Ultimate Refinement: The Mechanical Chef's Primeval Divine Cuisine

Beastly roars surged from every direction.

The ground trembled. Countless ghostly green lights appeared in the dark forest, like a moving sea of stars. Drawn by the life force of the Gem Meat, the wasteland's Fierce Beasts were closing in from all sides.

There were enough of them to make anyone's scalp crawl.

"Genos, focus on the meat."

Gon flexed his fingers, his joints crackling. His newly remade body felt light and solid, every muscle eager for action.

"Leave everything out here to us."

Killua stepped beside him, electricity dancing over his fingertips. Lightning flowed through his meridians more smoothly than ever, and even channeling Nen cost him less energy than before.

Kurapika's chains trembled beneath his sleeves, and his Scarlet Eyes lit up. Leorio clenched his fists at the rear of the defensive line, ready to heal anyone who needed it.

The four formed a perimeter around Genos and the enormous Gem Meat.

Genos did not look back.

Kneeling before the calf-sized cut of Gem Meat, he watched countless streams of data sweep across his optical lenses.

[Scanning target ingredient structure.]

[Multiple layers of energy seals detected. Surface Life Origin released. Deep reserves remain approximately 87% sealed.]

[Deconstruction plan: micron-level layered laser cutting + gradient constant-temperature extraction + energy filtration and purification.]

[Estimated time: twelve minutes.]

Genos raised both hands.

The armor over his palms slid open, revealing two precision blue-beam emitters. There was no flame, no stove—only the cold, exacting precision of a machine.

The first laser struck.

A beam as fine as a hair sliced into the Gem Meat, following its natural grain layer by layer with the unerring precision of a master chef's knife.

The flesh opened in delicate layers.

The surface Life Origin, the portion Saitama's Coarse