Volume Four: Withering in the Human World - The Monster of Flesh (3)

The attacker's appearance was much more delicate than I had imagined.

By the moonlight, I could see she wore a seemingly tattered, gray-black robe, from which a small head with long gray hair peeked out. In another setting, I might have mistaken her for an angel; her dreamlike, silvery-white eyes and exquisitely beautiful features were enough to make one forget all unhappiness—and it was precisely because of this that the ugly, burn-like scars on the side of her face appeared even more terrifying. The source of those countless Bone Chain was her left hand, piercing through her pale skin and protruding—a sight too gruesome to behold.

However, her next move was far beyond my expectations.

He grabbed my left wrist with his right hand, and with a snap, the left hand, the source of the Bone Chain, was forcibly torn off, freeing me from his restraints in the simplest and most brutal way.

In the next instant, her left hand had already regenerated.

Haoyue's mouth dropped open, and I was so shocked I couldn't speak.

It wasn't because of the fact that her left hand could regenerate.

Its strength lies in its speed.

In my understanding, Xiao Wu represents the pinnacle of self-healing ability. Whether it's a severed limb or something pierced through her body, she can heal at an extremely fast speed, almost like molecular-level regeneration. Her strength largely depends on her self-healing ability.

But this girl easily surpassed Xiao Wu.

If Xiao Wu were to regenerate her severed limb, although it would be quick, I could at least clearly see the process of bone growth, nerve connection, and muscle remodeling.

As for her regeneration, I couldn't even see the process clearly. By the time I realized it, she already had a brand new left hand.

This almost goes beyond the scope of regeneration.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "one-click restore".

"Left hand, cage."

While I was distracted by its terrifying self-healing ability, my abandoned left hand exploded, becoming part of Bone Chain. Countless Bone Chain attacked from different directions, like a cage!

But a cage with gaps cannot contain liquid. The gushing blood swept in like a tsunami, accompanied by ear-piercing roars. Countless Blood Beast poured out from within, rushing towards her along with the scorching Blood Flame! At the same time, a golden moon rainbow formed, descending from the sky and pressing down on her. The Moon Elf also completely blocked her escape route. This time, she had no way to escape!

Let me see... If every single one of your cells were burned to ashes, could you still recover? Do you really think you're Majin Buu?

"Offered with my right arm--"

What a horrifying scene.

The primate's right arm broke free from the constraints of form, transforming into a deformed entity.

Explosively proliferating muscles and bones were haphazardly piled together, prioritizing quantity over quality. The wildly elongated bones, while proliferating unchecked, also became incredibly flexible, focusing solely on length regardless of aesthetics. The beast's mouth gaped open over the flesh, its surface covered in sharp teeth, bone spikes, and razor-like appendages, while the muscles at its base tightened like springs—

"--Flesh-like Fairy."

The enormous mass of flesh, compressed to its limit, launched explosively, looking at us like a speeding train hurtling towards us! The cage of Bone Chain restricted our movements, leaving us no chance to dodge! (Author: Imagine k9999's incredible arm!)

"Blood Makeup Blade-- "

"Composite Rune--"

Strands of scorching blood merged with the Void Greatsword, and the two runes, Gold Moon Rainbow and Moon Freeze, became one. Realizing that this move was extraordinary, Haoyue and I did not hesitate and decisively unleashed our ruthless attack!

" --Hellfire Rainbow Slash!"

"--Frosty Frost Moon!"

The Blood Flame crystal light, constantly exploding and reforming, collided with the flesh-like missile in mid-air, along with the icy golden slashing wind.

Let's go back to the present--

The muscles on Sin Annihilation's body writhed, forcing the Moonlight Spear out of her body. Her stomach, which had been closed, had already regenerated. Despite suffering repeated severe injuries, she could recover instantly no matter how badly she was hurt. Sin Annihilation believed that, objectively speaking, the best way to kill herself was to use a massive and powerful attack to completely obliterate her body, leaving not a trace. Otherwise, she could regenerate even if only a single cell remained.

From every perspective, Sin Annihilation is not the strongest creature on the planet, but she is definitely the most difficult to kill. Her abilities are too versatile to be generalized; if one had to summarize her in a single sentence, it would be "Monster of Flesh."

A body capable of regenerating no matter how damaged; the power to manipulate every system, organ, tissue, and even individual strand of hair at will; the ability to fundamentally alter the body's structure in an instant; absolute control over every cell and even every gene segment; maintaining absolute consciousness regardless of injury; unaffected by drugs or disease; able to adapt to any harsh environment, including the Deep Sea, vacuum, and high temperature and pressure, in an extremely short time; and even able to induce a state of "death" at will...

But these are all secondary.

Her most signature and most gruesome tactic is called the "Sacrifice Attack".

Offering a part of one's body to the gods causes those organs to mutate into incredibly powerful "new things." Whether it's turning finger bones into chains, ribs into missiles, arms into deformed killing tools, the spine into a giant viper sword, or the stomach into Acid Bomb... all are results of Sacrifice Attack.

Of course, God does not exist. To outsiders, "offering something" is a ritual, but it is actually a psychological suggestion, a switch that allows her to fully unleash her abilities. Each time a switch is pressed, a corresponding powerful attack is unleashed. This was predetermined when the first Sin Annihilation was born, and it is also one of the "principles" of the Truth Incantation. However, this ability does not rely on the power of Divine Item, but is Sin Annihilation's own. Incorporating it into the "order" of the Truth Incantation is merely for better management and control.

