Chapter 333

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

But just within this rare tranquility, Lin En suddenly felt the body in his arms tremble slightly.

He lowered his head to look, only to see Lena's originally relaxed brows furrow lightly once more, a thin layer of desolation veiling her purple eyes.

The unease he had just soothed away quietly surfaced again in another form.

"What's wrong, Lena?" Lin En tightened his arms, letting her lean closer, his voice made especially gentle.

"Still worrying about Chaos? Don't worry, with Worm Ships patrolling and Butcher watching on the Ground, nothing major will happen."

Lena shook her head, burying her face in Lin En's Chest, listening to his steady, powerful Heartbeat.

After a long while, she finally spoke in a voice as fine as a mosquito's hum, carrying a trace of sorrow never heard before.

"No, Lin En, I just... suddenly feel some Regretfully."

"Regretfully?" Lin En froze for a moment, a bit puzzled.

"Regret what? Regret not being able to personally finish off Lianggenna?"

"It's fine, in a few more days we'll reach Dolido, and then we'll definitely be able to kill him thoroughly."

"Not that." Lena raised her head, looking at Lin En's Ice Cold Confusion eyes.

First Time realizing this human understands romance even less than an Insect like herself.

She extended her ice-cold Fingers, gently caressing Lin En's Cheek, her Fingertips tracing across his Eyebrows, eyes, nose bridge, movements gentle as if touching a priceless treasure.

"We've been together this long," Lena's voice carried a trace of Trembling.

"I haven't been able to give you a child or two."

"Huh?!"

Lin En's face flushed crimson with a "shua", spreading from his Cheeks all the way to his ears.

He fiercely Stiff, both hands not knowing where to put them, his mind instantly blank.

In his past life, though he had a few youthful romances, at most they only held hands, kissed Cheeks, never having any further Contact.

This life Transmigration to the Warhammer 40,000 World, every day either Battling various Monsters or scheming Survival, he'd never even thought about This Kind of Aspect.

Lena suddenly throwing out such a line directly caught him completely off guard.

Mouth opening and closing for a long while unable to utter a word, he could only stare foolishly at Lena, eyes full of embarrassment.

Seeing Lin En at a loss, face red as a boiled shrimp, Lena "pu" laughed out loud.

She covered her mouth, Shoulders trembling slightly, crystalline tears of laughter at the corners of her eyes.

The desolation and sorrow from just now dissipated considerably in this moment.

"Look how scared you are." Lena extended a Finger, lightly tapping Lin En's Forehead, Tone carrying a trace of Teasing.

"I won't eat you."

Lin En dry coughed a few times, trying to hide his embarrassment, only to find his Cheeks burning even hotter.

He tactically turned his head, looking toward the distant Star Sea, pretending to admire the scenery, but his ears perked high, waiting for Lena to continue.

Lena restrained her smile, expression turning serious again.

She leaned back against Lin En's Shoulder, saying softly:

"Since starting to understand humans, I seem to have slowly understood the importance of Bloodline inheritance to humans."

"Different from the Bug Race, everything about the Bug Race is preset."

"The Hive Mind writes the genetic code, and we hatch, grow, Battle, die according to the code."

"We have no self, no thoughts, merely Tools executing Commands."

"Even creating new individuals is just gene replication and splicing, no different from producing parts in a Factory."

"But humans are different." Lena's voice was full of curiosity and longing.

"Humans know nothing from birth."

"Their personality, thoughts, Skills, are all learned bit by bit after birth."

"Every human is unique, even twins have different personalities and lives, this is too miraculous!"

"Before, when I had no self, I never thought about these things."

"But now, I have my own Consciousness, my own feelings, and people I want to protect."

Lena raised her head, looking into Lin En's eyes, gaze full of gentleness.

"It was you who taught me what is love, what is joy, which foods are delicious, which Flowers smell good."

"You nurtured me bit by bit, letting me transform from a Killing Machine that only executed Commands into a true 'person'."

"This feeling is completely different from using genes to create a new individual."

"I also want to try, like humans, to unite with the one I love, and nurture a child Belongs to us."

Lena's voice grew softer and softer, carrying a trace of anticipation, also a trace of apprehension.

"I think that child would surely be very special, he would have your Wisdom, and also my Strength, he would be the crystallization of our love, a truly unique Existence."

Lin En listened quietly, a hundred feelings intertwining in his heart.

He had never thought Lena would have such thoughts.

In His View, Lena is the Tyranids' independent Consciousness, and also a Bug Swarm's Core.

Reproducing offspring, for the Bug Race, has never been a problem.

As long as there is enough Biomass, Lena can hatch countless Bug Swarm Units.

But only now does he understand that what Lena wants is not those soulless Killing Machines.

What she wants is a child who truly Belongs to her and himself, with flesh and blood, with thoughts and a soul.

Lin En takes a Deep Breath, pressing down the surging waves in his heart.

He gently cups Lena's face, looking seriously into her eyes:

"Lena, I have never had thoughts in This Aspect, but if you want it, I will naturally Cooperate with you."

"Just not right now." Lin En's Tone becomes serious.

"War is imminent, we are about to attack Dolido, and must also guard against Chaos's sneak attack; at a time like this, we cannot be distracted."

"And......" Lin En sighs, his Tone carrying helplessness, "we also have no Method to truly unite."

The Radiance in Lena's eyes dims bit by bit, and her head lowers as well.

She of course knows that what Lin En said is right.

As a Tyranid Bug Race, she does not have a reproductive system in the true sense.

The Bug Swarm is Essentially an asexual Creature; as long as there is enough Biomass, it can infinitely Create new individuals through division and hatching.

Even If she uses Gene technology to imitate a human reproductive system, there still Exists an insurmountable reproductive Isolation between her and Lin En.

One is human, one is Tyranid Bug Race, Gene Sequences are worlds apart, fundamentally Impossible to produce offspring.

"I know." Lena's voice is muffled, carrying Desolation that cannot be concealed, "It was me being too wishful."

"Don't say that." Lin En heart achingly pulls her back into his embrace, gently stroking her Long Hair.

"Offspring are merely the crystallization of feelings, and prove nothing; whether there are children or not will not Influence my love for you."

"Besides," Lin En Smiles, his Tone becoming relaxed.

"Doesn't every Bug Swarm Unit Lena hatches have your Genes?"

"And every Evolution of the Bug Swarm, every Biomass required, has had my suggestions and participation."

"In a certain sense, the entire Bug Swarm is our child."