Chapter 392: Powerlessness
Li Muhan is a young man who lives a relatively secluded life. His world is largely limited to the trips between his hometown and Tianhai City. The study trip has almost become the only long journey in his life.
Of course, if the occasional business trips to the Special Management Bureau are counted, then his footprints have spread across several cities, but those can only be regarded as short trips, such as a quick glance at Yulang City, Pingjing City and Beiyuan City.
At this moment, he was sitting on a slowly moving sightseeing cable car, overlooking the winding mountains and lush green jungles below, with an unprecedented feeling surging in his heart.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Life really needs a new perspective. Go out more often. If you stay in one place for a long time, your mind will become narrow."
Look, his speech has become much more literary. After all, he is a college student, but the girl next to him doesn't quite buy it.
"It's so slow. When will we reach the top of the mountain? I want to go home."
At first, Xia Yue was very excited about the novelty of the cable car. She stuck to the window, her eyes flashing with curiosity, trying to capture every new scene.
However, after three minutes, her interest gradually faded. After all, as a person with wings, she was already accustomed to the perspective from high altitude, and such scenery was too common for her.
Li Muhan smiled and rubbed her head, comforting her softly and reminding her that the charm of travel lies in the process, not the destination, but in the state of mind when appreciating the scenery.
Then he turned his head to look at the rolling mountains. The fierce battle with Xuanwu was still vivid in his memory, and he was still frightened.
That time, he relied on the characteristics of the Lucifer Realm and struggled to tear apart Xuanwu's indestructible defense, but the edge of victory was also fraught with danger.
If the final collision happened even once more, even if the Black Tortoise failed to blow his brains out, the flames of the Red Dragon Purgatory would mercilessly devour his remaining life.
But it’s not completely without gain.
The bloody soul-refining properties of the Red Dragon Purgatory can be preserved even after the realm form is changed.
Repulsion is the most lethal weapon that Li Muhan has mastered so far. Combined with the characteristics of the Red Dragon Purgatory, the destructive power it releases is simply terrifying, and Xuanwu is the most vivid proof of this.
If the opponent was not the Black Tortoise who possessed the power of a sacred beast, he would have been reduced to ashes without leaving any trace.
However, the conditions for using Repulsion are harsh, and the Wendigo's soul reserves are almost exhausted, with only enough to refill the last round of ammunition.
Li Muhan thought to himself that he must step into the Soul Prison again. It was not only a treasure land for harvesting souls, but he might also meet Moriarty by chance and solve this trouble directly.
Just as he was immersed in his thoughts, Xia Yue's voice came from his ears, interrupting his thoughts: "...I'm hungry, Li Muhan..."
This sentence was like an electric current, instantly shaking Li Muhan's body: "What? You want to... suck blood? Wait, we are on the cable car now!"
“No one can see…”
Xia Yue responded softly, then she nimbly straddled Li Muhan's thighs with her hands wrapped around his neck.
Today she was wearing a loose baseball jacket, a baseball cap covering part of her face, and white sneakers showing her lively side, which was convenient for outdoor activities.
The legs under the denim skirt are long and white. This posture is both youthful and has an indescribable charm.
"Wait, wait a minute..."
Although I wanted to resist, this was a cable car. If I resisted too hard and the cable car fell down, it would not be a story but an accident.
But just before Xia Yue's teeth were about to pierce Li Muhan's neck, his newly bought cell phone suddenly rang.
"Wait, I have a call."
Li Muhan took a look at the incoming call and couldn't help but sigh.
"Director Lin called. I haven't even reached the top of the mountain yet. I guess I have to go back and work overtime again."
He answered the phone with a wry smile.
"Hello, Director Lin, I'm now..."
After hearing what Lin Ze said, Li Muhan stopped talking, and then he slowly stood up, and Xia Yue was also hung on his body and picked up by him.
Now the people in the cable car behind can't sit still anymore. Isn't this posture just like that?
"...What's wrong?" Xia Yue looked at Li Muhan's stunned expression, feeling a little uneasy. She asked cautiously, "Did I do something wrong? I'll be right down."
When Xia Yue got off Li Muhan's legs, she noticed that he was still as stiff as a statue, his fingers tightly gripping the phone, and even his lips were trembling slightly.
"What exactly happened?" Xia Yue asked again, her tone full of worry.
Li Muhan suddenly sat down on a chair nearby, the confusion in his eyes quickly replaced by anger: "...Lin Ziyu was attacked."
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At 7 o'clock in the morning, in the intensive care unit of the medical department of Tianhai City Special Management Bureau, the busy figures of medical staff had lasted for nearly 5 hours.
Lin Ziyu was attacked last night and fell in a pool of blood. Fortunately, his two partners found him in time and sent him back to the medical department.
The medical team mobilized all available resources and even invited some people with healing abilities to assist, but Lin Ziyu's condition remained critical.
At this time, Lin Ziyu was lying quietly on the hospital bed, connected to various medical devices, and the weak vital signs on the monitor were worrying.
The medical staff's faces looked serious, indicating that the situation was not optimistic.
"This is impossible..." An experienced doctor from the medical department stared at the wound on Lin Ziyu's body, his brow furrowed. A shocking black knife mark pierced his chest and almost penetrated his heart.
However, surprisingly, Lin Ziyu did not die immediately. The black aura surrounding the wound seemed to be replacing his heart to maintain a faint sign of life.
But that's all. If an external force tries to repair its heart and wounds, the black aura will immediately become manic and tear the repaired wounds apart.
Lan Yun, the head of the Medical Department, is a woman in her thirties with a dignified and calm appearance. It is rumored that she had a little-known past with Wu Qin, the former head of the Scientific Council, but that history has been forgotten by time. Now Wu Qin is still under investigation by the supervisory department, and the relationship between the two may have broken down.
Now, facing Lin Ziyu's critical condition, even if she took action personally, she seemed powerless.
"Minister Lan, has Lin Ziyu's condition improved?"
As soon as Yin Qi saw Lan Yun walking out of the operating room, he immediately went forward to greet her.
As the only member of the Seventh Team who stayed behind at the headquarters, she rushed to the medical department after learning that Lin Ziyu had been attacked. Li Muhan was on his way back, and Su Xue could not be contacted.
Yin Qi stood outside the door, watching the doctors busying around, feeling powerless.
"I've tried my best to perform heart repair surgery, but as long as that black aura doesn't dissipate, he won't be able to fully recover. That aura is now invading his heart, and I can't dispel it."
There was a hint of helplessness in Lan Yun's words. As an ordinary person, not an alien, although she possessed extraordinary healing skills due to her domain ability, the black aura in Lin Ziyu's body was obviously unusual. Her strength could only barely maintain his life. If she wanted to completely cure him, she might need to find other ways.
This feeling of powerlessness made Lan Yun feel conflicted. She knew that she had reached the limit of what she could do. The black aura was like an invisible shackle, tightly binding Lin Ziyu's lifeline, and she was helpless.
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