mother of gods

I! "

"You can let go, but you have to go back obediently."

"You let go!"

Lin Zongyun suddenly exerted force, Xiao En didn't expect her to be so strong, so he missed her wrist for a while.

The ensuing inertia made her take a few steps backwards, her high heels made a clicking sound, her arm swung an upward arc in the air, and then landed heavily on the control screen.

Her fingerprint ID is attached to the button.

"Drip!"

"Drip!"

"drop----"

"As authorized by the deputy captain, the air lock of the warehouse in Area C is closed, and the No. 3 hydraulic door is opened."

☆、Chap.55

"Made!" Ivan yelled with his eyes wide open, completely sober at that moment.

In the silent warehouse, only a light click was heard.

The giant steel gate located under the No. 3 logo was rumbled upwards.

A mechanical female voice appeared: "The No. 3 hydraulic door has been opened, please enjoy your trip."

Everyone present: "..."

They looked at Lin Zongyun in unison, and then looked at Xiao En in unison. The grief and indignation in their expressions and the resentment in their eyes made Captain Lin stamp his feet at a loss, and then rushed out of the podium with the folder in hand. .

"Why doesn't this door even have a secondary confirmation insurance?" Ivan turned his head.

Sean's eyes twitched: "It's too troublesome, so I'll turn it off."

Almost the second after his voice fell, a bug fell into the door.

It has a spider-like appearance, with dense white compound eyes located on the head, and the outstretched black tentacles are covered by black scales, covered with dark steel hairs.It is no different from the Andre Zerg in Ivan's memory, except that it is a little bigger, a little taller, and the surface of the joints is a little darker.

Lightning flashed and thundered outside the door, heavy rain poured down, and there was a gust of fire sea gorilla wind. It raised its hard limbs and "ducked" on the spot a few times. Weird black and red, like a legendary giant.

Then, there was a snap.The second fell in too.

They rattled and walked in the dark center of the empty warehouse, and more than 20 guns in the shooting docks on both sides were aimed at the creatures on the ground.

Then came the third, the fourth, and the fifth. The dense swarm of insects was like raindrops in the sky, one close to another, pouring into the empty and dark warehouse like a flood.

Almost without Sean's order, the stationed crew moved immediately.Tongues of flame spewed out from the shooting dock, missiles with trailing tails shot out from the bazooka, pouring bullets splashed on the ground, bombs rumbled one after another, dazzling flames were everywhere in the darkness, and the steaming air made people sweat profusely.

In the chaos, someone shouted: "Notify the bridge! The swarm has entered the C area warehouse!"

Another yelled, "The swarm is too many! We won't be able to stop it for long!"

The swarm of insects rushed in like a tidal wave, and huge waves hit the shooting dock. A big hole was sunken in the hard steel. Only a few sharp screams were heard, and blood flowed out of it quickly.More black bugs climbed up the glass wall outside the podium, their densely packed legs hitting the steel glass, and their milky white compound eyes sticking to the surface.Some bugs fell down, but more bugs climbed up again. The command platform was like a helpless boat in the huge waves, and it might be completely captured in the crazily tumbling dark ocean at any time.

Holding a heavy machine gun in one hand and picking up Ivan's collar with the other, Sean kicked open the escape door facing inward from the podium, and issued a short order to the deputy captain: "Execute Plan C."

"Yes!"

As early as a week ago, when they detected the abnormal activity of the swarm, the bridge engineers decided on three plans to deal with the crisis.The first plan is to fix the engine and leave the planet before the swarm arrives.If the swarm emerges earlier due to warmer weather, plan B is to hold on to the ship and wait for the committee's rescue ship.Once Plan B is shattered, Plan C will be the last resort.The Explorer is a nuclear-powered commercial ship, and its furnace is located in the nuclear reactor on the lowest deck of the ship.If the reactor leaks, it will produce a huge explosion that can kill everything around it, including the indestructible swarm.

