Science/Magic 111 Devourer/Blight 1

*Wuuu…*

*Boom!*

*Wuuu…*

*Boom!*

"Die!"

After a shout, Liu Ying punch impacted the deer-like magic beast.

The deer-like magic beast tried to avoid it, but it was already too tired after being chased constantly by Liu Ying. In the end, it was just a little D-Rank magic beast.

So, after Liu Ying hit it, the magic beast collapsed.

Liu Ying smiled. "Great! I'm sure this will be enough for Dinner. Leto, come and help me!"

*Woof!*

The pair of a demon and a wolf then brought the prey towards the group's camp. Once there, Liu Ying passed the deer to Regina.

"Where is Bloed?" Liu Ying asked when she did not see him around.

"Still in the laboratory." Replied Regina indifferently.

"Is he still investigating the creature?"

Regina nodded. That was the only thing Bloed did in the last few days.

This was the second time the group faced this kind of creature, and after seeing the destruction it caused in Calice City, Bloed decided it was better if he learned a bit more about it. There was the possibility of them facing it again after all.

Furthermore, he knew that the black-dressed men were responsible for controlling the creature, so that made Bloed even more curious about it.

Regina had thought the same, so she had taken the creature's body after she killed it and gave it to Bloed.

Normally, she would have helped Bloed in studying it, but Regina felt too disgusted to help Bloed this time. So, Bloed was forced to make everything alone.

That, together with the fact that his specialty was not biology, resulted in the investigation advancing at a slow pace.

"Mmm… I think I'm going to see how he is doing." Liu Ying said. "Hey Regina, do you know if he already started to work in the thing he promised me?"

"Not yet." Regina shook her head. "He will start after he finishes with the creature."

Liu Ying shrugged. She was already expecting that answer, so she just asked for asking.

When she arrived at the laboratory, Liu Ying found Bloed completely focused on the creature. He had a grave and pensive expression and seemed worried about something.

Liu Ying thought for a moment and decided not to interrupt him. Instead, she looked around the laboratory in interest.

Although this was not her first time here, she always felt curious and interested in the strange artifacts here. Bloed called them technology and explained how they worked to her, but to be honest, Liu Ying still did not understand completely.

It was not that Liu Ying was stupid. Instead, it was that the concepts of science and technology were completely different from everything she had seen in her life. So, although she more or less understood how they worked, she failed to understand the underlying reasons behind it.

While Liu Ying was looking around the laboratory, Bloed finished with the creature and noticed her.

"Liu Ying?"

"Oh! Hey Bloed, are you still busy? Did you discover anything?"

Bloed nodded. "Yes. In fact, I already learned most of the stuff I wanted to know."

"Really? Can you talk to me about it?"

Bloed hesitated slightly before sighing. "Wait a moment. I asked Regina to come. I'll explain everything when she is here."

Although Liu Ying was curious, she was not in a hurry. So, she waited until Regina came.

and fortunately, Regina entered the laboratory less than two minutes later.

"Master, I brought you a cup of tea. You told me you discovered something about the creature. What is it?"

But as soon as Regina looked at Bloed, she noticed his serious expression.

"Is it bad?"

Bloed nodded. "Very bad. I found the origins of the creature."

"The origins? What do you mean?"

"… It's a Devourer."

*Clank!*

The cup in Regina's hands fell the ground.

"Impossible! There is not Devourer like that in my database! Besides, it doesn't have the assimilating and mutating characteristics of Devourers!"

Bloed nodded gravely. "You are right. In fact, I thought the same. But the results don't lie. This creature was modified artificially to erase its assimilating and mutating characteristics, turning it into a more controllable creature. Thus, it can be considered as a new variant of Devourer, but it's still a Devourer... I only discovered this after I examined its DNA carefully."

Regina wrinkled her brows. "That doesn't make sense. The Human Confederation tried for many years and was unsuccessful in its attempts to modify the Devourers' core DNA. Are you telling me that someone in this world managed to do this?"

"Yeah." Bloed nodded bitterly. "I'm also surprised. Whoever was responsible for creating this, that person is a genius. He almost succeeded where the entire humanity failed. That is… crazy."

"Almost?" Regina was startled.

"Yes, almost. In the end, that person was unable to erase completely the Devourer's mutating and assimilating characteristics. Instead, they are just asleep. As it's now, it's just a matter of time before they awaken again. Maybe two or three generations later, or maybe after a few days… Regina, this thing is a time bomb."

Regina's expression turned grave. In other words, there was someone out there experimenting in a group of creatures that could destroy the world!

"Eto…" Liu Ying raised her hand at that moment. "Devourer? Time bomb? What is it all about?"

Bloed was startled before smiling in embarrassment. "Right, I forgot you don't know them as Devourers. Let me rephrase it for you. Liu Ying, the thing that caused the disaster in Calice is the Blight. The same Blight that destroyed a fifth of the continent one hundred years ago."

"!!! T-The Blight?" Liu Ying paled.

"Yes. Some crazy man is thinking of using the creatures that almost destroyed the world as weapons."

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Not the greatest revelation because it was already rather obvious. Anyway, plot is advancing, and some sentences in this chapter are very important...

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