"Miss Yone, is the monster we just met also an alien creature from another planet?"

The two walked out of the bloody house and walked in the silence of the night.

The walls on both sides of the alley towered into the air, and the clothes hanging from the ropes to dry shook in the breeze.

"That's right."

Yonezakura is holding an umbrella in her hand, seemingly using it as a crutch.

"I look at Miss Yone's movements, and I seem to be familiar with this alien creature?"

"I know its weaknesses. Although it has a certain degree of protection against blunt blows and slashes, as long as it can cause a chemical reaction with a certain area of action on the individual, high temperature, low temperature, electric current and corrosive acid can cause damage. ”

"But the appearance of this alien creature as you just saw it is not so much its weakest state. In general, it is very difficult to see an individual that exists independently in this way. ”

The woman said.

"Thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise it could have gotten worse. They will take on the form of human beings and lurk quietly in the town again. ”

...... become human?

Before Yan Jingxing could think about the deep meaning of this sentence, Miss Mi Ying continued:

"By the way, I haven't told the name of this group yet. How many alien creatures have you encountered now? ”

"I want to think about it...... There is a kind of monster called the 'hairless', which is a slick leech-like creature, and their individuals can be large or small, and they can be combined into larger individuals, and there is a monster called the 'split-headed', which can live on the creature and make the host grow an extra head. ”

"I see, you really have a sacrificial friend."

Yone-Sakura nodded lightly and said in a "as expected" tone.

"Most people probably don't think of using 'no hair' to describe the characteristics of a certain creature, but will subconsciously use an analogy with a certain creature on the earth, such as a 'leech monster' or something. This is no coincidence, only people who can read alien characters are likely to use the term 'hairless'. ”

"Ugh."

Yan Jingxing was silent and sweating.

"Huh." Miss Yone, who noticed his reaction, couldn't help but laugh, "I'm sorry, it's my professional habit to analyze the hidden problems behind other people's words, and I have no malicious intentions, so please don't care." ”

“…… You can guess anyway. ”

"That being said, I really didn't go any further. I noticed that you value that person very much, and in order to avoid arousing your hostility, I naturally chose to stop early. ”

The woman's tone is gentle, so relaxed that she seems to be joking with someone, but the topic is very sharp, and the way she speaks is straightforward, which is quite oppressive to those who have a heart, for example, there is a feeling like chatting with Xie Yuzhi, who has become an adult.

"To get back to the point. The alien race we encounter so far is referred to in the Commission's records as the 'Matlyozka'. ”

"Uh...... Wait, what's the card? ”

He didn't hear it clearly.

"Matlyoshka. In other words, as you may know, it's 'nesting dolls'. Have you ever seen that kind of toy? A big doll contains a small doll that looks exactly the same, and a smaller doll inside the small doll. ”

"I've seen ...... at my uncle's house before"

"Matryoshka dolls are a Russian specialty. The reason for this creature's name, on the one hand, is that the earliest recorded sightings of Matlyozka were in Russia...... The USSR, to be precise; On the other hand, their habits are peculiar to the so-called 'nesting dolls' in terms of performance. ”

Yan Jingxing recalled the scene he had witnessed before.

“…… I noticed that it seemed to be trying to get into the person's mouth. ”

"Yes, after entering the human body, the Matlyozka people will read the genetic components in the tissues and organs, and reappear in the form of this individual, just like the 'painted skin' in ancient legends, the essence of which is covered with a layer of human skin on the basis of monsters."

"Not only that, but the information they can read is not only 'appearance', but also the 'memory' of humans in the hippocampus, the brain tissue. Considering that the human mind and personality itself are based on memory, you can even think of the Matlyozka people as the 'alter self' of the hostess. ”

"Therefore, after the victim is replaced by the Matlyozca, even the relatives and lovers who get along with the host day and night may not be aware that there is an alien around them, and the original him (she) has disappeared from this world......"

"Wait." Hearing this, Yan Jingxing finally realized what he felt was wrong, "This alien creature can actually disguise itself as a human...... So, it's wise? ”

"That's right. That's why we call them 'Matlyozka'. Notice the difference? ”

"But this is the first time I've encountered 'aliens' in the true sense of the word, not 'alien creatures'." Yan Jingxing said, "I thought that there was no intelligent life on that planet anymore.

And, the perfect replacement...... He thought to himself that this was more powerful than the hairless and the slender, who were more like beasts lacking intellect.

No one is unaware of the value of "intelligence", which human civilization relies on to create tools that are countless times more powerful than its own biological performance, thus ruling the planet's biosphere.

"Yes, Matlyozka is a very special being. The committee was eager to grab a few for autopsy studies, but all of them had already been made into specimens in advance. ”

As they spoke, the two of them were already about to arrive at their destination.

