Lin Xi stood in his room, staring at "Number One" for a long time.
After noticing Lin Xi's gaze, "Number One" became even more obedient—or rather, it was trying its best to behave that way (although its terrifying and enormous body held it back).
"Sizzle..."
The sound emanating from its body grew increasingly urgent and ingratiating.
And, Lin Xi didn't know where it learned this trick from—it slowly approached Lin Xi and then gently rubbed its forehead and wings against Lin Xi's calves.
"call……"
Lin Xi was certain that, given Number One's intelligence, it had already sensed something and was probably racking its brains trying to salvage the situation.
If you ignore the appearance of "Number One", the scene is almost heartwarming.
"Number One" is like a large dog that accidentally knocked over a valuable sculpture, while Lin Xi is a troubled owner facing a disobedient pet.
“Listen to me, Number One.”
Lin Xi said to it.
He hesitated for a moment, then bent down slightly and stroked "Number One's" forehead.
The texture of this alien insect's carapace was becoming increasingly similar to that of the Sunu sculpture in the warehouse—both had that subtle, rough, and hard feel.
"Number One" seemed relieved after discovering that Lin Xi was willing to reach out and touch him.
Of course, insects cannot express any emotions on their faces. The reason Lin Xi was able to so clearly point out "Number One's" emotions was purely because of the round spots on its wings.
Almost the instant Lin Xi's fingers touched it, the spots began to shimmer happily.
A rather soft pink and pale yellow alternate inside those round spots, a color that would probably make many young girls feel beautiful.
Going even further, the antennae of "Number One" swayed gently like a mammal, displaying its joy. This was by no means a natural behavior of the Star Butterfly, and Lin Xi had no idea where it had learned it from.
Regardless, "Number One" seemed to be in a much better mood after being stroked by Lin Xi.
But only Lin Xi himself knew that his heart was not as calm as it appeared.
His gaze lingered on the insect face of "Number One," which was adorned with red compound eyes and ferocious mouthparts.
What he was thinking about was the deep engraving on the outer frame of the egg case incubator.
The incubator's outer frame was metal, yet "Number One's" mandibles could easily leave such deep teeth marks on that hard metal. One can only imagine. If "Number One" wanted, it could easily tear the fragile humans aboard the Apollo to shreds. Just like the records left in Dr. Ando's notes, even a grumpy star butterfly could easily destroy an entire city.
Lin Xi was puzzled as to why he hadn't thought of this sooner. It was probably because the initial docility of "Number One" influenced his judgment.
After all, Number One never showed any aggression in front of him from beginning to end.
However, today's events made Lin Xi realize that he had to consider the future of "Number One".
"Hey buddy, let's go back to the greenhouse. That's where you should be."
Lin Xi spoke softly to "Number One".
"Number One" stiffened slightly, and the color on its wings changed dramatically a few times.
But then it nonchalantly continued to rub against Lin Xi—pretending that it hadn't understood what Lin Xi had just said.
"Please, listen to me—I really don't want to hurt you."
Lin Xi withdrew his hand from "Number One" and then took several steps back to create some distance between himself and the other person.
"Number One" stopped moving abruptly, remaining in the same position with its forelimbs raised, tilting its head in confusion as it looked at Lin Xi.
A few seconds later, Number One seemed to have figured something out.
It lowered its forelimbs and then flapped its wings and took flight. Immediately afterwards, in front of Lin Xi, it flapped its wings and made dance-like movements in the cramped cabin.
Lin Xi had often seen the same dance when it was first hatched. However, what could be considered a cute act at that time was now a complete disaster. With the flapping of those two huge wings, Lin Xi's already messy cabin immediately became as miserable as if a typhoon had passed through, with things constantly being swept down by the tails of the wings and falling to the ground.
"no--"
Lin Xi rubbed his forehead and yelled at "Number One".
"Number One" had actually noticed something was wrong long ago. The moment the picture frame and test tube were swept to the ground and smashed to pieces, it immediately folded its wings and darted onto Lin Xi's bed, hiding in a corner.
Lin Xi: "..."
Perhaps the only thing he should be thankful for is that "Number One" didn't mimic the bedding on the bed in front of him.
This strange thought flashed through Lin Xi's mind, causing him to involuntarily shiver.
Lin Xi stood there, looking around her chaotic living quarters, and took several deep breaths to calm herself down.
"See, that's why I told you you're not suited to stay in my room. You're too old for this space."
Number One remained silent.
