Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 644 - 324 Feathered Parasite, Wet Nurse Abandons Daughter Flandre_2
[You have obtained ’Enlightening Piece of Spirituality’*1]
[Your special attribute ’Hive Mind’ has been boosted, current status is ’Hive Mind+1’!]
[In the unfathomable depths, you have subtly ascended a step within the enormous web of consciousness that encompasses all things in the world.]
[This is not just an elevation of consciousness, but a leap in the level of life...]
[In a vague sense, you seem to feel a huge consciousness at a high level in the grid, straddling the line between black and white, just like you.]
[That consciousness is hundreds of times stronger than yours, though it resides at a high level in the grid, yet you can feel that the enormous consciousness is not far from your position, it could even be said to be within reach...]
[With the upgrade of the ’Hive Mind’ completed, you can no longer actively feel the consciousness grid, and all your perceptions return to the physical body which contains you.]
[...]
[You look at the two corpses, one large and one small, in front of you...]
[Shell of the ’Feathered Mighty Hunter’: This kind of insect man not only has an exuberant vitality, but also possesses unparalleled strength. It had not originally had the prefix ’Feathered’, nor was its shell greyish white, but parasitism alters the inherent form of the host... Compatibility: 74%（+55%）]
[Shell of the ’Feathered First Generation Parasite’: Compared to other parasites, it can’t be considered a failure, but rather somewhat flawed, at least the parasite has gained part of its expected blending capabilities. Compatibility: 136%（+55%）]
[Do you wish to attach to this shell?]
Lin Xun squinted his eyes.
The parasite isn’t simple, the reward from killing it was not simply an upgrade of special attributes.
Combining the scene of the parasite leaving its host just now, and observing its shell description, one could deduce what the ’expected blending’ capabilities were.
But where exactly is the enormously close consciousness?
"Perhaps it’s deeper in the ancient nesting ground..."
[You attached to the shell of the ’Feathered First Generation Parasite’!]
He opened the panel to look at what was different about this flawed parasite.
The attributes of this parasite was almost similar to those of other parasites, but what set it apart was the presence of shell skills.
[Shell Skill: Feathered Parasitism (Special Skill): In the state of Maggot Man, by using this skill, you can hollow out part of the body inside the shell of a defeated ’Feathered’ or ’Mutated’ creature, connect to its ganglia, and control its shell parasitically.]
[The connected ganglia of this skill are limited, thus it cannot parasitize overly enormous enemies, it only works on small and medium-sized ’Feathered’ and ’Mutated’ creatures.]
[For unknown reasons, you can’t control the host’s actions after parasitizing, and can only rely on instincts such as killing, eating, and reproducing.]
[Shell Skill: Feathered Moulting (Special Skill): In a parasitic state, by using this skill, you can shed the current parasitized shell and return to being a Maggot Man.]
[Due to unknown reasons, you will enter an irreversible state of death after shedding, and after death, the shell will be erased from the shell column.]
"Hiss... is this like piloting a Gundam?"
"But the pilot can’t operate the robot, and you have to die upon disembarking. No wonder it’s been deemed defective."
The ’Feathered Parasitism’ skill is somewhat similar to attaching, and attaching has no compatibility restrictions.
While parasitism doesn’t have compatibility restrictions, it does have species restrictions, limited only to insectoid creatures.
"According to the skill description, if the mutation of the Maggot Man is successful, the grace received might be a complete version of ’Feathered Parasitism’."
Lin Xun was taken aback.
If his conjecture is right, then his problem of being unable to attach to a shell due to insufficient compatibility could be significantly alleviated, at least, most of the shells in this Chapter could be procured through parasitism.
In front of him was the shell of a ’Feathered Mighty Hunter’ which he couldn’t attach to because of the lack of compatibility.
Although this Hunter shell wasn’t powerful, if he encounters a truly strong shell in the future, if he couldn’t attach due to insufficient compatibility, then the ability to parasite would be very valuable.
Although the existing defective parasite can also parasitize shells, it can’t independently control the shell after parasitism, so it isn’t very valuable.
After taking care of the parasite, he continued his exploration.
[As you walked along the circular corridor, you didn’t encounter anything else worth exploring, and without realizing it, you circled the entire corridor and found yourself back at the elevator facility where you started.]
[Do you wish to take the elevator?]
[You board the elevator. The cabin vibrates slightly as it slowly descends... ]
[In no time at all, you return to the first floor of the nest.]
"Huh? Is it just these two floors on the Hidden Map?"
Lin Xun furrowed his brows, finding it very inexplicable.
The rewards of the Hidden Map and the grace have not yet been obtained, and the enormous consciousness has not yet appeared either.
He has explored both floors of the nesting grounds, but rendered no results, failing to find things like secret tunnels or mechanisms.
After a brief thought, he hit upon an idea.
[You attached to the shell of the ’Feathered Maggot Man’!]
[You board the elevator once again, the flesh tissue in the cabin twitching slightly, seemingly discerning something...]
[With a slight vibration, the elevator began to ascend again...]
[The elevator did not stop at the second floor ’Parasite Hall’, but continued to ascend, reaching the top of the nesting ground - the ’Hall of Blending’.]
[The elevator stops. What comes into view is a circular corridor, but unlike before, the corridor is open, without walls on both sides.]
[It’s more appropriate to call it a circular platform instead of a circular corridor.]
[The circular platform only occupies a tiny portion of the space on this floor; at the center, in the hollow section, hangs a colossal object which almost fills the spherical nest.]
