The guy called Harry is lucky.
If Robert could make a comment, he would definitely say this. You know, the reason why he turned into such a miserable and bloody pile of meat was purely because he smiled grimly at Lin Xi through the metal hatch...
And Harry even shot Lin Xi.
If "No. 1" wanted to, it could easily turn the guy who dared to make a noise to Lin Xi into a ball of meat paste. Moreover, for a creature like it, it is much easier to kill by instinct than to control emotions and actions.
In fact, there has almost never been any precedent for this.
It is inherently a powerful killing machine, and a killing machine does not need a stop button.
Not to mention, Lin Xi's identity is so special.
But at this moment, "Number One" used amazing willpower to control the bloodthirsty desire that was boiling in his mind.
It stopped, blood still on its forelimbs.
But it listened to Lin Xi's voice... and stopped killing.
It’s a pity that the people present had no idea what a miracle this was.
"Oh my god... what is this..."
Sorian raised his gun the moment "Number One" appeared. He was breathing heavily and his fingers were trembling slightly.
The aftereffects of Scripps's presence were still so severe that for a moment he almost thought that what he saw was an illusion caused by the severe pain - or that he had actually died a long time ago, so he saw this creature that had just crawled out of hell.
"Sorian, stop if you don't want to die!"
Lin Xi's cheeks were tense, he looked at Sorian nervously and spoke, when he spoke, he didn't even dare to take his eyes off "Number One" - he was not worried about the gun in Sorian's hand, but worried that "Number One" would be provoked and directly chop the mercenary who was already scared to death into pieces.
He needed Sorian to continue to be alive, especially in the current situation.
"Number One..."
Lin Xi murmured the insect's name.
He tried hard to overcome his fear and cringe, forcing himself to hold back the urge to scream and observe the body movements of this extremely terrifying monster in front of him.
Its front limbs stood alertly in front of its chest, its wings were almost completely red, and the black spots that flashed from time to time showed that "No. 1" was extremely irritable at the moment. Its tentacles were stretched so tight that they looked like straight lines, swaying behind its head, and all the teeth on its mouthparts were bared, and some corrosive venom was flowing out through the hidden venom glands.
Even though he had prepared himself mentally, Lin Xi still felt shuddering when he saw the current appearance of "No. 1".
"Monster, you are indeed a monster—"
Harry, who was lucky enough to survive, could only lie in the corner and mutter to himself because of blood loss.
But this time, before Lin Xi even had time to speak up to control the situation, Sorian had already spoken up to stop Harry.
"Don't talk, Harry... Now is not the time..."
Because he clenched his teeth so hard, the muscles on Sorian's cheeks trembled, and fine beads of sweat made his face look oily.
After hearing Sorian's order, Harry quieted down, although he kept staring at Lin Xi with that terrifying look.
The atmosphere in the hall became particularly solemn as silence engulfed it.
This was not a good sign. Continuing the stalemate would only cause the vigilance and tension between the two sides to explode completely. At this moment, Lin Xi could even faintly sense the stinging smell in the air.
Considering their current situation, the last thing Lin Xi wanted was to fall out with Sorian.
Of course, "Number One" could also sense the tension in the air—as well as the murderous intent of the two fragile humans in front of him towards Lin Xi.
It was extremely eager to eliminate any existence that might harm Lin Xi.
The anxiety hidden in its body was gradually escalating, the blood color on its wings became more and more obvious, and its gaze towards Sorian and Harry became more and more cruel.
The aura of murder spread unscrupulously from its body, as if it could transform into a hideous substance.
Seeing such a "number one", Lin Xi's forehead jumped slightly.
To be honest, he could understand Sorian's nervousness. In fact, even Bryce and Alyssa beside him were in a state of shock.
Before this, they had only seen "Number One" trying hard to act coquettishly and please Lin Xi, and they thought that was scary enough. It was not until they really faced "Number One" in a furious state that they knew what true terror was.
Lin Xi swallowed his saliva. He felt his throat stinging as if it had been burned by charcoal, and his palms were covered in cold sweat.
"Leave there..." He said to "No. 1" tentatively. He was not sure whether the extremely lethal killing machine would obey his orders (it was very unruly when it was still a star butterfly), so after a brief pause he added, "Come to me, okay?"
Sure enough, after hearing the latter sentence, "Number One"'s extremely furious state relaxed slightly.
