When the three of them returned to the upper floor again, they saw a messy scene:
The walls, ceilings and floors can be seen everywhere with dents left by the corrosion of the slime, just like a battlefield full of craters.
Most of the large hairless man's body was torn and bitten off, leaving the smaller half of his head lying quietly on the side. The originally bloated and fat body deflated like a deflated balloon, as if it was inlaid with a ring of sharp teeth. Teeth pocket.
The ground was covered with acidic mucus that exploded from its body. The hairless man's head was motionless, apparently completely dead.
On the other side, a black dog with two heads was licking the wounds on its body. When it saw them appearing, it immediately stood up and let out a wary "Woo" sound in its throat.
The left front leg was lame, the result of a wound made by Yan Jingxing; the right hind leg was missing half of it, most likely bitten off by a hairless man.
The originally dark and shiny fur was now corroded, exposing bare muscles, like a stray dog with a skin disease; both heads were blind with one eye, and the sight was very miserable.
"The result of the battle between them was that I made a choice. Jing Xing, can you do me a favor?"
Xie Yuzhi's voice was weak, but the excitement in his tone did not diminish at all.
"you say."
"I'm just a little short of being able to control the Split-Headed Dog," she said. "But its resistance is still very tenacious, and my current consciousness is not strong enough to break the shell. So, I need external help."
"what should I do?"
"According to my perception, the battle with the Hairless Man has actually pushed it to the limit, but it's hard to say if it can recover afterwards."
Xie Yuzhi stared at the physical signs of the Split-Headed Dog. There were a lot of pitted and corroded marks on its body. However, after only a short while, the white smoke released by the acidic mucus had disappeared; the wounds left behind were getting worse in minutes. It heals at a very fast speed, and its recovery ability is terrifying.
"...Hey, isn't its wound recovery speed too fast?"
Yan Jingxing also noticed this.
"Yes. On the one hand, the self-healing ability of the head-splitting host is very strong. On the other hand, it is because it has just received a large amount of nutrients."
The Hairless One relies on eating the host's brain to survive, while the Head Splitter relies on hunting the former to obtain more energy at once, even enough to allow its host to evolve to the next stage.
Xie Yuzhi closed one eye and saw the red light group symbolizing the split-headed dog's consciousness flickering and rising and falling.
"Sure enough... I can feel that the intensity of consciousness is closely related to the physical senses. Therefore, if you want to make it succumb faster, you need to make the Head Splitter feel more pain and make it weaker."
"no problem."
Yan Jingxing curled up the corners of his mouth, picked up the knife, and walked slowly towards the split-headed dog huddled in the corner.
In short, isn't this just "beating up a drowned dog"? Who wouldn't be good at it?
Facing the approaching human boy, the seriously injured split-headed dog subconsciously curled up and retracted its two heads.
"I'll kick him downstairs later. You two, don't peek. The scene may be very bloody, so be careful not to be frightened."
"Okay~ Got it."
…
A few minutes later.
Yan Jingxing returned to the second floor.
"I've done it," he said. "I see it's lying there motionless. How about you?"
"...It's done."
Xie Yuzhi let out a small breath and put down her tired hands.
Her body swayed and she almost fell backwards. Fortunately, Ji Chunzao was there to support her.
"...Jing Xing, did you just... abuse a dog?"
The little girl looked back and forth with a strange expression at Yan Jingxing's trousers and sleeves, which were all stained with blood.
"Don't make it sound like I'm a pervert."
Yan Jingxing replied angrily.
"I just cut a few wounds on it to bleed it to prevent it from recovering. It would be irresponsible to let it roam around."
Even so, he still had to activate his instinct before he could take action. Yan Jingxing felt that his will was still not firm enough.
"I just heard Yuzhi say 'it's done'. Does that mean this is enough?"
Ji Chunzao looked at Xie Yuzhi again, his bright eyes always shining with curiosity.
"Well, my 'mind control' succeeded."
Miss Xie waved casually in the direction downstairs.
"Come on, come on."
Not long after, the two-headed black dog covered in bruises limped up the stairs.
"Show me a roll on the ground."
It immediately obeyed and obeyed, just like the kind of dog that was specially trained to perform. Just because he was covered in blood, he looked a little pitiful.
"Rise and bow."
The black dog immediately stood up.
It's quite scary to suddenly make such a move with its huge size. It doesn't look like a dog, but more like a bear ready to pounce.
But because one of its legs was broken, this position was not stable for it at all, and it quickly fell to the ground.
"Can this leg... still recover?"
"With its self-healing ability, it should still be possible. But it will definitely take time to recover from the missing limbs. Do you want to watch any other performances?"
"Forget it, it's so pitiful to be injured so badly." Ji Chunzao said, "I still have to be bullied by you..."
"Who bullied me?"
Xie Yuzhi glared at her.
She walked up to the split-headed dog and examined the wounds on its body.
"You look like this. I can't find anyone else to help you look at your injuries. I'm afraid of scaring others. But..."
Xie Yuzhi clapped her hands.
"I'll give you a 'little snack' to eat, and consider it as a benefit to my subordinates."
As he spoke, a hairless man slowly crawled out from the corner.
When the Split-Headed Dog saw it, its pair of beast eyes suddenly lit up and it pounced on it.
