Invade the World

   Chapter 398 The Last Side

The scenery of the world rotates like a kaleidoscope in front of Xu Xiangyang, and the objects that the naked eye can see reflected on the pupils all revolve along the same central spiral pointer. A splendid rainbow light, at the same time, is also rushing towards the back he can't see.

   Thinking of the ancients writing, "streaming light is easy to throw people away", it is really appropriate to compare time to flowing light;

   Because for Xu Xiangyang, this is no longer a metaphor, but a real scene happening in front of him.

From that basement onwards, the flow of time he was in was cut off from the world of others: the flow was iterating, from the beginning of the first experiment to the end, unsuccessful and exhausted from the operating room Xing Jie who walked down, Lin Mingyuan's helpless and distressed face, seemed to have expected all this; and then the second experiment, the third experiment...

   A video of the images being recorded by pressing the shortcut key, and the speed is getting faster and faster, from four times to eight times to thirty-two times, and the scene that slides in front of him makes him overwhelmed.

   If it goes on like this, even if he can witness the truth and the whole picture with his own eyes, he may not be able to see the flashed ending.

   "I don't want... just go back like this!"

  Xu Xiangyang gritted his teeth, desperately reaching out to the world outside the isolation.

   Even though he is now just a ghost wandering in a dream, the feeling that his fingertips clearly touched "something" can still be clearly reflected in his consciousness.

   Those are countless "fragments" that carry pictures at different points in time. With his hard work, they are gradually linked together:

In the first picture, he saw Lin Suya go to the basement and wanted to persuade Xing Jie to go back, but he had a big fight with his husband, and went home angrily, sitting in the living room in a daze, like a wooden sculpture People, a daze is a night;

  …

In the thirteenth picture, he saw Lin Mingyuan alone in the laboratory, repeatedly debugging the equipment to check the records, from sunrise to sunset, and then from the moon to the sun, the scratch paper was thrown all over the floor, the man's eyes were red Turning around in circles, like a lunatic who wants to eat people;

  …

   In the one hundred and twenty-fourth picture, he saw Lin Xingjie lying on the operating chair. Lin Mingyuan and Meng Zheng both stood far away, separated by curtains. There is no light in the basement, only darkness is left. For the little girl, it is like a person being locked in a dim basement. Like a frightened little animal, she squinted and turned her head until a loud, vague voice came from overhead.

  Xu Xiangyang was surprised to find that at that moment he saw what "Xingjie" saw:

  Xingjie's consciousness was detached from the body, and she stood on the edge of the chair in a daze.

  The room in reality no longer exists, and the dark tide gradually came up, submerging the legs of the surgical chair, and it was about to engulf the thin body of the girl.

   She wanted to go back, struggling to get back to her body, but found that every time she tried to get close, she would be bounced off, and she could only watch the Kuroshio gradually pour into the body, dove occupying the magpie's nest...

   If this goes on, the power of the gods will completely control the human body and successfully invade the reality; and the consciousness of Xingjie, who is the carrier, will disappear.

  Xu Xiangyang suddenly realized in boundless anxiety that this is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—

   "Catch me, quick!"

   He shouted at Xingjie.

The girl didn't hear any sound at first; but soon, perhaps because she was in a conscious body, or because Xu Xiangyang had controlled her body more than once, a mysterious and intimate connection had been established between the two, and at the critical moment , she heard voices from outside the flow of time.

  Lin Xingjie raised his head and responded with surprise:

-"Big brother!"

  …

   With the help of Xingjie's call, Xu Xiangyang's psychic ability is like a vine growing with the wind, clinging to the picture and relocating to the reality of the dream.

   However, in that instant, hundreds of scenes that could not be seen clearly flashed in front of him, and the face of the little girl in front of him had already disappeared in the process.

  Everything that happens in a dream… is like a flowing river of light, galloping away without turning back.

   But anyway, he came back after all.

   Not being swallowed up by the passage of time, not being dragged away from this dream by the strong gravitational force, he still has a chance and hope to seize his goal.

   It was too late to be happy, too late to rejoice. After Xu Xiangyang returned to the "reality of the past", he immediately wanted to determine the current situation and time node.

   Every picture that slips out of his eyes is a symbol of the flow of time. Ten days or a month since he left Xingjie's side?

   Can he still accompany her to the end and see the final outcome?

  Xu Xiangyang shook his head vigorously, throwing all these worries and concerns behind him, and at the same time he also put aside the dizziness after the time travel.

"here is…"

   he muttered to himself.

   Just broke free from the drowning experience, his "conscious body" has not recovered the motor ability, his hearing and smell are temporarily too late to work, only his eyes can see things.

   So, his eyes first fell on his feet.

  A long ramp, barren ground, dark soil, and occasionally sprouting grass blades.

For Xu Xiangyang today, this road has become very familiar, because Lin Xingjie has run on this road countless times, and he who controlled her body and blended with her memory is also like Qianqian Go through this road all the time.

   From the house to the basement, or to the nearby forest, I have to pass this ramp every time, so that the grass and trees that ordinary people can’t notice are filled with the familiar feeling of greeting an acquaintance.

  He stood motionless on this ramp like a log, with the setting sun behind him.

  The radiant brilliance swept over the village like some kind of behemoth, slantingly illuminated it, and cast the shadow of the nearby scene on the barren ground, like a waterweed that was twisting its body uneasily.

   Then, a faint sound of wind began to sound in his ears; then the sound grew louder.

   He heard a "crack" sound, as if something was falling off and withering, and the wreckage fell to the ground;

   Then, his nose twitched slightly, and he could smell an unpleasant, pungent smell, like coke under the stove.

