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Aizen, the Soul Society, the superior Hollows that he might encounter at any time, the Soul King who might be spying on him in secret, all kinds of factors have made him accustomed to "lurking" and eager to accumulate strength, looking forward to the moment in the future when he will have enough strength to explode in one fell swoop, overthrow all those who make him feel oppressed, and then rush into the starry sky with his friends in a cool manner.
Therefore, during the evolution, his Achukas posture naturally changed to match his current state of mind - a mantis that could disguise and lurk for a long time, and kill with one strike at the critical moment to complete the hunt.
As for why it is the mantis, and not snakes which also use ambushing and sneak attacks as their main hunting method?
Perhaps it is because when I am doing research, I subconsciously hope to have a few more pairs of hands to facilitate my operations, and I reject the posture of snakes that have no hands and are inconvenient to do anything?
But the problem is that, although the mantis has six legs, except for the two front claws that can barely manipulate objects by "clamping", the other legs are completely incapable of completing activities such as grasping and are of no use.
It would be better to become a lizard, at least it has claws.
The Komodo dragon seems to be a stealth hunter, right? Why can't I evolve into a monitor lizard?
...Tsk, the evolution of the virtual class is really a pit.
The evolved Killian might lose his self-awareness and kill 99% of the Xu.
After finally evolving into Achukas, he developed the fear of degeneration. If he doesn't prey on other Achukas for a period of time, he will degenerate back to Killian, and he will 100% lose his self-awareness.
That would have been fine, but the mask has also become a fatal weakness. As long as the mask is destroyed, the path of evolution will be immediately cut off, and there will be no chance to evolve into Vastod.
After moving his six legs and controlling them to perform different movements, Gu Shi shook his head and raised his left front paw. A dark red ball of light condensed at the tip of the paw. Then one end of the ball of light suddenly burst and turned into a terrifying red light that shot into the distance.
Looking at the red light that easily penetrated all the stone pillars on the road and finally flew out of the limit of his vision, Gu Shi finally felt a little comforted.
Fortunately, the improvement of strength brought by evolution is indeed real.
A single Killian, even without self-awareness, can easily crush hundreds of Hollows. Similarly, a single Achucas can easily crush a large group of Killians.
After all, the difference in spiritual pressure strength is there.
Just like when Ichigo Kurosaki first entered the Seireitei, he slashed at Kenpachi Zaraki with all his strength, but only a shallow blood mark was left.
The underlying rules of the world of death are so simple and crude. The basis of everything is spiritual pressure. As long as the spiritual pressure is strong enough, all the fancy tricks will not work.
The best example is Soi Fong's Zanpakutō, Sparrowfly, which is known to be a two-hit kill. As long as it stabs the same spot twice, the opponent will die instantly.
But the premise for the Zanpakutō to be so sharp is that its owner, Soi Fong, is the captain herself. If the one who possesses this Zanpakutō is just an ordinary officer, he will not be able to pierce the skin of a captain-level Shinigami even if he uses all his strength. Wouldn't this ability be completely ineffective?
By the same token, no matter how many tricks a Killian-level Hollow has, no matter how many means he uses, he probably won't be able to break through the layer of spiritual pressure on Achukas' body, let alone hurt Achukas.
Only after the formation of the Arrancar, the class gap between the Hollows will be narrowed to a certain extent. If the Killian-level Arrancar accumulates enough, it is possible that they will be able to threaten the Arrancar of the Achukas level.
[Now that I have evolved into Achucas, my safety is basically guaranteed. ]
Gu Shi waved his claws, releasing a small "sword energy" that left a bloody mark on the buttocks of Erlang, who was concentrating on pretending to be an ostrich.
"Okay, stop pretending to be dead and come here quickly. I'll tell you some things you need to pay attention to at Yachukas' level, and then allocate hunting time. At this level, we can't take pills every day. We must take time to go out hunting."
Chapter 177: Go home more often?
"...Anyway, these are basically what you need to pay attention to."
After explaining the precautions to Erlang in as much detail as possible, Gu Shi clapped his hands and then looked at Tianpeng with a slightly apologetic look.
"Tian Peng, I will have to trouble you for a while in the real world. After Erlang and I evolved, our spiritual power increased too much, and our control also decreased a lot. I am afraid that we will not be able to gather our spiritual pressure to the point where it can pass through the black cavity in a short period of time."
"No problem, leave it to me!"
Tianpeng didn't feel embarrassed. He patted his chest and agreed readily. Although it was a pity that there were no Killians everywhere in the world and he couldn't make pills at will, it was a good thing that he could help Gu Shi.
Besides, when she goes to the real world, she can try to study how to make elixirs using materials other than souls, and maybe she can come up with something new.
"Well, then, please, what should I do?"
Seeing that Gu Shi had already made all the arrangements and was about to leave immediately, the socially phobic Arrancar hiding in the stone box nearby couldn't hold it in anymore and cautiously raised his hand to ask about his own arrangements. The moment everyone's eyes turned to him, he immediately retracted his hand into the box.
