Strong scarlet tentacles clung to the walls and the ground, crawling out of the darkness.
A familiar yet unfamiliar smell hits me in the face.
Ni Ji hesitated and slowly retreated. There was light where he was, in the damp and cold underground. Orange-red flames flickered behind him, and there were occasional explosions.
The fire was caused by Ni Ji. He went down all the way, collecting all the fuel, explosives, and various powerful weapons he could find along the way. He used them all the way and launched a strong surprise attack. Wherever he went, there were deafening explosions and blazing flames.
When we got underground and looked up, we saw that the sky was so far away that we couldn't see it, and there were layers of buildings towering on both sides.
The underground city was so huge that it was terrifying, with three-dimensional interlaced pipe floors suspended high in the air and clusters of burning red flames lit up everywhere.
The burning fire clusters were like starlight. Although they could not burn through the darkness, they illuminated the bloody path that the sentinels had to overcome.
The orange-red firelight illuminated half of Ni Ji's body. He held the long knife tightly with his hand, which was dripping with sticky blood. With his other hand, he carried an anti-gravity weapon on his shoulder.
Covered in blood, he had no idea how many days he had been fighting.
It was almost a miracle that he was able to get in here before his body collapsed.
Finally, I found that familiar scent.
Unfortunately, before they could even have a moment to rejoice, a huge and strange creature emerged from the darkness.
It looks like Lin Yuan, but it’s too certain.
"She" doesn't even recognize herself.
Ni Ji stared at the tentacles cautiously, trying to find the familiar face between the intertwined arms and legs.
The tentacles were murderous and rushed towards him from all directions.
Ni Ji raised the anti-gravity gun in his hand.
This was the weapon he found in the dungeon, a powerful weapon from the peak period of human technology. It was so powerful that it could crush everything within the caliber range into meat patties with just one shot.
Ni Ji pointed the muzzle of his gun at the pillar in front and pulled the trigger. Even the sturdy super building could not withstand such a destructive weapon of the same era.
The gravity in the space was increased several times, the wide pillars were flattened in an instant, and the roof collapsed.
The crashing construction materials fell all over the ground, pressing down the tentacles and temporarily blocking their path.
Ni Ji pulled back, but the tentacles quickly surged and caught up with him.
The huge dark red tentacles slammed into the wall, making a loud bang.
Very strong, very fast. Not Lin Yuan, not like her at all. Ni Ji kept saying this to himself in his heart.
Just a creature of the same species as her spirit.
No, it can't be her.
She won't forget me.
A tentacle suddenly emerged from the ground and instantly wrapped around his calf. As Ni Ji leaned forward, he raised the red blade in his hand and slashed at the tentacle.
The sentry had excellent dynamic vision. Even if it was only for a moment, he could still see the skin of the tentacle under the knife light.
There is a clear dividing line on the arm, where the skin color is distinct and the skin color of the upper and lower parts is completely different.
The skin above the boundary is obviously more tender and lighter.
It was obviously a limb that had been cut off by a blade and had grown back.
It wasn't too long ago that it was cut off, just within the past few months.
In the golden tree contaminated area, he was brutally cut into pieces with a sharp knife by a monster with a pig's head and a human body.
Ni Ji's knife paused.
In his hand, there was a red blade that was so sharp that it could cut through everything in the world and it condensed in mid-air.
"Cut it off quickly! Don't hesitate, or you won't be able to escape." A sharp and strange sound came from the handle of the knife.
Ni Ji recognized the tentacle.
It slapped the back of his hand, liked to wrap around his ankles, liked to take off his socks and gloves, and once, it slipped into his collar along his skin when he was not paying attention.
Of all Lin Yuan's tentacles, it was the one that often troubled him.
But it was also it that stroked his hair to comfort him, hooked his fingers around his, and led him into that warm courtyard.
Ni Ji still remembered the last time it was chopped off, it pitifully held up its broken tentacles to show him, and leaned over to tell him how painful it was.
The red demon sword pressed against the dark red skin of the tentacle, but it couldn't cut through it.
Ni Ji recognized the tentacle, but the tentacle did not recognize Ni Ji.
It tightly wrapped around the sentry's calf and dragged him down fiercely, throwing him to the ground. A dozen tentacles emerged, pinning the sentry down with all their might.
The sentry threw away his sharp knife, used his wrist strength to pry open the slippery tentacles, and struggled with all his strength among the surging tentacles.
He broke free of almost all the tentacles and was almost able to break free from the sticky tentacles, but his ankles were locked again and he was dragged back fiercely.
More tentacles appeared, completely imprisoning him.
His waist and legs were hoisted, his wrists were pressed above his head, and even his throat was strangled, making breathing difficult.
Ni Ji struggled for a while, but there was no room to move.
