"don't want--"
Almost at the moment "Number One" moved, Lin Xi instinctively sensed the danger.
He instinctively yelled at "Number One".
Even before this, Lin Xi had witnessed the astonishing efficiency and methods of "Number One" in reaping lives, and now, he was increasingly realizing just how ingenious a killing machine "Number One" was.
"Number One" arrived at the newborn alien species' side like lightning, so fast it was as if it could teleport.
It raised its forelimbs high directly at the newborn creature, its scythe-like blades easily severing the poor little thing's head.
However, as a newly born monster, the young insect, which resembled a child, also unleashed an astonishing will to survive at that moment.
It was swaying and moving slowly because of the mucus on its body, but suddenly it shrank its body and charged straight toward Lin Xi with the same amazing speed in the next second.
"Sizzle—"
"Number One's" claws grazed the tail of the newborn alien and plunged directly into the metal floor. Due to the excessive force, sparks were even scraped off the incredibly hard alloy plates, followed by a piercing scraping sound.
"Hiss..."
The newly born alien species let out a mournful cry.
Its tail was almost split in two by "Number One".
Some pale green, viscous liquid gushed out from the smooth cut surface. Fortunately, it moved very quickly, and luckily, Lin Xi wasn't too far away at that moment.
So in a very short moment, the newborn mutant staggered and, in great terror, pounced right at Lin Xi's feet.
“m...m...Mom…”
Lin Xi only felt the young monster's cold, slender arm tightly hugging her leg—the newborn alien still had the mucus from the amniotic sac on its body, but it was very close to death.
It tilted its head back and screamed at Lin Xi in a panic.
The fear and panic overflowing in this poor little creature could even be subtly transmitted directly to Lin Xi's brain through the mental connection.
It must be said that the inherent deterrent power of "Number One" really frightened it.
Lin Xi was completely stunned, staring helplessly at the little creature.
This is a monster, a complete monster, even more bizarre than "Number One"—he knew all of this.
However, Lin Xi was unable to resist her inner instincts.
From the moment it was born, Lin Xi's soul, a part of the monster, followed its nature and began to subconsciously protect and safeguard its children: in the heart of "He" who had been born for so long but still had not successfully established the most basic nest, this newborn familiar was even more reliable than "Number One"... After all, this little thing's attitude towards him was normal, and the emotions it projected were not mixed with those strange, complicated, and obscure thoughts.
Not to mention, this small, frail monster also has a face that belongs to Savile as a child.
No matter how hard she tried to restrain herself, Lin Xi still had to admit that she was...touched.
He hoped the little creature would survive.
However, it was impossible for "Number One" to understand Lin Xi's complex thoughts.
The moment it saw the newborn alien cling to Lin Xi, its wings instantly turned an exceptionally dangerous blood red.
Immediately afterwards, "Number One" let out a deep hiss and crawled directly toward the direction of the newborn alien species, baring its fangs and claws.
"Waaaaah..."
Upon sensing the threat, the newborn mutant immediately emitted a whimper almost indistinguishable from a human's. It showed no intention of letting go of Lin Xi. Faced with "Number One's" unusually sharp killing intent, it simply lowered its head and pressed itself against Lin Xi's chest without a care.
Its pale, thin back trembled incessantly with fear. Lin Xi could feel it; it could clearly sense "Number One" approaching. As the distance between them closed, the newborn alien's cries grew increasingly shrill, and its grip on Lin Xi tightened.
Compared to "Number One," this frail little insect did indeed look extremely pitiful, so much so that even Lin Xi, who still couldn't accept his monster identity, couldn't help but feel moved.
"Stop!"
Lin Xi unconsciously reached out and shielded the newly born, weak alien creature from its side, then raised his voice towards "Number One".
The actions of "Number One" suddenly stopped.
"Lin, Lin Xi."
"Number One" murmured Lin Xi's name, a look of disbelief and pain flashing in his monstrous eyes.
"Don't do that."
Lin Xi spoke dryly to "Number One".
To be honest, Lin Xi didn't know why "Number One" would show such hostility towards its own kind—no, it couldn't be called hostility anymore, it was downright murderous intent.
"Lin, Lin, Lin Xi."
As soon as Lin Xi finished speaking, the pitiful and weak newborn alien parrot curled up in his arms whispered a sentence in imitation.
"..."
Enraged, "Number One" could barely maintain its mimicry. In a fleeting moment, the handsome face that belonged to Savile disappeared, replaced by a deformed face of a different species with compound eyes and mouthparts. Even the patterns and colors on its wings changed to black and red, foreshadowing extreme danger.
Lin Xi looked away uncomfortably, refusing to look at "Number One's" current face.
However, the familiar monster was now so resentful and furious that even Lin Xi himself got goosebumps from the intense emotions it was radiating.
For his own safety and the safety of the newborn alien, after a brief hesitation, Lin Xi leaned out and gently stroked "Number One's" hair. Based on his previous experience with "Number One," this action would soften its attitude—this giant alien insect was probably the animal Lin Xi had ever seen that liked to be petted the most.
"This is your kind, and will become your partner in the future."
At the same time, it will also be your and my family.
Lin Xi never put this sentence into words.
However, his protectiveness towards the newborn alien species was clearly conveyed to "Number One," whose antennae stood up completely, swinging forcefully on its head like whips.
After hearing Lin Xi's empty words of comfort, it suddenly flapped its wings, and then, for the first time ever, it took several steps back before Lin Xi could withdraw her hand, and fled directly away from Lin Xi.
