Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

When Xia Jiumeng walked from the front yard to the back garden, all she saw was a desolate area with no place to hide except for the few remaining eaves and broken walls.

Not to mention a human figure, not even a living mosquito was seen.

It seemed that shouting alone was not enough, so she looked at the doll in her hand, pulled its tail, and released the recording.

The tender voices of two children rang out.

If Komori was still nearby, he might come out after hearing such a sound.

Sure enough, not long after the recording was played, an extremely subtle whimpering sound was heard nearby, and at the same time, a wave of energy appeared out of thin air behind the bushes.

I saw that the originally quiet space over there was suddenly torn into a half-meter long crack. A boy crawled out of it and stood there timidly, looking at something, but the moment he saw Xia Jiumeng, he immediately turned around and wanted to escape.

"Wait, don't run. I'm not a bad person. Miaomiao asked me to come find you."

Xia Jiumeng quickly shook the Lucy in her hand and shouted to Xiaosen.

Xiao Sen stopped when he heard his sister running away, but he still didn't trust Xia Jiumeng so he stayed away from her, even hiding in the shadows with his head down.

She wanted to get closer but was stopped by the boy's panicked voice.

"Don't...don't come here!"

“Don’t come near me…”

But Xia Jiumeng still took a few steps forward and saw Xiaosen's panicked face which could not be completely covered.

Fine crystals with strange colors spread from the eye sockets to the surrounding areas at a slow but visible speed, almost swallowing up the entire face.

This is... a mutation!?

It is highly similar to the samples brought back from that mission.

Xiao Sen looked at Xia Jiumeng with fear and helplessness and whispered, "Have I...turned into a monster..." In such a dangerous world, even a well-protected child understands the dangers of the outside world.

Even aware of the dangers and horrors that humanity will face.

He had seen those monsters, their bodies were covered with crystals, and now there were some on his face too. He must have become a monster...

"No, Xiaosen is just sick. He will be fine after treatment."

"Really..." Can I still be okay...

Xia Jiumeng looked at the broken child and squatted down to comfort him gently with pity.

Xiao Sen felt a little better after hearing this, but he still dodged when Xia Jiumeng reached out to touch his face again.

He knew the crystals were sharp, and his sister was very kind, so he didn't want to hurt her.

Xia Jiumeng also noticed Xiaosen's avoidance, so she didn't say much and just changed the subject.

"Xiao Sen, Miaomiao is now receiving good treatment in the hospital. She has passed the critical period and is recovering slowly."

"But she hasn't been discharged from the hospital yet and can't come to see you, so she asked me to come."

Komori didn't say much, but just hid himself in the shadow of the building as much as possible and nodded silently to indicate that he understood.

"Miaomiao is worried about you too."

Xia Jiumeng comforted Xiaosen for a long time before she felt that his emotions had stabilized. Although he was still hiding in the corner and unwilling to show up, at least he was no longer reluctant to talk to her.

"Xiao Sen, can you tell your sister if you saw anything strange before the explosion?" Xia Jiumeng asked tentatively.

"....." Komori was silent for a while, then stretched out a hand and opened his palm in front of her.

In the moonlight, in the palm of the little hand lay quietly an orange fragment that looked like it had been snapped off from some crystal.

Xia Jiumeng felt the familiar energy fluctuations on the fragments. It was the ether core energy called the 'Dimension' core that the association had allowed her to sense.

It seems that this is a fragment of the core.

"When the explosion happened, my sister and I were playing hide-and-seek at home," Xiaosen's voice drifted in as he spoke slowly, "I was hiding in the house, and my sister was looking for me in the yard."

"But not long after, there was a loud noise, and then I passed out."

Seeing Xia Jiumeng's eyes fall on the core fragment, he explained, "This was left to me by my parents. They said it could protect me."

"Your parents?"

"Well, they left it to me before they left, and told me to protect my sister in the future."

"He also said that it must not be known to anyone, and that if you encounter danger you can use this thing to hide."

