When Athena, Mors, and Xianli prepared to continue the task and seek the others, an unsettling sight froze them in their tracks.
Daphne, who had been bound in a restriction, lay lifeless before them, her body transformed into that of a withered old woman. How could this happen?
Her features were sunken, her hair turned brittle and white, and her skin resembled dried parchment clinging to her bones.
She was still alive earlier. It was as if the passage of decades had occurred in mere moments.
Xianli's voice quivered as he broke the silence. "How did she become like this?" His wide eyes reflected a mix of disbelief and horror. "How could the Zerg virus do this to her?"
Mors observed the decaying corpse with a grim expression.
"The Zerg queen, or perhaps someone with the ability to command the Zergs, must have abandoned her. When that happens, the virus loses its purpose. It riots and consumes itself."
