Vol 2 Chapter 17: Atonement: Red Earth (15)

Ethan's mind was at a loss, and he was in a trance. He clasped the priest's arm tightly, struggling to return to reality from the nightmare or dream, and return to this reality that was even more terrifying than the nightmare. When those crazy thoughts finally settled, he finally realized his current situation soberly.
He was standing in a corridor with dense black spots on the walls, especially at the seams and corners. And he is surrounded by Tanisel’s gentle arms, with a firm hand behind him, patting his back as soothingly, just like his father comforted him when he was scared to sleep because of horror stories. Like that. Thinking of his father and mother, Ethan felt sore in his heart suddenly, and he blinked his eyes vigorously before finally suppressing the surge of emotion.
Controlling his emotions is the most important thing for Beta, and he has been taught this way since he was a child. But since coming to this weird planet, his self-control has gotten worse and worse.
Is this also the influence of the so-called genital goddess?
He pushed Tanisel's shoulders and broke free from the nostalgic tender embrace. He pushed his glasses embarrassedly, "Why are you here? Where is your quail egg?"
Tanithel didn’t correct the nickname he gave to Eve’s relics casually, and even smiled,
The launch is already underway, and it will take a while before it will be effective. I feel something has happened outside. , I found you first."
"What about the others? Jeff ran away, do you know? He is in this building now!" Ethan suddenly remembered what happened before he was affected by Sabnier's power, and quickly looked around, "We have to Find him quickly! And can you restart Gina with your quail eggs? Gina can definitely find him, and maybe we can fix the communication system and ask the mother ship for rescue!"
Hearing him talk about it like a gun, Tanisel still seemed not arrogant or arrogant, "It's not possible now, we have to wait until the launch is completed. Moreover, I also doubt how much the mothership can help us."
The second half of the sentence made Ethan's heart tight, "What do you mean? Does the mother ship leave you alone?"
"Did you forget? After the pioneer members disappeared collectively, the first rescue team also disappeared after arrival. Generally speaking, the rescue team parked the mother ship in low-Earth orbit, but the people in the mother ship were also on the ground. People are missing together."
"But doesn't the Magic Flute stop in a far-Earth orbit? That kind of distance shouldn't be affected at all? Even if there is any accident, it can be accelerated away from the gravity of the red earth in time."
"These are all theoretical statements, but in front of the of entropy, all theories are invalid. Because they are chaotic in themselves, there is no way to control and predict." Tanithel raised his head and looked at the gloomy ceiling. "In fact, just now I have already heard it. If other people have not been infected yet, they should be able to hear it. There is a heavy muffled noise in the sky. It seems that the mother ship is firing laser weapons at Sabnier. They will open fire, it must be out. It's up."
The hope in Ethan's heart has become bleak, and listening to Tanithel's words at this moment, his shoulders have gradually collapsed.
If even the mother ship is finished, even if they want to escape, where can they escape?
Why not surrender? Why not just accept it? Fusion?
Just like Roland said, even if he went back anyway, he would just be thrown into the forbidden city again. Anyway, his father said he would never admit to having his son again, and no one would be waiting for him on earth anyway, so why did he try so hard to live?
Instead of being so scared and so tired, it's better to accept it.
It seemed that he had caught a crack in his consciousness, and similar ideas flooded into his consciousness once again. Tanithel saw that his green eyes were swollen and began to cloud a light gray mist, and he knew that the situation was not good. In fact, he himself is always under the conscious aggression of the genital goddess, and even because of his strong perception, the consciousness he feels has become more and more complex, but he has trained himself for many years to maintain his consciousness and mind. Only by being complete can we barely support and maintain a clear consciousness.
Even so, he would occasionally fall into a dark frenzy.
But these people on Earth have never been trained at the level of consciousness. Some people with stronger perception, such as the female Beta, will soon be crushed into powder by the consciousness of the genital goddess and completely dominated by her power. In the period of time just now, I probably sensed the existence of the power of Order God's egg, and the consciousness power of Entropy God suddenly increased exponentially. When he came out of the central control room, he had heard successive gunshots and screams coming from the direction of the lobby.
Plus what Ethan said, Jeff's body disappeared... I don't know how many inhumans are still alive.
And now, Ethan is obviously about to reach his limit. His mental field became weak and cracks began to appear.
Tanithel squinted his heart, and suddenly pressed Ethan against a wall that hadn't been eroded by too many black patches. He put one hand on Ethan’s cheek, and the other hand strongly lifted Ethan’s. Face, then kissed hard.
Ethan was stunned.
The green pupils opened slightly wide, and for a moment forgot to breathe.
what happened? what happened?
What are the priests doing?
His lips were plundered by the hot breath, and the domineering tongue pried open his teeth, invaded his mouth, and teased his clumsy tongue unscrupulously. He wanted to struggle, but the priest's hand squeezed his cheek domineeringly, and the body much taller than him also pressed tightly against his body, making him unable to move.
