Chapter 362 Monster Hospital (Sixty-one)
The 30-second countdown had not yet ended, but the two had already made their choice, closed the door, and allowed the black gas in the safe to spread inside the Monster Hospital.
【Warning, the second source of infection has been activated. 】
As the system prompt sounded, from the perspective of Nan Huan and Bei Xi in the air, the Monster Hospital was like a dark villa with two lights lit, and there were two places emitting golden light.
One is the office of the acting dean that Nan Huan and Bei Xi had just chosen, and the other is a relatively far location that is not connected to other wards. Judging from the records in the acting dean's office, that location should be the biochemical area where Man Wugui and Xieshen are.
Nan Huan's heartache did not disappear because the source of infection was activated. Instead, it tended to become more and more severe. After the source of infection was activated, countless black air rushed to several wards. A golden light flew out from the safe and directly entered Nan Huan's body.
The restless heartbeat and pain like drumbeats finally eased a little, and some of the scenes that were forgotten by Nanhuan returned like a tide, submerging Nanhuan in an instant.
Bei Xi actually felt some kind of vibration of the same frequency the moment the golden light struck, and she also tried to stop this thing from entering Nan Huan's body. Although she had confirmed that the two were connected, she could not completely confirm that this thing posed no threat to Nan Huan, so she still wanted to observe it first, but the golden light was not under her control or control.
It seemed as if it had finally returned to its own home after such a long time, and it couldn't wait to begin to merge with Nan Huan's body. Nan Huan's entire body was emitting light from the inside out, and the light became stronger and stronger.
As the images in Nan Huan's mind became clearer and clearer, the entire Monster Hospital disappeared in an instant, like a light that had been extinguished. The images in front of Bei Xi and Nan Huan began to roll again, but this time Bei Xi saw that the images were rolling backwards from the Monster Hospital.
The two seemed to see more scenes than before, perhaps because Nan Huan had remembered some of the scenes, so their perspective was broadened, but it was not known whether the scenes had been specially selected, or simply because Nan Huan was deeply impressed by these scenes, so what they saw were some destructive scenes.
Until the clock hand of the backward movement moved to a certain fixed position, the scene in front of the two people gradually became clear. It was a rushing river. From time to time, two waves would rage as the river flowed. They were more than ten meters high and could swallow up the people standing on the shore in an instant. But the person on the shore didn't care at all. He just looked at the vast land not far away with a worried look on his face.
Nan Huan and Bei Xi did not realize at first what the other party was looking at with worry, until layers of black air rushed over from the surging crowd not far away, which was even more terrible than what they saw in the copy.
"I don't know how many times I've done this. Are you still going to stop me?" Tiandao appeared in the form of a river this time, with the waves raised high, as if she was questioning Shenqi, "You should have known from the very beginning that this catastrophe is inevitable. Why are you still so persistent? Look at the evil thoughts behind you. They are evidence of human greed. Even if you save them this time, as long as these evil thoughts are not eliminated, the catastrophe will come sooner or later..."
It was rare for Tiandao to have a persuasive tone, as if he wanted to end this long and meaningless existence. "Do you think the first person who cursed Tiandao was special? No, he just luckily escaped the punishment for questioning Tiandao at that time. As for the catastrophe of mankind, no one can stop it, not even you. Are you still going to be so stubborn?"
The cold wind blew up Shen Qi's clothes, and the river reflected her flawless white face. For the first time, Bei Xi had a concrete understanding of the phrase "one man guarding the pass against ten thousand men". In front of him was the arrogant and lofty Heaven, and behind him were layers of black air, carrying all the resentment of mankind, pressing forward step by step.
"I've already taken action at the beginning, so I should keep going and see the outcome. Since there's already that one in a billion chance that can't be controlled by the laws of nature, maybe there will be a second chance, and there will be a way to prevent this catastrophe. There's still a long time to go, so I have to give it a try. I had to take action in the first place."
As soon as she finished speaking, layers of golden light peeled off from Shen Qi's body, like a blooming golden lotus, spreading from under her feet to the surroundings.
The floating black air did not disappear immediately after encountering the golden light, but was suppressed underground. Golden lotus marks fell on the land of China.
The raging waves calmed down again under the influence of the golden light, and not a single ripple appeared on the river surface stretching eastward.
But as the golden light peeled off from Shen Qi's body, Shen Qi became more and more transparent, and finally turned into a tiny golden light spot, disappearing into nowhere with the breeze.
Nan Huan didn't have any special feeling when she saw this scene. She knew that this was not the end of everything. It could even be said to be another beginning. But Bei Xi saw the scene in front of her. She didn't know what she thought of. Her hands holding Nan Huan kept tightening. It was unknown what she thought of.
