The lounge where Lu Ning was in was collapsing. Starting from the face, everything here began to burn like fragile paper. The bright golden flame burned everything, but it did not hurt her at all. She could feel the strong emotions conveyed in the fire, and she moved forward with all her might.
But this made Lu Ning feel panic for no reason.
Even if treasures are fused, personal emotions are still a very private thing. No one will show it directly in front of anyone. Without the protection of the body, it is a very fragile thing.
Lu Ning was able to pick up a familiar breath from the golden flame. Her panic was not because of fear, but because she was extremely worried that this would be the last release of this brilliant emotion. She was afraid that she would never be able to touch this place again. Piece of warmth.
Calmness began to spread from the robe to her whole body. The more moments like this, the more she needed to think carefully about the current situation. The human face, that is, the tip was the first to be burned by the golden flames coming from the outside. Although she knew something about the Memory Network, she had 100% trust in Yan Rong.
"Therefore, there is a hidden danger in what Duanzuo told me. It may not lie, but a lie can also be the truth that covers up part of the truth. If I don't consider its description of myself, as far as I am concerned... The point of using a lie is to go the way it wants us to go, and my experience should not leave its control arrangement, which is...to master this memory network."
Whether it is to obtain information or escape from prison, the first reaction is that it must be beneficial to master this memory network. It is not the ultimate goal, but it is the only way to achieve almost any goal.
Lu Ning pulled out the two swords, let the blades condense into shape again, and jumped into the flames.
Under the dense red net in the space burned by the flames, Lu Ning could not see things further away. She could only see memories one after another sealed in the translucent space. Those symbols formed a gap between the memories. At the connecting points, they are mixed and fermented like this, turning into those turbid and inexplicable forms.
Lu Ning was continuing to fall. She used the tip of her knife to pick up a ray of golden flame, shining downwards. Perhaps she was already very close to the bottom, and the red threads were getting less and less. She saw some golden light falling in the darkness next to her. It seemed that there were still people who were aware of all this like herself.
Finally, where the red silk became thinner, a deathly blue-gray thick fog appeared. Lu Ning heard a slightly wet and sticky sliding sound, and then, countless tentacles suddenly appeared around her. A huge eyeball suddenly opened under her body, and the teeth around the eyeball were closing rapidly.
She released the recoil array with her fingertips and lifted herself up a distance. Her teeth suddenly closed two or three meters below her body, making a loud noise. Before Lu Ning had time to congratulate herself, she reacted quickly enough. Hidden tentacles had pierced her head.
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"The disaster incident [Murder Butterfly] failed to be handled, and all the brains of the 1,329 residents in the town were sucked."
The middle-aged man said into the intercom.
"reason?"
"We're too late." The man took off his helmet with an angry look on his face, "If our maneuverability were faster, we might be able to save some people!"
"Esson, the news from the royal capital is that the equipment of the supernatural disaster management agency will indeed be updated, but... you are about to retire, so I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it."
The man named Esson was silent for a moment and smiled bitterly: "That's right, I'm older."
"You are already luckier than most of your colleagues to be able to resign safely without missing any arms or legs."
"Well, I'll go look for it one last time. Although there has never been a record of anyone surviving the [Murder Butterfly] incident before..." Essun walked towards a street, still looking a little unbearable.
Lu Ning found that she could only follow this person, but she had never heard of who this Aisong was, but she could infer something based on the events they said.
Essun checked four or five houses, and the residents in each house had their brains sucked out, and even their eyeballs turned into pools of blood. Essun's expression became more and more solemn. Although Lu Ning could tell that this was not the first time he had experienced such a thing, it still brought a lot of psychological pressure to him.
When Essun walked into a small courtyard that was not very big, the instrument he was holding suddenly lit up. Lu Ning knew that it was something like a life detection device. Surprise and uncontrollable ecstasy flashed across the middle-aged man's face for a moment. He even rushed into the house a little lost his temper, quickly searched the ground with instruments, and opened a hidden cellar, which seemed to have been used to store wine. In a place like this, there is still a little girl about three or four years old lying there.
