Chapter 77

Deep in his consciousness, in a cage wrapped in blood-red flames, the young Red Flame Tiger was burned by the red flames, lying on the ground with his last breath, eyes weakly blinking.

Number Two had never felt so tired before.

He was really tired. He didn't know how long he had been struggling in this flame, so long that he wanted to give up.

He knew that this frenzy state was completely different from the past. He had been pushed to the edge of a cliff. When he fell off the cliff, he would completely lose himself.

But... regret it?

Number Two thought of the last memory before the frenzy, and suddenly felt okay.

He saved Number Seven and the wolf cub.

This was the first time that he used his own strength to fight against an enemy that was several times stronger than himself, and he also saved his companions. This kind of battle was what he wanted.

He no longer wanted to endure the chaotic and uncontrollable life he had before.

However, this was the only time he could indulge himself.

Using the power of his blood again allowed him to reach his limit ahead of time. His real body should have been completely transformed into a beast, turning into a real Red Flame Tiger, right?

I don’t know if he can escape successfully...

I should be able to, right?

When he just transformed into a beast, No. 2 was still a little conscious. The wind and snow outside the Red Flame Fearless Gate were also the nemesis of the giant spider. As long as he successfully escaped from the door, the probability of escaping from the base was still very high.

He believed that with his strength as a red flame tiger, he could definitely survive in the red mist. Even giant spiders were no match for him.

At least around Base 24, he should not need to be afraid of anything after being transformed.

When he was tortured by the flames and in great pain, only this thought could give the boy some comfort.

Perhaps the most regrettable thing was that he could not really see himself transformed into a red flame tiger, killing people everywhere and being majestic, right? Although he

often hated the red flames that tortured him, in fact, how could the boy not have a yearning for the powerful red flame tiger in his heart...

The flames were surging, and No. 2's consciousness gradually faded.

However, when he was about to fall into the maze completely, he heard that voice again...

It was a gentle and peaceful voice, speaking words he could not understand, but as he listened, he felt that his consciousness, which had been burned by the red flames and was extremely fragile, had recovered a little solidity, and he also woke up briefly.

The boy, who was already strong-willed, quickly seized this slight chance after the initial disbelief.

He was indeed in pain...

He really didn't want to endure the burning of the red flames anymore...

But he wanted to live!

He wanted to see the outside world, to fight, to do more meaningful things!

He didn't want to die like this! He didn't want to leave this world in such a frustrating way, dying under the power of his own blood!

He was unwilling!

In the blazing flames, the young red flame tiger once again propped up his limbs and roared angrily at the red sea of ​​fire outside the cage.

As he stood up again, as he remained unyielding, the flames that had been eroding him finally began to retreat.

The young red flame tiger moved forward step by step, moving the cage that imprisoned it away from the edge of the abyss. Step by step, its body gradually changed, and finally turned back into a young body wrapped in flames.

His hands tightly grasped the cage, and his humanity once again prevailed!

However...

"Pu Tong--"

The young man knelt on one knee, looking at the seemingly endless red sea of ​​fire in front of him, with deep despair in his eyes.

He couldn't get out... His strength was not enough to support him to go on, not to mention that he couldn't tell where the right way out was.

Is it really impossible? Why...

Why did he fail in the end despite trying so hard... What was wrong with him that he had to endure such torture?

The boy, who had always relied on himself to find his way through, was so eager for guidance from others for the first time when he was so helpless and vulnerable.

Is there anyone who can help him?

Is there anyone who can give him a hand...

In the boy's mind, figures that had appeared in his life appeared one after another, but these figures quickly disintegrated and disappeared, burned to ashes by the flames.

He has no parents, no teachers, and no partners...

No one can help him, he only has himself, and he can only rely on himself...

The boy, who is only in his early teens, is stubborn and strong, but so lonely and helpless. He can't find a way out, so he can only walk alone in the flames, and eventually loses his way.

He gradually sits down, feeling the breath in his heart gradually leaking away.

"Accept this power, and sense it, control it..."

At this time, the boy vaguely heard the voice again.

Accept this power... Does it mean the power of the red flame? Sense it, control it... Can he really do it?

The boy who has reached a desperate situation finally decided to give it a try! Maybe it will usher in a more painful experience, or maybe... it will be reborn after breaking the cocoon?

The boy closed his eyes and stopped resisting the burning of the red flame.

