Long Si panicked. He was about to call for help when a searing pain flared in his throat, and he began coughing.
It would have been fine if he had not coughed, but as soon as he did, tiny beads of blood fell to the ground.
Long Si hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand, feeling a warmth in his palm.
When he opened his hand again, he nearly fainted.
Blood!
He was coughing up blood!
There were black specks in the blood. Looking closely, he saw that those specks were actually writhing, seemingly tiny insects!
At that moment, Long Si suddenly felt a cramping pain in his chest. He collapsed onto the ground, while his coughing grew increasingly violent.
Amid his fierce coughing, blood kept pouring from his mouth.
The cramping pain in his chest grew worse as well, as if tens of millions of ants were constantly gnawing at him.
Long Si tore open his clothes and looked at his chest, only to see beads of blood seeping from his skin.
His pupils contracted sharply. Just then, Long Si saw a black speck wriggle out of his chest.
Then a second, a third...
In only a moment, countless black specks had emerged from his chest. They writhed incessantly, making his chest burn as if it were on fire.
Trembling, he reached out and grabbed one, bringing it before his eyes. He discovered that the black specks were all insects.
They were smaller than grains of rice and writhed without pause, making Long Si's scalp go numb.
Only then did he realize that these insects were devouring his body—his internal organs!
Gurgle.
Long Si vomited a huge mouthful of blood. Lacking the strength to remain standing, he collapsed onto the ground. His ears rang with a buzzing sound, as