Chapter 13: Monsters
Titovic led Red to the elevator to the top floor of the institute.
The empty rooftop was covered with a thick white waterproof film, the snow was melting above the ankles, the drainage system was working hard, and the sewer was devouring the water like a hungry beast, but there was still a large amount of stagnant water gathered together to reflect the bright blue sky.
Today in the West Siberian plain, the snow has stopped, the breeze is breezy, and the sky is cloudless.
At this time, it was almost noon, the dazzling sunlight was extremely clear, and Red raised his hand to block the sunlight, squinted his eyes, and looked at the pale world in the distance with his fingers.
"Come, let's get closer and see clearly. Titovic grabbed Red by the back and motioned for him to go to the edge of the rooftop.
He wore a heavy wolfskin cloak, his gray hair neatly combed back, and a simple pigtail at the back of his head.
Red, on the other hand, wore a fat shirt and a pair of black shorts, exposing large swaths of her skin to the winter wind.
Red himself was also strange, he couldn't feel the change in temperature at all, except for pain and touch, for a while he even thought that humans were like this, but Titovich said that he was different because of the awakening of his ability due to a serious injury.
Abilities?
Red repeated the strange word again in his mind, he had to accept the fact that he had amnesia, many things he couldn't remember clearly, or common sense or reason, and his mind was in chaos.
Now he is like a newborn, clean and confused.
The two of them walked to the edge of the rooftop, and Red realized that they were on a cliff. A large chunk of the mountain has been excavated, and the huge research institute is embedded in it, and the white walls and the perennial snow of the mountain peaks are mixed together to form a perfect protective color.
He looked around, but found no human signs, except for a crane on the top of the mountain in the distance, which was erecting a building, as if the two of them were the only ones in the whole world.
"What are those?" Red looked down the hill, where a few dense houses were exposed in the pure, snow-covered land, and the road could be vaguely seen.
"It's a dead city. Titovic glanced underneath.
"Is anyone still alive?"
"There's no one anymore. He said with a smile.
Red hummed softly, looking at the deserted city without speaking.
"Russia is a vast territory, but its population is small. Titovic shook his head and continued: "Unlike your country, the most important thing is people, even in remote areas, you can see people. ”
"Really?" Red looked up, blank, "I don't remember." ”
"Looks like you've forgotten too much. Titovic smiled and said: "You look at the environment here, it's quiet, it's suitable for recuperation. You can stay here until you are fully recovered. ”
Red cast his gaze into the distance, and the vast flat land grew a belt of coniferous forests, densely spreading to the horizon.
Red was slightly distracted, as if he had seen this scene somewhere, and then he shook his head vigorously to drive away the pain in his brain.
"Mr. Titovich, can you tell me what the ability is?" Red looked up at him, a little anticipation in his eyes.
"Hmm...... Good question. "To put it simply, every human being's DNA is born with a special enzyme, which is found in rare quantities in the body. Some people have more of this enzyme than normal people, and when they are extremely stimulated or life-threatening, it is possible to activate these miracle catalysts. ”
"There are many types of abilities, and they are cell-based. When a special enzyme is activated, it stimulates the proliferation of human cells or lesions, resulting in extraordinary power. According to the known forms of ability, they can be roughly divided into natural, superhuman, and mystical. ”
"I didn't understand. Red smiled shyly.
"You'll understand later. It can be said that the creation that controls the natural world belongs to the natural category, such as raining in the desert, using one's own body as a weapon belongs to the superhuman, such as infinite strength or changing one's own body, and the mysterious class belongs to the category of spiritual comprehension, this kind of supernatural person is extremely rare, and the form of the supernatural is even more strange and gratuitous. ”
Titovic smiled and held back his long, windswept red hair, "What about you? Now do you know what kind of ability you have?"
"Me?" Hong's expression was a little confused.
He raised his hand in front of his eyes to take a closer look, and his smooth skin seemed to have a transparent change in the sun, smooth as jade.
"Aren't you afraid of hot and cold counting my abilities?" he lowered his hand and smiled brightly at Titovich.
"Hahahaha......"
Titovich was amused by Red's cuteness, and then he restrained his smile and made a mysterious expression.
"But there's a way to test it out!"
Under Titovich's wide cloak, a half-shot shotgun suddenly stretched out. With the silver-white muzzle pressed against Red's chest, he curiously grasped the hard barrel and said, "What is this?"
"The most vicious invention in the history of mankind, it's called the gun. After Titovic finished speaking, he did not hesitate to pull the trigger.
