Lu Xinghe saw Du Lü off on the plane back to the northern base.
Watching the plane soar into the sky, Lu Xinghe never imagined that one day he would send a mutant back to the base.
Du Lu will remain in darkness once he returns, not knowing when he will see the light again.
"Han Ling also has an excellent work. Although Du Lu's emotions haven't recovered, his rationality is still intact," Luo Ning said with admiration.
An Xiaoruo said from the side, "Uncle is the same. Although his memories have been stripped away, he still remembers you, Aunt."
Luo Ning asked Lu Xinghe with some curiosity, "Speaking of which, how exactly did you remember me? When Xiao Ruo was seriously injured, what about you?"
"That's how it came to mind." Lu Xinghe looked a little awkward; he couldn't very well tell her it was because of a series of beautiful dreams.
"Oh." Luo Ning felt that he seemed to be lying. When he lied, his eyes would avoid hers, but there was still a sparkle in his eyes.
She held his and An Xiaoruo's hands, praying that they would never forget.
On the day the plane left, Wenxi stood by the window with her child in her arms, watching the plane disappear into the horizon through the clouds.
The little girl in his arms stretched out her tiny arms and legs, then smiled sweetly. Looking at his daughter's face, Wen Xi's heart gradually softened.
A month after Du Lu left, the lethal weapons made with An Xiaoruo's genes were officially put into use. Due to the instability of the magma zone caused by the last beast tide, the northern base was required to clear all the islands as soon as possible. Along with the weapons came a large number of soldiers and some young female civilians.
This practice indicates that the Northern Base is prepared to abandon a group of people, such as the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled; they only need healthy people who can sustain their lives.
Two million people cannot be transported by plane alone. If transported by land, the current weaponry and equipment are insufficient to sustain the human force from the northern base to the coast.
The new genetic weapon was highly effective; within just one month, dozens of surrounding islands were cleared out, and even massive creatures like the alien sea turtles quickly decomposed and died after being shot.
Due to the effectiveness of the new genetic weapon, internal conflicts within the northern base have begun to emerge, with radicals vying for control of the base and casualties already occurring.
When the news reached the new base, the people there were in a state of panic because many of their relatives were still at the northern base. When conflicts arose within the base, the mutants would take advantage of the situation.
"How is the situation at the Northern Base now?" Luo Ning asked Lu Xinghe.
Lu Xinghe looked at the message from Du Lu: "The situation is still at a stalemate. One group advocates taking the initiative to attack the alien species, while the other group still hopes that this experiment can succeed."
Those who hope the experiment will succeed do so not only because they believe that only the return of the alien species to human form can truly end the apocalypse, but also because their relatives have become aliens, and they hope to see their loved ones again one day.
"How is Du Lü?"
"He's alright, he hasn't been discovered yet."
"Then send him the video of Xiaoxiao that you took today, so he can see his daughter," Luo Ning said.
Xiaoxiao is the nickname of Wenxi's daughter, given to her by Luo Ning, because the little girl loves to laugh and has not inherited her parents' awkward personality at all.
Lu Xinghe shook his head: "Video and image files are easily monitored by the Northern Base, which would expose him."
After saying that, he gently placed his hand on Luo Ning's swollen belly: "In a few months, no matter what the outcome, he can come back."
The baby in her belly seemed to sense her father's movements, raising its tiny hands and feet in response, creating little bumps on Luo Ning's fair belly.
"Does it hurt?" Lu Xinghe asked, looking at the small bags.
"It doesn't hurt, they were very gentle," Luo Ning said with a gentle smile.
Lu Xinghe also held her hand. The baby was due in two months. He was looking forward to the results of the experiment and was also concerned about the future.
May the experiment be successful, and may life be as you wish.
As the days went by, Luo Ning's belly grew bigger and bigger, and her body gradually weakened. She was always drowsy and lethargic, and sometimes when she woke up, she would look out the window and not know whether it was morning or afternoon.
Neither Lu Xinghe nor An Xiaoruo and Wen Xi could talk to her for long before she fell asleep again.
But she still kept a diary every day and then recalled each entry the next day. If she missed any entries, it meant that her memory was fading.
Everything went smoothly. She safely passed the so-called ten-year period. Both she and Lu Xinghe were relieved of the burden on their hearts. Mingye's loss of consciousness might really just be a coincidence.
Soon the day of her delivery arrived.
This day was December 25th, ten days earlier than the due date.
At 8 p.m., Luo Ning, who was about to go to bed, suddenly had her water break and was immediately taken to the laboratory.
