In another spherical tent not far from Lin Xi and "No. 1", two other figures slept overlapping each other.
Among them was a man who was lying on his back tiredly, with his lips slightly open. He was very tall and had a slightly sunken face (that was because his nose had been beaten several years ago). The plaque on his chest read his name: Stephen Lauer.
Covered with all kinds of dirt, the original color of which was almost invisible was crumpled into a ball and piled up at his feet. He was similar to his companion in this regard. They had not had time to take it off completely. After wearing the exploration suit, he fell asleep due to excessive fatigue.
It's just that Stephen's companion may be in a worse situation now, because he is pressed down by Stephen's arm and is frowning uncomfortably, but he is sleeping and does not even have the time to protest to Stephen. , he was really too tired.
If Beerus had not been so impulsive and had not spoken nonsense to Lin Xi in front of Francis (now "No. 1") and then had his internal organs devoured by some "uninvited" monster, he would have Now he would probably be nestling next to Stephen, sleeping with his arms spread out - after all, there was a strong sympathy between the two of them.
They are all believers of John Bronson and firmly believe that they have a noble mission this time.
And if it hadn't been for that accident, they might have found a way to kill the demon named Lin Xi in this carefully prepared exploration mission.
"Well… "
Stephen, who was sleeping, suddenly sniffed and let out a vague murmur.
A few minutes later he let out the same low cry.
But there was a hint of pain in this low cry.
"No... no... I can't... God... I..."
Finally, with a low groan of fear, Stephen suddenly opened his eyes.
He stared blankly at the darkness in front of him, his mind empty.
He should fall back to sleep immediately, Stephen could feel his bones and nerves protesting desperately, but at this moment, in the nightmare, the blue and purple face of Beerus when he died kept lingering in the nightmare. in his mind, keeping him up at night.
Oh, is it so? That poor man named Beerus was once your companion
In his daze, he seemed to hear a soft whisper.
That voice is so gentle that it can touch people's hearts.
He was killed by that horrible bug, right? So why can you sleep so peacefully? Do you forget it? The bugs summoned by Lin Xi were still outside. You are sleeping among the bugs now. Who knows if there are similar monsters among the bugs outside the tent now, staring at you covetously
Stephen frowned and held his forehead.
The voice that is swirling in my head is very strange... Is that really my idea? Or was someone talking to him in his head
Stephen only felt that his head was confused, as if he was in a dream and yet in reality.
In order to avoid attracting the attention of bugs, people are still very careful to control the light source even in the tent.
But it is precisely because of this that human hearing seems to have become countless times more sensitive than before.
Under the temptation of the voice in my mind.
Stephen listened carefully to the movement outside the tent, and he vaguely heard some rustling sounds—as if some giant insects were crawling across the smooth rock surface.
Could that be the kind of monster that killed Beerus
Or is that just his imagination
"Oh... Stephen... please, go to sleep, I still have to stay up tomorrow."
The man's tossing and turning seemed to wake up his companion, who turned over and muttered painfully in the darkness.
For an instant, Stephen stopped all his movements. He lay there motionless for a while, holding his breath. When he heard his companion's breathing gradually becoming steady and slow, he breathed a sigh of relief silently.
Stephen actually felt that something was wrong with him, because he was uncontrollably replaying the scene before Beerus' death over and over in his mind.
And now, a thought is becoming stronger and stronger in Stephen's mind: Beerus might have been killed by someone—by the man named Lin Xi.
Before the monster jumped on Beerus' back without warning, Beerus was scolding Lin Xi unceremoniously. Maybe it was because of this that the man became so angry that he directly summoned that monster...
Yes, it was after Beerus was killed that the entire exploration team began to obey Lin Xi's orders, including Jerry and Francis.
Maybe you will be the next person to die
the voice in his head whispered.
You should kill him. That man can control insects. Even if he still has human nature now, one day... he will become the most terrifying monster in the universe.
