Eagle, who handled communications in the Whale City area, had never imagined the Investigation Bureau would lock onto him so quickly.
When he heard a helicopter flying past outside the window, he remained calm, assuming it was merely on a routine patrol.
But when the helicopter circled around without leaving, he realized something was wrong.
The clearest sign was the warning of danger from his sixth sense-he was being watched.
Ordinarily, a person's sixth sense would not be that strong, but Eagle's was absurdly powerful. If it warned him of danger, there was definitely danger. It never let him down.
So the moment Eagle glanced at the helicopter through the window, he vaguely sensed that it had locked onto him. No matter where he ran, that lock would remain.
He had no idea which step had gone wrong. The Investigation Bureau had never possessed such a powerful tracking item before. Otherwise, how could the Shadow Stream Organization have survived on the Koi Continent?
But there was no point dwelling on what-ifs. Right now, Eagle trusted his sixth sense.
The Investigation Bureau might have acquired a new tracking item. Whether he switched bodies or tried something else, it would keep him locked on.
Steeling himself, he took out the parasite item he had prepared.
Parasites were an extremely terrifying kind of special item. Powerful ones could grant humans superhuman combat abilities, but would take control of their hosts' minds.
Shadow Stream members were different, however. Experienced members could instead control their parasitized bodies for their own use, making parasites their favorite offensive items.
He opened the sealed box. A green, fleshy worm with tightly shut eyes suddenly opened them, green light gleaming within.
This was a Brood Worm, produced by a Mother Parasite.
The larger a Brood Worm grew, the stronger