What it always values is the "optimized" "mirror image"! And this "original body", regardless of whether it has defects or not, is just a higher-quality "fuel" used to activate the "perfect container" in the eyes of the fungus master!
"Ha...hahahaha..." Pei Du let out another deep laugh. This time, the laugh was no longer hollow, but filled with bitter mockery and a completely ignited, all-consuming rage!
So that’s it! So that’s it!
Junqiong wants to "purify" this defective product!
The mushroom owner wants to use him as the nutrient for the "perfect container"!
Xu Shuangyao... She created him, created an "optimized" replacement, and then pushed him into this abyss of no return!
Raging hatred! Like a volcano suppressed for millennia, it erupted with a roar! Target—the Fungus Master! Fungus Dome! Xu Shuangyao! That damned "mirror image"! And this damned fate!
All the emptiness! All the self-doubt! At this moment, it was completely burned by this pure and extreme hatred and anger!
"I am Pei Du!!!"
A soul-tearing roar, like a wounded lone wolf uttering to the moon, erupted from Pei Du's mouth, resounding throughout the upper floors of the ruins!
He turned around abruptly, his bloodshot eyes burning with flames of destruction staring intently at Xu Shuangyao, who was slumped on the ground, frightened out of his wits by the sudden roar and the terrifying murderous aura erupting from Pei Du!
"Defective product, test product, or even a bomb?!" His voice was hoarse, yet filled with a determination and madness to cut through everything. "I'm alive! I'm standing here! I'm Pei Du! The one and only Pei Du!"
He raised his remaining left hand and pointed fiercely at his chest, which was covered with abnormal lines, and at the dark red wound on his broken arm. Every word he spoke was like a blood-quenched oath:
"You want to use me? You want to devour me? You want to use me as food?!"
"dream!"
"As long as I live, I'll tear you apart!"
"Until you—"
"Even the bones and the residue—"
“Everything was eaten up!!!”
The cold declaration echoed in the dusty air, carrying with it the strong smell of blood and the madness of mutual destruction. This wasn't a declaration, it was a declaration of war! A final declaration of war against all who sought to define him, exploit him, or destroy him!
Almost at the moment when Pei Du made this declaration!
“Buzz——!!!”
Deep within his spine and the fusion crown atop his head, a violent throbbing rippled again! The Master's will seemed enraged by this utter rejection and provocation! The gentle torrent of temptation vanished in an instant, replaced by a more violent, colder will that sought to forcibly control him! It wanted to crush this ungrateful "defective product"! It wanted to seize control directly!
Pei Du's body suddenly stiffened! The flames of destruction that had just ignited in his eyes were instantly extinguished by a chilling chaos! His left hand rose uncontrollably, his five fingers forming claws, and a faint, yet destructive, dark red energy swirled around his fingertips! His target—Xu Shuangyao, who was slumped on the ground!
"No... Pei Du! Don't!" Xu Shuangyao screamed in despair! She saw the cold confusion that flashed across Pei Du's eyes, a sign that the Master of Fungus was forcibly invading!
Just as Pei Du's uncontrolled left hand was about to swing out—
A flicker of determination flashed in Xu Shuangyao's eyes! Ignoring the excruciating pain of her near-psychic collapse, she forced herself to focus her final wisp of will, channeling the dim crown of thorns! Not to control Pei Du! But to disrupt it! To disrupt the connection between the crown and the Master's will!
"With the creator's authority...interfere...the signal...block!" She screamed silently on the spiritual level!
“Sizzle!”
An intense, short-circuited sting instantly transmitted from the Fusion Crown to Pei Du and Xu Shuangyao's consciousness! Pei Du's left hand, which had been raised uncontrollably, suddenly froze. The dark red energy at his fingertips flickered a few times before suddenly extinguishing! The cold confusion in his eyes quickly receded, replaced by the burning flames of rage!
"Ugh!" Xu Shuangyao let out an even more shrill scream. Her body felt like it had been struck by a sledgehammer, slamming back against the wall and spitting out another mouthful of blood! The Crown of Thorns flickered violently, its light almost completely fading! The backlash from forcibly interfering with the Master's will had nearly killed her!
Pei Du looked at his left hand which had lost control and then regained control, and then looked at Xu Shuangyao who was limp against the wall, dying, but desperately trying to interfere with the control of the fungus master. The fire in his eyes flickered, and finally turned into a deeper, colder complexity.
The brief respite was over.
“Boom—!!!”
The crumbling, ruined building they were in suddenly shook violently! Chunks of concrete and steel began to peel off from the ceiling! Downstairs, the frantic roars of fungus puppets and the rustling sounds of animated plant roots entwined and climbing could be heard!
The pursuit never stops! And this time, they will face an even more turbulent wave of death!
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