White-fleshed larvae the size of rice grains squirmed slowly on the white hospital sheets.
Slowly crawl across the sheets, fall to the edge of the bed, slowly crawl across the floor tiles, and keep moving forward.
Where to go?
You can't go anywhere with this mobility.
So to hitch a ride, the larvae continuously release pheromones as they move forward, attracting nature's taxis.
For example, flies.
This creature is everywhere, and soon, flies in the wild are attracted and fly into the cracks of windows and land in front of the larvae.
As scavengers, flies generally do not eat fresh meat, but there are exceptions.
Under the influence of pheromones, the fly keeps licking the larvae. There is no scar in this behavior. While the fly is obsessed with licking insects, a nearby larvae takes the opportunity to climb onto the fly's body, then opens its sharp mouthparts and burrows into the fly's body.
in vivo.
Here she will enter a stage of rapid development.
The fly takes off with the larvae.
One after another, flies were attracted and flew in one after another, and the larvae penetrated into the flies one by one.
Not only will this flying company not pay transportation fees, it will also cost the driver's life.
At this time, they flew away from the hospital, and under the influence of the larvae, they hid in the safe and hidden darkness, quietly waiting for opportunities to move in Iwagakure Village.
Flies are insects that undergo complete metamorphosis and are one of nature's most successful wild species.
There is no doubt that they are oviparous, fertilized once and used throughout their lives, about one hundred to one hundred and fifty eggs at a time. At this time, in some female flies, these eggs will become the rations of the larvae.
The flies in the Kingdom of Earth are a little special.
It is ovoviviparous.
The eggs develop into the larval stage inside the mother's body.
And these larvae obviously have more protein than eggs.
Now, the parasite has finished taking over the nest.
Crazy sucking the nutrients from the host body and constantly breeding more larvae.
At this time, a bird discovered this seemingly silly fly, and sure enough, it rushed up and swallowed it.
When the bird's beak opened and closed, the fly's body was accidentally squeezed. Along with the juice explosion, the densely packed larvae squeezed out of the fly's abdomen, fell into the mouth, and slid down the esophagus into the abdomen.
New nutrients appear.
The larvae bite the intestinal wall and suck out nutrients.
This time, the free ride was upgraded to a deluxe version, and its quantity was upgraded again.
The birds don't look out of the ordinary. They eat and drink when they should, and they go about their daily activities, constantly looking for food.
After eating enough, it is natural to excrete waste.
Birds do not have bladders and have no place to store food after digestion, so they do not store urine. The urine is excreted through the cloaca with the feces. In order to adapt to flying life and reduce their own weight, they often poop while flying.
Bird droppings fell from high altitude like bombs. Tiny larvae were wrapped in the droppings and squirmed inside, and then they fell to the ground like bombs.
A dog discovered this gift of nature.
Although the portion is not large, it is good as a snack to satisfy your cravings.
He ran up happily, stretched out his tongue and carefully licked the ground clean.
The larvae entered the dog's body, and soon, the number skyrocketed again. The dog that had eaten and drank enough pooped out its own feces. Although it might eat it back, this one didn't seem to be interested in its own feces.
And the fresh feces attracted a swarm of flies.
Facing the feast, the flies rushed forward impatiently.
The chain of transmission is established.
And this is just a small part of the entire transmission chain.
Secretly, the insect tide began to grow rapidly and terrifyingly.
The insect plague is brewing in silence.
In the village, the cattle and sheep that were kept in captivity were eating grass, and the villagers who were feeding them did not notice the slight traces of bird droppings or fly corpses in the grass.
Such small things are not worth paying attention to.
In the sheep pen, the clumps of feces are surrounded by flies.
As the villagers passed by, they waved away the pesky flies. When one was accidentally swatted to death, a large number of larvae burst out from the fly's body.
The people who witnessed it looked disgusted and cleaned up the mess on their hands.
At this time, it has not yet spread to humans on a large scale.
But, it's not absolutely impossible.
Many hardworking villagers eagerly picked up the food placed on the dining table. They did not know that the soup of these foods had attracted flies not long ago. Some flies penetrated deep into the food and remained motionless as if they were stupid.
Under the influence of larvae, their job is to be eaten.
It doesn't matter what you eat.
The villagers took a bite of the food, and the food was mixed with flies and swallowed into the esophagus.
In a corner of the village, there is a huge iron bucket, which contains purified and treated domestic water brought from afar.
A bird sat blankly on the top of the iron barrel, fluttering its wings from time to time.
The bird's body was covered with ferocious blood holes, and the exposed flesh worms were embedded in the muscles between the feathers. Its abdomen was broken open, and as pus and blood dripped, one after another larvae fell out of the belly.
When he opened his mouth, twisted long worms burrowed out of his throat and nostrils and twisted. On the pupils of his eyes, larvae pierced his eyes one after another, growing densely like seaweed.
This is already the stage of deep infection.
Compared to humans, birds are smaller and therefore progress faster.
It's not dead yet, it's almost dead.
The larvae took over its body.
