Chapter 17 Treatment of D-Class Sentinels

Lin Yao's fingertips slid across the computer screen, turning to the last page of Zhao Feng's medical record.

His gaze repeatedly lingered on the 3cm thickness of the crack in the mental body barrier and the 47Hz low-frequency oscillation frequency. His fingertips gently outlined the trajectory of energy flow on the table, and the treatment plan in his mind gradually became clear.

"Deal with the low-frequency oscillation first," he muttered to himself, his fingertips pointing to the dancing waveform on the screen. "This thing is like a resonator hidden in the sea of ​​​​spirituality. If I don't unplug it first, repairing the barrier will be a waste of effort."

As long as he could stabilize the continuous tremors, Zhao Feng's fluctuation value could at least drop below 45. When the barrier was repaired later, the snow leopard's aggressiveness would also be weakened.

Li Xue came over and took a look at the energy channel he marked, a hint of approval flashing in her eyes. "That's a good idea. The residual vibrations from the Hive Mother's mental tentacles are most taboo to direct confrontation."

She paused, then added, "I've already shared the plan with Mr. Chen Ke, and he said we can do it according to your idea."

When Lin Yao stood up, a prompt suddenly popped up on the computer: [The healing auxiliary medicine has been delivered to the locker in Room 32-09].

After everything was prepared, he would go and help Zhao Feng with counseling and treatment.

Li Xue raised her hand and held his arm, her tone somewhat serious:

"By the way, I must remind you of something. Zhao Feng's spirit form, the Snow Leopard, is extremely aggressive. Don't underestimate it just because it's a D-level spirit form."

She looked towards the relief area, her brows furrowed slightly. "Last night in the convalescent area, the snow leopard broke through the energy barrier due to its irritability."

"That barrier was designed to match the mental strength of a B-rank Sentinel, yet it actually cracked three times. Be careful when you go in there, and don't get too close."

"I understand." Lin Yao nodded, his fingertips unconsciously stroking his cuffs.

Li Xue opened the locker and found a pink, sparkly injection lying on a white tray.

The first time Lin Yao saw this thing, he wanted to know if it flavored like strawberry!

"It contains soothing grass extract, which can temporarily suppress the aggression of the spirit body. The effect is only half an hour. Use it when necessary." Li Xue took out the tray.

The two walked towards the evacuation area together.

The White Tower has a regulation that a newly hired guide must be supervised by a senior guide during his first official tour so that he can respond to emergencies in a timely manner.

Before the door, Li Xue spoke in a relaxed tone, with a bit of care from a senior to a junior: "Don't be nervous, your plan is very sound, I will just watch from the side and won't disturb you."

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The door to the evacuation area slowly slid open. Zhao Feng was still lying in the evacuation cabin, and the value on the monitoring ring was stable at 52.

But his brows were still furrowed and his lips were pressed into a tight straight line, and it was obvious that he was not sleeping well.

When Lin Yao walked to the drainage cabin, Shasha in the cultivation cabin was playing with himself by wrapping himself with ice-blue aerial root vines.

He tapped lightly with his fingertips on the energy lock of the incubator, and the light green hatch opened.

The two aerial vines immediately rushed back to the sea of ​​consciousness along his wrist like birds returning to their nests, leaving only a few flickering spots of energy in their place.

There is a diamond-shaped area in the lower right corner of the transparent bulkhead. The energy density there is 30% lower than elsewhere. It is a spiritual power channel specially designed by the White Tower.

The guide's spiritual power can penetrate into the cabin through here, which will not disturb the sentries in the evacuation warehouse, and can accurately connect with the spiritual picture.

When Lin Yao placed his palm on it, ripples of light immediately appeared on the passage, like a stone thrown into a calm lake.

He turned his head to look at Li Xue who was standing in front of the recording screen. She was holding a recording board with the tip of the pen suspended in the air, her eyes filled with anticipation and nervousness.

The spiritual landscape is a secret place of sentinels and guides, and is generally not shown to the public except in specific circumstances, even now in the treatment stage.

Except for the guide who is doing the treatment, who can see it with his own consciousness, it is not shown to any other person. Li Xue can only watch and supervise through monitoring equipment.

There will be numerical fluctuations on the monitoring instruments, which will display the real-time status of the mental state of the sentinels in the counseling warehouse through text!

Lin Yao nodded slightly to her, indicating that he was about to begin.

