RPAGF Chapter 196 Going against one's nature and instincts
Chapter 196 Going against one's nature and instincts
Zheng Mu looked at Chen Mingzhang with concern, fearing that he was in a bad mental state due to the shock. Otherwise, how could he still laugh after Mu Fei and the others had such an accident? He was clearly on the verge of depression before.
Now... it seems like he's not far from going mad.
Zheng Mu felt sorry for the pressure he was carrying and saddened by the deaths of Mu Fei and the others. Her heart was heavy, and she didn't say much as Chen Mingzhang led her the whole way. She didn't even notice that most of the people at the base who witnessed this scene looked like they had seen a ghost.
Among them, Zheng Lin's reaction was the most outrageous, with his eyes red from crying. When he was feeling down and wanted to relax in the base, he unexpectedly saw his respected and admired brother Mingzhang holding his sister's hand.
Oh no, look closer, it's fingers interlocked.
For a moment, Zheng Lin forgot his sadness and was filled with doubts.
Some people had already guessed their relationship and didn't care much about it.
Zheng Lin randomly grabbed Chen Ping, who was passing by and was the usually inconspicuous fifth district captain, and asked, "What's going on? My sister and Mingzhang's hands are stuck together?"
Chen Ping was an investigator, and he could guess the relationship between Chen Mingzhang and Zheng Mu with a snap of his fingers. After all, anyone with eyes could probably guess it, so he thought Zheng Lin was just being abstract.
"Oh, it's just a new way of comforting people. This is popular in Donggu Base now."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Lin was skeptical. "So ahead of its time?"
"Yes, that's how it is."
He had other things to do, so he left as soon as he finished speaking, not having time to stay and observe Zheng Lin's frequent facial expressions.
After a period of internal struggle, Zheng Lin believed it, muttering to himself that he didn't understand the current trends and was going back to the old ways.
Lu Yize was aware of everything that happened within the central base, and he even knew some things that were unknown to others.
Lu Yize sat on a chair in the room, his mental energy enveloping the entire central base like a net, toying with the sixth-order space system crystal core in his hand.
The continuously flowing crystal cores transformed and converged within his supernatural core, and Lu Yize could clearly perceive that his mental power had increased exponentially after entering the fifth rank.
His mental strength is now even stronger than it was after he absorbed Jiang Yue's crystal core in his previous life.
In the later stages of the apocalypse, mental power was discovered, and there were instruments that could classify mental power levels. Based on his own judgment, Lu Yize estimated that his mental power at this time had far exceeded the S-level limit of the instrument at that time.
When the supernatural core reached its limit and it was determined that it could not absorb any more supernatural energy for the time being, Lu Yize put away the sixth-order crystal core.
He opened his eyes and saw Jiang Yue, who clung to him even while absorbing supernatural abilities. He recalled what Morse had said: zombies devour flesh and blood not only to fill their stomachs, but also to relieve the burning pain in their bodies.
Lu Yize recalled that when he advanced to the second stage, Jiang Yue was still acting entirely on instinct. How did Jiang Yue manage to restrain her instinct to swallow food back then, so that she not only didn't kill him, but even dug up a pile of crystal cores for him?
As an orphan, Lu Yize harbored a dark side. He was already cold-hearted, and after being betrayed in his previous life, he didn't believe in any feelings for a long time.
But Jiang Yue used two lifetimes, two lives, to tightly embrace and warm his heart, which was riddled with holes and almost rotten.
Lu Yize didn't want to reveal any of his feelings while Jiang Yue was sober. He was afraid that Jiang Yue would realize how important she was to him, like a poor man desperately clutching his only coin and being reluctant to give it away.
However, every time Jiang Yue fell into a coma, in every moment when she was unconscious, Lu Yize's gaze towards her was filled with intense possessiveness, invasiveness, and... an uncontrollable love.
Spatial powers converged around the two, creating a space that belonged only to them, shielding them from the outside world and preventing anyone from spying on them.
Lu Yize touched Jiang Yue's earlobe with the back of his finger. He used his mental power to sense that Jiang Yue was absorbing supernatural energy and that the crystal core was operating, ensuring that she could not hear any sound.
Looking at Jiang Yue, who trusted him completely, Lu Yize's eyes reddened. "I have never believed that human feelings can last forever. Humans are not creatures of long-lasting affection. Love that lasts until death is a lie that goes against human nature. Betrayal, boredom, seeking new excitement, and being driven by hormones are the true nature of humans."
As he spoke, he was obsessively aware of the darkness of humanity he had witnessed in his childhood in his previous life, being abandoned, betrayed as an adult, and the agony of being disemboweled in the laboratory.
But what immediately came to mind was Jiang Yue's ten years of companionship, her blurry figure twice risking her life to shield him, her smile when she offered the crystal core, and even more so, her foolish appearance holding the crystal core while covered in wounds.
As Lu Yize looked at Jiang Yue, the prejudice in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by heartache and a tenderness that touched his heart.
He touched and stroked her cheek, then leaned close to her earlobe. "Jiang Yue, I'll only say this once."
"As long as you don't betray me, we'll stay like this forever."
I am willing to go against human instincts and defy my nature, just as you love me, to love you forever.
Jiang Yue vaguely heard Lu Yize say something to him, but she couldn't quite make out his unclear words, especially the last few words.
When Jiang Yue regained consciousness after absorbing the crystal core, her thoughts were a beat slow. She touched her lips and felt as if she had just been kissed. Jiang Yue glanced uncertainly at Lu Yize, who was cultivating with a cold face to the side.
He wouldn't kiss her first, but that didn't matter. Jiang Yue shamelessly stepped forward, staring at Lu Yize's lips, pretending that she hadn't recovered any of her memories, and went to steal a kiss.
Lu Yize did not stop her, but simply looked down at Jiang Yue with his eyes open, his expression one of condescending arrogance.
After a flurry of haphazard kisses, Lu Yize caught her waist before she fell, asking, "Jiang Yue, how much of your memory have you regained?"
Jiang Yue was startled when her lie was suddenly exposed. Her eyes darted left and right, clearly showing that she was pretending to be stupid.
Seeing her like this, Lu Yize sneered. Jiang Yue felt embarrassed that she had been seen through, and her face gradually turned pale. She lowered her eyes, not daring to look him in the eye, and whispered, "A little bit."
Lu Yize tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair. After a few seconds of silence in the room, Jiang Yue said in a voice that sounded like a mosquito's murmur, "It reminded me of junior high and high school."
Perhaps fearing he wouldn't believe her, she emphasized again, "It really has been just these past six years..."
Lu Yize leaned back in his chair, looking at Jiang Yue sitting on his lap. He reached out and touched her reddened lips, asking calmly, "Oh? High school, right? I was just about to ask about that basement in your house that's full of my stuff. What's going on?"
Jiang Yue froze instantly, probably not expecting Lu Yize to even know this.
Lu Yize pinched her chin, turning her gaze back, and looked at her with an ambiguous smile, "Jiang Yue, do you have a crush on me?"