Although organs lost through sacrifice will regenerate immediately, this does not mean that Sacrifice Attack come without a cost.

The more times the Sacrifice Attack is used, the more the body shape deviates from that of a human.

The marks on Sin Annihilation's body that at first glance resemble burns are not actually scars, but rather physical mutations caused by prolonged use of her powers. Her true age is currently fifteen, and she has only inherited the power of the previous Sin Annihilation for five years, hence the mutation is only at this level. Past Sin Annihilation were all forced by the Church's orders to repeatedly overdraw their power, leading to increasingly severe mutations. Typically, by their thirties, terrifying marks would cover their entire bodies; by forty, they would lose their human form; and by fifty, even their basic human core would be destroyed, rendering them unable to mechanically execute commands, transforming them into completely uncommunicative monsters. At that point, the life of the old Sin Annihilation would end, and the Church would select a new Sin Annihilation from among the girls secretly trained by the Inquisition as tools of slaughter, to inherit the power of the previous generation.

This ability, like the divine pronouncements of Prayer, the solace of sacrifices, and the divine combat power of heavenly laws, is passed down and accumulated among generations of Goddess. In terms of sheer strength, each generation of Goddess is more outstanding than the last.

After unleashing the acid bomb transformed from her stomach, Sin Annihilation once again took advantage of the chaos to conceal herself. At this moment, she blocked all life signals from her body and covered her body and robes with a color-changing membrane. The advantage was that she would never be discovered, but the disadvantage was that she could only move slowly in this state.

"Those two are very strong..."

Although Sin Annihilation could only mechanically execute the Church's orders, she still had the freedom to "judge the situation according to her own will" during battle. She was now glad she hadn't launched a direct assault, but instead had constantly concealed herself and waged guerrilla warfare. Because she had remained hidden, the two were worried about a trap and didn't immediately try to escape. She didn't think she would suffer a crushing defeat or even be killed, but if she had exposed herself from the beginning, and they had been focused on escaping, she wasn't confident she could catch the pink-haired girl.

"The acid... it's still somewhat effective."

The Blue Reed Wetland is now filled with a white, acidic mist, the marshland has turned into a pool of putrid water, and the reeds and other plants, as well as the small aquatic animals, have long since vanished.

The pink and black duo, who had taken the direct hit, were panting heavily. The pink-haired girl wasn't seriously injured, but the black-haired girl's skin was corroded by the strong acid to a gruesome state. In the instant before the impact, extremely concentrated blood enveloped and burned their deformed stomachs, effectively neutralizing most of the exploding enhanced gastric juices. The black-haired girl didn't dodge; instead, she released faint silver particles of light, like a veil, to shield them from the acid mist, though she herself ended up in a terrible state.

However--

"It must hurt a lot, Haoyue."

"It's okay... hiss... with Xiao Ye here, I'm not worried at all."

The pink-haired girl immediately released a large amount of blood, which enveloped the black-haired girl's body. A few seconds later, the blood was completely absorbed into the black-haired girl's body, and her corroded skin had almost completely healed.

... It can still be treated.

Then let's begin the next round of attacks.

Assassination is all about efficiency, and as the fourth Goddess whose existence is kept hidden, Sin Annihilation must never expose herself to the spotlight. Therefore, she always aimed for a single, fatal blow during her missions. Fortunately, this was in the middle of a vast wetland where there were no outsiders. If it were in a crowded city, she would have definitely retreated if she hadn't been able to eliminate her opponent within the first three rounds.

This has dragged on for far longer than she expected; she must end this immediately.

First, sacrifice the entire body's skin to create a fleshy membrane covering a radius of one kilometer, creating an inescapable enclosed space. Then, sacrifice the large and small intestines to bind their movements. Finally, sacrifice all four limbs or simply the entire skeleton to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

"Let's do it this way, as a tribute—hmm?"

An extremely cold and terrifying aura emanated from Black Hair. She raised her longsword high, and floating darkness spread from two purplish-black runes, turning the snow-white blade pitch black.

In contrast, there was a fierce and intense fluctuation, with scarlet Killing Intent surging from the pink-haired woman's body. She clasped her hands together and then opened them, and countless extremely fine red lines appeared between her fingers, as if flames were flowing within them.

"Who knows what will happen next?"

"Yeah... It feels a bit hasty to unleash our ultimate move so quickly, but right now the enemy is probably preparing to wipe us out with their ultimate."

"Strike first, or suffer the consequences."

"If we delay any longer, we won't be able to reach our destination on time. The battle plan cannot be disrupted."

"Black Moon - Touch of Abyss!"

The viscous darkness erupted suddenly, piercing into the ground like countless black serpents. This was not because she had discovered that Sin Annihilation was hiding underground, but simply because it was a large-scale attack that left no blind spots!

"Tsk..."

Several black tentacles came toward her. Sin Annihilation immediately sprang into action, its leg muscles flexing to mimic the arrangement of a grasshopper in an attempt to dodge, but it was caught by tentacles that came from behind, which entangled its body and pulled it rapidly toward the ground!

"We've found her, Xiao Ye! Underground! At four o'clock!"

"Good-- Flame Cut Bloodline!!!"

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Last time I used the Monthly Votes summoning spell, this time I'll summon donations.

I am the one who conveys all the malice of the world.

The three great Word Spirit will entangle you for seven days.

Let the Wheel of Suppression appear.

Oh, you generous donors!!

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Oh right, the inspiration for Sin Annihilation comes from A-Bro + J-Brother + Soul Sacrifice. I believe those of you who know a bit about single-player games will have already noticed that.