Chapter 13: Sorry to disappoint you
They walked all the way to the former division headquarters. The door had been blown away, leaving a gaping opening. There seemed to be no one inside the first floor, and the patrol led him all the way up to the second floor.
The stairs leading up to the stairs were covered with blood and broken bricks, and the walls were no longer visible. But just around the corner, the scenery changed.
It's not about getting cleaner and tidier, it's about getting ......
Even more terrifying.
The ground was charred black. Not because of an explosion or anything else, but dried blood. A large amount of blood had accumulated here, and it had been scorched by the heat, and it had a disgusting stench until now. Once on the second floor, the three people in front of them became hesitant. The short corridor lasted for three minutes, and almost every few steps they would turn their heads to look at Li Zhen, and the look of reason and confusion in their eyes flashed alternately, as if some kind of force made them try to get rid of Li Zhen's "coercion".
Li Zhen followed them patiently until he heard a slightly hoarse voice: "You guys stand down." ”
The other spoke Chinese, as two of the three patrolmen appeared to be Chinese. However, the tone is a little strange, it sounds like a European pronunciation, and each word is bitten hard and stiff.
The patrol stopped, and glanced at Li Zhen at the very back.
So he nodded slightly: "Let's go." ”
The three of them hurriedly retreated in a cold sweat as if they had been pardoned.
The sound came from a room in front of him—the door was gone, and dried blood was pouring out of it, piling up in the doorway like sedimentary rock.
Li Zhen thought about it and took a step. Walk to the door.
The rooms inside have been opened up to form a fairly large hall. The window on the outward side of the wall was rudely removed, and the light shone in, reflecting the blood red of the hall.
Blood-red halls, piles of bones.
Layers of corpses—naked corpses—are neatly stacked in one place to form a trapezoidal pyramid.
That's where the blood comes from.
The whole space was filled with a disgusting smell of blood.
Li Zhen frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I don't like this. ”
"Yes."
A low, hoarse voice coming from the upper end of the trapezoidal pyramid.
A man half-knelt on the platform at the top of the tower, slightly raising his head, which was about to drop to his chest.
It was a pair of orange eyes. There are two thin blood-red lines in the middle. The face is covered in reddish streaks. It's almost impossible to see what it is. His naked body was covered with thin scales on his curvaceous muscles, which if you didn't look closely, you would think they were very faint patterns.
The man was slender and had a hoarse voice. In fact, it's hard to tell from the looks of a man or a woman - because his chest is slightly bulging - you can say that it belongs to a woman's weak breasts, or you can say that it belongs to a man's toned pecs.
He looked at Li Zhen with a pair of eyes that did not belong to human beings. Pursed lips.
Li Zhen walked into the room. The man hung his head again. It seems that because he is in a high place. His jaw was almost to his chest - so as not to give the illusion of looking down on the other person condescendingly.
But Li Zhen said lightly: "Look up." ”
He lifted his head as he was told. Li Zhen stared at his eyes for a while, and then asked, "To what extent?" ”
The other party did not answer, but took a silent breath.
The next moment. The muscles in the back bulged slightly, making a slight sound - "pop".
Then a pair of dark red membranous wings stretched out silently, almost blocking out the light coming in from behind. The air around him began to twist and rise, and heat rolled in. Eventually, there was a bang, and flames burst out from under his skin, and the whole person was enveloped in a bright layer of firelight.
"Stand up." Li Zhen nodded and said again.
So the creature with devilish wings stood up. Li Zhen looked at his hidden parts—there were no distinguishing features.
He paced a few steps, and suddenly chuckled: "You are...... The Holy Spirit they created? What is your name? ”
"Rafal."
"Rafal." He repeated, "So you really plan to rebuild the Garden of Eden. So you're somewhere between species and humans? ”
Li Zhen shook his head again: "It's a pity that you are still a half-finished product." ”
"For there is no gift from the Lord." Rafal said in a deep voice, then spread his hands, "These are all sacrifices for you. ”
Li Zhen glanced at the corpses quietly, and asked expressionlessly, "Why are you interested in the prophet?" ”
"It's all a little trick of a mortal. We want you to come to the kingdom of God. Rafal replied respectfully.