  Xu Xiangyang was finally able to control his body, he slowly raised his head, and his breathing became more and more rapid because the intense unease in his heart was gradually becoming a reality—

  The hot air beat against his red face.

In front of    stands the house where Lin Xingjie's family of three lived. The girl was born and grew up here, and spent a peaceful and happy childhood.

   And now, this house…

   is burning.

  *

  Xu Xiangyang took a step and ran desperately.

Above the **** behind   , the blazing light rising into the sky seems to dye the forest trees in the mountains and the clouds in the sky red.

  The sky is full of clouds, I can't tell whether it is the firelight or the radiance of the sunset...

  …

The fire was burning with crackling, and the house, which symbolized the peaceful time of the family of three for several years, has gradually stripped away its former color in the raging fire, like a dissected giant beast, only the rickety black remains are left. Still standing there.

   Five minutes ago, Xu Xiangyang stood in front of the burning house for a while, then rushed into the fire without hesitation.

   For some reason, although he is a conscious body, he feels that his senses and touch are becoming more and more real.

  The dry and hot touch of the flowing firelight on the skin can almost immediately stimulate the primitive fear in people's hearts;

   And what is even more terrifying is the immersive feeling of suffocation you can feel when you break into the fire after the oxygen in the air is burned out.

  However, even if he was really using his own body at the moment, how could he hold back when he saw such a tragic situation?

  Fortunately, after walking around the burning house for several times, he was sure that neither Xing Jie nor Lin Suya or Lin Mingyuan were inside.

   Run away? Or left early?

  ...There was no time for himself to think, Xu Xiangyang turned and left the fire, running towards the target location.

  …

  In the basement.

   "Neither here?!"

   Both the basement and the laboratory facing down are all empty.

   As far as the eye can see, there is only a mess, manuscripts are scattered all over the place, some experimental machines are missing, and some are emitting electric sparks, obviously they have been deliberately damaged.

   "Where did you go?"

  Xu Xiangyang took a deep breath and went outside.

   Until this time, he discovered that there were several private cars parked by the path leading to the forest near the basement.

   "I didn't notice it just now, but such a small place... Will there be any cars coming?"

  Xu Xiangyang noticed the unusual place on the scene, and next, he lived with a group of unusual people:

  This group of people came to the basement as if there was no one else around, and after checking for a while, they put all the messy furnishings in the room into the car, and took everything they could take away, like a group of robbers.

After   , a truck and the remaining private cars parted ways, and the direction of the private cars was the only national road near the village.

   He decided to follow them.

  *

  Two hours later, Xu Xiangyang found Lin Mingyuan at the door near a guest house.

   This is not a town adjacent to a village, but another town near the national road and train station.

It was late at night, and Xu Xiangyang followed him all the way, and found that these private cars were always circling several villages and towns around the national highway. Every time they went to a place, someone would get out of the car to inquire about the news. Obviously, they also wanted to find out the whereabouts of this man. .

   With the advantage of his conscious body, he found Lin Mingyuan one step ahead of this group of people. but…

   Xu Xiangyang almost didn't recognize him at first glance.

  The man squatted on the steps beside the door of the guest house, dressed in tattered clothes, his hair was dirty and messy, and he was smoking cheap cigarettes like a homeless man.

  If it's just like this, you can still think that this is Lin Mingyuan's deliberate disguise, but the real problem is—

   The fanatical spirit in him has quietly disappeared.

   The man's pupils were red, and there were thick black circles under his eyes, and his eyes were empty and blank, as if he had lost all pursuit of life. Such a dejected appearance is really surprising.

   In dozens of days, a person's major change in spirit is enough to make him change into another person.

   "Uncle Lin, you..."

  Xu Xiangyang hesitated for a while, but decided to start with the most important thing. Now he can make his voice heard by others.

   "Someone is here to catch you."

"…yes."

  Lin Mingyuan raised his head and found that there was no one else in front of him. He wasn't too surprised. Just listening to the voice, he has already recalled who this person is.

   exhaled a breath of smoke, and he replied lightly:

   "That group of guys was called by Meng Zheng."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded, as expected.

   "He can't be trusted, Uncle Lin, I warned you."

   "Well. I have no other way."

   "...Uncle Lin, aren't you going to leave? And Xingjie and her mother?"

   "They are all in other places. I have already let them go to a safe place. So, I am not in a hurry to leave now."

  Lin Mingyuan's tone was calm, it didn't look like he was lying. While Xu Xiangyang was relieved, he couldn't help but feel confused:

   "But you look like this..."

   "Me now?" Lin Mingyuan smiled, "What's wrong with me now?"

   Someone was riding a bicycle in front of the guest house, the night wind was blowing quietly on the beams of the house, people were coming and going on the streets of the town, and in the crisp sound of bells, the man and the boy stared into each other's eyes.

  Xu Xiangyang suddenly realized at that moment—

  Because Lin Mingyuan had already made up his mind early, when he sent his wife and daughter away, his family would probably not realize that this was the "last meeting" between them;

   And by the time they realized it, he was just an irresponsible man who evaporated when his family was in distress.

   "…I have something to ask you."

  Lin Mingyuan lowered his eyes, patted his knees and stood up.

   "Come with me."

   After saying that, he pinched the cigarette in his hand and turned to the guest house.

  Xu Xiangyang followed the man's footsteps and entered one of the doors.

   "There is someone I want you to see."

   Lin Mingyuan said as he closed the door and turned on the lights in the room.

  Xu Xiangyang's eyes widened, looking at the young man who was **** with five flowers and left in the corner.

   As soon as Meng Zheng saw someone coming in, he screamed "woohoo" and twisted desperately on the ground like a bug, until he was kicked by the man before he stopped struggling.

   (end of this chapter)