"Number One?"
Lin Xi opened her eyes wide in surprise.
After staring intently at Lin Xi for a while, "Number One" suddenly turned around and swept away to the other side of the corridor with an extremely indignant aura.
Lin Xi stared in astonishment at "Number One's" resolute back. He couldn't believe that he could feel the resentment emanating from "Number One" in that instant... Yes, that subtle, bitter emotion was indeed resentment.
It was so infatuated with and attached to him, but when it discovered that Lin Xi would also show tenderness to his own kind, it could not help but feel a dark emotion.
Its eyes were fixed on Lin Xi without blinking.
The emptiness in his chest felt like it was about to transform into a ferocious beast that would pierce through his chest.
...
"Number One" was unaware that it had become the first queen insect in history to harbor resentment towards the queen of its kind.
Similarly, it was precisely because Lin Xi knew nothing about this race that he was able to calmly face such subtle and complex negative emotions as "Number One"—something that had never happened before in billions of years.
Whether it's an Oomu or a Kin (family/clan).
They are all merely tools for the reproduction and expansion of this alien race.
Even the "Mother of the Alien" herself is like this.
They are born, they reproduce, they conquer, kill, and expand their kingdoms... then they perish, waiting for the next rebirth.
Similar things have happened countless times.
But this time, everything was so different.
A queen insect that retains human consciousness, and an overlord insect that seeks "love".
Only in the extremely distant future, when Lin Xi looks back on this day, will she suddenly realize that some things had already begun to spiral out of control from the very beginning...
However, for Lin Xi now, everything is just ordinary.
He felt his heart pounding, and the hairs on the back of his head stood on end. Unbeknownst to him, a cold, bloodthirsty red light appeared deep in his eyes. It was the instinct of the Mother of the Alien to be wary of "Number One." However, for Lin Xi, these physiological changes were simply because he was a little frightened by "Number One's" strong reaction.
"Number One?"
He called out "Number One" again.
"Number One" crouched down with its wings tucked in, and although it ignored Lin Xi, it did not make any further threatening moves against the newborn alien.
This relieved Lin Xi somewhat.
The newborn alien species stayed carefully by Lin Xi's side for the rest of the day.
It is very intelligent and has learned a lot of human language and words in a very short time. Moreover, it is much cuter than "Number One" in appearance.
Lin Xi often felt a pang of pain because of the striking resemblance between "Number One" and Savile, but when she saw Savile's face as a child, she felt an unavoidable surge of nostalgia and affection.
Lin Xi casually gave it the name "White," which came from its pale white carapace, devoid of any blood color.
"White" seemed very happy. It clung to Lin Xi's arm, rubbing its cheek and neck against her arm until she finally got impatient.
While choosing a name, Lin Xi sensed the gaze of "Number One" looming over her from the end of the corridor.
He didn't realize what that meant at the time.
After all this time, "Number One" had been observing Lin Xi's every move with exceptional keen interest. Lin Xi assumed this time would be no different.
He paid the price for his carelessness.
More than ten hours later, Lin Xi quickly fell into a deep sleep again due to his physical weakness. The last thing he saw before he closed his eyes was "White" curled up and sleeping carefully at his feet.
However, while he was fast asleep... a sudden heart palpitation jolted him awake.
Lin Xi jumped up immediately, and then he saw a scene he would never forget in his life.
"White?"
He stared blankly at his feet, his voice trembling slightly.
The light was dim, and with Lin Xi's current eyesight, he could only see some blurry shadows.
But even a shadow...
Even the shadows couldn't conceal the bloody horror of that small spot.
"Number One" lay prone, its wings tucked tightly behind its back.
Its entire upper body was covered in blood, which came from "white" blood.
When Lin Xi woke up, the pitiful and incredibly timid monster had been eaten down to only half of its body.
The crunching sound was downright terrifying.
"Number One—what did you do—"
A strong sense of foreboding suddenly surged through Lin Xi, who abruptly raised his voice and roared.
Number One's body trembled slightly, and then the man covered in slime and blood slowly turned his head.
It seemed somewhat helpless and even looked a little pitiful—if it weren't for the "white" pale-faced head being held in its forelimbs.
"Lin Xi..."
Upon meeting Lin Xi's gaze, "Number One" awkwardly withdrew his hand.
"Bang……"
The "white" head, which showed absolutely no signs of life, fell to the ground and rolled several times on the floor, which was covered in its own blood and debris.
Its dark eyes were wide open, and its lips were slightly parted, as if it wanted to scream in its dying moments, but... Lin Xi saw a thin, long tongue dangling from between its lips, and the severed end was still dripping sticky fluid.
The poor little monster apparently had its tongue violently torn off and its jaw broken just as it tried to scream.
"No……"
Lin Xi murmured to herself.
He knew that the expressions of humans at the moment of death would freeze on their corpses, but he didn't know that monsters did the same.
Just by looking at the "white" head, Lin Xi could feel the sorrow and despair it felt before it died.
"Lin...Lin Xi..."
"Number One" carefully picked up the head from the ground, looking at Lin Xi with some nervousness.
On that face that looked exactly like Savile's, there were still traces of "white" blood.
No, that's not Savile's face.
It was a monster's face, even though it perfectly mimicked Savile's features and facial structure, and even though it looked exactly like that man at times, it couldn't hide its true nature.
monster.
A bloodthirsty and brutal monster.
"..."
Lin Xi stared silently at "Number One".
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