Chapter 3156

Su Xiao put the 【Wood Spirit】 currently undergoing metamorphosis into his storage space. As the saying goes, the world is unpredictable. He originally thought this piece of equipment was to be phased out, but he didn't expect that while in the Demon Sea, this equipment would be so thoroughly refined by the power of the curse that all its characteristics disappeared, becoming an excellent carrier.

Even an Immortal-grade piece of equipment with a full rating was not as good as the 【Wood Spirit】 when it came to bearing the Blood of Fate; the two were simply a perfect match.

It is interesting to note that the 【Wood Spirit】 was obtained by killing Senju Hashirama. If calculated carefully, in the history of the Naruto World, Hashirama was actually a Child of the World, the previous generation's Child of the World before Naruto appeared, and before him was Asura (Sage Body).

It was impossible to analyze exactly what attributes the 【Wood Spirit】 would transform into, but one of the characteristics would definitely be lightning attraction.

Crack!

Another muffled sound came from above. The Green Steel Shadow energy within Su Xiao was released, turning into a crystal layer that climbed onto his shoulders and cheeks, spreading upward.

With a 'snap', lightning struck down. The crystal layer on Su Xiao's body detached. He didn't feel anything; this was just ordinary lightning. After being struck by lightning, it was refreshing and helped blood circulation.

Tonight was not peaceful. When the first light of the sun rose, the Luhu Manor had already turned into scorched earth.

"Cough, cough—"

Hunting Tide, whose face had some scorched black marks, coughed dryly. Her hairstyle was exceptionally unique. Beside her, Xiang Bubu Wang had blue smoke rising from his head, and the fur all over his body stood up like a hedgehog's.

Baha squatted on a charred wooden stick; as long as it didn't move, it was hard to notice its existence.

Su Xiao sat on a pile of rubble, his gaze somewhat dazed. He had just been sleeping when suddenly a massive thunderbolt crashed down.

After Su Xiao was struck by lightning once last night, there was no movement in the sky. He thought at the time that perhaps the lightning-attracting characteristic of the 【Wood Spirit】 had metamorphosed to a controllable state.

But who would have thought that wasn't the case at all? The reason he wasn't struck by lightning again last night was because the thunder brewing in the sky was holding back a big move. It held back for half the night, and at the moment the first sun rose, it crashed into the Luhu Manor. This single strike leveled the entire ancient castle.

Since the 【Wood Spirit】 began its metamorphosis, no other gains were seen, but Su Xiao's lightning resistance had slightly increased. It hadn't reached 1 point, but it was an increase nonetheless.

Su Xiao took out the 【Wood Spirit】 undergoing metamorphosis and, after sensing it, confirmed that the lightning-attracting characteristic of this equipment was now controllable, meaning he wouldn't be struck by lightning again.

Bringing Xiang Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Hunting Tide, Su Xiao first returned to the Institution headquarters. After washing up and changing clothes, the Su Xiao squad gathered in the office on the seventh floor of the headquarters.

"Boss, still haven't contacted Benny?"

Baha's eyes showed worry as he spoke, and Xiang Bubu Wang beside him was also very worried.

"Still haven't made contact."

Su Xiao was actually also puzzled about where Benny had gone. Logically speaking, even if she were drifting at sea, she shouldn't have been drifting for so long.

"Moo."

Amu expressed his opinion rarely; he meant to change the subject.

Hunting Tide placed a map on the table. This was a map of the Eastern Continent. Red lines were spread all over this map, and more than a dozen of these red lines intersected at one point: Eastern Continent, Kedu.

Kedu in the Eastern Continent had a geographical importance equivalent to Gaman City in the Southern Continent. It was a city of art, where many famous writers, painters, musicians, and others resided.

14 death-seekers had been to Kedu, which meant that there was a high probability that the host of the Ultimate Insect was in Kedu.

Although it couldn't be confirmed, it was necessary to go there and investigate. Having decided this, Su Xiao picked up the phone on the table and dialed a four-digit number. The voice of the female operator reached his ears.

"Legion Commander, what are your orders?"

"Connect me to the Eclipse Organization."

Su Xiao was calling the Eclipse Organization to give them a heads-up that he would be using their teleportation array to go to Kedu.

"Please wait a moment."

After the female operator said this, there was silence for a few seconds before she said:

"Legion Commander, where are you going?"

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, just gave a look to Xiang Bubu Wang beside him, and Xiang Bubu Wang ran out of the office at high speed.

"Legion Commander, do you believe in the existence of gods in this world?"

The female operator's voice was no longer as sweet, becoming a bit more robotic.

"Of course I believe."

"Oh? You actually believe in the existence of gods? Why?"

"Because I've slaughtered many."

"Heh... heh... heh, lying. Legion Commander, can I ask you for one thing?"

"Speak."

"Can I ask you... to die? Hehehehehe, hahahahaha..."

