a shot.
"Bang!"
The deformed creature's head exploded in a mist of blood, with plasma and shattered bone fragments sliding down its alligator-like face. The power unleashed by this small revolver was truly astonishing.
With the aid of Eagle Eye, Gu Fangyi possessed almost perfect accuracy in shooting, making headshots effortless for him.
However, despite landing a headshot, Gu Fangyi showed no signs of joy, because the damage was too low.
The deformed creature touched the blood clot on its head, seemingly confused that its head had been shot through, as if the blow had actually woken it up.
It clutched its wound, murmuring softly.
"Young human, are you a student of the academy? Why did you shoot me?"
The deformed creature's voice was identical to the one that had just claimed to be a Hunter team member. Undoubtedly, this guy had been fishing for information earlier.
Yet, the confusion in its tone now made it seem completely unaware of having killed Liu Ting moments ago.
"The recently mutated deformed creature. Its main brain parts should be alligator and human. The alligator brain was blown out by your little classmate, and the human consciousness has reasserted dominance, so it's clear-headed for a moment."
"It should be an employee here, this kind of monster still has…"
"Absolutely impossible. So, kill it, or run away."
Lu Luo hadn't finished speaking when the Observer sequence interrupted him. This prompt further solidified Lu Luo's determination to fight.
"Abnormalities can never turn back into humans. Prepare to act."
"I know."
The people talking were Lu Luo and Gu Fangyi. Gu Fangyi had been the main force in clearing the way so far, so he was a bit unaccustomed to Lu Luo speaking to him in such a demanding tone.
At this moment, the others could only play a supporting role. Chu Qi might not be a slacker, but she was intentionally holding back, which was the most detestable kind of person. In his previous life, such people were usually called 'actors.'
The deformed creature's confused gaze gradually turned cruel, its human face looking at Gu Fangyi.
"Since I can't figure it out, I'll just eat all of you. I remember my mother once told me, 'You are what you eat!'"
The deformed creature lunged at Gu Fangyi. Gu Fangyi, unhurried, locked onto the creature while issuing a command.
"Wang Zheng, get ready to bang on the table."
"Ah? Oh, okay!" Wang Zheng's reaction wasn't slow. Hearing Gu Fangyi's command, he immediately began banging on the table with a javelin made of an iron rod.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The deformed creature was drawn by the sound, its gaze shifting from Gu Fangyi to Wang Zheng. The momentary pause and hesitation allowed Lu Luo, Gu Fangyi, and Chu Qi to simultaneously spot an opportunity.
However, Chu Qi chose to suppress her urge to attack, focusing her gaze on Lu Luo and Gu Fangyi instead.
Gu Fangyi drew his blade and advanced. The Eagle Eye sequence not only granted him aiming precision but also the ability to keenly perceive an opponent's movements and identify weaknesses.
Meanwhile, Lu Luo, lacking a suitable melee weapon, gripped his javelin, having already wrapped the remaining steel wire around its tail.
"Connect."
"7 energy points consumed for one alteration: Steel wire connected to iron javelin."
"Are you preparing to go all out? A brave choice. From the moment you killed the Mechanical Shark as an ordinary person, I knew, my Lord Lu Luo, possesses the potential of an emperor…"
His teammates' strength was decent, and at this moment, it was clearly not the time to hold back. If his teammates died too quickly, he himself would be in great danger.
Conversely, if they worked together to kill this deformed creature, and he could successfully obtain its corpse, his income would undoubtedly be enormous.
So, for all reasons, Lu Luo had to go all out at this moment.
"Whoosh!"
He threw the javelin with all his might, piercing the creature's deer-like leg before it could reach Gu Fangyi.
Lu Luo wanted to do something to assist Gu Fangyi in the upcoming melee. If he could injure the deformed creature's leg and impair its mobility, it would benefit the entire battle.
However, at this moment, he clearly underestimated the deformed creature's strength. The steel wire in his hand tightened, and he was dragged forward like a speeding motorcycle, flying through the air.
He first collided with an iron table, then was dragged for a distance, and finally stopped when he crashed into a pillar.
The impact and friction left his wounds stinging, but Lu Luo had no time to worry about his injuries. He quickly released the steel wire and rolled several times on the ground to cushion the impact.
The deformed creature tried to pull again but found the steel wire much heavier than before. The other end of the steel wire had been tied by Lu Luo to the leg of the iron table he had just crashed into.
This iron table wasn't particularly large, and the deformed creature could definitely pull it, but it would also definitely affect its mobility, and that was enough.
At this moment, Gu Fangyi had already seized the opportunity Lu Luo created, slashing at the deformed creature's neck with his blade. However, the sound of the blade was dull, like cutting into dry earth.
Gu Fangyi delivered another slash with a backhand, this time targeting the deformed creature's chest. If the previous blow could be considered a cut, this one was merely a graze, inflicting no damage whatsoever. .
"Bang!"
The deformed creature swept a punch at Gu Fangyi's waist, the immense force twisting the young man's face. His body was flung like a sandbag, crashing heavily against the wall.
This blow must have taken at least half his life, and Lu Luo, watching from the side, winced in sympathy.
"I thought you were pretty miserable, but I didn't expect the young man to be much worse! In this situation, few 'big brothers' come to a good end."
At this point, even the slackers couldn't continue slacking off. Chu Qi threw a few homemade blades to attract the deformed creature's attention, buying time for Gu Fangyi to recover.
Zhou Kai and Wang Zheng also rushed over, but they were swept away by the deformed creature as soon as they got close.
Lu Luo didn't rush forward. He carefully observed the deformed creature's movements. This guy wasn't very smart; the steel wire and javelin were completely wrapped around its leg.
The more it moved and pulled, the greater the impact of this entanglement on it. Based on this situation, Lu Luo formulated an extremely high-risk battle plan in his mind.
"Hit its other leg."
"This guy, again with the commanding tone."
Gu Fangyi said, clutching his broken ribs, with some dissatisfaction. Although he didn't like Lu Luo speaking this way, he calmly aimed and fired again.
"Bang!"
Dark energy adhered to the bullet, and the powerful impact caused blood to burst from the deformed creature's other leg as well.
Although the two had never had any interaction before, their combat coordination was as if it had been rehearsed in advance. Because from their brief contact, it was already clear that to defeat the deformed creature, they could only rely on each other.
When strong individuals team up, they can support each other. Lu Luo was quite satisfied with Gu Fangyi's performance, and Gu Fangyi had the same thoughts.