Chapter 244 - 223: Part 2
Bo Xi also stepped forward to lend a hand, summoning the nearby Snow Worms.
This was the first time everyone had seen Bo Xi display his superpower.
They found it eerie and frightening, but also truly incredible.
It was no wonder Jiang Si had suddenly taken Bo Xi away and invited him to live on the Icebreaker.
So, it turned out that even back then, Jiang Si had realized Bo Xi had a superpower.
It was a good thing Jiang Si and her group were decent people. If villains had these superpowers, the rest of them would probably be nothing more than helpless puppets to be toyed with.
An opening gradually appeared in the armory. The moment Jiang Si enveloped it, the steel plating on top was pulled into the air by a powerful suction and flew away.
Everyone stood on tiptoe to get a look. Besides all kinds of small arms, there were also many large weapons, such as artillery, tanks, and more.
The armory was much larger than they had imagined.
Surprisingly, everything was perfectly preserved and undamaged.
Jiang Si collected all the weapons into her space, then looked at Zhang Aihua. With a wave of her hand, she gave them some weapons and food. "You can leave now."
It was a statement, not a question.
Zhang Aihua’s heart lurched, and he asked hurriedly, "Can’t we go with you?"
The others had just been celebrating the new weapons, only for Jiang Si to announce she was parting ways with them.
Jiang Si had originally intended to take them along, but in that last moment, she had seen greed in the others’ eyes.
Both Niu Niu and Bobby possessed Superpower Stones. There was no guarantee these people wouldn’t get greedy and try to make a move on them one day.
This was why she had tried so hard to avoid contact with outsiders from the very beginning, and her stance hadn’t changed. After all, people’s hearts were unpredictable; she had to prioritize the safety of her own group.
Jiang Si looked at Zhang Aihua, her voice grave. "This is my decision."
Another statement.
Zhang Aihua gritted his teeth. "Is there really no way you can take us? We’ll do anything."
Jiang Si shook her head. "We don’t need you to do anything. We’ve already done more than enough by helping you get this far."
Although Zhang Aihua had contributed somewhat, his efforts paled in comparison to the life-saving grace Jiang Si’s group had shown them time and again. Since she did not want them to follow, they should have had the self-awareness to accept her decision.
Zhang Aihua heaved a deep, sorrowful sigh. "I understand."
The others had been enjoying the warm climate of the Barrier and the food Jiang Si provided as if it were their due. They never expected it all to suddenly be taken away.
Unable to accept it, they fell to their knees. "Please, we’re begging you! Take us with you! In this apocalypse, ordinary people like us have no way to survive."
Shen Baoying felt a pang of pity, but she trusted her daughter’s judgment and hardened her heart.
"How can you be so heartless!"
"You could save us!!!"
"Why?"
That’s just how people are. No matter how much kindness they’re shown, once the benefits stop, it turns into entitled resentment.
Jiang Si recalled some terrible memories from her past life, and her gaze turned chillingly sharp.
She was suddenly like a ruthless King Yan, terrifyingly unfamiliar.
The memories of her past life were a factor, but there was also an uncontrollable rage surging within her.
Jiang Si felt something was wrong with her. She even had the urge to kill all these people trembling and begging before her.
It was just like in her past life, when she had begged for help and received nothing but a vicious beating and had her flesh carved from her bones in return.
Jiang Si’s brow furrowed. Suddenly, Qin Shen whispered in her ear, "Someone is controlling your mind. Look at me! Don’t think about anything else!"
Jiang Si met Qin Shen’s ink-black eyes, her mind clearing for an instant. But then, the unbearable memories from her past life flooded back.
Shen Baoying’s tragic death, her father’s tragic death, her grandfather’s disappearance, her grandmother’s last words... they were like mountains, pressing down one by one on her overwrought heartstrings.
’I hate this world! I’ll destroy this world!’
In the instant Jiang Si lost control, a man as thin as a monkey darted through the Space Barrier.
Alarm bells instantly went off in everyone’s minds, and they all whipped their heads toward Jiang Si.
Jiang Si’s eyes were completely consumed by hatred, with only a final sliver of sanity fighting for control.
Qin Shen held her tightly. "Don’t be afraid. I’m here. Don’t be afraid..."
Jiang Linhai stood guard against the monkey-like man, shouting to Jiang Si at the same time, "Sisi! Sisi! Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma—we’re all here!!!"
"Dad is right here!!"
Only then did everyone realize that something was terribly wrong with Jiang Si.
A voice in Jiang Si’s head kept telling her to destroy this world, to destroy everyone. It said her parents and family were all dead—killed by the very people before her.