"Hahaha, it’s mine now!" The Dark Spine-eating Gu laughed maniacally.
At that moment, dozens of Giant Avatars suddenly appeared in front of the Battle Axe, raising their hands to deploy dozens of Rainbow Shields to block the axe.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
The space rift tore through everything in its path, instantly obliterating the sky-filled Rainbow Shields. Dozens of Giant Avatars were swallowed by the space rift and vanished.
As the Battle Axe paused momentarily, a purple light with a flashing red warning on its chest descended from the sky.
Qin Shou gripped the massive axe handle tightly, raising it high toward the heavens. Vast Light Energy surged into the Battle Axe, and an azure Light Blade separated violently from its edge, slicing through dense space rifts along its trajectory. In the blink of an eye, it engulfed the incoming Dark Spine-eating Gu.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
The space rifts slowly healed, leaving only a few massive insect limbs falling to the ground.
"The Nightmare Nine-star Spine-eating Gu... has been defeated!"
Before the video screens, countless people broke into thunderous cheers after a brief silence.
This battle was initially thought to be a contest between humanity and monsters. Unexpectedly, it had also alarmed the King of Monsters, Godzilla, and King Kong.
Their cheers were not solely about Qin Shou’s victory; it was also because they witnessed the attitude of the top two beings in the Monster World toward humanity.
If two Disaster-level Monsters were willing to assist Qin Shou, it confirmed that the rumors about them were not baseless.
They are not enemies!
On the other side, Qin Wen and others instinctively halted.
"Vice Principal, the Dark Spine-eating Gu has been eliminated; do we still have to go to South America?" Su Liang asked.
Qin Wen squinted slightly. "Go. Of course, we have to go. With the appearance of the King Kong Battle Axe, those folks are surely stirred. Qin Shou is exhausted after slaying the Dark Spine-eating Gu; he definitely can’t handle them."
"Beep, beep, beep..."
The flashing red lights quickened, and Qin Shou looked down at the Divine Artifact Battle Axe in his hand. After a moment of hesitation, he finally threw the axe into the Red Giant Hole.
Just as the Battle Axe was about to plunge into the opening, an unexpected mutation occurred. Space rippled slightly, and a massive Spine-eating Gu clad entirely in silvery-white armor lunged silently out, its densely packed insect limbs instantly locking onto the Battle Axe. It was about to vanish back into the void.
Everyone exclaimed in shock.
De-transformed from his Giant Avatar form, Qin Shou smirked slightly. "Finally revealed."
Earlier, Leng Wanbai had marked Transmission Arrays, leaving intentional gaps, but Qin Shou had destroyed both the marked arrays and the gaps after arriving in South America.
From that moment, Qin Shou had deduced the existence of another unknown Spine-eating Gu in the shadows.
While the three Dark Spine-eating Gus seemed to materialize out of the void, they clearly lacked any genuine spatial abilities.
This further validated his hypothesis.
Now, using the King Kong Battle Axe as bait, the hidden Spine-eating Gu had finally emerged.
As for why this Spine-eating Gu hadn’t tried to seize the Battle Axe earlier...
Qin Shou speculated that although this Spine-eating Gu possessed spatial abilities, its combat power must be at the bottom tier of its level. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NoveI(F)ire.net
Without absolute certainty, it didn’t dare to act!
The Spine-eating Gu, now in possession of the Battle Axe, emitted an excited shriek, quickly retreating to the void and disappearing from sight.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
Suddenly, the Red Giant Hole emitted the sound of rocks crumbling. A colossal, hairy, sky-covering hand emerged, delivering a thunderous punch to the void.
Stealing my heirloom? Not a chance!
Instantly, the space trembled, as if a divine bell had been struck or a mirror shattered. The colossal hairy fist effortlessly broke the void, forcibly pulling out the Battle Axe radiating azure energy and simultaneously flinging away the hidden silver-white Spine-eating Gu.
The silver-white Spine-eating Gu let out a terrified screech, its massive body being flung away like a mere pup, coincidentally hurtling toward Qin Shou.
"Damn, I knew it wouldn’t work out!"
Qin Shou’s face changed, cursing under his breath as he quickly dodged.
Just as the silver-white Spine-eating Gu was about to crash down, the void rippled again, and the figure of the silver-white Spine-eating Gu disappeared into thin air, vanishing once more from view.
The hairy giant hand retrieved the Battle Axe before slowly retreating into the Red Giant Hole. A low growl echoed from within, accompanied by the sound of falling rocks fading into the distance.
"Uh... it’s just leaving like that?" Qin Shou scratched his head.
At least make an appearance, pose for a photo, address the crowd, or eat a bowl of noodles before leaving!
In mere seconds, the sky-covering hand disappeared, inspiring another wave of gleeful comments in the bullet chat.
"Was that hand from Kong?"
"A being rivaling the King of Monsters!"
"Kong came for the heirloom..."
"Such a big hand! I wish it could hold me in its palm..."
"Calm down, Kun from the chat ahead."
"Wait, aren’t you all missing something here?"
"Missing? What did we miss?"
"That Spine-eating Gu!"
Meanwhile, space around Qin Shou rippled. In the blink of an eye, Qin Shou was enveloped in it and vanished from everyone’s sight.
"It’s over! Qin Shou has been swallowed!"
Qin Wen, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, saw Qin Shou disappear from the screen in the next moment, his face darkening to the extreme.
Outer space above Earth.
Qin Shou’s body, stretched into a "大" shape, was embedded into the silver-white Spine-eating Gu’s back armor. A thin layer of gaseous material enveloped his body, shielding him from cosmic rays and external pressure, enabling survival in the vast space environment.
Of course, the mysterious energy had suppressed both his internal Star Power and Talent Energy, leaving him completely immobilized.
Looking at the dazzling stars dotting the universe, Qin Shou asked with a calm expression, "Mighty Bug Bro, where are you taking me?"