Its tentacles thrashed restlessly over its head.
“Listen, I know you can understand what I’m saying. You’ve always been a smart… insect. Please, go back to where you belong. I really don’t want to trigger the escape alarm. I’m sure they’ll treat you very violently, and you…” Lin Xi glanced at the menacing barbs on “Number One’s” appendages, and his lips twitched slightly. “You’ll also treat those humans who want to capture you very fiercely. In the end, things will definitely get out of control, which is the last thing I want to see.”
Lin Xi's tone revealed a sense of exhaustion.
“I just want you… to make things easier for me. After all, on this spaceship…”
Maybe it's only when I'm with you that I can feel a little more relaxed.
Lin Xi silently kept the second half of the sentence to herself.
"Listen...listen...be good...buzz...be good...I...be good..."
A muffled murmur came from beside Lin Xi's ear.
Lin Xi's body trembled. He looked up and stared in shock at "Number One".
"I...I'll be good..."
Although the tone of voice sounded very strange, there was no doubt that the voice came from "Number One".
"Number One?"
Lin Xi stared at "Number One" in disbelief.
Under his astonished gaze, "Number One's" parrot mimicry quickly went from awkward to skillful.
"Number One is obedient, Number One is obedient, Number One is well-behaved, Number One is smart and obedient."
It kept repeating itself.
Perhaps because Lin Xi had spoken these few words to it the most before, it began to repeat these incoherent words to Lin Xi over and over again.
"Oh my God..."
Lin Xi stared at "Number One".
Although he knew beforehand that the Star Butterfly was an alien insect that could repeat human speech like a parrot, the shock he felt when he heard the whispers that sounded exactly like human speech coming from inside the menacing mouthparts of "Number One" was still indescribable.
"Number One is very well-behaved! Very well-behaved!"
Seeing that Lin Xi hadn't said a word for a long time, "Number One" clearly misunderstood something, and its voice became more and more urgent.
When in a hurry, the simulated human voice will inadvertently transform into the buzzing sound unique to insects.
It has to be said that, perhaps because of the filter, Lin Xi felt a strange pity for this "number one" when she looked at it.
"Number One" learned human language for his own sake, just so he could stay in this dilapidated living quarters.
The thought popped into Lin Xi's mind, and he knew he shouldn't—but he did feel a sense of satisfaction because of it.
"Yes, you...you are very good."
Lin Xi was stunned for at least ten seconds before he reacted. It took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence in response, "Number One" (although this was not true at all).
Upon hearing Lin Xi's words, "Number One" began to glow with a pink light.
That was, literally, pink light.
Lin Xi stared speechlessly as "Number One's" originally pearly white body slowly turned into a girlish pale pink.
To be honest, this color is completely inconsistent with the overly ferocious and terrifying body of "Number One," and it even looks a bit ridiculous.
"puff……"
The truth is, Lin Xi did laugh at that moment.
Lin Xi's laughter gave the alien insect in front of her a great boost. The tip of "Number One's" wing twitched slightly. It was at this moment that Lin Xi noticed that two tail-like protrusions were gradually growing on "Number One's" wings.
He reached out and gently touched it, and "Number One" immediately tucked its wings tightly behind its back as if it were ticklish.
"Very good—obedient—"
It shouted.
Lin Xi paused slightly, then withdrew her hand.
"Okay... do you know any other words?"
Lin Xi couldn't help but ask.
He didn't actually expect "Number One" to answer him. After all, according to the notes, while Star Butterflies could simulate human language, it was still just parroting.
But "Number One" once again surprised him.
"Lin—Lin Xi—"
It whispered affectionately to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi was stunned once again.
The call of "Lin Xi" sent a jolt of electricity through his spine.
When simulating other words, "Number One" always sounds a bit strange and loud, and the intonation is particularly unclear and not light.
But when he called out Lin Xi's name, the voice was almost identical to that of a real human. If his eyes hadn't been fixed on "Number One," he would have thought it was some kind of silly prank, with a real human hiding somewhere pretending to be "Number One" calling him.
Moreover, the gentle tone of his voice was faintly similar to that of the man in Lin Xi's memory, bearing a striking resemblance.
Seeing that Lin Xi did not respond immediately, "Number One" quickly began to show off its vocal abilities, not to be outdone.
"Lin Xi is so good... Lin Xi is so obedient..."
Clearly, in "Number One's" mind, these two words contained beauty and joy, and it directly associated those two words with Lin Xi's name, then said something that made people laugh.
