Red-backed centipede (12)

When the red starlight condensed to its peak, the image of the red spider lily seemed to come alive, naturally stretching its petals, and the tightly closed metal door slowly opened like an ancient temple that had been sealed in dust for a long time.

A warm stream of air rushed out from the crack in the door and hit Shi Jianxia's face directly. She subconsciously raised her hand to block it, but a dazzling red color caught her attention.

The dazzling diamond-shaped crystal floated on the circular altar, gently floating as if alive. In the center of the crystal was a pool of dark golden fluid, like snow and cotton, reflecting the red light rotating at a high speed on the surface.

So beautiful!

Even just standing at the door, Shi Jianxia could feel the tremendous power emanating from the diamond-shaped crystal, like the ebb and flow of the tide, endless.

What's this?

Insect crystal?

It is written in [Instructions for Users with Mimicry Ability] that insect crystals are spherical, very stable, and do not radiate energy to the outside.

When Shi Jianxia was hesitating whether to go in, "Classic of Mountains and Seas" had already made the decision for her and took the initiative to fly towards the diamond-shaped crystal. The nine-tailed fox in her arms also felt the strong energy fluctuations of the diamond-shaped crystal and poked its head out curiously.

Shi Jianxia instinctively tried to grab the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", but found nothing.

As the Classic of Mountains and Seas approached, the diamond-shaped crystals seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force and flew out from the circular altar.

The two met in the air, and the diamond-shaped crystal seemed to have found its home, flying straight into the open pages of "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

The energy tide and the red light in the room disappeared completely, as if everything just now was just Shi Jianxia's illusion.

The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that swallowed the diamond-shaped crystal shone brightly, and mysterious ancient patterns flew out from the pages along with distant prayers, forming layer upon layer of golden circles.

At the same time, Shi Jianxia's eyebrows felt slightly hot, and the mysterious golden totem that appeared when he awakened from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" appeared again.

Her body floated up uncontrollably and flew towards the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". The Bifang who was fighting with her was ejected. After rolling in the air, it shook its head blankly, obviously not realizing what had happened.

The nine-tailed fox was also swept out of Shi Jianxia's arms and fell to the ground with a plop. The emotion in Liuli's eyes immediately changed from curiosity to grievance.

Shi Jianxia was busy taking care of herself, so how could she touch its soft fur to comfort it?

She tried to struggle and found that her hands and feet could move, but her body flew uncontrollably towards the circular altar.

As she flew over, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" had already floated in the center of the altar, replacing the original position of the diamond-shaped crystal.

The moment Shi Jianxia entered the circular altar, strands of red light were drawn out from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and circled around her rapidly like they had just circled the diamond-shaped crystal.

She was nervous, not knowing what would happen next. The red light emitted tiny fragments of light, which fell on her skin like sparks from a blast furnace, burning her in pain.

At the same time, a tremendous amount of energy suddenly gushed out from Shi Jianxia's spiritual power spring, impacting her brain without any explanation and flowing to her limbs and bones.

The terrifying energy swept over, forming an irresistible energy storm. More and more fragments of light fell on her skin, and the intense pain almost burned into her soul.

The energy storm swept from the soul to the body, and the mysterious red light fragments burned from the flesh to the soul. The double pain made Shi Jianxia hold his head in agony.

She seemed like a dying fish, struggling violently, but unable to break free from the shackles of the mysterious power. She wanted to roar and scream, but she was deprived of the ability to speak, unable to make even the most basic sound.

The light of "Classic of Mountains and Seas" became brighter and brighter, and the gray cover returned to its mysterious and ancient appearance when it first appeared.

More and more red light overflowed from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and revolved around Shi Jianxia at high speed. The terrifying energy storm washed her blood, tempered her bones, and transformed every one of her cells. The misty spiritual power spring also became clear, transparent, broad and open under the baptism of wave after wave of energy.

It hurts! It hurts so much!

Shi Jianxia's soul was cut into thousands of pieces, then pieced together and cut again.

She was in so much pain that she became unconscious, but she never fainted. Her skin cracked into mottled fine lines under the stimulation of the red light, leaving shocking bloodstains. The golden patterns surrounding her body flew into her body continuously, repairing her almost collapsed body.

Death and rebirth seemed to have reached a delicate balance at this moment. The energy storm penetrated every cell of Shi Jianxia, ​​bringing him tenacious and vigorous strength.

When the last golden pattern flew into Jian Xia's body, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" stopped emitting red light, and the mysterious totem on her forehead disappeared under her skin again.

When Xia was seen falling from the sky, the Classic of Mountains and Seas returned to its ordinary appearance and landed safely on her.

She lay on the altar, barely breathing, feeling that being skinned and having her tendons torn was no more than this.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain like flesh being cut subsided a little. She moved her fingers and summoned the unicorn with her remaining willpower, making it kneel down. With the help of the nine-tailed fox and Bifang, she climbed onto the unicorn's back.

Can't...can't let the people from the Zerg Investigation Department know that she has been to this secret room.

Especially since she had a square jade token on her body that was clearly related to the underground research institute.

