Deepening Infection

"What... what the hell?!"

A bead of cold sweat slid down Han Dong's cheek.

Misleading questions.

Because of the appearance of the soldiers, Han Dong immediately attributed all the ominous signs to the 'soldiers'.

However.

[Ominous Sign - Deep Sea Shadow]

There is an even more terrifying force hidden within this incident, one that Han Dong cannot afford to confront head-on.

These soldiers were merely the underlings of the ominous sign, ordinary soldiers whose bodies had been possessed by small, deep-sea octopus creatures, resulting in a humanoid octopus form.

In the deep sea, there are even more terrifying creatures that feed on these small octopuses... Of course, they also need other kinds of food.

Danger!

A sense of danger that made Han Dong's hair stand on end came over him, to the point that the G-Virus became somewhat uncontrollable, and some fleshy tumors proliferated on his arm.

Any hesitation, however slight, will turn you into their prey.

With Octopus Soldier acting as 'food bait' to indirectly help buy time, it's a perfect opportunity for Han Dong to escape.

"Only through profound mutation can one possibly escape death..."

Han Dong's mind conjured up images of Dr. William, an important character in Resident Evil, and his various forms after being infected with the G-Virus.

Dr. William was unable to control the G-Virus, causing his cells to Mad Proliferation.

When it reaches the G-4 (uncontrollable) stage, it loses its most basic ability to stand upright due to increased weight, and is forced to switch to "crawling mode".

According to the official assessment, of Dr. William's six forms, G-4 (uncontrollable) is the most threatening.

Its fully opened chest cavity protrudes terrifying hard shell spikes, along with six long, muscular legs for running, making it most adept at hunting humans.

If Han Dong wants to escape back to the supermarket three kilometers away, he must improve his running ability.

However, it is also necessary to keep the changes within a controllable range and never allow consciousness to be affected.

There wasn't time to think it over too much.

Han Dong tried to deeply activate the G-Virus... Wow!

Even a slight loss of control resulted in two sharp thorns growing out of Han Dong's mouth, causing his cheeks to be completely torn.

"If I lose control, I might not be able to transform back into human form. Don't panic... stay calm!"

During the period of change.

Three more Octopus Soldier were swept away.

Even Though using the corrosive tentacles on their backs was completely futile...

In the mist, some terrifying deep-sea phantom was faintly visible... Just looking through the mist made Han Dong feel uneasy all over.

"Quickly... Ouch! That hurts!!"

The spine is completely curved, and the body is forced into a crawling posture.

The sharp spikes growing from the back area are all side effects caused by the activation of the G-Virus.

However, Han Dong maintained absolute rationality throughout the process, trying his best to make the 'cell activation' manifest in the muscle cells.

Whoosh! The muscles in Right Leg expanded at an incredibly rapid pace, causing the skin tissue to be torn open.

It is not entirely controllable, so when the muscle changes, other surrounding tissues are also affected.

Han Dong's feet also grew several extra sharp claws and toes, and his heels also had a lot of barbs.

Finally, Han Dong adjusted his arms to make them as symmetrical as possible to avoid losing balance while running.

Therefore, the Gigantification right arm must be slightly reduced in size.

The weight and size of the left arm are provided by the "Yellow Sand Armor".

"It's done!"

Consciousness is stable.

However, the changes in the body were somewhat uncontrollable, causing thick, sharp thorns to grow in some areas.

Especially the tearing of the cheeks, and the super hard keratin hangnails that grow from the mouth area.

Han Dong's "crawling posture" makes him look like a rabid dog... Therefore, this posture will be temporarily named "G-Rabid Dog".

While the Octopus Soldier were still shooting at the terrifying phantoms in the mist, Han Dong ran at full speed.

Boom!!

The mobility granted by the [G-Rabies] stance was even more terrifying than Han Dong had anticipated.

So much so that in the initial explosive start, Han Dong lost control and crashed headfirst into a utility pole on the side of the road... completely destroying the pole.

After a brief adjustment, Han Dong immediately ran towards the supermarket area... He quickly adapted to this all-out running style.

Just then.

The terrifying phantom in the mist sensed the new food with a different taste and tried to escape, so it directly swung its huge tentacles to crush the Octopus Soldier, planning to retrieve these 'snacks' later.

Crunch crunch!

Three tentacles, each the size of a normal human body, emerged from the mist and frantically lashed out at Han Dong.

These tentacles have unlimited extensibility, and at the tip of each tentacle, there is a large mouth with multiple suckers that can suck up flesh... Once it touches Han Dong, it can immediately take away a portion of his flesh.

"Sand Barrier"

In G-Form, it does not affect Han Dong's spellcasting.

Sand Wall bearing the mark of a scarab beetle rose up behind Han Dong, attempting to block the pursuing tentacles.

Who knew...

The Seawater, which appeared out of nowhere, completely soaked the yellow sand, and the magical energy contained within it was also absorbed by the Seawater.

The sand wall turned directly into a pile of loose sand.

"This!!"

Too many situations arose that Han Dong couldn't comprehend, his brain working frantically to come up with the only way to escape.

Relying solely on 'mad dog-like' speed to run back to the supermarket, without getting distracted by anything else... a pure speed contest.

With intense focus, search for the shortest path.

If you encounter an obstacle no more than one meter high, jump over it directly.

Easily broken obstacles, such as wooden fences, are simply smashed open head-on.

If an obstacle exceeds one meter and is not easily damaged, use nearby buildings as a reference and pass through it by running sideways and jumping without slowing down.

Along the way, they also encountered some giant flying insects, adult cold spiders that had appeared in the supermarket before, and strange humans who had lost their eyes.

Han Dong squeezed through them as quickly as possible.

If necessary, a head-on collision can tear apart these lower-level monsters.

but...

We had already arrived at the street where the supermarket was located.

A giant worm suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path, and they couldn't avoid it at all.

The pursuing tentacles did not slow down.

Any action that stops will be caught up.

"Activate it even deeper!"

Deeper penetration into the G-Virus's territory directly caused Han Dong's consciousness to waver, Humanoid Loss.

Dozens of sharp spikes, each over a meter long, grew directly from Han Dong's mouth, neck, and chest cavity... crashing head-on into the enormous worm's body in this manner.

The protruding spikes instantly tore the worm's body apart.

Inside the giant worm's body cavity hung humans bound by some kind of mucus, being gradually digested... When they stared at Han Dong, they didn't yearn to be rescued at all, but rather longed to be killed by Han Dong, to end this Affliction death and eternal nightmare.

Unfortunately, Han Dong didn't have time to deal with it.

Whoosh!

Carrying corrosive mucus, it successfully broke through the worm's massive body.

The supermarket is right in front of us.

However, Han Dong's current form absolutely cannot be approached from the front.

He leaped onto the roof and called for the remaining crows to help block the terrifying tentacles that were chasing after him.

Just then, something strange happened again.

When the pursuing tentacles reached the block where the supermarket was located, their speed noticeably decreased, and they eventually stopped in front of the supermarket... After briefly observing the situation of the supermarket through some kind of visual organ at the tip of the tentacle, they slowly withdrew the fog.

Give up on Han Dong, this delicious food.

"Really..."

Han Dong deduced some information from the strange behavior of the deep-sea monster, retrieved the remaining crow into his body, and recovered its energy.

Try to recover human form from a state of deep infection by the G-Virus.