Cyber ​​Sword Immortal Iron Rain

Another possibility gradually emerged in my new heart:

Has the head belonging to Fang Bailu been destroyed in this unknown incident?

And the way to immortality that is attached to the head may also fall into the hands of others——

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"No, no!"

These ominous thoughts just emerged in his mind - Xin could no longer bear the anxiety that was about to explode in his chest. Even though he was extremely sure that the double helix tree was indestructible and eternal, Xin still felt fear and anxiety about those possibilities:

"You can't die!"

The Double Helix Tree is the only antidote - the only prayer machine that can free Atong again and reborn in this world. And Fang Bailu is his host in the human world: his connection with Xin allows Xin to avoid the karma of his previous life and use this huge power.

After this long and short journey together, and their own unique experiences, Xin was able to understand Fang Bailu. Although it was only a little bit, they still shaped each other in their time together:

It is precisely because of this that he does not care about Fang Bailu's life or death as ordinary people do - although Xin is also concerned about Fang Bailu's safety, he is more worried about whether the way to immortality will be lost as a result.

Because: death is not the end of individual existence...those unfulfilled wishes may be more in line with the definition of a ghost.

This is how Xin views himself and others' survival in this world.

Above life and death, there is something more important: to fulfill your own wishes - even if you cannot see them fulfilled.

Did Fang Bailu fulfill his wish? Maybe it was a bit selfish, but Xin still put it aside: for him, only his own wish was the most important thing now.

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thump!

The boy who had been running for a long time - considering that this new body had only lived for a few months, it might be more accurate to call him a baby - finally fell to the ground for the first time: he staggered a few steps, but ultimately failed to stop his forward momentum.

This was not because there was a trap under his feet that he had not discovered, but because of hunger and thirst, and the subsequent weakness - these two most instinctive needs of human beings, burning in his body with an intensity he had never experienced before.

The changes that occurred in the new body due to the call of the Double Helix Tree - whether it was the brain tissue and nervous system, or the restored function of the vomeronasal organ and olfactory bulb... their occurrence was not without cost.

He was too hungry: the inexplicable changes in his body were burning violently, consuming the calories and nutrients in his new body.

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Xin could feel the weakness in his arms and his fading strength - this kind of loss was far greater than that of high-intensity exercise, and was using muscle and fat as reserve food, burning and swallowing them at the same time.

Xin slowed down his pace slightly: he pulled the bag of nutrient solution out of his pocket and held it in front of his mouth.

He swallowed with big gulps, clenched his hands into fists, and squeezed the last drops of nutrient solution out of the transparent bag - then he put his mouth to the nozzle of the nutrient solution, half biting and half squeezing with his teeth, pulling his head back, and sucked the last bit of liquid out of the bag.

Ding!

Xin reached into his backpack and pulled out a bag of nutrient solution without any flavor label. With a slight sound, Xin discovered the small spot of light that was taken out of the backpack along with the nutrient solution.

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Snapped!

Before it hit the ground, Xin intercepted it in mid-air and held it in the palm of his hand - the intense and burning hunger seemed to stop at this moment. Even though the nutrient solution was knocked over by this violent movement, he didn't even look at it again.

It was a tiny piece of iron, the paint had peeled off the surface and the original color could no longer be seen; the exposed, rusted base was rough and looked like just garbage that could be found anywhere.

But both sides of the iron sheet were gently and meticulously hand-polished, scraping out slightly distorted shiny arcs and shapes - it is an imperfect "∞" symbol: no matter what its previous meaning was, the new Malaysians now give it the meaning of "longevity, rebirth and peace".

After all, life should be infinite - this is what many people expect of themselves and their loved ones: symbols are always given more and newer meanings; just like the changes and growth of human beings themselves.

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There are tiny holes on both sides of the iron block: shiny chains pass through them and surround the piece of iron sheet, allowing it to be hung around the neck.

This is a necklace... a handmade pendant - the iron sheet used as the material comes from the "remains" of A Tong: the paralyzed body of Tianguan who could no longer move. Before A Tong completely lost Tianguan's mobility, he used a small part of his "body" to make it.

Thousands of miles apart, in the present moment when the ocean of data is either dry or stormy - this is the only connection between him and her.

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He used his fingertips to caress every uneven surface, feeling the coexistence of roughness and smoothness; he was so familiar with the shape of the iron sheet that his skin could recognize it better than his eyes.