The emergency escape route leads to the corridor they came in. At the end of this half-lit corridor is an elevator room, and next to the elevator is the staircase that can go down to the bottom.A group of people walked quickly through the corridor, the explosion made the light bulbs above their heads flicker, and the sewage on the ground trembled with the vibration.Angry tongues of flame raged unrestrained in the dark space, and the insects hit would stagnate for a moment, and then rushed towards the crew members closest to them like a tidal wave of anger.

The screams came one after another.

In a panic, Ivan turned his head, and could even see the white bones trampled under the metal surface of the swarm.

Halfway through the corridor, Sean pulled off the protective cover and pinched Ivan's arm with great force: "Take the elevator to the fourth floor, Ross is waiting for you up there."

Quickly following his pace, Ivan couldn't see anything in front of him.There were deafening gunshots and screams in his ears, and the ground was deep and shallow under his feet. He had to raise his voice: "Why can't you go with me? We must die together, don't try to leave me alone!"

It's this time, and it's still messing around.

Sean slapped him slapped, and then calmly pinched his chin, the red blood in his eyes showed his anger: "Do you have any brains? If I could leave, I would have left with you long ago." Already!"

Ivan held his hand stubbornly, gritted his teeth and cursed: "You bastard who deserves to go to hell! You are stubborn, authoritarian, and have a bad temper. Why are you my brother?"

"Have a conscience, boy, I'm saving your life."

"I don't need it! I just need you to follow me!"

Sean shot and killed the bugs that crawled over their heads: "But I have something to do."

"..." Ivan took a few steps back, stooped to repel the ugly creature with two bangs, gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, "You are a fucking bastard!"

The man patted his head hard: "Ivory can't come out of a dog's mouth. Can't you say something nice before you leave?"

Ivan gave him a deep look, his blue eyes unblinking.

His lips were white with cold, but his fingers were tightly squeezed into his skin: "I will come back to find you."

Xiao En lowered his head and stroked his hair, his emerald green eyes were rarely filled with tenderness.

Behind him was a river of blood, a hail of bullets, the red-haired man gently parted the young man's hair, and then placed a kiss on his forehead, very pure, without any erotic meaning, just for a second The brief contact made Ivan willingly let go of the fingers that clasped his arm——

"I'll be right here waiting for you."

In the next second, he pushed Ivan into the wide open elevator.The elevator doors then closed.

"Report to the captain, a total of 16 people have died. We have 8 left." The deputy captain followed with strides.The roaring artillery fire and bombs temporarily pushed the swarm back to the end of the corridor, they entrenched on the wall, constantly trying to break through the dense line of fire.

Sean said coldly: "Let the bridge close all the exits of the warehouses in Area C."

The communications soldier nodded: "Yes!"

"Also, tell them that we will lure this group of damn beasts to the basement, and then blow them up to pieces. If you don't want to die, immediately evacuate from the east emergency escape route to the outside of the ship."

The correspondent said "Of order!", and the red-haired man turned around, his solemn black military uniform drew a beautiful arc in the air, his heavy military boots stepped on the aluminum stairs, and the fully armed crew followed behind him.

Behind them, the dark tide gathered bright red blood, densely packed limbs stepped on the dilapidated corpses, and the milky white eggs splashed on the ground were trampled mercilessly by the latecomers, and the juice burst into the mighty front. line waves.

☆、Chap.56

The elevator door slowly closed in front of Ivan's eyes. He pressed the button to go up to the fourth floor, and then lay down on the ground exhausted.The elevator was brightly lit, and the surroundings were extremely clean. The sea of ​​insects not long ago seemed to have become an illusory dream, leaving only the bright red line of blood on the ground constantly whipping the bloody storm in his memory.

In the silence, Ivan let out a long breath of white air, then leaned on the wall and stood up.

He was very tired, his ribs were aching, and every step he took felt like walking on the tip of a knife. The sense of emptiness after the intense stimulation made him stand up for nearly a minute.He was covered in blood, dark crimson blood mixed with white insect egg juice dripped down from his scattered black hair, and then lightly fell to the ground, forming a small pool of blood.

Then, with a jingle, the mechanical female voice slowly broke the silence: "You have reached the fourth floor."

It was eerily quiet outside.

