Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1555 - 651: Octopus Monster_2

Even though the Sixth-Rank Giant Zombie stands at two hundred meters tall, if it missteps into the rift, it would probably sink immediately.

Wang Tao would actually prefer the Giant Zombie not to fall in; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to kill it.

Fortunately, this Giant Zombie is reasonably clever and didn’t enter the water; it merely roared angrily at the Golden Eagle from the shore.

The Golden Eagle flapped up a gust of wind toward the Sandstorm Giant Zombie from a distance again, then flew away.

The Sandstorm Zombie didn’t enter the water either, but upon seeing the Golden Eagle start flying away, it immediately chased along the shoreline. Obviously, it didn’t intend to let the Golden Eagle escape. The Golden Eagle, along with the humans riding on its back, exuded an enticing aroma to the Sandstorm Giant Zombie, tempting it with the promise of nourishment. If it could consume them all, it would gain immense benefits!

"It’s following us—perfect."

Wang Tao nodded before instructing the Golden Eagle to continue low-flight across the rift.

The large sea beasts weren’t always anchored near the shore, so not seeing them for a while was normal. Anyway, since the Golden Eagle was always on the move, any sea beasts nearby would definitely be spotted eventually.

As the Golden Eagle flew slowly and the Sandstorm Giant Zombie chased rapidly, ten minutes passed. Still, there were no signs of any large sea beasts, nor the Transparent Fish Sea Beast. Even the water’s surface remained unsettled, disturbed by the massive waves caused by the Sandstorm Giant Zombie’s movement.

"Such a commotion, yet no sea beasts showing up—is it possible they’ve all left?"

Just as Wang Tao began to doubt, dark shadows surfaced beneath the eerie depths of the water below. At the same time, a massive blood bar appeared in Wang Tao’s field of view!

"Finally here—wait, doesn’t look like those large sea beasts? Oh well, as long as it’s a sea beast!"

In a split second, Wang Tao commanded the Golden Eagle to fly directly toward the Sandstorm Giant Zombie. freeweɓnovel.cøm

The Sandstorm Giant Zombie probably didn’t anticipate that the Golden Eagle, which had just been fleeing, would suddenly come flying straight at it. It let out a loud roar and stretched out its massive arms, as if ready to embrace the bird’s arrival.

As the Golden Eagle closed in, the sandstorm around the Giant Zombie grew fiercer. Suddenly, with a loud splash, several massive red tentacles tipped with suction cups rose from the water, their target unmistakably the Golden Eagle.

The Sandstorm Giant Zombie evidently hadn’t expected such a colossal entity to emerge from the water, but to it, anything that dared to steal its prey was destined to die!

Roar—

The Sandstorm Giant Zombie let out a furious roar and charged forward. The rift’s sloped edges made the water near the shoreline shallow, only reaching its ankles, with little impact on its movement.

The Golden Eagle twisted and turned skillfully, evading the first wave of tentacle attacks.

The humans riding its back were visibly shocked, clearly unprepared for an assault from a tentacled sea beast. The tentacles emitted an unsettling aura, causing their HP to drop continuously.

"Catastrophic Sea Monster!"

Everyone tensed up, going on high alert. Facing a sea beast of unknown capabilities, they took no chances. Better safe than sorry.

After dodging the massive tentacles’ attacks, Wang Tao contemplated how to provoke the Giant Zombie into attacking the sea beast. Suddenly, he noticed something unexpected: Instead of attacking the Golden Eagle immediately upon charging over, the Giant Zombie reached out its massive, earth-colored hands from within the sandstorm and lunged directly at the tentacles breaking the surface!

"Oh wow, it’s fighting without me needing to provoke anything? Perfect!"

Surprised, Wang Tao commanded the Golden Eagle to fly at full speed, escaping the range of attacks from the sea beast and the Giant Zombie.

Swoosh—

With no one actively targeting it, the Golden Eagle swiftly left both the sea beast and the Giant Zombie’s attack range.

Neither the sea beast nor the Giant Zombie paid any mind to Wang Tao anymore. Or rather, while the sea beast remained preoccupied with devouring the Golden Eagle and its human passengers, the Giant Zombie was unrelenting in its pursuit, grabbing the sea beast’s tentacle with enormous hands and pulling—slowly dragging the creature toward the surface!

