Chapter 353
After that layer of skin had completely covered Negri, his appearance had also taken on Michael's appearance, except for a few burn marks on his neck.
Borrowing this layer of skin, Negri nimbly inserted himself into the operation of the ritual.
A ritual similar to the one Michael performed to obtain a second life was dangerous in the first place, any mistake in the operation could result in the creation of a kun … pah, any mistake in the operation could result in severe consequences.
At this point, Negri had thoroughly studied this ritual. Using the brain, internal organs, muscles, and bones as the four fulcrum of the ritual, he would first undergo a racial transformation, mutating into a maggot, leaving only his skin that retained his human appearance as the center of the ritual.
And the sewage pipes all over the campus were the routes of the ritual. During this ritual, everyone living on the surface would be providing power for the ritual, especially the five sacrifices.
During the Mana Banquet, when the Mana Fetus appeared, it would trigger a mana tide. Using this mana tide, the effect of the magic circle would be maximized. At that time, the white maggots formed from muscles would extend out of the water pipes and grab the offering.
The life force of these five sacrifices would be directly extracted, turning into an important part of Michael's second life.
Following that, the maggots formed from the four fulcrum points would regroup and crawl into the cocoon formed from the empty skin. After a period of incubation, the new life would break out of the cocoon and become a humanoid fly, possessing various supernatural characteristics.
"If that's the case, then let it collapse" Negri was currently covered in Michael's skin, and he himself was one of the chosen sacrifices. Combined with the fact that one of the fulcrum points, the maggots formed from the internal organs, was killed by him, the entire ritual was on the verge of collapse.
Under Negri's control, the mana within the entire ritual became chaotic, causing the underground pipes to give off a humming noise. The students and teachers living on the surface suddenly felt dizzy, some of the weaker ones even fainted on the spot.
"The relationship between Michael and the Mystic Demoness is much closer than I thought" Negri could sense that a bit of the vitality of the people on the surface was being extracted and converted into vitality mana.
Meanwhile, in the Moon Tree world, there were countless ways to utilize vitality mana, the most famous of which were Life Bearer Mequik's Half Life Church, followed by Eulogy of the Deep Sea's Dim Silence Church, and finally, the most famous organization was the Mystic Demoness.
"In addition to the Witch Nox, one of the five sacrifices, the situation is very clear. Michael has a close relationship with the Mysterious Witches, and Nox is also an abandoned pawn. Although the Mysterious Witches mostly use pregnancy magic, they also have many magic related to life magic."
"The Witches must be trying to explore more of the mysteries of life through Negary's magic ritual." Negri was not surprised. Nox was just an ordinary member without any background, so it was normal for her to be abandoned.
"Then I'll help you complete the transformation of your life form this time. However, the goal of the transformation might be a little off!" Negri's understanding of Mystical knowledge far surpassed Negary's, combined with the fact that he obtained Mequik's [Origin of Life], he also had a deep understanding of vitality mana.
Under Negri's control, the entire magic ritual instantly changed.
The blade of light in Quirl's hand was no longer stable. She was originally a spy trained by the mages, so the only spells she knew were aura concealment and blade of light, the only way she could obtain mana was by regularly eating some disgusting pieces of meat.
Seeing the approaching white thread, Quirl had no choice but to cancel the spell. Her mana had already reached rock bottom, if she didn't cancel the spell now, she would instead suffer a backlash due to her mana running out, at which point, she would truly die.
However, contrary to her expectations, the white thread stopped just as it was about to kill her.
All the dancing white threads slid down and hung down from the pipe to the ground, resembling a real thread.
Quirl breathed heavily, everything in front of her was covered in snowflakes, until she finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
On the other side, other than the white thread, a cluster of spiky white maggots also collapsed in the dirty water. This was Negary's skeletal form of maggots, the one that killed the two members of the Abnormality Elimination Squad.
Only one of the sphere-like maggots remained. After dispersing, a milky white egg the size of a grain of rice began to move, two ridges protruded from the back of the eggshell, from which a white maggot crawled out.
This larva didn't seem to have gotten used to this situation, so after shaking its small body a bit, it rolled down from the pile of feces, fell into the dirty water, and floated towards the other side of the sewer.
That was Negary. His reincarnation ritual had been tampered with by Negri, so since he wanted to become a fly-man so badly, Negri decided to help him. However, because the ritual hadn't been completed, the mana tide hadn't begun, and the offerings hadn't been offered yet, he couldn't be turned into a fly-man, so Negri had to settle for the next best thing, which was to turn him into a maggot.
"Seize the opportunity I've given you. Four of the five offerings are still here, so as long as you can kill them, you'll still have a chance to live, or even better." Negary had such a thought. In fact, if Michael were to kill this body of Negary's, he would be able to obtain an unprecedented amount of replenishment.
Unfortunately, Negary was only a maggot, and it was born from the magic effects of the ritual. If he couldn't kill the offerings within two days, he would form a cocoon and turn into a fly, and his lifespan would be similar to that of a normal fly.
"In two days, complete the rest of the ritual with the body of a maggot. This is my test for you, Negary." Negri manipulated the rest of the ritual, gathering the life magic extracted from the campus towards himself, and finally storing all of it in the layer of Negary's skin.
The wrinkles and age spots on his skin began to shrink and fade, and his skin became youthful and compact again. However, it was only his skin, Negri didn't let the life magic enter his body.
I'll use this layer of human skin as my cocoon, using it to nurture my body and cause my body to undergo a perverted behavior. Negri had a preliminary plan in his mind. He was currently wearing this layer of human skin, which was the younger Negary. If that was the case, as long as he did it well, he would be able to take advantage of all of Negary's resources and connections.
"Now, it's time to give our Roger a few whiplashes" Negri pushed open the door again and saw the two unconscious people on the ground.
On the other side, a maggot larva was floating in the dirty water. Due to the limitations of Negary's body, he couldn't even think normally anymore. Suddenly, he sensed the life force of another person. Understanding his current situation, the maggot had no other choice but to instinctively use the last bit of mana left in the maggot's body to lift himself up and landed on this person's body.
Landier seemed to have sensed something, but he couldn't be bothered to care about it. He was sitting at the edge of the sewers, leaning against the wall with an extinguished torch next to him.
After he separated from the rest of the group, he got lost again and also got separated from the security guard. It wasn't until the torch was extinguished that he no longer had the strength to move around.
"Roger, you've really screwed me over this time. If you're still alive, you have to properly compensate me" Landier's lips curled into a smile. Somehow, he found some strength to stand up and head towards the sewers.
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