——At the end of the long and winding corridor, there is bottomless darkness.
Blending with the night outside the window, a huge outline of a beast slowly emerged in the boundless darkness.
All the noise in the surrounding environment disappeared in an instant, leaving only the monster's footsteps approaching slowly.
Its shadow casts on the nearby wall, twisting and deforming under the dim light, making it appear particularly huge for a while.
"Here he comes."
Yan Jingxing noticed the nervousness in his heart, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, showing an excited expression.
"As expected, it only appeared for hunting. After the hosts of the Hairless One were defeated by us first, it couldn't wait any longer."
The monster they were chasing before now came to them, proving that his guess and strategy were correct.
"...It seems that this beast is not afraid of us."
Xie Yuzhi said softly.
"The reason why it avoided us just now was just because it had a cunning personality or simply wanted to tease us."
"That sounds really annoying." Ji Chunzao muttered to the side, brooding over the fact that he had been tricked by a dog.
…
Yan Jingxing was fully prepared and ready.
As a warrior, he naturally stood at the front.
When the monster walked out of the darkness and the full picture appeared in front of the young people, everyone's breathing paused slightly.
Dr. Sun still vividly remembered the dog that appeared ten years ago. He described it as "a dog with jet black fur, the size of a calf, and two mouths."
This already sounded quite scary, but after actually seeing what it looked like, Yan Jingxing felt that his description was too conservative.
"It looks completely different from the description. Is it because ten years have passed and it has grown again?"
Beneath the fluffy jet-black fur are the outlines of bulging muscles, and you can even see protruding blood-red lines in the uncovered areas.
This is a beast that is over one meter tall, nearly three meters long, and weighs over two hundred kilograms. It has a thick skull, a strong jaw, and pupils the size of copper bells that shine brightly.
It is not correct to say that it is a wolf or a dog, because there is no such strong and huge canine creature on the earth today. It is like a ferocious beast that has traveled from ancient times, and its appearance is more like a beast from ancient times. An adult male lion hunting on the grassland.
——And it doesn’t have two mouths at all!
"...It actually has two heads. What kind of creature is this?"
A head grew out of the black dog's neck, like a deformed sarcoma, but it clearly had eyes, nose, and mouth. This head, together with the black dog's head, grinned at them.
Just when Yan Jingxing and the others were shocked, the two-headed black dog suddenly stopped moving forward.
Although this monster is not afraid of them, it obviously realizes that these human children are not ordinary people, otherwise it would not deliberately guide them to consume physical strength.
The two-headed black dog showed an intimidating expression while maintaining a distance of seven to eight meters from the boy, wandering back and forth in the middle of the corridor, a pair of beast eyes staring at him fiercely.
Taking this opportunity, Yan Jingxing immediately asked the girl behind him for information.
"Chun Zao, can you 'see' anything about this monster? Anything is fine."
Since Xie Yuzhi and Ji Chunzao did not have the ability to fight head-on, they had retreated to the corridor to prevent patients or medical staff from approaching. At the same time, they were nervously watching the situation where one person and one dog were confronting each other.
"Okay, I'm sorting it out..."
Yan Jingxing did not turn around, he only heard the girl's answer from behind. Her voice trembled slightly due to nervousness, but probably because he was blocking the front, there was no fear in her words.
"It's called 'Headsplitter', and it's a parasitic organism."
"Parasite?" Yan Jingxing was stunned for a moment and looked at the ferocious-looking two-headed black dog not far away, "It?"
With this look and this style, he is definitely worthy of being called the Five Great Three Thousands. Who is going to be a parasite?
"No, this dog is in a parasitic state."
Ji Chunzao said. After hearing this, Xie Yuzhi beside her seemed to understand.
"The Splithead...is this name a parasite similar to the Spargan? It's very similar to the Hairless One?"
"Hmm. According to the knowledge in my head, the Head Splitter is the natural enemy of the Hairless One, and both are parasites. The difference between them is that the Hairless One will constantly change hosts and rely on devouring brains to survive. ; Relatively speaking, the Head Splitter is a more 'mild' parasitic life. Once it selects a host, it will not change its target until the host dies."