Ivan held the gun in one hand vigilantly, and put the other in his pocket.

There was a thin card tightly held there, and he held it so tightly that a red mark was drawn on his palm, but he still didn't let go, as if if he relaxed a little, this thing would come out of nowhere. He slipped out of his arms.

From now on, he will be alone. Looking at the slowly opening elevator door in front of him, Ivan suddenly thought.His mother is thousands of light-years away, and the only life he trusts is hanging by a thread, and his life is in jeopardy.The fear of the future seized him in that moment, because once he walked out of here, he would never see Sean again, the man with whom he had shared 18 years of sad, happy, happy memories people.

For the first time, Ivan felt his heartache was so scary that he even forgot how to breathe.

He looked around in a daze.The bloody riot did not reach the fourth floor, and the humming of the vents was mixed with the slight sound of wind.The spacious and bright corridors are neat and clean, only the warning lights above the head are constantly flashing.The elevator seems to be a bridge connecting heaven and hell. On one side of the bridge is the sea of ​​death and blood, and on the other side is the quiet and peaceful world in memory.

Hell is not good, but there is that person.

Heaven is beautiful, but only shadows follow him.

Ivan walked out without a word.

Through the long and narrow corridor, the bright and spacious warehouse in Area A is just behind a door.There was no one inside, because of the previous violent impacts, the gray long-winged fighter jets slid down the ground and crowded into the left corner in piles.Wing on wing, fuselage next to fuselage, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of things are left unattended like garbage.

"Yo, Ivan, here and here—" Rose waved happily at him from the other side of the warehouse with a bright smile on his face, "I thought I couldn't see you anymore."

Ivan is used to his smiling face: "Where is that thing?"

Ross scratched his head: "In fact, when Sean told me the location that day, I just woke up from the bed and my head was not very clear."

"So?" Ivan's eyes widened.

"But I still remember... He told me to go through the third small door next to the warehouse, then turn right and go up the stairs. The emergency escape pod is behind the top door. Of course, use your ID , " Rose smiled and grabbed the young man's shoulders, "Finally, we can leave here happily."

So where are you unconscious?Ivan cursed in his heart.

——"Where are you going?"

At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly appeared at the end of the warehouse. The sound was so familiar that the two of them stopped in place.

Under the light, Lin Zongyun held a gun in her hand, approached a few steps vigilantly, and asked again: "Where are you going? What's the matter with the ID?"

Rose whistled and looked at Ivan.It means making him responsible.

"I can't do anything about this," Ivan shrugged, and said in a low voice, "You knock her unconscious, and we go to the emergency escape cabin."

"She has a gun in her hand, and I'm not a superman, so how could I beat her?"

"Then everyone stays here together until the reactor blows up."

Ross smiled mischievously: "Haha, it sounds reasonable. But—in fact, we have another choice."

"What?" Ivan tensed his arms vigilantly.

"Anyway, no one will know after the explosion," Ross's cold fingers slid down Ivan's shoulder to his wrist, and then along his wrist he stroked the young man's tightly gripped assault rifle, "How about , How many times did you shoot her?"

"You are dreaming." The young man replied firmly.

"Then I can't help it." Rose spread his hands, "Let's spend our time here and wait to die together. The thought of going to hell with a little beauty like you, and Sean being bombed down there alone If it turns into ashes, I have nothing to regret."

Hearing their vague conversation, Lin Zongyun snorted lightly.The empty warehouse was extremely quiet, with traces of blood remaining on the ground, she took a few steps forward, and then clicked open the safety catch of the pistol: "Ivan, I'll count to three, and then you put the gun down. "

Ivan frowned: "What do you want?"

After walking a few more steps forward, the high heels made a rattling sound on the ground.Lin Zongyun's expression remained unchanged, and she tapped the handle of the gun with her little finger without hearing anything: "Where's Sean?"

"under."

"I just heard you talking about the emergency escape pod," she thought for a while, and then a mocking look appeared on her beautiful face, "I've heard of the captain's exclusive escape pod before, but I didn't expect Sean to give up the opportunity to You two. Ivan, I can't see that you want to get out of here like a coward."

