Chapter 261: Taste

  【In June of the fourth year, with your efforts, your descendants will become more and more numerous】

"Um!?"

“The unusual movements in the river seem to have subsided a lot!”

At this time, Zhao Meng had just escaped from a weakened host and was about to find a new host. He sniffed the smell in the river.

He was surprised to find that the source of strangeness that attracted him so much was gone. This situation made him feel surprised.

 “Are the creatures on the shore scared?”

 As the disturbance of the river by those large creatures decreased, Zhao Meng's family became more prosperous.

  【In July of the fifth year, your size continues to grow, and your requirements for the host continue to increase! 】

 After several years of growth,

 Zhao Meng found that he could no longer parasitize some small fish.

Today it is almost as thick as a mobile phone charging cable. With such a body size, although it is very small compared to other fish,

  But compared to other parasitic catfish, it is a huge monster.

 As a parasite that lives in the gills, this size has also had a certain impact on his life.

 “I’m too big!”

 【In January of the sixth year, you continue to work hard to reproduce offspring】

Fortunately, fish complete their mission by releasing clouds and mist, and unlike mammals, they do not require close contact.

Otherwise, no small fish can bear the torment of his size.

 Although the increase in body size has caused certain difficulties in parasitism, there are also some advantages.

 For example, as his size increases, his ability to perceive the environment increases several times.

ˆThrough various senses and long-term experience as a fish, Zhao Meng constructed a unique vision of the parasitic catfish.

 “That smell is back!”

 With his powerful senses, Zhao Meng smelled something.

“No creature on the shore of this river has dared to enter the water for a long time. Who is so bold!”

Zhao Meng swam along where the smell was,

When he arrived at the shore, he did not feel any large creatures wandering in the water. Instead, he noticed a water column connecting to the water in a parabola form from the river bank.

The water column created layers of foam on the surface of the river, and the parasitic catfish under the water sniffed the smell, and jumped towards the water like crazy as if on steroids.

Attempt to enter the water column and drill along the water column to its end.

 Feeling that his own kind was so excited, Zhao Meng sighed helplessly.

With his physique, he might be able to jump out of the water and hit the giant thing above against the water column, but those of his kind are not that good.

Although Zhao Meng has the ability to do this, the people on the shore didn't provoke him, so why would he bite them.

At this time, the water column on the water surface shook twice and then disappeared.

 The parasitic catfish underwater are still attracted by this smell and linger in place for a long time, unwilling to leave.

If the creatures on the shore still dare to play in the water as they did a few years ago, the parasitic catfish will definitely choose its source for parasitism.

Unfortunately, after several years of Zhao Meng's hard work, the river was full of parasitic catfish. The people on the bank also knew the danger of this river, so they still dared to come down.

Feeling the departure of the presence on the shore, Zhao Meng swung his body and left the place that interested the parasitic catfish.

Having simulated the parasitic catfish for so many years, he can basically determine what the smell is that is inexplicably attracted to the parasitic catfish.

 The gills of fish are not only important respiratory organs, but also important metabolic organs.

 When blood flows through the cheeks, it not only replaces oxygen, but also removes some waste products from the body.

 After all, fish live in water, and the functions of some organs can be completely replaced by the gills, and among these replaced functions, there are some kidney functions.

 Fish gills are somewhat similar to human dialysis devices. As the water washes away, metabolites similar to those produced by human kidney function are excreted, which is commonly known as urea.

The parasitic catfish is extremely sensitive to this smell, so it uses foreign animals that release this substance as its gills to parasitize.

 The gills of fish are extremely active, so if you want to be parasitic, you need to move quickly.

 In this case, it will have extremely horrific consequences for the creatures on the shore.

“It’s a pity that the creatures on the shore don’t dare to go into the water at will!”

 …

 【In October of the seventh year, your mobility begins to decline and you are getting older】

 “It seems that the life cycle of parasitic catfish is not long!”

Feeling the changes in his body, Zhao Meng muttered secretly in his heart.

Just as he was lamenting the passage of life, he suddenly felt a wave of waves coming from the water surface.

