Chapter 209: Parasitic Windbreaker and the Very Risqué Tubbs

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Parasitic Windbreaker and the Very Risqué Tubbs

Seraphina Sullivan’s Space was filled with all sorts of miscellaneous items, many of which she had hoarded from different instances in the past.

After some searching, her gaze landed on a few articles of clothing she had forgotten in a corner.

They were some "clothing items" she had crafted using materials and Skills from an instance when she awakened the [Tailor] Profession in a previous apocalypse world.

At the time, she hadn’t thought they were very useful, so they had been sitting idle ever since.

She never expected them to come in handy now.

Among the few special clothing items Seraphina dug out, one immediately caught her eye.

[Parasitic Windbreaker]

The origin of this windbreaker was quite unusual.

In the "Parasite Apocalypse" instance, she had used the corpses of slain parasitic monsters as the main material.

She had meticulously crafted it by combining that with the Abilities of the [Tailor] Profession she had just awakened.

The windbreaker was grayish-black. Its material looked like ordinary canvas, but it actually contained a faint biological activity, giving it a strangely warm and smooth feel to the touch.

She checked its specific attributes again:

[Parasitic Windbreaker]

Effect One: Carnivorous Self-Healing: The windbreaker possesses a faint biological consumption trait. As long as it comes into contact with and absorbs enough fresh flesh and blood, it can automatically repair any damage to the clothing.

Effect Two: Nerve Fiber Amplification: The interwoven parasitic nerve fibers inside the windbreaker can resonate slightly with the wearer’s skin, passively increasing the wearer’s neural response speed by about 10%.

Effect Three: Bio-Deterrent Field: The processed, residual parasitic pheromones in the windbreaker have a natural deterrent effect on low-level insects, parasitic bacteria, and parasitic monsters, effectively preventing them from actively approaching the wearer.

When she first crafted it, what Seraphina valued most was Effect One, "Carnivorous Self-Healing."

The value of a piece of clothing that could repair itself and was practically indestructible was self-evident in a resource-scarce apocalyptic environment.

But because the subsequent instances she entered were unique, she never had a chance to use the Parasitic Windbreaker.

But now, facing this particular instance, the Junkheap Ruins, her perspective had changed.

The value of Effect Three, the "Bio-Deterrent Field," had suddenly skyrocketed!

In a world filled with rot and unknown pollution, God only knew how many disease-carrying insects, mutated parasites, or other disgusting microorganisms it had bred.

The fact that this windbreaker could passively keep those things at bay undoubtedly provided her with a crucial, invisible protective barrier.

Moreover, the appearance of the [Parasitic Windbreaker] was perfect for her current needs.

Its dusty gray color, simple and even somewhat worn-out style, was anything but eye-catching. Wearing it would allow her to blend perfectly into the environment and avoid drawing undue attention from the Native People.

’Hm, this windbreaker is perfect for the current situation.’

Without hesitation, Seraphina put on the long-forgotten [Parasitic Windbreaker] over her existing clothes.

The windbreaker’s size automatically adjusted to fit her figure, neither hindering her movement nor failing to add an air of swiftness and stealth.

After getting everything ready, she put her Anti-Poison Mask back on, regulated her breathing, and prepared to leave the farm Space to plunge back into that foul, garbage-filled world.

However, just as she focused her mind, about to teleport out...

"BCOCK!"

"Master, wait!" a rooster’s somewhat urgent crowing sound came through.

Chubbs came running over, flapping his wings and waddling excitedly to block Seraphina’s path.

He held his head high, his beady eyes full of anticipation.

"Bcock!"

"Master, can you take me with you? I have combat abilities now, I’m definitely not a burden!"

To prove his point, before Seraphina could respond, Chubbs leaped into the air and vigorously flapped his metalized wings!

"SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!"

With a few soft whooshes, several metallic feathers, glinting with a cold light, shot out from his wings like darts.

THUD! THUD!

The metal feathers embedded themselves deep in the farm’s soil not far away, sinking a few inches deep and displaying impressive penetrating power!

A flash of surprise crossed Seraphina’s eyes.

She knew Chubbs had gained the [Steel Body] Ability after using the Evolution Gene Potion.

His defense had greatly increased, but she never expected him to develop it further, allowing him to project his metalized feathers like ranged projectiles!

This combat Talent and initiative were beyond her expectations.

Having finished his demonstration, Chubbs folded his wings, puffed out his chest covered in metallic feathers, and waited for his master’s praise and permission with a smug "praise me, praise me" expression.

Seraphina: "..."

She looked at Chubbs’s eager and ready expression, feeling utterly helpless.

If she were entering a normal combat-type instance, bringing along Chubbs as a newly-minted fighter might have been a good choice.

But what was outside?

The Junkheap Ruins!

An endless expanse of stench and pollution!

’Taking a chicken out there...’

Seraphina sighed, her voice muffled as she retorted from behind her Anti-Poison Mask.

"I just got back. Weren’t you just unable to stand the strange smell on me? The smell of the outside world is hundreds, even thousands of times more terrifying than what I brought in. It’s everywhere, it seeps into everything. Are you... sure you want to go out and experience that?"

Chubbs: "..."

’The stench!’

Imagining the scene, Chubbs’s proudly held head instantly drooped, and even his metal wings seemed to lose some of their luster.

’The outside world... really doesn’t seem like a good fit for this handsome "steel battlesuit" of mine, does it?’

Just then, Tubbs came running over, fuming.

Without a word, she leaped up and smacked Chubbs on the back of the head with her wing.

"BCOCK!!"

"You metal-head! All you do is cause trouble for Master! Master will give us orders when she needs us, so just stay home quietly! All you think about is fighting! If you have so much energy, come ’fight’ with me! I want to lay some more healthy baby eggs, too!"

Seraphina: "..."

She felt like she’d been run over by an invisible truck.

’The conversations between this couple, Chubbs and Tubbs, are getting more and more risqué in this farm.’

’I might have captured you two to lay eggs in the first place, but don’t think you can just say whatever you want like no one’s listening.’

’This is just absurd!’

Shaking her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Seraphina stopped paying attention to the comical couple.

Her figure vanished from the farm Space in an instant, and she returned to the world of the Junkheap Ruins, a place full of challenges and unknowns.

Reappearing in the environment pervaded by a lethal stench, Seraphina’s mindset was already different.

Obtaining the [Cleaner] Profession, especially with two highly specific Skills like [Clean Bubble] and [Disinfection Bubble], had given her the confidence to face this special instance.

Although the environment was still harsh, she at least had a backup plan for dealing with the pollution and maintaining basic cleanliness and health.

Seraphina was no longer as passive and vaguely uneasy as she had been when she first arrived.

She got her bearings and started heading toward the [Forest of Verdure], which Graham Gallo had said was a hundred kilometers to the southeast.

That was the assessment site for becoming a [Purification Envoy], and also the key to completing her second main quest.