Ah Tong originally wanted to carve the word "Fu": ancient, simple and traditional; but at that time her broken body could no longer support even slightly complicated work - instead, she carved this simple symbol.

But this small piece of iron still became a sufficiently sincere amulet: Xin believed that in some mysterious way, it had some effect in protecting his own safety - after all, a sincere heart was the source of prayer and hope.

He picked up the overturned nutrient solution bag and put it to his mouth again to suck the dusty liquid inside. He clenched the nutrient solution bag tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged from the excessive force. He wanted to swallow every bit of nutrition as much as possible as fuel to keep moving forward.

"I'm going to give you a body... I'm going to give you a brand new body."

Xin is not good at praying or asking for things, he usually just makes a wish to himself - that is a promise: it is a promise he made, so Xin will fulfill it.

This is the meaning of commitment.

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Chapter 318: The Unforgivable Sins (IV)

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Shin silently threw away the nutrient solution bag that had been squeezed into a ball. The inside felt like it was burning. Even after replenishing the food, his stomach still made long gurgling sounds, accompanied by occasional cramps and pain.

Without constant energy replenishment, he would become increasingly weaker: and Shin did not carry that many supplies with him - this strange and sudden loss was not part of his plan when he came to Manila.

Therefore, Xin had to act: if he could not find other food in Manila, in the ruins of the city, then his mobility would not be long - once he lost his source of nutrition, Xin would probably fall into shock due to high fever and spasms of his digestive system.

But he did not turn around and think of returning the same way: he would not die before achieving his wish... or finding Fang Bailu's head before his supplies were exhausted - Xin whispered to the amulet in his heart, hoping that it could bless him to do this.

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Manila is getting closer.

In the new vision, the capital of Luzon does not seem to exist in the real world - instead, it is like a second layer set in the night, adding a purer black to the deep darkness. And everything surrounding this city - the dark night, the deep and unpopulated suburbs, all make this city look like the throat of a beast.

This might be just an illusion, or perhaps the result of some strange change in Manila: but Xin didn't know, and had no other choice; he just tried to speed up his pace.

On the long and lonely road from the suburbs to the city, Xin did not encounter any other living creatures - no humans, no other creatures transformed by human hands; even the abandoned vehicles were becoming increasingly sparse...

But Xin had no room to feel uneasy or confused; because there were other visions coming along with it.

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Apart from the dark red mist that stretched from the top of his head to the front, which looked like a band of light or a cloud, the ground beneath his feet was no longer just dull grey and black.

Scattered cinnabar-colored grass spikes grew out of the cracked concrete, swaying in the windless night: this was the first time Xin had seen grass leaves of this color. Xin could no longer tell whether this abnormal sight was real or an illusion created by the transformation of pheromones.

He had never seen red weeds before: on this windless night, the red grass leaves looked like they had the texture of cut muscle.

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He walked along the path surrounded by sparse vermilion - the hunger and thirst in his body seemed to have reached a threshold and no longer urged Xin to swallow his own flesh and blood into his stomach.

Finally, even Shin felt strange: the darkness covering Manila did not become more visible as the distance increased - he still could not see clearly what was hidden in it; except for the red mist floating in the sky. Now Shin could be 100% sure that it was an illusion caused by pheromones.

Blackness stood in front of the new face like a high wall, within reach:

Shin stretched out his hand, then pulled it back - then he took a sudden step forward and crashed into the darkness.

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It was like passing through a thin film, or walking into a resilient and solid bubble - Xin could even faintly hear the sound of "pop". Whether it was the color seen in the eyes, the moisture felt on the skin, or even the smell in the air, they were no longer the same.

It was as if a gust of wind swept past, blowing away all the fog that had covered Xin's eyes the previous second; all of Manila was finally within his sight.

Suddenly, he felt as if he had returned to Kuala Lumpur again - except that it was the Kuala Lumpur that had not yet been rebuilt after the Xihe girl woke up and died... It had lost the shape that a city should have, and all that was left was -

Ruins: A city without humans becomes the remains of its original city.

On the outskirts of Manila, the buildings and skyscrapers that originally blocked the view were pushed down by some great force; deep furrows were plowed out on the ground - so that newcomers who had just stepped into the city could see the center of the city at a glance.

