After the initial shock passed, Lin Sanjiu quickly forced herself to calm down. She subconsciously took a look outside - in the Ant City, the fallen species scattered around were like little cyan stains, covered with rings.
Tao; The sky, which is always covered with white mist, is still empty and dense at this time.
"What do you mean? What do you mean the Mother Goddess is coming?"
"Because she is the one who chose the palace minister!" The pregnant woman gasped heavily, feeling as if all the strength in her chest was exhausted every time. "...As soon as the palace minister dies, the mother goddess will immediately feel something..."
Lin Sanjiu and Ji Shanqing looked at each other and frowned at the same time.
"You know right away? But it's been quite a while since we killed the palace chief." Libao murmured, "Why hasn't the Mother Goddess come yet?"
The pregnant woman was stunned, and a look of confusion appeared on her skinny face: "Not here yet?"
"At least six or seven minutes have passed." Ji Shanqing nodded affirmatively.
"Strange... Then, I don't know what's going on..." The pregnant woman frowned and seemed confused. "... It stands to reason that the Mother Goddess should have come a long time ago..."
She lowered her head hesitantly and thought for a while, but she didn't know what she thought of - suddenly she grabbed her hair tightly, curled up, and let out a series of deep roars, as if she suddenly burst out with infinite disgust for herself.
Just when Lin Sanjiu was at a loss, she gasped and raised her head again.
"I, I'm fine. I just suddenly thought of the oracle they chant all day long...it made me feel a little sick."
"What oracle?"
The corners of the pregnant woman's mouth trembled a few times and she forced a smile: "...'God's will cannot be understood by us.'"
For some reason, these words made Lin Sanjiu's stomach churn a few times - she couldn't tell what kind of emotion it was, it just made her feel uncomfortable.
"For whatever reason," she said conclusively: "Since that bullshit mother goddess didn't come, let's take this opportunity to leave as soon as possible-"
The pregnant woman shook her head violently: "You go!"
"What about you?" Lin Sanjiu frowned and glanced at her. "I promised you, not only will we come out on our own, but we will also definitely rescue you."
"I've decided to die. Besides, I know my body well, and I'm afraid I don't have much time left." The pregnant woman wiped her face and looked pale: "I help you, not because I want you to take me out, but because I
There is one thing I want to do before I die."
Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth and was speechless for a moment.
"What's the matter?" Ji Shanqing asked, turning back and glancing into the dark depths of the cave. In the light of the sky outside, he could vaguely see a few men, women, old and children with dry and tired looks, curled up into a ball.
At this time, they were staring at them with fear. These people could not stretch their arms and legs, and most of the space in the cave was occupied by unfinished statues of the Mother Goddess.
"All babies born will be sent to a special large cave for raising." The pregnant woman gasped and said, holding her belly and walking out with difficulty: "...I want to go there."
"What are you doing there?"
"I want to go take a look." The pregnant woman walked out of the door step by step. Lin Sanjiu was so shocked that she quickly checked the surroundings and followed her. "In the past, as soon as I gave birth to a child, it would be taken away immediately.
I couldn't even see it...so I wanted to see what I had given birth to."
Lin Sanjiu frowned deeply: "What else could it be?"
The population of this place is all created in this way - wouldn't she know it just by looking around?
"Yes, I know, and they look very normal..." the pregnant woman's voice said in a low voice: "But... after all, each pregnancy only takes three months. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would know that I did
After giving birth to a human being, I won’t be able to feel at ease even if I die.”
But now it seems that she may not be able to hold on until that time.
The fallen species that used the ability died, and the iron chain between her ankles disappeared; but with that heavy belly burden, she could hardly walk at all - every step was at the cost of the pregnant woman shaking violently and shaking.
exchanged for.
To be honest, it's already a miracle that she took five steps outside without being discovered by the fallen species.
"Really," Lin Sanjiu cursed, glanced back, and saw that the residents in the cave had not run out yet. Then he strode up and held down the pregnant woman's shoulders. "Don't leave, I
I feel tired for you just by looking at it——"
Before she finished speaking, she had already picked up the pregnant woman's legs with one hand and hugged her horizontally: "Tell me! In which direction?"
"Aren't you going to run away?" The pregnant woman looked surprised: "What if the Mother Goddess comes later -"
"She hasn't shown up for so long, maybe she doesn't care about the palace minister at all." Lin Sanjiu said with luck, "Tell me quickly, where are you going? We don't have much time, we must leave before those people come out to warn us."
