This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 1582 - 679: Undercurrents Surging_2

"My abilities are useless here; I need you to help me cut open his brain," Mu You looked at Skywolf.

The barbarian’s skin and skull were far tougher than a human’s physique could handle.

However, Skywolf, being a top expert among the barbarians, could easily pierce through a throat with an arrow. Cutting open a barbarian’s bone and flesh shouldn’t be a problem for him.

Skywolf nodded without asking what Mu You intended to do, and pulled an arrow from the quiver on his back.

The head of the arrow was made of Black Crystal Stone, similar to the spear Mu Luo wielded earlier.

The arrowhead cut through like a hot knife through snow, easily slicing open the barbarian’s skin and skull.

Under Mu You’s guidance, Skywolf spent a few minutes thoroughly dissecting the barbarian’s head.

Mu You frowned as he looked at the flesh and brain matter in front of him. He hadn’t found the red gel-like substance he imagined.

Instead, amidst the yellowish-white brain matter, there were some blue crystal-like substances he had never seen before.

When first cut open, these blue crystalline objects were slightly wriggling, as if alive. However, once exposed to air for more than a few seconds, they quickly lost vitality and wilted.

Skywolf naturally witnessed the entire process of change in the blue crystals. It was his first time seeing such a scene, and he was quite surprised: "Is this the body of the parasitic entity you mentioned?"

"Yes, but the two parasitic types I have seen were either transparent or red.

The transparent Divine Devouring Beast is used to parasitize the Divine Race and Fools, possessing intangible and amorphous characteristics. It is non-lethal, can reproduce and spread widely, but is extremely fragile. Exposing it to air for more than ten seconds will cause it to die automatically.

The red Divine Devouring Beast has a physical form and can be identified with the naked eye but is extremely lethal. Most organisms can’t endure its parasitism, even among you barbarians. Only physically robust barbarians like you and Mu Luo might survive until it completes parasitism."

As Mu You spoke, he looked at the blue crystal in front of him, furrowing his brow: "As for this blue parasitic entity, it’s the first time I’ve encountered it, and it seems to be a new product specifically designed for ordinary barbarians.

Judging from its characteristics, the lethal nature of this blue parasitic entity is greatly reduced. Even ordinary barbarians can complete the parasitism. It lacks reproductive ability, has weak vitality, and dies quickly when exposed to air, likely requiring artificial assistance for parasitism in a special external environment."

What Mu You regretted was that he couldn’t sense the aura of the Blood Clan from this blue crystal.

The previous red jellyfish was created by injecting the Blood God’s blood, possessing the characteristics of the Blood Clan, which is why it was suppressed by Lilith.

This blue parasitic entity clearly skipped the step of injecting the Blood God’s blood, probably why its vitality was so fragile.

This also meant that even if they captured this blue Parasitic Beast alive, Mu You couldn’t perform a Soul Search on it or gain its memories, which would otherwise make many things easier.

After listening to Mu You’s analysis, Skywolf looked again at these blue crystals, his face turning somewhat grim.

He already understood Mu You’s implication; indeed, these parasites didn’t need to carry external substances—being the greatest toxin themselves.

The outer layer of Moon Lake would corrode and melt the flesh of any creatures jumping in, but some substances would inevitably settle, and when the Moon Eye opened, sink to the deeper Moon Lake.

Even if the residue of one parasite is minuscule enough to be negligible to Moon Lake’s volume, what if the quantity was large enough?

Every year, seven Living Sacrificers jump into Moon Lake. Over three hundred years, more than two thousand people have plunged into the lake.

If all these people were parasites, the residues of over two thousand parasites would add up to a significant pollution.

As to how to ensure each year’s Living Sacrificer is a parasite, that part is simple.

Living Sacrificers are ultimately selected by people. With the level of parasite infiltration in the tribe, the parasites only need to replace the officials responsible for selecting Living Sacrificers with their own, and they naturally decide who gets chosen in the end.

Realizing this, Skywolf broke into a sweat, a wave of dread sweeping over him.

Fortunately, they discovered this situation in time. Otherwise, the Moon Festival ceremonies would continue year after year, and Moon Lake’s pollution would deepen until it eventually degraded entirely.

"What do you plan to do next?" Skywolf looked at Mu You, asking for his opinion. By now, he fully regarded Mu You as one of them.

"The situation is dire..."

Mu You sighed, sensing that the Barbarian Tribe’s current predicament was already on the brink of collapse. The enemy was in the shadows while they were in the open. They didn’t even know how many forces the enemy had. A single misstep could lead to complete defeat.

The fate of the Barbarian Tribe would directly influence the outcome of the Fool and Divine Devouring Beast’s future struggle.

After pondering for a while, Mu You said, "The first priority now is to halt the upcoming Moon Festival ceremony to prevent further pollution of Moon Lake."

"To achieve that, first we must meet with the Clan Leader; only he has the authority."

They had just confirmed from the barbarians’ words that the Clan Leader had not been parasitized. Next, they needed to contact the Clan Leader and find a way to convince him to realize that the tribe had been greatly infiltrated. In any case, awakening the tribe’s leader is the only chance to turn the tables.