Chapter 199 - 134: Preliminary and Thorough Parasitism! What to Do If They Don’t Obey? Slay Them on the Spot

Chapter 199: Chapter 134: Preliminary and Thorough Parasitism! What to Do If They Don’t Obey? Slay Them on the Spot

Before, when Chen Chong had mentioned the crisis of the Bloodthirsty Vines invading the school, everyone had found it unbelievable. They hadn’t truly grasped the threat.

But now, after witnessing octopus-like tentacles emerge from the young man’s mouth and nose, and seeing the vines squirming endlessly from the torn sections of the girl’s corpse, they felt a tremor that reached their very bones.

The thought that Parasites like these were all over the school—and worse, that they might not even be able to tell them apart—made the hair on everyone’s bodies stand on end!

The Unihorn Catfish and Blood-tooth Python were terrifying, and the Stone Claw Eagle was just as ferocious, but at least they were normal creatures.

Terrifying, yes, but still within the realm of what they could accept.

Their fear of those creatures stemmed more from their massive size and deadly nature.

But this fourth Extraordinary Creature, the Bloodthirsty Vine, was not only deadly; it instilled in everyone a profound sense of unease that seemed to claw at their very souls.

The way it parasitized its hosts was enough to make one’s skin crawl at the mere thought.

The thought of being infested by such a thing was enough to make many of them wish for death.

What’s more, its power also seemed far more terrifying than that of the previous three Extraordinary Creatures!

Before the shock and disgust in their hearts could even fade, a new wave of despair washed over them. Surviving in this Primitive Jungle... it felt damn near impossible!

’What kind of monsters *are* we up against!?’

As the Fishing Club’s leader, Zhong Fang was more level-headed than most. Though he was terrified himself, he quickly calmed down.

"Brother Chen Chong, tell us... what should we do?"

At his words, all eyes in the room snapped to Chen Chong, filled with trust and dependence.

This was true for both the members of the Fishing Club and the dozen or so newly joined students.

After the terrifying scene they had just witnessed, it was clear that everyone now saw him as their mainstay. They all knew in their hearts that if they were to resolve this crisis, they had to rely on him to lead the way.

Chen Chong didn’t keep them in suspense. His gaze swept over the crowd as he began to speak slowly.

"Eradicating the Bloodthirsty Vines in the school is simple. We find all the Parasites to prevent the infestation from spreading to anyone else."

"But how are we supposed to find them? It’s impossible to spot them!"

A member of the Fishing Club in the crowd couldn’t help but ask.

His question voiced what everyone was thinking, and many others quickly chimed in.

"Yeah, the Parasites look no different from the rest of us. There’s nothing abnormal about them at all. How are we supposed to tell them apart?"

"If you hadn’t acted, Brother Chong, we probably still wouldn’t know there were two Parasites hidden among us."

"They’re too good at hiding. There’s nothing that gives them away. Finding them is going to be incredibly difficult..."

The two mangled corpses on the ground were still fresh in their minds.

Setting aside the young man who had revealed himself, take the girl for example. If Chen Chong hadn’t acted decisively and cut her down, no one here would have ever guessed—not even at the moment of their deaths—that the person retreating in terror just like them was actually a monster infested with vines!

"I think there’s a way! If they have a wound, you can see if there are vines squirming inside!"

"Yeah, that could work. It was like that with the Unihorn Catfish, and it was the same with these two."

"What good is that? Are you saying we should stab everyone we meet just to see if any vines pop out?"

Someone shot down the suggestion immediately, their voice laced with resignation.

Chen Chong remained silent, but Zhang Meng, who stood beside him, spoke up first, a hint of ease in his voice.

"Don’t you all worry about that. Brother Chong has his own way of identifying the Parasites!"

"We can’t tell the difference, but for him, it’s easy!"

"How else do you think that last Parasite was exposed?"

At his words, everyone’s eyes lit up.

The murmurs of discussion gradually died down.

Chen Chong still said nothing. His gaze remained fixed on the two corpses on the ground, sweeping back and forth over them.

Among the scattered chunks of flesh and blood, a few vines were still twitching faintly—a scalp-numbing sight.

However, he wasn’t paralyzed by fear like the others. Instead, he was assessing them. ’Just how strong are these vines that split off from the Bloodthirsty Vine King to parasitize a human host?’

He had yet to face the Bloodthirsty Vine King directly, and the intel he had lacked detailed records of its full abilities and strength. But Chen Chong knew one thing for sure: the Bloodthirsty Vine King’s power was not to be underestimated.

For an Extraordinary Creature to be rated A+ Class, its power had to be greater than that of the Unihorn Catfish, the Blood-tooth Python, and even the Stone Claw Eagle.

Yet, judging by the performance of these parasitic vines, their strength was nowhere near as terrifying as he’d imagined.

’Is it because the hosts themselves are too weak? That they provide too little power to absorb, preventing the vines from growing to a more threatening level?’

’The parasitic offshoots must start from scratch. Each vine grows and strengthens by absorbing power, which means the strength of the Bloodthirsty Vine within each Parasite would be different.’

’Otherwise, if they could all share power, the threat level of this damn thing would be completely off the charts.’

’After all, it could split infinitely. If that were the case, it would have taken over the entire Primitive Jungle long ago. There’d be no room left for the Blood-tooth Python or the Stone Claw Eagle...’

’For these parasitic Bloodthirsty Vines to grow stronger, they had to absorb a sufficient amount of power. Clearly, the ordinary people in the school couldn’t provide that.’