Lu Xinghe's words not only shocked Luo Ning, but also made her feel lucky. She was originally worried that she would be killed as a mutant, but she did not expect to have the opportunity to start over.
Only with this man did she develop a complex and inexplicable relationship with him.
Zhou Yingying stood up and said, "Since you already have this ability, then try it now. You should have some medicine on you, right?"
Lu Xinghe replied, "Although we have the potion, you will become very weak after reverting to human form. If we are attacked by the alien species again, it will be difficult for you to escape. So we will use the potion once we reach a safe place."
Zhou Yingying hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement. When she turned to look at Luo Ning, Luo Ning was also looking at her.
The armed helicopter lowered a rope ladder to pick up everyone and quickly arrived at the location of the engineering convoy.
When Luo Ning got off the helicopter, she saw the huge engineering vehicles up close and realized that they had all been modified. The walls of the vehicles were very sturdy, and it would be more appropriate to call them protective walls than vehicles.
Thinking of the gunshots she heard a few days ago, Luo Ning stopped and asked Lu Xinghe, "A few days ago, you used these vehicles to surround a lot of aliens, and then I heard gunshots. Did you kill them or...?"
"They've become human again. The gunshots you heard were actually to fire the drug."
Where are they now?
"They have been taken to a nearby safe area and will be taken care of by someone. They will be able to live a normal life once they recover."
As Lu Xinghe spoke, he led her to a construction vehicle. He opened the back door and climbed in. Inside, there was a simple desk and a bed, which looked like a single dormitory room.
"Get in." Lu Xinghe looked at her from inside the car.
Luo Ning looked around: "Am I all alone?"
There was no one on his side, which meant the two of them would be alone in this room.
She hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's talk down here. It's just the two of us here, so let's not go up."
Seeing that she looked like she was afraid he would eat her up, Lu Xinghe couldn't help but smile: "Why haven't I seen you so careful before?"
His smile was beautiful; his eyes held memories of the past, as well as a deep appreciation and anticipation for the person before him.
Upon hearing the word "the past," Luo Ning finally got into the car. Regardless of whether it was her life or not, she wanted to know more about it.
After she entered the carriage, Lu Xinghe closed the door, and a soft light shone between the two of them.
Lu Xinghe took out the rabbit doll and squeezed it with his hand; a baby's voice came from inside.
“They’re a year old now,” Lu Xinghe said softly. “You’ve been gone for a year too.”
"I... I have no recollection of it. Are you sure it's me?" Luo Ning asked.
“You are a hybrid of human and rabbit genes, and you have a white rabbit tail at your tailbone,” Lu Xinghe stated directly, revealing her animal characteristics.
Luo Ning listened quietly, and everything Lu Xinghe said matched her own experience.
Seeing her like this, Lu Xinghe thought she still didn't believe him, so he thought for a moment and whispered, "You...you have a small mole on your left chest."
Luo Ning's face flushed red instantly, and she lowered her head, feeling somewhat at a loss. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt a little shy when she heard such straightforward words.
But he said it so solemnly, as if to prove their past relationship.
The atmosphere quieted down, and Luo Ning looked up at the man opposite her again. He had been waiting for her answer.
She took out the hospital gown: "This is the gown I was wearing when I woke up. Do you recognize it?"
"These are clothes from the Genetics Department. You wore them on the day you gave birth. Later, you were taken away by the Winged Alien." Lu Xinghe recounted everything in detail.
Luo Ning listened attentively. His voice seemed to have a special magic, leading her into a battered RV, showing her the riverbank covered with white crystals, letting her feel the cold of the human northern base, and then appreciating the warmth of the southern island far from the mainland.
In his voice, she also has a lovely daughter named An Xiaoruo and a very good friend named Wen Xi. They both worry about her and can't sleep at night because of her.
She also has a pair of adorable and intelligent children, one named Yuanyou and the other Yuanyan. They are the direct force that changes the world. One is calm and the other is lively. They could already say "Dad" when they were six months old, but they still can't say "Mom" now that they are one year old.
Lu Xinghe's voice wove a bizarre and fantastical dream, and when he ended the dream, she was still in a daze for a long time.
Finally, Lu Xinghe handed her the communicator. On the screen was a photo of her and him. They were sitting by the sea, with the horizon where the sea met the sky. She was leaning on his shoulder and smiling, her belly protruding, clearly indicating that she was pregnant.
