The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 639 The Process of Contamination

Meros looked at the documents in his hand, which clearly recorded the dog's experiences over this period of time.

Before it was contaminated, this dog was quite intelligent, quick-witted, and a very responsible watchdog.

It not only guards the house very well, but also often helps its owner deliver packages and such.

According to the information, the dog owner said that one day, the dog found something on the ground that it didn't know what it was.

Before he could even see it clearly, it swallowed it whole without hesitation.

This puzzled him greatly.

You know, this dog is usually very well-behaved and would never eat random things.

But that day it was particularly anxious and impulsive, and swallowed the food whole.

About a week later, the dog's temper started to become strange and increasingly irritable.

Its owner began to suspect that it might have rabies, and the poor little guy secretly ran away when no one was paying attention.

A month and a half has passed since then, and the owner has searched everywhere but has not been able to find it.

It wasn't until later, when people from the Psionic Center came to his house to ask about the situation, that he revealed what had happened.

It's not hard to tell from what the dog owner said that the poor little dog must have seen the pollutant on the very day it ran out of Lin Xiyue's backyard.

But for some unknown reason—perhaps it was bewitched and lured by the pollutant—it actually swallowed the pollutant whole.

Subsequent records show that over the next week, the source of pollution must have been rapidly eroding the dog's previously healthy body and mind...

Finally, perhaps while the dog was still somewhat conscious, fearing it might endanger its owner, it ran out.

From that day on, no one in the neighborhood ever saw it again, so no one knew what happened afterward or why the dog turned into the way it looked in the first photo.

In conclusion, it was eventually found by staff from the Psionic Center in the museum's basement, who relentlessly pursued it until they successfully captured it.

In this way, and recalling the strange photos that Meros had seen before, the whole story became clear.

"Well, I've almost finished reading it all. So, what's inside must be that dog that's just a skin and a head left, but is still struggling to survive. It shouldn't be dead in your sense yet."

After reading the documents in his hand, Meros put them down, then turned to look at Ling Ye beside him and asked a question.

"What?! You mean, this really is that dog?"

Although Lin Xiyue was filled with fear, she tried her best to suppress her unease and asked with courage.

Although she dared not look at the gruesome photos and documents on the table, she listened attentively to every word Melos said.

Therefore, when she heard Meros ask so confidently, she was so surprised that her eyes widened, and she looked up in disbelief, asking again with a face full of doubt.

"It's true, baby. Don't look, it'll scare you."

Moros hugged Lin Xiyue tightly, gently comforting her, and then pressed her head back into his warm embrace.

Indeed, just as he said, the scene before them was truly horrifying—the window had only reflected a face that looked thin and pale.

However, as they talked, light shone in, and more and more eerie and terrifying things began to leak out from the small window...

As if these monsters had a special sensitivity to light, they were deeply attracted by the faint light seeping in from outside the window and gathered towards that window.

The small window was now completely crammed full, and the mountain of objects inside looked like a pile of dirty, wrinkled dog skin.

But upon closer inspection, one can see that those so-called "dog skins" are constantly extending outwards some strange, pitch-black, insect-like limbs, which are scraping against the window glass in a bizarre and rapid rhythm, as if they are eager to break through the window and escape.

If other people present saw this scene, they might not find it terrifying, but if Lin Xiyue saw it, she would probably be frightened.

Therefore, despite knowing that she was filled with curiosity, Meros decided to keep her from seeing these things for the time being, so as not to frighten her unnecessarily.

"Hmm...that's right, you could say that's the dog. However, it's currently alive and has its own thoughts and senses, it just can't move its body. We've done tests, and it can even do simple arithmetic."

Lingye struggled to utter those words, her tone heavy and strained.

This was clearly not the first time Meros had encountered what he was seeing.

"So, did you create this life-sustaining device simply to ensure its survival?"

He remained calm and composed, pressing the matter directly.

“We’ve tried all sorts of methods, but nothing has worked to get rid of it. Even when we use the sturdiest iron boxes to hold these things, the pus still slowly seeps out.”

After several failures, we discovered that only glass could prevent its penetration. Furthermore, this substance has another remarkable characteristic—strong phototaxis!

So ultimately, we had no choice but to settle it this way.

Lingye paused for a moment, seemingly considering how to express herself next, before continuing:

"After doing all this, we can only take turns sending people to watch over them, because we are very afraid that these things will escape and we don't know what will happen then."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lingye walked towards the life support device and gently closed the previously open window again.

The "it" he was referring to was the creature that was locked up inside, something that could no longer be called a dog.

"Yes, you did a great job."

By doing this, you can control it to a limited extent. When the source of pollution confirms that it cannot escape and contaminate more organic matter, it will automatically stop its erosive behavior on the current host.

Even more interestingly, it sometimes uses its own energy to sustain the host's life.

After all, they are just like ordinary bacteria, surviving in the world entirely through their innate instincts.

At this moment, Meros spoke.

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