But Lin Dong clearly had no intention of making friends with him. With a slash of his blade, he lifted the man's skullcap, sending the Lightning Crystal Core flying out.
Meanwhile, Mushroom squatted on the ground and feasted on flesh and blood, her chin smeared with blood and her appearance somewhat ferocious.
The sound of tearing flesh echoed through the pitch-black subway tunnel.
After she finished eating one corpse, spores drifted from her body and landed on the other dead bodies.
Before long, densely packed flesh tumors grew across those corpses, rapidly draining them of their nutrients as the bodies shriveled away.
The tumors then began to slowly wriggle, rustling as they gathered together and formed four human shapes.
Those figures swayed as they rose to their feet and began Mimicry. Within a few breaths, they had transformed into the dead Black Scorpion members.
The sight beneath the darkness was utterly bizarre. Anyone else who saw it would surely have been terrified.
As those Mimic Humans appeared, Little Mushroom's appearance had already changed. With short, bristling hair and a sinister face, she had become Tian Gang.
Even the lip piercing on her mouth was identical.
"Done."
"Mm, let's go."
Lin Dong took Little Mushroom to receive Tech Company's "gift" and see what it actually was.
According to the information they had just obtained, Black Scorpion and Tek would meet at the next two stations.
They walked through the darkness, followed by those Mimic Humans. Since they had only just grown, they were rather dull-witted and had difficulty imitating humans. They could not make many expressions and merely looked the part.
Inside a subway station, Tech Company was waiting. There were four Awakened among them, along with several armed Brain Core Stage personnel.
"What time is it already? The Black Scorpion