My Monster Fuses Everything

The exposed part of the shell was on the deep-water side of Nanwang Lake, while the Giant Crocodile Monster and the Armored Crocodile colony were on the shallower side.

Surprised, Su Han looked at the situation inside Nanwang Lake and immediately had doubts in his mind. Could it be that when the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon was still underwater, there was such a huge creature inside?

"Roar"
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The shallowing water seemed to have startled the creature, and its enormous body moved, lifting its four limbs out of the mud and revealing its towering form mingled with mud in front of Su Han and the others.

A dozen-meter long pitch-black turtle with blood-red eyes, its shell was thick and bristling with spikes, looking utterly ferocious.

It opened its beak-like mouth, revealing densely packed teeth, and kept roaring at Su Han and his team, its gaze locked onto the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon.

"Old turtle? Which asshole put an alligator turtle in the lake?"

Zhu Xiong could recognize the prototype of the creature by now; apart from its gigantic size, it was the spitting image of a big alligator turtle.

If they hadn't discovered this thing and had gone into the water to catch crocodiles, they might've gotten into trouble.

"Hmm... wait, is that fellow trying to escape?"

Zhu Xiong already had his two Second-Rank Apostles summoned to his side, the Bone Armor Giant Pig was not convenient for going down, but the more agile Glutton was ready to go.

But now, the fierce creature turned around and moved towards the farther reaches of Nanwang Lake with an extremely fast pace.

The water there was even deeper, and it would be even harder to deal with if it actually got there.

Zhu Xiong widened his eyes, having never seen a creature so keen on survival before. A racial talent?

"Should I chase?"

Zhu Xiong looked at the swiftly departing Ironback Alligator Turtle and asked Su Han.

"Let the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon go."

Upon receiving Su Han's order, the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon flapped its wings, creating a huge gale, and then it charged straight out.

The Ironback Alligator Turtle, sensing the threat behind it, roared and growled, and a pitch-black shield suddenly appeared on it.

Keng

The Bat-winged Alligator Dragon's wings whipped up several Wind Blades that attacked the Ironback Alligator Turtle, striking the dark metallic shield and making a clanging sound, as if hitting metal.

After blocking three Wind Blades, the shield finally couldn't bear it and shattered with a loud bang.

The Bat-winged Alligator Dragon swooped down, grabbing onto the Ironback Alligator Turtle, which tried to bite back, but in the next moment, the Black Water Cannon was already forming in the alligator dragon's mouth, blasting onto the turtle's shell.

With a crackling sound, the heavy blow almost robbed the Ironback Alligator Turtle of its fighting strength, leaving it to be carried back by the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon without resistance.

The Bat-winged Alligator Dragon returned to Su Han's side, tossing the Ironback Alligator Turtle onto the ground, nearly creating a great pit.

Su Han looked at the Ironback Alligator Turtle and suddenly fixed his gaze on the abdominal area. There were several deep claw marks visible on the flesh, bones showing deep within, the flesh writhing, neither flowing nor healing, but just continuously eroding.

"These wounds weren't caused by your Apostle, right?"

Zhu Xiong also saw the wound and immediately became puzzled, as he had seen the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon attacking the back, not the abdomen.

Thoughtful, Su Han said, "I'm afraid it has to do with the Chang Beast."

The origins of the Chang Beast were mysterious, but all signs had already pointed to it being the minion of some creature. Although this was just conjecture, the writhing of the flesh in front of him resembled the collected blood mucus, suggesting a strong connection.

Zhu Xiong was startled and hesitated, "Can it have such an ability?"

"We'll know soon enough."

Su Han narrowed his eyes and continued, "Take it to the ring belt area and lock it up, then observe the situation. Make sure non-combatants keep their distance."

"Alright, I'll go arrange it and bring some city defense crossbows over."

Zhu Xiong was a hard man, and he speculated that Su Han wanted to fish, in the literal sense.

Although it was only a guess, there was no loss if they were wrong.

The Ironback Alligator Turtle struggled vigorously, but it was only about Second-order Intermediate in strength and lacked many special skills, far from being a match for the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon.

After the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon suppressed it, it flew back to the ring belt area with the Ironback Alligator Turtle, dropped it to the ground, where countless vines had already spread out to control it.

To avoid affecting the wound's changes, Su Han even refrained from using the Paralytic Toxin of the Man-eating Vine, as he wanted to see if the wound was related to the creature lurking behind the scenes.

With the Ironback Alligator Turtle no longer blocking their way, the remaining Giant Crocodile Monster and Armored Crocs also tried to flee, but they had no chance whatsoever.

Zhu Xiong led his men and captured a swarm of Giant Crocodile Monsters and Armored Crocodiles, stuffing them into cages one by one, and brought them back to the Shanhu Villa District.

Aside from the fish monsters, this batch of crocodilian monsters was undoubtedly a new addition to the water army.

Once the monsters were cleared, sweeping Nanwang Lake became even easier. Led by Zhu Xiong, Ji Jichun took a team that had made contracts with fish monsters and started searching in the waters of the lake.

Although part of the lake's water had been drained, a man-made lake was not enough to dry up Nanwang Lake entirely; therefore, when it came to the deep-water areas, the assistance of water monsters was essential.

Nanwang Lake was vast, and the variety of evolved species within it was unexpectedly diverse. The plant types were stickle algae and giant duckweeds, while among the evolved fish species, three have been discovered: horned carps, black scale bigheads, and red mud loaches; in addition, there were Black Armor clams.

