"Interesting abilities. ”

The woman's eyes looked at the microwave barrier condensed at the entrance of the laneway, and said, "You are very special, in this world. ”

She looked at Hodge with a smile: "No wonder he would say that you smell so good." ”

He?

Hodge looked warily at the woman's face, wondering who "he" was in the words. And the "world" mentioned in her words, that is, the woman in front of her, even an existence that does not belong to the existing world?

"Who are you. Hodge asked, and when he spoke, he was so hoarse that he almost didn't recognize it as his own voice, chasing all the way, the tense rhythm pressed his brain, and he couldn't complete the normal vocal work at this time.

"I'm me, I'm who I am. ”

The woman's lips were smiling, sounding a little scoundrel, looking a little playful, this was a very feminine time, but Hodge could only feel the fear rising from the base of his neck.

For when the woman said this, her face also rotated with it.

He saw that it was indeed just a face, and the insect tide only formed a facial outline, not a complete head, and there was no filling on the back.

His throat grew more and more thirsty and hot, as if a small blade called "Danger" was just right there.

Although there are many things beyond his knowledge in this world, and even he himself is full of unimaginable mystery, the form of existence of women still makes him feel a chill from the heart.

Strange existence, he didn't even dare to determine whether the woman in front of him was real, or if he was in a trance.

"You're human—" He swallowed, then continued, "Or, worm?"

"Oh, so you want to ask what kind of species I am?"

The woman showed a look of sudden realization, thought for a moment, and said, "How do you humans distinguish the forms of species? Do you recognize them from their appearance? It is not wrong to say that I am a human being, and it is not much of a problem to say that I am a member of the Gray Firefly. ”

"No......" he licked his lips that were so dry that they cracked their skin, thinking that it was possible to change their appearance, and that it should be "I mean, more inside, what is really under your appearance." ”

The woman smiled, "You mean the soul, and if so, what kind of thing do you think the soul is?"

Hodge's brow furrowed.

"Suppose that the inner thing you are talking about is your soul as a human being, or memory and consciousness, then let's simply imagine that when your consciousness is exchanged with ants, the ants have your body, and your consciousness is transferred to the ant's body, is the ant at this time an ant, or a human?"

"Ant ......, of course"

"But when an ant gets your body, it will slowly learn with the environment around it, even if it is stupid, even if it is stupid, even if it is weird, but in the eyes of other "humans", he is human, even if he is a strange person, on the other hand, after exchanging shells, you-"

The woman looked at him and said, "At that time, will you still be able to call yourself a human being? The change in body structure will force you to change your habits, you will start to learn to crawl, you will start to learn to use your mouthparts, you will start to understand the way of communication that only ants know, and you will still be able to say "I am human" with confidence?"

"Absolutely. Hodge's wheezing voice became heavy, and he felt a strong sense of exhaustion inexplicably after he had done nothing: "I know, I remember, I am human. ”

"I guess we used to be human?" the woman laughed, "and in the eyes of real people, would they think that an ant is the same kind? Even if you act different, it's just a different ant, and you can't communicate with them, because your body dictates the form of your speech." ”

"See, your existence as a human being has been denied. ”

"So what distinguishes species is what you call something more internal, or is it just the body?"

"So—" The woman slowly stuck out her tongue, and the insect tide began to move, constantly waving on the tongue coating, "what am I?"

In an instant, Hodge's thoughts were pulled to infinity, and countless sounds echoed in his ears, so densely intertwined that he couldn't hear their contents clearly, and he began to forget the feeling of walking on his feet, the feeling of raising his arms with his hands, the act of chewing, and everything he had learned as a human being.

What's left?

It's an impulse.

Instinctive desire roared in his heart.

And the part that releases desire is also catering to the constant expansion of thoughts.

His vision did not disappear, looking at the woman's perfect cheeks, even if he forgot everything, he could still feel the thrilling beauty in it.

Beauty, the most awakening desire.

The woman smiled at him, slowly changing, the flying gray fireflies quickly disappeared, she began to become real, fair skin, gradually expanding body, smooth back, soft touch.

She reached out and hugged herself, whispering softly in her ear.

Now there was only the voice of desire in his head, constantly urging him: "Go up, go up." ”

He was about to obey the only sound, but suddenly he felt a cold rush up his spine, and the cold swept through his whole body.

He woke up, gasping for air, clenching his teeth, struggling to squeeze a twisted voice out of between his teeth: "I'm human!"

The woman's face finally had a second expression other than a smile.

She froze.

Then laugh merrily.

"Yes, you're human, congratulations on proving it. ”

Bang bang bang.

The gray fireflies that make up the woman's cheeks begin to appear as falling individuals, and they fall silently onto the snow-covered ground, motionless, their bodies gradually changing their shapes, and finally turning into a pool of transparent water, merging with the snow.

"Looks like the time is almost up. All the expressions on the woman's face disappeared in an instant.

Hodge looked at him and realized that there was a difference between being indifferent and being expressionless.

"For low-end populations, such variation is still beyond carrying capacity. ”

"Little boy, you are really special, and you have given me a lot of surprises. ”

"Finally, I would like to give you a piece of advice. ”

"Get out of the city, before you get really strong, run away, you have to hurry, if you don't hurry - he's coming. ”

More than half of the gray fireflies that made up the woman's face had fallen, and the remaining half of her cheeks had quickly begun to shrink.

"Wait!" Hodge regained his composure and stared at the rest of her cheeks, horrified at the woman's ability to bewitch him and almost lose himself, and at the news that she had kindly left advice for himself, but most importantly, he found that the questions he had asked were still unanswered.

"Who the hell are you. ”

The woman with only half of her face left smiled in an extremely sly manner.

"Haven't you found out? ”