Lin Xi sighed softly to herself.
Currently, his group only consists of three mutants: Xavier, Arthur, and Noah. Even so, he is somewhat helpless in the face of their extremely tense and volatile relationship.
In this respect, Lin Xi actually felt a little envious of his predecessors, those incredibly cold, cruel, and inhumane alien mothers who didn't have to worry about interpersonal relationships within their own race.
But Lin Xi quickly put that slight wavering in his heart behind him... No matter what, Lin Xi still cherished the humanity he had now, even though it gave him a huge headache.
No, now is not the time to be distracted...
Lin Xi said to herself.
He noticed that he had been feeling a bit restless all day.
He composed himself and then closed his eyes.
Then, his face turned somewhat pale.
His own spirit expanded...
There's a reason why the idea of rescuing Arthur was suddenly proposed at this moment.
The moment Lin Xi stepped out of the elevator, she keenly sensed that as they approached the core of the Providence, Arthur's presence in the mental realm became stronger—which could only mean that Lin Xi and the others were now quite close to Arthur.
However, as Lin Xi's mind expanded, he immediately discovered that Arthur had fallen into a deep sleep.
Lin Xi couldn't be sure whether this was Arthur's way of protecting himself, or whether it had already suffered irreparable damage...
Considering the despicable schemes Scripps had orchestrated regarding Noah's conception and birth, Lin Xi dared not expect it to take care of Arthur in her place.
A deep light flashed in Lin Xi's eyes when he thought of Arthur and Noah, but on the surface his expression remained unusually calm.
The previously recorded structural diagram of the entire ship was very useful. Combined with his mental connection to Arthur, Lin Xi quickly located Arthur's position.
Miniature experimental field a193.
Lin Xi superimposed the incredibly complex structural diagram on his mind with the three-dimensional perception within his mental range, and he found the room's sign effortlessly.
As he approached the road leading to the testing ground step by step, his overly keen intuition strongly sensed that something was watching him.
Now, the only uncertainty is whether it's that damned electronic ghost HAL, or Scripps, lurking in the shadows and spying on us.
Lin Xi looked around and found the transmission channel leading to the test site.
However, when he got closer, he found that the metal door was tightly closed and flashing red light, indicating that it was locked.
“That’s not respectable, Mr. Scripps…”
Lin Xi gave a cold laugh.
Since they boarded the Providence, they had rarely encountered such a straightforward lock-on—Scripps had been intentionally or unintentionally opening doors and guiding them, which indicated that it had always possessed this capability.
But once Lin Xi decides not to follow Scripps' instructions, the door inexplicably locks itself.
But Lin Xike had no intention of surrendering to Scripps.
Locking the metal door wasn't a big problem for him...
With just a glance at Xavier, the latter immediately understood Lin Xi's thoughts.
Xavier suddenly took a step forward and placed his hand on the metal door. His long, slender, white fingertips pierced directly into the gap in the metal door—the next second, his arm and biceps bulged high.
A few seconds later, Xavier pried open the tightly closed door with considerable ease.
"alright."
Xavier clapped his hands, turned around, and gave Lin Xi an exceptionally bright smile.
Of course, it glanced at Noah again.
Noah looked back at him blankly.
Xavier snorted and then turned his head away.
"Alright, let's go..."
Lin Xi, of course, did not miss the latest clash between Xavier and Noah. He shrank back, instinctively sensing that trouble was about to come, and then quickly walked past Xavier.
Xavier hesitated behind him, looking at him with deep emotion for a long while, before finally grumbling and following him inside.
A little while later, Noah slowly crawled into the corridor.
Because of the forced lockdown, no lighting facilities were turned on here. The dense darkness was almost tangible, as if it could completely devour any creature that walked within it.
However, every so often, a red light would flash from the monitoring system located above the ceiling—a sign that the system was operating.
Lin Xi once again felt that subtle, imperceptible spying. He reached out and gave the surveillance system the middle finger.
...
Perhaps because of that middle finger... Lin Xi didn't encounter too many obstacles on the rest of the journey.
