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It wasn't just Fan En who learned something on that one day.

Gong Qiying also learned a lot about Hidden Blood Parasite.

They also received a little help from the Bonds Dungeon.

As we all know, the Bonds Dungeon has a permission called [Bonds Link], which allows permissions to be shared between different dungeons. The Meteor Shower limited-time event would not have been so exciting without You Lei Sha.

The reason You Lei Sha came to the Zane Dungeon today is mainly because she received a message from Gong Qiying requesting assistance.

I initially thought he had encountered some insurmountable danger, but when he arrived, I found out he just wanted to use the [Bonds Link] permission to share access with other Dungeon Lord.

The dungeon that shares its permissions with Sain is called the Surprise Dungeon. Its lord once listened to Gong Qiying's sermon and gained a lot from it, which is why he was willing to share the [Surprise Expansion] permission.

In reality, this permission simply expands the area where dungeon portals can be built.

Since the area around the initial portal to the Zane Dungeon was already swarming with parasites, and Fan En would die if he came out of there, Gong Qiying approached the Surprise Dungeon and exchanged more of his Gong Qiying manuals for the temporary right to use this access.

So the second portal that the survivors have now discovered came about. It's two blocks away from the first portal. This one isn't meant to attract parasites; it's specifically for the survivors.

He doesn't plan to set opening and closing times for the dungeons in Red; instead, he's made them open 24/7 without time restrictions.

Given the current state of this city, the survivors might have to hide in the underground city to survive at any time. And if they happen to be there when the underground city closes down, that would be no fun.

After arriving at the Zane Dungeon and using her abilities to establish a connection between the two dungeons, Sien and Surprise, You Lei Sha did not immediately return. Instead, she observed how Gong Qiying dealt with these parasites.

As she looked at it, she frowned.

How should I put it? It seems very efficient, fast, and impressive, but... she doesn't understand it.

If we were to describe her inner thoughts after watching for a while, it would be something like this:

Zane Dungeon!

Why are the monsters you create able to attract parasites?

Why can't you control your monster after a parasite burrows inside it?

Why do parasites willingly keep crawling into your place?

Then there's only one answer!

You Lei Sha glanced at Gong Qiying with a complicated expression. The latter was observing the bloody scene of the parasite being strangled with great interest, a smile of pleasure on his face that he himself did not realize.

Godwyn, you are the amazing old man that Red Fang spoke of!

No wonder Red Fang went back to his den with a relieved look on his face as soon as he heard that Godwyn was the one who was taking over my job. So that's how much he trusts him.

You Lei Sha wanted to stay with Gong Qiying for a while longer to observe his gameplay, but before long, she encountered the mutated Meat Mountain.

"You even managed to attract this thing?" she exclaimed in surprise.

"Isn't this also a parasite? Of course it can be attracted," Gong Qiying said matter-of-factly.

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Now, I can't even bring myself to say that I couldn't attract a single mutant back then.

You Lei Sha obediently shut her mouth, ready to watch Gong Qiying's actions.

This mutant, whose size was almost identical to the Meat Mountain, wasn't the first mutant attracted to the Zane Dungeon, but it seemed to be the strongest. Let's call it the Meat Mountain for now.

Half of its body was a mixture of various corpse parts, and the other half was a mass of parasites that had grown to the size and thickness of an adult's arm. They were intertwined together, forming a constantly writhing body.

It is worth noting that those thick parasites are exactly the same as the one that controlled the middle-aged man!

In other words, the idea to attack the shelter was actually this guy's?

The other parasites howled and pounced on the nearest Yharnam citizens the moment they entered, but the Meat Mountain remained motionless, standing right next to the portal. Its organs, which could barely be identified as eyes, gleamed with a cunning light, as if it intended to escape immediately if things went wrong.

As parasites kept rushing in through the portal behind it, it would raise its hand and fling them away like cannonballs. Even with their limbs broken, the parasites would still drag themselves toward the Beastification Citizen, their eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"This one is quite intelligent."

Gong Qiying stared at the guy. He knew that parasites had ways of exchanging information, and this Meat Mountain must have been attracted by other parasites.

For a creature with such a high degree of mutation, it would normally only operate within its own territory. There is only one reason why it would come to the Zane Dungeon.

"Indeed, deliberately letting some escape was a wise choice."

The parasites he released had intelligence levels that were just enough to tell other parasites "There's something good here in the dungeon" but not enough to express "There's something good here in the dungeon, but there's also danger."

The mutant Meat Mountain undoubtedly possesses the ability to transmit the message "danger is here," therefore...

"We absolutely cannot let him go out."

Gong Qiying snapped his fingers.

Meanwhile, the Meat Mountain was staring at the Beastification Citizen who were hugging and biting each other, while its own intelligence struggled to resist the smell of blood emanating from the Beastification Citizen. It had never smelled blood with that kind of scent before; it was strange, but it was very attractive to it.

But it instinctively sensed danger. Why did an underground city suddenly appear here? Why did the blood of these orc-like Orcs attract me? Why did they act like helpless livestock?

No, no matter how tempting these blood-filled canned bodies may be, I absolutely cannot go near them, just to be safe.

I should go check on how my clone that went to attack the surviving humans is doing.

Thinking this, it moved its massive body and turned to leave.

Then, for the first time, You Lei Sha saw obvious surprise on the parasite's face.

Gong Qiying grinned mischievously, looking utterly delighted.

The Meat Mountain stared blankly at the empty plain behind it. If it could read minds, it would surely be thinking:

Where did the portal go? Where did my huge portal go?

Its logout button is locked!

