Chapter 74
The mine was deep and dark, with oil lamps lit on the stone walls. The dim orange-red light was only enough to illuminate a small area.
Countless rails were welded side by side on the ground. The wheels and rails rubbed against each other violently, making a crackling sound and sending sparks.
The minecart moves very fast.
The cold wind blew in from the deepest part of the cave, turning into piercing blades that cut into Wen Xin's cheeks.
He had to hold on to the edge of the mine cart and squint his eyes to barely see the front through the blurry shadows.
After traveling along a long railway track, a dazzling white light finally appeared before Wen Xin's eyes.
And as he went forward, it became brighter and brighter.
Swoosh——
The mine cart rushed out of the mine quickly.
Wen Xin squatted down subconsciously and held the two dumplings tightly in his arms.
There was a loud bang, and the wheel just barely touched the rail on the ground, causing a violent and unstable jolt from underneath.
The whole world shook as if it was torn to pieces.
Wen Xin held the joystick in his hand, not daring to pull it, for fear that if he pulled it down, the three of them would be blown away.
Just when he felt his brain was almost shaken evenly, the minecart finally slowed down slowly due to the resistance of friction.
Click.
Wen Xin pulled the rocker down.
He held onto the mine cart and slowly stood up. He felt dizzy and couldn't help shaking twice.
Before he finished swinging, Wen Xin suddenly heard a deafening noise coming from behind him.
Boom!
The several-ton iron gate suddenly fell down, and the almost overwhelming impact force caused a cloud of dust to fly from the edge of the cave entrance.
This huge movement seemed to wake up the others in the mine cart.
“Hmm…”
Hearing those faint moans, Wen Xin turned his gaze and first locked onto a mine cart in front of him.
Tang Qi was lying in that mine cart.
During the bumpy ride, the opponent was accidentally shaken out, with his entire upper body hanging outside the minecart.
As his consciousness was awakened, he slid down a little distance.
Wen Xin quickly turned over and got out of the car.
But before he stepped out, he took a keen look at the others.
There were more than a dozen people, and they were completely naked except for the clothes they were wearing, with nothing else on them.
Wen Xin quickly took off his military backpack and covered it with the ore piled nearby.
"You two hide for a moment." He whispered quickly to the two dumplings.
The two dumplings looked at each other.
Where are you hiding?
A gust of wind blew from overhead, and they all looked up at the same time and saw a ventilation hole about the size of a volleyball on the stone wall.
It seems to be able to drill.
Wen Xin ran over just when Tang Qi was about to fall, quickly caught him and looked around.
This is still a manually excavated tunnel.
But the oil lamps were replaced with electric incandescent lamps, the floor was concrete, and blue wires were laid on the walls and ceiling.
Compared to the mine just now, the view is much brighter.
More like an underground safe passage.
In the current room, Wen Xin did not see any other people.
Except for the ones on the minecart.
Including his mine cart, there were a total of seven mine carts parked in the tunnel.
The remaining six mine carts each had two people in them, one man and one woman, which seemed to be a fixed pair.
If Wen Xin had not intercepted the mining cart carrying Xu Jiangqin and her brother, there would have been seven men and seven women here.
Perhaps it was intuition that was sending out a warning.
This familiar number reminded Wen Xin subconsciously of the Minotaur that Xu Jiangqin had mentioned.
There are seven pairs of boys and girls, corresponding to seven pairs of men and women.
...It can't be such a coincidence?
The others got up one after another, sat in the mine carts, and looked around blankly.
Tang Qi also moved and slowly opened his eyes.
Wen Xin withdrew his gaze from the surroundings and quickly looked down: "Are you awake? How do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?"
Tang Qi was not fully conscious, and frowned as he identified the face above him: "Are you... Wen Xin?"
With delicate features and warm eyes, who else could it be but his good friend Wen Xin?
Tang Qi sat up straight as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head.
He looked around, his face darkening little by little.
Then he looked at Wen Xin again, and his solemn expression immediately turned into a sharp eagerness.
"Weren't you taken away by your brother? Why are you here?!"
Wen Xin: “…”
He recalled the bad experiences during this period, including the attacks and amnesia, and slowly let out a breath: "It's hard to put it into words."
