mother of all races

"...Damn, damn, damn!"

Lin Xi couldn't help uttering a series of curses.

"Another big problem."

While speaking, Lin Xi pressed his forehead. He always felt that he had experienced similar things before.

[The frantically fleeing animals and frantically fleeing humans, the endless escape, the teammates who disappeared in the strong wind, the pain caused by the wind knife cutting on the surface of the expedition suit...]

Lin Xi looked back at the vague fragments that emerged in his mind, feeling more and more heavy.It seems that since the Helios crashed on this planet, his luck has been bad.

Lin Xi looked around him. According to his experience, before such a large storm came, he had to find a way to find a solid place as a shelter anyway.

But today his luck is still as bad as ever.

Today they are located between the ruins of the Helios and Xavier's Cave.

Lin Xi estimated the distance and found that even if they abandoned all the materials and materials at this time, and then took off quickly with Xavier's flying ability, it would be difficult for them to rush back to the cave before the storm came.

Not to mention, just after they discovered that the storm was coming, in the blink of an eye, the originally stagnant air had turned into a biting squall.

And the gust of wind quickly became as sharp as a blade after passing through the jungle.

Under such circumstances, if Xavier is rashly allowed to take off, it is simply to send him to his death.

You have to think of some way to do it.

Lin Xi forced himself to calm down, his eyes quickly swept over the surrounding environment.

Originally, Lin Xi still had some hope in his heart—he was counting on the lush forests surrounding them to provide them with some shelter.

But the reality is cruel.

Lin Xi found the thickest tree in his field of vision, and then he stretched out his hand and tugged at the "branch" vigorously.However, just as he stretched out his hand, he saw that what he thought was a tree wriggled vigorously under his palm a few times.

Lin Xi's face turned blue for a moment, and he realized that these things that looked like alien plants might not be plants...at least, not the kind of plants he thought.

Those "trees" felt like floppy rubber tubes.

Reluctantly, Lin Xi tugged at the exposed roots of the "big tree" on the ground, and as a result, several tentacles that looked like octopus tentacles were pulled out of the soil with ease by Lin Xi.

Lin Xi could even hear a small "Zi Zi" sound in the air.

And those wriggling slender roots in his palm were constantly twisting, changing the color of the surface, and finally shrunk tightly into a ball of soft and sticky stuff.

Lin Xi threw those "roots" out vigorously, then he found a piece of rock from the ground, and scraped off the slime on his palm.

"...well, it looks like we can't count on these trees."

Lin Xi bit the bullet and muttered.

His breathing was very short, because the overly strong sense of crisis was affecting him and the "he" in his body.Every time his life was threatened, "He" always became emotionally unstable.After discovering that the "forest" he walked through was full of similar things, Lin Xi's face became a little ugly.

In the end, Lin Xi had to close her eyes, and then began to use her mental power again to find and observe the creatures on this planet.

He tried to use the existence of these little things to help himself find a way to escape—just like before.

This is not an easy task. After all, in order to escape the deadly storm on this planet, all the little creatures have buried themselves deeply in the ground.Lin Xi had to diffuse her spirit to a deeper and denser place in order to barely capture the chaotic souls of those little creatures.

And in this process, the sky that was showing bright and thick colors a few minutes ago also became gloomy after a while.

The arrival of the storm made the sky as dark as night, and at the same time, the deadly wind became more and more violent.

Those winds shuttled through the rough rocks and soft bushes, making indescribably shrill screams one after another, and those voices almost sounded like some living things were screaming.

And the strong sense of oppression brought by the storm itself made Lin Xi feel even more creepy.

He couldn't wait to escape from here, because his instinct was telling him that now he was in mortal threat.

The soft and fleshy "trees" like rubber tubes around them are constantly swaying in the strong wind, which is bad, because the thick branches of this thing are completely transformed into deadly whips in the wind, and these whips are being whipped by the wind. He whipped everything around him constantly.