Looking at the mutated Meat Mountain constantly producing Spirit Power, Gong Qiying couldn't help but sigh:

"It's fantastic to be able to hot-update the dungeon anytime, anywhere."

[Permission: Temporary Modification] This is truly divine.

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Upon discovering that his logout button had been blocked by the unscrupulous developers, Meat Mountain froze for a full ten seconds.

In those ten seconds, even You Lei Sha burst into laughter because of Gong Qiying.

By the time they realized what was happening, the Meat Mountain had gone berserk.

It immediately realized that the entire underground city was a trap, and that it had fallen into it!

It tried to contact the part of its body that remained outside, but there was no response. After the portal closed, the dungeon and the outside world became two completely different worlds. Want to make contact with the outside world? Forget about it!

Immediately afterwards, Meat Mountain discovered something even more amiss.

Those Beastification Citizen were like sitting ducks, helplessly being gnawed and devoured by the parasites, have now actually picked up weapons!?

"Aww!"

The Beastification Citizen displayed an even greater enthusiasm than when they fought Fan En, swarming around the parasites who were hopelessly addicted to the blood and unable to extricate themselves. Soon, the sounds of battle filled the air.

The Meat Mountain was startled and suddenly turned around.

It saw two hunters walking towards it.

Father Gascoigne and Old Hunter Henryk.

"Roar--"

The Meat Mountain immediately let out a startled cry, its massive body retreating backward.

Although this joke is a bit cheesy, you can tell how strong these two hunters are just by looking at their walking posture!

In this seaside city, Meat Mountain can boast that it is the most evolved mutant species. In this evolutionary race initiated by the parasites, it is firmly at the forefront, and no matter how strong the enemy, it has fallen to its hands.

But, but...

It had never seen a human as strong as these two hunters in front of it!

The Meat Mountain, who had stood out in his small town, now felt what it meant to experience the vastness of the world.

Without hesitation, it unleashed countless tentacles from its thick body, pulling any creature it could reach toward it. Its muscles writhed, turning all the creatures it pulled into its body.

In just a moment, its height had exceeded twenty meters, making it a ferocious and terrifying behemoth.

But that's not enough. It's the kind of insect that easily lacks a sense of security. It must grow to the point where it can crush the two hunters in front of it into dust!

The tentacle responsible for pulling people suddenly felt a sharp pain. When it turned around, it found that the Beastification Citizen had turned into complete werewolves. How could the ferocious werewolves obediently let it eat them? Their sharp teeth and claws immediately tore the tentacles apart.

You Lei Sha gave Gong Qiying a strange look, thinking that these werewolves were very strong and must have cost a lot to make. He made so many without even blinking an eye.

What surprised her even more was what happened next, because after the werewolves tore off their tentacles, they did not attack, but slowly retreated to the back, as if leaving the stage to the old hunters.

So you created all this stuff just to be part of the atmosphere group?

With no other creatures to absorb, the Meat Mountain froze at 23 meters. Like a ferocious beast cornered, it suddenly lunged at the two old hunters.

"Da da da—"

A series of popping sounds rang out, and the Meat Mountain's head was almost blown to shreds by a barrage of Quicksilver Bullets. Even as it was rapidly recovering from its injuries, it looked extremely terrifying.

There was even a hunter on the tower not far away, a machine gun guy with Gatling gun!

Father Gascoigne and the Old Hunter Henryk, two tacit comrades, attacked from the left and right. The Meat Mountain's hands, which had swelled to the size of pillars, came down, but were cut in two by the great axe and the Saw Cleaver, and bright red blood droplets splattered in the air.

Before it could even scream, the two hunters leaped onto its body, stepping on its arms, and began hacking and slashing with their sharp weapons in a bloody and violent manner.

The Meat Mountain's super-fast regeneration allows it to recover from its injuries quickly, but the lost stamina cannot be replenished. Without sufficient strength, merely surviving only increases its suffering.

"Da da da—"

"Snap!"

"Thump!"

The only sounds echoing here, besides the screams of the mutated creatures, are the roar of the Gatling and the sounds of weapons transforming.

There's not much more to say; this is perhaps the strongest parasite currently suffering unbearable torment.

Looking at the one-sided situation on the screen, You Lei Sha suddenly realized that her earlier worries were completely unnecessary.

With Godwyn in the Zane Dungeon, there's no need for her to worry about that.

Now that her mind was clear, her opinion of Sain was exactly the same as that of Red Fang.

"How are the survivors? Did any living people enter your dungeon?" she asked curiously, no longer caring about the Meat Mountain.

"Yes, a batch just arrived."

Gong Qiying swiped the Crystal Ball twice, selected the survivors' images and zoomed in. He was actually quite interested in seeing the survivors' reactions when they first entered Yharnam.

Unfortunately, because they wasted some time at the Meat Mountain, the survivors who entered the Zane Dungeon had already passed the initial encounter phase, and they were now...

"Hahaha, blood, blood! Give me more blood!"

"I'll stab you to death, I'll stab you to death, ahh, I'm going to stab you to death!"

"Die, die, just die already!"

The once dignified old woman, Bell, was now wildly poking and shouting with Hunter's Cane, her face covered in madness and blood, looking just like a terrifying grandmother.

The seemingly frail Yi Sha, wielding two Hunter Pistol, fired wildly at the Beastification Citizen, her face flushed with a mysterious blush.

The brave man used the hunter's great axe as a shield, continuing to charge forward with the shield raised, never forgetting his original intention.

What is all this stuff?

Gong Qiying slapped his hand to block the screen, his lips twitched, and he said:

"You didn't see anything."

You Lei Sha was silent for a moment, then nodded calmly and said:

"I didn't see anything."