Chapter 434 No Harvest
She manipulated the vines to tightly wrap around the blue light, dragging it out. Outside, she could faintly hear the sirens of emergency evacuation, but she remained calm, not even her breathing fluctuating.
The blue light source should be the chip. It is now obviously fully charged and can detonate the miniature high-energy bomb next to the blood core in the orc's body at any time.
Ning Xuan didn't hesitate at all. She controlled the vines to quickly tear a gap in the blue chip at the connection with the skull, and dragged the chip out with force.
From the time Ning Xuan controlled the vines to enter the assassin's brain to the time she pulled out the chip, only a few dozen seconds passed.
When the blood-stained but still glowing chip fell lightly to the ground, the assassin, who was originally jumping wildly, suddenly became limp like noodles and fell to the ground with a "bang", with the muscles of his limbs twitching irregularly.
Yu Mingche picked up a cluster of blue flames in his palm and threw it at the chip with a bang. "Whoosh", the flames swallowed the chip clean.
"Thank you Miss Ning for helping me get out of this."
The moment he finished speaking, something strange happened.
The first thing to change was his skin. His pale, human skin rapidly lost moisture, becoming dry, rough, and gritty, taking on a gray, keratinous hue. Fine, scaly lines emerged and protruded from beneath the skin at a visible speed, as if rapidly outlined by an invisible brush, covering every inch of his body in an instant.
The newly grown scales are tiny and dense, gleaming with a cold, hard luster similar to that of obsidian or cast iron, and making a teeth-grinding rustling sound when rubbed against each other.
His bones crackled with a heart-wrenching sound, the horrific sound of joints twisting and bones reshaping. His body hunched in agony, then suddenly stretched and expanded. Clothes that had once fitted him suddenly expanded, then ripped apart under the unbearable strain, scattering to the ground in rags. His torso stretched, his spine bulging backwards into a sinuous, powerful ridgeline. His tailbone suddenly extended, and a thick, powerful, scaly tail burst forth, sweeping heavily across the ground, leaving deep scars.
His facial features were also twisting and deforming, and the pupils of his eyes shrank, turning into two cold golden vertical pupils.
The ten fingers on both hands twisted and flexed in spasms, their nails thickening, lengthening, and sharpening into pitch-black claws, flashing with a cold light that could easily tear through metal. The entire process was swift but filled with suffocating pain and hideousness.
But in just a few seconds, the person in front of him turned into a giant lizard almost two people tall.
Yu Mingche and others protected Ning Xuan in the center, staring at the completely alienated half-orc in front of them.
Although he was completely alienated and black mist was spreading in his golden vertical pupils, he was still able to remain conscious for a short period of time.
"Ms. Ning, my original name is Lin Yang. I am a half-orc with giant lizard bloodline. Three years ago, my previous owner gave me to the Lord of the Wanxiang Galaxy as a test subject. Because of the giant lizard's powerful regenerative ability and super self-healing ability, I became the undead weapon number 19. In the past three years, I have been manipulated to perform many shady tasks, and now it is finally over." After the transformation, Lin Yang's voice became dull and hoarse.
After Lin Yang finished speaking, the scales on his body had turned gray, lost their luster, and began to fall off.
"He..." Di Youlin opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
"My body is already broken and this blood core is still of some use. I will use it as a way to repay Miss Ning for helping me to escape." A bright red crystal was floating in front of Lin Yang.
Di Youlin reached out and held the blood core in his hand. This was the blood core of an SSS half-orc, a crystallization of primitive and pure life energy. It had similar effects to the beast core of an SSS-level exotic beast and was a very precious treasure.
"Actually, even if I didn't take out the chip, you would still be free today." Ning Xuan looked at him with a complicated expression.
She originally thought that as long as she took out the chip from Lin Yang's body, she would be able to obtain evidence that could expose the enemy. However, when she just took out the chip, she "saw" what was happening inside Lin Yang's body.
She couldn't understand how Lin Yang could stay alive given his dilapidated physical condition.
"That's different. I'm free now and can decide how I want to die. Miss Ning, my body is in this state largely because of the damage done by the bomb. The others, especially those poor friends who only had the chips installed in the past year, can still be saved."
"I have transmitted the video of Miss Ning helping me to remove the chip to other people. Although I don't know if they will have the chance to come to you, at least give them some hope of living. If you meet them in the future, please give them a chance to live." Lin Yang's voice gradually became weaker, and then he vomited blood in large mouthfuls. His vitality was lost bit by bit, and he completely lost his temperature.
"Master, he's dead." Di Youlin checked Lin Yang's vital signs and turned to Ning Xuan and said.
"Is the bomb in his body still a threat?" Qinghe asked from the side.
Di Youlin released his spiritual power and probed into Lin Yang's body. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "The destructive device in his body has been destroyed."
"Originally, even if the chip was destroyed, the destruction device would automatically detonate after the maximum response period. However, he used up his last bit of strength to destroy the device. I don't know for what purpose." Yu Mingche looked at the dead orc on the ground thoughtfully.
"However, by doing this, he solved a big problem for us, especially the information he just revealed. Those 'undead warriors' who are in the same situation as him have received the image that Ning Xuan can take out the chip. If we meet them again in the future, we might get unexpected gains." Yu Mingche said as he put away the protective shield he had prepared to withstand the explosion.
"I don't know if there will be any gains in the future, but today I didn't gain anything. This guy is dead, the manipulator ran away, and the auction outside has been disrupted." Ning Xuan said a little depressed.
As soon as Ning Xuan finished speaking, Yu Mingche and the others knelt down.
Qinghe was the first to speak and apologize, "The assassin was lurking in the box, but I failed to detect it, causing my master to be in danger. I accept the punishment."
"I was responsible for preparing the auction, but I failed to notice that dangerous elements had sneaked into the venue. I have failed to do my job well, and I am willing to accept the punishment." Yan Fuzhen said with a full sense of self-blame.
"Master, if Qinghe hadn't noticed the assassin in time and knew the undead warrior's weakness, it would not have been so easy for us to subdue the assassin." Di Youlin couldn't help but say a fair word for Qinghe.
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