Spring? Xie Xuan was a little confused. She seemed to be wearing a short-sleeved shirt. If it was spring, why was she wearing such cool clothes?
But Ling Wenqing seemed to know what she was thinking and said, "But summer is coming soon, and there won't be so many infections after spring."
It turned out to be because summer was coming. Xie Xuan quickly accepted this reason.
"Let's go." Ling Wenqing urged again, "Let's complete the task quickly."
"Okay." Xie Xuan nodded and walked into the safety passage with Ling Wenqing.
There was no light in the emergency passage, but as Xie Xuan and Ling Wenqing walked in, the moths that filled the passage were all startled. Their reflective fur and wings reflected the light from the corridor outside, making Xie Xuan feel inexplicably dizzy.
But this feeling did not last long. Ling Wenqing nimbly took Xie Xuan down half a floor. In the dazzling dim light, Xie Xuan saw a grayish-white moth as big as a human.
It lay quietly on the ground, with short circles of hair growing on its round body, a pair of translucent wings on its back, a furry head on top, a pair of round black eyes in the middle, and a pair of long antennae on the top.
Is this the parasite? Xie Xuan was puzzled. She seemed to have never seen such a parasite in her memory.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she felt a little strange. She had been in the Ecological Bureau for half a month, and this was the first time she saw a parasite?
While Xie Xuan was still distracted, Ling Wenqing had already shot the giant moth in the head.
Blood spurted out, the moth twitched violently, and soon lay motionless on the ground.
Moths startled by the gunshots once again filled the entire narrow safety passage, and the chaotic white phosphorescence once again covered Xie Xuan's retina.
Do moths bleed? Xie Xuan closed her eyes and vaguely heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice ringing in her ear.
"The current spore concentration detected is 40%. The parasite is beginning to lose control."
Whose voice is this? Xie Xuan opened her eyes. In front of her, Ling Wenqing had already squatted down and pulled out a dagger from somewhere, cutting open the moth's body.
Blood continued to gush out from the wound, and the entire space was filled with a strong smell of blood and bright red.
Is this really a moth? Xie Xuan felt a little dizzy, and the more she thought about it, the more dull pain in the back of her head became.
Ling Wenqing's hand had already reached into the moth's body, and he was taking out the pale yellow eggs one by one.
Each of the eggs, still stained with red blood, was the size of an egg. Just when Xie Xuan was dizzy and about to fall, Ling Wenqing suddenly took off the helmet of his protective suit.
"What are you doing?" Xie Xuan had to hold on to the railing next to her to try to stand up straight. "You're going to get infected."
But Ling Wenqing ignored him. In Xie Xuan's dizzy vision, she saw Ling Wenqing open his mouth wide and put the egg into his mouth.
Xie Xuan clearly saw the egg-sized egg forming an exaggerated and weird arc on Ling Wenqing's throat, and quickly slid into his stomach.
What is he doing? Xie Xuan's head was splitting. Why did he swallow the eggs?
The light in front of her eyes grew brighter and brighter, like countless white spots on her retina that could not be shaken off.
Xie Xuan closed her eyes, and a strange and flat voice sounded in her mind.
【Spirit value decreased by 15.】
Spirit value... Xie Xuan suddenly remembered that this was the voice of the system. She was carrying out a B-level task and she should have been infected by the spirit.
Where were Wen Xu and Zhuo Guangyu? Xie Xuan tried hard to open her eyes, but her body and thoughts became increasingly heavy, and finally, everything was plunged into darkness.
Xie Xuan opened her eyes again and found herself standing in a ward.
There were two beds in the ward, with an instrument in the middle. There was a small bulge on one of the beds, as if something was placed under the quilt.
Did she just enter the field? Xie Xuan felt like she had forgotten something.
Just when Xie Xuan was about to lift the quilt to see what was hidden underneath, a familiar voice came from behind her.
"Xie Xuan, what's wrong?"
Xie Xuan turned around and saw Ling Wenqing, who was wearing a black protective suit, looking at her.
It was Ling Wenqing. Xie Xuan remembered that she was carrying out a mission with Ling Wenqing and Zhou Yuanyuan, but Zhou Yuanyuan had separated from them.
"It's nothing. I saw something on the bed and was about to go take a look." Xie Xuan said.
"Don't worry, it's not important." Ling Wenqing said calmly, "We need to quickly deal with the parasite."
Xie Xuan thought of Zhou Yuanyuan still alone in the field, and nodded and said, "Okay."
Ling Wenqing turned around and walked out with Xie Xuan. When they walked out of the ward, Xie Xuan suddenly saw two gray-white moths resting on the door frame.
When Xie Xuan walked by, their gray-white eyes followed her as if they were following Xie Xuan.
"Why are there moths here?" Xie Xuan asked, and suddenly had a strange sense of déjà vu.
Ling Wenqing turned around and saw the moths. He said without surprise, "Isn't it normal to have moths?"
Xie Xuan was stunned for a moment, "Yes, this is normal."
Her brows furrowed slightly. How could she ask such a question? This was in the territory, so of course there were moths everywhere.
Ling Wenqing continued to move forward, "Let's go."
Xie Xuan looked at the moths resting on the door frame and carefully took two steps to the side so as not to disturb them.
Walking out of the ward, the hospital corridor was very white and bright, stretching forward as if there was no end.
Xie Xuan followed Ling Wenqing forward. The doors of the wards on both sides of the corridor were closed, and Ling Wenqing walked forward with a clear goal in mind.
"Don't we need to check the wards on both sides?" Xie Xuan couldn't help but ask.
As soon as he finished speaking, the strange sense of déjà vu appeared again. Xie Xuan shook his head and felt that he was a little out of shape today.
"No need." Ling Wenqing said, "I know where the parasite is."
Xie Xuan inexplicably felt that this sentence was somewhat familiar. She said without a trace of doubt, "So that's how it is."
The corridor was so white that it seemed to be glowing everywhere. The footsteps of the two people echoed in the corridor, sounding a bit creepy.
More and more moths were landing on the surrounding walls, which meant they were getting closer and closer to the parasite.
At this moment, Ling Wenqing suddenly stopped.
Xie Xuan followed Ling Wenqing's gaze and looked forward. The door of the emergency passage was half open at this moment, revealing the dark corridor inside.
The infected person must be in the safe passage. Xie Xuan thought so and saw Ling Wenqing took out a gun and walked into the corridor.
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