"Since they were able to find this Variant before I did, Night Star is quite capable."
The girl tossed the skull aside and walked towards Yan Wusheng.
"Wait, who are you, and what do you want!" Qin Gucheng gripped his knife and stared warily at the girl.
The girl ignored him completely, walked straight to the centipede-like Variant, and gently touched it.
"How pathetic! To be beaten like this by a human of the same realm, and all that trouble we went through to find you."
As he spoke, the twelve previously unfocused eyes slowly began to clear.
The Variant that Yan Wusheng had knocked unconscious has awakened.
Everyone immediately tensed up.
"No matter who you are, get away from that Variant! You are responsible for your own Life!"
Qin Gucheng shouted at the girl in front of him.
The girl sneered upon hearing this, looking at the Variant that had fully awakened before her.
The Variant stared warily at the group before it, its eyes slowly beginning to glow.
"Oh, did you really get knocked out, or were you just never smart to begin with?"
"If you don't even have this much intelligence, there's no need for me to take you back."
The girl looked at the Variant about to launch an attack and spoke calmly, without any fear or panic in her eyes, while also extending her hand.
The Variant's eyes, still glowing as it stared behind the girl, hesitated to strike.
Finally, after staring for a moment, the light in his eyes faded.
The centipede-like Variant seemed to have been tamed, slowly lowering its head to touch the girl's palm.
Upon witnessing this scene, everyone else was filled with shock.
Qin Gucheng, in particular, simply couldn't believe what he was seeing.
While there are indeed friendly types of Variant, the total number of them worldwide is actually only in the single digits.
Moreover, there is absolutely no possibility that such Variant, which hoards humans as food, would express goodwill towards humans!
"Hey! What the hell are you?" Yan Wushen, still covered in blood, asked with an unfriendly expression.
The girl slowly turned her head and looked at Yan Wusheng with the eyes one would use to look at an animal.
Then he quickly raised his leg and kicked out.
puff--!
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Yan Wusheng was kicked away and crashed into the stone wall, losing consciousness.
Upon seeing this, Qin Gucheng immediately swung his sword, striking the girl with the back of the blade.
The girl is exhibiting too many strange behaviors and shows absolutely no intention of cooperating.
The only option now is to knock them unconscious, take them back, and interrogate them slowly.
The girl turned around and looked at the straight sword flying towards her, without making any attempt to dodge.
The back of the knife struck the girl's neck hard, but she stood firm like a statue.
Just then, the Variant eyes behind the girl suddenly lit up.
A bluish-green blade was suddenly flung out, attacking Qin Gucheng.
Qin Gucheng was shocked and was about to dodge when the blade was blocked by Keke's metallic body.
The metal object then enlarged again, stopping the girl who wanted to rush forward and fight Qin Gucheng in close combat.
A hint of displeasure flashed in the girl's eyes, then she turned to look at Hela and Keke.
His eyes lit up instantly, and a hint of joy appeared on his previously dismissive face.
"It's been a long time since I've met such a beautiful girl. Looks like I've had a good day."
After saying that, he took his hand out of his pocket, cracked his knuckles, and then rushed towards the two of them.
Keke's heart leaped into her throat. She immediately lifted another cube, enlarged it, and smashed it towards the opponent.
Hela, standing in front of Keke, stared at the girl, unable to determine what she was.
Hela sensed a unique aura of Variant in this girl, but she also possessed a human aura.
Hela had sensed this mixed aura of Variant and human before on Xing Lan, but the two were completely different.
The Xing Lan one feels like two different liquids mixed together and then stirred evenly.
But the girl in front of me was not evenly distributed at all; it was as if a bottle of wine had been thrown into a bucket of water.
The two do not interfere with each other and each has its own unique flavor.
The girl struggled with the cube for a moment, then stomped it into the ground and charged towards Hela and Keke, reaching out her hand.
A flash of cold light made her pull her outstretched hand back.
The girl's face flashed with displeasure as she turned to look at Qin Gucheng, who had thrown the knife at her, and the Variant that Qin Gucheng had entangled with using three straight swords.
"Ugh, this is so troublesome. If only your level were a bit higher."
She turned and kicked away the straight knife that was thrusting back at her, then charged towards Qin Gucheng.
Qin Gucheng gripped the knife and raised it to block the girl's kick.
The blade emitted a metallic clanging sound.
Qin Gucheng flicked the blade with force, then slashed down without hesitation.
The girl bent down to dodge the attack, the gleaming blade slicing past her.
Then another knife, suspended in mid-air, stabbed at the girl from behind.
The girl didn't dodge but instead swung her hand, trying to knock the knife away with a slap.
The straight sword was knocked away, but a bloody wound was left on the back of the girl's hand.
Looking at the scars on her hands, the girl clicked her tongue.
Qin Gucheng pressed his advantage, slashing at the girl's neck with his sword. At the same time, Keke threw out two cubes, enlarging them to smash towards the girl.
The girl was caught in a pincer movement, but she was still somewhat annoyed as she looked at the wound on the back of her hand.
Clang!
Just as Qin Gucheng's blade was about to fall, a long, thin black tail suddenly grew out from behind the girl and blocked the attack.
To Qin Gucheng's astonishment, the tail flicked forcefully, sending Qin Gucheng flying.
At the same time, sharp claws grew from the girl's hands, and bone spurs like blades grew from her elbows.
He took a step forward and used both hands to block the two cubes flying in front of him.
With a powerful clench of his fists, his sharp fingernails dug into the cubes, and then he forcefully hurled the two multi-ton cubes at Qin Gucheng and Keke.
But as soon as it was thrown, the cube changed shape, and Cocoa's power Keke n't control it, so it reverted to its original size.
The girl stuck out her snake-like tongue and licked the wound on the back of her hand, then her feet slowly turned black and grew sharp claws.
What is this?!
[ Awakened ]? Impossible, no superpower has ever turned a person into such a monster.
[ Symbiote ]? That doesn't seem like it either. Although [ Symbiote ] can use Variant abilities, they could never become Variant!
The girl slowly bent down, placing her hands on the ground. Then, arching her back like a beast poised to pounce, she suddenly charged towards Qin Gucheng.
His expression changed, and he quickly recalled the remaining straight swords before hastily dodging.
Qin Gucheng dodged the girl's sharp claws, avoiding any vital injuries, but a bloody gash was still left on his cheek.