The shotgun shook violently, and a flash of fire erupted from the muzzle. Red only felt that something had penetrated his body, and the tremendous force hit his chest, pushing him violently. He fell to the ground and did not get up for a long time.
Spots of light poured out of the wound and filled the air like frightened butterflies.
Titovic dropped his shotgun and watched the scene in silence.
Suddenly, Hong's outstretched hand moved slightly, and the light spots flying outward immediately stopped. The flickering light quickly reverted back and melted into Red's body.
He struggled to his feet, his hair color changing to transparency as he stood up. The wound penetrating the chest weaved layers of white webs, healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's beautiful!"
Titovic was stunned for a moment, then let out a sigh of admiration. There was a strange light in his eyes, and he carefully observed every subtle change in red.
"Let me see what's so special about you!"
He slowly tightened his relaxed limbs, his black eyes dyed gold, and he waited for it.
Red opened her bright eyes, as if there was an endless amount of light gathered in them, and there was no innocence on her clean face, replaced by indifference like the Siberian ice field.
"You...... It hurts me!"
Red's voice was hoarse, even with a hint of anger.
"Come on, kid, show me your powers! Don't worry about hurting me......" Titovic laughed.
But before he could finish speaking, just in the blink of an eye, a fist appeared in front of him, and the strong wind brought up by the fist stung the corner of his eye.
Titovic retreated sharply, but could not dodge the attack that followed him like a shadow.
"Drink!" he roared, and an invisible barrier appeared around him.
Red hit his head against the wall of air, was bounced away, and fell to the ground hard, then quickly got up, his bright eyes staring straight at Titovich, his face expressionless.
"Don't get me wrong, I fired the gun while testing your ability form......" Titovic felt that something was wrong, and the other party's reaction was too violent.
Red didn't seem to hear, he leaned down, his fingers clasped to the ground, and pinched a fold in the thick waterproof membrane. Then with a sharp force, he rushed towards Titovic with all fours.
Titovic raised his cane forward, and the air in front of him rippled like water ripples.
Red slammed into the wall of air again, and without touching Titovich, he looked frantic and flailed his fists like crazy.
"It hurts, it hurts!" Red roared, as if he had lost his mind, and with all his strength with each attack, his fists and elbows quickly broke through the skin, and a large number of points of light floated in the air like brilliant fireworks.
"This guy ...... What the hell is going on!"
Titovich was surprised in his heart, Red's performance was too abnormal, and he hadn't used any abilities except for the change in appearance, could he not have it at all? Impossible! Titovich immediately rejected this idea, and the Red members of the Supreme Council would not speculate wrongly, not to mention that he was the designated heir!
"Can't control your abilities?"
Titovich, who was secretly conjecturing, suddenly jumped his eyelids, and a loud noise erupted from the wall of air in front of him, and he looked at Red again, only to see that Hong's entire arm was stretched out, emitting a thousand rays of light.
Red raised his gaze, his bright eyes indifferent.
The huge pressure hit in an instant, and Titovic felt as if he was being targeted by a beast, and this strange feeling made Titovic feel unspeakably uncomfortable.
"That's it!" he yelled at Red.
Red ignored it and slowly clenched his fists.
"That's enough! stop!" Titovich was a little angry, and an ominous premonition came over him.
The cold wind gradually became stronger, and the long red transparent hair flew in an instant, and the starlight that rose slightly in the wind was bright and extinguished.
He swung his fist hard and slammed it into the air, and countless cracks suddenly opened on the surface of his fist, and his red arm was as fragile as jade at this time. The wall of air was easily shattered, and Hong's entire arm shattered with it, and he cried out in pain, finally with a painful expression on his calm face.
Titovic stared blankly as the fragments of Red's shattered arm flew towards him, forgetting to dodge for a moment.
He couldn't think of how his defenses could not hold off such a weak attack.
"You!"
Titovich's voice came to an abrupt end.
A huge explosion appeared under his armpit, and Red's other hand exploded like a firework and blasted into Titovich's side.
Countless points of light flew in all directions, and Titovic vomited blood and fell backwards.
When he looked up again, he saw that Hong was already unconscious not far away, and his broken arm was slowly returning to its original state with bright light and white threads.
He reached out and wiped a handful of his armpits, which were already scorched, as if a hot object had melted muscles.
Unexpectedly, in the end, I still didn't figure out Red's ability form, and I was careless and underestimated Red's explosive power.
Titovic gasped softly, his mind quickly analyzing the battle just now. Red's attacks seem to be only physical, while the self-destructive, high-temperature explosion has natural-based attributes, and it's unimaginable that a person has two different forms of abilities.
"Like a monster. He whispered.