After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"What's going on?"

Lin Da's heart skipped a beat, and he hurried over.

When Kafni saw him, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Not long after you left, that Flesh Worm started acting up and suddenly attacked Monica! Its speed... faster than a rabbit, by the time I reacted, Monica's calf had already been bitten!"

"We need to stop the bleeding first."

Lin Da said gravely, casting Healing Art on Monica before frowning at the 'panicked' Flesh Worm.

The Flesh Worm saw him and appeared to find its savior.

Like a scared little animal, it squirmed and crawled towards them.

Still pretending?

No matter how he thought about it, his sister couldn't have attacked Monica without reason.

Lin Da's gaze was icy as he resolved to eliminate the Magical Creature.

"The repulsiveness of ants fills me with a killing rage!"

Suddenly, a furious shout erupted beside Lin Da.

Monica pounced towards the Flesh Worm, her small fists pounding relentlessly on its head.

The Flesh Worm, in pain, whimpered continuously, thrashing like a bull to shake Monica off its back.

Monica clung to the Flesh Worm, refusing to let go.

This scene was particularly eerie.

The cute Big Lolita perched on the back of the ugly insect, punching and biting, but not using her most proficient Magic.

The words Monica had spoken earlier were also strange, even the syntax of the adventurers' common language was all mixed up.

Lin Da and Kafni exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion: what on earth was wrong with Monica?

"Get away from it quickly!"

Lin Da embraced Monica's petite body in his arms.

On the other hand, the Flesh Worm, beaten until green pus flowed everywhere, sounded weak: "Ying... ying..."

This Magical Creature seemed to have low health points.

Was it almost beaten to death by Monica, a Mage by profession, bare-handed?

Lin Da looked at Monica with suspicion.

"Captain, Lord, it makes my heart fearful! We can't keep it!"

Monica, filled with righteous indignation, pointed at the Flesh Worm: "It bit me, kill, it must die!"

"Could it be an infected wound, poisoned?" Lin Da wondered anxiously.

The current Monica was like someone with rabies, from a timid Lolita to becoming super aggressive.

"Lord Captain, quick, kill it!"

Monica's small hand aimed at the Flesh Worm, ready to cast a Spell.

But perhaps due to the emotional agitation, she failed her spell chanting multiple times.

"I'll do it." Kafni rolled up her sleeves and walked toward the Flesh Worm.

"Ying... ying ying!"

The Flesh Worm, scared, kept backing away, turning its head towards Lin Da as if begging for help.

Seeing the Flesh Worm about to be killed, a gleam of satisfaction flashed in Monica's eyes, her smile widening to a terrifying extent, devoid of her usual cuteness.

"Hehe, hehehe... kill, kill it," Monica said excitedly.

Seeing Monica like this gave Lin Da the creeps.

"Hold on," he said.

"What's the matter?" Kafni turned her head in confusion.

And Monica at Lin Da's side, anxious, her face even changed color: "You idiot Captain, just kill it, kill it! Otherwise, we're all going to die!"

A hidden gleam flashed in Lin Da's eyes as he said calmly, "There's no rush to kill the Flesh Worm. What if it really is my sister? Let's investigate further and see if we can find any new clues."

Monica, frustrated, snorted and headed towards the exit of the underground hall.

"Where are you going?" Lin Da frowned.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"To clear my head," Monica said.

Watching the girl's retreating figure, Kafni seemed to realize something.

She shivered, looking at Lin Da with lingering fear: "The one with the problem seems to be Monica."

"Let's observe for a while."

Lin Da's gaze returned to the trembling Flesh Worm.

As he approached, the Flesh Worm, which had been affectionate towards him, fled in terror.

"Dark Whip!"

A purple Energy Whip shot into the air, binding the Flesh Worm.

Lin Da found a sack and stuffed the Flesh Worm into it.

He patted the bag; inside, the body of the Flesh Worm was greasy and disgusting, like a lump of rotting meat.

"I won't harm you until I figure out the truth. Stay calm in there and don't make a fuss," Lin Da said.

Whether the Flesh Worm understood him was uncertain, but after he finished speaking, it indeed became quiet and ceased its struggles.

Six hours later.

Lin Da, dressed in a black trench coat commonly seen in Dark Night City, wearing a hat, left the castle with two teammates in a car.

Everything that needed to be investigated had been investigated.

The Flesh Worm was packed in the sack and then locked in an iron cage, posing no threat.

Lin Da observed that this Flesh Worm had very low combat power, only at the level of a level five or six adventurer.

Concerned about the Church's people making a comeback, they drove off in a carriage and checked into a hotel in Dark Night City.

It was already late, Lin Da and his three companions had a simple meal and prepared to rest.

It was worth noting that Monica's appetite had increased dramatically, eating almost as much as three robust men needed.

The hotel was a suite with three rooms, just enough for one each.

Lin Da placed the cage containing the Flesh Worm in the living room.

After bidding his teammates goodnight, he turned off the lights and went back to his room.

Monica's eyes remained fixed on the cage holding the Flesh Worm, unblinking and unmoved.

The door closed, blocking the girl's view.

Night.

The clock in the living room ticked away.

All three bedrooms were silent.

Only the Flesh Worm in the cage made a crying sound.

Squeak~ Creak~

It was an extremely soft door-opening sound,

as if afraid of being overheard by anyone.

