62. Alienation

Even in the darkness, Mo Ye's eyes were like glass, and his gaze was like a flowing stream, brushing Wu Yun's nerves.

Wu Yun's heart inexplicably missed a beat.

It was obvious that they were Zhou Yu's eyes, but they had a completely different feeling, as if something was extending from those eyes and entwining Wu Yun's breath.

"It's like this." Mo Ye smiled and straightened up.

Wu Yun gasped and came back to his senses.

"Please don't play such jokes on me again." Wu Yun said coldly.

"Of course. If I play tricks on you, Zhou Yu will be unhappy. Mo Ye's tone sounded as if he really cared about Zhou Yu.

Because it's too dark in the cave. Wu Yun's glowing rod fell off while fighting with the death dahlia, he just followed Mo Ye's voice, and he tripped over a stone under his feet, and almost stumbled, but was held by Mo Ye, who was walking in front.

"Hey," Mo Ye chuckled, "you can't die. ”

"Why can't I die?" Wu Yun, who had stood firm, asked funny.

In the Nibelungen, no one can guarantee that they will survive to the end, whether it is he Wu Yun or Zhou Yu.

"If you die, Zhou Yu will be sad."

Mo Ye turned away, but did not continue to walk.

"What's wrong?"

"I'll lend you some light, I'm afraid you'll break your head."

After speaking, I saw a faint blue light shining in front of me.

Then, a blue glow firefly flew towards Wu Yun.

Wu Yun was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, and those fireflies just attached to the top of the cave, and the path under his feet was illuminated.

"Don't be afraid, they won't hollow you out." Zhou Yu turned his face sideways and smiled.

Wu Yun paused, that kind of Zhou Yu seemed to come from another world.

As they went, the rock walls on either side became narrower and narrower, as if they were going to swallow them all.

"What do you want from Zhou Yu?" Wu Yun asked.

"What would you do if I took him my prey?"

"Kill you." Wu Yun's face sank.

"Hahaha......" Mo Ye in Zhou Yu's body laughed, his shoulders trembling. It seems that some extremely ridiculous joke was heard.

"You think I'm overwhelmed, don't you?" Wu Yun asked rhetorically.

"Yes, it's self-sufficient. But that's what I appreciate most about human beings. ”

"What?"

"For the things that are important to you, even if you give a qiē outcome, it is obvious, even if you can't do it, it's really amazing."

Wu Yun looked at Zhou Yu's upright back, and seemed to be able to see that he was lonely in the end.

"Sue me, what exactly do you want from Zhou Yu?"

He ...... It's my nutritional ......," Moya replied.

Wu Yun couldn't tell whether this was a joke or the truth.

"He's my only nourishment, I'm like a parasite for him. If one day, the host dies, then I can't live. Mo Ye smiled.

"It's such a unique metaphor, I never thought it would come out of the mouth of an S-class creature one day."

They went deeper and deeper, and the things on the stone wall made Wu Yun stunned.

There were many dead dahlia buds growing on it, their petals were closed, and they were much smaller than the one they had seen before.

Even so, there are some small creatures wandering in the cave, these creatures are the same as the previously alienated field team members, with scales on their backs, white eyes, and no vision, which should be the masterpieces of these buds. They seemed to be able to sense Wu Yun and Mo Ye's cunzài, but they didn't dare to approach it.

"That's why you're drawn here. These dead dahlias need someone to be their subjects, or nourishment. Mo Ye said.

"These ...... Is the bud a descendant of that giant dead dahlia? Wu Yun was surprised.

"Yes." Mo Ye replied.

Wu Yun pulled out his gun and stood on guard, these buds could attack them at any time.

"Don't be that troublesome." Mo Ye stretched out his hand, stopped, closed his eyes, and an invisible force stretched in all directions.

Wu Yun suddenly felt very stressed, and his heart seemed to be crushed.

And the surrounding dead dahlias seemed to have been robbed of their lives, and they slipped down one after another, rotting on the ground.

"You...... You killed them? Wu Yun covered his nose. There was a strong rancid smell in the cave.

Mo Ye frowned slightly: "It's not a ...... These dead dahlias are sick. ”

"What? Sick? It's the first time I've heard anything like this. ”

"Let's leave as long as we can." Mo Ye quickened his pace, Wu Yun quickly followed, Mo Ye put on Zhou Yu's respirator, and reminded Wu Yun, "Put on your respirator." ”

Wu Yun hurriedly put it on, it seems that Mo Ye is not joking.

