Xiaoxiao

Randy immediately ran over, with Carlos and Xiaoni close behind. Why did they suddenly appear? They completely overlooked...

Carlos moved with incredible speed, darting in front of Guo Xiaoxiao to block her path.

I glanced at the orc in front of me. He was dressed in tattered, filthy clothes. The animal hide he wore was almost crumpled and gleaming green, mixed with plant sap—was it to mask his smell?

Randy got closer and was immediately overwhelmed by the stench. He could hardly breathe; the downside of his heightened sense of smell became apparent. He pulled Guo Xiaoxiao back and covered her mouth and nose with his hand.

Xiao Ni, too, took Amansa and stepped aside; it just smelled awful.

The appearance of this orc in the middle of nowhere is tantamount to trespassing on his territory.

Don't forget, Carlos's tribe lives very close to here.

The orcs' eyes were almost closed, yet they still released their oppressive aura, trying to repel them. Their senses were completely depleted, and they couldn't perceive Carlos's power.

Unfortunately, his imposing presence had no effect on Carlos and posed no threat to him whatsoever.

Xiao Ni and Randy were ready for battle; they were confident they could defeat the orc and make it leave obediently.

However, Carlos reached out and stopped them.

"Leave it to me, take the female aside."

Carlos's voice was calm, but Guo Xiaoxiao detected murderous intent in his eyes.

Carlos slowly approached the orc; his target was the orc's head. "You won't leave, huh? Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

The orc was extremely alert, especially when facing danger, but his body was too badly injured to fight.

"I'm giving you one last chance: leave now."

Carlos's words were laced with murderous intent.

A fierce glint flashed in the orc's eyes. Although he was wounded, it didn't mean he was afraid of death.

The two sides were on the verge of war, just short of taking action.

Randy habitually scanned the orc's body and noticed that the red marks on his hands were very similar to those on Sang back then.

The orc was panting and swaying slightly. Since he was going to die anyway, he didn't mind taking two more with him.

"Be careful, he has parasites."

Randy loudly reminded Carlos.

Carlos stopped attacking and created distance.

Parasite Carlos frowned

The orc laughed: "Haha, scared out of your wits, huh?"

He was really unlucky; he ate a dead animal outside and ended up like this. His beastly journey was about to end before it even began.

His body suddenly changed; his muscles swelled, his limbs grew larger, his face turned bluish-purple, his eyes bulged, and fangs sprouted.

The attempt to forcibly transform into beast form failed; only a partial beast form was achieved, resulting in a significant reduction in abilities, rendering the user ineffective.

"ah…"

Guo Xiaoxiao was terrified. She screamed and hid in Xiao Ni's arms. Xiao Ni held her tightly and comforted her, "Don't be afraid."

Randy was dumbfounded and utterly speechless.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm here~"

Amansa was speechless: "You two might as well live together."

Uh… Xiao Ni suddenly let go of Guo Xiaoxiao and hugged Amansa tightly, hurriedly explaining…

"Sasha, I didn't mean to. I mistook her for you. I am absolutely loyal to you."

Xiao Ni and Amansa hugged, while Guo Xiaoxiao kept her distance from Xiao Ni and snuggled into Randy's arms again. Only then did Randy speak.

"Not afraid"

Carlos and the orc looked at each other for a few seconds before deciding to attack together!

The orc was very fast, his eyes were bloodshot and red.

Carlos dared not be careless; he couldn't get close to him, as he risked being infected if he were caught in the crossfire.

The orcs were too fast and were fighting desperately, forcing Carlos to retreat step by step. Their animal hides were already torn, and you could see tiny white worms wriggling all over their bodies.

Guo Xiaoxiao saw that Carlos couldn't hold on any longer

Randy, go help him.

Amansa also said, "Xiaoni, you go ahead. Xiaoxiao is pregnant and needs a male to protect her."

Guo Xiaoxiao: "It's okay, I can protect myself. I can't get infected by the parasites. Please help me quickly."

Randy: "Xiaoni, you stay here. I'm counting on you, Xiaoxiao."

Xiao Ni: "Don't worry."

Amansa: "Be careful!"

Before he could do anything to the orcs, he reverted to human form.

"ah!"

The orc let out a terrible howl and collapsed to the ground, a thick, yellowish-green liquid flowing from his body, emitting a foul stench.

He writhed in agony, rolling on the ground, his body convulsing, foaming at the mouth.

What's going on?

Randy had just approached when he saw this and asked...

Carlos was also puzzled.

"I don't know, it's probably related to parasites."

"Just burn him alive, he won't survive."

Carlos was having a hard time fighting because he didn't have any fire on him, and you couldn't touch him.

Did you bring fire?

Randy nodded: "It's on my person."

Carlos: "Then you do it."

Randy: "Why didn't you say so earlier that you weren't going to be famous?"

Carlos was concerned about his reputation, so he forgot that the only option left was fire.

The orc and Sang were in the exact same situation; their chests slowly split open, forming a hole from which countless insects swarmed out, crawling all over their bodies in a dense, disgusting swarm.

Xiaoxiao

Amantha couldn't help but gag.

Guo Xiaoxiao couldn't take it anymore either. She helped Amansa to her feet. Randy had mentioned it before, but she never expected to see it with her own eyes. It was so disgusting!

"ah"

The orc let out another shrill roar; his stomach seemed about to explode, bulging under his skin as if something was about to burst out.

Guo Xiaoxiao looked at Randy in horror. Randy was striking a flint to burn him alive. Burning him alive was cruel, but there was no other way; the parasites had to be prevented from multiplying.

Guo Xiaoxiao shifted her gaze to Amansa, but Amansa immediately turned her back to her, not wanting to look at her even once, showing an even lower tolerance for eye contact than Guo Xiaoxiao.

A bad feeling rose in Guo Xiaoxiao's heart, and sure enough...

Countless insects emerged from beneath the orc's bursting skin, swarming about—damn, this was incredible! These insects could actually fly!

Guo Xiaoxiao screamed in terror and closed her eyes.

Randy tore off a corner of his animal hide, lit it, and threw it at the orc.

"ah--"

With Amansa's scream, she hugged Guo Xiaoxiao, the smell sending chills down her spine. Xiaoni was constantly in front of them, but she couldn't block the swarms of flying insects from their line of sight.

Guo Xiaoxiao felt dizzy and nauseous from the fumes, but she tried her best to control herself and not vomit.

The orc was crackling and popping from the burning flesh, but he wasn't quite dead yet; he could still struggle, howling in agony.

Guo Xiaoxiao covered her mouth, but ultimately couldn't control herself and vomited.

Amansa quickly took out the small animal skin she was wearing and gently patted her back to help her relax.

"We'll leave right away, just hang in there."

Guo Xiaoxiao vomited, which made her feel a little better, but she was still nauseous. She could only rest by leaning on Amansa's shoulder.

Randy and Carlos have retreated to where Guo Xiaoxiao was.

They could only watch helplessly as the orcs burned on the ground, writhing and struggling, with insects crawling out of their bodies, but they died before they could emerge because of the fire.