"No! It's not allowed! She is highly aggressive! She'll kill us!" Edmund Myers shouted in panic, making the Flying Corpse Monster even more nervous.
I noticed that the buckle of the chain was very heavy. I looked at Edmund Myers and said, "Don't provoke her, and she won't harm you! She didn't hurt me!"
"You! She!" Edmund Myers seemed to be in confusion. "Although I don't understand how you communicate, I've never seen a Flying Corpse Monster protect a human like this. But she will harm me!"
"Then you hide." I struggled to lift the heavy chain, which seemed to be made of stainless steel.
"No, you don't understand! She is important to me, a very precious specimen!" Edmund Myers shouted desperately from a distance, too busy to continue his calculations. "I am conducting an experiment."
Hearing the word 'experiment,' I became furious. I looked at him in disbelief and threw the chain with a loud clang. "What did you say? You're experimenting on her?! She used to be human! How could you be so cruel!"
"So what I'm doing is an experiment to turn her back into a human!" Edmund Myers also shouted urgently, approaching me.
I froze in place as he walked closer. He kept a safe distance from the Flying Corpse Monster beside me, and his gray-blue eyes were filled with eagerness. "They turned into Flying Corpse Monsters because of radiation and evolved to stabilize their genes. But I believe that this gene can be reversed. They can definitely turn back into humans!"
"You believe? So your experiment hasn't succeeded yet?!" I walked forward, confronting him face to face. He looked about 1.75 meters tall.
He nodded, frowning. "I've made some progress, so I need a sample."
"So you're using her as a live specimen?!" I angrily pushed him away. He stumbled backward, falling to the ground. I turned back to continue unlocking the chain. "She protected me, and I won't allow you to use her as a guinea pig."
"She's pregnant!" Suddenly, Edmund Myers shouted at me. I looked at him in astonishment. He quickly stood up, brushing off the grass from his body. "The potion may not work for her, but if injected during the embryonic period, it might strengthen the human genes in the embryo. Maybe it can turn back into a human!" Edmund Myers' gray-blue eyes sparkled, resembling a exploding star. Excitedly, he looked back at the air in front of him as if the equations had already formed. "Yes, even if it doesn't turn back into a human, his brain will surely regain human perception. He will have language function. He can regain humanity..."Edmund Myers became more excited as he spoke, but I glared at him coldly. "What if it fails?"
He suddenly stopped talking, and the excitement on his face slowly faded. He dared not look at me and lowered his head. "They will die..."
Release her immediately!
I decisively turned back to the Flying Corpse Monster.
"Yvette Washington! Trust me! I can do it!" Edmund Myers shouted desperately at me. "I won't let anything happen to her and the child!"
The pent-up anger in my chest erupted!I angrily dropped the chain and turned to him, shouting, "When I was confused and frightened, suffering from amnesia and injuries in this world, the people from Silvermoon City appeared! He smiled at me and said, 'Come with me. I'll heal you. I'll help you recover your memory.' Do you know? His smile was more trustworthy than yours! More convincing!"
Edmund Myers froze in my furious outburst, and my eyes became teary again. I wiped away the tears, allowing the wind to dry my face. I would not shed another tear. "I went with him on his spaceship, but what did he do to me? He started interrogating me, thinking that my amnesia and injuries were all a ruse to infiltrate his Silvermoon City for intelligence. His spaceship encountered a group of Flying Corpse Monsters, and to evade them, he used me as bait! He ejected that escape pod, throwing me out of the spaceship, telling me that Silvermoon City only accepts ability users and girls, and I couldn't operate the escape pod anyway! Do you know how scared I was at that moment? To fully trust someone only to be bitten by him harshly and ejected from the spaceship? You actually want me to trust you? To believe in you, a human? I naturally trust the Flying Corpse Monster that has been protecting me!"
I pointed behind me to the Flying Corpse Monster. The wind carried away Edmund Myers' words, leaving only the sound of the wind.My chest heaved violently, and I couldn't fully trust a person's words anymore, even if it was Noah City that had saved me.
"Let her go." Suddenly, a gentle voice came from the side door. Edmund Myers snapped back to reality and looked toward the door, showing a respectful expression as he slightly bowed.
A beautiful girl walked out slowly from the huge doorway. Her golden hair fluttered in the wind, naturally curled. She wore a turquoise pendant on her forehead, and her eyes were as clear and blue as the sky. Beneath her delicate nose were lightly smiling lips, forming a face of unparalleled beauty. Her fair skin had a hint of peachy blush, and she needed no makeup to enhance her already perfect features.Princess Asna was dressed in a pristine white dress made from what appeared to be the finest fabric in the city. Around her waist hung a beautiful belt adorned with intricately coiled gemstones. Long lace sleeves with delicate bead chains were draped over her hands, and a layer of veil covered the back of her hands, creating an elusive charm.
By her side stood Celeste Hughes, the instructor. She looked at me with a mix of pity and helplessness.
"Princess Asna," Edmund Myers nodded respectfully.
I was somewhat surprised to hear Edmund Myers addressing her as Princess Asna. She looked stunning, resembling a Barbie doll meticulously adorned by a little girl.
She smiled at me, "Release her, Yvette Washington."
"But this specimen is extremely valuable!" Edmund Myers grew anxious again. "If we let her go, we may never catch another pregnant female Flying Corpse!"
Asna's expression showed sadness as she turned to Edmund Myers, "I understand that science sometimes requires sacrifices, but I don't want to kill a mother."Asna's gentle words carried maturity and gravity, and they seemed to possess an irresistible force.
Edmund Myers lowered his head in disappointment, remaining silent for a long time.
Celeste Hughes, the instructor, smiled at me, "Release her."
"Thank you!" I knew how important Edmund Myers' experiment was for the Flying Corpse Monsters, but his experiment hadn't been fully successful yet. Releasing her meant protecting the Flying Corpse Monster that had been guarding me and her unborn child.
I turned and ran back to the Flying Corpse Monster, soothing her by patting her long arm. "It's okay, relax, relax..."
The Flying Corpse Monster gradually eased, returning to her original position. When Princess Asna and Celeste Hughes saw this, they expressed profound surprise.
I exerted force to open the iron clasp and released the Flying Corpse Monster from her neck restraint. She immediately stood up, casting a colossal shadow in front of me, spreading her wings with white hair flowing in the wind.
"Princess Asna, be careful," Celeste Hughes pulled Asna back to the door, while Edmund Myers had already taken refuge behind it, peering out with a regretful expression.
"Let's go," I said to her, but she hesitated.
I looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong?"She fluttered her wings slightly, revealing that her other wing hadn't healed yet, and she couldn't fly.
"What happened to her?" Asna, by the door, asked with concern.
I turned to look at her, "Her injuries haven't fully healed; she can't fly."
Asna nodded.
I reached out and touched the Flying Corpse Monster's arm, "Before, you protected me. Don't worry, from now on, I'll protect you." When I was about to ask Princess Asna if the Flying Corpse Monster could stay, I saw a soldier hastily running out, whispering something to Instructor Celeste Hughes. Her expression immediately turned sharp.
The soldier ran into Noah Underground City.
Celeste Hughes glanced at me, as if the news the soldier brought was related to me. Then, she turned to Asna, "Princess Asna, a Silvermoon City airship has been spotted heading towards our Noah City."