Evil God, Have You Fallen Asleep?!
"Hopefully this will work."
You Fei gripped the Blood Vial tightly; the thick blood inside sloshed around, giving off a strange sensation.
She sighed as she watched the growing number of soldiers from the Warrior Country arrive.
"If it's useless, I really don't want to do it."
Through Fan En's words, You Fei learned that it was this "ritual" that enabled her to resist the parasites.
Injecting the blood of some unknown creature into the body in the hope of curing physical ailments seems to be the purpose of Yharnam Blood Therapy—the above is a speculation made by the survivors based on clues.
All the related behaviors seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it: the blood source was unknown, it could cause bestiality, and there were various unknown creatures suspected of inhabiting Yharnam. If she had a choice, You Fei probably wouldn't have accepted the blood therapy, but at that time, she had no choice but to accept it.
And seeing Maria really made the ticket price worthwhile!
She still had many questions about Yharnam. Everything in the city, from its architectural style to its everyday objects and culture, was unlike anything she had ever seen before, making it feel very unfamiliar. Moreover, she had not seen any monsters or magic in Yharnam, only patients with the beastification disease.
It felt amazing, like I had traveled to another world.
But she didn't have the concept of "time travel" in her mind. If she had to describe it, she would probably feel like she had entered the world created by some crazy dreamer.
No matter how many doubts she had, neither Yharnam nor Blood Therapy had shown any negative effects on humans so far. In fact, if it hadn't appeared, there would have been no survivors in Savis City long ago. To be fair, this dungeon was a great contributor. So You Fei put aside her doubts for the time being and instead thought about how to make the most efficient use of it.
Since they can't move the dungeon, what can they carry with them?
So, naturally, she set her sights on the Blood Vial.
This stuff comes from the dungeon and is provided to people as a kind of "Healing Potion". The advantage is that its recovery efficiency is really high. The disadvantage is that, compared to oral or sprayed Healing Potion, it requires an injection to make the blood flow into the body to take effect, which is not good for people who are afraid of pain.
The good and bad thing is that people don't know what the blood in the Blood Vial is. It seems to have a similar effect to blood used in blood therapy. The consequences of injecting large amounts of this stuff into the body are unknown, and cautious people will probably think carefully before using it.
Although You Fei was cautious, she knew that when disaster struck, one couldn't be too particular and had to make use of everything available.
According to Fan En and his team's field tests, even people who have not received blood therapy can gain temporary resistance to parasites after being injected with Blood Vial. However, if too many parasites enter the body, the resistance will become ineffective, so blood therapy is still the safest option.
What if a person already infected with parasites is injected with Blood Vial?
This was You Fei's biggest concern, because judging from the images that flashed through her mind at the time, her soldiers had definitely drunk the wine containing parasites. Even if they didn't show any symptoms, the parasites must have already taken up residence in their bodies.
Regarding this question, after conducting some tests, people concluded that:
If the parasites in the body are not too active, injecting a large amount of Blood Vial should force the parasites out. If the parasites are active but the body of the person being parasitized does not show obvious changes, the Blood Vial can make the person temporarily conscious. Take advantage of this time to send them to the dungeon as soon as possible, and they may be saved by blood therapy.
However, if the parasite undergoes a mutation that is so obvious that it cannot be more obvious, then there is no hope; sending it to the dungeon will only result in it killing the host.
Holding onto a sliver of hope, You Fei brought many Blood Vial with her. Just as she had imagined, the Insect King, who was entrenched in the capital, indeed sent her subordinates to deal with her. Clearly, the Insect King was also intelligent.
"Roar!"
The parasitized dragons roared, and the Warrior riding on their backs suddenly developed fine scales on their bodies. As their bodies swelled, their eyes also became exactly like those of the dragons. This was a unique ability of the dragons bred by the Warrior Country, which used their roars to give the Warrior around them the power of the dragons, allowing these Dragon Transformation Warriors to gain strength that was slightly inferior to that of the Dragon Blood Warrior.
Besides You Fei, these two dragons are another major force for the rescue army; the two dragons are enough to dominate small-scale battles.
