Chapter 98: Chapter 98

Despite the strong sweat-absorbing ability of the gentleman's attire,

it couldn't stop the sweat pouring from Yi Chen's forehead, each drop infused with the scent of hormones.

The rising body temperature and the awakening of primal desires quickly made Yi Chen realize that the spores permeating this place seemed capable of slowly penetrating clothing and plant defenses in a peculiar way, influencing the body.

Perhaps the Gray Zone had enhanced the penetrative effect of these spores.

The hands of the two, tightly clasped, began to sweat profusely, with droplets even trickling through their interlocked fingers—slick and sticky.

It felt like a sweltering countryside cabin, where a man and a woman, trapped in an unventilated bedroom, suddenly experienced a power outage.

As they walked along the village path, the two drew closer and closer, until they halted, turning to face each other.

Even with masks between them, they could still hear each other's increasingly rapid breaths.

Yi Chen was the first to speak, breaking the awkward silence.

“It seems the environment here stimulates the 'mating' instincts of living beings. Once triggered, this could result in actual union, possibly even genetic-level pairing.”

Jin responded with just a hum, then walked up to Yi Chen and helped him to his feet.

“Jin, let’s adjust the way we conduct our ‘contact investigation.’”

Green roots grew from Yi Chen’s palm, slowly wrapping around Jin’s wrist.

The roots connected their wrists like bracelets, maintaining constant contact. The length extended up to ten meters with high elasticity, instantly retracting under external force to prevent them from being separated.

“Such a troublesome type of Gray Zone,” Jin remarked, her words noticeably fewer.

As their minds gradually broke free from the grip of desire, their perception of the environment also began to recover.

A series of strange, squelching sounds of flesh writhing could be heard.

“Don’t be hasty. We’ve finally encountered a genuine ‘villager.’ Leave this to me... With this much flesh, I might be able to extract something useful.”

With a swift step, Jin kicked the developing offspring’s head, instantly exploding it.

The death of its progeny sent the flesh heap into a frenzy. Its body split vertically, revealing a massive, jagged-toothed maw. Dozens of powerful flesh tendrils sprouted from within.

Jin, however, didn’t resist.

She willingly allowed the tendrils to entangle her and drag her into the heap’s body.

The next moment, a horrifying sound resembling a pig’s squeal mixed with the screech of a chainsaw echoed from within.

What happened in the bedroom after that, Yi Chen chose not to watch.

One could vaguely imagine it as a chef preparing an oversized pineapple for a dish. Selecting the largest pineapple, the chef violently inserted a meat grinder through its base, pulverizing and hollowing out its interior.

The hollowed-out pineapple shell was then split in half and repurposed as a serving bowl.

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