Li Zhenda laughed: "Hahaha...... Advent, the kingdom of God—are you all brainwashed and foolish? Do you really think that kind of place is the kingdom of God? To tell you, the word on our side is, the Occupied Zone. Also-why do you think that Yu Qingqing and Zhang Kesong are there, and I will run over? ”
Rafal said, "You have taken the first step because the prophets prophesied that the Lord would return. ”
"If you mean the devouring, the fusion between me and it, I have to say that your prophet has succeeded." Li Zhen frowned slightly, "I fused it, it fused me, and at the moment I am indeed the most complete form - but the so-called master you have nothing left." ”
"Time will tell. We believe that everything makes sense. Since the egg has been destroyed by you, it means that you are the true Lord and you will awaken one day. ”
Stubborn attitude. Li Zhen sighed.
He thought for a moment and said helplessly, "So your prophet has seen the end - everything is irreparable?" ”
"Yes."
Li Zhen snorted: "Okay." Then I am not satisfied with your sacrifice now. What I want is - fresher flesh and blood. ”
Rafal raised his head, his slender blood-colored eyes shrank slightly, and said in a low voice, "This is what we should do." ”
Then he let out a sharp whistling. The sound echoed throughout the area like an alarm, and the low roar of the xenomorph faintly heard from far away suddenly disappeared.
Ten minutes later. The hall was already crowded with dozens of people—ordinary people who had been modified and could come and go freely in the midst of the aliens. They looked at Li Zhen suspiciously, and then looked at Rafal, who was silent above the pile of corpses, with awe.
"Glory has come." Rafal said in a deep voice, "The Lord needs your sacrifice. ”
The crowd was silent for a moment, then stirred slightly, as if appreciating the meaning of "sacrifice". But they didn't have to think too long—a barrier of flame had risen from behind them, shielding the doorway. One person couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, what sacrifice are you referring to—"
Pillars of fire immediately erupted from his eyes, nostrils, and mouth, as if a furnace had been stuffed into his body, and he was sacrificing himself with the greatest zeal.
In just a few moments, the man was turned into a piece of charcoal. Fell straight to the ground. The crowd then screamed. There are even people who are planning to flee. But Rafal had already flown down from the pile of corpses, tearing apart the bodies of six people in a moment of hesitation for "whether to shoot".
Between "sacrificing oneself" and "saving one's life", many people chose the latter, and only a few people stood in place in a daze. I don't know what I'm chanting. However, these pious people only outlived the rebels by a few tens of seconds—Rafal had reached a certain terrifying high speed. Not even the physically strengthened powerhouse could survive his attack for more than two seconds.
The massacre soon ended. Except for the first person. Most of it was torn apart by its hands, warm blood filling the ground again, and some of its stumps twitching slightly.
It gasped slightly in a pool of blood. Raised his head again: "Fresh flesh and blood, all dedicated to you." ”
Li Zhen watched all this coldly - originally just said a word tentatively, but the other party carried it out to the letter.
Then he listened to Rafal say, "After the sacrifice, I hope you will return to the kingdom of God." ”
He smiled slightly—that's the way it should be.
"What if not? Are you going to coerce me? ”
"The blood of the elect cannot be shed in vain. Despite our doubts, we have expressed the utmost sincerity – not deception and cajoling. If your answer is no, I will help you make the right decision. Flames rekindled on Rafal's body, and the muscles under his skin squirmed slightly, "You must know that you are fragile now, and I can't feel the slightest spiritual energy. ”
"That's right." Li Zhen nodded slightly, "So what are you waiting for?" ”
"I don't want to hurt you. I know that in the past, you could ignore the psionic power field of the species, but you must know that I have much more speed and strength. ”
"And one day you'll forgive me." Rafal said with a sigh of relief, and took a step forward, two steps, and turned into a reddish afterimage.
