The worm mother, who hadn't appeared for a long time, reappeared in Gu Ting's dream.

Back on that planet again, the worm nest was cold and quiet. It looked like a ruin that hadn’t been visited by worms for a long, long time.Weeds, like it's been a long time.

Gu Ting, who turned into a phantom, walked under the mess, his eyes glanced around, and his heart was in a heaviness. It was obviously a scene that had nothing to do with him, but somehow he couldn't let go of it, just like being caught by someone.The tone is stuffy in the chest, and it is difficult to find a way to express it.

He walked forward, trying to find something alive in this empty place.

Suddenly, Gu Ting stopped, and he saw a dark shadow standing on the edge of the ruins, but the color was almost integrated with the surrounding stones, so he almost ignored it.

The young male quickened his pace and trotted over, and saw behind the stone the figure that had been stiff in the morning.

——It’s the worm mother.

The worm mother, who was once lying in the nest, sweating hotly and covered in red tide, was now in a state of embarrassment. His snow-white skin was covered with layers of scars, like the result of scraping by rubble.The arms, back, and even the swollen, fat belly of the worm were stained with blood, and some scars even showed deep bones.

The supposedly soft and harmless insect mother curled up her torso, as if she was holding something tightly in her arms, her fingers were bent in an abnormal arc, and a small piece of her body stretched out from her abdomen, which had been stiff for a long time.world.

Gu Ting's heart skipped a beat, he seemed to have guessed what the worm mother was protecting...

He squatted down slowly and glanced over.

The egg was tightly protected by the worm mother in the lower abdomen. Although the shell was stained with ash, the whole was well protected without any shriveling or damage.The shimmer has become the only bright color on the entire planet.

Gu Ting felt a little uncomfortable. He tried to reach out to fish out the eggs, but after several attempts, he could only see his fingertips passing between the mother and eggs.He was like a spectator, watching this silent tragedy, unable to even offer any help.

A sense of powerlessness spread in his heart, even though Gu Ting kept telling himself that this was just a dream, but the scene that was too real made him want to be wrapped tightly in this sad atmosphere.

This planet seems to be in the countdown of life right now. There used to be at least other insect races, but now all signs of life are buried in the ruins, and the only living thing is the egg.

Just looking at the gradually dimming twilight, Gu Ting's heart twitched. If the eggs were kept here, life might gradually turn into a countdown.

"how so……"

He murmured, anxious but didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, a cloud of dust rolled up in the distance, and soon the ash that was only half a meter high rose thickly, getting higher and higher, and instantly rose tens of meters.

The translucent male retreated subconsciously, and saw several huge shadows gradually appearing in the smoke and dust, approaching together with the billowing ashes.

They were a few huge flesh-red long worms, they came over the sand dunes, their half-upturned front bodies had a bloody mouth full of ring-shaped sharp teeth, and thousands of streaks of flesh grew all over their bodies.There are orange-yellow eyeballs in every dark gap, turning up, down, left, and right as the worm wriggles.

Those eyeballs contained rich and changeable emotions. As the distance between the long worm and the ruins narrowed, each orange-yellow eyeball spewed out the same emotion—that was anger and sadness.

Gu Ting looked at the scene that almost made him dumbfounded. Nearly ten giant long worms finally stopped not far away. The eyes on their bodies blinked faster, and the eyes of tens of thousands of eyes fell on the stiff worm mother.Welling up, wetting the dry land.

These long worms instantly turned into human forms. When they were worms, they looked the same, but they looked exactly the same after turning into humans—the night-like hair, orange-yellow eyes, andThat face is the same as that of the worm mother, only slightly different in temperament.

Groups of questions piled up in Gu Ting's mind, and he desperately wanted to continue watching, but when the lead worm was about to meet the worm mother, he was violently ejected by the whole dream.

"Ho—"

After a short gasp, the young male woke up from his dream, his temples were dripping with sweat, and his entire back was wet, as if he had just stepped out of the water.

"Ahem..."

After panting, there was a violent cough, the posture made Gu Ting almost think that he was going to cough up his heart, liver and lungs, but fortunately, he quickly calmed down and escaped from that painful situation.

Gu Ting glanced at Tuantuan who had heard the sound, and the time displayed on the electronic screen on the other party's head was only 04:48.

The slender eyelashes trembled, and the male insect touched the top of his hair a little irritably, rubbing his slightly long bangs on both sides.

This dream made him no longer sleepy, and he was still betting in his heart, and he kept recalling various scenes in the dream in his mind. Under a burst of upset, he suddenly remembered that he had given Joey a tube not long ago.Blood, I don't know if the other party has researched it...