Miss Yone-Sakura lifted the tip of her umbrella and pointed in the direction, and the building not far in front of her was the town's police station. The victim of the last alien-inflicted murder is now lying quietly inside.

"There is a speculation that they can be called intelligent life precisely because they came to Earth and lodged in humans. Originally, Matlyozka was nothing more than a beast, but after eating a highly developed brain and absorbing the wisdom of humans, the entire race ushered in a terrible evolutionary ......"

In the middle of her sentence, she stopped.

For human civilization and modern society, the threat of Matlyozka is self-evident, and the only thing that can restrain it is the reproduction of a race.

As individual aliens, even if they can lurk on the earth for a long time without being discovered, they will at most cause a few murders or disappearances, which is not much of a threat; But if this group does find a way to invade on a large scale, it can be described as the end of humanity.

The Matlyozcans possess a considerable degree of intelligence, and they can easily infiltrate the ruling classes of various countries, replacing the operating center of the entire social system from the top down, and unknowingly replacing the vast majority of the people on Earth with aliens......

At that time, even if anyone notices that this terrible change is happening, it will not be able to turn the storm around.

The more you think about this possibility, the more chilling it becomes, almost like the unfolding of some kind of classic sci-fi horror story.

"Still, it's still very similar."

Yan Jingxing muttered.

"Almost all of the alien creatures encountered so far have the ability to lodge, but the intensity and method are different...... Is it some kind of shared trait? ”

"That's a good question, hehe, they're really smart kids."

The woman smiled.

"You should already be aware of it, right? There are two opposing forces on that planet, the status corresponds to that of human beings, and the Alpha Person, who has created a brilliant civilization, and the ruins and buildings left on the planet are often their handiwork, including 'body' and 'superpower', which are all the legacies they have left behind;

"On the other side are strange alien creatures. There is more than one ethnic group, and there are also individuals known as 'overlords'. The Alpha regard them as enemies, and research technology is to fight them. ”

“…… Well, that's true. ”

"There must have been a protracted war between the two. Although no one has been able to witness the outcome of this war, judging by the fact that no sign of the Alpha has survived so far, we can only assume that the civilized side has lost. ”

“……”

Yan Jingxing didn't speak, just was silent.

In fact, this was not the case with Alpha Star in the first place. To be clear, we guess that for the Alpha Person, those strange creatures, those beings called overlords, are also alien visitors. ”

"That's why we call it an 'invasive species.'" Although they are all aliens, they still need to be distinguished from the native civilization on Alpha. ”

Yan Jingxing nodded thoughtfully.

Everything that had happened on that planet, race and history, finally had a vague outline in his mind.

"Alfa, have you been wiped out by the invasive species......

"Quite possibly."

"And the invaders are now on Earth again."

"yes, it's a precursor to extinction. If we humans don't work hard, maybe one day we will disappear into the infinite universe silently like the alpha civilization. Their fate is a lesson for us. ”

Wouldn't that be bad?

Yan Jingxing thought again, although there was no clear comparison, but the technical level of the Alpha Fa was higher than that of human beings......

"Still, I think you can take it easy. Unlike the Arfa, we are at least protected by God. ”

He struggled in confusion for a while, only to realize that the person the other party was talking about was Qiu Qimeng.

Mi Sakura said on the phone before that the strongest body called the "savior" seems to be the only one who can exert all her strength-

"Okay, it's the place. Let's go inside. ”

As they stood in the doorway and spoke, two men in police uniforms came out of the door to greet them.

"Miss Mi, you're here. This is ......"

One of them, a young police officer with glasses, looked at the boy standing beside her with an inquiring gaze.

"This is my assistant."

Yone-Sakura replied in a calm and natural tone, with no hint of lying at all.

"So young? I don't look like I'm an adult......" the other party muttered suspiciously.

"Haha, don't look at him with a baby face, he is actually very capable, I usually have to rely on his strength."

"People are experts, and experts have experts' practices, so let's not mix them blindly."

The older policeman, who was in a bigger grade, said from the side. The young officer nodded, but he didn't mean to continue questioning.

"Miss Mi, please come with us."

As they both turned away, Miss Yoney suddenly leaned over and whispered in his ear:

"Don't worry about Ah Yan, it's not so much that you are my assistant, it is more accurate to say that you are a specially invited bodyguard, but if you say this explicitly, others may not be able to accept it."

"I—I know ......"

The other party suddenly brought his lips so close, Yan Jingxing blushed a little, and he subconsciously turned his head when he felt uncomfortable.

"Alright, let's go inside."

Miss Yonecherry kindly tugged at his sleeve, and then led him up the steps in front of him and into the room.

(End of chapter)