Shen Jie sat on the sofa, nibbling on candy.
Outside the window, the night fell, with a faint sense of scrutiny emanating from the high skies.
He was not unaware. It was just that his body was already very close to leaving this world. Repeated awakenings would consume what little time he had left.
So despite being somewhat bothersome, it could only be ignored.
As for the identity of the other party, he could also guess.
The ability to go unnoticed within Zhu Wu You’s protection can only be achieved by a Rank One alien.
——This body’s younger brother, Shen An.
“The Form of Annihilation” was a very special alien, devouring the life force of all living beings it saw. As a Rank One ability in the “Death” category, it was unique within that category. In other words, there could only be one “Form of Annihilation” in each world.
The original form of his body was of the same type as Shen An.
That was also why he had such a strong desire to devour this cheap younger brother he had never met.
A world could not have two “Forms of Annihilation”. Since he came to this world, it was destined that one side would have to devour the other.
Even in the void, with two worlds separated by the world membrane, accompanying his growth, the existence of the “Form of Annihilation” still attracted him, making him search for what was missing.
Shen Jie leaned back on the sofa, closing his eyes and reminiscing.
He rarely reminisced about his birth.
After all, traversing through the long barren memories back to the origin was quite exhausting.
Unlike other children, he could open his eyes as soon as he became conscious, seeing the world shrouded in a faint red hue.
He was born under a tree in the wilderness desert. No parents. No relatives.
An old man passing by adopted him. He taught him swordsmanship and raised him.
Later, he discovered he was different.
Even later, others also discovered he was different.
Those memories were too distant. Shen Jie thought for a moment, and along with the memories hidden in the candy, the memories of his youth accompanied him. The scattered and chaotic fragments gradually returned to silence.
At that moment, a violent fluctuation suddenly arose from the southeast, breaking through the boundaries of Rank Two and rapidly approaching Rank One.
He felt his heart skip a beat.
It was Zong Lin—
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At this moment, the group was concealed on the rooftop of a high-rise building with excellent visibility at C Base.
As the wind howled, Yan Hua carefully observed through binoculars.
Due to their previous experience in the city, Yan Hua quickly estimated the general situation.
“At the moment, the leader has not been affected mentally. But based on observations, approximately 50% of the population in the base has fallen under the influence of the ‘Black Flyers.'”
The “Black Flyers” were the temporary name given to the unknown “Soul” Rank Two alien in the city.
“Fortunately, it is not completely hopeless”, Chen Yi pushed his sunglasses up and said, “If the captain’s side goes smoothly, the mental control exerted by the alien on the infected will soon be severed, and at that point, the infected will descend into chaos and madness. According to Captain Zong’s allocation, half of the sixteen volunteer teams are responsible for controlling the infected, while the other half are tasked with repelling the invasion of aliens outside the city. As for us, we are the emergency response team, responsible for handling urgent and special situations. In any case, the base gate must not be secretly opened by the infected.”
Su Shiyu stood in the shadows, his white windbreaker billowing in the wind as he adjusted his gloves, gazing into the direction of the horizon.
Suddenly, half of the pedestrians walking below the high-rise building froze in unison.
The black flyers in their pockets spontaneously ignited, turning into ash and dispersing.
“It’s time to act!”
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Hundreds of bloodshot eyes burst open on Hein’s body, reaching the maximum state of his ability.
His “Soul” ability excelled in mental intrusion and control.
Unless it was a Rank One with mental power far exceeding his own, it was impossible for anyone not to be affected by his full-strength attack.
As long as Zong Lin showed a slight mental gap, he could drive one eye to escape from Zong Lin’s “Soul Lock,” and then self-seal his soul and retreat into a space rift. Although he would suffer great damage, with a few years of recuperation, he could recover as before.
But why hasn’t Zong Lin been affected?
The largest eye in his chest had been pierced by Zong Lin, and there had been no response to his plea for help to the “Lord.” Now, even the chance of survival by severing the arm had been completely blocked.
Hein’s smile twisted completely, and his gaze towards Zong Lin was filled with horror, “Wait, don’t—”
However, Zong Lin hardly gave the antagonist a chance to speak. The aggressive “Soul” ability directly invades along the spear, devouring and destroying within Hein’s body.
In the urgency, Hein’s face began to distort and change until it finally turned into the appearance of a cheerful young man.
It was Qi Xiu Yun.
Zong Lin’s movement paused.
