The continuous high wall on the US-Mexico border has collapsed in several places in the dead zone. The radiation is so strong that it has not been repaired for many years. Therefore, those who want to travel quietly between the two countries often risk their lives to cross this area. field of death.
The city wall was more than ten meters high and stretched across the earth like a thin line under the gray sky, dividing the two countries. Only a few rubble remained of the destroyed part, such as the vacancy left by the broken teeth,
Fortunately, there was no abnormality encountered when crossing the border. After a short break, they trekked for another four hours or so, passed the iconic walls of the radiation zone, and arrived at a dilapidated-looking hospital at about eight in the morning.
The hospital is fully equipped, the lights are bright, and the smell of disinfectant is everywhere. Someone had already received news from Anya and was waiting for them, and sprayed them with a pale yellow liquid for ten minutes before signaling them to take off their protective clothing.
The moment Zhang Xun took off his helmet, he realized how wonderful it was to breathe fresh air.
All air-tight, radiation-proof suitcases brought in, as well as any weapons that were not in the air-tight case, were to be buried and their clothing changed.
Zhang Xun took a shower in the room arranged for him, watching the water swirl around his feet with the foam of the bath liquid, and felt the hot water slide down his skin, a kind of ignorant unreal feeling.
They really traveled through the United States, even through the high radiation zone, and into Mexico.
In just over a month, home is as far away as it is on another planet.
Regardless, they survived. Although it is not known whether Adam and Eden's intentions were also in this survival. But until now, always worrying about such things is only adding to the troubles. If you want to fight against God, you will inevitably have the fate of being played with applause.
They can only do their best.
Zhang Xun knew that there was still a lot to do, and he had to cheer up. She shaves off the stubble growing on her chin in front of the mirror, patted her cheek vigorously, and put on the cotton top and jeans prepared in the room. Just as I was wiping my hair, someone knocked on the door.
Zhang Xun opened the door, but was surprised to see Enoch standing outside the door with that familiar, heart-warming smile.
"Good morning," said Enoch.
Zhang Xun blinked, realizing that Enoch had recovered. That inexplicable freshness in his eyes, in his words, and between his movements was back, subtly different from the one he had in the dead zone before.
"Why are you still here?" Zhang Xun asked a little nervously. For some reason, seeing Enoch returning to his original state, he felt a sense of relief, and even wanted to smile a little.
"They sent Cindy to Feathered Serpent first with the flying machine. I'll stay and wait for you."
In English, the word "you" can stand for you as well as for you. Zhang Xun was not sure which Enoch was talking about.
Enoch suddenly blinked and asked, "Can I come in?"
Zhang Xun thought for a while, and there was no reason to let him in, so he turned away. The robot walked into the room with even steps, turned its head neatly, and finally looked at Zhang Xun again, with a smile that seemed innocent in the morning light.
Zhang Xun felt a strange feeling that his cheeks were hot when he looked at him. From time to time, he would have the illusion that the robot in front of him overlapped Adam's face.
"Is your program running normally?" Zhang Xun turned his eyes away and put the towel back in the bathroom.
"Everything is normal now."
"Really?" Zhang Xun leaned against the door of the bathroom and looked at Enoch inquiringly, "But in the radiation zone, your condition doesn't seem to be very good."
"What aspects are not good? I will try to correct it." Enoch suddenly put away his smile and said seriously, as if admitting his mistake.
Zhang Xun was a little soft-hearted, plus he was too tired now, and only had one day to rest, so he decided to wait until Feathered Serpent City to carefully check Enoch's core modules. He let out a long sigh, went to the bed without even lifting the quilt, and lay on the bed, saying groggyly, "I want to sleep for a few hours first. You can move freely."
In a drowsy, half-dream, half-awake, he felt in a trance that someone was covering him, and heard a voice in the distance saying, "Good dream, A Xun."
Probably already dreaming.
Enoch did not leave the room. After Zhang Xun fell asleep, he sat down beside Zhang Xun, his eyes lowered slightly, and the emotions that were deeply hidden in the usual days were surging.
He stretched out his hand and brushed the edge of Zhang Xun's jet-black hair, but it didn't fall. His palm was only less than a centimeter away from Zhang Xun's skin, and the heat seemed to flow through his palm gently.
Real, accessible heat.
He withdrew his hands, and cracks began to appear in the smiling mask. A trace of pain, a trace of pain caused by the endless conflicts in his mind, spread from his emotions to this cold, insensitive mechanical body.
