Red-backed centipede (2)
Shi Jianxia's hair stood on end. He immediately closed the door and locked it from the inside.
Her heart seemed to be receiving some strong stimulation, beating non-stop, and the accelerated blood flow caused the temperature of her cheeks and ears to rise sharply.
The small crimson dot on the back of Granny Liu's neck is exactly the same as the small crimson dot on the back of the original owner's neck.
Shi Jianxia took a deep breath, suppressed his chaotic emotions and was about to pick up the black bracelet on the table, but when he looked up, his eyes widened in surprise.
The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that she had originally closed was opened at some point, and a white little fox the size of a palm was squatting on its open pages.
The little fox's front legs were tucked neatly under its fluffy and soft fur, and its nine furry tails were swaying irregularly. Its fur all over its body fluttered like flowing silk as it moved, and its glass-colored pupils stared at Shi Jianxia curiously.
Shi Jianxia's wildly beating heart was suddenly hit by a burst of cuteness, and the tension in her heart was relieved a lot.
She raised her hand, and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" carrying the little white fox flew towards her and landed in her palm.
Is this secondary mimicry?
The little white fox tilted its head slightly to look at her, its bright glass-colored eyes turned, and it jumped from the page and landed accurately on Shi Jianxia's shoulder. It also tilted its head and rubbed her cheek.
Shi Jianxia's heart almost melted when she felt the extremely comfortable touch.
She resisted the urge to pull the furry creature into her arms and rub it hard, and looked at the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in her hand.
What appeared before her was a catalog. Just below the word catalog was an update with [Strange Beasts - Nine-tailed Fox]. The corresponding text was a text introduction to the nine-tailed fox and a vivid illustration.
[Secondary Mimicry Name: Nine-Tailed Fox]
[Mimicry Level: C-level (0/10 C-level vortex required for upgrade)]
[Mimicry Potential: Currently in cub state, can be upgraded to 3S level]
[Mimicry Talent: Nine Lives of the Sky Fox]
[Talent Introduction: Single-target skill, can share 100% of the damage received by the skill target, cooldown time 240 hours, remaining uses 8 times (cooling down)]
[Battle Level: Level 1 (Level 1 Insect Crystals 1/10000 required for upgrading)]
[Fusion Combat Bonus: Increases the physical function of the mimic owner by 100%]
Shi Jianxia looked at the long list of introductions in front of him that looked like a game character panel. He read it carefully from beginning to end, skipping over several terms that he didn't understand, and finally fixed his eyes on "cooling down" and "remaining uses".
It is easy to see from the mimicry introduction column that the Nine-tailed Fox's mimicry talent [Nine Lives of the Sky Fox] is a substitute skill, but this skill is now on cooldown.
Shi Jianxia lightly clicked the clock pattern behind the three words "Cooling Down" and saw the specific cooling time. She deduced that it was exactly the time when she traveled to this world.
She pursed her lips slightly and picked up the black bracelet.
This is a smart bracelet that the original owner bought from the second-hand market at a cost of 300 star coins. It can only be used to browse news and make calls, but cannot be used to play games or enter the star network in a holographic state.
The original owner had the habit of listening to the morning news every day, so he set up the automatic playback function of the morning news on the smart bracelet. When Shi Jianxia woke up, what he heard was the report from the news channel.
She unfolded the virtual screen and replayed the news she had just heard.
The female reporter's elegant and intellectual voice echoed, "After investigation, it was determined that the insect species is the red-spine centipede. They are parasitic and prefer to live in the spines of living things, feeding on the spinal cord. They also secrete red spine to paralyze the brain, causing brain death."
"The parasite's abnormalities manifest as stiff movements, slow speech, and two pinhole-sized bite marks on the back of the neck."
As more and more news reports came out, Shi Jianxia's heart slowly sank.
Her horrifying guess gradually took shape.
The original owner did not disappear suddenly, but died after being parasitized by the Zerg. She traveled through time and awakened her mimicry. The nine-tailed fox's mimicry talent helped her resist the inevitable death from being parasitized by the Zerg.
And that Zerg that parasitized the original owner...
Shi Jianxia looked at the combat level column again.
[Battle Level: Level 1 (Level 1 Insect Crystals 1/10000 required for upgrading)]
She had never used insect crystals to feed the Nine-tailed Fox, so this insect crystal must belong to the insect race that parasitized the original owner.
Shi Jianxia touched the back of his neck again. The slight swelling had completely disappeared. It felt smooth and delicate, without any signs of being bitten.
Zerg cannot parasitize those with mimicry abilities, so after she awakened her mimicry, did the bite marks from the red-backed centipede also disappear?
Seeing that she ignored him, the little white fox stared at the black bracelet in a daze, shaking his nine furry little tails, sticking to her cheek, rubbing it softly, trying to get her attention.
Shi Jianxia was brought back to his senses by it, and instinctively put the Classic of Mountains and Seas into the spiritual power spring, took it off his shoulder, and gently tapped its eyebrows, "Be good, we have to run."
The original owner had limited knowledge of the Zerg and could only understand this world by reading her memories, so Shi Jianxia was naturally in the dark.
But she was not stupid. The original owner was most likely killed by the red-backed centipede. Moreover, the landlord, Granny Liu, showed signs of being parasitized by the red-backed centipede. It was unlikely that there were only one or two red-backed centipedes near the rental house.
