Tang Ning had heard that some people who kept cats would give their owners dead mice. He had never encountered such a thing before. After all, Kai Xin was a little cat that had never seen a mouse.
The gift before him was a hundred times more terrifying than the legendary dead rat.
I heard that cats will be very sad if their owners refuse their gifts.
Just as Tangning was about to treat No. 1 with a happy attitude, she took a deep breath and shook it firmly.
Just let the child be sad.
No.1 turned to look at No.4, who panicked and ate the remaining half of the body.
Tang Ning remembered that although No. 4 was afraid of No. 1 before, he was not as scared as he was now.
Is it because the strength of No. 1 has been significantly improved
Tangning didn't pay attention to these details. He turned to look at the glass prison.
Since the arrival of No. 1, the low-level humanoid monsters that had gathered here have all retreated. Without the cover of the monsters, Tang Ning can see the strange blood writing on the glass prison, as well as the group of survivors shivering inside.
There were several researchers he was familiar with. When they saw him, they shouted as if they had seen a savior: "Dr. Tang, help us!"
In such a hurry, the researchers had apparently forgotten the rule that they could not look directly at Tang Ning. In fact, not only them, but Tang Ning had forgotten it as well.
Some researchers looked at the strange monster holding Dr. Tang with fear. This monster was much smaller than No. 4, but the sense of oppression it brought to them was stronger than that of all the monsters present.
Many people have guessed the identity of this monster, No. 1!
Only No. 1 would obey Dr. Tang's command. Looking at No. 1, it is obvious that he has grown a lot in this Yin Qi explosion. Fortunately, No. 1 is still under Dr. Tang's control. As long as Dr. Tang can still control No. 1, they can escape from here with the help of No. 1.
The researchers were calculating louder and louder in their minds, but the next moment, a scene that shocked everyone present happened -
Number 1, who was holding Dr. Tang obediently, suddenly turned around, with his face without any facial features facing the people in the glass prison. His metal tail that was hanging down to the ground was raised high like a scorpion's tail, with the tip of the tail pointing at the researchers in the glass prison!
No. 1, who had always been stable under Dr. Tang's control, showed strong hostility towards these researchers for the first time!
A strong murderous intent flowed freely, and a cold and chilly aura swept through the entire basement!
The monsters hiding in the corners crawled on the ground one after another, showing a gesture of submission, and the researchers facing No. 1 had a blank mind, all thoughts stopped working, and only the instinctive fear of humans when facing danger remained.
Even Tangning was frightened by No.1's behavior. A shudder filled his body. He even lost the courage to call out to No.1. His hands were stiffly placed on No.1's arms.
Tangning's mind was filled with strange voices, as if they came from the abyss. In the empty, bottomless valley, they echoed over and over again, "father... father... father..."
Unlike No. 1's previous calls that were full of obsession and desire, this time the voice was filled with deep anger and majesty, like the roar of a wild beast asserting its sovereignty after its territory was invaded.
What made No. 1 so angry? Was it because these people had secretly conducted electric shock experiments on No. 1 without Tang Ning's knowledge
"Father... father..." The deep voice rushed through Tangning's mind like a wave, overwhelming her with violence. Tangning was completely unable to maintain her calm thinking. No, it seemed that was not the case...
The experiment was conducted in another place, not in front of No. 1. No. 1 probably had no idea who conducted the electric shock experiment on him, and Tang Ning himself was not clear either.
"Wrong... Wrong! We shouldn't have secretly conducted an electric shock experiment on No. 1! Dr. Tang! Dr. Tang, please forgive me!"
Suddenly, a researcher in the glass cell seemed unable to bear the huge psychological pressure. He fell to his knees, shaking all over. He didn't dare to look up at Tang Ning and No. 1. Tears and cold sweat kept falling. He was even so scared that he started to keel over.
The moment he knelt down, several other researchers also collapsed to the ground and curled up into a ball. "It was the old dean... It was the experiment conducted by the old dean..." "Dr. Tang, you are right, your method is correct, it's wrong..."
There were many researchers participating in the electric shock test, and they were scattered in various monster rooms. However, several researchers in this monster room all stood up, or rather, knelt down.
However, the cold aura not only did not stop, but became even more violent. Even the researchers and guards who had not participated in the electric shock experiment could not help but tremble.
