I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 136 Wang Ma's Thirty Seconds (66)

"Today is April 23rd, the fifteenth day since we set off. We haven't left the no-man's-land yet, but judging from the map, we're almost there."

In the early morning, Wang Ma got up while yawning and brushed the leeches off his body.

Although I had locked the tent door and tied up all my clothes before going to sleep, the number of leeches in the no-man's-land was still frighteningly high.

In order to suck blood, they even divided the work, opening the king's tent little by little and then crawling in to suck blood.

Wang Ma was already used to this.

In order to survive, the creatures in the dense forest have developed a whole set of survival rules.

Powerful creatures dominate, while weaker creatures band together for warmth. Even tiny leeches can evolve, cooperating with each other to hunt prey.

After shaking off the leeches with salt, Wang Ma carefully examined his body and asked Bai Ze to help find the few leeches on his back. After applying salt, he continued on his way.

He had just finished packing his luggage when he felt a wave of dizziness.

He sat down on a rock and rested for a while, then said to the beast in front of him, "Strange, I feel a little dizzy. Were the mushrooms from yesterday not cooked properly?"

[He must not have rested well, but a streamer who can rest in a place like this is truly amazing.]

I think so too. If I woke up in the morning to find a bunch of leeches crawling all over me, I would have gone crazy.

[Thirty thousand people watching simultaneously... When did this crappy little website get so many viewers? And this is in the morning!]

[This is a trek through the Sangmu no-man's-land! I thought there were only this many people. Is the station intentionally limiting the number of visitors?]

[I didn't see this many of you last time we crossed the no-man's land during the Foundation Establishment stage?]

[That's not the same thing! Besides, is Foundation Establishment like time travel? You prepare your magical artifacts, your team, activate beauty filters, and you do absolutely nothing and it's over. That's travel, travel!]

Wait, the streamer's expression doesn't look right.

Viewers in the live stream noticed that Wang Ma's expression was indeed quite bad.

His face grew paler and paler, his facial veins turned black and bulged, and small lumps appeared on his arms, constantly wriggling.

Upon seeing this, some viewers with biological knowledge gasped in shock.

[Oh no, these aren't ordinary leeches, they're parasitic leeches!]

What is that thing?! Just looking at it makes my eyes feel polluted!

[One of the level-two pests, but also one of the most troublesome. They feed on blood while laying eggs inside the host's body, and the eggs hatch rapidly under suitable conditions, secreting large amounts of biotoxins during hatching to paralyze the host.]

What is this thing trying to do? Is it going to kill the host?

No, they will protect the host, but they will damage the host's nervous system, making it impossible for the host to leave. Afterwards, they will nourish the host, fattening it up as much as possible according to its diet, and then reproduce on the host. The entire cycle is expected to take three years.

Three years? Three years to live? Is it that bad?

[Yes, and they will modify the host's body, gradually replacing the host's organs, giving the host extremely strong self-healing abilities, until only the brain and hematopoietic function remain.]

Stop talking, my skin is so itchy! Just tell me how to treat it.

Run!

[Say those kinds of things earlier next time! Run, host!]

Upon seeing this, Wang Ma, disregarding his exhaustion, got up and began to run.

Despite feeling dizzy and his legs feeling like lead, he kept running forward, and then he heard the sound of raindrops falling.

Turning his head, he saw black leeches falling from all directions behind him. Their strong, bloody aura attracted their attention, causing them to swarm wildly.

[It's too late, retreat, streamer!]

Retreat is useless now; all escape routes are blocked! Furthermore, when a parasitic leech is inside the body, it releases pheromones, alerting other parasitic leeches in the vicinity to the presence of its prey.

[Everyone's saying stop scaring people! What do you suggest we do?] [...Host, give us your location!]

Wang Ma was on the verge of fainting from the parasitic leeches inside his body, but he still endured the discomfort and set up his position in the live broadcast room.

Upon seeing Wang Ma's current position, a biology student immediately commented: "Sure enough, I sensed you were close to the outer edge yesterday, and you're pretty close to me now. Listen to my command: left! Then jump!"

Dazed and confused, Wang Ma suddenly leaped to the left, only to find himself flying across a ravine before landing awkwardly on the other side.

After rolling around on the ground more than a dozen times, he struggled to his feet and saw that the leeches behind him were swarming in densely, forming a bridge to cross the ravine and continue their pursuit.

Is this a leech? This is so creepy! It's a fight to the death!

Human blood is particularly suitable for their reproduction, so they'll do anything for it! And they can eat a single human body for over three years, so why wouldn't they? Go on, forward!

Staggering forward, Wang Ma's expression changed after only a short distance.

Looking down, he saw that his foot was bent unnaturally, clearly broken when he landed.

With gritted teeth, he took out his treasured medicine from his backpack and plunged it into his thigh.

The fractured area began to heal, and the muscle fatigue began to ease, but the parasites in the body also became more active due to the medication.

More toxins were secreted, and a large amount of pheromones began to be produced, causing the parasitic leeches behind him to become even more frenzied and continue to pounce on the king.

[Run! Run, streamer!]

【Oma, run!】

[Survive! We're begging you, you must survive!]

The poison began to blur Wang Ma's vision, but the thought that he was only 500 kilometers away from Tianyuan made him unwilling to stop here no matter what.

Squeezing out his last bit of strength, Wang Ma roared like a wild beast and charged forward again.

[Wang Ma, almost there! I'm on my way! Keep reporting your location.]

Just as he was about to announce his location, Wang Ma suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.

The toxins in his body had accumulated to their limit, and even medicine could not resist their attack, causing him to collapse heavily to the ground.

Leeches swarmed in, engulfing him in a massive influx. An invisible force began to drag him deeper into the dense forest.

[The host...]

[Wang Ma, get up! It'll be quick! The forest rangers will be here soon!]

Just a little bit more, just a little bit more!

[It's over, there's no hope.]

Just when all hope seemed lost, viewers in the live stream saw a group of tiny figures appear in the chat.

At this moment, the beast revealed the shield against Bai Ze and other strange beasts, allowing them to appear on the screen.

The parrot soared into the sky, its shrill cry ringing out: "Here, here!"

As the coordinates were continuously reported, the porcupines, whose range was limited, began searching for the rangers and trying to lead them here.

Bai Ze, meanwhile, lay sprawled beside Wang Ma, repeatedly announcing coordinates in the livestream while shouting at the top of his lungs, "Get up! Aren't I your Ma Si Da?! You were going to take me to Tianyuan! Get up! Don't lie here!"

Thirty long seconds passed amidst Bai Ze's heart-wrenching screams.

Hurried footsteps sounded as a large amount of medicine was splashed here, causing countless leeches to fall down and revealing the dying King Horse beneath.

News anchor Wang Ma has been rescued.

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