Chapter 351: Family Backup

The entire lab abruptly fell into an eerie silence.

Zhao Shiming clearly hadn’t expected the bullet to come for him. He hadn’t even finished speaking, his expression freezing mid-rant. Even as he collapsed inside the glass room, his face remained locked in that wildly distorted, fanatical look, strangely unsettling.

*Vmm…*

At that exact moment, the chaotic mental force field swirling around the ‘God’ suddenly stabilized.

It was like a swarm of bees spreading outwards suddenly returning to the hive.

The ‘God’ had been rapidly turning, its eyes locking onto Lu Xin, preparing to charge and grab him, but its movements froze.

Like a ferocious beast instantly losing its mind.

…

“How could this happen?”

Someone screamed in panic – one of the lab personnel.

They had been subdued earlier by the Ability Users from Central City, but before they could be taken away, the ‘God’ had appeared.

The moment the ‘God’ manifested, half of them had their minds wiped blank, dying instantly.

Among the survivors, many now seemed to have completely lost their sanity.

They just knelt blankly on the floor or huddled with their heads down, trying desperately to burrow into the corner as if a hole existed there.

But there were still three or four who clung precariously to their reason.

Seeing Zhao Shiming’s death, their eyes flew wide open, as if struck by a terrifying thought.

“It’s obvious. That ‘God’ was being controlled by the guy in the white coat…”

“…That’s not important. What matters is that dealing with this ‘God’ requires severing the connection between them first.”

“Too bad Mom isn’t here, so I have to do it myself…”

“I don’t have scissors, but…”

“Killing him is also a way to sever the connection!”

…

In the instant Zhao Shiming died and the others succumbed to madness or terror, Lu Xin didn’t waste a second. Even as he pushed off the wall and shot Zhao Shiming through the glass, he was already analyzing the logic of this cleanup mission.

“Now this thing seems to have stopped moving, so…”

As his body began to fall from the wall face, he was already prepared.

His gaze snapped towards the motionless ‘God’. The shadow cast by his body instantly stretched, elongating grotesquely.

*Tsh!*

The Shadow surged towards the ‘God’.

It met slight resistance when it encountered the solidified distorted force field surrounding the ‘God’.

But then, it smoothly broke through the roughly three-meter radius field, piercing straight through the ‘God’s’ head, then its heart, then its lower abdomen, before striking the joints of its limbs and its octopus-like tentacles.

*Splat…*

The ‘God’ instantly disintegrated, collapsing into a pile of shredded flesh and blood.

“Done…”

Only then did Lu Xin’s body land lightly on the ground. He looked at the pile of minced meat, frowning slightly. “Job finished?”

It looked like the work was complete.

But why did he still feel like something was missing?

…

*Zzzzt…*

Just as Lu Xin had that thought, the pile of shredded meat suddenly erupted with a terrifying distorted force field.

In an instant, this distorted mental field spread throughout the entire lab.

All electrical circuits shorted out, exploding in showers of sparks.

All liquids seemed to defy gravity, abruptly floating into mid-air.

From the spilled liquids on the ground, tiny, multi-colored fish leaped out, hopping towards the pile of shredded meat.

A sense of alertness flared in Lu Xin’s mind. He nimbly moved away from the pile and pulled another gun from his backpack.

*Bang!*

He fired a shot to his left first.

A burst of blue electric arc exploded beside the school of small fish, burning them to cinders.

Simultaneously, using the momentum, he aimed at the pile of rotten flesh and squeezed the trigger repeatedly.

*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*

One special bullet after another slammed into the pile of rotten flesh, each exploding in a dazzling blue arc.

Politely called a finishing blow.

Colloquially called making sure it’s dead.

Strictly speaking, it was worry that this ‘God’ wasn’t completely dead yet, so he was giving it an extra send-off.

*Swish swish swish…*

But even before the blue electrical arcs dissipated, countless blood-red filaments crawled out from the pile of shredded meat.

They resembled blood vessels thinned down innumerable times, somewhat like the flesh-and-blood filaments connecting Little Nineteen’s body parts during splitting. These filaments moved with extreme speed, instantly filling the entire lab and merging with the distorted force field emanating from the monster.

Lu Xin’s heart tightened. Twisting his body in ways that defied common sense, he dodged the filaments whistling towards him.

Looking up, his heart sank.

He saw that everyone in the office had changed.

Whether it was the staff whose minds had died, those driven mad, or those still retaining some sanity, even Zhao Shiming with a bullet in his forehead and the terrified old janitor – all their bodies underwent a bizarre mutation.

Flesh buds extended from their bodies, reaching towards the pile of flesh.

Then, their flesh and blood became soft and viscous, turning into liquid.

This liquid was then drawn towards the ‘God’s’ shredded remains, rapidly merging together.

