In the extremely complex and chaotic magical ecology of Van En, the changeling bug is an extremely special existence.
Their fragile bodies, harsh living environment, and need for magic power made them extinct among Van En for a time. Generally speaking, this kind of creature can only survive in the cold lakes north of the Kingdom of Delan.
Changelings are very purely magical creatures.
Their bodies are made of magic-rich mucus and water, and their characteristics are even infinitely close to those of pure elemental creatures.
However, compared to those elemental creatures that have consciousness and can actually pose a threat, the changelings lack methods of self-protection. Their exaggerated growth cycles and soft and fragile bodies often cause them to die suddenly at some point.
During their infancy, which lasts for decades, even a baby can easily kill them unintentionally.
However, once the changelings successfully survive their infancy, they will show another side of themselves.
This is what Xiuge sees now.
The size increases, enough to swallow and wrap an adult.
The magic power in the bodies made of mucus is more abundant, enough to support them to move quickly above the ground.
Their movements are stealthy and their speed is astonishing. The gaps in buildings and underground pipes will become their paradise, and garbage, corpses, or other waste will become their nourishment.
There are some dried ash grass leaves in the old house. The distribution and use of this kind of grass blades are very wide. Both the upper class and the lower class people like to burn the ash grass to expel the odor in the air. According to the more popular
It is said that the smoke when the ash grass burns can also disrupt the magic in the air, so it can drive away many annoying magical creatures and erase the traces they leave.
Whether it was his previous life or this life, he seemed to have no chance of having a strong and healthy body.
Such a violent counterattack was obviously beyond the expectation of the changeling insect. It danced its twisted limbs in a chaotic manner. However, the wooden stick in Shuge's hand was smashed down one after another, and mucus and water splashed everywhere, including a lot of debris.
It fell out of the body of the changeling insect during the impact.
Those disgusting mucus "surged", and the countless extended limbs reunited into one, as if they were swallowing food. These sticky translucent substances continued to roll up along the wooden stick, and were about to be swallowed up.
Shuge's right hand holding the wooden stick was wrapped together!
In desperation, Xiuge had to let go of the weapon in his hand, and then he saw a cheap landscape painting hanging on the wall next to him, so he gritted his teeth and took off the frame, shaking his hands,
With the sound of the wind, the heavy picture frame immediately hit the body of the changeling insect, smashing back the slime that had been stretched towards Xiuge.
The changeling bug obviously realized that its target was escaping, so it gave up imitating the human form the moment it rolled down the stairs. It returned to an amorphous viscous mass, a protrusion made of mucus.
Extending from its body, many kinds of twisted limbs have been formed, some of which resemble human hands and feet, while others are more like the claws of beasts, and there are even two appendages that are only possessed by insects!
These limbs of different shapes began to swing, and a creepy sound immediately resounded in the foyer.
Xiuge looked at the strange slime that was constantly transforming into a human form, and his heartbeat began to increase. He took a deep breath, and then slowly took a step away.
The next moment, a terrifying impact erupted from the fluid-like body of the changeling insect. Shuge saw dark-colored tentacles erupting from the palm of his left hand. Along with a series of muffled sounds, the mass entrenched in Shuge
The disgusting mucus in front of him was easily torn apart by those thick and powerful black tentacles. As for the mucus adhering to the palm and wrist of Xiuge's left hand, it was easily swept away by these tentacles.
Xiuge gritted his teeth and raised his left hand. The copper-green light and shadow that filled the grooves of the magic disk began to tremble violently, and the tentacle patterns engraved in the grooves also became active.
Xiuge took a very cautious approach to dealing with the debris mixed in the body of the changeling bug. He collected all these things in a box and took it to the abandoned garden behind the old house.
Together with the collected remains of the three large bottles of changeling bugs, they were buried in a bush.
"You actually want to escape?"
The vitality of the adult changeling bug is strong and strong. Although it suffered a devastating blow at the first time, many slime fragments that retained some vitality still fell to the ground. They twisted their bodies one after another, trying to
Get into the gap between the nearest wall and the ground.
He muttered, and then walked tiredly into the depths of the foyer.
As for cleaning up on the magical level, Xiuge could only do his best.
"puff!"
With such a limp body, it was naturally impossible to move freely. Therefore, the soft body that had transformed into a human form only took one step, and seemed to have fallen down, heading towards the stairs along the stairs.
Rolling from below, the kettle originally placed by Shuge on the stairs was instantly wrapped in the body of the changeling insect, which was made of mucus. It collided with other debris wrapped in the body, and the water in the pot was
It spilled out, but merged with this body in an instant.
He remembered that when he was wandering around in the dream world before, he had seen the "conditions" related to it.
Time seemed to be delayed at this moment.
Shuge's eyes were already red after he successfully defeated the enemy. The magic tentacles that appeared after his summons immediately became active. They were swinging rapidly, just like what Shuge saw in the dream world, with their ends growing.
A layer of strong horny material was produced, which immediately turned the originally flexible tentacles into sharp knives. Then these sharp and powerful tentacles swung on their own, like ospreys searching for prey, constantly moving toward them.
He stabbed down to the ground, piercing through all the escaping fragments of the changeling bugs in just one breath.
It was a smell similar to that of food that has gone bad and rotten, but now this smell made Xiuge feel happy. He looked at the scattered "results" around him, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
Xiuge tried to take a step towards the door, but the speed of the changeling insect was faster. Its soft amorphous body quickly extended, actually stretching its body into a long strip, and pushed Xiuge into a long strip.
