C104.1— [ 4.17 — The Shelter]

Although the inhibitor only worked on monsters, with Xi Han’s current physical state, the inhibitor was like a powerful hypnotic dr*ug for each of them.

 

 

While suppressing the body’s healing speed, it also caused them to be sleepy.

 

 

Even with his body, which was basically immune to the inhibitor after doing more experiments, he couldn’t help but feel sleepy.

 

 

Not to mention that the two of them had now directly emptied an entire bottle.

 

 

It was a bit too much.

 

 

Jiu Shu looked at the two’s forced expressions and held his forehead in disbelief.

 

 

Perhaps it was because Xi Han had separated his consciousness too much; now he was somewhat impulsive and irrational.

 

He felt that even his IQ had become low.

 

 

Or, he had always been like this.

 

 

Jiu Shu remembered the No. 175 that came to him every night to call him at regular intervals.

 

 

He couldn’t help but become even more silent.

 

 

In the face of Jiu Shu’s subtle gaze, Xi Han and Xi Han C still maintained their apparent calmness.

 

 

But the blo*od on their faces and necks that flowed even faster due to their apprehensiveness revealed their moods at this moment.

 

 

Jiu Shu opened his mouth to speak.

 

 

“Do you guys want to rest for a while?”

 

 

Jiu Shu finally sighed, no longer bothering with them, he pointed to the several beds next to him.

 

 

Although they were usually used to place the corpses of shelters, after spreading a layer of soft cushions, they were still very comfortable to lie on.

 

 

“No need to rest; I’m fine, Jiu Shu.”

 

 

Xi Han wiped away the blo*od on his face that covered his eyes without a trace, and then used his hair to cover the left side of his face that had been cut open by the knife.

 

 

He showed his best cheek angle to Jiu Shu.

 

 

Seeing this, Jiu Shu raised an eyebrow and looked at Xi Han, who had already begun to stagger.

 

 

Xi Han thought that Jiu Shu was admiring his appearance and couldn’t help but somewhat happily smile.

 

 

The smile looked a little silly against the blo*od that was still flowing from the corner of his forehead.

 

 

“I’m fine too; I’m much better now.”

 

 

On the side, Xi Han C also voiced out reluctantly, wanting to snatch Jiu Shu’s attention.

 

 

Only when he saw Jiu Shu’s eyes on him did he reveal a contented smile.
 

Both of them didn’t notice the difference in their bodies, and they were obsessed with their lover’s gaze, unable to extricate themselves from it.

 

 

Jiu Shu looked helplessly at the two Xi Han’s who were showing silly smiles.
 

The next second, he saw them fall forward almost at the same time.
 

Obviously, those inhibitors were starting to take effect.

 

Jiu Shu was quick to catch them.
 

His height was originally considered tall, but compared to Xi Han, he was still a bit short.

 

 

Therefore, when the two tall bodies pressed down on him at the same time, Jiu Shu felt that his entire body was covered by a shadow.

 

 

Fortunately, he was strong enough to help the two people to the bed next to him.

 

 

A bed could only contain one person, so Jiu Shu first put Xi Han on the bed and helped Xi Han C to the next bed.

 

 

But a trembling, pale arm suddenly grabbed his waist.

 

 

The strength wasn’t too much; he seemed to have used up the only strength left in his body.

 

 

Xi Han weakly raised his eyes, uncertain and uneasy; his eyes were also slightly red, as if pleading with Jiu Shu not to leave him.

 

 

He knew that Jiu Shu must have seen through the lie that the two of them had just told.

 

 

He only hoped that Jiu Shu wouldn’t be disgusted by him.

 

 

“I won’t leave.”

 

Jiu Shu brushed his fingers across Xi Han’s cheek, his movements so gentle that they were mesmerizing.

 

 

No matter how many times he looked at it, Xi Han never got tired of seeing the tender love in Jiu Shu’s eyes.
 

From Jiu Shu’s curled hair that curled slightly around his ears to his jade white cheeks.

 

 

His bright red lips and beautiful eyes.
 

His porcelain-white collarbones were well-defined and held a jade-like coolness when kissed.

 

 

Everywhere was flawless.

 

In Xi Han’s eyes, Jiu Shu had always been so perfect.

 

 

Contrary to him.

 

 

He was a person who had been imperfect since birth and had nearly injured Jiu Shu when he first met him.

 

 

He had even thought of putting Jiu Shu on the operating table and dissecting him.

