Chapter 120 - Attack on The Academy. (5)

The creatures' resilience was not merely biological; it was a physical manifestation of adaptability that defied the laws of conventional anatomy. The gash in the first entity's body, which moments ago seemed like a critical wound, began to exhibit a staggering reactive behavior. The internal segments weren't just regenerating; they were reconfiguring. As if possessed by a decentralized cellular intelligence, the plates on its surface slid over a layer of fluid tissue, locking into one another with an organic grinding sound that recalled snake scales scraping against stone. The closure wasn't a scar, but a multi-angled hermetic seal, creating a layered armor structure far more efficient than the original.