Chapter 909: Chapter 906: "King, save me.
Su Ming’an’s gaze slightly shifted.
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[NPC (Exotic Species·Chi) Favorability: 85+5!]
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"Yes." Su Ming’an looked at Chi: "If this kind of favorability could be seen in the real world, it can only be explained as a ’game’."
At this moment, hundreds of people in the monitoring room were staring at the monitor screen. Each person’s expression was extremely tense.
"Ten minutes should be almost up..." someone was timing.
"Today’s harvest is already large enough, we can end it."
"Submit these voice data, we should be able to analyze a lot more. We can bring out Doctor Su now."
Just then.
On the monitor screen, the talismans on Chi’s body suddenly started to flicker, his eyes filled with a blood-red hue, and the iron chains clashed violently. Then, the monitor screen flashed a few times, went black, and people could no longer see the condition of the exotic species inside the room.
The warning red light came on, accompanied by a piercing alarm siren.
"Beep—Beep—Beep!"
"Oh no! The exotic species is going crazy! What’s going on, they were clearly just talking about games, nothing dangerous!" Qu Botao shouted, and everyone instantly understood what had happened.
"How can this be?" Jiang Ying immediately panicked.
There is precedent for this, it’s not unheard of in history. Some exotic species, once captured, occasionally fall into a manic state, during which the talismans can no longer bind them. They will immediately break their seal and emerge.
Because of the risk of exotic species breaking their seal, such bases are set up in abandoned cities. But even so, once an exotic species breaks the seal, the resultant death toll is enormous. The thousands of people in this base alone would not survive.
The exotic species named "Chi" had been very quiet since being captured, and people thought it wouldn’t go crazy, but suddenly, without warning, it did.
"Get Doctor Su out first!"
"No need to take the data, there’s a backup! People first!" the guard shouted.
"Use the safe passage, like during the safety drills, no cutting in line, stay calm!"
In an instant, people began to scramble upwards, moving along the safe passage, the flow of people like a panicked swarm of ants, surging upward. Only a few soldiers stepped down, trying to rescue Su Ming’an. Even though they knew in their hearts that since Chi had already broken free, at such close distance, Doctor Su would be unlikely to survive.
But as they approached the iron door, the alarm suddenly stopped, as if the crisis had abruptly ended.
"What’s going on?" a soldier hesitated: "The warning light went out, has the situation been resolved?"
Another soldier said: "Probably the lighting system has malfunctioned, push the door, rescue!"
"Creak—" the iron door was pushed open, revealing a scene they had never imagined.
Chi had indeed broken free, the iron chains had been snapped and lay on the ground, the talismans torn to pieces. But the room hadn’t become a scene of carnage.
"Doctor Su... huh?" Lin Yunting arrived at the iron door. Just as she was about to rush in to rescue, she saw this scene.
—The exotic species, which could slaughter everyone at any moment, was leaning against Su Ming’an’s knee like a child.
This sight stunned everyone who arrived. They stood frozen at the door, unsure how to react.
Chi’s eyes were slightly closed, his expression very peaceful. Even though there were no more bindings on his body, he did not follow his instincts to go on a rampage. The dim lighting in the room flickered, Su Ming’an still sat on the chair, his fingers resting on Chi’s forehead, as if soothing him to sleep, the dim yellow light casting shadows between his fingers, like a child’s hand shadow.
"Doctor Su..." More and more people gathered at the iron door, witnessing this illogical scene. Their eyes were dull, as if they had seen something incredibly unbelievable.
Can humans calm exotic species?
They couldn’t believe their eyes. A few doctors rubbed their eyes to confirm the scene.
—Speaking of which, it seems like Doctor Su did something similar before coming to their base, like transforming exotic species...
Even Su Ming’an himself didn’t understand what was happening—just now, Chi suddenly went berserk, breaking the chains and talismans, about to go on a killing spree. Chi’s first target was indeed Su Ming’an, with claws aiming for his neck, intending to choke him.
Following that, came this scene.
The once murderous Chi, at the moment of almost harming Su Ming’an, seemed to be stopped by some invisible force, unable to attack Su Ming’an. Chi’s expression changed from murderous to confused, then became gentle, leaning against Su Ming’an’s leg, the killing intent on his body dissipating.
