The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Hong Ying never imagined that the man who had always stood firmly behind her would betray her at this moment.
She sneered inwardly, perhaps she had never truly recognized the man before her.
Regarding the death of the other party's mother, even if Hong Ying wanted to explain something, it was already too late.
She watched the man walking towards Xu An, a sense of melancholy rising in her heart.
They were already people who deserved to die.
Perhaps such an ending was a good thing for them.
However, Hong Ying looked at Xu An and a strange woman moving towards the mountaintop in the distance, and for some reason, she felt a great sense of fear from these people.
She couldn't help but think of that man again.
She recalled the determined look in that man's eyes when he spoke of Xu An.
Perhaps it was because the man's gaze was too resolute that Hong Ying, acting on a whim, inquired.
Aren't you afraid Xu An will be killed during the competition?
But Qin Chuan at that time didn't answer her question at all, he just looked at her with a smile.
He said softly, "I believe in her."
That kind of trust seemed inexplicable, yet it also seemed reasonable.
It was inexplicably convincing.
This was a trust that she and Liu Chang had never built in all their years of acquaintance.
She hadn't believed it at first, but now, seeing Qin Chuan, she inexplicably believed his words.
Using the last of her strength, she looked at the people not far away with a bitter smile.
"Forget it, consider it helping you this time."
She staggered towards Xu An.
"Qin Chuan asked me to give you a message. He will control Xia Jin outside, and you can do whatever you want."
Xu An looked at Hong Ying walking towards her, originally thinking the other party was going to attack her.
She didn't expect her to deliver such a nonsensical message.
Her brow furrowed instantly: "Are you Qin Chuan's person?"
Hong Ying smiled indifferently, but this smile pulled at her wound.
"It's fine if you think so. Qin Chuan discovered something. The vaccine to control zombies was actually developed long ago, but someone on the Lighthouse doesn't want the Lighthouse to return to the ground. That group of mad scientists fantasizes about leading the Lighthouse and the so-called elite to break out of Blue Star and find a new home. However, the current Lighthouse is completely incapable of surviving in space. Once it leaves Blue Star, it cannot last long in the universe. Therefore, these people started this baseless competition."
"One is to select individuals with better physical abilities, and the second is to promote the artificial esper plan, because ordinary people are completely unqualified to survive in space. However, the fatality rate of this experiment is extremely high. Those sick so-called high-ranking officials have also tacitly approved Xia Jin's human experiments. This not only achieves their goals but also reduces the population on the Lighthouse."
Seeing Xu An's increasingly displeased expression, Hong Ying smiled self-mockingly. Although she spoke frankly here,
It seemed as if Xia Jin's criminal process was explained in a few words, but only she knew how many foolish things she had done for Xia Jin in the process.
But thinking about her own dwindling life, she didn't feel so guilty anymore.
She was going to die anyway.
"Why should I believe you?" Xu An said coldly.
In fact, she believed what Hong Ying said. Chu Yu had said before that the Lighthouse had betrayed the people on the mainland due to a rebellion and was trying to escape the planet with Blue Star's resources.
This was something no one wanted to see.
Not only because of the vast resources on the Lighthouse, but more importantly, because there were too many people here, and China would never abandon its citizens.
"I'm dying, just consider it that the dying speak wisdom." Hong Ying smiled helplessly.
Xu An was not moved. If she remembered correctly, Hong Ying's ability should be wood-element esper, possessing healing abilities, so how could she die?
Amidst Xu An's disbelieving expression.
Hong Ying continued: "You don't need to doubt me. We artificial espers are different from you. We can only operate our abilities through an artificial esper core. To explain it, it's like zombies in another sense, except we are more advanced and possess intelligence. But in reality, we can no longer be considered human."
Xu An was greatly shocked upon hearing this, as if she hadn't expected it.
"You probably know about the cores in zombie brains when you awakened your esper abilities. And many of the monsters on the ground that appear to be synthesized are also Xia Jin's doing. We had already discovered that the rabbit-head monster was in your hands, but because of your relationship with Qin Chuan, Xia Jin wanted to use you to catch a bigger fish. He didn't expect you to awaken your esper abilities."
"Xia Jin then took advantage of the situation to use you for propaganda, encouraging everyone on the Lighthouse to awaken their esper abilities."
At this moment, Xu An also heard something unusual in Hong Ying's words.
"Could it be that Xia Jin left something in your bodies that can control your lives?" Xu An thought more and more that something was wrong. "No, Xia Jin wants to control all the humans on the Lighthouse with this?"
As soon as she said this, Xu An was full of surprise. Although she had also guessed that Xia Jin was ambitious, she only thought he was colluding with others behind the scenes to control the Lighthouse.
She had always thought Xia Jin was a pawn in someone else's hands.
She never expected Xia Jin to be so bold; what he wanted to do was to become the master of the entire Lighthouse!