"Sharp mouth," Rose commented beside Ivan, "that's why I don't like pretty women."

Her words hit the nail on the head. Under the off-white light, Ivan's expression changed, and the elongated shadows of the three faced each other silently.Lin Zongyun continued: "Xiao En could have left here, but he died for you. Tell me, do you have the slightest bit of guilt for thinking this way now?"

Ivan could not utter a word.Rose looked at his trembling fingers, raised an eyebrow, and turned his head away.

"Your heart is really cruel, Ivan. If it were me, I would definitely not leave him there alone. Because I can't bear the condemnation from my heart, and I can't stand watching the person I like dying in the mud The torment——" Lin Zongyun became more and more proud and comfortable as she spoke, looking at the young man with a pale face, the aggrievedness she had caused by Xiao En before was swept away.

However, just when she was about to add a few more sentences, Ivan's expression suddenly changed, and he raised his arm and raised his rifle.Lin Zongyun was startled, she pressed the trigger without hesitation, the bullet rushed out of the gun, splashed sparks, and shot straight at the black-haired young man.

Seeing that the bullet was about to hit Ivan's abdomen, Rose threw him to the ground with a bang.The rifle drew a parabola in the air, and the muzzle burst out with flames. Several bullets left a long series of oval bullet holes on the towering, pointed ceiling of the warehouse. Blood flowed from Ivan's side. down.

Regardless of the pain, Ivan shouted loudly: "Damn it! Lin Zongyun, there are bugs behind you!"

Feeling a gust of wind passing by, Lin Zongyun turned her head subconsciously, and then her eyes met the worm's round compound eyes.

Not good, she thought.

snap-

The small female pistol fell to the cold ground.

☆、Chap.57

Almost at the moment when he fell to the ground, Ivan ignored the severe pain in his abdomen and roared angrily, "Damn it! Lin Zongyun, don't look back! There are bugs behind you!"

But everything is a bit late.

Lin Zongyun turned her head reflexively, and the bug lying on her shoulder jumped up in response.The eight tentacles of the worm's body were fully unfolded like budding flowers, and the black scales shone under the light.

The woman screamed, and it opened its serrated mouthparts——

Then he bit off half of her head in one bite.

With a click, the cracks on the skull were extremely neat.The white walnut-shaped brain is still trembling, and the dark blue nerves hang down to her mouth along the veins of the brain.

She still maintained her previous frightened and distorted expression, and her perfectly shaped red lips made a final sound: "Help...me..."

Then the whole person fell straight backwards.

With a bang, her pistol also fell to the ground, falling into a puddle of white and red brains.

It's as if the skull is an overturned cup and the brain is the jelly inside.The cup broke in half, and the jelly slid out of it.

Ivan cursed secretly.Rose supported his shoulder with one hand, picked up the rifle that fell to the ground with the other, and raised his hand to shoot three times blindly.

"Can you still go?" He lowered his head and smiled.

"...Um."

The young man was half lying on the ground, and exhaled a deep breath of white air. He looked at Rose belatedly, and suddenly felt that he was a little strange.

They first met outside the slaughterhouse-like medical room, when Rose asked him to put down the chair with a smile on his face.It's the same now. Seeing the tragic death of his former colleague, he still curled his lips and asked Ivan gently, "Can you go?"Ivan blinked his eyes. Under the cold and gray light, his blond hair fell softly around Rose's dark blue eyes, and bursts of fragrance hit him. His white cheeks were clean and flawless, as if he were a god.

Clutching the blood that was pouring out of his abdomen, he struggled to stand up.

Ivan's pupils trembled, and he suddenly became dizzy.

Ross didn't care about anything, as if he was a god, and a thought suddenly popped into his brain.So Lin Zongyun was like a crawling ant to him, so no matter how many people died tragically in front of him, how many swarms of insects were about to rush up like a tide, the god was still like "Young man, do you want to follow my teaching? "The caring, kind look.It is incompatible with the painting style of this occasion.

Ivan was worried for a while about his brain pain.