Winds roared furiously, waves surged wildly, and the ground shook as if the earth itself was protesting!

"Holy—!"

Witnessing the scene, everyone on the Golden Eagle was awe-stricken.

The clash between two gargantuan monsters was a spectacle of unparalleled terror!

Before long, the sandstorm enveloped the water’s surface entirely, obscuring visibility inside.

"Who’s winning?"

"Could it be the Sandstorm Giant Zombie? The sandstorm hasn’t dissipated yet..."

"I’d bet on the tentacles—if it drags the Sandstorm Giant Zombie into the water, the Giant Zombie won’t stand a chance. The sandstorm might even vanish!"

Perched on the Golden Eagle’s back, Wang Tao and his group had turned into spectators, metaphorical popcorn in hand.

It was already proven that zombies attacked sea beasts, meaning they weren’t on the same side. Wang Tao’s most critical goal was accomplished, and as a result, everyone relaxed a bit.

But Wang Tao, closely monitoring the blood bars of both the zombie and the sea beast, shook his head.

The tentacled sea beast’s awakened ability absorbed blood, while the Giant Zombie had potent regeneration powers, so despite all the fighting, neither had lost much HP...

Suddenly, a massive black-and-red creature flew out of the sandstorm, crashing heavily onto the land.

The sandstorm surrounding the Giant Zombie weakened dramatically, but the zombie continued striding toward the fallen beast.

"It’s an octopus, as I thought!"

"What a massive octopus..."

Wang Tao’s group immediately began discussing.

The creature that the Sandstorm Giant Zombie had thrown onto the shore was indeed a gigantic black-and-red Octopus Monster!

Its size rivaled that of the Sixth-Rank Giant Zombie, looming like a mountain on the shore while fiercely swinging its tentacles at the zombie within the sandstorm.

As Xiang Hongbin and the others stared at it for a while, their vision inexplicably blurred, their heads growing groggy, and their blood simmering with an urge to kill...

"This octopus sea beast belongs to the Psychic System—stay alert!"

Wang Tao quickly issued a warning.

[HP: 984721/1000000]

[Mana: 0/0]

[Level: Sixth-Rank Catastrophe]

[Internal Impurity: 62%]

[Cataclysmic Awakening: Blood Sucking Madness]

[Blood Sucking Madness: Absorbs surrounding creatures’ HP while inducing escalating madness]

Wang Tao had seen Psychic-type Cataclysmic Awakening abilities before, but one that not only absorbed blood but also drove creatures to madness—this was his first encounter.

He himself wasn’t heavily affected, thanks to his strong spiritual power, but the others showed varying signs of influence. Red streaks appeared in their eyes, though the distance from the awakening’s edge mitigated the effect.

After the Golden Eagle retreated beyond the [Blood Sucking Madness]’s range, Xiang Hongbin couldn’t help but remark:

"This Cataclysmic Awakening... what a sinister ability!"

"Definitely sinister..."

Luckily, they were Sixth-Rank Awakeners—anyone weaker would’ve likely succumbed outright, rushing into battle only to drop dead in an instant.

Abilities capable of influencing human conscious thought were exceedingly rare and often came with significant limitations. A power as wide-scale as the Octopus Monster’s was downright terrifying. If it got into a crowd, it wouldn’t need to lift a tentacle—people would kill each other swiftly on their own.

Wang Tao checked everyone’s loss in HP and drew a conclusion.

"This octopus sea beast’s awakening weakens when it’s on land, but not as significantly as other large sea beasts. It seems only its damage ability is reduced; the thought-influencing aspect doesn’t seem affected..."

The group instantly grew serious.

If the mind-control ability remained as potent, the situation could get very tricky!

Wang Tao’s expression didn’t waver, instead watching the battle between the Octopus Monster and the Sandstorm Giant Zombie with fascination.

The two fought ruthlessly, as if the Golden Eagle had been entirely forgotten. That wasn’t the main concern—what mattered was the new status appearing above the Giant Zombie’s head: Madness.

[Madness: Consciousness descends into insanity, greatly increasing all basic attributes. The more HP lost, the stronger the Madness effect becomes.]

"Looks like the Octopus Monster might’ve shot itself in the foot..."