3.44.1 The beast and the old man

[Cannibalization mutation is reaching critical due to a lack of active food resources. To continue the use of new mutations, would you like to cannibalize yourself?]

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[No prompt given, the ability will cannibalize unneeded mutations by itself.]

A scene right out of horror appeared in front of Danny, the monster behind him that had come to a stop suddenly formed multiple mouths all around its body.

A mouth that started to devour its own body without rime or reason.

One mouth chomped at what seemed to be a hand, the other started to devour the bony tails.

One even went as far as to eat up the leg, causing the monster to drop and roll due to the momentum.

"This is the time. The monster is eating itself." The men roared as they rushed toward the exit and their freedom.

But those were the last thoughts of these men, as multiple tentacles broke out of these same mouths and stabbed the body of each and every remaining soldier with precise accuracy.