Chapter 406: Chapter 406: Deepening Infection
“What… the hell is that?!”
A cold sweat dripped down Han Dong’s cheek.
A misleading question.
Due to the soldiers’ appearance, Han Dong initially attributed all of the ominous issues to the ‘soldiers’.
However.
[Omen – Deep Sea Shadow]
In the incident, a more terrifying existence hidden within would not allow Han Dong to confront it directly.
These soldiers were merely minor underlings in the Omen, transformed into humanoid octopus forms after their bodies were occupied by small deep-sea octopus lifeforms.
In the deep sea, there are terrifying creatures that feed on these small octopuses… of course, they require other food as well.
Danger!
A sense of danger that made Han Dong’s hair stand on end passed over him, causing the G-virus to become somewhat uncontrollable, proliferating some fleshy tumors on his arm.
A moment’s hesitation could make one the other party’s meal.
With the Octopus Soldiers currently acting as ‘food bait’ indirectly helping to postpone time, it was a golden opportunity for Han Dong to escape.
“Only through a deep mutation can I possibly escape to the heavens…”
Regarding Dr. William’s transformations after contracting the G-virus—an important figure in “Biohazard”—images of these various forms began to float in Han Dong’s mind.
After Dr. William lost control of the G-virus, his internal cells began proliferating wildly.
When he reached the [G-4 (Uncontrollable) stage], he lost the most basic ability to stand upright due to weight gain, reluctantly switching to ‘Crawling Mode’.
According to the official evaluation, out of Dr. William’s six forms, [G-4 (Uncontrollable)] was the most threatening.
A terrifyingly bulging, hard-shelled spike protruding from his fully-opened chest, along with six muscular long legs used for running, made it extremely good at hunting humans.
To escape back to the supermarket three kilometers away, Han Dong would need to enhance his running capabilities.
But he must also keep the mutation within a controllable range, so he cannot let his consciousness be affected.
There was no time to consider too much.
Han Dong tried to stimulate the G-virus deeply… Ah!
Just a slight loss of control directly caused two spikes to grow out from Han Dong’s mouth, tearing his entire cheek area.
“If I lose control, I might not be able to revert to human form. Don’t panic… Just steady yourself!”
During the transformation.
Another three Octopus Soldiers were swept away.
Even when they used the corrosive tentacles on their backs, it was to no avail…
In the mist, a terrifying deep-sea shadow hinted itself… Just looking through the mist made Han Dong feel uneasy all over.
“Hurry up… Ah! It hurts!!”
The spine completely bent, changing into a crawling posture.
The spikes that grew from the back were all side effects brought on by the stimulation of the G-virus.
Yet during this process, Han Dong maintained absolute rationality, making the ‘cell activation’ as much as possible reflect on his muscle cells.
Whoosh! The muscles in both his legs swelled at a super-fast speed, causing his skin tissue to tear apart directly.
Not fully controllable, the surrounding tissues were also affected during the muscle changes.
Several extra pointed toenails grew out of Han Dong’s feet, and there were many reverse spines on his heels.
In the end of the change, Han Dong worked on controlling his arms to the maximum extent possible for symmetry, to avoid losing balance while running.
This required reducing the size of his enlarged right arm slightly.
The weight and size of his left arm would be provided by the ‘Yellow Sand Armor’.
“Done!”
His consciousness was steady.
It was just the bodily changes that were slightly uncontrollable, causing spikes to grow in some areas.
Especially the hard backward spikes that grew out from the mouth area, tearing up his cheeks.
Making ‘Crawling Mode’ Han Dong look like a mad dog… Therefore, for now, this posture is called [G-Mad Dog]
While the Octopus Soldiers were still shooting at the terrifying shadow in the mist, Han Dong ran as fast as he could.
Boom!!
The agility the “Mad Dog Stance” of [G-rabid dog] offered was even more terrifying than Han Dong had anticipated.
So much so, initially, Han Dong had a hard time controlling it, leading him to smash head-on into a roadside electric pylon… completely demolishing it.
After making slight adjustments, Han Dong immediately bolted towards the supermarket area… quickly adapting to this four-limbed galloping posture.
Just then.
The horrifying apparition within the mist detected a new kind of food trying to escape. It flung its enormous tentacles, crushing the Octopus Soldiers, intending to come back later to retrieve these ‘snacks’.
The squeaking noise echoed!!
Three tentacles, equal to a normal human body, emerged from the mist, wildly wrapping around Han Dong.
Such tentacles possessed infinite elasticity. At the same time, there was a big mouth at their tips capable of sucking flesh. Once they came into contact with Han Dong, they could immediately draw away a portion of his flesh and blood.
‘Sand Barricade’
In the G-form, Han Dong can still cast magic.
Behind him, sand walls, marked with the Beetle mark, rose in an attempt to block the chasing tentacles.
Who knew…
Seawater, from an unknown source, doused the yellow sand, absorbing the magic energy within.
The sand barrier disintegrated instantly.
“This!!”
Faced with scenarios Han Dong couldn’t understand, his brain worked furiously, providing the only way of escape.
He solely relied on the ‘Mad Dog Stance’ to race back to the supermarket, without getting distracted with other things… it was a sheer test of speed.
He focussed at an intense level, scout the shortest route.
He jumped over obstacles under one meter high.
He smashed through easily breakable obstacles, like wooden fences.
When the obstacle was over one meter and hard to break, he would use nearby buildings, making side runs and jumps to get past the obstacle without slowing down.
On his way, he encountered several giant flying insects, adult Cold Spiders that had once appeared in the supermarket and strange human beings without eyes.
Han Dong swiftly dodged them all.
If necessary, he would directly rip apart these relatively low-ranked creatures via frontal collision.
But…
He was just about to reach the street where the supermarket was located.
Unexpectedly, a Giant Worm appeared, blocking his path, leaving him no option to avoid it.
The speed of the tentacles chasing him didn’t decrease.
Should he stop even for a moment, he would be caught.
“Activate one more level deeper!”
Diving deeper into the G-virus’s territory caused Han Dong’s consciousness to flicker, and he partially lost his human form.
Dozens of spikes over a meter long, sprang out from Han Dong’s mouth, neck and chest… As he plunged head-first into the Giant Worm’s bulky body.
The protruding spikes instantly tore apart the Worm’s body.
Within the thick body of the Giant Worm, human beings bound by some sticky substance were suspended, they were slowly being digested… They didn’t wish for Han Dong to rescue them as their eyes met, instead, they desired to be killed by Han Dong to end this torturous death and the eternal nightmare.
Unfortunately, Han Dong didn’t have time to deal with them.
Whoosh!!
Carrying corrosive slime, he successfully burst through the massive body of the Giant Worm.
The supermarket was within sight.
However, the state in which Han Dong was currently in couldn’t possibly allow him to enter from the front.
He leapt onto the roof, calling out the remaining crows to help block the chasing terrifying tentacles.
At that moment, something strange happened again.
The chasing tentacles slowed down when they reached the block where the supermarket was situated. Eventually, they stopped in front of the supermarket… After observing the situation inside the supermarket via some visual organ at the tip of the tentacles, they slowly withdrew into the mist.
They gave up on Han Dong, the tasty new food source.
“As expected…”
Through the strange behavior of the Deep-sea monster, Han Dong speculated some information, pulled back the remaining crows into his body, and reabsorbed energy.
He attempted to restore his human form from the state heavily infected by the G-virus.