It seemed like something huge had been thrown into the water. Some fish were frightened by the movement and fled away, but Zhao Meng was observing from the spot.

"here we go again"

 “These creatures on the shore are really good at playing!”

After observing for a while, Zhao Meng stayed away from this land of right and wrong, but his peers all gathered there as if they were attracted by something.

Ever since Zhao Meng worked hard to expand the parasitic catfish population, this river has become very dangerous.

 As for this danger, at first the creatures beside the river were afraid to go deep into it.

 But among them, I don’t know which leader thought of something and actually used this river as a place to punish criminals.

Zhao Meng was also surprised by this change, but when he thought about it carefully, this punishment was so terrifying.

If we talk about crocodile pools and poisonous snake pools, these pools are scary and can kill people in a short time, which will intimidate the enemy.

So a pond full of parasitic catfish is a cruel punishment that makes life worse than death.

 “No matter what, it has nothing to do with me!”

Zhao Meng hid far away. He could feel that his life was coming to an end. In order to complete the simulation, he did not want to participate in these things.

  【In the ninth year, the organs in your body have begun to fail】

 After nine years of growth, Zhao Meng is now as thick as a baby’s little finger.

 At this size, there are not many creatures he can parasitize.

 He can no longer attack the special organs of creatures on the shore like he did when he was a child. So he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to parasitize fish.

The parasitic catfish itself is adsorbed on the gills of fish and **** the blood and nutrients of the fish. It is essentially similar to a mosquito.

 The bodies of ordinary fish are full of scales, and it is difficult for their mouth teeth to adhere to them, so parasitic catfish have to choose gills that are easier to parasitize.

 Now that Zhao Meng has grown to a certain size, he also has other options.

Like the intelligent life on the shore, they often throw similar things into the river, which gives Zhao Meng hope to continue to survive.

The skin of the creatures on the shore is very thin, so it is not difficult for him to absorb them.

“I didn’t expect that I would end up eating corpses to spend my last days.”

　　【In April of the tenth year, your metabolic system stopped working and you died! ]    【Simulation successful! 】

 A long and slender fish floated slowly along the current. A group of pomfrets discovered the body and swarmed up and tore it into pieces.

 This seems to be the best punishment for the sinful life of the parasitic catfish.

 But unfortunately, Zhao Meng could no longer see this scene. For him, everything was over.

 …

"it is finally over!"

Zhao Meng, whose consciousness returned to his body, took a long breath.

To be honest, Zhao Meng didn’t think much of it when he was simulating the parasitic catfish.

 But when he returns to his own body, his consciousness is freed from the influence of parasitic instinct, and the human self-view of the world returns to me.

Zhao Meng felt a little awkward when he thought that he would be attracted by that smell, and that he would unconsciously get into that kind of place during the first simulation.

 Fortunately, he is also someone who has experienced strong winds and waves, and this discomfort quickly disappeared.

“Judging from this simulation, if we can obtain some characteristics of the parasitic catfish, we will have some insights into this sea of ​​​​blood!”

Zhao Meng glanced at the churning sea of ​​blood below and recalled the purpose of his simulation. With a sudden movement of consciousness, he came to the shadow space again.

The huge shadow with a human head and a snake's tail is still there, and its face seems to be covered by a layer of cloud, blurry and invisible.

There are a lot of golden, purple, blue and other lights floating around it, which are the entries he once extracted.

 Under the shadow of the human head and the snake's tail, there are some white light groups, which are the world he once simulated.

 At this time, a colored light group is turning into white,

The colored light peeled off from the colored light group fell into the arms of the virtual shadow and turned into a shimmering lottery ticket.

There were various colored light lottery tickets inside, waiting for Zhao Meng to draw them. Seeing this, Zhao Meng did not hesitate and touched the tube.

A purple light appeared in front of Zhao Meng:

  【Flowing the River to Seek the Taste (Purple) (So delicious!)】

“You can find the flavor you want in a fluid environment through your sense of smell!”

 “This is extracted!”

Zhao Meng was stunned for a moment when he looked at the first entry he extracted.

