The elevator doors opened, and Clara was still being carried by the Rabbit Soldier.
However, she didn’t struggle, barely moving at all, only occasionally kicking her rabbit legs in reflex.
After all, the worst that could happen was experiencing death—might as well see what this Rabbit Soldier actually wanted to do with her……
There wasn’t even a rabbit hole for Rabbit Soldiers to come and go from in the Pollution Processing Center—at least, not that Clara could remember—so the Rabbit Soldier definitely hadn’t come from here, and couldn’t go back this way either.
So, what was its purpose in bringing her here?
Did it plan to kill her here?
She stepped out of the elevator and entered the lobby of the Pollution Processing Center.
Here lay a big rabbit.
This was one of those “Rabbit Above Rabbits”—a big rabbit that only needed to lie around and eat meat to reach the top, yet now it was completely motionless. Compared to the clever Worker Rabbits, this kind of big rabbit seemed a bit…dull?
[Perhaps your escape actually proved you were excellent feed, and he brought you here to feed you to it as nourishment.]
Nyx’s guess was quite reasonable.
A clever Moon Rabbit like herself would certainly be a great supplement if eaten.
But, did Combat Forms even have any nutritional value?
[No nutritional value, Combat Forms are just materialized data—meal replacements can’t be real food.]
Not only would she get eaten, but even being eaten would be pointless.
So I’m junk food!?
Even on the brink of death, Clara was still worried about those Moon Rabbits locked in the prison—who knew if they’d survive tonight’s ordeal.
“Jijiou.”
She turned her head to look at the Rabbit Soldier, signaling she was ready.
Ready to be made into meat chunks.
The latter only shook its head, then clapped its hands.
At its command, another Moon Rabbit emerged from a rabbit hole by the wall.
It was a Worker Rabbit.
Were they going to eat another Moon Rabbit as an appetizer before eating her?
How particular!
“Ji!”
The Rabbit Soldier first pointed at itself, then at the Worker Rabbit, as if trying to convey something to Clara……
What did that mean?
Yet, such a simple gesture was completely incomprehensible to Clara.
[Perhaps, the one who becomes a Rabbit Soldier isn’t the big rabbit, but the Moon Rabbit it eats—the chosen one,] Nyx tried to analyze.
The Rabbit Soldier’s self-awareness carried over from the eaten Moon Rabbit?
Impossible, right?
Those Moon Rabbits all got turned into meat chunks—how could any self-awareness remain?
Next, the Worker Rabbit dug out a package from the hole, wrapped in transparent plastic wrap, filled with some dark-colored substance.
What was that?
Even Nyx couldn’t answer Clara’s question with so little information.
But the answer soon revealed itself.
The Worker Rabbit held the mysterious package and came to the big rabbit’s side. Then, just like when feeding meat chunks, it poured the unknown substance into the mouth of the big rabbit lying on the floor.
It was a thick liquid, a gelatinous viscous mass.
The exact contents were unknown, but it looked like some kind of substitute for flesh and blood—a nutrient that could help the big rabbit grow.
With something like this, why did they need to sacrifice ordinary Moon Rabbits as food?
So, did the Rabbit Soldier bring her here just to watch the big rabbit eat? What was the point?
Clara had too many questions, but without the ability to communicate, she couldn’t find any answers.
Still, she vaguely sensed the Rabbit Soldier was trying to prove something to her.
The package was soon finished.
Clara wasn’t made into meat chunks, either. The big rabbit began to change.
Just like before, when turning into a Moon Rabbit Soldier, the big rabbit’s four legs started to lengthen and shift toward a human-like skeleton, but the fat body thinned out as a result.
The original big rabbit was like a lump of clay, swelling up from the inside to transform into—
[This time the appearance is different.]
Rabbit Soldiers were essentially muscular humanoid rabbits—regardless of their head or fur, they still looked like rabbits, even keeping their short tails.
But this one in front of her—
It…it had really turned into a human.
She could clearly see slender limbs, a tall, slim figure—she could even tell it was female, although the body was rather modest, it was still more perfect than Clara’s.
Even the furry rabbit hair had faded away, revealing smooth skin. The bones and limbs were fully human, and even the tail had vanished.
[These Moon Rabbits are trying to become human. Maybe this is their evolutionary direction,] Nyx offered her analysis.
[But, this transformation isn’t perfect.]
Just as Nyx said, the Moon Rabbit’s body was almost entirely that of a human woman—except for the head, which remained that of a rabbit, looking utterly incongruous.
Why leave the head?!
Clara hadn’t recovered from her shock when the Rabbit Soldier let go, dropping her to the floor.
It pointed at Clara, then at itself.
Nyx translated: [It means to say: you and it are the same, so you don’t need to run away. The Moon Rabbits eaten by those big rabbits become Rabbit Soldiers.]
Was Nyx’s hypothesis true?
Clara thought about it, but it still didn’t make sense.
The rabbit-headed girl in front of her had only been fed a mass of mush.
But for the other Rabbit Soldiers, it took several pieces of flesh to make one.
Each chunk represented a Moon Rabbit—if Rabbit Soldiers carried on the self-awareness of Moon Rabbits, which Moon Rabbit’s consciousness was inherited among all those pieces of flesh?
Or did they all merge together?
Clara still had many questions, but with no common language, there was no way to discuss them further.
She turned to look at the elevator, asking the Rabbit Soldier with her eyes if she could escape.
The Rabbit Soldier naturally shook its head and tugged her ear.
Either go back to the main base, or die—there was no “freedom” option.
Showing Clara the miracle of rabbits becoming human was just to make her change her mind. If she still refused, the only path left was death.
Honestly, the way these rabbits acted was quite humane.
Clara looked once more at the rabbit-headed girl in the center of the hall.
Unlike the completely transformed Rabbit Soldiers, who could stand up and knew exactly what to do, she only stood dazed and motionless, a little blank.
Perhaps the failure to fully transform the head was a sign of failure?
Still, looking at her, Clara couldn’t help recalling the fantasy she had not long ago.
If all the Moon Rabbits became Rabbit-People, wouldn’t they be able to leave their mark in the Abyss of Gods and blend smoothly into human society?
Clara’s thoughts circled in her mind.
She finally agreed to follow the Rabbit Soldier back to the Moon Rabbit main base.
There were still too many questions left unanswered; dying now would be a waste. Better to use this opportunity to find out what the rabbits were really after……
And, while she was at it, help those rebel followers of hers get a few more big rabbits that could turn into people.
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