touchnovel Chapter 187 If you can ride a dragon and slay demons, why would you need a water-based system?
Chapter 187 If you can ride a dragon and slay demons, why would you need a water-based system?
Chapter 187 If you can ride a dragon and slay demons, why would you need a water-based system?
Lingling seemed to have seen through Bobby's thoughts and said somewhat righteously, "If you think that giving him a funeral and a dignified burial is more important than finding out the cause of his death, then I have nothing to say."
Upon hearing this, Bobby began to hesitate.
When one's older and younger brothers die one after the other from the same thing, it's hard not to think that he will be the next to die.
Moreover, he also wanted to avenge his brothers!
Thinking of this, Bobby's heart sank, and he agreed with Lingling's opinion.
After seeing that Bobby agreed, Lingling didn't linger for a moment and immediately found an experienced doctor to dissect the tissue, while she helped out from the side.
Hua Yu was already used to this little girl, but Bobby still found it somewhat unbelievable when he saw this scene.
It's so jarring to see such an adorable little girl moving around on a corpse with specialized tools!
The investigations of the four families on Mo Fan's side were also completed quickly.
"Aside from the deceased having an increased appetite before death, there were no other unusual circumstances," Mo Fan said as he walked over to Hua Yu and Bobby.
"A sudden increase in appetite? If you put it that way, I suddenly remember that my brother Norco seems to have the same thing," Bobby said.
"It is indeed a bit strange."
While the three were talking about the deceased's appetite, Lingling's autopsy had already finished.
Instead of directly revealing her discovery, she had the three people outside follow her into the house.
After everyone entered the house, Lingling found a filter and poured a basin of blood into it.
After the viscous blood was filtered through the filter, Hua Yu and the other two could see something wriggling on it.
The thing was as soft as a jellyfish, but more transparent, and somewhat resembled a maggot.
When Hua Yu saw the wriggling, disgusting worm in front of her, her eyes lit up immediately.
Jellyfish maggots!
This little thing is the culprit behind the drowning curse.
Despite its current fragility, it can grow through parasitism.
It also possesses the power of mind control, capable of controlling the thoughts of living beings.
Once it enters a creature's body through seawater, it begins its parasitic journey, draining the host dry before controlling those hosts to head to the sea and leave again via seawater.
After it leaves, the host it left in the seawater will drown.
This is the truth about the drowning curse!
When Lingling told everyone these guesses, Mo Fan was immediately incredulous.
"You mean this little thing can transform into any creature?"
"Pretty much. This is also my first time seeing live jellyfish maggots. We'll have to do experiments to confirm the details." Lingling's dark, bright eyes sparkled with excitement.
"So how do we resolve this now?"
After hearing Lingling's analysis of the situation, Bobby immediately asked how to resolve the drowning curse incident.
He doesn't want more people and more families to experience the same grief he has now in the future.
"The problem now is that the jellyfish maggot we have is still in its larval stage, so it won't be of much help to my research. Therefore, we'll probably have to release it back into the ocean, wait for it to grow, and then catch it again. Once we find the pathogen on it, we can make a corresponding vaccine, which will solve the drowning curse phenomenon worldwide," Lingling said.
"Does this thing grow quickly? If it takes too long, we might not have enough time," Mo Fan frowned and raised his question.
The national training program is coming to an end. Soon they will be heading to Venice to fight for the country's honor, so there's no time to waste here.
"It won't be long, but it will be about half a month. You two should be mentally prepared," Lingling said directly, knowing her two partners' current situation.
Jellyfish maggots are not easy to catch. If you miss this opportunity, you don't know when you'll have another chance.
During this time, countless more people around the world will lose their lives because of this creature.
Therefore, Lingling wasn't dragging the two of them into this mission out of boredom, but because she genuinely wanted to help the world eliminate this hidden danger.
"Half a month? That should be fine." Mo Fan nodded.
Although Bobby didn't want to be the bodyguard of the man who killed his brother, reason told him that he still had to do it according to Lingling's method, so he volunteered to lead the way for the group.
"Okay, I'll go back and install a tracking device on it first, and then we'll set off again tonight."
Hua Yu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, "No need for that. I've already marked it. Let's just find a place to release it."
Just now, he had planted a Sound Demon Seed on the jellyfish maggot.
Lingling trusted Hua Yu implicitly. Without saying a word, after preparing the supplies needed by everyone, she released the jellyfish maggots in her hand into the sea.
Hua Yu didn't care what time it was and immediately called Feng Li to ask for leave for herself and Mo Fan.
Feng Li seemed to be used to it, and approved it directly without any unnecessary words.
Meanwhile, Bobby also found a boat for everyone.
Hua Yu and Mo Fan together have thirteen elements, ten of which are unique, but none of them are water-related.
Fortunately, Bobby is a water mage. Although he is an ordinary low-level mage without even a spirit seed, he grew up by the sea and is familiar with water. He is the most suitable person to lead the way.
The four of them boarded a small boat and followed behind the jellyfish maggot as bodyguards.
"Hmm? Mo Fan, our bait is in danger. Go and take care of it."
Hua Yu lay lazily on the deck. Under his sonic perception, the jellyfish-like maggot seemed to be targeted by a sea monster.
"Old Hua, you go ahead. I'm not much of a fighter underwater," Mo Fan said.
"Summoning, spatial, and wind magic—do you think I have those?" Hua Yu countered.
"Well"
Mo Fan sat up, slightly startled, then his eyes widened instantly as if he had just realized something.
What the hell!
Two mages with little to no naval combat skills came to the deep sea to act as bodyguards for demons?
It wasn't that Hua Yu wanted to be lazy; it was mainly because his seven elements—summoning and fire—were basically useless in the sea, while his plant, space, and wind elements would be hindered.
The sound and chaos systems can indeed be used, but both are super-tier, which is a bit of a waste to deal with a warrior-level siren.
What's even more frustrating is that none of his seven beasts, including Chaos, are suited for fighting in the sea.
Although the Green Dragon has water-based abilities, its water abilities are more like the kind that summon wind and rain, so it's not much better for it to fight underwater.
With this in mind, Hua Yu now desperately hopes that the Green Dragon's next advancement will grant him a water-type attribute, so that he can play a greater role in future naval battles.
Oh, wait, if the green dragon advances to the next level, wouldn't it become an emperor?
Why bother with water systems? I'll just ride a dragon and slay demons!
(End of this chapter)