The way forward was completely blocked.
According to what the female mage said yesterday, people from the Legal Committee will come to "visit" today. Before that, he needs to cover up the traces of his home as soon as possible.
Shuge's cleaning continued until the afternoon, and he spent a lot of energy to finally clean up the bad traces left by the changeling bugs - at least on the surface.
Finely divided and dense, it's as if countless hands are beating and knocking on the ground.
Everything is ready.
But if that were the case, the changeling bug would still not become a member of the Legal Committee's banned list. The most dangerous thing about it as a magical creature is that it can "learn".
In addition, many art workers are extremely obsessed with this kind of grass. They believe that smelling the smoke of burning ash grass can enhance inspiration and strengthen the connection with the god of art or the god of writing.
Xiuge's heart was beating fast.
The manic heartbeat, rapid breathing, and trembling limbs were already warning Xiuge that his body could no longer bear such a direct force to resist.
Immediately afterwards, the broken guardrail that had been held in his hand was slammed down in front of him.
Xiuge's current state is much better than after the last time he released magic.
"Crack!"
The swelling pain that had occurred before filled Shuge's left hand. At the same time, the extremely hungry changeling insect suddenly moved its soft body, and the large ball of mucus suddenly bounced up, pushing Shuge's left hand into the air.
The outstretched left hand was wrapped tightly.
From appearance, to language, to habits... As long as there is enough time and conditions permit, the changeling bug will be able to show its true talent.
"It seems there is no other way..."
And when he wanted to withdraw the wooden stick, he discovered that the soft translucent body of the changeling insect had climbed onto his weapon and wrapped it together layer by layer.
As if imitating his movements, when Xiuge's body moved slightly, the soft human figure "standing" at the top of the stairs also moved slowly, but it was not retreating, but
Moving forward with difficulty.
Xiuge had already taken action the moment the changeling bug fell. He did not take the risk of releasing magic, but ran quickly towards the door.
There seemed to be some kind of connection among the many broken clues. However, Xiuge could not calm down and think at this time, because the speed of the changeling insect was too terrifying. In just an instant, the terrifying footsteps
The sound had already caught up behind Xiuge. At the same time, an unpleasant smell of corruption came from behind, raising the sense of crisis in Xiuge's heart to the extreme.
This time, Xiuge clearly felt that his power was being absorbed.
Xiuge sat down and leaned against the wall. While breathing heavily, he watched the black tentacles he summoned with magic power quickly dissolve into the air...
Once this step is reached, only those spellcasters can make the distinction.
As for the remains of the changeling bugs scattered on the ground... From Xiuge's point of view, this can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.
A series of violent movements already made Xiuge gasp for breath.
This is an extremely astonishing discovery.
It looks like a paralyzed person trying to walk down the stairs.
However, the severe fluctuations in emotions, the continuous violent movements, and the massive consumption of magic power and spirit still made Xiuge lose the ability to move in a short period of time. He looked at the chaotic entrance hall and corridor and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
tone.
Just like hitting a soft bag filled with water, the bad touch was accompanied by a dull sound, but Xiuge did not stop his movements because of this, facing the person who was hit by him.
The viscous liquid "tumbled to the ground", Xiuge decisively raised his hand again, and the heavy wooden stick fell again, hitting heavily on one of the limbs extended by the changeling insect.
"Move, move..."
While talking to himself, Xiuge walked around every corner of the house with the lit ash grass. Soon, the unpleasant smell caused by the changeling bugs was completely dispelled, and the old house
There was also smoke inside, and Xiuge had to open the window to disperse the excess smoke.
Facing the first life-and-death crisis after coming to this strange world, the metal disc in Shuge's spiritual world rotated at an unprecedented speed. Under the influence of magic, Shuge's senses and reactions became sharper at this moment.
Quickly, he suddenly stopped and tilted his body to the side, barely avoiding the viscous liquid rushing toward him in an extremely awkward posture.
The smell after killing the changelings is somewhat unpleasant.
Severe itching and tingling instantly acted on Shuge's left hand. Under the influence of the mucus, Shuge could no longer feel the swelling and pain caused by the fullness of magic in his left hand. He gritted his teeth suddenly.
, completely relaxing the control over magic power.
Just after Xiuge changed into clean clothes, there was a knock on the door of the old house. Xiuge tidied his appearance and hair, calmed down his emotions and mentality, walked slowly to the door, and calmed him down.
Open slowly.
Imitate the target, devour the target, and completely replace it.
"As a low-level writer who writes articles in exchange for manuscript fees, it's normal for me to have some ash grass at home, right?"
…
As if he couldn't feel the fatigue, he roared and waved the rough weapon in his hand fiercely. Seeing that another twisted slime limb was about to break under his blow, the slime mass that had been curled up was
Suddenly it sprang up.
This was exactly the same sound that Shuge heard in "Mrs. Small's Shopping Street" late last night.
As the last piece of the remains of the changeling bug trying to escape was crushed by Shuge with his feet, the magic power in his body was completely exhausted. The black tentacles that were so fierce a second ago immediately withered. In just a blink of an eye, they
Then it "fell off" from Xiuge's palm and twitched slightly on the ground. After bouncing twice, it immediately shriveled up.
After a moment of rest, Xiuge finally regained his composure. He glanced at the clock on the wall and then stood up from the mess while holding on to the wall.
A deep voice immediately squeezed in from the crack of the half-open door.
"The Legal Affairs Commission, in accordance with Investigation Order No. 6, is paying you a visit."
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