The pregnant woman simply raised her hand and pointed upward: "The ring road above! If the Mother Goddess comes, you can escape from above."
At this time, several people were at the bottom of this huge "bowl". If they wanted to escape, they had to climb out along the "bowl". The screams of the fallen species seemed to be faintly heard in the distance, and Lin Sanjiu did not dare to delay.
, hugged the pregnant woman with both hands, greeted Ji Shanqing, took a few steps through the simple excavated stairs, and quickly rushed to the next ring road.
Even though the pregnant woman only had a handful of bones and edematous fluid left, her body was pressing heavily on Lin Sanjiu's arm, and the weight seemed to be getting heavier with every step. The amniotic fluid had already broken, and there was no need to worry.
Knowing how much willpower this woman relied on to endure the labor pain without saying a word; seeing her face getting paler and her hair wet with sweat and turning into strands, Lin Sanjiu bit her lower lip and said,
Speeded up.
Soon, she could already see the cave on the ring road.
Different from other caves, it was a spacious and deep entrance; the internal space seemed to be carved out far to both sides, and it seemed to be at least dozens of times larger than ordinary civilian caves——
"My name is Dingliu."
The pregnant woman in her arms said vaguely: "...I never thought I could say this name one more time before I die."
Lin Sanjiu was speechless. She had seen countless dead people and countless people about to die. Dingliu was right, her time was indeed running out.
"Tell me," after a few seconds, Lin Sanjiu asked softly, almost asking for help, and a little confused: "...Tell me, how can I save you?"
Then she felt Dingliu shaking his head slightly in her arms.
"Don't waste your efforts. There are some things that you are destined to be unable to do - and besides, I have accepted this result." Dingliu's voice was as weak as a thin thread, and it trembled as Lin Sanjiu walked.
Trembling: "...If you really want to help me, why don't you give me a cigarette."
Then, she laughed softly: "...Since I came to this damn place, I have never touched a lighter."
Lin Sanjiu bit her lip and immediately stopped - under the sudden strengthening of the teacher's [consciousness protection], she stood upright without hiding from the attack from behind, and found a card from the card library.
A pack of cigarettes and a lighter were gently put into Dingliu's hand - she had spent a whole world with Qingjiu Liu, leaving several boxes of cigarettes and alcohol in her card library.
"I didn't expect you to have it." Dingliu held the cigarette in her mouth and pressed the lighter several times - the flame jumped out several times, but the cigarette butt did not light up. She laughed at herself, took out the cigarette and held the lighter together.
He said: "Forget it, let's go quickly."
Lin Sanjiu and Ji Shanqing looked at each other. However, the meeting between their eyes was fleeting, because they suddenly thought at the same time that Dingliu could read minds.
Dingliu, who was pale in his arms, closed his eyes slightly, cold sweat still oozing out.
When a few people were not far from the entrance of the parenting cave, the fallen ones behind them seemed to finally become nervous - the offensive suddenly became fierce and intensive. Every time the [Weather Broadcast Host] predicted the incoming ability, there were four or five
Three other abilities have been attacked first——
Accompanied by all kinds of strange whistles, [Consciousness Protection] was staggered. Lin Sanjiu simply gritted his teeth, took the gift bag and [Weather Forecast Host], and plunged into the parenting hole.
The light suddenly dimmed, and all that could be seen was the rock wall, which was shrouded in shadow, zigzagging deeper into the place. A wave of air mixed with milky and stinky smell rushed up to him.
As a nursery cave, this place is surprisingly quiet. The sound of water drops echoing from nowhere echoed in the quiet cave. The sound of each drop was prolonged and took a long time to disperse - outside
The shouting and pursuit seemed like things from another world.
Before the pursuers realized that they had entered the cave, Lin Sanjiu hugged Dingliu and rushed in along the narrow corridor.
In the cave that was dug out, there were rock walls, mud and rocks, and even no torches. After walking a few steps, the few people were quickly enveloped in the darkness in the underground. After walking in the dark for a while, there was no light in front of them.
With the light, Lin Sanjiu simply called out [Ability Polishing Agent] - as soon as the silver light fell, everyone was stunned.
A huge underground cavity suddenly opened before their eyes.