As teammates who had faced life and death together for many years, the members of “Dawn” knew that Qi Xiu Yun’s disappearance was likely related to the aliens, and they knew that Qi Xiu Yun might have encountered misfortune.
“Where is the real Qi Xiu Yun?” Zong Lin asked in a deep voice.
“What are you talking about, Captain Zong?” Qi Xiu Yun’s face showed a bitter expression. “Okay, I admit it’s my fault for hiding it from you. But after so many years of fighting, you also know that my infection value is getting higher and higher, and I’m almost out of control. I don’t want to die, I can only choose another way.”
“Captain, for the sake of our many years as teammates, can you let me go just once? Just once.”
Qi Xiu Yun’s face showed a pitiful pleading expression, looking at Zong Lin with pain and helplessness.
However, Zong Lin remained expressionless.
With his extensive combat experience, he knew that the aliens were always cunning and devoid of humanity, and everything before him was just the enemy’s disguise.
The real Qi Xiu Yun was already dead.
Only by devouring Qi Xiu Yun’s soul could the creature before him obtain Qi Xiu Yun’s memories and information.
Thinking that there might be hope in Zong Lin’s silence to delay time, Qi Xiu Yun didn’t expect that in the next moment, Zong Lin’s abilities would come crashing down like a torrential rain, completely crushing and devouring it.
Zong Lin withdrew his hand.
Qi Xiu Yun’s body fell to the ground, while hundreds or thousands of inactive eyeballs rolled around the room like ping-pong balls.
The surging energy surged on the surface of his body, as if trying to cross some boundary and reach a higher place.
Zong Lin closed his eyes.
Crack.
Crack.
The promotion of the “Soul” ability, many years ago, Zong Lin had tried once.
From Rank Three to Rank Two, the soul seemed to undergo an extremely chaotic mutation, gradually transcending the limits of humanity and evolving towards an unknown direction. Once out of control at this time, forgetting one’s consciousness as a human, one would completely transform into an alien.
Not only the aliens. The power of ability users also came from the mist.
They were constantly fighting against the transformation.
And he would face a battle a thousand times more dangerous than the previous one.
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“Um?”
The Temple of aliens .
Shen An was engrossed in observing his brother when his attention was finally diverted.
Hein was dead.
An ability user was ascending to Rank One.
A worthless subordinate who could be discovered by humans was dead, so be it.
However, in Hein’s final plea for help, there was also attached the appearance, information, and identity of the other party.
Shen An paused at the identity of the other party, his smile stiffening on his face.
Brother and this ability user, were they… partners?
Partners.
This term was very unfamiliar to him.
He couldn’t imagine at all what it would be like for his brother to be in love with another person.
The small black bird in his hand was suddenly crushed into pieces. Crimson blood flowed down Shen An’s fingers.
He still had a smile on his face. But this smile had become somewhat eerie.
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The surging “Soul” series of supernatural abilities materialized into entities within the narrow room, countless silver threads crisscrossing, forming a structure resembling a cocoon.
Pale bone wings were embedded among the threads, and Zong Lin’s eyes were spreading a pale white color. Suddenly, he felt the world twist and sway.
The surrounding scenery collapsed inch by inch and then reappeared.
He found himself standing on a plain. In front of him, a colossal tree rose from the ground as if it could lift the city atop its thick canopy. Beneath the tree, another version of himself stared back at him. Covered in pale bone armor, with two crimson points in the eye sockets like lamps, long white hair billowed behind him in the wind, bare-chested, with bone wings spread out. It held a long spear, raised toward him from a distance. It was not a gesture of welcome. And this was just one of the scenes in Zong Lin’s current field of view. Another scene unfolded in his vision.
Its entire body was covered in bone armor, swelling a thousand times its usual size, like a giant creature from myth, spreading its wings and soaring over the city.
Bone spurs fell like rain, countless creatures screamed in agony, pierced through their souls. The city collapsed, engulfed in black smoke.
Its eyes, like crimson lanterns, glowed with ferocity, sensing his presence, it turned its head and let out a low growl.
One scene after another unfolded before him simultaneously.
In this moment of ascension, Zong Lin felt his consciousness distorted and split into countless fragments by the immense power surging within him, detached from his own body, ascending higher, entering into unknown dimensions, simultaneously facing countless versions of himself.
Among these countless versions of himself, hundreds and thousands were all aliens.
And he, himself, stood among them, the only human.
Thank you for the chapter 💖💖💖
Damn, he was always destined to mutate completely 😭