Chapter 10 More on the attack

With a crunching sound, Icaros crushed the creature's heart before tossing it aside.

Looking at the massive body, Icaros wondered, "How did it know my previous actions?" But just as he was about to dwell on his thoughts, a reaction from the corpse drew him back.

The body and tentacles, once full of life and vitality, rapidly dried up and turned into a desiccated husk. It was clear all life had left it.

Furrowing his brow, Icaros noticed something abnormal hidden within the husk-it looked like human skin.

Bracing himself, Icaros reached out while remaining vigilant. He brushed away the dried remnants, and there revealed...

A shriveled human face, staring soullessly into his eyes. But Icaros, having seen his fair share of horrors in his past life, felt no fear.

However, a dangerous thought struck him as he focused his enhanced sight. It was indeed the same light-skinned face the creature had revealed earlier.

Realizing this, Icaros hastily tore away more of the husk. Just as he suspected, it was a human being-now nothing more than a dried-up corpse.

The realization hit him instantly: "That wasn't a creature or a demonic beast. That was a human."

"I knew you wouldn't die so easily!"

A voice suddenly interrupted him. Icaros nearly attacked out of shock, but stopped instantly upon recognizing Li Han's voice.

"I guess I lost focus on my surroundings after that discovery. That's how he managed to sneak up on me," Icaros analyzed inwardly, turning to face Li Han. The crimson blood on his robes and arms glaringly obvious.

Li Han stood at the door with his usual carefree attitude. However, instead of his wine bottle, he held an unsheathed sword, stained with what Icaros assumed was blood.

"I want answers," Icaros demanded, not entertained by the endless mysteries. "What the hell is happening?"

Li Han, seemingly unwilling to ramble, replied shortly: "We are under attack. That is what is happening."

Hearing this, Icaros couldn't help but roll his eyes. Can't he just give me details? he thought.

As if reading his mind, Li Han explained slowly, "It was a coordinated attack."

"A warship ambushed us. Before we could even react, it struck us with an energy beam-that was what caused the massive tremor."

Icaros listened intently, then pointed at the husk. "What about this?"

Li Han's expression shifted slightly into a frown before returning to his casual demeanor. "When they breached our ship, they simultaneously launched these... cannon fodder, inside."

"Cannon fodder?" Icaros asked, surprised. How could such a terrifying creature be considered mere fodder? He conveniently ignored the fact that he had killed it easily.

Li Han seemed eager to answer, puffing out his chest slightly. "What can this thing really do against cultivators like us? It might be a threat to Body Refinement Realm cultivators, but to powerhouses like me? They are nothing."

Icaros chuckled at the boasting, his expression lightening briefly before turning serious again. "What exactly are they? And what is our current situation?"

Li Han sensed the shift in mood and grew serious as well. "They aren't actually creatures. They are mortals and Body Refinement cultivators who have hit a dead end in their cultivation-people with no future and hope."

"When they are at the end of their rope, the Nine Transformation Demonic Sect takes advantage. They offer them a deal: a chance at power and greatness. With no other choice, these people risk everything."

"And then what happens?" Icaros asked quietly.

"The Sect uses a secret technique to grant them transforming abilities," Li Han explained, walking closer to the corpse. "But it is a grotesque art with a hidden flaw-it constantly consumes their life force, keeping them always on the brink of death."

"To survive, they are forced to do the Sect's dirty work. By killing and absorbing the life force of their victims, they extend their pathetic existence. If they absorb enough quickly, they can temporarily grow stronger."

"Though they can never kill a Spirit Realm cultivator, they become deadly nightmares for Body Refinement cultivators, and absolute disasters for ordinary mortals."

Icaros took a deep breath, processing the information. His eyes fell on the dried-up body of the creature's victim nearby. It had been completely drained.

"I see..." Icaros muttered.

"Now that you understand," Li Han continued, "we were hit hard before we could react. These abominations killed many participants and guards, but Nelly and I managed to save some. I have to admit, their method is terrifyingly efficient-they absorb, grow stronger, and destroy faster."

