under the tower

An extremely cold feeling swept over the whole body.

Ji Xi felt that his whole body was falling downwards, just like he used to fall in a straight line from a tower thousands of meters high.

Ji Xi stood where he was.

At that moment, he couldn't care about anything else.

Fear, anger, hatred...

Any emotion will then dissipate in the lonely night sky.

He no longer expected his life to end in a decent way.

The only remaining concepts are attack and killing.

Red, endless red.

The bullets in Ji Xi's pistol were quickly exhausted. He replaced the new magazine with a blank expression, and kept shooting at the huge monsters around him.

The sharp claws with the blood of innocent people, the huge mouth with outstretched fangs, and the hungry and disgusting eyes.

All be damned.

The skin on his hand turned into a silver blade, and it penetrated the throat of the nearest monster.

"puff--"

The monster's rancid flesh exploded and shattered in an instant, turning into a scarlet rose on the pale and slender young man.

The bombardment continued for an unknown amount of time.

It wasn't until all the monsters turned into lumps of meat that Ji Xi gradually regained consciousness.

The silver light faded, and his body was covered with wounds drawn by sharp claws unconsciously, leaving behind ugly marks, deep purple blood flowed out, and the surrounding skin turned dull blue-gray.

But he didn't feel pain, as if all nerves were completely numb.

"Heh." Looking at his upper body riddled with holes, he actually laughed out loud.

Looking back, Yanyi stood behind him like a statue, the man's face cast a heavy shadow under the moonlight, still extremely handsome.

The armored vehicle parked quietly at the rear, and it did not drive away. At the most chaotic moment, the people inside used up all the ammunition, and the turret was still billowing with white smoke.

Han Ming in the cab opened the door hesitantly.

"that……"

He said in an unusually rough and difficult voice.

"Get in the car first."

"That Mr. Lu...he...has..."

Yan stood straight on the spot, motionless.

"I'm infected." There was a calm gleam in the man's galaxy-like eyes, and his hoarse voice clearly echoed in the silent forest.

"Let's go, drive carefully."

Ji Xi stared at him from afar and smiled softly.

In the end, the armored vehicle started slowly and disappeared in the end of sight.

At the moment when the roar of the engine completely disappeared, the two standing in the pile of corpses and blood rushed to each other and kissed each other.

They gnawed at each other like wild beasts, their mouths and lips were bloody, and the strong, salty smell was passed to each other through their saliva. They tried their best, regardless of pain and wounds, as if they were no longer human beings at this moment, but It's two deformed people.

Responsibility, truth, ethics, nothing matters anymore.

They are just two naked and dying individuals who embrace each other tightly at the last moments of their lives, and may be able to annihilate into two fused particles in the vast universe.

They found a cave nearby and settled down.

Ji Xi knew that this was the last night they could spend in this life.

If possible, he still hopes that he will be infected slowly, so that they may still be able to cuddle up to each other and watch a beautiful sunrise before the will of human beings completely dies out.

He didn't expect more luck.

Yan Yi's hand was very cold, like a piece of solid ice, that kind of abnormal, almost completely temperatureless cold, Ji Xi held his hand, they huddled between the stones, a few pieces of firewood ignited a faint flickering fire, There was a crackling sound, and a few sparks shot out from the firewood pile from time to time.

Before the armored vehicle left, they left some supplies, including drinking water and dry food. Lao Chen lay in front of the car window, crying bitterly, heartbroken.

In this world, being able to do this is the greatest respect for one's companions.

Ji Xi knew that Yan Yi never regretted saving Lao Chen.

Because that's who he is.

So at the last moment, Ji Xi couldn't bear the resentment, and all the complicated emotions left were relief and regret.

He is not regretting his life.

He only felt heart-wrenching pain and pity for this man who said "everyone is afraid of death, and of course I am too".

"Yan Yi." He said softly, "Chat with me for a while."

"Hmm." The man hidden in the darkness responded, "What are you talking about?"

"How do you feel now?" Ji Xi asked, "Will humans have a headache and fever after being infected by the mutant virus?"

"I don't know," he said. "What about you?"

"I feel a little cold." Ji Xi said, "Is it because I'm about to die?"

"It's because the temperature in the mountains has dropped at night." Yan Yi said jokingly, "And we don't have enough firewood."

"Oh." Ji Xi said embarrassingly, "Then we can only bear with it for now."

While talking, he subconsciously burrowed into Yanyi's arms, just like before.

The man's chest was no longer as hot as before, but Ji Xi could still feel the slight warmth. He adjusted a comfortable posture, took his hand and put it around his waist.

Yan Yi's breath brushed against his face, and naturally enveloped Ji Xi who was in a ball.

The man's breathing rate is very steady, his chest rises and falls regularly, Ji Xi is driven by him, breathing at the same rate.

"Are you afraid?" Yan Yi suddenly asked, his voice low.

"It's okay." Ji Xi said, with a slightly smug expression on his face, like a child who has succeeded in a prank, "Actually, I like this ending very much."

"I thought you were going to accuse me, call me names. But I would do it all over again," he said.

They could die together, making the end itself seem less scary.

Yan nodded his nose: "I'm too lazy to talk about you. It's because no one cooks for you, washes your clothes?"

Ji Xi giggled, noncommittal.

"But being a deformed person is too ugly." Ji Xi said, "This is what I am most dissatisfied with."

Yan Yi kissed his head: "Little fool, you will be the prettiest deformed person."

"I don't seem to feel very happy when you say that." Ji Xi muttered, and he turned around awkwardly, stroking the man's sharp-edged nose and chin, "I hope that when I am a deformed person, I can also be happy." A handsome bodyguard accompanied me."

"When people from the military come out and meet us, they might be amazed. They wonder why these two deformed people are so strange, like two wobbly fools, and they have to act together."

