Her mouth slowly returned to normal, and Hela wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.
This woman has terrible mental fortitude; she's nowhere near as good as Xing Lan.
Hela kicked the woman's corpse aside, raised her massive bone whip, and thrust it towards the middle-aged man's heart.
"Big sister, spare me!"
A strange sound came from the middle-aged man's chest, and the bone whip stopped abruptly in front of his heart.
The middle-aged man's chest twitched slightly, and then a strangely shaped worm burst out of his body.
He stood trembling at chest level, staring at the bone whip so close to his face.
Hela stepped forward, grabbed the insect in her hand, and held it up in front of her.
"Big sister, spare me! Big sister, spare me! I'm just a pitiful wretch. Although I don't know if you're Variant, I meant you no harm!"
The insect was very small, probably only the size of a fingernail, and its words didn't seem to come from its mouth; they seemed more like something out of telepathy.
"What are you?" Hela asked expressionlessly.
"I am a Variant, named [ Hallucination Bug ]. I was found by these humans two weeks ago and secretly inhabited their captain's body."
[ The Hallucination Bug ] hurriedly tried to explain, fearing that Hela might kill it if she got upset.
What are your abilities?
"I can parasitize others, induce hallucinations, and even read the memories of those I parasitize!"
"Oh." After hearing that, Hela lost interest and tossed it aside.
He picked up the middle-aged man's corpse and began to gnaw on it.
The [ Hallucination Bug ] spread its wings and flew in the air. Seeing that Hela had no intention of killing it, it turned around and tried to escape.
But suddenly, it was grabbed by Hela's extended tentacles.
"Ah! Sister, I meant no harm! I just wanted to leave!"
You can't leave.
Hela, still gnawing on her meat, spoke coldly without turning her head.
After all, this thing's abilities are incredibly useful to Hela.
Hela believed she could learn anything except mental attacks.
Fortunately, this little bug possesses mental abilities and can read other people's memories, which perfectly compensates for Hela's weakness.
But to the [ Hallucination Bug ], these words were interpreted completely differently; it thought Hela intended to eat the group of people first and then eat itself.
"Ah! Please, sister, don't kill me! I don't taste good, eating me will give me diarrhea!"
As long as you don't eat me, I'm willing to be your slave!
"Real?"
Hela suddenly stopped eating and turned to look at it.
The [ Hallucination Bug ] was taken aback. To be honest, it didn't really want to be a slave to anyone. What it said just now was just something it accidentally blurted out while begging for mercy.
But it was afraid Hela would kill it, so it had no choice but to nod.
"Yes, as long as you don't kill me, I can be your slave."
"Good."
Hela nodded slightly and continued eating diligently.
But then she suddenly remembered something, pried off one of the middle-aged man's hands, threw it to the [ Hallucination Bug ], and released the tentacles that were wrapped around it.
The [ Hallucination Bug ] stood on Hela's tentacle, looking at the bloody arm in front of it, unsure of where to begin.
Seeing that the other person wasn't eating, Hela ate the last piece of meat and looked at them with a puzzled expression.
Why don't you eat?
The [ Hallucination Bug ] looked at Hela somewhat awkwardly.
"Um... I don't eat human flesh."
Hela tilted her head; this was the first time she had ever seen Variant that didn't eat human flesh.
"So what are you going to eat?" Hela blinked her big eyes and asked the [ Hallucination Bug ].
"I usually parasitize the human body directly to absorb nutrients; as for the external flesh, I can only eat the brain, but..."
It looked around the scene, at the several people whose heads had all disappeared, and rubbed its own head with its thick, needle-like arms.
"Oh, then you can go hungry."
"..."
Ignoring the [ Hallucination Bug's ] speechless expression (though bugs can't really make expressions), Hela continued eating.
After eating all the corpses, Hela felt a little bloated, and her body unconsciously grew a few centimeters taller.
She's also gained a little weight, but of course, she's gained weight in the right places.
"Wow! Master, you're amazing! You can even transform!"
As Variant, the [ Hallucination Bug ] naturally didn't feel embarrassed or blush because of Hela's figure; it was only surprised that she could change her form.
Hela didn't say anything, she just nodded.
"By the way, don't call me master anymore." After all, Xing Lan had told her before that it was not good for others to call her master, except in certain situations.
The [ Hallucination Bug ] was slightly taken aback.
"So what should I call you?"
Hela thought for a moment, and finally revealed her real name.
Just call me Hela.
"Alright, Boss Hela." Then, [ Hallucination Bug ] seemed to remember something and tentatively asked,
"Well, Hela, may I ask what kind of Variant you are?"
Based on Hela's abilities so far, [ Hallucination Manifestation Bug ] truly cannot guess what kind of Variant she is.
I won't tell you.
Hela refused without hesitation; after all, one should always be wary of others.
Seeing this, the [ Hallucination Bug ] dared not ask any further questions; after all, it was its own fault for being unable to defeat the other party.
"From now on, I'll call you..." Hela pondered for a moment, " Xiao Huan."
"Oh? No need, just call me [ Hallucination Bug ]."
"This doesn't sound like a name."
"Hmm... fine." It's my own fault for not being able to beat them.
Hela took off her clothes and put on the women's clothes, partly out of habit, as she always felt it wasn't quite right to wear men's clothes.
After getting dressed, Hela began rummaging through the Star Burger Shop, while also having Xiao Huan follow along to see if there was anything useful.
Although Xiao Huan didn't understand, she still did as she was told, since she couldn't beat the other person.
Hela went into the changing room first, where not only were the team's clothes removed, but also their equipment.
Examine their weapons; although they all look strange, they are all just ordinary Tier 1 [ Variant Artifact ], with no special abilities.
Hela drew a short dagger; it was the woman's weapon.
He slowly put it into his mouth, and his intestines slowly moved, sending the dagger into his abdomen.
While iron, being an inorganic substance, cannot grant Hela any power, it can exist within her body and be used as a weapon.
Hela had never tried it before because she hadn't thought about it that much.
But since I want to improve my strength now, doing these things is inevitable.
Touching her soft, white belly, Hela could feel the dagger digesting very slowly.
But it's very slow, extremely slow.
It will probably take half a day to fully digest; after all, it's a [ Variant Artifact ], so it's normal for it to be a bit sturdy.
Hela packed up all the other people's weapons, planning to find temporary accommodation and then eat them slowly.
As she prepared to leave, Hela glanced back at the group's wardrobes.
After thinking about it, just to be on the safe side, I decided to check again to see if I had missed anything.