Stuck in The Tower

Chapter 267 Al

I blinked my eyes for a moment.

He approached me with a serious expression, so I asked what he was saying. Parasite?

“A parasite? I don’t know.”

They say it’s a small-sized parasite, but how do you know if you say that?

I saw that there were different types of parasites.

Some are elongated like earthworms and some are relatively plump like slugs.

Some were short but had legs.

More than that, are parasites so dangerous?

Explosions are dangerous, but not serious.

Looking at the other NPCs, they are killing parasites with angry faces.

I don’t know if it’s just to vent my anger or if there’s something I don’t know, but…

Bayard, who was looking at me like that, let out a small breath, perhaps realizing that he lacked explanation.

“There are other parasites living inside the parasites they spread.”

“A parasite of parasites? It has everything.”

“The important thing is that Mestoca eggs are implanted in the body of that little parasite.”

He frowned at his words.

I don’t understand right away.

Are the eggs of that giant monster in Mestoka really that small?

The size of the larva was ridiculous, right?

no, let’s do that

The growth rate may be crazy.

Why do parasites have those eggs?

“Do you know why Mestoca is scary?”

“There are dozens of monsters like that running around, and of course it’s scary.”

“That’s right, but it’s not enough to be called a disaster.”

Bayard wrinkles his nose.

“A disaster is something that stirs up chaos. It divides people, wears them out, and makes them question them. Sometimes small actions by individuals can have a huge impact.”

I listened quietly to what he had to say.

What do you want to say?

The parasite story leads to disaster.

It is also grandiose to say.

That it fuels chaos and that the individual affects the whole.

I’m not sure about Mestoca.

Rather, it brings people together, doesn’t it?

Even between biting and tearing each other, they tend to come together in front of a mighty enemy, and Mestoca is a monster enough for that.

look at it now

Didn’t the villagers get together and block their attack?

He nodded as if he had noticed my question.

“Parasite with eggs. When other parasites explode and attract attention, it hides in our bodies.”

Bayard ran his fingers through his body.

arm chest belly.

It will show you that you can go anywhere.

It is a parasite for spawning.

“It’s terrible to have a monster egg hatched from one of your colleagues. Of course, that’s the case, but it’s not difficult to kill a larva even if you notice it too late and your teammates die.”

As he said, the larva itself is not very strong.

No, it’s dangerous because it’s a larva and a 5-star monster.

Of course, ordinary people will not be able to compete with it, and low-level hunters will not even be able to resist properly.

Not only is it difficult to dig and catch, but you can use Star Burst even in a larva state.

At night when everyone is asleep, when the larva crawls out and wipes out the area, there is no disaster like that.

However, in a village made up of NPCs, it wasn’t enough to show such an excessive reaction.

Of course, losing at least one colleague is painful, but

…

didn’t you just say

It’s a terrible thing, but it can be said that it can’t be helped that a colleague dies, but that it’s easy to catch the larva that jumps out of it.

It’s something you’ve already experienced.

I don’t know if it’s a cruel thought because I’m cold, but I saved my words.

It’s arrogant to say something that I don’t know what kind of life they lived.

I stared blankly at him.

He laughed bitterly and continued.

“okay. If only one infected person can be sacrificed, it’s tea. But in reality it is not.”

Calmly, he told me what had happened.

To sum up the story, this is it.

A parasite’s body does not have one egg, but several.

A person infected with the parasite will approach others, whether or not they are conscious of it.

That’s how another person is planted, and that person approaches someone else.

What if the eggs hatch over time and the larvae grow all at once?

At that time, what… everything will die.

According to Bayard, some places actually became ghost towns overnight.

“It’s a painful situation.”

“yes.”

Those who fight with each other’s backs.

Are there any lovers among them?

What is the possibility of parasites entering through wounds in battle?

What if you get infected while treating someone’s injury?

Even if you share food, parasites can pass over.

You may be thinking too much.

Bayard, who must have been through a lot more than I did, said that indirect contact with parasites was rarely transmitted.

Most are said to be transmitted through direct physical contact.

It’s not that important, but…

‘Possibility.’

That alone breeds distrust.

All those who fought against Mestoca in this place are the target.

Now I could understand the meaning of the disaster he was talking about.

At the same time, one anxiety sprouted…

‘Is the guy you killed outside the tower okay?’

Mestoca was defeated by Germany and France as well.

Although it was only one, he might have had an egg too.

Unlike them, there was no information about Mestoca, so there was a possibility that a large-scale infection might occur, and if that was real…

‘It’s destruction at the current Hunter level.’

It took two S-class Hunters and over a hundred Hunters to catch just one.

I’ve been through it once, so I’ll fight better than then, but the result will be the worst.

I wonder if there will be 50 active S-class hunters.

That bastard’s S-class hunters were, at most, those who had climbed the 60th floor.

If you look closely, the person who reached the 64th floor is the best.

“How long does the Baird egg incubate before it hatches?”

“We made our own guesses, but at least a week and a maximum of four months. There’s a lot of variance. It differs for each race and also depends on the environment.”

It makes a lot of difference.

I’m glad though

It has already been nearly a year since Mestoca was hunted.

There was no news until I was called by the tower, so it is highly likely that no one was infected.

That’s it.

I removed the body from the fall line set and put it in my inventory.

He then took off his shirt.

There were minor cuts and bruises, but no major injuries.

There are no signs of other parasites.

“As you can see, I don’t think I’m infected.”

If you were infected, you would have known.

Because you can notice it through authority.

