Chapter 075 Mad Scientist 7
Jian Ziyan lowered his long eyelashes, and his gaze seemed to fall on Shen Ke, but if you look closely, you will find that his eyes are empty, as if he is in great confusion and shock.
He had never felt this confused before. It should be said that he rarely had any emotions.
But now, he was shocked by the pain that broke out from Shen Ke.
For the first time in history, he even began to waver in the conclusion he had reached through rational judgment.
In his mind, if he allowed Shen Ke to take him on the run, the end result would only be the death of Shen Ke, and the beautiful future that Shen Ke naively envisioned would never appear.
There would not be any isolated ice continent in the north, and even if there was, they would not be able to survive until the day they reached there.
No matter from which perspective, letting him fulfill the final value of his life in exchange for Chen Ke's entire second half of life is the most beneficial outcome.
...But why did Shen Ke become so miserable? This was not his original intention, nor was it a result he had not expected.
Chen Ke did seem like a different person after he lost his memory, but in Jian Ziyan's eyes, he was still the same person. He was brave and courageous, calm and rational, proud and unrestrained. These characteristics did not disappear with Chen Ke's amnesia, so Jian Ziyan naturally thought that he would agree with his rational judgment, just like before.
But the facts proved that he was wrong. Under the influence of emotion, Chen Ke changed completely.
Could emotions, this gift that he had never been able to comprehend, really affect a person to this extent?
The wind and snow in the mountains were silent, but the voices from the base not far away had spread here. The sky was full of flashing red lights, and it was obvious that they would be here soon.
Chen Ke was like a statue, resting his forehead on Jian Ziyan's shoulder. Even though the person who wanted to kill him was close at hand, he did not react at all, as if he had accepted his fate, or perhaps he was in complete despair because his dream was suddenly broken by Jian Ziyan.
Jian Ziyan's eyes were confused. He always believed in his own reason, but now, he was not sure.
He subconsciously imitated a normal person and gently placed his hand on Chen Ke's shoulder. From a distance, it looked like he was hugging the other person.
"Let's go," he said. "It will be too late if we don't leave now."
The tall man trembled, and the hands holding his shoulders slowly exerted force, as if using a great deal of strength, to make him raise his head and look at him.
The whites of Chen Ke's eyes were red, and there were traces of wet tears on his handsome and unrestrained face, which made his cold and determined eyes look fragile.
He panted very softly, the last sound still trembling, then he moved his hands to Jian Ziyan's waist and knees, and was about to pick him up.
Even now, he has never thought of giving up Jian Ziyan.
Jian Ziyan showed a look of astonishment, and for the first time, his thin fingers took the initiative to hold Shen Ke's, stopping his movements.
"Don't waste your time on me anymore." Jian Ziyan said hurriedly, "I'm almost dead. Even if you take me away, no one can save me. Don't be stubborn!"
For the first time, a hint of anxiety appeared in his usually calm tone.
"You're lying." Chen Ke's voice was hoarse, and his tone was like a wounded beast, tired and fragile, but full of ruthlessness, "You don't want to live, but I won't let you die. It's useless for you to provoke me."
"you……!"
Jian Ziyan was about to say something urgently when a familiar fishy-sweet taste suddenly surged in his throat. The blood came so fast and violently that he had no time to cover it up and spat it out as soon as he opened his mouth.
They were so close that all the blood sprayed on Chen Ke's chest, and even some on his cheek.
The strong smell of blood spread instantly, and Shen Ke's expression seemed to be frozen.
He lowered his head little by little and looked at Jian Ziyan.
Jian Ziyan covered his mouth and coughed desperately. Blood kept flowing out from between his fingers, as if it could never be stopped.
"Jian Ziyan?" He murmured the name like in a dream.
"I said... ahem, hurry up and leave!" Jian Ziyan tried his best to make a sound that sounded like crying blood, "I'm going to die anyway, what's the point of risking yourself for a dead person!"
Bloodshot quickly crept up the whites of Chen Ke's eyes, and his eyes, which had finally faded a little, immediately turned red again.
"No, I don't."
He shook his head, and his desperate eyes like a lone wolf suddenly raised up, staring at the flashing red light, gritted his teeth, and rushed over there with the person in his arms!
