overnight evolution

The sky is gray, the fields are vast, the wind is blowing and the grass is low... There are no cattle or sheep.

I squatted in front of a small ditch to get water from a bowl made of leaves. I regretted why I didn’t bring a bottle with me when I left the aircraft.

It was early in the morning, the sky was still bright and the moon was hanging high, and there were few stars to be found.

The wind ran back and forth on the grassland, blowing layers of grass waves.Everything is very quiet, except for the occasional cricket chirping from the depths of the grass. The clear ditch in front of you reflects the bright moonlight, and the silver moon broken into countless pieces floats up and down with the water waves, gurgling into the distance.

This is a piece of grassland that has not been polluted at first glance. The green grass is dense, and you can drink water with confidence anywhere.When I was still on land, I also rode a horse on the prairie of Inner Mongolia, but I didn’t dare to do it anyway.There is no place on the surface of the earth that is clean. Human beings have destroyed their own homeland. I... well, I am not qualified to say anything now.

After taking enough water, I got up and walked back cautiously. The wind blew on my wet palms, and the chill invaded my skin.As soon as he returned to the place where he had just stopped to rest, he subconsciously slowed down his steps. The water in the bowl reflected the bright moon in the sky, shining brightly.It's just that no matter how beautiful the moonlight is, it is not as attractive to me as the person in front of me.On the back of the weathered rock, Xiu Xiu quietly closed his eyes, a few strands of black hair slanted down on his smooth forehead.

Moonlight, deep grass, handsome man.

I stood there and stared at it for a while, then took two steps forward, knelt down in front of him, and whispered to him to get up and drink water.

His eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his eyes slowly opened, revealing dark pupils as deep as the night sky.

I hurriedly moved closer, lifted the bowl filled with water to his lips, and watched him drink the shallow puddle of water inside.After drinking the water, he closed his eyes again, with sporadic drops of water on his lips.Holding the empty bowl with both hands, I squatted on the spot and watched him quietly. After a while, I got up to stir the fire, and decided to go back to fetch some water.

More than two hours ago, we came out of the castle and boarded the aircraft piloted by the steward Ye.

After flying for a while, they met a small group of pursuers in the sky above a forest.Ye let us go first, he went out alone to deal with the pursuers, so Xiu and I took the aircraft for a while and came to the edge of the grassland.

At this time, the power in Xiu Xiu's body showed signs of rioting, and he was sweating non-stop.I was a little panicked, for fear that someone would catch up at this time, and then we would have no choice but to catch him without a fight.However, Xiu turned off the engine and asked me to help him get off the aircraft, and the two plunged into the vast grassland.Traveling in an aircraft is fast, but it is too bulky to be noticed.With our current situation, there is no other way to escape the search except to find a place to hide.

The moon star was sparse, and there were pitch-black birds circling round and round in the sky, making shrill calls.

I don't know if they are the eyeliner of the elders group, but I can only calm down my heartbeat and get into the depths of the grassland faster.

Walking in the grass with the help of Xiu, he almost tripped over the grass roots growing out of the ground several times, causing many wounds on his hands and face.It's just that he protects me normally, but this time the roles are reversed, and it's me supporting him to move forward, and I have mixed feelings in my heart for a while.Listening to his breathing so close, I just feel that I have never been so close to him, so I am a little happy.

The grass on the grassland is very dense, and in some places it is as tall as a person, which is very good for concealment.We threw the aircraft and walked in the grass for more than an hour. We stopped to rest after making sure that no one was chasing us.

To be distracted and suppress the strength in his body, Xiu looked very tired. When I came back after fetching water again, he seemed to have fallen asleep leaning against the rock, breathing lightly and long.I put the bowl filled with water on a flat place, sat down beside him with my knees crossed, and looked up at the sky for a while, feeling a little bored.

So many things happened in the past day, and now he is still on the way to escape, but his tense nerves seem to be snapped all of a sudden, and his whole body relaxes, and he doesn't want to move at all.

The sound of grass leaves swaying, mixed with a few clear insects, I half-closed my eyes and yawned, feeling that the last time I sat so leisurely under the night sky was already a lifetime ago.

After an unknown amount of time, my hair was stroked lightly, and I heard Xiu ask me in a low voice, "Are you sleepy?"

"No—" I rubbed to the side and fell on him, "I'm just a little tired, let me lean on."

He seemed to be smiling, and put his arms around my shoulders, sliding his long fingers back and forth across my messy hair.Surrounded by his breath, his nerves became more relaxed, and the small theater in his brain began to become active.After making up my mind, I made a detailed comparison of all kinds of difficulties and obstacles that may be encountered with the Red Army's [-]-mile Long March, and the only conclusion is that we will be caught by the reactionaries in all likelihood.

... A strategic transfer with no target, no comrades-in-arms, and no base, how much chance can there be of winning?

Probably aware of my pessimistic mental activities, Xiu stopped combing my short hair with his fingertips, and said in a low voice, "What are you mumbling about?"

