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Chapter : 67 Infinite vs Infinite (1)
Kai’s body stiffened as if his entire being had turned into stone.
The aura that normally circulated through his body suddenly felt blocked.
“This….”
It was the Dragon Fear.
The overwhelming presence of the strongest being above all creation—the Dragon.
Yet, when Kai opened his eyes, he did not see a dragon, but a single human.
It was Adrian.
Though he appeared human, Kai could sense the aura of a dragon emanating from him.
…Then it happened.
The cataclysmic firestorm that had wiped out the monster army in an instant was about to be recreated inside the Infinite Labyrinth.
A ferocious dragon suppressed to its limits…
It was about to experience terrifying liberation.
KRAAAAAAAASH!!!
The heat spread instantly.
Flames glowing red incinerated all surrounding flesh.
In a blink, the pitch-black darkness vanished.
Flesh covering the floor and walls sizzled and burned. Tissues soaked in slime and blood boiled and burst.
Kai had endured that eternal inferno once before.
<AAAHHHH!!!>
He knew better than anyone how excruciating it was.
As the labyrinth seemed to scream in pain, the burning flesh writhed, contracting and expanding like a beating heart.
Flesh melted into wet ashes, and vapor hung in a misty haze.
The remaining flames spread rapidly across the labyrinth.
<AAAHHH!! AAAAAH!!>
They inflicted unbearable burning agony on Avarus again.
The labyrinth’s walls of flesh moved swiftly to contain the fire, but the flames had already penetrated deep, burning nerves and blood vessels exposed inside.
<G-GAAAARRR!!!>
The continuous screams of agony echoed.
The acrid smell of burning protein and vapor mixed, creating a grotesque scene.
Amid the inferno lay Adrian, charred black as if he had passed through a furnace.
Most striking were his missing arms, melted up to the shoulders—an eerily grotesque sight.
He didn’t look human, and no living human could survive that.
Yet…
“Hey, Kai.”
A faint voice reached him. Kai’s eyes went back to Adrian.
And he could see it.
“Cut off some flesh and shove it into my mouth.”
…A corpse spoke.
A corpse without arms, thrashing about.
The scene was utterly surreal.
Still, Kai did not lose his composure.
He had no choice but to comply.
Kai cut a portion of the flesh from the floor with his sword. Avarus had no particular reaction; compared to the searing pain from the firestorm, this wound was nothing.
Shlick.
He sliced the flesh into bite-sized pieces and fed it to Adrian.
Chomp.
Like a baby bird taking its first meal, Adrian devoured the flesh.
Crunch, crunch.
He ate so eagerly that the chunk disappeared instantly. His burnt arms began regenerating, and from that point, he handled it himself.
Adrian sharpened his nails and tore off chunks of flaming flesh, chewing them in his mouth.
Crunch, crunch.
“Cooked, it’s not bad.”
Thus, the first day in the Infinite Labyrinth passed.
Day 2 in the Infinite Labyrinth
Time had lost all meaning, but Kai reckoned it was the second day.
The battle between Adrian and Avarus continued relentlessly.
On Day 1, Avarus had been briefly startled by Adrian’s flames but did not remain passive.
He used the labyrinth itself to attack Adrian, turning the fight into an intense melee.
“You bastard!”
Avarus roared, manipulating the flesh within the labyrinth.
Tentacles transformed into complex forms, moving according to Avarus’ will.
They were covered in claws and teeth, striking like sharp spikes and monstrous jaws.
But…
“You think that’ll stop me from eating?”
Adrian devoured them all without hesitation.
His jaws chewed through muscles and tissues effortlessly.
His wounds regenerated instantly as he continued fighting.
Avarus’ torn tentacles also regenerated, and damaged tissue was restored—but the agony was just as severe.
<AAAAAHHHH!!>
Day 7 in the Infinite Labyrinth
A week had passed inside the labyrinth of flesh.
<KRAAAAAAAH!!!>
As usual, the day began with Avarus’ screams.
Today, Adrian unleashed the cataclysmic firestorm again.
Seven days of battle had worn down Avarus, giving Adrian a brief opening.
Flames erupted from all directions.
<KRAAAH! AAAAAH!!>
Avarus’ screams echoed throughout the labyrinth.
Adrian writhed, his arms burning. Tentacles reached for him, but—
Swish!