Although she fell asleep due to lack of oxygen, the little girl was still alive.
Essun hurriedly picked her up, took an oxygen bottle from various emergency equipment on his body, and walked out of the cellar while giving emergency treatment to the little girl.
Then the space was shattered as if it was being chewed and torn apart, as if a piece of paper had been peeled off. Immediately afterwards, Lu Ning found herself and Essun standing in an office. A person who should be a chief was standing in the office. Handing an envelope to Esson.
"Congratulations...I still want to say congratulations."
It was the voice from the intercom before.
Essun smiled bitterly and took the envelope.
"His Majesty the King has arrangements for our lives after retirement, and as you are able to be healthy, you actually have a bright future. At least the rest of your life is guaranteed." The officer smiled, "To be honest, I'm a little envious."
"I have received a job offer from my family. I am a security captain. The salary is very good and it suits me very well." Essun nodded.
"Isn't this great!" The officer patted Esson on the shoulder, "Then why are you looking so sad?"
"Sir, can I ask...how is that little girl from before?"
This question made the commander think carefully: "The one you rescued in the last incident? Well... the basic inspection report has come out. There are no special changes in her body, but it is indeed a shame that Killer Butterfly would let her go. The weird thing about people is that you know that cellar can’t stop the killer butterfly at all.”
"But according to the rules..."
"According to the rules, her fifteen-day detention inspection period has passed. We really shouldn't restrict her freedom anymore, not to mention she is still so young. But her parents are dead and her relatives seem to live in that town. By law, she must be sent to an orphanage.”
Essun opened his mouth and seemed to think for a long time before he said this sentence with difficulty: "Well... I want to ask, can I..."
"No." The chief saw Essun's situation at a glance. "You are not married, are you? Although I know you will be a good adoptive father, rules are rules. A person without any experience in raising children cannot directly As an adopter, it’s another thing if you can qualify.”
"But it takes at least two years to obtain qualifications." Essun said distressedly, "There is no guarantee that the orphanage will definitely be a good place."
"Esson, answer me now. Did you adopt her because you pitied her for being helpless? Or did you adopt her because you wanted to comfort yourself and find a spiritual sustenance for yourself?" The officer's tone became serious.
Essun was silent for a long time before saying: "...I understand, I am actually not ready to be a father yet."
The commander also sighed.
"Well, let me help you and arrange for the child to be placed in an orphanage near your hometown. You can take care of her while you are qualifying. When you obtain the right to adopt, it will be convenient for you to adopt her directly. How about this?"
"Thank you! Sir!" Essun quickly saluted with a military salute.
Then, the gnawing scene appeared again. Lu Ning stepped on the gradually broken office floor and stepped on a piece of soft earth.
"Is that Saga?"
"It's terrible. Why does she always talk to bugs?"
"Grandma is so kind to everyone, but she never reacts."
"Last time I invited her to make a cake, she ignored me!"
The child's words reached her ears. Lu Ning stepped on the soil and saw a slightly older girl kneeling next to a fence. At the age of four or five, she had actually begun to understand her surroundings, but she still lacked understanding of the world. Saga lowered his head and fiddled with the dirt on the ground, making his body dirty.
"Saga, it's time to eat."
A gentle voice came from not far away. It was a woman wearing an apron and a kind face. She was about fifty years old, but the wrinkles of the years had added kindness to her. Saga ignored it completely and continued to pull the mud off the ground.
"What is so fun that makes you so attentive?" The woman came over. She was obviously very experienced in dealing with children. She did not speak harshly, but changed the topic to the things that Saga was concentrating on.
After hearing the question, Saga raised his head: "Grandma, Tuli."
"In the soil? What's in the soil?"
