Hunting God Era

Chapter 4 Five Plague Demons

They were very close; Old Zhao lunged forward and was already in front of Li Ye.

Thanks to his long-term training, Li Ye tensed his legs and sprang back, leaping away to dodge Old Zhao's attack, which sent the latter sprawling to the ground.

Just as he fell, his body twisted strangely. Although he was lying down, his upper body suddenly straightened up ninety degrees, and his knees moved wildly on the ground, approaching Li Ye like a snake. Then he pounced upwards, his mouth wide open, and bit at Li Ye.

Li Ye can now see the wriggling things in his mouth.

Those were black lines that swam around in the rotting food in the mouth, moving back and forth like worms.

His mouth was filled with rotten flesh, strung together by black threadworms, but his tongue was bright red. As he got closer, in addition to the rotten smell, Li Ye could also smell a strange sour smell, but the sour smell was mixed with the rotten sweet smell.

"My grass!"

In a flash, seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, Li Ye exerted force with his legs and kicked Zhao Laotou straight in the chest.

Springing Leg - Kicking Down the Door Spike!
boom!
With a muffled thud, Old Zhao's chest visibly caved in, but Li Ye's expression also changed.

The sensation coming from his legs and feet felt like a sticky substance, constantly eroding his strength, like mud trying to trap his feet inside.

This caused Li Ye to hesitate for a moment. At this moment, Old Zhao had already leaned his head in, ready to bite his face.

Li Ye's eyes hardened, and he suddenly sprang up with his other foot, delivering a powerful overhead kick to Zhao Laotou's jaw as Zhao Laotou leaned closer, sending him sprawling backward.

Using the force, Li Ye's foot, which was embedded in Old Zhao's chest, spun and bounced, throwing Old Zhao's body away. He himself also spun around in the air before landing on the ground.

As soon as he touched the ground, Li Ye quickly braced himself with his hands and brought his legs together, then charged straight into Old Zhao's heart.

Spring-loaded hammer strike breaks the ladder!

boom!
Like a sledgehammer hitting a wall, this kick produced an even more muffled sound. When Li Ye kicked, his legs also rotated and vibrated, shaking off the unique muddy feeling from his feet, and he kicked Old Zhao two meters away.

"what!"

As soon as Old Zhao lay prone on the ground, his knees began to rub against the ground without any hesitation, and he forcefully 'swimmed' towards Li Ye.

But at this moment, Li Ye had already adjusted his posture, opened the backpack on his back, gripped the salt gun with his left hand, held the Molotov cocktail firmly with his right hand, and pulled the trigger first, launching the salt water bomb.

Snapped!
The highly concentrated salt water bomb exploded on Old Zhao's forehead, slowing down his movements.

Li Ye narrowed his eyes, "The filthy worm."

The earliest verifiable ancient book is the Sui Dynasty's "Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases". In its theory of "filthy qi transforming into worms", it says: "Its qi is like oil mist, and it smells sweet and greasy. When it enters a person's body, the skin becomes hot, the intestines gurgle, and there is a craving for rotten food. It feels as if there are threads wrapped around the abdomen. This is the filthy qi forming worms."

Simply put, it's a parasite.

They are born in dirty and chaotic environments, parasitize their hosts, and cause fever and diarrhea.

Actually, there's nothing serious at this stage, but if it's left untreated, the contaminated person will gradually crave rotten, spoiled, and extremely dirty food.

If left untreated, the contaminated person's skin will become moldy and greasy, the dirt will be difficult to clean, and it will emit a strange, rotten, sweet smell.

During this stage, a large number of black nematodes will appear in the host's body, filling the body like meridians, and at the same time becoming a source of pollution.

At this point, the demon completely transforms into the host itself.

The breath it exhales, the odor it emits, and everything it comes into contact with can attract new parasites.

But that's all.

It only pollutes everything that can be polluted, and after polluting it, it goes about its business as usual; it does not have the characteristic of killing people.

Even if Li Ye was contaminated, it was only in the early stages; a trip to the hospital and a deworming pill would solve the problem.

A typical little demon.

High-concentration saline solution has an inhibitory effect on worms. After firing a shot to stop Old Zhao from moving, Li Ye became even more certain.

He picked up his phone, which had just fallen to the ground, and dialed the police.

Of course you should call the police!
Did he get a solo kill?
Salt water only inhibits the growth of the worm, not kills it. It is a demon, after all, and a newly born demon is still a demon.

Those attacks of his would have killed anyone who didn't practice martial arts, but when he kicked this thing, nothing happened.

For ordinary people, the best way to deal with demons is to find a way to restrain them, provided that they are not corrupted.

The way to deal with worms is with large quantities of highly effective and powerful insecticides.

