Chapter 143 [End]
The cave was filled with thick black smoke, and the rising temperature reminded the two brothers all the time that they didn't have much time left.
Despite his deep grief, Wen Xin managed to calm down and asked rationally, "If that's the case, why didn't I get this test tube earlier?"
"No, you got it, but it was later stripped away." Wen Jinfeng was obviously a little emotional, and pressed his temples, "Because even if you sacrificed your parents, you still couldn't absorb this power. You almost followed in their footsteps."
"My mother was a very far-sighted person. Even in such a dire situation, she left behind a plan for dealing with it."
"She returned to the First Base, using the excuse that you were in poor health and wanted to use the First Base's medical technology to treat you. In fact, she wanted to arrange for reliable and available personnel to take away this power in time when you could no longer bear it."
Wen Jinfeng curled his lips, as if to mock himself: "It's a pity that I found out the truth too late, it's only been a few months. My parents didn't tell me the truth directly back then, probably because they knew that with my personality, I would just keep it for myself, not to mention saving the world."
Fate is so unreasonable.
The letter that Xin Nuannuan handed to Wen Jinfeng and Wen Xin was delivered to them more than ten years late due to various coincidences.
Wen Jinfeng's heart was filled with grief, and he couldn't help thinking all the time: If he had been allowed to convert this power, would his mother and father not have died?
Don't talk about the future being set! The future has already been changed. What's wrong with having one more Xin Nuannuan and one more Wen Guodong?
It would have been fine if his parents had told him the truth at the beginning, why didn't they tell him? !
Just when Wen Jinfeng was still stuck in his dilemma, Wen Xin suddenly lowered his voice and said one word: "No."
"That's definitely not the reason."
He held Wen Jinfeng's shoulders and looked into her red eyes: "Have you forgotten what mom said? She said that anyone who tries to save the world is an idiot because it's so hard and tiring."
"It's my wish to save everyone, not yours. How can you expect her and Dad to sacrifice you as a matter of course?"
Wen Jinfeng was stunned when he heard these words, with a hint of moisture in his trembling eyes.
The temperature in the cabin continued to rise, and it seemed that it had finally reached a critical point that it could no longer bear. A series of ominous explosions erupted from inside.
Wen Jinfeng gritted his teeth and looked towards the lake. If he jumped into the water now, he should be able to avoid the explosion, but the oxygen supply would become a fatal problem afterwards.
Choose to suffocate to death or be blown to death?
The man only wanted to pull Anqi out and whip her corpse.
Wen Xin exhaled slightly. In that short time, which was not even 0.01 seconds, he buried all his emotions and asked with a smile in a light tone: "Brother, which one do you choose, becoming a merman or staying alive?"
"What?" Wen Jinfeng couldn't get used to his incoherence and glared at him unhappily, "Who wants to die when they can live? You..."
Before he finished speaking, Wen Xin quickly took something out of his pocket and stuffed it into Wen Jinfeng's open mouth.
Wen Jinfeng was caught off guard and subconsciously wanted to spit it out, but the round bead instantly turned into a pool of cold liquid when it entered his mouth and slid down his throat.
He was simply stunned: "What did you give me to eat?!"
Wen Xin caught a glimpse of the burst of fire from the corner of his eye, and before he could answer, he pulled him into the lake.
The moment you fall into the water, the cool water caresses your skin, and all the noise from the outside world recedes from your ears like the tide, leaving only depth and tranquility.
The next second, the hull exploded, and raging flames instantly engulfed the entire cave.
…
I don't know how much time passed.
"Puff!"
Wen Jinfeng poked his head out of the water, the shock on his face still not dissipating yet.
The explosion would suck out all the oxygen in the cave, and the continued high temperature that followed would make it impossible for them to stick their heads out from underwater, leading to their drowning.
This was originally a fatal situation.
But who would have thought that they could actually breathe underwater?
No, Wen Xin just fed him something!
Wen Jin didn't bother to look at the cave that had been ravaged by the explosion. He turned his head and stared at Wen Xin who had climbed ashore.
The latter seemed to know that he was confused and shrugged innocently: "Blue pearls are produced in the Mermaid Bay in the southern region. After eating them, you can breathe in the water. The side effect is that you will turn into a mermaid, but Lan Lan can solve this problem. I only got two at the beginning. I ate one and fed the other to you just now."