"There are some things in the soil. Dig them out." Saga pointed at the soil, "If you don't dig them out, they will be gone."
"Okay, after we finish eating, grandma will help you with a shovel, how about that?"
Grandma coaxed her while pulling Saga up from the ground.
This time, the surrounding environment disappeared as if melting. Lu Ning avoided the splashing droplets and walked into the next place.
Grandma was in the office of the orphanage, and Esson opened the door and walked in. After a period of time, the man combed his hair and beard and became more energetic. However, compared to his previous vigor, he was more used to the peace of life at this time.
"Grandma, what happened again in Saga?"
"Mr. Esson, I know that you hope to adopt her after you are qualified, so I treat you as her adoptive father a little early." Grandma's expression was very business-like, "This is my last time. Let me inform you that if it cannot be handled well, I am afraid I will have to report it, and I will be responsible for all the children in the orphanage."
"Again……"
"Yes, this is the medical report this time." Grandma handed a document to Essun. "The doctor's diagnosis should be OK. Saga will come into contact with insect eggs, and those eggs will naturally be buried in her skin. They begin to develop and grow, and they will 'break out of the cocoon' as adults. However, the characteristics of these insects have undergone some changes after such growth. The first two times were fine, but this time a nurse was bitten. After the surgery, the entire arm became swollen and had to be amputated. Although it would only cost a little more to grow the arm again, this incident is enough to judge that Saga has a certain degree of lethality."
Essun frowned as he looked at the medical report.
"You have worked in the supernatural disaster management team before, and I also obtained relevant information when I adopted Saga. We already have enough reasons to suspect that that incident brought some unexpected effects to Saga. Her His mental and physical conditions are not particularly good. If Mr. Esson agrees, we will notify the local logistics team..."
"Can you wait a moment?" Esson interrupted Grandma.
"Speaking."
"From this report, it seems that something special happened to Saga in that incident, which gave her the special abilities she has today. But... the basic strategy of the processing team is to prioritize processing, which I know very well , if Saga is sent there like this and with the previous report, I think she will be under long-term supervision immediately, and she can only move in a surveillance unit for at least a year. This is too much for a little girl Some."
"Is that so? I don't know very well." Grandma frowned.
"The processing team will never treat entities that have clearly shown abnormal conditions as human beings. We have always done this." Essun said, "It's just that at the moment... we actually can't judge whether this is harmful, can we? Some There are many cases where people with superpowers can do some destructive things when they cannot control them, but when they grow up, they can use their abilities to protect others."
"You mean, let me give Saga another chance?"
"Grandma, I will go and tell Saga in person, and she will still listen to some of my words." Essun folded the document and put it in his pocket, "I will also teach her how to control her abilities, although I don't have any special abilities. , I have seen about a dozen of them, but I may have to trouble you with matters such as psychological counseling, as I am not qualified in this area."
Grandma sighed softly: "Well, after all, she is a child here. If she is really locked up in a place like that, her fragile heart may be even more difficult to get better."
"Thank you for your understanding!"
The gurgling sounds around her became more and more obvious. Lu Ning saw the scene change again, but this time she seemed to hear some crying in her ears, and some people were screaming. The emotions of fear and despair were in this world of memory. Spreading, when the previous peaceful scene dissolved, the last thing that appeared was the orphanage stained with blood.
Insects as big as fists are raging here. The corpses of caregivers and children are scattered everywhere from the corridor to the courtyard outside the door. Grandma fell at the door, and her throat was torn open by the mouthparts of two cricket-like insects. Those bugs were greedily devouring flesh and blood, and in the corridor on the first floor where Lu Ning was, Esong crushed a bug to death, raised his pistol, and pointed tremblingly at Saga standing at the end of the corridor.
"Why on earth is this happening?" he yelled.
"It's just a quarrel." Saga's voice was as calm as death.
"It was just a quarrel? You ordered the bug to kill everyone?"
"I didn't order it, they just did it themselves."