"So, you can manipulate this fragment and open a space to enter?"

Komori nodded.

Xia Jiumeng instantly understood why his house was attacked.

One reason was because of this fragment, and the other was because of Xiaosen's special "talent".

So far, except for Evolve, which can sense or activate the core energy to a certain extent, humans can only use or obtain the core energy through machines or other assistance.

But there are always people who have extraordinary abilities, and Komori is one of them.

ever has been committed to various human experiments and research on humans and core technologies.

Among them, evolvers and people who can withstand the power of the core or have unique abilities have always been their favorite research and experimental targets.

For example, she who can be constantly "reborn" and the Lemurians who possess mysterious powers.

It was obvious that this time they were targeting Komori's ability to directly drive "Dimension", and also the core fragment.

Then the initial question can be perfectly explained.

How could such an "explosion" that shouldn't have happened have occurred right under their noses, under the protection of layers of security?

At first, she wondered if Ever was targeting Miaomiao. After all, she sensed a faint mental power in Miaomiao.

This proves that Miaomiao is very likely a person with awakened spiritual power, and it is purely natural.

This kind of fluctuation can be detected by current instruments, and it is impossible for Ever, who has always been interested in studying the human body, to fail to notice it.

That's why she approached Miaomiao first, but she didn't expect that they were targeting Xiaosen.

Komori was smart enough and hid well, which prevented them from succeeding so easily.

Xia Jiumeng's thoughts turned and she instantly understood the whole thing.

Komori saw that this kind sister was thinking and did not interrupt her until her gaze fell back on him before continuing to speak.

"I slept for a long time after the explosion. When I woke up and wanted to look for Miaomiao, I found someone outside looking for me."

"At first I thought it was Mom and Dad because they were wearing the same clothes as Mom and Dad, but Mom and Dad said that when they are not around, you can't trust those people and you can't go with them, no one..."

When Xia Jiumeng heard Xiaosen say this, she knew that his parents probably guessed that someone in the fleet might attack the child, which was why they gave such warnings before leaving.

But...why not take them with you? Wouldn't it be safer to keep them with you?

Or is it more dangerous to keep them around, or do they have reasons for having to leave their children at home?

It seems that Xiaosen and Miaomiao must be hiding a huge secret, otherwise Ever would not have been willing to commit this act and take these two children away.

She looked at the boy hiding in the shadows with inferiority complex, his body trembling slightly with fear.

Komori's current condition requires treatment, at least to slow down the extent of his mutation.

But people were watching here. She came here empty-handed but was leaving with a child. If she was seen, she could only take the child back to the fleet in her current condition, and could not take him anywhere else, let alone take him away from Tianxing.

The situation in the fleet is complicated. Even with Xia Yizhuo, she cannot guarantee the safety of the child.

Once this child appears in the sight of the outside world, it will be impossible for her to take him away. The only way is to let him continue to hide from her while she goes back to think of a solution.

Thinking of this, Xia Jiumeng said to Xiao Sen, "Xiao Sen, I know you are very worried about your sister now, but your current situation is more dangerous than your sister, do you understand?"

Xia Jiumeng returned the fragments to him and also gave him Lucyka.

"Xiao Sen, you should collect this fragment and hide for one more day. I will go back and find a way to save you. Can you wait for me?"

Xiao Sen held Lucy and looked at Xia Jiumeng steadily, as if he was trying to determine whether her words were true or not. After a long time, he nodded as if he had made up his mind.

"Okay, I believe you, sister, but could you please tell Miaomiao a message for me?"

"Tell her not to worry about me, I'm fine."

[ps: I am a part-time worker, so I may not be so diligent in updating, but don’t worry, I will definitely stick to it and finish it.

I haven't updated recently because I was working overtime and wanted to take a break because my birthday was coming up. Hehe, I hope you can understand and don't mind.

I will try my best to update and save some drafts by the way.

By the way, do you all want the heroine to give Xia Yizhou meat or soup? 】