Monica squinted her eyes and stealthily opened the bedroom door, walking out.

Her gaze, filled with bloodlust, briefly scanned the Flesh Worm in the cage before she crept up to Kafni's room and peeped in to check if Kafni was asleep.

Compared to Lin Da, Kafni was the one she truly dreaded.

Although Lin Da seemed to have the upper hand in surface combat power,

there would occasionally flash an aura about Kafni that struck terror into her heart.

"If possible, I'll get rid of this one first, then kill Lin Da,"

'Monica' muttered under her breath, eyes shifting toward the inside of the bedroom.

Kafni was lying on her back, sleeping like a dead pig, occasionally snoring.

"Stupid humans," she said scornfully, opening the second bedroom door.

Lin Da was also sleeping peacefully.

His hands were folded in front of his chest, his breathing steady.

"Eeeng eeeng eeeng..."

'Monica' let out a sinister giggle from her throat. She closed the door and, holding a fruit knife taken from the kitchen, made her way to the iron cage with a chilling look in her eyes.

No one understood better than she did how fragile this Flesh Worm was,

With one strike, she could kill it and take over the body known as 'Monica'!

Crack!

But just then, the lights in the living room came on.

The sudden brightness frightened 'Monica' immensely.

She spun around, her eyes widening in surprise.

"How... how could you be here, weren't you asleep?"

"It's time for the captain's interrogation," Lin Da said in a cold tone, "Now tell me, what are you doing?"

'Monica' thought for a moment and suddenly burst into tears, "Captain, I'm scared! Eeeng eeeng, keeping this worm will definitely bring harm to us. After I was bitten, I feel so abnormal..."

"That's right, abnormal," Kafni said in a teasing tone. "I couldn't even detect your strangeness. A level 20 hidden BOSS, yet your combat power is so weak. Your true strength lies in mental attacks, doesn't it? Your real body is about that of a level 5-6 Magical Creature's, right?"

"Eeeng eeeng, what are you talking about, I don't understand, Monica!"

'Monica' looked anxiously at Lin Da, "Captain, please help me!"

The reply she got was a purple Energy Whip,

Amidst screams, Lin Da tied up Monica.

Even now, Lin Da could hardly believe that the truth of the matter was like this...

If he hadn't stopped 'Monica' back in the underground hall, Monica might truly have been lost forever.

This fourth-layer hidden boss of the Mystic Realm was too cunning!

"By biting Monica and swapping bodies with her, once your own body died, you could take over this new one."

"Am I right, 'Dawn Goddess'?"

The killing intent in Lin Da's eyes flashed, and he tightened the Dark Whip, making the fake Monica whimper incessantly.

Her cries were indistinguishable from those of the Flesh Worm!

"Captain, eeeng... wuwu, you've got it wrong! I'm Monica, your teammate!"

"Then answer me, what is my other identity?"

"Uh... eh, Captain, it's just the captain."

'Monica' panicked, unable to answer properly.

Just as he thought. Lin Da nodded to himself.

This Dawn Goddess lacked the ability to read memories.

She knew only that there was a team, he was the captain, named Lin Da,

and she couldn't articulate anything more than that.

"At first, I didn't believe it. I thought the Flesh Worm was deceiving us."

Lin Da took out a piece of paper.

On it, in a greenish liquid, was scrawled a row of shaky letters:

[Captain, I am the real Monica!]

'Monica' saw these words, and her expression instantly twisted, "Where did this come from, why don't I know about it?"

"While you went out to 'clear your mind' and 'feed' on the corpses of the Transcendents."

Lin Da opened the iron cage and gently lifted the Flesh Worm out,

his expression tender.

"It was Monica who bit herself and left this message with her blood. In the beginning, I didn't believe it. I suspected the Flesh Worm of possessing the ability to read team members' memories, using these words to deceive me."

"Until now."

"Seeing your abnormal behavior and your inability to restrain yourself from attacking Monica, I finally became convinced. When the Flesh Worm's body died, you would become the real Monica!"

The Flesh Worm Monica in Lin Da's arms kept nodding.

If she had eyes, they would surely be brimming with tears of grievance.

If not for the astute captain, she would already have been replaced by the Dawn Goddess!

"Hehehe... What of it? Now that you know the truth, can you kill me?"

The fake Monica laughed loudly, no longer bothering to pretend.

"Killing me won't restore that idiot human. Do you want to procreate with an ugly, disgusting worm?"

It seemed to be an insoluble dilemma.

Even though Lin Da saw through the fake Monica's identity, he was still powerless against her.

That was the source of her confidence.

"You might have misunderstood a little,"

Lin Da said with a wry smile, "Who said we were going to kill you? Don't underestimate the methods humans have devised over thousands of years to torture their own kind."

In the world of Flesh Worms, death simply meant being eaten by a predator, suffering for a few minutes before it was over.

But in the human world, there were countless forms of excruciating torture.

Methods that could make the victim suffer for months, years, or even for a lifetime.

Lin Da and Kafni chuckled evilly, like two villains committing an atrocity, as they tied the fake Monica to the bed with ropes.

Big Lolita was bound on the bed.

A man, a woman, and a giant Flesh Worm surrounded her with strange laughter.

Fear appeared in the eyes of the fake Monica.

Disgusting humans, they wouldn't pair with her, would they!?