Chapter 75: Snake on Desert Island (14)
Slowly, a little noise appeared in the silence.
The snake's eyes were as red as blood and it shook its tail nervously.
Tao Xing was surprised and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The snake's body trembled slightly, and its eyes could no longer accurately express its meaning. Tao Xing could not tell. When he touched it, he felt his palm getting hot: "You are a cold-blooded animal, why are you getting hot?"
The snake couldn't speak, and he didn't know either, so he could only hug the snake's head, but he felt sweat on its forehead.
Tao Xing was slightly startled. Could it be...
The fierce fight was over, and he felt at peace. The effects of the mushrooms became apparent. In fact, Tao Xing himself had already felt hot and sweaty for a long time. But this place with corpses everywhere was really disgusting, and he was determined not to do anything.
But, this snake...why does it have the same reaction as him? This has never happened before. No matter whether it is mating period or anything else, it never has a fever.
Is it because it also eats mushrooms?
Is the effect of that thing so strong that it can make cold-blooded animals get hot?
"We can't do it here." Tao Xing took a deep breath and held the snake's head so that it was facing her. "We have to leave first, at least find a cleaner place. Can you hold on for a while?"
The snake didn't listen and swung its tail wildly in agitation. The scales on its body suddenly opened and closed, making a squeaking sound as they rubbed against the ground.
"Isn't your reaction... a little too strong?" Tao Xing gradually felt something was wrong and was about to take a closer look when suddenly there was a loud thunder-like noise, which startled them.
Frightened by the noise, the snake in his arms stopped moving and looked around.
"Boom, boom, boom" the island suddenly shook violently, and then a bright fire was seen, illuminating the dark night. The fire was rapidly approaching the center from all directions, and the flames shot up in a blink of an eye.
"They set up a self-destruct device on this island." Tao Xing understood instantly. The laboratory was set up on this island. Bai Sheng was afraid that his hard work would be stolen, so he buried the equipment on the island. As long as he died, the island would catch fire.
Who would want to steal his inhumane experiment?
Now all the bodies of the experimental subjects are on the island, so the fire is a good thing, as it can burn the bodies cleanly to prevent any virus from spreading. The only bad thing is that Tao Xing and the snake are still on the island.
But even if they had run away at the first moment, they would not have been able to escape. The fire came along the sea. If they had left just now, they might have been set on fire by now.
But the situation is not much better at the moment. Being at the seaside or in the middle is just the difference between being burned earlier or later.
The entire island was like a sea of fire. It was impossible to put out the fire. The only way out was to find a way to get to the sea. Tao Xing hugged the snake tightly, covered its mouth and nose, and found the path that was the weakest in the fire and closest to the sea: "Go this way, quickly."
The snake no longer cared about its previous restlessness and hurried forward with him. The man and the snake ran quickly in the sea of fire. The flames jumped around them, and suddenly they rose high. The fire in front of them poured down like a waterfall. They could not stop.
Can't get through.
Thick smoke billowed, the ground was getting hotter and hotter, and the waterfall of fire was blown forward by the wind. They had to retreat. The snake's tail moved inadvertently and touched a tall tree behind it, which had not yet caught fire.
A moment later, Tao Xing suddenly felt his body lighten. When he came to his senses, he found that the snake had lifted him up and was sending him to a higher place.
"What are you going to do?" Tao Xing was shocked.
The snake's eyes were still filled with bloodshot. Ever since it started to become restless just now, Tao Xing could no longer understand its eyes. He was now unable to communicate quickly with the snake. While he was shouting, he was sent to the top of the tree.
The tree might be burned sooner or later, but the snake didn't think too much. It only knew that the ground was scalding hot and it was impossible to stand on it, so it climbed up the tree to live as long as possible.
When Tao Xing stood on the top of the tree trunk, he immediately understood its intention and turned around quickly: "You come up too."
The snake coiled up the tree, but the trunk could not support the two of them. The snake rested on a branch slightly lower, looking up at Tao Xing.
The sea breeze blew, and Tao Xing closed her eyes gently.
There's no way the two of them could go out together.
Standing at a high place, the snake can be thrown out of the fire waterfall by using the centrifugal force. As long as it is close to the sea water, the snake can survive.
And he, then, should leave this world.
Tao Xing lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "Come up there." He stretched out his hand to the snake, "Live well. I don't want you to die with me."
Even though we will meet again in the next world, in this world, it is a complete individual and it should have a complete life.
The snake didn't move, just looked at him and opened its mouth.
The roaring flames sounded like an overwhelming sound in his ears, and in the chaos, Tao Xing clearly heard a sentence.
A man's voice, clear and pleasant. Although it was a human voice, he knew that it came from the mouth of a snake.
