"Cough cough cough... cough cough!"
In the slums in the evening, the sun gradually sinks into the horizon, and the sky and the earth darken. Only the tents on the beach revealed a faint light. It's just that these lights are always gloomy, filled with dimness like sunset, and cannot be erased.
"Cough cough cough..."
Among them, in one of the tents, there was a sudden burst of dry coughing. A lonely old man was lying in the tent, coughing violently.
This old man is very old, so old that he has almost lost all his teeth and hair. His original destination should be to enter the country's cryonics center and silently wait for the opportunity to be resurrected in the future, but this stubborn old man did not do so.
He has lived long enough. At the age of 380, he has seen all the vicissitudes of history. He believes that it is time for him to return to the embrace of the Lord and is unwilling to use cryonics.
From the perspective of a Christian like him, cryonics technology would trap his soul in this body, making him unable to return to the embrace of the Lord.
In fact, the old man is not poor. On the contrary, he has tens of billions of dollars in capital, a biopharmaceutical company that researches T-series viruses, and is very famous in the entire federation. If he wants to be frozen, even if he is the top The refrigeration service treatment is also normal.
Originally, he was planning to die peacefully with his children and grandchildren around his knees, enjoying family happiness, but before he died, God played a huge joke on him -
The aftermath of a sudden battle caused the entire Los Angeles to suffer an unparalleled disaster. The old man only remembered that he saw an endless bright light, and then completely lost consciousness...
When he woke up, he had been rescued by the Federal Defense Machinery Corps, but all his relatives, including his great-granddaughter who had just turned one month old, died in the explosion.
It's like a kind of irony that an old man who didn't have many days to live actually survived the disaster. Instead, the family member he valued the most left him first.
Is this the Lord’s punishment for me
The old man coughed while thinking about all this, his eyes full of resentment - after his death, the will originally left to his son will inevitably become invalid. After all, his sons are already dead, so he can only get the will. He was the grandson of a cousin who was far away from him. He had seen that boy. He had evil intentions and he didn't like him. In his heart, he was even more reluctant to give up the foundation he had worked for all his life to a distant relative who was almost no different from a stranger.
Thinking of this, a desire for survival suddenly appeared in the old man's eyes! However, this brilliance dimmed in an instant. Now, he has reached the point where his oil is running out. Unless God comes, even if he goes to freeze, it will be too late, right
"It's just that I'm so unwilling..." The old man sighed secretly. His cough gradually became weaker, and at the same time, his consciousness was spinning. In front of his eyes, it was as if he saw a mass of black mist that was constantly spreading, slowly beginning to swallow his sight. …
"David Alexander?"
Just when the old man was about to completely lose consciousness, a voice suddenly floated from the horizon. The old man's expression changed, and he used all his strength to look in the direction of the door. However, he saw a man whose whole body was filled with divine radiance, who was slowly walking towards the door. Walk slowly towards yourself.
Almighty Lord, have you come to greet your humble servant
The old man's lips moved slightly, but he couldn't say a word, so he had to say this in his heart.
"I am not your master." The man whose whole body was filled with brilliance looked indifferent, and his voice was low and hoarse, but his tone was full of bewilderment. "I am just here to give you a choice and opportunity."
"As far as I know, your life has come to an end. The fire of life is dying and may be extinguished at any time. However, it seems that you still have unfulfilled wishes?"
Yes, I don't want to die!
Suddenly, the old man's eyes turned red. He stared at the light and shadow in front of him, and his lips kept trembling.
I want to continue living. I don’t want to give away the family fortune that I have worked hard for all my life to a stranger! I can not be reconciled! Almighty Lord, please help me!
"Ha, if that's the case..." The figure opened his hand slightly and lightly touched it with his fingers. Suddenly a drop of purple blood flowed out of it, and under the light, it actually shone with a faint brilliance!
"Then, make a contract with me." The figure showed a sympathetic smile, "I will give you endless life, power beyond mortals, and let you continue to enjoy life in the world. And as a price, I need You do something for me, and once it’s done, you and I will be cleared at the same time. Do you agree to this condition?”
I am willing, no matter what I am willing!
Without thinking, the old man's eyes flashed with desire again, just like a hungry wolf seeing flesh and blood. The pupils that were about to lose the color of life suddenly shone like sharp knives again because of the other party's words!
"David Alexander, you have to think carefully." The man laughed in a low voice, as cold as a devil, "Please remember that once the contract is signed, it can no longer be changed. If you violate the contract, I will let you Feeling something more terrifying than hell, do you understand?”
I understand, I am willing to accept any conditions, please...
A flash of madness flashed in the old man's eyes. When he looked at the man's fingertips, his heart was filled with greed and desire, because he could feel that that drop of strange purple blood actually contained something that made him desire it most. thing!
This is an instinctive desire for life. If he hadn't run out of energy at this time and couldn't even stand up, I'm afraid he would even desperately snatch the drop of blood and swallow it in his mouth!
"Ha." At this moment, the man finally showed a satisfied look, flicked his finger, and immediately, the drop of purple blood flew directly into the old man's mouth.
The old man looked like an evil ghost in hell. As the drop of blood fell into his mouth, he immediately closed his mouth greedily, but the next second, his eyes suddenly widened!
In his feeling, the drop of blood seemed to be alive. It spread out in his mouth, penetrated the skin and muscles at the same time, and penetrated towards the deepest part of his body...
This body had long since gradually lost its vitality, and even the most basic sense of touch had become increasingly numb.
But at this moment, for the first time, he felt that his whole body was filled with an inexplicable power. At the same time, a burning sensation continued to spread from all over his body. He kept trembling, so he simply climbed up and held it high. He picked up the bucket and poured the fresh water in the bucket into his mouth!
His body was filled with unparalleled life force in an instant. Even after drinking the entire bucket of water, the old man still felt that there was a fire burning in his body that was getting stronger and stronger. It was almost unbearable, so he simply tore his shirt into pieces. , and at the same time rushed out of the tent and ran towards the coastline!
Zhang Heng watched all this silently, without saying anything or taking any action to stop him. It was not until ten minutes later that the old man dissipated the scorching heat in the sea water, and then he walked back to the tent in a state of exhaustion.
But at this time, the old man who was dying before completely disappeared, and was replaced by a middle-aged man with a bright face and a somewhat pale complexion.
In just ten minutes, this decrepit old man who had lived for nearly four hundred years changed into the appearance he had when he was less than two hundred years old. Time seemed to have flown back more than two hundred years on him...
Until then, Alexander gradually calmed down after getting his wish. He touched his cheek with some disbelief. The wrinkles on his face had been smoothed away, and his whole body was filled with long-lost vitality. What on earth was that drop of blood?
Thinking of this, Alexander looked into the tent in shock. The person who had made a contract with him before was actually an Asian man with an ordinary face, black hair and yellow skin. The man was standing in the shadow, and he could only see his outline. But couldn't see the appearance clearly.
The only thing that could be faintly seen was the faintly evil smile on the corner of the other party's mouth in the shadows...