The so-called [Water Worms] on the ground still retained human forms.
Young, immature, with the particular innocence of adolescence—male and female alike.
But now, they had become grotesque, exaggerated monsters.
A flash of anger passed through Sun Shun's eyes, only to vanish at once as fear rose within him.
"Zhou Zhi, right?"
Yellow Spore stood up and straightened his sleeves.
"You can recite the Great Compassion Longevity Sutra, so you should indeed be one of us from the Longevity Path. But... something about you feels strange."
Streams of fluid ran down Yellow Spore's body, while the humanoid monsters on the ground truly resembled worms, devouring the leftover slime as though it were honey.
"Um... um..."
Yellow Spore pointed at Sun Shun behind Zhou Zhi. "He's wearing the Changdu Plague Exterminator uniform. Is he one of yours?"
Sun Shun hurried forward. "Yes, and he only arrived recently."
Sun Shun wanted to say more, but Zhou Zhi cut him off.
"I don't care whether you find it strange. There's only one thing I care about."
"Using the Chickenpox Plague to develop these monsters and spread the epidemic within Changdu—was that your idea?"
A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Zhi's face.
Yellow Spore's smile froze, turning stiff, even bizarre.
"What is it?"
His voice was low, laced with malice.
At the same time, all the humanoid [Water Worms] crawling on the ground raised their heads in unison and stared blankly at Zhou Zhi.
"Is there a problem? Trash without spirit power has no right to become the noble worms beneath my command!"
Zhou Zhi paid him no mind and merely shook his head.
"And in your current state, you can't infect apprentice Plague Exterminators who possess Plague Extermination Arts either, can you?"
"Getting into Changdu under its epidemic prevention measures must have cost