"Do Nibelungen creatures get sick too?" Wu Yun always thought that as long as the creatures here had no accidents, they would be able to live as long as they were in the sky.

"Absolutely. The Eidolon on the island of Nereon became extinct due to a virus infection. "And the reason why that death dahlia will lure you here is because its children are going to die." It must be given enough nutrients to continue to reproduce. ”

"I see."

"Perhaps, it will be my turn soon." The voice of the ink night echoed in the cave, with a hint of magic, as if wandering between the cracks of hell.

"What?"

At this moment, a faint light appeared in front of them, and they were about to walk to the exit.

When they stepped out, Wu Yun was stunned.

In front of him was a vast field, dotted with small red flowers among the green grass, and when the wind blew, these small flowers flew away from the blades of grass and flew into the air, and then fell again.

If you look closely, you can see that the flowers are actually some kind of insect.

Although the scenery is beautiful, Wu Yun realized a strict question, how do they go back?

And...... Wu Yun glanced at the locator on his wrist.

"Why is there still feedback on Dr. Turin's biometry?" Wu Yun raised his eyes to look at Mo Ye.

"What? Didn't you see that so-called Dr. Thurin in that cave? ”

"I'm not sure either, those people are mutated and can't recognize who is who."

Mo Ye threw the team member off his shoulder, closed his eyes and raised his face, as if feeling something.

Suddenly, he ran back to the hole.

"Hey! Ink Night! What are you doing! You must know that it is Zhou Yu's body! Don't mess around! ”

Wu Yun quickly replaced the magazine and chased after him.

Mo Ye's running speed was unusual, and Wu Yun even felt as if he was about to fly.

The blue glowworms in the cave follow the ink night, like a layer of blue transparent smoke.

Wu Yun stepped on the remnants of the dead dahlia bud, but fortunately he didn't take off his mask, otherwise he would have been stinky to death.

They were back in the huge cavern again.

Wu Yun was out of breath and finally caught up with Mo Ye.

Blue glow fireflies light up the space.

Mo Ye looked up, his brows furrowed.

The scene in front of him made Wu Yun stunned.

At the top of the cave, the flower heart of the Death Dahlia that they thought had been killed by Moya seemed to be struggling.

"What's that......" Wu Yun narrowed his eyes.

The first thing you see looks like a human head, but it's covered in slime, so you can't see it clearly.

Mo Ye's eyes widened, and a force spread through the air, surging in all directions like a shockwave.

The air was still, but Wu Yun felt a strong pressure, his breathing was strangled in his throat, his heart had to work harder than usual to beat, his brain couldn't think and analyze the current situation, and he couldn't even touch the trigger with his fingers.

I only heard a "bang", and a person fell out of the center of the flower and fell to the ground.

He twitched, his fingers stiffening, as if he couldn't breathe because of Moye's abilities.

Mo Ye walked over and raised his foot to step on his head, the expression on his face cold and ruthless. This was the first time Wu Yun had seen Mo Ye with such an expression.

The guy he stepped on suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Mo Ye's ankle to stop Mo Ye from exerting force.

Wu Yun found the tracker on this guy's arm and exclaimed, "He's Dr. Turin!" ”

"He's not anymore." Mo Ye lifted his foot, broke free from Túrin's restraints, and stepped on it.

But he was dodged, and Mo Ye's feet stepped on his ears.

Túrin leaped to his feet, so agile and swift that he didn't look like a human, and sprang out.

He crawled quickly along the walls of the cave not along the ground, but in a blink of an eye, he was in a cave of stone.

"What the hell is going on with him! Is it also alienated like those field members? Wu Yun had never seen such a scene.

"He's the one who was really chosen by the Dahlia of Death."

Mo Ye closed his eyes, and the blue glowworms lingered in the cave like a bond, and suddenly accelerated, rushing into the cave where Túrin had fled.

Ten seconds later, the group of blue glowworms flew back from another cave, and they hovered around Mo Ye.

"What's going on? Did you send them to kill Dr. Túrin? Wu Yun asked.

"Yes, it's a pity that it failed. The distance between me and Zhou Yu is too far, and since I was infected by Zhou Yu's spinal fluid, I can't fully exert my strength. Mo Ye turned and walked towards the exit, "Let's go, let's go back." ”

"Go back? How to get back? Can you call the helicopter back? ”

Wu Yun followed Mo Ye away, and the team member they threw down was still unconscious.

