Thanks for the invitation. I am a parasite in Terra.

The woman with short white hair is walking barefoot on the beach.

The moonlight illuminated her surroundings, making them sparkle and glitter, as if she were covered with a layer of silver-white gauze, showing her holiness and nobility...

She bent down, scooped up a handful of sea water, wet her face, washed away the blood from the sea on her face and at the corners of her mouth, and gave a gentle smile to Dario and Laurentina.

And those eyes, those gentle eyes like the blue moon.

The delicate face that seemed to come alive from plaster was stained with a little sea water, and Dario's heart seemed to slow down for a moment.

He had never seen such a perfect woman...

Just like a fake puppet.

But it's so...beautiful.

"Good evening, Mr. Inquisitor. Your wounds haven't healed yet, right? And with the attack just now, is it really okay?"

The nun looked at him with concern and asked in a very friendly manner.

"Huh? You weren't just pretending to look injured? And you ran so fast. It turns out that the Inquisitors are all paranoid..."

"Good evening, beautiful lady. What should I call you, bounty hunter? Deep-sea hunter? Or...Nun?"

Dario noticed the other person's clothes, which were the style of the Deep Sea Church.

"A nun? Don't worry. She's just a disguise to appease the lost people."

"But if you want to call me that, I don't mind. After all, if you insist, I am one of those people who believes in the existence of God."

Zuo Jian walked forward and stood next to Laurentina.

".....Did you get rid of Haisi?"

"Yes, after all, we can't just let them crawl onto the beach at will."

"Really? Really..."

Dario continued to stare at the woman in front of him. That face was about to take away his mind. Damn, is this some kind of Originium skill?

no.....

He bit his tongue and tried to wake himself up.

"What's wrong with you? You don't look well. Do you need me to help you get treated?"

Zuo Jian came forward, his gentle face and concerned tone made Dario feel that today's conversation must end here.

I could clearly feel the Originium technique, but why did I feel like I was being affected by something?

"I'm sorry, ma'am. I can leave on my own, but if possible, I hope we can have a formal talk tomorrow about the church and the intelligence about Saltwind City."

When she heard the word "intelligence", Zuo Jian's eyes suddenly lit up, and she came straight to Dario and expressed her interest.

The latter didn't hold back and quickly expressed that he still had

He left in a hurry as he had important matters behind him.

Zuo Jian and Laurentina were left there with some regret.

"What a pity! I thought we could get some useful information out of it."

"Hoo, Laurentina, are you okay? I seemed to hear you calling me earlier..."

The nun looked a little disappointed, then turned to look at Laurentina.

However, the next moment, a hand was placed directly on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw Laurentina sticking to her back and looking at her coldly.

"Zajian, are you so happy to have a body that can move freely?"

"....well?"

"No, what happened suddenly?"

Laurentina's gaze became even colder.

"Ha, it seems like you are quite satisfied with your own aesthetics, yes, your friendly personality matches this sculpted face of yours, and also..."

She lowered her eyes and looked at the considerable rise and fall of the other person's chest.

"Ah? It's just that women's appearance is more likely to win the favor and trust of others. What are you talking about-"

".....Okay, okay, it seems like you don't like this look. I should have used a male appearance..."

"Male appearance..."

Laurentina was stunned, and then suddenly remembered Zuo Jian's initial gentle attitude towards her, and the way he used his body to coax Anita.

Become....male?

.......

"That won't work!!!"

"No, Laurentina, what are you talking about..."

"Come back! Zuojian, come back to me, don't stay outside! Now! Immediately! Immediately!"

An inexplicable sense of crisis drove Laurentina to say something almost willful.

But... I don't have the right to restrict Zuo Jian at will, right?

But, but.....I don't want to...

.....

The nun's body seemed to have become a dull puppet, only able to obey simple commands.

[I really can't do anything with you. Anyway, you're not a child, are you? I was away for a while and you...]

