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"Agent A has been activated. The current fusion degree is 45%. Changes have occurred on the subject's body surface—"

Weixians' hair grew faster and faster along with his roar. His skin quickly turned blood red and his whole body trembled constantly. The emotions in his eyes gradually disappeared, and the fierce light of a wild beast filled his eyes instead.

"Something's wrong! Crossbowmen, open fire!" Dashita ordered to open fire without hesitation as soon as the abnormality occurred. Dozens of flames exploded around Weiss the next moment, instantly engulfing him and nearly ten mercenaries.

"The target was hit by the explosion flames, and the fusion speed slowed down. The current fusion degree is 51%. The epidermis was partially penetrated, but no substantial damage was suffered."

"Roar!" An angry roar broke through the smoke, and a tall, red figure swept across the open space and headed straight for Dashita with a maneuverability that had never been achieved before. Dashita's face changed and he quickly swung his knife at "Weixians"' neck.

"The fusion rate has reached 62%, and the limbs have been strengthened."

Sparks flew, and Dashita's face changed wildly. The bloody figure in front of him grasped his knife with one hand, and the hand that was still deepening in blood red was unharmed. "Weixians"'s body grew another three points, breaking through two meters, and the face looking down at him gradually deformed. And his other hand tore off the forearm of the soldier standing beside him.

"Lieutenant!!" Bruce and Rexxar reacted quickly, charging left and right and slashing with a sword and an axe at the same time. The bloody "Visians" was hit hard and his body was involuntarily knocked away. He let out a roar in the air, and when he landed, "Visians" had already changed to all fours on the ground, ready to go.

"Great!" The remaining members of the Iron Eagle Mercenary Group couldn't help but boost their morale when they saw their leader displaying such great power.

"The integration rate has reached 72%, and the integration speed has slowed down significantly. External factors are needed to speed up the integration."

"Lieutenant! Retreat with your adjutant!" Dashita hesitated for a moment at the loud shouts behind him, then retreated with the two of them and the wounded who had lost their combat effectiveness.

"Boom boom boom!" Three illuminating grenades exploded on "Vision" one after another, the open space became extremely bright, and a large amount of soil was lifted up.

When the aftermath of the explosion subsided, the first thing the Victorian soldiers heard was the screams of the mercenaries. They saw a bloody figure with a forearm blown off and one hind limb missing, killing his companions.

"This guy... is no longer human!" The bloody monster, which could no longer be called "Vision", slaughtered half of the mercenaries in nearly twenty seconds. The remaining mercenaries desperately attacked Dacita's encirclement to avoid the monster's claws.

"... Leave a gap and don't fight those bastards to death. They are no longer a threat!" Dashita immediately gave the order to make a decision. Indeed, the current problem is this bloody monster with unknown intelligence.

"Lieutenant Dashita!" Blond Rupert came running over. Her premonition was finally confirmed. She was relieved about Dashita's decision. This lieutenant did not fail at the critical moment and was quite competent.

"I don't know what this is! I've never heard of any Originium skills from Weixians."

"This doesn't look like an Originium technique!" Bruce raised his crossbow and immediately aimed at the target, "Lieutenant! It's about to pounce again!"

A shrill roar attracted everyone's attention. The monster, whose original appearance could no longer be recognized, was completely blood red. Its overgrown hair covered most of its back. Its fangs trembled slightly with a dangerous aura. A blood bag grew on the broken limb. After a moment, a huge claw tore the blood bag apart and grew out. The missing hind limb also grew out again, with a layer of darker blood-colored bone armor attached to it.

"What... is this?" Bruce clenched his weapon in shock. More than a dozen mercenary corpses were thrown everywhere, mixed with blood. Faced with such a scene, even if they were soldiers, they couldn't help but feel frightened.

A terrifying roar sounded, and everyone in the Dashita Horn took a defensive stance almost reflexively. At the same time, the bloody figure also charged into the air and swung its claws to tear down!

There was a sound of steel striking hard, along with sparks. Horn had already given a high evaluation of the strength of the monster in front of her, but when the claw landed firmly on the shield in her hand, she was still surprised by the power.

"Attack!" This shout came from the soldiers and officers at the same time. Horn took a half step sideways, still holding the monster back from advancing but also leaving room for attack.

A neat round of crossbow arrows hit the monster's head and body, but the monster did not seem to be substantially affected. Its other claw quickly slapped the side of the horn, and the latter used its other hand to raise its shield to defend at the same speed.

"The hardness, thickness and toughness of the skin have been enhanced several times, and the strength is basically enough to resist crossbow arrows."

“What is the current fusion rate?”

"The fusion rate, let me check it... 84%. The progress has almost come to a standstill."

Under the heavy blow of the third claw, Horn could no longer maintain her unmoved posture, and her feet plowed two marks on the ground. She was severely affected by the previous several fire bombs, but the bloody monster that took it head-on was still able to swing its claws.

It was injured, not seriously, but became even more violent.

The monster, no longer blocked, charged into the Victorian soldiers' positions like lightning, with blood and screams surging.

"Damn it!" Horn fought back hard to repel the bloody monster, then risked damaging the barrel equipment and fired a howitzer at close range. The huge recoil made her retreat several meters, and the monster was forcefully blown away again.

Yes, this time there was no limb-breaking damage to it, only large areas of epidermis were damaged and some bone armor fell off.

If Ling Dengxian and Ye Ban were here, they would find that this bloody monster was much more powerful than the one they were dealing with.

"Can we only say that it is worthy of being Reagent No. A?" The Scepter and the staff who were observing from afar could not help but sigh.

"No, there is something wrong with the preparation of this reagent." The person in charge shook his head. "It is not perfect, at least it has not reached perfection at this stage."

"If my prediction goes as expected, this C3-1 test subject will exhaust all its vitality within thirty minutes. This is just the struggle before death."

"Ah? Then what does the Duke of Victoria need this short-lived reagent for?"

"No, what we are trading is not the results of this kind of stuff. It is the strategic existence that can satisfy him and replace something."

"The current record is just one of the rewards he promised to pay."

The person in charge looked at the blonde Rupert who was desperately fighting the bloody monster and nodded slightly: "C3-1 can't pose a threat to the life of this soldier. She is not much inferior in strength, and she can maintain such mobility with such weapons. She is indeed a powerful soldier.

"However, it will be difficult to stop this experimental subject from killing those around him."