TLCBITAR Chapter 296

Chapter 296: My Son Found a Good Husband

The control room of Qin Yang’s spaceship was in utter chaos, with violently damaged machinery scattered everywhere and scarlet bloodstains covering the floor.

He curled up on the ground in a wretched state, his entire being seemingly consumed by raging flames, every inch of his bones and flesh screaming in pain.

“Hang Hang…”

“Uh… Hang Hang…”

He repeatedly muttered Chen Qihang’s name, his eyes a bloodshot red, the canines in his mouth appearing chillingly white and sharp, radiating a terrifyingly cold light.

A day ago, he had followed the plan to go to a heavily infected area to test the protective performance of the mecha.

As he was about to embark on his return journey, he encountered an ambush by advanced mutants. Although the mecha was sturdy, it couldn’t withstand the fierce attacks of numerous mutants and soon suffered damage.

The R Particles permeating the air invaded the interior through the damaged parts of the spaceship, triggering an infection.

Qin Yang had taken an anti-infection agent before departure, thus surviving a three-hour safe period.

However, after being in a contaminated environment for a long time, the efficacy of the agent in his body gradually weakened. Although he tried his best, he was still unable to resist the erosion of the pollutants.

“Beep beep beep”

The wristband sounded again. Without looking, he knew who it was. He struggled to get up and looked down at the video call from Chen Qihang. His blood-stained fingertips clicked on the voice call.

“Qin Yang, are you injured?”

Chen Qihang’s tone was urgent, with a clear hint of panic.

Qin Yang suppressed the bloody sweetness in his throat, trying his best to keep his voice steady, “It’s okay, the spaceship encountered some minor malfunctions along the way, don’t worry.”

Chen Qihang unhesitatingly exposed him: “You’re lying!”

Qin Yang coughed lightly, his voice hoarse, “I’m really okay, you stay obediently on the Main Star and wait for me.”

“By the way, I met the General and Zhou Zhou, and I’ll go back to the Main Star with them later.”

Chen Qihang felt uneasy, his voice muffled: “Qin Yang, you’re hiding something from me.”

Qin Yang didn’t know where to start. The concentration of R Particles in his body had far exceeded the range that normal people could tolerate.

Now, he had become a mobile source of pollution.

Only by reducing the pollution value in his body to a normal range could he appear in front of Chen Qihang.

“Hang Hang, do you believe me?”

Qin Yang was unwilling to tell the truth. Given Chen Qihang’s personality, he was very likely to come looking for him alone.

Chen Qihang: “I believe you, will you come back safely?”

“Give me three days.”

Qin Yang closed his eyes, pursed his lips tightly, and breathed silently. The fire accumulated in his chest seemed to have reached the critical point, scorching his whole body.

He quickly hung up the call, a painful groan escaped his throat, and his vision went black in waves.

In one last closing of his eyes, he completely fell into a coma.

…

Three days later.

Inside the isolation room on the Main Star, a doctor in a white coat was telling Chen Qihang and others about the patient’s condition.

“The patient’s blood has been cleared of R Particles, but there has been a significant mutation in his body. Varying degrees of metallization have appeared in various organs. We have never seen this direction of evolution before.”

“Now we can only suspend the operation and decide on the next steps after a consultation with infectious disease experts.”

Chen Qihang pursed his lips tightly, staring at the figure lying inside the transparent isolation window, his heart aching as if cut by a sharp blade.

[Pei Yanlie, can Qin Yang recover normally?]

Zhou Zhou gently touched the arm of the man next to him.

Pei Yanlie said in a low voice: “The direction of his mutation is metallization. In the future, his whole body will be as hard as iron, and swords and guns will be difficult to penetrate.”

[As long as there is no life-threatening danger.]

Zhou Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Qin Yang, who was covered in tubes, with a complicated expression. He raised his hand and patted Chen Qihang on the shoulder, “Relax, he will evolve successfully.”

Chen Qihang’s expression was solemn, his emotions had been low, and his voice was muffled and hoarse: “Before he set off, I had already prepared for him to be infected. As for success or failure, it is impossible to predict.”

Zhou Zhou deeply agreed, “Indeed, whether evolution is successful or not has little to do with personal physique. This is a gamble, completely relying on luck.”

The doctor also nodded in agreement, “Even the strong may fail to evolve and become mutants.”

Chen Qihang withdrew his gaze, his eyes slightly red, “Evolution has entered the stage of universalization. One day in the future, all ordinary people in the Main Star will have to face the advantages and disadvantages brought about by evolution.”

“Currently, the anti-infection agents developed by the laboratory can reduce the impact of R Particles on the human body, but cannot control the outcome of evolution. I guess that in the future, at least one-third of the residents of the Main Star will become mutants who have lost human reason.”

The topic was too heavy. Zhou Zhou frowned and suddenly thought of his parents.

“Beep–”

The wristband vibrated. Zhou Zhou looked down at the new optical computer on his left wrist and walked to the side to click on the connection.

Zhou’s mother’s slightly older figure appeared on the virtual screen.

“Xiao Zhou, is your friend’s evolution going smoothly?”

Zhou Zhou looked at the man who raised his foot and walked over, and lowered his voice and replied, “Yes, there is nothing serious.”

“That’s good. Bring Yanlie home later. Dad and Mom have something to give you.”

Zhou’s mother bent her eyes, and a few fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes.

Zhou Zhou responded, and after chatting for a few more words, he hung up the call.

“Pei Yanlie, about when will the residents of the Main Star be forced to accept evolution?”

“The time is neither long nor short, exactly ten years.” Pei Yanlie raised his hand and smoothed the hair that was sticking up on his forehead, “From the moment the apocalypse began, the peaceful era no longer exists. The next ten years will be turbulent, and no one can live comfortably for a lifetime.”

“Although I heard you say that my parents will evolve successfully, I still can’t help but worry.” Zhou Zhou pulled down his hand, took the initiative to interlock his fingers with him, and said in a hoarse voice, “However, with you by my side, I feel very at ease.”

“Let’s go, let’s go back first.”

Zhou Zhou said hello to Chen Qihang and then took Pei Yanlie back to where his parents now lived.

A thirty-story building, and his parents lived on the twentieth floor.

Zhou Zhou was about to ring the doorbell when a hard, iron-like arm grabbed his waist and pressed him against the wall beside him for a kiss.

The tingling sensation brought about by the entanglement of lips and tongues spread all over his body. He wrapped his arms around Pei Yanlie’s neck and responded enthusiastically.

Unconsciously, the air in his brain gradually became thin.

[Stop, stop, someone’s coming.]

He quickly let go and opened his moist, reddish phoenix eyes.

Pei Yanlie gently bit his tongue, reluctantly let go of him, raised his hand to wipe away the stain on the corner of his lips, and his heavy breathing quickly calmed down.

Zhou Zhou took a deep breath, glared at him lightly, and was about to complain when the door opened.

“I said they had already arrived. Come, come, come in quickly.”

Zhou’s mother looked at her son’s overly rosy lips with a smile. She didn’t say it, but she was full of emotion in her heart.

[It seems that my son has found a good husband. Look at this healthy complexion. He must be well taken care of on weekdays.]

Zhou Zhou, who had just been taken care of: …

He cleared his throat and interrupted Zhou’s mother’s brain storm, “Mom, didn’t you say you had something to give us?”