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In the center of Manila, in the spiral pit—before the pit wall, the moss-like shanties lined up along the ramp had collapsed—two huge spheres leaning against each other, about tens of meters in diameter, were dumped. In the new sight, they even blocked the view on the other side of the city: as if a giant had abandoned his toys here.

In the dim light, you can just make out their colors: one is orange, the other is deep green; the buildings that have rolled down the edge of the city but haven't disintegrated are crowded together with them like randomly stacked building blocks - cubes and balls.

From the new angle, only the surface of one of them can be seen clearly.

In the most conspicuous position on the surface of the sphere, the two characters "Mother" and "River" were printed vertically. They were huge and mottled, and the original sharp and distinct strokes were scraped off during some kind of friction. This word with an unknown meaning might be the code name of this orange-yellow spherical machine. As for the other huge sphere that relied on it, it seemed to have similar printings, but it could not be seen from the position where Xin was.

"Mother River" and "Yin Pond": Two artificial stars that were linked by the Taihai Chain and orbited above Manila - but now they are embedded in the middle of the city for unknown reasons; surrounded by death and depression.

Did the impact of their fall destroy the city? Xin had a vague feeling that the answer should be no: judging from the size and weight, the damage caused by the two "stars" when they fell to the ground should be far more horrifying than what was seen now.

He turned his head again: this time, everything outside Manila was hidden in the sticky black - he could not see anything outside the city.

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So, where should we go next? The direction of the Double Helix Tree is…

"...!"

Suddenly, a sharp pain swept through my new body——

He touched his cheek and the outer back of his left hand, but felt a sharp pain like a needle pricking him - the surface of his skin seemed to be burned, with a circle of shallow blisters and pale yellow tissue fluid swaying in it.

Not only that: the parts of his body covered by the hoodie and joint protectors suddenly felt a burning pain - from his calves, waist to his neck and waist, a long and connected blisters protruded from his new body.

It was as if someone was holding a transparent soldering iron, secretly and quickly burning a vertical line made of blisters from the side of the new body.

But he did not feel any external heat, and his clothes were still intact.

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He turned his head again: the red fog above his head was getting thicker and thicker - on the ground, in the cracks between cement and asphalt, cinnabar-colored weeds were visibly growing from the inside: thin red lines seemed to emerge from nothing, and stopped growing after protruding from the surface.

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Chapter 319: The Unforgivable Sins (V)

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He turned his head again: the red fog above his head was getting thicker and thicker - on the ground, in the cracks between cement and asphalt, cinnabar-colored weeds were visibly growing from the inside: thin red lines seemed to emerge from nothing, and stopped growing after protruding from the surface.

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Compared to what he saw outside the city, the weeds at this time were brighter and thicker - brighter and cleaner than human blood, as if coated with a layer of fluorescent paint. He didn't know whether this red grass was real, or just like the red mist floating in the sky, coming from the conversion between pheromones and sensory signals...

He stretched out the fingertips of his right hand and gently but firmly opened the blister on the back of his hand: clear bright yellow fluid flowed out and slid down his wrist -

Is this pain and wound real, or is it another sensory expression of the summons of the Double Helix Tree?

Xin couldn't make a judgment: reality and illusion no longer mattered. What he knew was that the pain and scars on his body were a guide, like a compass.

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The strange sights around him, as well as the burn-like wounds on his body, all had a clear meaning to him:

"Go here."

That was the Double Helix Tree continuing to call out, showing him the way forward: at the same time, there was also a burning hunger in his stomach - as if the blisters that appeared on his body were actually burned by this hunger.

He tore the bag of nutrient solution open along the center line and licked and sucked every drop of juice on the wall of the bag - this was the last bag of nutrient solution he had brought with him; and he did not find any supplies in the ruins of the city.

Then, walk in the direction that the Double Helix Wonderful Tree is calling.

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At this moment, Manila has been baptized by the spiritual storm and the digital tsunami. It no longer looks like a city with people living in it, but more like a complete dead zone.

Of course, Xin had no idea what exactly happened, but he could feel the weirdness and horror in it.

Because, he finally encountered an individual other than himself.

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After stepping into the dark bubble and entering the city limits of Manila, Shin saw other "people" for the first time since arriving in Luzon.

But when he got closer, he realized that it might not be called a "person"... It just had a similar appearance to humans. It was more like a statue made by collecting a lot of scrap metal, piling it together and then melting it; full of impurities and bubbles -