"..." Wen Jinfeng widened his eyes, "Why didn't you take it out earlier?"
Wen Xin blinked as if it was a matter of course: "If you knew earlier that we could survive, would you still tell me the truth?"
Wen Jinfeng: “…”
So, he was fooled by Wen Xin just now?
The man covered his chest, feeling a heart attack. He didn't know whether to be shocked that his innocent brother had become a bad student, or to be relieved that his silly brother had finally become smart, and no one could fool him anymore, which was a good thing.
Wen Xin had no time to comfort his wounded heart and looked forward.
The hull exploded, and parts shattered into pieces. The cave was filled with the remains of the laboratory and lingering with a little black smoke.
This scene was within the expectations of the two brothers, but what appeared before them at this moment was more than just this scene!
They saw that the place where the capsule was originally located was replaced by a passage - it seemed that there was originally a road there, but it was blocked by the capsule, so the two of them could not find it for a while.
This road extends out to another cave. Different from the cave where the other two are, the cave in front of us can only be described as a palace!
It was so big that it seemed like it could hold three aircraft carriers. Twelve columns that could be climbed to the top stood on both sides of the road, and ancient mysterious patterns were inscribed on the columns with exquisite craftsmanship. There were many irregular vessels scattered on the ground, which seemed to be a kind of burial objects.
And at the very front of the road stands a tall and majestic statue.
The statue resembles a dinosaur, with sharp teeth and claws, a sturdy body and limbs, and its eyeballs are painted blood red with some unknown material, which has not faded to this day, and it exudes a cold and fierce light.
The huge sarcophagus was placed under the statue, but the dozen or so chains on it had been violently opened and the contents inside disappeared.
Although it has been destroyed by time and no longer has the grandeur and magnificence it once had, it is not difficult to see a hint of its former glory from the well-arranged architectural outlines.
With a little speculation, one can guess that this temple is the remains of the genetic creation that was originally sealed, the tomb that Xiao Hei has guarded for tens of thousands of years, and the starting point for Dr. Anzi to bring sin into the world.
It took Wen Jinfeng a long time to come back to his senses, but he found that Wen Xin didn't seem surprised at all.
After a second thought, he understood the key point and laughed angrily: "I was confused too. You said that the crystal stone could produce oxygen, so I really believed your nonsense."
"How can rocks provide oxygen? Even if they can, you can't tell since it's colorless and odorless. There is an altar inside the cave, which means there must be a passage for workers to enter and exit. Neither of us found it, so the passage must have been blocked by the wreckage of the laboratory!"
"You guessed all this from the beginning, but you didn't say anything!"
"I can't help it. You are too defensive, brother." Wen Xin smiled helplessly, "If you don't say that, you won't be able to fool me."
Wen Jinfeng was shocked when he saw him take out the test tube again. He stood up in panic: "What do you want to do? We are safe now, don't do anything stupid!"
"We are safe, but Xiao Hei and the others up there are not, and neither is this world."
Wen Jinfeng interrupted him bluntly: "That can't be helped. We have already tried our best! The gravekeeper of this time period is still alive. It has the same power to destroy the world. Why don't we let it quell the disaster?"
"Because it transfers the power of healing to me."
"Brother, let me ask you." Wen Xin held the test tube, "If I return this test tube to Xiao Hei, can it still use this power?"
Wen Jinfeng's voice paused.
He didn't say anything, Wen Xin smiled and answered for him: "Definitely not. If it was possible, the tube of reagent should have been given to Xiao Hei instead of me."
Wen Jinfeng explained sternly: "Because it is only after being transformed by the human body that it changes from nothingness to a substantial energy substance, so..."
"So I'm the only one who can use it, after all, my body has accepted it before."
Wen Xin walked faster and headed towards the statue in the center of the hall.
As if sensing a familiar source of power, a brilliant blue light shone from the test tube, eager to show its presence.
Accustomed to Xiao Hei's mighty appearance, Wen Xin did not feel the slightest bit of fear even though the statue was portrayed as extremely ferocious for the purpose of shocking people.
He stood still, staring at the statue, and then without hesitation filled the test tube with the injection needle.
Wen Jinfeng couldn't keep up with his speed and yelled from behind: "Wen Xin! That power cannot be controlled by humans at all! Have you forgotten that you almost died? Have you forgotten your parents who have already died?!"
