e-booksonline Chapter 30 The Death of William
Chapter 30 The Death of William
"Playing tricks."
Before Su Changming could even speak to comfort the terrified Lin Xiaoman, Ling's cold voice echoed in his mind.
His tone carried a strong sense of disgust.
Su Changming was immediately overjoyed and quickly asked in his mind:
"Rin, do you know what's going on?"
"They're nothing but lowly insects," Bell's voice was full of disdain. "You'll know the answer at a glance."
Take a look?
Su Changming was stunned.
Then, he suddenly remembered that he had just broken through to the ninth rank of the Spirit Control realm yesterday.
Feel the same!
It's not just about borrowing power, but also about borrowing perception.
With this in mind, Su Changming no longer hesitated.
He took a deep breath, instantly lowered his consciousness, and communicated with Ling.
Soon, a pure golden light quietly flashed across the depths of his eyes.
The world has changed in his eyes.
The dimly lit isolation ward was no longer just gray; various colored threads floated in the air.
Su Changming's gaze returned to the students groaning in pain on their hospital beds.
Upon seeing this, I couldn't help but gasp and feel a chill run down my spine.
On the back of each student's neck, at the Dazhui acupoint, there was a translucent, dark red worm about the size of a fingernail!
They have no feet, and look like blood-soaked tumors that rhythmically contract and expand.
With each contraction, a wisp of red blood and white essence is drawn from the host's spine.
Each expansion releases a grayish-black ripple that directly impacts the host's brain.
"What...what the hell is this?" Su Changming felt a churning in his stomach.
"Schistosomes".
Ling explained calmly:
"A low-level kin that exists between physical beings and spirits. They feed on the essence and blood of living beings and can control the host's mind by secreting toxins, creating hallucinations and fears."
"These things belong to the soul attribute, invisible to the naked eye and untouchable by physical means. Only soul power can kill them."
Only soul power can kill?
Su Changming's eyes narrowed as he looked at Lin Xiaoman, who was huddled up in front of him.
The worm clinging to her neck was much larger than the others, clearly having been feeding for quite some time.
"Xiaoman, don't move."
Su Changming said softly.
However, just as his hand was about to touch Lin Xiaoman...
The insect seemed to sense a threat and suddenly contracted.
"ah!!"
Lin Xiaoman let out a piercing scream, her previously empty eyes instantly turning fierce.
As if controlled by some force, she suddenly opened her mouth, revealing her teeth, and actually tried to bite Su Changming's wrist!
"Get away! Don't touch me!!"
She struggled violently with astonishing strength, unlike a weak patient at all.
"Xiaoman! It's me! I'm Professor Su!"
Su Changming did not back down. He firmly pressed one hand on her shoulder, pushing her back onto the bed, while gently stroking her hair with the other hand, his voice soothing:
"Look at me, Lin Xiaoman. There are no red eyes here, and no monsters."
"I am Su Changming, and I'm taking you home."
Perhaps it was the name that made her feel safe, or perhaps it was the warm aura emanating from Su Changming that gave her a sense of security.
The fierce glint in Lin Xiaoman's eyes froze for a moment, and her frantic struggle under control lessened slightly.
It's now!
Su Changming's eyes sharpened.
Without further hesitation, he took advantage of the fleeting moment, reached out and gently put his arm around her shoulder, pressing her head into his chest.
With his right hand held together like a sword, covered by a layer of sharp, invisible soul power, he stabbed at the tumor on the back of her neck with lightning speed!
"Pfft—"
A soft sound that can only be heard on the level of the soul.
The plump blood fluke was instantly shredded by the soul power sword energy, turning into a wisp of black smoke that dissipated into the air.
"Well……"
Lin Xiaoman stiffened for a moment, then the tension completely dissipated.
She slumped into Su Changming's arms, her heavy eyelids finally closing, and she began to breathe evenly and weakly as she fell into a deep sleep.
Su Changming gently placed her back on the pillow and covered her with the blanket.
However, when he straightened up and looked around, his heart sank to the bottom.
In this dimly lit classroom, dozens of other students, also parasitized, lay on the ground.
And there are even more next door.
He then killed the largest blood flukes in the vicinity.
Su Changming felt the soul liquid between his brows, which had shrunk considerably, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It's just saving a few people, yet it requires such meticulous operation and resources.
Even if I drain myself dry, I still can't save the people in this school.
Even more terrifying, in his spiritual vision, the air outside the window was constantly filled with the scent of those grayish-black insect eggs.
If the source isn't found, even if they are cured, they will be immediately reinfected.
"source……"
All the clues from the past few days flashed through Su Changming's mind.
He remembered what William had told him yesterday.
This is not the flu, it's a curse, it's a plague.
Perhaps he knows something?
Furthermore, the large number of cats and dogs that appeared last night proved that it wasn't William who captured them for experiments.
Yao Xiwei's claim that animal remains were found in the trash cans of the biology lab building is clearly a deliberate fabrication or a frame-up.
Without lingering, Su Changming turned and rushed out of the infirmary, braving the heavy rain, and ran wildly towards the old red brick building deep in the campus.
……
Biology Laboratory Building.
It was even more deathly quiet here than usual.
Su Changming rushed up to the third floor and arrived at the door of William's independent laboratory.
"Knock knock knock!"
"William! It's me, Su Changming! Open the door!"
He pounded on the heavy oak door and shouted.
However, there was no response from inside.
There was only deathly silence.
A sudden, intense unease welled up in Su Changming's heart.
He pressed his ear against the door and listened; there seemed to be no breathing sounds coming from inside.
"Excuse me!"
He took a half step back, took a deep breath, and instantly channeled his blood and energy into his right leg.
"Bang--!!!"
A loud bang.
The sturdy door lock shattered under his violent kick.
Su Changming burst through the door.
The lights were off in the lab.
"William?"
He turned on the light switch on the wall.
The lights instantly illuminated the entire room.
The moment Su Changming saw the scene inside the room, his pupils contracted sharply.
William was sitting quietly in a chair in front of the lab table.
His head slumped limply to one side, his once brilliant golden hair now stained crimson with blood.
On his right temple, there was a charred bullet hole, and red and white substances flowed down his cheek, dripping onto his white lab coat, a shocking sight.
In his right hand, which was hanging down, he was holding a Browning pistol.
William... is dead?