Before this day arrived, Lin Xi never imagined that she would encounter this situation.
Imagine this: he lies down in a hibernation pod, then wakes up to find he has lost his memory, and then his once human lower body transforms into a swollen, pale, and horribly deformed form resembling a giant spider.
He was cared for by another pale, strange alien insect. Under the insect's care, Lin Xi actually survived by feeding on the rotting flesh juice of other monsters' corpses—and finally, while exploring the now-ruined Sun God, he was attacked in front of that alien insect by another enormous creature covered in metallic scales.
It was like a plot only a third-rate horror novelist could come up with—but now, Lin Xi was experiencing it all in real life.
Lin Xi was completely bound tightly to the monster's forelimbs in its cold, thick embrace. From this position, he could clearly see the monster's flexible tentacles on its head and the sharp teeth in its mouth. Scarlet and cold compound eyes were set in deep sockets, and in this extremely agitated state, those eyes seemed to be gleaming slightly.
This is a complete killing machine.
No one would doubt that.
Lin Xi thought she would be terrified...
After all, at this moment he was like prey being caught, tightly held between the monster's forelimbs and his chest.
He thought his mutated body was strong and agile enough, but in front of this monster, he felt so weak and powerless to resist.
But to Lin Xi's surprise, when he was grabbed by the monster, what surged into his heart was not fear, but a completely opposite emotion.
That was peace of mind and tranquility.
My heart, which had been filled with fear and anxiety since I regained consciousness, was calmed down in the embrace of this monster.
Even though Lin Xi's reason was desperately warning him that this monster was so terrifying, so bizarre, so ferocious... his body simply couldn't make any defensive move. In fact, the instant the monster gripped him tightly, he naturally relaxed his body, allowing the monster to hold on even more firmly.
It's like some kind of innate instinct, completely unaffected by his will.
Lin Xi did try, but...
A complex and intense emotion surged through his heart like a tidal wave, filled with anger, surprise, grievance, and sadness... Lin Xi was unable to move; he could only stare blankly at the glittering monster.
His intuition told him that this emotion was being transmitted to him by the monster.
Before this, Lin Xi had a similar telepathic connection with the white monster.
However, Lin Xi had to admit that the connection between him and the white monster was actually weak and thin; he could only barely sense some vague emotions. This connection was nothing like what he was currently experiencing—the feeling between him and the monster in front of him was so strong that Lin Xi himself couldn't help but wonder if their telepathic communication could transform into a tangible rope, binding them tightly together.
Lin Xi couldn't detect even the slightest malice in this monster (of course, this metallic, ferocious monster harbored a very strong murderous intent towards the weak, white monster).
When Lin Xi realized it, he found himself involuntarily nestled in the monster's arms.
It was precisely because of Lin Xi's small gesture that Xavier's icy heart was suddenly shaken.
Without hesitation, it fell from mid-air. By then, the two of them had already left the spaceship, so Lin Xi and it landed together in a dense jungle.
However, compared to jungles on Earth, the jungles here look more like a special set that would appear in a horror movie.
The plant is low-growing and creeping, and it rustles and wriggles when stimulated. It is covered with golden-red and fluorescent green Miscanthus sinensis, which can move like the tentacles of an octopus. Its surface is slippery to the touch and covered with bulging white patches.
Behind those "twigs" were some things that looked like tree branches, except that they had no leaves, only clumps of growths that looked like living things... Against the backdrop of these plants, Xavier, who forcibly took it away from the white monster, looked even more sinister.
Xavier angrily released Lin Xi.
Then it suddenly turned around, raising every thorn on its body and the wings behind it. Its eyes became redder and more ruthless than before. Its mouthparts emerged, each fang protruding from its gums, looking sharp and ferocious.
Seeing the monster's current state, Lin Xi couldn't help but frown.
He reached out and pressed his temples, hoping to clear his mind.
The aura emanating from the monster before him felt familiar, but its appearance was strangely unfamiliar.
