Chapter 196 (First Release)...
An unidentified creature.
...It's a bit scary.
Ning Wanwan looked away, wondering if this had anything to do with her goal of changing her terrible future.
"It looks terrifying," the colleague muttered to himself, "but it's also...wonderful. I've heard it contains power comparable to that of a god."
Shenming Ning Wanwan thought to herself, but until the very end of the story, only the male protagonist Qi Lin became a god.
Perhaps the mysterious experimental subjects were too attractive to the researchers, because the colleague couldn't help but move closer, wanting to get a better look.
A colleague even gently tapped the transparent outer wall of the vessel, trying to attract the attention of the black creature.
...Without any movement, it didn't even change the amplitude or rhythm of its wriggling, clearly too lazy to pay attention.
Ning Wanwan moved closer and whispered, "Don't provoke it. We don't even know what it is... Let's go."
Before she could finish speaking, a "snap!" sound was heard, and a "tentacle" made of black liquid flew over and stuck tightly to the inner wall of the vessel.
Separated only by a layer of transparent glass, it spread out and wriggled wildly, seemingly tracing Ning Wanwan's appearance, or as if trying to pull her in and wrap her tightly around her body.
Ning Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, and she abruptly stepped back, her fingers accidentally touching the utensils on the table.
Perhaps her resistance was too strong, for the black liquid paused for a moment, and then slowly, slowly, it fell off the glass and drooped on the ground, like dried, non-sticky putty.
It feels kind of... funny for some reason.
Ning Wanwan's resistance to it lessened somewhat at this moment.
"It seems to care about you a lot, it's reacting to you!" Her colleague looked at her with great curiosity, then at the black creature in the container.
Ning Wanwan shook her head: "It's just a coincidence, let's go quickly."
The following days remained generally peaceful. Ning Wanwan's job after the job change was largely the same; she continued to work as an assistant, doing odd jobs, and was not allowed to access the core experimental content.
The odd jobs were exhausting, and Ning Wanwan barely had time to think about anything else.
Good, good, good. He's already transformed into a corporate slave right after graduating high school. That's something else for him.
However, her unique constitution, which could elicit a reaction from black creatures, caught the attention of those above. But for the time being, they only called her over and asked her a few questions, and did nothing else.
This relieved Ning Wanwan, who was secretly nervous.
Besides the monotonous work, the little boy who gave her the paper airplane would come to play with her from time to time, bringing a touch of brightness to her dull life.
"Sister, what happened to your finger?" The child came running over to play with her again, noticed something, and stared at her finger.
Are you injured?
Ning Wanwan shook her head: "I accidentally got a small cut, it's nothing."
I was startled by that black creature last time, and when I backed away, my hand accidentally touched a metal object, resulting in a shallow cut. In short, it's nothing serious.
As Ning Wanwan answered, the black liquid in the other vessel seemed to become even more dejected, barely moving at all.
Ning Wanwan didn't think much of it, but for a child, this kind of thing might need to be taken seriously.
"The injury will be very painful, and you will need to apply medicine properly."
The little boy carefully applied a band-aid to Ning Wanwan's wound and smiled, "That's all!"
Ning Wanwan couldn't help but chuckle, looking at the band-aid in her hand, but suddenly asked, "Where did you get this band-aid?"
"...Huh? Oh right, where did I come from?" The little boy paused, his expression turning confused. "I don't remember...it seems like it just appeared next to my hand..."
Ning Wanwan's heart skipped a beat. Perhaps driven by some kind of intuition, or perhaps by some inexplicable guess, she looked at the huge experimental dish that was still some distance away on the other side.
The pure black liquid clung to the transparent wall, resembling an eye.
“…Let’s go.” Ning Wanwan didn’t say anything more, only lowered her head and spoke softly to the little boy.
For some reason, the black creature always stayed there lazily and didn't move. The researchers tried various methods, but it was difficult to elicit a response from it.
But it... always paid special attention to Ning Wanwan.
Whenever Ning Wanwan appeared in front of it, it almost wanted to squeeze out of the petri dish and lie on the glass wall just to get closer to her.
Ning Wanwan didn't know why this was happening, nor was she sure what it wanted to do.
...ate himself
After all, Ning Wanwan had witnessed the laboratory feeding it quite a few times during this period.
The sight of bright red flesh being devoured by a black monster was not a pleasant one. After that, Ning Wanwan tried her best to avoid such scenes.
However, the little boy seemed quite interested in it.
"Sister, it looks so cool!"
Ning Wanwan patted his little head: "Don't get so close, or it will eat you."
The little boy chuckled, "My sister's just trying to scare me! I know it can't get out."
"Little rascal."
The monster lay quietly on the side of the petri dish, ceasing its thrashing.
