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Hojo's words made Elmyra even more angry. She kept twisting her body so violently that the Shinra soldiers guarding her had to hold her down.
"Don't save me, Alice, don't save me..."
She was praying in her heart, although she knew it was impossible, because she knew very well that Aerith loved her as much as she loved her.
Hojo seemed to be able to see through people's inner thoughts. He slowly walked to Elmyra, squatted down, stared into her eyes and said, "You should be praying in your heart that she won't come to save you, but it's still a pity. Someone just reported that the ancient species has come in."
Elmyra's eyes were already filled with tears. Seeing this, Hojo continued, "Don't worry, I'll let you go when she comes - well, it seems I can't let you leave so easily. As her adoptive mother, I should let you see some things. For example, how about seeing her mating with some magical creatures? She is an ancient species. God knows what kind of child she can give birth to. Maybe she can give birth to a god, hahaha..."
After Hojo finished speaking, he laughed crazily again. His creepy laughter not only frightened Elmyra, but also scared the Shinra soldiers around her. Such a crazy scientist was actually a high-ranking official of Shinra.
But Hojo's laughter didn't last long, and was interrupted by a cold and sarcastic voice: "Hojo, you are such a bastard."
"Hey, look who's here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Although he was called a bastard, Hojo was not annoyed and still looked at the door with a smile.
Outside the door, Shen Ye, Aerith, and Tifa walked in one after another. Seeing their adopted mother Elmyra being tied up, Aerith clenched her fists in anger and shouted, "Let my mother go."
"Let her go... Of course I will." Hojo folded his arms and looked at Aerith, then nodded: "As long as you stay, I will let her go."
"What are you dreaming about, Hojo, do you think it's possible?" Shen Ye pointed the gun at Hojo, but did not shoot. When they came in, there was already a team of Shinra soldiers blocking Hojo, and Aerith's adoptive mother Elmyra was being pointed at by Shinra soldiers.
Although in the original plot, Elmyra survived to the end, and even Aerith died before Elmyra, when they came over, there was no Whispers to stop them, so Shen Ye didn't dare to gamble on what would happen after he fired the gun now. If he failed, even if Aerith liked him, it would be difficult for her to forgive him.
Hojo shifted his gaze from Aerith to Shen Ye, who also made him curious. The man in front of him was actually a pure-blooded human, and his mental state was normal, so it was impossible for him to have been injected with Jenova. His eyes were also normal black, not the blue after being soaked in Mako liquid, but he could actually fight with Sephiroth. This made him curious and he also wanted to study more.
"Strange, haha, really strange." Hojo laughed and shook his head, then said: "Is it possible that it is not you who has the final say, but the ancient species next to you, Aerith? I think she must not want to see her adoptive mother die in front of her, right? Right, Aerith?"
Aerith didn't say anything, but just nodded silently, then walked towards Hojo despite Tifa's obstruction.
"Shen!" Seeing Shen Ye indifferent, Tifa called out anxiously. She didn't understand why Shen Ye didn't stop her.
Of course, Shen Ye couldn't say in front of Hojo that he saw Aerith make a gesture to him with a magic crystal in her palm, so he could only give Tifa a look that told her not to worry.
In fact, Hojo was also a little puzzled. He couldn't figure out why the man named Shen let Aerith come over. However, Aerith had already walked in front of Elmyra at this time. He was too lazy to think about it. He waved his hand and ordered his men to keep a close eye on Shen Ye.
"Mom." After Aerith walked to Elmyra, she squatted down and began to untie the ropes on her adoptive mother. The Shinra soldiers next to her had never seen Aerith's magic, nor did they know what ancient species were, so after taking a look, they focused their attention on Shen Ye.
After being freed from her restraints, Elmyra took a deep breath, hugged Aerith with tears in her eyes, and said hoarsely: "You shouldn't have come, Alice. I'm old now, and it wouldn't be a pity even if I died, but you..."
"Stop talking, Mom. You won't die, at least not here." Aerith interrupted Elmyra. She helped Elmyra up and injected magic power into the magic crystal in her hand.
This is one of the many magic crystals that Yuffie gave to Shen Ye. After injecting magic power into it, it can instantly cast a range lightning magic. Shen Ye doesn't understand it, but Aerith has studied it clearly after getting it.
However, she did not inject too much magic power. She just stopped when she could activate the magic crystal stone. Then, while no one was paying attention to her, she activated the magic in the magic crystal stone.
In an instant, a purple magic circle with jumping lightning appeared within a radius of ten meters centered on her. Along with crackling sounds, the jumping lightning began to jump on everyone except her. This is why she only injected a little bit of magic power. If she injected too much, it would hurt her adoptive mother.
And the moment the magic circle appeared, Shen Ye shouted "attack", raised his revolver and shot at the Shinra soldiers and Hojo.
However, he did not activate the special ability of the epic revolver. After all, the energy waves it fired did not distinguish between friend and foe, so after the first round of shooting, only half of the Shinra soldiers fell.
At this time, the magic power in the magic crystal stone had been consumed. As soon as the magic circle disappeared, the recovered Shinra soldiers were about to shoot at Aerith and Elmyra, but Tifa had already rushed into the crowd and punched a gust of wind, knocking them away.
"This is really abominable. I didn't expect that you could perform magic even without any inheritance. Could it be that the ancient species had a unique way of passing on knowledge? Oh my God, I really want to capture you and study you right now."
Although Hojo was a scientific researcher, his legs and feet were surprisingly nimble. Although he was numbed all over by the lightning from the magic circle at the beginning, he ran away as soon as the magic circle disappeared, and appeared in an observation room on the second floor of the laboratory in the blink of an eye.
After entering the password to remove the restrictions, Hojo stood beside the protective glass and said to Shen Ye and others in the central open space on the first floor of the research room: "In that case, let me let you taste this. This is the result of my many years of research."
As he finished speaking, the glass cover of a glass chamber opened from the middle to both sides, and a monster with tentacles all over its face and back and arms like the Tyrant Shen Ye had seen before walked out.
"My masterpiece, sample HO512, I hope you won't show mercy." Hojo said with a sinister smile.