An inexplicable cold wind howled across the faces of the group.

It was not calm; its frequency was somewhat irregular, even mixed with a faint stench and the smell of chemical reagents.

Compared to normal wind, it was more like something was sticking close to one's ear, quietly breathing and blowing onto one's cheek...

And indeed, that was the truth.

When Yun You and the group gathered their wits and looked ahead with scrutinizing eyes...

That "thing" appeared before them as expected.

What kind of monster was it...

A black mass of flesh, enormous as a hill, stood vaguely before the four.

Its surface was a nauseating fleshy color, like a huge lump of rotting meat...

Sometimes, parts of its flesh would suddenly bulge, as if internal organs were pulsating, and sometimes it would sink in, as if its essence was drained.

The meat had no eyes but always gave the impression that it possessed vision...

Its body occasionally wriggled, as if breathing with its own pulse. In fact, it breathed through its skin, the irregular fishy breeze being its exhalation and inhalation.

The environment surrounding the flesh was dim and damp, filled with a rancid smell. Strictly speaking, the cave wasn't inherently damp or rotten-scented; it was only because the flesh hill lingered here.

"Is this... the real appearance of the monster?"

Jack stared blankly at the mountain of flesh, disbelief flashing in his eyes.

Though he had mentally prepared, when this hill-sized meat mountain appeared before him...

The mercenaries still froze.

Frost Moon was the same.

In the past, their mercenary hacker team had seen countless monsters and witnessed mutated beasts in the wild.

Demons as large as bulls, burrowing worms with skin as hard as steel, train-like centipedes...

He thought he was already quite knowledgeable, unperturbed by any monster.

But he was wrong.

Compared to the meat mountain, he felt like an ant... even if he constantly encouraged himself in his heart, despite lacking some emotions, his body instinctively felt fear.

Aurora, on the other hand, remained expressionless as before, silently calculating and devising plans.

Although the two-headed monster bird ignored Yun You's trio, not much interested in them.

But now, it knew it had to quickly gather information, enabling Yun You's group to defeat the flesh...

Only then could the chosen girl escape smoothly.

As for Yun You...

The little girl was also somewhat surprised.

She had imagined the enemy could be enormous but never expected it to be this colossal.

The mass even surpassed the size of Yangshan Town itself.

Such a monster was indeed difficult to deal with.

But since she was here, no matter how challenging the opponent, Yun You had no intention of retreating.

"This is the monster's true form."

The little girl gazed intently at the mass, explaining to her companions: "Its name is 'Father of the Flesh', an ancient demon!"

"Currently, its confirmed abilities are twofold: disguise and mind control, similar to 'its' previous abilities. You can consider this guy as an upgraded version of 'it'!"

"Likewise, 'Father of the Flesh' likely has strong regenerative abilities; ordinary injuries might not take it down!"

"We might need to find a way to destroy its core organs, just like before..."

"The previous mine and the initial cave we explored were parts of 'Father of the Flesh's' body, its mouth and throat... its actual size may exceed 200 meters."

"But don't worry."

Yun You licked her small fangs and said ominously, "The real combat capability it has might only be this rotting meat!"

"Jack, set up the machine gun turret, provide ample remote fire suppression!"

"Frost Moon, bring out your reserve chips, try to slow it down, even if only by 0.1 seconds. It might give us an edge!"

"Aurora, stay close to Jack, don't run off!"

Yun You issued commands rapidly.

"Roger that!"

The mercenary and hacker quickly nodded and began deploying equipment on the spot.

Though still fearful, they were professionals; despite fear, they'd press on.

This was not only a responsibility to their employment contract but also a testament to their trust in Yun You.

"Machine gun turret assembled, weapon station ready!"

"Drones in the air, armor-piercing grenades installed."

They swiftly completed their setup.

Meanwhile, Yun You had also transformed the Sequence into the Invisible, using the ability "Divine Concealment" to hide, making her way quickly to 'Father of the Flesh'.

"Move freely, act accordingly."

The little girl instructed gravely via the walkie-talkie, "You can use area-damage weapons and gas, don't worry about me, I'll be fine."

"If you find the enemy's weakness, mark it with a blue signal flare..."

"Stay safe, proceed steadily, don't panic!"

With that, she charged, wielding the Red Scale Giant Claw, toward the immeasurably massive 'Father of the Flesh'.

"Ha? Steadily?"

"That's not the Chica's nature at all!"

Jack silently muttered a complaint in his heart, yet he still set up his makeshift turret and personally took up position.

"Frost Moon, you have quite a bit of ammo left, right?"

He pointed to the drone controller in Frost Moon's hand and said, "You haven't used drones much, ammo should be sufficient."

"More or less."

Frost Moon shook his head and maneuvered several small drones over 'Father of the Flesh's' head.

"You've seen my drones, they're palm-sized swarm micro-drones with limited payloads. I only brought 8 rounds of 30mm armor-piercing grenades, enough for just two launches..."

"But in a dire emergency, they can self-destruct, resulting in an explosion comparable to a grenade... without the penetration of armor-piercing grenades but uncertain if they can breach 'Father of the Flesh's' skin."

"For such a massive monster, blasting away one or two pieces of meat might not do much."

Jack nodded at these words, not feeling disappointed.

Hackers are not primarily combat-focused, and their drones mainly serve for reconnaissance and assassination.

"Then focus on support and intelligence analysis."

Jack casually instructed and looked at 'Father of the Flesh' again, muttering, "This thing is indeed huge, I'll take a photo after the battle and show it to my sister."

"Ugh... always thinking about your sister, you sis-con."

Frost Moon softly grumbled, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Of course, I'd think about my sister."

Jack didn't argue, just grinned.

...

As the two prepared, Yun You also successfully snuck to 'Father of the Flesh's' side.

Despite its massive size, the beast was somewhat sluggish, moving slowly.

It seemed unaware of Yun You.

The little girl didn't hesitate and aimed directly at 'Father of the Flesh's' abdomen... or what could be called "abdomen", swinging the giant claw fiercely!

"Splat—!"

Instantly, flesh flew, and a massive chunk, larger than a building, was forcefully torn off 'Father of the Flesh' by the Red Phosphorus Giant Claw!

"It doesn't seem that hard to handle..."

Yun You squinted, her eyes scanning over the piece of flesh she tore away.

Being easily torn away, it seemed the main body of 'Father of the Flesh' wasn't as tough...

Not so...

...

Bang—!

Suddenly, the flesh from 'Father of the Flesh', in Yun You's claw, exploded!

But what splattered out wasn't blood and mush but a dense mist...

Upon closer look, one could see that this mist seemed to be...

Wriggling.

This was not mist.

These were 'Father of the Flesh's' cells, deliberately released... the source of infestation.

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