ATPnovel Chapter 97 Yo-ho, it's my old employer!
Chapter 97 Yo-ho, it's my old employer!
Chapter 97 Yo-ho, it's my old employer!
The thick blood flowing from the wound on Ghost Tiger's fist did not drip to the ground. Instead, it seemed to have a life of its own, and under the pull of some invisible force, it quickly flowed back and gathered in different parts of his body!
puff!
Just as Yu Wang deftly sidestepped Ghost-Faced Tiger's powerful punch, enough to shatter hard rock, he saw a fist-sized lump suddenly bulge out from the skin below the other's shoulder!
The tumor swelled and wriggled at an alarming rate, then suddenly burst open!
But what burst open was not pus and blood, but a brand new arm covered in slippery mucus, without skin and with exposed muscle texture, which emerged like lightning. As soon as this arm was born, it quickly stretched out, with five fingers bent like hooks, and grabbed at Yu Wang's throat at an extremely tricky angle that violated the way joints move!
This forced Yu Wang to abandon his excellent opportunity to press his advantage and severely damage the opponent's main body, and instead retreat and dodge with all his might.
Similar scenarios keep unfolding:
Sometimes, the side of Ghost Tiger's thigh will suddenly bulge out, and then a thick, powerful limb resembling a foot will emerge to support him, making him perform some bizarre movements that violate human anatomy, making it impossible to defend against!
On one occasion, a fleshy tumor burst open on the side of his neck, from which grew a small mouth covered with fine, sharp teeth that opened and closed constantly, making a hissing sound, trying to disturb Gan Wang's mind!
Fortunately, the "If you can't beat them, join them" talent took effect in time, exempting the user from this portion of sanity damage.
These newly "grown" arms and legs are far stronger, faster, and harder than the Ghost Tiger's original mutated attributes!
After several rounds of fighting, Yu Wang quickly estimated the data in his mind:
The attribute values of those newly formed fists and feet could reach an astonishing 8.5 in an instant!
Even because "Ghost-Faced Tiger" was weak and cumbersome, these newcomers were unable to unleash their full potential in terms of fist and foot techniques!
This has already exceeded Yu Wang's current peak physical condition and speed!
"It's not a drug to unleash the body's potential, but the power of an evil god. This is troublesome—" Yu Wang's expression grew increasingly grave.
At this moment, with the beans quickly replenishing his energy and spirit, he was in excellent health.
However, the high-intensity battles were extremely taxing on his energy. His body was still at its peak, but his mind was exhausted.
It's like wanting to play a certain game, but being unable to get into it after opening it; all you want to do is lie down.
Sometimes the thought would arise: "Let it go." Even if Ghost-Faced Tiger collects protection money, it won't reach me.
Yu Wang shook his head, forcefully suppressing this dangerous signal!
During the struggle, he noticed that a familiar face suddenly appeared on the constantly wriggling, seemingly alive, fleshy lump on the back of Ghost Tiger's neck.
This tumor was continuously supplying energy to Ghost Tiger's entire body, while at the same time it seemed to be—reversely drawing energy from something.
Upon seeing the patterns on the tumor, Yu Wang finally understood and confirmed the source of the Ghost-Faced Tiger's power.
"You have such a miserable time too!"
Suppressing the urge for revenge in his heart, Yu Wang gradually pieced together the information from his memory.
This is an evil god named Nicholas, whose abilities include causing mutations, uncontrolled proliferation of flesh, and alienation.
It seems that Xiu was pulled out of the trench during the 522 group instance, which explains the large-scale infighting and madness in the 522 sub-instance instance!
This might be the first follower selected after the comeback!
While Nicholas's power causes flesh to mutate and grants immense strength, it also deeply stimulates the host's desire for brutality, slaughter, and destruction.
Yu Wang also knew about another side effect of this power, which he himself had once suffered from.
Because the flesh can sometimes give birth to self-aware flesh during uncontrolled proliferation and mutation, when there are enough similar flesh, they can gather into a parasite with independent thinking. This parasite uses the life and will of the host as nourishment to grow stronger and eventually turn the tables and completely devour and replace the original host!
Because of the parasite's "absolute loyalty" to Nicholas, once the conversion is successful, it becomes a devout believer.
This is incomparable to the level of shallow or superficial believers that atheists can achieve through a few days or months of self-hypnosis and prayer.
Therefore, in order to quickly gain devout followers, Nicholas would deliberately speed up this process in secret.
Having confirmed that this was his former employer from his previous life, Yu Wang rallied his spirits, ready to settle both old and new scores!
The battle continued.
Just as Ghost-Faced Tiger once again "burst" out a new arm from his waist, its five fingers like hooks grabbing at his face, Yu Wang stomped his foot hard, his body leaping to the side and back as if it were spring-loaded, precisely creating a two-body-length distance and avoiding the insidious grab.