That kind of pain has been with him for almost his entire life. He should have been completely numb. However, when he really opened himself up to receive the red flame, he still let out a terrible cry.

It hurts... It really hurts...

The boy cried and the blood flowing from the corner of his eyes was quickly burned by the red flame, until his entire soul seemed to be burned to ashes by the scorching flame...

But there was another force supporting him.

It was a very unfamiliar force, pure and strong, with a strong vitality and healing power, helping him repair the soul damaged by the red flame.

This process was still full of pain, but the boy gradually stopped wailing.

There was a force in his heart that supported him to move forward. He knew that someone was helping him... No matter who that person was, he had to seize this opportunity, the only opportunity...

However, he didn't make it to the end.

In No. 2's room.

Watching the young man close his eyes and fall into a coma again, Su Ci slowly withdrew his soul power.

When he regains consciousness, his rationality should be back. Although the fusion with the power of the red flame was not smooth, at least there was some progress.

This process will be repeated over and over again, and the hardships to be experienced are not something that ordinary creatures can endure, let alone a child in his early ten years old.

But this young man's character is unexpectedly tough. If he can withstand such hardships, his future achievements will definitely not be low, and it is worth it for him to help him.

While Su Ci was touching No. 2's ear and thinking, A Yan squatted on the side and watched.

He watched Su Ci rubbing the furry ears on the red-haired boy's head, and the pointed silver-white ears on his head couldn't help but move.

Number Two's ears are round, and the fur is not as fluffy as the wolf cub's, but it looks denser and thicker. I wonder what it feels like to touch it? Will it be more comfortable than the wolf cub's?

A Yan was a little curious.

"Do you want to touch it?" At this time, he heard the young man ask.

A Yan paused, then nodded, so Su Ci gave up his position and let the child come closer.

When his hand touched the red-haired boy's round ears, A Yan couldn't help but blink. This feeling...

is really different?

Unfortunately, Number Two has turned back into a human form. If it was still in the form of a red flame tiger, would it be more comfortable to touch it? He still thinks that Number Two is cuter when it turns into a big cat.

A Yan tilted his head slightly and looked at Su Ci beside him.

The young man had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood. It was not known whether it was because he touched the ears of the red flame tiger... This made A Yan feel distressed.

Should he try to transform into a pair of round ears?

The ears on his head were based on those of a wolf cub. They were pointed and had soft hair. Although they were already very comfortable to touch, the round ears of the red flame tiger were another kind of comfort...

If he could transform into two kinds of fur ears, would Su Su like him more? A Yan observed carefully, and after carefully feeling the ears of No. 2, he fell into deep thought.

And Su Ci, seeing that he had withdrawn his hand, lightly snapped his fingers.

The boy who was lying on the floor appeared on the bed that finally landed safely on the floor the next moment.

The boy lay with his eyes closed, and the cub clothes on his body had been torn, but he was not naked, but covered with brown fur with black and red stripes.

The fur almost covered his entire body, leaving only his hands, feet and face with normal human skin, and even his neck was covered with dense fur.

This means that No. 2 still has a long way to go to completely suppress the power of his blood.

Su Ci glanced at the quilt that fell on the ground.

The quilt disappeared on the spot, and when it reappeared, it had carefully covered the boy's body.

After doing all this, Su Ci sent another order to 4586, asking it to send a new set of cub clothes to No. 2, and then took A Yan and left No. 2's room.

Now that he had the cover of the base's intelligent computer, Su Ci no longer had to restrain himself from using his abilities in private, which was undoubtedly much more convenient.

He and A Yan came to the lobby of the cub nursery, and then he walked out slowly with him.

A Yan was still wondering why he didn't just appear on the land behind. When he walked out of the gate of the cub nursery and saw the members of the action team standing around the wall to observe, he understood.

"Su Breeder."

Yan Ping, who was checking the vicinity of the cub nursery, noticed the figure of the young man, paused slightly, and then walked over here.

Su Ci nodded. Although he noticed the change in his address to him, he didn't care.

Even if Captain Yan Ping guessed something, so what? Now that he has the base's intelligent computer as a backup, he should not have to worry about his identity being exposed for the time being.

"Nothing happened at the brooding house last night, right?" Yan Ping came up to him and asked.

His eyes were fixed on Su Ci, full of inquiry.

Su Ci knew that it was probably the fact that Luo Shengfei was suspended for investigation and then revoked not long after that that aroused his suspicion. Moreover, he should have known that the surveillance video of the brooding house last night was almost impossible to view.

