Chapter 31 Treatment
◎Is it going to overturn?◎
Zhong Xingchi ran to drive the car over. After hearing about it, Qi Kai and Ke Lele originally planned to go over to help. When they were about to get in the car, the staff from the Special Affairs Bureau suddenly hurried over and said that a new pollution center had been discovered in the city and people needed to be dispatched urgently.
Zhong Xingchi opened the car window and waved, "We have people watching over there, you guys go quickly."
The sanatorium was usually guarded, and there were many mutants awaiting purification. Since they hadn't been asked to bring someone from the Special Affairs Bureau, the situation should be manageable for the time being. The biggest problem now was that the mutants needed to be purified urgently, and they had to return as soon as possible.
The matter of polluting the core also could not be delayed, so Qi Kai and Ke Lele left in a hurry.
After Gu Nian got in the car, Zhong Xingchi stepped on the accelerator and the car sped away. While driving, he told Gu Nian about the situation at the sanatorium.
This time, the team of psychics heading to H City for support were involved. The Class B contaminated core proved difficult to handle, and while they were eventually eliminated, everyone suffered severe mental damage. They could have made it back, but unfortunately, they encountered another erupting contaminated core on their way back. Someone immediately breached their critical threshold, and the rest were on the brink of transformation.
Zhong Xingchi couldn't help but slap the steering wheel and cursed, "What's going on in H City? We are going to help them, can't we purify it first and then let them come back!" Once the critical value is exceeded, it will be difficult to save the person, and it can be said that he is basically declared dead.
But after cursing, he also knew that the possibility he said was basically non-existent. The destructive power of the Class B pollution core was extremely great, and H City must have suffered heavy damage this time.
Zhong Xingchi was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "There are more and more pollution cores appearing now, and we simply can't manage them all."
There are already few people with special abilities, and now pollution cores appear frequently, and the purification speed of the purifiers cannot keep up. If this continues, it will really be the end of the world.
Gu Nian frowned and took the initiative to say: "There is no problem on my side, I should be able to help in a while." The black line had completely recovered when he was in the small dark room.
After all, this was her job, and as long as she could protect herself, she was happy to do it. Zhong Xingchi seemed to have said that salary was also linked to performance.
Zhong Xingchi's expression relaxed a little, but he still said: "Just do your best for a while, don't force yourself." It's not that he is cruel and doesn't want to save people, but a purifier is much more precious than a mutant. If a purifier gets into trouble, it will only lead to more mutants becoming alienated.
Gu Nian nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Zhong Xingchi was driving very fast and needed to pay attention to the road conditions. Gu Nian stopped talking to disturb him and started thinking about how to act in a way that would be more in line with her identity as a C-level therapist.
The journey, which should have taken nearly half an hour, ended up taking only a dozen minutes. The car drove straight into the sanatorium and came to a sudden stop in front of the tall building in the center.
Gu Nian followed Zhong Xingchi into the building.
As soon as I entered, someone came out to greet me. It was an ordinary employee working in the sanatorium.
As Zhong Xingchi walked towards the elevator, he asked, "What's the situation now?"
The staff member said, "Two C-level patients have exceeded the critical value. Dean Chen and Director Xu have taken them to the eighteenth floor. There are three below C-level patients with severe mental pollution. They must be decontaminated immediately and have been temporarily placed on the tenth floor. The remaining patients are not in good condition either."
The mental pollution of the people with special abilities who need to live in the sanatorium is already serious. The therapists have purification tasks every day. Although they have reserved spare energy to deal with emergencies, the sudden appearance of so many people with special abilities on the verge of alienation has completely disrupted the treatment rhythm of the center.
After Zhong Xingchi had clarified his inquiries, he said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go to the tenth floor now." He then turned around and introduced Gu Nian's identity. "This is our center's new C-level therapist, Gu Nian. Take her to the lower floors to see if there are any patients who need urgent treatment."
Gu Nian had just arrived today, so many people didn't know about him yet. When the staff heard there was a new therapist, their faces lit up. "There's a D-class psychic on the sixth floor who has serious mental pollution, but his abilities are relatively low in attack, so he's been temporarily assigned to the back."
Being on the verge of alienation means being extremely threatening. Sometimes, we can only treat the mutants with higher aggressiveness first. This is also a last resort.
The elevator reached the sixth floor and Gu Nian followed the staff out.
This building is the real inpatient department of the sanatorium. There are eighteen floors in the building. Only the dean has authority over the top floor. From top to bottom, different psychics live there according to their level of mental power. The sixth floor where Gu Nian is going is inhabited by D-level psychics.
After getting out of the elevator, the staff member led the way. He did not stop when passing the wards on both sides of the corridor, but walked straight to the room at the end.
Gu Nian had been familiarized with the environment by Zhong Xingchi that morning, and had a general understanding of the layout. The ward at the end was different from the others. It was a specially designed room with high-strength bulletproof glass, specifically designed to deal with emergencies such as the transformation of a mutant.
When they were almost there, the staff suddenly quickened their pace and shouted loudly, "What are you doing? You can't open it!"
Gu Nian also noticed the commotion ahead. A tall, burly man was standing in front of the bulletproof glass, trying to get someone out. But before the staff could reach him, a young girl standing nearby leaped up, grabbed the man by the ear, and dragged him away.
