Chapter 32: The Witch's Pupil

Before I passed out, I didn't know what could be worse than death.

Now I understand that it's the blood that flows in the body.

The so-called 'blood-engraved responsibility', a disgusting inheritance, has caused the women of this family to carry endless bad luck from generation to generation, and that terrible fate is likely to continue in the future.

Nana, my darling.

After experiencing this part of Anna's lost memory, and after extreme hatred, anxiety and fear spontaneously arise.

That man, the brunette xenomorph will appear in Marlingford... He came for Nana, to let my children experience the same once, deceit, betrayal, pain, hatred, and finally oblivion.

He wants my Nana... Continuing the fate of the women of the previous generation?!

I... Never allowed!

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In an instant, the hatred and anger climbed to the highest point, even beyond a certain limit, it seemed that another door suddenly opened, and Yi Qiqi could see it clearly, but the body did not wake up, and the feeling at this moment was a little difficult to describe in words, it was as if...

I seem to be able to see my own uh~ internal organs with my eyes.

I saw the blood flow through the heart and the pulsation, the lobes of the lungs slowly expanded, and I saw... Light.

The field of vision suddenly widened, and I felt my consciousness suspended in the air, and below was a crescent-shaped bay, a heavily guarded offshore cordon, and a huge warship moored in the dock.

The sky is about to end at night, and a line of fish belly white lights up in the distant sky.

The stars faded at dawn, and the pale sky had an ethereal vastness, and below the boundless expanse was Marinford.

Inside the protection of the steel fortress, the town that should have been peaceful and quiet is noisy and chaotic, and there are many loaded guns and navy in the streets, partly maintaining order, partly rescuing the people.

Many civilians have been injured, some of the buildings are still smoky, and some of the flames have not yet been extinguished.

I squinted my eyes and looked down to see more clearly, and my consciousness fell along the few wisps of black smoke that rose into the air with the wind, and in the blink of an eye, my vision changed from floating in mid-air to... In town.

This damaged place is the Jiuliao Street between the commercial area and Younu Town, and the collapsed building uh ~ The surrounding familiar environment looks like it, it is the shop, the Southern Cross.

The night before, the sound and color of the staggered cups of light and candle shadows, at this time, the rubble and rubble, a desolate.

There were a lot of naval soldiers gathered nearby, and it seemed that they were cleaning up after the battle, and from time to time something was packed into thick black plastic bags, and then the soldiers were ordered to carry them away in an orderly manner.

Among them were also seriously wounded, who were detained, wearing heavy shackles on their hands and feet, and each was monitored by an admiral with epaulettes or at least lieutenant colonel.

Hmm~ Whether it is dead or captured at the scene, they are all handsome at a glance, and I also saw that um~ heroic and strong man, that is, cough cough! The one who teased the cash.

He's got a little bit of a minor injury, and it looks... Panicked, his shackled hands stained with blood, he wiped his clothes desperately, then bent over and vomited violently, his face looking like he had just woken up from a nightmare.

I think the fate of the captives will probably be terrible, because there are many deaths for the navy and civilians, and the air is thick with blood, mixed with the smoke of the flames, and kneaded into a strange smell.

Southern Cross, this shop... It should be the center of the town's riots.

It's the masterpiece of that brunette xenomorph, right?

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After looking around, I began to look for Nana, anxious to rush to her, I had to protect her, protect my children, and prevent the demons from finding her.

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Where is she? Where's my baby?

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After the scene changed, I saw Admiral Yellow Ape, who was standing slightly higher, looking down at the battle scene below.

The complex is the Department of Naval Science, and for some reason Admiral Yellow Ape, who was originally in town, is here, and what he is looking at is...

The battle of Lieutenant General Ghost Spider.

A black shadow jumped into the air and swooped down, and the ghost spider lieutenant general swung his knife to meet the attack, and the slashing blade reflected the edge, reflecting a cold brilliance in an instant, and the two sides of the battle were separated with one touch.

A thick and bloody splash.

How fast is the action? A fraction of a second? However, at this moment, it seems to me that even if the nerve endings can't keep up with the retinal reception speed, the gap between the two sides is temporarily stagnant, and the picture can be replayed in the mind:

Lieutenant General Ghost Spider's knife slashes at his opponent's head.

In an instant, the target who crashed into the blade turned around to dodge, staggered the head that should have been cut off, and the arm broke silently, but in an instant, the severed hand was grabbed back and pressed to the broken point.

