"Was this kid behind it?"
"It hurts, it hurts so much!"
The expressions on the black-clad men's faces were grim. After all, the sensation of foreign objects wriggling through their flesh and constantly burrowing between blood and meat was anything but pleasant. What shocked them even more was that the initially slick, leech-like tentacles were continuously absorbing their Chakra, and then they discovered something even more terrifying.
"Those things... are evolving?" The leading black-clad man found it unbelievable, but both the sensations from within his body and the reality unfolding before him reminded him that it was truly happening.
The tentacles parasitizing their bodies underwent different evolutions based on the Chakra they absorbed, their internal environments, the types of resistant cells, the strength of their immune systems, and other factors.
Some evolved sharp fangs and bit firmly into a piece of muscle tissue, slowly devouring Chakra. Some made themselves softer and finer, nearly fluid in texture, solely to better absorb Chakra within the blood vessels. Others simply split into several small spheres and began destroying their muscle tissue over a wide area.
"Gentlemen, you don't look so well. Catch a chill?"
Moriyue understood perfectly well what was happening, but he put on an innocent act. After all, which one of them had seen him make a move? He was a law-abiding, upstanding villager. How could he possibly resort to dirty tricks?
"Interesting... things... heh... hahaha!"
"Interesting, interesting..."
"They can actually evolve on their own?"
What Moriyue had not expected was that, despite suffering unbearable torment, these people still wore fervent expressions. To them, this was a good thing, because it meant there was something new to study. Their souls of exploration were already stirring restlessly.
The crazed group left the office, apparently having completely forgotten Yugito Nii. They were now