Nan Huan could sense the other person's emotions. Although her wrist was hurt by the grip, she did not struggle. Instead, she stroked the back of Bei Xi's hand with her other hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm staying here well."
But these words did not have much effect, because Bei Xi knew clearly in her heart that the final ultimate copy of the game they entered was the belated catastrophe that Tiandao had mentioned. After so long, it finally came true and arrived. How could she not be frightened, especially when she had just witnessed Shen Qi disappearing in front of her.
"What do you remember?" Bei Xi did not respond to the comfort just now. The strength in her hands loosened a little, but she did not let go of Nan Huan immediately. Instead, she looked into the other's eyes. After all, she was not directly related to the source of infection and the golden light, so she could not feel as much as Nan Huan. Of course, there were still some things she wanted to confirm.
Although she had some guesses before entering this copy, when the facts were laid out in front of her, she still could not guarantee that she would remain 100% calm. She needed to know the extent of Nan Huan's current understanding. If possible, she even did not want Nan Huan to remember what happened before, the burden on her shoulders, and her choices.
"It's just some scattered pictures," Nan Huan's expression didn't change much, "It's just like what you saw, there's really no need to worry..."
The expression on her face was flawless, without any abnormal feeling. Bei Xi also instantly recovered from her momentary loss of composure. She looked at Nan Huan seriously, "No matter what happened, from now on, you can't make any choices alone. Everything you do must be under my supervision. I don't care what your previous identity was, and I don't care how many people in your heart are, but you promised me that we will go home together."
She spoke very cryptically, and the last sentence was even very soft, but she knew that Nan Huan would definitely understand.
Nan Huan was silent for a moment, not knowing what she was thinking. She had the same expression, but as the golden light sank into her body, she seemed to be different from before. However, she held Bei Xi's hand in a moment, "I know."
The system did not give them more time, because with the disappearance of Shenqi, whirlpools of different sizes began to appear on the calm river surface, rotating in the same direction over and over again, as if they were mourning for someone, or as if they were just dissolving the huge power contained beneath the river surface.
"I know you will wake up again, but sometimes waking up is not necessarily a good thing..." Tiandao's voice was very low, as if he was mumbling to himself, with some reluctance and helplessness, "But you are the last Shenqi, and only you can do it."
Nan Huan and Bei Xi were like two peepers, who were able to glimpse some secrets from the cracks in time. After hearing Tian Dao's words, Bei Xi's face became more and more gloomy, but Nan Huan still had a sigh on his face and did not forget to comfort Bei Xi.
Without the dark air and punishment from heaven, the vast land was full of vitality. As time passed, the world changed dramatically. After an unknown amount of time, the scene that was very familiar to both of them finally appeared again.
It was an unknown area, as if it had been abandoned by humans and the world. No grass grew on it. Occasionally, black gas would emerge, but it would soon be suppressed by some marks.
Although there is no grass, no plants, no animals here, and it seems that it cannot give birth to any kind of life, like a dead land, but this dead land still gave birth to a monster that is unknown whether it can become a life or not at some unknown time.
When the first monster was born from this land, many more images and memories appeared in Beixi's mind, as well as the familiar breathing frequency and the frequency of struggling for survival, as if they were engraved in his mind.
It didn't know how it was born. It only remembered that when it had its first feeling about this world, it had been restricted in its movements by the black gas coming out of the ground, as if it was destined to be bound to the black gas since birth, but it instinctively felt that the black gas was not a good thing. After being entangled by the black gas for a long time, it felt that its heart was changing. The black gas was clamoring to leave here. It was eager to kill, to destroy, and to subvert.
When it didn't understand what fear was, it had already developed fear of the black air. It suppressed its desire to be influenced as much as possible, and suppressed its desire to kill. It did not hunt humans who approached the area, and did not follow the trend of the black air.
But at the same time, there are thousands of monsters like itself, born in this dead land. They are gradually growing up through killing and black air. It is not sure whether other monsters have the same feelings as itself. Some monsters do not even have the ability to communicate with itself.
Through its own efforts, it ruled this place for a period of time, but the good times did not last long. It might also be that it had to constantly guard against the black air under its feet, which was much more difficult than following its instincts, so many monsters began to stir.
It knew that when all the other monsters united together, it would definitely not be their match, but it was always unwilling to break a certain bottom line, as if once it touched the bottom line, it would no longer be its true self.
Finally, the contradiction reached its peak on that day. In the dimness, it thought it could experience the feeling of disappearance, but a ray of golden light broke through the darkness and illuminated the dead place. A baby was born here, like a savior, bringing real life to this dead place.