 

 

He had also not been able to help when Jiu Shu was subjected to those inhumane human expe*riments.
 

Now, he was also found to be just a tool created by 001.

 

 

There were countless other individuals just like him.

 

 

And he was just one of them that would be replaced at any time.
 

 

These various shortcomings created Xi Han’s uneasiness.

 

 

It was also one of the reasons why he was filled with murd-erous intent towards those imposters.

 

 

He wanted to be the only one for Jiu Shu; he wanted to be the one who would not be replaced.

 

 

But Jiu Shu seemed to dislike this behavior.

 

Xi Han could tell that Jiu Shu was unhappy.

 

 

He wanted to make Jiu Shu happy, but he couldn’t control his desire to k*ill the imposters.

 

 

Chagrin and despair made Xi Han’s face grow paler.

 

 

“In my heart, you have never been replaceable.”

 

 

Jiu Shu soothed the uneasiness in Xi Han’s heart.

 

 

Jiu Shu sat next to him, leaning against Xi Han C, while his waist was circled by Xi Han.

 

 

From afar, his entire body seemed to be tightly held and bound by two people.

 

 

One could only see his soft eyes as he looked at Xi Han.
 

After several worlds, the nature of the object of punishment had never changed.

 

The inferiority complex and paranoid possessiveness in his bones had always been something engraved in his soul.

 

 

It was just that this world was a little better, the low self-esteem was longer and more obvious, and the divisiveness wasn’t as pronounced.

 

 

Every body of consciousness now, at least on the surface, was warm and mature, and they recognized that they belonged to the same consciousness.

 

 

However, Jiu Shu could see that the objects of discipline in this world were just hiding the uneasiness in their hearts with a calm smile.

 

 

Whether in the former plot or in the present, the object of discipline was all alone from the beginning of his birth.

 

 

There were no memories and no relatives.

 

 

All there was was loneliness.

 

As well as the mission given to him by 001 to k*ill monsters.

 

 

However, in Jiu Shu’s opinion, the mission given by 001 was indeed an order for the other consciousnesses.

 

 

But to Xi Han, who was the main consciousness, it was actually more like a belief that he relied on to survive.

 

 

As a conscious body that had always been an outcast, Xi Han needed a reason to live.

 

 

In Xi Han’s perception, only by being needed did he have any value in living.

 

 

Constantly k*illing and working for the good of humanity was proof that he was needed.

 

 

This was partly explained by the fact that after coming back from the dead in the second part of the plot, Xi Han acted incredibly paranoid after realizing that humans and monsters were beginning to have the beginnings of harmonious coexistence and that he was no longer needed.

 

To this end, he went to great lengths to set up the monsters with various plots, causing the social tensions between humans and monsters to become more and more burnt out.

 

 

He even used his powers to try to slaughter an entire city of monsters at the end.

 

 

He was doomed to tragedy from the beginning.

 

 

Even though he disguised his appearance as gentle, steady, and open-minded, he still couldn’t hide his inner turmoil and uncertainty.

 

 

After losing his human identity, he lost his self-awareness and the meaning of living, and he could only regain his belief in living by ki*lling monsters.

 

 

But at the end of the story, he was still abandoned by the people he fought for all his life.

 

 

He died in the midst of all the scorn, unable to realize his dream of k*illing all the monsters and letting mankind live a happier life even in death.

 

 

Instead, it was the monster camp, which had been hidden behind the scenes in the original story, that gained the ultimate victory.

 

 

That was why Jiu Shu could understand Xi Han’s current mindset of indulging in internecine wa*rfare.
 

 

In the end, he was just too scared and too upset.
 

And for this uneasiness, Jiu Shu knew that he just needed some sweet words to appease him.

 

 

“Because I love you, I’m afraid of losing you and don’t want to see you ki*lling each other.”

 

 

“I just want to see you well.”
Jiu Shu’s words of undisguised love caused Xi Han to be somewhat stunned.

 

 

He looked at Jiu Shu’s penetrating gaze for a long time.

 

 

He had thought of countless angry expressions from Jiu Shu, but he never expected to hear this moving confession from Jiu Shu.

 

 

It even gave him the urge to shed tears.

 

 

The arm around Jiu Shu’s waist silently tightened.

 

 

Xi Han lowered his head and hugged Jiu Shu tightly, hiding his face.

 

 

He wasn’t a crybaby, and as a mature lover that his mate could rely on, he didn’t need to cry either.

