Chapter 561: Chapter 556: The Grand Finale (Part 6)
Product of a Level 5 Civilization?
Quell Vis’s pupils instantly dilated.
No wonder Ji Ning has managed to evade so many assassination attempts and even time travel.
It turns out that the person secretly helping her gave her this.
Quite generous indeed...
Quell Vis was furious, his eyes reddening, wanting to crush the earring, but his current body couldn’t do it.
Damn it—
Don’t let him find out who keeps sabotaging his plans.
Or he’d certainly make them regret being born!
"631, bring the person over," Quell Vis commanded coldly.
The Mutant Beast King trembled as it brought Du Mu to the circular altar, bowing its body respectfully, "Greetings, God Lord."
Quell Vis didn’t look at it, but instead gave Du Mu a once-over, his face full of disdain and scrutiny.
Soon after, a black box appeared in his palm, which he tossed carelessly to Du Mu, and said indifferently, "Stay here and enhance your cultivation."
Du Mu’s slightly dazed face made a sound, "Yes."
Soon after, there were two heavy thuds.
The regaining consciousness Du Mu suddenly saw, lying a few steps away, were two familiar figures.
Alarms went off in his mind instantly.
The always cautious Du Mu waited a long time, seeing the fallen person and beast still unmoved, and finally cautiously approached to check, only to find they had been dead for at least 12 hours.
Startled, Du Mu quickly withdrew his finger, nervously looking to the side.
Apart from seven stone pillars carved with ancient patterns, there was nothing else here.
Where is this place?
Is anyone there?
It took Du Mu a long time to regain his composure before asking cautiously, "Hello? Is anyone there?"
"Leader Ji?"
"Are you here?"
But there wasn’t even a sound around.
He seemed like a pitiful soul forgotten in a no-man’s land.
Du Mu wandered here for a long time, unable to find an exit, forced to return to the circular altar.
On the white altar was still some undried blood, tracing peculiar text along its specially carved patterns.
Du Mu studied it for a while, not understanding it, and sat on the ground dejectedly.
Only then did he notice the black box he had casually placed on the ground.
This seemed to be given to him by Vis before his death, telling him to enhance his cultivation here.
Du Mu quickly opened the box lid to find six egg-sized, identical green stones inside.
The concentrated energy made his body feel a desire to absorb it immediately.
What kind of energy is this? It felt familiar, yet very strange.
He seemed to have encountered it somewhere before.
Du Mu pondered for a long time before realizing where this energy came from.
He had felt this energy in the primary nutrition pod he developed in Beizhou.
It can enhance physical fitness and strength.
Ecstatic, Du Mu no longer hesitated and focused on absorbing the energy from the green stones.
***
Time flies, the years slip by.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
A team of soldiers in camouflage combat uniforms returned from the depths of the Pollution Zone.
Each one battered and with severely damaged equipment, their clothes stained with thick blood.
Uncertain if it was theirs or from the Mutant Beasts.
Among them, one person was carried back on a stretcher.
His arm and abdomen had undergone emergency treatment, yet black blood still flowed uncontrollably.
Along the way, the drops of blood on the ground were shockingly visible.
"Quickly, where is the military doctor?"
"He was scratched by a Sixth Rank Mutant Beast..."
Bai Xiaotang, who had just completed a surgery, was startled by the shouting from outside again.
She hurriedly drank a sip of glucose, donned a mask, and rushed out.
Joining her were three or four healthcare workers.
Bai Xiaotang’s teacher, Professor Lin, was already examining the injured soldier’s pupils.
"Not good, pupils are dilated, the patient is unconscious, prepare for surgery immediately! Bai Xiaotang, you’re the second assistant."
"Yes—"
...
"Pop—"
The glaring surgical light suddenly lit up.
Bai Xiaotang, clad in a blue surgical gown, took a deep breath.
Professor Lin across the table wore a serious expression, concentrating intently as he used the scalpel to cut away the necrotic tissue from the patient’s wound.
"Hemostat."
"Suture thread."
"Begin stitching."
...
The series of commands were issued in an orderly manner.
Bai Xiaotang widened her eyes, carefully stitching up the deep wound on the patient’s arm, which was so deep that the bone was visible.
