Residential buildings were destroyed in pieces, and the few street lamps were already in pieces. The severed water pipes dropped cold rain, dripping into the flames that lit the flammable materials, and released charred smoke.

The light flickers on and off, dots of fluorescent pink. The monster's body is in front, and the butterfly's wings are behind. Zeng Mengchu falls on the critical edge of the two, looking at the gray-faced young man with a smile.

I thought that she would scare the other person so much that he would not respond. But unexpectedly, he walked toward her in the faint light of the fire and slowly crouched in front of her.

Jiang Qining slowly stretched out his hand to touch the top of her hair, and the warmth in his palm was transmitted to her heart through the boundary between life and death. He seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he just smiled and said: "I promised to take you home."

It was so gentle that it made her cry.

"Well..." She laughed, relieved and relieved, "I'm home, big brother."

"Thank you for taking me home."

Zeng Mengchu took a deep look at this world of love and hate, and finally closed her eyes with a smile. She felt that she had become very light, as if she had grown wings and flown to the warmest shore.

Her parents opened their arms and hugged her tightly, kissing her forehead, burning her long-dead heart.

Rebirth, Nirvana!

Unreserved love was enough to make all nightmares disappear. She completely let go of the past, then suddenly looked back and waved her arms towards Jiang Qining on the other side.

【Big brother, goodbye! Be happy forever!】

The fire in the ruins extinguished. Smoke curled up, and the girl turned into fluorescent powder, spinning and flying away along the whirlpool of the wind. Jiang Qining's hand fell gently and pressed onto a piece of fine sand with residual warmth.

With a rustling sound, they slipped from his fingers, as if life were disappearing. Jiang Qining couldn't help but tighten his palms, only to find an unknown object with a clear texture falling into his hands.

When the dust cleared, he opened his palms. He saw a full and round crystal lying in the life pattern, shining with violet light. It was so bright and moving, like a pair of purple butterfly wings.

This is……

"Soul crystal." Ji Si's gentle voice came, breaking the silence of the dark night, "You can think of it as the relic of the living Buddha, or you can think of it as the inner elixir of the cultivator. This can only be possessed by the awakened.

thing."

Si Nuocheng said: "Awakened one?"

Since it is something that can only be possessed by the awakened, how can it be possessed by the fallen? Could it be that she...

"Her soul is beautiful violet." Ji Si continued, "After awakening, she is a butterfly emerging from the cocoon; after falling, she is a gluttonous and cruel spider."

"With the same pole, both cathode and anode forms coexist, and the power of attack and defense is increased more than ten times." He glanced at the scarred awakened ones and said with a smile, "You are no match for the time being, that's normal."

"Half-awakened and half-fallen monsters are indeed rare." Ji Si sighed with emotion. "If she wasn't kind-hearted by nature, she would not retain any humanity once she fell."

"What a pity..."

Angry at her inability to fight, sad at her misfortune. If she had been able to get out of the prison of her mind and fight desperately, the outcome might have been different. However, worldly prejudice and so-called fame crushed her to death, and she could not turn around at all.

However, now she was relieved and walked away with a smile.

The butterfly wings dissipated with her, leaving only the ugly monster body in the ruins. Like discarding the inner demons in the abyss, she completely abandoned the demonic mentality and returned to her true self.

"Don't be sad." This time, Ji Si's hand fell on Jiang Qining's shoulder, "Sometimes, death is not the end, but the beginning of another journey. The soul will last forever, and she will live a good life on the other side."

Jiang Qining squatted and raised his head, exhaling heavily. He raised his hand and wiped his wet eyes, pretending to be relaxed and said: "The wind was so strong just now, there was sand in my eyes..."

"By the way, Ji Si." He opened his palm and handed out the soul crystal, "Is the amethyst you asked me to bring back her?"

Ji Si smiled and shook his head: "No, the amethyst I asked you to bring back is yourself."

"Eh?"

"Congratulations, you have become the fifth awakened person."

Jiang Qining froze on the spot as if he had been struck by thunder, with a look of disbelief on his face. To be honest, looking at the awakened people he had encountered, none of them had to lie miserable for several days before recovering after awakening. Even the lively Lackey

Can't bear it.

But instead of being exhausted, he felt so energetic that he could even stay up another night. What happened? Could it be that he had awakened his most powerful superpower?

Unbelievable! He actually became the son of destiny under the oppression of Si Nuo City, and is about to reach the peak of his life? From then on, the dream of becoming a savior is no longer a dream, but a real reality?

Thinking of this, Jiang Qining couldn't help but said: "Me, what is my super power?"

Ji Si smiled evilly: "You will attract monsters to 'like' you."

Jiang Qining:......

Si Nuo City dragged away the shocked Jiang Qining. After the police evacuated all the people, they dispatched a large team of troops to seal off the scene. When they saw the large area of ​​damaged buildings and the monster's huge remains, they started to attack the awakened ones.

