Evolution game, nothing more than that!

Besides the expected cultists, there's also the Priory of the Shield. The background of this mission is really complicated...

Wait, did you just hear the phrase “poisoning everyone’s food”?

Doesn't this mean that these gamers are also...

at this time--

boom!

Another entrance to the cabin suddenly burst open, and a figure covered in golden light rushed out. He looked at the people standing on the deck, a little confused:

"Well, did I miss something?"

Chapter 50: Dietary Supplementation, Cell Tracking

"...Anyway, this is the situation."

It took Yi Shen a few minutes to explain the whole story to the bearded man who arrived late.

"...So, you launched a surprise attack without informing anyone, and not only did you gain nothing, but you also killed almost everyone on the ship?"

The bearded man looked at Yi Shen and Assassin with a bad face. If there weren't so many people on the opposite side, he really wanted to beat them up. The good situation was messed up by these two people!

"How can you say we gained nothing? At least we forced the 'wolves' out, didn't we? Fighting the open wolves is easier than scheming against the hidden wolves!"

Yi Shen said this, not taking the other party's anger to heart.

"But the 'wolves' have all escaped, and we have to stay on this ship that can no longer sail until the blizzard ends, and endure attacks that may come at any time. You call this 'easy'?!"

The bearded man could no longer suppress his anger.

Seeing this, Yi Shen had no choice but to release some news to appease the people:

"Don't worry, even though they seem to have run away, they can't escape my control."

"Um?!"

Except for Assassin, everyone looked at Yi Shen in surprise.

"what have you done?"

The cowboy asked with some curiosity.

"It's simple. Just like the chef of the Holy Shield Hermitage, I tampered with everyone's food. Then I can use this to track everyone's whereabouts, including those who escaped."

Yes, that’s right, it’s the cell invasion labeling method that Yi Shen once used.

He hadn't done nothing in the previous few days. Instead, he took advantage of the time when no one was around and added a little of his own blood to the wine stored on the boat.

The amount was so small that it could not be tasted at all when mixed in a large amount of wine, but the blood cells easily mixed into everyone's body as the crew drank the wine like water.

But there is no need to tell everyone about this. They just need to know that they have done something with their diet.

Hearing this, the cowboy and the girl remembered that they had heard the chef say that everyone's food was poisoned, and their faces turned pale and red.

My goodness, how can these guys be so insidious, trying to tamper with the food? The pig food itself is already unpalatable, yet they actually add stuff to it?

Do you have any sense of public morality?

It's a pity that such shouts could only remain in the hearts of the two people. Having seen Yi Shen's fighting ability, they knew that they were no match for him. However, they also owed him a favor for saving their lives, so they could only hold their anger back in their stomachs and couldn't say anything.

The bearded man, on the other hand, didn't react much when he heard that he was marked. He even thought that there was nothing wrong with Yi Shen doing this, as it at least ensured his side's intelligence advantage.

But thinking about the poison he had just heard about, he turned to look at the chef and asked:

"The poison you gave us shouldn't have any effect on us, right?"

"Yes."

The chef nodded.

Although some of the words I heard in their conversation were not very clear, such as "wolf" and "blizzard" - how did they know that there would be a blizzard next?

But he understood everything else.

He explained to the crowd:

"My poison is specially formulated. Its toxicity is only targeted at the constitution of ghouls, and it requires my bone whistle to activate. You are all still human, so you will not be affected."

"You said 'now'. Does that mean that if we accidentally become ghouls, we will also be killed by your poison?"

The girl noticed the hint in the chef's words and asked immediately.

"That's right!"

The chef nodded calmly.

"No matter who they are, once they become a ghoul, they are on a path of no return. Their flesh, blood, and soul will eventually be devoured by the evil god. Compared to that fate, I think being poisoned by my poison is a relatively good way to die."

"..."

"..."

"..."

No one was speechless.

As for Yi Shen and Assassin, they were as steady as a rock. After all, after knowing that the chef was a poisonous cook, they never ate the food on the ship again, but always ate the food they brought with them - Assassin even took advantage of his ability to erase his presence and swaggered around fishing on the deck, then found a deserted place to cook and eat, and the food he ate was even better than Yi Shen!

There was silence on the deck for a while, and finally Assassin broke the silence:

"By the way, what are the conditions for transforming into a ghoul? Is it a simple spell effect, or are there any prerequisites?"

"It does require certain conditions and the assistance of magic."

The chef has nothing to hide about this:

"Transforming a ghoul is a deeply blasphemous ritual. Normally, the recipient needs to consume a piece of human flesh, and then undergo the unholy ritual to complete the transformation. This transformation takes many days, and at the very least, several months to complete. But judging by these people's situations, it seems the evil sorcerer disguised as a doctor has improved this ritual, significantly speeding up the transformation!"

"Human flesh... Could it be the sailor who died on the first day?!"

The cowboy's face changed and he immediately thought of poor John.

Everyone still remembers the scene at that time. The poor sailor was locked up in the confinement room because he went crazy, and then he was declared dead the next day and his body was immediately disposed of.

But when the "burial at sea" was held, John was wrapped in a thick shroud, and no one knew what the body underneath looked like.

