Colonial Suit

Light shimmered, filling the entire room with what felt like light particles. In an instant, the Blood瞳 trio felt disconnected from reality. The room, the family, the walls, everything quietly receded, replaced by a vast and boundless starry sky. Beneath their feet was a huge, purplish-red spiral nebula, slowly rotating in the inky blackness.

"Wow, what's this?" Little Poshy jumped up and down, her face full of excitement.

Mia covered her mouth in astonishment, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Are we... inside the painting?"

"It seems so," Blood瞳 nodded, sighing softly.

This wasn't his first time entering a painting, but this time was clearly different. Not only was the environment different, but it was also far more bizarre. Blood瞳 still didn't know how the twins had opened that 'unit' or how they had combined the two objects. But there was no doubt that these two things had once belonged to the same object, separated for some unknown reason.

Thinking about the painting's name, Blood瞳 felt a sense of unease.

Marquelatalara, could it be that some secret was hidden within this famous painting?

Moving around in the space above the star vortex, Blood瞳 found that he could move freely without any hint of suffocation. This suggested that they were merely experiencing an illusion or were in some kind of mental world.

"Let's go down and take a look," Blood瞳 said to the twins, and then flew downwards.

The twins giggled and followed him.

The three traveled through the void, quickly approaching the star vortex. Strangely enough, the vast distance that would have been present in reality was traversed in the blink of an eye. But just as the three were about to reach the vortex, they saw it suddenly accelerate its rotation and expand violently.

"Careful!" Blood瞳 had just issued the warning when he felt a darkness descend before his eyes. He had been sucked into the star vortex!

How was this possible?

His body involuntarily tumbled, and Blood瞳's expression changed drastically.

He knew that a star vortex was just a collection of nebulae. Even if it had a physical form, the distance between each particle of dust would be immeasurable. How could it possibly generate a substantial suction force? Damn it, it was a star vortex, not a black hole!

But that was exactly what was happening. Not only that, but the immense suction of the vortex was even something Blood瞳's power couldn't overcome. His mental power seemed to be completely suppressed in this space, and his senses couldn't extend even a little bit. In this bizarre world, he felt as if he had returned to the conditions of X35. Apart from being physically stronger, he had lost all his power.

In this situation, Blood瞳 could only barely hold on. Gritting his teeth, he pulled the twins into his arms.

"Hold on to me!" he said, his face ashen. "Even if we die, hold on to me."

"..." The twins didn't speak, but their small hands gripped Blood瞳 tightly. To Blood瞳's surprise, even in this sudden and dangerous situation, the two little ones still wore satisfied smiles.

"It's so nice... to hold on..." Sister Mia whispered to Poshy as she snuggled into Blood瞳's arms.

"Yes, Blood瞳's embrace... is so warm," Little Poshy murmured, doing the same. "I don't want to leave... what should we do?"

"Then let's not leave," Mia said, sticking out her little tongue playfully. "Blood瞳 belongs to us."

"That's right, we won't give him to anyone," Poshy said.

"We must hold on to him. Hold on to him like this," Mia said.

"Until we die..."

The rotation of the star vortex intensified, and in an instant, the three could no longer feel anything else. They only felt the entire world was tumbling and moving away...

The situation worsened. Eventually, even Blood瞳 couldn't stay conscious. He simply held the twins tightly, protecting them with his back. At this moment, he might not be as strong as he usually was, but his protective intent was incredibly clear, so clear that the twins were trembling.

Here, no one was strong. The only thing that existed was the will to survive and the instinct to protect.

No one knew that in Blood瞳's arduous life, this was the first time such a strong protective instinct had arisen. Before this, even Li'er had never received such protection from him. This wasn't because Blood瞳 was bad to Li'er, but because he had mostly lived in the beastly world of the apocalypse, and only now was he gradually integrating into civilization. The warmth in his heart was slowly increasing.

People cannot live without warmth. It was like a spark, constantly giving people the motivation to live.

Blood瞳's past was too cruel, and his heart had been frozen by the cruel apocalypse at birth. So, the only warmth came from Li'er. This warmth might have supported him to live, but it was far from enough to melt the ice in his heart. But as he gradually integrated into the civilized world, he had more and more companions, and the warmth also increased. The ice in Blood瞳's heart was melting imperceptibly...

The spark was also beginning to spread.

"Bang!" A piece of gravel from who knows where hit Blood瞳's back, causing him to spew out a mouthful of blood. But he still held the twins tightly, not allowing the impact to transfer to them.

