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◎Perfect Friend◎
“After all these years, you still haven’t learned to speak,” Archiefa said. “What do you mean? Be blunt.”
No one answered him.
Mu Heqing bit her lower lip tightly, refusing to let go even as her nostrils filled with the stench of blood. She felt uneasy, intensely uneasy. She had a premonition that her connection with them, her borrowing of their abilities, was inextricably linked to this strange glass tube.
Their ultimate goal is this glass tube.
What does Hua Zha mean by creating the perfect Mu and Qing?
She's not perfect, of course; no one is perfect.
If she hadn't met these guys, she would have been an ordinary girl, with loving family and friends, worrying about work all day, and able to pursue her hobbies.
There are times when I'm lazy, times when I'm afraid, and times when I have selfish motives.
But this is an imperfection from the perspective of "humanity." They definitely don't want Mu and Qing to be morally perfect; such a thing is meaningless to them.
A sweet ending, what is a sweet ending?
Their sweet ending was definitely not the ending Mu and Qing wanted.
"It's faster than I expected," said the Nightmare with a grin.
Yu Hai said, "Thanks to Archie."
"What? What?" Archie was also confused. "You're using me as a prop again?"
He laughed angrily, and the chirping of insects resumed.
In that case, they might as well all die.
"Wait, Archie," Yu Hai stopped her. "Aren't you curious about what will happen?"
If Archifa continues his rampage, the outcome that Yu Hai and the others had anticipated will change.
Mu and Qing turned their eyes to Archifa. The current situation clearly showed that Feathered Skeleton, Nightmare, and Deception were all in cahoots. Right, why didn't she think of that she could establish a link with Archifa?
“Achifa, you’re not curious. They’ve never been reliable.” Mu and Qing suddenly softened their tone. “Hua Zha is just playing his games, like when he tricked you into the secret realm. He just wants to see us make a fool of ourselves.”
"Heh." Hua Zha, who was mentioned, let out a chilling laugh.
Achifa noticed Mu and Qing's tone and said, "You're being gentle with me now. Hmm, I'll think about it. Qing, come here and stand next to me."
Mu and Qing walked to Aqifa's side as instructed and looked up at him.
She subtly and quietly clenched her fist; at this moment, she absolutely could not waver.
She pleaded, "Archifa, don't agree to their terms."
If Achifa were with them, Mu and Qing would have no chance of escaping.
Not knowing what was inside the red glass bottle in Huazha's hand, she couldn't act rashly. She wasn't alone; there were countless others behind her.
"Then... will you agree to whatever I say?" Archiefa wavered.
His original goal was to kill all these troublesome guys and then stay with Mu and Qing.
“Of course,” Mu Heqing affirmed.
Achifa smiled, his voice suddenly becoming very soft. "Then hug me first."
Mu Heqing was taken aback.
"What, you don't want to? As expected..." It was a lie.
Before Achifa could finish speaking, Mu and Qing opened their arms and embraced him tightly, as if they were holding a beloved person.
Now, it was the turn of everyone present to be stunned.
Archie blinked a few times. Mu and Qing's heads were pressed against his chest. So this is what it feels like to be hugged by He Qing.
She was always so cold, fearful, and disgusted.
But now, she hugged him.
Nightmare couldn't quite manage a laugh. He turned to Sneak and said, "Sneak, what about the sweet ending?"
Hua Zha gripped the glass tube in his hand, his face cold, seemingly lost in thought.
Mu and Qing maintained their embrace. "Is there anything else you need me to do?"
"Those humans who are close to you are all going to die. You haven't seen us for seven years because of those humans, haven't you?"
"Okay." Mu Heqing didn't hesitate for a moment.
"Really? You're willing to let those humans die? Then what are you here for? Isn't it just to prevent those humans from being killed by my bugs?" Archie's tone was cold.
Yu Hai opened his pale lips and said to Mu Heqing, "Heqing, you should hesitate. This is too fake."
Mu Heqing felt helpless. She tried her best to act, but she couldn't go against her inner thoughts.
It seems we won't be able to win over Archie.
She released Archifa and walked to Nightmare and Deception.
"Nightmare, what exactly is the use of this thing?"
The Nightmare crouched down, a hint of seriousness in his eyes. "He Qing, drink this. After you drink it, you won't have to be afraid anymore."
“I don’t understand.” Mu Heqing shook his head.
“I know you’re afraid of us, afraid of your past experiences. Drink this, and we’ll be close kindred spirits. You won’t be afraid anymore,” Yu Hai added.
Mu Heqing took the glass bottle from Huazha's hand. The blood-red liquid swayed inside the tube. She lifted the glass tube, squinted one eye, and looked on with curiosity.
"What will I become?"
"It's the same as now, except that your family and your friends have become us. It's just a 'replacement'."
Ah, so that's how it is. So this is the perfect Mu and Qing.
The world she desperately wanted to escape is now being dragged back into, and she's destined to be consumed by it, both physically and mentally.
"Can it really be done?" Archie asked skeptically. "If it's really that powerful, why didn't you show it to me sooner?"
