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Iron MeatNewsThe Meat: An Experiment Gone Wrong!
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The Meat: An Experiment Gone Wrong!

Iron Meat · published 18 Jun 2024, 20:50 UTC

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During his work on interdimensional portal research, scientist Yuri Markov was able to discover an entity existing within an uncharted space. With curiosity getting the better of him, Markov decided to bring the entity back to his lab at the Tycho Crater Base on the Moon.

While under the supervision of the Earth Counter Invasion Force, Markov conducted experiments on the entity he dubbed as "The Meat" to try and understand its functions, energy harvesting, and interdimensional capabilities. However, the scientist was also able to identify how The Meat could absorb inanimate objects and, to his shock, organic material--FLESH.

Knowing of the potential horrors that could be unleashed should The Meat ever come into contact with humans, Markov resolved to keep the entity contained at his lab as he continued to study it further.

However, what Markov did not account for was that The Meat was, in fact, sentient. Biding its time while watching Markov work oblivious to its intentions, The Meat prepared to break out of its feeble prison created by the scientist and his team.

Finally, upon learning of Markov’s true intentions for studying it, The Meat believed the time had come to free itself and begin its assimilation of the Moon Base and, subsequently, the invasion of Earth...

Battle against The Meat now by jumping into the Iron Meat demo!

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