In the past, the spread of the "Taotie Virus" was limited to ordinary "soldier bees" and "worker bees".
Those guys, whose brains had been 'purged' too many times and were as innocent and pure as children, were most susceptible to the scourge of all kinds of mental drugs.
However, after the multiple experiments and mutations of the Puppet King, the victims of the Taotie Virus were gradually upgraded from the regular people of the Holy League to the special classes, such as the cleaners, the purifiers, the spies, and the commanders of the Blessed Army. None of them were spared.
This time, the person of the Holy League of the highest level who had been transformed into a ghoul turned out to be a priest.
Almost all the priests were members of the Ultimate Benevolence who had pure blood, firm beliefs, and holy thoughts. They were responsible for performing 'Holy Light Rituals' for the people of the Holy League, monitoring the thoughts of thousands of people, and guarding against the omnipresent extraterrestrial devils. They were the core of a battle unit.
Take Light Chaser for example. On such an enormous warship, there was only one 'Grand Priest' and two 'Minor Priests'. Their position was even higher than that of the captain, the first mate, and the fire control officer. They were the real managers.
However, what happened right now was that one of the 'Minor Priests' was infected by the Taotie Virus and degenerated into a certain … strengthened, mutated version of a ghoul. He gnawed on the fingers and the entire face of his immediate superior, the only 'Grand Priest', before he fled to the depths of the engine compartment, spreading the virus all the way.
It was a rarely-seen case of the Ultimate Benevolence being infected.
It was also the reason why the Yaksha Squad, a cursed black team that would not be mobilized easily, arrived at Light Chaser as soon as possible.
"If you ask me, it's because the people of the Holy League are too stupid."
Maintaining the pride of the Immortal Cultivators and the memories of the people of the Imperium, 'Black Dream' Yun Haixin's deep voice was mixed with cold mockery all the time. "As the saying goes, 'food and sex are human nature', and there is also a saying that 'it is better to let loose than to block'. Appetite and the enjoyment of delicious food are natural instincts of human beings. How can they be forbidden? Even if you've been eating this mush ever since you were born, it can only barely suppress your taste buds. Once your taste buds are activated, it's like a flood that can't be stopped. It's impossible to stop it.
"What kind of people, what priests? Hehe, once they taste the sweetness of human flesh, won't they throw away their so-called faith and loyalty?
"If he had tasted all the delicacies in the beginning like the Immortal Cultivators and gained 'immunity', he wouldn't have been so crazy about the flesh of human beings however he contracted the Taotie Virus, right?"
Several team commanders of the Purifiers and Sweepers happened to squeeze into the narrow cabin behind Yun Haixin. Yun Haixin's outrageous words stunned them. They didn't know how to deal with it.
Their stunned expressions caused Yun Haixin to become even more excited.
It was almost like he had been mired in the depths of the Holy League as an Immortal Cultivator. All the fun was to 'bully' the puppets.
"Why are you pretending to be shocked?"
Yun Haixin's smile was even more brilliant. Even the black mist that covered his eyes was temporarily thinned, revealing a pair of clear and cynical eyes. "Is that not what you think in your heart? 'How can the people of Ultimate Benevolence, who have the firmest faith and are blessed by the holy light all the time, be attracted by flesh and blood and end up as pathetic ghouls? What's wrong with our faith and our holy light?' Have you never thought of that? Don't you want to taste … the taste of blood? "
The Purifiers and Sweepers looked at each other. Shock and panic surged out of their eyes. They couldn't help but take half a step back and squeeze to the door.
"Ha. You are scared. It means that not only do you have thoughts, but you also have delicate feelings."
Yun Haixin narrowed his eyes. The mist in front of him turned into two swirls. His mellow and gentle voice was full of enchantment and evilness. "This is a paradox. Do you know what a paradox is? Your leaders can't control the entire Holy League and the entire universe with a bunch of brainless idiots. They have to use some people who are slightly smarter.
"However, as long as you are slightly smarter, when you are faced with a complicated environment and absorb a lot of information and data, you will always have your own thoughts and feelings. Then, you will be suspicious of everything around you.
"Therefore, the Inquisition is supposed to be an organization to deal with heretics, but the idiots who enter this organization are the easiest to become smart, emotional, and learn to hide themselves in front of the holy light. They become … suspicious of the whole world and 'degenerate' into new heretics.
"I can sense that all of you are about to become heretics, or even ghouls. I have a lot of experience in this aspect. Really, I can smell the smell coming from your brains, the smell of brainwaves that you are trying to hide. Are you sure that you are not infected by the Taotie Virus?"
The twitching expressions on the faces of the Purifiers and Sweepers were so intense that they could not be hidden anymore.
"In the past three years, the probability of the members of the Inquisition degenerating into heretics is 11.4%, which is far higher than any other organization within the Holy League."