Like crazy, he kept chipping away at the iron sheet on the top of the water tank with his hard beak.
The machine was very fast, cutting down heavily one after another.
The banging sound of "dong-dong-dong" kept resounding in a dull tone.
Like a zombie.
Soon, one after another birds flew from a distance and landed on the top of the water tank, repeating the same action.
Until the hole opens.
Sunlight penetrates the dark water tank and shines on the clear water.
One after another, the larvae left the bird's body, crawled into the water tank, and sank to the bottom.
At this time, they will transition into ovulation mode.
Compared with larvae produced by oviparous embryos, the eggs are smaller and more concealed and difficult to detect.
As it dissolves, the eggs that have been prepared in the body are mixed with water and spread out.
The sunset gradually sets, and on the top of the water tank, there are groups of bird carcasses piled up. Blood drips slowly down the water tank. The larvae are constantly squirming in the pile of bird carcasses, gnawing greedily on the carcasses.
Some black crows stood among the bird carcasses, croaking shrilly.
They are attracted by the smell of carrion.
He kept jumping and cheering for the feast of death, picking up the rotten meat from the pile of corpses, and swallowing tender white insects into his body.
Until a crow fell down and became one of the birds.
They come chasing death.
The blood-red sunset sinks below the horizon, and darkness is approaching.
Perhaps sensing an inexplicable threat and not caring about enjoying the food, several timid and clever crows fluttered their wings in panic.
But, it's already too late.
Death follows us everywhere.
A shrill, ghost-like croaking sound hovered over Iwagakure Village.
After a busy day, the villagers went home to prepare dinner, turned on the tap, and drank a glass of clear and sweet mountain spring water.
The gifts of nature seem to wash away the fatigue of a busy day.
In the yard, a dog barked in panic.
It had never seen anything like this before, and it kept spinning in circles anxiously and fearfully, licking its butt.
On the buttocks, a long pink flesh worm was exposed, swinging in the air as it circled, and the blood mixed with tiny larvae was thrown out, falling on the rocky ground, spreading out a piece of blood, and the larvae slowly squirmed in the blood.
With.
The little boy not far away was holding the ball and watching this scene. His eyes were wide open, his pupils were trembling violently, his whole body was shaking, his scalp was numb, and he was so scared that he could not speak.
The ball in his arms fell, and the little boy, whose legs were weak, fell to the ground.
What's this?
What's this!?
At the Iwagakure Medical Research Department, the coughing researcher looked at the larvae that were still twisting after being coughed up from the palm of his hand, and his pupils shrank to the size of a pinhead.
His whole body was shaking unnaturally.
At this moment, he realized that they were in big trouble.
"Is this the legendary insect princess who conquered Sand Hidden Village..."
There was another cough, and the medical ninja bent over in pain.
Blood mixed with saliva hit the ground, among which densely packed larvae were wriggling lively and cutely.
The ninja murmured mechanically and repeatedly, looking at this scene in fear. Compared to the little boy who knew nothing, as a doctor, he understood the scene that was happening in front of him better.
Parasites.
This disease is a common disease and he has seen many in his career.
However, what is in front of me is not common.
too fast!
It's developing too fast!
It is completely different from the parasitic species in nature!
In fear, tears flowed down his cheeks, and his lips trembled.
He didn't want to die, but death came.
Inside his body, there were a large number of bugs that were eating away at his body.
When I think of such a scene, phantom pain gradually rises from the depths of my body.
Sensing his fear, Meiji removed the secretion of the paralyzing toxin.
The real pain awakens from the depths of the body.
Ten thousand, one million, ten million, or one hundred million, eating the flesh deep inside the body?
I couldn't think anymore. Under the severe pain, miserable howls suddenly broke out in the office.
It was time to get off work. The colleagues who worked overtime nearby were shocked and rushed over to see the ninja who was rolling on the ground in pain and struggling.
Seeing the twisted and painful expression, everyone's scalp went numb at the horrific scene in front of them.
"Quick! Save him!" Someone shouted calmly: "Tranquilizer!"
Immediately they reacted and everyone started the treatment process in a hurry. They lifted the patient up and ran out. During the rush, one person inserted a syringe into the patient's hand.
Can you save him?
At this time, no one was aware of this problem.
They still don't know what they are fighting. This is not an ordinary disease, but a monster named Insect Princess.
And Mei Ji decided to give them a kick.
Intense treatment was carried out quickly, and the medical technology of the Earth Kingdom was based on surgical medical technology.
It has an obvious ghost country style.
While Konoha's medical technology cannot be learned, Oni's country's surgical medical technology is relatively easy to acquire.
First, confirm the situation.
"Looks like some kind of parasite."
"Can you identify the species?"
"I don't know! It seems to be a tapeworm!"
"Quick! Deworming medicine!"
Lift the patient up and immediately inject anthelmintics.
At this time, the patient opened his mouth violently, and a large mouthful of medicine and insects spurted out.
It spread messily all over the bed and fell on everyone.
Ignoring wiping, everyone looked at the patient.
Has the situation improved?
