Brother Jacques's judgment had actually been right, to be honest.
What had shocked him just now was the corruption of the symbol of the Edict.
But ultimately, that was still a long way from shattering the cocoon.
As long as his opponent couldn't stretch himself into strips of flesh and squeeze through a fleeting gap, he had no reason to worry about him escaping.
Fu Qian's assessment was exactly the same. Without resorting to overly violent methods, completely shattering the giant cocoon would take some time.
And during that time, he would undoubtedly be a sitting duck for the Gun of Death.
But as a professional mission-taker, he had options besides violent methods. There were gentler ones, too.
The logic was simple. If Old Day Engraving could inflict a special kind of "wound" on the giant cocoon, could Internal Organ Critical Hit be used on that wound?
In fact, he'd been choosing where to strike ever since the start.
The reason he hadn't acted immediately was naturally that he hadn't finished explaining the relevant points.
And now, trying it would not only keep him from becoming a sitting duck; the stark contrast would also help Brother Jacques remember the lesson.
Of course, that all depended on it working... Fortunately, it did.
The giant cocoon already looked like a dragon fruit that had been brutally kneaded, and the cracks in its carved surface were now becoming more and more pronounced.
As his hand reached inside, Internal Organ Critical Hit was indeed available.
Without hesitation, he used this most brutal execution technique on the least living-looking target he'd faced so far.
Boom—
In that instant, Fu Qian clearly felt the giant cocoon tremble.
Internal Organ Critical Hit wasn't powerful enough to destroy the patterns that made it up, but the very concept