Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 405 175: Mother Devourer

Louis remained silent. If he had encountered a troublesome creature like the Ghost-Faced Fox on an ordinary road, he would have retreated. He had a good understanding of the importance of keeping a low profile.

But now he represents the Heaven Node, and he doesn't think the other party will really kill him. What's more, doesn't the wooden house behind him have the Jade-faced Fox as a backup?

Seeing that he refused to move, the ghost-faced fox's aura became increasingly colder, and its fox tail moved without wind. After a few seconds of silence, the ghost-faced fox finally lost its patience completely.

There was a pale green will-o'-the-wisp on his claws, and his figure left a trail of afterimage. By the time Louis reacted, the ghost face was already in front of him.

A drop of sweat on his forehead dripped down his cheek and chin. Louis stared at the claws that were almost touching his face, as if licking his carotid artery. At this time, the pen in his hand had just been raised, and he realized how much water the other party had just let go.

As expected, there are few Divine Favor Warlocks who are not fragile. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are as fragile as paper. They can easily die once they are in close combat.

If he was not sure that the Jade-faced Fox had no ill will towards them, he would not have stood so firmly in front of the wooden house.

"Sister, we have already discussed it. I cannot watch my people die in front of me. Moreover, the fake master did not reject my request, did he?"

The wooden door behind him slowly opened, and the Jade-faced Fox General stood in front of Hedwig, put the mask on his face, stretched out his hand, and used invisible mental power to stop the Ghost-faced Fox from swinging its claws further.

Hedwig glanced at Louise worriedly, who tilted his head slightly and gave her a reassuring look.

"I didn't refuse, but I didn't agree either."

The Ghost-faced Fox gently broke free from the Jade-faced Fox's restraints, without even looking at Louis again. The murderous aura behind him gradually subsided, returning to the state it was when they first met.

"The Fox Village was given to us by the False Lord. I have no objection to accepting other foxes. I also tolerated the last time when I allowed that person named Ye Jie to come in because I couldn't beat her. But you promised me last time that you would never let outsiders into the village again. This time, not only do you want people to enter the village, but you also want our blood materials. Aren't you afraid that these humans will find a way to deal with us and wipe out our entire fox clan?!"

Louis listened silently. If he looked at it from the perspective of a fox man, this logic seemed to really be on the side of the Ghost-faced Fox.

Jade-faced Fox sighed: "I didn't expect this situation to happen. You have been with Fox Two and Fox Three for quite some time. Can you just watch..."

The ghost-faced fox closed her mouth and clenched her fists. It was obvious that her determination was not as firm as she appeared.

"She," Hedwig interrupted carefully, "We don't have to go in. You can just bring the people here. If you still don't trust us, I can not take your materials this time. I will just consider it as a favor."

Louis' mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything. Such a proposal was indeed in line with Hedwig's character, and he didn't say much. If she lost her kind heart, she would not be the Hedwig that Louis was willing to protect.

Moreover, if someone else made this proposal, they might suspect that it was harbouring some evil intention, but when it was proposed by Hedwig, it seemed so appropriate.

The Jade-faced Fox looked at Hedwig in surprise.

The ghost-faced fox is even more so.

There is actually someone who is more saintly than my sister. Is he just pretending?

But if you look carefully, you can only see sincerity.

The Jade-faced Fox hesitated for a few seconds, but still shook his head: "She is in a very bad condition now, and can't even come out. I will take you into the village, but you need to cover your eyes. I will also give you the promised materials, so that you won't help in vain. Besides, didn't you say that the research results will be shared? I also want to know what is the difference between our bloodline and yours."

"What about her? Hmm? Where is she?" Hedwig pointed to the place where the Ghost-Faced Fox was just now, but found that there was no one there. She must have left silently at some point.

Even Louis didn't notice it. He glanced at the Jade-faced Fox's expression and suspected that this was a double act between the two.

As for the purpose, it is to give them a warning and show their strength, so that they will not have any unfavorable ideas after entering the village.

However, this was just Louis's speculation. He was always accustomed to thinking of the worst in order to be prepared.

Jade-faced Fox smiled helplessly: "My sister has always been hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. Don't worry, I'm here and won't let anything happen to you. She should just go back to the entrance of the village in advance to wait for you."