The scene in front of them here has overlapped with the scene that Nan Huan and Bei Xi had seen in the previous mission. The true identities of the two have finally been revealed. The previous hints and speculations of the two have been verified, and there is not much expression on their faces.
Bei Xi finally understood why her physique was different from that of normal humans. All humans would have personal skills after entering the game, but she had no personal skills and her physical fitness was different from that of ordinary people.
As for Nan Huan, the reason why she can absorb the endless black energy in the game is not because she has any special personal skills, but because it is her innate ability.
Knowing part of the truth did not make the two of them feel suddenly enlightened, but instead made them feel timid. After all, they knew in their hearts that they were not far from the truth.
Why did the two of them, a god and a monster, change into two ordinary humans disguised in the world, and why did they come to this game? And in the current situation, how should Man Wugui and Xieshen deal with it? Facing this catastrophe that has finally arrived, how can they keep everyone safe? More and more questions, like a snowball, continue to expand in the hearts of the two.
The system seemed to have telepathic connection and fast-forwarded all the scenes the two had experienced, except for the scenes that were avoided in other tasks and were displayed here again.
It was once again when Shen Qi absorbed the black air spreading from the ground and found that the black air in her body was surging more and more violently. She didn't want the monster Bei Xi to know, so she was about to find a quiet place to laugh for a while, when a few familiar thunders sounded in the sky.
In Shen Qi's impression, she didn't remember why she came here or what she was doing here, but when she saw those monsters that had become normal humans with her help, she couldn't bear to let them continue to suffer from the invasion of black air. Perhaps this was the purpose of her coming here, but the thunder in the sky had a familiar feeling, until she heard that familiar voice.
“Shenqi, you’ve woken up again. Haven’t you remembered your mission yet?” Tiandao’s tone sounded more anxious than before. If Beixi and Nanhuan hadn’t heard his tone before, they would have thought that he was like this. “Those resentments that you temporarily suppressed underground have shown signs of re-emerging. These monsters are their derivatives. You don’t have much time left. You use your godhood to suppress these resentments, but please don’t forget that without your godhood, you may also have evil thoughts. When that day really comes, it will be too late…”
Shen Qi did not completely believe Tiandao's words at first, but as time went on, she gradually felt the restlessness and surge underground, as well as a familiar breath that seemed to be born, but she was still unable to take action against the monster in front of her.
Their birth was not a mistake. Without the invasion of black air, their physiques are no different from normal humans except that they are a little stronger. They are the same lives as humans, and were also born into this world. If their mission is to save these creatures, then they should be among them.
Shen Qi was struggling day by day, and his eyes became more and more solemn when he looked at the monster Beixi. However, they did not have much time left, because in the corner they could not see, Man Wugui and Xieshen were slowly waking up.
Just like Nanhuan and Beixi, the scene about the birth of Man Wugui and the evil god that they had seen in the previous mission.
Beixi was born as a monster. It suppressed its instincts and the influence of the black air, and the evil thoughts in its body were eliminated. It should have disappeared in the dead land, but because it was different from other monsters from the beginning, its evil thoughts were also different from other monsters. It was just this little difference that gave rise to Shenqi's evil thoughts. It wanted to completely replace Shenqi and want to see the outside world like Man Wugui.
Until Man Wugui disguised himself as an injured human and came into close contact with Shen Qi, and used the power of the evil god remaining in his body to awaken the evil thoughts absorbed into Shen Qi's body, and the godhead that was suppressed above the death ground was finally shattered.
The evil thoughts that had been suppressed for so long returned to the world, including Shen Qi and Bei Xi's own evil thoughts. These evil thoughts easily invaded the thinking of normal humans and affected their actions. In a short period of time, the originally vibrant land was turned into a purgatory on earth.
The monsters finally left the death zone, but they didn't expect it to be in this way. They asked people to guard around Shenqi and help it to regain those evil thoughts, but Man Wugui and Xieshen, who already had consciousness, had more than just evil thoughts. It was not easy to suppress them again. Shenqi, who had regained his divinity, finally remembered his past.
She originally wanted to use the opportunity of waking up from her sleep to completely get rid of these evil thoughts, but she didn't expect that other life would emerge on this dead land. She developed different feelings towards the monster Beixi, perhaps because it couldn't even protect itself, but still stood in front of her.
Or maybe it was just that it had lost its divine nature, and the first thing it saw was the monster Beixi. What's worse, it was the special features of the monster Beixi that attracted it and made it make such a choice. She was unwilling to use a few lives to save more lives. This was not a choice, but murder in another sense, which led to the situation today.
The black air raised by the evil god is wandering among humans, and the catastrophe predicted by heaven is imminent.
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