Fear of food

Chapter 57 Clues in the Cellphone
Coffee and the others immediately became alert.

Sun Xuechao didn't even glance at him, and sneered, "Ignore him."

He led Chen Qi back to the main force and said to everyone, "You don't need to worry. Just leave later and leave the rest to me."

Chen Qi frowned: "Brother Sun, aren't you coming with us?"

"Even if you're parasitized, I can keep finding wild food for you if it's useful."

Sun Xuechao smiled and said, "I'd rather die than eat that stuff every day."

He reached out to Chen Qi and said, "Give me your phone."

Chen Qi hesitated for a moment, then unlocked his phone and handed it over.

Sun Xuechao opened the memo app, typed out a string of text, and then handed the phone back to Chen Qi.

"This is my home address. If, and I mean if, one day you have that ability, please help my family escape this disaster."

Chen Qi was taken aback, feeling that Sun Xuechao was making some kind of final arrangements.

However, he did not expect that Sun Xuechao's biggest concern at this time was his family.

He had heard Nurse Xiaoru briefly mention Sun Xuechao's family situation, but he didn't think there was anything to worry about about such a family.

Coffee then said, "I can help them move to another city; I can arrange housing and jobs for them."

Sun Xuechao shook his head: "It's no use. This disaster can't be avoided by running away."

"It's too late to escape now, and it's not necessarily safe outside."

Coffee sensed the implication in his words and asked, "Are there other disasters breaking out in other places as well?"

Sun Xuechao nodded but didn't say much. He solemnly asked Chen Qi, "This is my only request. Can you grant it?"

Chen Qi naturally couldn't refuse; Sun Xuechao had helped him so much. But he still couldn't help asking, "Was it worth it?"

Sun Xuechao paused slightly and said, "It seems you've heard something about my family."

"But you only know what my family did, not what I did. I am the one who has brought this upon myself and do not deserve any sympathy."

"The best thing I've ever done for my family in my life is probably accepting the contamination of weird food early on, so that they wouldn't be parasitized by the nightmare because of me."

Just then, a burst of laughter rang out, and the white-haired old man had walked to within thirty meters of Chen Qi and the others.

He wore black-rimmed glasses, had short, graying hair, and looked kind and gentle. He chuckled and said, "You're lucky to have gathered so many excellent containers here!"

Sun Xuechao said without room for argument, "Let them leave."

"Are you ordering me or threatening me?" the old man laughed. "Neither way, you don't seem to have the right."

As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on his face vanished instantly. His skin began to writhe and crack, revealing tongue-like objects that twisted and licked at his skin. His once kind face instantly became hideous and terrifying.
At the same time, an aura that made Chen Qi and the others' hearts tremble burst forth from the old man. A layer of purple halo appeared and quickly spread from the old man, instantly enveloping the entire hospital!
Everyone in the hospital stopped what they were doing and then marched in unison to surround them, like soldiers who had been summoned.

"This is also a domain..."

This was the first time Chen Qi and his group had ever seen a visible domain. It was much larger than Sun Xuechao's domain, and it seemed to be able to directly mobilize ordinary people within it.

This all demonstrates the old man's extraordinary and powerful nature!

Sun Xuechao remained unfazed and reiterated, "I said, let them leave."

The old man scoffed, "What can we do if we don't let you go? You can't get rid of this parasite now."

Sun Xuechao's chest suddenly split open, revealing a constantly beating heart. However, the heart was now pitch black, and the thick black blood vessels on its surface twisted like earthworms.

He grabbed his heart and squeezed it hard, blood immediately gushing from his mouth and nose. He laughed maniacally:

“I can die! Now it’s my decision. If I die and give up resurrection, what will your master do?” The old man’s expression changed slightly.

Sun Xuechao's voice turned serious: "Let them leave, and I will cooperate with you to complete the final parasitism."

After a few moments of silence, the old man's gaze suddenly locked onto Chen Qi.

He then withdrew his domain, and the abnormality on his body instantly subsided, transforming him back into the kind-faced old man.

Sun Xuechao turned to Chen Qi and the others and said, "You should leave. If you stay any longer, more people will come."

Chen Qi said earnestly, "Brother Sun, come with us."

He pulled out a face-shaped cookie: "I'll handle this old man."

Sun Xuechao grabbed Chen Qi's hand that was holding the grimace biscuit and shook his head: "Don't waste your strength, you have more important things to do."

"You can't kill him, and you can't save me. Preserve your strength for something useful."

"But……"

"No buts, don't worry, I won't die. I'll keep this life and wait for you to save me."

“I’ve done very few things right in my life, and I’m a complete failure, but now I’m certain that helping you is the best thing I’ve ever done.”

He laughed it off: "How many chances does someone like me get in my lifetime to be a hero?"

"Let's go, don't let me down after all the effort I put into making this decision."

"Let's go!" Coffee said decisively.

Zhui Feng grabbed Chen Qi and ran, and the others followed in a swarm.

Chen Qi turned and glanced at Sun Xuechao, who waved at him and said, "Next time we meet, we'll be enemies, not friends, so don't hold back."

Chen Qi took a deep breath, finally stopped hesitating, and followed his teammates straight to the parking lot.

Without any interference from the surrounding area, the car started normally, and Zhui Feng hopped on his electric scooter. The group left the hospital as quickly as possible.
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The atmosphere inside the car was somewhat oppressive on the way.

Everyone remained silent.

They experienced so much today, especially what happened to Sun Xuechao, that they could deeply empathize with.

As fellow pagans, Sun Xuechao's experience seems to foreshadow their future; once they are contaminated, they will face the same fate as Sun Xuechao.

Compared to others, Chen Qi felt more pressure, after all, a Nightmare Eater was parasitizing his body!
The thought of a monster inside him that could replace him at any moment kept him awake at night.

Even though the Nightmare Eater's condition wasn't quite right and didn't seem to have much of an effect on him, that was no reason to let his guard down.

Hibernating venomous snakes are not inactive, but they do bite; on the contrary, their venom is more potent!

"We must find out exactly where Dr. Zhao took me that morning!"

Suddenly he remembered something, took out Mrs. Wu's cell phone and a severed finger from his pocket.

He rubbed his fingers together to warm them up and successfully unlocked his phone. He then opened WeChat and started browsing his chat history.

He found Dr. Zhao, whose contact name was "husband," and then quickly located the chat history from August 30th.

Soon, his eyes lit up as he found a crucial clue!

[August 30, 11:27 AM]

Mrs. Wu: Remember to eat lunch on time.

Dr. Zhao: Yes, I came to school today and had lunch at the school cafeteria.
(End of this chapter)