At a time like this, it was very difficult to control the exoskeleton.
Shen Jie wanted to withdraw his consciousness and temporarily put the exoskeleton into sleep mode. Unfortunately, Yan Hua chased after him at this moment.
“Mr. Su, Mr. Su!”
Separated by a tightly closed room door, Yan Hua’s voice sounded somewhat urgent, “Please reconsider my suggestion just now. This patient is very important to our team. Considering the effort he made to come here specifically to protect you, could you please lend a helping hand this time?”
She paused and added, “Although the patient’s infection level is high and there is some risk, with our team members and the Special Operations Team present, your safety will be given top priority. Moreover, the location of the patient is very close to the city. After I activate spatial teleportation, the round trip won’t delay you for long.”
However, there was no response from inside the room.
Yan Hua became somewhat restless as she grabbed her fiery red hair. She was originally a fiery person, and it was rare for her to patiently explain so much. But for the sake of their captain’s happiness, Yan Hua had to continue to insist.
“Mr. Su, do you have any concerns? Just say it, and we can solve it together.”
Inside the room.
Su Shiyu sat on the ground with his legs bent, leaning against the door. He lowered his head, his hands covered his face with rubber gloves, and his emerald pupils showed a somewhat scattered state.
On the other end of consciousness, Shen Jie turned his head. His consciousness was slightly distracted by the situation with the exoskeleton, and he was grabbed by the back of his neck and fiercely bitten.
Both of them were somewhat out of control. The soul-binding ability was being injected massively, and at the same time, warm water continued to pour into the bathtub.
He was forced to drink plenty of water, feeling his abdomen swelling.
In the previous few instances on the plane, the marked time was very brief. He controlled the exoskeleton to go to the bathroom to wash his face, stand for a while, and he could conceal it.
But this time was different.
The water flow switch in the bathroom was still on. But now, there was no one available to attend to it.
The overflowing water kept gushing out of the bathtub, accompanied by the sound of splashing water.
Occasionally, a purple fish tail would rise and flap from the surface of the water, only to be pressed down again.
Yan Hua had already started knocking on the door.
Su Shiyu frowned and endured it. It was only after finally finding a moment of respite that he spoke, “…Go.”
He took a deep breath, finally managing to articulate a sentence smoothly.
“I need to rest for a while. Whatever it is, we’ll talk about it later.”
“Let Mr. Su rest for a while.” At this moment, another nurse who had been observing the situation hurried over and said, “Although Mr. Su may seem cold-hearted, he’s actually very kind. He hardly ever refuses any patient he can save. So, the reason for not giving a response must be because he’s too tired.”
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Thinking about that guy, and the price they would have to pay to bring him out, Yan Hua felt a throbbing headache. If it wasn’t absolutely necessary, she didn’t want to see that guy’s figure.
And she wondered about the situation on Chen Jiahua’s side
—-
Research Institute.
Chen Jiahua headed straight here as soon as he entered the city.
Before even entering the building, he saw a large crowd of protesters blocking the entrance to the Research Institute.
Black flyers had been spread thickly at the entrance of the institute, along with eggshells and vegetable leaves strewn all over the ground.
The explosion at the Research Institute had caused widespread damage, with some buildings still on fire as far as the eye could see. Among all the mist-affected areas in the city, this area had the highest concentration. The unstable emotions infecting the masses had become the biggest breeding ground for the mist.
Within this vast area, only the District 1 of the Research Institute remained quiet. It was already isolated from other areas, with tight security measures, akin to a fortress. The highest-ranking researchers and research data were stored here.
Chen Jiahua was quite familiar with this place. Or rather, the members of “Dawn” team were quite familiar with it.
After becoming ability users, they spent quite a long time here growing and developing.
Chen Jiahua had some psychological shadows about this place. If it weren’t for the lifelong happiness of Captain Zong, he wouldn’t have stepped foot here voluntarily again, let alone dealing with the cold, icy face of the dean.
Chen Jiahua pondered anxiously. Given the dean’s personality, borrowing an ability user capable of treating infections would be quite difficult.
However, to Chen Jiahua’s surprise, the process of requesting treatment went unusually smoothly. Not only did Shi Chen approve his request, but he also approved two people directly.
Chen Jiahua had never seen the dean being so accommodating. Holding the approval letters, he scratched his bald head, too rushed to dwell on it, and hurried to gather the people.
The door to the dean’s office was closed.
“As per your suggestion, the people have already been dispatched,” Shi Chen scrutinized a stack of documents and spoke to someone on the other end of the communicator.
Zhu Wu You coughed a few times and said, “That’s good. Regardless, we need to control that person first.”
Shi Chen said coldly, “The host of the King of aliens. In my opinion, it’s better to deal with him sooner rather than later, even better than having a time bomb ticking.”
“No, even if this host is eliminated, there will be another one. ‘It’ will come eventually. Many years ago, at the beginning of the apocalypse, my teacher predicted this.” Zhu Wu You said.
He leaned back on the bed in a room of the Observation Center Tower. This room had a window. He stared blankly at the sky outside.
