Chen Ci ran past the golden eyeball that was trampled to pieces. He knelt in front of Fu Tianhe. More and more purple substance flowed out of Alpha's empty eye sockets. Fu Tianhe tried his best to block it with his hands, but it was of no avail.
Chen Ci thought of a dream he had had. His artificial eye was gushed out by a surging purple torrent. In the rain, Fu Tianhe began to be petrified from his fingertips, and finally his entire body shattered.
He was about to reach out and grab Alpha's wrist which was stretched in pain, but just as he was about to touch it, he was pushed away.
"Don't touch me!" Fu Tianhe screamed with despair and pain, "Stay away from me! I will kill you!"
He was shaking like a sieve. The golden prosthetic eye that had accompanied him for more than ten years was implanted during surgery and had long been entangled with the eye socket tissue. Now it was dug out abruptly, and the pain rushed to his brain, almost driving him crazy.
But even more powerful is fear.
The flowing purple dots were seen by his left eye, which was filled with tears due to pain. It was the color of death, shrouding his entire childhood and life.
And now, Fu Tianhe could feel that something was breaking through the constraints and growing vigorously from the empty eye sockets, greedily absorbing the life that was slipping away.
Pressing sharply against his palm.
The Omega boy was kneeling in front of him, and he was unwilling to leave even if he was scolded or pushed away.
——Go! Why don’t you go!
He wanted to roar in anger, but he had lost all his strength. He couldn't even hear what the Omega was saying anxiously.
Until it was firmly covered by warm hands.
Chen Ci grabbed Fu Tianhe's wrist and tore his hand away from his eyes. Omega's power was originally not as strong as Alpha's, but with the blessing of mental power, Chen Ci was able to do anything.
He saw the blood flowing out of the hole, and the purple crystal drilling out from deeper inside, which would bloom the most beautiful and deadly flowers in Fu Tianhe's broken eyes.
Then, it spread throughout the body until the inside melted into a pool of blood and was sucked into a hollow shell.
His mental strength suddenly tightened, and the handcuffs on Fu Tianhe's wrists creaked, then broke with a bang and fell to the ground.
Chen Ci picked up a piece of handcuffs, placed the sharp edges against his palm, and slashed it hard.
The wound was made and blood immediately gushed out. Chen Ci immediately covered Fu Tianhe's eye sockets with his hands, allowing the warm liquid to flow into them.
"I won't let you die." He repeated again, regardless of whether the Alpha could hear him at this moment, "I absolutely won't let you die."
Chen Ci heard a groan from Fu Tianhe's throat. The Alpha still wanted to push him away, but his strength was too weak.
He no longer had the strength he had before when he tore the mutant dog apart with his bare hands. He curled up helplessly, the pain and bleeding taking away his warmth and strength.
Chen Ci's blood fell into Fu Tianhe's eyes. He felt the sharp crystals piercing his palms, ready to move. However, the moment they touched him, the rapid growth stopped.
All growth is suppressed, and a violent biochemical reaction is taking place. Biological factors that cannot be synthesized in vitro with the most advanced technology are dissolving the amethyst called Ashes.
It shattered, powdered, melted away, and the severe pain was relieved instantly.
Fu Tianhe is an infected person who shouldn't exist in this world. Yes, he should have thought of it earlier.
He should have thought of it earlier.
How many times had he seen Fu Tianhe pressing his eyeballs in a way he thought was concealed, with his brows tightly wrinkled, and then quickly relaxing as if nothing had happened.
Alpha wanted him so much, wanted everything on him, even the sweat on the tip of his nose would be licked away. But even so, he endured it stubbornly, refusing to mark himself again or go any deeper.
The pain in his chest became even more severe, and even breathing became extremely difficult. Chen Ci found himself trembling. Perhaps the telepathic induction had not yet passed, or perhaps there were other reasons.
Fu Tianhe imprinted the bloody scene that his eyeballs had dug into his brain, causing his mental power to surge violently, sweeping over everything with an absolutely furious attitude.
