Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 421 War Weapons
"The name of this creature is Parasite."

The Night Witch accepted her fate and decided to pay a certain amount of energy costs. "This is the characteristic of void creatures. Their way of existence is different from that of humans. Each species has a clear purpose... just like weapons of war."

Although she scoffed at the Church of Embers' definition of "good" and "evil", every void creature she had learned about so far had a clear function.

In comparison, humans are a species full of uncertainty.

When a baby is born, even a wizard who is well versed in prophecy cannot predict what kind of person they will become in the future.

She continued to explain, "The role of parasites is to infect and assimilate the targets they target, lurking within the enemy and causing unrest."

Just like her transformation of Yelena.

Last night, a total of 76 people in the Holy City were infected by Yelena, most of them were believers living in civilian areas, a few were patrol members, and some clergy who preached in the church area. Even several members of the choir, which the church was proud of, were infected.

And these 76ers will continue to spread the parasite among the population.

This is also the reason why the Dark Witch is so calm. Even if the Pope really created a refrigerator that can cover the entire city and identify the believers who are controlled by the parasite, it will be too late. He will despairingly find that the number of infected people has far exceeded the control of the church.

More importantly, once infected by a parasite, there is theoretically no way to cure it.

This was another reason why she stayed in Jinli's mansion to closely observe or monitor Duan Mingyuan.

"As far as I know, once the parasite is complete, it will quickly take over the host's brain and merge with the host. Once one of them is killed, the other will die as well."

So when the Pope finds out who are infected, he will face a difficult decision.

Should we order the massacre of all transformed parasites, or allow the infection to continue to spread.

She still doesn't know why Duan Mingyuan was able to cure Jin Li and the housekeeper who were possessed by the parasite. They just bit the man, and the parasite in their bodies immediately separated from them, and then they died.

"As early as the end of the Sun King's reign, these creatures already existed. They once infiltrated the upper echelons of the Embers Empire and devoured the entire empire step by step. It is not surprising that they appear in chambers of commerce and companies. Perhaps those people were infected many years ago."

To make it easier for Duan Mingyuan to understand, the Dark Night Witch explained in great detail, "The key lies in their appetite, which can be adjusted artificially. If the parasite is always hungry, they will become extremely aggressive. The main source of food is energy. Once their appetite is satisfied, they will control the host to hide and return to their usual appearance."

Duan Mingyuan felt that if the Dark Night Witch had not embarked on the path of a terrorist, she might have become an excellent mystic instructor.

"You mean you magnified the appetite of the parasite in Yelena, but the parasites lurking in the company or the Chamber of Commerce did not."

"You can think so for now, but it is not difficult for those high-ranking managers to obtain high-quality energy sources. Who knows if they are secretly absorbing energy?"

The Night Witch in the mirror shrugged. "Now is the era of interstellar travel. Every minute and every second, people become missing. Except for those who have experienced it, no one knows where those missing people have gone or what happened to them."

Although her parasites are prone to hunger, they are also subject to the iron rule of "not being allowed to kill food" because she wants the Pope to see those converted believers rather than a group of mutilated corpses.

However, the foods used to satisfy the appetites of the top leaders are not so lucky. Even for the principle of confidentiality, they will be silenced or imprisoned for a long time in some way as a fixed source of energy supply.

In the history of Wizard Star, there have been cases where witches imprisoned other witches and used them as magic supply stations.

"how about you?"

Duan Mingyuan pointed at the head of the Dark Night Witch and asked, "Is the one in your head also a parasite?"

Not long ago, he greeted the other party.

"No, they are other void creatures." The Night Witch gave a negative answer, but she did not intend to continue. "If it is energy costs, the information just now should be enough."

She dared to guarantee that, apart from her and those infected by the parasite, no one else could share the information so clearly with Duan Mingyuan.

As long as this isn't a shady shop, that should be enough.

"Thank you, boss. I wish you good fortune and prosperity."

Seeing that the Dark Night Witch didn't want to continue talking, Duan Mingyuan responded with a formal official reply.

Perhaps thanks to Heya's guidance, he felt that he had become more and more business-savvy recently, and had already negotiated three big deals in just one day.

Hearing this, the Dark Night Witch rolled her eyes at him speechlessly.

This was definitely the strangest person she had ever met, possessing unparalleled power yet absolutely abiding by the rules.

Even when encountering someone weaker than himself, he would not use violence to force the other party to surrender.

The Dark Night Witch thought that she could not live up to Duan Mingyuan's demeanor. If their roles and power were reversed, and Duan Mingyuan happened to know some secrets that she longed to know, she would definitely imprison him and use all means to force him to reveal the secrets.

If the other party suffers irreversible damage or even dies due to torture during this process, she will not feel any guilt.

However, after she expressed her refusal to discuss the matter, Duan Mingyuan actually wished her good fortune.

Perhaps this was another reason why she could stay in the mansion with peace of mind.

The witch had a very good eye for people and her intuition was very accurate. After dealing with Duan Mingyuan once, she felt that he was a harmless, neutral...troublemaker.

Well, judging from past experience, as long as you don't try to hurt the troublemaker like the Semites did, you won't get hurt in return.

Seeing Duan Mingyuan politely stand up and turn the air conditioner back to cold, she suddenly felt guilty.

Looking at the other person's back, the Dark Night Witch suddenly felt a sense of frustration for bullying an honest person for some reason.

"There is an additional piece of information about the parasite."

The feeling of frustration made her speak and call out to the other person.

Just treat this information as consumption.

"There is only one way to kill a parasite without harming its host."

She saw Duan Mingyuan turned around and looked at her, so she continued, "That is an order from a higher being. This is another characteristic of void creatures. They will unconditionally obey all orders from their higher beings."

This was equivalent to revealing to the other party the level of her and the creature that was parasitic in her brain.

"And you successfully expelled the parasites from Jinli and the housekeeper's bodies... What were you thinking when they pounced on you?"

Perhaps Duan Mingyuan is also hiding some unknown secrets.

This was her extra tip for the other party.

(End of this chapter)