Wen Xin was a second faster than him and resolutely pushed the medicine into his body.
The gorgeous emerald blue liquid surged back and forth in the test tube, and finally disappeared bit by bit. Wen Jinfeng froze in place, his eyes bloodshot: "Wen Xin!!"
Wen Xin pulled out the needle, looked up and smiled. The smile was very shallow, but it was like the first breeze on the riverside in spring, warm and bright.
"Brother, no matter what, I will never forget why my parents left us."
Wen Jinfeng: "Then how can you——"
"It's because my parents' lives and determination are hidden in it that I can't give up." Wen Xin answered him in a firm voice.
Hearing this, the anger on Wen Jinfeng's face suddenly disappeared, and it seemed that several shackles called fate appeared out of nowhere and tied his hands and feet tightly.
It was because he knew the weight of Wen Xin's words.
After a while, Wen Jinfeng raised his head, his proud face filled with pleading: "...survive."
"No matter what you become, you must survive!"
"Did you hear that, Wen Xin!!"
Of course.
I was too young back then, but I am a different person now and I may be able to withstand this power. So please rest assured that I will come back alive.
Wen Xin wanted to comfort his grief-stricken brother in this way, but he found that he could no longer make a sound.
Strength flowed through his body, and he could clearly feel the changes in himself.
His pulse quickened, pounding like thunder, his bones, which had stopped growing for years, crackled, and his blood kept heating up, heating up, and heating up again until it boiled like magma. This change also brought him intense pain, so much pain that his soul seemed to be separated from his body, turning into a lone boat being swept into the surging waves.
Wen Xin was nearly drowned in the sea.
He kept gasping for breath, slapping the sea with his arms and shouting silently. He would rather his soul was torn apart than succumb to this extremely dangerous predicament.
The struggle was so painful and long, so long that it seemed as if hundreds or thousands of years had passed. The flesh and blood were eroded by the sea water, and gradually rotted away, leaving only the thin and broken bones struggling to support themselves.
His strength was about to run out, but the sea was still rushing. A huge wave came crashing down, submerging Wen Xin's body.
Just as Wen Xin was about to sink into the dark and lightless seabed, he finally used up his last bit of strength and grabbed something from the ruthless flowing water.
The thing was a person with an ordinary face.
Wen Xin had spent a lot of effort practicing how to remember faces, but at this moment he was in so much pain that he was a little unconscious.
After a long time, he gradually remembered that the person in front of him was his companion who had been on the mission with him. His wife and daughter were still alive at home, and they raised three old hens.
Just as Wen Xin was lost in his memories, more familiar faces appeared on the seabed.
Among the crowd were former confidants, temporary partners, allies fighting the enemy together, and passers-by who had only met once.
Each of them stretched out a hand, grabbed Wen Xin, and swam upward silently.
Some people may give up halfway through, but new faces will appear soon after to replace them and continue.
The images of the past and the future mixed together, flashing before Wen Xin's eyes like a revolving lantern.
He seemed to see the years when Xiao Hei was guarding the grave alone. He seemed to see his father sitting in front of his mother's bed, sad but resolute to take the test tube. He seemed to hear the countless people sobbing at the top of their lungs when the disaster broke out.
In a trance, Wen Xin heard that question again, echoing in his ears.
[If you have the opportunity to change the future, will you do your best to seize it? ]
Can't give up.
Wen Xin thought.
This power is no longer just his wish, it also carries his parents' life and determination, Xiao Hei's perseverance for thousands of years, and the future that everyone is looking forward to.
As Wen Xin strengthened his determination, the hands pulling him to the surface exerted more force, and the faces in front of him became more and more familiar.
Tang Qi, Wen Jinfeng, A Lu, San San, A Jiu, A Zi, Xiao Qi, Lan Lan, Xiao Hei, father...
At the very end, a beautiful and capable woman came to Wen Xin.
She smiled at Wen Xin with relief, held her son's face, and gave him a loving kiss on the forehead.
Go ahead.
The mother opened her mouth silently and pushed Wen Xin's back with both hands. Not far ahead was the life rope that would pull him out of the sea.
Wen Xin once again found the anchor of the soul.
He pulled the rope hard, exerted all his strength, and without any hesitation, he crawled towards the light little by little.
