Function: Flesh Catastrophe

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the phase mission: Blood Night. You've received Skull Coins x20,000, Experience x5,000, and a unique Special Reward: "Function: Flesh Catastrophe".]

[Ding! Your level has reached 10. A class upgrade mission has been initiated. Extra experience is temporarily stored and will be returned after the Class Change.]

After a long while, Lynne woke up, his eyes heavy with sleep. Stretching out his hand to rub his eyes, he yawned and mumbled: "Daybreak, time to open shop..."

But in that instant, the memories of the previous night flooded back like a tidal wave. His eyes shot open, and he abruptly sat up on the bed.

"Where am I...?"

He looked around in astonishment. It was an elegant bedroom, with neatly made bedding. On the windowsill sat a pristine white flower, and not far from it stood a massive floor-length mirror. His memories quickly aligned with the surroundings. He recognized it as the Blood Clad Evil Spirit's room.

"Something's not right!"

He reached out, rubbing his throbbing head, his brows furrowing. He distinctly remembered being consumed by that monster the day before, his entire body morphing into a contorted mess of flesh. But what happened after... Everything became hazy.

"Why am I here?"

Lynne swiftly threw off the blankets and stood in front of the large mirror, scrutinizing the handsome youth reflected back.

"And my body... it's perfectly intact?"

Lynne stared dubiously at his hands, feeling a profound sense of surrealism.

...

"Lynne, you're awake?!"

From the living room downstairs, the Blood Clad Evil Spirit, who was bustling in the kitchen, looked in surprise at Lynne, who was wrapped in a bedsheet and descending the stairs.

Without hesitation, she rushed over with immense relief, grabbing Lynne by the collar and pulling him close, anxiously asking: "How are you?! Is there anything wrong with your body?!"

Lynne hesitated, "What time is it now?"

"It's already the next day."

"What about that monster?"

A few minutes later. After listening to the Blood Clad Evil Spirit's account of what happened after she regained consciousness, Lynne couldn't help but frown.

"So you're saying, after you woke up, you saw that the monster's body was overrun by a malignant being, and then the monster was dismembered from the inside?"

The Blood Clad Evil Spirit stared at him, replying: "Yes, and after I dragged you out from the puppet's body, you looked just like you do now."

Images of the system prompt he'd received before losing consciousness flashed in Lynne's mind.

[Flesh Regeneration Potion]! That's it! The last system prompt had informed him that the mutation had gone completely out of control. Could it be that during the time he was unconscious, a mass of mutations grew within him? Had his mutated limbs torn the monster apart from the inside?

Lynne raised an eyebrow. But if that was the case, why was he unscathed?

"Where's the corpse of that monster?" Lynne inquired.

"It's in the backyard." The Blood Clad Evil Spirit leaned over the table and said seriously, "After pulling you out from it yesterday, I went back and brought it here. I believe such a powerful creature must hide some mystery."

Lynne immediately stood up, declaring: "Take me to see it."

...

The backyard.

Lynne crouched down, his brow furrowed as he observed the twisted and foul-smelling mass of flesh that littered the yard. The creature's shape from the day before was now barely recognizable, all that remained was a collapsed and contorted shell.

"Evidence of gnawing?"

Lynne reached out, touching the inner lining of the creature, deep in thought.

Blood Clad Evil Spirit nodded, stating, "Yes, this puppet was consumed from the inside out by something. From what I observed at the time, the only thing inside the puppet's body was..."

Her eyes settled on Lynne.

Lynne met her gaze, contemplating, "You don't suspect that I ate it, do you?"

Blood Clad Evil Spirit replied earnestly, "I can't rule out the possibility. Your mutation at that time was extreme. Some of the creatures that emerged even gave me palpitations."

Lynne's expression became even more pensive. Because if that was the case, it might be that he only appeared normal on the surface, but internally, a latent mutation had already occurred. Without any delay, he swiftly opened his basic attribute interface.

[Lynne]

[Level: 10(Ready to Class Change)]

[Race: Human·Mutant]

[Strength: 22]

[Agility: 23]

[Intelligence: 26]

[Physique: 51]

[Available Points: 4]

[Description: The eccentric apprentice of Bloodsaw Potion Shop. Capably navigates around powerful beings, maintaining excellent relationships. Though his nature as a cunning merchant remains, the commendable qualities and battle spirit he displays in times of crisis are still praiseworthy...]

"Mutant?"

While the system's unexpectedly positive introduction was heartening, the word 'mutant' caused Lynne's heart to skip a beat.

"System! Explain! Where did I mutate?!" Lynne immediately questioned in his mind. And just a moment later.

[Ding! You've triggered the mission: Body's Response. Mission Reward: Skull Coin x1000, Experience x500, Legendary Reward x1]

[Mission Introduction: Extensive use of the Flesh Regeneration Potion in a unique environment led to the host's body merging with the flesh of the puppet, resulting in a severe specific mutation.]

[Mission Objective: Identify the mutation in your body within half a day and find a method to control it.]

[Mission Failure: The mutation will completely replace the host, the process is irreversible.]

Lynne: "!!!"

I asked you where I mutated, and you gave me a mission out of nowhere?!

"System! Couldn't you just tell me directly where the mutation occurred?!"

[Ding! Please explore for yourself.]

Right now, Lynne desperately wanted to yank this system out and, after pinning it down, smack it ten thousand times.

[Ding! Please refrain from harboring malicious intentions towards the system in your thoughts. The system has provided additional assistance; please explore on your own.]

┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ I'll give you a face. Interpret it as you will!

The next moment, under the puzzled gaze of Blood Clad Evil Spirit, Lynne suddenly stood up, turned around decisively, and said calmly: "Sorry, I have some urgent matters to handle. We'll catch up later!"

Lynne quickly darted towards the exit.

A stunned Blood Clad Evil Spirit blinked in confusion: "Eh?"

But not even five seconds after Lynne bolted out, he rushed back in, directly lifting the empty husk of the flesh puppet, holding it as he sprinted away.

"I'm taking this useless flesh to make some potions. See you later!"

"Eh?"

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