The Contaminant's Body Was Truly Disgusting

The contaminant swallowed the finger along with the box, leaving both the big guy and Jim stunned.

This was clearly an unexpected situation, especially for the big guy who had once belonged to the Devil Squad.

In his understanding, pollutants lack intelligence; aside from instinctively feeding, they spend most of their time wandering aimlessly in Land of Corruption, only attacking when they detect intruders. It's difficult to detect any clear "purpose" in them.

But now, this dying contaminant swallowed the box of fingers at its last moment, clearly not wanting to have a good meal before it dies.

A sense of vigilance surged through the big man's heart once more. He was already regretting not having eliminated the threat completely earlier, instead of taking that risk. But now it was too late to think about it. His experience as a member of the Devil Squad told him that "wait and see" was definitely not a good choice at this moment.

So he once again activated the four mechanical arms that had not yet recovered from the overload, and immediately headed towards the pollutants.

The pollutant was in a very strange state. It looked like a section of intestine that had eaten something it shouldn't have, causing abnormality. It was constantly wriggling and making a "gurgling" sound. It didn't react at all to the large object that was rapidly approaching.

The giant immediately activated its four mechanical arms to attack the pollutant.

Without the support of [Overload], it's impossible to reproduce the pile driver effect from before, but it's enough to kill the infected creature in front of us.

At least that's what the big guy thinks.

Jim, standing nearby, also believed that the big guy would quickly deal with the contaminant. Although the contaminant's act of swallowing his finger had made him very uneasy, he had already had enough to worry about tonight, and now Karl's blood was still on his face. So he just wanted to finish this quickly and go home for a bath. If he could, he never wanted to go on a mission with the big guy again, lest he repeat Karl's mistake.

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Jim's mind, but he soon realized something was wrong.

Why is the room so quiet?

Has the big guy not made a move yet?

Jim looked up toward where the big guy was. From his angle, he could only see the big guy's back and the four fully extended mechanical arms.

The four extended mechanical arms did not fall.

Why... not launch an attack?

Jim was somewhat stunned.

At this moment, his unease intensified once again, so he suppressed his fear, shifted his position slightly to the side of the big guy, and then widened his eyes.

He finally understood why the four robotic arms couldn't bring themselves to smash down.

Because they were caught by four other "hands".

The big guy was filled with fear. He had served in the Devil Squad for so many years and had never encountered a situation like this before.

The pollutants in front of them had sprouted four arms. These were not tentacles or claws, but four distinct human arms, each with five clearly visible fingers!

How is that possible?!

What terrified the big guy even more was that the pollutant's body was still wriggling, and before long, it tore open a mouth-like opening.

And eventually, it was used to make a sound.

"Oh? So this kind of body can withstand my arrival?"

The big guy didn't understand what those words meant, nor did he know what kind of thing was speaking to him!

Is it that finger? It must be that eerie finger!

The big man felt even more remorse.

But it's okay, there's still time, there's definitely still time!

The cooldown of [Overload] is about to end. No matter what this thing is, as long as it is still a contaminant structure, it cannot stop the attack of [Overload]!

The large machine has already started warming up the four robotic arms.

He firmly believes that as long as he enters the "overload" state again, everything will be reversed!

Just once more...

The big guy's eyes widened little by little.

Because the pollutants in front of us had already started to ignite.

In the reflection of the large man's pupils, the eerie, fiery figure rapidly magnified.

This was also the last scene Big Guy saw in his life.

Two minutes later.

The pollutant, which had four arms and had been burned to a crisp, limped out of the house in a very contorted manner.

It hadn't taken more than a few steps when it collapsed to the ground with a "thud".

After a series of convulsions,

He vomited out a perfectly intact middle finger.

Then it completely lost its vitality.

On the other side, Jie La Er felt something return to his mind.

He knew that this was Bai Wei.

Ever since he got the eye implanted, Jie La Er has been able to feel the presence of another soul inside his body, and he's gotten somewhat used to it.

Just now, Bai Wei said he had to go and take care of something else, and then there was no sound. Jie La Er clearly felt a part of his body suddenly go empty, and he knew that Bai Wei had left.

But now, Bai Wei is back.

Although he was curious about Bai Wei's ability to move on various body parts, Jie La Er didn't ask any questions. Instead, he asked a more valuable one, "How is it?"