Occasionally, a strand of white light, as thin as a hair, emerged from her fingertips.
Professor Lin glanced up at her, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
He had met many healing ability users, but few were as selfless as Bai Xiaotang.
When the indicator light outside the operating room turned from red to green.
A group of base soldiers, having already removed their battle uniforms, quickly gathered around.
Standing inside the door, Bai Xiaotang took a deep breath, opened the door, and walked out.
"Doctor, how is Vice Captain Yu?"
"Rest assured, the patient is out of danger. A vehicle will transport him to the base hospital shortly."
"That’s great, thank you, doctor."
Bai Xiaotang nodded slightly, appearing indifferent as she strode out.
Just after stepping out of the medical tent, she saw another team of superpower warriors returning from outside.
Thankfully, this team was uninjured, and they brought back several mutant beast carcasses.
Bai Xiaotang let out a sigh of relief internally, about to head to the rest area when a familiar female voice sounded.
"Tangtang..."
Bai Xiaotang paused, the fatigue on her face vanishing instantly as she quickly turned around, running over with gleaming eyes.
"Sister You, when did you arrive? Why didn’t you tell me in advance?"
She saw a superpower warrior press a button on her helmet, revealing a face full of vigor, "I wanted to surprise you."
She smiled, sidestepping to avoid Bai Xiaotang’s incoming hug, "You’re covered in blood, don’t dirty your clothes."
"It’s fine, I just finished surgery too, can’t stay clean for long."
Bai Xiaotang’s delicate features immediately drew the attention of You Le’s comrades.
Someone nudged You Le and asked, "Sister You, is this your friend?"
"How come you never mentioned you had such a beautiful military doctor sister?"
"Sister, are you single?"
You Le rolled her eyes promptly, turned around, and kicked back, replying, "Stop making moves on her, she’s already taken. Go report back."
"Oh no! What a thunderbolt out of a clear sky!"
"Why are all the pretty girls already taken?"
"Military doctor sister, do you have any single sisters? Introduce them to us..."
You Le immediately raised her fist, shooing them away cheerfully, "Go, go, go, can’t you see my sister just finished surgery?"
"Alright, military doctor sister, let’s chat another day."
Bai Xiaotang watched the banter between You Le and her comrades, and it seemed as if she saw the cold girl surrounded by people at the entrance of Anhe Middle School back then.
Sister Ning, it’s been two years.
Where on earth did you go?
Why haven’t you come back?
"What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"
You Le waved her palm in front of the zoned-out Bai Xiaotang.
"Nothing."
Bai Xiaotang glanced around, grabbed You Le’s sleeve, and moved toward a less crowded area.
You Le pointed in a direction, "Over there, no one is there."
The two quickly went to that secluded corner, lowered their voices, and exchanged information.
"Sister You, have you entered that area? Any news of Sister Ning?"
You Le’s expression grew more serious, she lightly shook her head.
"Our team is providing support and only conducts missions on the periphery, but I’m trying to get assigned to the vanguard. How about you?"
Bai Xiaotang looked a bit disappointed, also shaking her head, "I haven’t encountered any patients on missions in that area. However, I recently treated a severely injured patient whose residual superpower injuries suggest they were from a high-level mutant beast, which likely means they went to that area. I’ll visit them for more information in a few days."
"What about Lin Yuanyang?"
"He didn’t either. The metrics for that area have always been stable, with no anomalies."
"And Sister Ying?"
Bai Xiaotang shook her head again, "I haven’t been able to reach her. My brother says she hasn’t been home in a long time. I think she might be secretly investigating a major case."
The two looked at each other with a sense of melancholy and sighed.
Two years ago, ever since Sister Ning went on a secret mission, she vanished without a trace. No matter how much they inquired, the Security Department and the base personnel remained tight-lipped, refusing to divulge any information.
It was only when Lin Yuanyang accidentally let it slip that they learned Sister Ning had gone missing during her mission.
Since then, they applied for reassignment to the Nanling Defense Line, searching everywhere for her news, but the mission from two years ago had an SSS-level confidentiality, leaving them unable to find any useful information.
Only recently, some rumors started to surface, suggesting that the mission from two years ago may have failed.
All high-level superpower warriors sent on the mission perished!
