Chapter 552: Can I return to my original world?
When he woke up, Shi Wanyun had already put on his clothes and was lying on a very hard, even harsh stone slab.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the three to four meter high ceiling.
The ceiling was made of metal, glowing with a metallic luster under the dim light.
Where is this...?
Although her head was still a little groggy, she did not act rashly, but slowly closed her eyes again.
The surroundings were quiet, there was no sound, and there seemed to be no other presence.
She must have been brought here by that plump and mature woman before...
Is that woman gone now?
After waiting for a while and listening carefully, there was still no sound. She opened her eyes, slowly sat up, looked around, and began to look around carefully.
A room of about thirty to forty square meters.
The difference from before is that the surrounding walls, as well as the floor and ceiling, are all made of special metal instead of the textured wooden boards that are common in tree houses.
The whole room was like a prison. Although it was not small, it gave people a very depressing feeling.
Moreover, the entire metal room was empty, with only a closed metal door and not even a window.
It wasn't completely empty. The metal bed under her... no, maybe it couldn't be called a bed. It was just a bed-shaped metal block, the only object in this space.
On this metal block, there are also some blood patterns engraved on it that are the same as those on the blood pattern mutant creatures.
"Eh...?"
She was a little horrified to see that the blood patterns on the metal piece were actually...
Like a bug, it crawled on her body!
She subconsciously wanted to jump off the metal block and stay away from this weird metal block.
But something even stranger happened.
These blood streaks that crawled on her body like insects were like ropes that bound her, tightly binding her body. While her whole body was covered with blood streaks, she couldn't get out of this picture at all. Get off the metal bed!
I can only maintain a sitting position on this metal block and cannot leave!
She struggled tentatively twice, and at this moment, the metal bed and the blood streaks covering her body suddenly lit up!
Then, she felt as if her strength had been absorbed, her whole body suddenly became limp and weak, she fell backwards, and resumed her previous lying position when she woke up.
After taking a few breaths, Shi Wanyun sat up from the bed again.
"The current situation..."
She wasn't sure, but at least her life was not in danger for the time being.
She vaguely remembered that when the mature woman caught her, there was a hint of joy in her eyes.
From this point of view, I am still useful to them for the time being.
After shaking her hand, she found that the strength she had just absorbed had returned.
She tried to struggle again, and sure enough, the blood lines lit up again, and she lost strength again and fell softly on the hard and cold metal bed.
She looked at the metallic ceiling, feeling a little weak.
It seems that she can't do anything now.
It seems that all we can do is wait.
Shi Wanyun was lying on the cold metal bed, thinking about the current situation while quietly waiting for the arrival of someone who could break the current situation.
She didn't wait long when there was a clicking sound from the metal door.
She closed her eyes and pretended she was still asleep before the door opened.
Because, she heard the footsteps of two people.
The footsteps got closer, and they came to her side.
"She should wake up soon."
A hoarse and old voice sounded in front of her, like the voice of an old woman in her seventies or eighties.
"Based on the amount of red mist she inhaled, she will wake up within half an hour at the latest."
The sound of this sentence sounded familiar.
It's that mature woman!
"Okay." The old woman's voice sounded again.
"I didn't expect that among this group of survivors, some people could actually do such a thing. Well, when she wakes up, it's up to you to ask her about the process of getting here, and I don't need to teach you what happens after that. You’re done.”
"Yes, don't worry."
"Well..." The old woman's footsteps sounded, and she walked slowly towards the door. "I'll leave the opportunity to you. I, an old woman, will not participate, and I won't live long."
"...but your research results will be passed down from generation to generation."
"Haha, okay, I'm leaving."
The old woman walked out of the house.
Shi Wanyun, who was lying on the bed, heard a click. She must have closed the door smoothly.
The mature woman visibly sighed after the old woman left.
Then, she walked to Shi Wanyun's side.
"I know you're awake, there's no need to pretend." The woman's calm voice sounded above her.
Shi Wanyun did not continue to insist, but slowly opened his eyes.