Chen Ci squeezed his palm, and more blood flowed out through the broken eye socket and directly into Fu Tianhe's body.
He held Alpha tightly in his arms, using his body temperature to warm his trembling body. Chen Ci heard the voice, echoing in his memory. It was a voice he would never forget.
"How can I save them?"
The young boy lay on the wall of the pipe, looking at the people struggling in pain below. Purple thorns bloomed on their bodies, emerged from their mouths, noses, and eyes, and spread to more places.
He felt terrified, but at that time Chen Ci didn't know what this feeling of cold hands and feet and numbness in his body was. Emotions were completely unfamiliar to him.
"You can't save them." He heard the person in charge whispered with unconcealed sadness, "But you can save more people from this pain and death."
“What about them?” The young Chen Ci didn’t care about the so-called “more people”. He stared down and saw his mother, who had become a purple stone statue, being touched by her blind daughter with her eyes pierced.
The whole person shattered into beautiful gems scattered on the ground.
"They will die." The person in charge gently placed his hand on his young shoulder, and after hesitating, he spoke the cruel truth.
"Ashes, there is no cure."
No, there must be a cure.
There must be.
As the blood flowed in, Fu Tianhe gradually calmed down. He seemed to have finally regained consciousness as the severe pain subsided a little, or perhaps he had become numb.
"September." He said hoarsely, "Don't worry about me, just go away, I will hurt you."
"You won't harm anyone. I've been vaccinated and won't be infected." Chen Ci's voice was very soft, but very firm. "I will save you. I will definitely save you."
Warm liquid flowed from his eyes, but Fu Tianhe knew that it was not blood.
He raised his hand slowly and with difficulty, held Chen Ci's wrist, and gently stroked it with his thumb, as if he was lingering on the last bit of warmth.
Just this sentence is enough.
The next moment, Chen Ci suddenly stretched out his other hand and grabbed Fu Tianhe's chin hard!
He forced his fingers into Fu Tianhe's mouth and grabbed the Alpha's tongue which was about to be bitten off.
"Don't do anything stupid." The Omega's voice turned cold. "I won't allow anyone to take your life away, including yourself."
“I will infect others…”
"I told you you wouldn't!"
"Twelve years ago, all humans began to receive vaccinations. Although the effectiveness of the vaccine will gradually weaken over time, the effectiveness rate can still be maintained at 96.1% ten years after vaccination."
Chen Ci stated these data accurately, and he squeezed his palm again, feeling pain and more blood flowing in. At the same time, he quickly thought about whether there was any other way.
"This is a dust disease. Even if there is only a 0.01% chance of infection, the person who gets infected will die."
Fu Tianhe was finally able to speak complete sentences intermittently. He raised his head, and the blood on his right eye was washed away by tears, and gradually recovered from the blurred scarlet.
He looked at Chen Ci greedily, as if he wanted to imprint the young man's appearance in his heart forever. This was the only thing Fu Tianhe could not give up, but he was also willing to give his life for him.
"At least for me, there is absolutely no risk of infection. I promise you."
Chen Ci looked back, then stood up and ran to Donald. He tried to pick up the prosthetic eye that had been completely trampled by the collector, but he couldn't do it at all.
The golden contents flowed out, mixed with tiny particles, like brilliant quicksand refined by the heat of the sun, forming an "iris", making it a golden prosthetic eye.
Obviously, the eyeball was not what the collector wanted from the beginning.
But it was Fu Tianhe who was clearly infected with dust disease but was still alive and well.
Even Chen Ci had never heard of such a case before. According to the final report from the research institute and the epidemic prevention station, Ashes' mortality rate was a ruthless 100%.
All infected will eventually dissolve or petrify and die, without exception.
How did Donald discover that Fu Tianhe was infected the first time he saw him?
Even though Chen Ci had only known Alpha for several months, he just learned the shocking truth.
