Chapter 63: Filthy Parasites

“Yi Yi, let’s go!”

Gu Lian grabbed Yi Yi by the back of her collar. Yi Yi’s eyes showed large question marks, and she was at a bit of a loss.

With a whoosh, the ground where Gu Lian had been standing cracked, and stone chips flew into the air. She fled into the forest, but with Yi Yi caught in her grip, the whole girl was dragged through the air. The roaring wind rushed past Yi Yi’s ears, and she swayed like a kite being pulled behind!

“Sis, slow down!”

As soon as the words left her mouth, they were drowned out by the wind. Tears burst from Yi Yi’s eyes, sparkling droplets floating in the air. She was quickly pulled away, and the falling tears grew distant.

At this moment, Yi Yi felt a bit wronged. She had originally wanted to play with the kite, but now she absolutely never wanted to play with a kite again!

A moment later, three kilometers away, Yi Yi’s feet touched the ground again. She sat on the ground as if drunk, having been floating all the way, her body feeling a bit unsteady.

Black clouds covered the moon, and sinister winds howled. Deep in the forest, the outside sky was no longer visible, and the towering giant trees blocked what little light there was.

Swish

The dark environment was also a protective color for stalkers. The sound of soles rubbing against branches and leaves arose. Gu Lian sat on the ground, observed the surroundings, and after confirming safety, she opened the suitcase in Yi Yi’s arms, threw the phone inside, and closed it.

Then, she immediately raised her already Weiyi-transformed right hand, looked at the sharp claws, and finally gritted her teeth and stabbed them fiercely into her own right cheek.

Bzz A squirming sound suddenly arose. Gu Lian bit her pale lower lip from pain.

With a riiiip, the tearing of flesh and skin was horrifying to hear. A right cheek with drops of blood was forcibly torn off.

“Damn it…”

The Weiyi transformation gradually spread over her entire body. Gray veins like blood vessels extended from her hands all the way to her face. Gu Lian looked down at the thing in her hand—the muscle fibers inside were full of holes, emitting a strange smell, quite disgusting.

Ssss Suddenly, from the bloody flesh, a tentacle extended out, twisting wildly. The tip of the tentacle split open, revealing a row of sharp fangs, and it let out a luo luo luo laugh.

Gu Lian’s eyebrows slightly raised, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes like a wild beast.

“Do you think you can defile my body? Die, you dirty parasite!”

Pfft With a dull thud, the Fire of Dead Silence erupted from her right claw, engulfing the rotten flesh and the parasite.

With a sizzle, the whole chunk of flesh and the parasite burned away in the flames, leaving not even ashes—only a black scorch mark.

The flames died out. Looking at the scorch mark, a look of brutality and ruthlessness flashed in Gu Lian’s eyes: “You don’t even have the right to be eroded by the Dead Silence carried in the flames, and you wanted to parasitize my body?!”

Gu Lian spat, but then suddenly became a bit lost: “Wait, what was I just saying… When did I become so cringey?”

She couldn’t understand—she was clearly very rational, so why had she said those things?

Gu Lian walked over and sat down beside Yi Yi. In the center of her blood-colored pupils, a faint gray gleam was hidden, but it disappeared in an instant.

“Sis, are you okay? I feel like you’re a bit… scary right now…”

Yi Yi timidly unzipped the backpack, came up to Gu Lian, and took out a combat ration.

Gu Lian’s right cheek was a bloody mess, her original appearance unrecognizable, especially the brutal and ferocious aura emanating from her body.

Facing Gu Lian, Yi Yi’s hands were trembling, but she still placed the war-ready food in Gu Lian’s hands.

Their Weiyi recovery abilities were generally very strong. With enough energy, such damage could heal quickly, and the main source of energy was the food they usually ate.

Drip Blood dripped from the wound on her face, falling onto the tree roots at her feet, seeping into the ground and being absorbed by the roots.

Gurgle Having not experienced hunger in a long time, Gu Lian’s chest heaved violently. A layer of blood colored her vision, and everything in sight seemed demonized, laughing at her ferociously.

Not caring about the packaging of the war-ready food, Gu Lian picked it up and shoved it into her mouth, biting even the wrapper. Her originally hanging hair burned like flames. Crunch Crunch

“Not enough…”

After swallowing the food in her mouth, Gu Lian turned to look at Yi Yi beside her. Dark flesh buds grew out from the wound, and the muscles began to heal, but the muscle tissue without skin looked like a demon just crawled out of hell.

“Sis…?”

Yi Yi shrank her neck. She felt the situation was bad, very bad, extremely bad!

Gray patterns spread over her body. Heavy breaths blew onto Yi Yi’s face. Her body had completely reverted to its Weiyi appearance, making the red light in Gu Lian’s eyes even stronger. She slowly raised her own Black Claws, with flesh buds clustering on her face, covering the part of her right cheek that had been torn off.

“Wah…”

Yi Yi was so scared she closed her eyes. A blast of wind brushed past her ear. Gu Lian’s sharp claws carried a roaring wind, whipping a curved black line through the air, striking a giant tree beside them.

Boom!

Within several tens of meters, it was like an earthquake. A blast of wind surged from in front of Yi Yi, messing up her hair. With the fierce wind pressure, her expression was stunned.

Crack Crack Crack

The giant tree trembled dully, leaves falling from its crown. Cracks spread rapidly. Centered on the point where Gu Lian struck, large cracks encircled the trunk and connected. With a dull sound, the giant tree crashed to the ground.

The next instant, Gu Lian pounced on the giant tree and began to gnaw with her teeth.

The sound of rustling gnawing echoed through the dark forest. Countless birds and beasts fled from the area. Yi Yi, clutching her shoulder bag and suitcase, shrank to the side, trembling.

When the giant tree had been bitten down to just the crown, Gu Lian’s face had completely healed. The gray-white patterns on her skin gradually faded, and the red gleam in her eyes disappeared. She fell to the ground with a thud.

“Ha… goddammit!”

Gu Lian lay spread-eagled on the ground, breathing heavily. That extreme hunger she had just felt nearly snapped her nerves.

In her vision, everything seemed to have malice toward her. Even when looking at Yi Yi, the originally obedient girl grinding her teeth appeared to her as a giant python baring its fangs.

This feeling of being in control yet unable to make clear judgments… it was terrible!

“Sis? Are you okay? Just now…”

Sensing that the aura on Gu Lian had calmed down, Yi Yi crept over on tiptoes. Tears were swirling in her eyes; clearly, she had been badly frightened.

“Don’t worry, there won’t be a next time.”

She got up from the ground. Her vision went blind for a moment and then recovered. After just devouring a big tree, she had only barely filled her stomach.

She took the shoulder bag from Yi Yi’s hand, and Gu Lian’s eyes were full of little stars. Her limbs were abnormally heavy, as if filled with lead. She didn’t know if it was from hunger or if the parasite had drained too much energy.

That damned Weiyi, was it the parasitic type?