Enforcer Manual
Chapter 969 - 886: Beware of Parasites_2

Chapter 969: Chapter 886: Beware of Parasites_2

The touch felt dry and icy cold.

The robber, who should have been dead, twisted his head 180 degrees.

More tentacles sprouted from his agape mouth, followed by his eyes and ear canals.

The security guard couldn’t make any sound before his face was enveloped by the tentacles, which burrowed into his features like parasitic worms, extending into his brain.

The whole process lasted about thirty seconds, during which no one dared to move, not even to make the slightest sound.

When the tentacles released the security guard, his body first collapsed to the ground; then, after a moment, he staggered up, head hanging low, walking toward the vault like a zombie.

"If you don’t take action, all your people will die."

Song Lan had no choice but to remind "Nothingness."

Facing these suddenly appearing monsters, he was actually excited.

"Didn’t expect to encounter robbers, this trip wasn’t in vain."

He didn’t care about the lives of the security guards; what really pleased him was their "resurrection" action—they walked straight to the vault, and the item he wanted Song Lan to see was stored there by the guild.

This indicated that the object was indeed linked to the beacon, compelling the worms to risk coming here.

"You’re going to lose."

The lives of the security guards and the reputation of the guild were immaterial; for "Nothingness," seeing Song Lan lose the bet was enough to be tremendously satisfying.

However, for the people on the first floor of the guild right then, what they witnessed was nothing short of hell on earth.

When the monsters tore off their disguises, their fates were sealed.

The blood that hit the floor swelled in their vision, spreading out everywhere; despite their efforts to retreat, they could not avoid being cornered by the expanding blood.

The first to come into contact with the blood opened their eyes wide, their strength suddenly increasing to unimaginable levels, easily breaking free from handcuffs.

Their features twisted together, their bodies swelling.

An unknown language echoed around them, seemingly guiding those contaminated by the blood, or perhaps praising the newborn.

After a lengthy transformation, these humanoid monsters, nearly three meters tall with arms as thick as tree trunks, took over the entire floor.

The echoes filled with joy.

The robbers celebrated this moment among themselves, bringing not death and slaughter, but equally distributing the "Father God’s" seeds to everyone, allowing these lost lambs to return to the embrace of "Father God" just like them.

Until, something discordant appeared in this celebration.

They heard footsteps.

Two people were descending the stairs.

After a brief hesitation, more tentacles appeared, beckoning eagerly to the two people, inviting them to join the celebration and bathe in the grace of "Father God."

The spread of the blood water accelerated, and the growing tentacles finally reached the two people.

At that moment, they experienced an unparalleled glory.

They didn’t know the origin of this sensation, but it was mesmerizing, as if all conceivable beautiful things converged here; they had finally found the meaning of existence in this long journey, reaching the pinnacle of life’s value at this moment.

But after this spine-chilling satisfaction, what awaited them was emptiness and darkness.

The limit of imagination stopped here; beyond this endpoint, they could see nothing, not even "Father God" could guide them anymore.

"Take us to the vault."

After what seemed an eternity, a voice broke the hollow and null world.

All scattered consciousness returned to where it belonged.

Time stopped at the moment the dagger slit the throat, the transformed crowd returned to where they were, their terrified expressions still lingering on their faces.

Just now, they had all shared the same nightmare.

They dreamed that tentacle-like objects grew out of the slit throats of robbers, and the blood flowing onto the ground began spreading endlessly, transforming everyone who touched it into humanoid abnormal creatures.

This made them all look toward the robber unanimously.

The blade had sliced open his throat, and the thick blood indeed flowed onto the ground, while the security guard holding the knife, just like them, stood frozen in place, failing to take any further action.

They waited a long time.

The tentacles from the dream did not appear, and the startling wound contrasted vividly with the robber’s intriguing expression.

When death arrived, only joy remained on his face.

People soon discovered that all the robbers had been "Frozen" at that moment.

"I said, take us to the vault."

"Nothingness" spoke, pulling the knife-wielding security guard back to reality,

The security guard wanted to say something else, but upon seeing "Nothingness," he immediately nodded and led the two towards the direction of the vault, not even bothering to wash the blood off his hands.

"Get out."

Upon opening the vault’s massive door, "Nothingness" coldly instructed him.

As the door slowly closed, he said, "It seems there’s nothing interesting about encountering bank robbers."

As the "chosen" of the Worms, these robbers had failed to stir any waves or bring anything refreshingly new to him.

Their fervent faith also couldn’t withstand the test and had easily headed towards destruction.

This compelled "Nothingness" to verify with Song Lan, "Normally, those sent on missions should be the elite among them, right?"

He pondered that if he were to send someone to infiltrate the territory of Worms or mechanical nodes to steal something crucial, he would certainly need to select someone carefully, someone like Vadim whose quality was inferior wouldn’t qualify, and in his view, these chosen of the Worms weren’t even up to Vadim’s standard.

"Different style, they follow a brute soldier approach, and there’s also attribute suppression involved."

Being hired as a senior expert, Song Lan expressed his opinion.

Bug Swarms were not known for their individual combat abilities; given enough time, the devourers could establish hives anywhere and launch a swarm attack strategy.

He believed that if not for those unlucky tentacles upon their arrival in Lute City which encountered "Nothingness," it wouldn’t be long before the city would face an army of abnormal creatures.

"Attribute suppression?"

"They have high healing abilities and physical resistance; regular methods can’t kill them, whereas you precisely counter them with psychic attacks."

"Why does it feel like you know a lot about them? Do you often deal with these Worms?"

"Friend, times have changed. Now, merging the advantages of all three is the right path."

"Merging the three advantages... you’re not embarking on some bizarre experiment again, are you?"

After a brief surprise, "Nothingness" regarded Song Lan with suspicion.

Song Lan was displeased with the word "again," as if being described like a serially problematic mad scientist. He now suspected that "Nothingness" might also be a deeply concealed fanatic; considering his identity, "Nothingness" could even potentially be the founder of a hate group!

"No wonder those Worms would be interested in our stuff."

"Nothingness" changed the topic even before Song Lan could speak.

Friend or not, he certainly did not want to get involved in Song Lan’s bizarre experiments.

The lessons of the past were vivid, the result of his last experiment sparked a blaze that hit the whole upper world, causing him to disappear for decades.

"This was discovered by the trading guild’s archaeological team within a ruin."

At the end of the vault was a display case, inside which a shiny stone was exhibited.

The chosen of the Worms had come for it.

"Nothingness" said as he walked, "They believe that this stone triggers miracles."

During the exploration, some had heard faint whispers leading them deep into the ruins, "They say, it is a miraculous object capable of resurrecting the dead... well, that’s an ability you should be more than familiar with, right?"

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