Flesh, muscles, bones, and bones twisted and grew like snakes and insects, quickly connecting severed limbs.

The black-haired petite woman, um~ looks like a human, but a pair of eyes without fluctuation and inorganic, like an insect.

Sharp hooks popped out of his fingertips, and the alien walked towards the ghost spider lieutenant general step by step, his head slightly tilted, smiling weirdly, licking the corners of his lips with the tip of his tongue, and salivating like food.

In the next second, the battle did not start, the bright yellow light burst in, accurately piercing the eyebrows of the alien, and the ghost spider lieutenant general instantly retreated, stepping on the air and jumping into the air, and in an instant, the rain curtain formed by the fine beam of light covered the sky.

'Yay~ Every time you regenerate, you have to consume the life force you suck, right? ’

The Yellow Ape General smiled as if he was careless, and his lips were slightly pursed but there was an indescribable coldness, "Kill a dozen members of the Science Department, even if the alien power is of interest, you can't stay." ’

"Murder pays for life, my subordinates are waiting for you at the intersection of death~'

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Standing within the range of the dazzling light rain attack, I watched the black-haired xenomorph scream sharply, running away in panic but being stopped again and again, unable to escape, and quickly exploded to the ground.

It wasn't long before the light and rain disappeared and the vision became normal again, and the two admirals on the house jumped down, stepping on the blood-stained ground and approaching the fishy area.

'Yay~ It's really strange...' The Yellow Ape General suddenly paused at his feet, turned his face, his expression revealed a slight confusion, and his eyes flickered in the air, "Delusion?" ’

I avoided the admiral's gaze and focused my attention on the two generals, a building of the Ministry of Science, which was supposed to be a secret test site, was unusually silent at this moment, with an incomparably thick and bloody smell spilling out of the air and the sound of blood dripping.

Here was an attack.

Unlike the towns, the Southern Cross attackers don't eat flesh, they just kill whoever they come across.

In the Department of Naval Science, Admiral Yellow Ape said that 'more than a dozen subordinates' died at the hands of black-haired xenos, did they escape? Imprisoned, somehow managed to break free.

Retracting my gaze and looking down at the mud on the ground, I raised my gaze and focused my attention once more, trying to discern Nana's fluctuations from the vast mass of information that was swarming through my mind.

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Where is she? Where's my baby?

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Nana wasn't there, I couldn't find her.

Where's my baby? Obviously, as long as it's on the island, it's clear... As long as she is there, she can feel why I suddenly lost this invisible connection, is there something disturbing?

Is there something that's interfering with my senses?

Who is it?

It's the man... Right?

Nana, who lurks in Malinford and spies on me, the brunette xenomorph who brings disaster.

It had to be him!

I'm going to... Kill him!

Right! Immediately! Right away! Kill him!

Protect my child.

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The figures of the two admirals in front of him began to shake, and the scene once again dissipated as if falling into the lake.

The ripples and ripples disturbed the area, and the fog of the Ministry of Science complex disappeared like a fog.

In the blink of an eye, the surface of the lake shattered by the rain gradually calmed down and re-condensed...

Looking around, I immediately saw a large group of heavily guarded naval soldiers, guarding the center of the tight encirclement... Lieutenant General Dauberman, and... Hawkers~ Forget it.

Uninterested, look away and look farther away.

General Akainu, the man just withdrew his hand, the elementalized fading fingertips, the human skin slowly replaced the golden red magma, and a liquid surface with hot smoke coming out of his feet.

The charred black edges outline an irregular shape that looks like a puddle or something, with a magma bubble bubbling in the center.

The battle is over?

No—not yet.

This area, the ruins of what was once the temporary residence of the admirals, has a strange feeling, invisible, even I can't be sure, but it does exist.

It is different from the breath of human beings, sometimes appearing, sometimes disappearing, as thin as a gossamer, and cunning like a snake and worm.

The man, the general Akainu, also seemed to notice something unusual, his slightly raised arms, forearms and palms glowed with scarlet heat, and the air was steamed by the rapidly rising temperature to emit a shallow smoke.

At the moment when the Devil Fruit ability of the Admiral Akainu was activated, not far from him, a phantory shadow appeared from nothing, with a shallow outline and layers of deepened colors, like a character painting, but the speed of the invisible painter was incredibly fast.

He quickly fully appeared, even if he had just let the magma melt completely, he couldn't even see the slightest wolf when he reappeared, and his eyes that quietly stared at the general Akainu did not fluctuate, and he was cold and cold.

