I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 9 Worm Infection
  Researchers found the same red worms inside that polar bear.

After completing their mission, they both died, including the worm in their brain.

The worms inside them are one male and one female. The one in the sheep is male, while the one in the polar bear is only female.

The sheep's "poignant" love story also inspired researchers.

Therefore, this worm is called "red rope worm".

Seeing this, Mo Ling also felt the bad taste of the namer.

Now it can be confirmed that the healing ability is brought by the red string worms, and the enhanced perception should be caused by some kind of evolution if there are no accidents.

So much for the initial record of the red string worm.

A lot of effort was spent tracking a sheep, only to discover such a strange creature.

Later records also show the strange behavior of certain creatures after being infected with this worm.

As long as it is left alone, the infected body will naturally perish, and stopping it will cause evolution.

After driving the creatures back into the abyss, the red string worms also became extinct on Earth.

Later, some hunters came to the abyss and were infected with this worm, but they could only consider themselves unlucky.

Not only that, Mo Ling also discovered that the red string worm previously found in the brain of the shock beast was only a larvae, and the host's consciousness would not disappear at this stage.

This is also the reason why those shock beasts still attack Li Luo.

After reading all the records, I came up with only one treatment method—disposal therapy.

But this also means that the mission has failed.

If the abnormal movement of the shock beast cannot be solved, the mission cannot be completed.

At an impasse.

Li Luo was obviously aware of this problem and started to think about it while sitting in the car.

She continued to look through the records of worms.

Suddenly, Li Luo seemed to realize something, started the car, and drove directly towards the depths of the valley.

There are more and more shock beasts appearing on the road, and the perception of these shock beasts is also particularly keen.

Every one of them was already ready to attack when it entered Mo Ling's sight.

The piece of meat on the head is immersed in the field of vision, and there are red worms again!

Why so many?
  Mo Ling also guessed what Li Luo was thinking.

In previous records, the emergence of red string worms has always been a single individual in the infected population.

It is not contagious and does not appear in patches.

But the shock beast's riot is large-scale, which is different from the red string worm infection.

Thinking of this, Mo Ling quickly followed the previous method to eliminate the incoming shock beast.

The infected piece of meat was delivered to Li Luo again.

Li Luo didn't need to be reminded this time. He took out his tools and started looking for worms in the meat.

Li Luo's idea was confirmed.

She quickly got in the car and set off deeper into the valley.

The further you go, the larger the size of the shock beast appears.

But these shock beasts all lost consciousness, and the spherical meat on their heads beat slowly and moved forward blankly.

Even if a car passes by, they don't react.

According to the past, it is impossible for so many shock beasts to get along so harmoniously together.

The vibrations they send out are enough to spark a scuffle.

An infected concussion beast fell into the pit, even so its two metal feet kept swinging.

Another short segmented limb protruded from the spherical metal mesh, and it seemed that it had evolved.

It's trying to climb out of the pit.

The car continued to drive forward and came to a large lake.

Mo Ling only saw Li Luo's pupils widen for an instant, and then he parked the car by the lake.

She took out her recording device and began recording what was going on in the lake.

Following the screen of the instrument, Mo Ling also saw the shocking sight.

Countless vibrating beasts were submerged in the middle of the lake, and their densely packed metal limbs were crowded together. With the beating of the meat, the jointed limbs shook the lake water, and messy ripples extended to the edge of the lake.

There were several unconscious Shock Beasts on the shore, walking straight towards the center of the lake.

On the other side of the lake, the evolved Shock Beast was stranded on the shore.

The two legs merged into one, forming a shape like a fish fin, swinging as the head expanded.

But having lost the ability to walk, they could only jump around on the shore, struggling to bounce farther away.

Just from the screen, Mo Ling could feel the horror of the scene in front of him.

At this moment, Mo Ling also had the same question in the mind of the researcher:
  Where are they going?
  After recording the scene here, Li Luo drove around the lake and continued walking forward.

She opened the map and marked a location.

The location where the shock beasts moved was exactly in the center of their habitat.

Soon, the car stopped before going downhill.

what happened?
  Mo Ling's vision was limited and he didn't know what was happening.

Fortunately, Li Luo took out the recording instrument again.

Mo Ling looked quickly.

……

That's the ocean of shock beasts.

Shock beasts of various forms were constantly fighting at the bottom of the slope.

When the same kind becomes an obstacle to their progress, they are like sheep rushing into the sheepfold, constantly attacking forward.

The violent vibrations liquefied the soil in the entire area, and the shock beasts gathered here forcibly created a large funnel-shaped pit.

The weak shock beast was stepped into the soil by its companions. The deeper it went, the stronger it became, and the jointed limbs on its body were extremely ferocious.

Just like raising a poisonous worm, the internal shock beast's segmental limbs sprouted various metal spikes.

The sharp thorns pierced the flesh and blood of his companions, and the bright red strands of flesh continued to stick and heal, trapping the joints and limbs.

The trapped shock beast broke off its joints and turned into a ball and rolled forward.

The ball that rolled into it was stuck by other balls, leaving only a small gap.

The flesh and blood could only beat and extend forward, flowing out from the holes in the metal mesh like liquid.

Became a flesh and blood slime.

The groups of slimes crowded together again, forming a red pool.

What are they fighting for?
  Could it be that these shock beasts controlled by red string worms are all pointing at the same creature?
  Li Luo controlled the recording instrument to continuously zoom in, aiming at the center of the red pool in the pit.

Mo Ling's vision was also fixed on the sudden black color.

On a piece of bright red water, a spiral-shaped pure black object floated in it.

Waves rose up around it, and the slimes fighting for it pushed the black object around.

That's the angle?

It is the horn of an unknown creature. It is tough and straight, and its body is pitch black, with no color visible.

It's as if all the light has been absorbed. If it weren't for the bending of the edge, you wouldn't even be able to see the shape of the corner.

Li Luo searched for the picture of the black horn in the database.

The messages popped up and she compared them one by one, but found nothing that matched them.

Inquiries yielded no results.

The investigation once again hit an impasse.

Moring became suspicious of the red string worm records.

Why is the target a horn? Can dead organisms be infected with worms?
  Just when Mo Ling was confused, Li Luo patted the square again.

She placed the picture with the black corner on the electronic screen in front of the square, shook it, and gave the square a thumbs up.

"Wait, help me, get this, do you understand?"

She seemed to trust Cube's ability, and she should have seen Cube's behavior of teleporting worms as a sign that Cube was taking the initiative to help her.

After the explanation, Li Luo accelerated decisively and rushed into the deep pit.

(End of this chapter)