Published: February 5, 2025
Red Hair originally wouldn't have any emotions; she was just a human puppet, only able to obey orders.
However, since she awakened in the soil, Red Hair had been in a state of confusion. She would still fight and absorb energy; that was her instinct.
Yet even she didn't realize that she was regaining something she had lost, something called emotions.
When she saw the thing in her mouth about to be snatched away, Red Hair felt a surge of anger akin to being robbed of food.
Although she still lacked the wisdom she possessed as a 'human,' she instinctively knew that this white creature had a significant function for her.
In this state of anger, Red Hair's body was thrown sideways, and just as the shadow touched the white little octopus, it was knocked away. After rolling on the ground several times, it finally knelt on one knee, looking at Red Hair, who had stumbled two steps and then steadied herself.
A small black cat jumped onto the shadow's shoulder, baring its sharp teeth at Red Hair.
It was actually that spirit woman who had clashed with Ye Zhongming!
Sometimes, things unfold in unexpected ways; what you thought was certain, even if you had successfully completed it according to your plan, might not be what you imagined. The only reason it aligned with your expectations could be sheer coincidence.
Just like when Ye Zhongming was at the new district base, he suspected that there were brain worms causing trouble, so he devised his plan and ultimately succeeded in obtaining what he wanted.
But the truth was that there wasn't just one brain worm; there were actually two. The reason Ye Zhongming only saw one was that the other had left with a level 3 mutated lifeform.
Otherwise, who knows what the final outcome would have been?
The brain worm that left had detected the scent of the spirit woman, a special lifeform, and had gone out to hunt alone.
However, it seemed that this brain worm had failed; not only did it fail, but it was also being hunted down by the spirit woman and her pet. For so many days, it had chased the traces of Ye Zhongming, seeking to devour its kin and had come here.
The spirit woman had evolved again; she was now a level 3 mutated lifeform, and her little black cat was at the same level. However, the spirit woman had heavily injured a person controlled by the brain worm, and her own condition wasn't great either.
From a rough estimate, she had at least a dozen wounds on her body, with her ribs slightly caved in; it was uncertain whether this was caused by the level 3 mutated python controlled by the brain worm.
Moreover, the spirit woman looked extremely fatigued, and her pet did too.
The black cat had several patches of its soft fur that had turned bald; its skin there was visibly charred. Although it had evolved to a level 3 mutated lifeform, squatting on its owner's shoulder, one could hear loud noises as it struggled to breathe, indicating it had suffered severe injuries.
It seemed that this duo, although victorious over the brain worm, had paid a hefty price.
Red Hair was in a bad state too; her wounds had just begun to heal, and under the effect of the Soul Pearl, absorbing the energy of three monsters had merely restored her vitality.
Both sides were in poor condition but unwilling to give up on the brain worm that attracted them so greatly. After a brief standoff, both parties resumed their desperate battle.
Fights among mutated lifeforms may lack the finesse seen among evolvers, but they are far more direct and brutal.
In just a few seconds, when both sides finally separated again, neither could stand upright, relying instead on their hands and feet to support themselves, glaring fiercely at each other.
Red Hair's recently healed body now bore dozens of new wounds—scratches, bite marks, and blood holes. Several muscle tissues had been torn, exposing the red and white of her internal body structure. The most serious injury was on her left chest, where about a dozen black hairs were embedded, having penetrated deep into her heart. For an evolver, such an injury would have been fatal.