Sea of ​​Doom

There is a large room here. By estimation, the entire corridor is probably within the range of this room.However, such a huge room does not give people a sense of emptiness at all, because it is not only full of various experimental equipment, but also a huge computer, and papers all over the floor.Looking at it this way, it looks a bit like the place where Xia Zhi stayed in District 2.

But it's not this that grabs everyone's attention, it's the safe that stands in the center of the room.

Cylindrical, filled with water, and most importantly…

"Mermaid?" Zhou Zheng's eyes widened.

I saw the figure fixed in the safety cabinet, with a graceful falling body on the upper body and a slender fish tail on the lower body, what is it if it is not a mermaid?

It's just that no one expected to meet such a mermaid here. What they thought at most was to find some information about the plague in Mohe, or to think in a better direction, it would be best to find Xia Zhi's father .

But this mermaid just appeared in front of everyone, and everyone stared wide-eyed, not understanding what was going on.Is this something Father Xia researched...or is there another source?

However, no matter where the mermaid came from, it is possible that the so-called sea ape really existed in response to Xia Zhi's words.

"Alive?" Berlin frowned, the scene was too weird.

"Is there a light?" Mo Yu said as he searched along the wall. After a while, the whole room was lit up.

Xia Zhi was excited from the very beginning, so interested that he seemed to be able to eat the whole room on the spot.As soon as the light came on, he walked towards the mermaid.

Others were not as excited as Xia Zhi, at most they were a little curious about this mysterious creature, and now they also gathered together with Xia Zhi.

"Is this made? Or...where did you get it?" Zhou Zheng approached and touched the glass cautiously.

Xia Zhi didn't answer him, but walked around the safe, looking left and right.

"If this is made, will it be similar to your principle?" Mo Yu asked.

"It should be different. Mine won't produce body mutations, and the healing ability depends on the super-speed regeneration of cells. I'm afraid she doesn't have this ability." Xia Zhi said, pointing to the safe, and saw the place where the mermaid's body and tail are connected. , there was a hideous wound that almost wound around her entire waist. If it had the ability to heal, there was no reason for this scar to stay for so long.

As Xia Zhi said, he went to look at the tester on the side, and saw that the mermaid's physical fitness was displayed on it.

After reading it, Xia Zhi shook his head, "Dead, no heartbeat."

Lu Cheng walked to the other side and began to look at the scattered papers, while Mo Yu looked at Xia Zhi and suddenly asked, "Does this healing ability have any... side effects?"

This is what he should be worried about. Now Mo Yuan has become like that. Although he can survive in the end, there are mutations in his healthy body.

Xia Zhi didn't intend to hide it. He nodded and said, "Yes, the number of cell regeneration is limited for the human body. Once the cells stop regenerating, this person is basically finished. I have observed the situation of the experimental subject, Although the function of cell regeneration has been strengthened, it still does not break this set of ethics. That is to say, regeneration after injury consumes the lifespan of this person."

As soon as these words came out, the entire laboratory quickly fell silent.Zhou Zheng knew about it a long time ago, and now he hastily glanced sideways at Lu Cheng's reaction.

Berlin also paused, and looked towards Xia Zhi.

Injury regeneration consumes lifespan...

Among the five people, Xia Zhi was the only one who was still walking normally. He thought that he couldn't see a flower even if he looked at the mermaid this way, so he walked to the pile of papers next to him, sat down and began to flip through them little by little.

Lu Cheng was still flipping through the materials in his hand, trying to find something useful to show Xia Zhi, when he heard Xia Zhi say this.

Injury regeneration consumes the person's lifespan.

life.

The scene of being penetrated at the summer solstice in the northwest reappeared in Lu Cheng's mind, the hand holding the paper suddenly tightened, and the whole paper was crumpled in an instant.

Will it consume life?

Unlike the quick mending before, he slept for two days after that...

Lu Cheng didn't even dare to think, after accumulating so many injuries, how much life would Xia Zhi have left?

"Cough cough ---" Zhou Zheng coughed twice, holding Berlin with one hand and Mo Yu with the other, as he walked out, "Hey, what, let's take a look elsewhere, ha! Here you go--"

The voice became smaller and smaller in the back, and before they finished speaking, the three of them had already left the room.

Xia Zhi looked at the direction they went out strangely, what could be outside?Isn't all the important things clearly placed here?It's better to take a good look at this mess of files than go out and wander around, which ones are important.

Xia Zhi shook his head, stretched out his hand to pick up a stack of papers, and then fixed his eyes, and saw a cowhide notebook underneath?

what is this?

Xia Zhi was just about to reach out to pick it up, but someone took him a step faster.

Following Xia Zhi's gaze, Lu Cheng bent down to pick up the cowhide book, and handed it to him.

Xia Zhi was stunned, wasn't this person still there just now, and suddenly ran over, what was he doing?

Immediately, his whole body became fully alert. Xia Zhi looked at Lu Cheng up and down, and when his eyes fell on his face, he froze.

It's not for anything else, just because the expression on Lu Cheng's face is solemn and...serious that he has never seen before?Even with a sense of vicissitudes, I feel that adding two crow's feet can instantly make me ten years older.

In the past, Xia Zhi might have teased him, but now the two of them were hiding something in their hearts, so they stood face to face for a long while without saying a word.

Finally, Lu Cheng broke the silence.

"Healing the wound...how much damage will it do to the body?" Lu Cheng's voice was a little hoarse, and he felt that his throat seemed to be on fire, and he dared not say the word life span.

