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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23 Parasitism

"Perfect, truly a perfect creature!"

He looked at Lilith with admiration, as if appreciating a piece of art, his face filled with appreciation and intoxication.

Suit Man unhurriedly took out a Xenomorph Egg, the greed in his eyes completely undisguised.

Seeing this, Lilith's crimson vertical pupils revealed a fierce malice. Her massive body shot forward, sharp claws raised high, striking down ruthlessly at Suit Man.

Tang Blade Man and the werewolf immediately shot to either side, escaping Lilith's attack range.

The place where they stood vibrated violently. The stone chamber's walls were pierced through by Lilith's terrifying strike.

But the expected spray of flesh and blood did not appear. Suit Man's figure had already appeared on the other side.

At this moment, the Xenomorph Egg in Suit Man's hand successfully hatched. A Facehugger crawled out from the egg and rapidly shot toward Suit Man's face!

Both Lilith's sudden attack and Suit Man's bizarre behavior left Tang Blade Man and the werewolf stunned.

Just as the Facehugger leaped, Suit Man snapped his fingers crisply.

*Snap!*

With the sound, the Facehugger vanished into thin air.

Simultaneously, Lilith's body shook. She clearly felt a strange squirming inside her chest cavity.

Immediately after, the energy throughout her body seemed to find a floodgate, pouring frantically into that one point! Lilith discovered that her life energy was being rapidly devoured and extracted.

"Now, I am in control of the situation."

Suit Man elegantly adjusted his cuffs, a composed smile on his face. He looked at Lilith and, rather than being hurried, introduced himself with grace.

"My talent is [Life Transfer]. As long as it's a living organism, I can transfer it to wherever I want."

"That enhanced Facehugger has now taken up residence within your chest cavity."

"The embryo it gestates is far stronger than ordinary ones. I believe you've already felt the speed at which it absorbs nutrients."

After seeing the Xenomorph Egg, Suit Man had begun planning all of this.

His talent had significant limitations. To completely transfer a Xenomorph into a target's body, the target had to be large enough and have space within to accommodate the Xenomorph Embryo.

Furthermore, the living organisms he could transfer had to be whole entities, so he had to wait for the Xenomorph Embryo to hatch before he could act.

Among the Hunters present, only the werewolf and this creature before him met such stringent conditions.

Originally, his target this time was the werewolf's robust physique. He planned to turn the werewolf into his servant first and then slowly take control of Tang Blade Man. He hadn't expected the appearance of this creature, which provided a much more perfect target.

To be safe, he had spent all his points to purchase a Tier 1 Evolution Potion from the Main God Mall to enhance the Xenomorph Egg once more. This was to prevent the Xenomorph Egg from being removed during parasitism or failing to parasitize the powerful giant beast before him.

A Xenomorph Embryo enhanced by two potions was far beyond what an ordinary one could compare to; it had even evolved its own unique method of parasitism.

From the expression of the giant beast before him, it was clear that the embryo had successfully completed its parasitism within her chest cavity.

Suit Man turned his gaze toward Tang Blade Man and the werewolf, his voice elegant and composed, as if everything was under his control.

"You two, transfer all your points to me. Otherwise, I'll have this powerful servant see you off."

After speaking, Suit Man turned his head toward Lilith, his gaze carrying both charity and threat.

"As for you, if you don't want to watch yourself be disemboweled, then obediently sign a master-servant contract with me."

"Only I can transfer the embryo out. Refusal means waiting for death. You have ten minutes to consider. After ten minutes, once the embryo reaches its initial stage of maturity, even I won't be able to safely remove it."

Suit Man's tone was playful.

No matter how powerful you are, I can still handle you and keep you firmly in my grasp.

At this moment, Suit Man seemed to have everything in hand, remaining unperturbed.

Insidious, despicable, taking advantage of others' peril!

Tang Blade Man instantly understood Suit Man's entire scheme, his eyes burning with rage.

He also realized the other's identity. There had long been rumors in the military about a Hunter with a space talent. Since the man was a Dragon Kingdom native, it was obvious that the Hunter with the space talent was the Suit Man before him.