"Despite its name, the Head Splitter will not actually harm the host's brain. Instead, it will create a new 'brain' in the host's body, sharing the nutrients provided by the body's circulation with the original brain; this parasitism is reflected in the appearance. , that is, the organism hosted by the Head Splitter will slowly grow a second head."
Ji Chunzao's tone when he spoke was like reciting the words from an illustrated book of alien creatures.
"...The life forms hosted by the Head Splitter will become far superior to the same kind in the group in terms of physique, intelligence, and even the length of the life cycle, and will even have special senses and reaction abilities..."
Compared to the "Hairless One", the "Head-Splitting One" holds significantly more weight in the knowledge mastered by the alien priests, which shows that the latter's existence value is higher in the eyes of the aliens.
The reason is easy to imagine. Compared with the hairless ones who only do violent damage and rely on constantly changing hosts to get food, the head splitters are not simple pests. They have chosen the path of coexistence with their hosts.
It can even promote the strengthening of the living body. Compared with the "insignificant" cost of providing nutrients for a brain that does not belong to you at certain times, the host living body is undoubtedly developing in a higher way. ——
As long as you don't mind growing a second head on your body.
According to the statement in the explorer's diary, the civilization developed by the aliens is based on highly developed biotechnology, so it is not surprising that they would be interested in strange beings like the "Head Splitter".
"...I'm afraid that a head-splitter came to this planet one day, chose a black dog on the earth as its host, and developed to this extent ten years later."
Xie Yuzhi said in a low voice.
"The hairless ones, which also use the brains of living organisms as a source of nutrients, are the most delicious and valuable prey for the split-headed creatures. This is easy to understand... Therefore, I am afraid it will not give up on these patients easily."
Miss Xie finally couldn't restrain her inner worries and raised her voice to remind:
"You have to be careful, Jing Xing. As long as you don't get hurt, run away immediately if you encounter danger!"
Yan Jingxing did not turn around, but waved to the two girls hiding behind him in response.
The smile that appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth has not disappeared since just now.
…
Okay, what to do next?
Yan Jingxing carefully and carefully observed every move of this "split-headed dog". He noticed that the monster's pace of pacing and turning in circles had changed: the intimidation element in its tentative actions was getting higher and higher, and it was grinning. The impatience and brutality displayed in the war are becoming increasingly apparent.
It seemed that the Split-Headed Dog would soon lose control and make its first tentative attack on him.
But compared to the monsters opposite him, the one who really surprised Yan Jingxing was himself.
He did not turn on his warrior instinct, and his inner emotions were not suppressed by absolute rationality, so Yan Jingxing could clearly feel the emotions surging in his heart at this moment:
There is fear and tension, but what really occupies the majority is a kind of joy full of tension and excitement——
He is looking forward to the fight.
At this moment, Yan Jingxing deeply realized that he was indeed different.
A series of adventures brought him not only the superpower itself, but also subtly inspired the innate adventurous and aggressive factors in his body, which was enough to drive him to overcome the fear of facing monsters as now.
Including what happened yesterday, it would have been impossible for Yan Jingxing to agree to fight in the ring with an adult.
He used to be a good student, listening to his teachers and parents, trying to be a well-behaved child, and never thought about fighting anyone; but now he has become accustomed to fighting, and feels that this feeling is not annoying, but annoying. feel……
passionate.
Yan Jingxing moved his body, licked his dry lips, and took out a few knives, ready to activate his abilities at any time.
What Xie Yuzhi said to him last night was the final word -
"Don't be afraid to use your own weapons. If it doesn't work, Chunzao and I will be watching you."
Miss Xie has already talked to this extent, what else do I have to fear?
"call."
There was a sound of wind.
Yan Jingxing's pupils shrank slightly, and while concentrating his thoughts, he activated his warrior instinct, and his eyes became as deep as ancient wells in the mountains;
At the same time, the split-headed dog had jumped into the air. Its jumping ability was far beyond that of ordinary beasts. Yan Jingxing in his normal state did not notice the jump just now. He did not react until he heard the sound. In other words It is said that it has exceeded the dynamic vision and reaction ability of ordinary people.