If anyone among the three of them was an ordinary human being, walking through such a "forest" would most likely result in a broken spine.

Well, although both Lin Xi and Xavier have undergone further alienation, their bodies are not afraid of this level of whipping, but these constantly dancing branches still caused a lot of trouble for their progress .

Lin Xi vigorously pushed away a "twig" that almost fell on his face, and he almost wanted to swear.

He had never felt that the plants on this planet were so annoying. At this moment, he missed those lovely trees on the earth.

Fortunately, he is no longer alone now. Xavier and Arthur naturally stood by Lin Xi's side after realizing that the situation was wrong. Most of the strong wind was blocked, which made Lin Xi's pressure much less.

And his current worm limbs on one side are far more suitable for walking in strong winds than human legs, at least he can insert the tip of his worm limbs deeply into the ground.

If not, Lin Xi might have been blown directly into the air by the strong wind because of his small size... Considering the sundries carried in the strong wind, Lin Xi can be sure that it will not be a pleasant journey.

It's just that in order to protect Lin Xi, the other two alien species paid a lot.

Even in such a strong wind, Lin Xi still smelled a strong smell, which was the smell of blood from his own family.

Lin Xi was sure that the surfaces of Xavier and Arthur's bodies must be dripping with blood and full of scars.In fact, even he, who was well protected, was inevitably cut with several deep blood marks by the strong wind.

However, in today's situation, no one can spare time to take care of their own wounds.

"Go over there..."

Under the extremely difficult investigation, Lin Xi's heart moved slightly.

Somewhere not far away, many organisms are converging in that direction.

Although he didn't know what was there, Lin Xi couldn't care less because of the crisis.

He dragged Xavier and Arthur directly, and staggered towards the edge of the woods.

The wind kept whistling in his ears, even under the cover of Xavier, Lin Xi still felt the deep terror.

At this moment, time and space seemed to have been cut into pieces by the frenzied wind and thoroughly shredded, and then mixed into a chaotic mass in a frenzied manner.

"Crack-pump-"

The crushed stones were engulfed by the storm, cutting several "trees" right in front of Lin Xi's eyes.

Of course, Lin Xi and his party also failed, but because of the strong wind, Lin Xi didn't even know where he was cut.

The approach of the storm made Lin Xi more urgent. He had a hunch that this time the storm was more cruel and difficult to deal with than the one he remembered.

Yes, the storm seems to have become something else on this planet, a huge and irresistible horror.

If he had his own lair and enough family members, he should have been able to breed individuals suitable for this storm environment as cover, but now he has only...

"call--"

Another howl of the wind.

Lin Xi shivered. He didn't understand why he still had such strange thoughts in such a critical situation.

He pressed against his belly, his skin smooth, warm and firm.

But even so, Lin Xi always had a strange... strange feeling.

He always felt that his body was extremely empty, and his stomach was so empty that he couldn't stand it.

What does this portend? ?Lin Xi didn't dare to think about it.

He, Xavier and Arthur continued to move forward with difficulty.

And the only thing that can guide them is Lin Xi's vague intuition.The only good news in this process is that the "trees" that were close to them and caused a lot of trouble before are breaking apart.

Without those wildly dancing "twigs", the road ahead for Lin Xi and others was finally a little quieter.

At the same time, as the distance got closer, Lin Xi gradually had a clearer feeling - there was a safe haven somewhere.

It didn't take them long to find the place, which was a gentle slope that looked quite flat.

If it weren't for the succulent "plants" covering the surface that had already been cut into pieces by the strong wind and sucked into the air, Lin Xi probably wouldn't have found it even after walking here 10 times.

Just at the inconspicuous lee of the gentle slope, there is a depression that is about to be flattened by the wind.

After brushing off the soft soil on the surface, an obviously man-made round metal door appeared in front of Lin Xi.

There is a line of English signs written on the surface of the door.

Lin Xi saw those words at a glance.

[USS Providence Project Unit Facility No. 7654]

Except for a line of writing engraved on a metal plate, the rest of the writing has faded away over the course of 300 years.

