"Report, sir. George found a specimen. He... he originally wanted to hand it over, but accidentally dropped and broke the container. Then the specimen came back to life."
A soldier was reporting to Colonel Pruhler when the soldier named George suddenly screamed. Pruhler looked over and saw the Galling Worm burrowing into George's mouth.
George frantically tried to grab it, but there was no way he could catch it. The Galling Worm slipped into his throat and disappeared down his esophagus.
The soldier looked toward Pruhler in panic. "Sir, save me."
The other soldiers quickly scattered, afraid something might go wrong.
Pruhler grabbed one of the soldiers and shouted, "Call the medic! Quickly!"
But at that moment, George suddenly clutched his head and cried out in terror, "My God, it's inside my body! It's moving!"
"I can feel it!"
"Save me!"
"Quick, save me!"
"No, what is it trying to do?"
"It's climbing upward! It's behind my neck!"
Bai En hurried behind the soldier and saw a lump bulging from the back of George's neck.
The thing shot upward and disappeared in an instant.
George felt his head and cried, "It's in my brain! No, no, get it out! Get it out quickly!"
At that moment, the medic ran over with a first-aid kit on his back, looking bewildered as he stared at Pruhler.
"Sir, do you need me to do anything?"
Pruhler shook his head. "No need. It's already too late."
He was right. The soldier parasitized by the Galling Worm had collapsed onto the ground and was twitching violently.
Blood kept pouring from his eyes, nose, and ears.
A moment later, the soldier stopped breathing.
Pruhler glanced at Bai En, then said to the medic, "Do you know how to perform an autopsy?"
"I studied it before."
Pruhler