A hoarse, shrill laughter echoed.

"..."

Su Xiao moved the phone receiver away a bit. A few seconds later, a gunshot came from the other side of the phone. Hearing this gunshot, he put the receiver down.

A few minutes later, Xili walked into the office quickly and placed a stack of photos on the table.

The female operator's face could no longer be seen; her entire head had been blown apart by a bullet. Within the bone fragments and blood on the wall, there were black thread-worms as thin as hair.

Su Xiao absolutely did not believe that this matter had nothing to do with the Ultimate Insect. The Ultimate Insect had already discovered that someone was looking for it and had launched a counterattack.

Thump, thump, thump.

A knock on the door came, and Adjutant Belock walked into the office. He had just entered when he realized the atmosphere was wrong; everyone was staring at him.

"Belock, how do you prove that you are you?"

Xili held a short shotgun in his hand. Hearing this, Belock looked at Xili with a look of concern for the mentally disabled.

"Is it an infiltration or parasitic type of enemy? My full name is Belock Hess Wierji, 32 years old, divorced 6 years ago, currently have one daughter, 7 years old this year, both parents are alive, this is a photo of my whole family..."

Belock took out his wallet and displayed the group photo inside. There were five people in the photo: a cute little girl, a gentle wife, an old woman who still had charm, and Belock himself, who was handsome and had the charm of a mature man. The handsome man, the beauty, and the cute little girl were not the point; the point was Belock's father. This person's appearance, um~, how should I put it, was like an old curly-haired gorilla sitting in a crowd.

Having an alternative look wasn't actually anything, as it was natural, but Belock's father was extremely confident. Not only did he stand in the center, but the look he gave Belock clearly showed he was doubting whether Belock was his biological son, as he hadn't inherited his unique and majestic appearance.

Seeing this photo, Baha was a bit dazed. Just by looking at it, the appearance of Belock's father was hard to forget for a long time; it was a bit overwhelming. The contrast between his appearance and that of his wife was huge.

"With all due respect, your father is the most successful toad I have ever seen. A role model for our generation! Is this an extraordinary being?"

"Cough~, yes, my father's ability is a bit... special."

Belock closed his wallet. He hadn't seen his father for a while. Not to mention others, even he himself, when looking at the photo in his wallet, felt overwhelmed every time he saw his father's face; looking at it too much made his head buzz.

"Sir, if this is not enough, I have..."

Belock was halfway through his sentence when Su Xiao raised his hand to signal him to be quiet.

Su Xiao's gaze swept around. He vaguely sensed something, or perhaps he didn't; the feeling was too vague.

Seeing Su Xiao like this, the others became vigilant, looking around and sensing the situation, but there was nothing wrong.

Not far from Su Xiao, Amu raised his hand to scratch his forearm. At this very moment.

Puchi!

A blade flashed by. Zhan Long Shan, following an upward slash trajectory, swept past Amu's armpit, severing his entire left arm.

With a 'thud', Amu's thick arm landed on the ground, and blood splattered. Everyone retreated, staying away from this arm.

On this forearm, several very shallow scratch marks gradually emerged. These scratches began to fester, eventually forming several gullies in the flesh; it was caused by spores.

Black thread-worms crawled out from all parts of the arm, a dense mass of them, and soon they eroded the arm down to the bone. The rustling sound continued, and in the end, the arm on the ground didn't even have bones left. The black thread-worms on the ground turned into black water and eventually evaporated.

What caused Amu to lose an arm was a type of spore carrying insect cells. If this thing landed on one's body, one would initially feel an itch. As long as one used their hand to scratch the itch, they would immediately be invaded by the spores with insect cells.

The most terrifying point of this thing was the shielding of perception. Even with Su Xiao's perception, he could only vaguely feel that there was something, very vaguely. As for a sense of danger, there was none at all.

"Not good, my scalp is very itchy."

Belock had also fought on the front lines, dealing with various dangerous objects. He certainly thought that the prickling itch on his scalp was caused by the enemy's ability. If his arm was hit, cutting off the arm could solve it, but what if his head was hit? Cut off his head?

Belock took the short knife thrown by Xili and held it against his neck. As long as he felt the sensation of something burrowing into his brain, he would immediately commit suicide.

"Just this? Just like this?"

Belock's eyes were full of unwillingness. He couldn't figure out why the enemy would choose to attack him; it didn't make sense.

Under Belock's somewhat desperate gaze, the feeling on the top of his head became more and more obvious.

"Ah!"

Belock widened his eyes, making a gesture to cut his throat, when suddenly, he felt a weight on his head, as if something was pressing down on him.

"Belock, what is that on your head?"

Xili swayed his upper body from side to side, examining the top of Belock's head from different angles, looking like he had seen something rare in his life.

At this moment, on top of Belock's head, a mushroom had grown that was a few sizes larger than his head. This mushroom was very angry—yes, it was angry because it hadn't parasitized Su Xiao; its target was Su Xiao.