But this is not an important matter, after all, Lin Xi has no time to study it at this time.

He didn't even have the time to be surprised by the sudden appearance of human creations in front of him.The moment Arthur pushed aside the dirt, he had already pressed hard on the switch of the metal door.

There's a very old electronic lock over that switch.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xi heard some kind of buzzing sound coming from under the metal door. Look, the mechanism behind the metal door can still move.

This made Lin Xi subconsciously take a breath.

But in the next second, the metallic sound disappeared.

The door didn't budge.

oh damn...

Lin Xi's heart sank all of a sudden.

He thought of the problem in a second—the metal door seemed to be an underground entrance to a certain facility, and now, the door had already been locked from the inside.

Although 300 years of time will oxidize the logo on the metal door, it has not rendered the locking system useless.Lin Xi turned his head suddenly. He looked over Xavier's shoulder and looked in the direction of the storm.

That thing looks like a blackness that covers the sky and the earth.

It was very close, the woods where they had come had long since disappeared, and the unimaginably huge stones were floating in the air like foam.Lin Xi gritted his teeth and stared at that area. Although his rationality told him that it was just a storm, from what he saw so far, he almost doubted that the storm had swept the entire continent into the air.After all, in his opinion.The boundary between the sky and the ground has become extremely blurred.If it wasn't for the alienation of Lin Xi and the other three, they would have died of the lack of oxygen and debris caused by the wind pressure.

If there really is a god of death in this world, there is no doubt that what Lin Xi is staring at right now is the god of death.

Just when Lin Xi was about to despair, something on Xavier's back suddenly flickered twice...

That was the electronic brain that was in a malfunctioning state due to the burning of components.

If anything, it's more like a ghost story than anything else.

After all, Lin Xi had checked this thing before, and it was completely malfunctioning and invalid.

But now, at this moment of life and death, the element representing the activation switch on the electronic brain lit up again.

Lin Xi didn't even realize why those little light bulbs were on, when he heard a sound of metal collision that made him sober.

He suddenly turned his head to look at the metal door beside him, and was shocked to see that the red light on the electronic lock on the side of the door, which represented the lock, changed to the green "unlocked" state.

In the next second, the extremely heavy metal door began to slowly lift upwards.

And just like that, it opened up its dark, gloomy interior to its first visitors 300 years later.

The three of Lin Xi didn't hesitate at all, they quickly jumped towards the inside of the metal door.

During this process, Lin Xi heard the sound of countless gravel hitting the metal door.And because of the exposed metal bearings when the door was opened, it made a somewhat overwhelmed sound in the strong wind.

After everyone entered, Lin Xi closed the door again without hesitation.

Accompanied by the dull sound of closing the door, the originally harsh sound of the wind suddenly became subtle and ethereal.

This is very reassuring, because it means that the place where they are now has a strong airtightness-at least for a short period of time, they don't have to worry about being turned into pieces of minced meat by the storm.

After realizing that she was finally safe, Lin Xi's whole body went limp, and she suddenly fell down and sat slumped on the ground.

He gasped for breath for a while, only to realize that in the previous gust of wind, he had actually been unable to breathe due to lack of oxygen.

It took Lin Xi longer than expected to recover, and he looked around nervously.

He found himself in a very small metal secret room: the walls, floor, and ceiling were all made of extraordinarily smooth metal, and the lighting facilities had long since failed, but the green emergency light in the corner was still working, but the light was still on. It was very dark.

Lin Xi suspects that in a few years, these emergency lights may also lose their effectiveness.

Both Xavier and Arthur surrounded him tightly. After confirming the safety of the environment, Xavier took the lead in hugging Lin Xi.

"Lin Xi, are you okay?"

he asked concerned.

"I am fine…"

Lin Xi looked at the deep bone wounds on Xavier's arm with some pity, and then said.

"How are you?"

He stretched out his hand and pressed the wound on Xavier's body, and immediately felt the latter's body tremble heavily.

