Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 616: Flower of Blood and Bone: Cancer of Hunger
Xia Xiu's golden eyes first took a look at the [Human Bone Church] that had not collapsed. The huge structure was still standing, and the twisted bones and flesh were flashing a strange light in the sun.

“This is the first time I’ve seen the real cancer of hunger.”

The fourth sword-wielder in Heaven muttered to himself.

The structure of the [Church of Bones] in the conventional sense of the New and Old Sarkic is that the sacrifice is anointed and fed repeatedly to shape it, and the brain gradually shrinks until it becomes a living temple.

These living temples generate highly organic flesh-and-blood structures and individual units based on the genetic inventory within the lineage or the genetic programming of the initiator itself.

All Sarkic structures and units are organic and have a living being.

Flesh structures grow and develop through bio-energy, and units are formed through hatching and morphing.

They are known for their collective consciousness, rapid evolution and adaptability, with all individuals sharing consciousness through telepathic links, forming a huge collective mind.

All individual units and flesh-and-blood structures obey the command of the Overlord, act in a highly coordinated manner, and are able to evolve and adapt quickly to environmental changes, enhancing their own capabilities by absorbing the genes of other organisms.

"The Sarkites may cultivate flesh and bones like people cultivate potted plants, but their goal is to expand the territory of the potted plants and absorb the genes of other species. If they are allowed to get out of control, they will become a disaster for all life in the universe."

This is the general consensus of Terra's transcendent side regarding Sarkicism.

The [Human Bone Church] that Xia Xiu had constructed before was built by exploiting a bug. He sacrificed Alice, who had infinite flesh and blood and an infinite resurrection mechanism, to complete the prototype of the paradise. It was a one-time, "benign and pollution-free" building that would collapse after use.

Obviously, the headless Mike Sabo's [Bone Church] under his feet is a more traditional construction of human sacrifice.

With this kind of church construction mechanism, even if the owner dies, the buildings and units will not be martyred, but will begin to reproduce and evolve disorderly.

If left alone, they have only two routes forward.

The first is to continue to grow wildly in disorder and evolve in the wrong evolutionary direction into a "flesh and blood enemy" that devours all races.

Second, find the spark of wisdom in chaos, comprehend civilization over the years, and intelligent races begin to transcend basic biological needs and develop complex culture, technology, and social structures.

Unfortunately, 99.99% of these disordered Sarkic buildings are heading towards the first uncontrolled cancerous journey.

No matter which one it is, they are constantly challenging the cognitive bottom line of all civilized individuals.

This kind of authority that is like that of the creator gives people the most common feeling of... fear!
The most famous classic of the Church of the Broken God that exists today is called "The Book of Terrors".

"Book of Horrors 1.23:

Ion's vanguard troops set foot on this land blessed by MacKahn before the Daevite Western Legion fled.

When they saw the blood-red waves covering the land, the usually solemn and calm silversmiths of the Mekhanite Church also turned the pages of the classics with an expression of near despair.

"Book of Horrors 1.26:

A deformed demon leads horrific monsters toward your land, looking like they have just crawled out of hell.

They cursed the gods who protected you, saying that the gods were nothing but a group of butchers and liars, and only the Wizard King was the true savior.

They quickly assimilated everything, and wherever they passed, the once docile two-legged animals turned into disgusting ones.

The huge army marches forward tirelessly, as if to continue to the end of the world...』

No wonder, in the past, the Sarkic Empire led by Ion was horrified by other countries and was called - "Cancer of Hunger/Cancer of Immortality".

After becoming the fourth sword-bearer and reserve resolver of the Kingdom of Heaven, Xia Xiu unlocked most of the Kingdom of Heaven's crisis sequence files.

In the Kingdom of Heaven's crisis sequence, the Sarkic lineage has the potential to trigger a collapse crisis that would cause a shift in racial dominance.

They may even trigger the possibility of three types of destructive doomsday scenarios (extinction of mankind, destruction of Terra, and destruction of the universe).

All Sarkic-related crisis sequences are composite sequence files. For example, "Cancer of Hunger" is highlighted and has a regular elimination plan.

The Heavenly Burial Agency has several "scavenger" burial teams, which are responsible for regularly clearing out-of-control buildings that may be "cancer of hunger" in Terra with other countries.

The deep space fleet outside the earth will also regularly conduct searches through space-based weapons and artillery groups, and then collectively eliminate the "cosmic cancer cells" wandering outside.