Shi Jianxia was panting as she was carried out of the secret room by the unicorn. She then used up her last bit of strength to condense a ball of fire and threw it in. After making sure that the fire had burned every corner of the secret room and erased all traces, she used the jade token to close the metal door.

After doing all this, Shi Jianxia let the unicorn carry him towards a passage with a lower risk of danger.

Facing the greedy gazes of the two red-backed centipede parasites, Shi Jianxia endured the severe pain as if stepping on a knife blade and jumped off the unicorn's back, condensed a flaming sword, and raised the sword to kill them.

The surging flames made the red-backed centipede parasites very afraid, but they seemed to realize that Shi Jianxia was just a spent force. They shook their limbs excitedly and lay on the wall to dodge her attacks instead of confronting her head-on.

Although Shi Jianxia was in pain, he felt that he had endless strength in his body.

Seeing that the red-backed centipede parasite was playing hide-and-seek with her, she simply didn't waste her energy. She just stood there and condensed fireballs one after another and threw them at them.

——She was kidnapped and taken into an underground research institute. The other party was attacked by the queen insect. She took the opportunity to escape, but encountered the red-backed centipede parasite. After fighting desperately, she finally waited for Xixi to arrive with rescue workers.

When Jiang Yingdu followed the anxious Xixi to the scene, he just saw Xia stabbing a sword into the head of the red-backed centipede parasite.

Her body was covered in blood, obviously injured in the previous battle. After making sure that the red-backed centipede parasite was dead, she staggered to her feet, and the flaming sword in her hand dissipated and disappeared.

He walked over quickly and supported Shi Jianxia, ​​who was almost fainting, but she seemed to be so bloodthirsty that she couldn't tell who was the enemy or the friend, and decisively raised her hand to strangle him.

Unfortunately, she was already exhausted, and the pinch was not threatening at all. Before she could pinch Jiang Yingdu, her hand dropped limply and she passed out.

Jiang Yingdu frowned slightly, then quickly took out a potion from his space ring and gave it to her to drink. He then picked her up by the waist and left quickly.

朏朏 hurried to follow.

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The swollen tumors all turned dark green and shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye. The red-backed centipede larvae that had not yet hatched from the eggs also calmed down after a violent struggle.

A fishy smell spread instantly. The woman frowned in disgust, threw away the dark red insect crystals that were dissected from the head of the red-backed centipede mother, and walked quickly into the messy laboratory.

The ground was covered in blood, broken arms and legs, and many fallen glassware. Just by looking at this scene, one could guess how bloody and horrible things had happened in the laboratory.

The woman looked towards the innermost wall of the laboratory without changing her expression, and controlled the spider silk to send the square silver plate over.

The blood-stained metal wall immediately lit up with a pale blue light. After a few seconds, the words "IDENTIFICATION PASSED" were displayed, and it slowly opened to both sides.

Bright lights spread out, revealing another spacious research room inside. It was also in a mess, with broken glass made of special materials and unknown liquid spilled all over the floor.

At the end of the sight was a large broken glass jar, with the tube inside hanging limply, as if it had been pulled up by someone with brute force and had been deformed.

The calmness in the woman's eyes finally disappeared when she discovered that the glass jar was empty.

At that moment, a virtual screen popped up on her smart bracelet, and a mechanical electronic voice rang in her ears, "Have you found the target? Jiang Yingdu is coming in. You should know how terrifying his tracking ability is. If you don't want to be caught, retreat quickly."

The woman tutted in dissatisfaction. "The jar is empty. I suspect the target has escaped. The infestation of the research institute is probably due to her."

"Escaped!" The electronic voice instantly rose in pitch, then returned to normal after a pause. "Leave it alone for now, retreat!"

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"There's nothing serious wrong with his body. He just fainted from exhaustion. The wounds on his body are not fatal. He just needs a few days of rest." Shi Jianxia woke up in a daze and heard the doctor reporting the results of his physical examination to someone.

She felt that the severe pain in her body had all disappeared, and a warm breath enveloped her, making her feel comfortable all over, especially the wound, which was slightly itchy, indicating that it was healing.

Realizing that he was in a safe place, Shi Jianxia fell asleep again and woke up at noon the next day.

Xixi was lying on the side of the hospital bed, sleeping soundly with her furry tail curled up. Shi Jianxia rubbed his forehead and sat up from the bed.

朏朏, who was in her sleep, noticed the movement beside her and opened her eyes alertly. When she saw that it was Shi Jianxia who woke up, the alertness in her eyes immediately turned into tenderness.

It trotted to the pillow and rubbed her wrist like a spoiled child.

Shi Jianxia picked it up, rubbed its soft fur, and rubbed it until its four legs were facing the air.

"Are you awake?" Jiang Yingdu leaned against the door and asked slowly.

He has a tall figure. From the side, his legs wrapped in the uniform are straight and long. Now wearing military boots, his posture looks even more upright.

Compared with the casual Gongye Jiwang, he tends to be rigorous and elegant, and they are two completely different people.

Shi Jianxia was startled by his sudden voice, but when she saw that it was someone she knew, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yingdu noticed her reaction and without any sympathy for the newly awakened victim, he asked directly, "Why are you in the underground research institute?"