Chapter 003 Foster Mother
The dark red curtains fell heavily to the ground, shrouding the bedroom in an ominous light.
The rich crimson color spread from the curtains to the coffin-shaped "Babu bed" in the center. Four sharp claws made of pure gold were firmly embedded in the top, bottom, left and right of the hexagram carpet, arching the bed curtain high.
Rustle... A teeth-grinding friction sound came from the huge bed that covered an area of more than 15 square meters, followed by gurgling bubbles.
Wave after wave of black sticky substance surged under the quilt, emitting a foul smell and outlining the rough outline of the torso.
It was probably a... half-hostess, her head and neck buried deep in the pillow, her jaw constantly melting and solidifying under the purple light.
Half of the hostess's face was like a melted candle, with only her left ear, left eye and left arm including shoulder remaining intact.
The liquid flowed, drop by drop soaking into the grooves in the carpet.
There was nothing placed in the distance from the bed to the door. All the furniture was placed against the wall, making the entire bedroom look unusually empty.
The room was very quiet, but there were six visitors.
The six visitors lined up in a row. Except for a pale-faced, thin man in a windbreaker, all the others were wrapped in gray-black robes from head to toe, with only a pair of eyes showing.
They stood against the wall like furniture, their toes slightly raised, as if something terribly dangerous would happen if they put their heels down.
The thin man exhaled and looked at Chen Yunshu on the bed with gloomy eyes.
He placed two fingers on the bridge of his nose and pushed the invisible frames.
"Lady Saint, please seriously respond to the leader's inquiries. After all, she is an extremely rare superpower. Her bones, skin, and flesh possess the qualities necessary to forge rare artifacts, even sacred vessels. How dare you exchange them without authorization, and only receive a mere two tons of Abyss Gold?"
His expression, movements and tone were full of irony and a hint of ambiguous pity.
The body on the bed shook, making a sound like a large piece of fat squirming in water.
The woman's voice was weak and soft as she murmured from the bed, "That child is still evolving. She's... special. If she stays with us, she won't be able to reach her full potential. The Church of Light will never give up on those it values. It's great to be able to get something in return. Don't be greedy."
Tsk.
The Church of Glory? It truly is a powerful and transcendent organization.
The man smiled sarcastically.
But the [Gods] behind them are extremely "lawful", and the members of the organization are also deeply affected by this.
According to the alliance signed thirty years ago, Changhe City is within the sphere of influence of the Devouring Snake Cult, and the Cult has full autonomy over the areas within its sphere of influence.
The first place where that thing was discovered was Changhe City, and the first person to discover it was an employee of the cult. It has been the property of the cult since the beginning.
Judging from the current exchange conditions, I'm afraid the Church of Light doesn't value one or two rare materials very much. Everything is done by the Saint's own decision...
"Lady Saint, you think too much."
He no longer suppressed his sarcasm. "She's just a rare occult-type psychic. The Church won't turn against her over this. Besides, if she really can evolve infinitely as you imagine—we should do everything in our power to eliminate her now."
The man took two steps forward and walked into the splashing range of the liquid.
Those with special abilities all know that the rarer the superpower, the harder it is to evolve, and there may even be no corresponding high-level abilities.
Superpowers that act directly on the body, such as muscle specialization, can be slowly strengthened through daily exercise and dietary adjustments.
On the contrary, as for superpowers like [Ignoring Strangeness]...who knows if they can be evolved.
Rather than keep a girl who can be taken away by a bullet, it is better to make her into a rare object with corresponding attributes.
Theoretically, you can continue to wait and wait for her to evolve more powerful abilities before harvesting her, but the success rate is too slim and too dangerous.
Even if they succeed by chance, they still have to be wary of a behemoth like the Church of Light. The Church will not do such a loss-making business.
The figure on the bed fell silent.
A few seconds later, she crawled to the edge of the bed, her eyeballs sticking out of their sockets, looking down at the approaching man.
"Snake Eyes, I've already traded that child to the Church of Radiance. You'd better not have any more ideas about her."
"What else?" The man stared at the floating eyeballs, his fingers slightly bent.
"We...should believe in fate."
A gentle, extremely gentle voice rang out from the bottom of her heart, spreading out in ripples.
【destiny】
The words left a burning mark in the man's brain, and his throat felt sweet.
He gritted his teeth and took a half step back. Suddenly he took a deep breath and pushed the air into his throat.
“Hahahahahahahahahaha.”
The man erupted in a powerful voice: "Lady Saint, since you believe in fate, please hand over the Child of Grace to us—are you still dreaming of using that thing to solidify the Child of Grace's state? It's useless, useless, useless. The Child of Grace has been like this since birth, guah!"
Tentacle after tentacle shot out from the black mass, and a creepy red light appeared on the "quilt". These tentacles tightly twisted the man's neck and shoulders, stretching him into the air.
The men struggled hard, while the others clung to the wall, motionless, as if dead.
Chen Yunshu raised his broken left hand and pointed a broken finger at the center of Snake Eyes' forehead.
She spoke word by word, "Don't touch my child. I will completely devour you."