The moment he took a deep breath, Lin Yao's spiritual sea began to surge like a tide.

Shasha's roots stretched out around his consciousness, and ice-blue healing energy flowed along the tips of the roots, dyeing his pure white mental power into an ice-blue light band.

The light band spread along the arm and condensed into a beating ball of light at the fingertips. The moment it touched the passage in the cabin wall, it immediately turned into countless streams and seeped in.

As Lin Yao's consciousness sank into Zhao Feng's spiritual sea along with his mental power, he felt a sharp chill in his nose.

It was a mixture of snow and frozen soil, even more biting than the wind on the polar ice field.

He was just about to raise his hand to straighten his virtual collar when a violent commotion suddenly arose in his mind.

"Kill, kill?" His consciousness paused, and when he turned around, he saw two ice-blue aerial roots jumping excitedly on the snowy field like puppies on a loose chain.

The leaves at the end of the aerial vines trembled violently, and the healing particles fell like broken ice chips and melted into the snowfield.

What made him even more helpless was that the two vines completely ignored the surrounding environment and turned their heads in unison towards the depths of the snowfield, with the tips of their roots stretched straight, like two hunting dogs staring at a bone.

Looking in the direction of the aerial roots, Lin Yao finally saw the full extent of Zhao Feng's spiritual sea:

It was a vast frozen wasteland, the sky was leaden gray, no sun, moon or stars could be seen, only the eternal cold wind howling with snow foam.

A snow-white leopard was pacing around a broken icicle, its fur clinging to tiny icicle fragments.

With every step, the thick ice layer would crack into spider-web-like patterns, accompanied by a crisp "click" sound;

That was Zhao Feng's spiritual form, the Snow Leopard, which was currently enveloped in invisible anxiety.

At this moment, the snow leopard suddenly stopped and its amber pupils suddenly shrank into vertical lines.

It turned its ears vigilantly and its nose twitched rapidly, obviously catching a strange energy scent.

The next second, the snow leopard turned around suddenly, its back arched high, its tail stretched like a steel wire about to break, and a low roar came from its throat. The sound echoed in the empty snowfield, stirring up layers of snow waves.

The snow leopard's roar exploded like thunder over the snowfield, and the sound waves hit the ice cliff, stirring up snow fog all over the sky.

The entire mental picture began to tremble. The frozen ground was like glass hit by a sledgehammer. Spider-web-like cracks centered on the snow leopard spread out into the distance with a "click-click" sound. Even the lead-gray clouds in the sky were shaken and rolled endlessly.

What's more troublesome is that the low-frequency vibration energy that was hidden somewhere suddenly began to pulsate violently as if it had heard a horn.

The 47Hz humming sound instantly rose to 55Hz, forming an eerie resonance with the snow leopard's roar, like two sledgehammers, hammering at Zhao Feng's already fragile mental barrier from different directions.

Lin Yao could even hear the crisp sound of the barrier cracking, subtle but clear, like the dangerous sound of a frozen lake cracking, which made your scalp tingle.

Lin Yao's consciousness suddenly tensed up, he knew that something tricky had happened.

The snow leopard was obviously made even more irritated by this resonance. Its huge body circled anxiously on the snowfield, its claws scratching the ice and causing ice chips to fly. Every time it landed, the cracks became deeper.

The more agitated it is, the more active the low-frequency oscillations become, and the more intense the turbulence of the mental picture becomes. It is simply a vicious cycle.

Li Xue outside stared at the monitoring screen and her breathing suddenly stopped.

The fluctuating values ​​on the screen were soaring at a crazy speed: 54, 56, 58, 60... The red numbers were like red-hot irons, about to climb to 70 and approach the high-risk line of 85.

At the same time, a prompt appears: Spiritual Encounter!

This means that Lin Yao's spirit body has been discovered by Zhao Feng's spirit body, and it seems that they are about to start a fight.

Li Xue subconsciously grasped the tube of pink injection in her hand, her knuckles turning white. If a guide encountered such an emergency, he would be at double risk of mental backlash if he was not careful.

Li Xue stared at the screen without missing a beat. All she had to do was to insert the needle into Zhao Feng's body before the value reached 80.

In his mental image, Lin Yao made a quick decision and shouted to Shasha in his heart: "Stop it!"

The two ice-blue aerial vines that were originally staring at the low-frequency fog suddenly turned their heads and became even more excited when they saw the snow leopard rushing towards them like an arrow, before Lin Yao could give any specific instructions.