…
Chen Lixing is in the team searching for Jian Ziyan and Shen Ke.
Unlike the others who had expressions of excitement and fear, he had a calm expression, even a bit of confusion in his eyes, and his search was obviously not as diligent as the others.
He really wanted to tell everyone not to be so excited. Even if they really found the two, it was possible that even if everyone was tied together, they would not be enough to defeat Chen Ke alone.
Originally, he had only heard of Chen Ke's reputation and always thought that people were exaggerating, because he himself was also a powerful master and did not believe that any human could really reach that god-like height.
This doubt was completely dispelled after he actually came into close combat with Shen Ke.
The stronger you are, the more you can feel the vast sense of oppression. This guy Chen Ke is not a human being at all!
What's more, Shen Ke also...
Chen Lixing sighed. He was not very active, so he walked slower and soon left the main group.
Just when he was considering whether he should just go back as he was still seriously injured, a tall black shadow suddenly jumped out of the woods, scaring him so much that he reflexively shone the flashlight into the other person's face!
His eyes were bloodshot, his beard was all over his body, and his face and body were covered in blood. At first glance, he looked even scarier than a zombie.
Chen Lixing almost cried out, and when he looked closely and saw who this person was, his face suddenly changed.
“Shen…”
Before he could utter a sound, he felt a hand grabbing his throat, successfully making him swallow all the sounds.
However, for the sake of his own life, he still tried to speak: "Chen Ke, I am not..."
"If you want to live, take me to your research institute." Shen Ke's low and hoarse voice came, "Do you know where it is?"
Chen Lixing was stunned. He paused for a moment and asked, "You want to go to the research institute?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Shen Ke said coldly, "Take me there, quickly."
Chen Lixing took a deep breath, suppressed the fear of looking up at the food chain, and reluctantly said: "Chen Ke, it's me, don't worry, I won't expose you."
Chen Ke was silent for a moment, and Jian Ziyan, who was held in his arms, said softly: "Chen Lixing."
"Yes, it's me." Chen Lixing smiled bitterly, "You spared my life before, I won't expose you, let's talk first, okay?"
He waited nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when Shen Ke really withdrew his hand.
In order not to attract other people's attention, he turned off the flashlight, turned around and looked at the two people in the moonlight, and couldn't help but be shocked.
After not seeing them for a few days, he was amazed at how miserable they were.
After seeing Jian Ziyan's situation, Chen Lixing suddenly understood why Shen Ke wanted to go to the research institute.
"It's useless." Jian Ziyan sighed. Only now did he know what Shen Ke was holding on to. "If there is a place where there is hope of saving me, it is the Hengyun Mountain base you left. The research institute in this base has just been built, and it is impossible to do anything..."
"Shut up." Shen Ke held Jian Ziyan's head, buried his face in his arms, and then glared at Chen Lixing fiercely, "Take us there."
Chen Lixing looked at them in shock, as if the whole world was shattering and reorganizing in his eyes: "You, you two...are in this kind of relationship?"
Chen Ke narrowed his eyes, showing a dangerous look as if his patience was about to run out.
Chen Lixing immediately stopped gossiping. He looked at Shen Ke's gloomy face and said cautiously, "Actually... he is right."
Shen Ke's aura suddenly surged, then quickly dropped, and his voice became gritted: "What did you say?"
"There is nothing in our base's research institute at the moment." Chen Lixing said stiffly, "The reason we need to build it is because we found Professor Zhang Wenxuan, but he hasn't arrived yet. Our people are escorting him here..."
Jian Ziyan, who was buried in Shen Ke's arms, suddenly raised his head and met Shen Ke's gaze. He said, "You have lost your memory, don't you remember that Professor Zhang Wenxuan is our teacher."
"What?"
Chen Ke and Chen Lixing were both stunned, and Chen Ke's face quickly turned pale.
Jian Ziyan's calm voice confirmed his guess: "Teacher is an upright person with a heart for the world. He must hate me to the core and be disgusted with me. If I want him to save me, it's impossible."
