Chapter 157: Vermicular Splitting (Fifteen)
Lin Heng looked at his resolute back and did not say anything to stop him.
He knew that this was Miemian's way of saving him.
However, his own body could no longer bear it.
There were waves of heavy pain in my abdomen, it was an unfamiliar feeling.
It's a baby...it's about to be born.
Xie Mian's figure disappeared around the corner of the underground palace.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Lin Heng's consciousness began to become blurred.
Light and shadow intertwine and distort before my eyes.
He returned to the early days of the construction of the underground palace.
The faces of those who survived the disaster showed him smiles of gratitude.
"thank you!"
"Thank you! Lord Lin Heng!"
Those voices once made him feel satisfied and comforted.
But now, the corners of those smiling faces were widening and becoming more and more weird, and finally turned into greedy, drooling mouths.
"Meat...his meat..."
"Eating his flesh will awaken your insect power!"
The scene changed.
Si Tianer, the sickly little girl, fell at his feet, her face blue and purple, gasping in pain.
He leaned over and passed on his limited insect energy to her.
Then, the girl suddenly raised her head and bit his arm!
Sharp teeth pierced the flesh and sucked greedily.
Those originally innocent eyes were now gleaming with resentment and desire.
"Why...why is Brother Fu Ze only nice to you..."
Finally, it’s Fu Ze.
He is the man who always looks at him tenderly, wipes his sweat and feeds him.
"Heng, you are tired, have a good rest."
"Leave the rest to me."
He gently picked him up and carried him back to the depths of the underground palace.
But the arms that were holding him had unknowingly turned into cold, barbed chains that bound him tightly.
"Heng, don't be afraid."
"I will always be with you."
"forever."
That gentle voice turned into the most vicious curse.
"ah--!"
Lin Heng suddenly opened his eyes, his whole body soaked in cold sweat.
A severe cramp in his abdomen made him curl up.
"elder brother!"
Thank you for coming back.
He had a strong smell of blood on him. He walked quickly to Lin Heng and supported his trembling body.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Do you have a stomachache?"
Lin Heng gasped for breath, and after a long time, the severe pain slowly subsided.
He leaned in Xie Mian's arms, his face as pale as a piece of paper.
He looked at Xie Mian, a smile so calm that it almost seemed relieved appearing on his face.
"No need."
His voice was soft and weak.
"Brother, I'm here." Xie Mian held his hand tightly and continuously transferred his healing insect energy to him.
But this time, the warm green light seemed to have fallen into oblivion and had no effect at all.
"No need to waste your energy."
Lin Heng shook his head gently.
"listen to me."
He raised his other hand and placed it on his bulging belly, his eyes so gentle that tears could drip from them.
"The baby...is about to come out."
Xie Mian's body suddenly stiffened.
"I can feel that my time...is running out." Lin Heng's gaze moved from his abdomen to the pale sea of flowers beneath him.
Those roses have become so white that they are almost transparent, and the last trace of blood color on the edges of the petals is about to fade away.
"Mianmian, I might... turn into something else."
"Maybe... it will disappear completely."
"No! No!" Xie Mian's voice was hoarse, with a hint of pleading that he himself didn't even notice. "Brother, I'll be faster! I will definitely kill them all! I will definitely save you!"
"It's too late."
Lin Heng interrupted him.
He looked at Xie Mian's painful and desperate eyes, and his heart softened.
He used all his strength to raise his hand and stroke Xie Mian's cheek.
"Promise me, no worries."
"No matter what I become in the end, don't bother me."
"Take the children and get out of here."
"I don't want it!" Xie Mian's emotions finally broke down. He held Lin Heng's hand tightly, "I will save you, you won't die."
"Be obedient." Lin Heng's tone was gentle but firm enough to leave no room for questioning.
"Mianmian, you are my only relative. Promise me that you will take good care of him."
*
Fu Ze stood at a corner of the underground palace, listening to the conversation between Lin Heng and Xie Mian.
The last bit of struggle and pain in his eyes completely disappeared, replaced by a twisted smile.
"Someone come."
His voice was eerily calm, and several of his most loyal confidants appeared silently from the shadows.
"Seal off all exits from the base."
"From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"Initiate the highest level of cleansing protocols."
The henchman's head shot up, a look of shock on his face.
The highest level of cleansing protocol... that is the final measure used when the base is contaminated by large-scale, irreversible insect monsters.
That means... indiscriminate massacre.
"Mr. Fu, the goal of the cleansing is..."
Fu Ze turned around and looked down at him, his eyes extremely cold.
"Anyone who has eaten 'meat'."
The confidant's pupils suddenly contracted.
That...that's almost everyone in the base!