It successfully drew Lin Xi's attention back with its muttering.
"Hmm, okay...maybe you're right?"
Lin Xi looked at "Number One" with a wry smile.
The alien insect's actions were both surprising and touching.
If the sole purpose of learning to speak in an emergency was to spend the night in Lin Xi's room, then Number One ultimately achieved its goal.
That night, Lin Xi allowed Number One to stay in his cabin.
Number One seemed quite content. He shared the small and extremely uncomfortable bed with Lin Xi.
Number One was very happy with the outcome he had achieved through his struggle.
Lin Xi felt very uncomfortable—he suspected that if he recorded the scene of sleeping with "Number One" and brought it back to Earth, it might be edited into some kind of experimental horror movie for release.
Whenever he thought "Number One" was fast asleep, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the insect next to him.
The living quarters on the spaceship were all very small, and Lin Xi's bed was naturally extremely cramped.
When he lay on the bed with "Number One", "Number One" had to lean most of his body on Lin Xi's shoulders and arms.
Its wings were not folded up when it was asleep, but rather spread out slightly.
Lin Xi carefully reached out and touched its wings. The feel of them reminded him of his ex-girlfriend's expensive ostrich leather bags, with countless tiny bumps covering the cool, smooth surface of the wings.
"..."
Suddenly, Lin Xi felt a gaze upon her.
He turned around and found "Number One" staring straight at him.
Being face-to-face with an insect's compound eyes at such close range is not a pleasant experience, so Lin Xi quickly withdrew her hand.
"Lin Xi".
"Number One" called softly and warmly in his ear.
"Lin Xi".
...
Lin Xi spent a sleepless night.
The next day, as agreed, "Number One" returned to the large glass insect tank in the greenhouse. Lin Xi devised a way to replace the original sealing measures with a temporary metal mesh.
Then, Lin Xi secretly slipped out of the greenhouse. After making sure that "Number One" couldn't see or hear him, he pressed the communicator and found O-Ni.
Oni, who appeared on the communication projection, looked even more haggard than when Lin Xi last saw him. He looked like a vampire from an old movie, with thin, pale skin. Even through the lens, you could see the light blue veins that looked like tree branches under his skin.
His eyeballs were set in extremely sunken eye sockets, and when he spoke, his eyeballs would tremble abnormally—Lin Xi strongly suspected that this was a sequela of excessive fatigue and mental stress.
"Oh, hello... Dr. Lin Xi..."
When Oni saw Lin Xi, he seemed a little stiff, probably because he had also heard about the previous attack.
After a brief hesitation, Oni added simply, "...I heard about the accident. I'm glad to see you're all right, Doctor."
Lin Xi shrugged: "Thank you for your concern."
He didn't want to continue this unpleasant topic, so he quickly cut to the chase.
"There are some things I want to talk to you about, it's about Star Butterfly."
Lin Xi noticed that after hearing the word "Star Butterfly," Oni uncontrollably wrinkled her face and showed a look of disgust.
"Star Butterfly? Is something wrong with its health? Hmm... But actually, it's natural for it to have problems. After all, Star Butterflies are almost extinct in Sunu, and it's a miracle we were able to hatch it. They seem very powerful, but their vitality is always weak, so they always have one problem or another. I don't have much information about Star Butterflies, but if there's anything you need to know, you can give me a detailed list, and I'll organize the information and send it to your personal terminal—"
Lin Xi had no doubt that it was precisely because of her nervousness that Oni seemed even more talkative than usual today.
"No, no, this time I don't need information." Lin Xi shook her head, interrupting him directly.
"I need you to come to the greenhouse; you need to see it in person. What we're going to discuss next concerns its future care and living environment."
Unnie looked very distressed, her eyes darting around.
"Is something wrong? Actually... I've never been very good at dealing with bugs..."
He stammered.
(You've made that pretty obvious, haven't you?) — Lin Xi thought to herself.
“Then I’ll wait for you outside your office. Then we’ll go to the greenhouse together; the Star Butterfly is there. There are some issues I think we can only discuss further once you’ve seen it.”
Lin Xi pretended not to notice Oni's resistance. He didn't give the poor guy time to find another excuse and cut off the communication directly.
An hour later, Lin Xi finally saw her dawdling and looking troubled.
He looked like he really wanted to break his promise, but since Lin Xi was already waiting at the office door, he couldn't possibly not do his own work—in the end, he could only reluctantly let Lin Xi lead him to the greenhouse with a bitter face.