There was an unconcealable respect.

How much courage and perseverance does it take to fight to the death with a powerful monster?

A barrel of claws penetrated as deep as three meters, and the bullets could not break through the hardness of its exoskeleton, and the eyes could not keep up with the speed of its attack. Even if the police were fully armed in attacking, there was a high probability of failure, but I didn't expect that a few of them could actually do so.

I have been fighting hard until now, and I am still wearing it to death.

What an amazing strength!

While they sent out professionals to collect the monster's body, they also sent out a medical team to ask if the awakened people needed help. In view of the heavy damage from the fight, several people in Sinuo City happily agreed, but they hoped that the police would not be exposed for the time being.

their whereabouts and identities.

Hearing this, the youngest police officer was surprised: "The official has recognized you, and the public has a high degree of acceptance of you. Many people want to meet the heroes who helped the military repel the second wave of rats. Why are you still here?"

Do you want to be secretive?"

Si Nuocheng shook his head: "It's not a cover-up, it's just that there aren't enough 'awakened ones'."

"Maintaining an appropriate distance is to protect both parties." He explained, "If the portrait and identity are made public now, what do you think the result will be? Maybe today, we will be blocked on the road instead of rushing to the battlefield; maybe

Tomorrow, we will be criticized for being 'selfish and unwilling to share the secret of awakening'."

But once the number of awakened people increases, many problems can be easily solved. As long as the "minority" becomes the "normal", the contradiction between the two parties can be greatly weakened.

Si Nuocheng wants to live an upright life, but not without thinking.

After all, even some not-so-famous celebrities have a few bastards who are like maggots on their tarsal bones and cannot be driven away, let alone the awakened ones who are closely related and will become a household name sooner or later?

What the awakened ones attract are not "illegitimate meals", but real demons and monsters! Therefore, before growing into a giant that can challenge the sky and the earth, Si Nuocheng prefers to keep a low profile and make decisions before taking action.

"Some things should be done when the time is right." Si Nuocheng nodded slightly, "I have to ask you to deal with the subsequent troubles with your heart."

As a result, several awakened people successfully blended into the group of injured people and were taken to the largest hospital in the county.

Before leaving, Jiang Qining moved the amethyst in his palm and asked: "Ji Si, she...how should I deal with this?"

"Soul crystals of the same color will enhance your abilities." Ji Si curled his lips, "This is the gift she left for you. You can make your own decision."

Jiang Qining was silent for a moment and said, "I choose... to send her home."

"Bury the crystal in the courtyard of her home," he said, "or deliver it to the hands of someone who has always cared about her. It's too dangerous to follow me. I'm struggling every day, and sooner or later it will break.

"

"It's better to go home and let her settle down."

A lingering wind came and blew through Jiang Qining's hair. Ji Si heard the spirit's sigh and blessing, and said gently to him: "Okay, before we go to Kyoto, let's send her home first."

The wind has dispersed.

Ji Si walked through the crowd with a big stick. When passing by Shen Yunting, he gave a reminder: "The last accomplice who is 'protected' by your police in the bureau, remember to deal with it as soon as possible."

Shen Yunting said: "As soon as the criminal evidence has been collected, we will immediately send him to court for punishment! We will never tolerate him!"

"No, that's not what it means." Ji Si turned his head and said the most terrifying words in the gentlest voice, "If it lives for ten days and a half, it will turn into a monster."

Shen Yunting's face changed suddenly.

He is obviously the high priest who symbolizes holiness, but at this moment Jisi is more like a demon than a demon: "However, its strength is far inferior to this one. If you operate it properly, maybe you can get a living body after it falls.

Demonic experiment."

"Don't feel guilty."

"It's just a monster."

Click to stop.

The moral bottom line is used to restrain and target people, and scum and monsters are not included in this. Jisi is a veritable clergyman, but he never hides his evil side.

For him, the relationship between light and darkness is a binary opposition, but it does not have to be a fight to the death. Guangwei is him, and fake and ugly are also him. In this way, complete!

In the same way, he hopes that the partner he chooses to work with should be upright and ruthless when necessary. If he cannot even do this and has to stick to the rules, then the differences between the two parties will only become greater in the future. What to talk about...

Shen Yunting nodded and said, "I understand."

Standing at attention, he gave a military salute: "Thank you for reminding me, this suggestion will save more people."

Ji Si:......

You... just accepted the proposal of the "experimental subject" so calmly, without even a single "humanitarian" condemnation or a righteous rebuttal?

This is so inhumane!

The high priest couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Well, he likes it.

…

Si Nuocheng was the most seriously injured awakened person. Because he was hit hard by the demon several times, two of his ribs were broken and his organs were bleeding to varying degrees.
To be continued...