Chapter 65
"Hahahahahahaha, that's right!"
After hearing the little girl's answer, the illusory voice let out an excited scream.
The red mist surrounding the little girl rolled and boiled as if it had life. Even the whispers that filled the room, as if coming from countless people, became denser.
"So, what are we waiting for?" the voice said impatiently.
Number Five raised his little hand, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said expressionlessly, "You, go save your brother first."
The swirling red mist paused for a moment, and then the voice laughed again.
"Hahahahahaha, little cutie, you know your ability can't control mine."
The disembodied voice said gently, "However, I need you to willingly offer your soul, so as a token of sincerity, I can promise you to rescue your brother first."
Number Five's expression finally relaxed.
"but……"
However, the next moment, the tempting voice continued, "You also need to show your sincerity."
The little girl clenched her fists. "What do you want?"
"Of course it's your ability!" the voice said excitedly, "Lend me your ability, and I'll be able to rescue your brother. His current situation is not good."
Perhaps sensing the little girl's hesitation, the red mist surrounding her swirled and finally gathered into an image that appeared in front of the little girl.
The picture showed the scene in the research institute, and the figure of No. 4 appeared on it.
The conditions in the room where No. 4 was imprisoned were not bad, but he had been curled up in the corner since he entered the room, and the wound on his fist was simply sprayed with spray.
After he came out of the nutrition chamber, he didn't change his clothes and was soaked all over.
The thin, snow-white lab coat was stuck to his body, and his brown and yellow curly hair was still dripping with water. He looked extremely disheveled, and this kind of dishevelment was exactly what the red mist wanted to show.
Even the environment is made more shabby and gloomy, which makes people feel that the boy has been treated harshly.
When Number Five saw this scene, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes again.
"Brother!" she called out, reaching out to touch him.
However, the image disappeared in an instant, but two of the Star Chain Fruits on the edge of the table fell to the ground because of her movement. After jumping a few times, they rolled into the corner.
The bright peel suddenly became scarred, and red juice flowed out from the wounds.
"What do you think? Little cutie, have you made up your mind?" The illusory voice chuckled twice and then turned into countless people talking at the same time.
"Every moment you hesitate, your dear brother will suffer even more. Can you bear it? Isn't your brother the most important person to you? So why are you still hesitating?"
Number Five covered his ears in pain.
"Shut up!"
The little girl's roar was filled with struggle and sadness, like a lion cub being led to a ring of fire and forced to jump through it. She instinctively knew that this choice would bring her danger, but...
That's my brother.
Her brother was taken away by bad guys and he is injured now... He is waiting for her to save him...
Thinking of this, the little girl slowly put down her hands again.
Her eyes, which had turned into animal pupils due to her emotional outburst, vaguely turned back into normal human pupils. However, after waking up from her animal nature, Number Five said firmly, "I'll borrow it!"
“Hehehe…”
The laughter around them became crazy again. "Then, put your hand on the painting. Don't be afraid. It won't hurt."
Number Five sniffed as she looked at the painting in front of her.
She actually didn't know how this painting was created. Whenever she was in a bad mood, she would pick up the paintbrush and create a painting like this.
On a certain bloody rainy day, she began to hear strange noises. From then on, whenever she painted when the weather was bad, she could hear those noises. Gradually, those strange noises merged into an ethereal and ethereal sound.
She felt frightened at first, but the voice did not harm her.
It not only tells her interesting stories, describes the outside world to her, shows her many beautiful flowers, but also teaches her how to use her abilities.
Later, that voice even led her out of the nursery, allowing her to truly "see" the outside world...
Through constant contact, she and the voice had established a very close connection... so much so that now when she encountered a problem she couldn't solve, she would subconsciously turn to the voice for help.
And the other party did provide her with a method...
Number Five looked at the painting in front of him, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
As long as she could save her brother, she would pay any price! The little girl stretched out her hand and pressed hard on the painting covered with colorful paint.
The moment her palm touched the drawing paper, the red mist swirling around her quickly returned to the painting, and a light red light lit up under the little girl's palm.
The light tightly pulled her hand, as if to swallow her whole, and something was pulled out of No. 5's body.
The red light gradually dissipated, and the spirit in No. 5's eyes seemed to disappear along with the red light, becoming a little dull.
The voice that had quieted down appeared again.
"Hahahaha, very good, a perfect first step! Next, we need to find another helper."
Numerous mumblings echoed in the room and gradually died down. Number Five sat in her little chair, waiting quietly.
After a while, the elevator that was parked on the first floor of the nursery suddenly started to move upwards slowly. After reaching the fourth floor, a figure in protective clothing walked out of the elevator somewhat stiffly.
