12 Chapter 12 - Symbiont form

"We got her, sir"

The man proclaiming this was Treece; on the other end of the line was Drake.

"Great, bring her to me"

Following Drake's orders, Treece approached the unconscious girl. His men kept a safe distance while covering him. Additionally, snipers on the tops of buildings were providing support.

"You're making my job quite difficult, little girl. Well, not that you're awake to hear this"

Saying these words, Treece grabbed the girl's arm. However, before he could lift her, his other arm was grabbed by another hand. Confused, Treece looked toward the owner of the arm. The girl they were supposed to capture suddenly began to rise. Startled, Treece let go of the girl, but had his throat grabbed by her.

Treece looked surprised as the girl stood up. A red slime began to ooze from her body, slowly covering her. Although not much larger, the girl became slightly bigger. Her nails transformed into sharp claws over her red body. A white coat formed, along with a living hood that covered her head.

Under the hood, two white eyes watched him. An animalistic mouth was visible as the being in front of Treece stared at him in the same way a predator would watch its prey. Opening its mouth, a long tongue began to lick Treece's face. As the monster opened its mouth, a row of teeth was revealed, as the creature seemed to prepare to devour him.

Prime, on the other hand, was not sure what was happening. When Sara fell unconscious, Prime's only thought was to save her. Before he knew it, he had suddenly returned to having hands and legs. Furthermore, his field of vision also became that of a normal person, although slightly smaller than he remembered.

Treece trembled as the creature let out a deafening scream, capable of frightening anything. Prime, on the other hand, tried to speak, but something seemed to make that action impossible for him at the moment. All he could do was roar like a wild beast.

At the moment, Prime set his priority as escape. He wasn't sure exactly what was happening, but he had to protect Sara. While thinking about it, a loud shot echoed behind Prime, and then he felt a tingling sensation in the region.

As he turned around, Prime saw a man wearing the same clothes as Treece, looking at him with wide eyes while holding a shotgun. It wasn't too difficult for Prime to realize that he had just been shot, but the most surprising thing was that all he felt was a simple tingling.

Throwing Treece into the air, Prime advanced toward the man holding the shotgun and bit into him, ripping off his head in the process. Although the scene could be considered traumatizing, Prime didn't care much. Moreover, the taste was actually quite good, like pork, so to speak.

"What are you waiting for? SHOOT!"

Treece shouted. After that, a barrage of shots began to hit Prime, but all he felt was a tingling, nothing more than that. In fact, it was so insignificant that it took only a few seconds for it not to bother him anymore. While thinking about it, something hit Prime's head hard enough to make him turn.

Turning his head to the top of the building, Prime spotted a man holding a long-range firearm. As soon as he noticed Prime watching him, the man lowered the weapon, while the lips of his mouth trembled.

"Shit"

Saying these simple words, the man's heart was struck by a red tentacle. Prime, who had his arm stretched towards the man, pulled it back, causing the tentacle to return with the man's heart in his hand.

Gulping down the heart, Prime looked around. In addition to Treece's men, who seemed to be multiplying, ordinary people also began to approach in an attempt to figure out what was happening. Among them, some were even using cell phones to record Prime's form. Narrowing his eyes, Prime turned and started running, jumping from building to building.

Prime was amazed at his strength. Although he wasn't even trying to jump so high, effortlessly, he could reach the tops of buildings. Furthermore, his vision to perceive things at a distance was greatly improved. His hearing was also at an absurd level, able to hear the faintest whispers.

After leaping from building to building, Prime reached an abandoned factory. Somehow, he knew there was no one nearby. The reason for such knowledge was quite simple: Prime was emitting pulses from his body, which, when they returned, showed everything around him.

In fact, it was quite similar to a type of scanner or echolocation that bats possessed. Although it was an extremely useful power, Prime couldn't think of many situations other than when he was fleeing or hunting something. However, as this was still new to him, perhaps something would come up in the future that would require the use of this power.

Observing the environment, Prime realized he was inside a construction factory. From the worn appearance of the place, it was evident that it had been abandoned for several years. While exploring, Prime found a door that seemed to lead to a restroom for employees. Upon entering, when faced with the mirrors, Prime felt curious to find out exactly what his appearance was like.

A relatively animalistic face, with a wild look, covered by a white coat that concealed part of his viscous red skin. The first impression Prime had was that, despite initially looking threatening, his appearance was surprisingly unique, something straight out of a horror movie. Overall, he found his own image quite interesting.

Interestingly, Prime did not experience any fear or shock when contemplating his new appearance. If it were the old Prime, he would probably have panicked, screaming until he fainted. However, surprisingly, he felt an incredible calmness with this new form, as if this were the true expression of who he was.