Normal people would never think about this because in the public's view, the Ashes have been eradicated due to the emergence of effective vaccines.
Or had Donald heard about this artificial eye before and vaguely knew its purpose, so he made this judgment?
The artificial eye was broken too badly to be collected by hand. Chen Ci returned to Fu Tianhe's side and helped Alpha up: "Let's go back."
The fatal pain and itching retreated timidly, and only then did Fu Tianhe truly realize the real reason for his strong desire for September.
He couldn't believe it, but it really happened at this moment.
The blood with the scent of tuberose was healing the pain that had lasted for fifteen years. Maybe it was only a temporary suppression, but no matter what, it shook Fu Tianhe's determination to die.
The moment he decided to use his artificial eye to exchange for September's safety, he was ready to die.
Fu Tianhe's legs had lost strength from the fighting and beating, and the weight of his body could only be placed on Chen Ci's shoulders. He tried hard to move his body to reduce Chen Ci's burden as much as possible.
Chen Ci put his arm on his shoulder and walked slowly through the narrow corridor, passing by the smell of dog blood and filth all over the floor, as well as many mutant dogs paralyzed on the ground, and walked towards the spotted door at the end.
As I got closer, the door lock twisted and broke, and the heavy iron door opened automatically. The light from the street shone in, forming a dark yellow rectangle on the ground.
It was quiet all around. Just as Chen Ci had expected, this was a long-abandoned place. They were in the ruins of an industrial base.
Chen Ci calmed himself down. All of his and Fu Tianhe's belongings had been taken away, and he couldn't look at the map. The most urgent thing was to move Fu Tianhe to a safe enough place.
Chen Ci almost carried Fu Tianhe into the elevator.
When entering the lobby of the hotel on the fourth floor, the receptionist on duty who was playing Terminal was stunned when he saw Fu Tianhe covered in blood. Then his eyes widened and he was about to scream in fear.
The mental power instantly enveloped them, and all the screams and questions could no longer be uttered. The eyes of the person at the front desk became blurry, and they let Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe pass by.
Five seconds later, the receptionist came to his senses and thought he had been distracted, so he continued to look down at the terminal.
Hearing a slight sound coming from the corridor, An An, who was dozing off in the chair with his head down, immediately opened his eyes.
Da Congming, who was lying on the ground, also raised his head and barked twice, obviously excited.
An An took a deep breath, shook her head to wake herself up, and tried hard to drive away the pervasive drowsiness. She listened carefully to the movements outside the door, while carefully releasing a little mental energy.
After two days of instruction, she has been able to master it a little bit.
The moment she heard the next noise, An An stood up suddenly, ran to the door quickly and opened the locked hotel room door.
Sure enough, she saw her master and his wife in the corridor.
An An's eyes widened at the bloodshot look and she raised her hand to cover her mouth. Chen Ci saw her and whispered, "Come and help."
An An hurried over, put Fu Tianhe's other arm on her shoulder, and together with Chen Ci, carried the Alpha, who was about to fall into a coma, into the house.
After letting Fu Tianhe lie on the bed, An An turned around and locked the door again, then she stuttered and asked in a low voice: "Master, Master's wife, what happened?"
Chen Ci: "He was slightly injured. Go get some warm water and a towel."
An An did as he was told immediately.
Chen Ci unbuttoned Fu Tianhe's shirt, and sure enough, Alpha's body was covered with scars of varying sizes. The purple bruises caused by the sticks were buried under the skin, and after a day or two, they would spread over a large area in a more terrifying manner.
The handcuffs had rubbed his wrists until the skin peeled off and they were all bloody.
It can be described as shocking.
Chen Ci pursed his lips. Apart from the pain in his chest, he did not feel any discomfort all over his body. There was not even a small red or bruise.
How did Fu Tianhe manage to keep him unharmed?
Da Congming put his front paws on the edge of the bed and sniffed the scent of Fu Tianhe. The mutant dog's blood made him tuck his tail in fear and let out a weak howling sound from his throat.