"It's considered resolved." Bai Wei's tone was unpleasant. "But you still need to hurry back to deal with the three corpses and the remains of the contaminated body in your house."

3. Three corpses and one contaminated remains?!

Jie La Er almost lost his balance.

How long has Bai Wei been gone? He's already killed three invaders and one pollutant?

How did they do that? There's only one finger over there!

If you have this fighting ability, why do you still need to stay in my body?

Isn't this a waste of talent?

Upon hearing Bai Wei's words, a bunch of strange thoughts flashed through Jie La Er's mind in an instant, but he still resisted the urge to ask Bai Wei all of them, because he sensed that Bai Wei's tone had been very bad just now, so he asked, "Are you... injured?"

"I'm just a soul now, what kind of injury can I suffer?" Bai Wei said irritably.

Hearing that strong voice, and not at all like someone who was injured, Jie La Er became even more puzzled. "Then what happened to you?"

Bai Wei remained silent for a long time before letting out a heavy sigh.

"A body contaminated with pollutants is truly disgusting."

Jie La Er: "...?"

Faced with Jie La Er's doubts, Bai Wei did not offer any further explanation. After all, it was Jie La Er who wanted to be transparent to him, not the Jie La Er way around. Maintaining a certain degree of mystery was necessary.

But he was indeed feeling very uncomfortable. Firstly, the movement of his soul between the pieces of corpse was a very "mentally taxing" thing. Although it didn't directly consume his soul, it still made him feel extremely tired.

Secondly, as he just mentioned, the pollutants on his body are truly disgusting.

Of course, what he meant by "disgusting" was that it was disgusting to operate.

Just as Jie La Er always said, the human brain cannot control too many parts that are not originally its own, which is why Lyra has always prohibited the addition of extra metal parts to the body. The same applies to Bai Wei. The polluted body and the human body are two completely different structures, so controlling it would bring him great discomfort. After experiencing it once, he would never want to experience it a second time.

Moreover, the pollutants themselves are too weak. Although they have a soul, it is a very chaotic and weak soul. They can indeed be used as fuel for Second Order Descent, but they will burn completely in two minutes, leaving not a trace.

With such a body and soul, it's already at its limit to instantly kill two guys who don't have much power to fight back, just like before. We can't ask it to do anything more.

But thinking about it, if Bai Wei could just come to him whenever he wanted, would he still need to be here every day "scamming and deceiving" people?

Why not just drill right into the Contaminated Land?

However, putting all that aside, the fact that pollutants themselves could act as carriers for arrival was quite surprising to Bai Wei.

But he could also guess the general reason.

This is the attraction between body parts. Deep in the Contaminated Land, pollutants affected by the tongue will naturally want to approach the fingers that have the same scent, and even swallow the fingers, sacrificing themselves for the fingers. This can be seen as an extension of the tongue's instinct.

So the pollutants appearing there tonight is not an accident; they were attracted by the fingers.

... But then again, before Bai Wei arrived, Jie La Er himself was also attracting pollutants. According to Jie La Er, the pollutants would come to him every few days, and he had made considerable preparations for this.

So why is that?

The contaminants come to the fingers because they are affected by the tongue.

So, what was the reason for seeking out Jie La Er?

Bai Wei fell into thought.

What exactly happened to him in that Land of Corruption ten years ago?

Just then, Bai Wei heard Jie La Er whisper, "They're here."

Huh? What's coming?

Bai Wei also looked over and saw a familiar person striding towards them from the far end of the prison.

Bai Wei also recognized this person; it was Ku De.

"Time's up, Jie La Er," Ku De said to Jie La Er as he stood in front of the cell.

Jie La Er turned to look at the clock on the wall, then said in a deep voice, "You have no right to lock me up. I haven't done anything wrong. This is against the rules."

Ku De pursed his lips but didn't explain anything. He simply told the Knight behind him to come up and unlock the door.

Bai Wei's voice echoed in Jie La Er's mind, "It seems you've realized it too, they've started using things outside the rules to deal with you."

Jie La Er narrowed his eyes, but he said nothing.

After unlocking the door, he didn't even glance at Ku De and walked straight out.

But before he had taken two steps, Ku De called out to him.

"Wait, Jie La Er," Ku De said slowly. "I'll take you back."