[Proliferative disease: a terrifying plague with an extremely high transmission rate. A subspecies of the Death Plague, it can infect the vast majority of organic life forms. After onset, the body grows additional organs or limbs, such as fingers, eyes, or even complete heads. Injuries that leave open wounds stimulate and aggravate the condition, causing more organs and limbs to grow near the wound, usually resembling the organs nearby. The higher the Spirit attribute, the slower the disease progresses.]
Yang Yi thought for a while, then decided to keep the fish, since Su Na might be interested.
He fetched a glass jar, filled it with seawater, stuffed the strange fish inside, and sealed it.
Yang Yi could not be bothered to worry about whether it lived or died. He hoped its vitality really was as strong as the description claimed.
He continued fishing, catching several more strange fish infected with proliferative disease in succession. Some were covered in fins, while others had several tails or a dozen legs. The sight alone was unsettling.
Even Yang Yi, who had seen plenty, lost two or three points of Sanity.
While Yang Yi was not paying attention, several tongues grabbed the peculiar variety called the Many-Legged Sardine, which had fish legs growing all along both sides, and stuffed it into the Maw of Gluttony.
"Delicious!"
"Delicious, my ass!
You really must be starving. You'll eat anything!"
Yang Yi cursed angrily.
By the time he noticed, it was too late to stop it. The Maw of Gluttony had chewed up the fish and swallowed it.
Objectively speaking, however, the fish did taste quite good, though it had a spicy tang of disinfectant. Fortunately, it was fresh enough to have a natural, sweet savor, and its many legs also made it chewier.
Still,