Xia Zhi paused, glanced at him, and shook his head, "I don't know, I don't have a reference, if it's a minor injury, it might last a day or two, or it might last a month or two, I'm not sure."

"What about the big injury?"

"what?"

"What about the serious injury that fell into a coma for two days afterwards?" Lu Cheng stared at Xia Zhi, as if trying to see a hole in him, with inexplicable emotions surging in his eyes.

"More, I don't have a reference, it's hard to say. I have only seen three such physiques in total. Lin Zhen is so insane. Ask him and he might know." Xia Zhi said, "But it doesn't matter, right? It’s all gone, if you know it, it’s also adding to the congestion.”

Lu Cheng's eyes suddenly opened, "What's the name?"

Xia Zhi glanced at him inexplicably, "Just life expectancy, in fact, the idea of ​​reducing life expectancy is too abstract, that is to say, who will not get any diseases when they are old? The maintenance depends on the body's certain immunity and recovery. Functions and the like, but this thing is also limited, I used it in advance, and I will die quickly in the future..."

Before Xia Zhi finished speaking, Lu Cheng suddenly hugged her into his arms.

"Fuck, what are you doing?!" After staying with the four of them for a long time, Xia Zhi also learned to swear.But this was too unexpected for him, not to mention that Lu Cheng hadn't touched him much a long time ago, the current situation of the two of them, Lu Cheng shouldn't have done this.

While thinking about it, Xia Zhi wanted to push him away, what is this!

But halfway through Xia Zhi's movements, he suddenly froze.

There are reasons why I feel that my strength is really no match for Lu Cheng, and more because... my neck feels a little wet for no reason.

Lu Cheng cried?He cried?

When Xia Zhi still felt that he hadn't regained his composure, a muffled sound suddenly came from his ear, "I'm sorry..."

The god who hadn't slowed down was hit with a stick and flew away without knowing where.

Lu Cheng buried his face in Xia Zhi's neck, and his heart ached uncomfortably, as if being grabbed by someone.

Lu Cheng wanted to ask Xia Zhi, how long ago did he know that there might be such a side effect?

Knowing that there will be such a side effect and rushing forward, why is he so stupid, he would rather be the one who was hit at the time.

What's more, how many years will his body's life expectancy be shortened?

Lu Cheng had been thinking before, just the one time in the northwest, from then on, Xia Zhi would never suffer any grievances again.But now he regretted it, he was afraid.

Compared to Xia Zhi who might not be able to return to him for the rest of his life, might not forgive him for the rest of his life, and could not touch this person even if he stretched out his hands, that really made Lu Cheng feel what the end of the world is.

What would he do if Xia Zhi was gone?

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng couldn't control his tears that kept pouring out.

How can he, Lu Cheng, let Xia Zhi wait for him for seven years, and still take risks for him again and again?Where can he return the things that Xia Zhi lost for him?

Lu Cheng couldn't explain why he burst into tears all of a sudden, but he felt bored and panicked, thinking about what Xia Zhi had done for him, thinking about what he had done.He originally thought that he would use his whole life to replenish Xia Zhi in the future, but now, what can he give Xia Zhi?What can I give Xia Zhi so that he can live out his life well?

Lu Cheng didn't know, so he panicked.

Xia Zhi's heart is also extremely complicated. On the one hand, he doesn't want to be sticky with Lu Cheng anymore, on the other hand, he feels that the current situation is not good and pushes him away.But after thinking for a while, he took a step back and broke free from Lu Cheng's embrace.

Seeing Lu Cheng being pushed away with tears still on his face, Xia Zhi couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.

I saw that on that face, apart from the deep sense of guilt, there was even something that Xia Zhi couldn't recognize.

"Didn't I tell you earlier, I owe you my life." Xia Zhi wanted to pass a piece of paper to Lu Cheng from his pocket, but after thinking about it, he might not use it, "It's fine if you pay it back." Cleared."

When Lu Cheng heard this, his heart ached even more, but he just couldn't say anything, as if thousands of words were stuck in his throat.

Xia Zhi patted the ashes on the kraft paper, "I don't hate you either, if Bai Ge were your sister, I might do the same."

Lu Cheng's eyes widened in an instant, he felt as if his heart had been slammed by something, and he thumped, "No..."

"I was obsessed with too much. I didn't ask you about Bai Ge's condition after I woke up. One yard counts for one yard. I tried my best. In the end, whether she survived or not is none of my business." Xia Zhi's voice was very weak. .

"It's not what you think," Lu Cheng's expression was a bit painful, it's not what Xia Zhi thought, he doesn't like Baijian, he never liked Baijian, "I don't have that kind of affection for Baijian... I just like you people……"

Really like him alone.

Lu Cheng only liked him from the beginning to the end, and never liked Bai Jian. He felt more distressed about Bai Jian.It was as if he was treating his younger brother. He remembered that Zhou Zheng had treated him like this when he first joined the army.It was because of Zhou Zheng's patience that he couldn't go astray in the end, so he kept thinking that if he had the chance, he must find a way to make Bai Jian realize that liking men is not a disease.

But his understanding was limited to hoping that Bai Jian would meet someone who would treat him well. This person, he never thought it would be himself.

But how would he explain it to Xia Zhi?

How is he going to explain it?Even if he explained it, would Xia Zhi still believe it?

"Oh." After Xia Zhi heard his words, he was also stunned. Lu Cheng liked him. If he had heard this in the past, he would have happily found a tall building and jumped off, but now... Xia Zhi lowered his eyes, feeling Take a look at the already calm heart.He shook his head and said in an almost emotionless voice.

"It's a bit late, unfortunately."

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