Chapter 91

... That way... she can find a way to make Zuo Jian turn into human form and stay with her for just one night!

After all, in that situation, with that festive atmosphere, it's impossible for Zuo Jian to willingly remain inside himself, right?

And during the New Year... they generally don't wander around!

That way, he can stay by my side all day, until late at night!

Plans in place!

She certainly wouldn't miss this golden opportunity!!!

(The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, so I'd like to wish everyone good health and all the best in advance!)

During this special time, we still need to write some happy and heartwarming stories! We hope everyone will continue to support us in the new year!

By the way, many people have been asking for the group number... Although I posted it before, I'll post it again here: 941683389. (The answer to joining the group is: No)

Chapter 48, The Demons: Arrival in the Highest Kingdom of Terra, Columbia! It's so beautiful, family!

Well.

Zuo Jian, disguised as Laurentina, entered the hotel, quickly packed his belongings in the room, then went downstairs to check out at the front desk.

"Sigh... It's been too long since I've been in contact with these proper civilized worlds. I've even forgotten some basic common sense."

"Failure, failure."

Carrying large bags and small packages, as well as the box where Skadi stored her weapons, he took off running at a speed that would amaze ordinary people.

Tsk... He doesn't really like that rushed feeling, because it always gives him a sense of... being out of the ordinary.

And...

?!

In the instant he was thinking, something deep within his consciousness suddenly stirred.

Zuo Jian suddenly turned his head and looked in one direction of the street.

It's like a compass needle spinning wildly being attracted by a stray magnet.

His perception was the same.

This time it was just fainter... and much less clear.

But this feeling is undeniable.

It emitted the exact same frequency as when the detached flesh and blood reawakened last time.

It's just even fainter...

In theory, flesh and blood separated from the body cannot live for long; what happened to Lai Ke was purely an accident.

If he becomes active again, he will definitely know.

But so much time has passed, and the remaining parts have long since withered due to the loss of nutrients.

The part that has lost its activity... is difficult to reawaken using human research methods alone.

Because the means by which flesh and blood connect with oneself is at the spiritual level.

But this feeling... though faint, is definitely real.

"... Perception has disappeared... It is not absorbing nutrients..."

"... Note down the location, and track it down the next time it appears..."

Zuo Jian's expression was somewhat grim, but he still chose to continue heading towards Laurentina's direction.

Amaya, Church of the Deep...

The worst decision I ever made was not to wipe you and them off the face of the earth in one fell swoop.

His blue eyes flashed with a murderous aura, accompanied by a low growl.

Columbia...

The sun that had been shining over the city set.

Darkness began to envelop the Mobile City, the oppressive atmosphere seeming to herald the arrival of something eerie.

In a laboratory called Loken Watertank, an elderly man with thinning white hair received a communication device.

"Hello, sir, I am Loken Williams."

"Oh, of course, we've achieved the result you expected. Don't worry, there are no problems here, everything is normal—perfectly normal."

"Manager Loken, I would like to request leave."

A young researcher walked up to Loken and spoke somewhat shyly.

"Oh? At this time? Did you encounter some problem?"

Loken turned his head and looked at the young man.

"My glasses are broken. When I woke up this morning, I found that only two lenses were left."

The young man blinked his five pupils and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Loken looked down at a pair of metal-framed glasses wrapped around chaotic, dark tentacles inside the other person's sleeve. The glasses appeared to be intact.

However, he picked up his glasses and sighed with some regret.

"Indeed, a missing lens would cause quite a stir. Go ahead, I'll contact the security guard for you."

"Okay, thank you, Manager Loken."

The young "person" quickly thanked him and hurriedly walked away, while black, writhing flesh continued to shed from his white coat along the way.

Loken watched the other person's retreating figure, sighed, and then patted the passing cleaner on the shoulder.

"Help that young man clean up the mess on the ground."

"No problem, supervisor."

The cleaning staff casually agreed, then began using their cleaning wages to dump the writhing chunks of meat into the trash can...

The "garbage" will be processed and sent to external waste disposal facilities...

Loken continued walking, raising his hand to check the time.

That's about it; it's time to conduct the daily experiments.

As I walked through the laboratory door, suddenly, another researcher from behind called out to me.

"Manager Loken, I just felt something vibrate in storage tank number 173..."

The other party called out to him, Loken frowned. The vibration of the industrial Originium solution storage tank was no small matter.

Taking a few steps forward, Loken opened the outer metal protective layer, revealing the sealed glass partition inside.

Splat

As he peered inside the storage tank, a jet-black arm slammed against the glass wall, producing a viscous and disgusting flowing sound.

Through the glass, the palm of that hand split open, gradually transforming into a mouth with sharp teeth.

In the center of its mouth, a chaotic black pupil was quietly staring back at Loken was separated from it only by a glass partition.

The gazes of their two pupils were even parallel at this moment.

However, Loken merely frowned and then spoke.

"Isn't this storage tank already empty?"

"Empty? How could that be—"

Upon hearing this, the researcher standing nearby quickly craned his neck to look up as well.

Inside the storage jar, a viscous, black liquid, like sludge, churned and swirled, as if a simmering ointment had come to life, and countless pupils seemed to gleam within it.

Zhang Kai and the researcher who had approached them both looked at each other.

"It's really empty now. That's strange, I remember there was quite a bit of Originium solution before."

"Phew, you don't need to bother me with these little things next time... By the way, Charles."

"Hmm? What's wrong, supervisor?"

The researcher, who was putting the outer metal layer back on the storage tank, turned his head and asked with some confusion.

Do you have any questions?

Does this research institute have that many people?

Loken looked towards the direction of the internal laboratory with some confusion.

The lights were off, but there were many figures moving around sparsely.

"I think that's about right, that's the number I remember."

"Really? Sigh, don't those guys even turn on the lights inside?"

Loken adjusted his glasses, then stepped forward, entered the laboratory, and turned on the lights.

Snap...

There was no response from the room... Darkness continued to envelop the spacious laboratory, seemingly trying to fill every corner.

The gurgling sound of the viscous liquid flowing onto the floor never ceased, nor did the slippery dragging sound stop.

However, Loken shouted into the dark room.

"What are you all standing there for? The lights are on, it's time for the experiment."

The echo enveloped everything, as if it had been swallowed up by this silent area.

No one responded to him.

"Very good, this is the state we need. Everyone, go to your positions and get ready for the experiment."

He nodded in satisfaction, then turned and headed to the most crucial part of the experiment.

Narcissa (Rosemary) huddled in a corner of her room.

However, it's more like a cage than a room...

She curled up in fear, like a frightened kitten.

It seems like the power went out in this lab two days ago... Every night, all sorts of eerie, wriggling sounds can be heard from all around.

Moreover... the voices of her "brothers" were becoming fewer and fewer in her mind.

At first, there were only one or two, but as time went on, more and more of the "older brothers" disappeared from her mind.

Until...

'Narcissa --run... get out of here!!!'

The last of her brother's words faded from her ears, and from then on, she could hear no other sounds.

"Run..."

She whispered, but then shrank back into the corner, even more frightened.

The room wasn't completely dark.

The specially sealed tempered glass allows moonlight to stream into the room, illuminating some of the darker areas.

But------

Narcissa looked up in fear at the "person" who had appeared in the corner at some unknown time.

The other party was entirely black, only showing the outline of a human.

However, on that head, which had no hair and no face, stood a single eye that almost covered the entire face!

The dark blue pupils were quietly staring at Narcissa in the corner, without even blinking.