Otherworldly Desert Dust

The campus was in an uproar.

Wu Hen also enjoyed it, finally letting himself get carried away!

He walked towards Yu Yu, but found a large number of students flocking towards him, as if they were crowding around a big star.

He didn't know why, but the girls were all delicate and weak, pushed to the back of the crowd by the burly high school boys. Eventually, Wu Hen was surrounded by a bunch of jocks and even lifted up...

Being adored, Wu Hen lay there stiffly.

It was clearly a lively and celebratory scene, but it turned into something like a funeral procession, making Wu Hen wish he were dead.

Having won over the entire school of girls, he first had to earn the loyalty of the boys, especially after a few muscular guys insisted on being his night watch housekeepers. Wu Hen began to think Little Yi's suggestion wasn't so bad after all...

Humans will be ruined by you degenerates sooner or later; I might as well take action myself!

...

Finally finding his sister, Wu Hen hurried to comfort her gently.

Yu Yu shed her combat gene of the Fire Shadow and transformed into a crybaby. Nobody else could rival her for her brother's hug, especially not any boy!

"Sir, what are your next orders?" a female Order Maintainer walked over, her eyes filled with respect.

She hadn't expected that a high school senior like Wu Hen would have such capabilities. Without him stepping up, the campus she was guarding might have turned into a parasite paradise!

"Just to be safe, distribute anti-parasitic medicine to every student," Wu Hen said.

"Understood!" the Order Maintainer nodded.

The Order Maintenance Personnel began disinfecting and deworming the entire campus.

The process wasn't too complicated, but the school's bathrooms were somewhat inadequate because the dead insect eggs and larvae had to be expelled from the body.

The method of expulsion was either vomiting or rear-end vomiting.

So, before long, the entire campus started to sting the eyes...

"Brother Hen, what should we do about Yang Qin?" Wang Rui ran over and asked for Wu Hen's opinion.

"Why, are you eager for more? Of course, we're going to burn her," Wu Hen said irritably.

"Isn't that a bit harsh? After all, she's our classmate," Wang Rui said.

"Burn her; who knows if there are any remaining Golden Insects inside her," Wu Hen waved his hand dismissively.

"Alright then."

...

After a short rest, the smell on the entire campus was unbearable.

Wu Hen and Yu Yu decided not to stay any longer and resolutely entered the air-raid shelter, planning to return to their safehouse.

Just as they were heading to the back hill, the virtual pupil membrane brought good news.

Mingyi: "Wu Hen, little handsome, thank you for the crucial information. We've eradicated the Insect Eyes Mother Tree in the Flower Valley!"

Wu Hen: "No big deal, just business as usual."

Mingyi: "Oh, we've only met a few times..."

Wu Hen: "??? I meant you gave me the Yuan You Fragment. What did you think I meant?"

Mingyi: "You've achieved such a great feat; don't you think rewarding you with just one Yuan You Fragment is too little?"

Wu Hen: "Fine, I'll take it easy then..."

Mingyi: "You said you don't like assuming others' identities; let's discuss it more when we reach the Nuwa God End."

Wu Hen: "It's not that bad, actually, hehe."

Wu Hen never expected that waking up in a host body would earn him a little sister.

Mingyi: "By the way, when we killed the Insect Eyes Mother Tree, we found your female classmate's skeleton in the tree eyes. It means she was dissolved when you first lay in the Flower Valley Soul Flower."

Wu Hen: "What do you mean?"

Mingyi: "Her host body in the Desert Dust is already dead, and her soul returning to the homeworld was controlled by the Insect Queen. Now that both the Insect Wood and Golden Insect are eliminated, if she's still alive in the homeworld, she should still be human..."

Wu Hen: "Oh, it's too late; we already burned her."

Mingyi: "Never mind then, see you back in the homeworld... Mingyi!! I told you not to chat idly! Don't you know transmitting this information consumes a Yuan You Fragment? Do you think my Yuan You Fragments grow on trees!!"

The text appeared with an agitated tone, making Wu Hen feel as if the message had been conveyed by two different people.

Probably voice input converted to text, auto-sent by the virtual pupil membrane AI.

Just when Wu Hen thought the communication was about to be cut off, another message popped up after a few steps.

Mingyi: "(•̀ᴗ-)✧"

For some reason, Wu Hen's mind conjured up Mingyi's lively and charming face, making him smile.

In fact, ever since he entered the Otherworldly Dust and learned that the world was on the brink of collapse, Wu Hen's nerves had been tightly strung. It was rare to meet someone with such an optimistic outlook; talking to her made him unconsciously relax...

"No, please!!!"

"No, I really don't know anything!"

"Have you all gone mad? I am Yang Qin, I just came out of an Evil Soil..."

"Even if you're going to burn me alive, please don't pour cooking oil mixed with industrial oil on me!"

Suddenly, the heartrending cries from afar sounded all too familiar to Wu Hen.

Wu Hen was very surprised.

Yang Qin wasn't dead??

But ever since the golden silk mask was removed from her face, she was no different from an ancient corpse.

Could it be that the Golden Silk Worm only parasitized her and didn't completely consume her original organs and tissues??

"What's wrong, brother?" Yu Yu asked.