It took her a while to gradually regain clarity from her dream: "So all of this is related to me, so I've returned to the moment of my initial awakening?"
"Yes," Lu Xinghe replied.
"Do you have any photos of the children? I'd like to see them," Luo Ning asked.
Lu Xinghe took out the communicator, which contained photos of two children. Upon seeing it, Luo Ning felt a tremor in her heart, her nose tingled, and tears welled up in her eyes.
If what Lu Xinghe said is true, then she was captured by that winged alien named Wen Rong right after giving birth. But since she and Wen Rong are mortal enemies, why didn't Wen Rong kill her?
"And the drug that turns aliens back into humans has only been around for a year?"
"Yes, it's just been a year."
Luo Ning recalled Zhou Yingying telling her that the drug had been developed three years ago. Had she misheard or was Zhou Yingying deliberately making a mistake?
"Then inject me with that medicine too," Luo Ning said. She was afraid that one day she would also be unable to resist eating humans, and she also wanted to return to human society to live.
However, Lu Xinghe hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay, let's go now."
The genetics department said the retrograde drug had no effect on the host, but he still wanted to try it.
Zhou Yingying was the first to receive the injection. When Luo Ning arrived, she was already prepared. But when she saw the clear liquid being injected into Zhou Yingying's body, Luo Ning wondered if she had misunderstood Zhou Yingying.
She originally thought Zhou Yingying had some ulterior motive. Besides the timeline not matching up, Zhou Yingying had also said that some mutants pursued power and immortality and therefore did not want to turn back into humans. Perhaps her purpose in coming back with Lu Xinghe and the others was to destroy all of this.
But now Zhou Yingying has willingly injected the drug.
The drug took effect quickly. The icy blue color disappeared from Zhou Yingying's eyes, her cute cat paws turned into human fingers, and her body slowly went limp, as if her soul had been taken away. She lost consciousness.
Those around her were clearly already familiar with everything. They carried Zhou Yingying to a bed, covered her with a blanket, and fed her some nutritional supplements.
When Luo Ning watched alien movies before, the aliens who received the drug almost instantly turned back into humans and started a new life, and could even fight on the battlefield. She never expected that the situation here would be like this.
Perhaps this is the truth: when a person's body undergoes significant changes, how could nothing happen to them?
Soon it was her turn for the injection. Her heart was pounding. She had received too much news today: men, children, turning from human back into a mutant. Every single thing felt unreal to her.
The cold medicine was injected into her body. Many people stood around her, all there for her. She was prepared to collapse and lose consciousness, but half an hour passed and she did not fall into a deep sleep like Zhou Yingying.
She looked at Lu Xinghe in confusion: "Why am I still like this?"
Lu Xinghe replied, "Because you are the direct host, the original body will not attack the host."
"So you knew all along?"
"Hmm." Lu Xinghe sighed softly, "But I still want to give it a try."
The experiment was unsuccessful. Even if all the mutants eventually turn back into humans, there will still be five mutants in the world that cannot be changed.
Luo Ning was given a separate place to stay, right next to Zhou Yingying's.
"We'll go back to base tomorrow, you should get some rest." Lu Xinghe handed her a bag of blood, which was warm and had just been drawn from his body.
Luo Ning felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to avoid the temptation in his hand, but in the end she couldn't help but take it. She was too hungry, and the exotic animals she had eaten these past few days could not suppress her inner desire.
"Aren't you scared?" she asked softly.
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'll eat you up."
Lu Xinghe smiled and said, "Of course I'm afraid. I have two children to raise, so you must control yourself."
Seeing his relaxed expression, Luo Ning felt a little more at ease as well.
Lu Xinghe looked at her. Although he wanted to stay and be with her, he felt that giving her space was the best thing for her given her current state.
"I'm leaving now. You get some rest," Lu Xinghe said before leaving.
After he left, Luo Ning opened the bag of blood. The smell was sweet and fragrant, with a fatal attraction. She couldn't help but swallow it in large gulps.
After the blood was drunk up, she greedily tore open the blood bag and licked it clean bit by bit, wanting more. The blue in her eyes turned extremely deep. She wanted to grab Lu Xinghe back, bite open his veins, and drink her fill.
As she stood up to do so, she suddenly saw herself in the mirror, looking like a walking corpse controlled by desire. She was startled and her mind came back to normal.
