nashuaworldcup Chapter 214 Degeneration
Chapter 214 Degeneration
Jiang Lin was getting impatient and was about to kick the door when it creaked open. The next second, even Jiang Lin was startled by the ghostly thing in front of him!
The one who opened the door wasn't a boy, but a monster completely wrapped in sheets and blankets, with only a blue head showing!
Song Yan's head had grown considerably larger, and his light blue skin had a disgustingly slippery feel, like that of a slug.
Normal people's eyes look like they've had canthoplasty, with the outer corners almost reaching their temples, long and thin.
And that mouth—it's not a human mouth at all; it's a frog's mouth with shark teeth.
Ji Xingyi saw features of several different creatures on Song Yan's face, and instinctively pulled Jiang Lin behind him in shock: "You? Song Yan?"
This was probably the ugliest creature Ji Xingyi had ever seen since he started participating in the dungeon.
"Young Master Ji! You've finally arrived!" Song Yan replied in a very low voice, his body wrapped up tightly, cautiously peering down the corridor, seemingly completely unaware of how ugly his face had become.
Jiang Lin followed Song Yan and looked down into the distance along the corridor, asking in confusion, "Can you still hear the singing?"
Song Yan shook his head and then nodded, his narrow eyes still showing lingering fear: "The sound has become quieter, but it's still there."
From the moment he opened the door, the siren's song outside gradually faded, as if the singing siren was slowly leaving.
Jiang Lin frowned. He hadn't sensed any living beings. If the other party was hiding even deeper, he would have to expand his mental power to investigate. Ever since being suppressed by Dead Soul Island last time, this damned system had become incredibly sensitive, constantly issuing warnings.
"Never mind, let's go inside." Jiang Lin turned his gaze away and said to Song Yan.
After nodding, Song Yan turned around with extremely stiff legs.
Suddenly, a sharp "snap!" rang out. Immediately following was Song Yan's scream.
Ji Xing lowered his head, and his eyes widened instantly. Just as something was about to slap his leg, his body reacted on its own and he stomped his leg!
He ended up stepping on a giant, slimy fish fin! His pants were splattered with clear, sticky slime!
"Don't step on my foot!" Song Yan howled in pain, then suddenly stopped. He stiffly turned his head and saw two people behind him looking at his tail with strange expressions.
Song Yan felt a chill run down his spine. He awkwardly tugged at the tail hidden under the blanket, but couldn't budge it. Tearfully, he pleaded with Ji Xing, "Brother, this tail of mine just grew back, it's still fresh! Please loosen your grip..."
"I'm sorry." These words made Ji Xingyi feel quite embarrassed.
After shakily dragging the large fish tail into the room, Song Yan shrank back onto the bed and covered himself with the blanket.
Jiang Lin was speechless: "What's your infection level?"
Song Yan handed her phone to Jiang Lin, looking aggrieved: "I don't dare to look."
Jiang Lin found it disgusting that her phone was covered in a clear, sticky substance, and glanced at Ji Xingyi.
After understanding, Ji Xingyi reached out and took Song Yan's phone.
The slime made the screen impossible to scroll through. Song Yan, embarrassed, tore off several sheets of paper and handed them to Ji Xingyi.
After wiping the screen clean, Ji Xingyi opened the software and showed it to Jiang Lin: 78%!
It is only 2% away from meeting the evacuation requirements.
Jiang Lin's eyes darkened: "Get up, let us take a look at your body."
Although Song Yan was unwilling to expose his ugly state to others, there was nothing he could do now that things had come to this, so he could only let go of the blanket.
Ji Xingyi gasped.
Blue skin, shark teeth, fish tail, webbed feet, scales. It has basically all the elements of a siren.
"Take one turn," Jiang Lin said in a deep voice.
Song Yan tugged at his pants and slowly turned around. In that short time, Song Yan felt that his tail seemed to have grown even bigger, and his pants were about to burst open.
Jiang Lin tilted his head slightly: "Lie down."
Song Yan was confused, but he still obediently crawled down on the ground. After lying down, he suddenly felt that this position was more comfortable than standing, and his tail smoothly dragged on the ground.
"Clap!" "Clap!"
Song Yan felt incredulous. A primal instinct that suddenly appeared in his body made him jump on the ground with his four feet.
It seems I'm better suited to walking on four legs than on two!
"It's so similar." Ji Xingyi couldn't help but exclaim. This scene reminded him of the siren monster in "Adventures in the Siren Kingdom".
"He's transforming from a human into a siren." Jiang Lin carefully recalled each level of "Adventures in the Siren Kingdom" and the siren's evolution. Song Yan's appearance was similar to the siren in the second and third levels.
Song Yan is the exact opposite; the boy is degenerating from a human into a sea monster!
"A siren? I've turned into a siren!?" Song Yan was so frightened that he crawled behind the curtains.
Since returning yesterday, Song Yan has been hiding in his room, completely lacking any information. His knowledge of the siren is limited to the third rule given by the system.
[Rule 3: When you hear the siren's song, hide quickly and don't let them find you.]
Song Yan now knows what a siren is!
"I understand!" Jiang Lin suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Only he can hear the siren's song! Only the siren can hear the siren's song!"
Ji Xingyi: "But there was no one in the corridor just now."
Jiang Lin frowned: "It might not be on this floor! It could be downstairs!"
Song Yan was highly infected, and his ears had transformed into those of a siren. However, Song Yan's brain still used human perception to locate sounds. He thought it was outside the door, but in reality, it might be farther away.
"The siren's song is calling you!" Jiang Lin's expression instantly turned serious: "According to the third rule, you cannot respond to it!"
"I'm not going out, I'm hiding here!" Song Yan nodded frantically, like a chick pecking at rice.
Jiang Lin: "By the way, where did you say Lu Xingtong went?"
Song Yan: "She told Huang Guanjie that she was going to look for clues, but she never came back."
Ji Xingyi: "When did this happen?"
Song Yan thought carefully for a moment: "After lunch, it should be around noon, right?"
"Twelve o'clock?" Ji Xingyi's expression changed drastically: "Eight hours?"
"I fell asleep. Young Master Huang said you wouldn't help us." Song Yan looked pitifully at Ji Xingyi: "Young Master Ji, is there any hope for me?"
Ji Xingyi looked at the blue head peeking out from behind the curtains and hesitated to answer.
78% to 80%, just one step away from completion. With only 10 hours left before evacuation, Song Yan definitely wouldn't be able to hold on.
The room fell silent. Song Yan wasn't so foolish as to refuse to accept the answer and pleaded tearfully, "Save me! I don't want to die! I just turned 18, I haven't even started university yet, I don't want to die!"
Ji Xingyi couldn't give Song Yan any promises, so she could only comfort him, "Don't give up until the very end; there might be a miracle."
Song Yan's complexion improved slightly.
Do miracles really exist in this world?
Ji Xingyi didn't know.
But he knew that everyone wanted to believe in miracles.