Ring! The doorbell rang
The boss who was fiddling with the dead fish specimens looked up at the young man who came in.
There was a hint of surprise in his dull eyes, as if he was somewhat surprised that Yi Chen could return "intact", but a smile also flashed across the corner of his mouth.
"You seem to have discovered something by the lake."
"There were some problems, but they have been resolved."
"Um… "
The boss continued to concentrate on the specimens without asking any further questions.
Card~Return to the room and close and lock the door.
Take out a glass from the bathroom,
The lake water stored in the roots is poured into it,
While the roots were squeezing out the lake water, Yi Chen recalled his chilling experience at the lakeside.
"The sheriff..."
Although the counterattack was easily completed,
But Yi Chen's eyes caught a glimpse of an uncomfortable scene that made his hair stand on end.
When he grabbed the sheriff by the collar,
Its chest exposed fish scales with skin and flesh, densely packed and oozing with slippery mucus... Even Yi Chen's fingers were stained with mucus.
I instinctively feel repulsed by such images.
"Is the scaly skin a sign of disease?"
At this time,
Little grapes popped out from the collar, actively spreading science.
The diversity of disease symptoms is beyond imagination. This type of fish scale disease is relatively common in the sea, rivers and large lakes.
Don't worry,
The plants in your body will form a protective layer, and contact at skin level will not infect you.
But if you accidentally cut yourself, it can be risky... Remember to use an axe next time."
"clear."
The sheriff's business is aside,
Pick up the glass filled with lake water and place it in front of the kerosene lamp.
Visual Enhancement
It is like the eyes of a high-definition imaging device scanning the water quality.
The high-definition images that are magnified exponentially reveal terrifying scenes that ordinary people cannot see.
"Is this... some kind of parasite?"
Swarms of parasites are floating in the water, in huge numbers.
and,
Just a dozen seconds after the lake water was poured into the cup, these parasites had already laid a large number of eggs on the wall of the cup.
The transparent egg can refract faint green light, perhaps this is the origin of the name Green Lake.
“Perhaps this is the reason why the boss said not to interact with the town?”
However, the plants growing in and around the town are normal and show no signs of disease.
Even the roots that directly store lake water were not affected at all... In other words, these parasites have no effect on "plants", and I must make good use of this."
While Yi Chen was analyzing quietly,
Little Grape jumped right off his shoulder.
Holding the glass with his feeble black arms,
Gurgle gurgle ~ a mouthful of
This scene scared Yi Chen. "What are you doing?!"
Little Grape gently shook her arm, which only had three fingers, to indicate that there was no need to worry.
"Observation with the naked eye always has limitations.
Eating it directly and feeling it with the body will be more intuitive and detailed.
Don't worry~ I'm a sick body, this thing can't infect me."
"Did you get any useful information?"
“Hmm~ These little things that rely on water for their existence are obviously controlled by some kind of conscious subject… They were trying to transmit signals the moment I swallowed them, but unfortunately my body is not that easy to penetrate.
How about we try to find the subject
Maybe we can get some pretty nice 'big grapes'."
"No hurry, this matter needs to be done slowly."
“That’s right… With your current abilities and my immaturity, even if we can find the main body, we may not be able to kill it successfully. This matter needs to be planned carefully.
I’m tired~ I’m going to take a rest. "
End of chat,
Little Grape buried most of her body into Yi Chen's shoulders, leaving only a small patch of black fur exposed.
Soon after,
The bonfire party in the town center also came to an end.
Yi Chen leaned against the window, watching the tourists and residents on the street return to their respective homes one after another. No bad incidents occurred... at least not on the surface.
Thoughts swirl and intertwine in my brain.
“According to the innkeeper, three days is difficult to achieve.
In other words, the longer the tourists stay, the stronger Green Lake Town's desire to "occupy" it will be.
By then,
Those who take the assessment will inevitably engage in large-scale conflicts with the pathogenic forces in the town.
Don't be impatient.
There are still many potential dangers in this town. The only thing we need to do today is to have a good rest."
After confirming that the room is airtight, I fell on the pillow and went to sleep directly.
…
Green Lake Town-Central Street
As the bonfire party ended, the whole street fell into silence.
But in some dark corners, there were still subtle noises.
Deep in a street,
The three-person team that had previously tried to invite Yi Chen to join was currently performing the "disease treatment" here.
During the party, they took the initiative to accept the invitation of an "unmasked person" and went deep into the streets, where they were ambushed.
current.
The blond Edmund had a murderous look on his face and his eyes were bloodshot.
In one hand he held a dagger and in the other he held a pistol with the Mariano family's "flying feather decoration" printed on it.
Swish!
The rapier was pulled out, with some pus residue still hanging on the surface of the sword.
The man lying in front of him had skin that had turned into fish scales, and the pathogen hidden in his brain was pierced by the dagger... He didn't even pull the trigger of the pistol the whole time, and he successfully solved the problem with the sword held in one hand.
same,
His two companions also killed a sick person each.
The woman next to her was wiping the silver dagger with a rag she carried with her, and said softly:
"It seems that the town is the key to the assessment. If we want to pass the organizational assessment, we should find the root cause or make sufficient contributions to 'cure the disease'.
Judging from the evening party,
The mayor wearing a golden ghost mask and the Public Security Bureau are highly suspected."
Edmund the fair-haired man arranged his clothes,
“No rush… there are still more than two days left.
Since I have attended the party today, I will go and experience the free lake cruise tomorrow to get a clearer idea before taking final action.
I can't wait to get my hands on the tissue's skin."
…
Except for this team.
The rest of the people taking the assessment also discovered anomalies one after another and killed or even captured the townspeople alive and tortured them until they became ill.
A large amount of death news spread within the town.
The townspeople who stayed at home became restless and irritable, and even kept scratching the fish scales hidden under their clothes with their fingers, and even simulated hacking at the furniture.
same.
There were also unusual movements at the Green Shade Hotel where Yi Chen lived.
An arm covered with fish scales stretched out from the secret compartment under the door.
Perhaps due to mutations caused by disease, the length and flexibility of the arms are slowly surpassing the human range.
Stretching out nearly two meters in length,
Then through the unreasonable twisting of the joints, folding upwards...
Card!
The padlocks on the doors fell off one after another.
The incision is smooth and has mucus.
What's even more terrifying is that
Each padlock that was cut was firmly grasped before falling to the ground, without making any noise.
Crunch~
The door that had not been opened for several months was slowly being pushed open.
A dark shadow crawled out from the top.
The long, messy hair that had not been trimmed for a long time hung from the ceiling to the floor, dragging gently like a broom, making a slight rustling sound...