They looked at Tang Ning and No. 1 with fear. When they saw that Tang Ning also had a pale face and did not express his opinion, some people became even more panicked.
Because Dr. Tang was too weak at the moment, it was hard to believe that he could control this monster. Dr. Tang was more like a doll held by the monster. His usually spotless coat was stained with dust and blood, and looked a little messy.
Dr. Tang seemed even more beautiful in this state. She frowned in pain, and when she pressed her hands on her temples, her beauty was on the verge of being broken.
"father... father... father..." Tangning heard a gloomy voice that seemed to be dripping with water. The word "father" repeated over and over again was like a spell that bound him and No. 1 together.
What does number 1 mean
Tang Ning used all his strength to stretch out his hand. His white wrist looked so fragile under the wide sleeves that it seemed like it would break if bent. His soft fingertips lightly touched No. 1's forehead. Tang Ning tried to sense what No. 1 meant.
Tangning's confused father's thoughts began to clear up, and Tangning felt closer to some strong emotions.
Full of possessiveness and murder.
These strange emotions flowed through Tangning, falling on No. 1's hand, falling on Tangning's slender and fragile neck, falling on Tangning's painful and confused face, and falling on Tangning's body wrapped in clothes -
father…
They are watching you... They are watching you... They are watching you...
They are watching you!!! They are watching you!!! They are watching you!!!
Tang Ning's nerves were throbbing. He finally understood why No. 1 was so angry. It was not because these researchers had conducted cruel experiments on him, but because these researchers had set their sights on him!
Instantly, Tangning seemed to understand why Dr. Tang had not allowed others to look at her.
It’s not because Dr. Tang himself doesn’t like it.
Because of number 1.
No. 1 could not tolerate anyone looking at his father. He was like a bad kid with strong jealousy and possessiveness. Those who looked directly at Dr. Tang being whipped were actually protected by Dr. Tang.
Anyone who has seen Dr. Tang must be punished.
Otherwise, jealous No. 1 will attack those people himself!
"Where's the whip?!" Tang Ning asked anxiously.
He had to act quickly. No. 1 was on the verge of going berserk. His calls filled with violence were about to break through Tang Ning's psychological defenses. Some of them even infected Tang Ning, causing him to become irritable.
No.1's spirit was much stronger than Tangning's. In many situations, it was difficult for Tangning to stop No.1.
He was able to control No. 1 before because No. 1 was willing to obey Tang Ning, but now the situation seems to have touched No. 1's bottom line. No. 1 may destroy everything here at any time!
"Here it is!" A player quickly took out a whip from his pocket, opened the safety lock on the glass cage, and offered it to Tang Ning with both hands. He was so excited that he wanted to hug her legs. However, the closer he got to Tang Ning, the closer he got to the terrifying No. 1. The terrifying pressure enveloped him like a huge shadow.
Just as the player couldn't help but want to retreat, a beautiful hand took the whip from him.
The next second, there was a crisp sound of a whip.
The player was whipped so hard that his face suddenly tilted to the side.
"Who allowed you to look directly at it?" a cold and condescending voice said.
The player heard the sound of Tang Ning's toes hitting the ground, and then heard another whip crack, which hit other NPCs. It seemed to have hit the player's face. The place where he was whipped was still burning with pain. This should have been a very humiliating thing, but when he thought about the person who picked up the whip being a beautiful and strong player,
Compared to being eaten by disgusting monsters in a glass prison, being whipped seemed like a blessing.
"Dr. Tang, we know we were wrong..." "Dr. Tang, we won't dare to do it again next time." "Dr. Tang..."
Sincere apologies rang out from all directions, accompanied by the cracks of whips. Tang Ning was out of breath after whipping several times, but in order to calm No. 1's anger, Tang Ning persisted and punished everyone who had seen him.
The monitor faithfully recorded this scene.
Dr. Tang held the whip with a cold expression. He didn't look very angry, it seemed that he was just here to complete a task.
When the whip came down, Li Haoyuan couldn't help but close his eyes. He thought of the whipping he had endured for looking at Tang Ning before.
I don't know why I feel a little uncomfortable.
The one who executed Li Haoyuan was a high-ranking NPC, and the blow was very heavy. If it was Tang Ning who had executed him before, he wouldn't have felt so much pain... Li Haoyuan's subtle discomfort was caused by this.