With a cry of grief, I turned over and hugged his shoulders, buried my head in his chest, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not afraid of being brave and righteous with you, but I hope that the elders will provide the prisoners with edible food, my son." So as not to turn into a yellow and emaciated little carrot head."

Xiu didn't respond, and after a while, he put his right hand on my back and patted me comfortingly: "It's okay."

...something happened.

I walked away from his chest, rubbed my face, and was more serious than ever before: "I said, remember the route we took? If you are caught up, you should immediately go back the same way and leave me alone. We Your aircraft is still there, and I covered it with branches before I left. If you are lucky, no one will find it. After you sit on it, go back to your old department, and call those who suffered injustice in Atlantis The people you treat, take them with you. Go to other places, whether it is the Eurasian continent, Antarctica, or outer space, and build your new world."

Xiu Rao listened to my words with interest, and finally asked, "What about you?"

I gritted my teeth, clenched my fist and said, "I...I will stop them and prevent them from chasing you." When necessary, I will blew myself up and died with these scumbags, "After you build a new world, you don't have to If you want to avenge me, you can put incense sticks on Qingming and Double Ninth Festival..."

Xiu reached out to touch my face, lowered his voice and said, "What about our child?"

I was ruthless and said, "This world is too scary, it's better to go back early, you don't have to suffer like us!"

Being forced to say these words, I was already red-eyed, and I hated myself for not living up to my expectations, even sacrificing my child.Xiu sighed softly, no longer had that interested expression on his face, and hugged me slightly: "Three days, in three more days my strength will be fully recovered."

I grabbed the clothes behind him tightly, suppressing the urge to cry: "But, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive."

And, so what if your powers return to their prime?

There are still people on this continent who can suppress the power of the Griffin.

I didn't say these two sentences, because Xiu must know this better than me.

After all, no matter how long he lived, he couldn't compare to those old monsters who ranked ahead of him.

Most of these old guys don't care about worldly affairs, but this time the ones polluted by the Zerg gene are the guardians of the mainland, and with the help of the elders, they will definitely attack Xiu.One Xiu might be able to fight, but what about two, three, or more?

No matter how powerful he is, he is still only one person; no matter how thoroughly he evolves, he will not be able to resist the other nine powerhouses who are on top of the continent by himself.When the news of his Zerg blood leaked out, how many people in Atlantis, who suffered from the Zerg persecution and hated this huge race, would firmly stand by his side?

This is no longer a category of personal likes and dislikes, but involves tens of thousands of years of grievances between two different worlds.

The existence of mixed races will not ease the tense confrontation, but will only further intensify the conflict.

For the Zerg, leaving hybrid offspring after mating is a challenge to Atlantis.For Atlantis, it was an unbearable shame that its own people were forced to give birth to children with Zerg blood.The Zerg have no human emotions, they only know how to destroy and kill, which is doomed that they will never have the chance to reconcile with Atlantis.

Xiu should know all this better than me, but he always has a face of indifference, as if he will never let himself into a desperate situation.Compared with the first meeting, the awakening of the Zerg part of his body seems to have only added some killing breath to him, and the rest has not changed much.And I can only choose to believe that he can end it all.

"Forget it, don't talk about this." I took a deep breath, as long as the world doesn't end, who knows what will happen tomorrow. "Even if I'm going to die now, I have to satisfy my curiosity first - what did grandpa tell you on the phone?"

My mood changes are very fast, and most people can't keep up with this speed.Rao was as deep as Xiu, and he was stunned for a moment after hearing this sudden question, and then he pondered: "He mentioned the origin of that young man in a very cryptic way."

"Xi?" I cheered up and asked, "What did the old man say? Did he mention Xi's parents or something?"

Xiu's eyelids were half-drooped, his pupils were slightly covered by eyelashes like butterfly wings, and he asked me, "You care about this?"

Me: "..." I didn't dare to conjecture that Xi was his illegitimate son, so I had to whisper, "Xi saved me and treated me very well. There is nothing wrong with me caring about him as a friend. Besides, he has always cared about him." Regarding the matter of my parents, and they refused to tell me the specific situation, I wanted to ask my grandpa, after all, he was the one who brought me back."

Xiu slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It's not that he doesn't want to talk about some things, but he can't." It sounded like he already knew Xi's identity.

I got a little excited: "Teacher, do you know who Xi's parents are?"

He raised his eyes to look at me, his eyes perfectly expressed the meaning of "it's only at this time that you can remember that I am your teacher", and slowly said: "I can probably guess it." I held my breath and waited for the next sentence, he paused , continued, "The teacher told me that if I hurt that boy, I will regret it."

"...So Xi is really your illegitimate child?" My expression cracked.

Xiu gave me a meaningful stare, and denied, "How is that possible."

"How is it impossible?" The corners of my mouth twitched twice, "Maybe someone conceived your child without you knowing it, and then secretly gave birth to it—"

"No one can steal my child from me, except you." He cut off my words, the cold color in his eyes faded, and he called my name in a low voice, "As long as this boy named Xi is here, the future is possible Sure, I won't lose."