The impatient male simply stood up, but at the moment when he raised his arms and buttocks from the side of the bed, a piercing pain flashed across his spine, accumulating layers upon layers like electric shocks to his tailbone.

"Well……"

With a cry of pain, Gu Ting had already leaned on the edge of the bed and fell to the ground. His back was bent into an arch, and beads of bean-sized sweat began to roll down like strings of pearls.Blue veins appeared, it was the pain that trembled deep in the bones.

It hurts so much... It was as if a knife had pierced through the tailbone alive, and even rotated the tip of the knife to carve on the bone. At that moment, Gu Ting even felt that he could hear the sound of the blade scraping against the bone..

"Baby!"

The male worm was so painful that the unconsciousness was full of noise, and Tuantuan's voice was coming and going. He tried to ask Tuantuan to help him up, but after opening his mouth for a long time, he found that he didn't even have the strength to make a sound.Biting the bleeding lip, trying to suppress the pain coming from behind.

It hurts...it really hurts...

It was the first time that Gu Ting felt such severe pain since he grew up. It was even more painful than being thrown by Campbell's calf when he was fighting - after all, at that time, the silver-haired female would care about strength and would never really hurt him.For him, the pain right now did not restrain him at all, it was rampant and violent, his tailbone was already numb with pain, and every breath felt like torture.

In a blur, Gu Ting seemed to hear the sound of the door opening, and then a strong arm wrapped him in his arms.

Campbell, who was called over by the group in the middle of the night, didn't even have time to put on his clothes, and his chocolate-colored chest was exposed.Being exposed in the slightly cool air, wearing a pair of dark trousers on his lower body, he came all the way barefoot, his eyes were red, he raised his hand to hug the young man who was curled up on the ground, and patted his back gently.

After pulling Gu Ting into his range, this is the second time Campbell has seen Little Gem in such a mess. The other's skin was pale and soaked in sweat, and it was wet when he stretched out his hand, even if he leaned against his armsThey couldn't stop trembling, as if they were enduring great pain.

At this moment, the smell of overripe berries became the only smell that could lead Gu Ting to snort. He endured the pain on the tailbone that was hard to ignore, as if he had found a little animal to rely on, with a sob of grievance in his throat., Little by little, dragging his weak body, trying to drill into the opponent's arms.

Campbell endured the panic, and gently pinched the male's sweaty nape with his palm, "What's wrong? Where is it uncomfortable?"

The male worm, whose mind is not so clear, has no idea what he is muttering——

"Woo...it hurts..."

"So sad……"

It hurt so much, the blade pierced into the tailbone was twisting non-stop, tearing through the flesh and bones, as if it was going to nail him to death on the tip of the knife in pain.

That arm hugged him tightly, and the familiar voice sounded in his ear again as if through the clouds, full of suppressed anxiety, "Where does it hurt?"

"Tail, tailbone..."

Soon, the clothes behind the male were lifted up, and even the softest cloth scraped against the stinging tailbone made him dodge, but he was pressed back into the warm embrace by the pair of iron-cuffed arms.

Campbell frowned.

There is a layer of thin beads of sweat floating on the back of the male insect, but there is a blurred blue line extending from the nape of the neck to the back, and even further down. It does not have many branches like meridians.Instead, it goes straight through the flesh and submerges in the tailbone.

The blue line is looming, it seems that every time its color deepens, it will attract a more unbearable cry of pain from the male insect.

Just when Campbell was about to hug the worm, he suddenly froze, and there was a gasp that was suppressed in his throat.He looked down, and saw the little male worm, who couldn't stand the pain, opened his mouth and bit his chest firmly. The position was awkward, painful and irritating, and he could even feel the heat exhaled by the male worm.

It should be that the teeth are stuck in the flesh. Campbell didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly picked up Gu Ting's weak body and ran to the medical room.

In the medical room of the main starship, the lights were brightly lit that night, and all kinds of medical equipment were beeping non-stop. Several female insects who had been sleeping rushed over. Their pajamas were still wrinkled and their hair was messy., waiting anxiously outside the ward.

"What's going on?" Engrie's brows were all tangled together, "How could this happen?"

"I don't know." Campbell also had a gloomy face. He didn't expect such a thing to happen under his nose. Fortunately, there were people knocking on his door at night, otherwise...

Ye Lai frowned, with worry on his face, "Could it be because of the long-awaited awakening?"

"Little Gemstone is eighteen, and the second awakening hasn't come yet? But there was always no problem in the previous inspection?" Amor rolled up his sleeves, and a hint of madness flashed across his face, "Is there a medical bug?What are you hiding?"

Ye Lai: "I can't... just wait for the result first."

A glass separates the ward from the corridor. At this moment, the females can only see the young male lying in the whiteness. The male's eyes are closed, his hair is sticking wetly to the side of his face.There were bright red tooth marks from the bite, and even bloodshots slowly seeped out.