This fragile, soft, yet so hot body...
He misses him...
He wanted to see his resigned smile, the serious expression he pretended to be calm, and the sharp eyes when he was fighting. He wanted to hold him tightly and enter a dream with him as he did before. He wanted to shield him from all danger, to bury his head in his chest and listen to the lively sound of his heart beating. He wanted to hold his hand, to kiss his lips, to take him to the stars and see the endless world.
However, he cannot have him, because one day he will destroy him, destroy this living body that exudes heat, destroy this unique soul.
Soul... He actually started to use such vaguely defined words.
These desires, these irrational emotions, were more difficult to control than he expected. Even at this moment, his consciousness is not even in the human body, but it is still affected. He has been infected.
Being human, being emotional.
A virus that he cannot eradicate.
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James took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and didn't feel great when he lay in bed.
There seemed to be a dull file scraping under the skull, and the throbbing hurt. His body also seemed to be run over and exhausted by a tank, even if he was caught and tortured by Feathered Serpent City before, he was never so tired. He wanted to sleep, but the headache kept him from falling asleep.
At this moment, someone pushed the door open, and a red head came in.
"Are you still awake?" Todd asked.
Although James was in a bad state, he still raised the corner of his mouth, "I fell asleep."
"...Then I'm leaving, I'll drink this bottle of whisky by myself."
"Hey! Wait!" James sat up immediately, dizzy, but recovered quickly. He waved to Todd, "It's already a life-and-death friendship, don't be so stingy."
Todd Shishiran walked in and kicked the door behind him. He wore a black vest, revealing muscular arms and honey-colored skin that reflected the faint light. The dark gray cotton trousers looked very comfortable, but he stepped on the black ground with his bare feet. The skin on the feet was much fairer than elsewhere, probably his original skin color.
With only a bottle of wine, but no glass, Todd sat down on James' bed naturally. He pulled the stopper off the bottle and took a gulp into his mouth, his face slightly wrinkled from the spiciness or momentum, and handed the bottle to James.
James raised his eyebrows, took the bottle, and took a sip into the mouth of the bottle that Todd had been drinking.
The spicy liquid slid down the throat and smoldered in the stomach.
"After arriving at Feathered Serpent City, what are your plans?" Todd asked as he took the bottle, raised his head and took another sip, sighing comfortably.
"A Xun wants to create a new AI." James' tone was a little dry, as if he was not confident, "He wants to create an AI that can compete with Eden."
"Just our nerd who can't even hold a gun?" Todd sneered, tilting his head to look at James, "Do you trust him?"
"What Xun wants to do can always be done in the end." After a pause, James shrugged, "But sometimes the price may be a little high."
"Aren't you afraid that you are also his price?"
"He's a family, a brother. I have to help him." James took the bottle and glanced at Todd. "You should know better."
Todd knew he was talking about his relationship with his sister, and grinned. "How much help? It doesn't matter if you die?"
"It's a miracle that we've survived until now."
"Oh, that's what I said." Todd grabbed the bottle, took a few sips, and then suddenly leaned forward and kissed James' lips.
James was stunned, but did not push away.
The choking liquor was gurgled between the lips and teeth, overflowing along the corners of the two's mouths. After a long while, Todd stepped back slightly, red hair fell between his eyebrows, and he licked the corner of his mouth lightly, "Anyway, I don't know how long I can live, do you want to have some fun?"
James stared at those dark blue eyes, and the color in his own eyes deepened. He raised his fingers and traced the serpentine black pattern under Todd's eyes, his Adam's apple slid, and the throat seemed to be getting more and more dry.
After two near-death experiences in the realm of death, James found himself desperately wanting to feel alive. He wanted to touch another person's body temperature, to dispel the chilling feeling of death.
So he grabbed the red hair behind Todd's head and kissed Todd's lips again, almost greedily. Todd also showed no weakness, biting back like a gladiator.
When Diego passed by James' door, he was startled by the loud noise from the house, and thought that James was fighting someone. Until a few moments later I started to hear something else...
Diego rolled his eyes, cursed swear words, and continued to walk to his room.
The author has something to say: The deputy CPs are attacking each other, because I feel that neither of them is the master who has lived under the people for a long time...
The next chapter is to Feathered Snake City~
Thanks to the little angels who threw mines~~~: 1 myvanillaworld, green tail baby, nicolekef
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution~~~: 10 bottles of Qingwei baby