"You seem to be a really honest person. How about this, you and Tianpeng...
"No, wait, aren't you afraid of socializing? You might as well just stay here in the Black Chamber. You'll be responsible for guarding the Black Chamber at ordinary times. Once a stranger or a hollow wants to enter the Black Chamber, you'll just kill him. Tianpeng, bring Bai and Asido over here later, and let..."
At this point, Gu Shi realized that although this autistic Arrancar had introduced himself before, he had forgotten the other party's name, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
This cannot be blamed on him. All the Arrancar created in the previous five years were masters of committing suicide. It wouldn't be long before they would kill themselves. Those who could survive another day were considered honest people. Therefore, they were used to not remembering the names of the newly created Arrancars. Anyway, their shelf life was less than a day, so there was really no need to remember them.
"Ahem, come to think of it, what's your name?"
"Wydel Alger, just call me Wydel."
Fortunately, the autistic Arrancar didn't seem to think it was impolite for Gu Shi to forget his name, and when asked, he honestly reintroduced himself.
Gu Shi nodded, repeated the name twice in his mind to leave an impression, and then continued as if nothing had happened.
"Waidel, you should pay special attention to the people that Tianpeng will bring over. From now on, except for the few of us, just kill all the people who are close to the black cavity. If you can't defeat them, run into the black cavity and destroy it there."
Wildell had no objection to this security job. He nodded repeatedly while hiding in the box. He didn't have to run around or talk to or make friends with strangers. He couldn't be more satisfied with this arrangement.
"By the way, Tenpon, please help comfort Bai. If that girl insists on coming to Hueco Mundo to find me, tell her to wait for me in the Black Chamber. I will go back to the Black Chamber every once in a while."
After thinking it over again in his mind, wondering if there was anything he had not arranged yet, Gu Shi glanced at the bone cocoon at his feet and sighed with regret. The Arrancar that had merged with his blood had not even had time to be born. At the most vulnerable stage when it melted into liquid, it was crushed to death by the runaway spiritual pressure when Jiro evolved.
What a pity. I'll try again after I get used to my new posture and control my spiritual pressure.
Shaking his head, Gu Shi called out to Jiro, and the two of them rushed into the depths of the Hueco Mundo while adapting to their changed bodies.
Tianpeng returned to the human world and told everyone that Gu Shi would not be able to pass through the black cavity and return to the human world for a while because of his evolution. Not to mention why Bai wanted to find Gu Shi, Gu Shi and Erlang wandered aimlessly in the pale desert for a while, and Erlang blinked and finally couldn't help asking in confusion.
"Gu Shi, are you worried about something? Why are you so absent-minded all the way?"
Gu Shi had nothing to hide from Erlang, so he explained it openly.
"I was just thinking, now that we have evolved, should we go back and check on that Bat guy?"
If you really look into it, it's hard to say whether Gu Shi's first friend in this world was Erlang or the bat. It's true that Gu Shi knew Erlang earlier, but when Gu Shi first started traveling with the bat, Erlang hadn't yet turned into a virtual being. He was just an ordinary canine soul without much intelligence. It's hard to say whether he should be considered a friend or a pet.
Previously, due to problems with the bat's evolution, the spiritual pressure increased to a level that even Killian could not bear in just a few days. Gu Shi had to abandon this original friend. Now that it has evolved into Achukas, its own strength has been greatly improved. The spiritual pressure that was originally unbearable is no longer a big deal. Gu Shi began to miss this "old friend" unconsciously and wanted to go back to see him.
Of course, if the bat is still absorbing Killian, and the spiritual pressure is still increasing at the same speed as before, it would probably have become even more terrifying now, and it might still be impossible to get close to it. But no matter what, Gu Shi still wants to go and take a look.
But while he wanted to visit the bats, Gu Shi was worried that the bats had lost their lives quietly due to evolutionary errors without his knowledge.
If he didn't confirm it, at least the bat was still alive in his heart. Perhaps, waiting for the bat to evolve and come to him would be the right choice?
Gu Shi was conflicted, but Erlang didn't have as many concerns as him. After hearing what Gu Shi said, he remembered the companion who fell into the Great Void Forest with him, and immediately became excited.
"Yes! We have become stronger and can go visit the bats! So what are we waiting for? Let's go out and do the spirit-writing!"
As he spoke, Erlang began to lower his head and accumulate Void Flash, intending to blast out a passage directly to the Great Void Forest. Gu Shi hesitated for a moment, but did not stop him. He silently watched Erlang blow up the white sand under his feet, and the two of them fell together into the huge hole below.
Falling from a high altitude was not really a big deal for Yachukas. After landing, Gu Shi climbed out of the big hole he had dug and found that he didn't even feel the numbness in his legs.
"This way, this way! Gu Shi, I remember the bat should have stayed in this direction!"
While Gu Shi was still experiencing his new body, Erlang had already started shouting impatiently.