…
At this time, the First Base was no less than a purgatory on earth.
The combat power of the S-class zombie mutants is totally incomparable to that of the previous group of soldiers. They are ferocious and irrational, attacking all living things around them indiscriminately, and they also carry strange mutant viruses. Many people have unknowingly turned into zombies in the battle, turning around and biting their companions' throats.
In the original rock, they can resist the attacks of zombie mutants, but cannot resist the spread of the virus. They can kill countless enemies, but cannot stop the screams of their companions.
The ground was littered with corpses and the sight was horrible.
Just as everyone was gradually falling into despair, an extremely dazzling light broke through the layers of haze, poured down from the sky, and spread over this wind-beaten land.
Everyone enveloped by the light felt a sense of comfort, like a spring breeze.
At the same time, everyone was surprised to find that the monsters' miserable roars had stopped.
They seemed to be attracted by the warm light and did not care about continuing to attack the creatures around them. They stumbled towards the light.
During this walk, the monsters no longer had any madness on their faces.
The lifeless eyes began to glow again, and the rotten, blackened flesh and blood fell to the ground like washed away ink, until the clean flesh and blood flowed again, and the deformed and twisted limbs returned to their original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Until they came close to the light, they slowly squatted down, coiled up and lay down, as if they were children returning to their mother's side, finally finding a long-lost peace, and gradually stopping breathing in this peace.
Each scene is like a miracle performed by the gods.
The survivors were dumbfounded and could hardly believe what they saw.
Zombies...dead? Those monsters and mutants, dead too?
Why did they return to their original state? Could it be that... the zombie virus has been eradicated? !
"Warm and sweet!"
A loud shout finally called back the countless survivors who were shocked beyond measure. They looked up at the shout and almost dropped their jaws in shock once again.
There was actually a living person in the light that brought the miracle!
The survivors looked at each other, confusion written all over their faces. They stretched their necks, trying to see the man more clearly, but they saw that the light suddenly went out after purifying the monsters on the scene, and fell down like a kite with a broken string.
The hearts of the dumplings are about to stop!
They had never expected Wen Xin to appear in this form. The power of the explosion just now was very strong, so strong that they clearly understood that it was definitely not a force that humans could withstand.
Seeing Wen Xin falling down without knowing whether he was dead or alive, the dumplings were as anxious as ants on a hot pot and were about to fly out immediately.
A huge black shadow was faster than all the groups present. It swept through the dim sky and transformed into a human form, holding Wen Xin tightly in his arms.
"Wen Xin!" "What happened to Wen Xin? Is he okay?" "Why does Wen Xin have that kind of power? Isn't he an ordinary person?" ...
The dumplings rushed over chattering, but found that the original rock was motionless and did not respond to their words.
The scale viper shrank into a small size and saw the man's horrified expression. It felt as if its heart was stabbed by a knife and it bled profusely.
It couldn't believe it, and trembled as it stretched out the tip of its tail and reached it in front of Wen Xin's nose.
After a long while, the scale viper looked up and said in bewilderment, "Why isn't Wen Xin breathing?"
It seemed unable to understand the situation and continued to sniff the warm breath stubbornly. However, no matter how many times it tried, there was only one result.
——Wen Xin stopped breathing.
"Are you kidding me? How could Wen Xin not be breathing?!"
The little fox excitedly pushed the scale viper aside and tried to listen to its warm heartbeat.
no.
Why not?
How could it not be?!
Panic spread in the hearts of the little foxes like a tide. The little fox became anxious instantly and shook Wen Xin's shoulders frantically: "Impossible, how could Wen Xin die?! He can't die!"
"Wen Xin, wake up, this joke is not funny at all. From now on, I will listen to you and do whatever you tell me to do. Wake up, okay? Wen Xin!"
The little fox was so anxious that he started crying.
Canary's chest rose and fell violently. She turned around and grabbed the little panda, and asked with red eyes: "After you left, where did Wen Xin go? Who did he meet?"
The little panda's lips were tightly closed. It couldn't answer the canary's question.
More and more tears filled its eye sockets, and its pupils were the same blood red as a canary, a sign of impending violence.
I shouldn't have left Wenxin at that time, the little panda thought.
"Speak!" roared the canary.
Seeing that a big battle was about to break out between them, the purple squirrel suddenly spoke, and said word by word: "It's that energy."
