Chapter: 2884
“Really dead?!” Mike exclaimed, his voice shaky. “Isn’t this like the zombie from the movies?!”
“No!” Mai Chengxing waved his hand, looking serious. “This is a Gu worm situation. He’s not acting on his own; he’s being controlled by the Gu worm.”
“Gu worm?!” Mike asked, confused. “How does that work?”
Mai Chengxing explained, “There’s no real science behind it; it’s a complex mystical concept. At a basic level, Gu worms involve raising poisonous insects to fight each other. The last one standing becomes the Gu worm. It’s a simple technique, like training a snake or a guard dog to attack. There isn’t much skill involved.”
He paused before continuing, “But the more powerful masters use Gu worms that most people have never heard of. Some of these Gu worms might even be unknown to top biologists!”
“They’ve become extinct in nature and are only passed down in secret within the Gu culture.”
“These special Gu worms can fly and are controlled by the mind of the user!”
“I think this security guard was killed by a master. He came to let us in, so he must have been following the master’s orders,” Mai Chengxing concluded.
Mike looked pale and asked, “So, Gu users can control these worms with their minds and use them to manipulate dead bodies? Isn’t that too crazy?!”
“Crazy?” Mai Chengxing replied. “Doesn’t the West have things like telepathy between twins and mothers and their children? While many see this as superstition, it’s well-known in the world of the unknown.”
In the field of science, there is a real concept called quantum entanglement. Mike nodded and asked, “So, is it like a quantum entanglement effect between the person who raises the Gu and the Gu worm they take care of?”
Mai Chengxing replied, “Yes, you can think of it that way. From what I know, these Gu worms are usually hatched in the blood of the Gu cultivator while they’re still eggs. This creates a bond between the worm and the person right from the start.”
He continued, “Also, these Gu worms only feed on the blood of the Gu cultivator during the year before they hatch. This helps strengthen their connection, similar to how a baby relies on breast milk.”
Mike’s curiosity began to outshine his fear, and he eagerly asked, “What happens next?”
Mai Chengxing explained, “During the time they’re feeding on the Gu worms, the cultivators start training them. The methods of training are secrets that vary by faction, so I can’t say much about them. However, when the Gu worms become adults, the cultivators often use them to commit evil acts. The worms will kill for them, and once they start, they rarely stop until they grow old and die.”
Mike’s eyes widened, and he exclaimed, “They just keep killing? What if there aren’t any enemies? Do they have to kill innocent people?”
“Exactly,” Mai Chengxing confirmed.
“Why would they do that?” Mike asked, confused.
“Because once the Gu worms reach adulthood, they no longer feed on the blood of the Gu cultivator. To keep them alive, the cultivators must keep them killing,” Mai Chengxing explained.
“Huh?” Mike questioned, “Do Gu worms eat human flesh?”
“When they grow up?”
Mai Chengxing shook his head and said, “Eat people’s brains!”
Mike felt a wave of nausea at those words. He exclaimed, “Eating human brains?! That’s… that’s disgusting!”
Mai Chengxing nodded. “Think about the security guard we just saw. How do you think Gu can control his body?”
Mike shook his head, struggling to understand. “I… I really don’t know. It feels unbelievable. This doesn’t seem scientific at all, and it’s not like what you see in Yijing gossip. Everything seems mysterious, but once you grasp the essence of it, you realize that everything follows its own rules…”