No one here carries a Pasteurizer, otherwise the beeping noise would definitely pierce the eardrum.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing, and beads of fat were dripping from the man's pale cheeks like melted fat.
After more than ten seconds, his slipped nose suddenly moved upwards and automatically fit into the appropriate position, making his mouth bar his teeth in a strange way.
"Oh, my noble Saint, you are still alive. Who would dare to touch the Child of Grace? Don't be too nervous."
He smiled playfully, allowing the tentacles to continue to tighten, his fingers secretly pressing against the runes on his palm.
"Swear to me, Snake Eyes. Say, you won't hurt my child." The woman's eyeballs emitted irregular glowing fragments, radiating in a spiral like a kaleidoscope.
The man bared his teeth. "Well, of course I wouldn't dare harm a god's offspring."
"I have another child."
"......" Snake Eyes opened his lips slightly, as if he was about to speak.
He scratched his fingertips with his fingernails and prayed quietly to the Devouring Snake, establishing a vague connection with "God".
Click.
The discordant notes cut the connection like a pair of scissors, and the tip of the tongue suddenly felt sweet.
"Ugh!" Snake Eyes instantly spat out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, the tentacles on his neck shrank back as if they had been electrocuted, shivering under the quilt.
hateful……
Snake Eyes swallowed the blood in his mouth and turned his head away with resentment.
The door was shut tight, so that damned brat—
Crash!
The curtains moved and were flung open. The shadows in the room retreated hastily in the sunlight.
A black-haired girl leaned one leg against the windowsill, with several scratches on her arms.
"Hey yo!"
She pushed herself up against the tiles and rolled into the room, giving Snake Eyes a provocative smile. Strands of hair stuck to her face, which she shook arrogantly.
"Oh, uncle, how many rooms away are there from me? You came to visit me sneakily. I thought someone was robbing my house."
A shameless relative!
Chen Xiao'er didn't want to get angry right away, but this guy actually dared to lie down on the edge of the bed and grab his mother's hand!
As soon as she jumped in, she saw the dirty footprints on the ground and her blood pressure rose: You know that mom is in poor health and has mysophobia, so she deliberately disgusts people, right?
Do you think that even if all the family members are dead, they won’t be so anxious even if the whole family is starving?
Fortunately, apart from this relative who he didn't know whether to call "uncle" or "uncle", the other guys dressed as bodyguards were quite polite. They stood in the corner with their hands folded respectfully, and didn't seem to have any intention of causing trouble.
Humph, I don’t think you dare to do that under surveillance.
Chen Xiao'er walked quickly to the bed.
She put her hands on her hips, trying to make her body appear larger, covering her mother behind her.
Thinking of the transcendent status of "University" in this world, although she didn't know how much of a deterrent it would have on wealthy families, Chen Xiao'e deliberately raised her head and said loudly, "I've been accepted by Taoli University. From now on, if you have anything to discuss with Mother, you don't have to go behind my back. After all, we are all Chen family members."
"…It's okay, we've already talked about this. Haha, I wish your mother good health."
Snake Eyes smiled viciously and turned away.
"You!" Chen Xiao'er was a little surprised. But she was eager for him to leave, so she naturally didn't stop him.
…
"vomit--"
Snake Eyes held onto the car door with one hand and vomited blood onto the ground, emitting a foul, fishy smell. The coagulated blood clot bounced back and forth on the ground, barely losing its vitality after half a minute.
He exhaled slowly, breathing hard like a thirsty fish.
Finally, finally... the connection with God has finally been restored.
Snake Eyes raised his head and looked at the manor shrouded in black fog, his eyes full of resentment and fear.
Damn thing...disgusting, very disgusting!
Boom, rumble.
The shadows around the manor squirmed, as if they could sense the man's malice, and extended their tentacles specifically, trying to keep the enemy.
He didn't delay any longer and lifted his legs and sat into the car.
"Contact those mercenaries."
"yes."
The nearest black-robed man bowed his head respectfully. Just in case, he asked again, "Is it used to deal with that material? But she has already—"
"Shut up." He interrupted impatiently. Besides that idiot kid who ignored the anomaly, who else should the mercenaries be dispatched to deal with? Just let a few lower-ranking members curse him out.
"Yes, yes!" The subordinate gently closed the car door.
Snake Eyes leaned back comfortably in his seat, his feet raised high.
Two tons of Abyss Gold... I'm afraid the Church of Light doesn't attach much importance to this exchange. A mere breach of contract in a transaction is nothing.
However, the ability to ignore anomalies is indeed a bit troublesome. The man stroked his chin, slowly wiping away the blood.
Even the lowest-ranking members of the Devouring Serpent Cult harbor a certain amount of foreign matter, and it would be troublesome if they caught the attention of that little devil face to face.
Humph, I hope those mercenaries don’t damage her hide.
Oh, and blood might have therapeutic effects, which would be extremely valuable. If you could create armor that could completely block certain abnormalities—Snake Eyes felt his saliva rapidly secreting.
"Tell them to strangle her as much as they can. No blunt instruments are allowed. I want all the internal organs, skin, and blood."
"yes."
The car started slowly and rushed into the rising mist.
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