Only someone cultivated by the state like him could afford the extra points to enhance a Xenomorph Egg!

He hadn't expected Suit Man to be so bold as to try and control an expert with an SSS-Level Talent.

Even less did he expect that the man wouldn't even let him go.

Once Lilith compromised, it wouldn't be as simple as him and the werewolf just handing over their points.

Given the man's cunning, he would either control them as well or kill them to prevent any leaks.

Upon hearing Suit Man's demands, Lilith's pupils narrowed into dangerous vertical lines. Her killing intent boiled over, and the Bat Wings that had been folded behind her back unfurled, filling the entire Xenomorph nest.

Lilith's massive body charged again, her claws creating a whistling sound as they rapidly swiped at Suit Man's position.

But the tips of her claws once again only tore through the air. Suit Man's figure was like a ghost, already appearing at the entrance of another passage over ten meters away.

Having the SS-Level Talent [Life Transfer], he didn't consider Lilith a threat at all.

The space here was large and complex enough.

In an open area, given the distance limitations of [Life Transfer] and this monster's suffocatingly powerful aura, he wouldn't be able to escape her claws at all.

But in this complex terrain, he was the master!

This Pyramid was like a battlefield tailor-made for him.

"If you change your mind, remember to contact me. My codename is [Kong]."

Suit Man bowed elegantly, and his figure subsequently vanished, leaving only his voice echoing in the passage, making everyone grit their teeth.

Just then.

"Roar—!!!"

A terrifying roar filled with endless rage suddenly came from the deepest part of the Pyramid, reaching everyone's ears.

They knew more trouble was coming; the Xenomorph Queen was about to break free from her shackles!

Lilith's face was terrifyingly grim. The sensation of a foreign object in her chest and the loss of power were incredibly clear.

She originally wanted to remove the embryo from her chest, but as soon as she had that thought, her body's energy drained even faster.

The embryo inside could even move within her body, its tentacles nearly connected to all her internal organs.

If she tried to remove it, this Xenomorph Embryo would definitely lock onto those organs immediately and perish along with her.

Had it appeared in her stomach, with the characteristics of the Gene Dominator, it would have been enough to digest it instantly.

But the location where it appeared was in her chest cavity.

Although the Gene Dominator was an SSS-Level Talent, it wasn't omnipotent. It could only provide her with the potential for infinite evolution and even allow her to interfere with and recombine her own genes.

But it could not interfere with a living organism parasitizing her body.

"Let's first work together to kill the Xenomorph Queen. Only by ending this game and returning to the Main God Game Space might we resolve the current crisis."

Tang Blade Man's voice was low. Whether Lilith turned into a Xenomorph or was controlled by [Kong], it would be disadvantageous for them.

The priority now was only to kill the Xenomorph Queen; perhaps there was still hope!

Lilith's cold eyes swept over Tang Blade Man. She didn't linger; being unable to speak made it impossible for her to communicate normally with humans.

Besides, right now, she didn't want to communicate with any humans anyway.

Folding her massive Bat Wings close to her body, Lilith's huge frame turned directly toward the passage leading to the Xenomorph Queen's nest.

"Roar—!"

A deafening roar erupted from deep within Lilith's throat, both a declaration of war against the Xenomorph Queen and a vent for her inner rage.

The warmth of a former human had completely vanished from Lilith's eyes, leaving only the most primitive, cold killing intent belonging to a predator.

At this moment, Lilith had completely transformed into a ferocious beast born only for destruction, yet her mind remained exceptionally clear.

She had to settle the battle quickly and deal with the Xenomorph Queen before the greedy embryo inside sucked her dry, then return to the Main God Game Space.

Perhaps, as Tang Blade Man said, returning to the Main God Space would allow her to use its power to remove the embryo.

Or... Lilith sensed the Xenomorph Gene that was only 1% away from being synthesized. If all else failed, she would find a way to collect enough Xenomorph Genes at the last moment and force a Mutation.

Perhaps she could use the power of Mutation to obliterate the Xenomorph Embryo within her!

 

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