Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

Gene stared around, wondering what was going on in this place and what was going on with Monica who had just appeared.

"What's wrong Mr. Jean?"

Gene said as Tasia came after her.

"I just saw a dead person."

After a while, people from Section 10 and others came over, and Gu Yi said with a shocked look on his face.

"Monica has been dead for more than 100 years. How could she still be alive?"

Witte nodded. People from the other 10 departments didn't find any useful information. The island was indeed made of lava material.

"Could it be some kind of image memory?"

Tamai said and Gu Yi nodded.

"It's very possible, but Monica has never been to such a far away place before. She was born in the place where Brilliant City was originally located. It's impossible to come to such a far place."

Everyone looked at everything around them in confusion. Now that they couldn't find anything, they had no choice but to go back to the spacecraft.

"Let's wait a few days and see if there will be any changes."

Gu Yi said, and Jean pointed to the sea water in the distance.

"This place seems to have no bottom."

People from Section 10 launched a small robot into the water, intending to use this robot that can work in the water for more than 20 hours to test the depth of the sea area.

Everyone returned to the spaceship, and Tang Rao showed a shocked expression when he heard about Monica.

"It's true or false, it's impossible."

Jean nodded firmly.

"I'm sure it was Monica when I saw everyone, and she even talked to me. Her voice and demeanor were exactly the same."

Everyone continued the discussion for a while, and Gene said.

"Everyone go down and rest, I'll just keep watch."

Gene was the only one left in the control room again. He lit a cigarette, took out his wine and drank.

Memories came to mind again, and there was really nothing Gene could do about Monica.

They once led humans to survive on that grassland. Many people once saw strong hope, and Jean and the others began to grant rights to these people.

But gradually human beings returned to their old ways. In the end, human beings almost broke out into war again because of rights disputes. Without the attack of those plant-like plants, it would have been impossible for human beings to unite.

Everything that happened at that time was vivid in Jean's mind. However, when everything stabilized and a group of people planned to cooperate and work together with the gods to build a city, the suffering and sadness of the past burst out in one breath.

Everyone's anger has a target, and the target is Frye's adoptive mother Monica. Monica used to be a person with rights, but after she witnessed the ugliness behind all rights, she resolutely withdrew.

And such a powerful mutant, no matter which side he joins, is a very good card for the major forces competing for power at that time.

So in order to win over Monica, they used various means, until Monica finally started to embark on the road of no return full of killing, and everything for her was over.

Gene once proposed to let Monica enter the base, but Monica refused. She had just adopted Fry at that time.

Monica took Fry all the way and caused countless killings. Her notoriety is chilling in the film prairie.

Monica brought fear to the people on the grassland, and finally when everything settled and the sun rose, the dispute began to end.

Everyone began to point the finger at Monica, because there were more rumors about her and she caused more killings. Many people thought so.

The city needs to be built, and Monica, the big villain, should be eliminated. Finally, Gene takes action. All of this is what Monica took the initiative to find Gene and they talked about it for a long time.

Several major forces are still ready to move. On the one hand, they want to obtain science and technology from Jean and the others, and on the other hand, they want to be above everything else.

In the end, Jean and the others made a decision. Such a decision was extremely difficult for Jean.

In the end, the powerful families surrendered to the absolutely powerful power of the gods, and the city was established.

Gene felt uncomfortable every time he recalled this scene. After some events, Gene even felt that human beings had no value in existence because they would always repeat the same mistakes and let tragedies happen again and again.

This may be an idea that Jean had long ago. He was once born in a city on the edge of war and extremely chaotic.

As a child, Jean witnessed too much misery and helplessness, and he had long developed a sense of distrust towards human beings.

But in the end, it was Ellie's appearance that gave Jean confidence in human beings again. After so many years, Jean has always believed in Ellie, so Jean will do his best to maintain the order of Brilliant City.

But now it's all over. Gene knows that the last era of Brilliant City has begun. He doesn't know what will happen in 100 years, but what is certain is that in 100 years, humans will not exist on this land.

"Why do I think this way?"

Gene muttered, his smile slightly bitter. Over the years, the market has suppressed the impulse in his heart, the impulse to not trust everything and to let go of everything.

Because no matter how hard Jean tries, human beings will always return to their old ways. They don't care about the future, they only care about what happens in the next second.

Gene picked up the wine bottle and took a long sip, and at this moment, a notification sound appeared on a light and shadow screen.

Shadows kept flashing past the place captured on the screen. Gene didn't wake everyone up, but woke up Tang Rao.

"You watch, I'll go out and take a look alone."

"You won't find anything if you go there."

Jean said and took two bottles of wine. Soon he returned to the island. The sea water rose. The depth of the small robot that had just been lowered was already more than 4,000 meters. If it continued to dive, it would be difficult for this kind of robot to dive. Under such tremendous pressure.

"I know you are here. If you are really Monica, come out."

Whoosh.

There was a violent sound of breaking through the air, and Monica really appeared in front of Gene, and Gene threw a bottle of wine over.

After Monica unscrewed it, she took a sip and praised it.

"It tastes really good. Have you lived a prosperous life?"

Gene shook his head and then asked.

"Who are you anyway?"

"I'm Monica Jean."

Gene shook his head, lit a cigarette, unscrewed the bottle and took a sip.

"The Monica I knew and knew is dead. Who are you?"

"Yes, I was indeed dead once, but now I am alive."

