Inside the hotel room with the door closed, the black-haired youth instructed the black strands to continue restoring ‘Lucy’s’ brain while also using them to extract a small piece of the parasite found in her spinal cord for analysis.
“Hm, this parasite is still in a latent state but it isn’t activated.” The black-haired youth said. “It’s activated state is actually like this.”
The black-haired youth pointed at the black strands that reworked another ping-pong ball sized parasite that was constantly extending its tentacles like feelers exploring the surrounding. Having been activated by the black strands, this parasite was just like a flesh-coloured sea urchin that was constantly wriggling.
System 2d14 was disgusted by the sight of this thing: [Eurgh! So this is the true appearance of the parasite named ‘Lucy’! But Lord Host, just a moment ago you were still holding her hand and wandering around the street……]
Hearing this, the black-haired youth couldn’t help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, his colour had already evolved to black! Otherwise, the appearance of his own body would really be…… Then, Xiao Yi looked at that piece of parasitic tissue with an even more displeased expression:
“En, it looks so disgusting and its ability to alienate other organic matter into itself is also so weak! It can’t absorb complex organic matters, will die in high temperature, will freeze in low temperature, will corrode when it encounters strong acid or alkali, will roast in a fire, and will dry out if put under the sun to bake for a few days…… Also, this thing can only survive in an animal or human body. It’s even unable to absorb plants!” The black-haired youth looked in disdain at the squirming flesh-coloured sea urchin. He flicked one of its tentacles that was swaying about looking for a host and continued to sneer:
“In this kind of hostless state, its IQ is now only 70. It doesn’t even have vision cells. How was it able to find a host by itself? Luck?”
Then, the black-haired youth switched his target and walked up to that semi completed brain. He started to condescendingly remark: “Even if it is a parasite that has already found a host, its IQ is also just 140, which is only slightly higher than that of humans. Its IQ isn’t high and its EQ is pretty much zero. It can only rely on copying parts of the human brain to simulate human emotions. They themselves can’t even feel emotions; there is only the instinct of survival in their minds. This kind of organism simply shouldn’t exist.” It is uglier than me, more stupid than me, weaker than me and can easily die. How can such a thing actually be my cousin?!
System 2d14 was a little confused: [Lord Host, since this kind of parasite is so weak, how could it still destroy the world?]
The black-haired youth was a little surprised that 2d14 could actually ask such an incisive question. The youth was silent for a moment and replied:
“Perhaps it’s because it doesn’t have any emotions.”
System 2d14 was even more confused: [Ah? How is being unable to feel emotions an advantage?]
But the youth just quietly looked at the black strands that were bustling about and didn’t answer.
Then, with the final strand of black silk linked in place, the restored brain of the parasite once again started operating, and a secret interrogation officially began.
The black-haired youth leaned down to the lone ear connected to the brain and coldly said:
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“17 years ago.” The voice produced by the mouth that was supported by the black strands was that of the brown-haired girl Lucy, but because the fake emotion section was stripped off, the shy and innocent voice of the girl had completely disappeared, replaced with an emotionless female voice. Matched with the current scene, it seemed especially strange.
However, the black-haired youth paid no mind to this, as though he had already anticipated it. He continued to order: “Describe everything that happened from your birth up to living as a parasite in Lucy’s body.”
System 2d14 was extremely astonished: [Lord Host! It is something so evil that it destroyed the world! How could it obediently speak the truth!]
However, what was beyond 2d14’s expectations was that the parasite that was only left with a brain didn’t hesitate at all. It used a soft monotonous female voice to start narrating: “My memory started from when I separated from the body of Lucy’s classmate. At that time, my memory was very vague and it was pitch black all around. I followed my instinct and drilled into the body of the first living creature I encountered. Then, I gradually grew stronger and spread to the brain of this creature. I could finally see the world through her eyes and ears. At that time, I learned that her name was Lucy. She was currently in high school. She had parents and a younger sister, but they haven’t become my comrades yet.
When my body had occupied almost a third of her body, I knew that I needed to find a hidden place to completely change her into me, so as to complete the parasite takeover. So that day, when she came home from school and entered the bathroom, I broke out of her body and used my parts to wrap around her remaining flesh and blood. I absorbed her all into me and then differentiated myself once again according to her genes to take on her appearance. I also copied the emotional centre of her brain, so that it would be easier to maintain the disguise. Afterwards, I tidied up the mess in the bathroom. I continued to pay the role of Lucy and then quietly infected Lucy’s family and classmates.”
