Collection Chamber
As we passed through the black doors of the church.
Han Dong did not go directly into the church, but entered a space where things were still... Here, Han Dong was all alone.
Even Nicole, the Octopus Girl temporarily residing in Han Dong's body, was blocked.
[Mythical Stage]
"Entered the core area - [Black Church]."
Please draw four Omen Card in succession, arranged in ascending order of difficulty. These cards will determine the basic structure, monster types, and overall difficulty of the [Black Church].
"What the hell? The interior scene isn't even 'drawn' yet, and you want me to draw cards to construct it temporarily?"
Han Dong only made a sarcastic remark before pulling out four cards from the Omen Pouch.
The difficulty levels, arranged from lowest to highest according to the number of icons, are as follows:
[Level 2] Alien Insect Card.
[Level 3] Unassigned Card.
[Level 5] Prison Lock Card.
[Level 6] Void Card.
Of course, the judgment process is also necessary, requiring Han Dong to roll the dice for each card.
"Of the four dice rolls, only one match occurs... The ominous sign corresponding to the [Prison Lock Card will not take effect."
Please note that the ominous event corresponding to the [Void Card] contains a hidden storyline with a final objective: "Bishop Wilkotes Zealot".
The Bishop himself will be strengthened by the [Void Card], so proceed with caution.
The system notification ended.
Han Dong followed the group and officially entered the church area.
The scene that came into view corresponded to the [Alien Insect Card] that Han Dong had drawn.
However, with the overall difficulty increased, even the two levels of ominous signs are not easy to deal with.
"David, tell the townspeople to calm down for now and not to make any rash moves..."
Church Hall
Judging from the current situation, quite a few civilians went to the mountaintop to seek rescue, but their fate was even more tragic than being killed by the monster in the fog... falling into a pitiful state where life was worse than death.
The rows of benches were all occupied, with not a single empty seat available.
The townspeople sat upright in their respective positions, their neural connections with their bodies severed, and could only obediently accept the "collection".
A type of alien insectoid race, unlike anything Han Dong had ever seen before, was flying in the open airspace above the church.
The body structure resembles that of a dragonfly, with an overall dark gray color.
Four transparent wings flapped rapidly; the overall length was approximately one meter.
It is worth noting that the head of this flying insect is actually made up of countless tiny baby arms... Each arm can extend and retract freely to perform "collecting" work.
These soft, boneless, tiny, and freely stretchable baby arms can penetrate deep into the nostrils of ordinary people to collect a unique 'brain essence' belonging to humans.
The Essence Liquid would be placed on the altar directly in front of the church, most likely to be delivered to the "bishop" located deep inside.
To be honest, if you were to directly 'collect' human brains like this, an ordinary person would die very quickly.
However.
None of the civilians gathered here died, and they were all very healthy.
Simply look down, and you'll discover the secret of the harvest.
Each civilian's legs were connected to more than a dozen 'nutrient tubes' that continuously delivered a stimulating nutrient to their bodies, enabling the part of their brain that had been removed to grow rapidly and be harvested without limit.
The Affliction process will continue until their bodies are completely decayed.
Nicole, the encyclopedia of "The Mist" hidden inside Han Dong's body, immediately began explaining the origins of these disgusting insects:
"He is a collateral descendant of Migo."
A disgusting group of worms that collectively collect the essence of the brains of various living beings, called the "Infant Brain Insect Swarm."
They don't possess any Combat Power; their primary function is work. However, there is always a Mother Queen in the area where they work and operate.
Like the "worm Great Body" we dealt with before, the Mother Queen has the blood of the "Mother God" flowing through her body.
However, she herself is an extremely insidious being... Be careful.
Before the Mother Queen's worm form appears, do everything possible to eliminate all the "Infant Brain Worker Insect." Otherwise, the Mother Queen can Infinite Regeneration by absorbing worker worms, making her very difficult to kill.
That's right! Destroying the brains of the worker worms will kill them completely.
"Nicole, don't make any moves for now... The bishop might be difficult to deal with, you have to stay hidden until the very end."
"I know."
With Nicole's guidance.
Han Dong rallied the zombie army and immediately launched a hunting operation.
The townspeople who transformed into G-carriers were quite impressive, especially the young man whose wrist evolved into a "bow".
Each rib-shaped arrow, when fired, could pierce the heads of at least two flying insects...
The protagonist, David, uses a grenade launcher obtained from killing Octopus Soldier to kill one Infant Brain Insect with each shot.
Although this zombie army is quite powerful.
But Han Dong had no intention of slacking off. He fully controlled the power of the yellow sand, quickly shooting out sand spikes to pierce the insect's head...
In the blink of an eye, about 80% of the Infant Brain Worker Insect were eliminated.
Just then.
A scream came from the rear of the zombie horde.
Irene, an old woman in the army who was a long-range attack zombie using "cavity shooting," was cut in half at the waist.
Moreover, the severed body was completely hollowed out in a short time, and no one noticed the process at all... Even Though the G-Virus could not regenerate it.
The Corps lost one member.
"Did Mother Queen?"
The remaining few flying insects were left to the zombie army to deal with, while Han Dong focused all his attention on his Mother Queen's search.
However, even with the Lesser Demon Eye fully activated, no suspicious targets could be detected in the Main Hall area of the church.
Just as Han Dong's gaze turned to the other side...
Another scream rang out from within the corps.
Even a Gigantification town dweller covered in spikes was instantly sliced in half...
However, this time, due to Han Dong's focus, he noticed the entire process of 'hollowing out the body'.
When the townspeople, their bodies cut open, collapsed heavily to the ground.
Suddenly, a large number of baby arms emerged from between the smooth cement floors.
It can remove a large amount of flesh and blood with just a touch, instantly emptying the flesh and blood from the townspeople's bodies and forcibly interrupting the super regenerative power provided by the G-Virus.
Just as the babies' arms were about to retract to the ground.
Snap!
Han Dong stepped forward.
I gave the Church Hall manager a 'polite' handshake.
Desertification
The ground area has become desertified and disintegrated.
A graceful woman was forcibly dragged off the ground by Han Dong.
The woman's head was covered with tiny baby arms, which served as her hair, and her wide-open mouth was filled with a dense array of irregularly shaped teeth...
The four wings can also be used as sharp blades to instantly slice through the target's body.
When this indescribable scene came into Han Dong's view, a sense of unease spread throughout his body.
But soon a drop of Seawater rippled through Han Dong's mind, dispelling all the negative effects.