The Attic.
In the final mont of complete paralysis and nerve damage, Lin En gritted his teeth and used the last of his strength to open a bottle of Flesh Growth Potion.
But as the potion spilled onto his palm, the damage to his spine caused him to lose control over his body.
Yet, the potion continued to work rapidly, constantly repairing his damaged tissues.
"Twenty seconds... hope it's enough..."
He clenched his teeth tightly.
His gaze fell on the Heart of the Faceless Demon lying beside him.
This cursed object was indeed an extrely powerful tool, his trump card, yet even with such a bug-like item, he still couldn't take down that monster!
At this mont, the heart had turned completely black.
Though the heart was powerful, it ca with unimaginable side effects.
Whoosh—
A massive suction force suddenly emanated from the heart, and he imdiately felt his blood boiling throughout his body.
In the next mont, the heart cracked open, and then instantly attached itself to his chest.
Thump—
Thump—
The heart began to beat continuously, and his blood was being drawn to it incessantly.
As it drank his blood, the heart turned blood-red.
At a glance, it looked like a pulsating blood tumor growing on his chest.
"A double whammy!"
Lin En gritted his teeth hard.
But the Flesh Growth Potion sensed the rapid loss of his blood and started generating more blood for him.
The two forces ford a sort of stalemate.
But Lin En knew.
If he didn't recover quickly, he would still die when the twenty seconds were up.
Lin En bit down hard, his eyes bloodshot.
"Hurry! Mutate! Mutate!"
Now.
His only hope lay in the mutation caused by the Flesh Growth Potion.
The damage to his spine had almost severed his control over his limbs, and he desperately needed new ones.
And then, in the next mont.
The system's notification finally sounded.
[Ding! Your body has undergone a level three mutation.]
Sizzle—
Almost simultaneously, Lin En's left eye bulged, and a crimson long snake squeezed out of his eye socket.
[Ding! Analyzing mutation...]
[Ding! Warning! Your current constitution and willpower cannot fully control this mutation, target control efficiency: 31%]
[Level Three Mutation: Brain Snake]: A blood-flesh snake spawned from the brain, possessing an intense bloodthirsty impulse.
In an instant.
Lin En felt the intense bloodthirsty impulse from the mutated entity.
And along with it, even his brain generated a bloodthirsty desire.
"31% efficiency?! I have to take a gamble!"
Lin En gritted his teeth.
He focused all his ntal energy, struggling to control the long snake that had erged from his eye socket.
With the snake's vigorous writhing.
Lin En finally managed to make its large mouth bite onto the second bottle of Flesh Growth Potion on his belt.
Crack—
The bottle shattered instantly.
The crimson potion spilled all over his body.
And at the sa ti, Lin En completely lost control over the brain snake, which began to wriggle frantically.
As if it had slled the intense scent of blood.
The brain snake suddenly opened its huge mouth and bit down on the Heart of the Faceless Demon attached to Lin En's chest, drinking furiously.
Scarlet blood splattered.
A massive conflict seed to erupt between the two in an instant.
The brain snake began tearing at the heart, and the heart responded by sprouting tiny blood-flesh tissues on its surface, starting to envelop the brain snake, as if intending to devour it as well.
Lin En lay there, watching the absurd scene, breathing heavily.
A battle between the brain and the heart!
Such a terrifying scene could only occur in this dark world.
But because of the entanglent between the heart and the brain snake, Lin En's rapidly consud blood was greatly alleviated.
And the Flesh Growth Potion began swiftly repairing his damaged spine.
"Ti... is enough..."
...
Downstairs.
The previously frenziedly struggling limbs had cald down.
The enormous fixed pupil moved slightly, and the monster's entire body began to wriggle slowly.
"Core repair complete... comncing takeover of body tissues..."
"Target threat index adjusted... extrely high... target devour value adjusted... highest priority..."
"Initiate hunt..."
Buzz—
The enormous pupil glowed red, suddenly lifting, its gaze falling on the ceiling.
And at that mont, its massive body suddenly pierced through the ceiling, crashing into the attic on the second floor.
Its gaze swept across the blood-stained walls and floor.
But Lin En's figure was no longer there.
"Target locked... highest priority devour... activating wraith vision..."
One of its eyes suddenly beca ethereal.
In the next mont.
It abruptly turned, leaping out.
...
anwhile.
On the street shrouded in rolling black fog.
Lin En, cloaked, twisted and staggered forward along the street.
The brain snake erging from his eye socket was still battling the Faceless Heart attached to his chest, but he finally regained control over his body after the Flesh Growth Potion repaired his spine at the last mont.
He gritted his teeth hard.
That fierce determination erupted, and he sprinted madly toward number 44.
Because he knew, that monster would never let him go, and if he wanted to survive, he could only seek help from the equally ???-level haunted house!
Finally.
When he broke through the fog, a graceful figure appeared in Lin En's vision.
From the distant street, a humming sound faintly reached his ears.
In the next mont.
He saw a woman in a blood-red gown, her lips slightly curled, holding a baby in her arms, walking step by step from afar.
She was covered in blood, smiling serenely, with a relaxed expression, and in her other hand, she held three heads.
Straws were inserted into them.
The Blood-Clad Wraith imdiately spotted Lin En staggering toward her, her expression montarily stunned.
"The brat from the Apothecary?"
She was slightly surprised.
And she instantly noticed the bloodstains all over Lin En, the broken tentacles on his back, and the long snake erging from his eye socket.
Utterly creepy.
"Your look today is quite unique, sweetheart, are you doing so kind of bizarre performance art?"
She stopped beside Lin En, holding the baby, and looked him up and down with a mischievous glint.
Lin En breathed heavily, wiped the blood from his face, and grinned:
"Ah! Sort of, hasn't your curse been lifted? Why didn't you co looking for tonight?"
The Blood-Clad Wraith gracefully held the baby, touched her crimson lips, and said with sultry eyes, "Why? Can't wait so soon? Are you reminiscing about the tender monts from yesterday?"
She smiled seductively.
It seed Lin En's blood-soaked appearance suited her aesthetic even more.
"Were you not ho?"
Lin En asked, wide-eyed.
She lifted the three heads in her hand, sweetly touching her face, and tilted her head:
"Yes, it's really a headache~ My daughter is at the age where she needs to grow, and without so good nutrition, she might not develop properly, so as a mother, I have to do it myself~"
"Ola~"
The baby (๑＞︶＜)و wiggled its ears, holding a straw and sucking from the head with a gurgle.
[Lin En's Sanity Value -10]
She looked Lin En up and down, and the Blood-Clad Wraith smiled:
"Tell , my little sweetheart, did you encounter sothing you couldn't handle? Otherwise, with your personality, you wouldn't be in such a rush to find your sister, would you?"
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