Wu Yun touched his neck, as well as his pulse.

"Sorry, I don't have a radio capability. But it's still okay to take you on a flight. ”

After saying that, the giant bird that had attacked Wu Yun and them glided down from the sky and landed in front of them.

Wu Yun nervously was about to aim his gun at it, but Mo Ye walked in front of it unhurriedly.

It submissively bowed its head to Mo Ye, who covered it with his palm and touched it gently, as if affirming the other party.

"Let's go up." Mo Ye turned around and raised his chin towards Wu Yun.

Only then did Wu Yun remember that Mo Ye was an S-class creature, and he had the ability to manipulate low-level creatures.

"So Dr. Túrin...... What will happen to him? Wu Yun asked with some concern.

Mo Ye turned around and looked at the hole they came out of: "I don't know either...... The world here is changing. And Dr. Túrin, I, and even all of you who are here, are part of this change. ”

Mo Ye lowered his body, dragged the fainted team member up, tied the giant bird with a rope, Wu Yun also stepped on the giant bird's back, and then they really flew.

The wind speed was very strong, and Wu Yun had to hold on to the wing bones of the giant bird to barely fall.

As they flew over the woods, they could faintly see the perimeter of the base, and the giant bird suddenly began to descend.

"What's wrong? We're not there yet......"

Wu Yun turned his face to the side, and found that Mo Ye's eyes were half-open, looking very sleepy.

"Hey! Ink Night! ”

Seeing that Mo Ye was about to fall, Wu Yun grabbed him.

"I ...... I've reached the limit of my energy...... Help me...... Help me bring Zhou Yu back......"

"What?"

The giant bird descended rapidly, and Wu Yun's face was almost blown away by the wind, like a roller coaster.

When the giant bird landed suddenly, Wu Yun's internal organs were about to fall upside down.

He untied the rope that bound them to Moye, and the three of them fell down with a bang. Feeling the weight reduced, the giant bird ran two steps and flew away.

Wu Yun exhaled, turned his face sideways, and watched the giant bird fly farther and farther away.

And the base ...... Still far away.

"Damn......" Wu Yun shook his feet, came to Zhou Yu's side worriedly, checked his breathing pulse, and was relieved to find that he was okay for the time being.

But how was he going to carry the two unconscious guys back to base?

At this time, Song Zhi in the office received an urgent message from the department that studied Moye.

"Mr. Song! That S-class creature...... Ink Night ...... His physical signs are not normal! ”

Song Zhi, who was holding a teacup, stiffened his fingers: "Abnormal? How is it not normal? ”

"His body temperature has been at the temperature of a human being, but after a scan, it was found that his temperature has dropped below 30 degrees Celsius...... His breathing was slow and his heart rate was decreasing...... It's as if all the functions of the body are declining......"

"Listen, that room is never allowed to be opened! None of you shall come near him. Song Zhi put down the teacup and quickly walked out the door.

"Yes, sir!"

"How long has he been in this state?"

"Ever since Zhou Yu came to see him before he went on a mission, he lay on his bed and didn't move."

A few minutes later, Song Zhi rushed to Mo Ye's room and looked at him through the glass.

According to the scans, his body temperature had dropped to eighteen degrees Celsius, and even his heartbeat had slowed to twelve seconds at a time.

Song Zhi didn't speak, he knew very well that this distance was enough for Mo Ye to read his thoughts, and it was enough for Mo Ye to convey his thoughts.

More than ten seconds passed, and Mo Ye seemed to be testing Song Zhi's patience, and Song Zhi didn't receive any information.

Song Zhi narrowed his eyes, and from this angle, he could only see Mo Ye's soft black hair and sideways back.

Moye, what do you want to do?

At this time, the monitoring staff told Song Zhi that Mo Ye's body temperature had dropped below 10 degrees Celsius, and his heartbeat had almost stopped.

This made Song Zhi really worried.

Could it be because Zhou Yu's spinal fluid could not be metabolized from Mo Ye's body for a long time, leading to the decline of his body?

Song Zhi put his palm on the glass: What do you want to do?

Mo Ye, who was in a coma, suddenly spoke: "Zhou Yu is two kilometers away from the northwest of the base...... Send someone to save him......"

His voice was transmitted to Song Zhi through surveillance.

Song Zhi was stunned and said to the glass, "How do you know?" How is this possible? Zhou Yu has been sent to find Dr. Túrin! ”

And Mo Ye's voice was passing again: Go and bring him back, I need him......