 He ​​had a premonition that he would obtain the olfactory entry of Parasitic Catfish, but he did not expect that he could obtain this entry so easily.

Zhao Meng couldn't help but take a look at the unrecognizable shadow. Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but he finally endured it.

 “I see, there’s no need to extract the rest!”

　　Although he thought that he no longer needed to extract the words later, out of curiosity, he still extracted the remaining entries.

 “There is still a golden entry!”

Zhao Meng's heart became complicated as he looked at the two entries flashing in front of him.

　　【Pervasive (gold) Even if there are no conditions, you have to create conditions (active)】

 “Faced with different lives, you have the opportunity to create conditions.”

  【Underwater perception (blue)】

“In the water, your perception will be greatly improved.”

 Looking at the golden entries he extracted, Zhao Meng didn't know how to evaluate them.

That blue entry is of some use, but how to say this gold entry, Zhao Meng doesn't understand.

He was a little curious, what kind of conditions were created, and were they similar to that showdown?

 “That’s all, the current matter is still important!”

Creating conditions was not the entry he needed at the moment. Zhao Meng suddenly realized and selected the purple entry [Quest for Taste].

 After selecting the entry, Zhao Meng did not hesitate and jumped into the sea of ​​blood below.

 …

 “Zhao Meng, what did you find?”

Xixi Lake on Zhao Meng asked in surprise when he saw Zhao Meng suddenly entering the sea of ​​blood.

You must know that she and Yinji Chiso couldn't find the clues in the sea, so where did Zhao Meng find the clues?

 “It’s just some taste!”

"smell!"

Hearing Zhao Meng's words, Xixihu fell silent. At this time, as part of her nervous system, many of her senses were missing, and taste happened to be a missing part of it.

“But why did he suddenly smell it?”

“The smell of blood in this sea of ​​blood should cover most of the smell, right?”

Xixihu didn’t understand the mystery of Zhao Meng, just like the divine seed that appeared on Zhao Meng.

 It is very mysterious, but it also has a strong attraction to her.

 The sea of ​​blood is very dim.

Under the cover of the blood sea, Zhao Meng dived a little deeper and the surrounding area became pitch black. This may be one of the main reasons why the blood sea appears black.

 “How to explore?”

Zhao Meng used the term, but the strange smell did not appear. Except for the unusually thick smell of blood, Zhao Meng did not smell any other smell.

“By the way, according to the entry, it’s the flavor you want!”

Thinking of this, the familiar and unbearable smell appeared in Zhao Meng's mind.

With the appearance of this smell, a magical scene happened. Zhao Meng seemed to smell a similar smell on his nose.

At the same time, several paths with different thicknesses appeared in front of his eyes. Looking at the paths that appeared, Zhao Meng's heart moved.

 “It looks like this is it!” Having determined the taste he wanted, Zhao Meng headed towards the depths of the blood sea.

As Zhao Meng searched, a different place soon appeared in front of him. Originally, he seemed to be wandering in the water.

It was like suddenly hitting a piece of soft cotton and being bounced to the side.

 “What is this place?” Sensing the abnormality in front of him, Zhao Meng began to observe.

 Because of the darkness of the surrounding environment, Zhao Meng was not sure what it was.

 He could only explore, and soon he discovered that the area in front seemed to be a sponge-like structure, filled with holes of different sizes.

 The smell he was looking for came from one of the holes.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Meng observed it for a moment, then carefully went inside.

 In the sea of ​​​​blood, the exploration ability of Xixi Lake and Yinji Notochord was greatly suppressed. Without exploring the path, Zhao Meng was very careful with every step.

 “Yin Ji’s aura appeared in front of Zhao Meng!”

At this moment, Xixi Lake issued a reminder, and following this reminder, Zhao Meng noticed that the front was finally no longer pitch black.

 Instead, a dark red light appeared,

The light comes from a vaguely visible hole, and the Yinji aura suggested by Xixi Lake also comes from there.

Zhao Meng carefully came to the hole and looked inside. There was no thick blood inside, but a light red scene.

 In the light red liquid, Zhao Meng saw a familiar figure:

 “Found it, she’s here!”

 (End of this chapter)