One could say that these evolved kinds were the ones that constructed the ecological system of Nanwang Lake, with creatures like the Armored Crocodile and the Giant Crocodile Monster groups relying on them for sustenance, of course, along with hunting other monsters.

However, now, these evolved kinds had all been captured by Zhu Xiong, with some being placed into the artificial lakes in the surrounding belt area, and some being prepared to be introduced into Yunling Lake for breeding.

The water channels had been established, and the matter of Nanwang Lake was left for Zhu Xiong to continue clearing up. Although it was impossible to catch every single one—such an attempt was impractical—the crucial point was to sort out the situation in Nanwang Lake, especially related to water storage and water channels.

Only with a continuous supply of water, redirected into the surrounding belt area, could the Bat-winged Alligator Dragon keep advancing.

On one side of the surrounding belt area, the task of excavating a new artificial lake was handed over to Zhang Dahai to deal with. Although one artificial lake wasn't small, it wasn't enough to satisfy the needs for water and for breeding evolved fish species, hence another one needed to be dug.

....

Within the surrounding belt area, an Ironback Alligator Turtle was being tightly bound by vines, from head to toe, almost being wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

The ground vines controlled the Ironback Alligator Turtle on one side, while on the other side, excess vines spread over to a pile of discarded small vehicles nearby, totaling about thirty or forty.

Fine threads of vine spread out, slowly fusing with the metallic substances.

The supply of monster flesh was insufficient. Although the patrol team, search team, and Tree-born Worms were also hunting monsters within the area, compared to the current demands of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, it was like trying to extinguish a burning cart with a cup of water.

Therefore, the flesh was still accumulating under the roots, and the focus of fusion had temporarily shifted to metallic substances, to see if the metal quality could be enhanced to compensate for the shortcomings.

The Mother Nest Ancient Tree fused metal on one side while controlling the Ironback Alligator Turtle on the other.

The whole Ironback Alligator Turtle's back was downward, dragged by the vines, its wounded abdomen exposed before Su Han and Bai Qilan, and Bai Qilan was using a sharp tool to cut the clotted blood from the wound and store it in a container.

"How is this Ironback Alligator Turtle doing?"

Su Han stood behind Bai Qilan, watching as she meticulously examined the turtle's wound.

"It's the same thing, but this one is alive."

Turning to Su Han, Bai Qilan said gravely, "It can be confirmed as some powerful monster's skill. The flesh is like a seed that continuously erodes the Ironback Alligator Turtle, and if it can't resist, it will turn into... a puppet?"

She paused, then added, "Saying 'puppet' might not be accurate, 'complete assimilation' is more correct. If your guess is right, there might be Chang Beasts coming."

"Let them come, it'll be a good chance to see what kind of monster it is."

There was a slight movement in Su Han's eyes as he said, "And the stronger the monster, sometimes the more valuable it might be."

After all, wasn't Su Han's ability Fusion?

Moreover, in the post-apocalyptic world, monsters would come whether you took measures against them or not, better to lure the snake out of its hole.

Bai Qilan merely nodded slightly; having conveyed her warning was enough, she wouldn't interfere with Su Han.

Taking the samples, Bai Qilan left first, returning to Shanhu Villa.

Unlike Su Han, she had even more things to busy herself with at the laboratory. Although she had already mastered the method of producing enhancers, making them from First Order Inferior to Second Order Low Grade was simple.

But as she gradually moved upward, how to ensure the quality of the enhancers while also giving them certain characteristics, like those from the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, beasts under care, Scorpion Spider Demon, and others, all requiring more in-depth adjustment and research.

Not to mention, there was also the direction of research on human body enhancers, as previously reminded by Bai Qiuwen.

To some extent, she was even busier than Su Han.

[LV2 Ordinary Metal Fusion success, Mother Nest Ancient Tree obtains Skill Advancement: LV2 Metallic Quality]

The fusion, lasting from day into night, took much longer than Su Han had anticipated.

However, metal wasn't the primary fusion direction for the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, and even if the adaptation was lower, as long it could compensate for the shortcomings to a degree, the time spent was acceptable.

As the skill advanced, the metallic essence within the Mother Nest Ancient Tree became richer, and the vines showed a faint metallic sheen, their strength further enhanced.

If faced with an even more powerful monster again, the vines' binding ability would be significantly improved.

"The result is good, but this metal consumption is much greater than that needed by the Scorpion Spider Demon."

Several dozen vehicles had been nearly fused cleanly to reach LV2 Ordinary Metal, far more demanding than what was required during the Scorpion Spider Demon's time.

Su Han estimated the metal reserves in the camp. If the buildings weren't dismantled, the metallic cubes stacked up by the Scorpion Spider Demon's Metal Control barely amounted to over three hundred tons, sourced from over three hundred vehicles, road barriers, and other metallic materials.

With the expansion of the camp, metal was needed in many places, and the Scorpion Spider Demon required a lot as well, so it was now time to increase the search efforts of the search team.

With the fusion complete and night deepening, Su Han went back to rest, only to find himself instinctively unsettled the next morning, a feeling of oppression emanating from deep within his psyche.

After getting up, he immediately looked outside the window, toward the perimeter beyond the Radiance of the Lamp Tree.

The mist, previously light as a sheer curtain, now hung heavy like a white cloth, visibility reduced to within the light of the Lamp Tree, much like the first day of the post-apocalypse.

Su Han's expression turned grave as he instantly understood what this meant.

The fog had thickened,