When that wave-like shockwave spread to the civilians, their internal organs and brains felt as if they had been hammered, causing a massive concussion.

Their eyes filled with blood, eardrums burst... their hearts suddenly stopped, and their lungs were compressed to the size of a fist in an instant.

Most people bled from their noses and mouths and lost consciousness immediately. Only a very few with relatively strong bodies... like that fat chef, managed to barely withstand the blow thanks to their thick layers of fat.

As for the elderly person kneeling in worship...

Their head exploded directly in the shockwave, turning into a rain of blood that spread over everyone.

Yet their body remained kneeling on the ground, unmoving, maintaining a pious kneeling posture... offering everything to the headless monster.

"What the hell is this...!"

Yun You struggled painfully out of the pile of tables and chairs, feeling her face wet and realizing it was all blood oozing from her ears and nose.

To be fair, this "One Flower Level" mutant creature, in terms of sheer aggressiveness, was indeed much stronger than the suit-clad robots. Just one heartbeat shattered the setup she had meticulously prepared.

"This is simply outrageous."

The little girl wiped her face haphazardly, flinging the blood off her hands.

The strength of this headless monster was indeed a bit over the top. Not only were its speed and strength above hers, but it also had a wide-range remote attack method in the form of a "heartbeat."

But Yun You wasn't without solutions.

She touched the Red Scale on the back of her hand.

Once activated, this scale transformed into a "Red Giant Claw," increasing the power of Yun You's right hand to the level of an Apprentice Death God.

The power of a Death God was more than enough to deal with this headless monster.

However... Yun You's physical strength at the moment was only enough to execute two strikes.

She had only two chances. If neither of those strikes hit, she was doomed.

Yun You planned to observe the headless monster a bit more, at least identifying some flaws...

And right then, the fat chef in the corner suddenly spoke up.

"Tower Race... Flesh and Blood Sacrifice..."

"This is a sacrifice!"

The fat chef trembled uncontrollably, clutching his head with one hand, curling into a ball in the corner.

"It's over, we're all done for!"

"We can't escape this Flesh and Blood Sacrifice... It will kill us one by one, then turn us into part of it..."

His voice gradually became distorted.

And at this moment, other civilians who were still conscious, upon hearing the words "Tower Race" and "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice," were also dumbfounded. They hesitated for a few seconds, then began to clutch their heads and weep, incessantly murmuring pessimistic phrases like "We're doomed..."

"What are you all talking about?"

Only Yun You was completely confused, having no idea what special significance these two terms held.

"If you have any information, hurry up and share it, don't play mysterious games!"

Yun You took a few nimble steps, leaping in front of the fat chef, grabbing his collar and shaking him hard, almost making his brain rattle out.

"Okay, okay... I'll talk... I'll talk...!"

The fat chef was shaken into a daze and, setting aside his fear, instinctively spoke, "The Tower Race is actually an urban legend from decades ago."

"We don't know if it's true or false, only that it caused a stir, then suddenly disappeared, even the information online was cleaned out, so you young ones wouldn't know..."

"Legend has it that the Tower Race was a very large organization back in the day! Although residing in Nest City, it had its own unique culture, laws, faith... and powerful military force, even having its own army."

"In my dad's generation, it was said that the Tower Race was strong enough to rival the rulers of Nest City..."

"Moreover, their cultural achievements and technological level were quite exaggerated, you could even say everything we use today, from technology products to communication styles, were influenced by them. You might pick up a book in a library now, and the author could actually be a Tower Race individual whose name was erased."

"But as the saying goes, two tigers cannot live on one mountain, the rulers of Nest City would naturally not tolerate the existence of such an uncontrolled force."

Saying this, the fat chef swallowed his blood-laden saliva and slightly organized his language.

"So the older generation said that decades ago, one day, the rulers of Nest City suddenly challenged the Tower Race, joining forces with the Apprentice Death God Organization to initiate an ethnic cleansing war."

"Since then, the Tower Race was completely wiped out, not only its people slaughtered, but even the cultural traces it left on Earth were cleaned up... it's quite a lamentable tale."

"Stop, stop, wait a minute..."

Yun You interrupted the fat chef.

"The story is intriguing, but what does it have to do with that headless monster?"

"It has everything to do with it!"

The fat chef wiped the sweat on his forehead, muttering, "Let me properly explain..."

"Though the Tower Race was annihilated during that war, their culture and buildings cleansed, there are still a few 'Tower people' surviving, hiding incognito in Nest City."

"They use a special evil magic ritual to communicate with the 'God' their race worships, obtaining all sorts of supernatural powers... and that ritual is called a 'Sacrifice'."

The fat chef pointed to the remains of Qian Sanjin, whispering, "It's the Secret Technique this guy used."

"You mean Qian Sanjin and his Insect Gang are actually 'Tower people'?"

Yun You asked curiously.

"Probably not."

The fat chef shook his head.

"My dad told me Tower people have many methods, though not as strong as Apprentice Death Gods, they are far beyond ordinary people."

"If Qian Sanjin were a Tower person, you might not have been able to kill him, at least not this easily... So he's most likely just an ordinary person, merely guided by Tower people and initiated into the 'Tower Faith'."

"Tower people now dare not show themselves in Nest City and instead manipulate ordinary people to do their bidding. If I guess correctly, the Insect Gang's sacrifice should have been directed by Tower people, which is why Qian Sanjin said something like... dedicating everything to the 'Tower Lord' before he died."

Upon hearing this explanation, Yun You understood the ins and outs of the matter.

She hadn't expected to be so unlucky, running into such a troublesome situation while borrowing and repaying a debt, uncovering such an ancient secret.

"So what's the principle behind this sacrifice?"

Yun You scratched her head and pursued further, "Why does it produce mutant creatures?"

"Because that's the ability of the 'Flesh and Blood Sacrifice'."

The fat chef shook his head bitterly, explaining, "The Tower people possess many modes of sacrifice, said to be related to their faith—the 'Tower Lord'."

"In their mythology, there exist either 16 or 8 sky-piercing giant towers in the world, with a god dwelling in each tower."

"As long as they worship the gods, the gods grant a unique sacrificial technique, and the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice is one of them."

"Its effect is to use various creatures' bodies as sacrificial media to summon an incarnation of a Tower Lord..."

"The greatest feature of a Flesh and Blood Sacrifice is that the summoned Tower Lord will mercilessly kill and absorb everything from its enemies, gradually turning into an increasingly powerful flesh and blood monster."

"It won't stop, it only ceases upon its own demise... or when it has annihilated all life in its path, will it completely dissipate."

With that, the fat chef sighed deeply and slouched to the ground.

"That's why I say, we're doomed..."

"The Tower Lord won't spare us."

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