Chapter 20
In the simple cave, a cold air seeped out from the ground, freezing Jiang Zihan's hands red.
The scalpel shone with a cold light as it cut open Lu Chenyuan's chest. A white light emanated from his palm, isolating the surrounding air.
“Sizzle——”
The moment the blade cut through the skin, a large amount of black blood flowed out, and the surrounding flesh and blood seemed to open its mouth and absorb the external energy eagerly, like an endless black hole.
Jiang Zihan gritted his teeth and used a scalpel to accurately pick up and extract the distorted energy. Yu Guangzhong kept an eye on the vital signs data jumping on the system panel, and would stop immediately if he found any abnormality.
[Warning! The host's mental power remains at 39%!]
Points are consumed rapidly along with mental power. If you want to quickly purify these distorted energies, it is not enough to rely on a scalpel alone, you also need the support of points.
Fine beads of sweat formed on her forehead. The dark energy beneath the blade twisted and struggled like a living thing, only to dissipate into the air. As the energies from both sides counteracted each other, the blood, soaked in the distortion, slowly turned bright red.
More and more blood-stained bandages piled up at the feet, and the white light from the scalpel became dimmer and dimmer, but the wildly rising distortion value was finally brought under control.
"Hmm..." A muffled groan escaped the unconscious man's throat. His chaotic consciousness hadn't yet fully awakened, but his body instinctively reacted first. The bony hand suddenly rose and clamped around Jiang Zihan's fragile neck like an iron clamp, nearly suffocating her under the immense force.
"Ahem...it's me..." She squeezed out a few words with difficulty, the scalpel stopped in mid-air, and she patted his tense arm with her other hand, trying to wake him up.
Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Chenyuan's fingertips trembled slightly, and his scattered vision focused with difficulty. When he saw the face of the person next to him turned red due to lack of oxygen, his fingers immediately loosened as if he had been electrocuted.
After losing his grip, Jiang Zihan collapsed to the ground with a thud, his back hitting the cold stone wall. He smiled and said, "You were pretty ruthless."
She rubbed her neck, but she didn't feel particularly angry. Anyone who had their chest cut open by a knife while unconscious would probably react more violently. Given Lu Chenyuan's strength, the fact that he was able to stop in time even when his consciousness was blurred showed that he had strong self-control.
She leaned over, the white light of the scalpel covering them again, and said firmly, "Don't move. Hold on a little longer, it will be fine soon."
The distorted energy lurked in Lu Chenyuan's body, almost condensing into crystals, blocking everything. Fortunately, he was strong, otherwise anyone else would have been paralyzed long ago.
These energies cannot be captured by the naked eye. Beads of sweat slid down Jiang Zihan's forehead. Looking at the man convulsing in pain, he hardened his heart and increased the output of his mental power.
The super-powered scalpel was her special ability. She broke up the mental power that had been condensed into a solid entity, turning it into strands of thin threads that penetrated into the flesh and blood, caressing and removing the dark energy.
Every time the energy separated, the tense muscles would tremble violently. When the mental power gently passed through the last node of the spine, Lu Chenyuan felt as if he had fallen into the water.
With a "ding" system prompt, the high distortion value finally fell back to the safety threshold.
The man opened his eyes, and the air pressure around him suddenly changed. The power that had been suppressed deep inside his body rushed to his limbs like a tide. He moved his limbs slightly, and crisp sounds came from every joint.
Kui Feng, who was taking a walk outside, felt the pressure in the air and immediately turned back. He took a defensive posture before entering the cave.
"It seems that the operation was successful." Kui Feng glanced at Lu Chenyuan cautiously. He sensed a powerful threat from him, much stronger than before.
His eyes scanned back and forth between the two of them. He had agreed to suppress the distortion, but it seemed like some terrifying beast had been released.
Kui Feng was on guard but also a little relieved. Fortunately, such a strong man was a friend rather than an enemy. Otherwise, if he stood on the opposite side of the gathering place, they might not be able to escape from the tower today.
Jiang Zihan looked at the skyrocketing combat power value on the system panel, a sly look flashing in his eyes: "Since there's no danger to their lives, why don't we... fight back and take the things back?"
The two men looked at her in surprise, but at the same time, a smile of eagerness appeared on the corners of their mouths.
…
Everything was silent, and the three of them returned to the foot of the tower like ghosts.
The staff on duty in the tower looked listless, their eyelids so heavy that they seemed like they would stick together at any moment.
