Chapter 060 Chapter 60

Xia Meng used to hear seniors say that once you become a doctor, taking exams will become your lifelong career.

But she never expected that she would have to take her first exam less than half a month after leaving the campus.

Xia Meng suspected that Lao Wang just wanted to take revenge on her.

Too bad she had no evidence.

After all, Lao Wang had a valid point this time, and she had no way of refutating it.

At this moment, everyone in the office looked at Wang Xiangyi.

I don’t know if it’s because he has strong leadership skills, but he analyzed things endlessly, cut through the mess quickly, and advanced the progress at the speed of light.

He stood in front of the whiteboard with his arms folded, raised his left hand, and said, "So, let's make two preparations now. First, Xia Meng will go review."

Xia Meng: “…”

Then he raised his right hand. "Second, everyone, split up and gather intelligence. Who will be responsible for Patient Zero?"

Su Fangxiao took the initiative and raised his hand immediately.

Wang Xiangyi paused and asked, "Your name is Su Fangxiao?"

Su Fangxiao nodded.

Wang Xiangyi glanced quickly at Xia Meng.

He remembered that Xia Meng had mentioned Su Fangxiao to him before.

She had previously discovered that there was something wrong with Su Fangxiao's mental picture, and neither Su Fangxiao himself nor the other guides were aware of the abnormality.

He observed Su Fangxiao's expression intently.

Indeed, as Xia Meng said, she looked completely normal.

Positive, sunny.

There was no evasive gaze when he looked at people, nor was there any sign of emotional instability.

Is it really okay to choose her to join the special operations team?

Wang Xiangyi pondered for a moment.

He had previously asked Zhou Qi for a list of the elite sentinels in the current Special Service Center.

According to Zhou Qi, the strongest sentinels under his command now are naturally from Team Alpha.

Captain Ning Yi, currently known as the strongest sentry in the Special Service Center, is a Beyond Grade A.

Unfortunately, the first one was rejected by Wang Xiangyi.

Put him next to Xia Meng.

What’s the difference between this and letting a dog guard the meat buns?

It is said that human nature cannot be tested casually.

This is not only a test of human nature, but also a test of animal instinct.

Zhou Qi then recommended this person.

Su Fangxiao, vice-captain of Team Alpha.

He has strong individual combat capabilities, and his superpowers are physical, with highly enhanced five senses, enhanced speed, and hardened nails.

The biggest characteristic is that they are good at coordination and cooperation, and are very good at teamwork.

He is also a very strong sniper.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, Su Fangxiao's abilities are very comprehensive and excellent.

Moreover, she has extensive experience in carrying out missions, and has a very high completion rate whether it is a team operation or a solo mission.

Wang Xiangyi thought for two seconds and agreed.

"Okay." He glanced at Ou Xu, "But you two have to act together."

Ou Xu pointed at himself blankly: "Me?"

Wang Xiangyi nodded.

He also knew Ou Xu.

An outstanding graduate of the Counseling Department of Shaoxiang University's Guidance College.

The spiritual body is the Valais Blacknose Sheep, and the spiritual power attribute is spring grass.

...These are not the main points.

The key point is that after understanding Ou Xu from all aspects, Wang Xiangyi found that Ou Xu was a lively and outgoing person. He was best at dealing with all kinds of people and had a very strong ability to gather intelligence.

It is said that the teachers of the Information Security Department of the Special Warfare Academy have tried many times to lure him into espionage.

This time, when he went to find the family of Patient Zero to understand the situation, Ou Xu's ability in this area came in handy.

So Su Fangxiao and Ou Xu were sent out.

As soon as the two of them left, Wang Xiangyi looked at Xia Meng, raised his eyebrows, and urged: "Why don't you leave?"

Xia Meng: “…”

Why couldn't she escape the fear of being dominated by Lao Wang even though she started working at the Black Tower?

This life is really unbearable!

She nodded actively on the surface, then stood up cursing inwardly and went home obediently to start reviewing.

Li Zhou also stood up and followed Xia Meng like a big tail.

Wang Xiangyi crossed his arms and watched the two of them go away quietly.

His expression was complicated.

"Why? Are you worried about your precious disciple?"