However, what does that have to do with Su Ci?

Su Ci said calmly: "I went to bed early last night and don't have any impression. Did something happen?"

Yan Ping sneered. He was surprised that nothing had gone wrong.

Luo Shengfei rushed from the dormitory to the nursery at such a dangerous time when the bloody frost flowers were falling. This was a very suspicious thing in itself, not to mention that he received a notice from the base's intelligence computer this morning to investigate Luo Shengfei.

Although this notice was later revoked, it was the first time Yan Ping had encountered such a situation.

So after chatting with Luo Shengfei, Yan Ping brought people to the nursery to investigate. Although they did find something, it was a little different from what he imagined...

He pointed to the back of the nursery building and asked, "Did you dig that piece of land?"

Su Ci said calmly, "Yes, Xiao Luo helped me do it." Yan

Ping frowned, "This does not meet safety regulations. The exposure of the soil will greatly increase the concentration of pollutants..."

"Oh? So you detected an increase in the concentration of pollutants?"

Yan Ping paused.

This is where things get weird.

Obviously, the land behind the entire nursery building has been reclaimed, and the area is not small, at least hundreds of square meters.

According to past experience, the pollutants in these hell planet soils will evaporate quickly, raising the concentration of pollutants in the air to a certain level in a short period of time.

However, they had been here for so long and had not heard any alarms from the monitors. They thought the monitors were faulty, but when they called in personnel to repair them, they found that this was not the case.

Although some of these monitors were damaged by the bloody frost flowers, some of them were still able to operate normally.

Moreover, Yan Ping himself also felt that he did not feel the concentration of pollutants in the nursery increased. On the contrary, he felt physically and mentally comfortable in this yard.

This was a feeling he rarely had on Hell Star, and the last time he experienced this feeling was when he went to the nursery yesterday...

In addition, Yan Ping had also consulted the base's intelligent computer and understood that Su Ci's operation was in compliance with regulations. Although he had no right to know who approved it, he could not criticize him.

Yan Ping looked at Su Ci and finally sighed: "I hope you can really bring some changes to the brooding house..."

Su Ci shrugged slightly, pretending not to understand what he was saying.

"If there is nothing else, I will go and get busy first." After saying that, he walked towards the land behind the brooding house building.

Yan Ping did not leave, but walked with him.

He whispered, "Last night, the surveillance video of the nursery showed the same mumbling as the bloody rain, and those weird laughs..."

"It can be preliminarily confirmed that this is a monster we have never encountered before. The failure of those surveillance videos should also be disturbed by this monster..."

"Captain Yan Ping, what do you want to say?" Su Ci stopped and asked.

"I have asked the nanny robot. Except for cub No. 4, the other children who stayed in the nursery were fine last night, but..."

"What about No. 1?"

Yan Ping said with some concern, "That child cannot be seen by others. If he is in danger..."

A Yan, who was following Su Ci, couldn't help but look up at Yan Ping, and Su Ci also smiled slightly.

"It's okay, he's by my side." He said.

Yan Ping was startled and lowered his head. This time he found A Yan's position accurately - because they had come to the muddy ground, and where A Yan stood, there was a shallow footprint.

"That's good." Yan Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

"And..." Su Ci said, "He is called A Yan, not No. 1."

Yan Ping was startled again. He thought of the cub he had only met once, and then looked at the unique keeper in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

"Did you give him this name?" Yan Ping asked.

"Yes." Su Ci nodded.

"It's a good name." Yan Ping's serious expression finally relaxed a little, and he said, "You are thoughtful."

Su Ci looked at the lingering solemnity between his brows, and seeing that he actually cared so much about A Yan, he whispered: "Captain Yan Ping, you don't have to worry about that monster anymore."

Hearing this, Yan Ping's eyebrows jumped.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

However, the thin young man in front of him, who was so beautiful that it seemed as if all the bright light was focused on him, only slightly bent the corners of his lips, did not give him any extra explanation, and turned away with lazy steps.

His attitude was already very obvious - no need to ask, he would not tell even if asked.

However, Yan Ping's ability told him that the breeder in front of him...he did not lie.

So something really happened in the brooding center last night?

But, has it been settled?

Yan Ping looked at the young man's gradually receding back, and finally took back his steps. He was somewhat thankful that he had not had any conflict with this Su Ci before.

Although he still didn't know the identity of this young man and why he disguised himself as a keeper to come to Hell Star, he was sure of one thing.