"Let me see what I caught?" A familiar voice sounded from somewhere, "What is this? It's warm, soft, sweet, and full of moisture. An interesting guy."
The voice was light and fluttery, it was Lin Yuan's voice, but he was saying something strange.
It seemed very far away from here, yet it seemed to be whispering in his ear.
"Sister Lin Yuan. He is a human being, a real human being, a living person, a sentinel." Teng Lu followed. She stood in the distance, wearing the white dress, and said with a smile.
Ni Ji, who was tied up by the tentacles, began to struggle frantically.
"Shh, don't move. Good sentry, I don't want to hurt you." Lin Yuan's voice sounded in his ears.
Like coaxing a pet that was struggling in her hands, or coaxing a doll she liked.
The smooth and cool touch pressed against Ni Ji's erect neck, bound his throat, and gently stroked his protruding Adam's apple.
He was warned that if he didn't obey, he would be brutally strangled to death the next moment.
Along with the wet sound of water, there seemed to be many huge monsters approaching in the darkness.
In the dim and flickering firelight, a pale, eyeless monster slowly crawled over with a long tail. It clung to a broken stone wall, stretched out its long white neck, bared its sharp fangs at Ni Ji on the ground, and let out a deep, low roar.
One of its arms was blown off by gunpowder, and the broken end was charred. It was the enemy that Ni Ji had fought fiercely on a certain floor when he was approaching here.
Another mutant stumbled in, hung upside down on the roof, opened its mouth, and gave Ni Ji a series of weird, shrill laughs that sounded very much like humans. One of its wings on its back was cut off by Ni Ji's sharp blade.
One after another, the monsters slowly surrounded them, huddled nearby, and stared at this human with bared teeth. This human had burned and killed along the way, injuring many of their companions. Their hearts were filled with hatred for this human, and they wished they could rush forward and tear him apart alive.
Some of them can speak, swear, and speak human language.
Some can only make guttural sounds like wild beasts, expressing their anger.
"Sister has found your toys too." Teng Lu followed and watched, "They are very interesting. You can try to increase their sensitivity, and they will show a cuter look."
"But be careful. Their minds are very fragile, and if you're not careful, they can be completely broken. Once they're broken, they're meaningless. There's nothing left in their minds, just an empty shell."
Next to Fujilu stood a new sentinel, eyeless and with a dull look.
A mindless puppet, a toy that belongs to her.
A mess of monsters were all around, some hanging and some standing, their eyeless faces staring at the human on the ground who was caught by tentacles.
The sentry wanted to struggle to his feet.
A slender white arm stretched out from the surging tentacles.
There was a black and white bracelet on the fair wrist.
Ni Ji's pupils contracted. That was the bracelet he gave to Lin Yuan.
The dense group of tentacles opened up a gap, revealing a small porcelain-white face, Lin Yuan's face.
The flickering light and shadow of the flames swayed on the face that Ni Ji was familiar with.
There was no human expression on Zhang Bai's face. His pair of golden pupils stared at Ni Ji coldly.
Ni Ji was pressed to the ground, with all his vital parts restrained. He could only barely raise his head and look at her with his eyes open.
He watched helplessly as a familiar arm slowly approached him.
The cold skin touched his eyebrows and blocked his vision.
A powerful will penetrated through the cold touch and invaded his world mercilessly.
In the past, when the two of them were training together, Lin Yuan was very careful, meticulous and gentle every time he entered his mental picture, fearing that excessive movements would cause him some harm.
Ni Ji didn't know what Lin Yuan had encountered.
Her upper body still maintained a human form, while her lower body was covered with countless surging tentacles. Her golden pupils were cold and ruthless.
Weird and cold, with a strong sense of inhumanity.
She even lost all her human memories and common sense.
Ni Ji called Lin Yuan's name and asked her what happened.
In that mental picture, approach her in Lin Yuan's favorite killer whale form.
But Lin Yuan did not respond to his calls and inquiries, and even roughly controlled his spiritual body.
They were deep underground, surrounded by dangers and powerful enemies, and Lin Yuan had lost his memory.
If the two of them confront each other and fight to the death, it will only cause internal friction and there will be no possibility of escape.
Ni Ji finally closed his eyes and gave up resisting Lin Yuan.
The white arm covering the sentinel's brow retracted.
The sentinel, who had suffered the mental invasion, completely weakened his limbs.
He was already at the end of his strength, and he fought his way to the bottom of the dungeon alone. He fought desperately for so long, and only relied on his obsession to hold on.
Now that the mental picture has been broken, I feel a sigh of relief.
The whole body seemed to be empty. Weakness and pain, fatigue and drug reactions all took their toll, and even the strongest person could not hold on.
