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The bottom level of the cave was in total chaos.
The fishermen of the City of Defense had never seen such terrifying monsters before; their tentacles were as soft as rags, yet could easily sever a person's body, and their carapaces could still move after being cut by knives and stabbed with guns. It often took the lives of a dozen people to eliminate just one monster. What was even more chilling was that they could pop up at any time from right beside you, perhaps a friend... perhaps a family member. One moment you'd be fighting side by side, the next, they'd turn into an inexplicable enemy.
This was devastating to their morale.
"Have you still not been able to contact the host?" Zhang Zhiyuan yelled as he sprayed a distant potted plant monster with gunfire, calling out to Qianyuan Meiko behind him.