Shasha had already taken the initiative to separate out two other aerial vines, and the four ice-blue ones, like chicken blood, wrapped around it at lightning speed.

One hook was used to tie the snow leopard's front legs, one was used to tie the hind legs, and one was used to wrap around its waist, tying the snow leopard into a dumpling that could not move.

The ice-blue lines on the aerial vines lit up, and healing energy flowed along the vines, forming an ice-blue energy cocoon.

The snow leopard's attack suddenly froze in mid-air, its amber pupils filled with astonishment.

It had probably never suffered such an injustice before. Its huge body struggled twice in the energy cocoon, but the more it struggled, the tighter it got, and even the tip of its tail could not move.

So, I used the tip of the last aerial root vine, which had no place to go, to touch the snow leopard intermittently, as if to comfort it, or as if to...

"Are you stroking it?" Lin Yao looked at the scene in front of him, and the corners of his consciousness's mouth twitched.

Is there something special about his spirit form? It's already this late, and he's actually petting a cat!

The low-frequency oscillation fog lost the resonance of the snow leopard, and the pulsation immediately weakened, and the frequency dropped back to 47Hz.

The tremors of the mental image gradually subsided, and even the cracks that were spreading wildly stopped.

Outside the cabin, Li Xue watched the numbers on the monitoring screen slowly falling: 78, 77, 76...

He heaved a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. This development was truly unexpected.

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At first, the snow leopard groaned unwillingly, its claws still scratching the air in vain, trying to tear open the barrier that trapped it.

But when Lin Yao used the enhanced energy, the ice blue color receded like a tide, and was replaced by bright green.

The bright green energy cocoon instantly became soft, no longer a cold restraint. Instead, it rose and fell slowly along the snow leopard's fur, as if imitating the rhythm of breathing.

The snow leopard's struggle suddenly stopped. It tilted its head in confusion and rubbed the inner wall of the energy cocoon with its nose with difficulty. The touch was surprisingly warm.

Bright green light seeped into its fur, and wherever it passed, the tense muscles relaxed little by little. Even the ice on its mane began to melt, turning into tiny water droplets that rolled down.

"Woo..." A low whimper came from the snow leopard's throat. This time it was no longer angry, but like a coquettish cub, it no longer tried to break free.

Lin Yao could feel that the snow leopard's tense nerves were relaxing, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching the tied-up snow leopard trying to curl up in the energy cocoon, the tip of its tail occasionally swept across the aerial roots and vines, as if greeting Shasha.

He couldn't help but mutter in his mind: "Wouldn't it have been better earlier? Why is he so stubborn? Why does he have to be tied up?"

Shasha seemed to like the snow leopard that greeted it very much. Its bright green aerial roots shook excitedly, and it used the aerial root vines to gather the loose energy into a small hat that just covered the snow leopard's head.

Li Xue in front of the screen stared at the monitoring screen, surprise flashing in her eyes.

The value on the screen has stabilized at 45, and the spirit body activity curve next to it has also become flat, like a lake that has finally calmed down.

She lowered her head and wrote on the recording board: After the spirits met, the sentinel spirit was appeased;

The tip of the pen moved across the paper with an irrepressible lightness.

The snow leopard was calmed, its purring echoing softly in the energy cocoon, and the next step was to find the culprit of the low-frequency vibration.

Lin Yao originally wanted to wait for the snow leopard to wake up and let it lead the way to find the low-frequency oscillating fog.

After all, this is the mental picture of the snow leopard, and its sensitivity to the fog must be more acute than mine.

But looking at the situation, it seemed that even thunder wouldn't wake him up, so Lin Yao had to give up the idea.

"Forget it. It's rare to get a good night's sleep." He asked his consciousness to squat down and poked the ear of the snow leopard in the energy cocoon.

The soft ball of fur trembled, and the snow leopard smacked its lips in its dream and moved its body, causing the bright green energy cocoon to sway like a mint candy.

Lin Yao had a premonition that Shasha would help him find it, and soon the premonition came true. After playing with the sleeping leopard for a while, Shasha was ready to move deep into the snowfield again.

According to Lin Yao's understanding of Sha Sha, just follow him.

The snow leopard with the energy hat did not wake up even after Lin Yao removed the aerial vines that bound it.

So Lin Yao left the leopard here and went in the direction indicated by Shasha.

