He actually swallowed it whole?
Witnessing the scene in the courtyard, Feng Yang was taken aback.
He never expected that Zhu Hao would actually eat the 'egg' that resembled a silkworm chrysalis. Was it even edible?
As if to confirm Feng Yang's suspicion, Zhu Hao immediately began to retch after swallowing it.
"Ugh!"
Perhaps affected by the 'egg,' Zhu Hao's face twisted into a mask of extreme pain.
A few seconds later, he clutched his abdomen, dropped to his knees, and trembled uncontrollably, seemingly enduring excruciating agony.
Seeing Zhu Hao swallow the 'egg' outright, the woman also panicked.
She let out a strange cry.
In response, the nearby earthworms crawled toward Zhu Hao.
The woman was uncertain whether a human could digest the 'egg,' but in any case, digesting food takes time.
Therefore, all she needed to do was kill Zhu Hao quickly and retrieve the 'egg' before it could be dissolved by stomach acid.
But perhaps because she was too anxious about the 'egg,' her strange cry also drew the earthworms away from her own position.
Seeing this, Feng Yang on the roof tightened his grip on his long knife.
This was an opportunity.
He lay prone, his body coiled like a spring fully charged with energy.
A few seconds later, as the insects moved closer to Zhu Hao, Feng Yang shot downward from the roof like a cannonball.
"Someone's there?"
Sensing the movement from the roof, the woman reacted swiftly.
She immediately shrieked, trying to summon the insects back, and a white shield of light materialized in front of her.
But it was all in vain.
Feng Yang could completely ignore the white shield.
Without the protection of the earthworms and the light shield, this woman's strength was barely at the level of a novice martial artist.
Her speed and reaction time were far too slow.
Killing her was as easy as slaughtering a chicken for Feng Yang.
Thud!
A flash of steel.
Relying on brute force, Feng Yang cleaved through the woman's abdomen with a single slash.
To ensure accuracy, Feng Yang didn't aim for her neck during his sneak attack but struck directly at the center of her body.
Feng Yang had no formal martial arts training; his combat strength relied solely on superhuman speed and power.
Therefore, striking the center of the target naturally increased his chances of success.
After his successful strike, Feng Yang immediately leaped high into the air.
He pushed off the wall with his right foot and sprang back onto the roof, surveying the courtyard from above.
Stabbed fatally by Feng Yang, the woman's wound gushed blood.
She opened her mouth, staring at Feng Yang on the roof as if she wanted to say something.
But due to the severity of her injury, she was unable to speak.
It wasn't that Feng Yang had forgotten to finish her off; rather, the woman's scream had attracted the earthworms in the courtyard.
Continuing his attack at that point would likely have resulted in Feng Yang being bitten to death by the insects.
Moreover, the woman's chances of survival were virtually zero.
An ordinary person suffering such a severe injury would most likely die from subsequent infection, even if the bleeding could be stopped in time.
Due to massive blood loss, the woman collapsed to the ground, her face deathly pale. Within moments, she closed her eyes and breathed her last.
She probably died without ever understanding how Feng Yang had breached the white light barrier and wounded her.
Freed from the woman's control, the earthworms in the courtyard no longer moved collectively but wandered aimlessly.
Driven by their feeding instinct, the insects began tearing at the uneaten corpses in the yard,
including the woman's body.
Affected by the 'egg,' Zhu Hao had already lost consciousness.
Of course, he might also be dead.
Meanwhile, an earthworm that had been wandering in the courtyard gradually approached Zhu Hao.
Seeing this, Feng Yang wanted to help, but there were simply too many earthworms in the yard.
While he wasn't afraid of these insects given his current strength, the thought of carrying a living person through them made him hesitant.
He couldn't risk his life to save someone he had only met once.
As for the 'egg' Zhu Hao had swallowed,
Feng Yang estimated that by the time he cleared all the earthworms from the yard, the 'egg' would have been dissolved by stomach acid.
Since it was too late to retrieve the 'egg,' Feng Yang planned to leave and ignore the Zhu family's mess.
But just then, a very strange sound rang out in the courtyard below.
"Help me."
The sound was extremely piercing, like the noise of two pieces of iron grinding together.
A human, at least, couldn't make such a sound.
Tracing the source, Feng Yang looked at Zhu Hao lying in the yard, his thigh being gnawed on by an earthworm.
The piercing cry for help was coming from inside his body.
A flicker of curiosity appeared in Feng Yang's eyes.
Could it be that Zhu Hao was able to make this sound because of the 'egg'?
To find out, Feng Yang asked, "Brother Zhu, was that you speaking?"
"No," The shrill voice rang out again, "Come save me!"
It pleaded with Feng Yang for help once more.
Meanwhile, the earthworm beside Zhu Hao had begun gnawing on his other thigh.
Time was running out.
Feng Yang quickly analyzed the situation.
First, he was certain that the plea for help was coming from the 'egg' inside Zhu Hao.
Moreover, judging from the circumstances, the 'egg' likely had no ability to move on its own.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have needed to ask Feng Yang for help.
Second, this 'egg' probably possessed no offensive capabilities.
Otherwise, the earthworm gnawing on Zhu Hao's thigh would have been killed by it long ago.
In short, this 'egg' did not pose a significant threat.
At least, not for now.
Thinking this, Feng Yang decided to save it.
He said hurriedly, "I would like to save you, but the problem is, there are so many bugs down there that I simply cannot get to you."