It was as if he had been suddenly thrown into ice water; his skin and internal organs felt as if they were freezing.
In Lin Xi's imagination, he was screaming and cursing at "Number One".
But in reality... his body was completely frozen.
Lin Xi felt as if her heart was shrinking into her stomach, and her throat was so dry it felt like it was stuffed with straw.
He wanted an explanation, but at that moment, he couldn't even utter a single word.
In this corridor covered with a fleshy, gelatinous substance, time seemed to stand still.
"Why……"
Lin Xi didn't know how much time had passed before she heard herself utter a hoarse question.
A strange and bloodthirsty desire surged within him.
That was extreme anger stemming from "Number One" disobeying his orders—in a daze, Lin Xi even rushed forward and tore open "Number One's" throat with his claws, so that it would know what it had done wrong.
"name."
To Lin Xi's surprise, "Number One" actually gave him a reply, and it was a completely unexpected reply.
"name?"
At first, Lin Xi didn't even understand what "Number One" was talking about.
Until "Number One" stood still, his body trembling slightly, and then spoke again.
"It has a name."
"Number One" whispered, shaking its "white" head.
"It has a name!"
Then it repeated itself, only this time its tone became particularly anxious and pained.
"You...you said..."
"Number One" stammered as it tried to organize its thoughts. Despite having just killed one of its own kind, and even devouring the newly hatched "White" creature right at Lin Xi's feet, leaving only its remains, it seemed unusually saddened...
You said you would give me a name.
But you didn't.
If Lin Xi's initial defense of "white" only made "Number One" feel sad and jealous...
After listening to Lin Xi gently give that disgusting and weak monster such a beautiful name at the other end of the corridor, "Number One's" body was completely overwhelmed by that extremely unfamiliar emotion.
It even thought it was about to undergo another pupalization.
Because that feeling was just too uncomfortable and too painful.
It seemed as if venom was surging and swelling beneath the skin, and dark emotions were constantly gnawing at its soul, originating from its body.
By the time "Number One" realized what was happening, it found itself having silently approached "White" and then killed it.
It carefully swallowed that disgusting thing, bite by bite.
"White".
It kept repeating the word in its mind.
If the "white" part is eaten... does that mean the name belongs to it?
"Number One" thought very frankly.
But the look in Lin Xi's eyes when she woke up, and the indescribable anger she exuded, shattered "Number One's" illusions.
It was understood without any explanation.
Even if it eats the "white" thing, that name still doesn't belong to it.
And it really made Lin Xi angry.
The physiological instincts within "Number One" kept clamoring within its body, urging it to grovel, to cater to "He," and to appease "He" in order to make up for its mistakes...
It should do that.
But when "Number One" saw Lin Xi's angry face, the stabbing pain in its chest completely overcame its instincts.
"My name...you promised...my name..."
"Number One" murmured to Lin Xi.
At this moment, Lin Xi finally remembered the promise she had made casually a long time ago.
He did say that once "Number One" crawled out of the cocoon alive, he would give it a formal name.
However, Lin Xi had long forgotten about this matter.
"For God's sake—"
Lin Xi's eyes widened as he whispered incredulously.
The anger in my chest was like an inflated balloon, which burst with a bang after expanding and dissipated.
He had absolutely no idea how to face all of this.
"...You killed it for that reason?"
He murmured a question, more like talking to himself than asking it.
"You belong to me, not them."
"Number One" suddenly looked up, stared straight at Lin Xi, and then said, word by word.
Well... it's not just a name that sparked jealousy.
There is also a possessive nature.
"Number One" is not an ordinary creature.
It is a different species.
Moreover, it doesn't understand anything.
It simply follows its instincts... wanting to please itself, wanting to reproduce.
Lin Xi said to herself in her heart.
The death of "white" was an oversight.
He underestimated the possessiveness and jealousy of "Number One," as well as the life-or-death competition between their species.
This made Lin Xi feel even more depressed.
He never imagined that one day he would have to face this situation.
"No, I am not yours. I will never belong to anyone, any monster."
Lin Xi looked directly at "Number One" and said decisively.
Beneath her cold exterior, only Lin Xi herself knew how weak and powerless she truly was, and how helpless she was.
Since her body underwent a strange change, Lin Xi has been deliberately trying not to think too much in order to avoid going completely insane.
He tried... tried to accept "Number One" and the other monsters with a calm mind.
However, he could never truly fall into depravity.
If one day he were to completely degenerate into that kind of irrational monster... he would absolutely not allow himself to have close contact with such a monster and then reproduce.
Just thinking about it made Lin Xi feel like she was about to have a mental breakdown.
He will probably take his own life before this happens.
Lin Xi heard a voice in her heart say this.
"Lin Xi is mine."
"Number One" ignored Lin Xi's words and repeated them aggressively.
Then, just like before, it quickly folded its wings and flew to the other side of the corridor.
In its right mind, it should have simply disappeared into the shadows deep within the corridor and escaped far away.
Although he couldn't fully understand what Lin Xi had just said, his eyes, his expression, and his tone... all broke "Number One's" heart.
But even though that's what he thought, "Number One" still involuntarily stopped in that corner just as it was about to leave Lin Xi's sight.
It hesitated for a long time before slowly turning its head back.
It didn't know how to describe the feeling... but it was still silently looking forward to it.
It hoped that Lin Xi would call it back, then put on a stern face and comfort it.
Lin Xi always did this when it was still a larva resembling a star butterfly.
But this time, even after standing at the end of the corridor for so long, Lin Xi remained silent in the distance, without making a sound.
Then, "Number One" watched as Lin Xi turned around and silently began to collect the remains of "White's" body... Judging from his pale and solemn face, he seemed to be very saddened by "White's" death.
"Number One" fluttered its wings.
After a while, it wrapped its body with its wings.
Then it began to wail and cry in the darkness enveloped by its wings.
Author's Note: Number One: Waaaaah, I'm so miserable, waaaaah! My wife won't even give me a name, waaaaah! She also said she doesn't like me...
White: ...t
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