He's right. Li Zhen can ignore the force field of psionic energy, but he is quite powerless in the face of physical attacks - the strength of some abilities comes from acquired training and nutritional adjustments, even if he can temporarily borrow the opponent's ability when he is close, he is as vulnerable as an ordinary person when facing long-range attacks.
However, for this alternative life created due to the influence of species and manual manipulation......
The wind and heat stopped. Rafal had already rushed in front of him, grabbing Li Zhen's arms effortlessly, and intending to cut them behind him.
He really didn't seem to want to hurt this "Lord" - the moment the two touched, the strength on his arms had been fully retracted, and Li Zhen could only feel a slight pause in his shoulders, and then he was tightened.
But he only smiled. Then Rafal let out a low cry and was about to withdraw his hand, for his hands had changed. The pale red skin covered with tiny scales that came into contact with Li Zhen's body faded away like water, revealing the white human skin underneath.
However, Li Zhen had already raised his arms and did not hesitate to give him a "hug".
A tight, warm, unmistakable hug.
Rafal let out a wail—first hoarse, then clear, high-pitched, and finally completely transformed into a woman's voice.
His fiery red body quickly became slender in Li Zhen's arms, and the wings behind him disappeared like fertile snow under the scorching sun—in just a few seconds, the terrifying creature turned into a tall, snow-white naked woman.
All of her spiritual energy and power disappeared under this embrace, and the expression on her face became vivid again, and she pushed Li Zhen in panic.
But the latter's power is slightly greater than her right now. With one foot in front of him, his arms slammed into force—
The woman was crushed to the ground with a pop.
Li Zhen cut her thin wrist behind her bare back, pressed her face in a pool of blood with one hand, and whispered, "You guys did a good job." I am grateful for your devotion and dedication. But sorry - I may not be the Lord you call me. ”
"I am satisfied with the flesh and blood sacrifice you offered. But it's just that you're overconfident - the psionic powers of the species aren't invincible, at least for me, they don't work. ”
"What the hell is going on?" The woman gasped and asked, "How is this possible?" ”
"Before I answer your question, you will answer one of my questions - where is the spear of Longinus?"
"No...... How is this possible? No...... I don't know what to do...... What gun? How is this possible?! ”
"If you lose your strength, you're no longer calm — I can understand how you feel." She didn't seem to know what to do. So Li Zhen pulled out a pistol from his waist and put it against the back of the woman's head, and whispered the last sentence, "But you don't know that what I have is not spiritual power, but ...... Power. ”
Gunshots.
The woman's body pulled out slightly, slumped in a pool of blood.
Then a whole wave swept in—a wave of groans of despair and pain. Li Zhen stood up and walked to the window, and saw the xenos in the distance lying in pieces, twisted and dying in the struggle like waves of harvested wheat.
He watched in silence for a while, until he could hear no more sound, and then went downstairs with his gun in hand.
There was a desolate silence between heaven and earth, and a large number of corpses spread all the way into the distance, as if there was no end in sight.
He let out a soft breath, looking for a place to put his feet between the crevices of the fallen corpse, and slowly walked out. After walking for a few minutes, the corpse gradually became thin, and I saw Ying Ran from a distance. He seemed a little dazed, standing there looking around, still holding an assault rifle that he had picked up from nowhere.
Li Zhen raised his voice and said, "Why do you look good?" ”
Ying Ran turned his head abruptly and looked at him in a daze: "You did this?" ”
"Said it was a decapitation operation." Li Zhen smiled, walked over to him and stared at him a few times, "So are you doing it yourself, or am I coming?" ”
“…… Do what? ”
"I said I wanted you to get hurt." Li Zhen said, "How can you go back like this?" According to the regulations, you should be assigned to other departments on the front. ”
"Understood." Ying Ran frowned slightly, put the gun against his lap, and pulled the trigger.
Li Zhen stepped forward, hugged him, and examined his wounds: "You are a little cruel to yourself." ”
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It's late to update today.,I don't know if I can finish 10,000 words.。 Because the brain is too chaotic, there should be a change.
In fact, how nice it would be to be able to take one day off a week without taking full attendance...... (To be continued.) )