The intimate interactions between the girl and the boy were all observed by its "eyes".
Strange emotions, emotions that shouldn't belong to a monster, churned within it.
It's so annoying, so annoying, so annoying.
Why do you have to stay so close? Why do you smile at him but won't come closer to me? Why, why, why am I so jealous, so jealous, so jealous...
Is it because you don't like... its appearance?
Subtle changes have occurred on the monster, but no one knows about them.
After that, the child listened to Ning Wanwan. Although he still said "So cool!", he didn't go near the petri dish again.
...But he was still eaten.
The core researchers casually and personally ordered it to be fed to the monster.
Then they showed expressions that were hard to tell whether it was regret or expectation.
"Ah, as expected, Number 001 has no compassion. After spending so much time together, she still ate him without hesitation."
The black monster's number was 001, symbolizing the core status of the research institute's experimental project.
"Should we try feeding it that assistant too?"
"...Never mind, it's still useful for now, it would be too wasteful to use it now..."
The sound gradually faded into the distance.
Ning Wanwan emerged from the corner, a chill running through her heart.
This research institute... is utterly inhumane! The experiments they conduct have completely violated human ethics.
They had downplayed the situation that caused No. 001's abnormal reaction, and I thought that was really the end of it. In fact, I had already become a consuming material on their experimental plan.
Thinking of the child who had already been fed to No. 001, just imagining how he was slowly devoured by the black monster, Ning Wanwan, who had been forcibly suppressing her emotions, couldn't help but bite her lip and close her eyes.
It's okay... It's okay... Don't think about it... He's just a kid I've known for a short time...
When Ning Wanwan went to the core laboratory to deal with the miscellaneous items again, the black monster stuck to the wall of the huge vessel with a "smack".
It was as if they were watching her intently.
Ning Wanwan did nothing, deliberately avoiding all contact with it and not even glancing at it.
She didn't want to see it.
It was completely ignored.
But this action seemed to cause the monster great pain, and it let out a cry. This was the first time Ning Wanwan had heard Number 001's voice.
It made a squelching sound, like slime being stirred haphazardly.
Ning Wanwan still ignored it.
The monster was extremely agitated, its tentacles made of black liquid constantly pounding against the walls of the petri dish, almost breaking it open, and it stopped eating.
This strange reaction quickly caught the attention of the researchers, who discussed it for a long time but couldn't come to a conclusion.
"Why is this? This has never happened before with Number 001. It's very unusual!"
Could it be... courtship?
No one could have imagined that the factor causing the monster's abnormal behavior was just a small helper that they thought was food the monster was eyeing.
The researchers tried various methods to appease 001, but to no avail. They even brought in other manufactured "mates" that might fit the monster's aesthetic and placed them in the container.
But the monster tore it apart the next second, not even deigning to eat it.
The monster's desire for Ning Wanwan was completely undisguised; if this continued, it would inevitably attract attention sooner or later.
"Be quiet." When no one was around, Ning Wanwan finally looked at it and coldly reprimanded it.
The monster made excited "pachipachi" sounds.
Finally... finally I looked at it again...
But this was only temporary. After that, Ning Wanwan continued to ignore it. The monster knew that Ning Wanwan didn't like it showing affection to her in front of others, so it didn't dare to anger her anymore.
However, it continued to relentlessly try to attract Ning Wanwan's attention in other ways.
"Slap...slap...jie..."
Ning Wanwan frowned: "If you make any other sound, I won't..."
She looked up and suddenly stopped.
A very familiar little boy stood in front of her. He held up a band-aid, carefully placed it on her finger, and then pursed his lips to reveal a familiar smile.
"Sister, sister—" Ning Wanwan's mind went blank as she instinctively took a few steps back.
...dead and reborn
No! Impossible!
Ning Wanwan realized something and suddenly turned her head to look at the petri dish.
Sure enough, the dish had a large hole in it, with fragments scattered all over the ground, and it was completely empty.
"You are, Number 001!"
"elder sister……"
The little monster's voice became a little smoother than before. It didn't understand why Ning Wanwan was looking at it with such a terrified and resistant gaze, and reached out pitifully, trying to grab Ning Wanwan's clothes.
"Get out of here!" All that was heard was resistance.
Why, why can't we look at it with the same smile we used to give to the little boy?
Black liquid flowed from the little monster's eyes, resembling human tears.
"elder sister……"
He reached out his hand, mimicking a human child's coquettish manner, hoping to gain the girl's gentle treatment.
"Shut up! I'm not your sister!"
As Ning Wanwan watched the little monster's incredibly familiar movements, a huge sense of absurdity and disorientation washed over her.
The little monster, number 001, has actually absorbed the little boy's memories and is making these familiar expressions and gestures in order to get her attention.
That's disgusting!
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