At this time, the belly suddenly bulged, strips of flesh undulated and squirmed under the skin, and the patient kept twisting in pain.
The two men stepped forward and held him down while the others looked at each other in confusion.
"Heartbeat is dropping!" one person warned loudly.
"No, they were so excited that they went berserk!"
"Start the removal surgery!"
A doctor picked up the scalpel and cut open the stomach neatly and quickly.
The moment they opened it, everyone gasped.
Densely packed worms burrowed out of the intestinal wall, and the intestines and stomach were riddled with holes. The entire abdominal cavity was filled with worms, squeezed into a squirming ball.
"Can this really be saved?" one person asked in confusion.
"Stop talking nonsense and take off all these bugs! Quickly!"
"No, the bugs are spreading! It's impossible to clean them all. As long as one is missing..." one person said.
"Shut up!" the surgeon in charge roared angrily, then picked up the tweezers and quickly cleaned the larvae. Seeing this, another person assisted in the treatment.
As time passed, blood continued to seep out, and the assisting nurse wiped away the blood with gauze.
The discs on the medical equipment rack on one side were filled with blood-stained worms.
The surgeon's hands were steady, his movements were quick and precise, and his weather-beaten face was full of trustworthy perseverance, just like the rocky ground. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer worms in the abdominal cavity, and it seemed that success was just around the corner.
There was a burst of cheers, and after careful work, the worms in the abdominal cavity had been cleaned out.
"Great! We made it!"
No, not yet...
The surgeon in charge looked solemnly at the scarred intestines and stomach, stretched out the scalpel, and carefully made a vertical incision.
Along with blood and fecal juice, the stench revealed the contents of the intestines.
It has pink and tender flesh, covered with mucus, and a segmented worm body that is as thick as an intestine.
Apparently, this huge bug took over the entire intestine.
It squirmed quietly with every breath.
The cheers were cut off, and everyone stared at this scene with wide eyes, full of disbelief.
"It seems that we have to deal with this guy before it is over."
Taking a deep breath, the surgeon calmly reached out and touched the insect gently.
As if it sensed the touch, the jointed flesh on the insect's body shrank sharply.
The next second, the patient was twitching, as if he was about to sit up, and the people around him quickly held him down.
"Increase the sedative!!!"
The patient struggled continuously, opened his mouth and screamed miserably, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The sprayed blood splashed all over everyone, their heads and faces were covered with blood, their eyes trembled and shook, and mouthfuls of blood spurted out violently, as if they were trying to spurt out all the blood in their bodies.
Spray on everyone's faces, bodies, ceiling, and floor.
It felt like hell for a while.
“Dissolving!!!”
"Organs are dissolving!!!"
One person was trembling and screaming in terror.
"Poisonous! It's secreting toxins!"
"Quick!!! Stop it!"
"It's over!!!" One person fell weakly to the ground, blood pressure flowing down his cheeks and into his mouth without even noticing it, his eyes were hollow and soulless.
The organs were dissolved.
It's hopeless.
Hopeless...
Immediately afterwards, the blood could no longer spurt out, and it seemed that all the blood had been vomited.
On the instrument nearby, the heartbeat no longer fluctuated.
Everyone stood stunned, their hands trembling.
At this time, following the squirming sound of some kind of creature, a thick flesh worm slowly crawled out from the patient's mouth. Its body was almost as thick as a fist, and it had a round and thick body, with a large number of tiny legs dancing like cilia.
Instantly, frightened screams filled the treatment room.
The flesh worm stood up like a snake and made a strange cry. On the segmented piece of flesh, the stomata undulated with the skin as it opened and closed. Its head and two eyes looked around at the people in the treatment room.
The cold eyes were bone-chilling.
Everyone felt like falling into an ice cave.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
The doctor who was in charge of the operation slashed the giant insect with his knife, like cutting tofu, and the head of the giant insect was broken off.
"Die! Die! Die! Die!"
The frantic doctor kept waving the scalpel, chopping up the body of the flesh worm in a messy way.
She is very weak and cannot resist such an attack.
But her goal has been achieved.
In nature, in order to continue their lives, many insects have the behavior of laying eggs even if they die without escaping.
During the vomiting of blood just now, she had already completed laying eggs.
The blood mixed with the egg enters the host's body smoothly.
As a result, the entire body squirmed and dissolved, turning into a mass of juice mixed with blood and protein.
The surgeon's mood calmed down.
"Did you win?" In the silence, someone asked tremblingly.
She died, so did she win?
"No." someone answered.
This was a one-sided fiasco.
The surgeon, whose face was covered in blood, covered his face, knelt down weakly on the ground, rested his head on the edge of the blood-stained bed, twitched and sobbed silently.
The man who died in front of him was his younger brother.
"Quack quack quack..."
At dusk, the crows outside the window screamed in the sky, and then a large group of crows suddenly fell from the sky and died, falling like black rain, crackling in the forest.
As night fell, strange coughs sounded in every house.
The tired Wan Gui looked up at the huge village at the bottom of the mountain.