The old dean was also watching this scene with a sullen face. Unlike other researchers, he had long ago guessed the reason why Dr. Tang did not allow others to look directly at him, because he had witnessed and even experienced the revenge from Cub No. 1 himself.
If the old dean himself had not controlled a powerful monster, he would have been strangled to death by No. 1 at that time.
Anyone who looks directly at Dr. Tang will be caned. This is a rule established by the old dean who helped Dr. Tang to implement it.
Tang Ning initially thought that some people might be angry and dissatisfied, but what Tang Ning did not expect was that perhaps the aura that No. 1 had exuded was too terrifying. After being beaten by Tang Ning, these people also felt that the cold and gloomy aura that threatened them was gradually moving away, and they all felt relieved.
Tang Ning held the whip and looked back at No. 1 nervously. He saw that No. 1's tail, which had been raised high before, now dropped down, and the calling sound that had been bothering Tang Ning also became much quieter.
The featureless face no longer turned towards the glass cell, nor did it look at the NPCs and players who were staring at Tang Ning. Instead, it was fully appreciating Tang Ning at this moment.
His obsessed gaze continued to focus on Tangning.
Tang Ning walked towards No. 1, put down the whip in his hand, and threw it on the ground. The tip of the whip that was originally hanging on the ground suddenly smashed the handle that Tang Ning had touched. The brutal attitude seemed to want to destroy the whip to ashes.
It hated the idea of other things having close contact with Tang Ning, even if it was just a lifeless whip.
Tang Ning's skin was very fragile, and there were marks of the whip on his palm. No. 1 carefully stroked Tang Ning's hand, as if he was stroking a collection that had been accidentally scratched.
Tang Ning felt very complicated for a moment. He felt that No. 1's behavior was not a good idea. Now that they were in a closed research institute, perhaps they could ask everyone to abide by the rules. When he and No. 1 left here and went to the outside world, would Tang Ning whip anyone who looked at Tang Ning on the side of the road
But apart from this, No. 1 was very obedient in other aspects. Nothing in this world is perfect. Tangning could only find a mask to wear later. She didn't know if this would help No. 1's mood.
"Let's go, No. 1." Tang Ning called to No. 1.
No. 1 picked up Tang Ning and tried to leave. The people in the monster room shouted in panic, "Dr. Tang, please take us away!" "Dr. Tang, we really know we are wrong!" "…"
When these people called Tang Ning, Tang Ning felt that No. 1, who had finally calmed down, began to get a little restless again.
"No. 1, get the other monsters to leave here." Tang Ning gave an order to No. 1, and the monsters fled in a hurry.
Without the threat of the monsters so close at hand, the number of people asking Tang Ning to take them away decreased significantly, because everyone knew that they could not help Dr. Tang at all and would only be a burden to him. They were more willing to stay in the monster room and wait for the rescue sent by the old dean.
Tang Ning and No. 1 left the monster room. They stood in the empty corridor. Originally, the corridor was full of monsters, but due to the arrival of No. 1, the monsters all left and hid far away, fearing that they would provoke No. 1.
Without the monsters surrounding him, Tang Ning patted No. 1's hand, signaling No. 1 to put him down. No. 1 reluctantly let go of his hand and carefully placed Tang Ning on the ground, as if Tang Ning was something fragile.
"No. 1, you don't like others watching you, right?" Tangning thought about it and decided to take this opportunity to have a good chat with No. 1.
No. 1 did not reply.
The monster didn't have a mouth and couldn't communicate with Tangning like a normal person. The vocabulary that No. 1 currently possessed was not enough for it to write a complete sentence to express its feelings.
However, Tang Ning and No. 1 had a special way of communicating. Tang Ning stretched out his hand, trying to touch the top of No. 1. However, No. 1 was much taller than him. When No. 1 was not holding him, Tang Ning had to lift his arm with some difficulty to touch No. 1.
Tang Ning's useless body hadn't been exercised for a long time. When he raised his arms slightly, he felt his joints stiff.
Before Tangning could give any orders, No.1 knelt down obediently, allowing Tangning to easily touch No.1's forehead.
