mother of all races

Even if the chocolate is really stale, it shouldn't taste so horrible.

Lin Xi's body trembled slightly, and he tasted that piece of chocolate earnestly, almost masochistically - it seemed that the thing would corrode and melt his tongue in the next second.

Lin Xi soon realized that it was not the chocolate that was the problem.

The problem was himself—

Since his body began to mutate, his physical body has been too different.

For example, the ferocious mouthparts at the bottom of the tongue, for example, the straw that protrudes from the depths of his throat when he loses consciousness.

Moreover, he clearly felt the attraction of fresh flesh and blood... He once mistakenly thought that it was because his body was too weak that he would have such a hunger for those extremely terrifying things.

But thinking about it now, this kind of thinking is clearly just deceiving himself.

If he was still a normal person, even if he was about to starve to death, he probably wouldn't have such a strong desire for the pulp transformed from the corpses of those alien insects, or the already stiff corpses of humans.

And now the extremely unpalatable chocolate in his mouth accidentally broke the self-deception he had constructed unconsciously—it told him a cruel truth.

He had indeed turned into some kind of monster that man had never known before.

Moreover, I am afraid that from now on... he will no longer be able to enjoy the happiness that human food brings him.

A tearing pain passed over Lin Xi's chest, and every time he found himself sliding a step towards the monster, this pain would repeat itself.

In comparison, even the stimulation of his tongue and nerves by the various chemicals contained in chocolate seemed nothing.

Lin Xi stood there blankly, for several seconds, he did not speak or make any movements.

The air around him seemed to be freezing.

"Lin Xi..."

Xavier blinked.

As a highly adaptable alien species, after temporarily adjusting the secretion of digestive enzymes, the chocolate that belonged to the human world has lost its terrible effect.

Although Xavier still doesn't like this thing, it will no longer be stimulated by such a piece of chocolate to make its wings gray and nervous.

In comparison, it was Lin Xi who worried Xavier more.

It tentatively stretched out its hand towards Lin Xi.

Then it called out to the other party softly.

The next moment Lin Xi finally woke up.

He soon realized that Xavier's eyes had been on him, he raised his head, and the eyes of the two immediately met.

And Lin Xi was even more surprised to realize that the eyes of a cold and bloodthirsty alien insect like Xavier could actually flash such intense worry.

"sorry."

Xavier mumbled to Lin Xi sadly.

It didn't miss the moment when Lin Xi stiffened after eating the chocolate it brought.

For Xavier, the whole world seemed to turn cold at that moment.

The heart that was almost floating in the air because of Lin Xi's thanks was pulled back into the body at once.

Lin Xi was feeling extremely sad because of that chocolate——

After realizing this, Xavier's chest was instantly filled with ice and snow.

It knew something wasn't right...but it was still at a loss.

On more than one occasion, it has stalked around corners, earnestly spying on intimate interactions between humans named Bryce and Alyssa.

It had seen with his own eyes that Bryce was carrying Lin Xi.Secretly handed Alisa a piece of chocolate exuding a sweet smell.

That human female would keep laughing every time she encountered such a thing, a smile she would never have seen in front of Lin Xi.And after eating the chocolate, there was a slight change in the breath on her body, and then, there would always be a few times, Bryce and Alyssa rolled together affectionately and happily under Xavier's probing eyes—— Even if they don't have time for that level of intimacy, they at least exchange one wet and sweet kiss.

Of course, when Xavier brought the chocolate back, he didn't think so much, he just hoped that Lin Xi would be happy.

But its plan obviously failed—not only failed, but now Xavier can even vaguely feel that his behavior seems to have had a counterproductive effect.

Yes, it messed things up.

Thinking of this, Xavier's wings gradually became dark blue, and its tentacles swayed restlessly behind his head.

Its nervousness was very obvious, and Lin Xi noticed it right away.

"it's not your fault……"

Lin Xi was slightly taken aback, and then spoke.

He found that he seemed to be able to read the little thoughts of the monster in front of him through its body language.

Then, even before Lin Xi himself could react, he had already comforted Xavier.

But Xavier didn't cheer up because of Lin Xi's comfort.

