"Don't let it take shape!" Philip shouted from behind.
Lu Yuan could sense the tension in his voice; the priest had clearly seen similar things before and knew how troublesome it would be once it fully formed.
Alice didn't waste words; her warhammer was raised high, gathering lightning, and under the shine of the holy light, she slammed into the fusing mass of flesh like a bolt of golden lightning.
Boom!
The warhammer struck, and lightning exploded within the flesh, instantly blasting an entire arm into a pulp.
The flesh scorched by the lightning emitted black smoke, immediately losing its ability to regenerate.
"Focus fire!" Marcus barked, the gears on his face spinning even faster.
As Marcus's voice fell, the two Descendants moved simultaneously.
One man's arm unfolded, an internal flame-throwing device spewing blue fire to seal off the left side of the agglomerate.
The other's mechanical arm transformed, extending rotating serrated blades; relying on his body armor, he ignored the reaching arms of the meat mass and moved close to sink the blades into the flesh.
The serrated blades spun at high speed, shredding the tangling arms into pieces.
Their appearance immediately drew the attention of the flesh, significantly reducing the pressure on Alice as her lightning flickered, swinging out again and again.
The two deacons who had been standing outside the cabin now stepped forward, holy emblems in hand, their prayers incessant and pious; the holy emblems engraved with the image of an Angel vibrated constantly, erupting with bursts of blinding light.
As that light fell upon the converging flesh, the meat reacted as if it had touched fire, and the faces embedded in its surface let out agonizing wails.
Ed stood to the side, shooting at the scattered chunks of flesh, while Leonard drew a short blade to hack at the severed limbs attempting to crawl back.
The two cooperated with unspoken understanding, continuously preventing the flesh from re-fusing.
Gray stood in front of Lu Yuan, sweeping away any stray, writhing bits of flesh that splashed toward them.
Lu Yuan did not join the melee; at this level of combat, he couldn't offer much help unless he used exorcism gunpowder or mithril.
However, Lu Yuan wasn't idle; his gaze remained locked on the grey-cloaked figure hiding behind the flesh, constantly searching for a gap to fire.
Finally, the Flesh Agglomerate was pushed back a few steps, revealing the grey-cloaked figure behind it.
Lu Yuan saw his chance and decisively pulled the trigger!
But even though the flesh was in a hard fight, it still separated an arm to block the grey-cloaked figure, the bullet sinking into the meat and splashing black liquid.
The blue light in the grey-cloaked figure's eyes intensified, and he gave Lu Yuan a mocking smile.
Marcus stood in the rear with his hands behind his back, his mechanical eyes flashing with red light, as if the battle before him were merely an experiment worth observing.
Finally, the continuous fusing of the agglomerate began to stall, and the vitality of the scattered flesh significantly weakened.
"So fragile..." the grey-cloaked figure's voice surfaced, sounding like someone choking on water.
At the same time, the heads embedded in the surface of the Flesh Agglomerate lifted simultaneously, their hollow eyes scanning the surroundings as their mangled mouths opened at once.
【Warning: Target's flesh proliferation accelerating, contamination activity rising sharply】
But before Lu Yuan could open his mouth to warn them, the red light in Marcus's eyes, who had been standing at the back, faded.
"Do it."
In the next moment, the Arbiter standing at the very rear moved.
A clear sound of mechanical gears shifting rang out, and the steam pipes all over the Arbiter erupted simultaneously, spewing white vapor.
The red light in the mechanical eyes hidden under the helmet flared brilliantly.
A moment later, a crimson beam of light blasted from the device in its chest!
The beam arrived in the blink of an eye, piercing straight through the center of the Flesh Agglomerate!
The cluster of fused hearts was burned through, creating a massive hole as black blood splattered everywhere.
The legs and feet flailing wildly on the flesh experienced a momentary stagnation.
Alice had been waiting for this exact opportunity.
The flames from the Descendants and the holy light from the deacons poured out together, suppressing the remaining limbs of the agglomerate.
Alice's frame expanded violently, her warhammer raised high as the lightning converged into a blinding pillar of light!
"Break!"
The warhammer slammed into the flesh, completely crushing the cluster of hearts that had already been pierced!
Lightning exploded within the interior of the agglomerate.
Flesh splattered and bones shattered.
The movements of the agglomerate froze.
The expressions on those faces solidified, and their mouths stopped opening and closing.
Then, like a clay sculpture losing its support, it collapsed with a crash, the melted, unrecognizable corpse falling away until it turned into a pool of gore.
【Deep Agglomerate destroyed】
【Sanity: -1, 54/70】
The splattered flesh forced everyone present to take a step back.
The moment the fused flesh collapsed, Lu Yuan was already looking toward the spot where the grey-cloaked figure was hiding.
He was actually still there?
The grey-cloaked figure stood beside the pile of wreckage, a flash of regret crossing his eyes.
"Truly weak..."
Lu Yuan raised his gun again.
This time, there was no flesh in the way.
But the grey-cloaked figure was faster; a layer of light shimmered over him, and then... he turned and ran, charging toward the hole in the middle of the cabin.
"Stop him."
Marcus's voice remained calm.
A Descendant activated instantly, mechanical arms unfolding as the internal crossbow device was cocked and fired.
A bolt shot out!
The grey-cloaked figure jerked to the side, the bolt grazing his robe as it flew past.
Then it exploded behind him!
The blast of the explosion knocked the grey-cloaked figure to the ground, though the splattering shrapnel was entirely blocked by the faint light on his body.
He used the force of the blast to slide into the hole, escaping the cabin.
"Pursue!"
Alice followed immediately, gripping her warhammer and jumping down.
Lu Yuan and Gray followed close behind.
Upon landing on the island, a soft, loose sensation came from the beach under their feet.
The subsequent Descendants and the others filed out, surrounding the grey-cloaked figure.
The grey-cloaked figure stood on the beach, the light on his body flickering slightly.
He looked at the people surrounding him, a fanatical smile appearing on his pale face, his gaze like that of someone looking at a group of ants.
"You shouldn't have followed..."
"Take him down." Alice ignored his nonsense completely, her voice cold.
The two Descendants also moved forward, their mechanical arms extending.
At that moment, the grey-cloaked figure opened his arms and tilted his head toward the sky.
"Mother..."
"Take me home..."
As the words fell.
Lu Yuan felt a tremor beneath his feet.
No.
The beach was moving.
The entire area of sand was writhing.
Something was approaching rapidly!
"Back away!" Lu Yuan shouted.
The spreading sand began to climb up the grey-cloaked figure's shins, wrapping and entwining around him.
The Descendants did not retreat, still charging forward in an attempt to seize him, but the sand surged like a tide, forcing all the Descendants back.
"Fire!" Marcus's voice rang out.
The Arbiter struck again!
Another crimson beam of light blasted toward the grey-cloaked figure—
Countless grains of sand erupted, seemingly trying to block it, but the Arbiter's attack was not so easily intercepted; the sand in its path was instantly incinerated.
The crimson beam immediately burned a charred, massive hole through the grey-cloaked figure's body!
If the sand beneath his feet hadn't forcibly shifted his position at the last moment, the grey-cloaked figure would likely be dead by now.
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