Chapter 268: Human Nature Is the Last Line of Defense
"What's wrong with this guy?" Yan Jiayu dragged the barely conscious female Player back. Looking at the man on the ground, who was practically twisting his limbs off, she grimaced. "Cannibal Player Aftereffects?"
"Cannibal Worm Aftereffects." Xu Huo pointed to the tree and the ground nearby. "Be careful. Don't let those worms touch you..."
Before he could finish, one of the Skin-Retaining Worms that had burrowed into the tree suddenly crawled out and landed right on the back of her hand.
Seeing how the worm had left a bloody hole where it touched her, Yan Jiayu's eyes widened in surprise. She immediately clenched her fist, making the muscles swell, then grabbed her upper arm with her right hand and squeezed hard. There was a wet pop, as if something had been crushed.
Then she brushed her hand down her arm twice. A trickle of blood ran from the wound on the back of her hand, and she smeared some Potion over it. "I'm fine now."
Xu Huo stared at her for a few seconds, then couldn't help smiling. "That worm might be poisonous. You'd better drink some Antidote."
Yan Jiayu nodded, took out a bottle of Antidote, and gulped it down. "Milk-Flavored Antidote. I traded for it with someone in a Dungeon."
Xu Huo withdrew the line. Only after confirming that she really was all right did he finish off the man, whose brain was nearly gone.
"His face is moving." Yan Jiayu prodded him with the Stone Staff. The Flesh Worm burst through his skin and crawled out. It had grown to three times its previous size, and its movements had slowed. It soon died after falling to the ground, while the flesh on Xuege's cheeks had sunk deep