abyss rose

Chapter 52

The vine branches that spread around Chu Ci slowly retracted from the surroundings.

It was a process that was not too long, but once again exceeded Chai Yuening's cognition.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Chai Yuening would never have imagined that the scene of countless black vines "living" and entangled a giant beast to death just now had something to do with Chu Ci.

After a fusion experiment defined as "failure" by humans, Chu Ci has the ability to influence Hei Teng.

The seemingly dead Hei Teng can not only feel her emotions, but also be affected by her emotions.Those vine branches extending in all directions are the bridge for her to convey her will to the black vines, and she can make these black vines fight for her.

But establishing communication with a large number of black vines seems to be a huge loss to Chu Ci.

Now she looks very weak, leaning against Chai Yuening with a dismal complexion, even her breathing is weak.

Chai Yuening asked her softly: "Can you walk?"

Chu Ci nodded: "Yes."

The answer is yes, but Chai Yuening can feel that this is just trying to hold on.

Chai Yuening: "As I said, you can tell the pain, don't bear it."

Chu Ci thought for a while, then changed his words: "I'm a little tired."

Chai Yuening frowned and smiled: "Then rest here for a while."

Chu Ci: "Aren't you in a hurry?"

Chai Yuening: "What's the rush?"

Anyway, there is nowhere to go, and it doesn't matter when you start.

Chai Yuening stood up and helped Chu Ci to a slightly sheltered wall, and the two sat down together against the mottled wall.

After a "change" belonging to the black vine ended, the mist that had dispersed a little here gathered again, and in places where the sun did not shine, the air in summer was slightly damp and cool.

After a long sleepless night, Chai Yuening was also a little sleepy.

Tiredness welled up between her brows, she closed her eyes heavily, but still tightly held Chu Ci's palm, not letting go at all.

The foggy area is obviously a place full of death threats, but at this moment, she feels inexplicably at ease.

She had a dream.

In the dream, the fog dissipated, and they stood under the sun, looking at the crowd who had finally returned to the ground, and built a new home on the ruins of the old world.

The voice of honeysuckle came from the radio, and she announced to the people who had moved into their new homes that human beings had once again found rose seeds in a certain ruin in the old world.

She promised Chu Ci that when the first batch of roses were cultivated in the base, she would give her one.

But the dream soon woke up.

When she woke up, she was still in the ruins, and the palm that was holding Chu Ci tightly was already sweating slightly.

Fortunately, Chu Ci was there both in the dream and out of the dream.

The corners of Chai Yuening's mouth raised unconsciously, and when she raised her eyes, she met Chu Ci's gaze.

Chai Yuening: "Are you asleep?"

Chu Ci shook his head.

Chai Yuening: "Aren't you sleepy?"

Chu Ci still shook his head.

After a brief silence, Chu Ci pursed his thin lips slightly: "I'm afraid it's a dream."

She was afraid that everything in front of her eyes was just a dream, if she blinked a little, she would wake up from the dream, and she would return to that dark laboratory.

She was afraid of it, it hurt her.

At one time, Chu Ci also thought that she could go back, anyway, she spent countless days and months there in the past.But when she really returned there, she realized that people are greedy. Once they see the sun, they can no longer bear the darkness.

It was still daytime, but the sky was dim.

Not a ray of sunlight can shine brightly into this thick fog.

Chu Ci didn't continue talking, and Chai Yuening didn't know what to say, but squeezed Chu Ci's hand even harder, as if to tell her that this was not a dream, and she would always be there.

As time passed by, Chai Yuening saw tears gradually appearing in Chu Ci's eyes.

When was the last time you saw Chu Ci with tears in his eyes?

After thinking about it, Chai Yuening could only think of Chu Ci's embarrassing appearance squatting in the toilet wiping tears after being drunk.

Besides, has Chu Ci ever cried?

Chai Yuening couldn't remember.

In her impression, Chu Ci never shed tears, it was the same when he was hurt, and it was still the same when he was parting.

Perhaps, the only time in her life that she saw Chu Ci's tears were the dry tears remaining on the thin paper that Ye Qing handed her over.

So this was the first time she raised her hand gently to touch the tearful corner of her eyes.

She could feel Chu Ci's trembling slightly, and she seemed to be suppressing something in her heart.

"Can you tell me? What's on your mind." Chai Yuening asked softly.

This time, she really didn't want to miss anything: "I want to know, but I'm afraid I'll guess a little too late."

Chu Ci looked into Chai Yuening's eyes, and her eyes hesitated.

After an unknown amount of time, she lowered her head and lowered her eyes.

"The day you left, I kept thinking about whether you would really come back." Chu Ci said, "I thought about it for a long time, hoping that you would come back, and at the same time hoping that you would not come back. Anyway, if you come back, we There is no chance of seeing you again.”

"Are most people like this?" Her voice was as soft as ever, so soft that Chai Yuening could only hear it clearly when she was very close, "Once you try to integrate into this world, you will struggle, hesitate, and contradict, as if you are sick .Before that, you can be neither happy nor sad."

"Chai Yuening, you left that day, I saw Ye Qing's car slowly disappearing, I really thought I would never see you again." Chu Ci said to himself, as if he didn't need anyone's response , "No one has ever been so kind to me. You are the first and maybe the last... The world is so big, it's great to meet you..."

At this point, her voice was almost inaudible: "But I regretted it a little at that time."

But Chai Yuening still heard it.

She finally knew how Chu Ci felt.

In that dark underground laboratory, she was alone facing everything she should have been used to, whether it was the indifference of the researchers to the samples, or the fusion experiments that didn't care about her life or death.

In fact, none of this was the source of her pain.

What made her feel the most pain was that all that she had ever obtained, the only, the only, and the most cherished, were all lost in an instant.

