Chapter 329: We will surely be able to win

Flesh is a basic substance constituting carbon-based life.

Perhaps it should be said that fully differentiated cells are the basic substance that makes them up.

Differentiated cells cannot revert to their former state, but flesh-editing technology completely ignores this trait, turning life's basic substance into something highly malleable.

Only flesh giants appeared on the battlefield, their bodies clad in gray-black organic calcium armor, advancing madly like bulldozers.

Currently, humanity is not yet fully proficient in this flesh-editing technology; the current flesh creations still fall within the visually acceptable range for humans, and can even be called handsome.

Its name is called the Type 01 Flesh Knight.

Like a flesh mecha, its 'pilot' is one of those Imperial Knights from the Empire who excel at combat.

They belong to the Empire, yet were made into the core fused into the flesh, and this was done without even the Imperial Princess's consent.

After the Human Collective was founded, the Empire no longer wholly belonged to the Imperial Princess; moreover, they reject unrestricted bodily modification technology, so even if the Empire's knights achieved decent results on the disaster front, it was of no avail.

Nevertheless, many knights still uphold their codes, and the Empire has become the sole place of humanity on this land.

Madness, madness, still madness.

This land has become extremely mad; flesh editing, as the second officially announced modification technology, quickly saw widespread use.

As a highly malleable technology, the Human Collective originally intended to let the lower classes cultivate more powerful modified organs, and creating whatever terrifying things they liked was no longer within their consideration.

Thus.... the flesh tide was born....

That is something even more terrifying than the current blood disaster: an unconscious mass of flesh that devours solely by instinct, which you cannot even call a true life.

Even so, it was still deployed by humanity onto the disaster battlefield, with striking effect; against the highly assimilative blood disaster, this lump of flesh actually devoured the blood beasts in a voracious feast.

According to professional analysis, this should be due to the beast disaster merging into one, causing the blood disaster's assimilative ability to decrease significantly, which allowed the flesh tide to devour them.

"Knight Sir... is this really okay?"

Blue Sapphire worriedly looked at the terminal in her hand, which displayed news about the flesh tide.

Meanwhile, Jierte was doing push-ups in front at an extremely fast pace.

"How could there be no problem?"

Even a clueless catgirl kitten knows there's a problem; how could those doing research not know?

As an extremely potent mutant disaster, the blood disaster has already spawned countless variants and abilities.

Add another frenzied mutant lump of flesh, and one can imagine what will be created thereafter.

Those people surely understand; all they want is to see even stronger variants appear.

"No matter the cost, humanity will surely defeat the disaster"—by now this is more than just a slogan; humanity has truly abandoned everything.

"No matter what cost......"

"Even if we become the disaster, does it matter?"

Jierte sighed inwardly; clearly it was a very passionate slogan, but now....

Humanity won't create a new disaster, will it...

"Blue Sapphire, lately... it's better not to go out."

"Meow?"

"Why, meow?"

"Because....."

Jierte looked at the terminal in his hand, and there was unmistakably an order from Boss.

"Reverse Ascension Plan, officially launching starting tomorrow!"

"All undercover personnel begin missions! All members prepare to welcome the final disaster!"

"Estimated time: 172 days 13 hours!"

"@Jierte, the main task of slaying the final disaster is entrusted to you"

Boss @'ed Jierte; he should know that Jierte's current strength has reached an incredibly terrifying level.

Given that, is the flesh-editing technology, as well as humanity's current abandonment of moral bottom line, also something he could have foreseen?

Jierte doesn't know; he only knows that as long as he kills that so-called final disaster, all this can end.

Jierte still answered Blue Sapphire's question.

"Because.... lately outside is very dangerous."

"If you're going out, it's best to go with me."

"Huh? Okay."

As a mascot catgirl, listening to the caretaker's words is very important, especially her favorite Knight Sir.

Normally Blue Sapphire's presence is low; she only appears when you quiet down, then she lightly rubs against your pant leg like a real kitten.

"Knight Sir, what's happening?"

"Nothing happened."

Jierte deliberately avoided Blue Sapphire's inquiry, after all, facing the final disaster is something he absolutely could not bring a kitten along for.

Then he might entrust Blue Sapphire to his family, or perhaps to the big cat and the Imperial Princess; in any case, for this battle he must go alone.

"Will all this finally end?"

Jierte eagerly awaits that day's arrival.

He has had enough of this chaotic, disordered world; sin and chaos keep eroding his mind, and compared to this chaotic world, he still prefers the former sunny, warm world.

As long as this ends, his aunt can return, the knights will continue to exist, the sun will shine again, and everything will return to normal.

Can it really end?

A question arose in Jierte's heart, after all, no one has told him whether this will end; it's merely his wishful thinking.

After much thought, he finally directed this question to Boss.

"Jierte: Boss, after slaying the final disaster, will all this end?"

「Boss：....... 」

Boss: Sorry, even if you killed the ultimate disaster, there are still the heavenly gods and the disasters beyond the world.

Boss: This world is vastly larger than you can imagine, and disasters are the same—aside from the few kinds you've seen, there are countless more disasters.

Boss: But don't lose hope; out there beyond this world are countless friendly beings. Our goal is to leave this planet, make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, and achieve true ascension.

Boss: We will definitely win....