Chapter 578 Contaminated Zone 6 (Part Two)
The temporary camp was set up in a shady spot, with rows of modified armored personnel carriers parked there, their rotating radar devices constantly scanning the direction of the contaminated area.
As Fu Hu traveled along, she felt that the number of sentries stationed here was a bit small.
Looking around, there was no sign of patrol teams, only a few scattered figures on the outskirts.
It was full of unfamiliar faces.
Passing by the parking area, looking at the markings on the vehicles, most of them came from Dawn Base within the jurisdiction, and a small portion came from Sunrise Base.
Fu Qi didn't think much of it.
The 5S team's strength is undeniable; any one of their spiritual entities could easily handle those mutants.
In addition, recently all bases have been deploying manpower to low-risk areas, focusing on finding supplies.
With insufficient manpower, the number of reinforcements sent to them is naturally reduced.
Fu Heng bypassed the camp and walked further and further away until she was sure there was no one around before she stopped.
The wind whipped up sand and dust that swirled around my feet.
She whispered, "Come out."
The air distorted slightly, and the enormous body of the water unicorn gradually became visible.
It huddled behind a sloping hill, its once lustrous blue scales now dull and lifeless. Its massive head was buried in its claws, and it emitted muffled whimpers from its throat, like an abandoned little animal.
Fu Mo stared at her spiritual form for two seconds, her lips tightened, and she stiffly patted its front paw.
The force wasn't controlled properly, and there was a crisp "snap".
“…Stop crying.” Fu Yu frowned and said dryly.
The water unicorn raised its wet eyes, with translucent teardrops still clinging to them, making it look even more aggrieved.
The relationship between the Sentinel and the Spirit is a resonance deep within the soul, a bond that transcends flesh and blood.
The spiritual body carries the most primal emotions, the most secret desires, and even the vulnerabilities that it is unwilling to admit.
Fu Heng was silent for a moment. "Where does it hurt? Turn over so I can see."
After returning from the last mission, Qu Xingzhou had made a tactful remark.
"The spirit is not a weapon; it is another side of your soul, and you shouldn't always push it into the most dangerous places."
When a spirit is injured, the Sentinel will feel real pain. When a spirit dies, the Sentinel's soul will also suffer severe damage.
This is why many Sentinels have an almost obsessive protective instinct towards Spirits.
Fu Heng was ultimately influenced by Qu Xingzhou's words.
She should be kinder to her mental health.
But she couldn't spoil him like Jiang Mu did without any limits.
Jiang Mu's indulgence of the White Xi Beast has reached an outrageous level.
Fu Heng had heard from a colleague in the intelligence group that Jiang Mu's mother was originally pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl.
Medical resources were extremely scarce at that time.
Due to a lack of medical assistance, the two children passed away shortly after birth. The baby girl, who was born with congenital deficiencies and was physically weak, died before she could even be named.
The boy who survived awakened his abilities as he grew up and became a rare S-class Sentinel.
Dawn Base examined his spiritual body and confirmed that its prototype was the divine beast—the White Jade Beast.
The base initially suspected that something had gone wrong.
Because there has never been a sentinel that would have a gender different from its own spiritual entity.
Dawn Base subsequently launched an investigation and concluded that the White Beast might not be Jiang Mu's spiritual entity.
It belonged to his twin sister who died at birth.
Perhaps they shared a spiritual ocean from the embryonic stage.
The child who died young continued in his brother's life in another form.
Jiang Mu's indulgence and doting on the white beast seemed to have an explanation.
However, Fu Mu's situation is different from Jiang Mu's.
Her parents were over 90% a match, and from birth, her family and the base had high hopes for her.
He is one of the key individuals the base is focusing on developing.
She was raised by a strict father who foresaw that she would become the base's symbol, humanity's hope, and the hero who would end the apocalypse...
The strong have no weakness, no tears, and no right to be weak.
Fu Mo's childhood memories are filled with cold training grounds and her father's stern reprimands.
In the base's exhibition hall, the parents' medals gleamed under the spotlight.
The experimental report showing a parent-child match rate of over 90% became a Damocles' sword hanging over her head.
She was once afraid that if she couldn't become strong, how would she face the disappointed looks of others? So she could only train desperately every day in anxiety.
Day after day, the moment of awakening his abilities finally arrived.
The dream of the vast ocean came true, and the Water Kirin was born amidst the anticipation of the entire base.
It's a Qilin!
The Qilin, one of the Four Divine Beasts!
A joyous cheer erupted inside the base, and she finally received her father's words, "You are truly my daughter."
But Fu Mo dared not tell anyone else that the Water Kirin was a soft-hearted little crybaby. It was afraid of pain, tiredness, and hardship, and cried every day, only wanting to be hugged.
Fuhman requested that the researchers involved in the mental health examinations keep the information confidential.
She thought to herself that if she was given time, she would change the water unicorn's personality just like she had trained the other sentinels.
So whenever the water unicorn cried, she would scold it with a cold face, forcing it to adapt to the pain of being corroded by dark matter.
But she forgot that it was her.
They were originally one.
The water unicorn is merely a spiritual entity; she gave it her vulnerable side. Every time she pushed it away, she was pushing away the part of herself that longed to be accepted.
"Is this the pain? Let me blow on it for you." Fu Mo's tone was somewhat unnatural.
The water unicorn stuck out its rear end and waited for a long time.
It could sense the thoughts of its host, realized that she cared about it, and finally stopped crying, becoming extremely happy instead.
【Wow! This is amazing!】
Why did you have to go somewhere deserted to boast? I wanted the White Demon Beast to see...
The mental body is like a child; emotions come and go quickly.
Fu Heng patted it: "Don't push your luck. You're just blowing on your arm, why are you sticking your butt out like that?"
My butt hurts too.
"You're a girl, you should pay attention to your image."
[Woof...]
Fu Heng reached out and roughly rubbed its rear end a couple of times, her movements stiff as if she were wiping a dirty piece of glass. "Be good. Tomorrow, after Yun Zhao has rested, I'll take you to get counseling."
The water unicorn made purring sounds, appearing very happy. It felt so comfortable every time it received the massage, and it couldn't wait to go.
Fu Mo's expression softened slightly, and the slight unease in her heart finally dissipated.
Although the consolation was terrible, at least the water unicorn accepted it.
"Let's go back and rest."
As she turned around, she caught a glimpse of a mutated plant in the distance that looked very similar to one in the contaminated area.
The scorching sun distorted the air, and heat waves carrying sandstorms swept towards us; even the wind was scalding hot.
The vines, however, stretched out their emerald green leaves under the high temperature, their wavy serrations slightly curled by the sun, a stark contrast to the hideous black mutants in the contaminated area.
Judging from its shape, it has three-lobed compound leaves with shallow serrations on the leaf margins, somewhat resembling the chamomile vine.
Fu Yu squinted her eyes, which were stinging from the blazing sun.
I have absolutely no recollection of such plants growing nearby.
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