Pfft!
Carried over Sally's shoulder, Han Dong forcefully coughed up the clotted blood lodged in his throat. His overall condition improved slightly, and he regained the ability to speak.
"Sally! We can't hide here... This situation is different from the Japanese haunted house.
This Blood Demon is quite intelligent. Once he realized he was outmatched, he decisively self-destructed.
His true goal wasn't to kill us directly! He used the violent explosion to injure us, restrict our movements, and mark us with blood.
Even with Nether Blood, removing injuries caused by a self-destruction that consumed the Blood Demon's essence will take some time.
With such a huge commotion here, plus the Blood Mark, we'll definitely be found even if we hide in the Safehouse.
Cough, cough, cough! In any case, let's find a way to escape first. Once I remove the marks, we can hide again."
Although he had used the properties of the G-Virus to grow a great deal of irrelevant Proliferating Tissue before the self-destruction, some of the exploding blood had still splashed onto his true body.
Sally had also been stained by a few drops.
Before dying, the Blood Demon had infused its consciousness into them.
Every drop of exploded blood was like a maggot brimming with vitality, trying to burrow into their bodies, take root completely, and establish a "mark."
To remove them, they had to be uprooted completely.
At least twenty small holes glowed red across Han Dong's body, covered in Blood Filaments and constantly emitting foul-smelling Blood Qi that could be easily detected by the Mysterious Neighbor.
"Nicholas! Just focus on removing the blood marks from your body... Leave the escape to me."
After securing Han Dong on her shoulder, Sally turned and ran toward the edge of the estate.
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