Wang Xiangyi withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhou Qi not far away.

Wang Xiangyi did not answer but asked: "If you had a daughter, would you feel at ease?"

These words immediately stumped Zhou Qi.

Mainly, he does have a daughter.

If his daughter said she wanted to be with Li Zhou...

It is true that Li Zhou is impeccable in every aspect, but... being S-level, he is destined to stand at the center of a bloody storm.

Even if he doesn't want to, others won't let him go.

Being with someone like that, it is impossible to live an ordinary life.

Zhou Qi coughed twice.

Zhou Qi: "But there's nothing I can do if you're worried. Xiao Xia seems to be a person with her own ideas."

Wang Xiangyi said nothing.

Xia Meng does have her own ideas.

The most important thing is that she herself is not a person who can be taken lightly.

Wang Xiangyi had always felt that her personality and that kind of person could easily attract everyone's attention wherever she went, and easily stir up changes in the surrounding situation.

The most important thing is that many times it is not her intention.

Now put her into the world of whistle.

She was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, and he was completely unable to hold her back.

If there was anyone who could protect her...

Apart from Li Zhou, Wang Xiangyi couldn't think of any other candidate.

During the brief meeting just now, he had carefully observed Li Zhou's eyes and reactions.

At least, he really likes Xia Meng.

Simply like her.

...I don’t know whether it is her luck or misfortune.

Wang Xiangyi was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "Indeed, young people nowadays are too opinionated."

As he said this, he turned around and faced the whiteboard again.

…

Xia Meng went home obediently.

Then when she got home, she started staring at Li Zhou, and nothing happened.

Li Zhou asked, "Aren't you going to review?"

Xia Meng scratched her head: "What are you reviewing for... I gave away all the textbooks after graduation."

Her class notes and textbooks were in great demand. Before she even graduated, a bunch of her younger classmates were clamoring for them.

There is nothing left.

How can I review without any materials?

The objective conditions are not met!

You can't blame her for that, right?

Xia Meng's eyes lit up.

Well-reasoned! Even Lao Wang couldn't refute it!

The next second, the phone dinged.

Xia Meng looked at the screen and saw that she had received an email.

When I clicked on it, it was a link to the school intranet: a network disk sharing of Wang Xiangyi's complete set of courseware.

Xia Meng: “…”

hateful.

The higher the virtue, the higher the devil.

There is no choice but to start looking at the information.

In fact, Xia Meng could also understand Wang Xiangyi's concerns.

The previous few times Xia Meng was able to get out by accident, it was basically because of her own cleverness and ability to adapt to circumstances.

If she really encounters danger, it would be hard to say what will happen.

At the moment, it seems that Hermann Dreiser is very dangerous.

When she thought of the look in his eyes at that time, her hair stood on end.

Xia Meng held her chin in her hand and thought deeply.

She felt that Lao Wang's thinking was still too conservative.

Assuming that person really came for her, what would be the point of her studying mental illness at the last minute?

When she enters the mental picture, will she treat Hermann on the spot?

Instead of spending that time memorizing, you might as well learn more about Hermann first.

This is the true meaning of knowing yourself and your enemy, and winning every battle.

Thinking of this, she raised her head and said crisply, "Li Zhou."

In the kitchen, Li Zhou was cutting potatoes into shreds. His knife skills were very skilled, and the sound of "da da da" could be heard on the chopping board.

He looked up at the sound: "What's wrong?"

Xia Meng walked over, pulled up a high stool and sat on the other side of the kitchen counter. She propped her chin up and said, "Tell me about Herman."

Li Zhou didn't stop what he was doing and looked at her strangely: "Why are you asking him?"

Xia Meng: "I want to know his abilities and weaknesses."

Today Wang Xiangyi talked about his life experience and background.

She wanted to know more detailed information.

Today, when she saw Li Zhou's attitude towards Hermann, it was obvious that they were very familiar with each other.

Li Zhou lowered his eyes, cut all the potato shreds, and put them into the basin of water to soak.

He placed his hands on the countertop and recalled, "Sentinels' abilities aren't usually revealed to the public, especially those at the S-rank. Once known to the outside world, it's like exposing their weaknesses to the world. So far, Hermann has demonstrated three abilities: an elemental one, allowing him to summon lightning. A physical one, strengthening the entire body and making it invulnerable. The last one, a unique one, grants him absolute domain."

