East of Eden

I hear Jerusalem bell sarering,

Hear the bells come from Jerusalem,

Roman Cavalry choir saresing,

The singing of the Roman cavalry choir shook the mountains and seas,

Bemy mirror my sword and shield,

Be my mirror, sword and shield,

My missionaries reach ina foreign field,

My missionaries stand beyond the frontier,

For some reason I can't explain,

For some reason I can't let go,

Once you go there was never, never an honest word,

Once you're out of here no more, no more bad advice,

That was when I ruled the world,

And this is the age of my reign.

—— "VivaLaVida (Long Live Life)"

a few days ago.

Haven City, Area C.Walking on the street was a light-footed man wearing a baseball shirt and a peaked cap, his blond hair tied into a high ponytail and swaying behind him.He played the old song "Viva LaVida" in his earphones, and hummed softly along with the melody. On the rainy street, he was the only one without an umbrella, looking so independent and dazzling.

Maybe it's because of playing the role of "housekeeper" for too long, but today's artificial human Helios is extraordinarily lively, as if he has liberated his nature.He went to the amusement park just now, and then went to the aquarium, and now he came to the door of a nightclub in District C, not for pleasure, but because he found out that Xing's rental house is upstairs.

Xing should now be on his way to the Ungara rainforest, and the house is empty.Helios took out the copied key, twirled it on his finger, and walked all the way to the door of Xing's residence.As expected, the door opened easily, and the room was empty, with some traces of life remaining.

Helios turned on the light, and glanced coldly at the room: a few soda cans were left on the coffee table, a change of laundry was neatly placed on the sofa, there were unfinished slices of bread in the refrigerator, and cat toys were scattered in every corner. ....

Very ordinary, too ordinary, no different from ordinary men living alone.

Helios just looked at his house quietly, looking around, searching here and there, leisurely searching for what he wanted - his purpose this time was to find out why Xing suddenly thought of Zhan Feng. gun.

The Zhanfeng gun was collected by the former Helios. It was originally an ordinary antique, and no one knew its connection with Xing.It was supposed to spend a peaceful exhibit at the museum, but the sudden appearance of the star set off a chain of events that forced Helios to make an early appearance.

It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be.

In the mind of the artificial man, everything must develop according to the plan, and there is no room for error.But this incident was completely unexpected, and it undoubtedly touched Helios' backlash. He must find out the person who guides Cang Xing behind his back.

The search was carried out in an orderly manner, and finally Helios' eyes fell on the dining table.

There was a computer on the dining table, which was in a dormant state. He quickly hacked into it and checked the browsing history of the webpage.

Xing doesn't use computers very much, and there is only one recent browsing record: Alpha History Museum.

"How can someone like him pay attention to the museum's official website?" Helios muttered to himself.As if responding to him, it didn't take long before he found the piece of paper under the computer.

The paper sprinkled with gold flakes looks very high-end, and the website of the Alpha History Museum is impressively written in red ink.

This is exactly what he was looking for.Helios carefully held up the paper, looked closer, and smelled a faint scent of roses.

Rose?strangeness.

Helios thought for a while, put everything back in place, and snapped his fingers to call out the robot claws.

"The person who gave the star card may contact him again, and we must keep an eye on it during this time," Helios said.

"What are you going to do, master?"

"Help me find a suitable 'container', I am going to meet the stars in the rainforest."

Ungara rainforest.

Xing and his party shuttled through the jungle, cutting a path with difficulty with knives.There are many vegetations in the rainforest, covering the sky and the sun, and it is easy to get lost. They must follow the guidance of GPS closely, otherwise they will not be able to go out for the rest of their lives.

The rainforest is like a natural labyrinth, with giant banyan trees entwined with vines, birds singing faintly in the distance, and the ground is full of rare plants and colorful mushrooms. As they run, the nearby bushes make noise from time to time, maybe they are alarmed Animals such as snakes or lizards.

"It seems to have gotten rid of it." Sophia looked back, out of breath.

The giant crab that merged with the patrol car didn't chase after him. It was probably in a fight with the army at the moment, and the alarm bell from the base could be heard even here.The group breathed a sigh of relief, slowed down, took a deep breath to adjust their state, and at the same time calmed down the shock of seeing the monster just now.

"I've lived for almost 40 years, and this is the first time I've seen that kind of monster." Sophia wiped her sweat in shock.

Xing asked: "Is that Ye Pulong's curse?"

"I don't know... I can only say that it is very possible." Sophia said, "I didn't expect that after more than 20 years, they are still active in the rainforest."

After walking for about 10 minutes, they were all a little tired. The rainforest was as hot as a steamer. In order to prevent insects and snakes, their long-sleeved trousers could not be taken off. There was a clear stream flowing in front of them, so they sat down on the spot. Rest and rehydrate while cooling down.

"How did they grow that way?" Shano asked, "They grew together with the car, as if the car became a part of it."

Sophia: "Maybe it's a parasite. Although I'm not as good at biology as Chuanliu, I understand it somewhat. Two creatures live together, one benefits and the other suffers. The latter provides the former with nutrients and a place to live. This is parasitism. In medicine, bacteria, viruses and fungi are all parasites."

"That is to say, this monster is parasitic in the vehicle?" Shano was confused.

"A beast." At this time, Xing said silently, "It was said in the alarm just now."

Before they escaped from the base, they did hear such an alarm - "Beast invasion! Beast invasion!"

"So?" Shano spread his hands.

"Maybe not only cars, but all machines can parasitize, using machines as their carapace."

Shano's expression turned pale: "How is this possible? Could it even parasitize mobile phones, flashlights, and computers?"

"I'm just speculating." Star sighed.

