Chapter 66: Disaster Begins
Marcus interrupted Anderson and Jessica's conversation, pulling out his identification and displaying a very firm attitude.
Anderson had no choice but to immediately call the hospital director. Jessica Miller was also constantly complaining of pain.
With the director's cooperation, Jessica was quickly taken to the X-ray room.
As the X-ray results appeared on the screen, everyone was shocked.
"What...what is this?" Anderson exclaimed in shock.
"It looks like a human head, a head that's grown into Miss Miller's abdomen!"
"Look at this transplanted kidney, it's grown limbs! How is this possible!"
the director exclaimed.
"No, we must perform the removal surgery immediately."
Amidst a series of urgent exclamations, Jessica was wheeled back into the operating room.
"I hope this X-ray is playing a joke on us!" a surgeon said.
"Yes, I feel like I might be dreaming!"
But as the sutures were removed, a head emerged from the wound, completely stunning everyone.
Marcus, also wearing a mask, was in the operating room—a requirement he had insisted on, not something hospital rules could restrict.
"Who is this?"
The attending physician, Anderson, was horrified. How could another head grow inside a human body?
"My name is Tomie!"
the head spoke.
"What are you all standing there for? Start the removal surgery immediately!"
Marcus, maintaining his composed demeanor, coldly interrupted everyone's stunned silence.
He then taped Tomie's mouth shut and placed a pre-prepared, opaque, sterile hood over her head.
The removal surgery went smoothly.
Tomie's head, still attached to the kidney, was successfully removed and placed in a medical container.
However, all three surgeons believed that Ms. Jessica Miller had little chance of survival; her hope was practically nonexistent.
Her abdomen had been damaged, and her newly transplanted kidney had been removed again.
Marcus ignored this, picked up Tomie's head, said something, and left.
He knew Jessica Miller would be alright.
No, or rather, Jessica's body won't be harmed, because Jessica will become Tomie again.
Tomie always does this, tormenting girls until they're abandoned, then transforming them into new Tomie.
Marcus carried Tomie to an empty storage room. Seeing no one around, he tore off the hood.
Tomie's grotesque head, once freed, began to speak:
"Officer, thank you for bringing me out. I like you so much. Now please take me away."
"I'm so scared! Someone has completely killed us! We must unite and fight back!"
Marcus's heart sank upon hearing this.
Unite and fight back?
The Tomie of this world is constantly splitting and being reborn. While it's said that each time she's dismembered, it's not really death, but rather a process of reproduction similar to cellular division.
The consciousness of the Tomies is interconnected. Could it be that because he completely killed a newly transformed Tomie, eliminating Tomie's consciousness, this world's Tomie sensed the crisis?
"Completely killed? Summoned? Can you explain more clearly, Miss Tomie!"
From Tomie's words, Marcus roughly understood what was about to happen, but he wanted to know more.
"Officer, it's about to erupt. Take me away first. I need a complete body to reunite with the others and find our enemy. Don't worry, I love you, I'll protect you!"
Tomie spoke softly.
"You mean all the Tomies are coming out?"
So, at this moment, the world is finally about to unleash the Tomie Outbreak?
The mission was complete, but the success of the Venus flytrap was still uncertain. Before returning, he needed to find a way to gain more benefits and seize every opportunity to become stronger. Compared to the other participants, he already had a lot of initiative.
"Yes, officer, it will be terrible. Come and hold me, only I can protect you!"
"Okay, I'll hold you now."
Marcus reached into his jacket and pulled out a morning star mace. He struck it down hard, like smashing a watermelon.
Marcus used his absorption ability. The blood on the ground dried, and his body, including the Tomie from the restaurant earlier, had been strengthened by 1%. His skin seemed to have become even paler.
He could sense the condition of his body; this paleness wasn't due to Tomie's corruption, but rather an optimization. However, this optimization stemming from his appearance made Marcus feel somewhat annoyed.
But he couldn't give up the opportunity to strengthen his physical attributes just because he disliked a little about the appearance change—that would be foolish.
Marcus glanced regretfully at the remains on the ground. To avoid the wax from becoming contaminated, he couldn't return them to the deep space.
Carrying them around was risky; according to what the Tomie had said, the hidden Tomies in this world were probably about to emerge.
No one knew how many Tomies were currently hidden in this world, just as no one knew how many cockroaches there were in a building.
Tomies were far more terrifying than cockroaches; at least cockroaches could be killed, and their eggs could be eliminated.
Marcus stopped thinking about it and went to ward 201, where he saw Jessica Miller sitting in front of the bed, applying makeup in front of the mirror.
Hearing the commotion, Jessica turned around and smiled, as if she had seen a lover: "Detective!"
Thunk!
Marcus threw a knife at Jessica, which completely embedded itself in her body. Even her beauty mark and hairstyle had changed; there was no need to consider it anymore—she had been 100% transformed into Tomie.
Jessica Miller was dead, but it was no wonder. Even a single cell could cause transformation, let alone an entire kidney.
The kidneys control the body's blood and vital functions, and Jessica's blood was Tomie's; no wonder she transformed into Tomie so quickly.
Using his absorption ability, the feedback from the blood confirmed that she was indeed a Tomie!
Marcus had no time to regret the loss of research material; he quickly went downstairs.
A tense and dangerous atmosphere permeated the streets, as if even a slight disturbance would cause chaos.
Everyone's eyes revealed vigilance and worry, as if searching for a potential threat.
Marcus got into the police car and sped off into the street.
A crowd had gathered in the middle of the road ahead, seemingly indicating someone had been injured.
The siren of an ambulance blared, and the crowd parted to create an opening as the ambulance's rear door opened.
Four male paramedics emerged, but instead of carrying a stretcher to the injured patient, they each pulled out two sharp scalpels and began slashing wildly at the onlookers.
Screams erupted incessantly.
Blood spurted from the crowd, and bystanders scattered in panic.
Seven or eight bodies of bystanders lay on the ground, and the four paramedics continued their frantic pursuit.
The street was a chaotic scene, like a flock of birds startled by gunfire, scattered and shouting in disarray.
(End of Chapter)
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