And this hesitation in the blink of an eye is enough for this monster to cross nearly half the distance in the air; the remaining three or four meters of distance will be quickly closed in the remaining time of no more than half a breath.
If he were really an ordinary person, what he would have felt the whole time was that Ichika was thrown to the ground in front of him without seeing anything clearly, and he had no time to make any resistance.
However, Yan Jingxing had already opened his "eyes".
The flow of time slowed down in an instant, like the world in slow motion, reflected on the surface of his pupils.
The slightly rotating lens receives the picture information, projects the information carried by the light onto the retinal nerve at the bottom of the eyeball, and then transmits the integrated information to the brain;
The high-speed brain analyzes the current situation and thinks about strategies with astonishing sensitivity, and transmits instructions through the spinal cord, a medium that reads information and outputs signals. The spinal cord in turn transmits movement signals by connecting receptors such as muscles, skin, and internal organs to the spinal nerves between the spine. Spreading out radially throughout the body——
Everything was accumulating power in his body at an astonishingly terrifying speed.
Almost at the moment when the split-headed dog jumped into the air and began to fall under the action of gravity, Yan Jingxing finished adjusting the posture of exerting force. Different muscle groups continued to gather their outlines from shoulders to arms according to the direction of exertion. Finally, all the strength of the whole body was concentrated on the point where the fingertips flew out with super high efficiency.
The knife pierced the air.
At this distance, there was no chance of him missing the throw.
"oh……?"
Even if the conflict has occurred at this moment, the two sides in the head-on confrontation are still engaged in a constant game.
For example, now, the Split-Headed Dog's reaction exceeded Yan Jingxing's expectations: even in the state of being "in mid-air", it could still dodge the flying knives by fine-tuning its posture.
but……
"it's useless."
The second and third flying knives had already drawn an arc and were thrown towards the split-headed dog's eyes and other head.
Whether it is the speed of the flying knife or the bite speed of the split-headed dog, they are already extremely fast, and ordinary people cannot react at all; but in the eyes of Yan Jingxing, who is thinking at a high speed, their trajectories are all in the "decelerating" time flow. Clearly identifiable.
"As long as it's impossible to reach the same level of reflexes as me, it's impossible to see through my actions."
Yan Jingxing was full of confidence in this.
The only thing he cared about was whether the fists he threw with his own strength could cause effective damage to the enemy, so he specifically found a weapon like the "flying knife" that suited him.
"Pah, pah!"
The Split-Headed Dog landed on the ground in a somewhat embarrassed manner and slid for a distance on the floor. There were already bleeding wounds on the other head and legs.
The wound is not deep and needs to be repaired!
Yan Jingxing quickly took out the remaining two flying knives, and one of them flew towards the monster's vitals again. The remaining one was held in his hand, and at the same time he pounced on it.
It can be said that "people with great skills are bold". Now he has no fear. He lowered his head slightly to avoid the claws of the split-headed dog, bullied him into the inner circle, bowed his waist and lower back, and accumulated strength like a spring. You can jump up at any time.
Next, it's my turn to attack!
However, the split-headed dog's reaction after being injured was unexpected: it turned its head and rushed towards the window next to it.
"boom!"
The black dog jumped on the window sill, smashed through the glass window and rushed out. The crystal fragments shimmered like a rainbow bridge shining through the dim night sky after the rain.
In fact, the wound Yan Jingxing left on it was not deep, but it still chose to escape immediately without hesitation.
Yan Jingxing, who was in a state of activated instinct, also showed no hesitation or confusion. After recovering the flying knife, he immediately followed the split-headed dog and jumped onto the window sill. He grabbed his collar and covered his face with his hands, and jumped out of the window facing the debris.
"..."
It wasn't until the figures of each person and beast disappeared into the vast night that the shattered glass fragments fell onto the ground with a crisp resounding sound.
Only Ji Chunzao and Xie Yuzhi were left in the corner, looking at each other.
"Chase!"
The two of them finally came to their senses at this time and chased Yan Jingxing and Split-Headed Dog along the corridor.