At the same time, I looked at Bayard.

[Bayard- NPC]

-The representative of village number 12.

-From the chieftain of the disappeared village Kellipin.

-I hate being called barbarians.

I knew it.

There is still a gap with the NPC, so I can’t read the proper information.

If the level was the same, I would have been able to check whether I was infected or not through the authority.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to work for them.

Then what should I be careful about?

They don’t like bugs entering their body, so they’re even larvae.

He looked at me carefully and nodded.

“Certainly clean. If a parasite enters, it leaves a trace. Sometimes there are guys who cover their wounds with recovery skills, but you don’t seem to have any recovery skills.”

“Yes no.”

There are so many skills, but strangely, there are no recovery skills.

This is why healers are treated like nobles.

It doesn’t matter because I have the potion and Deokchun has the ability to recover.

That’s it.

“Anyway, if you see a parasite hatching an egg, be sure to tell me. Because it must be eliminated.”

“Let’s do that.”

“If possible, stop that friend a little bit and I think it’ll be okay because it’s a spirit creature, but you never know.”

“Ah…..”

I forgot about Deokchun while talking for a while.

It’s because we eat together every time. Deokchun is both a spirit creature and a frog.

That there is no hesitation in eating monsters.

Hadn’t he eaten a hydra shell before?

I don’t think you can eat Mestoca.

“Hey, stop it. Anyone who sees it will know that I am starving.”

“To that.”

When you pull the wriggling guy, the guy who lasted for a while is dragged out.

Did you already get what you got?

I was mumbling something.

“There he is!”

“You can’t eat that!”

“Damn it!”

Seeing the reaction, I’m sure.

What Deokchun is holding is a white egg.

The guy who put the rest in his mouth looks up at me.

What are you looking at, you bastard!

“Support Deokchun! spit it out! You are not eating!”

“The Ark?”

“Spit it out!”

“pole! Eh! Eek!”

I tried pressing his stomach, but instead of spitting it out, I just chewed it and swallowed it.

“Ghehehe.”

He even stuck out his tongue as if he was proud that he had eaten it all.

The guy, who calmly scratched his nostrils with his finger, looked at the crowd with a thick face.

The expression of seeing it for the first time.

“Oh my God… I was just looking for an egg.”

“What about Bayard?”

“Umm… It looks like they didn’t eat the parasites, just the eggs.”

“Wouldn’t it be okay if I chewed it?”

“Where is the frog’s teeth?”

It’s infection, nabal, and it’s not like I’m getting sick, right?

Regardless of what others say, I checked Deokchun’s condition through my powers.

[Deokchun (Chaos Frog-A)]

-I ingested an egg of a being that could become a spirit creature!

– If you eat more, maybe there will be a new change?

-Attribute: Acid (S) Recovery (S) Poison (S) Fire (S) Armor (S) Strength (AAA)

-Trait: Slap (S) Gluttony (S)

Status changed.

Although Deokchun’s own level has not risen, the level of fire and outer shell strength has risen by one level.

Besides, an existence with the possibility of becoming a spiritual creature?

That sounds like Vona Mana Mestoca.

“To that.”

“Come to think of it, you knew about Mestoca.”

I wonder why you know, but it’s a similar kind.

Well, if you think about it, mandrake is also a magic medicine, so it didn’t have much influence on Deokchun.

Does Mestoca’s egg feel similar?

From Deokchun’s point of view, Mestoca’s eggs may be like a miracle drug.

Isn’t it even in the description? If you eat more, you will see a change.

That’s true, but…

“For now, there’s nothing wrong haha.”

I naturally put the fall line set back on and hugged Deokchun.

I know it’s safe, but they don’t.

To blindly believe in me, there are not one or two people who have been hit by Mestoca.

Unsurprisingly, the faces of the NPCs were bloody.

Is it hard to just say it?

If they ask for Deokchun, he will run away right away.

If we fought, we would fight, but we wouldn’t let Deokchun go.

Deokchun, who read my thoughts, opened his mouth with his eyes shining, as if he was moved.

“Ouch.”

“…Please pay attention, Deokchun.”

The owner defends it diligently, but you shouldn’t come out like that.

There is no room for criticism.

The NPCs were approaching me little by little.

Can this just end well?

When I glanced back, I knew when I had already arrived, and the retreat was also blocked.

Be fast too.

“Should I just pretend I didn’t see it? Ahaha.”

“You looked too openly for that.”

“I’ll just check in a minute.”

How should I really hit it?

The timing to contemplate extreme decisions in your mind.

“Stop!”

“Emilla?”

Emila, who had been waiting in the village, came running.

Seeing that the body was covered in blood, it seems that there was a patient somewhere else.

besides that

She runs in front of me and blocks the villagers.

Was it watching the situation from afar?

“There will be no problem. It’s a spirit. It’s also a Chaos attribute. I wish I could eat Mestoca’s eggs and get better, but I won’t get infected.”

“How can you be sure of that?”

“I’m a druid. I’m pretty high-status. Does anyone know more about spiritual creatures than I do?”

NPCs shut their mouths at her confidently shouted words.

Do druids know about spirits?

I don’t know, but once they took my side, I stayed still.

A bit of nerve warfare is flowing.

“If you say so, I have nothing to say. You’ll have to quarantine for a while, though.”

Bayard turned his back.

Is it because he, who is a leader, accepted it? Others are trying to follow him one by one.

“Deok Chun!”

“Gww!”

In an instant, the guy who escaped from my arms bit Bayard.