……
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the mission: Blood Night ahead of schedule. You have obtained 20,000 Skeleton Coins, 5,000 base experience points, and you have received the unique special reward: "Function: Flesh Cataclysm"]
[Ding! Your level has reached 10, unlocking the class change quest. Additional experience has been temporarily stored and will be returned after class change.]
A long time passed.
Lynn woke up with bleary, sleepy eyes.
He instinctively reached out to rub his eyes, yawned, and murmured:
"It's morning, time to open for busin..."
But at that very moment, last night's memories came flooding back like a tidal wave.
His eyes snapped wide open, and he immediately sat bolt upright on the bed.
"Where is this..."He stared blankly at his surroundings.
It was an elegant bedroom with neatly made bedding, a small white flower on the windowsill, and a huge floor-length mirror not far away.
Memories quickly aligned with the surrounding scene.
He recognized this as the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit's room.
"Something's wrong!"
He vigorously rubbed his aching head and frowned.
Because he clearly remembered being swallowed into that monster's body yesterday, with all his flesh twisted into a mass.
But what happened after that...
became completely blurry.
"Why am I here?"
Lynn quickly threw off the covers and stood up, positioning himself before the large floor-length mirror, frowning as he examined the handsome youth reflected in the glass.
"And my body is actually... completely intact?"
Lynn looked doubtfully at his own hands, feeling an immense sense of unreality.
……
"Lynn, you're awake?!"
Downstairs in the living room.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit, who was busy in the kitchen, looked surprised at Lynn who was coming downstairs wrapped in a bedsheet.
Then she rushed over with extreme delight, grabbed Lynn by the neck, pulled him close to her face, and asked urgently:
"How is it?! How is it?! Is there anything wrong with your body?!"
Lynn looked uncertain.
"What time is it now?"
"It's already the next day."
"What about that monster?"
About ten minutes later.
After listening to the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit's account of what happened after she woke up, Lynn couldn't help but frown.
"You're saying that after you regained consciousness yesterday, you saw a large number of malignant organisms growing inside that monster's body, and then the monster was dismembered from within?"
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit stared at him and said:
"Mm, and by the time I dragged you out from inside that puppet, you were already in your current condition."
The system notification he heard before losing consciousness instantly surfaced in Lynn's mind.
[Flesh Proliferation Potion]!
That's right!
The system's final notification informed him that the mutation had completely spiraled out of control.
Clearly, during the time he was unconscious, massive mutations had proliferated within his body. Could it be that the limbs mutated from his own body dismembered that monster from the inside?
Lynn raised an eyebrow.
But if that were the case, why was he completely intact now?
"Where's that monster's corpse?"
Lynn inquired.
"In the backyard," the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit said seriously, leaning on the table. "After dragging you out of its body yesterday, I went back and brought it with me."
"Such a powerful creation must hide some mystery, I think."
Lynn immediately stood up and said, looking up:
"Take me to see it."
……
Backyard.
Lynn squatted down, frowning as he looked at the mass of foul-smelling flesh twisted in the yard.
There was almost no trace left of yesterday's monster shape—all that remained was a collapsed and distorted hollow shell.
"Bite marks?"
Lynn reached out and touched the monster's inner wall, his expression thoughtful.
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit nodded seriously: "Yes, this puppet was eaten alive from the inside by something, and judging from the situation at the time, the only thing inside this puppet's body should have been..."
She stared at Lynn.
Lynn glanced at her and said thoughtfully: "You don't suspect I ate it, do you?"
The Blood-Robed Evil Spirit said seriously: "That possibility can't be ruled out, because you were mutating very severely at the time. Even some of the monsters that appeared made me feel palpitations."
Lynn's expression grew more contemplative.
Because if this were really true, then perhaps he only appeared normal now, but had actually already developed some hidden mutation.
Without another word.
He quickly opened his basic attributes interface.
[Lynn]
[Level]: 10 (Awaiting Class Change)
[Race: Human · Mutated]
[Strength]: 22
[Agility]: 23
[Intelligence]: 26
[Constitution]: 51
[Points to Allocate]: 4
(Stats added, sorry)
[Introduction]: The crazily mutating apprentice of Bloodsaw Potion Shop, who can effortlessly navigate around various powerful creatures and excellently manage interpersonal relationships. Although unable to change his essence as a shady merchant, the excellent qualities and combat will displayed during critical moments are still commendable...
"Mutated?"
Although the system unexpectedly gave a positive introduction, which felt very pleasing.
But after seeing those two words "mutated," Lynn's heart immediately jumped to his throat.
"System! Explain! Where have I mutated?!"
Lynn immediately asked urgently in his mind.
And the next moment.
[Ding! You have triggered a mission: The Body's Reaction. Mission reward: 1,000 Skeleton Coins, 500 base experience points, 1 legendary reward]
[Mission introduction: Extensive use of the Flesh Proliferation Potion in a special environment has caused the host's body to fuse with the flesh puppet's flesh and develop malignant special mutations.]
[Mission objective: Find the body's mutation within half a day and discover a method to control it]
[Mission failure: The mutation will completely replace the host, process irreversible]
Lynn: "!!!"
I asked you where I've mutated, what's with directly giving me a mission?!
"System! Can't you just tell me where I've mutated directly?!"
[Ding! Please explore independently, host.]
At this moment.
Countless grass-mud-horse-riding lolis galloped through Lynn's heart.
He really wanted to drag this system out violently right now, press it onto the bed, and spank its bottom ten thousand times.
[Ding! Please refrain from mentally subjecting the system to malicious behavior, host. The system has already provided additional assistance. Please explore independently.]
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
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The next moment.
Under the confused gaze of the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit, Lynn suddenly stood up, turned around decisively, and said calmly:
"Sorry, I have some urgent matters to attend to. Let's meet again another time!"
Lynn quickly rushed toward the main door.
The bewildered Blood-Robed Evil Spirit said in confusion: "Huh?"
But just as Lynn rushed out for less than five seconds.
Lynn came storming back again, then right in front of the Blood-Robed Evil Spirit, he directly (goddammit!) hoisted the hollow shell of the flesh puppet onto his shoulder and ran off carrying it.
"Huh?"