"Sigh, never mind, let's go have a look; Cha Cha has had a tough time..." Wu Hen said.

...

Walking to another part of the mountain's base, Wu Hen saw Wang Rui and several classmates surrounding Yang Qin in a corner, continuously pouring oil on her.

Earlier, everyone had witnessed how terrifying Yang Qin turned when she transformed into the Centipede Woman, so nobody had any sympathy for the bloodstained Yang Qin now.

"Let it go; she was probably just being controlled." Wu Hen waved his hand, signaling the others to spare Yang Qin.

"Boo-hoo ~ ~ Is it really you, Wu Hen? Wu Hen, I'm so glad you came. Ever since you dropped out, I've been worried about you. The classmates seem to have gone mad; they want to burn me to death; I really didn't do anything..." Yang Qin sobbed desperately, pleading to the seemingly rational Wu Hen.

"Lord Wu Hen, please don't pity her. She used to look so sweet and deceived many people. She's just full of evil!" said Tian Jia Bao, a female overachiever who had long disliked Yang Qin.

"Yes, she's still pretending. If she's set on fire, the bugs inside her will undoubtedly crawl out," class beauty Luo Yuying insisted.

"Alright, if you really wanted to burn her, you would've done it already. I just got word from above. Yang Qin's host body in the Desert Dust is long dead; she was parasitized and controlled by an advanced Golden Insect. The person here is her actual self," Wu Hen explained.

"But the White Eyes Half-human and Silver Eyes Half-human, their bodies were all insectified..." Tian Jia Bao said.

"It's different. The Golden Insect is an adult. Anyone it climbs onto is controlled, and all the fungal filament power stems from that golden silk mask worm," Wu Hen explained.

"She is indeed human. Just like you, she took deworming medication and expelled excess insect eggs," Yu Yu signed.

Her sense of smell had awakened. At close range, she could tell whether someone had turned into an Insect Eyes Half-man.

In fact, the Golden Silk Worm could have completely turned Yang Qin into a Half-human, but it intended to deeply infiltrate the human population. To evade those with awakened senses, it didn't overly erode Yang Qin's body, ensuring she still exhaled human breath.

That's also why Yu Yu didn't initially detect anything wrong with Yang Qin.

"Thank you, Wu Hen... You're just like the big brother I met in Desert Dust, a trustworthy and remarkable person!" Yang Qin sobbed gratefully, realizing that her usual act of being an understanding little sister paid off.

Hearing those words from Yang Qin.

Wu Hen could basically confirm that she was fine.

She had no idea that the man who accompanied her in the Desert Dust was him, which also indirectly confirmed that the Yang Qin who woke up from the soul flower was the Insect Eyes Half-man.

In essence, Yang Qin was also pitiful.

She had lain with him in the Flower Valley Soul Flower.

He had a Black Divine Miracle in his body, so the Golden Insect couldn't parasitize him.

But Yang Qin wasn't so lucky; she was dissolved at that time... and her host back in the homeworld was also parasitized and controlled!

This Otherworldly Dust...

Was indeed terrifying and chilling.

Wu Hen felt that if it weren't for his incredible intelligence, sharp thinking, along with a bit of Little Yi's help, he would have perished countless times in the Desert Dust!

"Everyone, just get some rest. In the future, on the path of Desert Dust, let's help each other..." Wu Hen said.

"Oh, come on, helping each other. Bro, you clear the way up front, and I'll just be your pet who picks up gear!" Wang Rui said with a grin.

My brother is so awesome that it practically means I'm awesome too.

What's wrong with being a loyal follower??

"Wang Rui, don't underestimate your own wisdom," Wu Hen patted Wang Rui on the shoulder.

"It's great that you think highly of me, hehe," Wang Rui smiled, then lowered his head and whispered, "How did your relationship with Yang Qin develop in the Desert Dust?"

"We didn't really interact that much; what are you trying to say?" Wu Hen responded coolly.

"Well, don't you think that when Yang Qin wore the golden silk mask, she kind of looked like the Gold Extreme Queen? She had much more charisma than usual..." Wang Rui said, scratching his hand.

Wu Hen suddenly felt his ears were being polluted. He even wanted to cover his mind to block out those unseemly images!

"You must be starving; get away from me!" Wu Hen pushed away the pervert.

Wang Rui looked extremely wronged.

He saw you as a brother, so he told you his secrets.

Not everyone is like you, Wu Hen, who has an outstanding elf girl sister and several beautiful former housekeepers, making you naturally choosy...

...

Passing through the air-raid shelter, Wu Hen and Yu Yu returned to the Tropical Pavilion.

As soon as they entered the Tropical Pavilion, Yu Yu frowned.

She scanned her surroundings like a ragdoll cat detecting a rat's scent, her beautiful elf-like eyes rotating.

"I didn't expect you to smell it. I thought I behaved quite elegantly," Wu Hen said, rubbing his nose.

As expected, a delicate foot stamped down on Wu Hen's foot, making him yelp in pain!

Yu Yu glared at Wu Hen annoyingly and then signed to him, indicating that there might be something in the Tropical Pavilion.

"Something dirty?" Wu Hen asked, surprised.