"I'm also curious, how does the machine provide them with nutrients? How do they survive?" Sophia wiped her glasses.

In short, she first took out her notebook and recorded the appearance of the monster she encountered today, and planned to send it back to Chuanliu for analysis.Shano walked to the stream, scooped up a handful of water and carefully wiped his shoes (he was a bit of a clean freak), while Xing sat on a stake, listening to the movements in the jungle.

Ever since they escaped from the base, he began to feel uneasy: everything went too smoothly, and the rumored terrible curse of Ye Pulong could really escape so easily...?Didn't the rumors say that the people who saw them back then all died...?

Xing has one hand on the knife all the time, paying attention to every slight movement in the rainforest, like a hunter observing the whereabouts of his prey.At this time, he suddenly heard an unusual sound coming from the front, like a fish bubbling and gurgling, but the sound was very viscous.

He looked around, and saw that the lower half of the GPS instrument on Dr. Sophia's waist was covered by some kind of pink soft substance, which looked very much like plasticine. The plasticine gradually changed its shape, bursting into a series of bubbles, and suddenly pulled out two It has snail-like tentacles, and a pair of black eyes that seem to have just been fished out of the water burst out of the skin.

It's a parasitic monster!

"careful!"

Xing Jian stepped forward, raised the knife in his hand, and chopped off the GPS on Sophia's waist.The instrument fell to the ground and was quickly kicked away by Xing. Sophia's scream was stuck in her throat, and it took a few seconds for her to burst out.

"Ah—! Monster——!"

She rubbed her glasses desperately, feeling dazzled: "How could it grow from the GPS?!"

The instrument had already been kicked into the grass by Xing, Xing took her arm and said, "Let's go."

But Sophia threw him away: "No, that's an important sample, I have to take it back to the laboratory!"

She took out a biochemical glass chamber that was used to grow cells from her backpack, and walked towards the grass in awe-inspiring manner. Seeing her persistence, Xing and Shanuo could only open the way for her.Scientific researchers, scientific research souls, and the enthusiasm of scientific research workers cannot be understood by people like Xinghe Shano who have well-developed limbs and a mind like a diode.

"Little monster~ Don't be afraid~ I'm coming~" Dr. Sophia actually approached the group of monsters in the same way as a wild cat!

Xing: Doctor, please be more cautious!

Seeing that the woman had reached the edge of the grass, suddenly a stream of ginger-yellow mucus shot out from the grass, heading straight for her face!Fortunately, Xing released the Benzema solution on his wrist in anticipation, and the honeycomb balls formed instantly blocked the pollution of the mucus.I saw the mucus slide down the honeycomb balls to the ground, burning holes one by one.

"Doctor, let me and Xing come." Shano said.

Sophia lowered her head apologetically: "Well, I admit that I'm really not good at sports."

So Xing was in charge of maintaining the honeycomb ball, and Shano held a knife in his hand. The two slowly pushed aside the grass, and saw the pink soft monster that grew out of the GPS and devoured the instrument in turn. It was wriggling on the ground, constantly Bubbling, the GPS screen was completely shattered, and the monster's heart was growing at the place where the glass broke, beating thumpingly.

Xing turned around and asked, "Did you catch someone alive?"

"Of course!" Sophia said.

So Shano opened the glass compartment, picked the pink monster into the compartment with a knife with lightning speed, and closed the lid.The monster was frightened, and suddenly spewed out two streams of mucus. The yellow liquid covered the glass, which was very disgusting. Fortunately, the glass chamber was of good quality and was not corroded by the mucus.

Seeing this, Shano supported his forehead and said, "Xing, you should take this one."

He instinctively couldn't accept this slimy, disgusting creature, his face was pale, and cold sweat rolled down his cheeks, as if he swallowed a fly by mistake.He directly threw the glass chamber to Xing, but Xing didn't care, tied it around his waist, and at Shano's request, covered it with another layer of cloth.

The three of them had an intuitive understanding of the horror of the "Ye Pulong Curse".These parasites spread through unknown channels, and they are extremely fertile. As long as there is machinery, it is a breeding ground for them to live.It's not hard to imagine what a hellish scene Su Huang's army encountered in the Battle of Kesar back then, so that they retreated later.

Sophia bent down and observed the little monster in the glass cabin: "I met two armored beasts in a row. They probably left their eggs on us. It's not safe in the rainforest. We have to go out before sunset."

"Eggs?" Hearing these two words, Shano's face turned even paler, and he sighed, "I really should read "Divine Blessing Song" before entering the rainforest."

Sophia took out the backup GPS, Xing led the way, and Shanuo was in the rear. Several people quickened their pace, but before walking far, Xing suddenly made a stop gesture.

"and many more."

His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.Shano and Sophia didn't dare to act rashly, and stopped according to his instructions.

A terrifying scene appeared before the star——

That is definitely the trace left by a massacre.

In the open space in front, the trees fell, and the branches were cut into pieces. There was no blood on the ground, but there were dead birds everywhere. They were scattered in an area of ​​about five meters in radius. Some had broken heads and some had broken tails. , some only had wings left, as if they had been wiped out, and among them lay the corpse of a leopard that had been hollowed out.

"How come..." Sophia's eyes widened.

Beasts like to drag their prey to their lairs, and this is probably their old lair.

"Quickly listen to your surroundings!" Shano exclaimed suddenly.

I only heard the rustling of the surrounding bushes, and something was approaching them, and there were quite a few of them.As they got closer, the rattling sound of mechs that sounded like old-fashioned trucks became more and more obvious, as if a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron had grown their own feet, walking towards them.

Xing knew in his heart that it was far from scrap metal, but a whole group of armored beasts.