Su Ming’an couldn’t decide whether to push Chi away or not.
"Doctor Su, what is this..." Jiang Ying asked. The people behind him looked shocked. More and more people gathered at the entrance.
Lin Yunting spoke up, advising the people to move away from here.
The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Lin Yunting and Jiang Ying, but they didn’t dare get close to Chi. This was indeed an unsealed exotic species.
"Doctor Su, you are..." Lin Yunting increasingly couldn’t understand Su Ming’an. This was beyond her scope of understanding.
Su Ming’an attempted to push Chi away.
Chi suddenly spoke, eyes glinting, like a child’s murmur.
In that moment, Su Ming’an had a premonition, as if Chi was about to say something extremely dangerous.
Su Ming’an focused on Chi’s face, his gaze trembling slightly.
"King." Chi softly called, pronouncing the word slowly and cautiously: "...Is it you?"
...King?
Su Ming’an’s heart tightened, he instinctively looked at the surveillance camera on the ceiling. Fortunately, due to the earlier monitor blackout, only Lin Yunting and Jiang Ying at the door heard Chi’s words, no one else did.
"What nonsense are you talking about." Su Ming’an said calmly.
The concept of an "Exotic Species King" has never appeared before. Humans perceive "exotic species" more like natural disasters, and few think they might have a king. However, remembering the situation with Bailian. She possesses humanity and physique almost indistinguishable from humans, if exotic species like Bailian jointly support a king among them, it is possible.
"Exotic species" are already extremely dangerous, if there were a king able to command them, uniting all exotic species, how would humanity survive?
"At the moment I was about to harm you, I was stopped by an invisible force, no matter what I did, I couldn’t hurt you." Chi said gently: "Among us exotic species, only the king can achieve this—prohibiting all exotic species from attacking it. It’s an order it issued at the beginning."
Su Ming’an instinctively looked at the door, at that moment, what occupied his mind was not shock, but assessing the threat of the two people at the door.
Lin Yunting was stunned, she stared straight at Chi, as if petrified. Jiang Ying was full of confusion.
"What, what is this talking about?" Jiang Ying stammered, his mind always filled with data and research, it was the first time he had heard something so shocking: "It’s, it’s nonsense right."
Lin Yunting was stunned for a moment, then gradually regained a calm expression. She pursed her lips thinking for a moment, seemingly hesitant, then finally said firmly: "Yes, this exotic species is talking nonsense, Jiang Ying, let’s not believe it."
Su Ming’an raised his eyes and looked at her.
Her hesitation was extremely obvious, it was clear that she actually somewhat believed Shadow’s words.
But she chose to cover up this matter. Chose to help Su Ming’an hide the truth, even pulling Jiang Ying along beside her.
"Lin Yunting," Su Ming’an said.
"Dr. Su," Lin Yunting replied calmly, "I’ve seen firsthand your efforts for humanity. You are my spiritual anchor. Your love and affection for humanity are not fake—so, I won’t easily believe an exotic species’ words. As long as you remain ’Dr. Su,’ even if this call from the exotic species is true, I can close my eyes, cover my ears, not observe, not listen. Even if everyone in the world detests your identity, I will still trust your humanity until the moment you completely become something unrecognizable to me."
As she said this, she was very resolute, with no fear in her pitch-black eyes behind the glasses. It didn’t seem like words disguised out of fear of being silenced.
Su Ming’an sighed inwardly. If this were "Louyue Nation," it should be the martial world enthusiasts getting riled up to "eliminate the harm for the people," right?
Whether he is the Exotic Species King remains uncertain. After all, the judgment method of "someone who cannot be attacked by exotic species is the Exotic Species King" isn’t convincing. If he wore the Eye of the Old Days, according to the equipment attributes, he wouldn’t be attacked by exotic species either, so it can’t be affirmed that he is the Exotic Species King himself.
"I, I don’t believe it either," Jiang Ying said, "I believe that Dr. Su is not a bad person. This exotic species must be talking nonsense."
But compared to Lin Yunting, Jiang Ying’s behavior was more like fear and fright. He stared at Su Ming’an and Shadow with terror, his legs trembling incessantly.
"I will convince Jiang Ying to keep it a secret," Lin Yunting didn’t want her companion to be silenced.