Now it seems that perhaps it was at that time that the doctor and the captain cut a large amount of human flesh from John's body, and then used it to transform all the people on the ship into zombies?

"No, probably not."

Yi Shen shook his head at this time, denying this speculation:

"I checked John's body during his funeral. It was completely intact and showed no signs of being damaged."

Although we don’t know how Yi Shen checked it, but considering his ability, since he said so, we can only believe it for the time being.

"It must have been stored away in the past!"

At this time, Assassin spoke up and suggested a possibility:

"After all, weren't there two failed expeditions before? It's said many people died. Preserving the flesh and blood from those dead should be easier than cutting up the bodies on the spot, and would also be less likely to be exposed."

"really."

Yi Shen nodded, but raised another question:

"But I've been secretly monitoring the doctor's actions. He didn't seem to feed the sailors any human flesh, but only some potions..."

"That is, he improved the technology, turning human flesh into a liquid potion, and perhaps mixed it with something else, which greatly accelerated the transformation ceremony while also keeping it secret."

Assassin said.

Upon hearing this, all the players nodded and agreed with this guess.

Then they all looked at the chef. He was the only expert in this field here and should be able to tell right from wrong.

"...Perhaps. The progress of these cultists has exceeded my expectations. If they spread this technology among the general population, it's hard to imagine what kind of disaster would occur!"

The chef said this, unable to hide the worry on his face.

"Then find them all and kill them as soon as possible!"

The bearded man spoke in an evil tone.

It would be a sin to let these evil and blasphemous cultists live even one more day. They must be eliminated as quickly as possible!

"Hey, didn't you just say we could monitor their movements? Where are those damn guys now? Let's go over and kill them!"

He looked at Yi Shen and asked with a very positive attitude.

Unexpectedly, Yi Shen shook his head.

"Don't be impatient."

He said:

"They are still wandering around, but I sense their movements and believe they have a common destination. Once they gather together, we'll go over and capture them all in one fell swoop!"

Of course, he had another reason that he didn't say. That was that in his perception, except for the doctor's movements, which were always very clear, the traces of the other three people were intermittent. It seemed that every once in a while, they would disappear from the real world, and when they reappeared, they had already arrived at another place far away.

This made Yi Shen even more certain that the other party's ability to suddenly disappear should be to travel to another space.

If you want to eliminate them, you must first find a way to limit their ability!

Chapter 51: "Werewolf" Players

Just as Yi Shen and others were analyzing the situation on the deck, two figures suddenly emerged from the air on the ice field on the other side.

"Woooooooooooooooooooo!"

As soon as one of them stood firm, he couldn't wait to lie on the ground, vomiting violently, almost vomiting out everything in his stomach.

The pastor on the other side looked at the miserable state of the high school student, his face turned pale, but he suppressed his physical discomfort and did not do anything shameful.

When the high school students had almost finished vomiting, he started to mock them:

"I didn't expect your physical condition to be so poor. Just walking through the spirit world has left you half dead."

The high school student on the other side heard this, wiped his mouth, and immediately retorted:

"This temporary skill was forced upon us by the Evolution Game. They didn't even consider whether we could handle it. It's normal that we can't adapt to it! And how much better are you than me? Don't think I didn't see how pale you looked earlier. If you take a few more steps, you'll be like me!"

"Humph!"

The pastor who was hit by the words did not refute, but simply changed the subject:

"This place should be far enough from the ship. That guy shouldn't be able to catch up, right?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously turned his head to look behind him, obviously very afraid of "that guy" he was talking about.

——The one being talked about here is naturally Yi Shen. His lightning-fast movements, as well as his ability to catch swords with his bare hands and withstand energy guns, all left a deep impression on the two men. They knew that they would never be his opponent in a head-on battle.

"Don't worry. Even though he looks strong, he's still a novice like us, having just completed a rookie trial. How much of a boost can he gain from just one mission? Judging by his clearly superior combat power, he's clearly developing into a specialized combat specialist. He's definitely not that strong in other areas, so it's impossible for him to track us down!"

The high school student started fighting, waved his hands, and said indifferently.

But the pastor still frowned and hesitated:

"But I still feel a pang of anxiety, as if someone is secretly watching our every move..."

"...Are you sure? Could it be that you just came out of the spirit world and your senses are confused, causing an illusion?"

The high school student looked at the pastor, but did not take his words completely seriously.

However, even the pastor himself couldn't be sure whether his feeling was correct at this time, so he could only shake his head and say:

"I'm not sure either. Maybe it's just like what you said, an illusion caused by the influence of the spirit world..."

He shook his head and skipped this section for now.

"It's so tragic! The situation was so promising, but that guy suddenly ruined it. He wasn't even willing to wait for a minute. He attacked right after reaching the second stage. Isn't he afraid of killing the wrong person?"

The pastor couldn't help but complain.

"That guy must have obtained accurate information through other channels."

A high school student said:

"It's probably the time when everyone had a hysterical outburst. I've always thought that incident was unusual, and it clearly wasn't the work of the captain and the doctor. Now I think it might have been orchestrated by that guy's accomplices, trying to test the waters and find out more of the truth."

"Tsk, accomplice... That guy formed an alliance with other normal players, but avoided us... Does this mean that he already knew our identities? We performed perfectly before..."

The pastor frowned, very puzzled.