Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 233 Being Pursued by a Japanese Heiress: A Terrifying Phenomenon in a Coastal City

With the Condensed Evil Pearl incident over, Mochizuki Chika should logically return to report immediately.

But she had said before that she had completely given herself to Lu Ran.

Therefore, she used this reason to stay in Tokyo Naval Battle City, occasionally going on missions with the Nationalist team, which directly filled the gap left by Lu Ran's slacking off.

The Nationalist team was stunned. They never expected this Japanese woman to be so persistent in pursuing Ran Ge!

Meals are delivered every morning and evening without fail.

Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue didn't take it to heart at first.

Until one day, on Lu Ran's bed, she found a strand of hair whose color and length perfectly matched those of Mochizuki Chika.

However, both women had already engaged in multiple sexual acts together, so such things as extreme sexual activities involving multiple people were nothing new to them.

Even when Lu Ran sincerely invited them to join him, they were at most embarrassed and annoyed, and then they agreed.

During this high tide, a large number of sea monsters rushed onto the streets and wreaked havoc, but Lu Ran did not intervene at all.

Because once he makes a move, even if he holds back, the National Team can basically receive resources without lifting a finger during this training period.

Even so, with the help of Mu Ningxue, Mu Nujiao, Mo Fan, Ai Jiangtu, and others, they can easily handle it.

Not to mention that Mochizuki Chika was also traveling with them.

In the past few days, Mochizuki Chika has become quite familiar with the women from the National Team.

She also generously stated that if the members of the Nationalist team come to Japan again in the future, she will cover all their expenses for meals and sightseeing.

It was only then that the members of the Nationalist team realized that the arrogant young lady actually had such a kind and approachable way of interacting in private.

Everyone was dumbfounded. They all knew why Mochizuki Chika had changed.

It's all because of Lu Ran!
The male members of the Nationalist team were so envious; it was one thing that Ran was handsome and highly skilled.

Now he even has a Japanese heiress pursuing him; it's truly infuriating to compare oneself to others!

A few days later in the afternoon.

Mu Ningxue found Lu Ran and told him what had just happened.

Lu Ran immediately understood; it was related to the Drowning Curse!

The so-called drowning curse is nothing more than a strange phenomenon caused by a creature called a 'wicked maggot'.

This maggot is nothing more than a creature that doesn't even meet the threshold of a servant demon; it resembles a microorganism and is a parasite that is difficult to detect with the naked eye.

But this very frail existence has ignited a panic known as the Drowning Curse in a coastal border city!

Even the Hunters' Association has set up a bounty pool specifically for them.

What Mu Ningxue saw at the beach was the first time the Drowning Curse had caused trouble.

Maggots in their larval stage are easily ingested by humans, and once inside the stomach, they begin to absorb nutrients.

Once the maggots have drained the life-sustaining nutrients, they will manipulate the humans they have absorbed to head towards the sea, and then break free from the people they have been inhabiting.

To outsiders, this appears as a bizarre phenomenon where a normal person is instantly emptied of their body upon contact with seawater.

In fact, that person was already a walking corpse, replaced by maggots.

Of course, these maggots don't just inhabit human bodies; they flow into the ocean to seek out even more powerful demons to parasitize!

In the original work, a sub-monarch-level sea mammoth was replaced by a wicked maggot!
After being replaced, the original sea mammoths were reduced to a pile of bones drifting in the ocean.

This creature is so weak that it can be crushed with a flick of the wrist, but once it grows up, it becomes extremely terrifying!
The most terrifying thing about the maggot is that it can devour the nutrients of the organism it parasitizes and inherit the abilities of the organism it has devoured.

In the original story, after the false dragon of Wuhai was replaced by the evil maggot, the evil maggot inherited everything from the false dragon of Wuhai.

It possesses strength, a powerful physique, and even the breath of a pseudo-dragon! When weak, it can be crushed to death by an ordinary human with a single kick; when strong, it can easily destroy a city!
"Let's call Qianxun and finish it off together."

Since Lu Ran has the ability to resolve the Drowning Curse, he naturally won't let it go.

The prize pool and hunter points don't matter!
For the safety of the people in countless coastal cities, Lu Ran felt it was his duty to act.

Lu Ran, Mu Ningxue, and Wang Yueqianxun arrived at the beach.

With the intervention of Yuki Chika, a person of high status in Japan, things suddenly became much simpler.

"So, have you got any ideas yet?"

After conducting an on-site inspection, Mu Ningxue asked with some concern.

For no other reason than that she was deeply troubled to witness someone commit suicide at the beach and wanted to do her part to resolve the matter.

Lu Ran remained silent. Based on the information he currently had, he had no clue whatsoever, let alone a solution to the Drowning Curse.

But he knew the truth, so he wasn't as worried as Mu Ningxue and Wangyue Qianxun.

"Qianxun, have you made any progress on your end?" Lu Ran turned to ask Wangyue Qianxun.

They brought her out, even using her identity, just to find people who might have been infected with maggots and had been led to the beach multiple times.

Mochizuki Chika nodded and said:
"In a short time, we only found one family. The young man's appetite has increased dramatically recently, and he's been running to the beach late at night from time to time. Luckily, his brother, a monk, noticed his unusual behavior and stopped him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran seemed to be deep in thought.

If this is the case, then there is a 99% chance that this person is being devoured by maggots that are consuming his life-sustaining nutrients.

"Take me to him!"

Mochizuki Chizuru's eyes lit up. Lu Ranjun's certainty meant he already had a plan!

"Master, is my little brother really under the Drowning Curse?" the middle-aged monk asked anxiously.

Led by Mochizuki Chika, Lu Ran finally met the young man covered in maggots.

They came for the Drowning Curse, and now they have some leads.

"The matter is rather complicated, but I will try my best to handle it well."

After Lu Ran finished speaking, he used his powerful mental strength to examine the young man's body.

Sure enough, he noticed something was wrong!
Influenced by Lu Ran's mental abilities, the young man suddenly shouted:

"Water! I need water!"

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow, his mind once again drawing attention to the body affected by the maggots.

The evil maggot is essentially a parasitic demon that can leave its host's body at any time, but it must be in a place with water.

Therefore, the ocean is their best home.

However, without water as a nutrient source, the maggot will die immediately, which is its most fatal and vulnerable point.

The maggots inside the young man's body had clearly grown to the point of possessing consciousness.

This is the biggest breakthrough!
Lu Ran used Mind Control to seize the spirit and will of the evil maggot!

The maggots devoured all of the young man's life force, but the young man wasn't even a mage, and didn't even have the energy to advance the maggots to the servant level.

At this level, Lu Ran only needs to release a trace of mental magic to guide it.

If there were any more, Lu Ran was afraid the maggots would choke to death.

(End of this chapter)