"I'm fine too."

Xavier replied very sweetly.

Lin Xi raised her head involuntarily, looking into Xavier's eyes.

That pair of red compound eyes is frighteningly bright in today's dim environment...

The previous trek in the storm left Xavier with scars all over his body. There were several deep gashes on his face. The blood and open wounds made this alien look more ferocious and weird, but at the same time, In this way, it also has a different kind of bloody and barbaric... charm.

Lin Xi's body was slightly stiff. After realizing what he was thinking, he quickly avoided Xavier's gaze, and turned his attention to the other wounds on Xavier's body.

On the other side of Xavier and Lin Xi, Arthur looked down at his arms and legs.

Originally, it wanted to actively answer Lin Xi's question, but the moment it almost opened its mouth, it suddenly met Xavier's eyes.

The huge and terrifying king worm was over Lin Xi's shoulder, staring at it vigilantly.

Arthur shivered a little, and his strong intuition made him shut his mouth tightly.

In this way, Arthur curled up his body, then stretched out his tongue to lick the wound on his body, and remained silent.

Lin Xi didn't notice this very small conflict between Arthur and Xavier.

After getting out of danger, he has more things to care about,

"Providence..."

Lin Xi thought back to the line she saw before entering the secret room.

Then he felt his heart start beating fast.

As early as in the ruins of the Helios, he had already thought of the Providence. Who would have thought that only a few hours later, he would already be standing in the facility of the Providence project.

He stood up and paced back and forth in the small secret room, checking every inch of the metal plate here, but after all, he found nothing.

There are some traces on the floor. It can be seen that something may have been placed here before, but now it is empty and there is nothing.

But even so, just knowing that this is an ancillary facility of the Providence project is enough to shake people's minds.

The USS Providence's immigration program was an exceptionally large and vast one.

The stunning ship of wonder, the Providence, was only one piece (albeit an important one) of the plan.

It's just that before this, everyone thought that the Providence had failed in the early stage of landing, but now... look at this secret room.It has complete facilities and electronic control systems that have lasted for 300 years and are still working.

This shows that after the Providence landed, it did not immediately usher in a devastating blow, and they at least carried out part of the plan.

For example, build some underground facilities on this planet.

But thinking of this, Lin Xi suddenly remembered the episode when they entered here.

He rushed back and found the destroyed electronic brain from the ground.

The thing just lay lifeless in Lin Xi's hand, and the scorching marks caused by the current overload were particularly obvious on the silver chip.

The activation before it made any movement seemed to be just a dream produced by Lin Xi amidst the tension.

But Lin Xi knew that this thing must have some connection with this place.

It was this electronic brain that opened the underground facility that was built here 300 years ago.

If it wasn't because the power of the storm was too great, a level beyond the reach of human technology, Lin Xi would almost believe that the man hiding behind the electronic brain deliberately manipulated the storm and drove them here.

Lin Xi's face was a little dignified, he felt very bad.

The Providence more than 300 years ago, the weird planet and the completely alienated self, plus a man who walked into reality from a dream, no matter how you think about it, there is a huge conspiracy hidden behind it.

In an impulse, he raised the electronic brain in his hand, and then he whispered to it in a cold voice.

"I don't know what you are thinking, and I don't plan to know what your plan is. But no matter what tricks you plan to play, I don't plan to accompany you."

"We'll get out of here when the storm dies down..."

"If you really want someone to assist you in your suicide, find a way to get another spaceship from Earth."

Lin Xi's voice fell, and the secret room returned to silence.

Lin Xi didn't blink his eyes, he stared at the electronic brain tightly, always feeling that the thing would start talking to him directly in the next second.

But after waiting for a long time, the electronic brain looked like all normal, discarded electronic components, still lying peacefully and quietly in his palm.

"Well, if you like this, enjoy yourself."

Lin Xi placed the electronic brain in the corner of the secret room farthest from him, and then returned to the other side of the secret room.