Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 474 - 473 Sudden Incident

Chapter 474: Chapter 473 Sudden Incident

Could this pot be a magical artifact, impossible to fill up? Lin Tian really wanted to take a closer look, but he couldn’t move.

Damn, I almost forgot I have X-ray vision, Lin Tian silently cursed himself and immediately activated his X-ray vision. The situation inside the pot became crystal clear.

It turned out that the pot wasn’t any kind of magical artifact. Lin Tian could see very clearly that inside, a bizarre scene was unfolding: the Gu Worms, for some unknown reason, began to devour each other.

Zombie Gu devours things very quickly, let alone tens of thousands of zombie gu feasting on one another—it was a strange and heart-stopping sight.

The Gu Worms clung to each other, biting and tearing at one another. Often, just as one Gu Worm bit off half the body of another, it was simultaneously dismembered by several or even more Gu Worms.

The piece of charcoal soaked in Corpse Oil, placed in the middle, was left unapproachable by the Gu Worms, and it continued to emit white smoke. To be precise, it wasn’t that the Gu Worms didn’t dare to approach, but those that did, upon contact with the charcoal, were ignited by the burning charcoal, instantly going up in flames.

Logically speaking, with so many Gu Worms crawling in, they should have snuffed out the charcoal, but the actual situation was the exact opposite. The burning of the Gu Worms seemed to act as an accelerant for the charcoal, producing even more white smoke.

This charcoal wasn’t just soaked in Corpse Oil, its material must also be very peculiar—it’s really something special, Lin Tian thought as he watched the charcoal, suddenly thinking that it’s just perfect for grilling.

Faced with tens of thousands of Gu Worms, only Lin Tian could remain so unperturbed, even associating it with grilling. Moreover, his mental fortitude was also strong; even if it were Xiao Manxuan’s master in his place, she probably couldn’t remain as composed.

When the last Gu Worm crawled in, the music played by Li Qingyun and Li Yue also stopped.

"Is it over?" Xiao Manxuan asked softly, her voice trembling slightly from the intense tension she had just experienced.

Li Qingyun, however, shook her head and said, "It’s not that simple to solve a zombie gu; this is just the first step and the easiest one at that. What comes next is the most dangerous part."

"Why? Haven’t all the Gu Worms come out?" Xiao Manxuan asked.

Lin Tian had the same question. He had just seen all the Gu Worms enter and was about to make a move, but now Li Qingyun was telling him it wasn’t over yet—this was such a letdown.

"You are not Gu Cultivators, so you don’t know. Everyone who is infected by Gu has a Gu mother inside them. That Japanese woman’s Gu mother hasn’t come out yet, and those Gu Worms that just emerged were merely hatched from the eggs laid by the Gu mother," Li Qingyun explained.

Lin Tian also suddenly remembered a question concerning Mr. Qi’s Gu Worm inside him; it must be a Gu mother, just that it reproduces differently. It doesn’t lay eggs, but its tendrils grow wildly before breaking off to become countless second-generation Gu Worms.

The abilities of the second-generation Gu Worms are of course not as formidable as those of the Gu mother, just like with vampires—obviously, the most powerful vampires are the original ones. Zombies are the same, as a Level 1 Zombie is the most formidable.

Of course, based on what Lin Tian currently knows, he only knows about Level 1 Red-eyed Zombies being the highest level; as for whether there are even higher levels above that, he’s clueless. Even the thousand-year-old female zombie, who is also the highest-class red-eyed one, doesn’t know if there are even higher levels of zombies.

At this moment, the Japanese woman had recovered to her normal state, lying flat on the long table, except her complexion was frighteningly pale. Presumably, having the Gu Worms extracted must have dealt no small damage to the host.

But there was one upside: she was no longer a hybrid zombie and no longer had to be controlled by that so-called master.

At this moment, Lin Tian saw another Gu worm crawling out of her nostril. This one was slightly larger than the one before and was not elongated, but oval-shaped. It had fewer legs, only six.

But its mouthparts looked even sharper, and even more peculiar was that it had a pair of tiny wings on its back, resembling those of a beetle.

Capable of flying? Lin Tian knew at a glance that this Zombie Gu Mother would be difficult to deal with. Li Yue’s mosquito poison moved so fast; needless to say, a Zombie Gu Mother would only be faster.

"Young lady, whatever happens later, don’t go near it. Whoever gets close will be attacked by the Gu Mother. Once bitten, it will lay eggs in your muscles, with results similar to what happened to the woman from Japan," Li Qingyun instructed again.

After speaking, she didn’t wait for Xiao Manxuan to reply and began to play the guqin, while Li Yue also started to play her instrument. Li Qingyun played with great speed, the sound like a water bottle bursting, explosive and rapid, as if it could penetrate stone.

Xiao Manxuan, who was beside her, had no choice but to cover her ears because the penetrating power of the sound was too strong. Listening for too long made her feel dizzy and disoriented.

As the Gu Mother crawled out of the nostril, it suddenly felt the influence of the guqin music, and couldn’t help stretching out its mouthparts to probe around, as if it were searching for something.

Suddenly, the Gu Mother moved. It was just a black dot flashing by; the Gu worm had already flown away from the Japanese woman and appeared in front of Lin Tian in an instant. It hovered in front of Lin Tian’s eyes, then began to fly around him at an extremely fast speed. If Lin Tian’s eyes weren’t powerful, he wouldn’t be able to track its flight path at all.

This time it was even clearer; the Gu Mother was flying in the trajectory of the Enchanting Gu Talisman, now zigzagging in a figure-eight, now looping in circles. But even after ten minutes, it wouldn’t enter the pottery jar.

Li Qingyun continued to play intensely, likely due to her high skill level, maintaining her composure. But Li Yue wasn’t having such an easy time.

Sweat had begun to bead on her forehead. This playing session was extremely draining, and as an average Gu Cultivator, the intense energy expenditure was becoming overwhelming.

Seeing her struggle, Xiao Manxuan suddenly had an idea, made a strange shape with her hand, brought it to her mouth, and blew. Shockingly, the sound she produced matched exactly with what Li Yue was playing.

Li Qingyun turned to Xiao Manxuan in surprise, her eyes brimming with astonishment but also appreciation for the right thing done. With Xiao Manxuan’s addition, the Gu Mother stopped its circular flying and then slowly headed towards the pottery jar.

However, just as the Gu Mother approached the mouth of the jar, a faint "buzzing" sound emitted from inside. Suddenly, another dark line shot out from the jar and struck towards the Gu Mother.

"Not good, those ordinary zombie Gu have devoured each other and evolved into something similar to a Gu Mother!" Li Qingyun noticed the change on the pottery jar and said in surprise.

Obviously, this new "Gu Mother" was somewhat beyond her expectations, yet Lin Tian was silently critical, thinking, You’re a Gu Cultivator, and you didn’t know this?

What Lin Tian didn’t realize was how difficult it was to cultivate a Gu Mother, and who would have expected such an event to occur, a one-in-a-million chance?

As the two Gu Mothers collided, chaos ensued, and the guqin music could no longer distract them. Both Gu Mothers seemed keen on devouring the other, striving to evolve once more—an instinct—but at the same time, they couldn’t do anything to each other.

In the deadlock, they both turned their attention to Lin Tian and flew towards him at the same time.

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