Cyber ​​God: Abyss Walker

"Survivors? No, they're the product of a failed ritual. These wretches can no longer be called human; even calling them living beings is a stretch..."

Without touching his forehead, the slight pain was enough for Wang Yu to know that there was a bleeding gash there, and the result of the bone blade embedded in the metal wall panel hitting his forehead directly was already self-evident.

If time outside of his own thoughts hadn't been slowed down just now, Wang Yu wouldn't have realized that something was accumulating an attack on him. So what he got from the ritual was this: an "opportunity," a chance to react to an unsuspecting danger.

"Pfft!"

The being that had attacked Wang Yu earlier, after its attack was missed and dodged by Wang Yu, began to crawl out from among the "candidate members" lying on the ground. Its condition could no longer be described as human.

The joints snapped back, and from within them, sharp, gleaming, deadly bone blades proliferated, defying the law of conservation of mass. The upper body split open directly from the top of the head to the chest cavity, the exposed body filled with hard, tooth-like protrusions. Reversing its direction, it charged towards Wang Yu at high speed, its form ferocious and terrifying, resembling those bizarre mutated corpses in the game "Dead Space" that could easily tear apart human bodies.

"The joints and limbs are not particularly thick or thin, so they are not more difficult to deal with than the fishmen in the near sea. However, we must be careful of their ability to launch bone blades, as the power is somewhat illogical."

Silently analyzing the situation, Wang Yu kept his eyes fixed on the mutated creature rushing towards him, his whole body ready to strike. He had indeed felt tense when he was attacked without his knowledge, but now that the enemy's location was clear and every move was under his sight, his rapidly beating heart calmed down.

Rushing to within a few meters of Wang Yu, the mutant leaped up and pounced on Wang Yu, who was cowering in the corner. The sharp blades extending from its folded joints slashed at Wang Yu's chest and neck. For some reason, this thing seemed particularly interested in him, even though there was plenty of flesh and blood in the room.

"Bang!"

Lowering his body, he pushed off one of the walls behind him, the powerful force propelling Wang Yu to slide violently to the other side of the ground. Meanwhile, the mutant, already flying through the air, was unable to change its course and crashed head-on into the wall with a heavy thud.

At this moment, Wang Yu remained lying on his side, using the metal floor and the blood-soaked ground to slide towards the direction he wanted to go—the location of the body of another deceased candidate, with a dagger at the other's waist.

The gang did not take the blade away. Cold weapons are useless against kinetic weapons, but for Wang Yu at this moment, it was just right to fight against the mutants who were still made of flesh and blood.

He swiftly drew his dagger and, without hesitation, aimed it at the mutated creature that was about to turn around. The dagger, imbued with immense force by Wang Yu, pierced through the air and embedded itself in the mutated creature's back, easily tearing through flesh and bone until it bounced back after hitting the metal wall.

The mutant, which was about to turn around, was pinned back to its original position by the violent throwing knife. Wang Yu, on the other hand, flipped himself up and ran wildly toward the mutant whose body had been pierced by the blade but was obviously not fatally injured.

This thing has a stronger vitality than the fish-headed monsters that Wang Yu had killed before. Those fish-men, like humans, would die immediately if their vital parts were damaged, but this mutant had to be dealt with in a special way.

"Bang!"

He launched a powerful kick into the mutant's back, while simultaneously drawing a dagger from its back with his right hand, biting it in his mouth, and delivering a heavy kick that once again forced the struggling mutant back against the wall.

With his shoulder pressed against the back of this abominable creature, even though it kept flailing its limbs and scratching at the ground and walls, and even tried to attack Wang Yu, it was all in vain. It could only be firmly pressed down by his overwhelming strength and could not move an inch.

Wang Yu often mentioned that he was powerless in the face of kinetic weapons and cybernetic modifiers, but in reality he was not weak at all. As a purely natural human who had not undergone any cybernetic modifications, chip implantation, or biotechnology-induced transformation, his physical abilities were exceptionally close to the limits of human beings.

That unparalleled strength, agility, and reaction speed were on full display when facing these abnormal monsters, both in the past and now. Wang Yu had killed similar things before, and this one might be even easier to deal with, since the mutant's power was still below his own.

With his left shoulder held down, he pulled a bloodstained dagger from his mouth with his right hand and thrust it out at the mutant. The target wasn't its heart, lungs, spine, or other vital organs—it would be strange if attacking those places was effective since the thing's upper body was split in two. He aimed for its joints.

"Pfft, snap!"

With great force, the blade easily pierced the joint of the mutant's limb. With a second burst of strength, the dagger pried open the bones, directly severing one of the mutant's limbs. With a swift turn, it did the same to the other limb that had grown sharp bone blades.

In a very short time, Wang Yu directly severed the two upper limbs of the mutant used for attack. The two limp, drooping bladed arms could no longer pose a threat, no matter how sharp the bone blades were. As long as the mutant's body structure was still logical, it would no longer have the ability to fight back after being destroyed by him.

"drink!"