Finally, Tanithel let go of his lips, and his saliva glued into a silver line between the two. The priest's silver-gray eyes looked deeply into his pupils, capturing all his mind.
"You..." Ethan couldn't continue. He didn't even know what the situation was. He didn't know whether he should be angry or other emotions, but the reality was that his mind was blank.
Tanithel looked at him intently, soft blond hair falling down his eyebrows, feeling affectionate, "Don't give up so quickly! I don't want you to be like Jeff! I don't care about other inhumans, but I don’t want you to be like that!"
Yisen Naran, he didn't quite understand why the priest had to save him. From the beginning Tanithel noticed it was obviously Samuel, didn't he? Why do you suddenly do this? "Why? I'm just a plain Beta, useless. I can give you those passwords, anyway, once the communication is restored, it will be useless."
Tanisel frowned tightly, looking very angry. He had never seen Tanithel show such a deterrent anger. Those eyes seemed to be burning, "Do you think that our priests of Eve are all cold-blooded animals with full stomachs? Can’t you simply hope that a person is alive?! If you want to hear what I say I think you are special, don’t think about it, because you, me, and everyone are nothing special. But isn’t it special? Why are you giving up? I thought you were not a fool at least!"
As if the tone of disappointment was so disappointing, Ethan was extremely guilty and ashamed. He is too weak to give up so easily. He didn't know that this was the influence of Entropy God on him, but he just felt that he was really a waste.
But the priest in front of him, as gorgeous and dignified as the sun, made him inexplicably confident in despair. The touch of that strong kiss still stayed on his lips, and he suddenly didn't want to disappoint Tanithel.
His consciousness was stabilized again, the babble that had been invading his mind also disappeared, and even the tinnitus that had gradually become accustomed to him was much weaker. Ethan took a deep breath and whispered, "We have to find Samuel and the others. It's not safe here. Entropy has already begun to come in. We may have to abandon the base..."
Hearing what he said, Tanithel's stern expression finally eased. He picked up the flashlight that was thrown away by Ethan on the ground and put it back into the opponent's hand. The corridor is now a lot familiar. It is three corridors away from the medical warehouse. Ethan can't figure out where he is separated from Samuel.
Ethan walked ahead with his flashlight shining around, and Tanithel followed behind him. Soon, something appeared in the corridor.
It was one person, one of the four people who had been shot in the abdomen and had blood all over the floor. Looking closely, it was the old man in his seventies.
Ethan only helped him write the letter he wanted to send to his daughter not long ago. He stopped in front of the old man's body, knelt down and searched for the old man's arms for a while, found the letter and put it in his arms. Tanithel silently watched him do all this without saying a word.
Two more bodies appeared immediately, but they did not die. The face of one of them has grown out of the strange worm that is constantly curling up in the air, and it seems to have lost consciousness. The other is pulling his clothes apart, crying in horror and scratching. Holding his belly. He is obviously an Alpha, but his stomach is swollen like an Omega seven months pregnant, with many irregular bumps rolling under the skin, and his hands and face are also covered with dense packs.
The infection has spread.
The Alpha who kept clutching his stomach saw Ethan stretch out his hand to catch him, and Ethan dodges and avoids.
"Help me! Help me! I have something in my stomach... I have something in my skin!!! It hurts! It hurts!" The man's face was distorted and deformed, and it looked surprisingly similar to the strange insect at the moment. The folds were stacked, twisting out pain The shape of, like a ghost in the faint light of the flashlight. Ethan didn't dare to look at him more, didn't reply, and could only walk away quickly.
The more you move forward, the more similar human figures are. Some people lose all their hair, their clothes begin to dissolve, and their bodies begin to glue into the shape of an adult insect like molten wax.
The worst was the lobby, where there were shot dead bodies. Gu Yi, who was shivering behind the sofa, said that the wounded soldier suddenly started to convulse, and then a lot of bags began to grow on his skin. Several people in Jarvan said that he had a virus and wanted to throw him out. On impulse, another earth soldier fired a shot and killed an Alpha leader. So the two sides were in a mess, and the bold non-people rushed to fight the soldiers desperately. They were killed a lot, and then everyone ran away. "
This is really the worst, Ethan continued to ask, "What about Samuel? Where is the chief of guard?"
"I don't know where they went. I saw a very bug with hairy all over the wall crawling over there. It was the size of a human being. The guard fired several shots at it, but It couldn't be killed at all. Later, the chief of guard and Samuel fought and withdrew, and disappeared after a while." Thinking of the bug, the non-human shook again uncontrollably, and pointed in the direction of the door. They seem to have withdrawn over there."
Tanithel whispered beside him, "Isn't he already forced out?"