Even dragons and Dragon Transformation Warrior can be parasitized and completely controlled. The Hidden Blood Parasite truly lives up to its reputation as a creature that once caused disasters. The value of the Dungeon Sealed Object is still rising.
Fan En felt an immense sense of oppression from the Dragon Roar. He glanced at You Fei and decisively retreated to the sidelines of the battle between the dragon and the enemy, focusing all his attention on the parasite.
On the other side, two dragons carrying Dragon Transformation Warrior charged forward with extreme ferocity. Combined with their scorching flames and the spears thrown by the Warrior, they formed an almost unavoidable siege.
However, even as the flames scorched the air and the spear shattered into deadly fragments in mid-air, no screams were heard from You Fei, not even the slightest sound.
Suddenly, a Dragon Transformation Warrior felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck as thick blood was injected into his body.
As he frantically turned to attack, You Fei had already jumped behind another Warrior and injected the Blood Vial into him as well.
"Why?"
The bloodshot in the eyes of the two Dragon Transformation Warrior suddenly disappeared for a moment, and their eyes revealed confusion about why they were there. It seemed that they had actually regained their senses!
"General You Fei?"
They voiced their doubts.
"Great, it works!" You Fei clenched her fist, overjoyed. She didn't even take the dragon's Charge at her seriously, and looked straight at the soldiers of the Warrior Country were continuously arriving.
Ur King deliberately did not alter the physical appearance of these people in order to make You Fei show mercy. Therefore, the parasitism was only maintained at the level of controlling their minds and did not undergo further mutation and strengthening. Now it seems that this has backfired!
Just as the two Dragon Transformation Warriors were about to ask You Fei what had happened, their once clear eyes suddenly became bloodshot again. The parasite's control effect was taking effect again, but the next moment they were struck hard and fell into a deep sleep!
The Dragon Transformation Warrior won't die from falling from this height. Now that the Blood Vial have proven effective, You Fei can go all out.
When the two landed, they had two more Blood Vial on them, but the color was much darker than the ordinary ones. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that they were Yousefka's Blood Vial, which were more effective at inhibiting parasites!
There were still quite a few of the same Yousefka Blood Vial. Yuffie had asked the survivors to get them before You Fei set off. Everyone went to the helpful Yousefka and got her a bottle. Luckily, Yousefka was a Dungeon Remnant, otherwise she would definitely have turned into a dried-up corpse after this.
Using her ability to discern strength, You Fei charged into the crowd, injecting ordinary Blood Vial into those of average strength, and using Yousefka Blood Vial on those of stronger strength.
Even if it cannot be cured, a brief resistance to the parasite is enough. What You Fei wants is to prevent the parasite from doing whatever it wants to her subordinates during the time the Blood Vial is effective, and she is confident that she can kill the red insect king during this time!
Without the guidance of an intelligent parasite, ordinary parasites living in other bodies generally will not actively induce mutations!
While fending off various attacks, she weaved through the crowd, stabbing people with Blood Vial and knocking them unconscious. Two flying dragons chased after her relentlessly, but because of the parasites, they couldn't attack the fallen people and could only pursue You Fei.
While repelling the parasites, Fan En observed the condition of the fallen and administered a Blood Vial as needed. The two worked together seamlessly, as if they had rehearsed it beforehand.
"What's this!?"
Ur King had sensed something was wrong as soon as the first Blood Vial took effect, but he only realized it now and uttered a sound of disbelief.
A simple bottle of blood can stop parasites? You're kidding! Hidden Blood Parasite are the most powerful parasites in the world!
Despite saying this, when he tried to touch the blood in the Blood Vial by sensing other parasites, the pseudo-insect king behind him sent a strong warning that he must not touch the blood rashly.
That thing is extremely dangerous!
Ur King was silent for a moment, then sighed and muttered to himself:
"Humans are indeed more capable than I thought."
A deep, sinister look flashed across his face, and he suddenly swung his fist, smashing the round table in front of him.
"I will never let you have your way!"
If You Fei really succeeds, then wouldn't he, who has surrendered to the evil god and devoted himself to serving the parasite, become a clown?
