More than half of the centipedes on the back of the green monster died from Chu Wei's chaotic scratching. One by one, the centipedes detached from its body, giving a sensation akin to popping a zit.
After the centipedes fell off, the green monster's movements became noticeably sluggish. It continuously swung the large harpoon in its hand, doing its best to prevent Chu Wei from getting close.
"As expected, these centipedes need to be in sufficient numbers to control the green monster. When their numbers dwindle, they can't unleash its full capabilities."
Even so, Wen Wen felt a chill at the thought of these insects. If their numbers were sufficient, could they control even higher-level beings?
The now sluggish green monster found it difficult to withstand Chu Wei's onslaught. Chu Wei fought with a reckless abandon, and soon he had one hand pressed against its chest.
The moment he was touched, the green monster's movements abruptly froze. Observing the subtle tremors in its muscles, it seemed to want to resist but was unable to control its own actions.
Starting from where Chu Wei touched it, the green monster's skin gradually turned gray and white. The gray and white area spread until it covered the entire green monster.
Then Chu Wei withdrew his hand, and the disaster-level green monster collapsed with a thud. The insects on its back also perished along with the monster, not a single one escaping from its body.
"Indeed, even disaster-level monsters cannot withstand having their life force drained. Compared to violent killing, the silent siphoning of power is far more terrifying."
Wen Wen, who was observing from the side, instinctively analyzed Chu Wei's power. This was a good habit of his.
Whenever he encountered someone strong enough, he would think about how to defeat them, so he wouldn't be flustered when combat began.
"Once grabbed by Chu Wei, one becomes immobile, essentially trapped in a desperate situation. However, his draining of the disaster-level creature's life force is slow. If interrupted at this point, it likely wouldn't be fatal."
"Therefore, if he had to deal with two disaster-level opponents simultaneously, it would be very troublesome!"
After the monster died, the strange lines on Chu Wei's body gradually receded, and he returned to his normal human appearance. He then let out a burp, as if he were full.
However, Wen Wen keenly sensed that Chu Wei seemed somewhat fatigued. From his movements, it was evident that although the injuries he sustained while in that state had healed, they were still causing a subtle pain.
That state seemed to place a great burden on him, and it wasn't entirely without injury!
Upon realizing that Chu Wei's abilities were not invincible, Wen Wen felt relieved and began to survey the underground space where the green monster was located. He discovered many familiar traces.
These traces were likely left by Wu Wang. He must have been here before, violently suppressed all the monsters here, and allowed them to be parasitized by those strange insects.
Since the green monster was defeated by Chu Wei, the harpoon was Chu Wei's spoil of war. Therefore, Wen Wen made a deal with Chu Wei, giving him some demon hunter coins and obtaining the harpoon. Chu Wei's asking price was not high, so their transaction was pleasant.
After finishing his business here, Wen Wen opened his Hunter Terminal and uploaded all his findings about the strange insects in this building.
He also exaggerated the threat of these strange insects as much as possible, hoping to attract the attention of other hunters.
He didn't want to see any hunter get infected and become his enemy.
...
In a dark sewer within the city, angry shouts could be heard.
"Damn it, why is that guy's aura everywhere!" a silver fish-man with a somewhat pointed head bellowed as he kicked over a subordinate who had come to report.
This was the base camp of the Allied Forces of Oyee Water City, who were pursuing Wu Wang. They all hailed from Oyee Water City, and naturally found the spacious underground waterways more suitable for them.
Moreover, they were not familiar with the human world, and besides the sewers, they didn't know where else they could hide without causing a stir.
"Is this thing broken?" A pale blue palm with webbing between its fingers reached out and poked a strange round disk on the table.
This disk looked like a circular sieve about a meter in diameter. The frame was etched with peculiar patterns, and hundreds of clear or faint light points flickered on it.
"Shalishi, the Water-Seeking Plate is never wrong. Besides, that guy's aura is all over the city; we can sense it even without the plate," the silver-headed fish-man retorted.
"Alright, Sarupoll, whatever you say goes," said a strong creature with a pale blue body, a shark's head and dorsal fin, and a small vest.
His name was Shalishi, a monster that strongly resembled a shark, with a strength of Disaster-Upper Order!
And he, with his Disaster-Upper Order strength, was a subordinate of the silver fish-man named Sarupoll, an elder of the Zeolite tribe.
The Zeolite tribe was the most powerful race in Oyee Water City, possessing nearly half of Oyee Water City's strength.
Born from underwater volcanic vents, they possessed extremely resilient bodies. And this Zeolite elder named Sarupoll could control strange powers, his strength already approaching Disaster-True Order!
Therefore, this operation was commanded by Sarupoll. Half of the allied forces pursuing Wu Wang were fish-men from the Zeolite tribe, and the other half were the seafood squad led by Shalishi.
Shalishi asked, "But, Wu Wang's aura is everywhere in this city now. Which one should we pursue? And there are many strong individuals who appeared out of nowhere, looking like they're from the 'Hunter's Association'..."
The Water-Seeking Plate could explore the aura situation within a city's range. They relied on this item to track Wu Wang.
Each time a location was transmitted from the Ancient God Ensuke, it was only a general area. They needed the Water-Seeking Plate to pinpoint the exact location.
"What about the Hunter's Association? The will of the Ancient God Ensuke is absolute. Even if we all perish here, we must bring back the person He desires," Sarupoll said stubbornly.
"Of course I know we must bring them back, but the question is, how do we capture them!" Shalishi asked helplessly. This Sarupoll was strong, but his personality was a bit problematic.
Sarupoll hesitated, then said, "The Pious Chanters can use the power of the Ancient God to locate Wu Wang..."
Shalishi couldn't help but let out a scoff, earning an angry glare from Sarupoll.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm scared," Shalishi said, spreading his hands in a gesture of surrender. "But think about it, what will happen if you report this matter to the Pious Chanters?"