Su Ming’an narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Dr. Su, spare him. Jiang Ying is just a coward obsessed with research. If this matter is leaked, you will certainly doubt him. He fears death so much that he definitely wouldn’t dare to say anything," Lin Yunting said.
"Right!" Jiang Ying’s legs trembled, "I definitely won’t say it, I’m most afraid of death..."
Su Ming’an looked at Shadow, whispered a few words, and Shadow nodded, flicking a finger, a halo penetrating Jiang Ying’s chest. The next moment, Jiang Ying collapsed.
"This..." Lin Yunting was startled.
"I don’t believe in humanity," Su Ming’an said faintly, "because during a war, I’ve been betrayed too many times. The person who respectfully called me earlier might push me to death in the next second."
Lin Yunting held Jiang Ying, her expression complex. She checked his breath and surprisingly found that he wasn’t dead, just unconscious.
"So, I’m letting him stay unconscious for twenty days. After twenty days, he can say whatever he wants," Su Ming’an said.
Lin Yunting sighed, "You’re still gentle."
Su Ming’an said, "You’re flattering me."
After that, since Shadow gave up on the massacre, Lin Yunting still had to follow the original procedure, sealing him back onto the chair to restrain his furious state.
Shadow did not resist because Su Ming’an did not ask him to resist. Thus, even though Shadow could kill everyone, he was still pinned onto the chair by Lin Yunting, a weak human.
The talisman pierced into Shadow’s body, sealing him again. The pain was like scraping his heart alive, causing his whole body to tremble:
"So painful! So painful! Don’t touch me, don’t—"
The blue-haired young man on the chair was trembling with pain, two lines of blood tears streaming from his eyes, staring bitterly at Su Ming’an:
"King! Save me, save me! You are our king! You are our king! Ah, ah—"
Blood tears dripped onto the ground, turning into dried bloodstains.
Only then did Su Ming’an realize that the airtight room was filled with dried bloodstains. These... should all be Shadow’s tears.
...He didn’t know how many years Shadow had been tortured here.
"...I am not your king." Su Ming’an turned away.
No matter what, Shadow, as an exotic species, killed hundreds and thousands of people before, which is unforgivable. Even if Shadow is very painful now, Su Ming’an still cannot save it.
Even if killing was just Shadow’s instinct, and he himself did not have this intention.
As the Alliance Hierarch of the Human Self-Rescue Alliance and the Deputy Minister of the City Guardian Department, Su Ming’an cannot favor the exotic species.
The continuous screams inside sounded more like the cries of a young child rather than the howls of an exotic species.
"King..."
"King, save me, save me..."
"Ah, ah—"
Ribs were pierced, limbs were punctured, and Shadow, full of stabbing pain, sat in the chair like a pierced rag doll.
Amidst the blood and tears, Shadow lowered his head and suddenly laughed:
"King, I know you don’t let me resist because you must have other thoughts. I... I will listen to you..."
"Next time when you come to see me..."
It gasped, and blood-tears fell from its eyes:
"Could you bring me... toys next time..."
Su Ming’an looked into its eyes. Its eyes were exceptionally clear, like those of a child who had just learned to speak.
But while meeting its gaze, Su Ming’an, at this moment, instead thought of the slaughtered residents in the city, the tired-looking Su Luoluo, and all those patients lying on the ground.
So many faces, so many expressions of pain. So much burden and struggle...
Humans and exotic species, this war...
Su Ming’an squatted down and met Shadow’s blood-teared eyes, gently saying:
"Next time, I’ll bring you the toys you like. You must never hurt anyone, wait for me here."
"Mm..." Shadow forced out a child-like smile despite the pain, "Then... I will eagerly await... King..."
It looked at Su Ming’an with a face full of tears, eyes showing genuine love and sincerity:
"I will always, always, wait for you here."
Su Ming’an nodded slightly.
Leaving the oppressive basement, Su Ming’an raised his head and looked out the window.
On the ancient bell tower, white birds flew high.
Su Ming’an touched the window glass, his eyes slightly moved.
"What...what are you thinking? Are you thinking about which side to take? Or how to deal with humans and exotic species?" Lin Yunting followed behind, cautiously asked.
"..." Su Ming’an clenched his palm.
"I’m thinking...about what kind of toys to bring."