"What if...?" Chen Ke's face turned pale, and he struggled desperately, "Let's go and beg him, what if he still has some sympathy for you..."
"Chen Ke." Jian Ziyan raised his eyes and looked at him, "Don't deceive yourself."
Shen Ke staggered, and the ferocity and struggle in his eyes faded away, without a trace of light, like a night sky covered by dark clouds.
"Only there... can it be done?" Chen Ke spoke in a low voice, full of sadness that fate had determined it. "It seems that it has to be there."
"They can save you, but they may not save you." Chen Lixing looked at them carefully. "Even if they issued a wanted order for you, it's obvious that they want to kill you... Especially for Shen Ke, if you really want to go back, it's hard to say how you will be treated."
"I won't let go even if there's only a glimmer of hope."
Shen Ke no longer had any hostility towards Chen Lixing. He picked up Jian Ziyan again and looked back at him.
"Thank you for telling me this, take care."
Chen Lixing looked at him. Although this man was as strong as a god, he reminded him of certain people.
Men who waited outside in agony and helplessness after their loved ones were rushed to the emergency room.
It turns out that even someone as powerful as Chen Ke is just a mortal. Once he falls in love, he can no longer be himself.
Shen Ke wanted to hug Jian Ziyan and leave, but Jian Ziyan took the initiative to speak for the first time: "Chen Lixing, can I ask you a question?"
Chen Lixing was startled, and seeing that Shen Ke really stopped, he quickly said, “You ask.”
Jian Ziyan said: "Don't you want to get some rewards?"
Chen Lixing reacted for a moment and realized that he was talking about the rewards issued by the Hengyun Mountain Base. He was even more confused, but he still answered honestly: "I want to."
Jian Ziyan's eyes looked over Chen Ke's shoulder, containing the clearest and purest light.
"Then why didn't you sound the alarm and reveal our position?"
As soon as Jian Ziyan arrived, he saw that the upper part of an alarm was sticking out of Chen Lixing's pocket. As long as it was released, the base would quickly get the news.
"Ah... this." Chen Lixing scratched his head. "Didn't I tell you that you spared my life before? And you reacted so quickly at that time, you should have discovered that there was something wrong with us, right? Even so, when I asked you for anti-inflammatory drugs, you still gave them to me. No matter what, I must remember this favor."
"Because...of emotion?" Jian Ziyan murmured, "Emotion again."
"It's indeed not very rational. I don't know if it's right to do this, but people are not machines. We can't act purely on our rationality." Chen Lixing smiled. "My feelings tell me that I should do this, because I always feel that people like you are far from the image of the world-destroying demon kings and villains in the rumors. Maybe there is some hidden story behind this."
When he said this, Shen Ke turned around and looked at him seriously.
Being looked at so seriously by these two people, Chen Lixing couldn't help blushing.
"I understand. Thank you." Jian Ziyan said, "When the teacher arrives, please protect him. Xu Guanglei is not the hope of the end of the world, he is."
Chen Lixing's face was solemn: "I will definitely try my best."
Watching the two people disappear into the darkness, Chen Lixing still couldn't suppress his inner confusion, muttering: "Since you want to end the apocalypse so much, why did you create this apocalypse in the first place?"
What he didn't know was that Shen Ke had also asked the same question.
He had never asked before because he thought Jian Ziyan didn't care whether there was an end of the world or not, and what happened to the world had nothing to do with him. He only cared about whether his research was successful.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
Jian Ziyan looked at the blood on his palm and said, "What's the point of saying this now? What has happened cannot be undone."
With just one sentence, Shen Ke was blocked again.
He felt bitter in his heart and chuckled a few times at himself, then stopped asking questions.
They set out again, heading in the direction they had once tried to escape from.
…
Xu Guanglei's life was not easy at the Hengyun Mountain Base either.
At that time, Shen Ke slapped him against the wall. It seemed that he didn't use much strength, but he was just an ordinary person without any superpowers. The slap from the top superpower master directly made him look paralyzed.
Not only did his facial nerves become uncontrollable, but his teeth also gradually fell out over the next period of time. Even more frightening was that he could no longer control his saliva.
