"Heh heh heh—"
After Master Fuli smashed the Lin family's upper echelon, eliminating both the Lin clan members and the treacherous, strange changes began to occur on Lin Huasi's body. She was convulsing, showing no visible wounds, but a large amount of blood was flowing.
The terrifying volume of blood loss was clearly abnormal.
"...It should be that the genetic flow defense has been activated." As Master Fuli called out, Lin Zhe, who had been invisible the whole time, slowly walked up to Master Fuli and said:
"They are not members of the Longevity Club, but because of an internal recommendation letter from Vimal, they obtained membership status to undergo the positional gene mutation recombination treatment..."
"To put it simply, the members are just lackeys. When they receive the gene mutation treatment, a 'collective hereditary framework gene system' is implanted in their bodies to prevent the club's biotechnology from leaking." Lin Zhe pointed at the traitor in the pit: "With the activation of the genetic flow defense, one of them will become a host body."
"The host body will devour the positional genes of the subordinate bodies, co-evolving to erase the traces of gene editing."
"In simple terms, if left alone, the host will burn out and die after half an hour."
Lin Zhe spoke confidently.
The Longevity Club is not a strictly hierarchical organization; it operates like a resource dispatch center. The core members each belong to powerful and influential families, drawn together by the core logic of seeking [immortality].
The resources of various families are pooled to delve into the mysteries of immortality, with core members sharing the secret of eternal life.
Although the Longevity Club has organizers, internally it resembles a dark forest of survival of the fittest.
Lin Huasi and others are not eligible to join.
The genetic technology used on them, while clearly superior to that of the Beast Warriors, ultimately serves as a means for the core members of the Longevity Club to win people's hearts.
"Methods to prevent leaks...."
"So, it's okay to smash them? The bloated bodies won't spew toxic mist." Master Fuli didn't understand biological terms, but he keenly grasped the key points in the conversation, asking.
"Yes..." Lin Zhe nodded gently and said: "Now you can set it on fire and burn it, but I still recommend leaving it for now....."
Lin Zhe smiled and continued:
"The host body will prioritize attacking the subordinate bodies..."
"I've identified the internal spy within the Lin family's upper echelon, but I don't know about the middle or lower levels."
As Lin Zhe spoke, Lin Huasi's limbs had completed the beast transformation, her face grew a snout, and black hair emerged from her back, exuding the smell of sulfur.
The black hellhound, radiating intense heat, crawled at the bottom of the pit.
Its muscles knotted, with black short fur like a Doberman, a mass of black flesh pulsated over its chest, emitting an eerie aura.
In the moment when Master Fuli and Lin Ying pondered, weighing Lin Zhe's words, the black mass of flesh extended like an octopus stretching out, revealing a beak.
Master Fuli was startled.
The tendrils on the hellhound's chest stretched to the left side, grabbing Lin Zhiyuan, whose head was deformed but still breathing, moving him in front of itself.
The octopus tentacles grasped his limbs, the sharp beak pierced his back and sternum, and from the initial basket-like section, black tendons extended, resembling insect mouthparts, stabbing into Lin Zhiyuan's waist.
"Heh..."
The white coyote whimpered, its limbs, once transformed, rapidly returned to their original state, within moments reverting to that of an elder man.
Just as sanity returned, Lin Zhiyuan's face quickly flushed red, he took a deep breath, and then, due to his severe injuries, exhaled his last.
The black hellhound conducted a bone marrow puncture on Lin Zhiyuan from his chest and waist, extracting the drugs implanted by the Longevity Club.
The black hellhound swelled in size, its fur grew sharper, its skin darkened to a red hue, the scent of sulfur and heat intensified.
"Hell Envoy: Hellhound Type 2."
Seemingly able to predict Master Fuli's shout, Lin Zhe voluntarily spoke, explaining the biological term in front of him.
"Hmm.... Foreigners are very superstitious, the things they develop always have some religious counterpart. Hellhound is a legendary creature in northern England, a black dog that crawled up from hell. Of course, some say, the birth of black dogs is due to the big basket of a three-headed dog mating with a female street dog on earth...."