"Lin Xi..."

It lowered its voice and repeatedly called Lin Xi's name sadly.

It has to be said that its undisguised emotions made Lin Xi even more unable to resist.

"It's really okay, thanks for the chocolate, I just... I just didn't expect it."

Lin Xi said dryly.

Immediately afterwards, in order to appease Xavier's emotions, Lin Xi put the collected food bags directly in front of it, and put them in his mouth.

"Don't worry, I can still eat this..."

Lin Xi said.

Then he tentatively bit open those food bags and took a bite.

After being baptized by that piece of chocolate, Lin Xi originally thought that the food bag should taste even more terrifying.

But unexpectedly, the moment the thick liquid poured into her throat, Lin Xi felt that the taste was not bad...

When he was still a human, he obviously ate the same thing. Lin Xi still remembers his evaluation of this thing at that time: the taste is disgusting.

Lin Xi couldn't help but glanced at the packaging bag in his hand again.

The food bag is indeed still a food bag, it is obviously the same thing, but it tastes much better than before.

"call……"

Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, there is still human food that he can eat on this spaceship, which makes Lin Xi feel a little more at ease.

He silently sucked on the food bags.

Although the content is very rare, the taste of ground milk is still very strong in these liquids.And maybe that's why Lin Xi subconsciously resisted eating the contents of the food bag before this.

Lin Xi sucked the unnutritious liquid in the food bag one mouthful at a time.

He could clearly feel the changes in the aura around the big bug beside him.

After seeing his actions, Xavier obviously became more relaxed than before.

The bug really cared about him.

Lin Xi's instinct seemed to be telling him that all of this was taken for granted, that he should have been enjoying the service and support of the family as he is now.

But on the other hand, Lin Xi's instinct as a human being feels that everything is so subtle.

In Xavier's affection for him, there seemed to be something other than the natural nostalgia and dependence.

"give you to eat."

Xavier finally saw the light of day after experiencing the failure of chocolate.

It kept putting the food bags it collected in front of Lin Xi, and then kept beckoning Lin Xi to enjoy it.

Under the gaze that was so eager to burn, Lin Xi could only bite the bullet and continue drinking.

Of course, he couldn't admit that while drinking those bags of food, deep down in his heart was longing for fresher, more viscous flesh and blood... It was also impossible for him to show any clues in front of Xavier.

After all, judging from Xavier's enthusiasm for him, once Lin Xi reveals some intentions, he may see piles of corpses of different species next time he wakes up.

Lin Xi, who is part of the human race, doesn't want to face this.

And just after he ate the nth bag of food... Lin Xi couldn't help but frowned. He knew very well that the part that made him taste good came from ground milk, but...

But it was also the smell of ground milk that made a faint thought flash through his mind.

The familiarity brought by ground milk always made him feel concerned.

He obviously rarely participates in long-term interstellar travel, let alone eats such expensive food bags.

But now, he always had a feeling that he had eaten something similar a long time ago?

Lin Xi subconsciously began to recall.

Maybe it's because after becoming a monster, his control over his own memory has also been strengthened.

After trying hard to recall, some pictures came to his mind vaguely.

That should have been when he was very young, but judging from the scene where he was held in someone's arms, he might even be a baby at that time, his eyes were very blurry, the surrounding environment was very bright, and the air was filled with The smell of disinfectant.

Is that... a hospital?

Lin Xi put her hand on her temple and thought vaguely.

He remembered that it was a woman who looked like a nurse who stuffed a sugar pill into his mouth.

The sugar pill melted immediately after it touched the tip of his tongue, and what immediately filled his mouth was the special fishy smell of ground milk.

At that time, I must have cried.After all, if you are still a human being, you should feel that the smell is very disgusting.

Beside him, a woman with a vague face began to comfort him softly, maybe that was the mother who had abandoned him.If he hadn't turned into a monster and recalled the past, Lin Xi would never have been able to imagine that woman had such a tender moment when he was young.

Lin Xi remembers that he seemed to be crying so much that his mother quickly became agitated.

And while the woman was comforting him, beside the two of them, the woman who was dressed as a nurse and covered most of her face with a mask explained calmly in order to appease his mother.