Lu Xinghe just said that she is extremely good at controlling her appetite and is not swayed by blood, but she almost went berserk just now.
He trusted her too much, but she was a little worried about herself.
After Lu Xinghe walked out, he ran into He Cheng, who grabbed him and said, "Come and take a look."
"What's wrong?" Lu Xinghe asked.
"You'll see when you get there." He Cheng led Lu Xinghe to the outer edge of the convoy, where several soldiers were already standing, looking down at something. When they saw Lu Xinghe arrive, they all made way for him.
When Lu Xinghe saw what was on the ground, his eyes were filled with shock, just like everyone else's.
Before him were twin boys, about three years old, their icy blue eyes glaring fiercely at the people around them. Their hands and feet had been tied by He Cheng and his men, so they couldn't move no matter how much they struggled.
There are very few child mutants in the apocalypse because they were almost all devoured at the beginning of the apocalypse due to their weakness. Therefore, these two child mutants must have been infected later. However, pregnant women are strictly protected in the base and cannot leave the base at all.
Where did these two children come from?
"We didn't see them when we came back. How did they suddenly appear?" Lu Xinghe asked.
He Cheng was also confused: "We also found it strange. The guards said that they saw them appear here as soon as they turned around, without making a sound."
Lu Xinghe approached the two children and tried to communicate with them, but found that he could not communicate with them at all; they seemed to have not even learned the language.
“Something’s strange,” Lu Xinghe said.
He Cheng nodded: "This is too strange. This is the first time in my life that I have ever seen a child with a different species."
Lu Xinghe glanced at him, and He Cheng immediately laughed and said, "Don't overthink it. Yuan You and Yuan Yan are not aliens to me."
Lu Xinghe looked around and found no other alien species: "Take them back and inject them with medicine first."
"Okay." He Cheng had the two children taken back. The two little ones were quite strong; even three or four people could hardly hold them down.
Once inside the car, the two small mutants were injected with the drug. They gradually stopped struggling, the blue in their eyes faded, and finally they snuggled together and fell asleep peacefully.
Looking at the twins who looked just like his own children, Lu Xinghe felt sympathy, but rationally he remained vigilant about their sudden appearance: "Keep a close watch on them, don't let anyone else get close, and hand them over to the Gene Department after we return to the base."
After a few restless hours of sleep, Luo Ning heard some movement coming from Zhou Yingying's side. She immediately got up to check and saw that Zhou Yingying was able to sit up. Although she was still weak, she seemed to have some energy.
Medical staff are examining her; everything is stable.
Zhou Yingying also saw Luo Ning and, noticing that her eyes were still blue, asked, "Haven't you had the injection yet?"
Luo Ning felt a little embarrassed; she didn't know how to tell Zhou Yingying that the potion had no effect on her.
"I'll get the injection later," she replied.
Zhou Yingying didn't press the matter. She was now very interested in regaining her human body. Looking at her hands, she said, "Human hands are still the most convenient."
Luo Ning hesitated for a moment and asked, "Yingying, I remember you told me before that the potion for reversing time has been around for three years?"
Zhou Yingying looked at her in confusion: "Huh, wasn't it a year? Did I say that?"
Luo Ning thought she might have really misheard: "It's okay, maybe I misheard."
As dawn broke, the convoy prepared to depart. Luo Ning then noticed that the other vehicles were filled with people dressed in uniform. They were all eating breakfast, some chatting and laughing, while others remained silent.
“These are the mutants you saw a few days ago; they’re human now,” Lu Xinghe said as he walked to her side.
"It's really amazing," Luo Ning exclaimed.
"Yes, it's amazing. It's just a pity that we don't have enough food right now to trace back a large number of humans. We can only do it step by step."
Luo Ning felt reassured after hearing this; this was the normal pace. If a large number of humans were suddenly restored, new conflicts would inevitably arise.
"Does this mean they'll have antibodies from now on, so they won't mutate again if they get infected with the virus?" Luo Ning asked again.
"Yes, I won't get infected again."
Luo Ning thought of the alien species that died last night. They originally had the chance to turn back into humans, but in the end they turned into decaying dust.
After breakfast, the convoy headed south to the base. Lu Xinghe told them that some humans had returned to land and started farming and manufacturing to provide basic supplies for those who would be brought back to Earth in the future.