Xie Yuzhi stopped controlling his first "soldier". The hairless man had just woken up when he saw his natural enemy staring at him with his big mouth open. There was no other companion around him, so he was so frightened that he quickly curled up and jumped several meters away.
But this was obviously meaningless. The two-headed black dog rushed forward, grabbed the leech monster's neck in one bite, bit it into two pieces while it was still struggling, and swallowed the dead hairless man straight into its belly.
Even after just a feast, the Headsplitter is still greedy for its prey.
"That was your first 'soldier'. Isn't the end too pitiful?"
Yan Jingxing looked a little funny.
"The Hairless Man existing alone is of little significance to us. In addition, we still have to control the Head-Splitting Man. We might as well save some of our consciousness consumption just in case."
Xie Yuzhi rubbed her temples. She felt that her head was still aching.
This is probably the sequelae of overusing the king's abilities. In addition, every second she spends maintaining control of her consciousness is a drain on her.
“Also, there’s the issue of spring algae.”
"My fault?"
The little girl stared at Yan Jing in surprise.
"Yes, just because you said something like, 'Don't you feel uncomfortable mentally controlling a leech?'" Miss Xie complained, "I didn't care at first, but now I can't help it. I don’t care anymore, I can’t get through this psychologically.”
I see. Yan Jingxing nodded clearly. It was because of his ugly appearance, so there was nothing he could do about it.
Although the appearance of a black dog with two heads is not very good-looking - it should be described as "ferocious", but compared to the wet invertebrate mollusk, it is still easier to accept on a psychological level.
"Okay, let's go."
Xie Yuzhi covered her mouth and yawned slightly.
The tense emotions were finally relaxed. After a long period of tension and excitement, she felt that she could fall asleep as soon as the back of her head touched the pillow.
"I'm already satisfied. I just wanted to test my ability tonight, but I didn't expect to get a useful 'soldier' chess piece..."
She looked at her companions.
"What about you? Are you going back now?"
Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao looked at each other and replied almost at the same time:
"Go back. I can finally use my own abilities to fight. It's a good try for me."
"It was a good adventure and I was very satisfied with meeting a new alien creature."
"That's good."
It wasn't until this moment that Xie Yuzhi remembered something.
"Ah, by the way, my driver is still waiting for me outside... I have to go back quickly."
*
On the way downstairs, they happened to meet the combination of Dr. Sun and the security guard.
When Dr. Sun saw them, he looked surprised.
"You...who are you? Where did you come from? It's very dangerous here. Hurry up—"
Yan Jingxing walked past him while talking.
"If you're worried about the dog, don't worry. We've chased it away."
"...W-what?"
"The damage in the corridor is quite serious, so be careful; there are also a dozen patients. They should still be in a coma and need timely treatment."
Dr. Sun turned his head and stared blankly at the backs of the young people walking away. The leading boy among them waved to him without looking back.
"No need to thank us, it's just a little effort."
They walked away very gracefully, and Dr. Sun didn't even have time to react. They were all gone.
Until the security guard tugged on his sleeve and whispered:
"What they say is probably true."
"Really?... The dog barking suddenly stopped just now, and I came over to check the situation... Wait, how do you know it's true?"
"Because when the patients in the North District suddenly went crazy and besieged me, it was the young man in the lead who saved me..."
The security guard told everything that happened before.
Dr. Sun's expression changed as he listened.
Although it sounds a bit incredible, after all, he has really seen strange things, so he has no doubts. He just said with a wry smile:
"Then you are very lucky, and you happened to meet someone who has the ability to solve this problem. Alas, if someone as powerful as that had appeared back then, you wouldn't have..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but shake his head, seemingly remembering his colleague who died after his throat was bitten by a patient ten years ago.
"That's still a bunch of kids, right?"
"Yes, I think he is only fourteen or fifteen years old."
"It's amazing... I don't know if they go to school locally. Maybe they are in the same school as my relatives' children."
*
When they walked out of the hospital, they saw that the driver had got out of the car, anxious as an ant on a hot pot. It was not until he saw the eldest lady coming back that he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly came over to greet her.
"Miss, are you done with your affairs?"
It had been so long since the agreed time, and even the fool knew that it was not possible just to visit the teacher, but the driver did not dare to ask about the specific situation, so he could only confirm her wishes and whether she wanted to leave.
"alright."
Xie Yuzhi's tone was relaxed.
"Go back. ...Oh, by the way, before that, can you open the trunk for me?"
"You have something to store?"
The driver was a little confused. He saw that all these young people were empty-handed.
"Yeah, just open it."
Although the driver didn't understand what he meant, he did it anyway.
But the moment the trunk was opened, a strong black shadow swooped in. The whole car jolted dullly, and the tires sank into the ground a little.
Yan Jingxing put the lid down smoothly, but it couldn't be closed at all.
"Then, what is that?"
The driver stuttered a bit when he spoke. He didn't see clearly what it was because his vision was blocked, and he only felt that something huge and scary got into the car.
"An injured stray dog, we brought it back after seeing how pitiful it was."
Where can there be such a big dog! The driver thought to himself and said with a wry smile:
"Then don't put it in the trunk, in case you can't breathe..."
"It's okay, it doesn't mind."
Yan Jingxing clapped his hands and greeted with a smile.
"Okay, let's go!"
(End of chapter)
