Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 145: Something went wrong with the symbiotic contract?
Xiu Si fell silent for a moment, then he whispered, "This should be immortality, right? I thought immortality just meant infinite lifespan."

Chloe's description of eternal life and immortality gave him a huge shock. Recalling Nora's words at that time, he did not realize until now what kind of storm was hidden under that calm tone.

No wonder Nora called it an extraordinary curse.

"Eternal life and immortality are not divided so finely. In fact, this world is very generous. It is very easy to become stronger. All kinds of abilities are given to you all at once. But it is not so easy when it comes to paying the price." Chloe said softly.

Hughes thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. Cognitive interference was the simplest example. Wanting the world to become what you want it to be? That's absolutely fine. If you think soap tastes good, then it tastes good.

But it won't be long before this world distorted by will reveals its cruelty.

The pollution poured from the sky and then rushed towards all living things. Zeus did clean it up easily with the help of the Banshees, but what if he didn't?
Monica was polluted that day. If such monsters were everywhere, Castel would become a hell on earth.

Xiu Si suddenly realized that this world is not just idealistic, it seems to have some malice.

It is fulfilling the wishes of mortals in a twisted way.

Just like this eternal life, a moment of joy is followed by endless pain and torture.

Zeus was thinking quietly, not noticing that Chloe had become silent since some point. Before he could come to his senses, something strange happened.

Chloe's hand was originally just on his wrist, but now it suddenly tightened. Zeus felt that his wrist was being firmly restrained, and he even heard the sound of his bones breaking.

Regardless of the pain in his wrist, Zeus immediately tried to pull his hand away, but Chloe seemed to have changed. She no longer had the leisurely demeanor she had just had when chatting. There was no expression on her face, and she was like a puppet. The hand that was holding Zeus was like steel, tightly clamping his wrist so that he couldn't move at all.

it hurts! !
Fortunately, the symbiotic contract did not fail this time. Plenty of vitality surged in and quickly repaired his broken hand, but Chloe held it tighter and tighter.

If this goes on, his hand will be torn off!
"Chloe?! Chloe what's wrong with you?! Damn it, what happened?!!!"

Zeus endured the pain and patted Chloe's shoulders and face, but the girl didn't react at all, like a puppet. He felt so painful that his eyes went black. He was already thinking about whether he should go back to the Golden Throne and wait until Chloe got better before coming down.

But seeing the strange state of the girl in front of him, Zeus gritted his teeth and stopped returning. He didn't want to abandon her like this. Moreover, if he left, he would completely lose control of the scene. What if something happened that caused this body to die?
In the end what happened! ?

Xius felt like he was about to pass out from the pain. He gritted his teeth and thought hard.

Why did this sudden change happen? He was just purifying the pollution in her body. Would purifying the pollution hurt her?
It is possible, it is indeed possible. If the soul and the body are one, then the pollution should not be so difficult to purify. It is very likely that
It is very likely that the pollution has already been integrated into her soul and flesh, and purifying her is harming her!

Zeus's eyes lit up, his intuition told him that his guess was correct!

But even if he knew what happened, he couldn't treat her.

Symbiotic contracts cannot help others heal.
Ok?
Xiu Si suddenly remembered that the symbiotic contract was not activated when she drank his blood just now.

Considering that he could see the light and dark in Chloe's eyes, could it be that there was some kind of connection between him and her that caused the symbiotic contract to make a wrong judgment?

When he put his finger into her mouth, the symbiotic contract judged that the two of them were one and did not activate?
So is there a way to guide the symbiotic contract to heal her?
He didn't know why this happened, what the connection between him and Chloe was or when it started, but that didn't stop him from taking advantage of it.

But how to use it?
Hughes felt his sanity was beginning to waver, so he gave up thinking and decided to follow his intuition.

Pulling a dagger from his pocket, Zeus grasped the blade with trembling hands and stabbed his own hand. Flesh was cut, blood gushed out instantly, and at the same time, the symbiotic contract discovered his wound, and a tremendous amount of life force surged into his hand. Chloe's screams suddenly became sharper. The life force brought by the symbiotic contract surged to the wound in his hand, hesitated for a moment, but did not repair his flesh, instead flowing out of the wound and into Chloe's body.

Blood and vitality gushed out together, the symbiotic contract regarded him and Chloe as a whole, he succeeded.

Zeus could feel everything inside Chloe's body. She seemed to have no internal organs. The openings on the outside such as mouth and nose were just empty. Her lips and tongue were normal, but under her throat was another unique digestive system.

She is not a human being. Perhaps all extraordinary people are no longer human beings. It’s just that the similar appearance gives him an illusion.

Zeus frowned. His reason told him that this should be a terrible scene, but his emotions brought a completely different response. He inexplicably felt close to the nun in front of him.

This kind of thing seemed to have happened before, he had felt this closeness when Ash had just signed the symbiotic contract with him and was still a bloated monster.

It should be brought about by the symbiotic contract.

Zeus also found a large amount of accumulated pollution in her head. No wonder she had a headache. It turned out that a lot of pollution was concentrated here.

At this moment, the vitality brought by the symbiotic contract is flowing into her limbs and bones. These vitality should have been in peace with her, but they are flowing out from Zeus's body, carrying Zeus's purification ability.

So the pollution all over Chloe's body was like a burning worm, trembling madly, countless wounds were born in her body, and were instantly healed by the vitality of the symbiotic contract.

The huge mass of pollution in her head was shrinking in an instant.

It didn't take long before all the pollution in her body was cleansed.

"Hehe. Is it over?"

Zeus was breathing heavily. The severe pain made him feel as if he had died once. Now he was barely able to support himself and not fall down.

Chloe on the table didn't move, and her hands gradually loosened. Everything that just happened seemed like an illusion. She seemed to be asleep now, lying there quietly - not even breathing.

If Zeus hadn't been able to see inside her body and know that she had no lungs, he would have been worried.

After calming down for a while, Zeus felt much better. He decided to pull his hand out first - the symbiotic contract had already helped heal his broken wrist.

But before he could move his hand, he suddenly felt that his perception had changed again. His vision became extremely poor, as if he was severely nearsighted. Everything in front of him was unclear and blurry.

But when I turned my head to look to the side, this blurry vision seemed to be able to penetrate the wall. Although it was blurry, I could still see it.

Moreover, the action of turning his head seemed a bit redundant. Not only could he see things in front of him, but he could also see to the sides and behind him. It seemed as if his whole body was full of eyes.

No, it's not just him, Hughes can even see outside through Chloe's body. He can now see Chloe's toes curled together in her shoes, her lips and tongue in her mouth, and his own figure flashing outside.

He suddenly remembered what Chloe had said: "I am a [Nymph]. My perception is also outstanding."

Zeus suddenly understood that this might be Chloe's ability, the unique perception and vision of the [Nymph].

(End of this chapter)