Chapter 227: Brain Eaters and Psionic Progress (4/4)

Ian used his sword to pick open the deformed man's chest cavity and found that the parasite was not 'entangled' around the spine, but that it was part of the spinal cord of the spine - it wrapped around the deformed person's spine, like a nerve structure, causing the maroon worm body to spread all over the body of the aberrant person, wrapping the stomach and deep into the intestines, taking over the digestive system.

And at the top of it is the original brain of the aberrant person.

- This parasite has completely replaced the neural structure of the aberrant person and completely controlled this body!

The original deformed person has only one body left, and its spinal cord and all nervous system have been swallowed and replaced by parasites!

Squinting his eyes, the corners of Ian's mouth curled slightly, and he raised his sword with interest, uncovering the deviant's still-intact skull, revealing the inside of its skull, which was covered in viscous mucus and strange abscesses.

The boy couldn't help but exclaim.

Because, what appeared in front of his eyes was a winding and circling, bulging sac that filled the entire skull, and the shape was almost like a giant tapeworm with a brain!

The maroon giant tapeworm is still alive at the moment, constantly swelling and contracting, and its outer layer is covered with mucus, forming a membrane similar to the brain-blood barrier...... And according to those complex sulci and cortex, as well as the brain structures that seem quite familiar.

Ian was almost certain that the bizarre giant parasitic tapeworm had completely replaced the brain function of the aberrant human.

In other words, this parasite is a 'parasitic brain' that eats the host brain and replaces it!

"Named the Braineater."

Ian is in the silver chip, naming this vicious parasite.

He didn't feel disgusted, but instead crouched down and carefully observed the structure of the brain-eating worm.

The scanning function of the silver chip is very useful and will provide many specific results that require detailed inspection and analysis, but it is not omniscient, and much of the information it tells is not complete.

At first, Ian thought that this was the reason why the chip had scanned the memories of two powerful men in the world, Inaga II and Hilliard, well-informed emperors and royal knights, so that he could be almost omniscient.

But then he found out that many of the evaluations inside the chip are not subjective, but very neutral...... Whatever the data, no matter what the conclusions, none of them look like the results that people on this Terra continent can come to.

Instead, it's like ...... Some kind of 'observer' perspective that is above the whole civilization.

Ian has a lot of speculations, but none of them matter at the moment - there will be time to prove them, and the most important thing now is the strange parasitic creatures in front of him.

"This parasite is actually considered a potion material, and I don't know what kind of ability the sublimator who is sublimated by this bloodline will have. Is it parasitic? Who is parasitic, how can something as big as a person be parasitized......"

At first, he just asked and answered to himself to relieve the confusion in his heart, but as he spoke, Ian couldn't help frowning: "Wait? ”

"The process by which the indigenous great shaman and the crocodile become one...... The flesh humanoid that appeared in the crocodile's flesh ......"

"Do you mean ......?"

After a pause, the young man shook his head: "Maybe it's just a coincidence, but make a note of the suspicions first." ”

Thinking so, after stabbing the brain-shaped parasite with a sword, Ian looked around the hall, his eyes focused on the pitch-black cultivation bins: "Obviously, this aberrant person crawled out of those temporary cultivation bins - although most of them are teratomas, as long as they are cultivated enough times, they can also produce a few guys who are only severely aberration." ”

"It's a pity that these aberrants are too close to the river of parasites, and as soon as they come out of the culture bin to drink water, they will be parasitized, and their brains will be devoured, becoming the shells of brain eaters."

Although Ian still doesn't quite understand why such a strange monster-level parasite appears in the underground ruins of the indigenous holy land, the pre-era civilization, the danger and weirdness of this place are definitely beyond the imagination of everyone else.

He had to find other companions immediately, especially sharks moving in the water, so that they could not be infected by parasites.

If you want to, start acting.

But before that, there are a few things to prepare.

After finding a campfire that was presumably an aberrant or a braineater, and lit it, Ian took a break and reopened the Foresight Horizon.

This time, there was no more life around them—not even the shadow of the stone pillar overhead.

The entire interior of the cavity was grayish, except for the cultivation chamber itself, which was a light blue item, and there were a lot of scattered essentia inside.

However, at this moment, Ian was somewhat surprised to find that the physical strength required to open the foresight horizon had increased.

Originally, it was the physical strength required by ordinary people to throw a punch, but now it has suddenly risen and become the physical strength required to hit several punches.

"Is it the influence of the special psionic field here?"

After reaching the first level, Ian almost never suffered from the depletion of the Foresight Horizon.

The price of psionic energy, which is difficult for ordinary people to pay, is nothing more than a breath for the sublimator.

It's just that the signal that the consumption has increased several times is dangerous, which represents a great anomaly.

"Not really."

Shaking his head, Ian dismissed the speculation. He thought of another, more likely: "Could it be ...... Is my psionic ability improving again? ”

- Because I saw the changes in the South China Sea, the relics of the previous era, and the spiritual energy that I improved because of my curiosity...... Because of this, it began to gradually transform.

If you think about it, this is the most likely possibility.

When he saw the doors of the underground ruins open, he saw visions that seemed to come from the past......

"As long as I continue to explore the ruins, my psionic energy is estimated to be able to complete a metamorphosis."

"Perhaps, in addition to foresight, I can also know some things about the past?"

With a firm mind, Ian is looking forward to the future exploration.

Foresight was the foundation of his life on the continent of Terra, and it was necessary for him to continue to grow—if this psychic could get stronger, he wouldn't let it go.

What's more, he wanted to do that in the first place...... Want to explore.

As for the increase in consumption, it is only a small price.

In a word.

In this treacherous underworld, Ian can't guarantee that he will be able to get food...... Parasites are a last resort.

All of his physical strength supplies could only rely on the potions in his waist bag and the essentia stored in the ancient dragon's heart core.

Of course, in addition to these things that had been prepared for a long time, the boy also had a reserve that he had obtained by accident.

That's the brain marrow of the crocodile.

The Brain Crystal of the Spirit of the Mountain Tide: Swamp Crocodile.

Lewen