"I guess you weren't fast enough then," Icaros said with a sad smile. "And why didn't I hear the main forces fighting?"

Li Han returned the sad smile. "Our hands are tied. Su Yan activated the protective formation to keep the main enemy force out for now. But she has to stay there constantly supplying energy to keep it running."

"These creatures, while weak against us, have a unique ability to spread their tentacles underground. The more victims they take, the larger their area of influence becomes. They even possess a form of sensory perception within the range of their tentacles, knowing exactly what is happening."

Icaros breathed a mental sigh of relief. No wonder it knew what I was doing, he thought. Feeling slightly more grounded, he asked, "So what now?"

Li Han's eyes flashed with heroism,as he said boldly and valiantly, imitating a peerless hero. "We are facing an alliance between the Nine Transformation Demonic Sect and the Battle Force Sect. Follow me! We charge ahead to battle!"

Icaros couldn't help but laugh loudly at his act, his spirit rising. "Yes, Senior!"

Previous
Download Book
Next

You might like

Plaything Of The Enemy

Fantasy Desewa

He killed my brother. I swore I'd make him pay. But now I'm trapped in his penthouse... and I think I'm falling for him. As the youngest son of the Romano mafia, Luca swore vengeance on the man who killed his brother-Damian Moretti, the cold, ruthless billionaire don of the rival Moretti family. But when a failed assassination attempt leaves Luca at Damian's mercy, he's not tortured. He's... kept. And he says Luca belongs to him now.

Read Now

From Ruin to Reign

Fantasy Jon Bell

They threw a prince into the river. A warrior climbed out. Seven-year-old Marcus watched his parents die, betrayed by the uncle he trusted. Cast into beast-filled waters, left for dead, he should have perished. Instead, he survived-and began plotting revenge. For ten years, hiding his royal identity at a remote academy, Marcus trains in secret, driven by one burning purpose: make them all pay. But when he finally returns to reclaim his throne, he'll uncover a truth more devastating than any betrayal: his parents are alive, and his suffering was their plan all along. Now Marcus must decide. Will he become the monster his enemies created, or the hero his broken kingdom desperately needs?

Read Now

Legend of Icaros

Fantasy Prime lord

Forged in the endless void between galaxies, in a space where raw cosmic energy coalesced into sentient form, Icaros emerged as a being of immense cosmic power – gifted with superhuman strength, near-invulnerability, the ability to fly at supersonic speeds, and the power to project intense optic blasts from his eyes, exactly as he was meant to be. When he first arrived on Earth over ten thousand years ago, descending through layers of atmosphere that barely slowed his approach, he was drawn to humanity not just by curiosity, but by recognition: in their form, their emotions, and their unyielding drive to survive against all odds, he saw reflections of himself. Though his abilities set him apart as something extraordinary, their capacity for deep connection and relentless growth made him feel at home. For millennia, he stood as their silent protector, moving through shadows and skies alike, using every power at his command to shield them from threats both earthly – wars that would have scorched entire continents, plagues that threatened to erase civilizations – and cosmic, turning back asteroids and repelling beings from distant star systems who sought to claim Earth as their own. Then his brother was born – Malakor, shaped from the same void essence at the heart of a collapsing nebula, with powers identical to his own. But where Icaros had grown to love humans for their similarity to him, Malakor looked upon them with bitter hatred. He saw their mortality as inherent weakness, their compassion as foolish naivete, and was determined to wipe them from the face of the planet entirely, believing them to be ants,beneath beings of pure cosmic essence. Torn between loyalty to his only kin and devotion to the people he'd come to cherish as his own, Icaros had no choice but to confront him. Their battle raged across the sky for three days and nights, each matching the other blow for blow with the same incredible strength and energy. Thunderous impacts shook cities below, and beams of cosmic light carved paths through clouds and mountains alike. In the end, Icaros prevailed, striking down Malakor with a final optic blast that sent his brother's form crumbling into stardust to be scattered across the universe – all to save humanity. Consumed by guilt over killing his own blood, even to protect the innocent, he could no longer bear to remain on the world he'd protected for so long. With a heavy heart, he flew toward the sun, his figure a shooting star as he closed his eyes, certain its searing flames would claim him and end his pain. But death never came. When he opened his eyes again, he was not in the void he'd been born from – he had awakened in a brand new world, one where the air thrummed with tangible spiritual energy and mortals walked the deliberate path of cultivation, reaching for power that rivaled even his own.