Although it was not the first time that No. 1 had behaved in such a tactful way, it was still a visual shock to see such a tall monster kneeling in front of him. Tang Ning was stunned for a moment before he placed his hand on the top of No. 1.
"No. 1, can you tell me why you don't want others to see it?"
Tangning asked as he tried to sense the emotions that No.1 was conveying to him.
"Father..." a murmur sounded in Tang Ning's mind again. It seemed that it was difficult for No. 1 to accurately and completely express its thoughts using its language, so it transmitted what it saw to Tang Ning's mind through the mental link.
They are a pair of obsessed eyes.
In places where Tang Ning couldn't see, pairs of eyes were staring at Tang Ning greedily, staring at his treasure.
This made it feel uncontrollable anger, as well as a fear that it might lose its treasure. Those greedy eyes staring at Tang Ning were like potential thieves to it!
After No. 1 transferred its anger here, its cold tail couldn't help but wrap around Tang Ning.
Tangning finally understood what made No. 1 angry.
He found that the mental link was quite useful. Without this communication channel, he would just feel that No. 1 was inexplicably angry.
But how to solve it now that you know it
Tang Ning thought for a moment and decided to appease the other party according to No. 1's thinking.
Tangning squatted down and looked intently at No. 1 in front of him.
"It can't be taken away." He said seriously, "I don't like some people."
The handsome young man with dark eyes showed a gentle and brilliant look to the monster in front of him.
The monster without any facial features stared at Tang Ning blankly.
"Does No. 1 know what love is?" it heard the person in front of it ask.
"Father... I like you." It stumbled as it conveyed its emotions to the person in front of it. It was strange to say, how could a monster have emotions? And such soft emotions that were completely inconsistent with its cruel appearance.
It likes this person.
From the first day it was born in this world, the first thing it saw was the person in front of it, not the sky, not the earth, not the sun, moon, and stars, but this person.
It is this desire to be close to each other.
Like crazy.
Even if this person always looks at it with a cold gaze, as if he is looking at the dirtiest garbage.
"I like number 1."
Now he gazed at it with a gentle gaze that almost melted it, "Obedient No. 1."
"Will No. 1 be obedient?" Tangning asked softly.
The terrifying monster sat there obediently, calling out to its father with dependence and flattery.
"From now on, when other people see this, No. 1 shouldn't get angry, okay?" Tangning asked.
No. 1 continues.
It was afraid that if it rejected its father, it would once again face that cold, disgusted gaze.
"Good boy." Tangning stroked No.1's arm. Feeling that the communication was going very smoothly, Tangning stood up and said to the well-behaved No.1, "Let's go and look somewhere else."
Number 1 followed Tang Ning closely. Accompanied by Number 1, Tang Ning stopped some monsters that wanted to harm the survivors in the monster room. In the process, he also met two players who revealed their identities and wanted to go with Tang Ning. However, Tang Ning was worried that Number 1 would be jealous, so he refused.
After settling the survivors, Tang Ning and No. 1 walked towards the escape passage from the underground floor to the ground. There were many monsters blocking this place, and when they saw No. 1 coming, these monsters fled in panic. After the monsters blocking the door left, Tang Ning saw bloody handprints on the closed door.
Layers upon layers of bricks were stacked on top of each other, and there were even peeling nails on the iron gate.
Tang Ning could imagine the scene when the Yin Qi first exploded, and the group of people closest to the escape passage frantically rushed here and banged on the door desperately.
But apparently this door was not opened for safety reasons, and a group of people were trapped here to death and turned into wandering monsters.
Tang Ning raised his head and looked at the monitor installed on the door. The monitor was still flashing red, indicating that the people on the ground could see him and No. 1 standing here. Tang Ning raised his hand and knocked on the locked door.
"Dean, please open the door."
Tangning's voice was heard on the surveillance screen.
Tang Ning has controlled all the monsters in the basement through No. 1. These monsters will only attack themselves and will not harm the survivors in the glass house.
In addition, with the presence of No. 1, No. 1 can completely absorb the negative energy near the escape passage and prevent it from spreading to the safe ground. There seems to be no harm in opening the door for Tang Ning at this time.
However, the old dean, who held the key to open the door, did not move.
Dr. Tang in the surveillance video knocked on the door again without haste.
The monster that followed Dr. Tang like a guard slowly raised its featureless face and stared straight at the monitor.