A figure in the corner silently passed through the corridor and went to the monitoring room with ease. The staff on duty who had finally regained consciousness fell back on the operating table.
"This way." Kui Feng pushed open the window and reached out to grab Jiang Zihan who was struggling on the windowsill. She was hanging in the air like a clumsy kitten with nowhere to land. Lu Chenyuan held her waist, lifted her up and easily stuffed her into the window.
Kui Feng lowered his voice: "Shall we go directly to the warehouse?"
Jiang Zihan nodded and glanced at the dark windows several floors below. The previous electric outburst had damaged many lines. Currently, most of the maintenance personnel in the tower were concentrated on the cargo warehouse floor to carry out emergency repairs.
She suddenly had an idea and patted the drowsy Diandian in her arms to wake him up: "Do you remember the electric discharge skill you used before? Later, you can do this... and do this again..."
The furry little head nodded, and after listening, it rushed up along the ventilation duct.
The three of them sneaked into the warehouse and suddenly heard loud curses coming from the floors below: "What the hell! Why did the power go off again!"
"Is the line aging? Let's continue repairing it..."
Lu Chenyuan raised his eyebrows and looked to the other side. Jiang Zihan pretended to be nothing and started to pick and choose on the shelves, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he couldn't hide his good mood.
Kui Feng suggested, "Since you're here, take whatever you want. You won't have such a good opportunity next time."
Lu Chenyuan glanced outside and reported in a low voice, "I'm going to the equipment warehouse and will be back soon."
"Okay, go ahead." Jiang Zihan was trying hard to put the supplies into the sack and replied without raising her head. Before she finished speaking, the other party's figure disappeared into the shadows. She was stunned. Is it so urgent?
Lu Chenyuan rushed into the equipment warehouse like a ghost. The confiscated reinforced mecha sensed the breath of its master and automatically activated. The exoskeleton parts snapped onto his slender limbs with a "click".
The equipment warehouse is a very important place. The number of guards there is far more than in other rooms. The operation of the exoskeleton parts is still quite loud. When the guard pushed open the door with a gun in hand, the man with half of his body wrapped in the machine just raised his hand slightly, and the light blade popped out and split the alloy wall in half.
Lu Chenyuan raised his hand and knocked all the guards unconscious, then calmly returned to the warehouse. He leaned against the door frame, watching Jiang Zihan moving between the shelves like a squirrel hoarding food, and couldn't help but step forward to lend a hand.
Jiang Zihan glanced at the messy warehouse and picked up a jar of honey by the door. She patted her bulging backpack and said, "Almost done."
The war beasts picked up the small packages obediently and followed her in a line.
Just as they were about to evacuate, they suddenly heard chaotic footsteps at the end of the corridor. It seemed that the escaped war beasts had not all been caught, the gate was closed, and a large number of guards were searching everywhere in the building.
Jiang Zihan paused. On the system panel, a red dot was approaching. She couldn't help but licking her lips. These were points that were delivered to her door!
Her points have been reset to zero, and the next day is approaching. She was originally planning to make up a random excuse to give the other two people a simple surgery to earn some life-saving points. Now it seems that the reason of treating the war beast is more legitimate.
"Let's go this way." She lowered her voice and followed the nearest route to quickly find a wounded little war beast. In order to reduce the noise, the two of them hurriedly held it down, and Jiang Zihan quickly treated the wound. After completing the treatment, the notification sound of points received made her relax a lot.
After walking around the high-rise building for several times, Dian Dian finally came back covered in dust, with some wire fragments tangled around his body. Jiang Zihan pursed his lips to hold back his laughter, thinking that the line maintenance would have to continue for a while.
When Lu Chenyuan's mecha punched open the tower's door, the morning light was just beginning to shine. The patrol drone just returned and made contact with the three people.
Jiang Zihan grinned and waved at the drone camera, "Thank you for the hospitality." After that, he left with the supplies in a dignified manner.
In the high tower monitoring room where the signal had just been restored, the team leader looked at the empty warehouse and the coffee cup in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang".
He was about to lose his temper when he heard hurried footsteps in the corridor and his subordinate pushed open the door breathlessly: "Oh no!"
"What happened again? Those three robbers are back again?" The team leader immediately rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was going to fight them to the death.
"No." The subordinate tried to catch his breath, then said in shock, "It's someone from outside the island!"
The team leader's face was still fuming with anger, and he waved his hands irritably: "Why are they causing trouble at this critical moment? Just send them away. I don't have that much time to mess with them."
