Parasite and Diary

Let's go back One Hour.

Bella at home.

Born in the countryside, Chen Li was quite skilled in farm work and needlework because she didn't go to school at a young age.

After using needle and thread to pick out the dead Parasitic Worm one by one from under the skin, they stitched up Han Dong's wound... During this time, if Han Dong hadn't taken his head off, he would have screamed in pain.

After it is done.

Whoosh!

Han Dong entered the "Portable Prison" and headed straight for the Biological Laboratory.

First, the Cellular Essence collected in the metal syringe is injected into the white nasal mucus... no, it should be called Cell Cluster.

Cellular Essence has been injected, increasing the "Weight Limit" by 5 points (for parasite samples). Current individual Load Value: 122/162.

Han Dong was already quite satisfied with the 5-point increase in the upper limit.

"Just 10 o'clock left, and we can try expanding the prison! We must complete the prison expansion before this Destiny Event ends..."

After the essence was injected, Han Dong turned to the "testing station".

It was the testing station that was previously used to test the Ghoul Arm.

What Han Dong wants to test now is the "Perfect Parasite (Rare Living Item)" reward, which has a low probability of being obtained in the "Parasitic School" incident.

Bella is the core subject.

Due to lack of water, this Perfect Parasite also curled up into a ball.

From the outside, it looks no different from an ordinary parasite.

Click the scan button.

"Scan started... Hmm!? What kind of technology is this?"

The scanner, which was originally long and narrow, actually adapted to the smaller ' Parasitic Worm ' and underwent a morphological change.

The hollow can shape is a perfect fit for the size of the Parasitic Worm.

About five minutes later, a paper report was generated.

[Parasitic variant (aquatic)]

Quality: Excellent

Weight: 27 points.

Access method: "Parasitism" - It can parasitize the brain to modify the whole body, or it can parasitize a certain part to modify it locally.

(It is recommended to perform localized mutations outside the brain. The attributes of the "Parasitic Variant (Water-based)" do not match those of the "Faceless Head," and its growth potential is low, which is not conducive to the subsequent evolution of the head.)

characteristic:

1. "Hydrophilicity" - Small gill openings will appear at the parasitic site, providing the ability to breathe underwater. The gill openings can also serve as water inlets, allowing the body to quickly replenish water.

2. "Parasitic Mutation" - A structural change occurs, enhancing various functions and granting the ability to "adapt to combat".

(Adaptive combat: When the main body is attacked, the Parasitic Worm inside the body perform corresponding 'reactive behaviors', making optimized attack and defense actions.)

3. "Reproduction" - It can reproduce offspring, invade the bodies of ordinary mammals, and form daughter hosts, which can be controlled by the main body (the maximum number of offspring is 50. Each additional daughter host will consume part of the main body's energy).

Note:

①. This parasitic variant has reached its maximum growth stage and can no longer improve its quality.

②. "Parasitic variant (water type)" needs to be replenished with a large amount of water regularly. Once the water deficiency value drops below 30%, it will be unable to perform its related abilities.

It is important to note that...

Both the Parasitic Worm and the Ghoul Arm are of "superior" quality.

Although Parasitic Worm are more variable.

Han Dong can embed the device into his legs to enhance his leg abilities such as running, jumping, and kicking, depending on his own needs.

It can also be embedded in the left arm to further enhance the upper body's combat capabilities.

It can even be integrated into the body's torso to enhance defense and regeneration capabilities.

But... it is fundamentally different from Ghoul Arm.

That is "growth potential".

The Parasitic Worm has developed to its full size and cannot be improved.

The Ghoul Arm still has great potential. The notes mention that the arm can undergo homogenization upgrades—modification, viral injection, arcane enhancement, etc.—all of which can improve the arm's quality and grant additional attributes.

Han Dong places more emphasis on later development.

"If I get this parasite installed, will I be able to remove it later?"

Answers were immediately heard from inside the laboratory:

Equipped 'limbs' (including any items that occupy Load Value) require "forced disassembly" if attempted to be removed. This process will cause disassembly damage, resulting in a loss of 50% of the original equipped Load Value.

"Why..."

Han Dong could only sigh helplessly.

He would never even consider reducing the Weight Limit.

The plan to temporarily use the Parasitic Worm in this incident had to be abandoned.

"If the Parasitic Worm is introduced into an ordinary person, will it devour the host's consciousness and memories, replacing them with [Bella's] memories?"

"It was detected that the original host's brain and its memory system had been damaged during the extraction of the Parasitic Worm."

If it parasitizes an ordinary person, it will form a mindless life form with aggressiveness and a strong reproductive capacity.

Is there any way to restore it?

"Based on the Parasitic Worm's origin, to repair brain damage, it needs to be taken back to where it was born."

"The place of birth?"

Return to the world of It (the main story).

Han Dong sat upright at his desk, staring at his Waterlogged Diary.

Han Dong does not intend to upload it directly to the auxiliary system.

Han Dong still intends to analyze the evidence, which has clear written records, using his own way of thinking first.

After meeting with Cas and the others, all the evidence will be uploaded to the auxiliary system for discussion.

Diary owner: Clark Bella (Eighth-grade student at Derry Town Primary School)

Han Dong's expression and eyes changed several times while reading, as if he was touched by some of the things in the diary.

The diary records Bella's entire transformation from a human to a parasite.

After quickly reviewing Bella's experiences when she was still human.

Han Dong found the key details of Bella's 'mutation' in her diary.

Bella, who is of average appearance, suffers from some school bullying due to her germaphobia and her habit of drinking a lot of water, which causes her grades to drop sharply and she is gradually ignored by her teachers.

About three months ago.

Bella was pranked too much when her water bottle was hidden by her classmates!

The water fountain was also blocked by students who were targeting her, preventing her from getting water to drink.

Thirst, and an almost pathological urge to drink, drove Bella to run around the school.

Coincidentally, the school experienced a complete water outage... Bella, who ran all the way to the restroom, couldn't find a water source.

Just as she was having an emotional outburst and on the verge of collapse.

She unexpectedly discovered the entrance to a mysterious Underground Sewer in a corner of the school, and may have been hallucinating due to extreme thirst.

She heard someone calling her name from inside the Underground Sewer.

Moreover, the very clear dripping sound coming from the Underground Sewer, along with the desire to drink water, drove her to crawl into the Underground Sewer.

The diary was interrupted here for a whole week.

The next diary entry will begin to formally record Bella's mutated life.