 

 

Xi Han C also regained some of his spirit and sat down next to Jiu Shu, his arm wrapped around his shoulders, and embraced his entire body in his arms.

 

 

Obviously, he had also heard the words just now.

 

He could only hide the corners of his eyes, which were also reddened, with his movements.

 

 

Compared to the sabre-rattling just a moment ago, they had now become docile after drinking the inhibitor.

 

 

Of course, it could also be because Jiu Shu’s words just now calmed their restless hearts.

 

 

However, Jiu Shu was being hugged tightly and was unable to move, so he couldn’t help but have a bit of a headache.

 

 

“How are we going to pacify him after we find 301 in a while?”

 

 

The companion next to Duan An spoke cautiously.

 

 

After spending so much time at the hands of Xi Han, No. 301 must have suffered a lot of tor-ture.

 

 

Just like those small animals that stressed out on humans after undergoing tor-ture, No. 301 might feel fear and anger at the approach of others.

 

 

They might not be able to pick him up smoothly if they went over directly.

 

 

“It should be fine though; you know him anyway, so you just need to comfort him properly when the time comes.” The companion said this and sighed.
 

Feeling sympathetic for 301’s pitiful ordeal, he added, “Speaking of which, I’ve read about Xi Han before, this horrible researcher has done quite a lot of things that hurt the heavens and the earth, and at the time before the organization sent you here, they even purposely looked for monsters with divination abilities to come, wanting to judge Xi Han’s psychological weaknesses so that they could better break him down.”

 

“I remember that the words used to describe Xi Han in the divination results at that time were all very negative; he was a hypocrite, greedy, and had a brutal nature.”

 

 

This was something Duan An didn’t know.

 

When he first came to the base, the upper echelons of the organization didn’t tell him much information, probably because they were afraid that he would leak it out.

 

 

“No, it’s actually because the organization felt that the divination results were rather pompous and not very believable.”

 

 

His companion wanted to laugh at the thought.

 

 

“The divination actually said that Xi Han is a guy with an extremely love-starved psyche, an extremely sensitive and inferiority complex, an immature mind, he will get jealous and go crazy, and that once he falls in love, he might lose his mind and fill his head with things like falling in love.”

 

 

“His flaws are very obvious and very easy to control.”

 

 

“But the truth is, while Xi Han is indeed crazy, the organization really doesn’t see where he lacks love. Much less do they think he’ll just fall in love; after all, there have been some of those prettier humanoid shelters among the monsters he’s dissected under his command, and he’s been indifferent to all of them.”

 

 

“Beauty schemes and the like don’t work well on these anatomy-obsessed scientific maniacs.”

 

 

“From the analysis of the data, Xi Han is a thoughtful and gloomy man with a ruthless heart, always wearing a smile on his face that makes people unable to read his mind. The slightest inattention to revealing a flaw in front of him will put your life in danger.”

 

 

Duan An nodded in agreement.

 

 

Xi Han was indeed an extremely paranoid human supremacist who cared only about dissecting monsters.

 

 

Every time he was in front of the operating table, he would reveal a twisted and pleasurable smile, becoming extremely terrifying.

 

 

Having the ability to take life and death from the shelters and still act recklessly as a result showed that he may have already lost the ability to love.

 

 

There was no way that he was as paranoid about love to the point of losing his mind as was written in the divination results.

 

 

It was the complete opposite of the real Xi Han.

 

 

Divination was indeed not accurate at all.

 

“……”

 

 

The corners of Xi Han A’s mouth, which were still hanging in a smile as he walked alongside them,  seemed a little gloomy at the moment.

 

 

He didn’t say anything.
 

Looking at these two people beside him who spoke ill of him, his amber eyes were gloomy and appalling.

 

 

These two people were completely talking nonsense.

 

 

Of course, he could fall in love.

 

 

He was a perfectly normal adult, and there was nothing strange about falling in love with Jiu Shu.

 

 

How could he be as immature and ignorant of love as they claimed?

 

 

But Xi Han A didn’t bother to refute these two people who were going to die, quietly playing with the scalpel between his fingers.

 

 

But the next moment, Duan An’s confused voice interrupted Xi Han A’s movements.

 

 

“You seem to be shedding tears.”

 

 

Duan An pointed at Xi Han A’s reddened eyes and the tears swirling inside.

 

 

Xi Han A also froze and touched the tear tracks on his face.

 

 

These were not his tears.