How long has it been since he last saw this sky?
Chi Xu’s body had been taken away. Tong Lan was called back by a phone call. When he saw his senior brother’s body, his face turned pale, and he burst into tears—after all, Chi Xu died while covering for his shift. If it weren’t for Chi Xu, it would have been him.
Zhu Wu You just watched silently by the side.
Chi Xu and Tong Lan were both his disciples. As he looked at them, he suddenly remembered himself and Wu Yan from a long time ago.
Although he didn’t know why this time peering into destiny didn’t bring as much backlash as he expected, Zhu Wu You still felt some relief that he didn’t lose consciousness.
After all, time was running out.
The aura of “termination” was growing stronger day by day. Every passing day, he could feel the terrifying dark clouds above converging and approaching rapidly.
Such a terrifying existence… If it truly arrived in this world, everything would collapse and cease to exist.
“The turmoil in the city needs to be resolved as soon as possible. I have already identified several sources of mental contamination in the city. However, you should know that this turmoil is not merely caused by mental contamination as a trigger used by the aliens to ignite internal conflicts in the city. It is a long-brewing eruption.” Zhu Wu You said.
Shi Chen said, “I understand. There will soon be someone suitable to take responsibility for this incident.”
This meant someone would be made the scapegoat.
Zhu Wu You fell silent for a moment before saying, “Shi Chen, sometimes I wonder if we’ve made mistakes in many instances, in many things.”
“The choices we’ve already made, I can only try to ensure they were the best choices at the time. As for right or wrong in the future, that’s not within my control,” Shi Chen replied.
Zhu Wu You chuckled in response.
“Maybe.”
—-
Yan Hua waited outside for a long time before finally seeing the savior emerge from the room. His expression remained dark and icy, instilling fear in those who looked upon him.
This time, before Yan Hua could speak, Su Shiyu said:
“Let’s go.”
Though still speaking slowly and deliberately, he at least agreed to go out for the rescue.
At that moment, Chen Jiahua also returned with his team.
Seeing the familiar figure from afar, Yan Hua’s eyelids twitched.
It was a handsome man with golden hair, wearing a pink shirt with three buttons undone, revealing his chest. His hands were in his pockets, and he wore black trousers that accentuated his long legs.
This guy had just woken up from cryogenic hibernation, yet he had a rose in his mouth, seemingly plucked from nowhere.
Dressed more provocatively than her 17-year-old punk nephew.
Lu Ming Kong, male, 73 years old.
Due to the preciousness of his abilities, he was sealed in a cryogenic hibernation chamber to extend his lifespan, to be thawed out and utilized when needed—before doomsday, human technology in this area was not mature. Also, the successful hibernation relied on his extraordinary life-repairing abilities, capable of repairing frozen and ruptured cells.
Lu Ming Kong saw Yan Hua, his eyes suddenly lighting up. He strode over, took down the rose, bowed to her, and presented the rose to her.
“Oh, beautiful lady, is this rose yours, left behind on the ground? Your cheeks are even more charming than this rose…”
Yan Hua retorted impatiently, “Get lost.”
She had heard almost the same line thirteen times already. The first time she heard it, she was only a seven-year-old girl.
This guy seemed to have his brain damaged by repeated freezing and thawing, as he did the same things every time he woke up.
Lu Ming Kong exaggeratedly feigned injury, but then his attention shifted to Su Shiyu beside him.
“I heard you’re our savior?” Lu Ming Kong scrutinized him from head to toe and said, “I’m the top-ranked healer in the ‘Life’ category, possessing the Rank Three ability, ‘Healing Mantra’. What about you?”
With his focus elsewhere, Su Shiyu didn’t feel like talking much, only blurting out a few words: “Rank Eight, ‘Purifying Blessing Light.'”
Lu Ming Kong blinked, chuckled, and waved his hand downward with his back facing him.
“I see… kid, I don’t think you need to come along. It’s better for you to focus on improving your abilities first. Leave the patients to me. I’ll handle them perfectly.”
—-
In the bathroom, Zong Lin held his tired lover with half-closed eyes in his arms and washed him..
The purple fish tail lazily swayed in the water, sweeping the thick bubbles to the ground.
His demeanor softened a bit, not as hostile as before, but he still seemed reluctant to talk much.
After Zong Lin finished washing him, changed him into clean clothes, dried his hair, and placed him in the wheelchair, he went to get a blanket to cover his tail.
The doorbell rang. He turned to open the door and wasn’t particularly surprised to see Lu Ming Kong.
But when he noticed the green-eyed savior standing behind Lu Ming Kong, he paused slightly.
That fucker is going to make his own son the scapegoat, isn’t he?
Definitely feels like it, and I have a feeling Shen Jie won’t look highly upon that.
Please don’t tell me Shi Chen is thinking of making the scapegoat Steven, his own son, now that the story shifted and it can’t be the OG Shen Jie. What a coldhearted man smh
Also if the King is already there, I wonder what the Fate superhumans keep feeling is impending arrival?