As the monster's stat panel popped up...
A deathly silence suddenly fell over the ridge above the valley.
The players who had just stepped forward, ready to charge down howling and steal some kills, all stopped in their tracks.
Then they smoothly pulled their legs back.
"I'm Chovy!"
"A third-tier monster?"
One player sucked in a breath, his voice trembling. "That's two whole fucking tiers above us!"
"The most insane part is its mechanics! Parasitism! It can burrow into our bodies and eat our brains hollow!"
"Dave would straight-up cry from fear, okay?"
A female player went pale with terror, clamping her hands over her mouth as she desperately backed away. "I'm not going! Not even if you kill me! I don't want bugs burrowing into my body!"
It wasn't just the female players. Every male player present felt a chill as they watched the pale cloud below churn and writhe.
The fourth catastrophe might not fear death, and they might love a thrill.
But a death this disgusting, coupled with a nightmare mechanic that turned them into puppets to infect their teammates, was a double assault on both body and mind.
"Then... what about Ji God, Kuang Shao, and the others?"
A player swallowed and pointed toward the center of Feather Town, already completely engulfed by the white insect cloud.
"They... haven't already been parasitized, have they?"
At those words, everyone on the ridge exchanged glances.
Just as the players were at a loss, with some even suggesting they head straight back to Fog Town and lie low...
An urgent shout suddenly rang out behind them!
"Everyone, whatever you do, don't go down there!"
"Something's wrong with Feather Town! The whole fucking place is a trap!"
Startled, everyone turned around in unison.
There was [Can't Play Without Taking Risks],