She then realized that the mosquito bite had not only failed to subside, but had actually grown larger.
Moreover, she seemed to feel itchy the whole hour, and would scratch it every now and then.
That's how the blood under your fingernails gets.
"Brother Feng!"
Liu Sisi immediately stood up. Based on his past experiences, he realized that this mosquito seemed to be something special.
Ye Feng turned his head to the side, and his hand was also scratching his neck.
The green juice he had applied to his neck had been scratched off.
"What's wrong?"
Liu Sisi quickly took out a plant that repels insects from her bag.
"Are you sure what we're putting on our faces is really the sap of the insect-repelling herb?"
Looking at her small green face, Ye Feng noticed a clear look of worry on his face.
For a moment, I was a little confused.
So he stepped forward, took the grass, and after examining it carefully for a while, nodded firmly.
"That's right, this is an insect-repelling plant. Look, the stem is straight, and the pattern on the leaves is..."
"Your neck!"
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Sisi interrupted him.
"Haven't you noticed that the places we were bitten by mosquitoes are still very itchy? And the swelling hasn't gone down either."
"hiss…"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Ye Feng.
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow and immediately touched his neck.
Sure enough, the bump didn't go away, and it was even a little bigger than before.
His neck had been itchy the whole way.
But as the guide, he had to constantly look around to observe for dangers, so he simply didn't have time to pay attention to anything else.
In fact, he didn't care at all.
After all, Amazonian mosquitoes, whether you look at their size, the pain they cause, or the subsequent symptoms, are a different story.
They are much more terrifying than mosquitoes in the city.
Bear Grylls' words instantly echoed in Ye Feng's mind.
"In the Amazon, the greatest threat to humans will never be large predators."
Rather, they were the seemingly insignificant poisonous insects and the motionless plants.
"This seems to be a problem. How come my mouth is so accurate in solving these things?!"
Ye Feng was absolutely certain that those mosquitoes were carrying something on their bodies.
Because under normal circumstances, mosquito bites should have disappeared long ago.
He turned to look at the other three, and asked with a serious expression:
Do you ever feel this way?
The crowd looked at each other, and after a couple of seconds of bewilderment, they all nodded in agreement.
"I've been itchy all along, but I didn't even know it until Sisi told me."
“I…me…have been…scratching.”
"Hey bro, do those mosquitoes carry viruses?"
...
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Ye Feng didn't know how to answer the panicked questions from the crowd.
He moved closer to Liu Sisi and began to observe her.
A small red bump appeared where the bite had occurred.
It's not an ordinary round bag, but a pointed bag shaped like a small hill.
In the middle of the bag, you could faintly see a small, bloody crater.
Ye Feng frowned, his eyes darting around as he carefully searched his mind for the cause of this symptom.
"Mosquito bites, persistent itching, redness, swelling, and small, hill-like bumps. Could it be!?..."
Thinking of this, his eyes were fixed on the red envelope on Liu Sisi's neck.
This result clearly exceeded his expectations.
He quickly began to examine everyone one by one, and the results were, without exception, that the symptoms were exactly the same.
And they were all injured on their necks.
"Have you experienced dizziness, headaches, nausea, or any other discomfort?"
Everyone shook their heads, only Fu Changxiong slowly spoke:
"Hey...you know what, I'm actually feeling a bit uncomfortable. Besides being itchy, I also feel hot. I can't stop sweating."
"nonsense."
Ye Feng rolled his eyes at him.
"You're just sweating because you've been carrying too much weight. Do you have any other symptoms?"
"That's all..."
Unable to resist the itch on her neck, Liu Sisi started scratching again.
"Brother Feng, do you know what's going on here?"
Ye Feng took a deep breath and reluctantly voiced his guess.
"We...we've been infected."
"What!?"
Everyone immediately stood up. The word "infection" was relevant, whether in the wild or in the city.
Both are words that can cause panic for everyone because they can cause so many diseases.
"Brother Feng, are you sure? But... but we are fully conscious."
If it were a virus or bacteria, it should have shown symptoms long ago.
Liu Sisi stopped what she was doing in fright, fearing that it would worsen the infection of the wound.
Ye Feng shook his head helplessly.
"It's not bacteria or viruses, it's parasites."
He turned his face to the side, showing the bag around his neck to the crowd, and continued speaking with great reluctance:
"There is one, or a few, bugs in this bag."
They are parasites that live inside our bodies.
They feed on secretions from sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Of course, as they grow older, they may also eat flesh and blood, and they will not leave until we die.
This growth process takes about three months, and the larvae eventually grow to 3 to 5 centimeters, similar to maggots, but larger.
And by then, the bumps around our necks will grow bigger and bigger.
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent; the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Everyone stared blankly at Ye Feng, their expressions varied, unsure of what to say.
The man in front of me meant that there were several insects living inside my neck.
They will continue to live inside, constantly consuming their own lives until they die.
Liu Sisi felt her legs go weak and she involuntarily fell downwards.
Most girls are afraid of insects, and she was no exception.
Now, I've learned that the insect I hate and fear the most actually lives inside my body.
No one could accept that.
Fortunately, Ye Feng had anticipated this and put one arm around her waist.
"Cheer up, didn't I tell you? This bug takes several months to grow."
It's probably not even as big as a pore yet; at this point, it's still very small and poses no threat.
"We can easily solve this with medication."
Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi immediately stood up, and the others also came to their senses.
"Brother Feng, you must have a way, right?"
"Brother Feng, I don't want to have worms growing inside my body."
"I...I'm also afraid of bugs...bugs."
"Bro, you're the best, you can definitely save us, right?"
...
For a moment, everyone looked pained and worried, tightly gripping Ye Feng's arm.
Ye Feng really didn't expect that they would go through countless life-and-death moments together.
Even when faced with a near-fatal flash flood, they never panicked.
And now, this chronic parasitic disease has even made Fu Changxiong, the bravest man, tremble with fear.
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