Ch. 109 - The Blooming Blood-Flesh Rose
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"Pandora’s Box is closed, yet you still won’t stop?"
As Wei Wei and his team defeated the War Demon and closed Pandora’s Box, Captain Ouyang Jian, who had been keeping the Seventh Sect Leader at bay, sensed a decrease in power. He looked at the Seventh Sect Leader with growing impatience.The Seventh Sect Leader’s eyes were bruised, with blood trickling out, and one arm was clearly injured. His usually refined face now looked pale, with labored breathing. Captain Ouyang, meanwhile, had a dagger lodged in his shoulder, staining his beloved silver coat with blood."Is that so?"The Seventh Sect Leader’s smile seemed sinister as more blood flowed from his eyes."I’ve said it before..."He took a step forward: "I didn’t come to destroy Scrap Iron City. I just want to complete my mission."Suddenly, he raised his hand, and around Captain Ouyang, twisted spiritual forces sprang to life. Objects began to move and change shape, gaining a semblance of life with the sole purpose of killing Captain Ouyang."You closed Pandora’s Box, completing your task," the Seventh Sect Leader continued, his voice filled with excitement. "But my progress... is no slower than yours."Meanwhile, in Scrap Iron City, numerous individuals brought by the Seventh Sect were searching for life force-rich sacrificial points using the Knowledge Demon system’s powerful sensing abilities. The fastest responders had already arrived at a nondescript high-rise building, one of the few luxurious structures in the city.From the outside, the building seemed ordinary, but upon entering, a rapid ticking sound could be heard, like time accelerating. The air was filled with an uncomfortable aura that made people feel lethargic and prone to illness. However, those who worked there were oblivious to these changes, attributing them to the usual office environment.The Seventh Sect’s remaining combat nuns and mercenaries entered the building, quickly confirming their discovery. They cut their palms and drew an abstract symbol resembling an eye on the lobby floor."Go up!"They rushed up the stairs. On the middle floor, a room inaccessible by elevator was filled with statues of the Life Goddess. A block of blood-flesh on the platform emitted a human-like sigh: "Perhaps I underestimated the young ones’ madness... they found it so quickly.""You were foolish..."Another voice emerged as a stone coffin rose from the ground. The ticking sound intensified, like maddening noise."You could have believed the Foundation’s promises or continued to believe in your gods. But you chose to believe in the Rose Sect until now. Don’t you see how foolish you were?""Your so-called mentor abandoned you. The life sacrifices he arranged were ruined by someone under the same mentor. Your powers are weakened by illness. How can you seal me with what little strength you have?"The sound of chains echoed as red blood-flesh formed more chains, rewrapping the stone coffin. The voice from within seemed resolute: "Great goals require sacrifices. Even if it means I am the one to be sacrificed.""I chose to stay here as promised to my mentor. I was prepared...""Do you have a plan?""In this world, I should be one of those who understand life force best. Where there is life, the cage cannot be broken!"The Seventh Sect members were excited as they approached their target. However, they were suddenly engulfed by swelling blood-flesh bursting from the floor. The combat nuns and mercenaries were consumed before they could even scream.The blood-flesh expanded, shattering glass and spreading from the building. The sound of demonic growls filled the air as the city’s weakened residents watched in horror. Red, pulsing tendrils extended from the building, engulfing people and structures alike."What is that?" Captain Ouyang turned to look at the spectacle."It has appeared..."The Seventh Sect Leader burst into laughter: "Our goals have always been the same. You severed its sacrificial channels, and I weakened Scrap Iron City’s life force. This has made the Life Cage’s seal weaker... Now, it’s forced to hunt actively.""Do you continue to stop me or save people?"Wei Wei and his team, who had rushed out of the mall, saw the high-rise building at the heart of Scrap Iron City. They witnessed the red blood-flesh tendrils spreading uncontrollably, consuming everything in their path."It looks like a blooming rose," someone observed.The blood-flesh left a corrupting mark on life, like a rose blooming."Something’s wrong..." Uncle Gun’s expression turned fearful: "That thing has appeared!""What thing?"Everyone knew what he meant. The God’s Death Knell.Whether it was the Seventh Sect finding the seal’s location or the seal’s power waning, the crucial force had been triggered. With the blooming blood-flesh rose, the Life Cage was now visible. And with it, the God’s Death Knell, trapped within the Life Cage, was about to emerge."It’s finally coming out?" Wei Wei looked at the blooming blood-flesh, certain it was the seal. He had seen similar blood-flesh at the life sacrifice points."This is the root of all our problems, the focus of everyone’s struggle. The puzzle that has plagued Scrap Iron City for three years is finally revealed."Wei Wei smiled: "Then we should go handle it."Uncle Gun shuddered: "We’re going to handle this?"Wei Wei replied, "Isn’t everything that happens in Scrap Iron City our responsibility?"The group stared at him in silence until Ye Feifei enthusiastically raised her hand: "I’ll drive!"