Plague Record

After using blood energy to stabilize Ode's body, Parker was just about to rush off to support William.

Suddenly, he sensed the entire ship filling with a razor-sharp aura. Parker did not hesitate in the slightest, immediately using his spatial ability to lead his three teammates away from the vessel. Less than a second later, the massive cruise ship before them was sliced into several sections by an invisible claw mark.

Appearing on the beach, Parker noticed that amid the scattered wreckage of the cruise ship, William, in his Forbidden Release state, had completely gone berserk. Parker had seen William's Forbidden Release state during the competition before. Unable to control the beastly nature within him, he had nearly killed his opponent outright.

William's current state was somewhat different from how he had been during the competition. The berserk William aimlessly swung his claws in place, his eyes filled with pain and madness.

Just as Parker was about to step forward and stop him, the life force within William began to drain away at an incredible speed.

"William's Soul Stone is gone!"

Looking through William's body, there were no longer any organs, bones, or even meridians and blood vessels. His body was filled with black, worm-like creatures around thirty centimeters long and slender in shape. There were millions of these things inside William, and they were still constantly laying eggs and reproducing.

William's earlier berserk state had been resisting these things as they eroded his Soul Stone, but he had failed.

The werewolf's body collapsed onto the ground. A crack slowly appeared across his fur-covered back, and densely packed black creatures crawled out from within, wriggling toward the four of them. They continued using William's corpse as an incubation and breeding chamber, multiplying in huge numbers.

Whoosh!

The black creatures rushing