To be honest, looking at Unnie's appearance, Lin Xi couldn't hide his doubts. He really didn't understand why Unnie would have such a strong sense of resistance.
From his professional standpoint, this was really inappropriate.
“Oh, the other Sunu species are fine, I actually quite enjoy studying them—” In response to Lin Xi’s half-joking, half-serious question, Oni slumped her shoulders and muttered, “But the Star Butterflies… sigh, you know, I just can’t do anything about those things, they’re just too terrifying.”
Hearing what Unnie said, Lin Xi couldn't help but give a wry smile.
Well, he could understand to some extent; after all, not everyone could accept an alien insect as huge as the Star Butterfly.
"Oh, 'Number One' is actually very docile. I think it's because the first thing it saw after hatching was a human. It's just a bit big, but once you get used to its appearance, you'll find it's actually quite cute."
Lin Xi said.
"Cute?"
Oni frowned and looked at Lin Xi in amazement.
He murmured and repeated it, as if Lin Xi had really said something incredible.
"This has nothing to do with size and shape..."
His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he only managed to squeeze out this one dry sentence.
As they were talking, Lin Xi and Oni had already arrived at the greenhouse.
Lin Xi pressed her fingerprint on the access control system, and the greenhouse door slowly slid open, revealing the large insect culture tank in the very center of the greenhouse.
"Number One" was contentedly perched on a thick comb, slowly and methodically using its hind legs to groom its wrinkled wings.
After spending a night in Lin Xi's bedroom, the enormous alien insect seemed exceptionally content and in a good mood.
Hearing the noise coming from the doorway, "Number One" slowly raised his head and looked in that direction.
It was no longer the little insect that would dart into the leaves to hide at the slightest sound. However, when it saw that there was another human behind Lin Xi, it gently shook its tail and slowly stood up.
"This is 'Number One' now. Since it hatched, its growth rate has been—"
Just as Lin Xi was about to introduce some basic data about "Number One" to Unnie, he heard Unnie's rapid breathing beside him.
"Unnie?"
Lin Xi turned her head and saw Oni's bloodless face.
The youngest head of the research office now looked completely out of place. He stood there, gripping Lin Xi's arm tightly with one hand, his eyes glazed over, and his lips pale.
"For God's sake—for God's sake—"
Lin Xi heard Oni let out a hoarse whisper, and then Oni staggered a few steps back.
Unnie looked quite frightened by "Number One," while Lin Xi was startled by Unnie's appearance.
"Unnie? What happened?"
“I’m sorry, Dr. Lin Xi… I… I think I might need to… go somewhere else to talk to you about it.”
Oni looked as if he had used up all his self-control in his entire life to keep from running away on the spot. He looked at Lin Xi's face with a pained expression.
Although she couldn't understand it, Lin Xi quickly helped him leave the greenhouse. However, it wasn't until they were quite far away from the greenhouse that Oni seemed to have recovered somewhat.
But he still looked terrible.
“I really admire you guys…” Oni said to Lin Xi, trembling, “I think I’m afraid I’ll never be able to get used to this—the Star Butterflies are just too terrifying, oh my god, those markings—ugh—”
Lin Xi looked at Ou Ni's appearance with a terrible headache; the young man looked like he was about to faint.
He even couldn't help but suggest that he go to the medical room to have a check-up, but Oni shook his head.
"I didn't really like the atmosphere there..."
He flinched and then muttered something under his breath.
"That place was absolutely terrifying. Sometimes you felt like someone was watching you... but when you turned around, you found there was nothing behind you."
Lin Xi was taken aback by what Oni said, and some scenes from when he woke up in the medical room flashed through his mind.
However, Lin Xi then heard Oni continue, "Moreover, in almost all space horror novels, the person who dies in the infirmary suffers the most tragic fate. In the book 'Martian Leeches,' the protagonist, Leomi, was disemboweled by a leech inside his own stomach in the infirmary..."
Lin Xi: "..."
He suddenly realized that his previous tension seemed a bit unnecessary.
Regardless, Lin Xi ultimately respected O'Neil's feelings, and the two of them had no choice but to return to the biology group's office and try to discuss the formula there.
As Lin Xi passed by the biology lab, she glanced at the horrific scene inside and could somewhat understand why Oni looked so haggard.
When Lin Xi first came here, the place was in disarray, and because of the frequent warning sounds, the air was filled with a tense atmosphere as if everything was about to fall into chaos.
