Volume 8: A Trip to the Sick Village Chapter 368 Lost
"It was you who wanted to save people, and it was also you who stopped them from being saved... Oh, I really don't want to get involved in this kind of nonsense anymore." As he watched these people walking away with the dying old man, Layton waved his fist in the air angrily.
"Do what you can and give up on things that are beyond your ability. This is my code of conduct, and the same applies to saving lives." Ivan silently packed up the surgical instruments, stood up and said.
"If Ke Lan and the others were like this, I'm afraid you would have turned into something covered with tentacles by now." Leighton said in a very low voice, but Ivan fell into silence for more than ten seconds.
"Sorry, I think I said something I shouldn't have said." Layton came to his senses and patted Ivan's shoulder awkwardly. "Don't think too much, you are our teammate, and that old man is just a stranger... Even if you saved him, even if he was lucky enough to survive the risk period after the operation, how many more days can he live in his condition?"
Layton paused for a moment before continuing, "Although I am annoyed by those mysterious charlatans, at least he was right in saying one thing. For such people... perhaps death is a relief."
"Let's follow him." Ivan did not respond, but suddenly walked forward.
"What?"
"Let's follow this group and see what they are going to do," said Ivan.
"What if they stop us?"
"Then wait until they stop us."
"Where are Ke Lan and the others?"
"They didn't send any signals, which means they can still control the situation. Instead of staying here, we might as well see what they are going to do. This can also be considered as gathering intelligence." Ivan said, "Also... I am quite interested in the 'great god' that guy mentioned..."
"Isn't the 'Great God' the thing that those heretical cults believe in... Isn't it just a concept? It should be similar to the 'God' and 'God' that people used to say in the old times?" Layton muttered.
"But I always feel that it's not like that." Ivan shook his head.
"What's not like?"
"The tone of that person... I always feel that when he mentions the 'great god', he doesn't seem to be describing an illusory concept, but rather talking about something that really exists."
"Real things? Oh my god, you would think there is a god living in this shabby little space station, right?"
"I have never acknowledged that the 'great god' believed in by the heretical sects is a god." Ivan gradually quickened his pace. He felt that more eyes were staring at him, but they were just staring at him. No one came out to stop them.
"For example, you are a modern person wearing high-tech power armor and equipped with various advanced equipment. If you suddenly come to a primitive tribe that has just entered the Stone Age , how do you think those primitive people will view you?"
"A primitive tribe that has just entered the Stone Age? They probably can't even make a fire, right? Then they must regard me as a god... Wait, do you mean..." Leighton was stunned and said in sudden realization.
"That's right. I suspect that the 'great god' these people are talking about is not the same as the 'great god' believed in by the heretical sects... The one who rules this space station may not be humans, but an extremely powerful indigenous creature..." Ivan said.
"An abnormally powerful indigenous creature? Could there be a primitive species here?"
"It's hard to say, but I think the primitive species should not disdain to rule over a weak species like humans." Ivan whispered, "But no matter whether it is a primitive species or not, one thing is certain, this creature has extremely high intelligence, and its intelligence is likely to be higher than that of humans."
"...Fuck, could this 'great god' be an Alpha alien?"
"If so, we will be making history."
"Don't make history, it's still a problem how to save your life."
"It won't necessarily kill us... Look, there are so many humans living on this space station. This at least proves that it is not hostile to humans."
"Just because they are not hostile to humans doesn't mean they won't be hostile to us. Humans are hostile to themselves... Didn't you hear those guys calling us 'outsiders'?... In this broken place, no matter if they are human or anything else, I guess no one will welcome us." Layton complained , "I feel like there are more people around watching us. Based on the facial recognition images captured by the camera, we can be sure that there are at least ten to fifteen people following us."
"As long as they don't actively attack us, there's no need for us to clash with them."
"Well... I think they didn't attack because they couldn't beat us. If the previous groups of explorers were wearing equipment like ours, I guess the locals wouldn't have attacked them."
At this moment, Ivan, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. This was a fork in the road, surrounded by scaffoldings and a large number of dilapidated illegal buildings, as well as messy wires that divided the space above their heads into countless irregular and small fragments. The group of cloaked people and the dying old man had disappeared.
"We lost the person." Ivan said, with a hint of frustration in his tone.
"This damn place is like a maze... It's normal to get lost. If I had known earlier, I would have installed micro trackers on those people." Layton said, looking around.
There are many shelves placed on these scaffoldings. Several low-lumen LED tubes are hung on the top of the scaffolding, emitting dim light. Some people stick their heads out from the gaps in the scaffolding and look at the two people standing at the intersection of the aisle with curious and indifferent eyes.
"Didn't the old man just say that the prayer was an oracle?" Ivan turned around and asked.
"Yes, he also said that this oracle represents that 'they' are going to select warriors and sacrifices... Shit, it suddenly occurred to me, wasn't this broadcast only made after Ke Lan and the others were brought in? Could they be the chosen sacrifices?" Layton was startled. He had no doubt that this group of believers who had been severely brainwashed could do such a barbaric and cruel thing as sacrificing people alive.
"With Asano Akira here, even if something really happens, they won't be without a chance to send a signal." Ivan raised his head and looked at the top wall of Area B. "Since no signal was seen, it should be fine."
"If they don't even have the chance to send a signal , there's no point for us to go there," Ivan added.