“Da-da-da-da-”
The thud of work boots covered with red frost on the floor echoed crisply in the corridor.
Not long after, the figure arrived at the door of Room 404. As soon as the man stood still, the frost on his protective helmet melted into water by the heater and dripped down.
A young face was reflected behind the glass mask.
In the middle of the door, a light curtain lit up for identity verification.
[Authentication in progress...]
The white light swept across the man's head, penetrated the glass mask and fell on his face.
[Didi - Identity verification failed]
Hello, Sergeant Luo Shengfei!
[Under the influence of extreme weather (blood frost), you can enter the nursery for emergency shelter, but you do not have permission to enter the cubs' room. Please wait patiently in the first floor lobby or go to room 303 on the third floor and find trainee breeder Su Ci, who will provide you with assistance.]
That’s right, the person who came to the door of Room No. 5 was the captain of the maintenance team - Luo Shengfei.
On his way back from work, he failed to enter the dormitory and was taken to the nursery instead.
At this moment, his eyes were confused and he did not pay attention to the words appearing on the light screen. Instead, he reached out and tapped the screen lightly to operate on it.
[Warning! Sergeant Luo Shengfei, please cease your illegal behavior...]
The words on the light screen began to become blurred. When Luo Shengfei entered the last command, the metal door in front of him, which had been closed all the time, opened.
Number Five, sitting at the small table, quietly looked at the figure outside the door.
Luo Shengfei took a step forward.
As he stayed indoors longer, the frost on his body gradually melted, and his movements seemed less stiff. He strode to No. 5, bent down and stretched out his hand, ready to pick her up.
"Bang!"
Number Five suddenly stood up and the chair was pushed over.
The little girl took two steps back to avoid Luo Shengfei's outstretched hands.
Number Five's eyes were still lifeless, and her face showed no expression, but her resistance was already very obvious from her body movements.
Luo Shengfei stopped.
The red mist reappeared in the room. This time, the strange, swirling mist vaguely gathered into a face that looked neither human nor human, and the silent whispers and laughter around it began to sound again.
"Little cutie, do you still hate him so much?"
The face in the red mist said, "Oh, indeed, I was inconsiderate. He killed 4583, your closest friend. How could you easily let go of such hatred?"
When the voice mentioned that 4583 was killed, the little girl's face, which had been expressionless, suddenly revealed a deep resentment.
This feeling of resentment made her cute little face look hideous and terrifying.
Sensing the rapidly swell of negative emotions within her, the face in mid-air revealed an expression of immense enjoyment, as if to say: Yes, that's it! A little more! A little more!
And that ethereal voice continued to tempt: "Don't worry, once you rescue your brother, you can do whatever you want with this guy."
"It wasn't successful before, that was an accident. That giant spider was just too useless! Now, the murderer of 4583 has come before you. Be patient for a moment. How you want to exact revenge in the future is entirely up to you, isn't it?"
As the voice persuaded her, the resentment on the little girl's face gradually subsided and her expression gradually calmed down.
However, the face hidden in the red mist knew that she was only burying the seeds of hatred deeper into her soul, waiting to be watered with blood to produce the most beautiful flowers.
"Save...brother..." the little girl spoke again, her voice was slow but extremely clear.
"Hahahahaha, dear baby!"
So, under the control of the red mist face, Luo Shengfei bent down again and picked up the little girl. This time, No. 5 did not resist.
Luo Shengfei held Number Five in one hand and rolled up the painting on the table with the other hand, handed it to the little girl, and then carried her out of Room 404.
However, Luo Shengfei did not leave immediately, but went straight to the door of Room 403 next door.
The little girl he was holding frowned.
Luo Shengfei once again ignored the warning on the door and began to operate on the light curtain.
[Wrong password, unable to obtain administrator privileges]
[Wrong password, unable to obtain administrator privileges]
[Wrong password…]
[Beep - Three incorrect passwords have been entered. This interface has been locked. An error report will be sent to the relevant department.]
However, unlike Room 404, Luo Shengfei failed to open the door of Xiao Zhengxing's room with the same operation. Instead, it was locked due to multiple incorrect password attempts.
Luo Shengfei seemed not to notice the lock reminder and continued to input commands.
The red mist face appeared again, with a hint of doubt in its expression, but it did not hesitate and simply gave up entering room number three. It continued to control Luo Shengfei to walk towards room number 402, which was room number two.
Inside room 403.
When Luo Shengfei walked away from the door, Xiao Zhengxing slowly opened his eyes.
The little boy was not asleep.
In fact, when Luo Shengfei walked out of the elevator stiffly, he had already woken up, but he remained silent and observed silently with his mental power.
