Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Change
Translator: 549690339
The Ghoul Arm assumed its complete form.
Breaking through the glass window, it landed in the front yard.
As they landed, Chen Li wrapped her arms around Han Dong’s waist, fearing he might be unsteady.
Han Dong’s [The Eye] seemed to catch something, turning to look at the street shrouded in darkness… under a street lamp about three hundred meters away.
A red-haired clown was waving to him. Boom!
Violent tremors, a house collapsed.
The gargantuan Parasitic Body burrowed out from the residential building, revealing its true form.
Han Dong stared at the situation before him, grinding his teeth! Veins bulged on his forehead!
His meticulously designed plan, along with the ensuing ‘perfect negotiation,’ were about to resolve the issue of the [Parasitic School] to reach an ‘optimal solution’ , aligning with this powerful parasitic entity as a united front.
But at this last moment, the plan was thwarted by the clown!
Han Dong was grinding his teeth in anger.
But the situation was irreversible.
At the same time, an alert message sounded out.
“The parasitic entity is detected to be in a ‘rampage’ state. The system has isolated this block from the outside world. Please kill the parasitic entity as soon as possible, to prevent irreversible damage to Derry Town.”
Upon hearing the alert, Han Dong quickly made a decision, clearing all prearranged plans from his mind.
He took a deep breath:
“Sigh…There’s no other way, Miss Chen Li! We need to figure out a way to kill the target.”
What he saw was a parasitic entity even larger than Baker, the Fallen. Its body was five meters long… bizarrely, the parasitic entity still partially retained human features.
Close to a hundred arms sprouted from its body trunk.
Circular oral apparatus grew from the palms of the hands, and once in contact with another organism, it would instantly ‘consume’ it entirely.
The head of the parasitic entity still bore ‘Bella’s’ face, even retaining her brown hair… further indicating that Bella was once a human being.
“So that’s why? Is that why she desired to maintain a normal family? Even though she herself had already strayed from the category of human, she still wanted to preserve that last shred of ‘humanity’… even attempting to build a parasitic army to protect the town.
Sadly, I have no other choice at this point.
The Fate System has issued a notice that the area has been isolated, meaning that the other people in Derry Town won’t know what is happening here.
I can only act according to the requirements of the ‘side mission’, and eliminate the parasitic entity here.”
Han Dong was truly furious… It had been years since he had been this angry.
The feeling resembled that of when Han Dong was still a graduate student. After slaving away in the lab for months, his precious data was stolen and turned into a research paper… an unspeakable sense of annoyance.
Moreover, the person who ‘plagiarized the data’ was standing at a distance on the street, watching everything unfold as if enjoying a monkey show. “Clown- Pennywise… take your time, we’ll play this game slowly!”
Ring!
The Plague Doctor’s Short Blade was unsheathed.
Unlike in the past…
Han Dong was not holding the blade with his idle left hand, but with his Ghoul Arm.
Fungal threads were seeping out from his fingertips, coiling, and connecting with the hilt of the blade… it seemed that something odd was happening between the Fate Weapon and his arm.
This was a special ability Pasha taught Han Dong during their two-week training.
The second use of Fate Weapon – [Fusion].
The reason why Fate Weapon is more expensive than equivalent Fate Equipment, even double the price… is because the weapon possesses another layer of usage.
When the Fate Weapon’s ability matches the host, it can fuse with the corresponding limbs, or even the entire body.
Some swordsmen and weapon masters, prefer to keep their weapons visible and can carry out inner fusion.
The meaning is probably ‘holding the blade in hand but moving as one wishes.’
Wanting to fuse the Fate Weapon with the host requires control over certain related attributes to a certain level.
At least a season’s time is needed to familiarize oneself… but Han Dong achieved it in ten days.
Of course, it’s not all due to talent.
The reason why he could quickly incorporate the Plague Dagger had a lot to do with Han Dong possessing the “Ghoul Arm”.
Squeak, Squeak!
When the dagger gradually melded into his palm.
The Ghoul’s right arm underwent a fundamental transformation.
The keratin structure of the nails was shed, replaced by metallic (dagger material) talons. They were sharper and carried ‘toxic attribute’ damage.
Within the arm, sections of flesh split open to reveal green glass tubes (Plague energy tubes), augmenting the output of plague energy.
These Plague energy tubes embedded in the flesh were interconnected by green blood vessels within the arm, converging at the center of the palm (Meat Grinder Mouth).
When Han Dong activated the “Plague” ability of the original short dagger.
Plague energy could be directly spewed from the Meat Grinder Mouth in his palm, enhancing his control and precision!
Metal talons,
Glowing green Plague energy tubes,
Rubbery large arms.
After fusion, Han Dong’s right arm looked like a ‘bio-modified body,’ which ironically fits the steampunk aesthetics of Holy City.
Once the fusion was complete, a certain eye hidden in the darkness flickered.
In that mere moment, Han Dong had a complete understanding of the parasitic host’s inner structure and identified its fatal vulnerabilities.
“Miss Chen Li… I’ll draw its attention! You hide in the shadows and wait for my signal.”
“Alright.’
Utilizing the cover of night, Chen Li silently disappeared.
Han Dong took a deep breath.
Fortunately, he chose the enduring Griffin Short Boots instead of the explosive Hunter’s Short Legs… to deal with such an enemy, he needed to maintain a high moving speed for an extended period.
“Plague”
Han Dong stretched out his right arm, aiming at the target’s head!
Even though the parasitic host seemed huge, its body was primarily composed of proteins, as fragile as a human’s.
Buzz!
A green beam shot out from his palm.
The effect of the plague’s corrosion and penetration was stronger than expected.
Along its path, it corroded three arms, striking the target’s face squarely!
It corroded a hole through its cheek, leaving a residue of fungi on the wound surface to cause deep damage from within.
“This parasitic host still falls into the category of ‘parasites.’ They’re inherently weak against plagues… But I didn’t expect the plague’s potency to increase so much after merging with the arm.
All I need to do is draw its attention! I hope Miss Chen Li can pull through.”
Seeing that the effect was achieved, Han Dong turned around and bolted…
thanks to the boots, he moved swiftly.
The wounded parasitic host writhed uncontrollably.
It locked its gaze onto Han Dong its enormous body chasing after him.
Its giant size was hindered by the trees on Green Shade Avenue, so its speed was roughly the same as Han Dong’s.
Bang!
It accidentally knocked down a fire hydrant by the road.
Water gushed out instantly.
The highly hygroscopic parasitic host immediately moved closer to absorb the water, and the amputated limbs regenerated while the severe facial wound also fully recovered!
Not only that… because of the huge volume of water expelled by the fire hydrant.
The parasite used its body to block the outflow, greedily absorbing water.
When its water content was replenished to 100%, it grew and matured further… evolving into a bona fide complete form.
The hundred or so human arms originally scattered over its body began to move towards its sides.
Through ‘flesh aggregation,’ ‘sticky skin.’
Two giant arms capable of supporting its body were formed, further enhancing its mobility.
Overall, it turned into a ‘half-human, half-insect’ creature.
The upper half of the body resembled Bella, while the lower half dragged a parasitic tail that was over four meters long.
It moved on all fours, wiggling its tail, frantically closing in on Han Dong..