Even finer stitches than those on his arms appeared on the back of Luke's head.
Implanted along with the component was a device that slowly released a local anesthetic.
After all the transformation steps were completed, another gas was released from the mask covering Luke's face.
The effects of the anesthetic began to wear off quickly.
His eyeballs began to move rapidly, and after a few seconds, the little fat man suddenly opened his eyes.
All the robotic arms, tools and medicines on the operating table had been collected within a few tens of seconds before he opened his eyes.
The spilled blood, the blood-stained gauze, and even the air with a slight burnt smell were replaced.
It was as if nothing had ever happened. When Luke woke up, everything around him was still empty.
A metal secret door opened on the other wall, and a transport vehicle about one meter high slowly drove in, like a dining truck in a high-end hotel in the inner city.
Luke looked around, even at the ceiling.
But his sight could not penetrate the one-way light-transmitting glass barrier, and finally he focused his attention on the transport vehicle in front of him.
At this moment, a sound suddenly came from the head of the transport vehicle.
Although it was distorted, Luke could still tell that the voice came from Nia.
At this time, the congresswoman was standing at the top of the room, holding a microphone, ready to speak.
In her condescending gaze, Luke seemed to have become a puppet at her disposal.
"Luke, how are you feeling now?"
Luke saw the thin suture marks on his arm, shook his arm gently a few times, and turned various parts of his body.
"It's okay, it just hurts a little, I can still bear it, but why is there a swelling pain at the back of my head?"
"A painkiller has been implanted there. It will reduce the pain to a minimum within the next week and ensure that your body is not affected by the pain. Once the wound heals after a week, everything will be fine. The shell of the painkiller will also be slowly absorbed and there is no need to remove it separately."
Luke nodded. When it came to technology, he always believed in the institute, not to mention the parliament that was above it.
He thought about it, then continued to ask with hesitation:
"Am I... the new 'Saint Shield' now?"
At this time, he still couldn't believe it, and was even reluctant to verify it himself, as if he was worried that his father would be angry about it.
For a moment, he even asked about the congressman about whom he knew nothing.
"Try it yourself, Luke. You'll have to face it eventually."
Nia's words were full of confidence and a hint of temptation.
Luke answered Nia with silence. After taking a deep breath, he stretched out his right hand and tried to summon his soft light shield as usual.
But nothing happened.
The superpowers in his body seemed to be subject to some powerful restrictions. The powers continued to swell and surge within his consciousness, but he could not break through that layer of confinement.
Beads of sweat appeared on Luke's forehead. He had tried his best, but no miracle happened.
Just when he was about to give up this attempt, a ball of lavender light suddenly emerged from his hands.
Unlike his original gel-like ability, the purple ball of light had an otherworldly feeling just by looking at it.
To his surprise, a tingling sensation quickly spread along Luke's arm and throughout his body, as if he were being electrocuted.
He didn't have time to distinguish whether the feeling came from his palm holding the purple light ball or from the wound on his forearm, and great joy filled Luke's heart.
He succeeded, he really succeeded!
He really wanted his father to see this scene, but unfortunately it was impossible.
Luke began to try to manipulate the ball of light in front of him, just as his father had done countless times.
"Very good, Luke, you are indeed Lucas' son. Even your appearance is the same as your father's."
Nia's voice came from the front of the transport truck. Luke was immersed in joy and didn't even hear the slightest flaw in her words.
Behind the one-way glass, Nia's mouth curled up slightly. This young man had indeed completely lost the ability to think.
She continued to encourage, or rather to seduce:
“Whether before or after the enhancement, you and your father’s abilities are the same. I am very happy to see this.
"Now, try to expand the range of the protective shield until it covers the entire Hope City!"
Luke wiped the sweat from his forehead with his left hand, gritted his teeth and said:
"Yes, sir!"
As his mind moved, the protective shield in his hand quickly expanded dozens of times, covering the entire room.
At the same time, as the scope of the package expanded, its color faded a lot.
It’s not enough, it’s not enough!
Luke continued to drive his spirit. He thought he had reached his limit, like a poor man pushing a stone ball towards the top of a mountain, but he didn't expect the situation to suddenly reverse.
Just like a steep slope up a mountain suddenly becomes a downhill slope, Luke's shield suddenly became unobstructed after breaking through a certain limit.
The translucent film passed through the floor, through the walls, covering the entire spire building, and was even expanding.
Its color had already approached transparent, and more and more people were enveloped in it, but no one noticed it.
The protective shield passed through the research institute, the general staff headquarters, and the factory's main office center, covering the entire inner city area. The momentum of expansion did not stop, and finally enveloped the entire Hope City a minute later.
As the protective shield passed through the assembly lines in the factory and swept over the corpses of the strange beasts, Luke suddenly felt dizzy.
As the protective shield expanded, the few dozen infected people remaining in the dirty sewers of the outer city hugged their heads and lowered their bodies.
That great will is gradually moving away from them!
They were abandoned!
"No, no, great Lord!"
The infected people who had become dependent on the virus kept banging their heads against the surrounding walls, and some even began to go crazy on the spot.
The noise they made soon alarmed the people on the ground, and security teams from the outer city began to move out.
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Inside the spire, it felt as if a heavy hammer was hitting his temple. Luke's body shook violently and he almost fell down.
But he still gritted his teeth and persevered. His father was like a bright beacon leading him ahead and giving him unlimited motivation.
Unknown to him, countless hyphae were killed instantly, and Hope City once again returned to its original peace.
The protective shield passed through an inconspicuous house in the outer city area. Lin Qingliu, who was treating a patient who had suffered psychological trauma from the infection, frowned slightly and stopped talking instantly.
"What's wrong, doctor? Why don't you say anything? Why are you frowning? Am I going to die?"
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