Cultivating Through The Game

His physique gradually shrank, and now Lu Yu stood stark naked in the hall, with even his last pair of briefs having burst during the transformation. But at this moment, he felt no shame.

Because he was the only one left here, the research hall had been completely destroyed, and even the corpses of the dead were obliterated.

"What a terrible mission!"

Lu Yu instinctively reached for his pocket, only to remember that his phone had been destroyed during the battle. To report on the situation here, he would have to do it in person.

He didn't pursue Lu Hongwei. By the time he shattered Lu Hongwei's life-saving artifact and suppressed the reversal and boiling of his Qi Blood, enough time had passed for him to leave the underground research facility. Even if he chased him, he wouldn't find him.

Originally, he wanted to keep that piece of decaying coffin wood; after all, it was the first time he'd seen something with such strange power.

Though saying it's the first time isn't accurate, as the Shenwu Realm login device could also be considered to have strange power.

This was the first time Lu Yu saw a strange item used in combat.

The Spirit Stone and Array within the helmet, the strange objects in the hands of Iron Tomb members, the Shenwu Realm login device with its ancient artifact design... the complexity of this world far exceeded Lu Yu's imagination.

"What a pity."

Lu Yu casually found a lab coat to put on, drawing a Golden Armor Spirit Array on it with a casual stroke. The chill inside made Lu Yu feel a bit uneasy.

Soon he no longer felt uneasy; his expression grew increasingly grim, as no other living person could be seen in the underground research facility.

Arriving at the emergency passage, he found it blocked by collapsed earth. Judging by the shape of the earth, it had been deliberately compacted with Spiritual Power. It would be quite difficult for outsiders to get in.

If no other Iron Tomb members had entered the underground research facility, then this must have been Lu Hongwei's doing.

Why did he do this?

Lu Yu punched forward, shattering the soil with immense power, creating a path…

Inside the underground research facility, a head with eight tentacles was swiftly running on the ground, the human head continuously devouring the corpses' flesh and blood, then running back to the cold storage to devour all the frozen demon-hunter corpses.

The demon man had only previously devoured their demon hearts, not the bodies. On one hand, he lacked the ability to devour flesh and blood; on the other hand, he still retained human thought at the time.

Devouring demon hearts makes one stronger, but devouring flesh and blood does not.

Now, the demon man's thoughts were severely influenced by the demon heart, and he gained the ability to devour and fuse flesh and blood, as well as being gravely injured, prompting him to actively return to devour the demon-hunter corpses' flesh and blood.

Exiting the cold storage, he glanced at the ventilation duct of the underground research facility. His entire body's flesh melted into liquid, rushing into the ventilation duct, running upwards.

He dared not wander around the underground research facility; escaping was the priority.

Now, the demon man was effectively a demon with human thought. In a sense, he ranked higher than a demonic soldier, even an advanced demonic soldier couldn't possess intelligence like his.

In Xue Ming's office, he watched the screen showing Lu Yu furiously attacking the decaying coffin wood, his face displaying a peculiar smile.

...

Lu Yu exited the emergency passage, discovering that all the soldiers outside had vanished. He had no idea where they'd gone, making it impossible to borrow a phone to contact Fei Yuqing or headquarters.

"I'll get changed first."

Feeling the chill beneath the lab coat, Lu Yu decided to head home; his phone was still there, and he could use it to contact Fei Yuqing.

He wondered who had assigned him this task. The mission failed, and he could only go to Fei Yuqing to explain matters clearly.

...

A video appeared on Miyagi's computer. Seeing the sender, he clicked the video, and after a few seconds, Miyagi's complexion turned very dark.

The video showed a small giant, about four or five meters tall, frantically attacking the hall of the underground research facility. Cries of the researchers echoed occasionally in the video, along with close-ups of Gudao machines fighting desperately.

"Who is this?" Miyagi furiously messaged the sender to inquire.

Two words popped up in the dialogue box.

"Lu Yu."