"If you think like that, then bro, it's better you find big sis Olivia now, than we will just stay here for now till they wake up."
"Just call her to return. She is still in our comm range," Alex replied while he started sending orders for Patricia and Zargath to return.
"No, bro, you should really look for her; it won't do us good if both of you have a fight here."
"Why would we fight? Is she really that mad because I surprised her before?" Alex mumbled to himself.
"Just go, believe me."
"Fine," Alex replied while he gestured with his finger, putting the table into his storage ring.
The moment he did that, he could see something similar to a pipe poured out from the floor.
SPLASH!!! Water shoots out from it, spraying into his face, making Emily laugh till her stomach hurts.
Alex, drenched wet by the water, moved, pushing through the water pressure, then closed it with his hand.
"Damn, why do they use so much pressure for the liquid? But this confirms my suspicion: the city does have an underground network of spice water."
This made Alex's face turn ugly since this meant the pipe would be connected to one of the oasis.
If they follow it, they can escape this ruin, but it also means they will encounter the desert lochness. Even though they are not aggressive monsters, if they hit bad luck and meet the same one, that means they are screwed.
Alex still remembers the glare from that monster looking at him; the creature hates him to the core.
'Seems the horn is either their weakness or something important to them; that's why the creature is so angry after I burned it to a crisp,' Alex then remembered the creature pouring the water out from its horn, making him wonder if it works similarly to a whale.
If it's true, then maybe spice water doesn't come from the desert lochness but somewhere else deep underground.
This idea made him feel fascinated; a big aquifer deep underground with its own ecosystem, under a desert. But his train of thought quickly broke when Emily called him.
"Why are you still dazing like that, bro? Go now."
Alex nodded; he then sealed the pipe using metal and left the area. He already knew Olivia's location from the map Vesa showed.
It didn't take him long to see Olivia walking near the building.
"Big sis, let's go back. Emily and I just talked about…" Alex stopped his words since he felt something different with Olivia's presence.
Olivia turned her gaze at Alex, then started walking seductively toward Alex. Olivia then tiptoed, putting her hand on Alex's neck, "Alex, do you want me?" Olivia asked with a seductive tone.
This made Alex frown, "Sis, are you taking the wrong medicine? Why are you acting ?"
Olivia let out a soft chuckle, "Alex, what are you saying? I am a healer; why would I need medicine? And don't call me sis. Just call me by my name, Olivia.
I don't believe you don't have any feelings for me at all now, Alex. In the past, you have peeked at my body; don't you want to check it again now?"
Hearing Olivia's seductive tone made Alex tempted for a moment, but he quickly cleared his mind; there was something wrong with her.
'Vesa, is this Olivia real?'
[Yes, she is real, King, but it seems something is mixed in her life force.]
'A parasite? Vesa, can you remove it?'
[I can only intervene if you make a connection with her physically, more than a touch, since I need to control your life force energy to enter her body.]
This made Alex's brain churn, thinking of an idea to do this, but Olivia didn't give him time to think. Since Alex didn't react, Olivia suddenly pushed Alex to the ground.
She then put her face closer toward Alex.
Alex quickly knew what Olivia wanted to do. Seeing her rosy lips getting closer made Alex's heart beat faster.
As a normal man, of course, he was interested in beautiful women, but that doesn't mean he was thinking with his lower body.
It's just a kiss, but the effect could be big, even without considering their relationship.
Since whatever infected Olivia wanted to kiss him, there is a possibility it could infect or attack him the moment it happens.
At that time, Alex would be pushed to fight back at her; he wanted to avoid this at all costs since he didn't want to hurt her.
In a quick motion, Olivia pushed her head forward, trying to kiss him, but Alex dodged; looking at her fair neck, Alex knew this was his chance.
'Screw it, I will ask for forgiveness later,' he thought to himself.
Alex then bit onto her neck; he couldn't help but taste her blood in the process.
He doesn't remember how Emily tastes since he was in a berserk state at that time, but now he can taste it clearly. It's mildly sweet, like honey.
Vesa then started injecting a thread of Alex's life force into Olivia's body. It moved like a tendril spreading all over, looking for its target.
At that moment, Olivia screamed in pain. From her parted lips, something jumped out, but Alex's reflex was faster, catching the creature in his hand.
It tried to squirm to escape, but it was pointless. Alex then pulled the creature in front of his eyes.
He hadn't released the bite since Vesa was still doing some work, making sure there were no lingering injuries inside Olivia's body.
Meanwhile, Olivia's face turned red, not just because of their position but because she could feel something warm moving all around her veins and body. Each place it passed, Olivia felt that part was more refreshed.
Looking at the creature in his hand, Alex's eyes turned sharp. It was something outside of his expectations; the parasite looked like a worm, but it was not made from flesh and skin; instead, it was completely made of bone.
'An undead parasite???' he asked himself. He had never seen this before, not even in any novel he had read.