When Luo Shengfei came to his door carrying No. 5 and tried to open it using the same method, No. 3 came to the metal door silently like a little ghost.
Then he raised his two small hands and pressed them against the metal door.
Next, the scene just now happened.
He opened his lifeless light blue eyes. The dark room without lights on had no effect on him. His mental power spread out again, quietly observing everything that happened in the corridor.
In room 402, Luo Shengfei encountered no obstacles and obtained permission very smoothly. However, when he was about to open the door, a small hand grabbed him.
"what you do……"
"Oh, little cutie, when this door opens, you just need to use your ability to make the cubs inside follow you." The red mist face circled in the air, muttering and laughing strangely.
However, it is obvious that the ability lent to it by No. 5 is only a part. It can only control Luo Shengfei alone. Any more still requires the cooperation of No. 5.
"Why...why..." Number Five's voice became increasingly slow.
"Why? Hehehe, in order to rescue the little baby's brother, I need more souls and flesh and blood." The red mist face said without any concealment.
"No..." The little girl shook her head.
"Hehehe, little cutie, have you forgotten that the culprit who caused 4583's death was the annoying guy in this room? Don't you want him to pay the price he deserves?"
Under the instigation of the red mist face, the bright light that originally appeared in the little girl disappeared again.
"Yes... price... must be paid..."
That cute little face once again became angry and ferocious because of hatred.
The red mist face was satisfied.
Luo Shengfei, under the control of his face, entered the command again and opened the metal door in front of him.
When the metal door opened, Number Two, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes alertly. He looked at the strange combination of one big and one small at the door. Before he could fight back, he heard the little girl's hateful voice.
"You! Follow me!"
The red-haired boy lost all consciousness in an instant. He got up from the bed in a daze and followed Luo Shengfei and No. 5 out of the room.
Now that this has been achieved, the Red Mist Face’s target naturally cannot be just Number Two.
In this nursery, every cub possesses amazing talents, and their flesh and blood are the most favored by monsters. As the one that comes out on top, it certainly cannot be satisfied with taking away only two.
Luo Shengfei carried Number Five into the elevator, and the red-haired boy followed behind him unconsciously.
The elevator went to the fifth floor.
The little monkey and the little white deer were both in a coma, so it was very easy to control them. As for No. 5, it was not difficult to persuade the red mist face who knew her situation well.
"They are in cahoots with Number Two!"
"Little cutie, have you forgotten? They laughed so happily the day 4583 was killed!"
"Hasn't that monkey always bullied 4583? How many robots were killed by him before 4583?"
"Number Seven is in cahoots with those two. They always team up to bully you and your brother. Every time I hear you say that, my heart aches. Don't you want to teach that little scoundrel a lesson he'll never forget?"
“…”
Under the pressure of these direct provocations, Number Six and Little White Deer, like Number Two, finally followed Luo Shengfei in a daze and left the room on their own.
However, when they arrived at room 503, which was Xiao Langze's door, all of Red Mist Face's tricks became ineffective.
"Dear, have you forgotten? He tore up your painting!"
"He also killed a nanny robot!"
"he……"
"Shut up!"
"Number Eight, no!"
The little girl's speech, which had become slow and unfluent, suddenly became faster again.
Seeing that she was about to regain consciousness, even Luo Shengfei showed signs of losing control. After a slight pause, the face in the red mist decisively gave up this tough bone.
"Okay, okay, then we won't eat him. Let's go."
The red mist-faced man simply gave up on the little wolf cub and controlled Luo Shengfei to leave. The little girl in his arms finally calmed down again.
Numbers 2, 6, and 7 were still following closely behind them.
However, number two, who was originally the first to follow, gradually fell behind.
A hint of struggle gradually emerged on the red-haired boy's dazed face - in recent days, his mental strength had made a breakthrough, and he was vaguely about to break free from No. 5's control.
However, he finally followed her into the elevator.
Luo Shengfei pressed the button. This time, their target was the first floor.
As long as the cubs can be successfully taken away from the nursery...
“Hehehehe——hehehe——”
The faces in the red mist could no longer conceal their excitement. It disintegrated into mist in mid-air, surrounding the cubs. The narrow elevator was filled with wild and excited muttering and laughter.
The elevator door slowly closed and began to descend.
At this moment, a little head secretly poked out from the corner of the stairwell leading to the fifth floor.
Little Zhengxing, wearing pajamas, ran out of the room at some point and went up to the fifth floor via the stairs.
Xiao Zhengxing did not release his mental power to observe. He carefully paid attention to the movements on the fifth floor.
The furry ears on his head have been exposed again, standing upright very alertly, helping him to capture the sounds in the environment.
