Demon Seed Human Puppet

"Impossible! If it were a Weird, the Shy Watch should have warned me long ago!"

In just a moment, Jiang He had overturned his earlier guess.

He couldn't make sense of it. As the fragrance wafted into his nose, Jiang He could only regret not learning more about Eldritch Horrors and Mutant Beasts in his previous life...

"I still don't know what this fragrance actually does. I can only wait a little longer!"

If the fragrance really had negative effects, those ordinary survivors should be the first to succumb.

So Jiang He only needed to watch their reactions to anticipate any danger!

Normally, the moment he noticed something amiss, he would have fled.

But the bus was still upgrading. Unless he had no other choice, Jiang He couldn't bear to abandon a level-three Weird Object and flee on his own...

It was soon five in the afternoon, with an hour and a half left until the bus finished upgrading.

Whether the survivors had noticed the pattern or simply wanted to sunbathe, not one of them had gone into the shade all afternoon.

Even when the skin on their faces started peeling from the sun, they refused to leave it!

"You smelled the fragrance too?"

Full of questions, Jiang He walked over to Yin Su.

When they saw him approach, the women, who had been as wilted as cucumbers in the sun, instantly sprang back to life.

Yin Su even slipped her arm through Jiang He's as if they were old friends and said, pressing close to him:

"That's right! Brother Jiang He, did you smell it too?"

Seeing Jiang He try to pull his arm free, Yin Su giggled twice. Not only did she refuse to let go, she hugged it even tighter.

That nearly made Jiang He lose control.

After all, from his previous life to the present, he hadn't touched a woman in over a year!

Forcing himself to calm down, Jiang He tried several more times to pull free. When he found he really couldn't, he gave up entirely and let the woman hold on.

"Since you know there's something strange about this fragrance, why are you still staying here?"

At that thought, he frowned slightly, seemingly puzzled.

"We were scared at first too, but after smelling it for a while, we found it didn't do anything bad except make us sleepy. Besides, we could avoid it just by standing in the sun, so we stopped worrying much."

As Yin Su spoke, a look of intoxication appeared on her face. She actually let go of Jiang He's arm, ran into the shade of a tree and took two deep breaths of the air, smiling as she said:

"Besides, the more you smell this fragrance, the nicer it gets!"

When the other three women saw this, they too seemed unable to resist. One after another, they ran into the shade and copied Yin Su.

At the sight, Jiang He's frown deepened.

"It shuns light, makes people sleepy, and is even addictive! What the hell is this thing?"

Forcibly suppressing his unease, he glanced at the bus not far away.

When he had arrived, the Shy Watch hadn't reacted, leading Jiang He to mistakenly believe the service area was safe.

He hadn't expected things to be so far beyond his understanding.

Fortunately, the bus had nearly finished upgrading. It wouldn't be too late for him to leave then!

Jiang He grabbed the curious Caicai, went over to the women and pushed them all out of the shade.

The sunlight roused them, and they finally became a little more clearheaded.

Seeing Jiang He approach her of his own accord, Yin Su was about to hug his arm when a woman's indignant huff interrupted her.

"You already have so many women. Why are you still forcing me?"

Jiang He turned toward the voice and saw that Wang Qian had appeared behind him at some point. She was glaring at him, her face full of anger.

"First, get this straight. You were the one who offered all those terms. I didn't force you! Second... if you want to go back on your word, you'd better consider the consequences!"

At the woman's accusation, Jiang He let out a cold laugh. Rather than showing any sympathy, his words carried a hint of warning.

The women behind him immediately looked curious. Clearly, they had recognized Wang Qian.

"I never said I wanted to go back on my word! Whatever you want to do, hurry up! There are still plenty of things in the convoy waiting for me to deal with!"

Seemingly reminded of Jiang He's terrifying strength, Wang Qian's tone immediately softened. Yet her fists remained tightly clenched, a clear sign of just how indignant she felt!

Although what the man said was true, and she had been the one begging him all along,

if he hadn't lured that Weird there with the insect leg, how would she have ended up in such dire straits?

This man was clearly the one who had started it all, so how could he have the gall to present himself as completely innocent...

Humiliation and resentment erupted in her heart. Feeling wronged, Wang Qian's eyes quickly filled with tears.

"I'm not in the mood right now. If you have things to do, go take care of them first!"

Jiang He's tone had returned to normal.

Looking at Wang Qian's tear-streaked face, he did feel a little guilty. Besides, the bus hadn't finished upgrading yet, so he had no use for her for the time being.

In fact, Jiang He hadn't expected Wang Qian to recover so quickly.

Although the Superpower Sequence granted astonishing recovery, it should have taken at least sixteen or seventeen hours to heal bone injuries like those...

Little did he know that Wang Qian had those matters on her mind, and since it was her first time, she had found it impossible to calm herself.

As soon as she could get up and walk, she took a few painkillers and hurried over...

After sending Wang Qian away, Jiang He's expression grew grave again.

The little episode had done nothing to ease his doubts.

The women watched Wang Qian leave, their eyes alight with curiosity for gossip.

Suddenly, Yin Su seemed to notice something and murmured:

"That man is so strange..."

The voice beside him instantly brought something to Jiang He's mind!

Following her gaze, he spotted Liu Qiang, who had been humiliated earlier, among the crowd from the Rampage Group.

The thick phlegm had dried on his face, and his eyes were vacant and utterly lifeless.

He didn't even react when Wang Qian accidentally kicked him.

"Liu Qiang? Liu Qiang?"

Wang Qian called out several times from a distance. Clearly, she had also noticed something was wrong!

When Jiang He had passed Liu Qiang earlier, he had noticed that the man had already lost control of his emotions.

He hadn't dealt with him on the spot because he wanted to wait until his mutation succeeded and earn some System Points.

But even now, Liu Qiang still looked just as he had that morning.

"Did his mutation fail? Maybe he's a place to start..."

Muttering to himself, Jiang He walked toward the Rampage Group's gathering place.

Wang Qian was still calling Liu Qiang's name, but she received no response.

The members of the Rampage Group had also noticed something was wrong and began to panic.

They all crowded around Wang Qian and Liu Qiang, talking over one another. Clearly, they all wanted to wake the latter.

When Jiang He approached, everyone fell silent of their own accord and made a path for him.

"What are you going to give me as payment this time?"

Jiang He came to Wang Qian's side and crouched down, teasing her in a voice only the two of them could hear.

At his words, anger immediately appeared on Wang Qian's face. She frowned and said:

"I didn't ask you to come. We don't need your help here!"

"Oh? If I'm not mistaken, this man is about to mutate. Aren't you afraid he'll die?"

Jiang He smiled faintly as he reached out and lifted the man's eyelid.

[Ding]

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