After hearing the last part, Xia Meng asked, "Absolute domain? What is it?"

Li Zhou paused and said, "That is... he can create a spatial field within a certain radius. Within this field, the mental power of all sentinels and guides will be suppressed to the lowest level."

Xia Meng opened her eyes wide in surprise.

this……

Isn’t this ability too brutal?

Doesn't that mean no one can hurt him?

Even if you can get close to him, because of the existence of this absolute domain, you can't hurt him at all.

Unless it's purely physical combat.

But he also has a physical ability that strengthens his whole body and makes him invulnerable to swords and guns.

Looking at it this way, there is no blind spot in all directions.

There is no solution at all!

Xia Meng felt like she was about to die.

How can we deal with him?

She sighed and asked, "What about you?"

After all, they are both S-level, so Li Zhou’s strength should be about the same, right?

Li Zhou nodded and said quickly, "Four, one is time pause."

Xia Meng knew this.

He had used it once before in his mental picture of the exam room.

Li Zhou: "One is neutralization."

Xia Meng was puzzled: "Nullified? What does that mean?"

Li Zhou: "It means being immune to all supernatural attacks."

Xia Meng was surprised: "So awesome? Then aren't you invincible?"

No wonder!

No wonder he was able to block such a huge fireball with his bare hands when she first met him!

It turns out to be an invalidated ability!

Take back what I said.

It turns out that the person in front of me is the more unsolvable existence!

Li Zhou chuckled, beckoned her, leaned over to her ear, and whispered, "It's not invincible. This ability needs to be activated in advance to block the attack. And there is a time limit for activation."

Xia Meng understood.

In other words, this is equivalent to a defense net that can be opened in advance.

As long as the defense network is open, he can be invincible.

But the defense network cannot be opened for a long time. He can only predict in advance and use this ability once he realizes that danger is approaching.

Li Zhou moved closer to her, tilted his head to look into her eyes, and asked softly, "Do you want to know what the time limit is?"

Hearing this, Xia Meng blinked.

Is this something that can be said?

Telling her about this time limit would be like handing my weakness over to her, wouldn't it?

She looked at him and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Love brain is really terrible.

"I've discovered that you're truly a love-brained person. When it comes to love, you're completely unreserved and willing to share anything."

"Aren't you afraid that we'll break up in the future? If we end up in a conflict of status, you're effectively handing me the only sword I can use to pierce you."

Li Zhou blinked and said seriously, "We will never break up. We will never have a conflict of status."

Xia Meng: "Why are you so sure?"

Li Zhou: "I believe you."

When he said these four words, Li Zhou's eyes were still clear.

Xia Meng thought that there were many things in this world that were played back by fate, and the word "absolutely" was too absolute.

But when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

How could Li Zhou not understand this?

The darkness he had experienced since childhood was probably something even she couldn't imagine.

But even so, he was still willing to say this to her.

This incident itself is valuable enough.

She leaned forward and kissed him: "Thank you."

Li Zhou suddenly said, "One day. Half an hour."

Xia Meng: "What?"

Li Zhou said softly, "My absolute domain can only be used once a day within 24 hours, and the longest it can be opened is half an hour."

In other words, he is invincible within half an hour.

Once this time is exceeded, the absolute domain will become invalid.

Li Zhou actually has his own plans.

The more she understood him, the better the two of them would work together.

Xia Meng also understood what he meant: "What about the remaining two?"

Li Zhou said: "Teleport."

Xia Meng: "Teleport?"

Li Zhou nodded. "It could be myself or any object. My thoughts can move the target to a designated location at any time. However, there are distance limits, as well as weight and volume limits. The upper limit is about half a ton. A motorcycle is fine, but cars and the like are unlikely to work. The upper limit is about a hundred meters, and there is also a cooldown period of several minutes."

Xia Meng: "What about the last one?"

Li Zhou: "Healed."

This ability sounds like a special ability, but in fact it can only be considered a physical ability.

Because the healing power can only be used on himself.