Or rather, those obstacles were just minor troubles for him. When faced with metal doors, Xavier was always happy to use his muscles and strength. And some metal doors that couldn't be forced open could be opened by corroding them with acid.
Laser detection, electronic traps, and other obstacles can all be easily dismantled in the same way.
Sometimes, it can even be more direct... for example, pulling the entire electronic system directly out from behind the metal panel, completely destroying the wiring and channels...
It must be said that Xavier is indeed very talented in destruction.
Throughout the journey, Noah remained remarkably quiet, even docile and endearing—except when encountering nematodes or other insects.
On one or two occasions, it even sensed the approach of those things faster than Xavier and Lin Xi.
And that's when its function comes into play.
It will suddenly open its soft body and pounce on the enemy. Without fighting or struggling, it will directly wrap the worms inside its body. Then, the white nematodes inside its body will swarm up and completely devour the monsters before they can struggle.
It was only at this moment that Lin Xi realized that the "undigested nematodes" that she had seen swimming around in Noah's body were not what she thought... They had completely merged with Noah and even directly become Noah's "digestive organs".
Its movements were so swift, so quiet, and even possessed an indescribable elegance…
This was quite different from Xavier's noisy dismantling of metal devices.
The instant Lin Xi thought this... she immediately sensed that Xavier's aura had turned sinister.
Oops.
He thought to himself.
I forgot to shut out my previous thoughts from Xavier.
It was time to properly appease Xavier again, and Lin Xi knew this very well.
But at this moment, he was somewhat lost in thought.
He watched Noah's every move intently, his brows furrowing slightly... He unconsciously fell into deep thought.
It must be said that, considering the time of Noah's birth and the series of events it went through, this is quite remarkable.
Even the most averse to alien species must admit that Noah is more powerful than any alien species it has ever given birth to, and in some ways, Noah is even more powerful than Lin Xi is now.
Noah is unaffected by the nematodes, has no size limitations, moves swiftly and powerfully, and possesses extremely strong healing abilities. Most importantly, after absorbing so many nematodes that easily cause confusion, Noah has achieved a perfect balance with them, making Noah instantly the most difficult creature to deal with among the alien species... Although it appears soft and even a little weak.
To be honest, Lin Xi himself is actually a monster formed from two completely different parts. His mind is human, and his body is of a different species, but he simply cannot achieve such a balance...
"Lin Xi?"
Just as Lin Xi was lost in thought, he was suddenly pulled into Xavier's arms.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xi saw Xavier suddenly shake his arm, and the next second he heard a muffled thud from his side and behind him.
He turned around and saw an enormous insect slowly peeling off the wall.
Before this, Lin Xi had never imagined that he would see an insect with such successful mimicry. This insect looked like an extremely flat centipede, but its angular exoskeleton and the shimmering "buttons" under its body made it look like a completely mechanical creation.
When it lies motionless on the wall, its metal-plate-like carapace makes it an integral part of the corridor.
If Xavier hadn't discovered and attacked it at that moment, and the insect had fallen to the ground in agony and curled up, Lin Xi probably wouldn't have noticed its approaching without her noticing.
In order to achieve its mimicry, this insect's thinking became dull and mechanical...
"Thank you, thank you..."
Lin Xi looked at the monster and then at Xavier, who had easily dealt with it, before speaking.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xi nudged the monster aside with her toe, then turned her head to look in a certain direction.
"Where did this monster come from..."
Lin Xi pondered for a moment.
Then, he looked down at the row of glaring numbers and letters on the monster's abdomen.
His brows furrowed tightly.
Another product of the laboratory.
Combining this with the previous bizarre nematodes, it's easy to conclude that these monsters are also some kind of biological weapon.
only……
That's a bit strange.
Lin Xi thought.
Something seems off...
He pondered for a moment, but still couldn't find anything that made him uncomfortable, so he could only leave the monster's corpse behind and continue on his way.
After all, in a sense, the appearance of these laboratory mutants also indicates that he is getting closer to his destination.
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