"That energy is extremely strong. It shouldn't be in a human. If we find out where Wen Xin got the energy from, we'll know what killed him!"
When the last word came out of the purple squirrel's mouth, the tone of the purple squirrel was already tainted with the lingering smell of blood, and its hair swelled rapidly, standing up like sharp thorns.
“…It’s me.”
The murderous dumplings froze upon hearing that, and all looked towards the opening in the rock.
Then, they were stunned.
A drop of hot liquid ran across the man's cheek, and with a snap, it dripped onto the young man's tightly closed eyelids. Yuan Yanzhong's voice was extremely hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"I gave him that power."
Just now, the moment he was illuminated by the light, he remembered everything.
I thought about how horrible my original future would be, and about the contract I had made with the young executive.
When I think about the power I directly give away, it will bring such a huge burden to the human body!
"So, I killed him."
Shocking!
The group was stunned, watching Yuan Yanzhong reach out and hug Wen Xin's upper body. His arms were shaking, his lips were trembling, his clenched fists were creaking, and he was so strong that it seemed as if he wanted to rub the young man into his bones and blood.
Everyone was in despair because of Wen Xin's condition, and no one noticed that the blue walrus had kept its flippers on the young man's arm that had slipped to his side.
Finally, it let out a long of relief, retracted its healing ability, and without even bothering to wipe off the cold sweat on its head, it gently pushed the back of Wen Xin's head: "Wake up, Wen Xin."
This call was like a magic medicine, and Wen Xin suddenly started coughing.
"Cough! Cough cough..."
The dumplings widened their eyes again.
The canary and the panda didn't care about the argument and turned around quickly.
The little fox and the scaled viper leaned forward and stared at Wen Xin's trembling eyelids.
The purple squirrel used its claws to hold back the excited group of kids to prevent them from squeezing Wen Xin, while at the same time looking at the young man who had "come back from the dead", it was so angry that it dared not breathe a word.
Under the gazes of so many people, Wen Xin finally opened his eyes.
He couldn't help but rub his swollen and painful forehead vigorously. It felt like all the bones in his body were falling apart. He was in great pain and couldn't use any strength at all.
It felt as if someone had grabbed him and thrown him to the ground, threw him dozens of times, and then hung him on a rack to be exposed to the scorching sun. It was an extremely painful experience.
Wen Xin groaned in pain for several seconds, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were too quiet. The moment he raised his eyes, his sight went straight into the red eyes in the original rock.
He was stunned immediately, ignoring his physical discomfort, and reached out to touch the man's eyes, which were still wet: "Why are you..."
Are you crying?
Unexpectedly, this action directly awakened the Black Dragon in front of him. In just ten minutes, the Black Dragon's mood fluctuated greatly, and his emotions towards the young man were suppressed to the extreme like a volcano about to erupt, and finally erupted completely.
In front of the other dumplings, he lowered his head and bit Wen Xin's lips hard!
Wen Xin: “……!!”
The dumplings were stunned, not knowing whether to look or not to look.
The young man didn't react at all, his pupils suddenly shrank, and when he came to his senses, he was extremely ashamed and angry, and reached out to push Yuan Yanzhong's head hard: "Xiao Hei, what are you doing? You——"
But my hands were stained with tears.
The man's eyes were red as he stared into his eyes stubbornly. The emotion revealed in his eyes was so intense that Wen Xin was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he stretched out his arms, put his arms around Yuan Yanzhong's neck, and patted the man's tense back twice: "I'm sorry for worrying you."
After saying that, Wen Xin turned her head and gave the man a light kiss on the corner of his mouth.
Because of the strong auras emanating from the S-class, people were reluctant to approach the center of the incident. Seeing Wen Xin wake up, the survivors finally felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the search and rescue team also found Wen Jinfeng, whose vital signs were stable, at the exit of the ruins.
On the battlefield, the wounded supported each other with smiles on their faces. Some people bitten by monsters found that they had no signs of infection and cried with joy on the spot.
As those figures staggered up in groups of two or three, walking out of the smoke-filled ruins, the first rays of sunlight in the early morning finally broke through the long night and rose from the horizon.
The night will eventually pass, and the dawn will eventually come.
【Author's words】
This article ends here. Thank you little angels for your company and waiting. I love you all!
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