Chapter 103
In the open-source records, it is noted that severely infected patients, infected individuals, and primary infectees all share a common characteristic—[Weak Point]. This refers to the incomplete fusion of the pathogen that invades both their physical and ntal states. By destroying the pathogen's core, they can be killed.
This fact is universally acknowledged and is clearly taught in pathology classes, with no exceptions.
Even soone like Mr. Lee, who has a gentlemanly deanor and suffers from the rare disease "Moon Transformation Disease," cannot escape this weakness. He can only hide it more deeply.
Currently, Jin is exhibiting strength that surpasses her level, reaching the limits of human capability. She even resorts to rarely-used strategic tactics. Sacrificing her boar-headed form and her entire left arm, she delivers a fatal blow to the village chief.
The village chief's weak point—[Steel Heart]—is cracked from the explosion of a crimson lotus within him. It now only requires a light touch to shatter completely.
The village chief is rendered immobile, his breathing faint.
Even Jin herself hadn’t expected this outco. Her original intent was to directly kill the village chief with the explosion. Against such a formidable enemy, hesitation could an her own death.
To her surprise, the village chief's resilience was extraordinary. Using this life-and-death opportunity, she decides to perform a "weaponization modification" on the dying chief.
Weapons created in this way are naturally more potent due to their retained vitality.
When Yi Chen witnesses this scene, he instinctively slows his steps, refraining from interrupting Jin's "post-battle cleanup." Anyone observing the scene would conclude that the fight is over.
However,
the sudden appearance of a new umbilical cord changes the situation instantly.
Little Grape shudders and imdiately warns,
"What's that strange thing? It doesn’t seem to belong to the village chief! William, tell your friend to be careful—it feels entirely different!"
Yi Chen shouts a warning and rushes toward Jin.
Unfortunately, for so unknown reason, Jin freezes in place. The mutated village chief engulfs her in a grotesque fleshy sac, and her presence disappears entirely.
"Jin!"
Yi Chen halts abruptly, three ters away.
His neurotransmitters surge, rapidly transmitting signals. The flood of emotion-related neurochemicals triggers strange black spots to seep from the depths of his cerebellar cortex, gradually spreading across his brain.
Although his ti with Jin has been short and her personality is peculiar—often unlikable—Yi Chen still accepts her as a flawed companion. Perhaps it is because he, too, harbors his own "flaws."
Yi Chen’s pupils dim, and specks of black material erge within his lenses, threatening to dye his entire eyeballs black.
Crack!
Yi Chen tilts his head 90 degrees, a crisp neck sound echoing as he snaps it back into place, giving the impression of a broken neck.
His entire body spasms—joints, including his fingers, twitch unnaturally.
The sight is strange, even unsettlingly eerie.
Yet the "hanged" village chief ignores Yi Chen's peculiar state. Gliding across the ground on his toes, he approaches with a sinister, floating gait.
The village chief plans to use his newfound power to capture Yi Chen, intending to showcase his strength. If successful, he might even receive additional blessings, perhaps becoming a core mber of the church.
As the village chief closes in,
Buzz! A shadow flashes past.
The chief instinctively retreats, unable to perceive what just happened.
Slash!
Yi Chen, moving faster than the eye can follow, slices through the newly grown flesh on the chief’s body. Only a thin layer of skin holds it together, nearly severing him in two.
Death!
At that mont, the village chief, Kaordi, feels an overwhelming sense of death, stronger than the vitality he had just gained. Terrified, he retreats, abandoning all will to fight.
As Yi Chen prepares to strike again, Little Grape inside him suddenly senses sothing.
It’s not a change in Yi Chen but a "presence" rapidly approaching from behind—a sensation identical to the one that had been observing them from the forest.
An unknown third party has entered the scene!
Little Grape considers issuing a warning but, after quickly assessing the situation, burrows into Yi Chen's body, shrinking into a black, finger-sized flesh ball. It adheres to the wall of his flesh and enters a "dormant state
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