With a low growl, he bit down on the dagger, grabbed the mutant's shoulders with both hands, and slammed it from the wall to the ground. Then, he cruelly began to use the dagger to slowly tear apart the monster's flesh from top to bottom, along its muscles and bones, searching for the fatal spot that could truly kill it.

"The ceremony was a success, and with his strong physical abilities and calm mind, he can be considered a promising talent."

The uncle observed the situation inside the ritual room through a hidden camera. He also saw Wang Yu suppressing the mutant and gradually dismembering its body. He nodded slightly, looking somewhat satisfied.

"Indeed, such skills are among the best in my gang, and to be able to take down this kind of monster? My father would probably give him some credit."

Watching Wang Yu's swift and fluid killing and suppressive movements, Wu Ziming strongly agreed with his uncle's opinion. For a resident of a ruined city who had not been implanted with a prosthetic body, the opponent was already powerful enough.

"You're wrong about one thing. He doesn't have the ability to kill that mutant. Humans are ultimately limited, and those limits are far from enough to reach the capabilities of those anomalous derivatives."

Uncle spoke up, pointing out the error in Wu Ziming's words, which made the other party feel somewhat puzzled. At this moment, Wang Yu had obviously completely rendered the mutant harmless and began to dismantle its body. Even if this thing had strong vitality, it could not survive being torn into eight pieces.

However, the reality contradicted Wu Ziming's understanding: even after being torn to pieces, the mutant wouldn't die...

At this moment, the mutant had been chopped into several pieces by Wang Yu, like a pig in a slaughterhouse. Only a small part of its intact body was still twitching, and it seemed to be no different from being dead. But just as Wang Yu was about to continue dismantling it, the pieces of flesh that had been cut open started to move at the same time.

"Um!?"

This was completely beyond Wang Yu's expectations. Out of caution, he cut the mutant into pieces, but these pieces did not lose their ability to move and could still act independently.

Fragments of flesh bounced violently on the ground like shrimp, flying densely towards Wang Yu at incredible speed. Their sheer numbers left him no room to dodge or escape.

Wang Yu quickly swung his arms, knocking away a considerable number of pieces of flesh within the area, but many pieces of flesh still hit Wang Yu's body, and pain followed, traveling from every part of his body that came into contact with the flesh to his brain.

"hateful…!"

These pieces of flesh and blood somehow grew toothed mouths that bit into Wang Yu's flesh upon contact, firmly fixing themselves in place. They then began to spread to the nearby pieces of flesh, weaving into a net-like structure. While restricting Wang Yu's movements, they chewed on the pieces of cloth and flesh torn from Wang Yu's body to increase their size.

Rolling on the ground, Wang Yu tried to get these things off his body, but the pieces had already formed a whole and could not be removed by rolling. The wounds continued to grow, blood and flesh were lost, and more and more pieces covered Wang Yu's body.

Even if he forcibly pulled these fragments off with his own flesh and blood, he couldn't keep up with the speed at which these things were spreading. The vitality of these fragments could no longer be described as tenacious. Just as his uncle said, no human could possibly fight against these abnormal derivatives.

"It seems the power he gained from the ritual isn't the type that can counteract this derivative. Let's make a judgment later."

Looking at Wang Yu struggling on the ground, the uncle shook his head slightly, making a rough assessment.

"Aren't we going to save him?"

Wu Ziming cautiously inquired of his uncle, not quite understanding why his uncle would just watch Wang Yu be gradually devoured. In his view, Wang Yu was indeed worth taking under his command, even if the other party was unwilling. With the control of the parasite, he would still be a good slave.

"He's just a bonus. The biggest gain this time should be that. As for him, he won't die. The ritual only maintains these people's communication with the Great Being for a limited time. This derivative shouldn't be that powerful. It's only because it's connected to the Great Being that it's so difficult to kill. I have to say, Number 318 did a good job. Under normal circumstances, it would indeed be enough to kill this variant."

Uncle pointed to something in the room, indicating that it was the greatest gain, and explained why he didn't go to save Wang Yu.

Wu Ziming looked at the spot his uncle was pointing to and found that it was the madman who was wrapped in his own out-of-control flesh and blood into a sphere. So the other party was not dead after all.

"When the time comes, the great beings will no longer be connected to them, and these anomalies will disappear on their own. Only the survivors who have left their mark will be able to retain their power."

As soon as the uncle finished speaking, all the failed candidates who had just undergone the strange changes inside the room turned into filthy, muddy liquid that flowed out.

"What's going on...?"

Wang Yu, covered in wounds, got up from the ground. He was a little confused as to why the pieces of flesh and blood had suddenly disappeared, but it was a good thing. Fortunately, the bites from those pieces were only superficial wounds and not fatal. However, the sight of blood gushing from his body was truly horrifying.

Wang Yu's gaze lingered on the only intact sphere of flesh and blood formed from the madman's body beside him. He pondered what that thing was and what he would face next.

"Number 318, you are lucky to have survived the ritual. From now on, you will be a member of our gang."

Wu Ziming's words, spoken at the behest of his uncle, echoed within the room.