Louis silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva that still tasted of rust, feeling the weakness of his body. He was usually quite gentle and polite, but at this moment he wanted to curse.

How could she be soft? Her attack was extremely ferocious, and each move was beyond his ability to cope with. Although he could confirm afterwards that she did not intend to kill him, the danger at that time could not be faked, and it really made him feel like he had walked through life and death.

Hedwig took a step forward, grabbed Louis' hand, and passed a warm light over. Louis's strength that had just been overdrawn was quickly restored.

"How about I use this as an apology for my sister attacking you just now?" The Jade-faced Fox took out two leaves, which exuded a refreshing grass fragrance. The texture was strange, not like plastic, not like jade, and certainly not like ordinary leaves.

Hedwig took it carefully, felt it with great curiosity, and his face became solemn: "This leaf is very precious, are you really going to give it to us like this?"

"Well, in my hands it can only be used as a disposable defensive tool. I have specially investigated a lot of things about you, maybe this can be of some help to you." Jade-faced Fox nodded.

Hedwig smiled happily, turned around and handed a piece of Louis, and asked carefully: "Louis, can you give me a piece for research? If you develop any medicine, I will definitely give it to you. I just want the process."

Louis shook his head and handed over the leaf in his hand: "Take them all and study them. If there are any results, it will be helpful to the entire Heaven Node."

Hedwig did not refuse, and after thanking him, he put it away solemnly.

"So shall we go into the village now? I heard that most of you divine warlocks know the spell of transfiguration. The entrance to our village is a bit small, so you may need to transform yourself into a fox-like size before you can get in." asked the Jade-faced Fox.

Louis naturally had no problem with that, so he looked at Hedwig. She only had a few divine graces besides the medical sorcerer.

"I still know the simple Transfiguration. Mr. Jeremy has basically explained it to everyone." Hedwig said the second half of the sentence in a low voice.

"Okay, then now--" The Jade-faced Fox walked in front and prepared to lead the way.

"Wait a minute," Louis interrupted.

Then, under the two people's puzzled gazes, he put his hand to his mouth and blew a whistle. The sound was clear and loud, echoing among the woods.

"Who called the Eight Treasures Fleet?! Ah!" After a while, before the echo disappeared, a Soul Crow swooped down with a group of crows, like a fighter plane.

As a divine grace sorcerer stationed in Japan, how could Louis not have his own paired Soul Crow?

Before, when I went to the Cat Village, I was worried that the Extraordinary Cats would like to catch Extraordinary Birds and eat them, so I didn’t let the Soul Crow show up to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

But now it can be used to warn Jade-faced Fox not to have any evil ideas.

"No matter what the treatment situation is, we should come out at least once tomorrow, okay?" Louis asked Jade-faced Fox.

Jade-faced Fox turned his curious eyes away from Soul Crow and said, "Of course you can."

"Okay, Babao, if we don't call you before noon tomorrow, go home and call everyone over." Louis said calmly in front of Jade-faced Fox.

The Soul Crow shouted loudly: "Eight Treasures Fleet received! We will complete the mission!"

Jade-faced Fox's expression did not change. She did not feel guilty about Louis's arrangement. After all, she really needed help from others, and she had no intention of dealing with them.

As for Soul Crow, she is more interested in this.

"This is... the messenger of the Supreme who collects souls in the human world." Hedwig saw her curiosity and explained it specially. However, this was not a secret worth hiding for the extraordinary. Hedwig naturally knew his limits and would not say anything that should not be said.

The Jade-faced Fox nodded slightly to show that he understood.

After releasing the Eight Treasures, the two followed the Jade-faced Fox for a while, and then turned into animals according to the instructions.

Louis turned into a fox according to the Jade-faced Fox's instructions, and Hedwig also wanted to change his breathing, but he turned out to be a weasel.

"My sister will release an illusion later. You should follow the illusion and don't resist. Follow the illusion all the way to the end and you will reach our village." The Jade-faced Fox said, looking back in front.

The yellow mouse Vichy looked at Louis the Fox, and when he saw that he did not object, he said yes.

Soon, the two felt the emergence of an illusion. There seemed to be a flower-scented avenue in front of them, and at the end of the avenue was an exit whose face could not be seen clearly.