The black-haired youth couldn’t help but imagine this scene: There was a young girl named Lucy living on Happy Planet. Her temperament was gentle and shy. One day when she was at school, a small flesh-coloured parasite quietly drilled into her body. After that, she continued to happily go to school every day. It was just that she would occasionally feel slight dizziness and discomfort. However, she didn’t regard this as a serious condition. One day, when she returned home from school and walked into the bathroom, she suddenly felt a sharp burst of pain from her chest and abdomen. Then, she watched in horror as a large ball of squirming tentacles broke out of her body…… A few seconds later, Lucy was dead. Her soul has forever left this world and was replaced by a parasite who looked exactly the same as her. A few years later, after a long period of gradual infection, there were only a few normal people left on Happy Planet when the youth arrived.
Finally, at 10:28 in the morning, a parasite broke out of the last human and at this moment, Happy Planet was completely destroyed.
However, the parasite did not feel that it had done anything wrong. The mouth connected to the brain continued to narrate in Lucy’s voice:
” I guess all the inhabitants of Happy Planet have already become my comrades. But in our daily lives, we still control our every move according to the original host’s emotional centre, thereby keeping the secret of the entire planet. However, when we have completed our mission of taking over bodies and other things related to our survival, we will sever the link to the copied emotional centre and use our own brain to think. Our parasite gene and body tissue are also hidden in random locations in the duplicate bodies, so that they wouldn’t be exposed even with an examination at the hospital.”
The duplicate version of Lucy’s mouth finally finished its narration and stopped talking.
System 2d14: [Ah! I had thought that this parasite was only a parasite living in Lucy’s spinal cord. It turns out that Lucy’s entire body was its main body. Just then, I had still thought that Lucy was a cute and lovely girl. I didn’t expect that……]
“You didn’t expect that Lucy’s entire being and her each and every move was that of a combination of this parasite and a copy of a part of Lucy’s brain.” The black-haired youth continued.
System 2d14: [Lord Host, that isn’t right! Why would this parasite copy Lucy’s brain? In any case, Lucy’s parents are now also parasites. Isn’t it fine to just copy the human appearance?]
The black-haired youth: “They don’t even have emotions. If they don’t replicate the human brain, how would they be able to make all kinds of expressions? Don’t tell me that they would mechanically memorise which muscles to use for each expression? Just like those parasites and the children born from parasites using human appearances, if they don’t duplicate the source material, even the most basic expressions would be stiff.”
System 2d14 finally understood: [Lord Host, what you’re saying is that the child we ran into on the street was a purebred parasite? Ah? Lord Host, how do you know everything?! Also, why is this parasite so obedient? It’s answering everything you ask.”
The black-haired youth: “They can copy and alter other people’s brains. Can’t I also do that? Just then, I have already deleted all the consciousness in its brain about itself and its species. It now doesn’t care about the life or death of its comrades, and even its own. Basically, there is only the thought of wanting to avoid pain. It will naturally answer what I ask.”
Just at this moment, the black-haired youth’s expression suddenly turned grave: “2d14, immediately make an emergency call and connect with 099.”
System 2d14 didn’t quite understand but still executed the order: [Yes, Lord Host. Ding! The call has been connected.]
The black-haired youth: “Okay, hang up.”
System 2d14: [Ah? But Lord Host, you still haven’t said anything? Huh? We only just connected; why have the call points been deducted?]
At this moment, the sound of police sirens suddenly sounded outside the window, coming from all over the place on the main street and rapidly approaching. The black-haired youth didn’t have time to deal with the chattering 2d14. Instead, he quickly controlled all his black strands to absorb the mess on the floor of the room and wrap up all of Lucy’s fragments.
System 2d14: [Ahhhh! Lord Host, I now can’t connect to the Salvation Alliance! What should I do? I disconnected!!!]
The black-haired youth was annoyed to death by this stupid system’s voice, so he switched on the TV and flipped to the news channel: “Take a look yourself.”
The female anchor on TV was currently reporting the headline content of the news with a solemn and anxious expression: “It is reported that after a 17 year old girl named Lucy went to the Starry Sky bar on the pedestrian street this night and left, she has not been found. According to video surveillance, Lucy is suspected to have been kidnapped by a black-haired man and has perhaps already met her misfortune.”
“According to the latest information that I have received, this black-haired man’s profile looks very similar to a fugitive serial killer! Now in order to apprehend this serial killer and bring him to justice, the entire planet had entered a state of emergency 10 minutes ago. During this time, the Interstellar Federation has approved Happy Planet to block all private communication between planets as well as transmissions……”
“…… The hiding location of this black-haired serial killer has already been found. Now, there are more than 200 police officers heading at top speed to Rainbow Hotel. Whether or not Lucy’s life can be saved, we are also anxiously waiting for the outcome!”
