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Atonement: Neptune (6)
In the sound of steel collapse like a mountain and thunder, in the face of despair and numbness in the trembling of a blank mind, the expected pain of being shattered and swallowed by the distorted space has not come. The sharp tinnitus accompanied by a burst of intense dizziness passed through the body like an electric shock. After that, the deafening noise suddenly disappeared, leaving only a little lingering rubbing sound, and the temperature in the air seemed to have undergone a subtle change, the smell The sour smell that has been permeating in the middle has disappeared, replaced by a familiar touch of warmth.
Ethan opened his eyes sharply. The surroundings are still filled with ominous red, the upper right corner of the room is distorted, and the wall made of the most advanced super carbon fiber material, which is harder than steel, is pulled together like a thin ball of crumpled paper, and the color is charred. And it is covered with holes of different shapes and sizes, as if they have been eroded by acid. The entire room was stretched toward the upper right corner, and Ethan was standing in the farthest corner, so the ground under his feet was only slightly deformed, which seemed to have little effect on him.
After a long time, he finally determined that the rot and distortion had not continued to expand, and then he felt pain in his chest, and he slowly exhaled a breath that was held in his chest for an unknown period of time. Only then did he realize that he had always forgotten to breathe.
He turned around abruptly and saw that the computer screen behind him was black. He looked around at a loss, and tentatively walked out of the room.
The broad main road of the space station outside was no longer recognizable, and only a mass of innumerable materials fused together and collapsed tightly, like a huge, uneven wall lying in front of him. Even the corridor he was in that had not been "infected" was deformed, as if it was stretched. In some places, bumps appeared like boiling, the walls were broken and staggered, and the ground was winding. With a huge crack. Ethan simply didn't know why the space station hadn't lost pressure yet, and didn't suck them all into the universe.
He slowly looked down at his body. Since the surrounding material was deformed before infection, what about people?
He hurriedly tore off the buttons of his shirt and examined his body carefully. After not seeing anything abnormal, he breathed a sigh of relief, but the back of his neck was always itchy for some reason. He reached out and grabbed it, and found a piece of skin near the hairline that was a bit hard and dry.
At this moment, from a distant place behind him, people's shouts faintly came. His mind was still a little numb, and he turned around and walked in the direction of the voice. He had only one thought at the moment, to leave this place, to go to a place with people. He stepped faster and faster, and finally ran.
The mechanical door that separated him from other inhumans was still closed. He rushed over and slammed the door with his fist, opening his mouth and shouting loudly. When he got here, he suddenly couldn't hear any sound. Panicked in his heart, he quickly found a seat that fell on the ground from nearby, and lifted it up and slammed it against the door.
Suddenly a series of mechanical movements sounded on the door. Ethan's movements stopped in mid-air, as if he couldn't react, watching the door slowly rise inch by inch.
The man standing behind the door was in white clothes with blond hair, grey eyes burning.
Ethan released his hand, and the chair fell on the ground with a rattling sound, echoing in the wide and broken corridor. He opened his eyes wide, suddenly moved his feet, rushed forward in threes and twos, and hugged Tanisel.
At this moment, he finally realized clearly that he was saved.
In the last lesson, they pulled the space station back.
It was Tanisel who saved him and saved him again.
The priest was stunned for a moment, his gray eyes drooping slightly. The man in his arms is taller among humans, but in front of this Eve Alpha, he can only reach the height of his cheeks. At this moment, he put his forehead on the priest's shoulder, and the hands around his waist firmly grasped his back. Clothes, as if afraid he would run away.
Tanisel's heart felt soft for a moment, and he stretched out his hand and hugged Ethan's waist firmly.
The two stood silently in a mess, like an oil painting full of decadent dark style.
Ethan raised his head, squinted his eyes slightly to look at Tanisel due to myopia, and then he suddenly regained his sanity, awkwardly and quickly released his hand, and stepped back from the embrace that made him nostalgic, but Don't want to go too far.
"I want to leave here..." he whispered hastily.
Tanisel took the initiative to take a step forward this time, taking off the long white coat on the outermost layer, and draped it on Ethan's shoulder with a hula. When the warmth came, Ethan realized how cold he was before, but the bitter cold that belonged to Neptune was ignored in the face of the fear of death. Tanisel stretched out his long arms around his body to keep him warm, and whispered, "I will take you out."
Walking along the way, occasionally staggering. When the crisis of survival faded, a variety of previously ignored feelings swarmed. His ribs and stomach are very painful, he may have been injured, and even the muscles on his face will hurt and his expression will be distorted. The only thing that was dispelled was the chill. The temperature on Tanisel's body was still like a stove even at the edge of the solar system, making him feel comfortable and want to sigh.
Coming to the unloading port behind the space station, Ethan saw some soldiers armed with guns, and the remaining eighteen inhumans were lining up to board a military spacecraft. Ethan thought he should go in line too. After experiencing the tragedy of life and death just now, seeing those people again made him a cold hatred from deep in his heart, but after all, he is still one of them, and he should be aware of him and take the initiative to pass. What's more, he didn't want Tanisel to send him there.
But when he was about to move, he found that Tanisel's arm around his shoulders did not relax.
"You go with me." Tanisel said shortly.
The soldiers didn't stop him, even Gray Mao just glanced over from a distance, the snake-like gloomy gaze was still like a thorn on the back even though it was a distance away.
Tanisel took him aboard another small spaceship, during which the two people didn't say much. When the spacecraft left the space station, Ethan turned his head and looked at the scene behind him projected on the spacecraft bulkhead.