It says, "I love you."
Tao Xing was stunned.
It can speak human language!
However, the next second, the snake let go of the branch it was wrapped around.
Tao Xing's eyes suddenly widened and she stretched out her hand in panic: "Don't..."
But it was too late, his fingers only touched a few hot scales.
The golden snake instantly merged into the red flames, and with a crackling sound, the flames rose higher.
Tao Xing was struck by lightning and his face suddenly lost all color.
Flames leaped up from before his eyes, jumped violently, and then fell back suddenly, sparks flying everywhere. Suddenly, a golden figure emerged again, grunting, sometimes high, sometimes low, ups and downs.
Tao Xing: “…”
"!!"
He rubbed his eyes to make sure it was not an illusion.
The serpent came up again from the flames, ... on its wings.
Yes, a pair of wings suddenly appeared on the snake's back. These wings were covered with scales, gradually changing from golden to scarlet red. As red as a blazing flame, when spread out they seemed to be able to cover the clouds and the sun.
But the snake didn't know how to use its newly grown wings very well, and fell down after flying for a while. It flapped its wings and flew up again, anxiously spitting out its tongue to Tao Xing.
Come up quickly.
It...can't speak again.
It was as if the words just now were just an illusion.
But Tao Xing knew that he definitely did not hear wrong.
He really heard the snake say "I love you" to him.
The snake changed its appearance, and the resonance produced by the mushroom seemed to disappear suddenly. They no longer understood each other's words, but now they understood what the other party was saying. Tao Xing stood up and jumped onto the snake's back in one step.
The snake carried him and flapped its wings, and then the man and the snake sank quietly.
Tao Xing: “…”
Um, this...
The snake looked back, a little embarrassed.
I don't know how to use my new wings very well, please bear with me.
Then it hummed twice, held its breath, raised its head, and flapped its wings hard.
Finally, they rose again, climbed over the flames, higher than the treetops, and then flew towards the sea!
After passing the scorching island of fire, the sea breeze brought coolness, and the wings flapped rhythmically, circling in the boundless sea. The scorching heat was thrown away, and the flames became tiny dots in my eyes.
It feels like traveling through the clouds, reaching out to pick the stars, and the mist brushes across the skin, washing away the heat, leaving the whole body cool and comfortable.
Tao Xing suddenly relaxed and lay on the snake's back: "We are out."
The snake's eyes curved and it smiled back at him.
Tao Xing tilted her head and put her cheek against the snake's head: "Thank you."
The snake tilted its head and spread its wings to fly higher.
Tao Xing took a deep breath of the fresh air and rubbed the snake's head: "Why did you suddenly grow wings?"
The snake didn't respond, it didn't understand.
080 looked up the information and explained: "Host, it has evolved."
"Evolved?"
"Yes, the Golden Dragon Python has a rare opportunity to evolve. It can evolve into whatever it wants. In the original plot, after it ate humans, it aroused its desire to eat humans, so it evolved into a man-eating beast. Now, it doesn't eat humans, so it won't go in that direction. I think it urgently needed a pair of wings just now, so it evolved wings."
"So, its previous restlessness was due to its evolutionary state."
"Yes, host, do you think it wants to mate?"
"Ahem." Tao Xing cleared his throat, "But I clearly heard it talking. Isn't that the result of evolution?"
"No, it has evolved wings and no longer has any other functions. Host, are you really not hallucinating?"
Tao Xing was slightly startled, then nodded slightly: "Okay, got it."
He was silent for a moment, changed direction, stroked the snake's head, and then gently kissed the ear.
The snake swayed and almost lost its balance.
It had spoken some human language before. There were always communication barriers between them. Originally, the snake wanted to evolve human language so that it would be easier to communicate in the future.
But halfway through the evolution, a fire suddenly broke out on the island.
Later, only wings could help them escape from the sea of fire.
So, it gave up speech and chose to evolve wings.
It had evolved only a tiny bit of language, just enough for it to utter a single sentence.
But it's enough.
Tao Xing had guessed its course of action. She gently stroked the snake's head with her lips, then whispered in its ear, "I love you, too."
There is no framework for love.
The snake heard the sound and turned back: What did you say?
Tao Xing smiled faintly and said, "I don't understand. It doesn't matter. There will be plenty of time and opportunities to talk to you in detail in the future."
Without waiting for a response, the snake blinked suspiciously, then flapped its wings and took him to fly over the wider sea. Its wings rustled in the wind and harmonized with the waves.
I don’t know how long I flew, but suddenly there was a rumbling sound approaching in the dark night.
Tao Xing's smile faded, and when he looked up, he was startled to see a bright light in front of him.
"Be careful," he said.
