Chapter 105: Rebirth of the Ant Nest (Part 4)
"Father Feng!"
"Dad Feng, I want to eat bear cookies!"
The children cheered and surrounded the man like a group of happy birds.
They raised their innocent little faces and stretched out their hands one after another, looking forward to the plate of delicious cookies.
The loving smile on the man's face grew even more intense. He patiently distributed the cookies to each child, gently advising them: "Eat slowly, don't choke, there are still plenty in the kitchen."
This warm and harmonious scene made Xie Mian's heart sink to the bottom.
He stared at the direction the man came out - the half-open kitchen door.
"Brother, keep an eye on the kids."
Xie Mian's voice was as cold as ice. Before he finished speaking, he flashed like an arrow, knocking aside the man in front of him and rushed into the kitchen.
"Why!"
The man was knocked off balance and the plate in his hand almost fell out of his hand. The children also cried out in surprise.
Lin Heng immediately stepped forward, separating the man and the children, but his eyes were fixed on the kitchen door, with all the insect energy in his body ready to go.
The kitchen was clean and tidy, filled with the aroma of food.
However, Xie Mian's gaze was fixed on the scene in the corner.
Goose Shifang was squatting in the cage with his back to the door.
He lowered his head, his expression focused and dull, and was using his beak to carefully pluck the feathers at the base of his wings one by one...
He moved slowly, and a small tuft of snow-white down feathers had already fallen on the clean ground beside him.
He seemed to feel no pain at all, like a real goose waiting to be slaughtered, cleaning himself up and waiting to be cooked by his owner.
"Goose Ten Directions!"
Xie Mian's eyes were bloodshot, and a mixture of rage and fear exploded.
He rushed over and grabbed the goose's beak while it was plucking feathers.
Goose Shifang raised his head blankly, looking at Xie Mian with empty eyes, as if he didn't understand why this sudden appearance person wanted to interrupt his "work".
"Wake up!"
Xie Mian growled, and a soft but vital green insect energy surged out from his palm, instantly enveloping E Shifang.
As the green light flowed, E Shifang's dull eyes gradually regained clarity. He blinked and saw Xie Mian clearly in front of him. He then looked down at his wings which had a small bald spot. He was so angry that he jumped up with a "click" and all the hair on his body exploded.
"Wife! What happened to me?"
Seeing him regain consciousness, Xie Mian felt relieved.
With a thought, his healing energy turned into a force that promoted birth. At the place where Goose Shifang's feathers were plucked, new snow-white feathers grew out at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon everything was back to normal.
"It's okay."
Xie Mian patted his head, turned around, and the cold murderous intent in his eyes had solidified into reality.
He carried a silver-white long knife and walked out of the kitchen step by step.
Feng Zheng was stopped by Lin Heng, with a look of confusion and uneasiness on his face.
The children hid behind the man and looked at the murderous Xie Mian timidly.
"Why do you do this?" Xie Mian's voice was emotionless.
"I... I just want to give the children a home." The man looked at the knife in his hand and took a step back in fear.
"Home?" Xie Mian sneered, his sword aura radiating from him. "Turning them into mindless pets is what you call home?"
Before he finished speaking, the butterfly wings behind him opened with a "swish", shining brightly, and a majestic pressure instantly enveloped the entire space.
He raised his long sword and was about to chop the man!
"Don't hurt Father Feng!"
"Big brother, don't!"
At this moment, the children screamed and opened their arms at the same time to block the man.
They used their small bodies to form a human wall, looking at Xie Mian with fearful yet determined eyes.
Xie Mian's blade stopped abruptly less than half a meter away from Xiaohua's head who was in the front.
"He's not a bad guy!" Niuniu summoned her courage and shouted, "Dad Feng gave us lots of delicious food, told us stories, and played with us!"
"Get out of the way!" Xie Mian shouted sternly, but the children did not retreat an inch.
Lin Heng held Xie Mian's arm, signaling him to calm down. Then he looked at the man and asked in a deep voice, "What is going on? What is your purpose in bringing these children here?"
The man's emotions seemed to be affected by the children's actions. He sighed, his eyes reddened, and he explained in a hoarse voice:
"I...I didn't mean to 'steal' them. I just wanted to...to make my wife happy."
He pointed to the sofa, where a quiet woman was sitting, holding a doll, watching the cartoon on TV with empty eyes, as if oblivious to everything happening around her.
"Before the end of the world, our only daughter was abducted by human traffickers. We searched for her for a long time, and the police were also investigating, but they couldn't find her... My wife... she went crazy." The man's voice was filled with pain.
"After the apocalypse, we were hiding in the ruins when a group of refugee children broke in. I noticed that my wife's mood would stabilize and she would even smile whenever the children were around. From that day on, I awakened the insect power of my 'realm.'"
He smiled bitterly and said, "I just wanted to create a world with children for her. Many of these children are homeless orphans. Outside, they are either eaten by insect monsters or starve to death. But in my domain, they are safe, have food and drink, and can play happily. I... I really didn't intend to hurt them."
Xie Mian's gaze shifted away from the man's sad face and slowly swept across the children standing in front of him.
Just as the man had said, besides Xiaohua, Niuniu, and the other children missing from the bus, there were a dozen or so unfamiliar faces. These children came in all ages, but without exception, they all wore clean, beautiful clothes of varying styles. The girls' hair was neatly combed and adorned with cute hairpins; the boys were also clean-cut, their faces devoid of the sallow, timid look so common among children in the apocalypse.
Their faces are rosy, their eyes are clear, and they are full of the innocence and vitality that can only be found when they are carefully cared for.
The murderous intent in Xie Mian's heart slowly faded under the gaze of the children.
He understood that the man was telling the truth.
In this cannibalistic apocalypse, this "home" built of lies may truly be the best destination for these children. The boundaries between right and wrong have long become blurred in the face of cruel reality.
"Wife, let's..."
After recovering, Goose Shifang came close to Xie Mian and whispered softly, he also intended to let the man go.
Xie Mian took a deep breath, and the majestic sword power receded like a tide. The glittering and colorful butterfly wings also slowly folded and disappeared behind him.
"clang."
With a slight sound, the silver-white long sword was retracted by him.
Lin Heng and Feng Zheng both breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, the children smiled again.
However, just when everyone was about to relax, the entire ground began to shake violently without any warning!
The dishes on the table collided with each other, making a crisp tinkling sound, and the cartoon images on TV were instantly distorted into snowflakes, making a harsh "sizzling" sound.
"ah!"
The children screamed in fear.
"What's going on?!" Lin Heng immediately spread the insect energy and looked around vigilantly.
The cozy room began to feel unstable.
The scene before my eyes flickered madly like a TV screen with a bad signal.
The soft fabric sofa, the TV playing cartoons, the bookshelf piled with fairy tales... these warm scenes twisted and peeled off in an instant, revealing the cold, damp rock wall and the huge, creeping shadow behind them!
"My territory... my territory is being eroded!" Feng Zheng's face turned pale and he shouted in fear, "Something... something is attacking my territory from outside!"
"It's that little bear biscuit!" Xie Mian reacted instantly.
That is the only channel connecting reality and the domain, and it is also the weakest point of this domain!
"roar--!"
A terrifying roar penetrated the barrier of space and came clearly.
Along with the roar, the entire space shook more violently, the chandelier on the ceiling shook, and spider-web-like cracks began to appear on the walls.
The whole picture of the house is falling apart.
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