Not only did she have to run away, she also had to quickly inform the Zerg Investigation Office mentioned in the news about the discovery of the red-backed centipede.
Shi Jianxia put the nine-tailed fox cub into his pocket, dialed the Zerg Investigation Bureau's reporting hotline with his smart bracelet, and quickly stuffed important things into his backpack.
After a few beeps, the line was connected, and a gentle female voice came from the other end. "Hello, this is the Water Star Zerg Investigation Office. What can I do for you?"
Shi Jianxia quickly told the story that he had discovered someone suspected of being parasitized by the red-backed centipede. When he was about to tell the specific address, he suddenly heard the sound of glass breaking.
Her back tensed and she looked in the direction of the sound.
The glass next to the cot was intact.
Did the residents upstairs or downstairs break something?
When Shi Jianxia was about to look away and continue to give the address, he suddenly noticed a shadow cast on the windowsill.
She suddenly tightened her fingers around the backpack, and slowly stepped back, speaking the address at a normal pace.
At the end of her words, she grasped the door handle and was about to open the door when she suddenly realized that she had locked the door because she was afraid that Grandma Liu, who behaved strangely, would break in.
Shi Jianxia took a deep breath and whispered for help: "Come quickly, I seem to be watched--"
Before she could finish her words, a crackling sound of electricity came from the communication.
The signal is interrupted!
At the same moment, the dark shadow outside the window moved!
It suddenly pounced on the old window, and its thin body stuck to the glass like an ugly caterpillar. The glass could not withstand the force of its pounce and quickly climbed up the cracks.
It is a human body, but it is not a human body.
It was still wearing clothes, and its limbs, which were obviously human, were twisted into two semicircles in a strange posture. Its shoulders, ribs, and waist had many slender and strange dark red hairy limbs growing out of them. They were so densely packed that it was impossible to count them at a glance.
What's even more terrifying is that there are fist-sized red tumors growing on the limbs and feet. The tumors expand and contract like breathing, and they seem to be nurturing something.
The monster seemed to notice Shi Jianxia's gaze, and its head, which was lying on the edge of the window, slowly tilted down, revealing a face that did not resemble a human.
Its face was bluish-purple, its mouth had turned into an inverted triangle, its eyes had turned into scarlet compound eyes, black and red blood lines were winding out from the corners of its eyes, two long gray-black tentacles protruded from its head, its hair had fallen out, and the top of its head was covered with scarlet tumors that were larger than those on its limbs, and one could vaguely see something swimming inside.
Shi Jianxia: “…………Fuck!”
Her stomach was churning wildly, but she couldn't vomit because she hadn't eaten anything from last night to this morning.
Shi Jianxia took a deep breath, quietly grasped the iron broom beside the door, and wondered if he was going to become the fastest time traveler to die in the history of time travel?
Her pounding heart accelerated her blood flow again. Shi Jianxia was so nervous that her face turned red and her other hand behind her back grasped the anti-lock buckle.
Snap!
The moment the lock was turned, the glass shattered and the Zerg parasite fell on the small bed. A piece of fallen glass fragments scratched the tumor on its head, and a red-spine centipede larva the size of a finger fell out.
When the red-backed centipede larvae land on the ground, they tear off the mucus on their bodies and stretch out their dense limbs, becoming able to move in just a few seconds.
At the same time, Shi Jianxia opened the door and was about to rush out when he saw Granny Liu crawling on the stairs and slowly climbing up.
She tilted her head, her eyes turned into scarlet compound eyes, and densely packed limbs grew on both sides of her body, but there were no strange and disgusting tumors on her limbs.
When she met Xia's nauseating gaze, Granny Liu's dry lips opened into a grin, slowly pulling them towards her cheeks, revealing two rows of sharp white teeth.
There was a blood-red piece of flesh and a few wisps of gray-black hair hanging from her teeth, as if she had completed a hunt not long ago and chewed the prey into pieces and swallowed it into her stomach with satisfaction.
Shi Jianxia slammed the door shut, swung his legs and ran upstairs without hesitation.
If she could, she wanted to scream, but she was afraid of attracting more monsters, so she held it back.
Hold on, hold on, hold on!
As long as she can hold on until the Zerg Investigation Department arrives, she still has a chance to survive.
Shi Jianxia used all her strength to run upwards. She did not dare to alarm the other residents in the building, for fear that they would also become Zerg parasites and would not be able to seek help but become their food instead.
While running, the nine-tailed fox cub that she had stuffed in her pocket poked out its little head, its beautiful glass eyes blinked, and the surrounding airflow was suddenly pulled by an invisible force and slowly vibrated outwards.
The nine-tailed fox cub floated up in the air flow and crashed into Shi Jianxia's eyebrows.
A cool and comfortable breath flowed through Shi Jianxia's body, soothing her blood and skin that were hot due to tension. The furry fox ears poked out from her hair and moved cutely twice.
Shi Jianxia opened her eyes slightly wide, and suddenly found that her running speed had doubled. The iron broom she was holding tightly for self-defense was slightly deformed, and her hearing was greatly improved. She could clearly capture the slight vibrations made by the dense limbs of the Zerg parasites stepping on the stairs.
This is……
Mimicry fusion combat bonus!
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