Chapter 411: Chapter 230: You Really Are Hungry

Less than a minute after the interrogation was completed, Jean Saintfield’s last trace of life extinguished, the high-ranking member of the Shan Clan appearing like countless prisoners subjected to interrogation, his facial features burnt into blackened cavities, his head tilted back, preserving his most agonizing side.

Almost immediately, an unprecedented sense of weakness swept over Yelena.

It seemed as though something was frantically draining her energy and strength, and that meant... even though the Baptism had shattered the interrogation room’s gemstone ahead of time to help her sever the spiritual link, the black larvae had still been transferred into her body.

Unaware of this, the Baptism let out a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her pale little face.

Yelena wanted to tell the Baptism everything she knew, to get her to stay away, but her body was completely out of her control, and all she could do was smile and stroke the Baptism’s head, leaving her with a warm image.

Then, the sense of weakness overwhelmed her.

When she woke again, the sky outside the window had darkened.

The moment she opened her eyes, the round mechanical head in front of her displayed a message:

"The Pope just came to see you; he said you should rest well."

An unprecedented sense of panic enveloped Yelena, and she asked urgently, "What time is it now?"

"Seven in the evening, do you want to eat some cream pasta?"

Seven in the evening, six hours since the interrogation ended.

And the Dark Night Witch had indicated in the spiritual link that the incubation time was three hours, after which the larvae would complete the Nesting and egg-laying process in her body, followed by new larvae parasitizing all those she had been in contact with in some way.

It was already too late.

This was the Baptism’s home, and it seemed that in the past six hours, they had been together, which meant that during her unconsciousness, the Baptism was very likely parasitized as well.

Yelena shook her head in a daze.

Her vision was already being affected, the whole world tainted with bloodstains; she could hear her own heartbeat and even the sound of blood flowing in her veins.

Then, she felt an unprecedented hunger.

But what she craved was not cream pasta, it was Scorching Sun Energy, endless energy to fill her hunger.

The intense hunger made Yelena entertain a terrifying thought.

In her vision, the Baptism became incredibly enticing, her fair neck so tempting that Yelena wanted to bite down hard.

Although she averted her gaze immediately, the hunger and primordial desires were growing increasingly intense.

"Sister Yelena, you rest well, I’m going out to pick up someone," said the Baptism.

Two messages appeared on the round mechanical head:

"My friend will arrive tonight; I have to go to the Star Harbor to pick them up, he’s an excellent doctor, and maybe he can help once I bring him over."

Yelena nodded hastily, lying back down to reassure the Baptism.

In reality, she hadn’t heard what the Baptism said clearly, the intensifying desire in her heart made her eager to bite the Baptism’s neck and suck the tempting Scorching Sun Energy.

The last of her rationality told her she could no longer share a room with the Baptism.

...

At seven-thirty in the evening, Fortress Number landed at the Star Harbor outside of Holy City.

Perhaps it was the fact that night had fallen, but Duan Mingyuan always felt that the city seemed deathly still.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the streets, and the Star Harbor was eerily empty due to Holy City’s perennial refusal of visitors. The moment he stepped out of the terminal building, he saw a familiar face.

The Baptism, and the round robot that always followed her.

Duan Mingyuan took out the big goodie bag he prepared before departure, all bought from the Eco-Ship, meticulously selected by him and Jiuyue, including marshmallows, strawberry milk, rice crackers, chicken feet, and other treats in the "Kids’ Delight Package" that children loved.

This package had Tang Qianqian’s seal of approval; she indicated that it might set the trend for children’s snacks in the latter half of the year.

The moment she saw them, the Baptism excitedly ran towards them.

But it seemed like the excitement was a bit over the top.

This flurry of footsteps forced Duan Mingyuan to reconsider the segment of their last encounter with the Baptism. Theoretically, their relationship should only be considered that of fairly good friends, not so close that the Baptism would hastily run toward him and launch into a flying tackle.

This was the Holy City, the stronghold of the Ashen Church.

The streets were bustling with the most devout Believers of the Ashen Church, and for a Judge to use a flying tackle on someone in front of other Believers was quite unbecoming.

Before Duan Mingyuan could make sense of this issue, he was bitten.

The Baptism’s eyes were red as she took a firm bite on his neck.

But immediately after, her slight body was sent flying and landed on the ground with a thud, with the round robot emitting a "Ouch" in synthesized mechanical sound in tandem.

All the other people were dumbfounded.

What was this?

A unique welcome method of the Ashen Church?

But they had never known the Ashen Believers to greet others in this way, not since the incident where the Pope suddenly bit someone during a friendly visit.

The Baptism didn’t immediately resolve their confusion, instead she sat on the ground and gestured with her left hand for them to wait a moment.

Seconds later, she started to retch violently.

When she vomited up a few black larvae, everyone, except Duan Mingyuan, turned pale with shock.

The black larvae writhed in agony on the ground, and soon stopped moving, while the Baptism’s flushed, bunny-like eyes returned to normal.

"Sorry."

The round robot conveyed the Baptism’s apology, "For some reason, I suddenly felt that you looked very appetizing."

"This is clearly not right!"

Earth Wolf Twelve, the head of the ship’s security team, keenly sensed that there was more to the situation and was not about to let the Baptism get away with a simple brush-off. He stepped forward to press the issue, "You better explain clearly what you mean by ’very appetizing’?"

From any perspective, Duan Mingyuan did not resemble food, and ’appetizing’ was not in any way connected to him.

"What I meant was, you looked like a soup dumpling, the kind that would squirt juice when bitten."

The Baptism also honestly described her feelings from a moment ago.

"Who asked you to describe how delicious he is!"

Earth Wolf Twelve raised his voice.

Talking about juicy soup dumplings late at night was making him feel suddenly hungry.

Jiuyue’s reaction was even more thought-provoking as she stared at the bite on Duan Mingyuan’s neck for a long while, and then she even licked her lips.

"Did none of you see the worms on the ground?"

Duan Mingyuan pointed to the corpses of the larvae, "The answer lies right here. She was most likely parasitized by the worms. According to scientific reports, some parasites can control the behavior of their hosts, gradually turning them into their puppets."

?

A strange silence enveloped the scene.

They did not understand how Duan Mingyuan was always able to relate such horrifying truths with a calm, explanatory tone.

Did this man really not know what he was talking about?

An Ashen Church Judge had been parasitized and had become like a zombie, biting anyone on sight.

If word of this spread, it would definitely ignite a media frenzy across the entire universe.

Duan Mingyuan continued to speak from a doctor’s perspective, advising, "If you’re hungry in the future, don’t just pick things up from the ground to eat. Who knows if it’s contaminated with some strange parasite."

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