Almost the instant he leaped into the air, the crab claw harpoon he was gripping was already outstretched! The harpoon was already wrapped with the violent electrical energy of the "charged electric gun"!
Sizzle sizzle—!!
A dazzling blue-white electric snake leaped and hissed at the tip of the fork!
"drink!"
The fork tip pierced the human face pattern on the tumor on the back of the Ghost Tiger's neck!
This attack seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Starting with the tumor, the "Ghost-Faced Tiger's" human body could no longer withstand it, and its flesh tore open and shattered piece by piece.
"Ugh... Ahhh!!!"
A scream was squeezed out of the Ghost Tiger's throat, and a parasite that was taking on a human-like shape, more than two meters tall, and whose appearance was a scaled-up version of the "Ghost Tiger", broke through the flesh and struggled to emerge completely!
Beneath him lay bits of flesh whose species were indistinguishable.
The parasite's arms were so thin they resembled two deformed bamboo poles, and when it stood, its wrists almost touched the ground.
Apart from the skull, there is almost no skin; muscles and fascia are exposed, and half of the ribs are wide open, welcoming everyone.
At this moment, it finally broke free from the constraints of its host's remains and was fully revealed.
Its physical attributes, just as they were when it was still a fleshy tumor, reached an astonishing 8.5 points or higher!
Moreover, without the cumbersome human flesh and blood that hindered it, its movements became even faster and smoother, its aura became even more solid and terrifying, and its strength steadily reached an average of around 8.7!
If given more time to grow and consolidate, it will likely be able to easily transcend the boundaries of the mundane and enter the realm of the extraordinary!
A true, fully-fledged monster has descended!
"Gurgle gurgle————"
At this moment, a clay pot rolled off the parasite without any external force.
The scarlet seal dissolved automatically, and a pool of thick, foul-smelling black pus slowly "flowed" out of the jar.
It looked like thick, yellow snot that had been dyed.
A greedy thought arose directly in Yu Wang's mind:
[Mortal—you are interesting—powerful—you are—a vibrant being of flesh and blood—]
[Kill me, this useless, shallow believer—you are worthy—to receive my great gift—]
[Believe in me—Nilas—offer fresh flesh and blood—and you will gain—unparalleled power—a life form beyond the mortal realm—breaking free from the shackles of this fragile body—and becoming—my confidant!]
This thought was fragmented, filled with temptation and distortion.
For a fleeting moment, Yu Wang's consciousness seemed to waver slightly, as if he felt that the suggestion was not entirely unacceptable.
Power, immense power—isn't that exactly what he's been pursuing in this cruel world?
This was his former employer, and he had fallen into all the traps in the contract. This time, he could completely avoid them and obtain an unfettered partner status.
[Ding! You have fallen under the spell of Nicholas's whispers! Judging—]
[If you can't beat them with your talent, join them!] Triggered! A comprehensive assessment is made based on the degree of acceptance of concepts such as flesh mutation and disordered proliferation.
[Assessment in progress — The host exhibits a clear rejection of the aforementioned concepts, is physiologically stable, and has a strong psychological defense.]
[Judgment Result: The bewitching effect is ineffective!]
Yu Wang suddenly jolted awake, completely snapping out of that strange temptation, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.
"That was close!"
At this moment, he roughly guessed that it was He who was secretly instigating Ghost-Faced Tiger to court death everywhere, constantly challenging powerful enemies, and accelerating the collapse of his human body! The purpose was to accelerate the maturation of the devout believer's parasite!
In the early stages when development is most needed, a hundred novice believers are not as good as one devout believer!
And by killing Ghost-Faced Tiger just now, he had unwittingly become part of this evil god's plan, being used as a pawn!
Having figured this out, a cold glint flashed in Yu Wang's eyes.
Looking at the pus on the ground, Yu Wang remained silent for a moment before suddenly speaking, his tone carrying a strange inquiry: "To believe in you? Is it enough to regularly offer fresh flesh and blood? Don't you need to arrange the eyeballs in a specific order, like from largest to smallest, in a pyramid shape?"
The fleshy face seemed to pause for a moment, and a clump of thick yellow snot accurately conveyed its confusion.
Immediately, a puzzled thought arose:
[Eyeball? Although the eyeball is indeed a delicious part of a prey—where energy and the remnants of the soul are most concentrated—]
But—only the eyeballs?
What a waste! Foolish! Flesh, bones, organs, essence—everything has its value! The true feast lies in perfectly fusing them together to create new mutations!
[Which foolishly clever person would set such a wasteful and troublesome rule?]
"It's you, you brilliant strategist!!"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Wang had already secretly held the Iristi figurine in his hand, and without hesitation, he threw it at the puddle of pus on the ground!
I've decided on you!