Chapter 2037 Assimilated Man <TOC> Chapter 2039 Reeves
Translator: SumTLMan
His eyes, both the pupils and the whites, were a ghostly green.
Before, Angel thought it was just an organ mutation that appeared after assimilation, but now, upon closer inspection, he realized that the color of his eyes was almost identical to the surrounding green mist.
Moreover, this green was faintly glowing and showing signs of flow.
“Could it be that his body also contains such green mist?”
Although it couldn’t be confirmed yet, as soon as this thought emerged, Angel was almost certain that this might be the crux of the issue.
But even if the crux was found, how should he treat it?
Angel hesitated for a moment, his gaze turning to the little creatures, which were eating very contentedly, looking somewhat lazy.
Could they do it? Angel didn’t know the answer, but decided to let them try anyway.
Because their intelligence was too low, it took a long time for Angel to communicate his intention, and the little ones hesitated before jumping onto the man assimilated by the mushrooms.
Perhaps due to a natural aversion to humans, they were obviously very uncomfortable on the man’s body, always trying to escape.
Angel kept guiding them, and finally, after dawdling for a few minutes, they reluctantly started to move.
They opened their mouths——immature mouthparts that hadn’t even fully grown teeth yet.
They bit directly into the man’s neck… but failed to break the skin.
They bit several more times, changing spots, but still couldn’t break the skin. They could only turn their umbrella hats, open their mouths towards Angel, and blow saliva bubbles, seemingly expressing their helplessness.
Angel thought for a moment, then gently sliced towards the man’s neck with a phantasmal limb, causing three small wounds to appear.
Angel examined closely and noticed that no blood seeped from the wounds. Instead, they were filled with dense mushrooms, as if the mushrooms had replaced all the tissues in his body.
Seeing the wounds, the little creatures hesitantly approached and then fiercely sucked at the wounds with their mouthparts.
Through the gaps in the mouthparts, Angel clearly saw a large amount of bright green mist escaping, all entering the seemingly bottomless stomachs of the little ones.
As they absorbed the bright green mist, the green in the man’s eyes slowly faded, gradually returning to normal.
Angel felt a surge of joy at this sight.
About two minutes later, the little ones lifted their heads, stopping their absorption.
Angel brought them back and looked again at the man, hoping for some surprise this time.
With hope, Angel released the green rune’s compression.
As the compression lifted, the mushrooms began to move, and the scent of flames once again filled the air.
Feeling waves of malice surging up, Angel frowned.
Had it failed again?
As Angel contemplated activating his right eye again, a slightly hoarse voice came from the mushrooms’ mouthparts: “Don’t stop… don’t stop…”
Angel was initially stunned, taking a while to realize that this was a real human voice, not just conveyed through emotions.
Angel intently watched the man in the mushroom mouthpiece. His eyes seemed turbid, and he kept moving his mouth, but the only words he uttered were “Don’t stop.”
As Angel was wondering about his meaning, a wave of angry emotion suddenly burst forth: “I will kill you all!”
This transmission of emotion was accompanied by a fierce flame attack.
Angel was prepared and easily resisted the attack, activating his right eye again to suppress the isolated mushroom.
When the air became silent again, Angel looked puzzled: Speaking in the human common language meant he had regained some consciousness.
But after regaining consciousness, his words were “Don’t stop.” Was he reminding me of something?
Angel looked up at the man, searching for clues. However, at the moment of eye contact, Angel was stunned.
His eyes, which had returned to normal before, were now suffused with a faint green that was growing darker.
Realizing this, Angel quickly understood. The green mist inside the man hadn’t been eliminated, so his continuous saying “Don’t stop” was to keep the three little ones from stopping?
Thinking this, Angel immediately coaxed the three little ones to continue absorbing the green mist from the man.
This time, when the man’s eyes returned to normal, Angel still didn’t stop the little ones but took the risk of releasing the suppression of his right eye.
The isolated mushroom started to move, but this time, it showed no aggression.
The man, with his head bowed, slowly raised it to look at Angel standing outside the mouthpiece.
“…Thank you.” The man said in a hoarse voice.
Upon hearing his gratitude, Angel understood that he was correct this time.
“I don’t know who you are, but I know that throughout everything that happened before, you never actively attacked me. Whatever you want to get from me is okay. But please don’t let… them stop extracting the parasites from my body, because the parasites are continuously breeding. Once they stop, I will lose control again.”
The man’s tone was slow, but it answered Angel’s previous confusion.
The bright green mist indeed continuously breeds. To maintain the man’s clarity, it is necessary to continuously extract the newly formed bright green mist from his body.
Although the answer had emerged, Angel’s heart was not at all relieved. If the effect of Mystlight is indeed so domineering, is there any hope for humans controlled by Mystlight?
“I promise you, I will let them continue to absorb the green mist in your body… the parasites you mentioned.” Angel paused: “From what you’re saying, although you are controlled by Mystlight, you can perceive what is happening in the outside world?”
“Mystlight?”
Angel lightly snapped his fingers, displaying the illusion of the mature Mystlight in front of him: “This is Mystlight, you should be familiar with it.”
“So it’s called Mystlight…” The man seemed somewhat dazed: “Of course, I’m familiar with it because my current situation is all caused by it.”
As he said this, a mix of anger, excitement, fear, and timidity flashed through the man’s eyes.
As the man’s emotions grew increasingly intense, Angel coughed lightly, drawing his attention.
“Let’s set aside the question I asked you earlier, and start with introductions,” Angel decided to ease the mood, voluntarily offering his own name and then turning his gaze to the man, implying that he should do the same.
“Angel, did you say your name is Angel? Are you a disciple of Lord Phantom Master?”
Angel nodded.
“That’s not right. I’ve seen what Angel looks like in a magazine, and he’s an apprentice, you…” The man’s face was filled with confusion.
Angel gave a faint smile and dispelled his shape-shifting spell, reverting back to his elegant, blond noble appearance.
“My mentor is indeed Sanders. As for my abilities, well, I have recently advanced to formal wizard. It’s normal that you wouldn’t be aware.”
Although the man remained somewhat skeptical, he didn’t press further, considering it rare to encounter another human in such a place.
“I’m called Reeves, from the Vansair family.”