If, that day she chooses to stay.

If she could be firmer and tell Chu Ci, she would wait until the day when human beings regain their freedom.

Could it be that the pain in Chu Ci's heart will be lighter?

Just leave with regret, and leave with hope, how much difference can there be?

Chai Yuening found that she couldn't think of an answer.

She just looked at Chu Ci deeply, and asked her softly: "Then do you still regret it now?"

Chu Ci didn't answer this question, but wrapped his knees with the arm that was not held, and looked into the distance with a blurred gaze.

Chai Yuening waited patiently.

After waiting for a long time, she heard Chu Ci muttering and asking a question in a very low voice.

"Where are we going?"

"Is there any place you want to go?" Chai Yuening asked back.

"No." Chu Ci said.

Chai Yuening thought for a while, then smiled nonchalantly: "Then it's up to you wherever you go."

Chai Yuening seemed to be talking freely, but her stomach was beating softly.

There was a chuckle in her ear, which made her a little embarrassed for a while.

Chai Yuening: "Are you hungry?"

Chu Ci: "It's okay."

"Eat something." Chai Yuening took out the only water and compressed biscuits from the small bag that she carried, tore open the packaging bag, broke it into small pieces and handed it to Chu Ci's mouth, "You haven't eaten for a long time."

Chu Ci didn't refuse, so she broke off a few more pieces and fed them to her mouth.

After feeding half a bag of biscuits, Chai Yuening was afraid that she would choke on the biscuits, so she unscrewed the water in her hand again.

The night she chose to leave alone, she never thought that she would survive. At that time, there were not a lot of supplies on the armored vehicle, but she basically didn't take them.

It is clear that there is not much food and water on his body, and it is not enough for two people to eat a full meal. Today is over, and I don't know how to live tomorrow.Despite this, Chai Yuening still felt very happy.

She seems to have really become the short-sighted person in her mouth who can't see too far away.

However, there seems to be nothing wrong with this.

After eating all the food on her body, she stood up and held out her hand to Chu Ci: "Can I go?"

Chu Ci nodded, and grabbed Chai Yuening's hand that was extended to her.

Everything is as it was when we first met.

They walked towards the depths of the foggy area without a clear direction or any purpose.

This place is safe for the time being, after all, it belonged to the territory of that giant beast before, and that guy can grow so big, it probably ate all the living things around him.

Before leaving the ruins of the city, Chai Yuening took Chu Ci around for a while.

It's not too far from the floating city, and it's only a day's drive from the top of the sky. There are also mercenaries in the floating city to make a living.It is normal for mercenaries to go out and die in the foggy area, and it is also normal to pick up supplies left by the dead "predecessors".So if luck is not too bad, it is possible to pick up some food and clothing.

There is no unparalleled road, and there is really something she desperately wants in this huge city ruins.

She picked up a muddy backpack, which contained a flashlight, a box of compressed biscuits, two packets of sugar, and two bottles of water.

Save some of these things to eat, no matter what, it will be enough for them to last for a few more days.

After collecting the newly found materials, the two continued to move toward the unknown.

There are many old-world abandoned vehicles on this road, but most of them are completely broken, and none of them can be driven away.

People's legs move very slowly, but they don't care about the speed, anyway, no matter how fast they are, there is no place they need to reach.

They went all the way, scavenged all the way.

If you are tired from walking, just find a place that can shelter you from the wind and rain and let your cat spend the night.

Hearing strange sounds, Chu Ci would release the concealed breath of mist to deceive them away.

No one knows how long this road will take, where the end of the road will be, and whether the danger that is difficult to deal with will suddenly come with death.

They just kept moving forward, not allowing themselves to stay in one place and feel hopeless.

On the third day of wandering together, they walked out of the ruins of the city and continued on towards the endless wasteland.

On the eighth day of wandering together, when they ran out of water and food, they met an armored vehicle abandoned by a river.

The car is fully stocked and even has a spare tank of fuel.

The car keys fell into the mud not far from the car. The blood on the keys and the car door was not too long, and the dust and mud on the armored car was not too thick. It is estimated that the accident will not exceed a month.It looked extremely quiet here, and they couldn't guess what happened to the mercenaries in this car.

In any case, they found a new way of life.

A decent vehicle, enough food for a while.

But moving forward without a goal is always accompanied by endless confusion.

Chai Yuening thought, maybe they need a direction.

They washed their bodies by the river and changed into the clean clothes in the armored vehicle. They didn't fit well, but at least they were much more comfortable than the dirty ones.

The hair was not dry, the car was not driving, Chai Yuening leaned on the driver's seat and thought about it, and finally turned her head to look at Chu Ci, and asked softly: "Do you remember what happened before the catastrophe broke out?"

Chu Ci couldn't help being taken aback, his eyes gradually blurred.

She should have been in her teens when the old world was destroyed, and that was the age when she began to remember things.

Chai Yuening: "Do you have a family? Do you remember where?"

Chu Ci opened her mouth, her eyes were dazed and confused, and she wondered if so many years of experiments had confused her memory.

Just when Chai Yuening was about to give up, she finally spoke.

"In...a place with many mountains."

"Mountain city?"

"Yeah." Chu Ci nodded.

Chai Yuening thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Then I'll take you to find it."

She sat up straight and stepped on the gas pedal at her feet.

"Do you know where to go?" There was a trace of admiration in Chu Ci's eyes.

"Eh..." Chai Yuening suddenly felt a little lost, "Probably, not necessarily."

The world is so big, can it really be found?

Maybe not, but at least, from this moment on, they have a direction, a goal, and a reason to go forward together.

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The author has something to say:

Chu Ci: She seems to know everything.

Chai Yuening: She seems to think I know everything.