Chapter 422: 422: The Teaching Group

Chapter 422: The Teaching Group

Similarly,

Nicole obtained part of the information about Han Dong’s abilities.

Including the ‘Demon Eye’, ‘Tentacles’, ‘G-Virus’ and ‘Black Magic’.

And information about this Duo Zeya.

The two simply exchanged information.

But to outsiders, it seemed purely like ‘intimacy’.

Moreover, because Han Dong was seriously reviewing Nicole’s guide, he completely forgot that he was in close contact with this little octopus sister… enough so that their ‘information exchange process’ lasted over ten minutes.

Admiration naturally arose, and some villagers gave Han Dong a thumbs up.

“Initiating information exchange, increased favorability with the event character [Nicole. Little Paw], status changed from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Friendly’.”

Hearing this, Han Dong smiled slightly.

In this way, being forcefully kissed thrice didn’t feel like a loss at all.

Nicole’s special guide data completely won Han Dong over.

Even if Mr. Aha from “Strange Tales” is also special, Han Dong prefers to control a ‘not so smart’ octopus sister like Nicole.

Besides, Nicole’s ‘special traits’ in certain areas interest Han Dong, and her bizarre deep-sea magic also complements his double identity as a healer.

However.

Whether she can develop into a containment individual still depends on their relationship progress.

“Crowman…I seem to have heard of this race somewhere, but I cannot remember.”

After collecting the information, Nicole no longer looked at Duo Zeya with the intent to ‘devour’ him.

Her black pupils shimmered with a colorful glow. She was quite satisfied with the information exchange.

“My information must not be leaked… only you can know.”

Han Dong immediately made an OK gesture.

“Miss Nicole, shall we formally discuss the matters of the [Cult]?”

Next is the key discussion session.

Because the noise from the car was relatively large, coupled with the villagers being afraid of Nicole, they distanced themselves as much as possible from the rear area just lowering their voices a bit so they won’t be overheard.

Information about the cult, naturally Han Dong didn’t want the villagers to know in advance.

The lies about the boundary and escaping the mist have already been branded in the hearts of the villagers.

But Han Dong’s real goal is not ‘escaping the mist’.

Instead, it points directly to the depths of the mist.

Firstly, going to the current area’s origin of the mist – the [Mountain Top], this is an important step in delving into the mist.

Once the villagers know about this information, it will immediately cause a huge controversy.

Also, since the beginning, Han Dong didn’t think about taking the path of the [Saviour]… The purpose of bringing these villagers is simply for insurance.

In case the true ending cannot be achieved due to a certain mistake, immediately fall back on the saviour’s ending.

Meanwhile, these villagers can also be considered quite good ‘tools’.

…

Nicole leaned to Han Dong’s ear and began to explain about the ‘cult’.

“The ‘cult’ has a deep understanding of the void, they seem to be unruly and randomly open ‘doors’, but they can extract various kinds of energy via non-conventional means.

The cult at the peak of this mountain belongs to a massive organization of hundreds of people.

Not only did they absorb the energy from the ‘Deep Sea’.

They even absorb energy from two large classifications of species – the ‘Summer Cover Insect Clan’ and the ‘Phantoms’, through a very special sacrificial rite, it is injected into the body of a certain [Bishop].

It’s the first time I’ve seen humans becoming so powerful.

They also ‘fused’ the different species’ life forms to the cult members by binding them into a closed-off area through targeted summoning and mass slaughtering.

I was spied upon by the bishop’s eyes, which consumed a lot of my reserved essence, and I escaped from the mountain…”

“Oh! The Lord Bishop, along with many members of the cult who have ‘fused’?”

Han Dong fell into deep thought, the difficulty of the upcoming events seems to be much tougher than expected.

Nicole continued to speak about the subsequent events, including her encounter with Han Dong.

“Later, I randomly saw you outside the small town supermarket.

Because I could scent a similar danger from you, I mistakenly thought you were also a member of the ‘cult’, so instantly flew away.

I hunted some other low-ranking deep-sea creatures in the small town, barely recuperating from my injuries and recovering a little essence.

Afterwards, I found that you were leaving with a group of ordinary people and seemed to want to take them to the mountain top for a sacrificial ritual… so I prepared to attack you at the edge of the town.

Who would have thought…”

“Who would have thought?” Han Dong was curious about what happened at the time.

According to the original storyline, he and Nicole would inevitably have a fight.

At the critical moment, Han Dong unexpectedly had a bout of good luck, throwing an equal number, allowing the Omen to be eliminated.

Han Dong was curious, how did Nicole’s hostility also disappear while the [Omen Elimination] occurred?

“While I was storing energy and preparing to get on the car and kill you all… suddenly, the voice of the Father God echoed in my mind.

The Father God gave out the guidance to ‘return to the sea’ and also told me that you’re the only guide that can help me go back to the sea.”

“Oh… Is that so?”

[Omen]→[Reality]

Han Dong didn’t expect that even Nicole, who is a relatively advanced living entity, could be forcibly changed.

This “Mist” event overly emphasizes feelings, indirectly indicating that Han Dong’s speculations and inferences were correct… as long as they keep proceeding like this, they will undoubtedly reach the true ending.

“By the way, there is one more thing I need to clarify… Before we met in the parking lot, I encountered a group of soldiers who were transformed by parasitic octopuses.”

Nicole, propping her chin up with one finger, immediately replied: “It’s the ‘Little Parasitic Fish’!

Their size is at most of a finger. They are weak, and other large fishes usually prey on them… but, they can rapidly parasite land dwellers.”

“What I wanted to ask was… when handling these octopus soldiers, I encountered a quite terrifying giant creature.

Its giant tentacles with suction cups instantly killed the octopus soldiers, then it chased me relentlessly, stopping only when I escaped to the supermarket area.

Its tentacles seemed to have infinite extendability since I didn’t have my ‘Demon Eye’ activated at that time, I couldn’t see its appearance clearly.

Is it also from your deep-sea species?”

Who knew.

When Han Dong mentioned this, Nicole even started blushing a bit.

“That… was me.”

“Hmm!?”

“Due to severe injuries, essence depletion, and extreme dehydration… I fell into an extremely rare state of ‘Ancientization’.

I turned into a deep-sea creature that could only rely on instinct to hunt, absorbing all other life forms…

It was mainly due to the lack of ‘essence’ that made my brain get into a dried-up state.

Ordinarily, only the water of the Ancestral Sea and some deep-sea creatures have the essence I need.

But it’s strange… you also have it in your body, and it’s even constantly secreting without limit.”

Having said that.

Nicole once again showed an expression that wanted to ‘kiss’.

It has no other meaning, just purely craving for essence.