The cat's uniquely sensitive hearing allowed him to hear extremely subtle sounds, and he knew that there were no strangers on the fifth floor.
There was still an uncomfortable smell lingering in the corridor. Xiao Zhengxing didn't know what left such a smell, but he knew that it was very dangerous.
Fortunately, the person holding No. 5 has now left with No. 2 and the others.
The little boy tiptoed out from around the corner like some kind of feline.
He ran very fast but made no sound.
The little boy came to the door of No. 503 and put his hand on the metal door. At the same time, a faint blue light lit up under his palm.
The light curtain on the door just lit up and then went out again, and then the metal door opened automatically.
When the metal door just opened a crack, the little boy moved nimbly and got in. Only when the metal door behind him closed did Xiao Zhengxing slowly exhale.
But his tense nerves had not completely relaxed.
Little Zhengxing listened attentively.
“Huff…Huff…”
Only when the little ears on top of his head caught the even breathing of the little wolf cub coming from the bed did he completely relax.
Great, little Langze wasn’t taken away.
Xiao Zhengxing stood there for a while. After making sure the little wolf cub was safe, he tilted his head and thought about it, but did not go forward to wake him up.
It’s time to go…
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhengxing turned around again and put his little hands on the metal door. However, when he controlled the metal door to open, the boy's confused voice came from behind him.
"Little star? Why are you here?"
The little wolf cub yawned vaguely. When he saw the open metal door, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and all sleepiness disappeared instantly.
"What's going on? Why is the door open? Did 4586 come here just now?"
Little Langze had no concept of time at all. He jumped out of bed excitedly and without giving Xiao Zhengxing a chance to explain, he rushed over, grabbed his hand, and ran happily to the corridor.
"Go! Let's go to the activity room and play the flute!"
The little wolf cub thought it was time for the activity room, but he quickly scratched his head and said in confusion, "Hey, that's not right. Shouldn't we finish breakfast before going to the activity room?"
Although he doesn't feel hungry now.
Then, he saw the doors of rooms 6 and 7 next door, which were still open. Realizing something was wrong, the little wolf cub quickly ran into the two rooms to take a look.
"Where are Yoyo and that stinky monkey?"
When the two were gone, the wolf cub ran out again, full of confusion, "Where did they go? Why is the door open?"
Xiao Zhengxing took out his metal ball from somewhere again, and now held it tightly in his arms, showing obvious uneasiness.
"Stars?" The little wolf cub bent down slightly to meet his eye level.
After a while, the little boy finally spoke: "He was...taken away..."
"Who took him away?" the little wolf cub continued to ask.
"No... I don't know..." Xiao Zhengxing shook his head, "Maybe it's... a monster."
"Oh, monster..."
The little wolf cub nodded, and after a few seconds, he reacted, "What..."
His mouth was covered by Xiao Zhengxing.
Xiao Zhengxing made a hushed gesture to him, and Xiao Langze nodded, covering his mouth with his hand. He couldn't help but wonder - aren't the stars blind? How could they cover his mouth so accurately?
However, now is not the time to focus on that.
He lowered his voice and asked, "When were they taken away? Besides Yoyo and that stinky monkey, who else was there?"
"Number Two... and Number Five..."
"Varied……"
This time, Xiao Langze covered his mouth himself, but his expression still couldn't hide his shock and anger.
Number Five was also captured by the monster!
No! He couldn't watch Number Five get eaten by the monster!
"Where did they go?"
Xiao Zhengxing pointed to the elevator.
"Okay, Little Star, you stay here... No, you hide in my room, it's safer that way." The little wolf cub lowered his voice and said, "I'll go take a look."
Although he didn't know why monsters entered the nursery, little Langze knew that monsters would only appear when the weather was bad. Since the eldest sister from the Operations Department hadn't come yet, it meant that they wouldn't be able to come for a while.
He had to find a way to delay time and must not let No. 5 and Yoyo be eaten by the monster before the support from the Operations Department arrived.
Xiao Langze came to the elevator and took a look, then turned around and saw Xiao Zhengxing following him.
"They went to the first floor. I'll go downstairs to check." Little Langze touched the little boy's head and reminded him again, "You stay here and don't run around. Okay?"
After that, he suddenly thought of something and took out a bamboo flute from his waist and put it in the child's hand, "I'll keep this with you."
Little Zhengxing, who had always liked this bamboo flute, shook his head. He held the metal ball in one hand and grabbed the little wolf cub's sleeve with the other.
"Do you want to go too?" asked the little wolf cub.
Xiao Zhengxing hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Hmm..."
The little wolf cub scratched his hair in distress and advised, "There are monsters out there. It's very dangerous. You might get eaten!"
This time, Xiao Zhengxing's expression became even more determined.
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