174: Little girl in the red moon

Mu Men, leaning against the seat, also cast his gaze over at this moment, following the guidance of another Mu Men.

The gazes of the two Mu Men simultaneously fell upon her.

Shui Yuqianxi was completely unable to move!

Her heart pounded faster and faster, and her lungs autonomously operated the Basic Breathing Technique.

But it was of no use at all.

Her skin even felt a heavy pressure, as if an invisible large hand was clutching her.

Under the clothes at her neck, her skin was sunken, as if an invisible ring was constantly tightening around Shui Yuqianxi's neck.

Just then, the Summoner hummed.

Only then did Shui Yuqianxi break free from the confinement.

But the two Mu Men disappeared from her sight.

In an instant, her rapidly beating heart pounded even faster!

She quickly rushed out of the venue.

However, outside the venue, two figures stood on either side of the entrance, one left and one right.

They leaned against the walls, as if waiting for Shui Yuqianxi.

Their gazes simultaneously fell upon her.

Shui Yuqianxi quickly activated the Mian Yu Technique, sinking her body and gripping the Summoner with one hand.

This time, she was not fixed in place by their gazes again.

The two Mu Men seemed to pay no attention to her actions.

They both took a step forward, blocking the exit, and their powerful aura silenced the air.

Behind Shui Yuqianxi, various monster-humans continuously transformed into monster forms, blocking her retreat.

"Mu Men Hui Ye."

"Mu Men Jin Mu."

The two reported their names to Shui Yuqianxi.

Sweat beaded on Shui Yuqianxi's forehead.

She felt as if she was about to die.

Two Mu Men, plus other monsters.

However...

Her way of dying was to fight to the death!

Shui Yuqianxi's gaze did not waver in the slightest, even as she sensed her impending death.

[armor Adaptability increased to 73%]

She raised her head, tearing open her collar with one hand, revealing her fair, smooth neck and collarbone, a smile playing on her lips.

She gripped the Summoner with one hand, a card already inserted.

"Even if I have to bite, I will drag one of you down with me."

"Sea Spirit Armor..."

"Combine..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Shui Yuqianxi's feet found no ground.

The two Mu Men rushed forward but grabbed nothing, only watching Shui Yuqianxi fall downwards.

Shui Yuqianxi, who had already gambled her life and prepared to fight to the death, had not expected such a thing to happen.

The ground beneath her feet seemed to turn into liquid, and her body continuously fell downwards.

The two Mu Men stood on the ground, watching helplessly as Shui Yuqianxi disappeared before their eyes.

And under Shui Yuqianxi's gaze, the top was like a constantly shrinking wellhead until the two monsters disappeared from sight.

The continuous fall stopped only when Shui Yuqianxi's back touched the ground.

Beside her, a little girl, drenched in sweat, was sprawled.

The girl was about ten years old, looking like a meticulously carved porcelain doll, exquisite and adorable.

She had a pair of amber eyes and long white hair.

At this moment, she knelt on the ground, her small hands propped on the ground, her white long hair trailing on the ground, constantly gasping for breath.

What was most striking about the girl was not her white hair.

But a pair of golden rings that pierced through her collarbones.

The rings also had scratches and small nicks.

They seemed to be used to connect chains, to imprison her.

Combined with the little girl's exquisite, doll-like face and frail body, it made her appear even more cruel.

She leaned back, sitting on the ground, and looked at Shui Yuqianxi.

"You're disobedient."

Hearing her speak, Shui Yuqianxi confirmed her identity.

It was the voice that had twice warned Shui Yuqianxi before.

"I'm sorry."

The girl continued to breathe rapidly, and blood began to seep from where the rings were inserted into her neck.

It seemed to be the price for using her ability just now.

"What's your name?"

Shui Yuqianxi asked the girl.

"Mumen Se."

Shui Yuqianxi was startled but did not retreat; instead, she stepped forward and gently took the girl's hand.

"You've suffered a lot, haven't you?"

The mermaid's moment of high emotional intelligence.

Astounding emotional intelligence from the sea.

Mumen Se looked at Shui Yuqianxi in surprise, seemingly not expecting Shui Yuqianxi to react this way after hearing her name.

For a moment, she didn't know how to speak.

And Shui Yuqianxi smiled, and looking at this smile, touching her hair, the girl was for a moment unable to turn her eyes away.

So dazzling, so beautiful.

"No matter what happened in your past, or who you are, you saved me just now."

"That's enough."

"If I even guard against and speak coldly to the person who just saved my life..."

"Then such a person is not worth saving."

"I don't want you to feel that I'm not worth saving, nor do I want myself to feel that I'm not worth saving."

"However, if you're willing, you can also tell me about your past."

Listening to Shui Yuqianxi's words, Mumen Se felt a warmth in her heart.

"I understand."

She spoke in a cold tone.

But as soon as she said it, she regretted it a little.

She couldn't use other tones, nor could she show any vivid expressions.

She should have just nodded.

Shui Yuqianxi just stroked Mumen Se's head, signaling her to continue.

Her voice had no emotional fluctuations, calmly and peacefully narrating, as if she wasn't talking about herself.

She was indeed not a normal person.

But a special artificial human, or rather, a monster-made human.

Artificial humans are easy to create, but the materials are not cost-effective; it's less cost-effective than humans reproducing naturally.

Her uniqueness was that she possessed a part of a monster within her body.

She was an embryo synthesized from Mu Men De Pei's cells and human cells, implanted into a human surrogate mother, and then delivered.

After her birth, her surrogate mother was disposed of.

After research, she was taken away by Mu Men Hui Ye as a failed product.

After Mu Men Hui Ye grew tired of researching her, he let her run wild.

And it was during this process that she awakened a special ability.

This ability was valued by Mu Men Hui Ye, who then used her ability to create [Red Moon C].

She was the battery for [Red Moon C], pierced through her collarbones, becoming a part of [Red Moon C].

From childhood to now, from birth, she had been incredibly obedient, executing any command like a puppet.

She knew she had no room to resist.

She sealed off her inner self and emotions, acting as a qualified tool.

It wasn't until Shui Yuqianxi entered this world that she saw hope.

She indeed wouldn't resist, just like a puppet.

But external numbness does not mean internal numbness.

She was just waiting for an opportunity.

This time, having been docile for ten years, she unhesitatingly chose to resist.

Even if she failed afterwards, she would be tortured a hundredfold, spending the rest of her life in unimaginable pain, unable to live or die, enduring countless unimaginable humiliations.

At this moment, she would stake everything, gambling on this opportunity.

Because.

She was not a tool.

She was a person.