The voice continued.
Stephen nervously chewed his fingers in the dark until his mouth was filled with the sweet taste of blood.
When he noticed it, he realized that he had slowly climbed up without realizing it.
Trembling, he found the weapon from his exploration suit, and then he staggered out of his tent step by step.
A strong fishy smell instantly poured into his throat, and the highly irritating air instantly corroded his nasal cavity and mouth. Stephen was not wearing an exploration suit, and he directly breathed the toxic alien air in the cave.
Thick black blood instantly flowed from his nostrils, but Stephen looked as if he was completely unaware of the maddening pain.
His eyes were empty and he walked straight towards where Lin Xi was.
However, there was no way he could get close to it.
A terrifying creature with an unusually weird appearance was already standing there.
Seeing "Stephen", its wings suddenly spread out behind him, and the huge eye spots on its wings flashed continuously, sending out a fluorescent warning.
-As a bug, "No. 1" is quite keen on outside movements.
As early as the moment Stephen was still searching for weapons in the tent, "No. 1" realized something was wrong.
It reluctantly left Lin Xi's warm body and climbed out of the tent.
That atmosphere, which is corrosive to humans, is like another kind of nourishment to it. The wings that were originally wrinkled and slightly dull in color have now become bright in color and light and stretched in texture.
However, what confused "No. 1" a little was that "Stephen" reacted very strangely after seeing him.
It's too bad, it seems, I still haven't had time to save you.
"Stephen" looked at "No. 1". The latter's terrifying appearance was enough to make even the calmest human being scream, but "Stephen" didn't show any surprise.
He just stood there quietly and muttered softly.
… looks really ugly.
he added.
After saying that, "Stephen" raised his hand without hesitation, and the gun in his hand pointed at "No. 1".
But before he could press the switch, a slender fleshy tentacle bound his wrist.
"puff-"
Then there was the soft wet sound of the human body being pierced.
"Stephen" handed it to the ground without any resistance.
Before the two barbed, saw-like insect forelimbs stretched out from the darkness silently and cut off the man's head and body, the last sound he heard was a hoarse voice filled with doubts. Whisper.
"Looks... really... ugly...?"
Human body temperature and the overly strong smell of blood caused a small commotion among the originally peaceful insect swarms in the entire cave.
The rustling sound like wind passing through the forest made Lin Xi frown in his sleep.
Vaguely, he felt as if someone was gently pushing his shoulder.
It took about a century for him to finally wake up from his dark sleep. The strange thing is that if it were normal times, even in such a tired situation, he would probably be able to jump out of his sleep to deal with emergencies.
But this time, perhaps because of the faint feeling of the presence of the person next to him, the nerve called "alertness" in Lin Xi's body seemed to be completely severed.
His whole body was terribly lax.
"Huh? Francis...what's going on...what's wrong..."
Lin Xi turned over in an attempt to avoid the hand that disturbed his sleep.
He asked drowsily, but couldn't open his eyes no matter what.
"Lin Xi..." He heard Francis stammering next to his shoulder, "Am I... really ugly...?"
Well, Lin Xi's original struggle to wake up quickly dissipated after hearing this question.
He must be just dreaming. Lin Xi thought vaguely.
After all, in reality, how could a cold man like Francis try to wake up his exhausted companion in the middle of the night just to ask him if he is ugly
The scene was absolutely ridiculous.
"Lin Xi...you...like...what...look..."
But the repeated muttering in her ears made Lin Xi unable to calm down.
Lin Xi subconsciously raised her arms, covering her ears with her wrists, and curled up like a baby.
"I like… "
Lin Xi spoke vaguely while half asleep, and the name that had been suppressed in the deepest part of her heart for many years appeared clearly on her lips.
"Saville."
He said.
Immediately afterwards, he allowed himself to fall back into Heitian's sleep.
The author has something to say: = =I always feel like this chapter needs to be rewritten again...
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