"And you too, weren't you in City B before? Why are you here?"
Wen Xin did not hear Tang Qi's response.
Instead, one can see a look of despair and collapse on people's faces.
Tang Qi covered his face in pain: "How could this happen? I tried my best to avoid it, but it turned out to be like this. It was just as the prophecy said!"
"No matter what changes happen along the way, it will end up like this. We will all die, everyone will die..."
His voice was intermittent, and he kept repeating the same word and sentence almost neurotically.
Wen Xin didn't understand what his friend said, and frowned in confusion: "What?"
On the other hand, most of the unconscious people have regained consciousness.
Suddenly seeing this strange and unfamiliar scene, they couldn't help but stand up and ask questions full of panic.
"Where is this? Who brought me here?"
"I'm on a mission with the caravan, why am I here? Who are you?"
"I don't know! My friend and I went out to find food, and suddenly we were attacked by mutants. When we woke up, we were in this damn place. Where on earth is this place?!"
Finally, someone noticed the tightly closed iron gate behind them, climbed out of the mine cart, stumbled over, and yelled at the door.
"Hey! Is anyone there? Where is this place? Let us out--"
But no matter how he banged or yelled, there was no response from outside the iron gate.
The air fell into an inexplicable silence.
A dozen people looked at each other and subconsciously checked their bodies and surroundings.
Backpacks, weapons, portable emergency rations...
These things have become essential tools when going out and should be carried with them, but now they are all gone!
"My stuff, my money, damn!"
"Damn it! We might have encountered robbers!"
Everyone was cursing.
This angry scolding did not last long.
We are all people who have experienced the end of the world. No matter how stupid we are, we will recognize our own situation.
Many people still remember the situation when they met with disaster.
From those tiny clues, they pieced together a picture.
——Unfortunately, they were abducted by a mutant whose identity was unknown and their purpose was unknown.
Everyone looked gloomy.
If it wasn't for the purpose of saving energy, I'm afraid there would be a series of national criticisms by now.
Judging from the marks where the iron gate had sunk into the ground, the gate was very heavy. Without a steel saw or a cutting machine, there was no way to return along the original route along the rails.
Everyone raised their heads again and looked towards the only exit in front of them.
There was silence for a moment.
A tall man wearing glasses whispered a few words to his companion, and the two walked towards the exit together.
After they started to move, several more people started to move.
Obviously, the cruel experiences in the last days have taught many people a lesson.
No miracle will happen if we just sit there and wait.
Some people choose to travel alone, while others want to travel with others.
They all turned their gazes to Wen Xin.
There is no other reason.
The young man was so handsome that it was hard not to notice him.
Generally speaking, in an environment of unknown danger, good looks cannot be used to make a living.
But if there is an apocalyptic premise, people can't help but think about it.
How do young people maintain such a fair and tender appearance?
Is it that the other party has a background to protect him, or does he have some unknown means?
Someone couldn't help but step forward and tentatively ask: "The situation here is a bit strange. It's inevitable that you will encounter danger when you are alone. Do you want to come with us?"
Wen Xin turned around and said apologetically, "No, my friend seems to be feeling a little unwell. I'll wait for him."
Upon hearing this, the other party subconsciously looked at Tang Qi who was holding his head.
The latter seemed to be in a state of epilepsy, with red bloodshot eyes and he kept muttering some weird and incomprehensible words.
"It's like this again, and like this again..."
The visitor hesitated to speak: "..."
Perhaps it's because we've become accustomed to separations and deaths in this end times, and our hearts have been worn away and become cold and indifferent.
His first reaction was to persuade Wen Xin to give up on him.
Because Tang Qi looked like a burden who couldn't take care of himself.
But before he opened his mouth, Wen Xin seemed to have anticipated what he was going to say and shook his head firmly: "I'll wait for him here, you go first."
The other party had to shut up.
He looked at Wen Xin with pity and said halfheartedly, "Good luck to you."
A young man dragging such a bag is bound to be in great danger.
"Yeah, you too."
The other person's tone sounded more like mourning, but his warm words were full of sincerity.