This will be a long process, perhaps taking several generations to complete, as the life of the alien species is infinite while human life is finite.
After a bumpy three-hour ride, the convoy arrived at the base. Luo Ning hadn't expected the base to be so close. Not far away, she could see the azure sea and flocks of seagulls. Large tracts of farmland were being cultivated in preparation for next year's planting.
"Wow, the base is so close!" Luo Ning exclaimed, feeling quite nervous about seeing her two children soon.
"This is just a planting base; the base we're going to isn't here." Lu Xinghe jumped out of the car first, then extended his hand to her, as if worried she might fall.
Luo Ning was prepared to jump down herself, as this height was nothing, but when Lu Xinghe reached out his hand to her, she still helped him up.
But she held onto his arm, not his hand.
The others also got off the vehicles, and armed soldiers came to lead them to their lodgings. Only one vehicle's carriage did not open immediately.
"Aren't they going to the base you mentioned?" Luo Ning asked curiously.
Lu Xinghe nodded: "Yes, Crescent Island is already quite populated. The humans who travel back in time will all live on land."
Zhou Yingying got out of the car at this time, but she had not fully recovered and needed someone to help her.
Luo Ning went over to help her walk towards the house: "Don't worry, I heard that people who recover quickly will be fine today, and those who recover more slowly will not take more than a month."
Zhou Yingying nodded and then said, "You became familiar with them so quickly."
"It's alright, maybe it's because I helped them yesterday." She didn't tell Zhou Yingying her true identity.
Zhou Yingying glanced at Lu Xinghe again and said in a low voice, "Do you remember the human commander I told you about before? The really handsome one, the one who was standing next to you just now."
Luo Ning naturally remembered that Zhou Yingying had said that, and she also remembered that Zhou Yingying wanted to turn Lu Xinghe into a mutant and possess him.
"Hmm, he... is quite good-looking, but you used to be a mutant, how did you meet him?" Luo Ning asked疑惑地.
Zhou Yingying replied vaguely, "I only met him once. Now that I'm closer to him, he seems even more charismatic than before. Once I recover, I'm going to pursue him and make him my man."
Luo Ning was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Zhou Yingying to be serious. Zhou Yingying was beautiful and had a feline charm. In the short time the two of them had been there, several men had been staring at Zhou Yingying.
"He probably already has someone he likes," Luo Ning muttered. She could have not said this to Zhou Yingying, but she just couldn't help it.
Zhou Yingying smiled and said, "So what? Even if he has someone he likes, I can still try my best to win him over. I've heard that human men are easy to tame."
Luo Ning felt a little uncomfortable listening to this: "Stop calling me a human all the time. You're a human now too."
Zhou Yingying paused for a moment: "Oh, I almost forgot."
Luo Ning helped Zhou Yingying into the room, and just as she was about to leave, Zhou Yingying called out to her: "You don't seem to want to eat me at all, even though you're a different species."
“I’m not hungry,” Luo Ning replied.
Zhou Yingying looked at her thoughtfully: "You are even more amazing than I thought. This is the first time I have ever seen a mutant that can control its appetite."
"I'll take that as a compliment, so you don't need to worry about me hurting you when you see me in the future. I'm leaving now." After saying that, Luo Ning turned around and walked towards Lu Xinghe.
After she left, someone came in to take notes for Zhou Yingying.
"Name."
"Zhou Yingying".
"Age at the time of infection".
"Twenty-two years old."
"Occupation before infection".
"Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse".
"It's been a few years since I awakened."
Zhou Yingying glanced at the man who was taking notes for her, and smiled sweetly: "Would you believe me if I said I've never lost consciousness?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, and was about to go out to call for help. This was the first time since the apocalypse that he had encountered someone who had never lost consciousness.
Zhou Yingying grabbed his hand and gently stroked his fingers: "Just kidding. You're so cute. I've been awakened for three years."
The man immediately withdrew his hand, his ears turning slightly red: "Ms. Zhou, please cooperate with my work."
Zhou Yingying covered her mouth and laughed when she saw this.
Luo Ning, who had walked quite a distance, turned around after hearing Zhou Yingying's laughter. Zhou Yingying seemed to adapt to her new environment quite well.
Lu Xinghe walked over at this moment: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. When are we coming back here?"
Lu Xinghe replied, "Anytime is fine."
She is now free, no longer bound by anything.
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