An An quickly brought the warm water over, and Chen Ci carefully wiped the blood off Fu Tianhe's body with a towel.
At first, it was the mutant dog he tore apart with his hands that was splashed on it, and later the blood flowing from the Alpha's empty eye sockets dyed more places red.
He carefully avoided all serious injuries and at the same time wrapped Fu Tianhe with his mental power, trying to reduce Alpha's perception of pain.
The spots on the body were gradually wiped off, but the used towel was placed in the water, and the whole basin of water turned bright red in an instant.
An An ran to change the water, and repeated this process more than ten times before she managed to wipe Fu Tianhe clean.
"You've worked hard. Go to our room and rest." Chen Ci said, "I can take care of him myself from now on."
An An looked at Fu Tianhe worriedly and nodded.
The master and mistress must have gone to do something dangerous and important. Under the current circumstances, it was not appropriate for her to ask.
Chen Ci went over and used the password to unlock the door next door for her. Fortunately, this hotel allows both room cards and passwords to be used for unlocking, otherwise all his belongings would have been taken away by Donald, and he would not be able to return to the room.
An An brought Da Cong Ming with her so that Chen Ci could focus on taking care of Fu Tianhe.
It wasn't until she left that Fu Tianhe opened his eyes.
His right eye socket was completely dry, but fortunately An An was completely focused on the blood all over his body and face and didn't notice this.
Until now, Fu Tianhe was still worried that his appearance would scare other people.
"September," he whispered.
"I'm here." Chen Ci sat on a chair beside the bed and put Fu Tianhe's hand under the quilt. He had just been bandaging Alpha's wrist.
"Take good care of Dacongming. I hope it can replace me and stay with you for a long time."
"The few months I've known you have been the happiest time of my life."
These words sound very much like a suicide note, or perhaps they are a suicide note.
"Don't you believe me?" Chen Ci said, "I told you that you won't die."
"You are feeling much better now, right? I don't know what that eye is used for, but it should be used to suppress dust disease."
"Normally, your condition would flare up quickly after the artificial eye was removed, just like at the beginning, the dust crystals grew rapidly and almost broke through the eye socket, but now, you basically don't feel any discomfort, right?"
"Before, you pressed your eyeballs several times with your back to me. It must be because of the internal pain. But after kissing me or having other contact, will it be relieved quickly?"
"I can't explain it to you in detail, but Fu Tianhe, I can really save you."
Fu Tianhe listened quietly. He knew that everything Jiu Yue said was right, but he didn't want to take any possible risks before figuring out the specific reasons.
The fear that the dust disease brought to him was so deep and heavy that he spent almost his entire life in a purple haze, living like a rat.
Fu Tianhe had witnessed countless times with his own eyes: childhood playmates, neighbors next door, and homeless people on the street corners disappeared from his life with screams.
If he really caused a new tragedy, even if he survived, he would always struggle in endless guilt and pain.
"Just have a good sleep, okay?" Chen Ci said softly, "You can leave everything to me without worry, everything will be fine."
Fu Tianhe stared at Chen Ci for a few seconds and hummed softly. His left black eye was full of lust, and he was reluctant to close it in the end.
Chen Ci held Fu Tianhe's hand, and that bony hand was now covered with wounds.
He quietly looked at Alpha's dry eyelids. The cavity below was connected to the brain, and the crystals were waiting for the next opportunity to spread.
The rapid breathing gradually became steady and long. After making sure that Fu Tianhe was indeed asleep, Chen Ci let go of his hand and stood up.
He sent a message to An An, asking her to pay more attention to Fu Tianhe's movements, and then left the hotel alone.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Ci reappeared in the abandoned factory workshop.
He closed the heavy iron door. The corpse of a mutant dog was right at his feet. It had struggled to escape from the control of mental power, but ultimately failed to break out of the door that symbolized freedom.
It opened its mouth weakly, and its scorched teeth were still stained with fragments of its companion's flesh and blood.