As long as he has a breath left, no matter how serious the injury is, it can be repaired.

Xia Meng was amazed when she heard this.

This is not S-level at all.

This is a god-like existence.

No wonder everyone around her always acted like they were worshipping a god whenever they mentioned Li Zhou, and kept talking about the god Li all the time.

Now she finally understood.

He truly deserves the title of "God".

Xia Meng wiped her face.

How can we do this?

Each and every one of them was terrifyingly powerful.

Her self-confidence was completely shattered after hearing this.

Only then did she realize that her previous idea of ​​fighting against Hermann was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Don't overestimate your abilities.

He could easily crush her to death.

She was silent.

No wonder Lao Wang never mentioned asking her to do homework on Hermann.

Because it's useless to do it.

The only thing she could be thankful for now was that Herman didn't seem to have any intention of killing her.

At least, not yet.

Let's take it one step at a time.

Xia Meng sighed.

He stood up from the kitchen counter and said, "I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back and continue looking at the materials."

Sure enough, I should just read a book.

Be more positive.

She couldn't beat Hermann in a fight, but maybe she could crush him with her intelligence?

…

So, Xia Meng really studied the information diligently for the whole night.

The next morning, Wang Xiangyi seemed to have determined that she would not cooperate honestly, so he actually brought a set of examination papers.

He had given the test questions last night, and they were all chosen based on the questions Xia Meng had answered incorrectly in her previous exam.

Fearing that Xia Meng would take advantage of loopholes, he even revised all the questions.

Wang Xiangyi handed her the test paper in front of everyone: "I'll give you one hour to answer the questions. You can open the book——"

Xia Meng didn't even look at the paper and said, "No, no, let's finish it quickly."

Wang Xiangyi: "Ah?"

Xia Meng: "Just defend your answer on the spot."

If she has the time to write, she might as well answer directly.

Xia Meng took the paper and glanced at it.

He started answering the questions without pause and began to talk freely in front of Wang Xiangyi.

There are a total of ten analytical questions, ranging from how to diagnose to how to use medication to prognosis.

The questions asked by Wang Xiangyi covered all aspects, and Xia Meng's answers were basically flawless.

In less than twenty minutes, she finished answering all ten questions smoothly.

Wang Xiangyi couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

Wang Xiangyi: "That's quite impressive. Not a single word is wrong, and you have mastered it thoroughly."

Xia Meng: “That’s it!”

She sat up straight with pride, raised her hand to rub the tip of her nose, and said proudly, "I watched it all night long last night!"

Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao, who were chewing buns on the side, clapped their hands hard while holding the buns in their mouths.

"Amazing! You have a photographic memory! Genius!"

"As expected of a top student from Jingbei University!"

Wang Xiangyi laughed.

The wrinkles around his eyes looked like two chrysanthemums when he smiled.

As he smiled, he slowly picked up the blank paper, rolled it up, and rolled it into a cylindrical shape.

The next second, his smile suddenly disappeared, his expression changed suddenly, and he raised his hand and hit her on the head!

The sound of "bang" made Xia Meng see stars!

Wang Xiangyi: "You can finish all the course materials in one night, memorizing them word for word. I gave you one semester back then, and you barely passed!"

Xia Meng: “……!”

Oh shit!

Old Wang, why don’t you have any moral principles?

Wang Xiangyi cursed, "You're playing tricks on me, aren't you? I told you to take the exam, and you're trying to manipulate my score, aren't you?"

Xia Meng: “…………”

Oops, I was careless.

We lost Jingzhou because of carelessness!

I was only thinking about how to deal with Hermann, and forgot that Lao Wang was going to settle the score with me later.

She coughed and racked her brains to defend herself: "Perhaps... have you heard of the doctrine of the mean advocated by Confucius?"

Unfortunately, Wang Xiangyi completely ignored her attempt to hide the truth: "Get lost."

Xia Meng: "...Okay."

…

After the daily routine of love and hate between master and apprentice, Ou Xu and Su Fangxiao came to report their gains last night.

Su Fangxiao swallowed all three buns in just a few bites.

She took out the information she had compiled overnight and distributed it to everyone present.

Su Fangxiao: "We've almost collected all the information on Patient Zero. Cui Yang, a Class B Sentinel, 9 years old."