The former choked, touched his nose angrily, and looked at the others: "Forget it, let's go first."
They all left.
Soon, the room became quiet again.
The two balls realized that the people had gone far away, so they jumped out of the vent and slapped the dirt and dust off their bodies.
The Scaled Viper treated the panda as a normal A-level mutant and used the same strength as a brick.
The little panda was almost knocked down by the green ball, and stepped back repeatedly: "Be gentle."
Tang Qi looked dazed, his whole body and mind trapped in an inexplicable demonic barrier, but he was not completely unaware of his surroundings.
Hearing this voice that was obviously different from that of a normal human being, he raised his head with red eyes and was stunned for a moment.
Can speak human language...
Is it a mutant?
How come there are other variants here?
Wen Xin has been paying attention to Tang Qi's situation.
Seeing that his friend had finally come to his senses, he didn't have time to relax. His brows were furrowed and he asked with concern, "What happened to you? You didn't respond no matter how I called you just now."
對上青年那張臉，唐啓的眼睛唰一下又變得通紅無比，慘白的嘴唇哆嗦個不停：“我……”
眼看着對方又有陷入瘋狂的架勢，溫辛嘆了一口氣。
而後，他伸手作拳，狠狠地砸了一下礦車的鐵皮。
哐！
響聲尖銳清脆，有如洪鐘。
唐啓一下子被這聲音給震醒了。
溫辛趁他還沒瘋回去，直接拽住人的衣領。
并作勢攤開了另一只手。
手掌白皙，虎口和端槍處覆着薄繭，手指修長，骨節分明。
“清醒了沒有？沒清醒的話我給你一拳頭。”
唐啓眼角餘光瞥見礦車鐵皮上一個偌大的拳頭印，再僵硬地擡頭，對上溫辛陰恻恻的眼神。
他登時一個激靈。
“不用溫辛，冷靜點！我很清醒！”
溫辛盯着他，眯眼睛：“真的？”
唐啓忙不疊保證：“真的，真的。”
溫辛便松了一口氣。
唐啓正慌慌張張地從礦車裏爬出來，聽到青年小聲嘟囔着：“早知道這麽管用，剛才就應該先給你一拳。”