It looks so docile.
Once it comes out of the dungeon, there will be almost no place to confine it.
But even if the old dean doesn't open the door at this moment, it seems difficult to stop No. 1 from leaving with just the existing defenses.
"Dean! Something bad has happened!!!" An anxious voice suddenly came from the dean's office.
The old dean raised his head and looked at the subordinate who rushed into the office in a hurry, "What's wrong?"
"There are a lot of monsters coming towards us!" a researcher said in horror, "They seem to have organized a small wave of monsters!"
In this world, the collective attack of monsters on a city is called a monster 'tide'!
Throughout history, monsters have only organized a super-type monster "tide" once. Humans were forced to use nuclear weapons during a monster siege, and at a tragic cost, they stopped a giant monster "tide" after sacrificing a super-type A city.
For a long time after this, monsters did not organize monster "waves" again, because the king who once could dominate them was annihilated.
Monsters that prey on the weak are only willing to obey the orders of the absolutely strong.
"How many monsters are gathering here?" asked the old dean.
"We have detected more than 30 monsters!" the researcher said anxiously, "Dean, should we attack these monsters now? They are about to invade the nearby city! If we attack, we may accidentally hurt the surrounding citizens!"
"No need." The old dean reached out and pressed the power button. He said to Tangning on the screen, "Dr. Tang, the cities around us are about to face a wave of small monsters. Please order No. 1 to cooperate in the drive test!"
This time, the monster tide can just test the obedience of the adult No. 1 to Dr. Tang.
As he spoke, the old dean turned on the screen broadcasting the drone footage, and saw that all residents in the surrounding cities near the institute had received emergency evacuation notices, requiring them to evacuate to safe houses in nearby areas.
In this era, the rooms where the residents of Area A live on a daily basis are all built with safety materials. This material is extremely valuable, and only a small number of people can live in Area A. In Area B, there is only one safe house at the bottom of each building, which is made entirely of safety materials. The materials of the safe house can hide the human breath, making it difficult for monsters to easily detect humans. In Area B, the safe house in each building can only hide the residents of the building at most.
At this moment, it was late at night and dawn was approaching. Most residents were still asleep and were suddenly awakened by the broadcast. The people in area A were fine because the rooms they lived in were safe houses. The most dangerous were the residents in other areas who had not yet hidden in the safe houses! Those who were used to sleeping naked didn't even bother to put on clothes and ran madly towards the safe houses!
A four-meter-tall bear-shaped monster was wandering around the city. It stretched out its huge bear paw and slammed a building hard. The seemingly indestructible residential building was knocked down to the ground like a child's building blocks under its attack. The ruins fell on the pedestrians running on the road, killing the fleeing people in an instant.
Beside the giant bear, there are three or four guards wearing special equipment attacking the giant bear. These weapons can easily destroy monsters with low-level pollution, but it is difficult to cause fatal damage to such a strong monster.
They could only launch painless attacks on these monsters, like annoying flies, and more guards were on the way. Night was a period of weak defense for humans.
"Boom!" There was another loud noise. The angry giant bear seemed to be enraged by these tiny humans. It actually knocked down another building. A guard who had no time to dodge was directly submerged by the building that was cut in half.
Fortunately, safe houses are usually built in the basement, and the people in this building left quickly, so the giant bear only hit the empty building where no one lived.
And just on the other side of the giant bear, a small worm like an earthworm suddenly emerged from the ground. It was about 70 to 80 meters long, and its body, covered with sand, was translucent, allowing people to see what was inside its body.
It's an entire safe house hidden underneath!
This monster's ability seems to be able to see through the safe houses that humans use to hide themselves!
"Not good!" When the researcher saw this scene, his voice changed. This means that all the safe houses in these cities are like a buffet to this earthworm monster!
This horrible earthworm monster quickly drilled into another building. It drilled in from the middle of the building and then suddenly extended downwards. In less than a minute, it rushed out from the land near the building again, but this time, there were two safe houses inside its translucent body.
"No!!!" In the picture, a uniformed guard was holding a gun developed by the research institute, shooting at the monster while desperately running towards it.
His teammates seemed to want to stop him, but the guard refused to listen.
Because all his family members are in a safe house.
