Chapter 513: Merging
He didn’t know why Kuikui insisted on gathering these mosses, but judging from how vibrant they were, Yin Yusheng was certain that these were Mutant Mosses.
Even so, he could feel his energy was resonating with the mutant mosses. Following his instinct, he pulled out the cork stopper and unsealed the glass tube.
The moment the tube was unsealed, the mosses suddenly moved. Seeing this, Yin Yusheng was startled and quickly put the cork stopper back.
He thought that the mosses would stop moving. Unexpectedly, not only did it not stop, it started emitting gas that melted the glass tube.
"Shit!" he cursed and quickly put the glass tube into a glass jar.
But before he could seal the jar, the mosses spread out at a fast speed. Noticing that he was in trouble, Yin Yusheng racked his brain to find a solution.
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. The mutant mosses spread on the ground and soon reached his toes. Then, it continued to spread and in less than a minute, his whole body was covered by the mutant mosses.
Yin Yusheng felt the burning pain on his skin and struggled to free himself. Suddenly, the mutant moss entered his body through the wounds.
This time, the burning pain turned into bone-crushing pain. Falling onto the bed, Yin Yusheng gritted his teeth and breathed heavily as he endured the pain.
He circulated his energy to fight against the mutant mosses. But instead of driving the mutant mosses out of his body, it devoured his wood energy instead. Time passed by and the pain inside him finally lessened.
When he opened his eyes, the sky outside had turned dark. Lowering his gaze, he did not see any wounds. Instead, his dark, rough skin became smoother and tinted with a healthy glow.
Recalling what happened, he checked his body and noticed another green light shimmering beside his little sunflower inside.
Pushing himself up, he finally noticed that he was naked. Fortunately, he was alone. otherwise, Zhou Huajian might think he was sick in the head.
While he tried to analyze the situation, he changed into a set of clean clothes. Just after he was done, he heard a doorbell.
"Who is it?" he asked.
Opening the door, he saw Zhang Yuan and Qin Luzi standing outside. "Vice Captain, Brother Qin, what brings you two here? Come in, please."
Zhang Yuan handed a bag of food to him and said, "We did not see you in the cafeteria and thought that you might be hungry. So we brought some food for you."
Holding the bag, Yin Yusheng closed the door and said, "Thank you, Vice Captain."
While he went to make a cup of tea for them, both Zhang Yuan and Qin Luzi took a seat on the couch.
Placing the teacups on the table, Yin Yusheng asked, "Brother Qin, have you solved the case about the zombie maggots?"
Qin Luzi nodded and replied, "We found out that the zombie maggots were a premeditated scheme against our base. We caught two spies from the Jiangning City Base this noon."
Hearing this, Yin Yusheng was taken aback and said, "Isn’t that the base under Pei Yijian’s father? What is his purpose for doing this?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head and replied, "We don’t know about his purpose yet, but one thing is for sure. They are looking for the Facility’s test subject."
"Right now, we don’t have any information about this test subject at all. So, Commander Xun asked us to help patrol the base until we caught all of the spies and found this test subject," he added.
"Vice Captain, have you informed our members?" Yin Yusheng asked.
"I already informed Mo Junjie, Yixie, and Fu Guai. As for the rest of our members, I already informed Wen Kai and Chen Qianfeng’s team. They will return tomorrow afternoon at the latest after they collect more supplies," Zhang Yuan nodded.
"What about the Captain?"
"I couldn’t contact him. We will have to wait until he finishes the mission and returns first."
After a moment of silence, Yin Yusheng asked, "How about the patrol schedule?"
Hearing this, Qin Luzi took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "Here is the guards’ patrol schedule and the areas they cover. Since our team is not working under the Commander, we can plan our own schedule."
Yin Yusheng read the information for a while before he said, "Most of their patrolling areas are around the wall, central ring, second ring, and third ring. Then, we should focus on the fourth ring and underground areas."
Zhang Yuan nodded in agreement and added, "I plan to check the underground tunnel and water channel tomorrow."
"Vice Captain, it’s too dangerous to go alone. I will go with you," Yin Yusheng said.
"Okay," Zhang Yuan agreed readily.
"I won’t go with you. I have something to discuss with Mo Junjie tomorrow," Qin Luzi said.
When they heard this, both Zhang Yuan and Yin Yusheng exchanged glances but said nothing. After they finished the discussion, they left.
Since he was feeling weak, Yin Yusheng finished his meal, took a shower, and went to sleep.
The moment he fell into a deep sleep, a soft green light emitted from his body. The energy seeping out from the crystal core swallowed by Kuikui was absorbed by his core and the mutant moss.
As his core continued absorbing the energy, the barrier of his energy pool expanded and showed a sign of breaking through. The process continued for the whole night until sunrise.
The moment he woke up, Yin Yusheng frowned when he smelled the nauseating, sour scent coming from his body. Opening his eyes, he was surprised to find his body covered by a thick layer of black, sticky liquid.
Springing up from his bed, he saw his bedcover stained with the sticky liquid and let out a groan. "Ugh, Huajian will kill me if he finds out I ruined the bed."
Without wasting time, he quickly went to take a shower and change the bedcover, quilts, and pillowcases. When he was done, it was already eight o’clock in the morning. Carrying his backpack and weapons, he left and went to the cafeteria.