This inspection lasted most of the night, and when Joey came out slapping his cuffs, he was surrounded by a few anxious female insects.

Amor rushed to the front, the hair on his fluffy red head was flaring, and the hair on his head was in a mess, "How? How? What happened to the little gem?"

Joey looked strange, "He... is a bit hard to say?"

"What do you mean?" Ye Lai was afraid that he would hear some tragic news in the next second.

"According to my examination, Your Excellency Gu Ting should be growing another bone now."

Joey called up the light screen in his hand, and inside was a picture taken of the male's back waist. The gray-white skeleton could be clearly seen against the black background.In the photo, a new bone bud has grown out of nowhere on Gu Ting's back waist. It is so small that it is not obvious, but it is obviously still in a growing state.

"this……"

Engrie frowned, "Is it the second awakening?"

Joey shook his head, "I don't know, the knowledge I have learned cannot be applied to His Excellency Gu Ting's body. He is very special, as you all know."

Campbell clenched his fist tightly, and his nails dug deep into his palm—he used to say that Gu Ting was "special" as a compliment, but now he would rather the little gem not have such specialness.

Campbell: "Is there any danger?"

Joey continued to shake his head, "I can't be sure."

Ye Lai: "Can this part of the newly grown bone be removed?"

"Unfortunately, it can't." Joey explained: "This bone is connected to the spine. For the worm, this part of the bone is very important. The result of the removal may be hemiplegia or direct death."

boom!

Engrie slammed his fist on the wall, his silver eyes seemed to be on fire, "So there's nothing we can do?"

When Campbell hugged the worm just now, Engley saw the layers of fine sweat on the face of the little male worm because of the pain, and the uncontrollably trembling fingertips hanging on his side.How much torture is it to be in such a state after a coma?Obviously, the little males have been raised very well in the past few years, so why is there a problem now?

...

Gu Ting didn't wake up until almost noon, and the moment he woke up, his body shivered because of the pain that had occurred on the tailbone.

"Woke up?"

Gu Ting squinted his eyes, and he turned his head to see Campbell sitting in front of the hospital bed.

The silver-haired female should have stayed here all night, with a coat casually draped over her shoulders. Under the half shadow, the teeth marks branded on her chest were particularly obvious, even oozing red blood.

Something flashed through Gu Ting's mind, he blinked, and the tips of his ears hidden under his hair gradually burned red.

Campbell, who didn't notice what the little male was thinking, approached, half-lowered and helped Gu Ting's shoulder to sit up, "How do you feel now?"

From this angle, the tooth marks appeared directly above Gu Ting. The distance was too close, and he could even see the arrangement of the tooth marks clearly, neatly, with a semicircular arc in the middle with a little space.It is bordered by the tooth marks below, sandwiched with blood threads, and a round fruit is inlaid in the middle.

Gu Ting felt his cheeks burning again, obviously the tooth marks should be bitten by him in too much pain.

He murmured: "It doesn't hurt anymore, it just feels a little numb in the back."

The previous pain was so severe that now the pain has dissipated, and there is still a tingling numbness that makes the heart palpitate.

Campbell helped the male to sit up, but after he sat down, he didn't know what to say, but Gu Ting spoke first: "Campbell, the tooth marks on your body..."

"Tooth marks?" The silver-haired female was a little puzzled, with a puzzled look on her face.

Gu Ting pointed to the other party's chest, "There..."

Following the direction of the finger, the female lowered her head and saw the tooth mark that was so obvious that no one could ignore it. He suddenly thought of the narrow smile on Joey's face when he looked at him not long ago—so he was so anxious that he could not ignore it.Tooth marks running all the way?

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt." The female insect said calmly. Although it was a bit strange because of the special part at the time, the pain was just a piece of cake for Campbell.

"Let's deal with it." Gu Ting was a little embarrassed, "Tonight...sorry."

"fine."

Campbell got up, "Then I'll go out for a while."

"it is good."

After leaving the ward, Campbell walked to the next door where the healing device was placed. When the chocolate-colored fingers were about to touch the pure white healing device, the female worm suddenly stopped.

The dark fingertips rubbed against each other, and then slowly gathered into the palm.

Campbell lowered his head and lifted the coat on that side. The teeth marks were clearly branded on the chocolate-colored chest, with blood oozing from the edge. Because the scars were arranged too neatly, the scars looked like a medal of honor.

The fingertips of the female were trembling. In the end, he didn't choose to get the healing device, but took out a loose piece of clothing from the space button and put it on, completely covering the teeth marks under the fabric.

