Mythical Stage

"The Mythical Stage has begun. Please draw one Omen Card from the bag and make a judgment."

The total time for drawing cards and making judgments must not exceed one minute; otherwise, "Desperate Moment" will be forcibly triggered, drawing two Omen Card and immediately triggering the event.

The Omen Pouch hanging at the waist reacted.

Unable to spy on.

The opening of the bag was covered with a thick Black Mist. Han Dong glanced at it briefly and even had the illusion of peering into an abyss.

He had a feeling that there were countless eyes watching Han Dong from inside the bag.

Time is limited.

Han Dong decisively put his hand into the cloth bag.

There was a sensation of something deep inside the slippery flesh, with cold tentacles clinging to Han Dong's arm.

The bag was also much deeper than it appeared on the surface, requiring Han Dong to extend his entire arm inside to reach the Omen Card hidden at the bottom.

The card seemed to be stuck inside the wall of the bag, with only a part of it showing, requiring Han Dong to pull it out forcefully.

Crackling sound...

The discharge was sticky with pus.

Han Dong took out a black card.

Click~ At the same time, a metal die slid down the bag and into Han Dong's hand.

A six-sided die corresponds to six numbers.

The contents of the black card are not yet visible; only a smooth white Octopus Imprint is printed on its surface, representing a point of "Omen Points".

"A little... easy."

Han Dong threw the dice in his hand, and his luck seemed to be not so good... four points.

"Disparate values indicate an ominous sign."

Please carefully read the corresponding information on the Omen Card and handle it flexibly. Improper handling will result in failure to obtain the corresponding Omen Points.

"Good."

Actually, because of the "Desperate Moment" setting, Han Dong actually hoped that his luck wouldn't be so good.

With so many predetermined Destiny Event, it's necessary for Han Dong to experience the [Mythical Stage] in advance.

At the same time, it is also necessary to accumulate "Omen Points" in case of emergency.

[Ominous Sign - The Cold Spider Egg]

Area: Town - Supermarket

Misfortune: Four civilians will be randomly selected and will be implanted with the Cold Spider Egg without their knowledge.

Characteristics: Both adults and juveniles of the cold spider possess an incredibly rapid reproductive rate. If not dealt with promptly, the civilians in the supermarket will be completely parasitized by the Egg Body within a short period of time.

(Note: Adult cold spider variants are extremely threatening and can wipe out all the townspeople in the supermarket in a short time.)

Requirement: If more than ten civilians die, the corresponding "Omen Points" will not be obtained.

"Cold spider? The kind of spider in movies that can lay eggs inside a human body at super-fast speeds, and whose protruding silk threads can quickly corrode flesh?"

Judging from the requirements of the Omen Card alone, I can skip this ominous sign as long as I leave the supermarket. The only penalty is that I will not be able to obtain "Omen Points".

However, there are rarely any loopholes to exploit in Destiny Event.

If I try to avoid the ominous signs as much as possible in the early stages, more and more unknown dangers will be revealed as the events unfold... Without the Omen Points, and given that my abilities have little impact on this kind of life form, I will be in dire straits.

Take, for example, the ominous signs we're currently experiencing.

If I choose to run away, the supermarket will inevitably become a nest for cold spiders, giving rise to a large number of adult cold spider variants, which will cause me great trouble in the later stages of this incident.

It's necessary to clean it up beforehand.

Han Dong decisively put away the Omen Card and returned to the supermarket.

Because everyone knew in advance that 'a monster was hiding in the fog'.

Under the male protagonist's guidance, everyone is piling up bags of rice from the supermarket along the edge of the supermarket's glass window.

Meanwhile, some people began to make makeshift weapons, torches, and improvised incendiary bombs to fight the monsters.

Han Dong's face was gloomy. He walked close to each person as much as possible, carefully observing the changes in each resident's expression and demeanor... Being parasitized by spider eggs would inevitably cause some physiological changes.

"An elderly man, a teenager, and a middle-aged woman... all had bloodshot eyes, chills, and mild abdominal pain. It can be basically confirmed that they are the carriers of the spider eggs."

Let's try removing it directly first.

Han Dong placed his arm on the trembling young man, but since he was not an important person, no dialogue prompts were triggered.

The moment it was touched, the plague fungus immediately invaded the young man's body.

Soon, they discovered the Egg Body parasitizing the intestines of young people... Due to the effect of the G-Virus, Han Dong was able to develop eyeballs that could perform visual functions on the surface of the bacteria.

Similar to an endoscope, a white, filamentous shell was seen in the intestinal region of the young man, with spider eggs floating on the surface with micron-sized tentacles.

Every second, the spider eggs multiply.

Just as the plague was spreading along the intestines and was about to reach the spider eggs.

The spider egg trembled slightly, immediately displaying alertness and strong life characteristics... Han Dong decisively stopped the plague.

Otherwise, the spider inside the young man's body might hatch prematurely due to the stimulation.

If any spiderling fails to be killed, the young man will undergo a rapid mutation.

The idea of containing the plague was deemed too dangerous and was rejected by Han Dong.

"Excuse me..."

Han Dong pretended to have mistaken someone for someone else and continued walking.

"We need to gather the four people who have been parasitized together and deal with them... By the way, the fourth person doesn't seem to be in the main hall area. Where did he go?"

After searching around, Han Dong only found three townspeople showing symptoms of discomfort, and a sense of unease began to spread in Han Dong's heart.

Supermarket restroom (male).

A black security guard with a huge beer belly was taking care of his business here.

"I was fine when I woke up today, but of all times I had to get an upset stomach... Ouch! It hurts so much. By the way, is the supermarket air-conditioned? It feels so cold."

This security guard Mori, used to be a professional boxer, but due to injuries, he could no longer box and had to return to his hometown to work as a security guard.

I thought that by addressing my physiological issues, all my physical discomfort would be eliminated, but I didn't expect to feel increasingly uncomfortable.

"They might be sick; the supermarket has medicine..."

Mori had just pulled up his pants when he felt something uncomfortable in his crotch... He looked down and saw several cold white spiders crawling in his crotch.

The spider's body is covered with compound eyes, making it several times more terrifying than an ordinary spider.

Arachnophobia.

Mori was so startled by his pants slipping down to his knees that he lost his balance and leaned backward, his head hitting the metal flushing device hard.

His weight of over 300 pounds caused Mori to suffer a head injury, resulting in his immediate death.

The host's vital signs disappear, making it no longer suitable for Egg Body.

Spider eggs that would normally take some time to fully hatch hatched prematurely due to environmental stimuli... Security guard Mori's body began to slowly split open from the middle.

First, several tiny spiders crawled out.

Immediately afterwards, several giant white spider legs emerged from Mori's body... using the security guard's flesh to transform into a spider variant.