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[Ding! Congratulations on completing the task: Blood Night beyond expectations. You have received 20,000 Skull Coins, 5000 base experience, and a unique special reward: "Function: Flesh Catastrophe."]
[Ding! Your level has reached 10. Initiating the job change task. Additional experience will be temporarily stored and returned after the job change.]
After a long time.
Lin En awoke groggily.
He instinctively reached out to rub his eyes, yawned, and murmured:
"The day has broken, time to open the shop..."
But in that instant, memories of the previous night surged back like a tidal wave.
His eyes snapped open, and he sat up straight in bed.
"Where is this..."
He looked around in astonishment.
It was an elegant bedroom, the bed neatly made, a small white flower on the windowsill, and a large full-length mirror not far away.
His memories quickly aligned with the surroundings.
He recognized this as the Blood-Clad Wraith's room.
"Something's not right!"
He forcefully rubbed his aching head and frowned.
Because he clearly remembered being devoured by that monster yesterday, his entire body twisted into a mass of flesh.
But what happened afterward was a blur.
"Why am I here?"
Lin En quickly threw off the covers and stood up, examining the handsome young man in the large mirror with a frown.
"And my body... is completely intact?"
Lin En hesitantly looked at his hands, feeling as if he were in a dream.
……
"Lin En, you're awake?!"
In the downstairs living room.
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The Blood-Clad Wraith, busy in the kitchen, looked up in surprise as Lin En descended the stairs wrapped in a bedsheet.
She rushed over in delight, grabbed Lin En by the neck, and pulled him close, asking urgently:
"How are you? Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Lin En hesitated.
"What time is it now?"
"It's already the second day."
"And that monster?"
Several minutes later.
After listening to the Blood-Clad Wraith's account of waking up, Lin En frowned deeply.
"You mean, after you regained consciousness yesterday, you saw a large number of malignant creatures growing inside that monster, and then it was dismembered from within?"
The Blood-Clad Wraith stared at him and said:
"Yes, after I dragged you out of that puppet, you were already in this state."
Lin En's mind flashed back to the system prompt he heard before losing consciousness.
[Flesh Growth Potion]!
That's right!
The system's final prompt informed him that the mutation had spiraled out of control.
Apparently, during the time he was unconscious, a massive mutation had occurred within him. Could it be that the mutated parts of his body dismembered the monster from the inside?
Lin En raised an eyebrow.
But if that's the case, why is he perfectly fine now?
"Where's the monster's body?"
Lin En asked.
"In the backyard," the Blood-Clad Wraith said seriously, leaning on the table. "After I dragged you out of it yesterday, I went back and brought it here."
"This powerful creation must be hiding some mystery."
Lin En immediately stood up and said:
"Take me to see it."
……
In the backyard.
Lin En crouched down, frowning at the twisted, foul-smelling mass of flesh in the yard.
It was almost impossible to discern the shape of the monster from yesterday. All that remained was a collapsed and twisted shell.
"Bite marks?"
Lin En reached out to touch the monster's inner wall, his expression thoughtful.
The Blood-Clad Wraith nodded seriously and said, "Yes, this puppet was eaten from the inside by something, and from the situation at the time, there should have only been..."
She stared at Lin En.
Lin En glanced at her and pondered, "You don't think I ate it, do you?"
The Blood-Clad Wraith said seriously, "I can't rule out that possibility, because you were mutating very severely at the time, and even some of the creatures that appeared made my heart race."
Lin En's expression grew more contemplative.
Because if that's true, then maybe he only appears normal now, but in reality, some latent mutation has already occurred.
Without hesitation.
He quickly opened his basic attribute interface.
[Lin En]
[Level]: 10 (Pending job change)
[Race: Human Race · Mutation]
[Strength]: 22
[Agility]: 23
[Intelligence]: 26
[Constitution]: 51
[Unassigned Points]: 4
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[Description]: A crazed mutant apprentice at the Blood Saw Apothecary, adept at navigating around powerful creatures and maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships. Although unable to change his nature as a shrewd merchant, his commendable qualities and fighting spirit in times of crisis are still worthy of praise...
"Mutation?"
Although the system unexpectedly provided a positive description, which was quite pleasing.
But seeing the word "mutation," Lin En's heart leaped into his throat.
"System! Explain! Where am I mutated?!"
Lin En urgently asked in his mind.
And at that moment.
[Ding! You have triggered the task: Body's Reaction. Task reward: 1000 Skull Coins, 500 base experience, 1 legendary reward.]
[Task Description: Extensive use of Flesh Growth Potion in a special environment has caused the host's body to merge with the flesh of the Flesh Puppet, resulting in a malignant special mutation.]
[Task Objective: Find the body's mutation within half a day and discover a way to control it.]
[Task Failure: The mutation will completely replace the host, and the process is irreversible.]
Lin En: "!!!"
I asked you where I'm mutated, and you give me a task instead!
"System! Can't you just tell me where the mutation is?!"
[Ding! Please explore on your own, host.]
At this moment.
Countless little girls riding grass mud horses galloped through Lin En's heart.
He really wanted to grab this system, pin it down, and spank it a thousand times.
[Ding! Please refrain from harboring malicious thoughts towards the system. The system has provided additional help. Please explore on your own.]
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Here's an emoji for you, figure it out yourself!!
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The next moment.
Under the bewildered gaze of the Blood-Clad Wraith, Lin En suddenly stood up, turned around, and said calmly:
"Sorry, I have some urgent matters to attend to. Let's meet again later!"
Lin En quickly dashed towards the door.
The bewildered Blood-Clad Wraith said, "Huh?"
But just as Lin En rushed out, not five seconds later.
Lin En came storming back, and right in front of the Blood-Clad Wraith, he picked up the empty shell of the Flesh Puppet and ran off with it.
"I'm taking this useless flesh back to make potions. See you later!"
"Huh?"
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