*Kkkk…*

Within the mass of flesh and blood, a spine-like bone structure rapidly grew. Then, from the bones, a bizarre humanoid skull shape extended. Layers upon layers of flesh, nerves, blood vessels, and organs appeared, growing in their respective places.

Then came the fascia and muscles, and finally, a massive, hideous heart and blackish-green skin.

Six eyes, antennae… the ‘God’ stood up once more.

The entire process was unnervingly natural and effortless, possessing a unique, grotesque beauty.

“Ahhh…”

Suddenly, sounds erupted from the ‘God’s’ body – they came from faces.

One by one, the people melted and devoured by the ‘God’ had become faces embedded in its flesh. They seemed to retain their own life; some gaped their mouths, breathing heavily, while others wore expressions of extreme agony, seemingly struggling violently.

“You… What have you done…”

In the exceptionally prominent heart area of the ‘God’, a unique face grew.

It was Zhao Shiming’s face.

He looked like he had just woken up, gasping raggedly. After a moment, as if recalling what had just happened, he shrieked, “You madman! You madman! You actually dared to kill me? Do you have any idea what the consequences of killing me are?”

His fury was genuine, like watching an underachiever smash a precious experimental model.

“No idea.”

Lu Xin answered honestly.

He then drew his other gun, looking earnestly at Zhao Shiming. “Since you knew there would be consequences like this, why did you create it?”

“Ignorant fool! You have no concept of what greatness truly is…”

On the God’s Body, Zhao Shiming’s face twisted ferociously, roaring in anger as if wanting to devour someone whole.

“But I will at least make you understand the price of defying a god!”

His anger seemed to influence the ‘God’. Suddenly, all six eyes simultaneously locked onto Lu Xin, their gaze feeling tangible.

For a moment, Lu Xin felt not like he was being watched by six eyes, but pinned down by six nails.

Caught off guard, his mind seemed to stop functioning.

It was like the scene before him stuttered – one second it was there, the next second, it was right in front of him.

Its body was enormous, yet its speed actually surpassed Little Nineteen’s.

*Shhlick…*

Sharp claws slashed towards Lu Xin’s throat.

The sound of fingernails slicing through the air made Lu Xin feel like they were five bullets.

The violently colliding air churned into chaotic currents, making it hard for Lu Xin to even keep his eyes open. In an instant, his body bent backward, his back almost parallel to the ground. Then he thrust his hand up sharply, grabbing the monster’s claws.

*Plop plop plop…*

The monster’s claws were viscous. Blood threads emerged, winding down Lu Xin’s fingers.

Simultaneously, it stomped down with one foot.

Lu Xin’s expression changed slightly. He quickly retracted his hand, leaving only a glove stuck to the monster, while he himself shot back over two meters.

*Boom!*

The monster’s foot slammed into the ground. Wood splinters flew, and the office trembled noticeably.

Using the force of the stomp, its body launched into mid-air, the tentacles behind it whipping forward, raining down like piercing drops.

This monster wasn’t just fast; it seemed capable of predicting Lu Xin’s movements.

*Bang Bang…*

Having bounced back over two meters, Lu Xin swiftly drew his handgun and fired continuously at the monster.

Blue electrical arcs crackled across the monster’s body. The flesh visibly charred, but before the flames even died down, that part had already healed. Its movements weren’t even affected as it crashed down heavily towards Lu Xin.

“Sister, I’ll leave it to you.”

In the instant he was completely cornered, Lu Xin made a decision.

He himself wasn’t particularly good at fighting, but his sister undoubtedly was.

So, as the monster stomped towards him, Lu Xin’s expression suddenly turned somewhat excited. A low “hee hee” laughter even escaped his lips. Simultaneously, his body abruptly scuttled backward and rapidly climbed onto the wall.

As the monster’s foot hit the ground, he had already leaped down from the wall, landing lightly behind the monster.

*Swish!*

He grabbed at the monster’s flesh, instantly tearing off a bloody chunk.

Countless tentacles around the monster stabbed towards him, but Lu Xin had already circled around the monster’s body, climbing onto its chest.

His fingers curled, aiming fiercely for its heart – right where Zhao Shiming’s face was.

Zhao Shiming screamed in terror. The monster’s body twisted violently, allowing Lu Xin’s hand to sink into its left rib as flesh surged outwards, clamping down on his hand. At the same time, using the momentum of the turn, a huge claw swiped at Lu Xin’s face.

Lu Xin bent his feet, stepping on the monster’s incoming claw and using the leverage to somersault away.

While in mid-air, his pupils constricted as he stared intently at the monster.

“Woof woof…”

Following his gaze, a small, skinless dog instantly darted out from behind the monster, lunging to bite its rear end.