唐啓：“……”
見狀，溫辛終究沒忍住，手作拳頭抵在嘴邊，一聲輕笑。
唐啓反應過來，有些哭笑不得。
他咬牙切齒地說道：“你什麽時候變得這麽壞了？會拿武力威脅人，會開玩笑逗人，一點都不像以前那個沉默寡言的……”
唐啓的聲音戛然而止，表情也跟着出現了一點微妙的變化。
似是混亂，似是不解。
溫辛自然沒有忽略這淺顯的異樣。
他聳了聳肩，語氣平常得像是陳述一個事實。
“這段時間發生了很多意外，我要是一成不變，恐怕也活不到現在了。”
唐啓似被觸動，擡頭看他。
鱗樹蝰不喜歡溫辛動不動就把生死挂在嘴邊，跳在人的肩膀上：“之後有我在，沒人可以再欺負你。”
小熊貓接踵鑽進了溫辛的懷裏，弱弱地說：“我也會盡量保護你的。”
雖然大多時候都是溫辛在照顧它，但它還沒進化，可以努力變強。
溫辛摸了摸兩團子的腦袋。
看到鱗樹蝰和小熊貓，唐啓的表情變得更加怪異：“你身上的這兩只……”
溫辛臉色不變地說：“一只是我之前養的貓，後一只是我路上遇到的小熊貓。”
唐啓不敢置信地看向綠色的鱗樹蝰：“它是你養的貓？它們明明就是變異體！”
“對，後來我們被迫分別，它們也被感染成了變異體。”
溫辛憐惜地摸了摸鱗樹蝰，沒忘記給小熊貓一個安慰的撫摸，鄭重其事地說：“我不會再丢下它們了。”
目視這好像無比溫情的一幕，唐啓：“……”
“不用擔心，它們不會傷害我。”
溫辛回到了重點：“先說說你的情況，剛才到底是怎麽了？”
不算上這一次，這個問題，溫辛已經問了唐啓無數遍。
唐啓不是感受不到，好友是真的在擔心自己。
他陷入沉默，不知道該從哪裏說起。
溫辛看着唐啓。
男人頭發一團糟亂，下巴胡子拉碴，眼眶下面更是一圈青黑，俨然一副被折騰了好長時間的憔悴模樣。
在他提出問題的時候，對方張了張嘴，明顯有想要傾述的欲望。
卻不知道心裏有什麽顧忌，一句話也沒有說出來。
換作平時，溫辛或許不會再開口追問。
但現在不同，他不能放任自己的好友一直瘋瘋癫癫下去。
溫辛斟酌言語，決定開誠布公，先引出來一個話題：“你為什麽會加入現實教？”
聽到這話，唐啓渾身一震，看向青年的目光中，帶着明顯的驚詫。
“你怎麽會知道？”
溫辛：“還記不記得我之前去找你的那一次？當時撞見了三個不懷好意的人，你和我說他們是你的朋友，當時在一起聚餐，就是那三個人告訴我的。”
唐啓不知道該說什麽好，撓了撓頭發，低聲罵道：“又是那些傻逼！”
溫辛看着躁動不安的好友：“唐啓，我還可以相信你嗎？”
剎那間，唐啓的心髒漏了一拍，仿佛被那話裏不易察覺的顫抖給刺痛了。
只有見過了青年冷眼和剛強，才會明白此時的柔軟和耐心，有多麽讓人愧疚難安。
良久，唐啓緩緩放下了自己的手。
他像是做了很久的心理抗争，頹然地呼出一口氣。
“我給你講一個故事吧。”
那是一個漫長的故事。
但總結起來，并沒有很長。
起因是唐啓有一天走在路上，腦子裏突然出現了大段不屬于現在的記憶。
在那些記憶裏，他的世界發生了翻天覆地的變化。
首先是他的父母死了。
喪屍病毒在B市沒有得到有效控制，一夜爆發，出現了近萬名喪屍！
當地市長一看，就知道事情明顯壓不住了，火速收拾了家當逃跑。
怕被人追究責任，甚至沒有發出一個緊急撤離的通報。
無數人在那場突發的喪屍潮中喪命，包括唐啓的父母。
他驅車，踩油門，緊趕慢趕，終究還是晚了一步。
唐啓深吸了一口氣。
那些記憶宛如野蠻生長的荊棘，他借着這一口氣，努力吞咽那些鮮血淋漓的過去。
“我本來以為是工作太累，把自己的腦子累出了幻覺。為此特意請了一天時間的假，回去休息。”
休息的效果并不顯著。
一覺醒來，唐啓發現那些記憶不僅沒有變得模糊，反而更加清晰了。