Upon receiving the news, Lu Xinghe rushed back from the sunken ship island. An Xiaoruo and Wen Xi waited outside the delivery room, while Song Pei and his men remained on guard outside. An Yuan and the others from the Gene Department were all waiting for this moment to arrive.
The world may be changed after today.
Because twin births are prone to complications, and based on Wenxi's previous experience with childbirth, the genetics department decided to perform a cesarean section on Luo Ning under anesthesia to deliver the babies as quickly as possible.
While Luo Ning was undergoing a cesarean section in an orderly manner in the delivery room, a black figure landed from the sky near the room where Han Ling was being held.
Han Ling, who was waiting for news from the Gene Department, paced back and forth in the room when a familiar voice suddenly came from the ventilation vent: "Dad, you really are here."
Han Ling was stunned for a moment, then immediately walked to the front of the ventilation opening and looked up. It was Wen Rong, who had been missing for nearly nine months.
"Wen Rong, you...you're still alive! How did you know I was here?" Han Ling was both surprised and delighted. Although he had never liked Wen Rong's personality, they had lived together for so many years. He thought she had been killed by the Northern Base because without the drugs to control her, she would definitely go to the Northern Base to hunt.
"Yes, I'm alive." Wen Rong nodded happily. "I came here on the base's plane. I flew for a very, very long time. I was so sick of flying that I almost threw up."
Han Ling looked at the woman with the face of a mature woman but low intelligence, and her feelings were complicated. Du Lu was much better than Wen Rong, but he was just a cold and ruthless blood-sucking machine. Although Wen Rong looked like a child, she actually came here. She had never forgotten him.
"What about those mutants in the hospital? Have they woken up?" Han Ling asked.
"They woke up, and then they left on their own. I couldn't catch them all," Wen Rong said sweetly, but her eyes still burned with the rage of those alien creatures she had killed.
She can only be her father's child; she won't let those disgusting things steal away her father's love.
"Dad, I'll get you out of here right now." After saying that, Wen Rong raised her fist and slammed it heavily against the wall around the ventilation opening.
"No..." Han Ling wanted to stop her, but it was too late. This woman always acted rashly, but she had flown thousands of miles to find him, so what could he blame her for?
The alarms at the new base sounded quickly. This was the first intrusion of the winged aliens in more than nine months. Because of their agility, the winged aliens were more dangerous than other aliens. The security officers immediately gathered at the place where Han Ling was being held.
In the laboratory, Luo Ning's surgery was almost over. The twins had been removed, and Luo Ning had been exposed to their umbilical cord blood.
However, the wound on her abdomen was slowly healing on its own, without needing stitches like a human body would.
"How could this happen? Why does she still have heteromorphic traits? Have we failed again?" the assistant asked.
Luo Ning opened her eyes at this moment. The effects of the anesthetic had worn off, and she felt very cold, shivering constantly. Her eyelids were also very heavy, and she could hardly lift them.
"Where's the child? Let me see the child," she said weakly.
Qi Xiaowei brought the children to her. They were two very healthy baby boys. Luo Ning smiled and said, "They are so cute. No wonder they are my children."
"Yes, she inherited the best qualities of both you and Major General Lu. I'm going to take the child next door now. See you later." Qi Xiaowei said as she helped her cover herself with the blanket.
Luo Ning nodded, her mind somewhat hazy: "Okay, I'm so tired too, I want to sleep for a while."
She could feel her body recovering, but something was also being lost. She raised her hand, trying to grasp what was slipping away, but she was powerless to do so.
"Lu Xinghe..." she called softly.
"Major General Lu will be back soon," Qi Xiaowei replied, but Luo Ning had already closed her eyes.
Qi Xiaowei saw her close her eyes. Although she wondered why she was so tired, she didn't think much of it and assumed it was due to childbirth and the anesthesia. So she took the baby out and let An Xiaoruo and Wen Xi come in to take care of Luo Ning.
However, once outside, they discovered that civilians on the island had been infected and turned into mutants, who continued to attack others. The security officers immediately went to clear them out, and the island was thrown into chaos.
An Xiaoruo and Wen Xi, who were waiting outside, were overjoyed to see the baby being brought out.
"You all go inside and take care of Luo Ning. If anything happens, just call me. I'm right next door." After saying that, Qi Xiaowei took the child to the gene extraction laboratory.
Seeing that nothing unexpected had happened, Song Pei left four guards behind and led the others to provide support.
Wen Xi and An Xiaoruo entered the room and saw that Luo Ning was asleep, and her wounds had healed considerably.
"The experiment... was unsuccessful." Wen Xi sighed softly.