These extraterrestrial "cancers of hunger" were not created by members of the Sarkic spectrum (in most cases not), they are flesh and blood buildings or individuals born from [the infinity He covers] due to some unknown mechanism.

This is also the origin of the title of Dragon Mother: "He Covers the Infinity".

Some people have also speculated that the birth of human beings may have a huge relationship with the Dragon Mother.

To this day, people don’t know how many “offspring” the Dragon Mother has given birth to.

Among these descendants, how many have experienced the first four of the seven great filters of civilization like humans (the origin of life, complex cells, multicellular structures, and intelligent life).

In other words, they have surpassed humans and, outside a certain galaxy, have overcome the sixth level of "civilization self-destruction crisis" and developed an advanced interstellar civilization.

The reason why it has not been observed by Terra is because the [Crystal Sky] and the "version environment" around Terra make this a restricted area for their civilization.

Of course, whether there is or not.

Most of the newly born [cosmic cancer cells], as long as they appear in the eyes of the Kingdom of Heaven, the human regime, or the regimes of various worlds...

Will bring about the most profound destruction in an instant.

When it comes to clearing out [cancer cells in the universe], all races have an amazing tacit understanding.

The most active ones standing at the forefront of cancer eradication are the Mecha Think Tank and his silversmith followers on Mars [Void Dragon Well].

They are more enthusiastic than anyone else in clearing out the flesh and blood enemies.

At this moment, on the ground beneath the feet of the sword-bearer in heaven.

As Mike Sabo fell, his body hit the ground heavily with a dull sound.

[Skull of Osiris] The occipital bone among the ten pure white bones began to be covered with black, which spread rapidly like ink, corroding the originally jade-white bones.

A thin layer of black mist appeared on the surface of the bones, as if countless dark tentacles were swimming inside the bones.

At the same time, blood began to flow from the broken head of the fallen tomb robber.

The originally coagulated blood began to flow again, and the red blood threads crawled out from the cracked wound like tiny vines, quickly spreading to the entire head.

The blood threads twisted in the air, as if searching for the source of life.

The broken skull gradually healed, and the blood coagulated between the wounds, forming layers of blood scabs that protected the fragile brain tissue.

Mike Sabo's facial muscles began to twitch slightly, as if being pulled by an invisible force.

The eyeballs moved gently in their sockets, with a faint glimmer of life in the pupils.

The ground beneath his feet began to wriggle, and the "cancer of hunger" was beginning to spread.

puff-

An arrow appeared on the ground covered with fungal creep, an arrow with a [Scarab] on it.

The arrow is long and thin, with smooth lines and full of power. The straight and symmetrical arrow is engraved with delicate Ankh runes, extending from the arrowhead to the tail. The lines of the runes are beautiful and delicate, full of mystery, symbolizing the meaning of life and immortality.

Each symbol is finely carved, appearing solemn and sacred.

The feathers at the tail of the arrow form three symmetrical wings. The edges of the feathers are delicate and neat, and the fibers of each feather are clearly visible.

The arrowhead is finely carved with a lifelike scarab pattern, with its wings spread out and clear lines, exuding an ancient mysterious power like a living creature.

The arrow seemed to be alive and was moving, flashing with strange light.

It stabbed along the vein in Mike Sabo's left hand. The sharp arrow pierced the skin effortlessly and instantly sank into the blood vessel.

The arrow body carries tiny [scarabs], which begin to crawl along the blood vessels the moment the arrow penetrates.

It passed through the vein of the tomb robber's left hand and quickly crawled upwards, as if pulled by an invisible force, towards the heart.

As the insect arrows squirmed in his blood vessels, Mike's body gradually recovered.

The [Scarab] in the blood vessels goes up along the veins of the left arm, passes through the elbow, crawls to the shoulder, and finally enters the major blood vessels around the heart.

Its movement brought a tingling sensation and a strange coldness, causing Mike's body to twitch involuntarily.

dong dong dong-

Every movement of the insect arrow caused the blood to surge, as if reactivating the vitality in Mike's body.

As the [Scarab] continued to advance in his blood vessels, his facial muscles gradually relaxed, and the light of life in his pupils became brighter, as if he had regained vitality.

Mike's body gradually recovered during this process. The broken wounds healed, the broken bones reconnected, and the blood began to flow again, as if he was experiencing a strange and complete rebirth.

Mike Sabo, who had come back from the dead, stood up, his eyes were dull, as if his soul had been taken away.

His right hand was still tightly grasping the [Skull of Osiris], his knuckles turning white from the force, and the black mist on the skull was still slowly dissipating.