夢中的唐啓費勁千辛萬苦，終于找到了自己的父母，卻是喪屍化的唐父唐母。
那凄慘的一幕，像是烙印一般刻在他的腦海中，睜眼閉眼都能想起。
現實中的唐啓也被那些幻想折磨得，差點精神失常。
長時間精神受壓，睡不好覺，帶來的就是工作中的頻頻失誤。
無奈，唐啓只能再一次請假，去找心理醫生看病。
但是B市沒有心理醫生，也不需要心理醫生。
畢竟在小狐貍的情緒影響下，幾乎沒有人會出現心理方面的疾病。
唐啓的情況異于醫院裏的任何一起病例。
條件受限，沒法給腦子拍片，到最後也查不出突發臆想的原因，醫生只能叮囑唐啓多休息。
這樣不正常的狀态一直持續着。
直到後來唐啓又夢到了歡歡的死，昔日同事的死，無數人的死……
他再也分不清楚，到底是記憶裏的那些慘狀是現實，還是他所處的這個現實是現實。
又或者眼下這個美好的現實，只是他為了逃避夢中那真正的現實，而給自己建立的一場美夢？
聽到這裏，溫辛陷入了沉默。
他突然想起來，唐啓曾經和他讨論過一個話題。
那就是人的記憶被篡改之後，還是不是以前的那個人。
原來在讨論這個問題的時候，對方的理智已經處于搖搖欲墜的邊緣。
溫辛啞聲說：“我應該早一點發現的。”
唐啓現在的情緒正處于極度不穩中。
聽到這一句話，他并沒有得到半分安慰。
反而像是被踩了尾巴的貓，聲音陡然尖銳了起來：“你也不相信我說的話，對不對？”
“也？”
溫辛反應迅速，意識到唐啓不是第一次将夢裏的事情和盤托出。
但明顯，聽過這番說辭的人都沒有相信對方。
唐啓發出一陣瘋笑，挪動腳步，往後面的通道退去：“哈哈哈……你不相信我，對啊，沒有親身經歷過這種事情的人，怎麽可能相信我？”
“除了早已窺見未來并作出預言的現實教，還有誰能夠相信我！”
“唐啓，你冷靜一點。”
溫辛兩三步拽住了他的胳膊，盡量用平靜的語氣解釋道：“你聽我說，不是我不相信你，而是我曾經遇到過現實教的襲擊。”
“他們有一種迷香，可以混淆人的大腦認知，使人産生幻覺！我也中過招！”
“不一樣啊！”唐啓音量拔高，怒吼出聲，“你說的情況和我不一樣！”
溫辛死死盯着他：“我認識的唐啓，是一個不會輕易被沖昏頭腦的人。”
他伸出雙手，按住唐啓的腦袋，逼迫人和自己對視：“在發現伯父伯母還活着，歡歡也還活着，你一定還做了其他的舉措，去論證幻覺和現實的真假性。”
“告訴我，你親眼見證的那一切，和幻覺裏發生的故事，是不是天差地別？！”
青年眼神沉靜而深邃，宛若磐石立在狂風暴雨之中，給人一股堅定的力量。
在這樣的目光注視下，唐啓漸漸地找回了自己的理智。
他顫抖着嘴唇說：“是，我去搜集了資料，它們确實不一樣……”
“可我還是分不清。”
“那天你來找我，不是懷疑我父母出了事嗎？我帶你去拜訪他們。你走之後，我媽哭着求我，說別用看陌生人的眼神看着她。”
“……她是我媽啊，是工作再累，回家都會笑着認真聽我叨叨學校糗事的老媽，是明明不想把自己弄得滿身油煙，卻為了讓我吃好喝好長得高，而撸起袖子拿鍋鏟的媽媽……她是我媽！”
唐啓痛苦地說道：“那一晚上我在外面想了很久，覺得自己不能再這樣下去了，準備回去之後就退出現實教，不能讓爸媽傷心，也不能讓歡歡失去自己的主人。”
可是計劃趕不上變化。
唐啓萬萬沒想到，當天晚上趙守強三人就被唯心教的人給抓住了，并且把他也給供了出來。
溫辛：“……”
想起自己抓住趙守強三人之後，反手就把他們丢去了巡邏隊，溫辛僵住。
唐啓沒有發覺青年的異樣，兀自傷痛地說：“為了不繼續牽連父母，我準備坦白自首。想着自己那段時間就顧着傷感了，什麽都沒來得及做，應該能得到一個從寬處理。”
“但我還沒來得及被關進大牢，眼前就突然一黑，好像被人操控大腦一樣，身體完全不受控制。”