Yun Haixin did not let go of the poor Purifiers and Sweepers. The sneer on her lips was even more intense, and her handsome face was almost twisted. "Is this an 'Inquisition' or a 'school for heretics'? How hilarious!
"Hey, has it ever occurred to you that you are in fact just some kind of 'experiment subjects', and your superiors have summoned you to the Inquisition to see how long you will struggle before you become heretics?"
The Purifiers and Sweepers looked like they were on the verge of collapsing.
"Haha. I was just kidding. The 11.4% number was just a random lie. It is not true at all. I was just playing a harmless joke on you."
Yun Haixin's smile didn't change. She pointed at her head, then put her finger to her throat and said softly, "However, your performance in this joke is not very good. This means that in the near future, you will be wiped out by our 'Yaksha Squad', just like your predecessors.
"Let's see how long you rookies can last this time!"
The Purifiers and Sweepers finally could not take it anymore and completely collapsed. They whimpered from the depths of their throats, and their eyes were full of confusion, suspicion, and desperation.
It seemed that even if Yun Haixin did not 'clean' them up, they would still kill themselves.
"Enough. Stop playing."
Chu Zhixiao watched Yun Haixin teasing the 'rookies' of the regular cleaners coldly. It was not until this moment that he finally said casually, "Seven Star has sent the detailed intelligence, battle plans, and the topographic map of the area of the bottom-level reactor to Red Pig. The infected priest should be hiding at the core of the area of the bottom-level reactor, but there are at least two to three hundred ghouls around him. Pay attention. That's the real power output area of the starship.
"When have I ever made a big fuss?"
Looking at her long, thin fingers, Yun Haixin said, "I always use my mouth and not my hands. You should tell that to the 'Titan'."
"Cut the crap. Let's do it!"
Glancing at the few dumbfounded Purifiers and Sweepers who were shivering slightly, Chu Zhixiao said coldly, "Your troops will stay on guard outside. Do not let anybody in or out. Also, block all the information and waves from the inside in case the Taotie Virus spreads further. Do you understand?
"Red Pig, Black Dream, let's go!"
Chu Zhixiao patted the round spider tank softly and dashed into the engine compartment.
"Hey, hey, hey. Don't compare me to this silly spider tank, alright?"
Yun Haixin mumbled half-seriously and followed Chu Zhixiao closely. "Do you think I'm your pet, too?"
The deeper they went into the engine compartment, the dimmer the lights were, and the denser the steam spurting out of the broken tubes was. The stink of blood in the steam was more intense, too.
They seemed to have entered a steel forest enshrouded in a heavy fog. Very soon, they could not tell the directions anymore, nor could they see any Purifiers or Sweepers.
Panting sounds could be heard from all around, as well as sharp and thin cries.
Drip, drip, drip.
Now and then, some water droplets fell from the sky and splashed on their helmets and Crystal Suit. When they touched them with their hands, they found that they were sticky blood.
Chu Zhixiao suddenly stopped.
Pushing aside the fog ahead, she found a broken body lying on the ground. Half of the body had been gnawed up.
"Ahhh!"
However, when she squatted and was about to examine it, the 'body' suddenly opened its eyes and lunged at her with earsplitting shrieks.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Without even blinking his eyes, Chu Zhixiao raised his right hand and unleashed dozens of hair-thin beams of light. Instantly, the ghoul was cut into dozens of equal sized pieces and scattered on the ground.
"Ahhh!
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
More ghouls leaped out from the fog, from behind the twisted power pipes, and from under the rusty reactor.
The ghouls transformed from 'soldier bees' and 'worker bees', even though their strength had been increased by dozens of times with their strong appetite, were still not enough to cause any trouble for Chu Zhixiao, an 'ultimate weapon' of her level. They only slightly hindered her vision and her footsteps.
Chu Zhixiao walked casually in the storm of blood and released her instincts of slaughter as if she were breathing.
However, after she slew a hundred ghouls in a row, the environment around her turned weird at some point.
The mist, which was originally composed of white steam, turned into the color of fresh blood.
The grey tubes and the rusted reactor around her, on the other hand, turned into the internal organs of a certain bloody behemoth.
Her feet were mired in the mountains of corpses and blood. Hands that had no skin but only muscles and bones extended out of the blood and dragged her legs hard. Some even slithered up like boas and tied up her limbs, while their fingers scratched the gaps of her Crystal Suit, trying to crawl into the Crystal Suit.
"I'm hungry! I'm hungry!"
Chu Zhixiao heard countless cries and howls.
Countless crimson eyes appeared in the fog and stared at her. Below the eyes were pale teeth that were emitting cold brilliance.
Thousands of ghouls surrounded her from all directions.
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