Kai swung his sword, cutting all the tentacles, and fed them to Adrian.
Like before, Adrian eagerly devoured them.
Crunch, crunch.
Even after seven days, he seemed insatiable. The flesh disappeared in an instant.
Kai watched silently.
“Does it taste good?”
“Why are you eating too?”
“Not exactly… but… curious, I guess.”
“Try it if you want.”
Crunch, crunch.
“It’s odd, but cooked, it’s edible.”
Adrian pointed at a piece of sizzling flesh with his regenerated arms. It didn’t look like something a normal human could eat—but curiosity won over.
Even reinforced by aura, after seven days without food, hunger was unavoidable.
Kai cut a piece of the flesh and cautiously chewed.
“Ugh!”
It tasted exactly like “moldy scraps,” the juices reminding him of “stinking swamp broth.”
“Ughh!”
…Kai couldn’t help but respect Adrian.
Day 12 in the Infinite Labyrinth
<KRAAAAAH! AAAAAH!!>
Adrian lay on the floor, arms missing.
Kai cut flesh for him as usual.
But then…
“Hooah!”
Adrian suddenly stood up. His arms had regenerated.
“…What?”
“What’s wrong?”
“How did you regenerate by yourself?”
“Oh, I ate the floor.”
Kai looked down.
The floor where Adrian had been lying was hollowed out.
“This entire space is a mass of flesh.”
“So…?”
“I ate the flesh from the floor.”
“…”
“Even without arms, I still have a mouth.”
Adrian could now regenerate independently.
“If a Grand Mage saw this, he’d faint—directly defying the Second Law of Energy Biology.”
Kai realized it: he had become redundant on Day 12.
Day 35 in the Infinite Labyrinth
“Why aren’t you regenerating?”
From some point, the flesh that fell did not regenerate.
Was the Infinite stamina and mana a lie?
“And if I don’t regenerate, what will you do?”
Kai realized… Adrian was just insane.
Day 51 in the Infinite Labyrinth
<HYAAAH! HHAAAAH!!>
Avarus screamed again, echoing through the labyrinth.
“What now?”
Kai faced another absurd scene.
“The flesh on your shoulders.”
“Oh, this?”
“It’s exercise equipment.”
“…Excuse me?”
“The flesh is heavy, so I repurposed it as workout gear.”
Kai was speechless.
Kai, stunned, watched as Adrian wove tentacles into training ropes, forming dumbbells and barbells with the heavier flesh.
The flesh had significant weight, tough and dense.
Kai lifted the flesh barbell. It throbbed like a living creature.
Squirm! Twitch!
Controlling it with his 33 strength stat was difficult, straining his muscles. Regenerating them with [B+] caused his muscles to compact even tighter.
◆ Muscle fibers have surpassed their limits!
◆ Muscle fibers reorganized!
◆ Strength +4!!
Kai lunged with the barbell, the floor of living flesh making each movement taxing. Running, jumping, and aerial maneuvers consumed twice or thrice his normal stamina. Recovering with [B+]:
◆ Stamina has surpassed its limit!
◆ Stamina +3!!
Both strength and stamina increased efficiently.
But excessive [B+] use caused:
◆ Severe hunger due to massive nutrient consumption!
Rumble…! Kai’s stomach roared. Inventory sealed, but calories were abundant in the flesh around him.
Crunch! He devoured the flesh barbell, calories flooding his body.
“No way… that’s…”
Kai froze as if witnessing a bizarre creature, receiving the same wide-eyed look from Avarus.
Crunch, crunch.
Having eaten the barbell:
◆ Excess calories 100,000 Kcal
Instantly, he burned 100,000 Kcal, using the surrounding infinite flesh as a source.
Then—
<You insane bastard!!!>
Avarus, regaining his senses, unleashed countless tentacles from walls, floors, and ceiling.
Kai activated his combination skill:
◆ Combination Skill “Metabolic Overdrive [U]” activated!
◆ Calories consumed: 100,000 Kcal
◆ All player stats increased by +100% for [1,000 seconds]!
With +100% agility (now 121.9), Kai could perceive and react to hundreds of tentacles. He dodged and destroyed them efficiently.
◆ Neural transmission limit surpassed!
◆ Agility +1
Agility increased?
Infinite calories, infinite [B+] regeneration.
So…
“I can grow infinitely?”