“再然後，我就跟着其他同樣被控制住了的現實教信徒，前去阻攔要帶你走的A市軍隊。”
姑且不提唐啓在知道溫勁風就是溫辛的哥哥時，心裏有多麽震撼。
當時他位于戰場上，整個人如同提線木偶一樣被操控着，動彈不得。
旁邊有成群的普通喪屍，外加一頭小山似的巨型喪屍，還有無數雙眼空洞的現實教教衆。
沒有被吓到直接暈過去，還能在突發狀況後掙脫精神控制，唐啓覺得自己簡直就是個奇跡。
那一戰唐啓僥幸逃脫。
雖然還沒能徹底分清楚幻覺和現實的區別，但他也不再糾結。
和死比起來，精神病算什麽，他還能活，他還能治！
可唐啓沒想到，他會在回B市的中途突然遇到變異螞蟻的襲擊。
又在睜眼之後，看到了怎麽都不應該出現在這裏的溫辛。
噩夢重臨。
“之前夢到的那些事，我都可以假裝那只是自己的臆想。”
唐啓盯着溫辛的臉，紅着眼眶說：“但是，提前預知到你和我會被困在這個鬥獸場，難道也是我杜撰出來的幻覺嗎？”
直到這個時候，溫辛才發覺了事情的蹊跷之處。
如果說之前夢到B市淪陷，G市出現十萬喪屍潮，是唐啓過于後怕，從而精神不穩，在腦子裏編造出了一套自成邏輯的幻覺。
那麽對方是依靠什麽，才能幻想出自己和他會在這個通道裏重逢？
“等一等。”溫辛驀然警覺，“你說這裏是個鬥獸場？”
唐啓哈哈一笑：“是啊，這裏就是臭名昭著的彌諾陶洛斯鬥獸場！”
溫辛正要說話，唐啓卻用手指抵住了他的嘴，神經質地咧了下嘴角：“噓。”
“你聽。”
就像是預言一般。
在唐啓話出口的三秒鐘後，溫辛聽到了一聲讓人不寒而栗的咆哮，從正前方的通道裏傳來。
緊跟着是人群的驚叫聲，奔跑聲。
還有節肢動物帶着倒刺的腳刮擦在管道中，發出的細微爬動聲。
諸多聲音彙集在一起，構造出了眼前無邊詭谲，仿佛夢魇一樣的場景。
唐啓看着溫辛的眼睛，笑聲裏已經帶上了絕望：“第一天不會死人，因為那群變異體想要欣賞人類在絕境中露出來的醜态。”
“它們會不停地追趕，不停地發出叫聲恐吓，像貓戲弄老鼠一樣，不急着吃，只是玩，讓所有人累得精疲力竭。”
“第二天，有人提出想要喝水。這是當然的，畢竟我們進來前什麽東西都沒有吃。”
“但之後大家就會絕望地發現，這裏什麽東西都沒有！”
“沒有喝的，沒有吃的，沒有出路！”
“人心還沒有渙散，還沒有人将饑渴的目光對準自己的同類。我們将目标鎖定在兩只起了争鬥的變異螞蟻，等了好幾個小時，終于等到另一只爬走，剩下的那只成了我們當天的午餐。”
看到唐啓臉上悲涼的笑容，溫辛似乎能夠猜測到，大家吃下變異螞蟻之後的結局。
“變異螞蟻的血肉是不是有毒？”
唐啓吐出兩個字：“劇毒。”
簡單兩個字，每一個筆畫都透着無聲的悲鳴。
“角鬥賽中總共14名參與者，瞬間死了3人。1個喝了血，1個吃了肉，還有1個是變異螞蟻沒死透，在被搬運的途中反咬一口，将他的身體瞬間咬成了兩半！”
“然後是第三天，溫辛。”唐啓露出一個比哭還難看的表情，“我們都不知道是怎麽堅持到的第三天。”
“大家無路可走了，只能試着往更深處探路，結果就撞見了人頭蜘蛛身體的迷宮之主。”
“1個人被當場咬掉了腦袋，1個人被蜘蛛腿穿過了胸膛，那慘叫聲仿佛整個鬥獸場都能聽得清清楚楚。”
“你反應過來，拽着我瘋狂地跑，我們兩個跑得上氣不接下氣，結果還沒來得及喘口氣，迎面就是五只被投放進來的喪屍。”
“你又拽住我往旁邊跑，跑啊，跑啊，一直跑，不要命地跑……”
到最後，夢中的唐啓堅持不下去了。
他失去了最愛的父母，失去了小貓歡歡。
放眼這滿目瘡痍的世界，再也找不到一個地方能夠稱之為家。
他已經沒有了活着的勇氣，更何況又遇到了這樣慘烈的變故。
他當了生命的懦夫。
唐啓沒有告訴現實的溫辛。
