Suddenly, the Near-God Being shuddered violently, and great masses of shell-like bone armor grew across its body.
The bone armor covered it completely, forming an irregular cube. Then it fell deathly still.
Nameless tossed the last tentacle in his hand into Dream City but did not rush to attack the Near-God Being. He first scanned the ground with his Mental Strength. Seeing that the residents had not fully evacuated, he left Information Control to monitor the Near-God Being while he went online to check the day's news about the Rescue Team.
No matter how the Near-God Being changed, he was confident he could suppress it. The only thing he needed to worry about was the ordinary people on the ground.
Now that the Near-God Being had stopped moving, he could take a break. Once all the residents had evacuated, he could deal with it at his leisure. With no one to worry about, he could handle it however he pleased.
Meanwhile, inside the Near-God Being, three minds grew intensely active.
Ji Zhen's mind, originally caught between the others, gradually began to stir in a new way.
It was as though he were dreaming of his childhood. Back then, humans were nothing but food for Mutated Beasts. Some were penned in valleys; others were left to roam through forests.
Whenever a Mutated Beast appeared, it devoured most of the humans. Some tried to fight back and were eaten. Others tried to flee and were eaten just the same.
Ji Zhen had watched his parents vanish into the maw of a gigantic Mutated Beast. As it chewed, he could even see their flesh and blood being ground to... scraps inside its mouth!
That day, he realized humans were the lowest of creatures, fit only to exist as food for Mutated Beasts.
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