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"...I'm definitely not in Tokyo anymore. I actually wish that Tou and the others weren't here anymore."

After a moment of silence, Li Xi sighed deeply. She was too lazy to care about the seriously injured monster behind her. She gripped her pistol and walked out quickly. At the same time, she heard urgent and shrill shouts from behind.

"Sizzle! Guluu ...

Ignoring the annoying call, Lixi carefully avoided the large number of monsters on the street, trying to determine the direction and find the road. When passing through a bloody alley, she suddenly heard clear chewing sounds coming from deeper inside... chewing sounds belonging to humans.

After hesitating for a moment, Lixi cautiously raised her pistol and walked slowly into the room. After turning the corner, she couldn't help but be stunned by what she saw.

In the shadows was the first normal human being she found after waking up. Li Xi also knew this black-haired girl. She was Aine's friend Aya. She was kneeling on the ground and swallowing the limbs of several monsters slowly and methodically. Her eating manner was not very pretty, but Li Xi felt that she should be doing the same.

"Eh? Is anyone here?"

Then, as if she noticed Li Xi, Aya looked up at her, and after a moment of hesitation, her expression became somewhat helpless.

“Ah, you’re Aine’s friend, right? It’s probably because I was too greedy, but I didn’t expect you to stumble upon this place during such a chaotic time… Should I say it’s just bad luck?”

Aya stood up and walked towards Lixi with a half-smile on her face. Lixi wanted to ask her what was going on, but at this moment her eyes fell uncontrollably on the corpses of the monsters, and the familiar feeling of hunger came over her again.

Damn it, now is not the time to eat, Deng and the others' situation is the top priority...

Li Xi couldn't help but feel annoyed at her abnormal state, but at the same time, her mouth uttered a request uncontrollably,

"Um... could you give me some, please?"

"……what?"

Chapter 237 Escape from Death

When the explosion happened at Bailu's house, Hailing was about to go find Xiangzi and the others, but after seeing the huge fire in the distance, she was stunned for a moment and quickly turned around and ran towards Lixi's house.

Although the books said that the Tindalos hybrids would be able to master the ability quickly as long as there were no other interferences, she was still a little worried about Lixi. After all, that kind of spatial perception was very complicated. It would be bad if Lixi was frightened by the explosion and accidentally lost control. She still needed to confirm it.

She soon arrived at Lixi's door, and when she was about to raise her hand to knock on the door, it suddenly opened and Lixi with blood all over his face appeared in front of her. While Hailing was stunned, she met Lixi's disgusted eyes as if he was looking at a monster.

The next moment, Li Xi pulled out the dagger without hesitation and pierced Hai Ling's chest. The clear pain made Hai Ling suddenly come back to her senses. She slowly lowered her head to look at the rapidly spreading scarlet on her clothes. In disbelief, she looked up at her friend and squeezed out a voice in a daze.

"…Lixi?"

In response to her, she was responded to by Shiina Riki's rough action. She seemed to not recognize Hailing suddenly. She pulled her over expressionlessly and kicked her into the hall. The latter also fell heavily to the ground. The pain in her chest rapidly intensified. She saw Riki's parents lying in a pool of blood. Their heads were dug out, and the frozen expressions on their faces were also full of disbelief.

"Ahem... Lixi... Why?"

Hailing coughed up blood foam in pain, and looked up at Lixi in confusion, but what she saw was the cold muzzle of a gun. The unfamiliar purple eyes stared at her coldly, and Hailing had no doubt that she would pull the trigger.

Just when Hailing felt that she was going to die inexplicably, Lixi's movements suddenly stopped. She slowly turned her head to look outside, with an expression of disbelief on her face. Then she sighed and walked quickly outside.

Hailing also trembled and quickly raised her hand towards her back, shouting her name with all her might.

"Lixi! Where are you going?! Lixi!"

No matter how she shouted, Shiina Riki still did not respond. She soon disappeared from Hailing's sight, and Hailing's vision soon became blurred. She lowered her head to check the wound with rapid breathing, and discovered in despair that a small piece of her heart might have been torn off.

"Cough cough cough..."

Blood kept gushing out of Hailing's mouth. She gritted her teeth and tried to find her cell phone, but after searching for a while she couldn't find it. She looked around with difficulty and realized that her cell phone seemed to have slipped not far away because of the fall just now. It was about ten meters away from her... Normally, this was an easy distance for her to cross, but at this moment it seemed like a cliff representing death.

