Is There Poison in the Blood?

After leaving Fan Jiading's rented house with the "Mutated Parasite" in his hand, Xiang Kun walked directly to an abandoned old house slated for demolition and climbed over to deal with the insect first.

First, figure out its basic condition, then find a way to carry it normally.

Ever since Xiang Kun dug the worm out of Fan Jiading's body, it has remained motionless, seemingly dead.

However, Xiang Kun confirmed through infrared thermal imaging that the guy was definitely not dead, and his current state was most likely a disguise.

Xiang Kun couldn't help but find it amusing. They were already in his hands; what good would playing dead do?

He's not a tiger; he doesn't eat dead things.

Xiang Kun squatted inside a bungalow slated for demolition, using the moonlight filtering in from outside to carefully observe the "Mutated Parasite" lying in his palm, switching between several visual modes.

The insect seemed to have shrunk again, from the size of a broad bean to the size of a watermelon seed, but its outer skin was still incredibly smooth, making Xiang Kun wonder where those tentacles, which were thinner than hairs, had come from.

Xiang Kun pinched the body of the "Mutated Parasite" and carefully observed its head. As he tightened his fingers, its head was slowly forced open, revealing what appeared to be its mouth.

From the open mouth, a slender mouthpart was forced out, while two thin, serrated "blades" appeared on either side.

Clearly, it uses this opening structure to cut through the organism's skin and force its way into the body to parasitize it.

Just as Xiang Kun was observing, the body of the "Mutated Parasite" suddenly swelled up, growing to the size of a broad bean.

This means... knowing that playing dead was the only way out, they "came back to life"?

Xiang Kun didn't squeeze it too hard to prevent it from growing bigger, worried that it would burst and kill him.

Unexpectedly, when the "Mutated Parasite" returned to its original size, a spurt of something shot out from its Xiang Kun had pinched open.

Although the projectile was launched at a very high speed, Xiang Kun's dynamic vision was also very strong. Combined with his low-light night vision and super-fast reaction speed, his right hand almost instinctively reached out and grabbed the ball of matter in his palm again.

Although it was only for a moment, Xiang Kun could still see clearly that what shot out was actually another smaller "Mutated Parasite". This thing actually pulled off a "golden cicada shedding its shell" trick right in his hand. If he hadn't been so quick, it would have really escaped.

But before Xiang Kun could grip it tightly, the "Mutated Parasite" changed shape again, becoming flat and slippery. It slithered out from between his fingers and continued shooting towards the ground.

Xiang Kun instantly realized that this guy's target was the drainage outlet not far away.

Before deciding to remove the "Mutated Parasite" from the host's body tonight, Xiang Kun had already simulated various scenarios in his mind, combining his abilities, and discussed with Lao Xia, developing multiple action plans.

The current situation was naturally within his contingency plan—of course, his plan did not anticipate the "Mutated Parasite" escaping its "shell" method, but rather the situation where the "Mutated Parasite" temporarily escaped his control.

So, just as the "Mutated Parasite" shot out and was about to reach the dark, exposed drain outlet caused by the demolition, several silver lights arrived first, and with a crisp clang, they accurately enveloped it, circled around it, and returned to Xiang Kun's hand.

Those few streaks of silver light were Xiang Kun's "Super-Linked Object" Coin. A total of five Coin were haphazardly stacked and squeezed together, trapping the "Mutated Parasite" inside.

While these Coin aren't completely airtight, their interconnected magnetic fields ensure that no matter which gap the "Mutated Parasite" tries to squeeze out, it will be forcibly pushed back by the edges of the Coin.

No matter how fast or agile that insect can run over short distances, it can't compare to the "Super-Linked Object" controlled by Xiang Kun.

Wherever this bug can go, his Coin and tungsten steel ball can also reach, and they're definitely much faster. Of course, that's assuming it's only over short distances.

But as long as Xiang Kun keeps an eye on this "Mutated Parasite," it's unlikely that it will really run away. It's not like a "mutant bird" that can take flight directly. In its original state detached from its host, this thing is a bit more agile in water, but it's useless on land.

