The Grim Reality

Chapter 784: The Grim Reality

Whether because of Meng Chao's questioning,

or Lü Siya's attack,

the Wisdom Tree's bark cracked apart piece by piece, exposing vines within its core that writhed like internal organs—even these vines were withering and rotting at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Meng Chao coldly delivered the final blow.

"Also, there's one issue you've kept hidden all along.

"From beginning to end, you've talked about how you used the Neural Network to replicate human emotions and desires inside monsters, awakening their minds and turning them into 'spirit beasts.'

"But how does that explain why monsters possess traits from different species, even combining animal and plant characteristics?

"Many monsters are hybrids of reptiles and mammals. Some have avian torsos and arthropod tails. All kinds of evolutions that nature could never possibly produce have been crudely and forcibly stitched together in monsters.

"If there weren't a 'Gene Factory,' or rather, a 'Biochemical Modulation Research Center,' carrying out mass production, how could the birth of these monsters possibly be explained?

"Why have you always avoided mentioning this 'Gene Factory'? Could it be that this is your greatest secret, and the Monster Mastermind's true hiding place?"

Meng Chao's questions were as sharp as the Golden Tooth Blood Soul Blade.

They slashed the "miniature version" of the Wisdom Tree before him, along with the illusion it had created, into utter disarray.

Amid the Wisdom Tree's screams, Meng Chao broke free from the final neural bundle's entanglement.

The ground beneath his feet seemed to vanish into thin air along with the surrounding world.

Wrapped in a sensation of weightlessness, he fell downward, only to be caught by someone half a second later.

"Meng Chao, you're awake!" Lü Siya's voice was filled with shock and delight.

Meng Chao blinked hard and