Chapter 80: Destroy the Target?

After throwing the remains of the Hoffman family members into the pool, the experimenters worked together to pull the massive metal lever.

As the lever was pulled, the ground trembled, and the mechanical devices buried beneath the lab began to operate.

The blood-red pool reacted instantly, with the flesh dissolving and boiling, producing continuous bubbles.

Then, the mechanical conduits extracted all of the crimson liquid and injected it into the giant glass incubation tank.

Inside the tank, the dried-up body of a woman screamed and writhed, twisting uncontrollably.

Her stomach, bloated to the extreme and covered in black eyeballs, pulsed and shrank as it ravenously absorbed the red liquid.

It was so hungry, eager to devour the nutrients.

It was also full of joy!

The joy was so intense that it spread to everyone outside the tank, causing them to smile involuntarily.

The black-robed cultists of the Cult of the Broken Eye were particularly joyous and fanatical.

They grinned with twisted expressions, laughing silently.

Kneeling around the incubation tank, they fervently praised the great Master of the Thousand Eyes.

As the cultists' fervent prayers echoed, the womb-like mass inside the tank began emitting a heartbeat-like sound.

Thump, thump, thump, thump—

The sound grew louder and louder.

Until it resonated throughout the entire laboratory, each heartbeat seemingly pounding in people's chests, causing their blood to surge.

Watching all of this, Yusef was incredibly excited.

It was finally complete. The true offspring of the great Master of the Thousand Eyes was about to be born!

Suddenly, there was a loud bang from the outer area, the sound of iron doors being blown open.

It seemed that Eden had already reached the final level.

So close.

A lab worker rushed over in a panic, looking at Yusef.

"Lord, the King's Court forces have broken in, but the Chaos embryo still needs more time to hatch!"

Before he could finish, blood spurted from the worker's chest as he collapsed to the ground.

Yusef calmly wiped the blood off his dagger and tossed the silk handkerchief away.

"I know, and next time, don't speak so loudly to me…"

The handkerchief drifted down, covering the face of the lifeless worker.

Yusef gestured with his eyes, and the cyborg guards behind him unsheathed their blades, slashing at the remaining lab workers.

The sacrifice ritual was already complete; these people were no longer needed.

These weak, lowly mortals had no right to witness the birth of the offspring of the great Master of the Thousand Eyes.

In no time, the cyborg guards slaughtered all the remaining lab workers in the area.

The black-robed cultists seemed oblivious, fully devoted to their prayers to the great Master of the Thousand Eyes.

The mixture of desperate screams and the cultists' chants was truly beautiful.

Afterward, Yusef led the cyborg guards quickly to the other side of the incubation area.

There were over a dozen spheres covered with black cloth.

Yusef and the cyborg guards each approached a sphere and yanked the cloth away.

Before them were flesh balls, entangled with dark eyeballs and tendrils of flesh.

These flesh balls resembled the Chaos embryo in the giant tank but were much smaller, merely byproducts of the Chaos embryo.

Without hesitation, Yusef placed his hand on the flesh ball in front of him.

Instantly, blood tendrils spread from within, penetrating his palm and then more tendrils wrapped around him, pulling him completely into the flesh ball.

The cyborg guards did the same, each being drawn into the flesh balls.

The blood tendrils burrowed into their bodies, causing them to twitch and howl in pain.

Inside the blood spheres, Yusef's body twisted and convulsed uncontrollably.

He gritted his teeth, forcing himself not to scream.

This process was far from perfected; he hadn't wanted to use it.

But time had run out.

Since Eden dared to challenge him, Yusef would show him what real power was!

While Yusef was struggling in agony, Eden and the Imperial Guards stormed into the incubation area.

Just as they entered, the glass tank outside shattered, releasing grotesque creatures that howled and charged at them.

Carter stepped in front of Eden, drawing his chainsword.

"Draw swords!"

The Imperial Guards lined up, drew their chainswords, and turned the valves, injecting the Promethium fuel into the engines, causing the chains to spin and roar.

Then, they rushed forward and swung their swords!

Working in coordination, the guards hacked the monstrous creatures apart, sending flesh and blood flying.

One cunning mutant hid in the shadows, its cold, vertical pupils locked onto the group.

It crouched low, muscles coiling with tension, then it leaped with incredible speed, heading straight for the most prominent figure in the middle.

The mutant moved so fast that it appeared as a blur of shadow, catching everyone off guard.

Its gaping maw was about to close around Eden.

But Carter moved faster, raising his chainsword to intercept the creature's charge.

With the roar of the chainsword, the mutant was sliced in half, from head to tail, its pieces flying behind the group.

As expected of the Chainsaw Maniac—Carter always cleaved his enemies in two, leaving the scene drenched in gore.

A true brute!

Looking at the ruthless Carter, Eden couldn't help but be impressed.

But being too brutal has its downsides.

As Carter's violent slash cut through the creature, foul-smelling blood sprayed in all directions, evenly splattering everyone around.

Especially Eden, who was drenched head to toe in the stinking blood.

"Governor!"

Carter immediately realized what had happened, panicking.

The Governor, such a noble figure, was now covered in this vile, stinking blood.

What sacrilege!

His limbs went weak as he hurriedly ran over, raising a hand to wipe the blood away.

"Are... are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Eden raised a hand to stop Carter, then shook his body, causing all the foul blood to fall to the ground.

His entire body, including his gleaming golden armor, remained spotless and immaculate.

It turned out that, just as the blood was about to touch him, Eden had used his psychic powers to envelop his body, preventing any contamination.

Though his physical constitution was excellent, he hadn't undergone augmentation, so he likely couldn't resist toxins as well as Carter and the other guards.

After dispatching all the monsters, Eden led the Imperial Guards toward the core of the incubation area.

Thump, thump, thump, thump—

The heartbeat grew louder and clearer.

Stepping into the core area, Eden finally saw the giant glass incubation tank and the horrific flesh mass inside.

He had found it—it was the target!

Eden immediately gave the order.

"Destroy the target!"

The Imperial Guards raised their bolt rifles and fired at the giant glass incubation tank.

Flashes of fire erupted from the gun barrels as rounds rained down, penetrating the praying black-robed cultists without them even noticing.

The cultists fell, and the bullets struck the glass, the tails of the rounds still spewing flames, but they could go no further.

Boom, boom, boom—

Next, dozens of armor-piercing grenades exploded.

When the smoke cleared, the giant glass incubation tank remained intact.

The glass was too strong; even rocket-propelled ammunition and armor-piercing grenades couldn't break it!

(End of Chapter)

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