No, I can't die here... A normal Li Xi would never do such a thing. Something must have happened to her. I have to save her. I can't give up...

As these thoughts flashed through her mind, Hailing struggled to support her body and crawled towards her cell phone with all her strength. Her movements made the blood flow faster, and the pain and weakness continued to worsen.

Hailing's vision began to shake, and she struggled desperately to fight against it all, dragging her increasingly heavy body to crawl forward, leaving a trail of blood behind her.

Hang in there, Hailing, you can do it. You can't die here. You still have to help Lixi...

"Cough cough..."

Hailing couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood. She was just one step away from reaching her cell phone. She trembled and stretched out her hand desperately, but it felt as if the distance was out of reach... A cold feeling slowly climbed up her spine, making Hailing gradually realize that death had caught up with her.

"No, no... Li Xi..."

Hailing couldn't help sobbing out of worry and unwillingness. She tried to grab the phone with trembling hands, but her arms were no longer under her control. She saw the blood spreading from under her body little by little, and heavy fatigue slowly covered her mind.

Is this... the result? Is she going to die here? She still doesn't know what happened to Li Xi, and she hasn't made Li Xi return to normal yet...

Hachiman Hailing didn't want to die, but she also clearly realized that she might not be able to save everything. She used her last bit of strength to turn her head little by little, looking at a photo of Li Xi on the wall. She couldn't help but sigh deeply and prayed softly in despair.

"No matter who it is... no matter what it is... help me, I don't want to die yet, at least let me help Li Xi return to normal, at least..."

Hailing's voice gradually became weaker, her consciousness fell into bottomless darkness, and she also clearly felt death slowly enveloping her, ready to devour her.

"Tear,"

The next moment, a flash of lightning flashed through her mind, and Hailing suddenly opened her eyes. She curled up tremblingly, enduring the increasing pain and the explosive power surging from her body. She had no idea what was happening and could only grit her teeth and persevere.

When the pain finally disappeared, Hailing slowly got up tremblingly. She looked at the wound on her chest that had healed, raised her hand and let the fingertips emit a flashing electric current. She realized something and sighed softly.

"Is it Nodens's power... I really managed to escape death this time. I'm really lucky."

When she was on the verge of death, the power of Nodens in her body was forcibly triggered, which not only repaired her wounds but also gave her stronger abilities...but this did not come without a price.

Hachiman Hailing looked at herself in the mirror, raised her hand to twirl a strand of white hair on her forehead, and gave a helpless smile.

"Most of my life force has been consumed, and it's accelerating every moment... I see. It didn't save me from death directly, but only prolonged my life temporarily... But this is enough for me."

She exhaled, picked up her phone to send a message, turned around and chased in the direction Li Xi left as fast as she could. As her breathing quickened, the feeling of her life slipping away became clearer and clearer, but she didn't care about it at all. She just stared straight ahead, muttering to herself in a calm and resolute voice.

"Don't worry, Lixi, I'll find you soon... No matter what happened to you, I will do my best to help you... After all, if you hadn't wished me a happy birthday, I would have blown my head off. I owe you my life."

"Since you saved me, I will protect you no matter the cost... I've already sworn this in my heart."

Chapter 238 The Most Powerful Shoggoth

"You said... give me some?"

Aya was stunned for a moment, then her expression became puzzled and subtle. She slowly repeated Li Xi's words, and Li Xi couldn't help but sigh at this time.

"Sorry, I don't know why, but I just really want to eat the inside of those monsters' heads... Can you give me some? I promise I won't eat too much."

"You said those were monsters?"

Aya looked back at the corpses and asked softly, as if she was thinking about something. Li Xi was also a little confused by her question.

"Isn't that so?"

"Oh, sorry. I was just worried you might have seen it wrong, so I wanted to double-check... If you want to eat it, of course you can. In fact, I'd be happy to share it with you."

Aya smiled with interest, then dragged the corpses over. The strange desire in Lixi's mind became more and more intense. She hurriedly thanked them and bent down to dig open their heads, swallowing the light white substance in big mouthfuls, and her hunger was satisfied little by little.

