Demon Hunter and His Cabin-Chapter 185 - Mutation
Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Mutation
Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Mutation
“Frog Prince?”
Lawrence had a strange look on his face; no one knew that this was the name he used online.
“You mean the Frog Prince from fairy tales?”
“This thing…”
Even having seen all sorts of monsters, the image of this thing was…indescribable.
“Fairy tales come from life, and in life, legends often hide.”
“It’s a very ancient creature, with accounts of it in Europe centuries ago, though it’s quite rare in Armenia.”
“In stories, they are princes cursed to ugliness and ferocity, only to be freed by the love of a pure princess.”
“Of course, what I’ve just mentioned is merely a tale, romanticized; in reality, they are monsters, and specifically, monsters that prey on women.”
Upon hearing Michelle’s words, everyone seemed to think of something.
“You’re saying Marisa was killed by it?”
Beech asked.
Michelle nodded. The girl was not only skilled with a gun and striking in appearance, but also tremendously knowledgeable, an excellent gatherer of information for the team.
“These monsters can emit a smoke that bewitches the mind, causing chaos and frenzy in ordinary people, and of course, accompanied by a paralytic effect on the nerves.”
“But if this smoke is directed at women, the effect is entirely different; without the aggression, it makes the women who inhale it hallucinate.”
“They become immersed in their own ideal world and perceive the beast before them as the gentlest, most suitable partner they could wish for…”
“Of course, when things get to this point, something inevitably happens between them and the beast.”
“What happens?”
Lawrence asked with a stiff face, already guessing the answer, but the mere thought of that image nearly made him retch.
Michelle glanced at Lawrence.
“What else but the very act you and the girls often engage in, would you like a detailed description?”
“Stop!”
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Lawrence, who had always maintained a haughty demeanor, now couldn’t hold it in any longer and leaned against a nearby tree.
“Enough,”
“I’ve quit!”
Michelle chuckled.
“You should really see to our Mr. Wolff. After all, between him, Marisa, and this Mr. Toad…”
“It must be considered an indirect interaction.”
“All right.”
With the battle resolved, everyone was much more relaxed, and Michelle didn’t mind joking around, but even Gale was starting to feel uncomfortable with the conversation.
After all, apart from Michelle, everyone present was male.
“Go on.”
Michelle didn’t tease Lawrence further.
“It is a peculiar thing; the monster doesn’t typically seek out these women, but rather, it’s the women, tormented and despairing as if living in hell, who encounter the beast. Their despair and struggle spur them to meet it, and in an instant, they are bewitched. Not only is it the monster’s ability, but more importantly, their own brains are willing to believe the illusion.”
“As their exchange deepens, their connection grows increasingly intimate, and in the end, these women’s fantasies of their illusory companions eclipse everything else; they willingly sacrifice their lives and souls.”
“In ecstasy, their souls are extracted, and their bodies follow into death.”
Michelle sighed.
“Afterwards, the Toad Monster takes the dead women’s souls and vitality, thus bolstering its own power.”
“But here’s the irony: once they’ve gained strength, their first act is to slay the men who once harmed these women.”
“In a sense, though the monster slays these pitiful women, before their deaths, it at least brings them a brief moment of hope and joy.”
“After that, the paid monster would take revenge for them.”
“Killing the men who had once sworn to protect them.”
Beech thought for a moment and nodded.
“Now that you mention it, I do remember.”
“The first one the monster attacked was Gale, it twisted his neck with a slap and then flung him out like trash.”
“It didn’t pay any attention to me at the time, it must have been planning to go after Wolff when it burst out.”
A flicker of confusion crossed his face.
“That’s also why no one died among the witnesses over several occurrences, but why didn’t it kill Gale the first time?”
“It must have been luck.”
Roger spoke up.
“The creature entered the factory through the sewage conduit on the first two occasions, it really was coming for Gale initially, but Gale was lucky enough the first time to hide in a dark corner and spot it, so he escaped a calamity.”
“The second time, Gale had already left the factory. The monster didn’t find Wolff here, and after it was spotted, it left on its own.”
“After that, Wolff had the sewage conduit sealed off. It must have taken quite some time to find this place again.”
“Wolff really has some luck. If he’d gone back to his villa in the mountains during that time, he’d probably be dead by now.”
Roger wiped the dirt from his knife and removed a sac-like object from the corpse of the monster, the size of a goose egg and blue all over.
In the moonlight, it even reflected a bit of gloss. Just by looking at the surface, one would hardly imagine that deadly poison was hidden inside.
Just like the monster at their feet.
A monster that would take revenge on behalf of its victims, the whole situation was indeed hard to make clear.
Having lost its poison gland, the corpse of the monster was visibly shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and its form was becoming more and more akin to that of an ordinary human.
By the time the transformation had stopped, although there were still many differences from humans, it looked much better than it had a moment ago.
“You don’t think this guy could have actually been a human before, do you?”
Lawrence suddenly spoke up.
“Don’t think too much, we’re Demon Hunters, hunting monsters is what we ought to do.”
Tangde patted Lawrence on the shoulder.
He hesitated for a moment, “After we go down, you subtly hint to Wolff.”
“Tell him to find an opportunity… to get checked out at a hospital.”
Tangde carefully recalled that he seemed to have shaken hands with Wolff the first time they met.
Should I find an opportunity to get checked as well?
Carl took out a makeshift body bag from his backpack and stuffed the monster’s transformed corpse into it.
Roger didn’t stand on ceremony, taking the spoils from the monster’s body. Now, with the last of the materials in hand, he could prepare the Green Grass Potion as soon as he got down the mountain.
The mood was much lighter on the way back, and though the night was deep, everyone chatted and laughed and didn’t take long to return near the factory.
The factory was pitch-black, with no sign of where Wolff had hidden.
“We’ve completed the mission!”
Tangde shouted loudly.
“The danger is cleared, you can come out now!”
Their voices carried far in the empty factory, but after waiting a good while, no one answered.
“Did this guy run off on his own?”
Tangde frowned.
“Crackle and pop!” A series of noises came from afar.
Everyone looked toward the sound, and in the darkness, a figure appeared before them.
Their pupils contracted slightly, and the face of each person changed upon seeing that figure!
