Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 222 "Bloodsucking Worms"

Everyone was startled, and a number of bodyguards rushed in through the gate.

This is the 23rd floor of the hotel. How could someone be able to attack from the outside?

Before the bodyguards could even react, they all felt a powerful aura sweep over them.

Several people present showed changes in their expressions.

"It seems I was mistaken. So, the effects really do vary depending on the host!"

A voice came from within the smoke.

Then Lucci walked out from among them.

"Lord Lucci!" Some of the guests present recognized Lucci.

They immediately exclaimed in surprise.

With a wave of his hand, Lucci unleashed threads of spiritual energy that shot out and bound several targets, while simultaneously igniting flames in the void.

Flames immediately enveloped the various foods and champagne drinks in the banquet hall.

"Lord Lucci, what's going on here?" The hotel manager, who was tied up, was practically crawling on the floor.

"Are you still going to pretend? It seems that after inhabiting humans, you insects will also gain intelligence." That's terrifying.

Such a powerful reproductive capacity, if combined with sufficient intelligence, could be a global catastrophe.

As Lucci approached, the fluctuations in his spiritual energy were enough for him to detect the hotel manager's internal condition.

At this moment, a worm the size of an index finger was lurking in his brain.

If one is unaware of the situation, they might mistake it for a "tumor".

"Lord Lucci, I don't understand what you're saying...rua..." He bowed and scraped, then suddenly looked up, and a huge "tongue" emerged from his mouth.

The front of the tongue has a "sharp mouth".

This is to tear Lucci apart.

With a flick of his right hand, Lucci shattered the entire "tongue" into dust.

The flames spread, burning all of its severed limbs to ashes.

"Ah! Ah!" The other people who were tied up suddenly screamed in pain.

Those present initially didn't understand what was going on, but when they saw these people having an attack, and something moving on the surface of their skin, they were so frightened that they backed away.

Lucci was even faster, directly forming "Nen Sword Aura" with his finger sword, cutting wounds on their bodies, and Nen threads immediately surged into their bodies.

Several white and reddish worms were pulled out of their bodies.

This is another method he has learned, but the slightly troublesome part is that it can cause some harm to people.

But given the current situation, I don't mind causing harm anymore.

The others are merely parasites, not yet "transformed".

Only the hotel manager in front of them was completely parasitized, and his body structure was even different from that of a human, with very little blood in his body.

In Lucci's perception, the worm in the hotel manager's brain suddenly left his brain.

The hotel manager immediately fainted, and his life force quickly faded away.

Will the worm die as soon as it leaves the brain?

The question now is whether this insect developed intelligence after inhabiting a human, or whether it acquired the intelligence of its host.

There is a difference between the two.

The former doesn't have a deep understanding of human society, while the latter will have a clear understanding of many things.

Similar to possession, it directly acquires the host's memories, uses them as sustenance, and grows itself.

It now appears to be the latter.

After the worm left the brain, it hid inside the hotel manager's corpse.

It seems they intend to break through the floor and leave.

But how could Lucci give it that chance? He dismembered the hotel manager and then bound him with threads.

A white and red worm appeared. This one was much fatter and had a sharp mouth covered with sharp teeth, making it very terrifying.

And after being bound by Lucci's Nen threads, it continued to struggle, seemingly trying to break free.

A sharp, piercing sound came from the other party's mouth.

It clearly already possesses wisdom.

Others also saw where the insects were.

The thought that it was taken from inside their bodies sent a chill down their spines.

"Could this be the source of the virus?" Among the bodyguards, there were no fools; they immediately asked.

"Whether it's the source or not is still unclear, but you need to be extra careful now. These things are very parasitic, and you need to be careful with your food as well."

Why did Lucci burn all the food in the banquet hall?

That's because he discovered that there were many insect eggs in the food and drinks.

It has to be said that this parasitic worm that was living on the hotel manager was quite formidable, compared to the commotion caused by its harmful parasites.

Parasitic methods like mixing insect eggs into food and drinks can be described as subtle and insidious.

If Lucci hadn't discovered it, the hotel would probably have been in grave danger of falling into enemy hands.

What's even more terrifying is that these insects parasitize humans and possess intelligence, which means they can hide themselves even better.

We must immediately develop machines to detect "infections," otherwise relying solely on human resources that utilize Nen abilities is not a viable approach.

There are too many people in Cape Radboud, and people could get infected at any time.

We even need to immediately research effective treatments.

"Use the circle to investigate, and if you find a problem, burn it directly with flames," Lucci simply said.

Then he arrived at the hole he had created, flame wings sprouted from his back, and he took flight, heading towards the company laboratory where Yang De was located.

Having caught a few unusual insects, it was natural to hand them over to the researchers for study.

Meanwhile, at Cape Radboud, various sounds erupted, including gunshots.

It seems that due to the blockade of exploration, the creatures parasitized by the bloodsucking worms have also begun to riot.

Enter the laboratory.

Lucci immediately delivered the bad news.

Intelligent "insects" are troublesome.

"These bugs are yours to handle. And do you have any leads on your missing teammate?"

The source must be Byrd's teammate, whose name is Morgan.

I just don't know if the bugs on the other person are any different from other bugs.

Unfortunately, there are no benchmarks to refer to.

By referring to common chimeric ants, one can understand the chimeric ants of the subhuman species.

These "blood-sucking worms" are entirely products of the Dark Continent and do not exist in the known world of humankind.

If there is a "queen insect," that would be quite troublesome.

Fortunately, this "bloodsucker" does not possess the ability of chimeric ants to absorb powerful genes into their own species.

Aside from being a bit troublesome, this doesn't pose much of a threat to skilled players.

"He appears to have left Cape Rad; based on his abilities, he should have headed to the Basen Rainforest."