Xiang Kun simply took out all the "Super-Linked Object" he was carrying, and then used the guided electric current to bombard the "Mutated Parasite".

The current gradually increased, and the "Mutated Parasite" that had been "released" by the Coin and was now lying back in Xiang Kun's palm was being electrocuted, causing it to struggle, curl up, and twist its body.

One can imagine that if it could make a sound, it would be screaming in agony.

However, Xiang Kun didn't feel any psychological burden. Five people were known to have died from this "Mutated Parasite," and many more had their lives and bodies completely altered, with no idea whether they could recover.

Therefore, this "Mutated Parasite" is simply his "living sample".

Of course, Xiang Kun was also controlling the speed; he didn't intend to electrocute it, but was merely observing its recovery ability.

In infrared thermal imaging vision mode, he could ensure that he wouldn't kill the insect completely in one go.

Even though its skin was completely charred by the electric shock, the insect could recover quickly within two minutes, and its skin would return to normal.

At least in terms of recovery ability, it is already stronger than Xiang Kun now—if it were an electric shock to that extent, Xiang Kun's recovery time would be far more than two minutes.

However, this is likely related to its relatively simple body structure, tissues, and small size.

Of course, besides wanting to test its recovery ability, Xiang Kun was also punishing it for its recent escape by electrifying it.

Xiang Kun felt that it should understand his meaning—if it tried to escape again, he would be electrocuted again.

Just as the insect stopped struggling and Xiang Kun stopped the "electrocution" and was about to continue his observation, a sudden change occurred.

The insect suddenly sprang up again, but this time it didn't break free from Xiang Kun's control. Instead, it darted directly towards his wrist, its two "blades" on its mouth swiftly cutting open a bloody gash before its body burrowed inside.

That "Mutated Parasite" actually wants to parasitize Xiang Kun?!

However, when he saw the "Mutated Parasite" cut open his arm and burrow into it, Xiang Kun did not panic or stop it immediately. Instead, he calmly took out his phone with his left hand, turned on the video recording and lighting function, and observed and recorded at the same time.

I'm going to show this video to Lao Xia later; it's important information.

He had naturally anticipated this situation and had a plan to deal with it.

Because of his "Hyper-Sensory State" and "sixth sense," Xiang Kun can ensure that he will not be affected by the hallucinations created by the "Mutated Parasite," that his thinking will not be disturbed, and that he can "see" reality clearly.

At the same time, the electromagnetic abilities derived from controlling "Super-Linked Object" also allow him to accurately restrict the location of "Mutated Parasite" inside the body through the skin and remove them in a short time.

Furthermore, based on previous research into the parasitism of several previous hosts, Xiang Kun speculated that this "Mutated Parasite" did not have the ability to "parasitize" him or other "Mutated Creature".

Otherwise, its first reaction upon discovering other "Mutated Creature" should not have been to flee and hide, and it should have parasitized immediately after being removed from Fan Jiading's body by Xiang Kun.

At this point, the forced "parasitism" of Xiang Kun seems more like a desperate, last-ditch effort, a last-ditch attempt.

However, what Xiang Kun had planned for so long was...

The "Mutated Parasite" had barely burrowed into his arm when it sprang out of the wound in less than three seconds.

Moreover, its form has changed drastically since then, now covered with tiny tentacles, just like when Xiang Kun had just cut open Fan Jiading's lower back and pinched the "Mutated Parasite".

But unlike before, this time, the "tentacles" of the Mutated Parasite were smoking as if they were on fire, and they disappeared quickly.

The "Mutated Parasite" that had "returned" to Xiang Kun's palm began to writhe in pain once more.

Xiang Kun couldn't help but frown. What was going on?

Did it just suck its own blood?

But shouldn't it be quite satisfied and happy to drink the blood of other "Mutated Creature"?

Why do you look like you've been poisoned?

Furthermore, Xiang Kun discovered that this "Mutated Parasite" was different from the one he had just electrocuted; it showed no signs of recovery and was instead slowly dying.

No way, is there really poison in my blood?

Xiang Kun stared in astonishment as he watched the "Mutated Parasite" in his hand rapidly lose its life force.