Two ice-blue aerial vines cleared the way ahead. The wind in the deep snowfield grew even colder, and the swirling snow foam hit the consciousness body, causing a slight sting.

This is the area on the edge of the mental barrier. The energy field is extremely unstable. The ice underfoot is as thin as a layer of brittle glass. You can hear dangerous sounds when you step on it.

Shasha didn't care at all. He became more and more excited as he moved forward. Occasionally, he would stop and use his aerial roots to feel the energy in the air, as if to confirm the direction.

Through the empathy transmitted by Shasha, Lin Yao could feel that the low-frequency humming was becoming clearer and clearer, coming from the darkness deep in the snowfield.

"Almost there." He said to himself.

As soon as he turned the corner of the ice valley, Lin Yao was shocked by the scene before him.

The black vibrating mist was hovering above the ice cave at the bottom of the valley. Every time it beat, a dull echo came from the ice cave. The surrounding rock walls were covered with dense black lines, like the blood vessels of a mother worm.

What's even more bizarre is that there are several translucent tentacles wrapped around the fog, which are rhythmically whipping the ice surface and emitting a low-frequency noise of 47Hz.

The ice blue color was instantly retracted, and ten aerial vines with gold and dark red interlaced appeared instantly.

Before seeing the entity, Lin Yao thought of using the killing aerial roots and vines to directly absorb most of the energy from the low-frequency vibrations, and hand over the rest as what he had pulled out.

Now that he had seen the real thing, Lin Yao realized that he had underestimated the complexity of this thing.

Lin Yao's consciousness looked at the faint red core in the center of the fog. That was the source of the vibration, and it contained rich chaotic energy.

As long as this red light is removed, the low-frequency oscillation will naturally dissipate, but the black fog around it also has energy, and that energy is even not weaker than that of the red core.

According to Shasha's current storage capacity, he can only choose one of the two to absorb, and to deal with this thing, he needs to use the other half of his strength.

"Are you ready?" Lin Yao talked to Sha Sha.

Gilded dark red was extremely excited. Lin Yao took a deep breath and nodded to Sha Sha: "Do it."

The moment the aerial vines pierced through the mist, the entire ice valley shook violently.

The fog was like a beast whose tail was stepped on, and it suddenly exploded with a sharp roar. The rock wall at the edge of the ice cave kept dropping ice chips, and black lines spread wildly like living snakes, heading straight for Lin Yao's consciousness.

Lin Yao mobilized two aerial vines to form a defensive net in front of him.

Two aerial vines suddenly emitted a low humming sound, and the gilded serrations suddenly opened, revealing the dense barbs inside, which pierced into the core of the red light fiercely!

The gilded serrations bit the red light tightly and began to absorb the energy inside frantically.

The remaining six thorns suddenly lit up with dazzling light when the scarlet killing energy was injected into them. Like countless knives, they cut through the black fog, packing the pieces as they cut.

The huge amount of work caused virtual beads of sweat to seep out of the forehead of Lin Yao's consciousness, and the intense consumption of mental energy made him feel a little dizzy.

But looking at the red color fading in the black fog and the four large black bags gradually appearing on the aerial vines, Lin Yao gritted his teeth and held on.

Finally, the red core energy was completely absorbed and disappeared, and the black fog was also completely packed up.

It dissipated in the cold wind of the ice valley, the low-frequency humming stopped abruptly, and even the ice underfoot stopped vibrating.

Lin Yao breathed a long sigh of relief, and his consciousness almost collapsed to the ground.

Shasha excitedly shook the aerial roots, and as the gilded serrations opened and closed, the dark red lines on the roots lit up with a victorious glow, as if showing off.

"Okay, stop playing." Lin Yao smiled and rubbed his brows. "Compress it and keep it well. You have to hand it over when you go out later!"

Shasha obediently compressed the four big black bags on the aerial root vines, and finally the terrible black mist turned into a drop of black water.

The ice valley was completely quiet, with only the whistling of the wind through the rock walls, bringing a long-lost clarity.

Lin Yao released his ice-blue basic healing power, sweeping through Zhao Feng's spiritual sea. The snow leopard was still asleep.

He found that there were indeed no other problems, so he repaired the broken barrier and planned to start evacuating.

"Let's go, it's time to go back and report." He patted the aerial roots of Shasha's vines, turned around and walked back, his steps were much lighter.

Zhao Feng's spiritual vision finally ushered in the true dawn.