Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

Chapter 3404: External Heart

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xia Xi led Fang Heng back to the box where the fused arthropod limbs of the Seed of Ouroboros were stored and explained, "First, we can confirm that the parasitic fusion body is capable of releasing a special unknown fusion energy, an energy type that does not belong to any we have encountered before."

Zane, overhearing their conversation, curiously came closer and examined the semi-parasitic limbs stored in the box. He said, "It has already been verified. It is Void Power, which belongs to our Evil God power system."

Fang Heng asked, "The same as the seed in my sea of consciousness?"

Zane nodded, "Yes."

"Good. Let’s temporarily call it Void Power." Xia Xi glanced at the cultivators nearby and continued, "I just discussed this with my fellow cultivators. We believe the previous Beetle King most likely tried to fuse Void Power in order to fight against the God Clan."

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did he succeed?"

"That’s exactly what I want to explain in detail next."

Xia Xi’s expression grew more serious as she stepped forward to the last box.

Inside the box was a huge heart parasitized by the Seed of Ouroboros.

"Sir Beetle King, I previously thought this was the heart of some creature parasitized by the Seed of Ouroboros, but after careful examination, I found that it’s not."

"In fact, this is the parasitic body left by the previous Beetle King; it was a part of the Beetle King’s body."

Fang Heng frowned slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Each Beetle King’s final evolution method is different from yours. For example, the previous Beetle King did not possess the Titan bloodline and therefore could not simultaneously control multiple academic disciplines."

Xia Xi explained, "But he had a special fusion ability. His main body could additionally condense three hearts, each capable of fusing a special academic power. Since these hearts circulated outside the main body, they avoided alienation and rejection reactions between different academic powers and even allowed simultaneous use of multiple fused academic powers."

Fang Heng immediately understood.

Various academic powers were mutually exclusive.

With the help of the game, he had used the academic integration skill and the Titan bloodline’s Academic Unification skill to master ’Qi,’ which completely resolved conflicts between disciplines.

Finally, combined with the special ability of the Eye of God, he could release multiple academic powers simultaneously.

The previous Beetle King, however, used external hearts to form an external energy circulation, avoiding conflicts between different academic systems.

"There’s such a method?"

Zane clicked his tongue in amazement while looking at the beating heart in the box. He muttered quietly, "You mean this heart was part of the previous Beetle King? But wasn’t the previous Beetle King already dead?"

"The Beetle King’s main body is dead. This heart was separated before his death and no longer has consciousness; only some basic creature instincts remain."

"I don’t quite understand." Zane scratched his head, feeling even more puzzled. "If the Beetle King already obtained Void Power, why did he leave this heart here?"

"Hmm, that’s also what I find strange," Xia Xi glanced at the other cultivators around and continued, "We discussed it earlier and believe the Beetle King probably couldn’t control this heart."

Zane looked confused and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Our research found that Void Power differs greatly from other academic powers. It has a special dissolving force. Although the heart had fused with Void Power, the entire heart couldn’t fuse with the Beetle King’s main body or maintain fusion for long, causing a huge burden on the main body."

"I see."

Fang Heng thought for a moment, then said, "Simply put, each external heart corresponds to an academic power. The external abilities circulate outside the body without interfering with each other. The Beetle King used this to simultaneously stack multiple academic powers."

"The problem is that the heart fused with Void Power has a rejection reaction with the Beetle King’s main body and cannot function fused or maintain fusion for long."

Xia Xi nodded, "Yes, we think the Beetle King was still looking for a way to solve the rejection, so he temporarily stored the heart, searching for a method to fully fuse it."

"Sir Beetle King, you can try and confirm if our guess is correct."

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Try?"

"Yes. The Seed of Ouroboros bloodline can try to fuse with external hearts. The Beetle King once lent the fusion heart’s power to insect attendants before. But now that the previous Beetle King is dead, even if fusion succeeds, our control over the external heart is very limited."

"Interesting."

Fang Heng’s eyes brightened as he listened.

If so, he might also try using this external heart to control Void Power?

He decided to try.

Fang Heng reached into the box.

"Chi, chi chi..."

The fused heart sensed Fang Heng and immediately extended tentacles that spread over the palm of his right hand.

"Chi, chi chi..."

The tentacles quickly entwined Fang Heng’s right hand, sensing kin, then penetrated his skin into his body.

"Squiggle squiggle..."

The tumor-like heart climbed rapidly through the tentacles until it attached to Fang Heng’s shoulder.

Then the heart visibly shrank quickly, forming a slight bulge on the shoulder.

Zane watched nearby, amazed, and curiously asked, "Brother Fang Heng, is the fusion complete? How do you feel?"

"Nothing special, feels okay?"

Fang Heng tried to sense it.

Although the heart was connected to his body, he clearly felt discomfort, confirming the heart was not part of his main body and that there were some obstacles in using it.

Huh?

While he was speaking, a faint psychic force suddenly surged from the external heart on his shoulder toward his sea of consciousness.

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows and did not block the spirit but carefully traced it.

"Chi!!!"

A burst of spirit aura from the external heart instantly surged into the sea of consciousness.

In just a brief moment, the Origin Seed lingering in the sea of consciousness was completely dissolved and eliminated.

After digesting the power, the spirit aura flowed back into the heart and returned to calm.

Interesting!

Fang Heng’s eyes lit up.

Wasn’t this a benefit?

At least with this parasite, he could easily solve the Origin Seed problem. If he encountered the five great Kings of Gods again and faced the same attack, it would no longer affect him much.

But how could he take it further and use it to release Origin Power?