Louis was always on guard against whether this illusion had any malicious intent, and stayed close to Hedwig to avoid being replaced without knowing it.

As they jumped into the exit, the illusion soon ceased to exist and the scene before their eyes returned to reality.

But Louis felt that this was more unreal than an illusion. How could there suddenly be such a standard quaint little village in the woods?

The wooden houses were naturally built beside the towering trees, like works of art growing naturally from the ancient trees. There were also several small viewing platforms built on the treetops, connected by rope bridges woven with vines. A small river that flowed to an unknown destination passed through the village. The open space beside the river was full of flowers and traces of bonfires. One could imagine the foxes sitting around the bonfire at night, eating fruits and drinking hot soup.

The distance they moved was definitely not far. The combined area of ​​these dozen or so carefully decorated wooden houses was not small. If they were in Aokigahara, the soul crows hovering above should have discovered it long ago and returned to report to him.

In particular, the trees here have obviously been changed.

So, this place is something like a legendary secret place.

How great it would be if this was the node of heaven. Not only would we have a gathering point in the void, but we would also have an almost absolutely safe shelter in reality, which could serve as a retreat for the entire force.

It seems that the fake one is not simple either.

After coming in, the ghost-faced fox that had disappeared without a trace was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there were two fox people standing nearby, talking to the jade-faced fox, and occasionally casting curious glances at them.

It's just a little curiosity. The two fox people are Fox Six and Fox Seven. They have both been in human society for quite a while and know a lot about the outside world.

"Here, let me tell you the details."

As the Jade-faced Fox spoke with a puzzled look on his face, Louis understood what the Jade-faced Fox wanted.

Fox No. 2 has been pregnant for more than half a year now. There was nothing abnormal in the first half year. Although she appeared a little weak, a group of foxes who had no childbirth experience thought that this was a normal phenomenon after carefully studying human books and movies.

Need a lot of supplement!
Even though Fox Two didn't want to eat, he still forced himself to eat a lot of so-called supplements for the sake of his child. He even crushed a few leaves from the Tree of Protection and fed them to the child. From the results, Fox Two's condition seemed to gradually return to normal, and his belly was getting bigger day by day.

Until recently, Fox Two started to sleep more and wake up less. If it were just that, it would be fine, but the problem was that Fox Three, the person sleeping beside him, discovered that Fox Two's vitality was constantly dissipating. No, it's not dissipating, but it is concentrated in the fetus.

The result is that the breath of life in the fetus becomes stronger and stronger, while the mother gradually becomes thinner. If this continues, the day the fetus is born will probably be the day Fox Er dies.

Everyone has to accept a cruel fact, that is
This fetus is biting its mother!

The Ghost-faced Fox was the first to suggest an abortion, but when Fox Two heard the suggestion, he went crazy and tried to stop it. He even stopped sleeping and just protected the fetus in his belly.

The Jade-faced Fox considered the Ghost-faced Fox's suggestion. Given Fox Two's vitality now, any discerning person could see that aborting the fetus would be extremely dangerous. Even if the fetus survived, it would probably not live long.

Not to mention the need to respect the wishes of the parties involved.

At this moment when she was at a loss and Fox Two's condition was getting worse day by day, Hedwig contacted her.

It was only then that the Jade-faced Fox realized that there was such a person among the extraordinary people who specialized in medical research.

"Have you tried asking for help from the Paladins?" When Hedwig heard that it was related to vitality, he first thought of the Paladins, as they should be more proficient in this area.

Jade-faced Fox nodded helplessly: "Ye Jie passed by here when she went to Rio. She was also powerless, but she left us a few bottles of holy water, which can slow down the speed at which the fetus absorbs the mother's vitality. According to Ye Jie, our lives are peculiar. If we are individuals, we can survive for a long time, but once we give birth to offspring, all our vitality will be absorbed by the fetus, and we can only continue in a form of one life for another."

This kind of reproduction method is not uncommon in nature, but those foxes give birth to 180,000 puppies in one litter, so they don't have to worry about the number. These foxes can only give birth to two or three puppies in one litter. If they continue to do so, won't they become extinct sooner or later?
However, considering that their appearance might not be natural, Louis gave up this consideration.

(End of this chapter)