Chapter 47: Gains and Losses
"They tried, and they came back. After all, the shelter has an environmental advantage over zombies, and the pressure to survive outside is much greater. There are different reasons for each person's words. Some are looking for new breakthroughs from my spores, others are looking for ways to eliminate me completely, and as long as I am not under full control for a day, they will never be at peace. The pale woman paused and said coldly, "Naturally, they also realize that whether they move out or not, I will kill every zombie." ”
Xuanzang asked again: "Don't they know the connection between the spore and the flesh monster and you?" ”
"Most zombies think it's an accidental youkai, and it's hard to tell that they're from me when their true bodies are hidden in the corpses aren't revealed. And they think that having such a monster in place can effectively prevent me from being released. Of course, the zombies had suspected the connection, but they had never seen them show intent to rescue me, and the fear in their hearts made them choose to subjectively deny it. ”
Xuanzang thought back to what he had seen and heard before, and nodded slowly.
When they initially offered to enter the Vault Exclusion Zone, the zombies showed strong opposition. At that time, he and Wukong discussed that these zombies knew that there was a monster in the cave, but they seemed to be afraid that they would destroy the monster, and it seemed that the underlying reason was that they were worried that they would release the woman in the hibernation cabin.
He thought for a moment and said, "Listen to what you mean, it seems that you can extract memories from the brains of the infected?" ”
"It's not a memory, it's an idea. Or rather...... Vague feelings. As the growing spores eat away at their brains, they presumably do so in the form of a gradual replacement of nerve cells, sending out scattered residual information in the process. After I received it, it was like repeating their brain activity, which was not precise.
"That's why I say, you don't believe the descriptions that are beyond my personal perspective. Only the experiments they did to me were the ones I really experienced, but they were also very subjective. Of all the people who witnessed the whole thing, I was the only one left. Indeed, as he said, there is no proof of death. The woman looked at Wukong, who looked indignant, and said calmly.
Goku said, "Don't get me wrong. I don't have much to say about revenge. For those bastards who don't take your life seriously, there's really no room for anything, and that's all my support. ”
The experience of the other party. He couldn't help but think of the attitude of the gods towards him. If what a woman says is true. There's really no need to forgive or redeem those zombies. The simplicity and indifference when she did it, and the calmness that did not ask for sympathy when telling her own experience, even made him feel a little sympathy.
"But you killed people first without giving an explanation, which is very unpleasant. It's as if we went down to the bottom with all the hard work and almost took a few lives, just to provide you with a chance for revenge. The problem is, we don't know anything about your feud with zombies, but we are unknowingly being used as a knife by you. Wrong. It's almost meaningless to describe it like that......" Goku said irritably, scratching his head. "Whew! I don't know how to say it, I just can't swallow this breath anyway! ”
The long-haired woman looked at his annoyed appearance and chuckled unconsciously, causing Goku to stare angrily, and almost couldn't help but rush up and hit her.
"Okay, I can probably understand your feelings, but to be honest, I didn't mean to attract you to the burrow." She regained her indifferent expression and said, "Since none of you have been infected and you don't know about the White Tiger Ridge Vault, why do you risk going down to the bottom?" ”
"Ah, this ......" Xuanzang sorted out the experience of this day in his mind, and couldn't help but have a feeling of self-doubt, "How to say, at first, it was just to come to the shelter to find raw materials, and by the way, to catch a certain defected fox." But when it comes to entering that cave, it's really my personal curiosity that plays a big role......"
Wukong turned his head when he heard this, and looked at Xuanzang with a look that mixed anger and disappointment. Jing Liuli also raised his eyes to look at Xuanzang, and the armor on his body flashed a string of sparks in unison.
"Don't look at me like that, the reason I told you two before wasn't lying, I just said that curiosity also accounted for part of it. You can't really leave the Nine-Tails alone and go to transport materials, right? Or after learning about the spores, after seeing the monster, you can return for safety, you can't do that, the feeling of stopping in the middle of the process can be fatal. "Xuanzang knows his feelings.
Then he smiled awkwardly and whispered, "Although there seems to be nothing to gain after paying a lot of money, at least after seeing such a magical creature, don't worry too much about the gains and losses." ”
"Don't care about gains and losses, it's easy to say! I almost succeeded in giving those insidious immortals, and I can be satisfied just by looking at a female ghost, so you can take your time. Wukong threw out an angry remark and walked back to the car, unwilling to participate in their conversation again.
Xuanzang looked at his back, shook his head with a smile, then looked at the long-haired woman and said, "I'm sorry, it may be a bit inappropriate to call you a 'creature', but your current situation is really ......"
"Nothing, I know I can't be classified as human anymore." She said calmly, "As a human being, I died in the experiment, and now I am just a virtual image constructed by another cell that occupies my whole body. It's very similar to the original self, and it can even be said that there is no difference in performance, but after all, it is a copy of another form. ”
The nine-tails on the side said dejectedly: "Speaking of gains and losses, you guys are okay, but the worst should be me......
The long-haired woman turned her face sideways to look at her and said, "I know you." You smell of me, and all your abilities come from me. You've seemed to have been here many times before, and I can feel your approach. Why? ”
Nine-Tails let out a long sigh and briefly stated his purpose.
"Gain power?" The long-haired woman frowned, "What kind of enemy would make you resist at such a great cost at the expense of abandoning your human identity?" ”
"It doesn't make sense to say that anymore. The hope pinned on the shelter has been dashed, and it is still in exchange for defection, and you will not be able to give me another chance to cooperate now. Nine-tails looked at Xuanzang and said with a wry smile.
Xuanzang smiled and said, "Not necessarily, it depends on your performance." I'm calculating how to use you effectively to make up for the mistakes you've made. ”
Looking at his devil-like smile, Nine-Tails couldn't help but shudder.
"As for you." Xuanzang said to the long-haired woman, "After completing your revenge, what are you going to do?" ”
"I don't know. I'm definitely not going to change it anymore, and the cells that make up me seem to have deliberately erased this thought, and I really don't think it matters if I am a person or not. She lowered her head, looked at her slender hands, clenched and loosened, and then looked up into the distance, "The world I knew was long gone, and so was my life...... But to die now is a bit ridiculous. So I thought, it's better to live and see. ”
"The immortals already know about your existence, and you will be in a lot of trouble."
She was puzzled and said, "Immortals? I've found some fragments of these impressions from infected people. Why did a god suddenly appear in the world, is this place occupied by aliens? ”
"It's a long story. But what can be revealed to you upfront is that they will definitely take you for more complex research. ”
"I won't be afraid of this kind of thing anymore."
"Really? But as far as I know, you still have a lot of weaknesses. ”
Her expression became serious, and she was silent for a moment, only nodding her head to admit it, and then said, "Then my short-term goal is to overcome these weaknesses first." ”
Xuanzang shook his head and said, "You can't do it, they are stronger than you think." Instead, you can take refuge at our base for a while, and we have the means to protect you. You have been out of this world for so many years, there must be many questions, and we can answer them for you. Correspondingly, as a hibernator from the old world, you are of great significance to us. ”
"Are you going to take me to study it too?"
"No, I just want to communicate with you."
She thought about it for a long time, and Xuanzang waited patiently for a long time, without saying another word to disturb her thinking.
Finally, she looked up and said, "Okay." (To be continued......)
PS: My hands are so cold, I don't want to write