Chapter 115: A Blessing and a Curse
The old man sighed, his eyes drifting away, as if he was deeply immersed in some memory. "That day, suddenly, the weather became dark, and the sky was as dark as ink, without a single ray of light. After that day, many people fell asleep, and when they woke up again, many of them had turned into man-eating monsters."
"Everything happened unexpectedly. Some people didn't understand why, so they were bitten and assimilated into the same species."
When Grandma Li heard this, her whole body trembled and a trace of tears flashed in her cloudy eyes.
Grandpa Li stopped talking, reached out and hugged Grandma Li, his eyes full of helplessness and a hint of sadness.
“Many people were buried in that sudden change.”
"Overnight, the trees outside seemed to have consciousness. They grew rapidly, became thicker and stronger, and even moved and attacked people."
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh, full of helplessness and powerlessness.
Everyone listened quietly to this story of genocide, with distress and sympathy flashing in their eyes.
This apocalypse has destroyed so much beautiful things.
"That's not the most important thing. What's more deadly is that one day, a lot of green, winged aliens came from outside."
As soon as these words came out, several people looked at each other at the same time.
Green and with wings?
They all thought of the green shadows they encountered last night.
But they didn't say anything to interrupt Grandpa Li.
"The sky was full of these foreign objects, and the green light almost covered the entire sky of the mansion. It was so depressing that it almost made people collapse."
Grandpa Li closed his eyes that had experienced many hardships, his eyes were filled with sorrow, "My son, daughter-in-law and grandson all died in that war."
Not only their children, but many people also died in that war.
At that time, they hid in this cellar to escape danger.
It only came out when they all left. The days of hiding in the cellar made them realize the importance of food.
They came out carefully and moved some food into the cellar.
Only then can they survive.
"Well, do you know that this house has a barrier?"
Jiang Zixuan thought about it and finally spoke.
She didn't really understand why the people in this house suffered such heavy losses when there was clearly a barrier.
Grandpa Li shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"It was just an accidental touch. It turns out that there has always been a barrier protecting our house, but we didn't know about it. The head of the family should have known about it, but he didn't have time to tell us, so the matter was dropped."
"It's just that it's very old, so the spiritual power of the barrier is not strong enough. It's very weak."
Jingchen looked at the green shadow on him.
"Then what's the matter with the green shadows on you?"
"After all, it is a weak barrier and cannot withstand a large number of green shadow attacks."
"At first, we didn't know why the foreign objects kept attacking us. Later, we discovered it."
"No matter what, we survived."
Having said that, he looked at the green light on his body and smiled helplessly.
He hugged his partner tightly and said sadly:
“Natural disasters and man-made disasters cannot be avoided.”
Everyone was silent.
Jiang Zixuan thought for a moment and said, "So, Grandpa Li, what did you find out later?"
Grandpa Li helped his partner up, and the two of them supported each other and walked to the covered meteorite.
"That's it."
Several people stood up and walked over.
Of course they noticed this thing, but they just didn't know what the situation was.
Jin Mohan narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand to the transparent glass cover, and sensed the strong energy.
“Your Majesty! This is it! It has such a strong energy!!”
The little tiger cub lay on the wall of the space, its whole face came alive, its round eyes showing no sign of disguising its desire for energy.
Jiang Zixuan was speechless, with the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.
She looked at the things inside, and to be honest, if she was told that the people from the central base came just for this, she found it a little hard to believe.
But seeing how much the little tiger cub likes this thing.
She was a little confused.
After all, this meteorite is quite attractive to the tiger cub.
"How to do it?"
The little tiger cub chuckled and wagged its tail happily.
“You don’t have to do anything, Queen. Just put your hand on it and it will absorb it!!”
Jiang Zixuan nodded.
She listened to Grandpa Li's story and thought about what happened.
"They all come here for this thing."
Grandpa Li sighed, and his already old face looked even older.
"We found this thing when we were out carrying food."
"But we were bitten by the green monster. I thought we were doomed."
"But what we didn't expect was that our wounds didn't get any worse."
At this point, a strange look flashed in Grandpa Li's eyes.
"Later, I discovered a strange place, but I didn't dare to act rashly. I put the things back to where I live now."
Perhaps this energy has a suppressive effect on it.
Jin Mohan curled up the corners of his lips and shook his head.
This thing is both a blessing and a curse.
"Our wounds have not worsened, but the green shadow hovering nearby has not yet dissipated."
"Therefore, we will not go out again until you come."
Beichenxuan touched his chin. What exactly did those old guys in the central base want to take?
Is this really the thing?
Grandpa Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he said this.
"I guess you guys are here for this thing, too. Otherwise, you wouldn't have entered this forest. We also know the situation outside. I think you are also facing the same facts as us, which are hard to accept but have to be accepted."
"almost."
Jingchen nodded.
That’s right, except for those green shadows.
In fact, there are many things in common.
Many of them simply haven't appeared.
Jiang Zixuan was thinking about how to get it.
But unexpectedly, at this moment, Grandpa Li said in a deep voice: "Take this thing away."
Jiang Zixuan's eyes widened instantly, and so did Jingchen and the others.
"Take him away? Then what are you going to do with Grandpa Li?"
Grandpa Li and Grandma Li looked at each other, their eyes full of relief.
"We have lived for a long time. We cannot say that this life is incomplete."
"So, it's almost time. If it's any later, our children won't wait for us."
Grandpa Li smiled, but somehow it made Jingchen and the others feel sad and their eyes red.
In fact, he was just tired of living.
If this continues, there's really no point.
"So, if you want it, just take it."
As if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, the wrinkles on the old man's face seemed to have smoothed out a lot.
Jiang Zixuan felt a little embarrassed after listening to this.
After all, this thing was what her little tiger cub wanted. Now even if the old man didn't know, she still felt a little embarrassed.
Jingchen and the others didn't say anything and looked at their boss.
Jin Mohan looked indifferent as he looked at Jiang Zixuan, "Take it away. There's no point leaving it here. It's not a long-term solution for the two of them, not to mention that their bodies are already under stress and they can't hold on for much longer."
The words were bland and helpless.
(End of this chapter)
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