"Don't worry ma'am... now we are using the latest vaccines here... oral... yes, it's donated by... very safe... your insurance covers it..."

When receiving those messages, Lin Xi was indeed too young, and the baby's brain could not fully receive all the words. So far, Lin Xi can only recall some intermittent words, but just remembering the words in the distant past. Lin Xi felt a chill run down her back and into her head at the intermittent words that came out of the nurse's mouth.

vaccine?

vaccine!

Yes, he remembered, since decades ago, newborns have been vaccinated after birth.And that kind of oral vaccine is said to be safer than the previous injection vaccine, and for decades, this kind of vaccine that melts in the mouth has become a part of the growth of every person on the earth, and no one thinks there is anything wrong.

There are only a very few parents who will inexplicably regard this new vaccine as a violation of their children.

But at that time... almost everyone thought that those parents were just crazy. They were too ignorant or delusional to think that vaccines were the enemy of mankind.

What happened to the parents and their children who refused the vaccine?

Lin Xi found that she had no memory of this at all.

He has no children and has no plans to have offspring.

So he never cared about this kind of thing...

"God..."

Lin Xi suddenly covered her mouth.

As if he could stop the new oral vaccine that was stuffed into his mouth decades ago through this action.

His face was bloodless, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

hey man you gotta calm down-

Lin Xi said to herself from the bottom of her heart.

But he couldn't calm down at all.

What the hell is up with those oral vaccines that taste exactly like ground milk?Could it be that...for so many years, so many children, and humans who have grown from children to adults, have ground milk in their bodies that can make people crazy?

Thinking of this, Lin Xi felt her heart clenched tightly into a ball.

"Lin Xi... are you... okay?"

Xavier approached Lin Xi, whose face was as pale as paper, with great concern.

Lin Xi stared at it blankly.

In a trance, the face in front of him overlapped with Savile's face many years ago.

When did Savile go crazy back then?

In fact, after the incident, Lin Xi thought about this question countless times.

【"... Lin Xi... Oh, I'm fine, I'm just having a nightmare... You can understand, can't you? Everyone has nightmares..."]

【"No, don't worry, I'm just under too much pressure."】

Is it when the relationship has not yet been announced, and the two of them have not yet received the blessing of their families?

At that time, Savile would occasionally wake up suddenly in his dream, but the two people at that time thought it was just because they were under too much psychological pressure.

【"Lin Xi! Look, there's... oh, sorry, it's my eyesight."】

Or is it when Savile has not yet become his love object, but just a relative by his side?

While out camping, Savile would suddenly point to a clearing and say something was flying there.

But when Lin Xi looked over intently, there was clearly nothing there...

……

But now, Lin Xi was imprisoned in space on an alien planet hundreds of light-years away from the earth, and faced a terrifying monster face to face at this moment.

Lin Xi inexplicably remembered the scene from a longer...longer time ago.

That was the first time Savile walked into the house under the leadership of his adoptive parents. Lin Xi poked her head out from behind Bryce curiously and looked at the shy and gloomy boy.

The social worker in charge of Savile was quietly communicating with the adoptive parents.

【"...Yes, that's right... The child's parents suddenly went crazy. They seemed to think... Oh, yes, it was all some terrible crazy words. They thought that vaccines were bug eggs. As long as they took the vaccine, they would The child will become a host for some kind of parasite... They have been giving him a high concentration of deworming medicine, and almost killed the child... Oh, it's okay, don't worry, he is fine now..."]

The conversation that sounded like background sound was replayed very clearly in Lin Xi's ears now.

"Lin Xi?"

Facing Lin Xi's increasingly ugly face, Xavier became more and more frightened.

Lin Xi bit the tip of her tongue forcefully, and the severe pain hit her.

He struggled to crawl out of the quagmire of memories...

"I...I was thinking about something."

Lin Xi murmured to Xavier.

Xavier suddenly stretched out his hand, and it caressed Lin Xi's face carefully.

And it wasn't until this time that Lin Xi realized that she was crying unknowingly.

"do not Cry."