Yu Hai said, "This is something we just discovered, and it's a product of half-human origin."
Mu and Qing grasped the glass tube. Did she have any room to refuse?
Nightmare, Feathered Corpse, Archifa, and Deceit surrounded her. According to them, if she drank this, she would forget her parents and friends.
From now on, the classmates she was running away from would be her close family and close friends. How could she possibly accept that? How could she possibly accept that?
Perhaps this thing is just something they came up with on a whim. What do they really think of it?
A human being who can be manipulated at will, a human being whose emotions can be altered at will.
I'm so unwilling to accept this, I'm really unwilling to accept it.
If she drinks this and Archifa still wants to destroy the city, does she want to watch Deng Qian and the others die right before her eyes and still be happy about it?
"Can I see my family one more time?" Mu Heqing asked.
"No way," Yu Hai refused outright.
Bao Yan gripped Mu Heqing's shoulders: "Drink this, and we'll be your family."
No, how can you be my family?
Mu and Qing questioned this loudly in their hearts.
"He Qing, I don't want to do it myself." Hua Zha stood behind Mu He Qing.
Now, Mu and Qing are facing the crouching Nightmare, with Hua Zha behind them, Yu Hai beside the Nightmare, and Aqifa watching them from a distance.
Mu and Qing had no chance to resist.
Ah, she should have died in high school, Mu and Qing thought again.
Mu Heqing pulled the cork off the glass tube, and a sweet aroma rushed into her nostrils, causing her eyes to glaze over for a moment.
If she were to dump this thing on the ground now, the Nightmare crouching in front of her would surely feed it into her mouth even faster.
What other options are there?
If she joins their group, then no one will be able to save this city.
She will watch the city be destroyed with the same peace of mind as they do.
“You hesitated for too long.” Hua Zha took the glass tube from Mu Heqing’s hand, bit the edge of his glove with his teeth, and took off the glove.
His ungloved hand gripped Mu Heqing's chin, not with much force, but not enough for Mu Heqing to refuse.
Mu and Qing's chins were being pinched, and tears of fear streamed down their faces first.
“I’ve never seen you cry. Whether you were eating those disgusting foods, being threatened, or locked up, no matter how scared you were, you never cried in front of us. Now, we haven’t hurt you, yet you’re crying?” Hua Zha seemed puzzled.
Mu Heqing said haltingly, "You...you are hurting me right now...hurting my heart."
Huazha Yinmu and Qinghua were momentarily stunned.
Mu Heqing's hands struggled in vain in the air; she tried to grab something, but ended up grabbing nothing.
"Drink it, He Qing. When you wake up, you will never suffer again." Her beautiful eyes held a hint of pity.
The transparent glass tube was brought close to Mu and Qing's lips, and in a flash, Mu and Qing grabbed the Nightmare's wrist.
In an instant, countless black characters flowed from the back of Mu Heqing's hand to her entire body and face, densely packed, covering her entire body with a single breath.
The power of the Nightmare erupted within Mu and Qing. She pushed away Hua Zha, and then summoned a flock of feathered birds. The birds fluttered and covered her body, and after they dispersed, her body disappeared.
"You guys didn't disconnect?" Hua Zha asked, clutching the glass tube in disbelief.
Yu Hai said, "I forgot, but how could He Qing use the power of the Nightmare?"
After Mu and Qing graduated, they never established a connection with the Nightmare again, and reconnecting would require his consent.
The Nightmare stood up, spread his hands innocently, and said, "As long as Qing wants it, she can use my power. I've always kept it open to her."
Borrowing power from the Nightmare is like charging a phone. Mu and Qing are the phone, the Nightmare is the power source, and the link is the charger. Borrowing power requires the Nightmare to agree to plug the charger into the power source.
The charger was always connected to the power source, so Mu and Qing only needed to connect the other end of the charger.
Yu Hai: "My crow can only carry her a hundred meters. I've now forbidden Qing from using my abilities. Let's hurry and chase after her."
"Then let's hurry up and go. Don't look so pale. Isn't this more interesting?" Bao Yan laughed heartily.
Yu Hai coldly replied, "If it weren't for the fact that I can't beat you, I would have killed you a hundred or more times over."
Nightmares are always a bad thing.
If I had known, I shouldn't have brought Nightmare.
"So what do we do now? Which way should we run with Qing?" Aqifa collected all the insects and approached Yu Hai affectionately.
"What do you mean 'us'? You have something to do with us?" Yu Hai raised an eyebrow.
"That's going too far. You didn't even take me with you, do you want to fight me here?"
Achifa now has enough insects, and the others really can't do anything about him.
"Alright, enough nonsense, Archie. Since that's the case, send your bugs to scout ahead and see which direction Qing will run off to." Hua Zha plugged the glass tube with a cork again.
"Don't order me around, I have my own way of doing things."
As Achifa retorted, he released several small insects.
"What method?" Bao Yan asked.
Achifa: "Let the insects go find He Qing."
"How is this any different from deception?" Baoyan asked, puzzled.
"The difference is that I didn't obey his orders."
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