Chapter 430: Gargoyle
The moving stone transformed into a humanoid monster.
It looked somewhat like a black stone man,
But had no face or features.
Its voice seemed to come from its belly.
Its size was only slightly bigger than a human.
It wasn't standing but crawling.
[This is a lifeform twisted by abyssal power, also known as a Gargoyle,]
Xiao Bai's voice rang out in Li Meng's mind.
It charged at them, crawling at an alarming speed.
Its four limbs thumped heavily on the ground.
Li Meng waved his hand,
Launching a distant hand strike.
A shockwave exploded outward.
Invisible brute-force aura blasted out.
The Gargoyle, dozens of meters away, shattered with a "boom,"
Crumbing into a pile of rubble.
Li Meng frowned at the broken Gargoyle remains.
Even corrupted by the abyss, a lifeform should retain its flesh.
Yet the Gargoyle was made of pure stone.
"Xiao Bai, is a Gargoyle made of stone?"
[The abyss is distorting this planet. Once the planet awakens, it will evolve into a True Demon Race. The lifeforms twisted by abyssal power are gradually assimilated by the planet. What Master sees are Gargoyles assimilated by the planet.]
True Demons evolved from planets?
How massive must the original body be?
Xiao Bai's explanation left Li Meng speechless.
He realized he understood less and less about this world.
No, this wasn't Augus Star anymore.
It was another planet, twisted by abyssal power.
"What's that?"
In the Gargoyle remains, Li Meng found a transparent crystal.
[That's a Soul Crystal. It helps professionals refine their magic rings and is an important training resource.]
[Master, it seems this planet has visitors from other worlds. Every lost world is a precious source of Soul Crystals and becomes a target of fierce competition.]
Li Meng looked up at the sky.
The elemental spirits of this planet were already extinct.
The World Tree that converted planet energy into elemental spirits must've been destroyed.
Without elemental spirits, blood sacrifice formations couldn't be maintained.
Li Meng had planned to set up some blood sacrifice arrays to absorb flesh and blood.
But the sparse mana here made him abandon that plan.
"Caroline, is... is that you?"
At that moment, a man stumbled out from the rubble.
His face was deathly pale, his forehead darkened.
He staggered as if he could collapse at any moment.
"Landon, you're alive? That's wonderful!"
Caroline lit up with joy beside Li Meng.
She tried to break free from Li Meng to run to him.
Li Meng tightened his grip,
Pulling Caroline into his embrace.
He lowered his head and pressed his lips onto Caroline's.
Forcing open her mouth and plundering her sweet nectar.
His hand groped her soft butt.
"Mmph!"
Caught off guard by the sudden attack,
Caroline flailed her hands weakly against his chest.
But under Li Meng's overwhelming assault,
Her body quickly softened.
In the end, she melted into Li Meng's arms.
Even though her husband was right there,
Caroline had no intention of hiding her deal with Li Meng.
As long as Landon could live,
No matter what happened afterward, she'd accept it.
Only when Caroline was gasping for breath did Li Meng let go of her lips.
"Look at him!"
Li Meng turned to the approaching Landon.
Caroline now noticed Landon's expression was blank,
Completely unresponsive to Li Meng's earlier behavior.
This wasn't the Landon she knew.
"Li Meng, what's happening?"
That wasn't Landon, absolutely not.
Caroline looked up at Li Meng, tense and fearful.
Li Meng was strong enough to casually kill the previous monster without drawing a weapon.
"That's just a shell, Caroline. I'm sorry, but your husband is already dead."
Yes, it was merely a shell.
A body possessed by a demon, gradually transforming into a Gargoyle.
"No, he's right there! He's alive!"
Caroline struggled in Li Meng's arms,
Trying to reach the man,
Hoping that embracing him would bring him back.
Li Meng refused to let go,
Holding her tightly.
After a long while, Caroline finally stopped struggling.
She leaned into Li Meng's chest, silently crying.
"If you're sad, just cry."
Li Meng's words broke her last defenses.
She burst into tears.
Li Meng sighed inwardly.
He hated it when women cried in front of him.
When they cried, he never knew what to do.
Li Meng raised his hand again,
Sending another invisible strike at Landon.
This time, it wasn't a slicing blow, but a crushing impact.
With a loud "boom,"
Landon's body exploded into pieces,
Painting the ground red with blood and flesh.
Li Meng had known all along that Landon's survival chances were near zero.
The other mad adventurers were likely no more than empty shells too.
"Let's go back."
This world was too dangerous to leave Caroline here alone.
He had to send her back first,
Then return to search for the mother dragon of the Dragon Kingdom.
"Mm."
Caroline tried to look back at her husband one last time,
But Li Meng gently pressed her head down.
Teleportation circles required mana to activate.
Li Meng channeled mana into the circle through his feet.
The giant teleportation circle suddenly lit up.
The next moment, the two were transformed into golden light and vanished.
Augus Star.
Dragon King City, Sea Dragon King's Roaring Labyrinth.
Seventh floor, interstellar teleportation circle.
In the dim chamber,
The teleportation circle suddenly lit up.
In the next instant, two figures emerged in a flash of gold.
"We're back already?"
Li Meng glanced around in mild surprise.
The interstellar teleportation circle was truly amazing.
If he could figure out its principles,
Maybe returning to Earth wouldn't be an impossible dream.
Li Meng activated his mana,
Tearing open a rift in space before him.
Pulling Caroline close,
They walked into the rift.
Next moment, Dragon King City, Mermaid's Song Inn.
Room 207.
The space before the bed suddenly cracked open,
Forming a dark rift.
Li Meng, holding Caroline by the waist, stepped out.
"Caroline, rest here for a while. I need to return to that place."
"The inn?"
Caroline dazedly looked around.
She was stunned.
She was back at the Mermaid's Song Inn?
Hadn't she just been in another world?
Even if they left that world,
Shouldn't they still be in the labyrinth?
What on earth had just happened?