He even fantasizes with gusto.

Yan Yi laughed: "Sounds very interesting."

Suddenly, in Ji Xi's mouth, death has become a trivial matter that is not worth caring about. Maybe they just went to another world together and lived another life.

When the guillotine hanging above his head fell, his state of mind was different from when he was worrying about gains and losses.

"But I probably don't remember you." Ji Xi asked again, "When the deformed people can't find food and wander around in the forest with nothing to do, do they still occasionally think about the things in their lives? Do they also feel bored? "

"Probably not." Yan Yi said, "They are something else."

"Okay." Ji Xi said, "That may be quite easy, you don't need to think about anything, but the trouble is that you will always be hungry."

"Yeah." Yan Yi patted his head, "If you become a deformed person first, you can eat me, and you shouldn't be hungry."

"That can't be done." Ji Xi immediately refused, pretending to be annoyed, "How can you eat your own bodyguard?"

Yan Yi smiled softly, lowered his head, and lowered his voice.

"...The bodyguard wants to eat you."

After finishing speaking, he gently kissed Ji Xi's lips.

After the kiss was over, both of them couldn't breathe.

"Yes." Ji Xi repeated in a domineering tone, "I want you."

Yan Yi just paused, then pressed him to the ground in the next second, and kissed him fiercely.

The rough rocks made Ji Xi uncomfortable, he waved his hands and struggled a few times.

Yan Yi supported him, and sat half leaning half behind the stone, letting Ji Xi put all his weight on him: "Master, is this alright?"

In the end, Ji Xi was so tired that she completely collapsed on Yan Yi's body.

"Don't go." Ji Xi's voice trembled, his arms were weakly wrapped around Yan Yi's neck, "That's it."

Yan Yi's callused palms stroked his sweaty back along the spine.

"How long has it been?" he said as if waking up from a dream. "It seems to be dawn."

"Really?" Ji Xi tried to open his eyes, and scratched him like a kitten, "Then I want to watch the sunrise, so you take me out."

Yan Yi hugged him carefully according to his words, bowed his waist twistedly, and carried him to the entrance of the cave.

The night was deep, and the distant sky was a deep, velvety blue.

"Like the color of your eyes." Yan Yi said softly.

Ji Xi leaned against him as if boneless: "My parents both have black eyes." He said lazily, "They always thought I was of impure blood, or that my mother had an affair with other people. You know , in my family's strict family, marriage is a very serious family contract. Having a child out of wedlock is like losing your family and buying something for a lot of money, but you actually bought a fake. The seller will be beaten to death , or put in prison." Ji Xi smiled mockingly, "...they checked several times later and confirmed that I was indeed my parents' biological child, so they had to explain it with a genetic mutation."

Yan Yi was silent for a moment, then said: "That may be a gift from heaven to you."

"It likes you so much, so it insisted on giving you a pair of eyes that cannot be matched by any precious gem in the world."

Ji Xi rolled his eyes and looked very happy: "I like this statement."

Yan Yi also smiled.

"You haven't told me about your parents yet." Ji Xi said, "They shouldn't be like this."

"Well. In fact, my impression is already very vague. I only remember that we should have lived a happy life when we were very young." He said lightly, "They are just ordinary residents of the base, not rich, but they are very nice to me. Okay. Later, when I was about five or six years old, they all died in accidents."

"Later, I have been wandering in the small alleys of the sick wood area. Sometimes kind people would give me a bite to eat. Those winding and muddy alleys were my childhood playground, because the fights became serious at that time. The little bully among the kids."

Ji Xi listened, and burst into a "puchi" laugh: "It's conceivable." He blinked, eyes full of admiration, "You must be the strongest among them, no one can beat you in fighting."

Yan Yi stroked the top of his hair, and said with a smile: "So after a few years, when I was less than ten years old, I was spotted by a man named 'Uncle Yan' and picked him up. Bing, and I followed him until he died when I was 16 years old when he was out on a mission."

Ji Xi asked curiously: "Then you are always alone?"

"Yeah." Yan Yi paused for a short moment, "Then I inherited his identity and became a mercenary on my own."

"Sounds so boring." Ji Xi said.

"Yeah." Yan Yi laughed, "Until I met you, a troublesome little guy, there were more things to do every day."

When Ji Xi was called "troublesome", he was not ashamed at all but became proud: "Really?" He raised the corners of his mouth triumphantly, "Did I make your life more interesting? I can still sleep with you, Where can I find someone as sweet and caring as me."

"Small fart." Yan nodded his forehead, and Ji Xi felt that something was wrong again, and was startled, "Isn't it? Are you still here?"

Yan Yi hoarse voice: "Didn't you say you slept with me? Hmm?"

Ji Xi's original intention was simply to "sleep with you", but now she blushed, "Hey...it's not..."

Yan Yi kissed his soft face: "Okay, I won't trouble you anymore. I won't do it when I'm tired."

"Hmm." Ji Xi lowered his eyes, "It's okay to do it. Anyway, it's... the last time."

Yan Yi tightened his arms around him, leaned his head on the back of his head, and said nothing.

Ji Xi didn't move, his eyes were blurred, he knew he was crying.

He cried silently, just letting the tears slide down his cheeks, drop by drop, down his chin, and slowly drip down.

Although they clearly said that they like the ending, although they can still talk about the past with a smile, although everything seems to have no regrets.

But he's still...really...

Still want more time.

Many tomorrows, many futures, many different moments.

He has just fallen in love with this world and wants to see it a few more times.

The water vapor covered the entire field of vision, the fog in the mountains dissipated, the outlines of the trees were blurred into phantoms, and the horizon glowed with a beautiful and astonishing red light, showing a magical light in the blue sky.

At this moment, dawn broke.