His parents, his wife who was about to give birth, and his sister who was about to get married.
"Ahhh!!!" A guard rushed out holding a gun that could do little damage to the giant monster. The next moment, he was rolled away by a giant crimson tongue. A giant frog with amazing bounces ate the guard and some of his teammates who wanted to stop the guard from dying.
The old dean and the researchers who came in one after another watched this scene in silence. In front of truly terrifying monsters, there was really only so much that humans could do.
"Attention, residents of Area C! Attention, residents of Area C! The safe house will be open for a short time! The safe house will be open for a short time! Residents of the safe houses who have not yet arrived, please hurry up!"
District C is the poorest area. There is only one huge safe house in the center of the entire city.
"Please! Can you take the child to a safe house?!" A woman holding a crying baby in her arms seemed to have sprained her ankle and could not continue to go to the safe house. She could only beg to the people who were hurrying around her.
Pedestrians ran past without hesitation. Everyone was fleeing madly. No one had time to pay attention to the desperate mother. I don’t know who stepped on her foot, but she quickly hugged the child in her arms.
"Forget it! Hurry up and leave! Forget it!!!" An old man desperately beat the middle-aged man who was carrying him. They seemed to be father and son because the middle-aged man walked very slowly with his father on his back. "The safe house is about to be closed! Forget it!!! Just leave it here!"
But the middle-aged man carried his old father on his back without saying a word, and refused to let go no matter how his father beat and scolded him.
An old man who had been beating his child suddenly stopped, his old face full of tears.
"Mom! Where are you?!" A crying little girl panicked and called out to her lost mother in the crowd: "Mom! Woo woo woo, where are you?!"
The voice was so small that it was immediately drowned out by the crowd.
"Attention! The safe house is about to be closed!!!"
In the overcrowded safe house, two guards were ready to close the safe house, and the other two guards pointed their guns at the fleeing residents to prevent anyone from causing trouble when the safe house was about to be closed.
"Don't close the door, please! Don't close the door, please! The child hasn't come yet! He's right in front! He can come in in just a minute! Wait a moment! Can you wait a moment?!" A middle-aged woman who squeezed into the safe house was desperately begging the guard to press the door closing button. Her face was covered with tears, and she kept pointing at a certain point in the crowd not far away, but except for her, no one would look in the direction she was pointing.
The cold radio voice of area C sounded: "10, 9, 8..."
It's the countdown to the safe house closing.
The person next to the middle-aged woman said angrily: "What are you doing?! It's so annoying! If you are worried about your child, just get out of here!"
“3—”
The middle-aged woman looked at the child who ran desperately but accidentally fell to the ground. Her expression was blank for a moment, and suddenly she instinctively rushed out of the safe house.
“2—”
Everyone was running towards the safe house, and only he went against the crowd without hesitation.
“1.”
BANG! The safe house is closed!
After seeing this scene, those who were about to rush into the safe house couldn't help but break down and curse. Some people who couldn't bear it fell to their knees. A middle-aged woman pushed away the pedestrians blocking her way and hugged her child tightly. At that moment, the expression on her face suddenly calmed down, no longer as confused and frightened as before.
Holding a child is like holding everything.
"Ahhhh!!!" Suddenly, terrified screams rang out all around. The ground where the middle-aged woman was standing shook, as if there was an earthquake. The ground cracked and she held her child tightly in her arms. She turned around with a pale face and saw a giant earthworm penetrating the safe house that was said to be able to shield monsters from exploring. Blood flowed from the monster's brown body and splashed on the woman's dazed face.
Are you going to die
"Mom, Mom," the child cried fearfully.
She hugged the crying child in her arms and murmured, "Don't be afraid, mom is here—"
The next second, the words of comforting the child paused.
Because in the light of dawn, a figure smaller than the earthworm monster suddenly appeared. It went against the light, raised a metallic tail, and gracefully cut towards the earthworm monster's skull.
The despairingly powerful earthworm monster was easily decapitated, and the sticky monster blood spilled all over the ground.
A slender figure leaped down and landed lightly in front of the stunned woman, his feet stirring up a cloud of fine dust on the ground.
This was an equally terrifying black humanoid monster, except that it was holding an incredibly beautiful young man in its arms. The young man touched the monster's head and said softly, "Number 1, well done."