Li Ye couldn't buy this thing, nor had he ever thought of preparing for such a demon.

Why go through all that trouble when calling the police can solve the problem?

"do not move!!"

Just as his thumb touched the screen, a loud shout came from afar.

boom!
Suddenly, a loud bang, like a firecracker, rang out. Li Ye only caught a glimpse of a flash of light before he saw a hole pierce through Old Zhao's forehead.

With a whoosh, a figure swept past at lightning speed, leaving a trail of light. Like a net, it struck the filthy worm, instantly tearing its body open with countless gashes, sending it flying backward. A person in uniform appeared beside Li Ye, holding a gun in his left hand and a sword in his right. Before Li Ye could even see his face, the person left a single sentence and rushed into the stairwell.

"That's a vile worm, or some kind of demon. Wait for the others to come and examine it for you. Be careful not to contaminate it!"

They arrived quite quickly.
Li Ye was taken aback, then smiled.

That's why China is safe.

It's a bit strange, though, that the Evil Worm will run away when it's injured.

As soon as the thought popped into Li Ye's head, his mind suddenly felt dizzy.

Feeling dizzy and bloated, with an itchy throat and the urge to cough.

cold?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, his stomach growled, and a feeling of hunger arose spontaneously.

hunger?

Pollution has occurred?
wrong!

Filthy worms won't make you catch a cold!

Li Ye's eyes widened, and in an instant, the details of Old Zhao's actions echoed in his mind.

"The green nails on the surface are mold, but besides worms and parasites, there's another kind of mold."

"It has a sweet aroma, but it also seems to have a sour and fragrant flavor, and it makes me feel hungry."

"His mouth was rotten to the bone, like it had been scalded, and his tongue was still bright red."

"There are also black threadworms, black threadworms that only appear in the mouth."

"The texture I touched wasn't dirt, it was sugar liquid, which is why it felt like sinking into mud."

"High-concentration saline solution can not only inhibit parasites, but also inhibit pathogens!"

Li Ye remembered something, took out a flashlight from his backpack, and shone it on the fourth floor, where he saw a lot of mold on the window!
Old nursery rhyme: Little devil climbs the beam, moldy rain beats against the window!
It's not a vile creature!

The filthy and chaotic environment breeds a wide variety of demons, but each one is different and can be easily distinguished. However, some demons can cause confusion.

He recalled a case that he had discussed with the filthy creature.

"It's the Five Plague Demons!"

Li Ye's hair stood on end, he gritted his teeth and let out a muffled roar, then sprinted into the stairwell.

However, as he continued to travel, his symptoms worsened: fever, headache, cough, hunger, and a craving for greasy and sweet foods.
The Five Plague Demons are the only demons that can be confused with the Filthy Worms, because their appearances are so distinct that they cannot be distinguished without careful analysis.

Both being demons born in stages, the Five Plague Demons' initial signs were the same as Li Ye's current symptoms: fever, headache, and hunger.

After another stage, the host's perception of food will change, becoming craving sugar and oil. The sour and fragrant vinegar flavor will enhance appetite, making people only know how to eat, and then they will stop caring about the quality of the food.

Then it completely mutated, becoming something that only knew how to be hungry and kept eating, even consuming food from garbage dumps.

They are very similar to worms in appearance. If the former is a parasite, the latter is a pathogen!
The only way to tell them apart is by looking at their characteristics: the sugary and greasy ones are different from the dirty ones, and they also have a sour and fragrant taste, especially the bright red tongue.

Like the filthy creature, it is a minor demon, but it is special!

It is very rare, extremely rare in modern times, and has only appeared a few times in the ghostly land of Bharatana.

These demons, which are essentially born from food, also appear in dirty and chaotic environments and are generally related to food.

But it is the only demon that cannot be killed by the wrong means!

If the Five Plague Demons are not killed, at most they will drain people's vital energy, causing pollution and making people sick.

However, if the Five Plague Demons are killed in the wrong way, they will spread into the air and engulf the area!
Then the surrounding area will become a land of rotting food, and famine and plague will follow!

This is a little demon with the power to ward off disasters!
That person was talking about the filthy worms just now; the intelligence was wrong!
Given the methods he has demonstrated, killing demons shouldn't be too difficult.

But it is definitely not the right approach!
If someone dies, in mild cases, they will become seriously ill; in severe cases, they will need to go to the ICU.

In a more severe case, this community will become a land of plague and famine, and all those affected by the contamination will become pitiful ghosts who die of disease and starvation!

His parents live in the building next door!

"You son of a bitch, Old Zhao! Picking up scraps and piling up garbage is one thing, but what are you thinking, eating unclean food?!"

Li Ye's eyes turned red, and he leaped up, running right up to the fourth floor.

He doesn't even dare to take the elevator!

(End of this chapter)