The expression on his face kept changing, and finally stayed in a tangled look.In the big red blood pool, he raised his hand, hooked Rose's neck, and said with difficulty: "Don't try to leave me alone. I can go."

"Okay, then hold me tight." Standing up, Ross blew a puff of gun smartly. There was no green smoke on the muzzle, "The bridge below probably won't be able to support it, and the entire army has been wiped out. Next, there may be There are a lot of bugs."

He lifted Ivan easily, walked into the small door and turned right.Blood flowed from Ivan's clothes, dragging a long line of blood on the ground.The bugs, who came forward one after another, chased them all the way along the blood line. Rose seemed to have eyes opened in the back of his head.

Ivan glanced back in a strange way, and the insect corpses in twos and threes collapsed to the ground, and the dark short pile carpet was stained black with colorless blood, making it impossible to judge whether they were dead or alive.

"Strange, these bugs shouldn't be so weak. I remember being in the hive, only missiles could penetrate their shells."

Ross paused for a second, and then his eyes flashed: "Maybe... it's because the few hydrogen bombs Sean dropped killed most of the bugs, so they fell in love with each other again. Love to have children, give birth The children who come out are still young, so they are not so powerful?"

Ivan glared at him: "Why can you associate everything with that?"

"Where is it?" Rose pretended to be innocent.

"Sex related." Ivan said blankly.

Ross looked innocent: "I'm adhering to a scientific and responsible attitude, okay? Can you stop slandering others like this every time? Other people's hearts will be hurt, okay?"

Ivan Ningyan was speechless and decided to shut up.

Because of the abdominal wounds, they didn't walk fast, and it took 10 minutes for just one corridor.

Go through the hallway, then turn left, and an upward staircase appears in front of you.

After several struggles, Ivan panted heavily and stepped up the first step. Just as he was about to take the second step, the white light above their heads flickered and then went out completely with a "buzz". .

The surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, so dark that you can't see your fingers, only the sound of blood dripping to the ground can be heard.

"..."

After staying quietly for a few seconds, without waiting for the backup power to come on, Ross announced without any sadness: "Ah, it seems that the bridge has been completely captured." Don't take too much gloat.

Ivan couldn't express his feelings: "Maybe they have withdrawn from the ship..."

"There are bugs outside, and retreating outside is a dead end," Ross led him up a few more steps, stepping on the ground with his heavy military boots, accompanied by the young man's panting, "So our Captain I really love you. Before dying, being a hero will push you out of the fire pit intact."

Ivan raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically: "But I would rather die with him."

"Didn't you tell him?" Rose twisted his face.It feels so good.

"How else can I tell him? Pulling the corner of his clothes to look cute and rolling, almost kneeling on the ground begging grandpa and grandma to beg him not to push me away-but you see, it's useless at all. I'm standing now at your side."

"You have worked hard enough," Ross regretted deeply. "That person is too stubborn and cold-blooded. Even the closest person, in order to achieve the goal in his heart, he can push away without hesitation."

Ivan didn't make a sound, he felt that it wasn't stubbornness, but love.

Sean must have loved him to the extreme, so he could hold back the desire in his heart and push him to a safe place, a place far away from him, a place where they would never see each other again.He likes to be possessed by people, but love makes people give up. Ivan's love for Xiao En must not be equal to his love, because he can't let go, can't give up, and what fills his heart is the hesitation of going forward alone after being abandoned by others.

"Okay, the last step, work harder, work harder—" Rose was like a midwife.

As he walked up the last step with difficulty, Ivan felt chills all over his body.I don't know if it was chills due to excessive blood loss, or chills of fear because I was about to leave here.

Lowering his head, he groped forward a few steps in the dark until he touched the cold wall.There was a bump on the wall, and he hesitated, then took the ID card out of his pocket.

"Identity verification." The control system in the independent power supply lit up, and the Yingying light scanned the card up and down.

"Authentication passed, welcome, Captain Sean Sergeyevich."

The door opened inward, and a small escape machine was parked in the dim semicircular space.This machine is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Science and Technology Department of the Committee. It does not need to be recharged or refueled. It is light in size and sturdy in appearance. The freezer inside stores enough food for two people for more than three months. It is equipped with the most advanced radar. tracking systems and autonomous driving systems.It can be said that even if it is the end of the world, the two people in the escape machine can be guaranteed to survive safely.