At least, they were not enemies.

This was not only out of intuition, but also the changes that the young man had brought to the brooding center in just a few days...

When "interrogating" Luo Shengfei, the boy told him all his thoughts, including the changes to the little monsters in the brooding center.

Yan Ping was a little surprised, so as soon as he arrived at the nursery, he went to the activity room to check. After seeing the scene of the cubs getting along, he was also shocked.

As the captain of the action team, he had to deal with the mess in the nursery almost every day in the past few years, so he was not unfamiliar with the cubs in the nursery.

Even though it was later handed over to Xun Xiaoyu from the second team, he always paid attention to the situation in the nursery.

He was not afraid of these cubs like others, nor did he hate them. He was more sympathetic and worried, and now... he seemed to see hope for them to get better.

This is really a very gratifying thing!

And the one who brought such a huge change was this keeper who looked weak on the outside but was actually not easy to say...

How could such a person be an enemy?

Yan Ping stood for a while, then turned and left, and then summoned all the team members who were still searching for clues around the nursery, and asked them to patrol elsewhere.

"Captain, I..."

Guan Zhishu seemed to have discovered something - the place where she was standing was very close to the corpse of the giant spider. If she continued to get closer...

However, Yan Ping waved his hand at her.

"Let's go." He switched the communicator to privacy mode and whispered to her, "All surveillance and investigations on the nursery will be cancelled, and the anomalies found before... should also be destroyed."

"In the future, apart from daily patrols, there is no need to send more people to keep an eye on the nursery."

Guan Zhishu was very puzzled, "Captain, why? According to our investigation, this breeder Su should really have some problems..."

"Even if he really has some problems, it's not our place to intervene."

Yan Ping said seriously, "He opened up a piece of land in the nursery, which was approved by the base's intelligent computer, but... there is one more thing you may not know."

He was very evasive, "Before we arrived, he just went to the research institute and successfully brought No. 4 back from Dr. Ren."

Guan Zhishu couldn't help but take a breath, and instantly felt as if he understood something.

This Su breeder really seems to have a great background! Otherwise, how dare he snatch people directly from senior researchers when he was still in the trainee period, and he even snatched the key?

She quickly restrained her expression and nodded, saying, "Captain, you are right. The affairs of the nursery are no longer something we can interfere with."

The duty of the action team is to protect the safety of the base. As long as this trainee keeper does not bring any harm to the base, who is he, what is abnormal about him, and what is his relationship with their action team?

"Well, come with me to the nursery."

After leaving the nursery, Yan Ping stepped on the flying saucer, called Guan Zhishu, and went to the nursery together.

According to the situation last night, the small garlic sprout in the nursery that has been releasing a strong and increasingly smelly odor should be the key to resisting monsters when the next extreme weather comes!

Behind the nursery building.

A Yan is digging a hole with a shovel.

Su Ci glanced at Yan Ping and Guan Zhishu who were walking away, and couldn't help but look back at the child squatting beside him, and asked: "How does it feel to be cared for?"

Hearing this, A Yan couldn't help but paused, he thought about it, and shook his head.

He didn't know how to describe his mood. Of course he was happy, but not that much. However... he now had a good impression of Captain Yan Ping.

Su Ci just asked casually. He looked at the child and couldn't help but rub his furry ears.

A Yan grinned, then continued to lower his head, digging the soil and burying the seeds.

He had almost no hesitation and buried the seeds in the spirit water can into the soil according to his own wishes.

However, after he buried the seeds in the soil, those seeds released waves of joyful emotions.

They almost surrounded the two small spirit buds.

The lazy boy was unaware of the new friends around him, but the little spoiled brat became more energetic. Moreover, Ah Yan could clearly feel that there seemed to be some pure energy being released from the buds and leaves of the little spirit buds.

Whenever this energy came out, the star chain fruit vines would obviously become more energetic.

As for the seeds he had just buried, they were probably still adapting to the new environment, so there was no special performance for the time being.

Ah Yan worked diligently in the fields, and after burying the seeds, he began to water and fertilize.

Su Ci looked at it for a while, stretched his back, stood up, and walked slowly to the front yard. With a wave of his hand, he removed the magic trick he had cast on the giant spider corpse.

He looked at the giant spider scattered on the ground, cut into pieces by the wind blade, and couldn't help but fall into thought.

Charcoal grilled spider... Is it time to give it a try?