Faced with the multiple-choice questions given by the boss,
Yi Chen did not hesitate at all, took a step forward and stepped into "sister's room".
Crack~
There was a strange feeling of pressure on the soles of my shoes, and some strange noises.
Because this kick stepped directly on the fish scales all over the ground.
At this moment,
The sense of smell and vision simultaneously receive the "impact" from the room.
This was a nearly tangible stench that penetrated into Yi Chen's body like a living stick, constantly hitting his stomach.
The field of vision,
Pieces of fish scales covered the ground, and some had even taken root in the damp floor, as if the house had grown its own fish scales.
If it were Yi Chen who had just arrived in this world, he would definitely protest the scene in front of him by vomiting.
Crunch! Crunch!
Place your fingers on the sides of your face.
Quickly weave plant masks.
"Huh! I can finally breathe normally... This place is really disturbing."
The sound came from the bathroom.
The boss seemed to be performing some kind of 'treatment' on my sister, and a large amount of blood was oozing out from the crack in the door.
Before entering the bathroom,
Yi Chen tilted his head towards a corner of the room and noticed an important and special detail in the room.
In the corner is a desk made of logs.
The walls around the desk are covered with fish scales, as is the floor.
Yet the desk itself remained clean amidst all the filth, without a single scale or even a damp bacterial stain.
It seems that the wooden table is very important to my sister, and she cleans it every day.
There are some photo frames on the table.
Including family photos, as well as photos of my sister and brother.
The younger sister in the photo has black curly hair, and it can be seen that she has a very good relationship with her brother.
Yi Chen kept this scene in his mind.
Crunch~
Turning around and pushing open the slightly closed bathroom door,
A horrifying picture came into view.
This bathroom is larger than the other rooms and also has a bathtub.
My sister is lying in the bathtub.
Her limbs were fixed tightly by the straps in the tub.
Compared to last night's image,
My sister has become more "human"... To be more precise, the number of scales on her body has decreased significantly.
only,
These fleshy fish scales do not fall off on their own.
Instead, the boss pulled them out alive piece by piece, and scattered them inside and outside the bathtub.
At this moment,
My sister's screams have become very quiet.
Severe pain and heavy bleeding, along with the loss of vitality...
Almost no longer struggling,
There was no trace of blood on the thin cheeks with gills.
There are still fish scales on both sides of the abdomen that have not been removed, and there are estimated to be more than 40 pieces. The situation is not optimistic.
Before the boss could speak, Yi Chen spoke first.
"boss,
Your sister is heading towards the third stage of illness, right? She doesn't look good. Can I take a look?"
This surprised the boss.
Unexpectedly, this young man, who had been staying for only a day, had already found out the advanced stage of ichthyosis.
He nodded slightly in tacit agreement.
Yi Chen carefully stuck to the bathtub,
Although he is not a medical practitioner and does not know much about the relevant knowledge, the plants in his body can feel the loss of vitality.
"Boss, remove all the remaining scales, yeah?"
"Um."
After getting the boss's approval,
Yi Chen gently placed his palm on his 'sister's' abdomen, touching the surface of the fish scales.
New, tender and soft roots stick to the gaps between the fish scales and penetrate beneath the skin.
The root tips release a natural tissue fluid that has therapeutic effects.
Then slowly and gently pick out the fish scales,
It reduces bleeding and is almost painless...even a little itchy.
The only drawback is that the efficiency is slightly low and the speed is slow.
Yi Chen not only carefully picked the fish scales on the belly,
At the same time, he placed his other hand on the part of his sister's body where heavy bleeding occurred, and weaved roots to stop the bleeding.
In this process,
My sister opened her black gemstone eyes and stared at the tenant in front of her.
The boss just stood by quietly.
At this time,
Little Grape's voice rang out in my consciousness.
"Hey! Do you know what you are doing
What you see before you is a "pathogenic infected person".
Once she successfully sheds her scales, she will successfully bypass the infection process and become a patient with complete consciousness.
This is the main culprit that causes the world to become sick and ruined!
They will instinctively hate non-infected people, and desire will drive them to invade and occupy your body. 』
"If they really wanted to do something, they would have done it last night.
Moreover, from the time I stepped into the bathroom until now, the boss has had many opportunities to take action.
I still don’t quite understand what’s going on in this world.
I just integrated and analyzed the information I observed and inferred from my brain, and came to a conclusion that was useful to me - I thought that rescue was necessary.
Once a mutual aid relationship is established,
Perhaps we can get some key clues from it, allowing us to directly find out the truth about the town and the mastermind behind it, and pass the organization's assessment with high scores. 』
"I really doubt whether you are a creature from this world.
Your actions may cause dissatisfaction among some humans... But, it is quite interesting. 』
Little Grape said no more and silently observed the boss's every move.
that's all,
It's like a major surgery.
It took exactly eight hours before the last scale was pulled out of the body by the roots.
It was already noon the next day.
Crash, crash!
The boss turned on the faucet of the bathtub and soaked his sister in it.
When she wakes up again, she will completely become what Little Grape calls a "patient".
Just then,
The boss's hand gently fell on Yi Chen's shoulder.
The latter was still slightly alert and reached for the hatchet out of habit.
However,
Just a simple thank you.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. William."
"It's okay... I volunteered to help."
"You can go back to your room and rest.
I will make sure that you don’t have any troubles during your rest time. When you wake up, it will probably be night time… Then come to the first floor for dinner.”
Yi Chen made an OK gesture and turned to leave.
When I returned to my room,
The fatigue was completely overwhelming him.
Little Grape separated on his own initiative and pretended to be guarding the gate.
“Go to sleep now, I’ve slept enough inside you.
Don't tire yourself out.
If the brother and sister can really provide useful information, or even be willing to help, maybe we can get a super-sized eyeball."
However,
Yi Chen just leaned against the head of the bed. He was still worried about one thing.
“Once tonight is over, the assessment will enter the final countdown.
Even tonight will not be peaceful.
Once the sun sets, remember to wake me up."
"Stop talking nonsense and go to bed!"
Little Grape is like the security guard.
Move the wooden chair to the head of the bed and sit upright on it.
…
This was the most peaceful sleep Yi Chen had had since he came to Green Lake Town.
Perhaps due to the effect of plants in the body,
When the sun sets and photosynthesis stops, they naturally wake up.
Open your sleepy eyes,
The field of vision is completely occupied by a big mouth.
There is black hair around the mouth.
The eye in her mouth was staring at him almost face to face.
A strange sound mixed with multiple vocal cords comes out of the mouth,
"Are you awake?"
"Little Grape, don't scare me!"
Put on your clothes,
Bring your equipment.
When I pushed open the door of the guest room, the candlelight in the corridor was no longer there. All the candles had been cleared away, leaving only pitch-black darkness.
Light up the kerosene lamp at your waist,
Keep your steps as low as possible and walk towards the first floor.
Just walked down the stairs,
A scent rushed into my nose.
Following the smell, I looked towards the guest room next to the counter on the first floor.
The door was half-open, candlelight shining through.
Yi Chen leaned against the wall towards the door, quietly spying on what was going on inside.
The interior of the guest room is arranged in a restaurant style.
A variety of fish and soups were placed on the wooden round table.
In addition to the boss,
There was also a black-haired woman sitting there.
A thin white dress covered her body which had not yet recovered.
She seemed to smell a 'strange smell' at the door and turned her fair and youthful face towards the door.
The gill structures on his cheeks are gone, and he looks no different from a normal person.
"Mr. William, come and have dinner~"