Taking the first step into the room, Ivan's voice trembled a little: "Are we leaving?"

Rose stroked his hair: "Yeah."

"We... really have to go?"

If Sean was here, he would definitely mock his procrastination mercilessly.But Ross lowered his head, leaned over and whispered softly in his ear again, "Well, it's time to go."

A small door descended from the tail of the aircraft, and the space inside was small, through a corridor lined with storage cabinets, and there were no instruments next to the two seats in the nose.Ross carefully put Ivan on the chair, fastened his seat belt with a click, then sat down on the seat, and pressed the start button at hand.

"Activate the R-32 escape machine."

"The emergency escape procedure is in progress."

"5, 4, 3..."

It is said that when a person is seriously injured, the memories of the past will be displayed in front of him in a flash.

At this time, Ivan thought of Sean for no reason.

Lying on the soft seat, he shivered from the cold, closed his eyes heavily, and countless pictures suddenly flashed before his eyes:

There is Andre, there is Rose, there is mother, there is Sean who likes to kick the quilt when he sleeps, Sean who studies hard all night but still fails his class and yells at the teacher for being perverted, Xiao En who roars like a lion when he is angry Well, there was also Sean who had bloodshot eyes and slapped him to make him go away.

Every picture is so vivid, as if it happened in the last second.

Ivan sighed heavily.

For the first time, he suddenly realized that he missed that voice so much.

Miss the languid accent, the man calling him "boy" in a mean voice, and then usually followed by all sorts of unreasonable demands.

The mechanical female voice continued to count down: "2, 1..."

"0."

"Escape device set up. Launch."

The nostalgia came to an abrupt end.

After a blast, Ivan only felt his body lighten suddenly, and when he raised his eyes, he found that he was already in mid-air.

The communication device installed on the head of the spaceship flickered suddenly, and after a burst of noise, the sound of gunfire came from inside.

"Go right! Right! Right! There's a basement over there!"

"May! Watch your top!"

"Idiot, are your eyes for decoration?!"

Ivan sat up straight.He tentatively picked up the communicator, his hands trembling.

"Shaw... Sean?"

There was a sudden silence.After a long time, Sean's lazy tone appeared on the channel: "Boy, why does your voice sound like you are about to cry."

"..." Ivan stared at the communicator in his hand.

"Hey, hello? Is the signal not good? Why are you crying? Didn't I coax you well? Like a little girl, is Ross bullying you again?" In the hail of bullets, Sean asked with ease. road.

Ivan called out tremblingly, "Sean..."

Sean was silent for a while: "Huh?"

"Sean."

"Well, I'm here." He answered tirelessly.

Ivan felt that he suddenly wanted to say a lot to the man, and he even wanted to grab the man by the collar and talk like an old woman for three days and three nights without stopping.

But in the end, thousands of words turned into one sentence: "Sean, survive. I will come back to you."

Sean seemed to be smiling over there: "Okay."

A stab.

Then the communication was cut off by him.

Ivan struggled to look back, and with a loud bang, a large explosion extended from the bottom of the Explorer to every corner of the huge ship. The colors were magnificent, huge, and the flying fragments were like gorgeous fireworks. They sprinkled on the scorched land one after another.

The first and only commercial nuclear-powered space-class ship fell in the explosion and sea of ​​flames, and disappeared in the billowing fog with its prestigious captain and 48 elite crew members.Just as there will always be an end after a grand ceremony, under the swaying light of dark clouds and turbulent fires, Explorer pulled down its curtain.

☆、Chap.58

Explosions followed one after another. Ivan lay on the glass and saw the windy wind and gunpowder smoke filled the air. The fire burned from the bottom of the hull all the way to the top, dyeing half of the dark gray sky red. It was vigorous, spectacular, and eye-catching.

