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The giant tentacle's shadow collided with the pristine white bone sword, emitting a hard, sonorous metallic noise.
He Ao's body halted, his gaze fixed on the tentacle before him.
It was a composite entity of flesh and high-strength alloy.
Compared to the humanoid monsters He Ao had encountered before, this tentacle's mechanization was evidently higher.
And the force of the lash that had just come at him was substantial.
Even though He Ao had blocked in time, he had nearly failed to stop the strike, and had it truly landed on him, even He Ao would have been torn open, sustaining serious injuries.
This monster was strong.
It had already surpassed the limits of C-level.
And right after He Ao had blocked this stealth attack, the creature did not linger in combat but quickly retracted all its tentacles.
He Ao's gaze followed the direction in which the tentacles had withdrawn.
"Minister He, what is this?"
Zhang Yusi stood by He Ao's side.