Read Now

His 2 Story

Fantasy Mindless Professor

Dr. Jean S Nicole, assistant professor at the Kiiing's University. The person with great thoughts, great personality and the role model for many. One day some backbenchers were smoking cigarette, and one of them saw something unusual in the back of the main building of the university, Dr. Nicole was hanging with the roof. They called Chairman and other staff, after a while police came and started to investigate. At first everyone thought it's a suicide case but police get something weird about VC. Dr. Sapphire and Dr. Nicole both were fighting last week, and the result came as murder. Dr. Sapphire killed his colleague by strangling and then he bring him to the back of building and hanged him by the roof. Dr. Philson Sapphire, VC of the Kiiing's University get arrested in the murder case of his colleague. Everything changed when the postmortem report came in sight of the investigation officer Clark Black. But it was too late because Vice Chancellor get hanged by the court. People started to protest against the judiciary and lawsuit because VC was not the actual suspect. Then the question is who's the real suspect, who killed Dr. Jean. After two weeks of this case another suicide case came as a mystery. In this case, the victim was killed by thousands of nails. Most interesting thing was there was no mark of blood after getting thousand holes in the body. Back in the case of Dr. Nicole's murder, investigation officer get to know in postmortem report that there was no blood in the body of victim. It was strange but it wasn't the end, in just ten days there were thousand cases in which the victims were killed in different ways and every case seemed like suicide but it wasn't.

Read Now

Reborn: Lord of the Undead Dominion

Fantasy Leo Ash

Reborn: Lord of the Undead Dominion Tagline: When a legendary necromancer returns to his childhood, the world that betrayed him will kneel. Once a peerless human powerhouse on the cusp of ascending to the 12th Rank, Royan met a brutal end at the hands of treachery during his final transcendence. But fate granted him a second chance-he awakens in his five-year-old body, with a century of arcane wisdom, mastery of necromancy and alchemy, and the burning fire of vengeance in his veins. In the magical world of Amelia, where races rise and fall by a millennium-old cycle, humans defied destiny to claim dominance. Now reborn, Royan hides his ancient soul behind a child's facade, wielding unmatched spiritual power and forbidden knowledge to rewrite his fate. He'll protect his family from the shadows, gather loyal warriors and fearsome undead companions, and unearth the conspiracy that cut his first life short. From summoning skeletal legions to forging legendary artifacts, from outwitting scheming nobles to challenging the gods of old-Royan's path is paved with blood, bone, and unyielding ambition. The world thought him fallen, but the Necromancer Lord has returned. This time, he won't just survive-he'll conquer the dominion that was stolen from him, and reign over Amelia as its undead sovereign. If you crave fast-paced action, epic world-building, and a protagonist who turns weakness into strength with wit and overwhelming power, this dark fantasy saga is for you. Dive in and witness the rise of a rebirthed legend-where death is just the beginning of conquest.

Read Now

Iris at the vampire academy

Fantasy Kiss mess

In a world where mystery blends with supernatural powers, the girl Iris suddenly finds herself in a strange place, far from her normal life. She does not know how she arrived at this place, nor does she know those around her, but a strange feeling haunts her: that there is something within her that is different from other humans. Its prelude is a gateway to a new world, where nothing is familiar, and every step reveals depths she never knew about herself and others.

Read Now