Chapter 18: Conditions for Monster Parasitism

Shen Hao was filled with anticipation for the new cheat types that might appear in three days.

However, he also didn't plan to rely entirely on cheats.

The Civilization Trial had already offered a certain chance for success, and while exploiting cheats was naturally better, effort still had to be made on the "righteous path."

Improve yourself, strengthen civilization.

Subsequently, just as Shen Hao had mentioned, he picked out a team of elite soldiers.

Even though they were using new weapons, these soldiers still demonstrated the combat quality of professional warriors to everyone.

Locking on the target, breaching, attacking... all actions were done in one smooth sequence.

Extremely fluid, highly efficient.

The results were exhilarating, except for one family of six that had all been parasitized by monsters, which proved to be a bit troublesome, the other monsters stood no chance at all!

Of course, to replenish weapons and ammo, Shen Hao had cleared out most of his points.

Relying on the achievements of these warriors, there was no way to break even on points in the short term, and since they weren't Chosen Ones, they couldn't earn "Big Head."

Theoretically, when there were enough hands-on Chosen Ones and he still had strength to spare, leaving the tasks to them was actually a loss.

"Is it necessary to use Chosen Ones as the main force?" Shen Hao tried to discern the intention behind the rules of the Civilization Trial.

In other words, "analyzing the gameplay."

But such matters were actually pondered by specialists.

In this one day, the meetings from above continued, yet various plans had been running non-stop.

Including establishing the "Crisis Management Department," determining the coordination order among departments, protecting top talents who might become Chosen Ones, setting up related research institutions...

They were practically striving to mobilize all forces in the shortest possible time!

After all, it seemed that this was not just a crisis but also an opportunity.

——Resolve the crisis, seize the opportunity!

These eight words were the core policy being conveyed from the top.

Even Shen Hao couldn't help but marvel at the power of the system.

By evening, four more Chosen Ones had arrived.

"After the establishment of the Crisis Management Department, not only here but in various places, similar teams of Chosen Ones are being set up, especially those areas where 'Blood Demon' traces have also appeared. They are also actively launching investigations, so for now, we can only bring these four people here," Dong Gong relayed the message from the top, glanced at Shen Hao, and continued, "Of course, your location is still a priority, so your requests will be satisfied first. Other areas are hoping to learn from our handling experience here."

After all, Shen Hao was the only known Chosen One with Purple Talent.

Against the monsters named "Blood Demons," he also displayed overwhelming power.

Today's accomplishments were likewise superb.

"Four will be enough for now," said Shen Hao as he looked up at the four people in front of him.

The most eye-catching among them were undoubtedly a young man and a young woman, both incredibly handsome and beautiful, and both top-notch in their looks.

The man named Cheng Youqing looked very handsome with a sunny smile and a robust physique, but he wasn't selected as a Chosen One for being "handsome." Instead, it was his status as a world-class extreme sports enthusiast.

Yes, those high-risk extreme sports.

Climbing, wingsuit flying, skydiving, surfing...

The resume in his file could make an ordinary person break out in a cold sweat, incapable of associating this young man with the genial temperament with the madman in the documents.

However, whether or not he was crazy, his mentality was indeed strong.

The other, a beautiful woman with a cooler demeanor named Liu Ruoxi, was certified as a "world-class beauty" who obtained her Chosen One status just by her looks.

Besides that, her family background was somewhat special.

Daughter of high-ranking officials.

With looks, money, and power, she was a person Shen Hao would have never been able to approach in the past.

As for the other two, they were more ordinary: a man in his thirties, a world-class programmer named Song Cheng, and a man in his fifties, a world-class biologist named Jiang Weining.

"Cheng Youqing, Liu Ruoxi, Song Cheng, the three of you will take on combat assignments," Shen Hao quickly made the assignment. "Mr. Jiang happens to be a biologist; let him temporarily lead the research on the monsters."

"No problem," assured Cheng Youqing and the other two quickly agreed.

Only Song Cheng hesitated somewhat awkwardly, "Uh, boss, look at my build, going to fight monsters is just like delivering food to them. My Talent isn't that strong either, maybe I could be in charge of monitoring, investigation or something..."

"Then you can leave," Shen Hao cut him off directly, "Right now, monitoring and investigation don't require top-notch programmer skills. Here, your status as a Chosen One is more important than your past abilities. In one word, obey or leave!"

"I..." Song Cheng stole a glance at Liu Ruoxi, gritted his teeth, "I will obey!"

For the thirty-something-year-old homebody programmer, the half-month period after becoming a Chosen One was like living a dream.

The experiences he had and the people he met were completely unimaginable before.

And he knew that the man before him could very well be the current Strongest in the world!

In such a crisis, having him as a backer provided a sense of security.

"Then let's have a meeting, do some summarizing and sharing," Shen Hao picked up a stack of documents he was about to distribute when Liu Ruoxi stepped forward first, took the documents, and silently began distributing them.

Shen Hao gave her a glance and sat back down.

"Today a total of one hundred and twenty-one Blood Demons were dealt with, ensnaring all related Blood Demons that had made their presence known, totalling fifty-three. The most significant achievement at the moment is learning some of the parasitic conditions!"

The rustling of page turning filled the air, and the photos on the documents were indeed shocking.

Song Cheng's face turned pale as he looked at them.

He couldn't imagine if one day his family or friends suddenly became such monsters in front of him; how horrifying that would be.

But after flipping to the page about parasitic conditions, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Known 1: The host must ingest a colorless small worm about thirty millimeters long and five millimeters wide through consumption, which can survive in liquid. It disappears after a period outside the liquid (suspected evaporation)."

"Known 2: In addition to ingestion, a second condition is needed to ensure complete parasitism."

"Guess 1: The host must be in an unconscious state."

"Guess 2: The host must be restrained and cannot make large movements."

"Guess 3: The host must be in a state of fear."

"Guess 4...."