章 51: Heretical Abomination

The Bug Demon possessed incredible attack power.

It was a strange species—its true form was nothing more than a weak insect. If humans were aware of its presence, they could easily crush it with a single step.

But once it parasitized a human body, it became truly terrifying.

This half-human, half-worm creature had characteristics similar to a zombie. Unless its head was destroyed, even piercing its heart wouldn't stop its rampage.

Skreeeee!..

The Bug Demon's eyes were bloodshot.

There was a fist-sized wound on its chest, surrounded by charred black skin, emitting the smell of burnt flesh. Although it could still use this body, its reaction time and attack power were significantly reduced.

After this battle, the Bug Demon would need a new host.

This made it furious!

Re-parasitizing would take time, which meant starting all over again from scratch.

First, its bait was destroyed, and now this body had been severely damaged. The accumulation of new and old grudges made the Bug Demon's eyes bulge with hatred.

Hisssss!

The Bug Demon was truly enraged now. Its flesh-torn cheeks twisted with human-like fury. The worm's face contorted as its upper lip curled back, revealing sharp teeth, its eyes wide and piercing!

Berserk State!

The Bug Demon was now fully in a state of madness!

It clenched its teeth with such ferocity that hairline cracks splintered through them. In the next instant, countless tumors burst forth from its arms, swelling grotesquely to more than twice their size. Then, with a sickening lunge, one arm shot forward like a serpent, extending an unnatural two meters longer.

The muscles on the Bug Demon's face contorted in a nightmarish twist, its eyes vacant and hollow, rolling back to reveal only the whites. Blood seeped from the corners of its lips as it pushed its body to the brink, the rotting flesh of its extended arm bearing down like a shadow of impending doom.

Its target...

Aimed directly at Chen Feng's heart!

Sensing the murderous intent behind him, a violent glint flashed in Chen Feng's eyes. He bit the tip of his tongue, and the taste of blood spread in his mouth. With a swift motion, he swept his thumb across his lips, a drop of blood landing in his palm.

Summon!

At the same time, the monstrous arm closed in on Chen Feng!

Shrrk!

The sound of flesh tearing echoed, and a hint of excitement flashed across the Bug Demon's face, but it was quickly replaced by surprise.

Chen Feng's form had vanished, replaced by a grotesque mass of rotting flesh—a towering, four-meter monstrosity. Its body resembled a hellish purgatory, teeming with the souls of the damned. Dozens of arms jutted out from its flesh—pale, bloodless, and groping blindly—each movement sending a shiver of dread down one's spine.

But the strangest part was its face.

It was the face of a sweet, innocent little girl, no more than five or six years old. Her long, black curly hair draped softly over her shoulders, her fair skin smooth as jade, and her black eyes twinkled with mischief. Her delicate pink lips curved into a slight smile, brimming with curiosity.

It was as if the world around her wasn't a scarlet apocalypse, but a lush, green field.

This should have been a beautiful image.

But...

Beneath that innocent face lay a hideously deformed body—a grotesque amalgamation of decaying flesh and foul muck.

Strange?

No!

This was beyond strange—it was purely horrific!

At that moment, the little girl also noticed the Bug Demon. Her eyes widened, locking onto it, her smile frozen on her face as she stood motionless.

Like a lifeless doll.

"I'm GOinG To eAt yOU... I wANt tO eAt YoU..."

The girl opened her mouth, and a cacophony of disjointed voices spilled out—a frail old man, a soft-spoken woman, a deep male growl—all tangled together, like the tormented wails of countless damned souls. The sound grated on the ears, sending a shiver of unease straight to the heart.

Chen Feng stood off to the side, a hint of something unusual flickering in his eyes.

Even he had been stunned for quite a while when he first saw the Dretch's evolved form.

Dretch.

There was no mistake—the terrifying creature before him was the Dretch that had evolved to the Silver Realm

Following Chen Feng's orders, the Dretch hadn't transformed into another type of demon but instead chose to evolve while retaining its original form.

This was a rare occurrence.

During the evolution process, the Dretch's body underwent a qualitative change. The corpses it had devoured in the past were revived in a different form. Those arms had their own consciousness, ready to grab enemies and drag them into the body to drown them alive.

This ability, born of boundless resentment, was like a dance of vengeful spirits. Chen Feng had tested it—even creatures with immense explosive power, like the Giant Corpse Beetle, couldn't escape once they were caught by these arms.

But the most terrifying aspect was the Dretch's appearance.

The Zombie Commander.

Its head was that of the zombie commander, whose head Chen Feng had crushed and thrown into the mouth of the Dretch.

Who would have thought that during the Dretch's evolution, the commander would reappear in this way? Its face now free of any rotting flesh, if you ignored the body, it looked no different from an ordinary little girl.

The girl's appearance had replaced the Dretch's once-hateful eyes and horrifying mouth.

This didn't diminish the Dretch's terror—instead, it amplified it, turning the creature into something even more nightmarish.

The Dretch had evolved from an Abyssal creature into a foul abomination.

In this state, the Dretch no longer spoke the cumbersome Abyssal language during battle, instead using human language.

Its brain was filled with fragmented consciousness, making it more chaotic and extreme. Without Chen Feng's restraint, it would have completely unleashed its inner rage, killing every living being in sight.

Hatred!

The mutated Dretch was a twisted abomination compared to its former self—more malevolent, more vile, and infinitely more terrifying!

A body of rot and sludge, the face of an innocent little girl, the voices of the dead.

As the master of the Dretch, Chen Feng had to admit that he had created a monster—a creature unlike any that had ever been recorded or seen before.

Heh HeH... I'M goInG tO EaT yoU..."

Suddenly, its tone changed, and the Dretch released a soft, sinister giggle.

The Bug Demon froze in place.

Its scarlet eyes flickered with complex emotions.

The monster that had descended here, lodging itself in a human body and slaughtering countless lives to feed its larvae, now tilted its head, blinking rapidly, and even took an involuntary step back.

Feeling the curious gaze and the unchanging smile, the Bug Demon's body trembled...

Though it didn't want to admit it...

It...

Was scared!