Tomina picked up Qi Ran and held his bleeding palm. The mucus secreted by the tentacles could heal the wound; applying some would make it better.

"Why do you always make the child angry? We all love you so much, Ranran."

Tomina was incredibly gentle; he was like the perfect partner, pulling Qi Ran into his arms and letting him lean on his shoulder.

"Your eyes are red too. Is it because the child is disobedient? Or is it because my wife is disobedient?"

Tomina smiled, kissed Qi Ran, and her eyes held a gentle threat that was more dangerous than poison.

"It's been so many years, stop thinking about that monster. I told you, it's dead. I blew it up with a bomb, along with those incompetent little monsters."

"Ranran, look how healthy our child is. He loves you, and I love you too. We are the happiest family."

"You tell me, isn't that right?"

Qi Ran listened to Tomina's self-talk, his gaze falling on a cloud in the sky.

At night, Qi Ran, who was fast asleep, was awakened by a loud noise.

There was something going on outside, and flames were still flickering.

The alarms at the orphanage were blaring frantically.

Qi Ran climbed off the bed and knelt down the moment her legs touched the ground.

Tomina nearly broke his leg in the first half of the night, so Qi Ran is still weak.

He thought he would die in his bed, but no, Tomina always kept him alive.

Thick smoke, carrying a scorching heatwave, rushed towards Qi Ran, causing her to cough violently.

He leaned against the scorching wall, dragging his still-healing limbs, which ached terribly with every movement, as he struggled to walk out of the swaying corridor.

The orphanage was no longer what it used to be. The once white walls were charred black by the fire, and the wooden doors and windows collapsed with a crash, sparks flying everywhere and illuminating the billowing black smoke.

Chaos reigned outside.

Screams, cries, and the deafening crash of collapsing buildings mingled together, and the ground was still trembling slightly.

Qi Ran squinted and saw the scene before him through the thick smoke.

Several strangely shaped monsters were roaring and weaving through the crowd.

They have twisted bodies and sharp claws and teeth; they escaped from a laboratory deep within the orphanage.

The androids, dressed in uniform, futilely sprayed fire extinguishers, the blue extinguishing liquid hissing and producing more white steam as it came into contact with the flames.

The fleeing people pushed and shoved each other, their faces filled with terror. No one noticed the pale-faced boy dragging his weak body.

Qi Ran gritted her teeth and forced herself to move forward despite the excruciating pain in her limbs.

He knew the area like the back of his hand. He knew that if he went deeper into the area and passed through the row of laboratories, there would be a hidden iron door at the end that led directly to the escape route in the backyard.

Just as he stepped into the laboratory area, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out.

A bomb landed precisely on the roof of a laboratory not far away, sending cement fragments and steel bars flying everywhere, and the laboratory walls collapsed almost instantly.

Immediately afterward, a piercing scream pierced through the sea of ​​fire and entered Qi Ran's ears.

It's Soma.

Qi Ran paused, subconsciously glancing towards the damaged laboratory.

Thick smoke billowed from the collapsed gap, and a huddled figure could be vaguely seen trapped in the ruins.

Just as he was about to look away, he met a pair of familiar eyes, now filled with fear and despair.

It was that child with a similar appearance to him, whose lower body had green tentacles, Soma.

Soma's body was pinned down by a fallen concrete slab, and her green tentacles struggled wildly, their tips stained with dark red blood.

The moment he saw Qi Ran, his eyes lit up, and he cried out hoarsely, "Mommy! Mommy, save me!"

His voice trembled with fear, yet carried an almost stubborn certainty: "Mom must love me, you'll save me, right?"

Qi Ran's heart clenched, and a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her, but she quickly suppressed it with her determination to escape.

He didn't stop or even look back, but quickened his pace and continued forward along the base of the wall, soon disappearing from Soma's sight.

"No--!"

In the laboratory, Soma watched Qi Ran's resolute departure, her hopeful gaze instantly replaced by despair and madness.

He couldn't believe that his mother really wouldn't save him.

The immense stimulation unleashed astonishing power within him.

He roared and twisted his body wildly, his green tentacles exerting tremendous force, actually tearing off several tentacles that were pinned down by the concrete slab.

Green blood gushed out, splashing onto the ruins and making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

Soma dragged her mutilated body and crawled out of the cracks in the ruins, leaving a trail of winding green bloodstains.

His eyes were fixed on the direction Qi Ran had left, churning with a possessive obsession and a furious sense of abandonment. Like a wild beast out of control, he chased after Qi Ran.

Qi Ran had just passed through the last laboratory and stepped onto the grass outside when she heard a rapid, slurred sound of someone chasing after her from behind.

His heart tightened, and just as he was about to quicken his pace, a tremendous force struck him from behind, knocking him violently to the ground.

Cold, blood-smelling green tentacles instantly wrapped around his limbs, with one thick tentacle piercing straight through his chest.

A sharp pain instantly swept through his body, and Qi Ran coughed up a mouthful of blood, his vision beginning to blur.

He could feel his body temperature rapidly decreasing, and his life slowly fading away.

Soma held his limp body, burying her face in the crook of his neck. Green blood mixed with Qi Ran's fresh blood, stickily soaking their clothes.

He held her tightly, with such force that it seemed he wanted to embed Qi Ran into his own body, muttering something in a broken and obsessive voice.

"Mom, I won't allow you to leave, I won't allow you to stop loving me... and I won't allow you to abandon me..."

His tentacles gently caressed Qi Ran's gradually cooling cheeks, his eyes filled with a frenzied satisfaction and a hint of barely perceptible grievance.

"Since you won't choose me, let's stay together forever."

The tentacle that pierced through Qi Ran's chest stirred slightly, finally ending Qi Ran's last breath.

Soma sat amidst the blazing fire and thick smoke, holding the gradually cooling body in her arms.

Amidst the chaotic roars and sounds of collapse, he seemed to be isolated from the entire world, clinging only to his "mother" without moving.

The inferno was still engulfing the ruins of the orphanage, and the chaotic screams and cries had not yet ceased when a muffled hum suddenly came from the sky.

The sound grew closer, carrying a metallic weight and majesty, overwhelming all the noise on the ground.

The thick smoke was dispersed somewhat by the airflow, and several huge shadows loomed over the area.

It is the landing module of the Galactic Battleship, which is landing steadily on the ground of Granz.

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