在夢裏，他心存死志，就用口袋裏唯一因為細小沒有被收走的保險箱鑰匙，劃破了手腕，将血喂給了脫水眩暈的青年。
唐啓的眼睛通紅濕潤，伸出手來觸碰溫辛的臉頰。
仿佛想用這個動作，去安慰幻夢裏那個哭得撕心裂肺的摯友。
他的聲音透出細微的哽咽。
“溫辛，我死了，你還活着。可我已經死了，看不見你之後的結局，告訴我，你成功地活過那場災難了嗎？你有……有堅持下去嗎？”
就在唐啓還沉浸于那場慘痛的記憶中時。
溫辛說：“摸夠了沒有？”
啪。
就像被人用針戳破了泡沫，唐啓從混亂的記憶中掙脫了出來。
如果不是自己的好友過于悲痛，還用一種以死明志的眼神看着自己。
溫辛也不會容忍臉頰上那只又扯又拉的手。
這是傷感嗎，這怕不是借機發瘋。
唐啓對上溫辛想要刀人的視線，頓時倒吸一口涼氣，驚恐地将手給縮了回去。
“你別誤會，我筆直！鐵直！将來可是要找一個大老婆的！”
溫辛：“……”
他忍無可忍地說：“我誤會什麽了，要找我也是找……”
要找誰，溫辛從沒想過這個問題，一時間語塞。
越想越古怪。
他沒好氣地略過了這個話題。
“把壓在心裏的事情說出來，是不是好受多了？”
意識到溫辛耐心聽自己說話，是為了開導自己，唐啓嘴角的弧度又垮了下去：“你還是不相信……”
“我相信你，畢竟幻覺不可能還有預知未來的能力。”
溫辛走向自己的礦車，将軍用背包從礦石堆裏翻了出來，拍掉上的灰。
“接着。”
唐啓茫然了一瞬，看到有東西飛過來，下意識伸出手。
沉甸甸的物體砸在了他的掌心，冰涼刺骨。
是一瓶礦泉水。
在彌諾陶洛斯角鬥場裏，千求萬求，都求不來的可飲用水。
唐啓怔愣，繼而不敢置信地擡起頭，看向溫辛。
“假設你真的突然被打通了任督二脈，覺醒了預知未來的能力。”
溫辛笑着和他說：“但又是誰規定了，未來會是一成不變？”
遠處的通道中許久沒有傳來猛獸的咆哮聲了。
細聽之下，節肢動物不斷爬行的聲音倒是一直沒有停止。
只是倉惶得不像獵人，更像獵物在落荒而逃。
看着溫辛空空如也的肩膀，唐啓這才反應過來自己剛才故事講得太忘我，張了張嘴：“……你養的那兩只變異體去哪兒了？”
“它們先去給我們清路。”
溫辛熟練地給槍上膛，突然将槍口對準了唐啓。
砰。
後者還沒反應過來，身後就傳了一聲痛苦的嘶嚎！
唐啓猛地扭頭，看到正要偷襲他們的變異螞蟻被子彈擊中複眼，痛到仰起頭顱。
溫辛沒有給它逃走的機會，眼神銳利得如同一柄利劍，又一次扣動了扳機。
砰、砰、砰。
三發連成一線，無一缺漏地打進了同一個傷口，黝黑的血液似花般綻放。
變異螞蟻噗呲倒地，死透了。
溫辛淡定如舊。
早在之前他就發現，這些變異體和雜兵沒什麽區別，用普通的子彈就能擊殺。
可看到這一幕的唐啓，又一次被刷新了三觀。
他覺得自己可能又在無意識中陷入了幻覺。
即使知道溫辛已經和以前大不一樣，唐啓也沒法把眼前這個談笑間擊殺變異體的青年，和幻夢中那個跑了不到一千米就累得半死不活的人，聯系在一起。
溫辛卻已經走到了他的面前。
看人傻愣着張大嘴巴不動彈，他無奈地彎了下眼睛。
“還愣着幹什麽？”
青年對着好友伸出了手，笑容如光燦爛，一句話擲地有聲。
“走，我們去改變未來。”
.
彌諾陶洛斯鬥獸場，直播現場。
大蜘蛛已經和金絲雀戰成了一團。
The former only had the potential to evolve into S-Class, while the latter is a true S-Class complete form.
The difference in combat power is huge, and the outcome is already determined.