The original spinning-wheel-shaped space station has now completely changed its appearance, and its original shape is no longer visible. The west wing completely collapsed and turned into a pitted object of indescribable color, and the east wing has been destroyed more than half. The huge and solid space buildings have all become strange and twisted, like a large piece of melted plastic, only In the last section, the original cylindrical corridor can be seen vaguely.
Neptune reappeared in the universe, along with the huge tenth space station and the starship trajectory that traversed the night sky like a meteor. The faint blue light soothed his nerves that were too tight and almost torn. Before not knowing it, Ethan fell into a deep sleep.
After turning on the autopilot system, Tanisel turned his head and looked at Beta who was sleeping in the co-pilot, frowning tightly. The third eye on his forehead was half open, scanning Ethan's body.
There doesn't seem to be any major variation, but there is still a need to go back and do some checks.
He had no idea that Ethan would be sent to perform this kind of task. He had already negotiated with the Earth Alliance. If he wanted to reopen the Zero, he needed to keep Ethan. Although the mortal ethics court refused to revoke Ethan's inhuman status, at least he was allowed to raise Ethan whenever he needed assistance.
On the red earth, Ethan was radiated by the Egg of Order God, and then he came into contact with the God of Entropy, which was already very dangerous. Fortunately, it did not cause any irreversible mutations. But this time he was sent into a universe dominated by the power of entropy, and he didn't know how much the law there had affected him.
The third eye closed, and he didn't feel anything worthy of attention. Ethan's body structure did not seem to have been changed, but his sixth sense remained suspended in the air, as if to remind him. What to pay attention to.
But what should we pay attention to?
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Ethan jerked his whole body, then woke up.
He had a nightmare, dreaming that he had returned home, only to find that his house was like a space station, twisted into a mass of melted plastic. Among the plastic, the sound of his mother playing the cello could still be heard, while his father was standing on the ruins, looking down at him like a god of death, expressionless. Then, his body quickly bent back and stretched, making a painful howl.
His eyes opened wide, seeing the image of the northern lights slowly turning at the top of the sleeping cabin.
The mattress under her body is soft, the bedding is clean, and it smells of a light and warm sandalwood scent. He remembered that this was the smell his Tanisel had on his body. If it weren't for his Celestial man's nose, he would probably not smell it. He likes the smell, it smells warm and clean, which is reassuring.
Raising his head slightly, he could see his pair of glasses that had been hung up and repaired twice in a row, placed on the bedside partition.
He put on his glasses, reached out to scratch the itchy nape, lifted the quilt and got up. Obviously this is a temporary reception room, standard space station hotel layout-a sleeping cabin, a couch, a translucent electronic table with a little angle, a smart wardrobe embedded in the wall, and ...The bathroom with the door closed.
In addition, there was an uproar from the bathroom.
Ethan swallowed.
Who is in the bathroom? Tanisel?
Why did he bring himself here? Isn't it a detailed physical examination, report, interview and then send him back to the forbidden city?
When he was hesitating, suddenly the sound of water stopped. Ethan hung his heart.
When Tanisel came out of the bathroom, only a bath towel was wrapped around his waist, wrapped around the narrow and tight waist and abdominal muscles, and outlined the firm buttocks. Wet drops of water dripped from the tips of the slightly curled blond hair, landed on the white and strong chest muscles, and slid down the attractive forbidden fruit.
Ethan felt hot on his cheeks and dry throat. He quickly turned his eyes away and cleared his throat, "This is your house?"
Tanisel rubbed the tousled blond hair with another towel on his head and replied normally, "Yes."
"Why? What about other inhumans?"
"You're welcome."
"what?"
Tanisel stopped wiping his hair, raised a corner of his mouth, teasing, "Don't you thank me for saving you?"
Ethan rubbed his nose.
At this time, Tanisel made another amazing move. First, he flung the towel for wiping his hair to one side, and then casually pulled the towel around his waist, revealing two straight and slender legs and... The organ that once conquered his entire body.
Ethan's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and it took three seconds before he quickly turned around pretending to be nonchalant and studied the starry sky projected on the wall with interest. He raised his head slightly on purpose, fearing that it would be too embarrassing to accidentally leak a nosebleed.
"You are probably too nervous. You did not eat or drink for nearly two days. You fell asleep on the road and couldn't wake up. I personally performed a full-body examination on you. From the results, you have no signs of infection. , There is no significant change in your body, except for a few bruises on your face and body, there is no particularly serious damage." Tanisel seemed to ignore Ethan's embarrassment, or deliberately pretended not to see it, and said while talking. Putting on a dark red silk nightgown, the soft silk material dangled down the curve of his body, and Ethan's mind was full of the night on the mother ship.
On the one hand, he was intoxicated in his mind, and on the other hand, he was slapped in the face. Can you be clear in your mind? There are more important things to ask now, don't just watch the beauty drool...
"What... what do you want from me?" Ethan asked, clenching his fists, as if suddenly made up his mind.
Tanisel didn't seem to expect Ethan's next question to be this, and raised his eyebrows slightly unexpectedly.
Ethan pursed his dry lips, and pushed his glasses a little nervously, "At first, on the boat to Red Earth, it was obvious that you were more interested in Samuel. Why did you suddenly feel right after that conversation on Red Earth? I am interested? I know we had one night, but I believe that for you is just getting what you need. I canβt think of any reason for you to rush to the tenth station to rescue me."