"Blood瞳?" Poshy felt the tremor and looked up in worry.

"I'm fine!" Blood瞳 gritted his teeth, his gums bleeding. "Hold on to me, don't let go."

"I know," Poshy smiled sweetly, then lowered her head. Her hand, along with her sister's, tightly hugged Blood瞳's waist.

"We will hold on... we will definitely hold on..."

"We will never let go..."

The rotation of the star vortex became faster and faster, eventually forming a tornado. Blood瞳 and the twins were spinning and tumbling in this vast, boundless vortex. They didn't know how much time had passed. Finally, the three felt a light before their eyes and were ejected from the star vortex.

Looking around, where was the boundless universe?

They had come to a vast sea of clouds. Beneath their feet was a huge ancient tree that pierced the clouds. The wide canopy was boundless, like a huge platform. Countless figures were flying through the air above the platform.

"This is!" Blood瞳's pupils suddenly constricted. He recognized this place!

This was the homeland of the Marquelata race! The legendary Cloud Sanctuary!! Last time, he had met the owner of this painting here, the beautiful girl who was missing her lover.

But now, what was presented before them wasn't paradise, but a burning hell of war!

Above the sky, huge fireballs were crashing down, each one shaking the giant tree. Each fireball would explode in the canopy, revealing the dense leaves below. Flames were burning wildly, engulfing the entire canopy in a sea of fire. The air was instantly sucked out, and everything was twisting in the high temperature.

What terrifying flames they were!

Blood瞳 swore he had never seen such terrible flames. These red flames could burn without air and spread like a plague. Its temperature was terribly high. Any substance, even if only slightly touched by the flames, would turn to ashes. Any life, as long as it touched a spark, would instantly vaporize.

Standing above the canopy, Blood瞳 personally witnessed several Marquelata girls flapping their wings and trying to escape these flames, but they were directly evaporated by a few sparks. The girls were screaming a moment ago, but they completely ceased to exist the next.

Terror!!

This was the only thing Blood瞳 could feel. Standing in this high void, he felt cold all over. Even his fingers began to tremble...

Perhaps he was a tenacious warrior, but under the might of what seemed like nature, he felt so small. Those huge fireballs falling from the sky, almost every one of them contained the energy to destroy him countless times. His proud fighting ability couldn't even last a moment in front of these fireballs.

And what frightened Blood瞳 even more was... when he looked up, he realized that these fireballs weren't natural products. But were created by high-speed flying warriors!

They were wearing a kind of fire armor that Blood瞳 had never seen before. Their bodies were wrapped in raging flames. Two huge, unparalleled wings of fire extended from their backs. Every time they flashed across the sky, they would leave a long line of fire. These lines of fire were burning in the void, as if even space was melting.

They were frantically flying in the air, constantly launching huge fireballs downwards, destroying all visible creatures. Under their attacks, beautiful Marquelata girls were wailing, burned to nothing. No one could escape the pursuit of these warriors. Their speed was as fast as lightning, and their shots were cold and ruthless. In their eyes, the beautiful Marquelata girls were like cold, dead objects, with no pity or sympathy. And the most terrifying thing was that even with such overwhelming slaughter, they still showed unimaginable combat qualities. Whether it was the flight path or the timing of the attack, it exceeded Blood瞳's expectations.

In just an instant, Blood瞳 judged that in the hands of these warriors, he probably wouldn't even last a breath.

This was a power beyond the limit, which no longer belonged to the level he knew. In Blood瞳's view, not to mention him, even the planetary-level Heck wouldn't be a match for these warriors.

And there were so many more of these warriors... so many...

"What is this!" Poshy's trembling voice came from his ear. Blood瞳 lowered his head and saw the twins trembling in his arms. Their petite bodies seemed to have lost all temperature, as cold as ice.

"Will we die?" Mia said, trembling, her face pale.

"Will we? We definitely will, right?"

"It's us again, who brought Blood瞳 into the curse again! This must be God's punishment for us. We're all going to be burned to death, right?"

"But why! Haven't we gotten rid of the curse! Didn't Mom inject that potion into our bodies?"

"No, I don't want this!!"

The twins' voices suddenly became sharp, and their faces showed struggle and fear...

Looking at the seemingly crazed twins, Blood瞳 pursed his lips slightly. He gently pressed down on their hair. "Don't worry, this isn't a curse. This is just something that happened in the past. We... are just witnessing this disaster."

As he spoke, he suddenly twisted his body and rushed towards a huge fireball...

"Blood瞳!!!"

Behind him, the twins' terrified screams rang out.