After Monica finished speaking, she continued to take a big sip. Gene came closer and took out one. Monica smiled and extended her hand.

"If you want to check, please feel free to see if I am alive or dead."

Although Jean was a little disbelieving, he still used the instrument to check it.

Didi didi.

The next moment, Gene stared at Monica blankly.

"See, I am a creature with cells. I am no longer a human being just like you."

"What happened to you and what did you experience?"

Gene asked and Monica shook her head.

"I don't know the specific things, but I did survive. But one thing is for sure, I want to know how Brilliant City is doing."

Gene sat down, and Monica walked over with serious eyes.

"Has the bright city ushered in the light?"

Gene paused, not knowing how to answer Monica's question because he didn't want to lie to Monica.

"I'm really sorry, I can't answer your question at the moment."

Monica laughed.

"The fact that you can't answer is enough to show that you have failed."

"How long have you been here?"

Gene asked and Monica shook her head.

"I don't know, I can't leave this island."

"You said before that this is the world of the dead? Why do you think so?"

Monica smiled miserably.

"Of course it's because there's nothing here, and I don't know how long I've been wandering around. I know I'm still alive, but I'm actually dead."

Monica said and started walking, Gene followed. After a while, Monica came to the edge of the island. She bowed her body and was instantly ejected, but as soon as she left the island, Monica's body was scattered like water. , disappeared into the sea water.

drop!

There was a long beep, and Jean glanced at the small robot's signal, which disappeared at a depth of 6,987 meters.

All this weirdness made Jean uneasy. At this time, a figure flashed behind Jean.

"Did you see that every time I want to leave, I will be decomposed immediately, and then when I wake up again, I will appear somewhere on this island. You said I am the only one here, not the world of the dead. What?"

Monica smiled and took the bottle from Gene's hand, and then took a big sip.

"The wine tastes really good. Too bad I can't leave."

"Why were you hiding just now?"

Monica shook her head.

"I don't want to see anyone else but you."

Gene smiled helplessly.

"A few other people"

"Don't mention them, because they were the first to want my life. I was dispensable to them. They didn't know that they single-handedly created me."

Gene fell into silence, and Monica took a cigarette from Gene's pocket and lit it.

"Using your standards, is Brilliant City really worth existing?"

Gene lowered his head and Monica continued to ask.

"Obviously, the number of humans only needs a small part. You once said that you only need a group of people who can reproduce enough. Under your guidance, human civilization can be continued. But now? You have established A huge city?”

Jean Soko said after a moment of thinking.

"A metropolitan area with an actual population of over 40 million."

Monica was stunned, but then laughed.

"I didn't expect there to be so many people, much more than when I was there. There must have been too many tragedies, right?"

Gene blew out a puff of smoke and nodded, and Monica sat down and laughed.

"Where's Fry?"

Gene thought for a moment and then said.

"He followed your path, and I killed him with my own hands."

Monica looked at Gene, who looked uncomfortable, and Monica smiled.

"This does seem like something that child would do, Gene. I don't think there is any need for humanity to continue."

Gene didn't answer the question because he was thinking about it too but didn't have an answer.

"If one day I can leave here, I will destroy mankind without hesitation."

Gene laughed helplessly.

"Why I see you here, I still can't understand why weird things always happen all the way here. Has the world really changed completely?"

Monica smiled cruelly.

"Aren't these things caused by humans? Unless you said that the asteroid impact on this planet is false."

Gene nodded.

"It's true I didn't lie to you Monica."

Monica drank the last sip of wine in the bottle and then her body began to gradually dissolve because someone came over from the other side.

"What's going on, Gene?"

Werther asked, everyone saw two empty wine bottles, it was obvious who Gene was drinking with.

"Didn't I say so, Monica."

Tang Rao also followed this time.

"What exactly did she say?"

Jean simply told them the conversation between the two of them just now, and everyone couldn't understand this place even more.

Tasia said with a solemn expression as she looked at everything around her.

"I followed Jamie all the way here, and after sending Jamie to a place near Brilliant City where there were fewer monsters, I originally planned to go back to the lighthouse, but I encountered some weird things one after another."

After Tasia said this, Gene asked.

"Let's talk about it in detail."

Tasia thought for a moment and said.

"When I walked back, I found that the previous route had disappeared. When I came here, I had carefully checked some mountains as markers, but those places had disappeared, so I could only walk by feeling. , but it feels like it’s getting further and further away.”

Tasia's face was solemn, she was still thinking about it.

"Monica, if you are here, come out. I want to see you."

Tang Rao shouted, and Gene was a little confused.

"Still you don't want to see me? Monica."

However, at this moment, a stream of water poured out from the ground not far away, forming a human shape. However, everyone looked at it in disbelief. The man in front of them was very familiar to everyone.

"Master Tang Rao, are you calling me?"

"Jill!"

Jean stood up in shock, and Tang Rao chuckled.

"It seems that the most unforgettable person in everyone's heart will definitely appear in this place."

Werther walked over and started to try. Sure enough, a little girl appeared in front of Werther after a while. She was Werther's former student and his most valued student. Gu Yi's face was solemn.

"It seems that this place is not a world of the dead, but that we have really strayed into a certain place. Maybe it is a trap woven for us by the Devourer."

After Tang Rao finished speaking, everyone became alert. Now they can only return to the spacecraft and wait for the situation.