Fear of food

Chapter 77 Parasite Chen Qi (Final request for continued reading, available tomorrow)
Xu An'an didn't immediately agree, but instead asked, "What happened?"

"There's no time to explain, I'll explain in detail on the way!" Chen Qi said anxiously, "If we're late, Da Bing will be in danger!"

Zhui Feng panicked: "Then let's go quickly!"

Seeing that Xu An'an was still standing still, Chen Qi reassured her, "Don't worry, nothing will happen as long as I'm here. I haven't used my ghost face cookies yet. This time, I mainly wanted to take the opportunity to test your ability to generate food from bread."

Trusting Chen Qi, Xu An'an nodded despite her hesitation.

But as soon as she took a step, she was pulled back by the person behind her.

"and many more!"

Coffee stopped everyone in their tracks. Her sharp gaze scrutinized Chen Qi from head to toe, as if she wanted to see right through him.

"What's wrong, coffee?" Zhui Feng asked, puzzled.

Coffee didn't say much, turned around and rummaged through the pancake cart.

A moment later, she came back with a large pancake in her hand, a small treat she had prepared for the dog, and said to Chen Qi, "Tell me what this is."

Coffee's actions made Zhui Feng and the others immediately understand her intention, and their eyes all focused on Chen Qi.

They could all see that what Coffee was holding was a bright red oral cavity wall covered with tangled capillaries, with pimples filled with murky pus scattered on it.

Of course, to the average person, this is just an ordinary piece of pork jerky.

Chen Qi's gaze fell on the piece of "pork jerky," and he asked, "Is this a test for me?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Coffee nodded.

"What a pity, I was too greedy. I wanted to wipe you all out in one fell swoop." Chen Qi's smile turned sinister, and he instantly dropped his disguise. He took a running start and leaped over the wall.

Zhui Feng and Gan Shui were immediately terrified. If it weren't for Coffee's quick thinking, they would have been led into a trap by the parasite.

"Has Biscuit been completely controlled by the Nightmare Eater?" Zhui Feng asked with lingering fear.

Coffee shook his head: "Not necessarily. If he has become a complete parasite, he can easily disguise himself and deal with us slowly. Why would he rush to medical school?"

"His urgency is likely to prevent Cookie from regaining control of his body!"

"What do we do now?" the swill asked hastily.

Although he enjoys arguing with coffee on a daily basis, he still subconsciously relies on coffee for decision-making in crucial moments.

"Follow!"

"Oh? Isn't that exactly what he wanted?"

"Be careful. Let's go in together. Remember not to be reckless. Keep your distance from him and just keep an eye on his movements."

Coffee sighed. She knew that entering the medical school now would be extremely dangerous, but she also knew that if Nightmare Eater controlled Chen Qi's body to enter the medical school at this time, it would only put Chen Qi and Big Pancake in even greater danger.

If they do nothing, they might really lose two teammates.

Xu An'an didn't hesitate at this moment and decisively said, "Let's go!"

Coffee looked at her: "Bread, this time we might really have to rely on you."

Currently, of the three derivative food items the team possesses, Chen Qi and Da Bing are out of contact, and only Xu An'an's derivative food items are still usable.

Xu An'an nodded, and the group climbed over the wall and entered Jinghai Medical College.
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Laboratory entrance.

Big Pancake directed several dogs and finally managed to drag the golden retriever out of the lab.

Not far from the lab entrance, the golden retriever, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up.

It looked around and saw the stray dog ​​possessed by the pancake, and immediately wagged its tail and happily came over.

Upon seeing the golden retriever's appearance, Dabing (the man) knew that this was not Chen Qi, but his pet dog.

"As expected of my dog, it still recognizes me even if I've turned into a dog." Dabing felt quite gratified.

However, the next second, the golden retriever started to put its nose close to the pancake's butt.

"Hey! Holy crap..." Big Pancake's loud bark startled the golden retriever, while at the same time, he was also wondering:

"Where are the cookies? Where did they go?"

"His consciousness isn't in the dog's body anymore; could it be that he's returned to his original form?"

As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw a person running quickly toward him.

When Big Pancake saw the person coming, the dog's face lit up with joy, and it barked, "Woof!"

"It's Cookie! Cookie's consciousness has returned to its body!"

Da Bing was overjoyed, but before he could say anything, Chen Qi rushed over and lifted him up.

The incident happened so suddenly that before Dabing could react, a stray dog ​​nearby saw that the "dog king" had been captured and immediately pounced on him to bite Chen Qi, but Chen Qi kicked it aside.

At this point, Dabing realized something was wrong.

With a quick glance, he saw Zhui Feng rushing towards him at high speed around the corner.

"Woof woof!" Big Pancake struggled and barked, but Chen Qi still managed to carry it all the way into the laboratory.

Zhui Feng watched helplessly as the dog possessed by the pancake was taken into the laboratory, but it was too late to stop it.

Just as he was about to chase after him into the lab, Coffee, who had arrived from behind, quickly called out to him.

"Watch out! There might be danger inside!"

The laboratory door was wide open, and the interior was shrouded in thick darkness, like the gaping maw of a giant beast.

Coffee took out her coffee cup, opened it, and took a sip. Her mind immediately became active. She first asked Xu An'an, "Is there any other exit from the laboratory?"

Xu An'an pointed to one side: "There's a back door over there."

Coffee immediately instructed, "Chasing Wind, you go and guard the back door."

"Alright!" Zhui Feng responded and sped away.

Coffee's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, searching for any information or clues. Finally, he paused for a moment on the golden retriever and said, "Swill, take off your clothes."

Swill: "Huh?"
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In the morgue within the illusionary realm.

Chen Qi had opened all the unlocked morgue cabinets, but he did not find his mother's or Dr. Zhao's bodies.

He frowned, a realization dawning on him: "It seems that only those who have been completely parasitized will have their bodies appear in the morgue. For example, Zhui Feng's younger brother and Madam Wu, they have both completed the parasitization process."

Chen Qi's mother was not completely parasitized during their last meeting, and had even briefly escaped the control of the Nightmare Eater, so her body could not be found here.

"So it seems that Brother Sun has also been completely parasitized?"

"The corpses of domain-level parasites are likely kept in locked cabinets."

"Even though they are all lockable cabinets, there should be different levels. Most of them look no different from ordinary cabinets, except that they have a lock, but some cabinets are obviously much more luxurious."

"Especially my closet!"

Chen Qi looked at his personal morgue number 9, filled with curiosity.

What exactly is inside the cabinet?
Surely there couldn't be his body there?

However, compared to his curiosity about cabinet number 9, Chen Qi was more anxious about how to leave this illusion.

He searched all the unlocked morgue cabinets, but still couldn't find a way to escape the illusion.

Just then, a ghostly figure appeared silently beside Chen Qi.

Chen Qi was startled and instinctively stepped back in defensiveness. When he saw the figure clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted.

He saw himself!
Or rather, someone who looks exactly like him.

A strange smile curled at the corner of the man's lips: "Do you want to know what's in cabinet number 9?"

(End of this chapter)