Seeing the front of this mushroom begin to anthropomorphize, those mimetic eyes represented that someone was manipulating this mushroom. What could be determined was that this was not the Ultimate Insect; it should be one of its subordinates.

This mushroom brother clearly had a serious expression, but seeing that determined look made people want to laugh inexplicably. After all, it was currently a thick, fat mushroom.

Belock used his hand to probe the mushroom on his head. He tried to pull it off, but failed. Just as he was preparing to hit the wall, more than a dozen arms grew out around the mushroom brother on his head. Each arm was half a meter long, and although not thick, there were quite a few muscles on them, looking very powerful.

"Not good."

Belock swallowed his saliva. The mushroom brother on his head took a deep breath, and all its arms clenched into fists.

The mushroom brother had to kill Belock before it could transfer, otherwise it would be in danger. Forcing a detachment would expose its weakness, at which point the mushroom brother would die a very miserable death.

"Ah-da-da-da-da-da..."

The mushroom brother unleashed a flurry of "turtle punches" from all directions. Belock covered his face with one hand and the back of his head with the other. Looking at the posture, in a few more seconds, Belock's head would be beaten to a pulp.

The mushroom brother and Belock were not in a symbiotic relationship now. In this state, if the mushroom brother died, Belock would definitely die, but if Belock died, the mushroom brother could detach.

"Go!"

Xili and Silver Dog rushed forward side by side, and Xiang Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha all stepped up.

Xili used a sweep kick to knock Belock down, then he raised his foot, a strange smile on his face, and stomped on the large mushroom on Belock's head.

Bang, bang, bang...

Xili, Silver Dog, Amu, Baha, and Xiang Bubu Wang formed a circle and began to kick the mushroom brother.

"Wait... wait! The pain is shared, don't kick my head."

Belock's shout made everyone gradually stop. Belock got up from the ground, and at this time, both he and the mushroom brother on his head were bruised and swollen.

"Speak, who sent you?"

Xili glared at the mushroom brother on Belock's head. The mushroom brother's mouth shape changed, and then it:

"Tui!"

The mushroom brother spat out brown-yellow saliva, like a small arrow. Xili hurriedly dodged. This saliva landed on the wall behind, corroding the wall until it hissed. In no time, several mushrooms grew out.

"Ya-ha, dare to spit at me, damn you."

Xili, having deeply learned from Baha's teachings, slapped the mushroom brother across the face. The mushroom brother groaned, and that stubborn look made it look not very smart.

With this slap from Xili, the mushroom brother wasn't much affected, but Belock underneath almost died.

"Xili, leave this to you to handle. Xiang Bubu, Baha, we're going to Kedu to deal with the Ultimate Insect."

Su Xiao walked out of the office while speaking.

"You will... die."

The mushroom brother spoke in not-so-fluent language, and Su Xiao stopped in his tracks.

"Oh? I will die? That is to say, the Ultimate Insect is really in Kedu?"

"Hehehehehe."

The mushroom brother sneered, looking calm and unruffled.

Su Xiao took out his communicator from his pocket and dialed. Ten seconds later, Kingsley's voice came from the communicator. Kingsley asked, "What is it?"

"Confirmed the location of the Ultimate Insect. It's in Kedu."

"Is it accurate?"

"Accurate. One of its mushroom subordinates leaked the secret."

"A mushroom? Understood."

Kingsley hung up the communicator on the other end. Hearing the conversation between the two, the mushroom brother's expression twisted. It knew it was over; it had made a huge mistake this time.

Su Xiao looked at the mushroom brother and said:

"Xili, treat it well. We owe it a lot this time."

This sentence from Su Xiao completely stimulated the mushroom brother.

The mushroom brother was angry to the limit. It roared, "You cunning, shameless, despicable human, Master will kill you all, you will all die in Kedu."

Hearing this, a different luster appeared in Su Xiao's eyes, his pupils revealing a soul-stirring light.

"You just said... Kedu, right."

Su Xiao's words made the mushroom brother's body tremble, its pupils rapidly constricting.

Ignoring the mushroom brother, Su Xiao dialed the communicator in his hand again. This time, Kingsley answered instantly.

"Confirmed?"

"Confirmed. It's in Kedu. Move everyone there, immediately, right now."

After Su Xiao finished speaking, he walked out of the room with long strides. The mushroom brother on Belock's head widened its eyes, staring blankly at Su Xiao's back.

"Thank you, mushroom. We've been looking for the Ultimate Insect for so long and couldn't find its exact location. We owe it to you."

After Baha left this sentence, he flew out of the room, which made the mushroom brother's already not-so-smart head suffer a double blow.

"Ah!!"

The mushroom brother's scream echoed in the headquarters, and many Institution members rushed out of the headquarters. Target: Kedu.