The big spider was forced into a corner, and realizing that the canary was going to kill him this time, he screamed out a sharp accusation at the top of his lungs.
"I robbed some of humanity, so what?"
"These people are innocent, but am I not innocent? Are my children not innocent?!"
The big spider cried blood.
"Those damned humans, in order to test whether humans can inherit the powerful genes of mutants, forced me to inject drugs when I was about to break through, and forced me to combine with humans. Damn them, damn them——!"
"I never stopped you from seeking revenge, Spider Queen."
Canary finally held back.
The arm transformed into a sharp claw and swept across the spider's head, leaving only a series of faint blood marks.
He stared deeply at the enraged Spider Queen.
"I've said before that I will take revenge on the First Base when the time is right. You can join Rose City and plan with me, or you can wait patiently."
"Join? Wait?"
The big spider said in hatred, "You are a mutant domesticated by humans, and you have become a traitor like No. 7 and the others. You have forgotten hatred and humiliation. Why should I join you? Why should I wait?!"
The canary was silent for a moment.
Realizing that reasoning would not work, he raised his eyes and said coldly: "Because I am better than you."
The big spider's resentment was stuck in his throat, like a thorn in his throat.
"There is no logic among mutants. Whoever has the bigger fist has the final say."
Canary said word by word, "You don't need to worry about whether I will retaliate against the First Foundation, or whether I have been domesticated by humans."
"You only need to know one thing: attacking innocent humans and mutants is to go against my will."
As they were talking, the canary's sharp claws flashed like lightning and stabbed the big spider's forehead accurately.
The sharp claws continued to apply pressure, and blood flowed from the connection between claws and flesh.
The big spider had never felt the threat of death so clearly. It was so terrified that it could not make a sound and curled up into a ball.
"If you don't understand, I can be more direct." The canary lowered its head and looked at it coldly, "Either obey my rules, or I'll send you to hell."
I don't know how much time passed.
A broken, hoarse scream finally came out of the big spider's throat.
It compromised.
The canary retracted its claws and said without further ado, "Tell the Queen Ant to send out those humans and the mutants you put in as props for entertainment."
"Turn on the live broadcast. I want to see them return to the land with my own eyes."
The big spider did so reluctantly.
In order to avoid being discovered, the Dark Arena of Menotaur was not built in this area, but in an abandoned mining area dozens of kilometers away.
It would take half an hour for the message to be delivered to the Ant Queen, so before that, Big Spider had to turn on the live broadcast.
Having been delayed for such a while, they have missed the great show when the trapped humans just woke up.
But no one in the audience dared to express any objection.
They huddled together under the S-level aura released by the Canary, trembling fiercely.
The man returned to his previous seat.
After the fight just now, the Spider Queen was covered in wounds, but his clothes were not even in disarray, and he sat down with an extremely domineering posture.
Canaries habitually cross their legs.
When I looked up, I was met with Wen Xin's expressionless face.
Canary: “…”
"!!"
The man stood up immediately.
The young man looked at the surveillance screen with a calm expression.
It was as if this eye contact was not a coincidence, but he had already noticed that there were people watching outside the arena.
"Master of the Menotaur Colosseum, it is unfortunate that we have to meet you in this way."
Wen Xin moved out of sight on the screen.
It also allowed the audience to see clearly that he was stepping on a large group of white creatures.
The creature struggled and squirmed, hissing for mercy.
There were loud exclamations from the audience.
Every mutant couldn't help but reveal an incredible look.
That's the Ant Queen, a powerful mutant that's A-level and almost S-level!
How is it possible that I was trampled under the feet of a human being like this?
Wen Xin said calmly, "This is my first time in your place. I didn't expect to receive such a warm reception. I was really overwhelmed, so I especially wanted to get to know the owner of the arena."
"I'll only wait twenty minutes."
"When the twenty minutes were up and the owner of the arena didn't show up, I killed the ant. I hope you won't disappoint both me and it."
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for anyone in the arena to react, Wen Xin raised his hand and fired a gun, blowing up the surveillance camera.
Canary: “…………”
【Author’s words】
Author: There is always someone better, right, Xiaojiu?
Canary: ………………
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