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Chapter 442 Drained

"What happened to him?"

Lin Xiyue was filled with worry and looked at Molos, pressing him for an answer.

Meros lowered his head slightly, his eyes downcast, his gaze fixed on a small bend in Lin Xiyue's hair.

"He's an idiot!"

His voice was low but filled with obvious anger as he whispered curses at Earl in Lin Xiyue's ear.

Lin Xiyue was startled by Mo Luosi's sudden curse. Her eyes widened, and she looked up at him in astonishment. Well, as usual, she only saw his chin.

This was the first time she had ever heard Meros so openly and directly berate someone, and so rudely at that.

It should be noted that in the past, when faced with similar situations, Meros usually took action rather than using words.

"That idiot was completely parasitized before, so now he's just an empty shell."

Meros's voice was cold and deep, full of disdain.

"Huh?! (wДw)"

Lin Xiyue's exclamation echoed in the air, and her body trembled involuntarily.

She instinctively wanted to turn her head to check on Earl's condition, but Meros stopped her with his large hand.

She could hardly believe it; how could Earl have been parasitized like this?

Her mind kept replaying her conversation with Earl and what she had done before.

"Don't look at it, it's ugly."

Meros's words were concise, but his tone was gentle.

He tightly covered Lin Xiyue's eyes, preventing her from seeing what Earl looked like now.

Lin Xiyue's heart raced. She could feel the warmth from Moros's hand, a comforting warmth that effectively soothed her.

"Then, then, is he... is he dead?!"

Lin Xiyue's voice was filled with sadness. She couldn't believe that Earl had died just like that, right next to her, and they had even been chatting together not long ago.

She leaned back slightly, trying to break free from Meros's restraints and check on Earl's condition.

Melos sensed Lin Xiyue's struggle and pulled her back to his side with a little force.

"Don't look, trust me, you don't want to see this."

He brought his lips close to Lin Xiyue's ear and whispered.

Tears welled up in Lin Xiyue's eyes. She bit her lip and finally gave up struggling.

She knew Meros wouldn't lie to her, and she simply didn't have the courage to face Earl, who might have been completely unrecognizable.

"Hmm... okay, but is Earl dead?"

Lin Xiyue's voice was filled with fear and uncertainty; she hoped to get a definite answer from Moros.

"No, this is just one of his clones, don't worry."

Seeing Lin Xiyue's worried expression, Moros couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, and he quickly comforted her.

Lin Xiyue's body was trembling slightly, but she was much better than before.

"Okay. So what do we do now?"

Lin Xiyue was pressed firmly against Molos's chest and couldn't move at all. She could only ask helplessly.

"Don't be afraid, I'll think of something."

Moros looked down at Lin Xiyue in his arms and said softly.

His voice was deep and gentle, as if it possessed a reassuring magic.

After saying that, Meros did not hesitate at all and directly reached out and picked up Lin Xiyue.

His movements were gentle yet swift, as if he were afraid of hurting her.

Lin Xiyue felt her body suddenly lift into the air and then sit steadily on Moros's arm.

Moros did not let go of the hand that was originally blocking Lin Xiyue's eyes, so even though she was being picked up, she still couldn't see anything.

Meros held her tightly in his arms and bounced her around to make her sit more steadily.

Then, carrying Lin Xiyue, he walked towards Earl's body without hesitation.

Lin Xiyue was completely protected by Meros and was unable to witness Earl's current miserable state.

However, the poor system was not so lucky.

As it got closer, even without actively scanning, it could clearly see Earl's miserable state.

In the system's view, Earl remained standing firmly in place, his hands tightly gripping the insect-like object like iron clamps.

However, his physical condition was unbearable to look at.

From the worm-like object, seven or eight thick tubular objects extended from its tail, like the tentacles of a demon, tightly binding Earl's body.

These tubular objects not only bound Earl tightly, but also burrowed deep into his flesh, as if trying to drain his life away.

Those tubular structures are like the aerial roots of a banyan tree; once they come into contact with an object, they will take root without hesitation.

They greedily absorbed Earl's energy, causing Earl's originally strong body to gradually become thin and weak.

Earl's once handsome and resolute face has now been completely destroyed by these tubular objects.

Six or seven tubular objects darted freely under his face, distorting his facial features into a bizarre and grotesque shape. The protruding parts were horrifying and gave people an indescribable sense of disgust.

The raised tracks showed that the thing had traversed Earl's entire body, leaving his skin covered in the marks of its crawling, the raised and sunken marks extending deep into his clothes, unseen by the outside.

All of this was caused by the bug that Earl was holding.

Although the system was not human, witnessing this scene still made it feel nauseous and almost vomit.

However, it dared not complain to its host at all, and could only silently endure it, and quickly blurred Earl's body in its field of vision, trying to alleviate the nauseating feeling a little.

Clearly, Li Si and his team haven't studied this thing thoroughly enough, or perhaps each of those "weapons" that were researched contained unique energy, which caused such a strange situation.

The insect, though held tightly by Earl with all its legs pointing towards the air and unable to make any other movements, had a long, tail-like thing.

This tail had been firmly controlled by Li Si. Although it hadn't moved, it was still under Li Si's control, so it didn't cause any problems.

However, not long ago, Lin Xiyue's unexpected accident gave that insect an opportunity to take advantage.

In short, Earl was easily killed by the enemy without any warning.

This is truly unexpected.

Fortunately, this was just a clone of Earl.

Although if his true form were present, he might be so powerful that his defenses would never be breached by the enemy.

But the reality is that he only has this clone here at the moment, and this clone has already been destroyed by the enemy.

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