What he did at this moment came from some of his impulses. He knew it was wrong, but Campbell didn't bother to stop him.A little secret is hidden under the clothes.

So when Gu Ting saw Campbell who came back in the ward, he saw that the female had already changed her clothes, "Has the wound been treated?"

"Well," Campbell nodded, lying without blushing, "very minor injury, not a big problem."

But Gu Ting still felt guilty, "Sorry, I didn't expect..."

"It's not your fault. It's something we didn't expect." Ye Lai came in from the door. He looked at the pale face of the male insect.Only the lips on his face were red and swollen from being bitten by the master, which made him look a bit sickly.

Amor also leaned over. He wanted to touch Gu Ting, but he was afraid that he would hurt the newly awakened male, so he hung his arms in the air helplessly, and his red hair drooped listlessly, "Little gem, are you still in pain?"

Gu Ting shook his head, "It doesn't hurt anymore, did the test find any results?"

Engrie, who came a step behind, changed his face slightly and tilted his head unnaturally.

Gu Ting was startled, he looked at the other females, their expressions were not good-looking, and the whole ward was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, "Could it be some... an incurable disease?"

In the interstellar era, as long as the treatment device can be used in time for many intractable diseases, all diseases can be cured absolutely. Therefore, under normal circumstances, there are no incurable diseases.But there are exceptions. Gu Ting is not sure what is the cause of his sudden pain. Could it be some disease that has been hidden for a long time, and the time limit for using the treatment device has been missed?

Ye Lai's throat was dry, he looked into the eyes of the male insect, and finally said in a low voice: "A new piece of bone has grown in your tailbone, and this is the source of the pain."

Gu Ting: "That shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Ye Lai shook his head, "I can't be sure now, Joey has no way to make a judgment. This is the first case of yours, and it has never been seen before."

In any era, the unknown contains more danger.

"That's it..." Gu Ting propped up his arm, and touched his back with the other hand.

The part that was so painful and numb before is very sensitive to the touch now, just a light touch makes his waist and eyes sore, as if he has done some shady private thing under the eyes of the worms, and immediately makes the side face of the male worm emergeflush.

"What's wrong? Why is your face so red all of a sudden?" Engrie frowned, and put his hand directly on Gu Ting's forehead. The temperature was normal, and there didn't seem to be any new symptoms.

Amor also said, "Is it too hot?"

"It's okay." Gu Ting subconsciously bit his lip, but Engrie gently pinched his chin.

The inch-headed female insect disapproved and said, "Your mouth is swollen from biting, don't move around."

"Uh well..."

"Little gem, drink some water, I see your mouth is peeling." Amor felt uncomfortable, so he leaned over and carefully handed a glass of warm water to Gu Ting's mouth.

Seeing this scene, Campbell's nerves twitched, and he suddenly felt a little pain from the teeth marks on his chest. He wanted to say something, but found that he had nothing to say—they were all concerned about the bugs they cared about.okay?

It seems that Ye Lai, who sees through everything, doesn't look very good. He doesn't care who likes Little Jewel, he only cares about Little Jewel's current physical condition. If those liking can heal the body, then he must be happy to see it.

Gu Ting, who had been healthy and healthy for three years, returned to the pre-liberation, and became a little gem cared for by a few worms. Every day, a female worm would accompany him, and he would change it the next day.They were afraid that Gu Ting would faint from the pain again if they didn't pay attention.

However, in the next few days, the horrifying pain did not strike, and the first destination of this Star Alliance parade has just arrived.

now

As the leader of the Star Alliance, Campbell was wearing a dark blue military uniform with a dark and heavy cloak on his shoulders. A small dagger and a sharp long knife were hung up and down on his waist, and only two high-quality stones were inlaid on it.The blue gemstones are just as beautiful as the eyes of a certain male insect, but it lacks a little vitality.

Gu Ting was right next to Campbell. He was wearing a military uniform one size smaller, making him taller, longer, and thinner. If Campbell is the wolf king hiding in the deep forest, then Gu Ting is a vigorous and agile big cat, withHe has a youthful vigor, especially the lines on his waist and back that make him look like a crouching little leopard. Although he is not more ferocious than the wolf king, he will definitely not be bullied by worms.

The huge starship stopped on the planet N923 at the first stop. Many worms had already gathered outside the landing pad.Shan Chonghai, everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the leader of the Star Alliance.

In the midst of the noise, the door of the starship opened, and the insects saw the leader standing at the highest point, and also saw the male worm known as the "Sapphire" of the Star Alliance beside him.

At that moment, the whole world seemed to be paused, and the noise faded away, leaving only the burning eyes.

At the same time, the insect-free starship that took off from the planet Herdik was still half a day away from the planet N923, and a well-planned undercurrent seemed to be approaching silently.