At this moment, dozens of police cars have already surrounded the hotel. Red and blue police lights were flashing outside the window curtains. A police officer used a megaphone to shout towards the upper floors of the hotel:
“The murderer who kidnapped and killed Lucy, listen up. At this moment, you are already surrounded. Don’t pointlessly resist! Now, immediately put your hands behind your head and come out……”
At this moment, with the black strands hurriedly tidying up, all of Lucy’s body tissues have already been absorbed. However, a portion of the nearly 5 litres of blood that had just flowed out of Lucy’s body had already seeped deep into the hotel’s beige carpet and onto the white pristine wall, looking particularly eye-catching! No matter how you looked at it, this room still looked like a big corpse site.
System 2d14: [Lord Host, what should we do?! They’re treating you as a serial killer! But this bloodstain can’t be wiped off ah. Lord Host, how about you put the carpet and the shirt you’re wearing into your space? In a moment, you can tell them that you’re a saviour from the Salvation Alliance.]
The black-haired youth initially didn’t want to bother with the system, but hearing 2d14’s naive way of thinking, he was also amused.
“Are you stupid?” The black-haired youth said. “Of course they know that I’m a saviour. Otherwise, why would they make a big fuss over this and put on this act? In any case, the host system has already prepared a fake serial number for me. In a moment, I will play the role of SS ranked senior saviour 0193 of the Salvation Alliance.”
System 2d14: [Ah? Why, Lord Host?]
The black-haired youth was too lazy to continue to explain. He simply warned: “Now, all the information about me in the Salvation Alliance is related to senior saviour 0193. The displayed serial number should be 0193 in the future. Don’t display it wrong.”
Although System 2d14 didn’t understand, it still obediently and diligently remembered the youth’s command: [Oh, I understand. Lord Host wants to put on an act for others. But there aren’t any humans left on this planet. Lord Host, isn’t it fine if you use your black strands to kill all of these evil parasites? Who are you now putting on an act for?]
“The Interstellar Federation. 200,000 visitors come and go every month. How can the parasites be only confined to this one planet?”
Saying this, the youth controlled the ball of black strands to rapidly rise and sprout limbs. A few minutes later, a complete brown-haired girl named Lucy once again appeared on the carpet of the room.
At this moment, the policemen have already started to break through to the upper floors of the hotel! There were also a large number of news reporters surrounding the hotel, forming an impenetrable wall.
The black-haired youth used the camouflaged strands in the corner to monitor everything while he picked up the dagger that had fallen beside the wall. He quickly stabbed the body of ‘Lucy’ that had just become intact again…… He created the scene to look as though someone had hurriedly dismantled and searched ‘Lucy’ for something. He put away the majority of the black strands into his space and only left behind a small portion to fake the scene and absorb excess blood, ensuring that the total blood volume in the room was appropriate.
At the same time, the youth was rapidly calculating: “The two of us came in through the door. I subdued the girl in the middle of the room. The two of us struggled and arrived beside the wall, where I took her life with a dagger. The blood sprayed onto the carpet and my shirt. The girl then fell to the ground and the majority of the blood flowed to the left. The carpet also has corresponding indentations……” Along with Xiao Yi’s words, the black strands simultaneously absorbed blood, alienated out blood, and even directly formed already clotted blood for the earlier actions. They also created countless footprints overlapping each other on the carpet, and even ‘Lucy’s’ corpse was correspondingly ‘made old’ to fake her time of death.
When everything was finally arranged properly, the black-haired youth put the remaining black strands into his space. He squatted down and pretended to be sweating profusely. In the last amount of time, he put on an appearance of rummaging through the corpse to find the ‘parasite’.
Just at this moment, the door was kicked open with a bang. A large group of police officers as well as reporters carrying video cameras on their shoulders came flocking in!
This acting ;eve…..Xiao Yi you deserved the oscar award!~
Thanks for the chapter<3
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Oh boy. This is gonna be a big problem 😲
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
Xiao Yi….that’s some next level acting…
Thanks for the chapter~
It’s too bad that this world is already beyond saving, but he’s really going to have his work cut out for him, tracking down these parasites everywhere else, too
Thank you so much for translating! <3
Now…he should find out where did those parasites come from and destroy their source. Good luck little alien~
thank you for the chapter
OH NO!!!!What’s Gonna Happen!!!AHHHHHHH
Thanks for the chapter!