Chapter Twenty-Three: Guarding the Smile

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ZERO OPENED HIS EYES SUDDENLY, AND THE PALE GREEN LIQUID CAME INTO VIEW, AND ZERO SUBCONSCIOUSLY TOOK A BREATH, BUT THE LIQUID DID NOT RUSH INTO HIS MOUTH AND NOSE, BUT SAW A SERIES OF BUBBLES GUSHING OUT OF THE MASK.

After taking a few big breaths, ZERO's mood gradually calmed down, and he tried to move his body a few times, and his limbs were numb and began to swell and ache.

This sudden return to reality makes ZERO very uncomfortable, and the blood in his body flows slowly, making the whole brain extremely messy.

Time passed, and the body gradually regained some strength. ZERO BEGAN TO STRUGGLE, KICKING HIS LEGS AGAINST THE STURDY CANOPY OF THE TEST CHAMBER, HIS ALREADY WEAK LEGS UNABLE TO EXERT THEMSELVES UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE LIQUID AND THE RESTRAINT OF THE CONDUIT CABLES.

Whew, whew, whew...

ZERO CLOSED HIS EYES AND KEPT TELLING HIMSELF THAT IT WAS ALL REAL.

After a bloody battle with the ferocious lions, ZERO dragged his tired body and waited for the next scene.

Maybe he will return to the dojo full of wood colors and face the present and the fall. He may enter another scene again and start another desperate reincarnation, but what awaits him is a completely unimaginable space world.

The black space stretches infinitely around, and although there is not a trace of light on all sides, ZERO can clearly feel the depth of the space.

The cold touch spread from under his feet, making ZERO subconsciously slap a spirit, but he saw that above the ground was a black and white smooth ground, smooth as a mirror, and he could faintly see his figure from above.

"WHERE IS THIS?" ZERO, LOOKING AT THE CHAOS IN FRONT OF HIM, HE THOUGHT, THE ATMOSPHERE FULL OF HORROR MADE ZERO FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE EVEN AFTER SUFFERING FROM INFINITE REINCARNATION.

"HEY, ANYONE?" ZERO, SHOUTING LOUDLY, HIS HIGH-PITCHED VOICE ECHOING THROUGH THE SEEMINGLY BRIGHT DARKNESS.

ZERO's voice was not expected to reverberate, and the endless silence in this dead silence was the most terrifying.

But reality seems to have been trying to make a joke with ZERO, and his voice was quickly replied, and a timid voice sounded from the side, and he was a little uneasy and cowardly.

ZERO HURRIEDLY FOLLOWED THE SOUND WHEN HE HEARD THE VOICE, BUT SAW A VERY VAGUE FIGURE APPEAR IN THE DARKNESS NOT FAR AWAY.

"WHO ARE YOU?" ZERO, SHOUTING AS HE EMBOLDENED HIMSELF TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE OTHER.

The figure, which looked thinner than ZERO, first shrunk and then stood there, ZERO could feel the other party's ambivalence.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. "A child's world is always beautiful and simple, there is no position in their worldview, and only the good and bad of their perception determine what they like.

The other party also paused when he heard ZERO's words, as if he was moved by ZERO's words.

ZERO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE CLOSER, AND THE GLOW IN THE DARKNESS ALLOWED HIM TO SEE THE OTHER MAN'S FACE.

It was a little girl who looked about the same age as ZERO, with a delicate face and a thin build, as if she had just come out of its swaddling clothes.

The little girl was wearing a pale yellow dress, and the hem of the skirt was already a little tattered, making her look like a suffering little princess, which made people feel a strong desire to protect when they saw it.

THE LITTLE GIRL WAS BLINKING AT ZERO WITH BIG INNOCENT EYES, AND HER EYES WERE LIKE WAVES OF WATER WITH FEAR.

ZERO stared at the other party for a moment, having just escaped from the high-intensity oppressive environment, ZERO's first reaction after seeing a stranger was not joy, but suspicion.

However, seeing the other party's pitiful appearance, ZERO couldn't help but feel some sympathy in his heart. Suddenly, a long-lost image flashed before his eyes, and ZERO realized that he had an impression of the little girl.

When Professor Simon brought him into the huge lab room, ZERO saw several staff members fixing magnets and wire tubes to a child's face, the face of which was the little girl in front of him.

REALIZING THIS, ZERO WAS SURPRISED, "ARE YOU ALSO A STUDENT IN CLASS?"

The awareness that Professor Simon initially instilled in ZERO was important, and even now that Zero hated what he was doing, he still didn't know that he was caught up in an experiment.

"STUDENT?" THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKED AT ZERO IN CONFUSION, THEN SHOOK HER HEAD, TWO LINES OF TEARS STREAMING DOWN HER CHEEKS.

"No, I don't know... Whining... I'm going home, I'm looking for my mother..."

"Mom..."ZERO felt a little unfamiliar with this word, although he knew the names of grandpa, aunt, brother, sister, etc., he was very unfamiliar with the name of the warmest parents of human beings, and he felt very far away from these two words.

BUT SEEING THE LITTLE GIRL'S SAD APPEARANCE, ZERO ALSO KNEW THAT THE MOTHER IN THE OTHER PARTY'S MOUTH MUST BE SOMEONE VERY IMPORTANT TO HER.

Thirteen has never shed a tear when he gets along with ZERO, and ZERO has never dealt with the crying of girls, but at this moment, I see a girl I pity pear blossom with rain, ZERO panicked.

"Don't cry, don't be afraid, we'll find your mom together, definitely!"

If it was ZERO before, he would have suffered in such an environment, and after training, his mind has become stronger unconsciously.

THE LITTLE GIRL WALKED UP TO ZERO, PINCHED THE CORNER OF HIS COAT AND SAID, "BROTHER, PLEASE, PROTECT ME..."

Although ZERO at this moment doesn't know what heroic shortness of breath and children's love are, looking at the little girl's crying, he immediately felt heroic in his heart.

SUBCONSCIOUSLY STRAIGHTENED HIS CHEST, ZERO SAID PROUDLY: "NO PROBLEM, WRAP IT ON ME!"

Seeing ZERO's readily agreed, the little girl suddenly burst into tears and smiled, and the smile like the sun after the rain made ZERO's eyes light up, and she only felt that it was worth it to pay everything she had to protect this smile.

At this time, the little girl suddenly asked, "Brother, what is your name?"

"ZERO, WHAT ABOUT YOU?"

The little girl winked mischievously and said, "My name is White Rabbit." ”

"White Rabbit, why is it called White Rabbit?" ZERO was a little puzzled, although he could often hear this name in the album, but it was the first time he had heard such a name in reality.

The little girl said, "Because I like the little white rabbit very much, so my mother gave me such a name, and she hoped that I could be as cute and carefree as a little white rabbit..."

"Okay, little white rabbit, don't cry, I'll take you to your mother. Seeing this, ZERO hurriedly comforted him, but having said that, he didn't know where he was now, and where he went to find the mother of the little white rabbit?

"PHEW, WHERE THE HELL IS THIS..."ZERO MUTTERED TO HIMSELF AS HE COAXED THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT IN HIS ARMS.

"This is the final exam room, and you can get out of school through here!"