Chapter 154: The Modifier

Xu Han looked closely.

Standing before him was a massive, over-two-meter-tall crocodile-man.

The crocodile-man held a crescent-shaped butcher's knife in his hand.

His eyes glowed with a crimson light, resembling two lanterns in the night.

Figures began crawling out from the other tents as well.

Each of them held a weapon, staring intently at Xu Han.

Xu Han surveyed these individuals.

Every single one of them possessed the limbs of mutated beasts.

Bear paws, eagle wings...

Not a single one of them looked like a normal human being.

The people watching in front of the screen also frowned upon seeing these bizarre-looking individuals.

Jiang Bin said in a deep voice, "What is going on with these people? They actually have mutated beast limbs on them!"

Wang Yuan suddenly spoke up, "These people are just like that leader from the Annan nation's stronghold!"

He then recounted the incident at the stronghold.

Liang Xingteng frowned and said in a deep voice, "Could it be..."

"The Annan nation is not only trafficking organs, but also conducting a human modification project?!"

Wang Yuan nodded slightly, "It's very likely."

The crowd fell into silence.

Human modification was a concept first proposed by the Beautiful Country.

An awakened person with a Tier-D lifestyle profession was dissatisfied with his awakened class.

Therefore, he attempted to transplant the limbs of a mutated beast onto his own body.

After countless attempts, he finally transformed his left arm into the paw of a savage bear.

The savage bear's paw possessed immense strength, granting him formidable combat power.

This quickly caught the attention of the official authorities of the Beautiful Country.

The Beautiful Country's government immediately began transplantation experiments, known as the Human Modification Project.

And those who transplanted mutated beast limbs were called modifiers.

After all, as long as one transplanted parts of a mutated beast's body, one could acquire immense power; this was far more stable than awakening a class.

However, as the experiments progressed, the death toll became too high.

It met with unanimous opposition from the public.

In the end, the human modification project fizzled out.

Who would have thought?

The Annan nation was actually still carrying out such a project!

Moreover, the five people dispatched this time were all modifiers.

A powerful class combined with the limbs of a mutated beast could unleash even greater strength than ordinary modifiers!

Watching the screen, the crowd felt a tightness in their chests.

This time, they were probably in trouble.

...

Xu Han frowned slightly.

Strange.

Judging from the information obtained from the Commander-in-Chief,

no nation's team had such a bizarre composition.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

Could this be the Annan nation's team?

After all, these individuals were similar to the minor leader they had encountered earlier.

Their entire bodies, or parts of their bodies, had been modified into the carcasses of mutated beasts!

The crocodile-man waved his hand,

signaling his teammates to surround Xu Han.

The others understood and quickly encircled Xu Han.

The winged man behind broke away and flew into mid-air.

The bow and arrow in his hands aimed at Xu Han, ready to strike at any moment.

Xu Han used his Eye of Insight to check their stats.

This crocodile-man was named Li Hu,

a Level 59 Berserker.

The others were also all Level 59.

This level of strength, no matter where it was placed,

could be considered top-tier.

Yet, before him, it amounted to nothing.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Since they had crossed paths, they naturally had to be dealt with all at once.

Cutting weeds without eradicating the roots was not his style.

Seeing that Xu Han could still smile,

Li Hu's expression darkened, and he roared, "Attack! Kill him!"

The man flying in the sky made the first move!

His hand loosened.

The sharp arrow pierced the air with a shrill whistle, shooting rapidly toward Xu Han!

Xu Han sidestepped.

The sharp arrow grazed his clothes and embedded itself into a sand dune.

The bear-pawed man nearby roared, waving his paws as he charged toward Xu Han.

Boom!

The bear paws slammed down heavily, instantly causing the sand dune to tremble.

Yet, it failed to harm Xu Han.

Xu Han raised his left hand, aiming at the archer in the sky.

Snow-white spider silk shot outward.

Before the man could react, he was bound by the silk.

With a powerful tug from Xu Han, the man let out a cry of surprise and plummeted fiercely toward the ground.

Bang!

The man crashed heavily into the bear-pawed man.

Both of them were sent spinning and dizzy from the impact.

Just as Xu Han was dealing with those two,

Li Hu rushed over wielding his crescent-shaped butcher's knife.

The heavy blade whistled through the air as it slashed down ferociously!

Yet Xu Han sidestepped, easily evading the blow.

Then Xu Han raised his hand.

Dozens of gale blades condensed and rapidly shot toward the crocodile-man!

Li Hu immediately raised his butcher's knife to block in front of him.

Clang, clang, clang...

The gale blades struck the knife, producing a series of crisp sounds.

Then they dissipated into thin air.

Meanwhile, Li Hu suffered not the slightest bit of injury.

Li Hu stared intently at Xu Han.

He felt that the kid in front of him was somewhat extraordinary.

Judging by this strength and speed, he was probably on par with him.

No wonder he dared to take on all four of them alone!

But he needed to hurry up and finish this kid off.

Otherwise, once this kid's teammates arrived,

the ones at a disadvantage would definitely be them!

He stomped his foot fiercely against the ground.

Terrifying force exploded forth, sending yellow sand flying!

His eyes gradually flushed red, and his gaze turned savage.

Xu Han stared at Li Hu.

He could sense that Li Hu's aura was gradually turning violent!

This was the signature skill of a Berserker: Berserk.

In the berserk state,

all pain was ignored.

Both strength and speed were massively enhanced.

Doubling one's combat power was not an issue.

However, berserk did have a drawback, which was that it only knew offense, not defense.

Likewise,

this was also the best opportunity to take down Li Hu!

His figure flashed, and he rapidly charged toward Li Hu.

At this moment, Li Hu's eyes were already blood-red.

Anger and slaughter filled his brain.

Yet he still barely maintained a shred of clarity.

He let out a low roar: "Hold him down for me!"

"I will slaughter him myself!"

The others nodded in succession.

The black-robed man standing at the very back also took out a staff.

This man's hands had turned into bare white bones.

His staff was also spliced together from two sections of human thigh bones.

At the top of the staff was a skull.

"Vengeful Spirit Possession!"

He raised his staff.

A ghost-blue light lit up on the skull at the top of the staff.

Immediately, a semi-transparent vengeful spirit rose from the ground.

The vengeful spirit let out a wail,

and fiercely lunged toward Xu Han.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the vengeful spirit merged into Xu Han's body.

A cruel smile appeared on the mage's face.

Anyone struck by the vengeful spirit would instantly fall into a state of fear.

At a time like this,

even a 0.5-second fear effect would have a heaven-shaking impact on the battle.

However, the moment the vengeful spirit surged into Xu Han's body,

Xu Han only felt a chill run through his entire body, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Yet the very next second,

that chilling sensation instantly dissipated, turning into a wave of warmth that was absorbed by his body.

This was precisely the effect of the Body of Darkness!

Absorbing all negative statuses!

His speed unreduced, he arrived before Li Hu in a flash.

The Blade of Ice Blue flashed with a cold, piercing light,

instantly leaving a scar over a dozen centimeters long on Li Hu's body.

Fresh blood gushed out, staining the golden sand crimson.