Suddenly there was a loud noise, and the explosion ignited the fuel tank next to the engine.The terrifying energy wave centered on the Explorer and spread out in all directions. At that moment, it even flattened the boundless forest fire around it——

The escape machine trembled suddenly, and the warning light turned red.

"Warning, severe rear impact."

"The left engine is severely damaged, and the auxiliary fuel tank is slightly leaking. Current fuel level: 40%. 39%. 38%..."

"Automatic driving is disabled. Please confirm whether to enable manual driving?"

"Confirm." That was Rose's voice.

The plane entered the clouds, and there was another wave of vibration.

The huge tremor caused Ivan's wound to open for the second time. His eyes turned black from the pain, and he couldn't help gnashing his teeth and asked, "You... just... can't you drive more steadily?"

What Rose answered he no longer knew.

Because in the next second, he passed out from the pain.

Dizzy for three days.

When he was dizzy, Ivan entered that dream again.It's just that this time is different from before. He dreamed that he was the queen, the young king grew up under his teaching, and that man was a priest, acting on behalf of the country in the name of theocracy.

A cold hand grabbed the corner of his clothes: "Are you going to find the priest?"

The little king with blond curly hair was lying under the flying veil, looking at him eagerly.

Ivan heard himself say, "Yeah."

At the end of summer, the air is hot and uneasy.Overblown alfalfa flowers are planted under the brown-green, and the blurred royal garden exudes a dreamy halo.The wide and majestic stone steps connect from the mountainside to the top of the mountain, and the white stone pillars rising from the ground constitute the sacred and majestic temple.

The owner of Ivan's body stepped lightly on the last stone step. The wind blowing from the desert in the distance blew the thin white cloth on his body. His expression remained unchanged, watching the monks slowly open the double doors of the temple in front of him. , the door was dark.

The setting sun hangs high in the clouds, and the western sky is covered with large expanses of red.He entered the sanctuary, and the door slammed shut behind him.Twelve thick stone pillars support the towering front hall, the walls are covered with exquisite colorful reliefs and murals, and the jumping flames burn coldly on the gold leaf hanging table, illuminating the dazzling array of things on display.

"...Shabu Nicholas," Azathoth, who was wearing a gorgeous sacrificial attire, sat high on the altar, revealing the strong bronze muscles of his arms, "there is still a whole month before the ceremony, what do you want? What can I do?"

Ivan stepped on the marble floor with his bare ankle.There seemed to be some hesitation, and then he heard himself say, "...I want to get out of here."

Azathoth propped his chin up with his hands, and chuckled softly, "Tell me your reason."

reason?

Ivan felt a flame of anger rising suddenly from the bottom of his heart, burning blazingly in his own heart.It was as if Azathoth's question was extremely disgusting, so disgusting that it made one's whole body stiff with excitement, he took a deep breath and said calmly, "You... shouldn't destroy this place."

Azathoth repeated his words: "Shouldn't it?"

He lay back and the sunlight poured down on him through the thin stained glass.After taking the throne, his shadow was stretched extremely long, his tentacles squirmed, his teeth and claws were stretched out, it was not a human shadow at all.

"Don't you have feelings for our little king?"

"..." Ivan felt an invisible pressure on him, and a dead air surrounded his pale face. He took a deep breath and said, "They said... God Love the world."

The man appeared behind him in the darkness, and the chaotic breath of chaos enveloped him.The malice was so close and so strong, in the sweltering air, he felt a coolness in his heart for no reason.Azathoth said: "We are not gods."

"But you answered their call like a god."

"That's just because it's too boring," the deep voice echoed in the dim and gloomy temple, "the summoning always comes with a price, and the time to collect the price is up to me. Now, I think it's time."

"...Why can't we just leave?"

"Because I don't want to." Azathoth's red eyes stared at him like chaos, and the madness rippling inside made him shudder.

Ivan felt palpitation-like fear in his dream, he struggled hard a few times, and the light finally shone into the dark world.

Gradually wake up.

Blinking hard, he finally saw where he was.

The plane plunged into the yellow sand, surrounded by endless rolling desert.The bright red morning sun shines high in the cloudless sky. The hot sun penetrates the thin mist and pours on the vast and magnificent sky.