In the distance beyond the reach of the silver light, the back half of the cavity was submerged in the darkness. Countless wooden cribs, large and small, were filled with holes one after another - as the silver light passed, the expressions of each one appeared.
The numb face emerged from the darkness, turned white by the light, and looked at the group of people who suddenly broke in without saying a word.
"They, why are they so quiet?" Libao asked stammeringly, walked closer, and carefully bent down to take a look.
The child in front of him seemed to be a girl, about six or seven years old. She was still curled up in a small crib, but it didn't look crowded - because she was so thin that she almost didn't look like a human being. Beside her, one after another
A child of different ages, both male and female, with calm faces, were looking at the gift bag. The gift bag looked at them, suddenly trembled, and hurried back to Lin Sanjiu.
Thousands of little faces followed his action and turned to Lin Sanjiu.
"Put me down," Dingliu ordered gently.
Lin Sanjiu hesitated for a moment and did not move.
"Put me down." Dingliu emphasized and repeated.
This time, after a few seconds, Lin Sanjiu finally spoke.
"Um...actually you don't smoke at all, right?" She spoke softly, as if she was afraid of disturbing the little animals. "You don't even know how to light a cigarette -"
"You need to take a puff while lighting the fire to light it up." Ji Shanqing added. "We only learned about it after we met an old smoker."
"You just want to know if I have a lighter." Lin Sanjiu sighed. "If you are just here to take a look, why do you want a lighter?"
Dingliu was quiet for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"Didn't you guess this a long time ago?" She said calmly, turned over suddenly, and fell out of Lin Sanjiu's arms - when the latter quickly helped her, Dingliu was already half-sitting.
On the ground. "These children, including the people you saw in the cave, they are not human, they are just reproductive machines, tools, and labor produced by the Mother Goddess borrowing our belly. From the root, they are a big mistake...
...Before I die, I must correct this mistake."
With a "pop" sound, the firelight illuminated the lower half of her face.
"If you don't leave, I will burn myself first." Dingliu's calm eyes were faintly filled with determination and madness - Lin Sanjiu suddenly thought that when she pressed the blade against her artery,
It must also have an expression like this - "...Don't forget that I can read minds. I know that a person like you will never let your savior die because of you."
"but--"
"There is no but, they are not human beings, they are mistakes - one missing, just one!" Dingliu knew exactly what Lin Sanjiu wanted to say, and before she could say it, he retorted flatly: "Take a closer look! You see Have you ever had a human child like this?"
Lin Sanjiu turned her eyes subconsciously and met the face protruding from the other crib.
The child's face was expressionless, and her dark eyes were as dull as two deep wells. She neither moved nor screamed, and she didn't even blink once.
When Lin Sanjiu's eyes moved to the next child, a dazzling light suddenly jumped from behind her, telling her that she had been fooled. Lin Sanjiu turned her head quickly, but it was already too late: The crib closest to Dingliu was half covered by the flames, and it seemed to have spread to the beds next door; while Dingliu was crawling to the next bed with difficulty, lighting its bed. A fence.
"Sister," Ji Shanqing walked up and held down Lin Sanjiu's arm. "Look."
...In the jumping flames, the girl illuminated by the fire finally made some movement. She looked around sluggishly, and when the fire burned her, she immediately sat down on the bed awkwardly, but she didn't seem to be afraid. It seemed like it hurt; her movement finally made Lin Sanjiu see the girl's lower body clearly - her lower abdomen was bulging slightly.
"Forget it," Libao quickly advised in a low voice, "Sister, everyone has their own destiny, so let's leave quickly. If we don't leave, we will soon be blocked in this fire hole by the degenerates outside."
Lin Sanjiu bit her lips and quickly glanced at Dingliu.
Dingliu didn't know when he lay on the ground and couldn't move anymore.
She looked at the fire she had lit with her own hand, and her strong profile was stained red by the firelight. There were specks of sweat shining on her skin, like a piece of orange-red shiny satin. She felt Lin Sanjiu's gaze, Dingliu did not turn his head, but said softly: "...My wish has finally come true. I won't live much longer, so I won't send it to you."
Lin Sanjiu didn't say a word, and suddenly lowered her head. Then, she grabbed Ji Shanqing, turned around and rushed out - Dingliu tilted his head slightly, as if he heard something, and then fell down On the ground, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Her low "thank you" was drowned in the crackling sound of wood cracking and the raging fire.
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