"This is an order, go and execute it."
"yes!"
The confidants dared not ask any more questions, and their bodies turned into shadows and disappeared into the darkness.
Fu Ze raised his head and looked into the depths of the underground palace.
Ah Heng, wait for me.
I won't let anything happen to you.
Deep in the underground palace.
Xie Mian held Lin Heng's cold hand tightly without saying a word.
Lin Heng had fallen asleep, his breathing was weak, his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be suffering great pain even in his dream.
Goose Shifang stood at the entrance to the inner room, like a silent goose sculpture.
Suddenly, he spoke.
"He started."
His voice was low, but it reached Xie Mian's ears clearly.
Xie Mian raised his head, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.
"What?"
"The 'line' outside is being cut at a terrifying speed." E Shifang slowly turned and looked at Xie Mian, "Fu Ze is killing people. Killing everyone in the base."
This should be the result that Xie Mian wanted to see most.
But it's too late.
Lin Heng's body could no longer hold on.
Just then.
“Ugh—!”
On the bed, Lin Heng groaned in pain and suddenly curled up.
He woke up, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and his hands were tightly grasping the petals under him.
"elder brother!"
Xie Mian's face changed drastically and he immediately picked up Lin Heng.
Lin Heng's breathing became rapid and disordered, and his abdomen was filled with severe cramps.
It's time to give birth.
Almost at the same time.
“Boom——!”
A dull roar came from far away outside the underground palace.
What followed was a dense, rain-like explosion and countless people screaming in terror.
The entire underground palace began to shake slightly.
Fu Ze’s purge has begun.
*
"ah--!"
The pain made Lin Heng cry out.
His body arched into a taut bow, his nails dug deep into the petals and soil beneath him, his knuckles turning pale from the force.
The severe pain came like a tide, wave after wave, almost completely drowning his mind.
"Brother!" Xie Mian hugged Lin Heng, his whole body trembling.
He can't do anything.
The constant infusion of worms could not relieve my brother's pain at all.
“No need…”
In the interval of severe pain, Lin Heng used up his last bit of strength to grab Xie Mian's sleeve.
It was hard to tell whether the water on his face was sweat or tears.
"child……"
"Wow--!"
A loud cry suddenly rang out.
Xie Mian's movements froze for a moment.
He lowered his head and looked at the baby that Lin Heng had pushed into his arms with his last bit of strength.
He did not feel a trace of joy, but was instead filled with endless fear and coldness.
"elder brother?"
Lin Heng in his arms stopped moaning.
The hand that was holding his sleeve also slipped down weakly.
Lin Heng's body began to change into a full-body insect state.
The pale sea of roses beneath him seemed to come alive. Countless petals and stems transformed into flowing, pale liquid, rushing into Lin Heng's body.
No, it’s more like... Lin Heng’s body is merging with the sea of flowers!
His skin began to become transparent and smooth, revealing the pink and white flesh wriggling beneath the skin.
His long limbs began to melt and stretch.
"No... No! Bro!"
In the blink of an eye, Lin Heng's body turned into a giant earthworm.
A dead earthworm.
The earthworm's body was half-bound in the soil, motionless.
“Wow… wow wow…”
The baby in her arms seemed to sense something and cried even louder.
Tears finally burst out.
Drop by drop, it hit the baby's little face.
Just then.
"Ah Heng!"
A crazy, hoarse roar came from the entrance of the underground palace.
Fu Ze rushed in.
He was covered in blood, his clothes were torn and stained red, and it was impossible to tell whether it was someone else's blood or his own.
He succeeded.
He killed all those people and Ah Heng could leave.
Hope was shattered when he saw the scene before him.
The ecstasy on Fu Ze's face froze inch by inch, and then, in an instant, it completely collapsed.
"No……"
He couldn't accept it.
He looked blankly at the huge earthworm lying motionless on the ground, then looked at the child in Xie Mian's arms.
“Ah…Ahhhhhhhhhhh——!”
Blood kept gushing out of Fu Ze's mouth, and his sanity was broken.
He broke down.
“Crack! Crack, crack!”
A series of teeth-grinding, intensive bone-cracking sounds came from Fu Ze's body!
The spine on his back suddenly arched up, piercing the bloody skin!
Countless sharp segments of the shell proliferated and lengthened madly!
His body turned into a hideous giant centipede made up of countless segments of carapace!
The huge black and red centipede, with hundreds of pairs of limbs, made a harsh sound as it scratched the ground.
The huge centipede gently wrapped its body around the earthworm, circle after circle, and held the earthworm in its arms.
Xie Mian held the baby, and the butterfly wings behind him spread out.
He took the goose Shifang and left the cave.
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