Chapter 116: Parasite

Judgment Eye!

Pale blue mist rose, and a vast amount of information was transmitted.

However, the information remained unchanged from before.

Lin An grimaced as he watched the spiders crawl out of Wang Teng's mouth; these tiny things actually ignored his mental detection.

Divine Thorn!

First kill a few to test, see if we can obtain information!

Boom!

Like a grenade explosion, the strong mental impact turned into a solid blast that slammed into Wang Teng's position, annihilating the rapidly crawling spiders as well.

The blast's aftermath killed Wang Teng as well, but even if Lin An controlled the power, Wang Teng, parasitized by the marrow-sucking spider, would still die.

It's a shame; I had originally planned to leave it to Mo Ling to handle, which would have gained more experience.

I don't know when it started, but these mutant creatures burrowed into Wang Teng's body, and even he didn't notice.

Beep!

The information fluctuated, and the Judgment Eye began updating after killing a large number of spiders.

Beep, detected 0 Fourth Rank mutant creature: Marrow-sucking Spider (juvenile)

Mutant creature count: 79921(spiders)/294712(eggs)

Marrow-sucking Spider (juvenile): mutated from a Six-eyed Sand Spider after spiritual energy contamination, possessing the trait of shielding mental detection and perception, and likes to parasitize inside living brains.

Seventy-nine thousand juvenile spiders! Nearly three hundred thousand spider eggs!

A chill ran down Lin An's back as his fully released mental power swiftly covered half of Shang Cheng, causing the previously unmarked spider larvae to reappear.

Dense and numerous, large numbers of Marrow-sucking Spider juveniles were distributed throughout the entire building.

Mutant creatures!

Lin An didn't have time to dwell on his doubts, directly calling Gao Tian to follow behind as they rushed to the seafood area.

Wang Teng is dead; from now on, the clues can only be found by him slowly searching.

At the place of the first dead woman, there is absolutely crucial information.

Including the human-faced crab that he previously killed with a blast through a barrier; some clues should also be obtainable from it.

Strangely, Lin An faintly felt uneasy.

In the darkness, something seemed to be watching him.

Is it that unknown entity on the fourth floor?

Brother Lin!?

What the heck happened to that guy just now!?

Why are so many spiders bursting out of his mouth?

Could we end up like him too!?

Gao Tian followed closely behind him with all his strength, his face turning pale as he asked.

That scene just now made him feel a bit creeped out; he couldn't help but associate the woman Wang Teng mentioned with the present.

Crawling out from the mouth, even from the ears and eyes.

The deceased Wang Teng was likely also parasitized by spiders in his brain, then gnawing on the brain matter and nerves.

He was somewhat afraid that he too might die like this; this way of dying is simply too brutal.

Lin An pondered for a moment, speaking while running.

No need to worry for now.

The spiders just now were mutant creatures; I just don't know why they appeared here.

That guy being invaded by spiders in the brain is likely due to his severe injuries. But for us, a 0 Fourth Rank mutant creature has no chance of entering our brains without us noticing.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a 0 Fourth Rank mutant creature, but at least a 3 Fourth Rank!

Didn't he mention earlier that there were over two hundred survivors on the third floor? And that woman wasn't an Awakened One when she died.

It's very likely that, under those circumstances, everyone was actually parasitized by spiders, but since their bodily functions were still normal, it didn't manifest.

But as long as they are injured, or severely injured, the previous spider eggs will rapidly reproduce in the skull, devouring the brain.

They were just ordinary people back then, so of course they couldn't detect the spider eggs invading their bodies.

But you and I are different; we are Awakened Ones, and this cannot parasitize our bodies!

While speaking, Lin An seemed to suddenly think of something.

The two sudden mutants, the woman Wang Teng brought, and searching for food...

Damn it!

His thoughts instantly cleared up.

Those two mutants are definitely the people Wang Teng brought who mutated!

They had been parasitized before, but due to some unknown reason, they only manifested now!

No! It should be because they ate food from Shang Cheng, causing the spider eggs to accelerate their development!

As a weakling in a group, judging from that man's earlier behavior, he is definitely not the type to treat the weak kindly.

It's highly likely that the woman he brought has been in a state of hunger for a long time.

Therefore, these people ate a large amount of food on the spot during this supply run, and can even be said to have consumed a large number of spider eggs along with it.

The food is problematic.

Lin An recalled the system prompt indicating up to nearly three hundred thousand spider eggs, those tiny eggs hidden in the food.

Although it's unknown why massive parasitism by spider eggs turns one into a mutant, Lin An hasn't forgotten.

Among the students who came together... many also ate the food on the spot!

He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He turned his head to look out the window.

Now is the rainy season when spiders breed.

The yellow bus parked at one end of the road was silent, with raindrops pattering against the window in the wind's grasp.

Raindrops flowed slowly down the glass, like spider eggs.