It only took ten minutes to go back and forth, but when he saw the reef again, he found that there was one more person in front of Yu Qingqing.

It was a person made of pure light, with a milky white light all around it, and there was even a little light floating slightly in the air, like countless tiny fireflies. Yu Qingqing stood in front of it, while the big xenomorph was crawling on the ground and shivering, as if he had met his natural enemy.

Li Zhen frowned slightly, and fell to Yu Qingqing's side as quickly as possible, protecting her behind him.

The little girl grabbed his arm and whispered, "Brother, he is—"

"Well, I know." Li Zhen replied in a deep voice, and then looked up at the person in front of him.

In fact, looking up was a subconscious action, because the figure looked shorter than him, not even much taller than the big man prostrate on the ground. However, once standing in front of it, it felt that the person suddenly became quite tall and distant—as if he had been a giant hundreds or even thousands of meters tall, but he was far away, so he looked "short".

Maybe it's a "projection", or it can be said to be an "advent".

It's just that this time I didn't feel the strong coercion that I had in Japan, and it seemed that the other party was conveying some degree of goodwill.

The two men looked at each other in silence for a moment, and the projection sounded: "This is the second time we have met." Last time, it was supposed to be in a place called Japan. ”

The light around his neck quivered slightly as he spoke, as if a human was vibrating his vocal cords. Species, e.g. Ying Long. You can use "kind-like" language when conversing. The amount of information contained in that language is so great that even humans cannot afford it. This time, however, it is only "vocalizing", in the form of vibrations.

Li Zhen realized that this might not be the other party's "accommodation" for himself, but deliberately did so - he didn't want to expose too much during the conversation.

He thought for a moment and only said two words dryly: "Fortunately." ”

Counterpart...... But the enemy of humanity is the guy who is considered a "totem" by the Gate of Truth. The current scene is as if the two heads of state of hostility suddenly come to a meeting, and there is no way to talk about intimacy or friendship. Although the other party has been trying to make him recognize his identity as a "species" in some way, and then become that "master"-

However, until now, Li Zhen has always regarded him as a certain manager of a pyramid marketing company.

The body meaning of the projection flickered unclear for a moment, straight to the point: "Humanity told me. You're going to find the Spear of Longinus. ”

Li Zhen smiled: "That thing is here with you." Also called this name? ”

"It has many names, and each one can refer to it, just one name." The projected voice paused, "And then what are you going to do?" ”

Li Zhen stared at him for a while. Said slowly: "What do you think? ”

The projection's voice was unfazed: "If it's this one." You're going to try to destroy me. Or us. ”

"Then do you know that I am going to get the gun, and you also know what is the purpose of my gun, and what is the purpose of today's visit?" Li Zhen spread out his hand. "You and I are on our own sides, and I killed your companion in the past. Do you expect to persuade me to dispel that thought? ”

"You really should do that." The projection said calmly, "We are our kind, not enemies. Cannibalism can only lead to destruction, and there is no precedent for the extermination of one's own kind, even in the most chaotic moments of history. ”

Li Zhen thought for a while, put away the slightly fierce tone just now, and spread his hands: "Okay." I have to admit that the first time I talked to you, you made a very good impression on me, and I thought you would be as cruel and irascible as Chiyou. Then it seems that I should indeed have a good talk with you in peace. There are a lot of things I can't figure out, and I can't figure out a lot of clues. You are a species, not a human being, which means that you may be a little different from the madmen at the Gate of Truth. So – I'd like to ask you a few questions. ”

"That's what I'm here for today." The projection said, "Excuse me." ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly and thought for a moment: "The first question, are you the ancestors of human beings?" ”

"It's not." "But we're all cognate and cognate with each other." We and humans come from a common ancestor, and humans are only companions. ”

"Homology—similar to human evolution?" Li Zhen frowned slightly, "Or did the species and humans appear at the same time?" ”

The projection was silent for a while, as if looking for a more acceptable statement to Li Zhen—a human one. After a few seconds, he said, "I can answer this question in detail." The entry point you know is the Cambrian explosion of life. According to human theory, the species of life in this world before the Cambrian period were quite scarce, but in the millions of years after that, there was a sudden explosion of development. It was at this time that our ancestors and those of mankind were born. ”

"When I say that human beings are companions, I mean that when we appear, we are already in the most perfect form, with the most powerful power. And humans – you can apply their own theories. They have evolved over billions of years. ”

Li Zhen's heart jumped slightly: "So...... What is the source? ”

Originally, everyone thought that the species were the direct ancestors of the human race—because the two were indeed strikingly similar. Humans have a similar appearance, and now possess abilities that are extremely similar to those of their species. There is no other creature on earth that is more alike.

But now the answer ...... But it was humans who "evolved over billions of years"?

This can only mean one thing.

It's not that human beings are similar, but that humans and species are strikingly similar to that common "source"!

This time, however, the projection made a humane shaking motion: "I don't know. ”

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, and almost asked, "How can you not know?" The life of a species is horribly long! ”

But the next moment he realized that even a long life would only be a blink of an eye in billions of years.

The answer was the same as he thought.