Now, the place is much more spacious than when Lin Xi came before. The special breeding boxes and metal cages on the wall are empty, and the few that have survived do not seem to be normal.
Moreover, Lin Xi was certain that the ventilation system here was malfunctioning. As soon as he stepped inside, Lin Xi frowned slightly because of the damp and stale smell.
A faint stench of decay mingled with the musty smell. If they weren't inside a spaceship, Lin Xi would have thought there were rats or birds dead in the intricate network of pipes overhead.
On the lab bench were various reagents and medicines, and several young assistants with equally pale faces were clumsily dissecting small animals.
"Boss."
Hearing someone enter the lab, they listlessly looked up and greeted Oni and Lin Xi.
"...Several more snake-scaled birds have died."
One of them said calmly.
It was as if this matter had become commonplace.
"Oh, okay."
Unnie rubbed his temples and then answered, his attitude unusually calm, so calm that Lin Xi couldn't help but glance at him again.
Lin Xi vaguely remembered that those special Sunu creatures were rare and of extremely high research value. Before everything went into chaos, Dr. Ando had gone to great lengths to take care of them.
But now, their deaths seem to have had no effect on the people in the lab.
"Still haven't found the cause?"
"Unnie asked."
"Yes, just like its other companions."
The assistant said in a tired and weary voice.
"it's a pity……"
After ending the conversation, O'Neil led Lin Xi toward his office.
Noticing Lin Xi's strange gaze, Oni pursed his lips and explained softly, "...Just like you see, those little guys are all dead now. I don't know if it's related to the stranding, but the current environment on the spaceship is really unsuitable for the survival of Sunu creatures. Sometimes they're perfectly fine one day, but the next day... they just die like that. That damned Sunu disease makes their internal organs and muscles all sticky and turn them into a lump of meat paste."
Hearing his last sentence, Lin Xi felt a little nauseous. Ouni noticed his expression and grinned.
Sunu disease is actually a general term for a specific group of diseases—diseases that only affect Sunu people or animals, causing their internal tissues to melt into a viscous liquid. Many Sunu people have survived the madness and the killings of their neighbors and friends, but often die from this strange disease.
Even worse, to this day, people on Earth still know nothing about the pathogenesis of Sunu disease.
“Sometimes I really envy Dr. Ando…” Oni said to Lin Xi, “He went mad before everything became so insane, and then dumped all this terrible stuff on me. Sigh, lately I feel like I’m going crazy too, you know, a few days ago I even had hallucinations. I saw several snake-scaled birds suddenly grow spider legs and then rustle and fly quickly out of the ventilation duct…”
Then Oni began to vividly describe to Lin Xi the various hallucinations he had experienced. Lin Xi finally had to interrupt him, and kindly suggested that Oni read less horror novels.
They found a corner in Oni's office and settled in.
Wrapped in an old blanket, Oni held a calming gel stick in his hand and chewed it slowly. He finally stopped rambling on like that.
Lin Xi sighed.
“I’m sorry,” he said to Oni, “I never expected you to react so strongly to Star Butterfly. I just thought… maybe you could help me assess 'Number One's' living environment, and then we can discuss a follow-up care plan.”
"What are the subsequent feeding plans?"
Unnie's face turned even uglier.
He stared at Lin Xi: "You mean, you plan to keep raising it?"
“Of course,” Lin Xi said. “…It’s already hatched. What else can we do if we don’t continue raising it? We can’t just freeze it; we have too few live ’Star Butterfly’ specimens, and we lack the parameters to set for freezing…”
"Perhaps we can give it a try?"
To Lin Xi's surprise, Oni said this to him.
"To be honest, I think putting it into a frozen hibernation state is the best option. You've seen the situation here... Okay, I know the insects are immune to Sunu disease, but who knows what will happen next? If things get worse, we might not even be able to find enough food for them."
Lin Xi's expression changed: "Freezing someone without the correct parameters has a high mortality rate—"
Oni silently took a bite of the calming gel stick, and said in a nonchalant tone, "So what? You still have several unhatched Star Butterfly eggs, don't you? If your 'Number One' really has a problem, you have a second and third option..." Oni paused here, and then suddenly gave Lin Xi a strange smile, "Besides, since we're all going to die anyway, the life and death of these alien bugs doesn't really matter, does it?"
Lin Xi looked at Oni in astonishment. He had thought that Oni was still somewhat rational like himself, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that beneath Oni's rambling and noisy facade lay a deep despair.