"This... I'm afraid it won't work." The subordinate's face turned pale and his brows drooped.
A pair of shiny military boots stepped over the threshold, and a playful voice was the first to sound: "What, Team Leader, do you not welcome us?"
The team leader turned around and saw the military uniform, his expression suddenly changed.
…
The Exile Land incident gradually escalated, reaching nearly everyone in the Federation. The Tower's top brass remained silent, refusing any inquiries. They thought the situation would soon be resolved, only to have both the military and the FBI intervene.
This is not going to end well.
In the tower database, the light screen projection was playing a comparison of the scenes of Jiang Zihan giving physical examinations to the war beasts.
The technician who came with the military headquarters quickly clicked on the operating table, and soon a silver-gray adult war cat model with its fur standing on end and crackling with static electricity appeared next to Dian Dian. The data scrolled rapidly -
[According to the intelligent brain's calculations, the affinity for electric elements is B+, with an 87.3% chance of breaking through to A-level after adulthood. Distortion resistance is exceptionally stable.]
The adjutant pulled up the collected information: "The host, Jiang Zihan, was born on a marginal island in Area F. Her parents died in the aberration wave. She has no power or background, and now survives by livestreaming and using natural resources."
The officer tapped the table with his fingers, a hint of interest in his eyes. A native of a deserted island who was born and raised there and isolated from the world not only knows how to operate medical equipment, but can also perform deformity elimination surgery?
He asked curiously, "Did there used to be an advanced medical school on the island?"
"It's not recorded in the data." The adjutant was puzzled. "But her handling of distorted energy is indeed superior to many researchers."
But the information shows that she has never left the place of exile.
"Continue investigating." The officer picked up his coat hanging on the back of the chair and said, "I'm going to be out for a while."
"But what about the management of those towers?"
"Follow the rules." The officer scoffed and waved his hand without even turning his head. "What a bunch of parasites! Just clean them out."
More than half an hour later, the rumbling sound of the accelerator came from far away, and Liang Luan stopped outside the gathering place on his motorcycle.
He took off his helmet, frowned, and looked at the simple bungalows in front of him, muttering, "Is this where he's staying now? It looks really shabby..."
He originally wanted to find someone to ask for directions, but there was no one in those houses. He looked towards the big bungalow in the middle with smoke coming out of it. There should be someone there, right?
Bunches of dried goods were hung around the bungalow, and a giant white tiger was napping on a haystack. When it saw the people coming, it only lazily opened one eyelid.
"Po Jun..." Liang Luan felt a chill on his back, and the image of it tearing into the enemy on the battlefield suddenly appeared before his eyes. He took a half step back, ready to run if the enemy made any predatory moves.
Unexpectedly, the big white tiger looked at him and then closed his eyes again. He couldn't help feeling mixed emotions. He had heard that Pojun's distortion value had decreased, and now it seemed that it was not a rumor.
Liang Luan came to the door carrying a large bag of supplies, cleared his throat, and raised his hand to knock on the door, but the door was ajar and opened with a gentle push.
He quickly forced a smile and said, "Excuse me, is Lu Chenyuan at..." He stopped talking before he could finish.
A rich spicy aroma wafted out from the steaming water vapor. The man he was looking for was leaning lazily on the back of the chair, having just picked up a piece of beef that was cooked to perfection.
Jiang Zihan was holding a bowl of freshly washed vegetable seedlings. Before she could ask, her expression changed immediately when she saw Lu Chenyuan's chopsticks. She quickly stepped forward and took the bowl away: "Didn't I tell you that your wound hasn't healed yet, so you can only eat clear soup!"
Lu Chenyuan watched her move the dipping sauce away, raised his hands in surrender helplessly, and resigned himself to changing a set of bowls and chopsticks.
He casually glanced at the person at the door while doing this: "Are you going to stand there forever?"
Jiang Zihan tilted her head and looked around. Zhuifeng was still guarding outside. Since he didn't stop this person from entering, there must be a reason. She originally thought that he was an old acquaintance of his, but she didn't expect that he was actually Lu Chenyuan's friend.
Liang Luan stared blankly at the large and small bowls of fresh vegetables, fish, shrimp and meat slices on the table, and then looked at the nutrient solution he had brought.
All the heartache I felt for my old comrades before coming here disappeared instantly. Compared to the retired comrades who can eat fresh food, I feel more sad because I can only drink nutrient solution, right?
Who needs sympathy more?
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