Darkness.
Eternal darkness.
What kind of feeling would a person have if they knew that they would forever be in this absolute darkness?
Would they feel despair or perseverance?
In the darkness, Ding Meng clenched his teeth. Large beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. It was not that he had never experienced pain before. Strictly speaking, pain was just the reaction of the human body's neurons stimulating the brain. Once the brain exceeded its tolerance, the human body would collapse.
In fact, what was more painful than pain was real fear. The fear of the unknown, the fear of death.
Perhaps death itself was not scary. Ding Meng had heard people say that people were calm when they were about to die. Right now, he already had this feeling.
The soul-piercing pain surged through his entire body like a great river, making him extremely uncomfortable. But after a while, the surging pain seemed to have lessened. His body also gradually became numb under the washing. After a long time, he slowly felt his body become lighter, as light as a piece of paper. But at this time, his consciousness was exceptionally clear, even sharper than usual.
"Am I going to die?"
Ding Meng suddenly realized this. She really didn't expect death to be like this. She also didn't expect to die in such a place after walking all the way here …
If one were to say that his pain was like a surging river, then the past was like a vast and mighty tide that he could not resist at all. Even though he was in the darkness, many people and many things still flashed past Ding Meng's eyes … and these were things that he would never be able to forget.
Suddenly, his heart seemed to be touched by something. A voice shouted fiercely, "No, I can't die like this. I can't accept this. I want to stand up."
With this thought, his whole spirit was lifted. At this moment, all the feelings disappeared in an instant. His vision returned to normal. Ding Meng could not believe what he saw next.
There was light in this dark underground room. He was sure that his eyes were not playing tricks on him. It was real light. The fine sand on the ground, the lines on the rock wall, the dirt on the bag, and even the wound on Little Four's back could be seen clearly.
The most surprising thing was that this time, his vision was clearer than when he came out of the exchange center. Ding Meng noticed that the festering wound on Little Four's back looked like a lump of rotten flesh, but in fact, the wound was like a honeycomb. It was a bit like a disease like a rash, but the skin was constantly oozing out a fine layer of green liquid. It was impossible to see with the naked eye.
What was going on?
Ding Meng turned his head to look around, trying to find the source of the light, but the result disappointed him. There was no light source at all from the ceiling and outside the door.
At this point, Ding Meng finally understood that it was very likely that his eyes had undergone some sort of mutation.
The human era was not backward. The mysteries of the human body were gradually being explored. Mutation was not an unknown field, and there were many humans with supernatural abilities. Of course, it was impossible for such a person to appear in this place.
For Ding Meng, such a person was too far away from him. They were simply people from different worlds. But at this moment, his eyes were undergoing such a strange change, and he could not explain it.
The unexplainable thing was yet to come. When Ding Meng lowered his head, he was shocked to find that his body had become somewhat transparent. His vision could easily penetrate his skin, and then he could easily see every hair on his body, every pore, every blood vessel, and even the circulation of blood in his blood vessels could be clearly seen.
What was going on?
Ding Meng blinked his eyes hard. Suddenly, he found something even more strange. At the moment when he blinked, his vision did not close. Instead, it remained in the state of "observation".
Ding Meng simply closed his eyes. At this moment, he could still "see" his body, including the pores on the surface of his skin, the circulation of blood in his blood vessels, and the bone tissue wrapped in his muscles...
This was not vision, nor was it observation. It was a strange kind of perception. This perception was not seen with the eyes, but with the mind.
With a thought, he appeared behind Little Four. Unfortunately, he could not see through Little Four's skin and blood.
With another thought, he walked out of the room. It was no longer night outside, but daytime. Strictly speaking, because of his "vision", the whole world had become black and white.
Ding Meng noticed that in the center of his vision, there was a very small white dot of light. This dot of light seemed to be the core locator of his ability.
If Vader could share this vision, he would definitely recognize that this dot of light was the thing that the V-shaped medical pod could not recognize. It had moved from Ding Meng's brain to his eyes.
Ding Meng turned his head and saw that his body was still lying on the sand in the room. His eyes were closed, and his fists were clenched. Obviously, he was still in the state of resisting the pain from before.
Ding Meng was deeply shocked. He did not know why his body had undergone such a strange change, but he was certain that he had not triggered the Origin Energy Perception Point. He had heard of Origin Energy Users before, but it was definitely not the case in front of him. It was also impossible that his soul had left his body, because the further away he was from his body, the less clear his perception was. Instead, it was gradually blurring.
What kind of ability was this?
"Brother Ding, Brother Ding."
A familiar voice woke him up. Ding Meng opened his eyes and found that he was still lying on the ground, but Xiao Si's young face appeared in front of him.
Ding Meng sat up abruptly. The pain of needles piercing his bone marrow had long disappeared. His whole body was full of vitality, just like when he had just woken up from the medical pod. However, his surroundings had returned to darkness. Was what happened just now a dream?
Huh?
No, the dot of light in his vision was still there. This was not a dream!
Ding Meng closed his eyes again and focused his mind. With a thought, his black and white vision appeared again. It was very clear, very clear.
"Brother Ding, are you okay?" Xiao Si shook his arm.
Ding Meng opened his eyes and stopped observing. When he saw Xiao Si's face, he could not help but feel warm in his heart. "Xiao Si, I'm fine."
Xiao Si's face was full of worry. "Brother Ding, you've been sleeping for a long time. I thought you were sick."
At the mention of the word "sick", Ding Meng's heart sank. "Xiao Si, why haven't you recovered yet?"
"I'm fine, Brother Ding. I feel much better."
Xiao Si was already able to stand up. Logically speaking, the medicine should have cured him. Xiao Si's wound was just inflamed and suppurated. It had festered because it had been delayed for a few days. Although the medicine was a low-end energy medicine with low polymerization, the treatment was really child's play.
If this had happened a day ago, Ding Meng would have thought that Xiao Si had almost recovered. At the very least, he could stand up and jump around. He did not seem to be in as much pain as yesterday. However, under Ding Meng's unique perception, even if Xiao Si wore coarse clothes, he could not avoid being scanned by Ding Meng's eyes.
The rotten flesh on Xiao Si's back had indeed been removed, but the honeycomb-like skin was still there. Although the green liquid was no longer oozing out, the situation was even more horrifying. The green liquid seemed to have merged with the blood, and it was slowly spreading on Xiao Si's back.
From what Ding Meng could see, the green blood was concentrated behind the honeycomb. Like a seed, it was taking root and sprouting in all directions.
Based on Ding Meng's past experience, this was definitely not an ordinary disease, and it was definitely not an ordinary poison. For a moment, his face looked very ugly.
"Xiao Si, tell me honestly. How did the wound on your back come about?"