The flames burning in the ruins crackled and occasionally exploded, sending out scattered sparks.
The fire is bright.
Countless monsters and enemies surrounded him and stared at him.
But he could only lie there, disarmed, losing control of his body, looking his most vulnerable.
The tentacles fiddled with his limbs, curiously lifting and lowering his bloody hands and feet, placing them in different positions, as if they were treating a toy that they found interesting and novel.
Simple and too cruel.
Ni Ji closed his eyes and tried to curl up his body a little under the gazes of countless monsters around him.
Come on, he said to himself.
Don't do this to me, Lin Yuan.
Not here, not in front of these monsters.
Lin Garden.
He injected himself with too much medicine. His body's endurance had already reached its limit.
He might have been able to hold on a little longer. But his strong willpower was crushed by Lin Yuan's invasion, and the side effects of the drug surged, starting to bite back at his body.
Ni Ji felt that every blood vessel in his body was twitching, his body began to feel cold, and his limbs were completely out of control.
He lay there, unable to move. This made him feel very uncomfortable, as if he had returned to the past, surrounded by enemies. He was alone, and no one could give him a little warmth.
He really wanted Lin Yuan to hear his voice, to touch his head like before, and to stop bullying him.
But Lin Yuan doesn't remember him.
A wave of despair washed over him, and it was cold, as if he was trapped under an iceberg.
At this time, the tentacle that had been cut off loosened his neck. Ni Ji didn't know where it was going to go or what it was going to do to him.
It crawled across his face, swam up, and finally rubbed his head.
The long tentacles twisted and entangled, covering Ni Ji's curled up body, wrapping Ni Ji in the middle of the tentacles.
[He said he didn’t want to be here.]
[No other people.]
Ni Ji, who was covered by the tentacles, heard Lin Yuan talking and said to the monsters around him, "Get out of here."
The sound is very clear and spreads out like water waves.
"This sentinel is abominable. He cut off my wings and injured many companions. We all want to see how you punish him." said the huge mutant with broken wings.
It hated the sentry who broke its arm, and bared its teeth, as if it wanted to pounce down from the roof and bite the sentry's throat.
But the strange thing was that it suppressed its ferocious nature, carefully sought Lin Yuan's opinion, and even used honorifics to address Lin Yuan.
"Yes, kill him."
"He burned my arm off. It hurts."
"He cut off my wings, I'm going to tear off one of his legs."
"I want to see him scream."
"Look at him crying for mercy."
The mutants were all talking at once, and those who couldn't speak also made angry guttural noises.
"Yes, Sister Lin Yuan. We want to see his miserable condition. Why are you chasing us away?" said Teng Lu.
Lin Yuan's golden pupils turned and glanced at her.
Fujilu instantly showed a look of pain and covered her head.
"Don't do this, don't do this, Sister Lin Yuan." She screamed and crawled out.
The monsters lurking in all directions flew, ran, rushed like pigs and wolves, and scattered in an instant.
The tentacles were satisfied, touched the sentinel lying on the ground, locked his wrists, lifted him up, and brought him back to their nest.
It was a vast underground cave with countless crisscrossing metal pipes on the roof.
It was dark here, without a single ray of light. The water circulation system seemed to still be functioning, with the sound of running water echoing in the dark corners.
The sentinel was thrown to the ground of the nest, and the tentacles began to fiddle with him again, some taking off his shoes, others peeling off his bloody gloves.
Pinching his slender fingers, exploring them one by one.
The skin is warm, soft and elastic. A thin layer covers the tiny bones inside, and the joints are very flexible.
Give them a familiar feeling.
It seems like I have once intertwined these fingers and held this hand.
This creature called the Sentinel is very interesting.
It's very exciting.
Want to play with him.
The lair was quiet, dark, and safe, with only the two of them.
He said he didn't want to be outside and didn't want to be seen by others. Everything was done according to his request. But why didn't he respond
The sentry lying on the ground did not resist as fiercely as before, but he curled up his body and hardly moved.
He let me do whatever I wanted, and he didn't resist when I lifted his hand, and it would fall limply when I let go.
If you shake him hard, he will shout tiredly, "Lin Yuan."
He can call his own name, and it sounds very nice.
The tentacles kept shaking him, making him scream their name, until he could hardly make a sound.
Lin Yuan finally realized that something seemed to be wrong with his newly captured sentinel toy.
His body seemed weak, his mental picture in tatters, and he might die at any moment.
She remembered what Fujilu had just said, "This creature can easily go bad, so be very careful."
So fragile? This creature called a sentinel
I didn't do anything, barely even shook him, and he was dying
"Hey, what's wrong with you?"
"Give me some... water." The sentinel in the dark said intermittently, "I seem to have a fever. Lin Yuan."
(End of this chapter)