“…”

Zuo Jian was halfway through his words when he saw Laurentina seemed to realize her own gaffe. She wanted to apologize for her willful request but didn't know how to start.

[I won’t leave.]

"Ugh?"

Laurentina was startled, feeling part of the ribbon of her skirt floating up, and then she gently stroked her head.

[I've already said it, no matter what happens, I won't leave.]

"Really?"

[Oh, really.]

"Really, really, really?"

[Real ×3]

"...You are not allowed to use other bodies casually! For example, this one...you can only use it when necessary!"

[But I still have to talk to Dario tomorrow to get information.]

"Is it not enough for you to have me? Zuojian!"

However, before Zuo Jian could answer, Laurentina took a deep breath and continued as if she was struggling with herself.

"Then, then it will only be once tomorrow!"

[Okay, just once.]

Zuo Jian replied lovingly.

What happened to this kid today?

Also, does she hate the face she made on that body?

This is obviously the work that I am most satisfied with.

Forget it, Laurentina doesn’t like it, maybe it’s my own problem.

Zuo Jian thought so.

Thirty-third, compatriots

After comforting Laurentina, Zuo Jian sighed as he saw that she had become her usual cheerful self again.

But then again.......

What did I just do on the coastline?

Zuo Jian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found that his memory of how he dealt with Hai Si who climbed ashore was very vague.

I vaguely remember that I seemed to have eaten something with a fishy smell...

And he seems quite happy... Wait a minute.

fishy smell?

Haisi?

Wait, why am I interested in this thing?

Zuo Jian couldn't remember having any special liking for fish or seafood. On the contrary, he even had some resistance to certain shellfish.

But...is there anything on Haisi that could interest him, or this body?

At the beginning, it was also possible that his slight loss of control was not due to Laurentina, but more likely that the part of Haisi in her body triggered his predatory instinct...

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Jian could only conclude that this situation was probably due to the basic hostility he showed towards Hai Si, a life form that was also capable of assimilation and spread, after he transformed his life form.

Maybe there is a lot of hatred between colleagues?

However, the above judgment is just a conservative guess made by Zuo Jian as an outsider based on the limited information at the moment.

At this moment, his knowledge of Hai Si, a life form left over from the pre-Terra civilization, was just the tip of the iceberg...

Of course, he couldn't get the full picture, just as even everything Laurentina knew about Hai Si was so scarce and thin.

If he is lucky enough, Zuo Jian may not know for a long time what kind of gene sequence in Hai Si's body aroused his desire.

...............

...

Rewind time to a few minutes ago.

Back to when the scarlet nun was madly enjoying the gift from the deep sea.

The instinctive desire is released, and primitive pheromones begin to be emitted from the whole body.

The desire to prey and devour.

This is pure instinct and malice directed against a specific genetic sequence.

Zuo Jian's will was enough to suppress the spread of this will, but the pure malice generated from instinct in just that moment was enough to make a certain race feel disgusted and fearful.

For Hai Si, this malice actually does not have much impact, because... in the final analysis, it is only directed at a certain part hidden in their body, not Hai Si himself.

So, the question is, what race is this instinct directed at?

......

..

Chernobyl, Ursus. The core city area.

Time: 15 minutes before Zuo Jian regained consciousness.

"....?"

Amaya was stunned for a moment, then took out a small special glass bottle wrapped in layers from her arms.

Inside was a semi-solidified scarlet liquid.

This is the blood of a special hunter.

Of course, she couldn't give all of these precious samples to someone for research.

Even if she hoped that the other party could make some discoveries and breakthroughs, she would not pin all her hopes on that.

The Ursus Empire's achievements in the field of biology are actually not low. Amaya understands that the Empire's research institute can combine the fragments of evil spirits with the human body to create an extremely terrifying imperial blade.

And it just so happened that among that group of researchers, I happened to know one of them.

The last drop of blood I intend to give to...

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