mother of all races

"Honestly, I'm not expecting anyone to answer these questions for me."

It was Sorian who spoke.

He lowered his eyes, stared at Lin Xi, and then said slowly.

Lin Xi looked back at him without answering.

……

It was a recorder on the engineering team who first noticed something was wrong.

During a routine inspection, he found that the air filtration system in the cabin where the Ando couple lived had been operating at a high load, and then the ancient components were overwhelmed and burned directly.

If it were on Earth, it would be just a very small part failure, but where they are staying now is an unnumbered asteroid.

Taking the air filtration system offline will result in high levels of carbon dioxide in the sealed living quarters and, in the worst case, suffocation of the occupants if left unattended for a long period of time.

So even in the chaotic situation after the bug attack, the recorder still dutifully marked the fault.

Next, just like Lin Xi at the beginning, the recorder found that he could no longer contact Shizuo Ando with his personal terminal, which made him feel a little worried.

The next thing seemed to be logical—just like all murder cases, after discovering that the Ando couple were in a state of being unable to contact each other, the recorder found his superior.The careless superior didn't pay much attention to this small problem at first. After all, after those crazy bugs attacked the spaceship, the situation on the ship was quite bad, and the engineering department had a lot of things to do.

However, after checking the cabin access records of the Ando couple, these unlucky engineers found that the situation seemed not as simple as they thought-they found that the Ando couple had been staying in the room and did not leave.

The staff of the engineering department, who already had a faint sense of something bad, had to come outside Shizuo Ando's cabin in person, and then they tried to get the metal door open.

By the way, before seeing the dead body, everyone thought that the horrible smell that gushed out after opening the door hurt them the most.

And after a foolish newcomer recklessly turned on the lighting system in the cabin, about half of the people screamed and fled from the door of the Ando couple's cabin.

The remaining half of the people stood where they were, they were completely terrified by what they saw and couldn't move.

"... when we saw Shizuo Ando, ​​he was standing directly under Mrs. Ando's body, covered in blood, some of his own, some of Mrs. Ando's, and of course, we are sure, more blood From the monsters whose corpses lay around his feet."

Sorian's indifferent and unwavering voice rang in Lin Xi's ears. Although it sounded like a calm narration, Lin Xi still shivered involuntarily after hearing his description.

The place where this conversation took place was in an office with confidentiality measures.

Lynch, Alyssa, Sorian, and Bryce sat at the same metal table with their cheeks tensed.

Of course, Lin Xi knew very well that according to Sorian's idea, it would be best if there were only the two of them in this room.

He doesn't know what happened, maybe because he was the last to see the Ando couple alive?In short, Thorian always seemed to be suspicious of something.

It's just that Sorian's request is destined to be impossible to achieve.

Bryce would never be able to safely let Lin Xi stay alone with someone like Sorian, he was extremely tough, and could even be said to be rude and strongly demanded to be by Lin Xi's side.

The reason why Alyssa also appeared on the side of the metal table was because she simply stated that she was tired of being behind the one-way glass window, listening to all conversations like a villain in an old movie.

In short, at the insistence of the medical officer and the vice-captain, this room appeared, this metal table appeared, and at this moment, Sorian even had to sit here, talking feebly with the others with that lifeless appearance. The three of them summarized the situation—yes, at Alisa's request, he told everything in the cabin where the Ando couple was in a straightforward manner.

"Ando Shizu...Professor Ando looked very bad at the time. He was covered in blood, and even when he saw outsiders coming, he didn't move. He just lowered his head, like a scarecrow planted on the ridge of the field. Head, there is no response. In fact, at the beginning, everyone suspected that both Ando and his wife were dead.

After all, for a long time, he didn't move at all, and his appearance, well, I think you should guess, anyway, he really didn't look like a living person at that time.

However, when the people I brought approached him...that is, when we wanted to check those monsters, he suddenly moved. "

Having said that, the pupils of Sorian, who had always been indifferent and cruel, shrank slightly.

Lin Xi, who had been watching him, saw this scene and couldn't help frowning slightly. Lin Xi could feel that when recalling the scene of seeing An Teng Jingxiong, the hard shell of this man who seemed as impersonal as steel There seemed to be a hint of fear seeping through the gap.

a few hours ago -

The living cabin of the Ando couple

"Don't touch my baby."

Shizuo Ando raised his drooping head amid people's screams, but it can be seen from his expression that he didn't really notice what kind of nightmare he was in.

His eyes were black and cloudy, his cheeks were a frightening blue-gray, and the bulging veins were throbbing under his thin skin like some kind of parasite.

The first person who approached him screamed in fright at Shizuo Ando's sudden movement.

After triggering a round of panic, Ando Shizuo stopped again, he stared blankly ahead of him, and after a long time, a small whimper came out of his throat.

"Dr. Ando?"

"Ando...doctor...what happened..."

Someone suppressed the panic and asked him with his precarious reason.

The one who took it for granted got no response.

Ando Shizuo's body gradually began to shake from side to side, and louder, continuous whimpers slowly overflowed from his throat. The sound didn't sound like a human voice, but more like a beast.

But what made people feel creepy was that almost at the same time as he was sobbing, there was a faint smile on his face.

His lips turned up and showed pink gums and teeth.This distorted and unnatural smile made him look like a mentally handicapped person. If he didn't know his identity, no one would have guessed that not long ago he was an amiable and gentle university professor.

"...Don't be afraid, I... I'm a good person."

