eurekapd Chapter 337 The Illusion of the Past Life
Chapter 337 The Illusion of the Past Life
They gave Su Xuan fifty grams, leaving only one hundred grams in total. Now they're telling him that another fifty grams have been stolen?
Riva broke down on the spot upon hearing this. Wouldn't all their efforts over the past few months have been in vain? Riva was so angry that she cursed, "Damn it, damn it, don't let me catch them, or I will never let them go!"
"Who is the culprit? If you're going to steal, why leave fifty grams behind? Did he do this on purpose?!"
If they had stolen everything, they would probably have wondered who did it, but the loss of fifty grams made it hard for Hilde not to focus her attention on the other two aliens.
Those who were able to enter this place and successfully steal the black crystal are most likely them.
As for those humans, Hilde didn't take them seriously at all, and didn't think they had such abilities at this time.
At this moment, Lu Yize, who had just stolen fifty grams of black crystal from the laboratory one floor outside the core area by using spatial teleportation, was bleeding from all seven orifices, his vision blurred by the blood.
Just to be on the safe side, they retreated back into the room and put on the disguise of the insect they had killed earlier.
Lu Yize collapsed after managing to get to the bedroom, and Chen Mingzhang put up several layers of protection for the room.
Chen Mingzhang glanced at Lu Yize's situation and was forced to temporarily suspend the original plan, telling everyone else to keep their composure and absolutely not to expose themselves.
Unable to linger, he handed over the few remaining crystal cores he carried to Jiang Yue.
"Lu Yize was too aggressive after falling into a coma. Forget about treatment, even getting close to him would be life-threatening."
"The only person he doesn't resist right now is you. Place the crystal core in his abdomen to accelerate his absorption. Keep a close eye on him afterward, and contact us immediately if there are any emergencies."
After saying that, he left without lingering and acted as if nothing had happened. After he left, Jiang Yue's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, could not be put down. She sat by the bed and wiped the sweat from Lu Yize's forehead.
And blood that kept seeping from the pores.
She knew that Lu Yize had absorbed fifty grams of black crystal, which was why he looked like this. She knew that Noah's memories said there was a limit to the absorption of black crystal, and Lu Yize's behavior was tantamount to courting death.
But she believed in Lu Yize. Lu Yize must have his reasons for doing this. All Jiang Yue had to do was stay by Lu Yize's side and wait for him to wake up.
The reason why Lu Yize fell into a coma was indeed related to the fifty grams of black crystal. After infiltrating, he did not expect Noah to arrive so quickly. In a moment of panic, Lu Yize put the black crystal into his supernatural space.
But Lu Yize forgot that his spatial ability was even greater than his need for the black crystal. Fifty grams of black crystal were directly absorbed by the spatial ability. The black crystal contained a large amount of supernatural power. Even with the spatial ability as a medium, Lu Yize still suffered a lot.
Lu Yize's head was throbbing so badly it felt like it was going to explode. If he hadn't been holding on, he probably would have been captured on the spot. Fortunately, he used the last bit of strength to open the spatial vortex and sneak back into the house.
The purified black crystal was directly absorbed by the upgraded space. The space was at a critical point, and Lu Yize's thoughts were pulled several times.
Before Lu Yize, his sense of smell recovered. The muddy, damp, and nauseating smell wafted in the air. This smell was so familiar that it made Lu Yize instinctively tense up and feel disgusted.
But amidst the disgust, there was also a sliver of peace of mind that he himself was unwilling to admit.
Lu Yize opened his eyes and looked up to see black spots on the blackened, cracked wall, some of which were either brain matter or congealed blood. For a moment, this all-too-familiar scene made Lu Yize's heart stop.
His lower body lost sensation again, his muscles atrophied. Lu Yize propped himself up and looked around at the dilapidated, cramped, dirty, and even smelly basement room.
Lu Yize had thought he would be utterly disgusted by this, but now, standing here again, he was surprisingly calm and could observe as if he were an outsider.
When did he actually accept this filthy, cramped place? It's really not like someone as selfish, ruthless, and cruel as him would do such a thing.
Lu Yize calmed down, and his powerful mental strength made him realize that this was just an illusion. It was highly likely that the Zerg's technology for purifying the black crystal raw stones was insufficient, and some amethyst stones were mixed in.
Amethyst stones affect mental power, and it's normal for this to happen since Lu Yize absorbed so many at once.
Lu Yize was analyzing the reason for this illusion and how to end it when he heard a familiar noise outside the door.
First came two tentative knocks, then a slight sound of a key turning the lock, and then the door opened a crack, the old and dilapidated door creaking loudly.
Lu Yize, whose eyes had been completely expressionless, felt a momentary jolt of fear when he saw the zombie enter the room in the pitch black.
Lu Yize stared at the zombie in front of him. Its body was covered in wounds, missing an arm and a leg. Its long hair covered its eyes and almost its nose.
She peered cautiously through the gaps in her long hair that covered her face, wondering what she had done this time. There were several more potentially fatal wounds on her abdomen and neck.
With each glance, Lu Yize's heart ached as if being rubbed by a dull knife. He understood why he hadn't looked at Jiang Yue properly in his past life.
Because he couldn't watch, and even more so because he dared not watch, the fact he himself disdained to admit was that he was using her feelings for him to bind this useless man to her.
From initial wariness, hatred, and manipulation, to later complex emotions that even he himself could not understand.
Jiang Yue lowered her head and moved slowly along the wall, one hand supporting her. She never made a sound in the room, so quiet that she didn't even seem like a zombie.
Even with the crystal core, after she was initially rejected by Lu Yize and the crystal core was scattered all over the ground, she learned to wait until Lu Yize was resting before putting the crystal core next to him.
Lu Yize knew this was an illusion, and he also knew that Jiang Yue from his previous life had died; these were just remnants of his memories.
He had thought he had never paid attention to Jiang Yue in the early part of his previous life, but now, in this clear illusion constructed from his past memories, he remembered even Jiang Yue's habits and details perfectly. Only then did Lu Yize realize how oblivious he had been in his previous life.
"Jiang Yue."
Lu Yize spoke to the zombie that was trying to minimize its presence by sticking to the wall. Jiang Yue froze, hesitated for a moment, but understood what he meant and cautiously approached.
His only remaining hand clutched his tattered clothes, his head bowed, as if he had made a mistake and was waiting for criticism.
Lu Yize felt a pang of heartache. He reached out and brushed aside her overly long, stray hairs, meeting her clear eyes that seemed to see only his reflection.