"Things aren't actually that simple—"
Lin Xi spoke dryly, trying to squeeze out some words of comfort, but his words were quickly interrupted by the piercing alarm.
Attention crew members, the Helios will be entering a state of emergency following this announcement. All crew members not in critical Class A positions must immediately cease all tasks, move to the nearest cabin, and lock it until the all-clear is issued.
Accompanied by a monotonous electronic female voice, the ship's lighting changed from bright white light to an ominous scarlet.
"what happened?"
Lin Xi stood up, puzzled. He stared at the flashing icon on his personal terminal, feeling extremely confused.
It wasn't until Bryce illegally sent the information to his personal terminal through a private channel that Lin Xi finally realized how terrifying the situation was.
Sam, who had severe violent tendencies (or rather, went mad), woke up.
Sam killed someone... and this crazed killer is now wandering the ship's cabin.
Several tens of minutes ago—
Inside the medical room.
Sam opened his cloudy eyes inside the treatment device.
"Hehe—"
He let out a hoarse whisper, then looked around at himself, and then began to struggle wildly.
After sensing the patient's struggle, the treatment device quickly and automatically popped up, and the man rolled out of the device.
He remained in that position, panting for a long time, before slowly getting up from the ground.
He felt a sharp pain in his head, his vision blurred, and his throat was so dry it felt like it was on fire.
All of this discomfort stemmed from the small tumor in his brain, but Sam was unaware of it at the time, and had no time to care about it.
His mind remained in a state of extreme confusion, the only clear thing being the burning thirst that made his very bones boil.
aroma.
Sam stood still, holding onto the treatment device, his body swaying from side to side due to muscle spasms.
He woke up at a very unfortunate time, or rather, very coincidental—Bryce wasn't in the medical room; the person on duty was a young medical technician.
Upon hearing the sound of the treatment device, he hurriedly wiped away the drool that had gotten from his drowsiness and ran sleepily toward Sam.
This was a huge mistake. If he had been a little more clear-headed or more experienced, he would have noticed Sam's unusual behavior.
Unfortunately, he didn't notice Sam's eyes, which were bloodshot and bright red, nor did he see the bluish veins bulging like earthworms under his skin.
He didn't even hear Sam's unusually mumbled whisper.
"It smells...it smells so good..."
Sam muttered to himself.
"My God, Mr. Sam, wake up—"
The medical officer had already run to Sam's side. He was surprised because of what Sam had done earlier; the drug pump had been continuously injecting high concentrations of sedatives into the brutal mercenary's body.
Sam shouldn't have woken up at all.
But now, he stands there, his face contorted, saliva dripping from his mouth.
The medical technician's voice abruptly stopped, replaced by a terrified scream.
Sam grabbed him and then bent down to bite open the young man's neck.
Blood instantly rushed into Sam's throat, providing some relief to his parched throat, but...
"No...this...this isn't that scent..."
Sam threw the lifeless body on the ground.
He wiped the blood that kept flowing from his chin, then muttered irrationally.
Before he lost consciousness, the aroma that filled his nostrils completely overwhelmed his senses.
"Dr. Lin... Dr. Lin Xi..."
He finally recalled some fragments, and a bloody and greedy smile appeared on his lips. He picked up the medical officer's corpse, went to the door, and used the poor man's still warm palm print to open the metal door. Then, he slowly walked towards the door of the medical room.
The fragrance still lingered faintly in the corridor.
Sam didn't know that normal humans couldn't possibly smell the scent he was smelling, but that didn't stop him from following the faint fragrance toward Lin Xi's location.
During this time, he also encountered several other crew members, and he seems to have killed them...maybe, Sam can't remember anymore.
All he knew was that he needed to return to that fragrance, he needed to find the man named Lin Xi…
Since activating the Covenant Shield, fuel has become scarce on the Sun God.
In order to save energy, all lighting and communication facilities have been cut off in many areas where they are not used daily.
A dazed and confused Sam simply followed his most basic instincts, moving forward—
Just as he began to sense that something was amiss, several long tentacles emerged from the darkness.
Sam stood there, bewildered.
He stared at the darkness before him—no, that wasn't darkness at all.
He saw many round spots wriggling in the shadows.
A chill slowly crept up his spine.
That emotion is called fear, and extreme fear can sometimes even awaken a person's sanity.
At least that's how it was for Sam... He stared at the spots, slowly regaining his senses.
But sometimes, maintaining
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