 

 

The figure of Jiu Shu appeared in front of Xi Han B’s eyes.

 

 

He was being held in the arms of the two Xi Han’s, his lips slightly open as he said something.

 

 

“Are you alright?”

 

 

Duan An and his companion were a little worried about this strange teammate who had just joined not long ago.

 

 

Xi Han A, however, was calm as he wiped away the tear tracks on his face, but a continuous stream of tears left immediately after.

 

 

Snap-snap-snap—his eyes were red from crying.

 

 

In the end, he could only remain silent for a few moments and explained in a seemingly embarrassed manner, “It’s an eye infection; it doesn’t matter.”

 

 

It wasn’t that he wanted to cry; he was just affected by his other self.

 

 

He just slightly felt that Jiu Shu’s words were very nice; he had no intention of being moved to tears.

 

Their minds were gradually synchronizing.

 

 

Xi Han A realized this.

 

 

He couldn’t tell the difference between himself and the other imposters now.

 

 

Those memories that were synchronized were as if he had experienced them himself; whether it was the gentleness of Jiu Shu’s hand when he assisted him or the excitement in his heart when Jiu Shu’s own words were soothing to him, all of them were empathetic.

 

 

Was this what it meant to have a common mind?

 

 

The ki*lling intent towards the other imposters didn’t seem as heavy.

 

 

It felt like their relationship with each other was like different fingers on the palm of a hand, independent yet interconnected.

 

 

Xi Han A looked down at his long, slender fingers and slowly closed them together.

 

 

His knuckles tightened to the point of whiteness.

 

 

But in that case, his consciousness would still be different from the real Jiu Shu, and Jiu Shu would still favor his other self.

 

So it wasn’t nearly enough.

 

 

It didn’t matter; it would only be enough after all the imposters were taken out.

 

 

“He’s around here; let’s search carefully.”

 

 

Duan An looked at the location information displayed on his phone and made a quiet gesture to his companions and Xi Han A.

 

 

Signaling that they could start searching carefully for 301.
In order to prevent Xi Han from still being in the vicinity of 301, they had to be careful.

 

“Understood!” The companion nodded and immediately started looking carefully.

 

 

Xi Han A glanced at the two people who were moving furtively and walked straight towards a nearby laboratory.

 

 

Sure enough, through the doorway, he saw Jiu Shu’s figure.

 

Jiu Shu was being held in the arms of Xi Han and Xi Han C. Unable to break free, he was leaning on Xi Han C’s shoulder, while his slim waist was tightly held by Xi Han.

 

 

Watching this scene, the bottom of Xi Han A’s eyes were as gloomy as dark water.

 

 

But a moment later, he hooked up his lips again and turned his gaze towards Duan An and his companions, who were still carpet-searching not far away.

 

 

They were two good scapegoats.

 

 

After they k*illed both Xi Hans, he would then avenge him; that way, Jiu Shu would definitely think he was a very kind and gentle lover, right?
 

“I seem to have found him.”

 

 

Xi Han A said so, pointing to the lab.

 

 

“But Xi Han is in there too; we need to k*ill him first before we can do that.”

 

 

“Did you guys bring your gu*ns?”

 

 

The smile on Xi Han A’s face was mild, but his tone carried an inexplicable sense of creepiness.

 

 

“Of course I did…”

 

 

The companion was about to take out his g*un, but in the next second, only a poof was heard.

 

 

Bloo*d that came from nowhere spilled all over the ground.

 

 

Duan An and his companion raised their heads in bewilderment, only to see Xi Han A’s face grimly covering his stabbed neck, spitting bl*ood out in large gulps.

 

 

 

Not a single sound could come out of his blocked throat.

 

 

Without noticing, he was actually attacked.

 

 

Behind Xi Han A, the tall man with a pale, handsome face had a gentle smile on his face.

 

The bl*ood dripping between his fingers, however, was silently telling of his dreadfulness.

 

 

“What’s going on here? Who the hell are you?”

 

 

Duan An picked up his gu*n in some panic and aimed it at the man.

 

 

The man, that was, Xi Han B, didn’t pay any attention to them.

 

 

He just stepped forward and stomped on Xi Han A’s chest, preparing to quickly finish him off.

 

 

He didn’t expect to find him here.

 

 

Behind the door of the laboratory was Jiu Shu; if he couldn’t finish him off here, he wouldn’t be able to do anything if Jiu Shu found him later.

 

 

“Cough!”