The big man wasn't angry when he was pulled away. He just said honestly, "He said he wanted to go to the bathroom and couldn't hold it any longer. Can't we let him go first and then lock him up?"
The young girl frowned. "Can you use your brain a little? He's a liar. His words have a hypnotic effect. He might have become alienated by now. How can you believe what he says?"
The big man thought about it and nodded: "You have a point, but what if he really wants to go to the bathroom? We can't just watch him like this, it will have a very bad influence."
The staff who just arrived and Gu Nian: "......"
The staff member was alarmed for a false alarm and said angrily, "Then you can't let people out at will. It's very dangerous. Don't worry, the problem you are worried about does not exist." As he spoke, he pressed something and saw a baffle rise in the corner of the room, and inside was the built-in toilet.
The staff member pressed the intercom button and said to the inside: "You have five minutes. If you need to extend it, press the red button inside. If you want to get out, press the green button."
After the people inside entered, the baffle was lowered again. The staff explained, "This design is to be able to observe the status of the psychic at any time, and to reduce the possibility of accidents."
The young girl nodded in understanding.
The big man also said he had no objection. He just thought that after all, they were teammates, so it was better not to go to the toilet in public. It was a bit eye-catching.
While waiting, the young girl asked the staff, "Where's your therapist? When can he get here? He won't be able to hold on for much longer." She pointed inside.
Although he was resolute in stopping it just now, he was obviously still worried about his teammates.
Gu Nian stepped forward and said, "I'm a healer, a C-level one."
The young girl's expression became more serious as she introduced herself to Gu Nian, "My name is Shang Rou. This big guy is Shi Yan, and the one imprisoned inside is our teammate Qian Baobao. You should have heard it just now. His ability is 'Deception', so we usually call him the Liar. Be careful when you're healing later, and don't easily believe anything he says."
Gu Nian listened carefully, then nodded solemnly: "I understand."
After five minutes, the baffle rises automatically.
An extremely thin young man walked out from inside.
Gu Nian asked Shang Rou for confirmation: "You said he has basically no attack power, right?"
Shang Rou nodded: "Yes, Qian Baobao is in poor health. In terms of skills, he is not as good as an ordinary person."
Gu Nian said: "Okay, the sooner the better. The longer we delay, the worse the situation will be. I will go in and purify him now." After that, he signaled the staff to open the glass door.
The staff member hesitated, and Shang Rou said, "Let Shi Yan go in with you. His mental pollution isn't that serious, so he should be able to help."
Gu Nian thought about it and nodded: "Okay."
Seeing the staff's actions, Qian Baobao inside stared straight at the glass door. Judging from his behavior, he might be about to be alienated. His previous statement about needing to go to the bathroom was probably a lie.
The glass door was about to open, and Gu Nian looked at the person inside without changing his expression.
After the glass door was completely opened, Qian Baobao rushed towards the door, opening his mouth to speak. However, he was quick, but Gu Nian was even faster. She rushed forward and hit the target accurately with her knife. Before Qian Baobao could even finish his words, he was knocked unconscious.
Shi Yan, who was about to go in to help, stopped and looked back at Shang Rou.
Shang Rou: "...Healer Gu is very skilled."
Gu Nian turned around and smiled, "Thank you for the compliment. I was thinking of telling you guys, but scammers are good at reading people's expressions, so I did it myself just to be safe."
Shang Rou nodded to show her understanding, but she was a little curious and asked, "Can purification still be performed if he fainted?" Every purifier has a different way of purification, but most of them require some kind of "communication" with the psychic, just like Healer Zhong who sings particularly badly. If he wants to purify, at least the person being purified has to be able to hear it.
Gu Nian showed a guilty yet confident smile: "Of course. My purification is done in a dream, so even if I faint, it won't be a problem. It will be fine soon."
Shang Rou smiled politely: "That's good."
Gu Nian walked into the room and motioned Shi Yan to come in and help carry the man to the corner, then said, "The treatment will begin after I fall asleep. No matter what happens next, you must hold the man down. The treatment shouldn't last too long."
After all, this person is a D-level and she is a C-level, so they should be faster.
Gu Nian sat next to Qian Baobao against the wall. Her hands hung naturally, and through the cover of her clothes, her fingers lightly touched Qian Baobao's shoulders.
The room was silent and Gu Nian closed his eyes.
It was impossible for her to fall asleep, being so close to a mutant who was about to be transformed, Gu Nian couldn't fall asleep even if she wanted to. She just slowed down her breathing to make herself look like she was asleep.
After estimating the time in his mind, the black line between Gu Nian's fingers quietly approached Qian Baobao.
In the first contaminated area they encountered, Ke Lele had been treated by Zhong Xingchi, and it had taken less than half an hour. Ke Lele was D-level, and Zhong Xingchi was C-level, which was a good match for the current situation, so half an hour should be enough for her.
All you have to do is control the speed at which the black line extracts the black mist. It's very simple.
As Gu Nian was thinking this, the black line also touched Qian Baobao, and then thunder suddenly sounded in her ears, and a scream as painful as that of a pig being slaughtered rang out.
It’s money baby!
It’s bad. Gu Nian suddenly opened her eyes and the black line instantly retracted into her fingers.
This was the first time she used the black line to help someone extract the black fog while she was sober. Although she was very careful, before Qian Baobao, the black line "ate" the pollution core.
This speed is totally out of control!
Is it going to flip over?
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There is another chapter in the evening, but it should be quite late
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