In the hazy mist ahead, figures could be seen moving about.
Their steps were heavy and slow, and they staggered forward.
"Don't move."
Upon hearing this, Lu Tongtong immediately stopped in her tracks.
Qin Ze used the Vermilion Bird Step to rise into the air, as light as a swallow.
Although the area ahead was shrouded in mist, a considerable distance could still be vaguely discerned.
The valley ends in about two hundred meters.
The fog at the end was so thick that it obscured visibility like Fog of War.
There were still dozens of guided martial artists in the valley, staggering towards the central lake.
After observing the situation, Qin Ze sped off towards the last person.
Despite being only a Level Two Martial Artist, his reactions were remarkably swift.
When Qin Ze was still two steps away from him, the man suddenly turned around and kicked Qin Ze, creating a Sonic Boom in mid-air.
Faced with the oncoming attack, Qin Ze did not dodge, but instead raised his right arm to block. He wanted to see how much these people had been strengthened.
As mentioned earlier while Slacking on the Sidelines in the bar, ordinary people's strength has been enhanced to the level of F-rank alien beasts, so martial artists should receive even greater enhancements.
Bang--
Qin Ze took a solid hit and roughly judged the opponent's strength.
The martial artist in front of me is probably around level 2.5. After the power in his brain was enhanced, his kick had the power of a peak level 3.
The man's eyes were bloodshot, and he was no longer able to communicate; he was driven only by the instincts of a wild beast.
He let out low growls, and after his first attack failed, he immediately pounced again.
He swung his fists haphazardly, without any strategy or technique.
He abandoned all physical skills and techniques, relying solely on brute strength.
Qin Ze lightly punched his opponent in the chest, causing the chest to immediately cave in.
However, the man acted as if nothing was wrong, seemingly unaware of the pain, and continued his attack on Qin Ze.
Lu Tongtong, standing behind, was completely stunned. Was this even human?
Qin Ze was all too familiar with this.
The man was clearly "possessed".
Only magic can defeat magic.
Even if his chest is smashed to pieces, as long as the "possession" state hasn't ended, even if he only has a head left, he'll still roll over and bite Qin Ze.
Qin Ze released a mental shockwave at the man, who staggered as if he were drunk.
"Little brat, let me see what kind of skills you have."
Qin Ze turned his back to Lu Tongtong, blocking her view, and at the same time extended his right hand to the man.
With a thought, his entire right arm transformed into a ghostly form, becoming nearly transparent.
Qin Ze's ghostly hand easily reached into the man's head, grabbed hard, and pulled out a transparent spiritual entity, that is, a spirit.
Thump~
After his spirit left his body, the man collapsed to the ground and Soundlessness.
In fact, from the moment he was parasitized, he was already a dead man.
After that, all his actions were simply controlled by the "spirit".
Qin Ze carefully examined the spirit in his hand. It looked like a large ball of dough, with countless transparent tentacles extending from its surface, constantly wriggling.
The tentacles kept trying to pierce Qin Ze's arm.
However, compared to Qin Ze, this spirit's mental strength was like that of a kindergarten child, and it couldn't break through his defenses at all.
"So it was you, you little rascal."
Qin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly.
This Xiao Dong is Ghost Type, but not entirely.
It possesses the basic possession ability of the Ghost Type, but it cannot strengthen itself by absorbing the spiritual power of its host.
In Qin Ze's view, these little creatures were more like releases from a mother Ghost Type, sent out to hunt for food and then return to feed the mother.
Instead of being castrated like this, they simply took their prey back.
Qin Ze gently clenched his right fist, and the parasite slowly Annihilation.
"Interesting."
"Where did you come from?"
Qin Ze deactivated his ghostly form on his right arm and looked towards the valley exit; the answer was not far off.
Just as he was about to call Lu Tongtong to continue forward, a large group of those tentacle-covered little spirits suddenly flew out from the sky in the direction of the central lake.
They resembled countless dandelion seeds, flying overwhelmingly outwards from the Ring Mountains, heading straight for Snow City.
Qin Ze muttered to himself, "As expected, it's hunting."
He was now certain that there was a Ghost Type mother in the central lake, and these little creatures all came from that mother.
The mother body appears to have been severely damaged and its abilities have been crippled, leaving it only able to rely on parasites to bring back prey for treatment.
At this moment, several parasites spotted Qin Ze and Lu Tongtong and immediately swooped down. They hadn't expected to find prey so soon after stepping outside.
These spiritual entities are very small and adept at hiding themselves.
Even now, in such large groups, Low-Level Martial Artist wouldn't be able to spot them.
Unless Intermediate Martial Artist has exceptionally strong mental power, it would be very difficult for them to detect it.
Take Lu Tongtong for example, right now.
She sensed danger and looked around frantically, but had no idea where it came from.
Come to me.
Lu Tongtong immediately ran to Qin Ze's side, and her panicked heart calmed down.
Qin Ze unleashed a series of powerful mental shocks, instantly Annihilation several of the parasites that pounced on him.
The mental shock continued to spread upwards, and any parasites that were touched perished instantly.
At this moment, Qin Ze transformed into a humanoid anti-aircraft gun, continuously attacking the parasites in the sky.
Ring Mountains, they all perished in Qin Ze's fierce "anti-aircraft fire" within mere seconds.
Lu Tongtong didn't know exactly what had happened, but she had a vague feeling that Qin Ze had just resolved a major crisis.
"Follow behind me."
Qin Ze gave Lu Tongtong some instructions before continuing forward.
After more than ten minutes, the two arrived at the valley exit, where a wave of heat hit them.
By this point, the snow had completely melted, leaving the damp soil and rocks exposed.
The air was thick with mist; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Take a deep breath, and your nasal cavity will be moistened with moisture.
The temperature and humidity here are too high, making it unsuitable for plant growth.
Therefore, the surrounding area was bare, without a trace of green.
Suddenly, voices rang out from not far away. Lu Tongtong tensed up and assumed a fighting stance.
Qin Ze pressed down with one hand, signaling her to calm down.
Lu Tongtong adjusted her breathing, looked at Qin Ze's broad back, and quickly calmed down.
"I'm in this sauna every day, when will this ever end?!"
"The last batch of prey has been retrieved, and the new parasites have just been released. The new prey should arrive as early as tonight."
So how much longer do we have to stay?
"As the doctor said, it will wake up after we retrieve that batch of prey. We'll give it two more days to recover, and then our mission will be complete."
"Two days? I don't want even a day... Wait, there are two more prey here."
Two fully armed mercenaries, wearing breathing masks, bumped into Qin Ze.
Qin Ze immediately pretended to be mentally challenged and swayed back the way the two had come.
Lu Tongtong followed suit, imitating Qin Ze step by step.
The two mercenaries didn't think much of it and brushed past the two men.
Qin Ze smiled and said on the Local Area Network, " Ghost Captain, you're going to have a new buddy."