Xia Meng was a little surprised: "So young?"

She had thought that Patient Zero would be a high-level, powerful Sentinel.

I didn't expect that he is so young, not even at the general age limit for sentinel awakening.

Generally speaking, the age of awakening is between 12 and 18 years old.

The vast majority are around 15 years old.

Therefore, Black Tower has established certain connections with middle schools across the country. Once signs of awakening appear among students, Black Tower will be the first to get the news.

Even Black Tower probably didn't expect that there would be a Sentinel who awakened so many years in advance.

Xia Meng then thought of herself and was no longer so surprised.

It's too early for others and too late for her.

Same here.

Su Fangxiao said: "Cui Yang's situation is quite special. He is an autistic child and is unwilling to interact with others. His parents sent him to a special boarding school. Special schools often have students with various conditions, so when he woke up, the teachers didn't immediately notice. Later, a school worker realized something was wrong and brought him here."

Xia Meng: "What's wrong?"

Su Fangxiao glanced at Ou Xu.

Ou Xu interjected, "His ability is very special."

Ou Xu: "Cui Yang is a naturally autistic person. He is introverted and quiet, which makes communication difficult for him. In addition, he is young and has learned only a few words, so he usually communicates with others only through drawing."

Xia Meng: "Painting?"

Ou Xu nodded: "Very talented."

He flipped back a few pages of information and motioned for everyone to look.

Xia Meng lowered her eyes and looked at the pages of color-printed pictures in the materials.

It can be seen that the style of all the paintings is consistent.

The brushstrokes are relatively immature, but the colors are bold and the lines are neat and delicate.

The first picture shows various strange-looking small animals.

A rabbit wearing a hat, a cat with a head bigger than its body, a mouse holding a sword, a giant caterpillar with butterfly wings...

The second picture shows a variety of strange plants.

Purple vines like octopus tentacles, black roses that seem to be able to swallow everything, colorful dahlias that look like windmills...

All the plants merged into one, as if opening the door to a strange world.

The third picture shows a more abstract scene.

There seemed to be the sun, moon and stars in the sky, and there seemed to be people and beasts on the ground. All things seemed to be reviving, and there were millions of corpses lying there.

Light and shadow intertwine, life and death blend together.

If Xia Meng hadn't known that Cui Yang was only 9 years old, she would have almost thought that this was a work by some young postmodern abstract painter.

And the style is unique and one of a kind.

His talent is truly amazing.

It was so shocking that Xia Meng couldn't help but think that it was because God gave him this unique talent that he took away his ability to listen and speak.

It seems that only in this way can he feel the world more deeply.

After a long moment, Xia Meng raised her eyes and said, "You mean, his ability is related to this?"

Ou Xu nodded. "The Black Tower hasn't made a specific assessment of his ability yet, but I consulted Director Bai yesterday, and Director Bai believes it's likely a very rare special ability—precognition."

Ou Xu turned over the last painting.

The style of this painting is somewhat different from the previous ones.

Almost only black and white.

The lines are also very simple.

In the center of the painting is himself.

Surrounding them were students and teachers from the special school, a total of eleven people.

In the circle outside were more than thirty doctors wearing the white uniforms of the Black Tower Guide Center.

The outermost circle of the painting is composed of sentries wearing the black uniforms of the Black Tower. Judging from their size, there are at least fifty or sixty of them.

In the picture, it looks like a wave of water is spreading out from the center to the surroundings.

It was as if it accurately predicted everything that was happening now.

Ou Xu raised his eyes, looked at Xia Meng and said, "It has been confirmed that he painted this picture two months ago. He had just awakened at that time and had never come into contact with the Black Tower."

But the details presented in the painting are surprisingly complete.

Did he know all this would happen two months ago?

For a moment, no one spoke in the entire office.

Precognition.

If it really is the ability to predict the future, it would be amazing.

Wang Xiangyi suddenly asked, "Has he created other paintings since his awakening?"

Everyone reacted.

Yes, if it was really precognition, perhaps Cui Yang would convey the information to them through the painting.

Ou Xu nodded.

Pointing to the three paintings in front, he said, "These are the three."