The mature woman has changed into another outfit.
The outfit she was wearing in the red mist-shrouded baptistery room could be said to be very gorgeous, but now, she has changed into relatively simple clothes.
Moreover, his expression has become much softer, and he no longer has the inaccessible and aloof feeling as before.
Shi Wanyun sat up from the bed and said in a daze: "Excuse me, what is the situation now?"
She felt that now this mature woman should be able to communicate normally.
"...You can actually sit up?" The woman's expression was surprised.
"...I can only sit up. If I move again, I will become weak." Shi Wanyun decided to tell the truth for the time being to gain the woman's trust.
Judging from the attitude of others towards her during the baptism just now, she should be a very high-status person here.
"That's already very strong." The woman smiled with satisfaction, "Sure enough, this group of survivors is much stronger than before."
Her words made Shi Wanyun's heart move slightly.
This woman seems to know something about survivors!
The woman reached out and patted Shi Wanyun's shoulder lightly.
Shi Wanyun felt that the feeling of restraint on his body suddenly became much lighter.
Looking down, I saw that the blood lines on her body were slowly fading away, onto the stone bed beneath her, blending into the carvings on the stone bed, and then slowly dimmed.
She moved her body and found that she would no longer be absorbed in power like before.
She looked at the mature woman with doubts in her eyes.
The mature woman smiled slightly: "I admire you very much, so I will be nice to you, but don't think about running away. Your current strength is still too weak."
"I..."
"Don't say you won't run away." The woman interrupted, "I know your situation. You must be thinking that if you stay here, you will become those weird monsters like those people, so You will leave here as soon as you get the chance, right?”
Shi Wanyun opened his mouth slightly, not knowing how to answer.
In other words, she didn't know what answer this woman wanted.
Does she really understand her situation?
Finally, she nodded: "I really don't want to be like those people outside, but I don't want to run away, because I know that I can't run away."
"Haha, you are self-aware." The woman chuckled, "Don't worry, your mentality is very common among the new batch of survivors, and you don't have to be afraid that I will blame you."
As she said that, she reached out and gently lifted Shi Wanyun's chin and looked at her face: "I also understand that such a beautiful little girl can't bear to become a monster, right?"
Shi Wanyun didn't resist and looked at her quietly.
She was just a little surprised.
I actually heard the word "monster" from this woman's mouth.
Aren't they the same kind?
However, this woman does seem to...
There is no strange part anywhere on the body.
She is almost exactly the same as a normal human being, and at least now it seems that she is not a monster.
If it weren't for her red eyes and the respectful attitude of others towards her, she would really think that this woman was a normal person.
"It seems that you have also noticed that my appearance has not changed much." The woman let go of the hand holding Shi Wanyun's chin, clasped her hands in front of her and smiled.
"...You are stronger than them, but your body has not changed much." Shi Wanyun said softly.
"That's right." The woman nodded and smiled, "Because I don't want to be like them."
"...Can you not become like that?" Shi Wanyun raised his eyes slightly.
"The change in the body is just one direction of mutation, and the one I chose is another direction, a direction of mutation that is more suitable for humans, so the body has not changed much."
Shi Wanyun looked at her and already knew what she was going to say.
"The medicine required for this direction of mutation is very rare, and I happen to still have one in my hand. If you can meet my conditions, then you can also become someone like me."
The woman's words even moved Shi Wanyun's heart.
In other words, very excited.
She already knew the identities of these people here, they were the previous batch or even previous batches of survivors.
Although she still hasn't figured out what exactly this place is and why it exists, it's obvious that these former survivors are living well here and don't want to leave.
Although these original survivors all looked like monsters, she also understood the reason why they were like this.
It was genetic modification that turned them, originally humans, into monsters.
Putting that aside, these people are genuine human beings, and human beings who can communicate in a friendly manner.
Therefore, this place is basically equivalent to a gathering place for humans!
Thinking of this, her resistance to this place was greatly reduced, and she even became a little closer to it!
If you can stay here without turning into a monster...