Mo Ye's voice was weak, and this was the first time Song Zhi had clearly felt his exhaustion and powerlessness.

At that moment, Song Zhi suddenly realized that from the time Zhou Yu returned to the original world to this moment, Mo Ye had not absorbed any nutrients. Even the highest creatures cannot survive without any ingestion. And a few months may already be the limit for Mo Ye.

Song Zhi immediately sent a helicopter to search for Zhou Yu in the direction Mo Ye said.

At this moment, Zhou Qing, who was observing the veins of plant leaves in front of the microscope, narrowed his eyes.

His eyes were already covered with some bloodshots, and he had been observing various plant samples all night these days.

Someone came up to him and put a cup in his hand: "It's time for you to eat." ”

A warm voice sounded, and Zhou Qing's tense mind slowly evacuated. He left the microscope, straightened his back, turned his face sideways, and faced Bai Yingting's handsome face.

"Professor Bai......"

"Can you tell me, what makes you forget to sleep and eat like this? You've been observing these plants for a long time. Bai Yingting sat on the corner of Zhou Qing's table, his legs were already very long, and this posture looked elegant and leisurely.

Zhou Qing tilted his chin, he knew in his heart that he was running out of time left. If the glioma returns, Dr. Daniel may not be able to operate on him accurately. And the more surgeries he performed, the more damage his brain actually suffered. So he always wanted to do as much research as possible in the limited time.

Among the many researchers, perhaps only Bai Yingting is the only one who can understand him and communicate with him in this field.

Zhou Qing pushed the three plant samples in front of him to Bai Yingting.

"These are swallowtail samples, E-class creatures, belonging to plants that have no autonomy or animal nerves at all."

"I know." Bai Yingting nodded, "Of these three samples, the first one was taken from a living swallowtail grass and brought back after being frozen at low temperature.

The second is taken from swallowtail grass that is losing its vitality. And the last one is the swallowtail that dies completely. Did you find anything from these three samples? ”

"We all thought that as long as there was no excessive sunlight, rain and other biological damage, the plants of the Nibelungen would continue to grow and their lives would last for thousands of years."

"Yes. That's why we're here to study, to crack their longevity code and apply it to humans. ”

"But these swallowtails...... The second sample, its sunshine, rain, soil environment, humidity, and temperature are not much different from the location of the first sample, so what is the reason why it is withering? The same is true for the third dead swallowtail sample. I was looking for the cause of death of swallowtail grass and then I found out ...... There are some kind of black spots in the veins of withering swallowtails. As for the dead swallowtail, it is almost completely eroded by this black spot! Zhou Qing's eyes looked at Bai Yingting very brightly, and he waited for Bai Yingting to give him a response.

"Have you tested these black spots?"

"At first, I thought it was like a plant in our world that had turned yellow or been eaten by insects because it lacked some kind of nutrient, but after testing, it was ...... I think it's some kind of virus! Not only that, but after my observation of the different stages of decay of the same species of plants these days, I think that there is probably a virus circulating in the Nibelungen, and once infected with this virus, the organisms here ...... At the very least, these plants will lose their ability to heal themselves, continue to weaken, and eventually die. ”

"Lost the ability to heal itself?" Bai Yingting's elegant brows furrowed slightly.

This made Zhou Qing nervous, could it be that his conjecture was not accepted by the other party.

Although this is a conclusion based on quantification after observing and testing countless plant species, it has not been fully demonstrated.

"In our world, both humans and ordinary creatures have a certain immunity, which allows us to resist diseases. But when you get infected with a disease that attacks your immune system, such as HIV, the situation is tricky. Let's assume ...... There is a similar virus in this world...... So how many creatures can be infected? Bai Yingting looked at Zhou Qing, "You're only observing E-grade or D-grade plants, so what about higher-level plants?" What about other creatures? Are they able to fight the virus? If not, is it possible for organisms to evolve another form of resistance to the virus? ”

Zhou Qing was stunned, he didn't expect Bai Yingting's thinking to go farther than himself.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Bai Yingting supported the table with one hand, leaning sideways towards Zhou Qing.

"Because ......" Zhou Qing didn't know how to describe his mood for a while.

"Because I'm more able to keep up with your ideas than other mere mortals who don't have imagination?" Bai Yingting smiled.

"Yes." Zhou Qing nodded, "And in order to verify my conjecture...... I need more plant samples, not just E-grade ...... There are higher levels! ”