Chen Ci walked into the workshop and saw Donald's body lying on the ground as it was. As for the prison cage, the group of men in black had already gone silent.
Their bodies were twisted into strange shapes, like leather bags containing a mess of bones, internal organs or something else. They could no longer be seen in human form. They were piled up against each other, forming a dead and silent cemetery.
Chen Ci found the golden color, he squatted down again and took out the test tube he had just bought from his pocket.
He carefully used a dropper to draw up the golden substance and injected it into the test tube.
After collecting the top layer that had not been contaminated, Chen Ci capped the test tube, put it back in his pocket, and put some eyeball fragments in a plastic bag.
After doing this, he finally looked at Donald.
The Collector's body was no longer bleeding; he had been killed by a blow from the steel bars thrown by his mental power, and his entire head could no longer be seen in its original form.
Death was a matter of a moment for Donald. It was too easy for him.
He should have dug out his eyes with his own hands and crushed them under his feet, so that he would feel the same pain as Fu Tianhe.
His mental power scanned frantically, hoping to find any signs of life in this space, but no, all of them were dead beyond deadness.
Chen Ci even hoped that there was such a thing as a residual soul so that he could send Donald to hell with his own hands.
He pulled out the steel bar that was nailed to the ground. The force of his mental power was so strong that the steel bar sank more than ten centimeters deep. Chen Ci exerted force two or three times before he was able to pull it out.
He grasped the steel bar with both hands, raised it high, aimed it at the chest of the corpse, and stabbed it hard.
Phew.
The feeling of his body being pierced went through the steel bars and into his palms, just like he was handling a piece of pork on a chopping board. And he was a butcher.
Chen Ci pulled it out again without mercy, and Donald's body was lifted up along the bloody steel bars, then fell back heavily.
Blood spurted out and landed on his pants and feet.
Then came the second, third, and fourth.
Chen Ci finally stopped talking until the body's face was stabbed beyond recognition.
He loosened his grip and the steel bar fell to the ground with a clang.
His chest was still aching, and Chen Ci realized that it was not due to induction. He pressed hard on it, frowning, and digesting the unfamiliar emotion with a little difficulty.
Is it anger, and...sadness?
After a long time, he let out a breath.
This is what it feels like to be moved.
Chen Ci adjusted his state and without wasting any more time, he took out a clean silk cloth and wiped all the places he had stepped on and touched with his hands to erase all possible fingerprints.
But it was not easy for him to clean up all the blood on the ground that belonged to Fu Tianhe. If he found any related clues, he could only ask Shafulai for help.
Then comes the most important thing.
Chen Ci cut open his palm, which had just scabbed over, and dripped blood on the scattered purple crystals. In just over an hour, the crystal dust that flowed from Fu Tianhe's eyes began to spread, and the fastest ones were even the size of hail.
As the blood drips, the crystals begin to melt and eventually dissolve completely.
After clearing away all the purple, Chen Ci's palms turned white and lost their blood color.
He simply bandaged it with a bandage and was about to get up when it suddenly occurred to him that if someone came along, he could simply check the composition of his blood and determine his identity through DNA.
His previous attempts to wipe away the footprints and fingerprints were of no use at all.
Chen Ci closed his eyes and let out a restrained breath. His usually accurate judgment was still affected. In the past, he would never have made such a low-level mistake.
People say that caring too much will lead to confusion, so does this apply to him now?
Chen Shi didn't waste any more time. He made sure that all the Ashes had been cleared and stood up.
The Omega looked around the messy room, his cold eyes sweeping over the numerous corpses as if they were just a pile of stinking garbage.
He opened the terminal and sent a message to Shafla.
[How is Chen Nian now? I suddenly had chest pain and fainted a few hours ago. Was it the electrocardiogram he sent to me?]
[Also, we encountered some trouble in the Sanshui pipeline processing area. It has been handled. I killed Donald. There is a possibility of Ashes leaking at the scene. Please send someone to seal it off immediately. ]