Chapter 103 What would happen if it couldn't be contaminated?

When all that remained in the ventilation duct was a bottomless darkness, Chen Xi's expression went blank for a moment.

He stood there frozen for a second, and then he actually tried to jump!

But the next moment, a strong sense of unease and fear arose in his heart, and he hesitated and stopped.

After hesitating for two seconds, Chen Xi suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Jiaran!

"You're controlling my emotions again?!"

Lin Jiaran stared at him in shock and bewilderment.

Did Chen Xi really want to go down just now?

Intense panic, grief, disbelief, and the urge to sacrifice... all of these were clearly felt by Lin Jiaran.

So did he really want to jump down to save Qi An?

Chen Xi turned to look at the ventilation vent again, but this time she was a little calmer.

He can't go on like this. He's not fully equipped; continuing like this is just suicide...

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Lin Jiaran asked, staring intently at Chen Xi as if trying to discern any element of pretense or performance.

By this time, many people had rushed over, including the purifier from the Martial God Team 3, who rushed towards Gu Liansheng to help him with first aid and purification.

Two minutes later, Chen Yuezhou rushed to the scene, and two minutes after that, Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan arrived.

Zhuang Xiaoyuan was lying blankly by the cave entrance when she saw Yu Shuang, and immediately let out a loud "Wow!"

"Captain! Sister Qi, she's been captured and taken to the Mother Nest!!"

Yu Shuang's face turned pale, and she subconsciously looked at Zhao Bohan.

This shows that she was genuinely panicked.

Zhao Bohan moved his lips, then pinched his palm hard before speaking: "...That mimicry insect from before was definitely a wisdom insect. It could understand human speech and probably knew that Xiao Qi... had sensory abilities and was very important to us, so..."

So you set a trap to assassinate Qi An?

Chen Yuezhou's eyes, as if filled with the darkness before a storm, suddenly fixed on Zhao Bohan!

Zhao Bohan then stopped speaking.

But Yu Shuang grabbed his hand!

“Pollution! It’s about polluting Xiao Qi!” Yu Shuang said.

Qi An is a purifier. The fallen insects didn't just poke her with their tentacles; they went to the trouble of carrying her underground, intending to transform her into a wisdom insect!

......

Qi An's mouth felt as if it were stuffed full of the most disgusting jelly in the world.

The white priestess's fair skin was covered in slippery mucus, and inside there were many tiny, indistinct protrusions, the ends of which branched into many small tentacles that burrowed into her throat!

Qi An could really feel his pollution level rising; he had at least three layers of goosebumps!

She also wished she could lose her mind right now, or faint!

But no, the passive pollution progress bar was just an illusion for her; she was still terrifyingly lucid.

After Qi An tried to vomit but couldn't, and his face was already covered in tears, the White Priest finally gave up.

It has human-like facial features; although it lacks eyebrows, one can still discern obvious surprise and confusion.

The white priest circled Qi An twice.

Qi An felt the killing intent for several moments, and the hairs on his body stood on end!

The slender figure in the night fog during their first night of reconnaissance of the Mother Nest must have been the White Priest.

At that time, she was counting off her teammates.

If the mimicry insect had been staking out the command post these past two days and overheard her conversation with Chen Yuezhou, then the White Priest should be convinced that she was the culprit behind its repeated defeats.

If it can't contaminate her, will it kill her?

The white priest's light, almost weightless footsteps intertwined with Qi An's heart pounding like a drum.

Finally, just as Qi An was even wondering if he could break through the current limit of controllable mutation value and become half a Fallen Insect to increase his combat power, the White Priest finally stopped.

Its murderous intent vanished, and it waved its "hand," leading the way out through the air vent.

The yellow-robed priest also led Qi An out of the wind gate, bound by his own body.

Qi An exhaled, and the cold sweat on his body was blown away by the breeze from his walk, making him shiver.

Outside the ventilation gate is a wide tunnel that can accommodate mine carts.

The alleyway was even damper than the ventilation shaft, with a layer of water that reached above a person's ankles on the ground.

There are more fluorescent plants, growing lush and abundant, but the deeper you go into the forest, the less they resemble Earth creatures.

Like a scabies lesion on human skin, the fungus had many wriggling sucker-like flowers... Qi An had to look away and look up.

Dark shadows dart across the ventilation ducts overhead every now and then; they're probably rats, but they're a bit too big!

The creatures here all seem to have polluting characteristics, but in Qi An's understanding, polluting information can only pollute intelligent creatures.

So, have these underground worms evolved to the point where they can contaminate ordinary plants and animals?

After walking diagonally down this alley for more than a kilometer, twisting and turning, until reaching the deepest part of the nest structure in Qi An's memory, the intricate and interconnected coal mining face, the White Priest finally stopped.

There is a large gate in front of the coal mining area, which is obviously made by the Fallen Insects. It is rough and heavy, and the surface is covered with a layer of flesh that seems to be alive.

The two guards at the door, presumably the captain's Wise Insects, bowed deeply to the White Priest, retracted their tentacles, and opened the door.

The White Priest entered, but Qi An was unable to go in.

The yellow-robed priest searched Qi An's body and took away all the daggers, magazines, and sharp knives—anything with a sharp edge. Then, he had two fallen insects tie Qi An up and throw him into an abandoned electrical control room that was only 2 or 3 square meters in size.

Qi An was pushed and shoved, falling face-first onto the puddle-filled ground.

She was in pain all over her body and her head was spinning. It took her a long time to climb out of the water and move to a slightly higher corner.

The exit on the ground of the mother nest had been blocked by them for a day and a night. It was extremely hot and humid inside, and the air was thin. Qi An felt that if he stayed for a few more hours, he might faint from lack of oxygen or go into dehydration and shock from sweating.

It's also possible that the wounds on the body will become inflamed and develop a high fever after being soaked in these waters containing unknown amounts of mutated microorganisms.

Of course, it's highly likely that she'll employ a three-pronged approach, and this will truly test her innate vitality.

In his dazed state, Qi An actually confirmed the results of his senses that he had been uncertain about while on the ground.

She pulled out a long, narrow object from her sleeve, wondering if the person on the ground might... think she wasn't dead and come to save her.