It suddenly turned its head and stared at Lin Xi for a few seconds.
"Come."
As soon as Lin Xi met the eyes of "No. 1" that looked like Savile, he felt a slight pain in his heart, and a subtle emotion appeared in his voice.
"Number One" still maintains the posture of front paws erect.
At that moment, Lin Xi almost stopped breathing.
Fortunately, the next second, "No. 1" moved - it took a few steps back smoothly, one step, and then another step, and it moved not far to Lin Xi's side.
"Lin Xi."
Number One suddenly spoke.
"call-"
Sorian on the opposite side gasped when he heard the monster in front of him speak human language, and Lin Xi suddenly raised his voice before noticing the movement: "Don't talk, damn it—
Sorian's lips trembled for a long time, and he forced the scream back into his throat, which made him make an almost ridiculous sound. Then he stood there in a daze, staring at the crazy blue eyes of "Number One" in horror.
Oh my god, blue eyes!
Why does this monster have a pair of human eyes on its face!
And it can speak human words!
Only God knew the fear exploding in the mercenary's heart at this moment.
And "Number One" waited until Sorian stopped all his movements before slowly taking a few steps back.
It was a little cautious at first... The few times Lin Xi shot at it before made it a little anxious, so it deliberately kept some distance from Lin Xi.
But soon it seemed to realize that the atmosphere today was completely different from before.
It observed Lin Xi's expression with its peripheral vision, and slowly took a few steps in Lin Xi's direction.
After stopping, it carefully sensed the breath coming from Lin Xi's direction, and then it was pleasantly surprised to find that maybe... maybe it could get closer...
In this way, Lin Xi saw with his own eyes the deformed and terrifying body of "Number One" slowly rubbing against his side.
This was the first time he was so close to "Number One" since "Number One"'s transformation.
He could even smell the damp smell of blood on "Number One".
It also felt the surge of air caused by the unconscious fluttering of its wings.
It was only then that he murmured tentatively.
"Good... good boy..."
The cold sweat on the back of Lin Xi's head had gathered and then slowly flowed down his neck. He didn't know whether "No. 1" still retained the habits when he was a star butterfly larva.
In his memory, the cute little bug liked to be praised.
However, the individual standing next to him now was completely different from the one he remembered.
Fortunately, "Number One" adapted well to the call of "good boy" - in this regard it still retained its original memory.
"Lin Xi."
Then it murmured something softly, its tone sticky and with a hint of intimacy.
It suddenly came close to Lin Xi and rubbed Lin Xi's shoulder.
Lin Xi was so frightened by the indescribable face that suddenly appeared in front of him that he held his breath. "Number One" was obviously a little unsure about the strength of his coquettishness (if that could really be called coquettishness), and he was almost knocked to the ground by "Number One".
However, as soon as his body swayed slightly, the forelimbs of "No. 1" suddenly popped out, and it accurately held Lin Xi with the inside of its forelimbs - the skin covering the insect skeleton was cold and icy, just like the back of a dead person's hand.
Lin Xi's goose bumps instantly spread from his heels to the back of his neck.
"Lin, Lin Xi—"
Lin Xi heard Bryce's trembling voice behind him. He quickly suppressed all his fear and quickly put his hands behind his back, signaling Bryce and Alyssa not to act rashly.
“You can control the bugs.”
On the other side, Sorian's eyes did not blink, he kept watching the interaction between Lin Xi and "No. 1".
Clearly he had misunderstood something.
"… You… You really can control bugs, just like John said before."
"It's the star butterfly I raised."
Lin Xi took a deep breath, looked at the man, and said.
"What?"
"The reason why it listens to me is because I raised it. Taran gave the egg case of the star butterfly to Dr. Ando, and Dr. Ando gave this star butterfly to me... You also know about this, don't you? After all, many rumors against me were caused by this incident."
Lin Xi said half-truthfully.
"Star Butterfly? Wait—you actually said this damn monster is a Star Butterfly? It looks like—"
"Sorian, it understands."
Lin Xi watched in fear as the tentacles of Number One hanging behind his head slowly straightened as Sorian spoke. He quickly interrupted Sorian before he could say something more straightforward.
Sorian pursed his lips immediately.
The author has something to say: Sorian: ... Is it too late for me to praise it for being cute? qaq
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