He murmured, his pupils dark and empty, making his sunken eyes look like two small holes poked in a mask.

"It was hard, very hard. I don't know how on earth I did it, but thank God I did...they're all fast, and I know that if they really use their power, even if they have Ten of me, there's no way I could do anything about it. But I did it eventually. You see, I should have known from the start that there was something wrong with Liz, something was wrong with her from a long time ago... and My kids... for God's sake, I can actually sense that, that's not my kids."

The screaming crowd outside the hatch seemed to make him ponder.

"Hey, listen to me..." he muttered, with a hint of childish resentment, "I killed them for everyone on this ship...you should thank me...I've been struggling...I know , yes, I know, but I can't help it... at least a small part of their body is my child..."

Ando Shizuo staggered two steps forward, looking almost like a zombie hunting his prey.

It's just that his actions were so clumsy, he accidentally kicked the corpse of the monster at his feet.

Ando's movements froze suddenly.

He lowered his head and stared straight at the monster at his feet.

The mixture of bugs and human babies, ordinary people will have nightmares for a long time just by looking at them a few more times, but Shizuo Ando has watched them for a long time...a long time...

Then he knelt down and picked up the monster's body tremblingly.

"Sorry……"

Sobbing, he murmured to the terrifying monster in his arms, his voice much louder than before.

"I'm sorry... Dad killed you... I'm sorry..."

Shizuo Ando's body suddenly hunched, and he fell directly to the ground, under Liz's body and surrounded by the monster's body.

He kept kissing the human part of the monster in his arms, tears intertwined.

As for the monster in his arms, it happened to have the face of a human baby. If the carapace with obvious insect features on its head can be ignored, the scene looks like it from a distance. It was a heartbroken father holding his child and crying bitterly.

Monsters are real, they are so scary.

And Shizuo Ando's pain turned out to be equally real.

……

Time went back to the present, and in the temporarily opened secret room, Lin Xi interrupted Sorian.

"You mean, Shizuo Ando admitted that it was him...he killed those monsters?"

Lynch asked.

Sorian nodded: "That's right, we checked the corpses of those monsters, and every monster had marks of stab wounds with sharp weapons, and we found Shizuo Ando in his pocket that he used to kill those monsters." The dagger, the blood of those monsters is on the blade of the dagger, and the fingerprints of Shizuo Ando are very clear on the handle."

"Those monsters..."

At this time, Alisa also spoke, but her tone was very hesitant, as if she was wondering whether she should ask that sentence.

"Those monsters came from Liz's body."

Bryce took a look at Sorian, then spoke ahead of the man—as if he knew exactly what Alyssa was trying to ask.

As the highest-ranking medical officer on board, he had initially checked those monsters that had lost their lives... and Liz's body.

Although they had already been mentally prepared, after hearing this definite answer, the expressions of the four people beside the metal table became extremely ugly.

"Oh, God……"

Alisa murmured.

Bryce reached out and took Alisa's cold palm.

He had a hunch that what he was going to say next might make Alisa feel even more uncomfortable.

"What I'm going to say next... I think you should be prepared, it's not a pleasant thing." Bryce said, he could feel Alisa's palm was wet and cold, which was very important for him It's a rare thing for her.

Thinking that all this mess is now on Alisa's shoulders, Bryce can't help feeling a lot of pity and love for her.

He really didn't want to scare Alyssa, but he knew he had to say those things.

"I'll make a long story short—those bugs are horrible, but after a simple test, I found that they are not what we thought before, some hellish space parasitic infection. I know many people think that way, after all We've just been attacked by alien bugs...but no matter how horrible the bugs on this planet are, one thing I know for sure is that the things that died in that cabin were genetically derived from Liz Chen and Shizuo Ando, ​​in other words, they are their children."

"Are you kidding me?"

This answer seemed to be not what Sorian thought. He looked at Bryce in shock, his tone full of doubts.

Bryce gave him an oddly nonchalant look.

Undoubtedly, Sorian probably really thought that the sudden madness of the bug before had something to do with the bug monster in Liz's stomach, isn't it such a coincidence?

Bugs, bugs, and bugs.

The Sunu planet was originally called the insect star by those who hated it, and when they failed to transition and landed on a strange alien planet, it was still the insects that plagued the Helios.

"I never joke about things like this," Bryce said. "Let me remind you that Liz is a Sunu hybrid, and we don't really know anything about people on this planet, and then They chose to self-destruct. Moreover, Ando and Liz should not have had children in theory, and Liz's pregnancy was obviously God's mistake... Well, we just didn't expect that those children would end up It will appear in front of us in... that form...."

He had some difficulty choosing his words.

The confrontation between Bryce and Sorian was straightforward and intense, while Lin Xi, who was sitting on the other side, was silent.

He had to take a deep breath because he felt a little out of breath.

Bryce was obviously by his side, but he always felt that his brother's words were a bit ethereal, as if he had been immersed in the water and was listening to the people on the shore.

"...One more thing to point out is that even if Shizuo Ando didn't do anything to these monsters, it would be difficult for them to survive. Yes, they look very scary, but I checked their bodies, they are just appearances It’s just very weird and terrifying in appearance, as for their bodies themselves are incredibly weak. Let me put it this way, they are a group of undeveloped things at all, even if Shizuo Ando didn’t dig them out of Liz’s stomach, they Can't survive... maybe they're just a few poor deformed babies."

Bryce shrugged and came to his own conclusions.