An Xiaoruo was also stunned. She thought she could definitely succeed this time. Luo Ning had brought many miracles to her world, and she had always believed that she could do it.
Qi Xiaowei and her assistant brought the two children into the laboratory. An Yuan, seeing her pale face, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"Luo Ning still has heterozygosity, we failed." Qi Xiaowei couldn't help but shed tears after saying this. The entire genetic department had given so much and placed their most sincere hopes on her, but they still failed.
An Yuan took the child from him: "Why are you crying? You're jumping to conclusions before we've even extracted the original genes."
Although he said that, his hands were trembling, but he would never give up until he saw the original genes.
When Lu Xinghe rushed back, he saw flames soaring into the sky and some alien species chasing and devouring people.
"How are Luo Ning and the baby?" he asked An Xiaoruo through the communicator.
“Auntie has given birth successfully, Uncle, you’re a father now,” An Xiaoruo replied. She didn’t tell him that Luo Ning still had heteromorphic traits.
Lu Xinghe felt a surge of excitement: "How is the child? Can the genes be traced back to the alien species?"
“Dr. An and his team are extracting genes, and we don’t know the results yet,” An Xiaoruo replied.
"Okay, take good care of her, I'll be there soon," he instructed.
As a husband, he should rush to his wife and children immediately.
But he was not just a husband; he was responsible for the seven thousand humans on Crescent Island and for the sixty thousand lives at the new base. He had to clear out these alien species first.
"Don't kill them yet, lure them to the sinkhole," he instructed the security officers.
These newly infected mutants were their former friends, and if the genes of his two children could trace back to the mutants, then all of them could continue to live.
laboratory.
An Yuan stared intently at the first data of gene retrospection on the screen. The progress bar slowly approached 100%, already exceeding the 72% of Wen Xi's child's previous result.
However, when the data reached 92%, the data from both gene samples stopped.
"Move around!" everyone was silently chanting in their hearts.
However, the data remained at 92%.
Despair gradually crept into the eyes of everyone in the laboratory.
"Try mixing the two gene samples," Han Ling's voice came through.
"How did you get out?" An Yuan asked in surprise.
"Never mind how I got out, let's get the experiment done first," Han Ling said.
"But this would only contaminate the gene samples."
"Perhaps a miracle will happen."
Outside the laboratory.
Wen Rong smelled a familiar scent; it was the scent of her sister and the rabbit, both of whom were now very weak.
Thinking of the humiliation she had suffered, she landed silently at the door, quickly dealt with the guards, and then pushed open the door and went inside.
However, as soon as she stepped inside, a figure lunged at her, clearly having noticed her approach and launched an attack in advance.
She had assumed the attacker would be the ferocious rabbit, but it turned out to be her own sister, while the rabbit lay unconscious on the bed.
"Xiao Ruo, quickly take Xiao Xiao away." Wen Xi tackled Wen Rong to the ground. She wasn't good at fighting, but she had to stop Wen Rong for the sake of her child.
Holding Xiaoxiao, An Xiaoruo immediately seized the opportunity to rush out, but the guards outside had all fallen to the ground. They had wounds on their bodies and would become mutants within half an hour at most.
"Help! Help! There's a monster here!" she shouted.
Upon hearing the shouts, Qi Xiaowei immediately came out and, seeing the soldiers on the ground, pulled An Xiaoruo into the laboratory: "What happened?"
"Wen Rong, that winged mutant is in the delivery room. You take good care of Xiao Xiao. I'm going over there." An Xiaoru handed the child to Qi Xiaowei and went to rescue the person with her bare hands.
An Yuan grabbed her arm: "Going there in your current state is suicide." He then glared at Han Ling with hatred: "So you weren't here to help after all."
Han Ling hadn't expected Wen Rong to cause trouble for Luo Ning: "You guys continue with the experiment, I'll handle this."
As soon as he opened the door and stepped out, he saw Wen Xi fall heavily out of the room. Immediately afterward, Wen Rong jumped out of the door and pressed down on Wen Xi's head with great force, clearly intending to kill him.
"Stop!" he shouted. "Let her go!"
Wen Rong was stunned for a moment, looking at the man who was yelling at her in disbelief: "Dad, you said she was useless and could be killed."
Han Ling quickly replied, "She's still useful, don't hurt her."
But Wen Rong's grip didn't loosen. She heard Han Ling say that Wen Xi was useful, so she couldn't let Wen Xi live. Only she could be by his side.
So she tightened her grip, preparing to kill Wenxi.