The snake heard the tone and quickly retracted its movements. It saw a huge helicopter coming out of the clouds and mist. It quickly turned around, but just as it moved, it suddenly saw another one coming from behind.
In just a moment, they were surrounded by dozens of planes, with wings roaring and lights flashing, and a man and a snake were trapped inside.
Tao Xing frowned, secretly tightened his grip on the knife, and pointed downwards: "Go from the bottom."
The snakes quickly lowered their altitude and dived down, but those planes were obviously coming towards them, following them, chasing them relentlessly, and encircling them from all sides.
The snake was unfamiliar with controlling its wings, and became even more confused after being frightened. For a moment, it even forgot to change direction and was about to dive back to the sea surface, when it suddenly saw several huge ships above the sea.
"Be careful not to bump into it." Tao Xing stroked the snake's head.
The snake stopped hastily and tried to fly again, but the planes behind it were approaching and surrounding it, leaving it with no way out. It had no choice but to circle in place and circle over a huge ship.
"Don't be afraid." Tao Xing stroked it gently and stared sternly at the people on the deck of the giant ship.
Seeing that group of people looking up, one of them ran a few steps and approached them.
Tao Xing turned the handle of the knife.
The man suddenly shouted, "Son!"
Tao Xing: “!!”
"Xiao Xing, son, I finally found you, woo woo..."
Tao Xing: “…”
"Master, we finally found you." Voices were heard from the plane, "When we were searching just now, we thought it looked like you, Master, you're finally back..."
Tao Xing looked back at the plane and then looked down at the cruise ship.
Listen to the voice of Young Master again...
Oh my, could the original owner be a rich second generation?
080: "Looking at this posture, it's not a rich second generation, it's a super rich second generation, host, I just say you are lucky."
Tao Xing put away the knife, but did not let the snake go down immediately.
He was not completely sure that these people were really the original owner's family. Although Snake had said before that all the synths had gone to the island and there were no more outside, he still could not be careless. Just because they were not synths did not necessarily mean they had no connection with them.
The snake seemed to understand his thoughts. It circled for a while, and its red horns moved. After a moment, it blinked at Tao Xing, shook its head, and then spit out its tongue towards the direction of the island.
Tao Xing understood this series of actions.
It said that they were real people, that they did not have the smell of synthetic humans, and that they had never had any dealings with those things.
Tao Xing breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly to the man on the boat, "Dad?"
“Hey, you don’t know how hard I’ve been looking for you…” The older man shed tears, “Look at you, you could have inherited the family business, but why did you insist on doing research? I didn’t let you go, but you ran away from home. Woohoo, you’ve been gone for so long, and I can’t get in touch with you. Your research institute is so difficult to deal with. I finally found some clues and knew there was an island, but I couldn’t find it. If I hadn’t suddenly seen the fire today, I wouldn’t have found it…”
From these few sentences, Tao Xing understood that the original owner ran away from home to do research, and was deceived into going to the island and lost contact. Based on the original research institute's own explanation, it may have been some time since the loss of contact, and the original owner's father realized something was wrong and went to the institute to ask for people. At that time, the institute was full of synthetic humans, and it was unknown how they managed to get around. In short, it probably took a long time for the father to finally know the existence of the island and that his son was in danger.
However, he dispatched so many private planes and cruise ships but failed to find the island. It seemed that the island had a barrier that people outside could not see.
It was not until today, when the flames broke through the barrier, that he was able to lock on the direction.
After Tao's father finished crying, he saw that his son had not come down yet. He was too excited just now to ask. Now, he looked at the animal and said hesitantly: "Son, is this... a dragon?"
Although he didn't believe that there were dragons in the world, seeing was believing. Even if there really were dragons, he would accept it. After all, dragons were legendary beasts.
Tao Xing: “Snake.”
Father Tao opened his mouth in surprise and said it was okay. He was knowledgeable and had a strong ability to accept things. He thought that there might be snakes with wings and horns in the world. If they were snakes, he would accept it well.
"Oh, is it your pet?" He saw his son rubbing his face against the snake.
Tao Xing: “It’s a partner.”
Tao's father opened his mouth again. It was all right. His son probably had a different understanding of the word partner than he did. He probably thought that the one who played well with him was his partner. "Haha, OK, I'll have someone build a cage for it. But if you want to raise such a big snake, I wonder if your partner will be dissatisfied in the future..."
Tao Xing put it more clearly: "It is my object."
Tao's father's smile froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Haha, son, you are really good at joking. Isn't it a snake? How can it be an elephant? Haha..."
Tao Xing: "It's a snake, but it's also the person I want to marry and sleep with."
Father Tao: "Haha, son, haha..."
Then, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
"Mr. Tao..." The people around him rushed forward.
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