SS Awakening: My Monster Merging System!

Chapter 156: Six Against One

Six candidates simultaneously rush toward Zich. In an instant, the fog within the Blackwater Swamp seems to have been pushed open a bit by some kind of invisible force.

The originally gray white mist layer resting on the water’s surface rolls back toward the surroundings, causing the position where Zich, the supply box, Iron, and Slimy were located to briefly be exposed in everyone’s line of sight.

Someone rushed from the left shallow water area, while another circled around from behind a half fallen dead tree. The Velhari candidate then pressed forward from the front, the bone blade in his hand drawing a cold light.

It was clear they planned to take advantage of Zich having just finished the field monster battle. His condition was noticeably poor, and they intended to force him away from beside the supply box in one decisive move.

The corners of Zich’s lips curved upward ever so slightly.

He remained standing in place, holding that unremarkable small black ball in his hand, the expression on his face calm enough to make it unclear whether he still had remaining strength or whether he was just pretending to have remaining strength.

That thing did not have dazzling light, did not have violent fluctuations, nor does it have any oppressive feeling like high level skills. It even looked less frightening than an energy bullet condensed from ordinary magic.

Precisely because of that, the human candidate who rushed first still had a flicker of contempt flash through his eyes.

He was the same person who had just used "fairness" as a reason.

In his view, Zich had already experienced an extremely difficult field monster battle. His summon was damaged, Shlime was exhausted, he was covered in mud and water, and even if he still had some hidden trump cards, he absolutely could not simultaneously block six people.

Then, Zich threw the black ball out.

The movement was very casual.

As casual as if throwing away a useless small stone.

That human candidate subconsciously raised his weapon, even wanting to directly swat it away.

The next instant, black blue light violently exploded outward.

BOOOOM!!!

The explosion was a surge of cold undead energy tearing out from inside the small ball, like death energy that had been compressed for a long time being forcibly released, instantly flipping up the surrounding muddy ground and blasting the black water outward like tidal waves.

That frontmost human candidate didn’t even have time to let out a scream. His body was swallowed by the black blue energy, then dissipated into countless simulated light fragments at the center of the explosion.

[Candidate Eliminated]

[Remaining Candidates: 54]

[Zich Grave — Elimination Count: 3]

The movements of the remaining five candidates almost simultaneously stopped.

The Velhari candidate forcibly halted his forward charge, bone blade held horizontally in front of him. The contempt on his face had vanished completely. The Sorath candidate retreated half a step, the cold air around him quickly condensing into a thin defensive layer, and the two Keth candidates also immediately lowered their bodies, approaching the water’s surface again, with only vigilance remaining in their eyes.

In the observation hall, several screens had originally been switching, but at this moment, the Blackwater Swamp area was forcibly enlarged onto the main light screen.

Many representatives all saw the explosion of that black ball.

A human military observer suddenly sat up straight, his eyes fixed on the muddy pit left after the explosion, his voice noticeably deeper than before.

"What is that?"

A technical association member beside him also furrowed his brow tightly.

"It’s not gunpowder, nor an external technological weapon. Ascension Mountain suppresses most modern ammunition not recognized by the Nameless Entity. Ordinary firearms and explosives either fail or have their power weakened to an ugly degree in this environment, but that thing just now clearly took full effect."

Arthur stood at the front of the human platform, his gaze calm, yet sharper than before.

He was very clear that this was neither a summon nor a simple attack skill.

It more resembled prestored death energy ammunition.

And being able to make such a thing within Ascension Mountain’s rules, in itself showed that Zich’s class mechanics were far more complex than the information they had in their possession.

Inside the Blackwater Swamp, Zich looked at the muddy pit that had been flipped open after the explosion and had a clearer judgment of its power in his mind.

This was only a small Soul Bomb.

The power was not exaggerated, yet it was very suitable for actual combat.

Especially suitable for dealing with those who looked down on it because they couldn’t understand it.

A satisfied smile flickered across Zich’s face. "Not bad."

The remaining five candidates, upon hearing this sentence, had even uglier expressions.

They finally realized that Zich had not been bluffing just now. That small black ball was a real explosive, and moreover a type they had never seen before.

The Velhari candidate gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Spread out!"

His reaction was very fast. If they continued to gather together, they would only let Zich throw another bomb over.

The others immediately pulled back their distance.

The Sorath candidate raised his hand and released cold air, trying to use ice fog to block Zich’s vision while also freezing the nearby water’s surface, limiting his movement. The remaining human candidate circled toward the direction of the supply box, clearly not yet giving up on seizing the reward.

The two Keth candidates resubmerged into the shallow water, wanting to use the water to approach.

Without the slightest panic, Zich calmly raised his hand.

"Slimy. water."

Although Slimy was exhausted, it still immediately opened its mouth.

PSHHH!

After the green venom fell onto the water’s surface, it rapidly spread out. The two Keth candidates had originally wanted to use the advantage of the water area to sneak closer, but once the venom spread, their movement routes immediately became uncomfortable.

Just as they were hesitating whether to pull back, a smaller black blue Soul Bomb appeared again in Zich’s hand.

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