Among the fourteen bones that had not turned black, two nasal bones turned black.

Of the twenty-two bones in the skull, fourteen were already covered in darkness.

puff-

The veins on the tomb robber's neck were throbbing and the blood vessels were wriggling under his skin like a snarling snake, looking extremely terrifying.

Every beat of the pulse brings a strange throbbing that makes people feel chilled.

Behind him, a new [Incarnation of the Master] quietly appeared.

Unlike [Cesare] who was crushed by a single punch, this new incarnation is full of indescribable gestures, like a demon crawling out from the depths of hell.

It was a Cyclops covered with green hair. Green fungal tentacles grew out of his body, wriggling, stretching and twisting like a living thing.

The giant was six meters tall, with a single eye in the center of his forehead, and exuded an aura of chaos.

That eye was like a bottomless whirlpool, carrying endless darkness and chaos, as if it was going to swallow everything.

The pupil in the one eye kept dilating and contracting, flashing a strange light, making people feel dizzy.

Green tentacles wriggle around the one-eyed creature, as if guarding the core of chaos.

Gulp, gulp, gulp——

Gulp, gulp, gulp——

The fungal carpet on the [Human Bone Church] began to spread outward, and the whole scene looked extremely terrifying.

The huge crater was covered in an instant, and the black fungal carpet spread rapidly like a tide, covering the entire ground.

The fungal blanket continued to expand outwards, five kilometers, ten kilometers, fifteen kilometers...

They spread outward endlessly, devouring the surrounding land, vegetation and all living things.

As the fungal blanket spreads, structures similar to salivating nests form on it.

These tissues look like huge organic ponds filled with viscous green liquid, the surface of which emits a strange fluorescence.

The pond is covered with thick organic films and tentacles. The tentacles are constantly wriggling like living things, as if they are sensing the surrounding environment.

puff~
The liquid in the pond sometimes bubbles up and makes gurgling sounds, which is full of an ominous atmosphere.

In this organic pond full of life, the hatching process of monsters is quietly underway.

First, a group of translucent egg sacs slowly emerged in the center of the pond, and the surrounding liquid gently fluctuated, as if welcoming the arrival of new life.

The egg sac is covered with a thin membrane, beneath which the outline of the forming larva can be vaguely seen.

Tentacle-like biostructures extend from the edge of the pond and gently caress the egg sacs, providing them with nutrients and protection.

As time went on, the egg sac began to tremble slightly, and the larvae inside the membrane gradually became clearly visible.

Their bodies kept twisting inside the membrane, trying to break free.

Thump thump thump~~
Nutrients in the liquid continuously seep into the egg sac, nourishing the larvae and causing them to grow rapidly.

The membrane on the surface of the oocyst becomes thinner and thinner under these peristalsis and may break at any time.

click-

click-

Suddenly, a tiny crack appeared on the surface of the egg sac, and green liquid overflowed from the crack, emitting a faint fluorescence.

The larva struggled hard in the egg sac, and its sharp front claws cut through the membrane, and a monster's head popped out.

Its eyes flashed fiercely, like flames burning in the darkness, a pair of sharp teeth were revealed at the corners of its mouth, and its breathing was rapid and powerful.

The monster's body gradually broke free from the egg sac, its limbs were strong and powerful, and its skin was covered with a layer of sticky liquid.

It stood up in the pond and looked around, its eyes filled with the ferocity and desire of a predator.

The tentacle-like biological structures continued to wriggle at the edge of the pond, providing protection and nutrients for the newborn monsters, as if the entire pond was an organic life form, interconnected, full of vitality and terror.

During the hatching process of these monsters, the fungal blanket continued to spread outward, covering a wider area.

The surrounding trees, rocks, and animals were all swallowed up by the dark tide, and in the blink of an eye, everything became dead silent.

One by one, the monsters broke out of the egg sacs. Their bodies were wet and emitted a foul odor.

The monsters hatched incredibly quickly.

In an instant, the entire ground was filled with countless new lives.

The monsters spread rapidly, covering an area of ​​several kilometers.

Their speed and numbers are so great that people feel extremely oppressed and frightened.

Mike tilted his neck stiffly, his movements were stiff and weird, like a puppet being manipulated.

His eyes were dull and there was no life in them, as if he had lost his soul.

"Aba Aba——"

"Waibibapu——"

The corners of his mouth were slightly open, and drool was flowing unconsciously. The sticky liquid dripped down his chin and soaked his collar.

The whole person was like a cursed zombie, having lost all will and vitality, with only an empty body moving mechanically.