"Mr. Luke, here are three questions that require your answers. Of course, for your personal safety, you only need to nod or shake your head.
“Question 1: Even if the truth would bring about the collapse of your worldview, you would still refuse to indulge in fantasy, right?”
Luke nodded.
“Question 2: Compared to physical pain, mental trauma is more difficult to heal, right?”
Luke nodded.
“Question 3: Under certain circumstances, pain can speed up thinking, right?”
Luke nodded.
The next moment, time stopped in the operating room.
It was as if a corner was cut off from the complete world. The flow of time outside remained unchanged, but within this room of dozens of square meters, it was already another world at this moment.
Lin Qingliu activated the two abilities of the [Time] path at the same time.
[Evanescent] and [Slow Time] overlapped with each other, bringing him a nearly complete time-stopping effect.
He slowly stood up from his chair.
In the operating room, as the speed of time slowed down, the lights on the ceiling began to flicker rhythmically.
As light and darkness alternated, Lin Qingliu's body shuttled behind Luke like a ghost.
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Luke felt that his body was a little off balance. He couldn't help but turn his head slightly to look to his right, but there was nothing there.
His entire right arm was currently being held in the hand of the person hiding behind the chair, who seemed to be playing with a work of art.
And blood was gushing out from the empty shoulder with the heartbeat.
“Ah, ah!!”
Miserable wails echoed in the operating room.
The intense pain had not fully entered his mind until this moment. The violent impact and the secretion of adrenaline caused Luke's body to briefly enter a state of near overclocking.
He could no longer remain calm, and could no longer obey El's requests. With bloodshot eyes, he only wanted to do one thing, and that was to kill the three people in front of him!
Even if I die, I don't mind!
Ability activated!
Luke stretched out his left hand, pointed it at the three people in front of him, and clenched his fist.
Nothing happened.
Huh?
Luke's thinking suddenly slowed down, as if he couldn't explain why the three people in front of him were still alive and well and hadn't turned into a pool of meat paste.
He clenched his fists again and even made a fist-punching motion.
For most people with super powers, it is not easy to make their abilities burst out instantly or output them stably.
The normalization of most abilities is like a small river that is sometimes flooded and sometimes dry, always changing.
Therefore, the training of super-powered people is often accompanied by psychological suggestion training, through fixed actions or interjections, to train their abilities to be instantaneous or to have stable output.
But now, Luke has used up all his training. The nails of his left hand even pierced his palm, causing blood to flow out.
Why did nothing happen?
The control of abilities comes from the brain, and the limbs only play an auxiliary role. The loss of limbs will only affect the abilities to a certain extent, and it is impossible to completely lose them.
Luke couldn't understand.
Luke couldn't believe it.
Luke couldn't accept it.
In just a few seconds, Luke felt that the world had become strange. Just as the other party had said, his own worldview seemed to begin to collapse.
Like a dying person who had lost the last bit of his strength, the feeling of weakness finally caught up with the young man who was actually already seriously injured.
He felt his body suddenly weak, and he fell to one knee on the ground, leaning forward.
He did not lose consciousness. The severe pain kept him awake while also bringing him sounds from the outside world.
"Stop the bleeding and carry him to the chair over there."
Upon hearing the order, El immediately walked towards Luke. Seeing that his boss had moved, Li Rui also reacted immediately and followed behind him.
The two used the medical supplies they had prepared in advance to treat Luke's injuries.
Lin Qingliu, holding the right arm, stood up from the chair and placed the arm into a jar filled with nutrient solution in the corner of the operating room.
After closing the lid, he turned back to his chair and waited for the two to deal with Luke, who was already at the mercy of others.
The bright red blood soaked through the gauze little by little, but Lin Qingliu was not worried about it.
Most super-powered people have improved physical recovery abilities compared to ordinary people, even if they are not related abilities.
With his superb knife skills and timely rescue, Luke's life will not be in danger in the short term.
After the bandage was completed, Luke was helped up from the ground.
Ai Er and Li Rui wanted to help one side each, but they suddenly found that the fat boy only had one hand left...
So this task was given to Li Rui, who had more power.
After completing the task of supporting him, the two men once again stood on both sides of Luke like guards, each holding one hand on the other's shoulder to prevent him from falling or tilting to the side, and then they remained silent like statues.
El knew that if he spoke too much he would expose his illiteracy, and that he did not have all the information. If he kept silent he could at least leave the impression of a ruthless man.
As for Li Rui, he was simply a coward. After all, the young man in front of him who had only one arm left brought back some not-so-nice memories.
In order to avoid being reminded of the past, he even chose Luke's left side.
At this moment, Luke's eyes were dull, his lips were pale, and his body was shaking due to the coldness caused by blood loss and serious injuries.
He sat crookedly in the chair, as if waiting for death.
Looking at this scene, Lin Qingliu suddenly felt emotional.
As expected, the ability of time is just a rip-off!
He looked at Luke, who seemed to have been tortured, and slowly said:
“You can speak now.
"I hope you still remember the question I just asked and your own answer."
These words seemed to have triggered some switch, causing Luke's eyes to begin to focus, and he seemed to have regained his courage.
His worldview began to collapse, his body was in extreme pain, his mind was weak but his thinking was clear.
And this is exactly the answer to the question the other party just asked.
He slowly raised himself up and sat on the chair:
"At least, don't let me be a fool."
"Okay, so where should we start?"
Lin Qingliu turned his chair around, his hands in his white coat clasped across his chest, looking like a villainous mad scientist from some otherworldly work.
"Let's start with the fact that I just saved your life."
Facing the other party's suspicious gaze, Lin Qingliu suddenly patted his head lightly. He stood up from the chair, walked to Luke, then bent down and looked down at him:
“I heard that you have been looking for [believers] during this period?
"Congratulations, you found it."
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