"So..."

Gazing at the emotionless, headless stitched monster before her, Yun You squinted her eyes and quietly asked, "Does Uncle Chef mean that this ugly... and pretending-to-be-kind being is the [Master of the Tower] summoned through Flesh and Blood Sacrifice?"

"Which is a deity of the Tower Race?"

"It should be like that."

The fat chef nodded and explained, "My dad told me that the gods worshipped by the Tower people are bizarre and varied. Among them, the one who oversees the flesh and blood sacrifice is a headless monster god, who loves reciting some unintelligible chants all the time."

"The true visage of that god might differ somewhat from the headless monster before us, but the overall form should be similar."

"I see..."

Yun You pondered for a moment and then asked, "Do you know its weaknesses, Uncle?"

"How could I know that!"

The fat chef shook his head helplessly, saying, "Miss, you're overestimating me; I'm just a third-rate chef who can't even climb into the Upper District, with skills slightly better than pre-cooked meals, hearing all this thanks to my father being a guard at the digital archive."

"Even my dad only knows a little about the Tower people and the giant tower; as for the weaknesses you mentioned, we can't possibly know."

This sounded somewhat reasonable, so Yun You didn't ask further.

She casually wiped her face and decided to listen to other people's opinions.

But just then, Yun You's peripheral vision inadvertently caught signs of the headless monster preparing to act again.

"Amitabha..."

It chanted once more, and suddenly, its chest rapidly expanded like a balloon, while the heart in its abdomen burst with layers of green veins, resembling countless worms wriggling through its blood vessels...

"Not good!"

Yun You's pupils contracted; she hurriedly kicked down the table in front, hid behind the wooden furniture, and covered her ears tightly.

Seeing this, the civilians nearby quickly imitated her, seeking cover and stuffing cotton balls into their ears from their clothes.

Boom—!

The terrifying heartbeat sound arrived as expected, turning into an invisible hammer striking everyone.

Furniture and tables close to the headless monster were torn apart, and those hiding behind cover were blown to the ground, their bodies pierced with wood and metal fragments.

But thanks to Yun You's correct demonstration, people knew to hide behind cover to avoid the shockwave, covering their ears and noses to reduce the damage from the impact.

This time, no one died.

*Splutter*~

A warm stream of blood uncontrollably seeped from Yun You's small nose, continuously flowing.

But she casually wiped the blood and continued to keep a close eye on the headless monster, her bright eyes revealing a flash of insight.

Yun You felt she had roughly figured out the headless monster's secrets.

The headless monster's primary attack method was using its powerful vibrating heart to generate shockwaves comparable to aerial bomb explosions.

This attack method is extremely tricky, almost impossible to resist or evade, and its power isn't to be underestimated; if it does this multiple times, even the Apprentice Death God might struggle to endure it.

However, it wasn't without flaws.

Based on her observations, Yun You roughly summarized two weaknesses of the headless monster.

First, this creature has a very obvious "preparation move" before attacking.

It will first utter the two Brahma sounds, then take a deep breath through the torso's cracks, gather strength for a long time, and then let its heart pound, releasing all the power.

But this gathering of strength isn't absolute. Because when Yun You first rushed at the headless monster, it only gathered strength for barely a second before releasing the heartbeat shockwave.

It should be able to control the duration of gathering strength, using both "instantaneous release" and "gathering strength" methods to adapt to different situations.

As for the second weakness, the headless monster's own body also undergoes significant damage when releasing the heartbeat.

This can be told from its faintly cracking heart.

After two heartbeats, its chest cracked in several places, and the heart became bright red, showing extremely severe congestion.

Although it recovers quickly, with wounds starting to heal in mere seconds, the heartbeat itself still places a considerable burden on it.

Some injuries can't be healed by its regenerative power.

This is why the headless monster's heartbeat ability must have a cooldown period.

Yun You couldn't determine this period through guessing... she could only uncover the truth through actions.

However, this also meant she had to withstand at least one shockwave.

Possibly even two...

The fiery pain in her nose and mouth persisted.

It reminded Yun You to think carefully before acting.

The little girl hesitated a bit.

But then, the next move of the headless monster dramatically changed her expression and erased her hesitation.

The headless monster knelt down, lay on the ground, used the wound on its torso as a mouth to randomly eat the corpses on the ground...

In an instant, the remains of the Insect Gang members were devoured halfway.

The headless monster was "chewing" the flesh with its ribs, only taking in, not letting out, delighting in its meal...

Meanwhile, as it ate, the cracks on its heart and chest rapidly healed.

"What the—!"

Yun You finally couldn't help but swear, her face turning pale!

But it wasn't out of fear; it was out of anger...

"That's my catch! It's mine!"

Fuming, Yun You charged out of cover, her whole being frantically rushed toward the headless monster!

In biology, this behavior might be called...

Food guarding.

"Explode with me!"

Yun You gritted her teeth while sprinting, swung her arm in a wide arc to throw the Mantis Blade, and thrust her fist furiously at the headless monster's heart!

"Amitabha..."

The headless monster still displayed no emotional fluctuation, merely silently performing an instantaneous heartbeat the moment Yun You reached it.

Without any suspense, the little girl and her blade were flung again, slamming into the wall heavily.

However, this time, when Yun You climbed out from the damaged brick wall, she didn't remain dizzy, continuously shaking her head, but maintained a clear-headed demeanor, muttering under her breath.

"One second..."

Supporting herself with both hands on the ground, she pinched her thigh, forcing herself to feel the numbed legs.

"Two seconds."

Yun You counted, standing up with support from the wall, gripping her blade again.

"Three seconds..."

The girl bent down, enduring the turmoil in her stomach, once more adopting a charging stance.

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