The nerve damage affected his muscle control. Not only did he now have a crooked mouth and squinting eyes, but he would also drool if he wasn't careful. There was no trace of the elegant and refined researcher he once was.
Even though no one in the base dared to laugh at him openly because of his status, could he not hear the laughter behind his back? Every laugh was like a knife, stabbing his heart.
Therefore, Xu Guanglei now hates Jian Ziyan and Shen Ke to the core. He even dreams about those two people every day and wants to cut them into pieces and torture them to the point where their life would be worse than death!
Just when he thought this wish might not come true, the door of his laboratory was suddenly knocked open.
"What's the matter?" he asked incoherently, and when he heard his own voice, his eyes became more resentful and gloomy.
The visitor knew that he was in a very bad mood right now, so he didn't dare to say more: "Dr. Xu, Shen Ke and Jian Ziyan are back!"
Xu Guanglei was stunned: "What did you say?"
"Chen Ke, take Jian Ziyan back..."
Before he could finish his words, Xu Guanglei burst into laughter wildly!
The person looked at him with horror. Due to his facial paralysis, he couldn't make any big facial expressions. Only laughing sounds came from his throat, but his face was expressionless. The scene looked very scary.
"They still dare to come back." Xu Guanglei whispered, "Well, let me see who gave them the courage."
He arrived at the gate of the base and saw a large group of people gathered there.
Jian Ziyan and Shen Ke's reputations now resound throughout the end times. Now that they have returned, they have attracted the attention of almost everyone.
But no one dared to approach.
In the center of the crowd, Chen Ke stood straight, holding the unconscious Jian Ziyan horizontally in his arms, with a calm and bold demeanor.
At this time, Yu Hui, who used to have the best relationship with Shen Ke, hurried over. He was shocked when he saw the scene. He quickly stepped forward with a complicated look in his eyes: "You... Hey, why did you come back?"
He looked at Jian Ziyan with pain. Anyone could see that his condition was very bad. His face was pale and he could hardly breathe.
"To save lives." Chen Ke said, "Our business has nothing to do with you, please stay away."
Yu Hui knew that he didn't want to implicate himself, and just as he was about to say something else, a voice with malicious intent came from behind the crowd.
"Help? Save whose life? The one in your arms?"
Chen Ke raised his eyes and looked over with everyone else. Xu Guanglei was standing there expressionlessly, his eyes full of malice and viciousness.
The crowd made way for him and broke into whispers.
Everyone knows that Xu Guanglei's face became like this because of Chen Ke. Now that the enemies meet, I'm afraid that no matter what Chen Ke wants to do, he will not end up well.
Chen Ke's eyes fell on Xu Guanglei's face: "Yes, can you save him?"^
Xu Guanglei was so excited that his body even trembled slightly due to excessive excitement.
After all, he was not a complete fool. He just took a look at Jian Ziyan's condition and figured out what was going on.
He laughed wildly in his heart, and looked at Chen Ke with undisguised ill intentions.
"Yes, of course I can. I am the only one in the world who can save him now." Xu Guanglei said softly, "But why should I save him?"
Yu Hui looked at him nervously, then at Shen Ke.
Chen Ke's expression did not fluctuate at all. He had obviously thought of this possibility a long time ago. He said calmly, "You still have to rely on him to make the supernatural potion you want, right? Saving him is not a loss-making deal for you."
"Oh, that sounds reasonable." Xu Guanglei laughed loudly, and his voice suddenly became cold. "But now I am the only one who can save him. I don't want to. What price can you offer to satisfy me?"
Yu Hui's heart completely sank.
Xu Guanglei was luring people into a trap. If Shen Ke really fell into his hands, it would be hard to imagine what would happen.
He couldn't help but say, "Dr. Xu..."
"If you don't want to be beaten into Jian Ziyan's running dog, shut up." Xu Guanglei said in a hissing voice, "Chen Ke, I won't force you, you make your own choice."
Chen Ke looked at him steadily, and as everyone waited with bated breath, he said in a deep voice, "It's up to you."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar.
Xu Guanglei also widened his eyes in disbelief: "You, you are willing to do this for Jian Ziyan? Have you recovered your memory?"
Shen Ke shook his head solemnly.