Compared to living precariously in a tree house, it might be much better here!
Of course, there is one more thing she cares about very much.
This is who they call the master.
Obviously, it was not the woman in front of him, because those people called her "Master in Charge" instead of "Master".
Could this so-called master be... that mysterious voice?
At this time, Shi Wanyun, who still didn't know about the alien invaders or the fate of the earth, suddenly felt his heart beat faster.
She felt that she might have come into contact with the real secret of the world.
She was even thinking in her heart, if she found the truth, would she...
Can you return to your original world?
Back to that... world where she should belong?
The woman clearly felt the change in her mood, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "You are a very good embryo, and you have a high possibility of becoming someone like me, so..."
"You are also a former survivor, right?" Shi Wanyun suddenly interrupted the woman and asked.
"Of course, I am the first batch of survivors, and you are the fifth batch." The woman was not angry because Shi Wanyun interrupted her, but replied patiently.
"Then... have you ever tried to return to the original world? Is it possible for us to return to the original world?" Shi Wanyun looked at the woman and asked what she wanted to ask the most.
There was a vague look in her eyes, and her heartbeat was beating fast.
She wanted to get the answer she wanted from the woman's mouth.
"Why do you think we, a group of survivors, gather here?"
The woman smiled and asked: "You have already talked a lot with No. 228, right? You should also know that we do not come here just because we want to, but we need to conduct a selection, and the selected people are qualified to come here, so why Why do you want to come here so much?”
"What do you mean..." Shi Wanyun's eyes lit up slightly.
"Yes, we can really return to our world in the future."
Shi Wanyun's eyes suddenly lit up because of these words.
"Our group of people will not only have extremely long lifespans and extremely strong abilities due to genetic modification, but we will also be the first group of people to return to their hometown and return to the earth!"
The woman said, her eyes flashing red, and there was a look of nostalgia on her face.
Although she has only lived in the original world for twenty years, which is far less than the nearly fifty years she has lived here, her obsession with the earth is still as deep as ever.
Everyone here is like that.
Everyone wants to return to that earth, which is their home.
"You can really go back!" Shi Wanyun finally couldn't help but stand up, and his originally soft voice became a little excited.
"Well, we can go back, but... we need to work together." The woman smiled because of Shi Wanyun's reaction.
Shi Wanyun looked at the mature woman's face.
With a smile on her face, she looked at Shi Wanyun's eyes and expression as if she were looking at herself when she was younger, even with a hint of relief.
"If there are a few more strong adaptors in this group of survivors, then our plan may be completed as soon as possible and we can return to the original world."
What the woman said impacted Shi Wanyun's heart over and over again.
Strong adaptor...is this her?
Thinking that she had found a way to return to her original world, her breathing became slightly faster.
Can you really go back?
Should she believe what this woman said?
have no idea.
But her heart drove her to believe this woman's words.
... Judging from the tone and expression of this woman's words, she shouldn't be lying.
Is that true?
In the long struggle for survival, have you finally seen the hope of returning to your original world?
"What should I do?" Shi Wanyun looked at the woman, her voice regained its calmness, but her still obviously rising and falling chest revealed her uneasiness at this time.
"Since you already understand the situation, now it's time for you to ask questions."
The woman restrained the gentleness in her tone and spoke.
Her tone at this time was similar to that of the previous baptism, a tone when doing business.
"How did you get here?"
"I..." Shi Wanyun opened his mouth and hesitated.
Should she tell what happened to Xu Xin and the others?
"By the way, I hope you can tell the truth." The woman said in a cold voice, "Although I personally admire you very much, there are rules here."
"You have been baptized and your body has undergone some changes."
"If you are not honest..."
The woman bent down slightly, leaned into her ear and whispered: "The master can turn you into a humanoid monster covered with down at any time."
Shi Wanyun's originally lively mind froze for an instant.
……ah? The furry monster refers to...the furry monster?
In addition to turning into those monsters, will she also turn into a fluffy weirdo? !
(End of chapter)