Xavier said helplessly.

"Do not be sad."

it said again.

"I'm not sad, I..."

I'm just terrified.

Lynch said.

He didn't even dare to think about what the details and facts he recalled actually represented.

And at this time...

His voice suddenly stuck in his throat.

It was a strange cold that worked entirely on the soul.It was as if there was a ghost's hand protruding directly from the back of his head, and at this moment, the ghost's cold fingers directly pierced Lin Xi's brain.

Lin Xi gasped violently, and he squeezed Xavier hard. He could feel his body becoming stiff, but at the same time...his soul seemed to be getting lighter...

Lin Xi raised his head suddenly, and he realized that his vision was changing, as if he was looking at things through someone else's vision.

Lin Xi had a similar experience before, but that time, he borrowed the eyes of his family members, those monsters that had completely mutated.It's kind of instinctive to him, the human part of him feels a bit out of place, but it's not a big deal.

Now, things seem a little different.

Lin Xi had never been so cold before, as if he was caught off guard and immersed in the bottom of a frozen lake. The biting chill was like countless small needles as thin as a cow's hair piercing his skin and bone marrow forcefully.

Everything around him was changing and shaking, he could barely see the environment around him as if he was at the bottom of a dimly lit lake, from beginning to end, his vision was shrouded in a layer of bluish light.It was also for this reason that it took Lin Xi a while to realize that the shaking and restless environment around him turned out to be a closed room.Judging from those thick metal plates and old equipment, this should be a room on the Helios.

And in the very center of that room, there are four figures, the bioluminescent light on their bodies swaying gently like shadows... The temperature in the center of the torso is relatively high, and the light is relatively bright, while the color of the extremities is much dimmer.But in any case, they are now the most vivid existence in Lin Xi's vision, forming a sharp contrast with the dark and blurry background environment of the room.

Lin Xi's heartbeat became faster and faster, and the indescribable sense of strangeness had a brand new interpretation - he was not "seeing" these figures with human eyesight, he was using a brand new, he To "feel" everything around you in a way you've never experienced before.What I have to say is that it is very difficult to adapt to this new way of perception.

He found that only when he calmed down and focused all his attention on those figures, their outlines would not be as loose as water waves.

Compared with the dull and slow perception of human beings, the current Lin Xi can easily perceive countless details and information that could never be detected as a human being.

The aura emanating from the two figures lying on the ground had a strong sense of familiarity, and Lin Xi recognized them almost instantly.

alyssa...

Bryce?

Lin Xi let out a silent cry.

【"Captain Talan...I want to see you, I want to negotiate a deal with you..."】

At the same time, he noticed that the figure standing beside Alisa and Bryce seemed to be talking to someone.

The voice of that figure seemed to come from above the surface of the water, which was very far away.If he wasn't familiar enough with Sith Lime, it would be difficult for Lin Xi to recognize that guy. After all, that guy's accent is very strange now, as if his brain has been broken.

Lin Xi felt that the current self was like... like some kind of ghost.He shook his body invisible and floated to Sith's side, and then looked at him in shock.

Sith is making a deal with Taran using Alyssa and Bryce as bargaining chips.

He soon discovered this.

However, at this moment, Lin Xi didn't even have time to be shocked by Sith's betrayal.

The man next to Sith had his full attention.

He had never seen... such an ugly and terrifying "thing".

Especially to say that it is a "person", it is better to say that it is a monster.

No, even the word monster cannot describe its horror and evil.

Just seeing that thing, Lin Xi couldn't help trembling, a deformed and particularly terrifying shadow was attached to the stiff and twisted body.

Ripples of maddening chaos emanated from his entire body.

Suddenly, the monster seemed to be aware of Lin Xi's prying eyes, and it suddenly raised its head and aimed directly at Lin Xi's current direction.

"Well……"

Lin Xi groaned in pain.

Immediately afterwards, it was like being pushed hard by someone.

A feeling of falling straight from a height struck, Lin Xi shook her body vigorously——

After the brief dizziness faded, Lin Xi returned to the normal world again.

However, at this time, he was half lying in Xavier's arms, and the latter was constantly calling his name.