The projection continued: "Because it's been too long—enough to erase all memories. We are not immortal, we multiply. Even if some things have been handed down, they have changed beyond recognition. But there's one thing...... Its history is almost as long as ours. And it's because of this thing. I won't stop you from going to the moon. Perhaps finding it will answer our common questions. ”

"You mean the spear of Longinus." Li Zhen said in a deep voice, "You mean...... That thing has as long a history as you have? ”

"Spear of Longinus, Inquisitor." The projection whispered, "There are two things we can remember until 3,000 years ago, and this is one of them. The other one—" He slowly raised his head, as if looking directly at Li Zhen, "that is, the last day." ”

This word Li Zhen had heard before. But now that he listened to the projection again, he felt a trace of trepidation and unease in the voice of this terrible creature—the creature who had taken over almost an entire continent and transformed hundreds of millions of humans into xenomorphs.

Ying Long should have also mentioned this statement. What it says is "everything is meaningless".

And that "Li Zhen" once seemed disdainful when he mentioned Ying Long. He described it as "the pessimist".

Everything seems to be related to this "last day".

Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "What is the last day? For example, the Judgment Day described in human religion? ”

"The religion of mankind?" The projection's voice rose slightly, "You should know the relationship between my current name and human religion. Then obviously. That is the saying in the religion of mankind. It also comes from our legends. It's just that they misunderstood something. For example, we think of our awakening as the coming of the last day. But in fact......"

"You, like those who are in constant fear, do not know what that means by the way." Li Zhen said.

"Perhaps. So I want you to identify with who you are and understand what we're doing. The sound of the projection returned to calm. We have given them strength. And I didn't kill them. When the day after the end comes. All will be destroyed, and no one will be spared. Whether it's you or me, you can only make yourself stronger now. That's the only way. It is possible to survive that catastrophe. ”

"Mankind calls you Lord, and you mean the same to us. So at times like these, we should not be enemies, but companions. ”

Li Zhen thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Wait a minute—I summarized what you just said." In other words, the last day will be a disaster for both species and humanity. So all you have to do now is convert humans to xenomorphs - and you think that will increase your strength? But a creature of that level is nothing more than an ant to you, not even an ant. And a sober, organized human being can build a nuclear weapon - that thing is so powerful that even you would be afraid of it, right? So what's the point of you doing that? Wouldn't it be wiser to ally with humanity? ”

The projection shook his head slightly: "They are too weak after all, and the history is too short." You say that their strength is strong because you don't know how strong our strength is. Over such a long period of time, our race has declined to the point of near extinction. And as you can see me, I am still weak, and human beings can be helpless. What if it was me in my heyday? What if it was hundreds of millions of years ago, when we were in our heyday? Thousands of me-like beings are still terrified of that secret and have passed it on to the present day...... Do you still think that humans are worthy of relying on allies? ”

The projection said in a deep voice: "Now they are not even cannon fodder. ”

"So it seems that you have a way of turning the 'cannon fodder' into warriors—the Garden of Eden that the Gate of Truth calls it? Is there only a world where the 'Holy Spirit' exists? Li Zhen said.

"It's a secret until you identify with us."

"Okay." Li Zhen frowned slightly, "What is me, not another me?" You should know that he exists. ”

"The most preferred is the whole you. And this one is the result of you taking the next best place. Actually, I'd rather see you merge it than it merge you. Because that one you are too dangerous for us. Your willingness to fight for humanity is indeed where our differences lie. But it is for this reason that you will fight for us in the future. ”

Li Zhen thought for a moment: "If I ask you, what can you do to make me the 'Lord' who is enough to fight against the last day, will you also tell me that it is a secret?" ”

"That's true." The other party replied.

"Okay, then the last question. Why do you fall asleep? ”

The tone of the previous projection has been calm, as if he has seen through the vicissitudes of the world. But when he heard the question, his voice suddenly rose, as if he remembered something that made him quite excited.

"Sleep? This is not sleep, but repression! "It is precisely because of this that we have lost control of the worldly realm, and we have to take a more extreme approach today to make the last fight for our continuation!" ”

Li Zhen listened to his voice calmly, and after being silent for a long time, he smiled slightly: "That person is the Yellow Emperor?" ”

The projection replied with only one word: "Yes." ”

"With the Spear of Longinus?"

Projection looked up: "That's right. ”

Li Zhen sighed softly: "Then this means that the one who was thousands of years ago may have faced the same choice. And his answer was no. The day you mentioned did scare me when you mentioned the last day—what kind of catastrophe would even the species be afraid of? But something suddenly occurred to me - your concept of time is different from the human concept of time. ”

"There was a guy who asked me to 'be patient'. It means 'it won't be long'. I asked him how long it wouldn't be long, and he told me...... It will not be longer than the history of mankind. Li Zhen laughed, "If you think about it, what you said about the imminent crisis...... Is it a thousand years, or two thousand years? Or 10,000 years? Let me guess—"

"Or before you slumber, humanity was a savage and backward group, like ants to you. But now that you have awakened and quickly absorbed the knowledge that humanity has put together over such a period of time, you realize that such a group is progressing at an incredible rate. ”

"If I were you, you'd think...... In another thousand or two thousand years, humanity may be able to resist the unknown danger. But it really dragged on until that time...... Will they be able to tolerate you? Maybe in the past you could have hid in some religion or legend and made mankind fear and worship you, but then? Maybe you'll be the ones who turn into ants. ”

"So you want to destroy them at this time? To regain control of the worldly realm, as you are talking about? ”

Li Zhen smiled at the end: "If what I say is wrong, you can correct my point of view." ”

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Today's two more 8000, there is no third watch. Sure enough, I stopped typing for four days, and my fingers didn't obey me. After reading it, let's get a good night's sleep, and we'll fight again tomorrow! (To be continued......)