Seven metal components.
Two fragments of neural wiring.
One metallic organ.
And a large mass of a strange, silvery-black metal, fused with charred flesh and blood—so intertwined it was difficult to separate even with tweezers—which emitted a pungent, acrid stench.
On the workbench, the items dug out from the Snail Monster's head and body were arranged in a row by Allen according to size.
Standing before the bench, he first used Craftsman's Hand to pick up the most intact metal component, holding it up to the light for careful inspection.
The metal's surface was slightly coarse and intricately shaped. It didn't look like a product of machining; it had a strange... organic quality, as if it had grown.
Allen then cut open a piece of tissue coated in green mucus and flesh, revealing the metallic interface within.
Allen's pupils contracted slightly.
'So it was true!'
The metal and flesh were actually fused together on a microscopic level.