"Whether or not it did, what's certain is that Pembroke Welsh Corgis aren't a plausible candidate for victimization." Lin Zhe spoke effortlessly, joking about the legendary terrifying canine creatures of England.
Had Cerberus mated with a Corgi, then the legendary hellhound wouldn't have long legs.
So... Corgis are surely innocent.
"Zhu zhu zhu..." Lin Zhe squatted by the edge of the pit, reached up to stroke the hellhound's head. The hellhound only glanced at Lin Zhe before ignoring him, continuing to feast on the drugs in the bone marrow of the Lin family's elders.
"......."
Lin Zhe's words weren't just for Master Fuli and Lin Ying; he even raised his voice intentionally so everyone in the hall could hear.
Upon hearing it, some people's expressions momentarily froze.
Some swallowed nervously, inching closer to the wall, trying to distance themselves from others around them.
Some people's faces drastically changed, unphased, they ran straight for the emergency exit.
As soon as he ran, the hellhound turned its head, a ferocious expression appearing on its face, and it leapt out of the pit.
After consuming two portions of spinal fluid, catalyzed by the Spirit Particle Potion in the fluid, the [Hell Envoy: Hellhound] was now sized akin to an A-Class sedan.
"Bang—"
But as the hellhound dashed forward, a heavy hammer blocked its path; the hellhound couldn't brake in time, crashing into the hammer, nearly dislocating its snout.
"Go back."
Master Fuli waved his hand, using the Gravity Hammer to send the hellhound back into the pit.
Lin Zhe glanced at Master Fuli.
Master Fuli looked back.
The two locked eyes, then Master Fuli kicked, sending Lin Zhe tumbling into the pit.
"Lin Ying....."
Master Fuli called over to Lin Ying.
If Lin Zhe hadn't spoken, Master Fuli might not have sensed anything amiss.
Yet with his comments, Ansheng became acutely aware that there was a sore point in the entire incident.
Lin Zhe said he knew who betrayed at the upper level, but the middle and lower-level traitors were unknown to him.
And yet the Longevity Club's hellhound possessed the capability to trace back the club's biotechnology and eliminate it.
Lin Zhe.....
Or perhaps, Lin Qi knew everything.
But he remained silent, just waiting for the appearance of the hellhound.
Grandmaster Lin was prepared to use the hellhound's power in front of everyone, executing traitors publicly.
The hellhound's genetic instincts prioritized eliminating carriers of positional genes.
Everyone involved would be executed publicly, and in a gruesome manner.
Realizing Lin Zhe's concealment, Master Fuli decided to intervene.
Lin Qi might be Lin Ying's elder.
But Ansheng held no regard for his position, having come to assist Lin Ying in dealing with traitors within the family.
Lin Ying's orders were final; Lin Qi's were not.
"Execution!"
Lin Ying hesitated for a moment, her fox ears twitching, blurting out subconsciously, but after reconsidering, feeling something was off, she amended: "Suspended sentence!"
Just moments ago, fourteen members of the Lin family's management had fled from the hall.
Including five elders, there were a total of nineteen people.
With over a hundred upper-level members, one-fifth had been infiltrated, then how many in the middle to lower levels might have secretly pledged allegiance to Vimal, seeking to obtain age-reversal technology?
The elders being wicked, killing them would be justified.
But the number implicated at the middle to lower levels could be extensive, and no one knew the full count.
"Buzz buzz buzz.... "
Despite the hall not receiving a signal, due to someone opening the emergency exit, signals started to come through.
Lin Bingyun strangely took out the vibrating phone from his pocket, glanced at the display: Old Feng.
Lin Bingyun was taken aback and answered the call.
"Is Master Fuli still busy?" said Feng Wenyu on the other end, who had sealed all exits to Lin Manor. "Hmm.... there's been a small incident at Master Fuli's home. Ah Qing pricked her finger with a needle and is now on her way to the city hospital."
Hearing this, Lin Bingyun slowly typed out a question mark, his face frozen, uncertain how to inform Master Fuli.
The formidable Miss Yu, capable of contending with Old Taurus, was now on the way to the hospital due to a finger prick.