Chapter 1 After Falling Asleep

I don't know how long has passed.

After that disaster, Lin used a large number of cells to seal the entrance to the cave and never opened it again.

Because through the transparent cells, it can see that the air bubbles floating in the water outside have never been reduced, even if there are no green cells here.

Lynn has tried to evolve cells to resist these bubbles, but every cell that inhales the bubbles always dies immediately, and no one survives and divides into a resistant cell.

Lin could only keep staring at the entrance of the cave, observing the countless alternations of day and night, looking forward to being able to return to the waters outside again one day.

But those air bubbles that seem to never disappear have been blocking Lin... However, the food in the cave called white paste is not endless.

The white ointment that kept coming out of the cave walls began to slowly reduce the output. This process was slow and long, and it had little effect on Lin at first, but with the increase of time, these white ointments gradually could not supply Lin's energy. The community, in the end, didn't even come out at all.

When Lin finished eating the last white paste, the whole cave became an ordinary rock cave.

Lin had thought about digging down, but no matter how hard she dug, she couldn't dig out the white paste. All it could see was a stone or a stone. It seemed that there was no white paste in the rock.

And in the last dig, Lin even dug out a few bubbles, which forced Lin to stop digging.

At first, Lin devoured the still-living light bacteria, and then began to consume the fat cells in her colony. These cells allowed Lin to last for a long time again.

But it was useless, the bubbles outside did not decrease, but there was still an increasing trend.

As a last resort, the fat cells are also depleted, and Lin starts to consume other cells that are not fat cells, that is, kill them and use their corpses to feed the remaining cells.

It's not a good idea to eat your own cells to survive. Lin's once extremely prosperous colony began to shrink, and the number dropped rapidly. After a period of time, Lin's colony has dropped from tens of millions to only several thousand.

The layers of cell walls that blocked the cave were long dead, but their bodies were still stuck there, preventing air bubbles from drifting in.

Lin understands that this is a slow death process.

Lynn has never stopped letting some cells go outside and let them evolve resistance to bubbles, but it has never been successful.

Just wait to die?

...it's not like that.

At the last moment, Lin gathered the remaining cells and formed them into a spherical shape, with the observer in the center.

Lynn keeps the cells connected and hardens the outer layer.

This sphere is in the center of the cave, and Lin calls it a 'cocoon'. After the 'cocoon' has made it, it will move on to the next step, which it calls 'sleeping'.

In the state of 'sleeping', the cells will appear to be completely still. In this state, they will hardly consume any food. This is a state used for long-term waiting. Will not die for a long time.

However, after falling asleep, Lin's consciousness will fall into darkness, which will completely cut off the connection with the outside world. regain consciousness.

Lin didn't think about it too much, she could only look forward to a better future.

Thinking like this, Lin slowly fell into a deep sleep, and the image the observer saw became blurred in her consciousness, and finally fell into darkness...

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Time is constantly passing, and under the countless alternations of day and night, many changes have taken place in the surrounding world, but Lin did not realize that it was still in a state of deep sleep, and Lin did not customize when to wake up.

Because it doesn't know when it's safe.

However, in addition to Lin's consciousness, its cells themselves have the ability to judge the things around them.

This is also what Lin means, let the cells decide whether they should wake up.

"..."

I don't know how long time has passed, Lin finally felt the message of awakening.

Has it been successful? Is there no danger around?

The observer slowly shook his body, and when Lin's consciousness recovered, the light filled her thoughts again.

At the same time, the hardened outer layer of the 'cocoon' also slowly peeled off and peeled off when Lin woke up, and the cells hiding inside swam out again and came into contact with the outside world.

At first glance, all Lin could see was the surrounding cave, which was still the same as when it was sleeping, almost nothing changed.

However, Lin saw the thing that once made it frightened - those bubbles, actually everywhere in the cave!

But Lin didn't think about running away, because since she could wake up, there must be a reason.

Lin watched as one of the cells was touched by the air bubble, and it merged into the cell as before, and then...

Nothing happened.

The bubbles didn't kill the cells like they used to, and Lin was pretty sure that the bubbles were something called 'oxygen', which would have destroyed the nucleus and caused Lin a severe pain, but now she didn't feel anything.

Has it evolved?

That's right, with evolution, Lin has developed resistance to these bubbles, although I don't know how much time it took and how many cells died.

But as long as you can survive, it's all worth it.

So now is the time of resurrection!

Lin also found that there are various small cells on the walls around the cave. During the sleeping period, it is not surprising that other cells run into the cave, and this is equivalent to free food for Lin. .

What is 'free'? What a weird word.

Forget it so much.

Lin is in a good mood now. Almost all the cells it retains are basal cells, as well as some stinging cells and other cells. Although there are not many, Lin is very happy that they can also survive.

Lin immediately let the basic cells begin to rapidly deform, some were diggers, and some were acid injectors. After the deformation was completed, they quickly began to hunt and kill the surrounding wild cells.

These small cells have no ability to fight back, and soon became the food to celebrate Lin's resurrection.

While hunting down the cells, Lin discovered something interesting. Those cells that sucked in the air bubbles weren't without anything.

Contrary to the original, those cells that inhale oxygen bubbles will become faster than before, and their speed and strength, no matter what they are, have almost improved a lot.

Why? Are these cells not only resistant to oxygen, but also able to use it to enhance themselves?

It's... peculiar.

but why? Does oxygen contain some kind of magical energy?

Can't understand it yet.

The cells that Lin gained new power quickly killed all the surrounding cells and divided rapidly. Lin decided to restore the former community.

However, Lin didn't want to wait for the rabbit this time. It decided to combine it into a form that could swim quickly and actively chase and hunt in the water.

Wait...what are 'strain' and 'rabbit'?

Why are there always some inexplicable words? Although 'keeper' and 'wait' mean understanding, but what are 'strain' and 'rabbit'?

I don't want this weird word ever again!

Although Lin thought so, it thought that these words would still come out.

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After a small interlude, Lynn began to assemble its cells.

Because of the help of oxygen, Lin found that these cells grew and divided much faster than before, and the combination was faster.

Lin quickly put together something special.

The...body that helps it travel.

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Thank you for the cover of Yin Yang Jade~ and Kvasir for the reward