Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 200 The Bizarre Post-Apocalyptic World 17

"Fortunately, the dean refused me on the grounds that Xiaoze was too young to be disciplined. After arriving at the capsule company, I realized that it was a complete hell. The people at the capsule company locked us in a cold laboratory and subjected us to all sorts of cruel experiments like lab rats."

“Those drugs, once injected into my body, felt like countless insects were gnawing at my bones, causing excruciating pain.” Xiao Li clenched her fists, her body trembling slightly. “At that moment, I was relieved that Xiao Ze hadn’t come with me. If he had come here, he would have cried every day and eventually cried himself to death.”

"However, three years later, by chance, I met Xiaoze in the corridor of the laboratory. That's when I learned that he had also been captured and used as a test subject. Actually, thinking about it, it makes sense. We were in the same orphanage, so how could our experiences be different? At that time, Xiaoze looked the same as he does now, without any changes, but his body was still as thin as before."

Xiao Li took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and continued, "Later, we managed to meet again and encouraged each other to keep living. We also thought about escaping, but the capsule company's supervision of us was extremely strict. Any slight movement would be detected. I never saw some of the test subjects who tried to escape in the laboratory again."

"Until one day, the super experimental subject of Group M suddenly broke free of control, using his mental power to make everyone in the laboratory kill each other, smash all the equipment in the laboratory, release all the experimental subjects in the laboratory, and then disappeared. Then Xiaoze found me, and we escaped together in the chaos. It was only after we escaped that I learned that he was the super experimental subject of Group M."

"Xiaoze's experience was far more tragic than I imagined. The entire research team was insane. They would inject all the test subjects with a drug, then throw them all into an iron room, allowing only one person to emerge at the end. The drug was very unstable, and its effects varied from person to person. Some people developed mental power, while others became delirious, neither human nor ghost, turning into monsters who only knew how to eat human flesh. While Xiaoze successfully developed powerful mental control abilities, he also developed a side that was unable to control his mind, becoming bloodthirsty and insane."

As Lin Xiaoqian listened to Xiao Li's story, she unconsciously turned to look at Xiao Ze, who was looking down. A complex mix of emotions welled up inside her, including helplessness, anger, annoyance, and above all, pity.

“Grandpa Li’s death was an accident, and I am heartbroken. Xiao Ze also feels guilty.” Xiao Li looked at Mo Ying with sincere eyes and said, “Although we are not related by blood, I have always regarded him as my own brother. I know very well that Xiao Ze is not a bad person at heart. Everything he did before was not from his true heart.”

Xiao Li's tone was somewhat urgent, "If someone needs to atone for all of this, then let me do it. I'm willing to pay any price to take the blame for Xiao Ze."

"Brother! No!" Xiaoze raised his head, his eyes filled with anxiety and determination. "What I've done has nothing to do with you."

Xiao Ze turned to Mo Ying and the others, pleading, "I know my previous actions are unforgivable. I'm willing to give up my crystal core to save your companions. Please don't hurt my brother."

Xiao Li quickly shouted, "No! Listen to me, use my crystal core!"

"Don't listen to my brother, use mine. I have mental abilities, which will be more useful to your companions."

Just as Xiao Li was about to pull again, his expression suddenly changed and he shouted, "Xiao Ze, watch out!"

Ozawa was still saying, "Use mine, um... cough..."

He suddenly couldn't speak, a look of confusion appeared on his face, then his eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly turned to look behind him, but his vision was blocked and he couldn't see anything.

Lin Xiaoqian and the others turned their heads and saw Sister Yuan holding a sharp kitchen knife, slashing at Xiao Ze's neck.

This sudden scene stunned everyone; their eyes widened instantly, their faces filled with shock and anger.

Xiao Li was struck dumb, letting out a heart-wrenching scream: "No!"

Xiaoze's body was that of a seven or eight-year-old child, with a thin and frail neck. The cleaver chopped into the neck more than halfway.

Black blood flowed down the hilt of the knife and onto Sister Yuan's hand. She seemed startled and released her grip, looking at the black blood on her hands, muttering to herself, "Monster, he really is a monster!"

Then she raised her head, her expression filled with madness and determination, and shouted, "I've avenged myself! I've avenged my son! Hahaha!"

It turned out that from the moment Sister Yuan saw Xiao Ze, a flame of revenge ignited in her heart. She found an opportunity to sneak into the kitchen, find a sharp kitchen knife, and just in time to avoid the time when Mo Ying retied the others, so she was able to move freely.

While everyone's attention was focused on Xiaoze and Xiaoli's conversation, she hid to the side, then seized the opportunity to raise the kitchen knife and, without hesitation, slashed at Xiaoze's neck.

Ozawa's body swayed and slowly fell forward, black blood gushing out from the wound on his neck like a spring.

Xiao Li rushed over like a madwoman, grabbed Xiao Ze in a tight hug, and covered his neck with one hand, trying to stop the bleeding. Her voice trembled uncontrollably as she asked, "Xiao Ze, Xiao Ze, how are you?"

His tears welled up and dripped onto Ozawa's pale face.

Mo Ying quickly restored Xiao Ze's senses, but even so, Xiao Ze's eyes gradually lost their luster, black blood kept oozing from the corners of his mouth and neck, and his body was twitching slightly.

Xiaoze stared intently at his brother, opening his mouth as if to say something, but his throat had been severed, and only black blood came out of his mouth.

With great difficulty, he managed to squeeze out a few weak words: "Brother, good... good... live..." As soon as he finished speaking, his hand fell limply, his eyes slowly closed, and his body became completely still.

"Xiao Ze!" Xiao Li let out a desperate wail, tightly hugging Xiao Ze's body. His cries echoed in the restaurant, a pain and despair that went deep into the bones, breaking the hearts of everyone who heard them.

Lin Xiaoqian had mixed feelings. She sympathized with Xiaoze's plight, but she didn't sympathize with his actions.

Xiaoze deserved to die at Sister Yuan's hands, though the scene was somewhat dramatic.

Now, whether you call Lin Xiaoqian cold-blooded or heartless, all she can think about is whether Sister Shuang can be saved now that Xiaoze is dead.

How should the crystal nucleus be extracted? Where should it be extracted, and how should it be used?

She opened her mouth as if to ask a question, but seeing Xiao Li crying so bitterly while holding Xiao Ze's body, she couldn't bear to interrupt.

Mo Ying seemed to have read her mind and transmitted his voice, "Xiao Qian, I know you want to ask about the crystal core. I roughly know how to do it. There's no rush. Let the two brothers stay a little longer."