Chapter 308 Deep Virtual Reality 136
Xie Ning felt as if she were in another dimension, with bizarre and distorted scenes constantly passing by her. But in an instant, as the cold faded, the bizarre dream gradually disappeared, replaced by an endless expanse of white.
In a hazy state, Xie Ning felt a warm breath flowing from her heart into her limbs and bones. Her chaotic consciousness gradually cleared, and she slowly opened her eyes to see a delicate and fair face.
The two seemed to be enveloped in a confined and crowded space, pressed tightly together. The girl opened her eyes, which were like a pool of clear water, encompassing all things.
"We've finally met." The girl's voice was clear and melodious, but she seemed to speak slowly and deliberately, as if she didn't talk often.
She was looking at Xie Ning with curiosity, tolerance, and affection.
"Who are you?" Xie Ning's voice was a little hoarse.
"According to humans, I am the Tree Mother. But going back even further, I don't know who I am. Am I human, a tree that grew from a seed... or some new creature that evolved from a combination of factors...? I only remember that I have lived for a very, very long time..."
A green leaf brushed against Xie Ning's cheek, and she then noticed that the girl's hair was different from that of a normal human. Her gaze fell on the girl's lower body, which resembled tree roots, a combination of girl and tree.
"My heart, is it yours?" Xie Ning asked warily, recalling what Ye Ying had said.
"Um."
The girl touched Xie Ning's chest, her voice filled with melancholy, "During the evacuation, there was a special child with heart failure, so I gave her my heart."
The last child was put into a cryogenic chamber and taken away. I know she's still alive. My withered body can still feel her vibrant heartbeat, sometimes fast, sometimes slow...
"A special...child?" What makes them special?
The girl whispered something in Xie Ning's ear, and Xie Ning's eyes widened in disbelief.
Taking a deep breath, Xie Ning asked, "Are you going to retrieve the heart now?"
Then she will be powerless to fight back.
The girl shook her head. "I'm free now, completely free..."
He then chuckled again, "I'm really curious what you'll become in the end. Humans are always greedy and selfish; they're never satisfied. Will you eventually be assimilated by them?"
Xie Ning was slightly taken aback, then smiled and shook her head. Everyone has selfish motives, and she was no exception. However, she understood what the girl meant. This world was too extreme. Those at the top regarded human life as worthless and would stop at nothing to achieve their ultimate goal.
Money, longevity, health, and so on are what they desire.
She doesn't consider herself a person without desires, but she has her own bottom line to uphold.
"Then when you're too old to walk, come find me by the sea. I want to see what you'll look like then."
She was born of the sea, and she will return to the sea.
“You possess superpowers, but your physical talents have not yet been fully realized. This heart... they all want it because it represents life.”
As the girl's figure gradually became ethereal, Xie Ning looked puzzled, but soon she understood what the girl meant.
Her wounds were healing at an incredible speed. Not only that, she could feel that her physical fitness and strength had increased many times over, and her mental power had also increased exponentially.
"Snap—"
The ice layer enveloping Xie Ning cracked open, and Xie Ning looked at the cage made of dark green vines. Faint screams came from outside, and the voices sounded somewhat familiar. Xie Ning did not dare to delay, took out a set of clothes from his space, put them on, and then his body turned into mist and rushed out.
For some reason, the clothes she was wearing just now shattered into ice crystals.
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