To be honest, it is very pleasing to the eye, with a tall body, handsome and beautiful appearance, slightly long straight hair scattered over the shoulders, an elegant standing posture, and a temperament with classical heritage in his gestures.

I think that the lack of prosperity is probably precipitated after countless years... Belonging to the insistence of the immortal species.

Of course, I wouldn't appreciate it.

Even if he is as handsome as a god, even if he stands there as if he has been lonely for thousands of years... Looking at such a beautiful creature, I still can't get the feelings of a woman.

Because he's a dark-haired xenomorph, Anna's enemy.

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'Interesting power, it's a pity...' The black-haired xenomorph had a beautiful voice like a piano, and his deep eyes were on Admiral Akainu, and he sighed, "Humans can't kill me." ’

I slowly pressed forward, inserting into the silent confrontation, my consciousness soaring, my eyes at a height parallel to the black-haired xenomorph, my fingertips pointing at the head in the void, 'If you can't die, I can make you disappear-'

Immediately, the expression of this face finally changed slightly, and his gaze passed through my consciousness without focus and cast it behind me, 'Who is it?' ’

I leaned in front of him, stared straight into these eyes, smiled with vengeful malice, and coldly declared, 'I will definitely find your entity, thousands, knives, thousands, cuts!' ’

Without hesitation, he inserted his fingers into the forehead of the black-haired xenomorph, and then slowly opened his five fingers, stirring deeply:

'Now, get out of Mallingford—'

His eyes widened, his black-haired expression condensed with subtle surprise, and his figure suddenly became turbulent, like a blooming flower, or like a rain-soaked paint dish, melting and fading away layer by layer.

Before disappearing completely, the translucent shadow faintly revealed a strange, triumphant smile.

At the same time, there was a hidden corner of the island, as if something was missing, and if I were to explain the feeling, I think it would be as if a house had been thoroughly cleaned in days, and the invisible dust had been wiped clean with a rag.

Marinford, the island... In an instant, it became even more...

I looked up at the sky, regardless of the arm that pierced through my chest in an instant, and the golden-red magma flow that covered it... The field of vision brightened and became stable again, and a ray of sunlight fell through the thick clouds.

The depths of Marinford were clean, but why, the boundless panic followed?

The feeling of losing an incomparably precious treasure in an instant... The despair of falling into the abyss.

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Nana... Where's my baby?

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The wind is very strong... Circling and whistling, to sweep away all filth.

Let's make it rain~

Let the rain cleanse the island once and for all, cleansing the evil of the remnants of the evil where the demons pass.

Let's make it rain~

Make the island more sober and let me find my children.

Nana... Where exactly is it hidden?

Where's my baby?

………… Dividing line ............

Towards noon, the heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time finally fell.

In the highest conference room of the Navy Headquarters, the long conference table is full of admirals, from the head of the Admiral Sengoku to the three major generals, the vice admirals stationed on the main island, the senior staff officer Tsuru, and the supreme commander of the medical unit...

I watched this emergency meeting with a cold eye.

Every face looks familiar and unfamiliar, the familiarity comes from the previous life, across the screen, the legend performed in the player, several wonderful battles, and the senior admirals have appeared.

And strange... I have lived here for more than ten years, and they have nothing to do with me.

Except in recent times...

Suspended in the air, I watched silently as everyone in the room focused on the clip of the movie bug playing, watching the beginning and end of the upheaval in the wee hours of the morning.

The Supreme Commander of the Ministry of Science, General Huang Ape occasionally explained the picture:

The attackers who caused civilian casualties, the personnel of the Southern Cross, the surviving captives did not appear to be reborn at high speed, and one of the seriously wounded was seriously injured, having died half an hour earlier.

The remaining few people are detained in the Ministry of Science and will continue to observe and develop in absolute isolation.

Several images of the wounded being detained in sealed rooms flashed, surrounded by researchers in hazmat suits and soldiers with loaded guns.

The movie bug continues to operate.

Then some of the damaged buildings and the casualties of the people were broadcast, and several numbers were broadcast after the statistics.

Finally, the picture changes.

The dazzling rain fell, and there was a faint figure in the center trying to escape...

Outside the ruins of the admiral's dormitory, the black-haired xenomorph disappeared and melted...

