Chapter 272: Flesh Wall

But Ai Ruili Ya's sword swing felt as if it were cutting through a heap of rotting flesh.

When she withdrew her sword, Lin Yifan also noticed dark-colored bloodstains on it.

The stains were not fresh, like sedimented clotted blood, exuding a heavy scent of gore and foul stench that made one's nose want to rebel.

Yet Lin Yifan at that moment had no mind to notice them; his focus was entirely on the wall.

Because only then did he realize that the entire wall was built of flesh and blood; most of it had rotted, yet the remaining limbs and severed arms were still faintly discernible. There were many Human bodies inside, as well as numerous monster corpses.

The mingled flesh formed a decaying Flesh Wall!

And the Flesh Wall could even move, shifting into different shapes to attack them.

The sword swing just now, though it struck the Flesh Wall, clearly missed any vital point.

For some reason, the Flesh Wall suddenly fell silent, and it was unclear what would happen next.

"Ugh!"

Suddenly, from the crowd behind Lin Yifan came wave after wave of dry retching sounds.

Ruan Qingtan, standing at the side, turned even paler, lips trembling as he murmured:

"These walls... are alive?"

"One could say they are alive, for the front Flesh Wall is a whole, yet within that whole there are split entities that act as guards," Ai Ruili Ya said, her sword tip igniting with even more intense blue flame, her expression solemn as she spoke:

"Everyone be careful! According to records, this type of Flesh Wall appears in every polluted 123 li as a low‑level monster and serves as the guardian of the first layer."

"To clear the first layer, we must escape the maze formed by the Flesh Wall, because the Flesh Wall is ubiquitous and the monsters hidden within can attack at any time, so everyone must stay vigilant..."

"Ah! Help!"

However, before Ai Ruili Ya could finish speaking, a panicked scream rang out from the crowd.

Following the sound, they saw a young man ensnared by countless tentacles sprouting from the Flesh Wall, pulling him into its depths.

His body was gradually engulfed by the filthy, rotting flesh, eventually vanishing completely within the Flesh Wall, leaving only a mournful wail.

The whole process was extremely fast, lasting no more than a second!

And for that reason, even Lin Yifan couldn't react in time; the person was already gone.

The others steadied themselves, inhaling sharply, quickly moving toward the center of the passage, their eyes filled with terror as they stared at the flesh wall.

Lin Yifan's complexion was equally grim; although he had guessed the tower would be hard, he hadn't expected it to be this hard!

This is only the first layer, already hellish, and he had no idea how terrifying the remaining nine layers would be.

However, Lin Yifan had no time to think further, because at that moment, the flesh tumors on this section of the Flesh Wall burst simultaneously, and dozens of humanoid insect‑like flesh tumors crawled out.

They possessed twisted Human torsos but bore wolf heads; their exposed chests throbbed with hearts—some Human, others obviously animal.

These monsters were the modified "Experimental Subjects"!

Although these Experimental Subjects couldn't match the six‑tier Nightmare Wolf encountered earlier, their sheer number was overwhelming, sending chills through everyone.

"Quickly eliminate these monsters!" Ai Ruili Ya shouted upon seeing the emerging Experimental Subjects, immediately charging forward with her sword.

A green energy burst from her blade, which Lin Yifan sensed to be imbued with potent life force.

When this life force confronted the monsters, it gave a sense of withering decay.

However, because the monsters were so numerous, even Ai Ruili Ya fighting one‑hundred alone fell into a hard battle.

"Everyone attack!" Lin Yifan couldn't just stand by, so he immediately grabbed his enchanted Great Axe and charged at the monsters.

The Great Axe shone with flowing radiance; as he swung, the light formed multiple blades, delivering a withering, pulling damage to the monsters.

"Your axe is truly something, such powerful Holy Light damage in this cursed place is practically a divine weapon, far stronger than my life force!" Ai Ruili Ya, standing nearby, couldn't help but look enviously.

Lin Yifan ignored her; the monsters ahead seemed endless, and he only wanted to clear them all away quickly.

Meanwhile, the other Survivors at that moment unleashed their own combat power.

Their attack styles varied: besides common swords, spears, staffs, bows, crossbows, and darts, Lin Yifan even discovered that some wielded firearms.

It was a submachine gun!

No one knew where that submachine gun came from.

When the holder pulled the trigger, the bullets emitted a golden glow.

Lin Yifan, seeing the golden light, rushed forward—it was Holy Light power!

Sure enough, the bullets pierced the monsters' bodies, dealing massive damage!

However, aside from those empowered by special forces, others' damage to the monsters was negligible.

During this, the Flesh Wall would pop up at random to snatch people.

Thus, within a short five minutes, everyone was locked in a fierce battle!

Lin Yifan swung his axe to cleave the charging monsters, feeling the blade meet a sluggish resistance like cutting rotten wood.

He was shocked to find that the wounds on these monsters sprouted granulation tissue that healed in an instant.

Aside from damage from Holy Light, all other injuries healed rapidly.

That made his complexion even worse; he gritted his teeth and said:

"Everyone be careful, only special energy can harm these monsters; ordinary physical attacks are ineffective!"

"I have Holy Water from the Spirit Lake; applying it to weapons can counter dark forces!" Ai Ruili Ya suddenly tossed a silver vial at him.

Lin Yifan opened it, glanced inside, quickly smeared it on his blade; on the next strike, although Holy Light didn't trigger, the monster still let out a mournful scream, its wound emitting white smoke.

"If it really works!" Lin Yifan's eyes lit up, and he immediately passed the bottle to the people behind him:

"Everyone apply this Holy Water to your weapons!"

"This tiny bottle isn't enough for all of us!" Ruan Qingtan, who first took the bottle, said anxiously while smearing Holy Water on his blade.

"Don't worry, it's enough," Ai Ruili Ya said with a laugh after pinning a monster down:

"This bottle is a spatial item; it can hold five tons of water. Though we elves can drink ordinary water, we prefer Holy Water, so we always carry some with us."