Xu Guanglei's eyes were complicated. He looked at Jian Ziyan who was in a deep coma, and jealousy surged in his heart.
"It turns out that even if you start over again, you will still be... interesting, really interesting." He laughed, "Okay, okay, Shen Ke, this is your own choice!"
Xu Guanglei stopped laughing, looked at Shen Ke viciously, and said, "Kneel down."
Yu Hui's whole body trembled, and the onlookers couldn't help but gasp.
Let Chen Ke kneel down?
For Shen Ke, he could be beaten and abused, leaving him covered in bruises, but how could he be willing to such an act that humiliates his personality and dignity!
Chen Ke's eyes darkened, but he said nothing. Instead, he carefully placed Jian Ziyan in his arms into Yu Hui's arms.
"Take care of him," he whispered.
Then he turned around, faced Xu Guanglei, and knelt down without hesitation.
His knees hit the ground with a thud.
Everyone was silent.
Everyone was stunned. Xu Guanglei's pupils contracted, and then he felt a deep sense of joy.
"Okay," he said, "then slap yourself."
Shen Ke still didn't hesitate at all and slapped himself hard on the cheek.
"Keep going," Xu Guanglei said. "You are not allowed to stop until I tell you to."
Chen Ke slapped himself one slap after another, and from the sound of his voice, it was clear that he showed no mercy.
Seeing the powerful being insulted like this, the crowd
Some people couldn't bear to watch any further, but for Xu Guanglei, the pleasure of being able to completely control Shen Ke surpassed everything else.
He smiled grimly, looked around, and suddenly reached out to pull out the dagger that Yu Hui had inserted into his waist and threw it on the ground in front of Chen Ke.
"Prick yourself," he said. "Prick yourself four or five times first, on... your chest, your sides, and your legs."
Chen Ke looked at him expressionlessly and slowly picked up the dagger.
A knife stabbed into the chest.
A knife stabbed into the side of the waist.
Three knives stabbed into his legs.
After being stabbed five times, he was already a bloody man.
The smile in Xu Guanglei's eyes became more and more rampant.
"Now comes the main event: severing the tendons of your own hand," he said softly. "Yes, the hand you used to hit me."
Yu Hui couldn't help but cry out: "Dr. Xu!"
"Why, you don't want to save his life?" Xu Guanglei raised his chin. "That's fine, just use this dagger to kill Jian Ziyan. Do you really think I can't make the superpower potion without him? Don't be so naive. If I can't make it, how dare the base promise the reward of superpower potion?"
"If I do this, will you save him?" Shen Ke asked.
"That's not necessarily true." Xu Guanglei said, "But if you make me happy, I might be in a good mood and give him some alms."
Shen Ke said: "Okay."
He picked up the dagger and put it against his hand.
There were faint gasps all around, Xu Guanglei's eyes trembled with excitement, and everyone's attention was focused on Shen Ke. No one noticed that Jian Ziyan suddenly opened his eyes.
Just when Shen Ke was about to cut, purple blood vessels suddenly climbed up Jian Ziyan's face, and the transformation into a corpse was complete. Jian Ziyan's body suddenly jumped up, and in less than a moment, he flashed in front of Shen Ke and snatched the dagger from his hand!
This scene shocked everyone, including Shen Ke.
Due to energy depletion, Jian Ziyan fell into a coma a few days ago and has never woken up.
And now...
However, Jian Ziyan did not recover his energy, but overdrawn his life.
After snatching the dagger, the corpse-like characteristics on his body receded like the tide, and then he couldn't even stand steadily and fell directly to the ground.
"Chen Ke, I asked you to send me back, not to become a hindrance to you." Jian Ziyan's voice was hoarse, "In this case, the plan must be changed."
"What?"
Shen Shen, who already had some understanding of him, suddenly had his pupils shrink. However, the injuries all over his body slowed down his speed. Before he could make a move, Jian Ziyan turned the dagger over and stabbed it deeply into his chest!
Shen Ke opened his mouth wide, and suddenly he was stunned. After a few seconds, he let out a deafening howl.
"No--!"
At this moment, his brain felt like it was exploding with severe pain, and countless fragments flashed through his mind.
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