Thwack!
Every strike sank into flesh, creating a horrifying scene of blood and gore in a matter of moments.
It was worth noting that these parasitic flesh masses drew all their nutrients from the human bodies they inhabited.
That meant there was no need to target the mass on their necks. Attacking the hosts themselves was actually more effective.
Lu Bai had figured that out, and tried to aim every slash at the host's heart.
With his fighting style suddenly changed, the monsters around him were caught off guard. They had no choice but to prioritize protecting their hosts.
The tide of battle quickly turned, with him beating back several monsters at once.
But even the best defense had its limits. The long Nodachi in Lu Bai's hands began to bare its bloodthirsty fangs, and one after another, the flesh monsters were cut down.
In the blink of an eye, only two monsters remained standing before him.
As it happened, the human hosts of those two remaining Parasitic Organisms were none other than Tong Shujuan's parents.
When Lu Bai raised his blade again, Tong Shujuan, who had been staring blankly for a long time, seemed to suddenly come to her senses. She sprang to her feet and cried out, her voice as anguished as a cuckoo's call: "No!"
Splurt—
Lu Bai swung his blade sideways, severing Tong Shujuan's mother's neck at the base.
The grotesquely shaped mass of flesh was flung high into the air, then slapped onto the ground with a wet thud.
Realizing that all was lost, the last Parasitic Beast unhesitatingly took on the appearance of Tong Shujuan's father.
"Juan." It turned toward Yao Yi and Tong Shujuan and shouted, trying to cling to a final chance of survival.
But Lu Bai had no intention of holding