Inside the Iggwente Secret Agency, in Captain James's office.
Viscount Field, who was previously being questioned in the office, was now lying on the ground, convulsing and twitching wildly, emitting sounds of pain from his mouth, his entire body gradually covered in deep red mysterious patterns.
"Ah ah... ah ah... no... no! I don't want to turn into a monster! I don't want to die! Save me, James!"
Field struggled and shouted in pain, his voice becoming slurred and muddled. His body visibly swelled, his suit ripped, buttons flying off. He was like a balloon being inflated by an air gun.
"Kill him!"
Seeing this scene, James directly ordered. Then, Eilina and several Hunter members beside him immediately drew their guns and fired at Viscount Field, who was gradually mutating.
Unexpectedly, Viscount Field, whose body was already extremely bloated and obese, reacted surprisingly quickly. He rolled over, dodging the bullets aimed at his vital points. The remaining bullets hit his flesh but had no effect.
Then Field propped himself up on all fours, raising his head to look at the people at the door. At this moment, the pain on his face had disappeared, replaced by distorted hatred. His entire body's skin also began to ooze a faint greenish color.
Just then, Grego charged forward with a sharp blade, intending to decapitate Field with a single blow. Facing Grego's attack, Field opened his mouth to an completely unnatural size and spat out several green vines covered in bloodshot veins, attacking Grego.
Seeing this, Grego quickly rolled to the side to dodge, then counter-attacked the pile of vines with his sword. But who would have thought that these vines were incredibly tough? Grego's blade was imbued with "Shadow", yet he only managed to cut off one vine in one go.
The remaining vines flew rapidly towards the others at the doorway, as if intending to pierce them all.
At this moment, James's hand trembled slightly, and a small stone knife fell from his sleeve. He brandished the knife, making a slash in the air in front of him. Then, air currents surged, and a sharp blade formed by the converging wind pressure shot out from the slashed trajectory, severing all the attacking vines.
Seeing this scene, Field, who was almost inhuman, howled, spat out the remaining vines from his mouth, and then charged towards the doorway with his mouth wide open.
"Die, monster!"
At this moment, Turner stepped forward two steps, took out his single-shot shotgun, and fired a shot directly at Field. Gunpowder sprayed out dense iron filings, hitting Field's swollen abdomen.
Then, the entire Field exploded like a balloon, but surprisingly, a burst of green smoke erupted from within, spreading rapidly in all directions. Caught off guard, the smoke surged out of the room, into the outside, and permeated among the crowd. Many people immediately inhaled the pungent smoke.
"Ugh! What is this stuff!"
Turner and Grego, who were enveloped by the green smoke, immediately retreated outside. After smelling the wrong scent, James immediately spoke.
"Be careful! Don't breathe!"
Then, James waved his hand, and an invisible pressure difference was unnaturally generated in the space. Under the subtle effect of extraordinary power, a low-pressure environment was formed in the office. Under the effect of the pressure difference, all the green smoke that had surged out of the office surged back in.
Then, James immediately closed the office door and ordered.
"Quickly find some wet towels to block the door!"
As soon as James gave the order, a series of rapid coughs came from behind him. James turned his head and saw that a large number of Hunter members had already fallen down and started coughing violently. Some had taken off their masks and were constantly leaning against the wall and dry heaving, seemingly very uncomfortable.
'Damn... did they still inhale some? Hmm... I seem to feel a bit off too...'
James thought this, and suddenly he himself felt a sense of discomfort.
'A Spirit Sight mutated monster filled with poison gas... Is this the result of careful preparation for a long time?'
"What happened? Captain!"
At this time, on the other side, others in the bureau felt the commotion here and immediately rushed over. Seeing this, James immediately ordered, enduring the discomfort.
"Quickly bring wet towels to block the edge of my office door! Also, immediately notify the Church! Tell them to send over the Extraordinary Infringement Prevention and Control Team!"
"Yes!"
...
Not long after... the An Yin Bureau became busy. With the efforts of several staff members, James's office was tightly sealed, leaving no gaps for the poison gas to leak out.
The Hunter members who were affected by the poison gas were moved to the hall, lying in rows on the ground, groaning in discomfort. Their colleagues who had not inhaled the poison gas were taking care of them.
Although there were many people poisoned and the situation was currently messy, the good thing was that no one had died from the poison yet. Because James had promptly pushed the poison gas back, the Hunters had only inhaled a small amount. Although the symptoms were severe, they did not seem to be fatal.
If James had been slower, and the Hunters had inhaled a couple more breaths, and the poison gas had spread throughout the bureau, the consequences would have been severe.
Sitting weakly on a chair, James looked at the scene before him and let out a slight sigh of relief. Beside him was Grego, who was sitting on the ground and having trouble standing up.
"Cough cough... exhale... exhale... Mr. James... what was that thing just now?"
Grego asked James, and the latter slowly replied.
"It's a monster that mutated after being intensely affected by a certain secret transmission of Spirit Sight. It should have been at the critical point of mutation all along, but it was temporarily suppressed by drugs or other means. The situation just now was the suppression failing, and the mutation suddenly erupted... Heh, this should be the bait trap they have prepared for a long time..."
"Spirit Sight mutation..." Grego murmured James's words, beginning to think about the dangers of Spirit Sight.
According to the amount of Spirit Sight ingested, there are four main levels of danger, progressing from mild to severe: mental disorder, madness, death, and mutation.
Among them, mutation is the most severe level, only occurring when a large amount of Spirit Sight is ingested in one go. Not only does the mind collapse, but the body also turns into a monster. Only a few methods can temporarily suppress it with great difficulty.
But no matter how much it is suppressed, the final outcome is unavoidable. As time passes, all suppression methods will eventually fail. The outbreak of Spirit Sight can be postponed but not avoided.
"Cough cough... Mr. James, do you mean that Viscount Field was injected with a large amount of Spirit Sight to the point of being on the verge of mutation, and then drugs were used to suppress the final step of mutation, just to set a trap for whoever captures Viscount Field later?"
Grego understood and said, and James also nodded.
"I'm afraid... Field himself never expected to be betrayed like this in the end..."