Who gave you permission to travel through time with Earth?

In the middle corridor, within the territory of the Asset Management Department, Lu Chen and Zhou Tongtong faced a similar predicament, even deeper than Fang Jin. Around them, a dozen flesh-and-blood monsters roared and awakened simultaneously!

After all, the rules never stated that employees would not retain their self-awareness after falling into depravity, and would forget their memories of becoming monsters after recovering... So how could that be considered rest and release?

So, in order to make the most of these new toys, all three groups encountered a mentor at the beginning who used the stark contrast between their appearance before and after the transformation to instill a preconceived notion in the players.

"Human and monster forms do not share the same cognitive abilities," but this is just a lie to keep players calm, allowing the veterans to numb their senses with a comfortable atmosphere and then lead them step by step into the trap.

...their playground.

"**Damn it, you're telling me they not only have the self-awareness they have when they're monsters, but they can also arbitrarily control the flashing intervals of lights in an area? And they can enter a mutant state anytime, anywhere?"

Lu Chen rarely swore, kicking a row of computers in front of him into dust with one foot. The stone watch on his wrist spun rapidly, creating a white force field in front of him, temporarily isolating the numerous tentacles!

"Not necessarily... The seniors might be special. Perhaps their positions determine that they have the authority to control the flashing lights. After all, none of the other employees we encountered along the way turned off the lights just for their own enjoyment."

Zhou Tongtong quickly analyzed the situation, and she began to take it seriously. This level of difficulty no longer allowed her to slack off.

"The route on the first level is fixed and closed, and there wasn't time to explore the blocks and warehouses along the way in depth. There's no way there could be a way to escape the company! Let's go to the second level."

"Alright! We'll break out at the 11 o'clock position followed by the 3 o'clock position. You provide support with red bullets!"

Lu Chen said in a busy but calm manner, extending the mithril field to its maximum extent, and the point where the field and the tentacle made contact emitted a sizzling sound!

Zhou Tongtong quickly raised her sleeve, and smoke billowed from beneath the fabric! A metal bullet shot out from between her fingers, slicing open the skull of the foremost flesh-and-blood monster!

"Bang!"

……

Almost the instant her senior made his hand gesture, Xu Rou pulled the trigger. Even though she had already fallen into the trap, eliminating this monster, who was clearly the biggest threat, was definitely not a mistake.

Her reaction was quick enough, even a fraction faster than the flashing lights, but a tentacle, as if anticipated, shattered the glass! It bulged and filled the entire corridor!

"puff……"

The bullet's instantaneous lethality is undeniable. The moment it collides with the flesh wall filled with pustules and edema, both burst apart like balloons, and the filth and blood inside are instantly spilled all over the ground!

But what good is that? There's far more than just one foreign object in the main room!

As the flesh wall was destroyed, more scarlet, mottled flesh pillars tore through the main room's glass, spreading throughout the corridor like a thick spider web, with strange teeth and tongues protruding from the flesh pillars!

The senior colleague, with a sinister grin, entered the main room, his face pressed against the almost bursting human skin. As the head of the data department, he couldn't possibly put himself in a potentially fatal situation before running out of bullets.

"roar--!"

A burly man nearly two meters tall stumbled into the corridor, his drooping head suddenly snapping up. Like a flower bud blooming, his human skin peeled away, transforming him into a flower-shaped monster of flesh and blood!

The torn human skin serves as petals, the twitching spine as the stamen, and a large amount of decaying flesh fills the body and elevates its shape, while the bones become sharp teeth and fangs distributed throughout the body and the center of the flower!

"No...no, how are we supposed to escape?"

Xu Rou was already somewhat desperate. Even though Fang Jin had discovered the truth behind the flashing lights in advance, they had undoubtedly fallen into the monsters' toy box, which was only slightly better than being directly surrounded.

However, this advantage was negligible. Even though there were still a few monsters in the main room that hadn't managed to squeeze out, the monsters filling the corridor had already exhausted their ammo. They didn't even have time to clear out those flesh pillars!

Moreover, the only way to escape is to move forward. Behind them lies a maze of steel, and going back would undoubtedly lead to getting lost and being surrounded by an even thicker net. The only way to survive is to cross this thicket of flesh in front of them.

"..."

"Then let's go."

Fang Jin casually rubbed his wrists as if warming up. Xu Rou looked at the growing forest of fleshy pillars that almost filled the corridor, and said with a mixture of fear and laughter:

"The past? How do you go back? Do you think you can travel to Earth?"

"...What if I really do that?"

"Ha! If I survive this, I'll follow you for life, no matter what! Even if you don't acknowledge me, I'll chase you to the ends of the earth! Too bad you won't have that chance..."

Before Xu Rou could finish speaking, her vision was completely reversed. The pain and burning sensation caught up with her only afterward. When she regained her sight, she found herself in mid-air.

She was kicked into the air like a soccer ball, and with her mortal flesh and blood, she displayed amazing elasticity, bumping back and forth against the clean walls and ceiling several times before steadily clearing the net of fleshy pillars!

"call……"

"You dare underestimate me... but I'm not taking revenge for personal grudges."

Fang Jin silently pulled his leg back, continuing to ramble on, while simultaneously evaporating wisps of moisture from the skin of his leg. The rapid beating of his heart replaced the tinnitus in his ears... He was gradually getting used to this state.

The foreign object's heart was reawakened, and scalding torrents flowed through its entire body. Its internal environment was filled with heat vapor and pure power... like a furnace.

Earth's remnants... no, these are the powers possessed by the Star Eaters, and the fundamental reason why Fang Jin's life level has leaped forward.

[Star Eaters: The most malevolent type of beings in the universe, who devour parts or all of celestial bodies to replace some of their own organs, directly obtaining a higher life form with their frail bodies, ascending to heaven in one step.]

[Power 1: The original physical body can be regarded as an extension of the planet itself, with a significant increase in physical strength and density, and it becomes even stronger as the planet is repaired and rejuvenated.]

[Power 2: The devoured planet is not dead; its internal spacetime is considered completely still, forming a balanced symbiotic relationship with the planet-devourer.]

Star Eaters can repair or enhance celestial bodies by absorbing energy, or they can project different creations from static planetary space by paying a certain price.

[Power 3...]

The fact that he consumed Earth to replace his heart is the reason Fang Jin's life was elevated. The Star Eater helped him survive the first three instances; turning his flesh into steel was just the most basic application.

Based on this, he incorporated a certain creation from the Earth's wreckage... into his blood vessels, creating a near-furnace-like extreme state within his body. This was Fang Jin's reliance for surviving several times.

[Awakening Skill - Furnace Mode]

His heart pounded like a drum, his body leaned slightly forward, his skin was covered with layers of molten, shiny marks, and he suddenly sprinted forward!

Before some of the tentacles could even touch his body, their tips were already scorched to near inactivation. The fleshy pillars split open their teeth and tongues, trying to devour him, but Fang Jin grabbed their upper jaws with one hand and tore them apart!

"Click-clack... Ah!"

This is pure and beautiful violence.