What he saw reminded Rand of the absurd novel.
The image of Subject 7371 will remind people of the pagan gods worshipped by some ethnic minorities. As we have emphasized before, its face is terribly beautiful, and its long hair shines coldly under the light like silver threads. The light, the scales on the tail are bright red like a fine pigeon blood ruby, the largest scale is as big as an adult's palm, while the smallest is only the size of a fingernail, and those scales cover its body, as beautiful as it is. It's some kind of art, it's now about two meters long... Rand thinks it's even three meters.
Unlike the malnourished state when he was with him, Deep White provided it with enough feed, which allowed it to fully develop...
A thought flashed across Rand's mind, but he soon had some doubts about it - when had it been with him
Rand's memory of the past remained hazy.
But soon he had more things to worry about. For example, the metal gate of the cage holding Test Subject 7371 opened silently.
The two pigs began to howl, and the harsh sound echoed in the wide room, while the huge body of the experimental subject 7371 was slowly sliding out of the restraint. Rand immediately felt the operator's body tense, and the fully-armed human slowly took a step back.
"What we experimented with today..."
Listening to someone talking in someone else's mind is an amazing experience, and Rand realized that the operator's voice was getting extra shrill and harsh because of his nervousness, and even more nervous that he wasn't even able to After finishing speaking, Subject 7371 opened his mouth very rarely and interrupted him with a sound.
"Rand..."
The name came out clearly from the mouth of the long-tailed monster.
Its eyes locked on "him", and Rand keenly noticed that the tip of its tail was gently flapping on the ground... This meant that Subject 7371 was in a state of extreme excitement - but then again, why? Could he know this
That wondrous mixture of attachment and disgust fermented in Rand's soul again. And the apparent absurdity of Subject 7371 (strong response of joy, happiness, attachment, and clear communication with humans...) left the operator at a loss as to what to do.
"Hey, if you can get through today's mission, I think you'll see Rand Sivers soon."
Rand heard "himself" speaking to comfort the monster.
"Rand... I... miss you so much..."
But the other party seemed to be completely unable to listen to any other human words. Its gaze was focused, staring deeply at the operator... Or rather, staring at Rand, who was in the depths of the operator's mind, and his expression became a little dazed. .
As the operator retreated, it followed, attempting to approach the operator - the next second, the pulse cannons on the roof were aimed at him in unison.
Subject 7371 will receive an artillery shot as punishment whenever it shows the slightest possibility of attempting to "injure" a human operator. Of course, its powerful self-healing ability will ensure its survival, but the intense pain caused by the attack is still unavoidable, and even after enduring the attack, it is still impossible to actually touch the operator, The safety of employees is emphasized in the deep white employee contract, and they will try to avoid this.
In Rand's view, a smart biophysicist like Subject 7371 should know how to choose.
But to his surprise, the other party seemed to be completely unaware of those pulse guns. It was determined and rushed towards him with a huge enthusiasm that Rand could not understand.
"Do not-"
Rand couldn't help shouting, and at the same time, he found himself reflexively trying to get close to the monster that terrified and frightened him.
The next second, the dazzling light exploded in front of his eyes, and Rand could feel the body he was in staggering and fell to the ground. He closed his eyes, but soon he smelled the burned protein. The taste... then the smell of blood.
When Rand opened his eyes again, the subject 7371 fell in a pool of blood, just as he expected, in a very sad and embarrassing way, oh, to be precise, in the carbonized blood residue, only There are those fresh, the blood flowing from its body wound is bright red, exuding a bloodier aura that is more intense than human blood.
The monster's tail was cut in half, but the expression on its face was unusually calm. Rand saw that its body was shaking physiologically in pain, and it was lying on the ground like the protagonist of some kind of horror movie, crawling towards Rand with a long bloodstain.
"Rand, don't you remember me? Rand..."
It let out a mournful howl.
Of course, only Rand could actually understand.
Its sound is higher than what the human ear can pick up and cannot be heard by ordinary humans.
Does it know me
Rand was so troubled that he had no doubt that even lurking in other people's minds, the monster could still accurately detect his presence, and it acted... very close to Rand.
Was there any connection between him and the monster during the time he lost his memory
Rand thought.
He was not able to control his thoughts very well. After seeing the current condition of Subject 7371, Rand felt that his heart became very painful and cold as if it had been frozen.
heartache...
If he had to describe the feeling, he would use that word.
He felt so heartbroken for Subject 7371, those wounds, my God, those wounds! For a moment, Rand even wished those wounds were on his own. At the same time he felt a great anger that shook his heart and soul.
"What are you doing?!"
He turned uncontrollably and screamed at the console, the unfamiliar voice of someone else lingering in the lab, "Don't you know how much pain this will cause it? It just thinks Just getting close?! Just…”
"Rod?"
Some people's confused voices came from the earphones.
"It's just the prescribed safety procedures, what's wrong with you, Rhodes?"
The other party seemed to have some kind of friendship with the operator named Rhodes, and his tone was full of suspicion.
Rand snapped back to his senses.
God, what the hell did he do...
Rand felt his vision begin to blur when he realized that he had started manipulating people again. He was about to be ejected from Rhodes' mind.
But on the other hand, Subject 7371 was approaching, it kept raising its head, staring at Rand with pain and longing, that gaze even surpassed Rhode's body and fell directly on Rand's soul.
"Rand, it hurts so much..."
Subject 7371 stopped suddenly, he withdrew his hand hesitantly, and then wailed mournfully at Rand in Rhodes' body.
…
Rand felt something in his soul... He didn't know what it was but he thought he heard the sound of the thing breaking with great clarity. Then, Rand completely ignored the warning sound that sounded in the earphone, he rushed towards Subject 7371, and then he held the other party's head in his arms.
"God, why, how could they do this to you... how could they..."
He felt like he was crying, but when he touched his face with his hand, it felt like he was touching something through a layer of wood. Rand knew that he was about to break away completely, he struggled to lower his head and looked at experimental subject 7371.
"I'll come to you, I...I will...wait for me..."
Lande said incoherently.
He didn't even know what he was talking about, but there was a voice inside screaming that forced Rand to say this to Subject 7371 (even the odd number made Rand a little unhappy, in his In my mind, Subject 7371 should have another name).
Like a small spark burning, Experimental 7371, Rand's little monster Munster looked at "Rand" happily.
Obviously handsome like a god, but in Rand's arms, it is full of attachment to its owner like a newly weaned puppy, and it nodded murmured.
"I'm waiting for you, I know you'll come."
it says.
Rand didn't have time to respond to it... His vision darkened.
When Rand opened his eyes, what appeared in front of him was the immutable white wall, the white light and the group of researchers who had become accustomed to his daze behind the observation membrane.
only…
Rand touched his cheek unconsciously.
After coming back to consciousness, he found that his body was crying too.
In the short moment of contact with Subject 7371 just now, a large number of emotional memory fragments poured from the opponent's body.
That emotion is pure, intense love and attachment, and fragments of memory...
Rand saw himself.
It's just completely different from what Rand saw in the mirror. In the memory fragments of Subject 7371, his face is very beautiful, his demeanor is peaceful, and most importantly, his body is like some kind of saint, exuding radiance. A hazy golden glow.
God, even the crappiest romance novels are now disdainful of such rhetoric - Rand told himself in his heart that he was trying to calm himself down a bit - but he couldn't.
In the memory of that monster, every frame of Rand glowed.
He's like the light of life for that monster...
This was what the monster's emotions lingering in Rand's mind had told him.