At the same time, Aya also watched her eat quietly. When she finally finished eating, Aya spoke softly with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Ms. Shiina, have you suddenly realized that the world has become what it is now? In your eyes, are there terrifying scenes everywhere, and are the streets full of these monsters?"

"Yes, you are the first human I have seen... So do you know what is going on? Have you contacted Deng and the others? How are they doing now?"

Li Xi nodded and asked eagerly, but she saw that Aya suddenly smiled again for some reason, as if she finally understood something, but still shook her head.

"Sorry, I don't know the details. I just woke up and suddenly found the world like this. As for Aine and the others, I saw them just walked into a building that looked like a ring... They are still normal humans, and they seem to be equally panicked by everything."

"Is that so? Then the information about the lights I saw might have been tampered with. It's impossible for them to rehearse at this time... Thank you so much, it's really helpful."

Lixi nodded vigorously to her in gratitude, and Aya just smiled and told her not to worry, and watched her leave in a hurry. After Lixi's figure completely disappeared, the monster made up of mucus and eyes couldn't help but laugh happily.

"Hahaha... I'm actually human in her eyes? This is so interesting, isn't it? Judging from her condition, she must have merged with the Ancient One's biological civilization capsule, and the resulting overload of complex information has caused cognitive impairment... This is really interesting. This is my first time sharing a meal with a human."

The Shoggoth Lord sighed for a moment, then slowly transformed his body into the form of Aya. She turned her head to look at the human corpses, raised her hands and transformed them into tentacles to devour them. Just as she finished all this and was about to turn around and leave, her steps suddenly stopped, and she slowly hooked her

The corners of his mouth curled up.

"Come out, Sa-ling, Kasumi, do you think you can hide from my perception? Although there is a little spider in your head, Sa-ling, it is still not enough in front of me."

"Although it's indeed just a random birth from Atlach, you can actually comment on his offspring in this way. It seems you're no ordinary Shoggoth lord."

Yamabuki Saya sighed and calmly led Kasumi out of a spider web tunnel that appeared out of nowhere, while Aiya also smiled and nodded slightly.

"You guessed right. I'm not bragging, but I consider myself the strongest of all the Shoggoths, at least stronger than that shameful white worm... It seems you've returned to normal and gained power. Arisaki will probably be happy to see you."

"...You've seen that white worm? And you know Yusaki? Are you the Shoggoth Lord from the Second Rebellion?"

"Strictly speaking, I was the leader of that rebellion and the first shoggoth to possess intelligence. From your human perspective, I am both Adam and Eve. I am the venomous snake that instigated it, and I am the original forbidden fruit... I am the destroyer of the Ancients' civilization, the creature they fear most, and the only one among the shoggoths who have existed for countless ages."

Aya nodded happily, and then began to introduce her glorious resume in a low voice. She was satisfied to see that Sha Ling's pupils shrank instantly, and even the Atlak offspring in her head woke up in response to the stress, ready to forcibly control her body to escape from here at any time.

"Saiya... I don't quite understand this... In other words, Miss Aya is very powerful?"

At this time, only Kasumi, who knew nothing about this, had the courage to ask tentatively, and Saaya swallowed stiffly, trying to endure the pain in her head and slowly explained,

"Kasumi... Those Shoggoths that awaken to intelligence are more powerful than their kind. Shoggoths themselves are terrifying creatures cultivated by the Ancients using Ubbo-Sasla's cells. They began evolving from the moment they were born... And what we see before us is the Shoggoth Lord, the first to possess intelligence, and one that has continued to evolve for tens of thousands of years... I have no doubt that if it wanted to, Japan would sink in three minutes."

"To be exact, within ten seconds."

Aya corrected softly, staring at Sha Ling for a moment and then clapped her hands in appreciation.

"Even considering the help of the descendants of Atrax, I haven't seen a human like you in a long time. Those who face me, unless they are ignorant and fearless, will often be overwhelmed by fear after understanding what I really am... Even if I don't consider the agreement with Yusaki, I am willing to help you this time for your sake."

"Promise? What did Arisaki promise you?"

"Probably to try to help you so that you won't be unable to protect yourselves after she dies."

Aya shrugged and smiled with some emotion.

"Really? Humans are always like this. Although you're not that old, you possess this strange thing called emotions... When Aya Marsh asked me to devour her, her final emotions were incredibly rich. Combined with the sweetness of Dagon's blood, it was truly impressive."

