The bizarre lifeform completed another evolution. Its flesh showed no obvious changes; those "Rebirth materials" occupied only a small part of it.
But those increasingly bright, humanlike pupils made Lu PingAn's scalp tingle.
Clearly, this was a terrible development.
"What happened?"
"When she ran out, those mercenaries already knew. She tried to persuade them to leave and used force, but then the third wish came. Besides, many people had entered this city earlier. They're scattered throughout the city—Little Cat can't handle them alone."
It was highly likely that the foreign mercenaries who had entered the city had already been bewitched. Since they had not taken part in the third wish, they were originally Hand of Desire's reserve food.
Hand of Desire had been plotting all along, always keeping a backup plan. As a "guest," Lu PingAn had lost both the home-field advantage and the initiative from the start. He could only respond passively.
Even though he had reacted in time, he still lacked the strength to deal with the other side's Closing the Net.
"Mm."
Lu PingAn sighed. Though he had expected that things would not be so simple, reaching this point still felt awful.
The third wish had not been particularly powerful because Lu PingAn had triggered it in advance. Without any new material being added, it could only deeply process the existing materials. This was equivalent to breaking the chain of limitless expansion and directly sealing its upper limit.
But what troubled Lu PingAn now was not the slight increase in that limit, but the fact that the "wish cycle" had begun again.
"There can't be any more Wish Granters."
He sighed helplessly. Under these circumstances, having more people might not be a good thing.
".Little Cat, Xue Yi, Fang Wen, and Eve."
He calculated their combat strength