Hearing Erlang shouting so loudly, Gu Shi's mood gradually became high. He put aside his bad guesses, identified the direction, and after making sure that Erlang was not going in the wrong direction, he rushed out with a smile.
"Come on, come on, let's take this opportunity to have a competition to see which is faster, four legs or six legs!"
"Gu Shi, you are obviously running on all fours!"
When Gu Shiyi got excited, Erlang became even more excited. He complained loudly and chased after him.
"Don't worry about how many legs I use to run, just tell me whether I have six legs or not!"
Gu Shi, who was being criticized, waved two big "scythes", his four legs moved rapidly, and he laughed heartily.
Chapter 178 The Evil God of Mathematics
"What the hell is this?"
Gu Shi cursed subconsciously and slammed on the brakes to a stop. Erlang, who was a little behind him, also looked stunned.
Both of them were very familiar with this "place" in front of them. This was the place where they said goodbye to the bats. But at that time, this place was just an ordinary desert. Except for the large size of the Killian group, there was nothing special about it.
But now?
Looking at the things in front of him, Gu Shi even suspected for a moment that he had traveled through time for the second time, and had the misfortune of traveling to the Zerg's territory, or the base camp of some evil god.
At first glance, even the iconic pale gravel ground of the Hueco Mundo could not be seen. Instead, the land covering dozens of kilometers in front of the eyes was covered with a thick layer of constantly wriggling black flesh and blood. On this uncomfortable carpet of flesh and blood were densely packed hills tens of meters high, formed by a large number of small Hollows biting each other and stacked up.
The entire earth seemed to have turned into an extremely huge and twisted life form.
If it were just that, it would be fine. However, what made Gu Shi not know what expression to use was that those stacked little virtual things would mutter some weird words in their mouths while gnawing at each other.
One has to listen carefully to distinguish the vague and hollow voice in order to barely hear what it is saying.
"For decimal addition and subtraction problems, use the points to align them"
"The perimeter of a rectangle plus its width multiplied by two"
"The area of a triangle is the base times the height divided by two"
……
To be honest, if the hollow voices were chanting something like "The King of Medicine is compassionate, and the Jianmu tree grows. Those who plant it are of one mind, and together they ascend to paradise", "The past is in you, the present is in you, and the future is also in you", "I'a I'a. Cthulhu Fhatgn! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn", it would be easier to accept the scene before my eyes.
After all, in stories that are more inclined towards the theme of Ksitigarbha, this kind of description of "great harmony of life" is not uncommon. It is understandable that believers pray to their boss while sharing in bliss. At worst, they can just run away.
But... in this scene that seems horrifying to ordinary people, you are reciting elementary school math formulas. Isn't your style a bit too inappropriate?
Yes, although the scene before his eyes should be very terrifying in the eyes of ordinary people, Gu Shi was not too scared at all. He was more speechless in his heart.
Because the spiritual pressure of this "huge life" is only at the level of Yachukas. Although it is stronger than Gu Shi and Jiro, it is at most at the level of Nilu. If a conflict really breaks out, Gu Shi is still confident that he can escape, not to mention overturning the car on the opposite side.
Gu Shi had a lot of complaints in his heart but didn't know how to vent them. However, after Erlang heard what those little guys were saying, he immediately became happy.
"It's something the bat likes to talk about! The bat is still alive!"
Yes, yes, I know the bat is still alive, and most likely it has become a source of pollution. He rolled his eyes secretly in his heart, took a few steps forward, gathered some spiritual power on the sickle, and then swung it lightly.
Suddenly, a condensed spiritual power with a nature similar to a flash but in the shape of a blade flew out from the sickle and smoothly cut through several "hills" before slowly dissipating.
The severed hill of flesh and blood neither let out a roar nor a wail. It slid calmly onto the flesh and blood carpet below, then merged silently into it, becoming a part of the huge flesh and blood again.
And this "huge life form" did not react at all. It continued to wriggle aimlessly in the same place, muttering mathematical formulas under its breath, as if its life had no other meaning except living itself and its obsession with mathematics.
Gu Shi frowned and thought for a while, then he raised his front paw and shot a flash of light above the carpet of flesh and blood. Suddenly, a bloody red light streaked through the sky and easily pierced through the upper dome. A large amount of white sand fell like rain, and at the same time, a large number of small virtual creatures that lived on the surface desert also fell.
Those little virtual creatures screamed and fell into the carpet of flesh and blood. They struggled to get up and escape from this horrible place. However, most of them only struggled for a few times before their eyes became empty under the cover of some strong will. They staggered towards each other, silently gnawing on each other's flesh and blood. Only a very few of them could run a few steps, and then they would be wrapped and swallowed by the carpet of flesh and blood under their feet, disappearing without a trace.
Finally, when all the fallen Xiaoxu were linked together through "eating" to form a new hill of flesh and blood, they joined the chorus of their "companions" around them and began to recite the multiplication table in a low voice.
Tsk tsk, has the bat turned into the evil god of mathematics?