This left Lin Xi feeling extremely confused. However, Lin Xi had a feeling that if he had truly known the monster in front of him before, then the monster wouldn't be acting like this now. That monster should have...
Lin Xi felt that the monster should have a bunch of soft, wrinkled, and colorful beautiful wings, not the elytra it had now, which seemed to be able to turn into a weapon at any time.
Xavier kept its attention on Lin Xi the whole time, and the sight of Lin Xi frowning made it feel heartbroken.
Naturally, when it spoke to Lin Xi, its tone became exceptionally dangerous.
"Lin Xi...you're finally back now."
He spoke in a low voice, mimicking the tone of a villain in a TV series.
The monster in front of me can even speak human language.
Lin Xi looked up in surprise and stared at Xavier for a long time without responding.
Xavier's anger flared up even more intensely.
"Do you know what happens to those who betray me when they come back and I catch them?" Xavier's voice grew colder—although, he was speaking lines from another movie's Dark Lord to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi still didn't reply; he just stared blankly at Xavier, as if in a daze.
A moment later, he suddenly lowered his head, avoiding Xavier's gaze.
“Maybe I should kill you…” Xavier couldn’t help but reach out his hand, his forelimbs as cold as real metal.
It hooked a strand of Lin Xi's hair, and the next second, that solid, silky hair was sliced off right next to Lin Xi's ear by Xavier's insect limb.
However, Lin Xi didn't even blink.
"If I kill you, you can stay with me forever, never betray me or deceive me again, and I will never feel sad for you again."
Xavier stared at Lin Xi, who was so close to him, and murmured. Because it was now a complete insect, the peculiar way Xavier pronounced his words made them sound deep and strange, with an evil undertone.
Xavier's lines mostly came from the villains in the human entertainment products he watched. Those lines were already quite strange, not to mention that the pain and despair of the past few days had permeated every inch of Xavier's being. It was precisely because of this that the sorrow in his words came from the bottom of his heart.
Such a monstrous insect shell, such a painful question...
An ordinary person would probably have a complete mental breakdown from fear when facing Xavier.
However, after Xavier finished speaking, Lin Xi still had no way to respond to him.
This caused a dark flame to rise in Xavier's chest.
"What, you have nothing more to say?"
He coldly pressed on with his questions.
"Or are you thinking about what to do again—"
How do I put together those words to deceive me?
Xavier was about to continue questioning Lin Xi, but his next words suddenly stopped.
Because it saw with its own eyes that Lin Xi raised her head in front of it.
Two lines of glistening tears slowly fell down Lin Xi's pale face.
Lin Xi is crying.
"You, you..."
And Xavier's long-accumulated dark emotions were instantly reduced to dust in Lin Xi's tears in that brief moment.
Its mind was blank; all human language was stuck in its chest.
He was still filled with resentment, but...
"You cried."
Xavier spoke to Lin Xi in a dry, weak voice.
Lin Xi, who was shedding tears, seemed to suddenly realize what had happened only after hearing Xavier's whisper.
He raised his hand and touched his face in surprise, then stared at the dampness on his fingers for a moment.
"I cried...?"
He asked back blankly.
Don't think that tears can move me.
Xavier said.
To Xavier's surprise, Lin Xi said to it, "This isn't me crying..."
As she spoke, Lin Xi's gaze fell on Xavier, a focused look she hadn't shown in a long time, which made Xavier tremble slightly.
“You’re the one crying,” Lin Xi said, staring at the strange yet familiar monster in front of him. The emotions surging in his chest grew stronger and stronger, becoming more and more irresistible.
He wasn't lying.
He was indeed crying on behalf of another monster; the overwhelming grievances and sorrows that rushed towards him completely took over his heart.
"I...I didn't..."
Xavier replied hastily.
"You're very sad..."
Lin Xi added.
He couldn't help but reach out and gently place his hand on Xavier's hard, sturdy breastplate.
Do monsters have hearts? Lin Xi didn't know, but she still inexplicably felt something hot pulsating beneath the cold breastplate.
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