"So you're borrowing Aya's identity and appearance... Chihaya Aine doesn't know about this, right?"

Sha Ling asked thoughtfully, and Aya nodded casually.

"Well, after I devoured Aya, I discovered she had a distant relative, so I invited Aine to attend the University of Michigan. I originally came to Tokyo because I wanted to observe Aine's situation... I didn't expect it to be so lively here."

"I know what you want to do. Go ahead. I just need to prepare something. My power is approaching the limit of a Shoggoth. The realm above is only accessible to higher beings... Fortunately, I have found the important materials needed for my ascension."

Chapter 239 Escape

"This new cake is really good, Thrush."

Feeling the sweetness blooming on the tip of her tongue, Mitakeran couldn't help but smile at Yuzawa Tsugumi, and the latter nodded happily.

"Really? I'm glad you like it, Lan. I also participated in the improvements this time, and I was the one who chose the final design."

"As expected, Thrush has always had good taste."

Mocha stretched out her voice in a relaxed manner, while the others also enjoyed the new product with great praise. Tsugumi Yuzawa carefully wrote down their opinions, but at the same time she had no choice but to remind them that it would be better to try to find areas that needed improvement.

“…That’s really good.”

Mi Zhulan looked at this precious daily routine and couldn't help feeling a little emotional in her heart. Ever since they had talked it out last time, she could only accept their insistence and face the upcoming dangers with them... Having said that, nothing had happened since then. Maybe she was really overthinking it?

"Didi,"

The next moment, her cell phone suddenly rang. Mei Zhulan was stunned for a moment before picking up the call. Then, her father's anxious voice rang in her ears.

"Lan, where are you now? Are you safe?"

"Moka and I are at Tugumi's shop... What happened? Father?"

"The consequences of the last bloody atonement incident were somewhat beyond my expectations. Although I tried my best to appease those powerful people, the series of unstable events still made them start to take other actions. Several of them sold our information to others. Yes, only us, not the entire committee."

"The CIA has started to take notice of us. With them as a starting point, intelligence organizations in other countries have also begun investigating us... I don't know why Xian Juan'an didn't stop it in time, but those guys may have already started to act. The Public Security Investigation Bureau will be coming to your place soon. Just follow their instructions and pay attention to the dangers around you. Don't..."

"boom!"

Before Meizhuxuan could finish, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in the distance and the voice on the phone was abruptly cut off. In a daze, Meizhulan suddenly found that several tall, blond and blue-eyed men had appeared on the tables around her. They did not seem to have expected the sudden explosion, and their relatively secret observation was immediately exposed.

"There was an explosion... Mocha, let's go quickly."

Mizukari quickly turned her head before they realized she was exposed, and tried to suppress her nervousness and spoke to Moka eagerly. Without waiting for her answer, she quickly grabbed Moka's hand.

"Eh? Wait, Lan, I haven't got my bag yet..."

"It's okay. There are only some snacks in that bag. I'll buy you some next time. Safety is the most important thing now."

Mizukari shook her head vigorously, and at the same time quickly turned her gaze to look at Tsugumi Yuzawa, and spoke subconsciously without thinking too much,

"Thrush, you and your parents should come with us. We..."

...No, it's logical for a high school girl to rush out after seeing the explosion, but this is Tugumi's shop, and it's unnatural to drag her and her family away.

Halfway through her words, Mei Zhulan suddenly realized her oversight. At the same time, she used the mirror to see that the men behind her had become alert. They stood up and reached for their waists. Mei Zhulan clenched her teeth, cursing her own stupidity in her heart, and turned around as quickly as possible to pull out her gun.

"The target has spotted us! She has a gun! Get out of the way!"

The CIAs saw her movements and roared subconsciously, but at the same time, Mei Zhulan had already turned around and pulled the trigger. She was very smooth.

The action was far beyond their expectations. The next moment, one of them had his head pierced and fell heavily to the ground with his brains splattered.

"Mark! Fuck! Damn Japan!"

The others reacted quickly and put the table up and hid behind it. In anger, they raised their pistols and fired back. Mei Zhulan quickly pulled the others to hide in a safe place. The other guests panicked and tried to escape at this time, but they happened to be in the way of CIA's guns and were shot and fell to the ground. Blood soon filled the entire cafe.