The underground space shook violently again, and piles of fleshy spheres shattered. The parasites combined to form humanoid Elite Monster, and in the blink of an eye, hundreds of them appeared. This number was quite troublesome for You Fei.
At the same time, the soldiers who had not yet been pricked by her Blood Vial mutated rapidly, becoming as bizarre as possible, and their strength suddenly increased!
Now that You Fei has found a way to save people, Ur is determined not to let her have her way!
Before You Fei could even insert the Blood Vial, the person in front of her suddenly transformed into a swollen sphere and exploded with a "bang," scattering blood and filth all over the ground!
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You Fei remained standing, unharmed by the explosion. Her expression quickly turned cold, and she silently lowered the arm that had been holding the Blood Vial.
Around her, more and more soldiers, their faces disfigured beyond saving, rushed toward her.
"Although we had anticipated this situation and tried our best to save people, it was ultimately too late."
Compared to the mutated soldiers, those she saved seemed to be less than one-tenth.
Tragic sacrifices.
On another note, if she hadn't started the war as soon as she entered the capital, but instead, as Fan En suggested, secretly investigated like a detective and secretly injected Blood Vial into the soldiers, wouldn't the casualties have been less?
No, because if she hadn't caused such a ruckus today, the soldiers and the dragons would have been turned into meatballs and sent to the Insect King immediately.
Today is the birthday of the Insect King.
Her reckless approach actually worked better, at least saving some people.
"Call"
You Fei exhaled a breath of stale air, and a soldier whose body was swollen like a giant lunged at her.
Her figure vanished instantly, and the next moment, the soldier was suddenly split into dozens of pieces.
You Fei's face was contorted with rage and pity.
"I'll get rid of you first, then I'll settle accounts with the bastards behind it all!"
She didn't hesitate to attack the mutated soldiers!
"I underestimated her because she could turn on her former subordinates without batting an eye."
Ur King muttered to himself, but a wicked smile crept across his lips.
"But you're ultimately swayed by your emotions, wanting to send your subordinates to their deaths first? That's perfect, by the time you've slaughtered them all, the Insect King will have already been born!"
Just as he was about to laugh out loud, he suddenly saw You Fei's figure disappear from his sight.
But there's no need to worry about that, since she'll only kill her former subordinates anyway. Thinking of this, he relaxed a little.
Ur King's smile lasted only a few seconds before a sudden, excruciating pain struck his head as if struck by lightning. He looked again—
You Fei had somehow broken through an ordinary rock wall, and hidden there was a huge insect egg— the Insect King's Egg!
This is the place where the red light appeared earlier!
Her spear had already driven deep into the insect eggs!
As if knowing someone was watching her, You Fei twisted her spear, causing the insect eggs to burst out with a large amount of blood plasma, and said:
"What I said just now was a lie I told you on purpose."
Even though she saw her subordinates mutate, she never forgot that her initial goal was to kill the Insect King.
"Aaaaaah!"
The insect eggs were severely damaged, and Ur King let out a miserable scream as if he were experiencing the same pain, like a dying wail.
He had no time to care about You Fei. He staggered past the group of people who stood there like puppets and ran frantically to the observation deck, letting out an almost indistinguishable scream into the night sky.
Overwhelmed by the fear of death, his first thought was to pray to the evil god, begging for divine power to save him!
But his prayers, which had always been answered in the past, suddenly failed him today; no matter how much he called out, he received no response.
Despair appeared in Ur King's eyes.
Oh, my God, are you asleep?!
This panic wasn't because he, who Same Destiny as the insect egg, would also disappear with its death, but because of something else.
If it suffers severe damage before the birth of the Insect King—
"It's over."
You Fei pierced the insect egg, feeling its life gradually disappear, and was about to pull out the spear.
However, the next moment, the insect eggs suddenly burst open!
"What--"
The enormous insect eggs bloomed like flowers, and the blossoming flesh and blood suddenly wrapped around her limbs. The next moment, she was completely swallowed up.
At the heart of the insect egg, a powerful life form opened its eyes.
If the insect eggs are severely damaged before their scheduled hatching date.
The insect king, having lost its mind, will give birth prematurely.