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Pressing the pause button, the Supreme Chief of the Ministry of Science raised his chin, looked around the conference room, and said in a deep voice, "Found it?" The treacherous place before the two xenomorphs completely disappeared. ’

'The one within the range of the eight-foot Qiong Hook Jade failed to escape several times, as if it was blocked in its way. ’

And the scene... I believe that there was something else at that time. ’

The eyes behind the dark tea lenses toured the conference room, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he opened his mouth again in a questioning tone, "Yay~ Sakaski, what do you think?" ’

'Cannot be seen, cannot be destroyed. 'The crimson suit general clasped his arms in his hands, his eyes hidden in the shadows under the brim of his hat,' but he did save zài, and expelled another xenomorph that had invaded the headquarters. ’

'Yay~ It's really not an illusion. The senior general in charge of the Ministry of Science continued, "It seems that this figure, who cannot be found, has no threat to the navy for the time being, so he has to ignore it for the time being." ’

'Now, our focus is-'

Raise your wrist a few points, and press down on your fingertips to let the movie bug continue to work:

Converted Screen... I just felt my heart tighten, and my eyes widened at the lovely face projected on the screen.

Nana.

This is a half-length photo she took when she entered the Ministry of Science, wearing a navy uniform, a young face, and a bright smile.

'Nana, a researcher in the Biological Research Group of the Ministry of Science, is confirmed missing. 'The supreme officer of the Navy Science Department, Admiral Yellow Ape, said in a particularly cold voice, "There is a ninety percent chance that it was taken away by the invaders." ’

According to the analysis of some clues, the results show that the alien is due to her. ’

'The reason for this has not yet been ascertained, but—'

'The whole event goes something like this: the Southern Cross causes a riot in the town to divert the attention of the vigilant navy on the perimeter; The mastermind took advantage of the gap to infiltrate the headquarters and attack, diverting all eyes from inside. ’

'Lieutenant Commander Ghost Spider captured the xenomorphs who had been handed over to the Ministry of Science fled at the same time, killing the personnel of the Department of Science present, and in the confusion, the last of the allies snatched my men, the target of the operation, Nana. ’

Two of these points are particularly noteworthy. ’

After a slight pause in this, the general yellow ape snorted, and his face became a little gloomy, "The black-haired xenomorph, that man has no entity, physical attacks cannot work, and, according to the captive's appearance, the Ministry of Science suspects that he has psychic manipulation powers. ’

'All the personnel of the Southern Cross, under his mental control, attacked the town under his control. ’

'In addition... That man was supposed to be the source of the viral infection. ’

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After the words of the general yellow ape, there was a long silence.

Many of the generals in the conference room were thoughtful, and after a while, Admiral Sengoku said in a cold voice, "Seshl Island? What does the xenomorph take away the target want to do? Your science researcher...'

'Yay~ please allow me to interrupt for a moment. Admiral Yellow Ape's gaze fell on the head of the conference table, "In response to the extermination of Seshil Island, I would like to make a few points in the name of Admiral. ’

'Sucking life, eating humans, the aliens on the island of Seshl are a terrible threat, before the meeting begins, you see the battle plan, the headquarters will send a fleet to clear the island, destroy the island, and be sure to completely eliminate the aliens. ’

Also, rescue the stolen members of the Ministry of Science, Nana. ’

The above two points are the objectives of naval operations. ’

In the process, if there is a conflict between the rescue plan and the extermination operation, I ask to give up the extermination and go all out to rescue him. ’

'Bring that girl back safely at all costs.' ’

When the words fell, the breath of the admirals in the conference room condensed slightly, and the eyes of all kinds full of strange meanings suddenly focused on the general yellow ape, and no one spoke, but their expressions were clearly questioning.

Questioning the Supreme Commander of the Ministry of Science for proposing such almost... Unreasonable demands.

The scene was so quiet that it was close to solidifying.

After a long time, the general Huang Ape smiled at Shi Shiran in a room of treacherous eyes, and said, "The threat of alien species is still unknown, but our navy is about to reach a critical juncture. ’

The new generation is mixed, and most of the young people with good qualifications choose to become pirates, while those who join the navy are often slowly shaken by various factors, or simply stay in place. ’

There is already a fault line in the naval reserves, and it is believed that in less than ten years, the navy will enter a period of decline. ’

We can sustain the next 10 or 20 years, but what about 30 years from now? ’

'A listener of the voice of all things, already in the navy, with a firm mind, she will be the future. ’

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Outside the wall and window on one side of the conference room, lightning suddenly slipped through, and the cold white light and the belated roaring thunder just overshadowed the low inhalation sound of everyone in the room.

I closed my eyes and made up my mind at the same time.

Seshl Island... Is it?