 

 

Xi Han A let out a coughing sound and looked at Xi Han B with spiteful eyes.

 

 

As their spiritual synchronization deepened, they were even able to sense each other’s thoughts.

 

 

For example, right now, he could hear the ki*lling intent in Xi Han B’s heart.

 

 

He also wanted to k*ill Xi Han B as well, but he was just a step too slow.

 

 

[Aren’t you afraid of being discovered by Jiu Shu?]

 

 

He dared to k*ill him with him behind a wall!

 

 

Did he think Jiu Shu wouldn’t know about it?

 

 

The corners of Xi Han B’s mouth hooked up slightly, making his amber eyes curl up, then he ruthlessly stepped on a few of Xi Han A’s ribs.

 

 

Right now, Jiu Shu was taking a nap, and the soundproofing of the lab was also very good, so there was no way to discover his small movements.

 

 

He also wouldn’t let Jiu Shu know about it and would perfectly disguise the death of Xi Han A after k*illing him as a death caused by the shelter going berserk.

 

 

Inside the lab at that moment, Xi Han suddenly opened his eyes.

 

 

Jiu Shu lowered his eyes, wondering what was wrong with him.
After drinking so much of the inhibitor, it was reasonable to say that he was already sleepy, but now he suddenly became so energetic.

 

 

Xi Han’s eyes glowed, and he decisively snitched, “Someone is ki*lling the other.”

 

 

On the side, Xi Han C was a step too late and could only be secretly chagrined.

 

 

[……]

 

 

[……]

 

Xi Han B instantly stopped moving, his face a little stiff.

 

 

“Why aren’t they moving?”

 

 

The companion with the gu*n raised looked at these two guys, who obviously had a personal grudge, and asked Duan An beside him in a low voice.

 

 

Both of these two people had come out of nowhere, but both acted as if they were familiar with them, which made them feel a little strange.

 

 

Not to mention the creepy look of resentment on their faces towards each other.

 

 

Even if that wasn’t directed at them, merely watching from the sidelines made them feel covered in cold sweat.

 

 

The sheer and sickly malice towards each other that almost flowed out was unbearable.

 

 

Duan An was also bewildered.

 

 

With a depressed look on his face, Xi Han B hesitated for a long time, seemingly not quite wanting to let go of the impostor at his feet.

 

However, with the sound of footsteps coming from the laboratory door not far away, both Xi Han A and Xi Han B instantly jolted.

 

Xi Han B panicked and wiped the bl*ood off his hands, while Xi Han A rose from the ground and carefully combed his long, blo*od-stained hair.

 

 

Click-click-

 

 

The door to the laboratory room opened.

 

 

Standing inside the door was a familiar figure.

 

It was number 301.

 

 

Duan An’s face showed surprise, and before he could make a sound, he saw Xi Han, who was following closely behind Jiu Shu.

 

 

As well as the palms of the two clasped together.

 

 

Ten fingers are interlocked in the most intimate hand-holding position.
Duan An was filled with shock, as if he had been struck by lightning.

 

 

He didn’t know how 301 could be so close to Xi Han, and he actually didn’t have a tragic and pitiful situation like he thought.

 

 

He had thought he was waiting to be saved by him.

 

 

He had thought that No. 301 was a person with an indifferent nature, which was why he had always been indifferent to him.

 

 

He thought that after this rescue, he might smile at him as his savior.

 

 

The relationship between them could also be a step closer.

 

He never thought that he would smile in front of Xi Han, and it was a gentle smile.

 

 

A very different kind of gentleness than when facing him.

 

 

His companion also looked confused at the situation in front of him.

 

 

He didn’t know what was going on.

 

The shelter that should have been waiting for them to rescue him actually strutted out under Xi Han’s nose, and Xi Han even intimately clasped palms with him.

 

 

It was just like a couple’s appearance.

 

 

It was completely different from the information he had previously found out about the Xi Han, who had a deep hatred for monsters.

 

It was almost like an impostor.

 

 

The way the corners of his mouth were hooked up and his eyes were focused on Jiu Shu was similar to what was in the divination.

 

There was nothing else in his eyes after falling in love.

 

 

“K*illing each other?”

 

 

Jiu Shu glanced at the male lead, Duan An, before placing his gaze on Xi Han A and Xi Han B.

 

Especially Xi Han B’s still-bleeding neck, which was gurgling crimson blo*od even when he covered it with his palm.

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TN:

This was super long so I cut it in two parts ◉⁠‿⁠◉