Wen Xi struggled desperately; she couldn't die like this, but the difference in strength between her and Wen Rong was too great, and she was no match for her.
When Han Ling saw that Wen Rong was not listening to him, he had a bad feeling that Wen Rong had already slipped out of his control.
Just as he was about to step forward and pull Wen Rong away, an extremely fast figure rushed out from behind, grabbed Wen Rong, and slammed her heavily to the ground. It was Luo Ning, who had just given birth.
She was still wearing her hospital gown, her body stained with blood from the surgery, and her blue eyes held no emotion.
Han Ling was stunned. Had her consciousness dissipated? If it had, why was she still thinking about saving Wen Xi?
When Wen Rong saw that it was Luo Ning, she was filled with hatred as if they were enemies. She leaped into the air and pounced on Luo Ning, but this time Luo Ning did not fight back as before. Instead, she stood there blankly, letting Wen Rong's sharp fingers pierce through her body.
"Why didn't you fight back?" Wen Rong asked, puzzled.
Luo Ning did not answer, like a delicate doll.
With a bang, the bullet pierced Wen Rong's shoulder, the heavy sniper bullet leaving her shoulder a bloody mess.
The bullet was fired by Lu Xinghe from halfway up the mountain. After receiving the information, he rushed back immediately. After seeing what was happening in the building, he used the sniper rifle carried by the soldier next to him to drive Wen Rong back. Unfortunately, the heavy armor bullet was a special bullet that had not yet been incorporated into the gene, and the gun had not been calibrated in time, so it failed to kill Wen Rong.
"Ah!" Wen Rong screamed, and the sound of the security officers who rushed back from outside running upstairs could be heard clearly.
Han Ling looked at Wen Rong, who had lost an arm, and said, "Go quickly, don't stay on the island, go back to the mainland."
"Dad, let's go together." Wen Rong wanted to come over and take him with her.
"Leave me alone!" Han Ling shouted.
Bang! Another shot, this time aimed at Wen Rong's neck, leaving only half of her neck remaining.
Although Han Ling did not know who fired the shot, judging from the location where the bullet hit Wen Rong's body, the next shot should be aimed at Wen Rong's head.
"Go away, I don't need your help. I'm fed up with you." He said with disgust.
Seeing his ferocious expression, Wen Rong burst into tears and flew into the sky. However, as she flew away, she grabbed Luo Ning and used her as a human shield.
Luo Ning let her hold her without struggling at all. Wen Xi saw through Wen Rong's intention and rushed over to try to snatch Luo Ning back, but Wen Rong was extremely fast and had already flown into the sky.
In the sky, Wen Rong had no rivals, and she carried Luo Ning, flying rapidly towards the mainland.
Seeing this, Lu Xinghe also ran towards the sea. He jumped onto the boat and chased after Wen Rong in the direction she had left. He had just seen Luo Ning without any resistance. She stood there quietly, without any life.
He had a bad feeling; he hoped it wasn't what he thought.
The speedboat chased after it at top speed, leaving a long trail on the sea.
laboratory.
The two babies, who had been quiet, suddenly burst into tears, but their mother had already left, and no one could comfort them.
An Yuan, standing to the side, ignored everything happening around him and stared intently at the progress bar.
93%, 94%, 95%...
After the two gene samples were fused, the fusion rate exceeded 92% and steadily approached 100%.
——
When Luo Ning woke up, she found herself no longer on the island. She was lying on the roof of an abandoned city. The sky was azure, the white clouds were as soft as cotton, and the wind gently blew across her face and long hair.
She looked around in confusion. Why had the city suddenly become so dilapidated? Wasn't she in her school dormitory, resting in bed when she was tired from studying? How did she end up here after waking up?
It must be a dream.
She closed her eyes and then opened them again, but the surroundings remained the same: a dilapidated city, roads piled with garbage and dust, and ragged humans wandering aimlessly among the ruins.
What's going on? Why can't I wake up from this dream?
She pinched herself hard; it hurt, but she still couldn't wake up.
Just as she was feeling lost and helpless, someone shouted, "Run! The great demon is coming with his army!"
The ground trembled slightly, and many people on the roof scrambled to their feet in terror. They leaped rapidly between floors like agile apes, something humans simply could not do.
She stared at everything in disbelief. Just as she was in a daze, a woman grabbed her arm and jumped to the roof of another building, muttering, "What are you standing there for? Are you waiting for humans to come and kill you?"
"Don't jump, you'll fall to your death!" Luo Ning cried out in terror, but her body landed lightly on the roof of the opposite building, as if she had been born with this ability.
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