Chapter 71 – Turn Hostile

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

One-Eye's body suddenly convulsed, followed by the sharp, staccato crackling of bones!

It sounded like a chicken being crushed by a heavy truck. The relentless popping and snapping of bone sent chills down everyone's spines.

One-Eye threw his head back, his jaws gaping wide as he let out a harrowing howl. The sheer agony in the sound was palpable.

As the sound of fracturing bones grew more frequent, One-Eye's physique began to swell. He grew to 2.5 meters tall, then 3 meters, and finally stopped only when he reached a height of 4 meters.

But this was only the beginning!

"His Soul Pet is evolving!"

As Monkey cried out in alarm, a thunderous gunshot rang out!

It was a shot from the burly man's sniper rifle.

However, the moment One-Eye's physical growth finished and the Promotion reconstruction began, Wen Yu had already recalled him into the Soul Realm. The sniper's bullet struck nothing but air.

"Oh? So you know One-Eye is my Soul Pet? Have you heard that term before, or have you met someone with the same Class as me?"

Wen Yu wore a broad smile as he carefully observed the three members of Sequence 29's team. His body swayed slightly and rhythmically-a good habit to maintain when facing a sniper.

"Well, it doesn't matter. But… have you already forgotten our little agreement?"

Wen Yu's mocking voice drifted into Sequence 29's ears.

Earlier, when Wen Yu had been tapping lightly on the ground, he was actually sending Morse code to the three men.

As soldiers-and elite ones at that-they certainly understood the system. As for how Wen Yu knew Morse code? In the Apocalypse, it was a fantastic tool for covert communication and setting traps. Having lived his previous life as Cannon Fodder, Wen Yu naturally knew his way around such things.

As it turned out, Wen Yu's hunch was correct. The three men understood him and had clearly responded to his proposal.

Their alliance was simple: Wen Yu would hold off William while the three of them drove Chu Ziling away. Then, they would regroup and take down William together.

Originally, they were supposed to act before the next Pandora's Box opened. But now, there was no longer any need for that.

"We have no choice but to step in. The situation has changed slightly,"

Sequence 29 said, his brow furrowed as he stared intently at Wen Yu.

"So, I take it the alliance is off?"

Wen Yu's smile only widened.

Sequence 29 nodded solemnly and drew a pair of ferocious-looking Knuckle Dusters from his Spatial Ring.

At the same time, the burly man fired his sniper rifle again.

Wen Yu performed a simple sidestep. As the saying goes, 'an open spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to defend against.' A sniper rifle out in the open was hardly a threat to him.

Giving everyone present a deep, lingering look, Wen Yu suddenly dashed into the woods, vanishing from their line of sight.

"What's going on?"

William watched the three men of Sequence 29, his brow knit in confusion.

He had witnessed One-Eye's Promotion, but his absolute confidence in his own strength meant he didn't view Wen Yu or the dog as a major threat. He was more annoyed that Sequence 29's team had moved first.

This meant their cooperation agreement was dead.

Chu Ziling also frowned, watching the three men warily.

"This might be trouble. I hope it's just my imagination,"

Sequence 29 whispered to his teammates.

Thanks to a specific Skill, Sequence 29 had sensed an overwhelming, lethal crisis emanating from One-Eye just moments ago.

"It definitely… wasn't an imagination."

As soon as Sequence 29 finished speaking, a slightly mocking voice echoed from the woods.

"Also, you got one thing wrong just now. The situation has…"

"Changed significantly. So much so, that there is no longer any need for an alliance!"

Then, Wen Yu, who had just departed, reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Behind him stood a four-meter-tall Big Dog with dark gray fur that stood upright like steel needles!

In that short span of time, One-Eye's Promotion had been completed.

This also meant that the time to turn hostile had finally arrived!

…

As One-Eye drew closer, the danger signals in Sequence 29's mind grew stronger and stronger!

This was the effect of his Skill.

Sequence 29: Military Super Soldier Project No. 3.

Name: Jiang Wentao. Level 2 Class Holder.

Class: Brawler.

Skill 1: Beast Instinct (A-Rank, Passive): Extraordinary combat instincts that push your ability to predict danger to the limit.

Skill 2: Unarmed Combat (B-Rank, Passive): Provides the Host with additional damage capability when fighting barehanded or using weapons like gloves and Knuckle Dusters.

Two simple abilities, but when combined with Jiang Wentao's status as the champion of the national military district fighting competition, they became extremely terrifying.

In fact, for someone like Jiang Wentao, his ability to kill with his bare hands was even a cut above so-called martial arts masters!

Such a person represented the pinnacle of human close-quarters combat capability during peacetime!

The thing currently sending death signals to Jiang Wentao was precisely the Beast Instinct Skill.

With every step One-Eye took toward them, Jiang Wentao felt as if the Grim Reaper was one step closer.

"Big Bear, try taking a shot at that Big Dog."

Big Bear, the burly man, aimed and fired a shot directly at Wen Yu!

Wen Yu tilted his head slightly, and the bullet grazed past his hair before slamming solidly into One-Eye!

With the destructive power of this modified sniper rifle, it was enough to cause damage to One-Eye, whose Physical Attribute was currently at 78 Points.

As if struck by a ten-thousand-kilogram sledgehammer, One-Eye's body stumbled from the impact. He swayed for several seconds before regaining his footing!

A hideous, terrifying wound had been blasted into One-Eye's abdomen by the sniper rifle.

"Does it hurt?" Wen Yu asked without looking back.

"Whimper."

"I can't feel anything."

This was One-Eye's reply.

Not far away, the group gaped in disbelief at One-Eye's wounded body.

The wound was gruesome, but it was as if the sniper rifle had hit a stone statue rather than a creature of flesh and blood.

A large chunk of flesh had been blown off One-Eye's waist, clearly exposing his internal organs.

However, even his organs were shimmering with an eerie gray light. Even the ruptured blood vessels inside had turned a grayish-white.

Blood flowed continuously from the severed vessels, but strangely, it did not leave his body. It was as if it were being controlled by a mysterious force, forming thin lines in the air that were "squeezed" back into the other severed ends, rejoining the body's circulation.

This was the power derived from the Flesh Tome. The powerful S-Rank Ability effect left One-Eye with no weaknesses; it even made the defensive capability of One-Eye's internal organs no different from his skin!