Chapter 48
The zombie crisis has been resolved, and I hope the base can temporarily return to peace.
The result was better than Gu Qi expected.
I don’t know if it’s because of the residual power of the thunder tribulation, but the mutant creatures and zombies approaching the Hope Base slowed down.
Even if they are still approaching Hope Base, they will definitely not reach it today.
The psychics who had been guarding day and night for several days finally had a chance to have a good rest. Under the arrangement of Base Director Fang and Gu Yuan, only a few people responsible for warning were left on the base wall, and the rest of the people rested or treated their injuries.
In the medical area of the base, exclamations could be heard from time to time, and the eyes of those seriously injured and dying psychics also lit up with hope again.
There is a limb-regrowth pill for broken hands and feet. After taking it, they will grow back in ten minutes at the fastest and two hours at the slowest, and they will be indistinguishable from the original ones.
"Wow, this is the first time I have such fair and tender skin." The burly man with a scruffy beard stared at his newly grown arm with eyes wide open, his eyes full of curiosity.
Although he felt that such fair skin damaged his heroic image, the strong man did not mind. Being able to grow a new left arm was such a good thing that he would smile even in his dreams.
He was so happy, how could he possibly dislike it? It was just that his skin was too pale and tender, lacking in masculinity. In this world, in a few days, it would surely become like his right arm.
The burly man curiously reached out and touched his left arm, then turned to the pretty woman beside him in surprise and said, "Wife, my skin is even softer than your... face!"
Pretty woman: "..."
I'm not really interested in knowing which word he was holding back when he paused.
She raised her hand and grabbed the left arm of the burly man, who was waving it in front of her to show off, and twisted it: "What did you say?"
"Ouch! Wife, spare me, I was wrong!"
The burly man showed a slightly exaggerated expression of pain and quickly begged for mercy: "I'm saying, let me help you apply the medicine. I have two hands now, and I will definitely help you treat the wound properly!"
The pretty woman rolled her eyes at him, loosened her hand, and handed the medicine to the round-faced girl next to her: "Xiao Yuan, please help me apply the medicine."
"Wife..." the strong man shouted a little aggrievedly, "My bandaging skills are very good now. I will never hurt you again, and I will never open the wound again."
The pretty woman rolled her eyes at him again: "By the time you're bandaged, it'll probably be dark. I still have to go see Sister Wen."
"Then I don't want to either..." The burly man muttered softly, but when the pretty woman looked at him again, he shut his mouth obediently.
Gu Qi, who was passing by, paused slightly, glanced at the pretty woman, and recognized her as one of the psychics who had followed Wan Shiwen before.
Looking at her weakness and confused aura, Gu Qixin understood.
She should be one of the people in the Rose Ability Group whose ability cores were damaged. Fortunately, her condition and that of the round-faced girl next to her were not serious, and the recovery pill was enough to cure them.
Only Wan Shiwen's condition was more serious and could not be cured by recovery pills alone.
That's why she came here.
Thinking of the message he received from his brother when he just returned to the base, Gu Qixin said that he might have a sister-in-law.
Gu Qi suppressed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward.
She is now Lord Xi, so she should not know the pretty woman and the round-faced girl, so it is not easy for her to ask them to go to Wan Shiwen's ward with her.
But it doesn’t matter, someone will send them recovery pills soon.
Some of the injured who were lying or sitting were quietly healing their wounds, while others were discussing in low voices the effects of the elixir, marveling that this time the elixir was more effective than before.
Hearing such exclamations, Gu Qi couldn't help but think of the spiritual jade that had been used up. He thought that fortunately he would receive crystal cores later, and the location of the cave was rich in spiritual energy, so he didn't have to worry about lack of spiritual stones for repairing the cave.
As for the fact that the effects of the pills are better than before, on the one hand, it is because these pills have basically been improved by her and are more suitable for people with special abilities. Naturally, they are more useful than the previous pills in the world of immortal cultivation that were targeted at cultivators.
Another thing is that after the cave is upgraded, the spiritual energy in the planting area is more abundant, the spiritual plants grow better, and with the nourishment of spiritual jade marrow, the medicinal effect is naturally better.
"I heard there are pills that can heal damaged superpower cores, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"It must be true, that's what Master Xi said!"
"If there really is one, I will kill more monsters when I recover and take all their crystal cores to send to Master Xi!"
"Master Xi is so amazing..."
As Gu Qi walked away, the voices behind him became quieter and quieter.
As she deliberately hid herself, no one noticed that she had just passed by. Those who were discussing in low voices also did not notice that Lord Xi, whom they admired and respected so much, had just passed by them.
*
Wan Shiwen was lying on the hospital bed, her breath was weak and almost non-existent, her face was extremely pale, and there were countless wounds of various sizes on her body, the most serious of which was her torn arm.
Because her condition was too serious, she did not use the Limb Regeneration Pill, fearing that it would affect her already limited vitality.
Gu Qi's hand gently covered Wan Shiwen's forehead, and used his mental power to check the specific situation of her spiritual sea.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that not only was there a problem with her power core, but her spiritual sea was also damaged, with residual foul energy left by the attack of spiritual zombies.
The power cores of other psychics were damaged, but the most serious damage was just two or three cracks on the cores, but the person was conscious. This could be cured with recovery pills.
It can no longer be said that Wan Shiwen's supernatural core was damaged, but rather that the supernatural core was shattered. The supernatural core, like a red crystal, shattered into dozens of pieces.
Its core was still in the center of her spiritual sea, surrounded by most of the supernatural core fragments. In addition, some fragments were scattered in the spiritual sea, aggravating the injury to her spiritual sea.
Gu Qi frowned slightly. The shattered superpower core was actually relatively easy for her to solve. The trouble was that Wan Shiwen's superpower core was contaminated, and there were strands of black lines attached to it.
If this situation is repaired directly, she will probably not be able to resist the pollution and turn into a zombie in a few days.
There is also the spiritual sea that is almost like a sieve, and it is not easy to repair it.
With such injuries, it is a miracle that she is still alive.
While Gu Qi was sighing in his heart, he used his mental power to temporarily stabilize Wan Shiwen's ability core that was about to collapse.
Seeing her withdraw her hand, Gu Yuan, who was standing by, asked with a worried look, "How is it?"
"Yes."
If her cultivation level had not broken through before, she would probably only have a 40% to 50% chance of success. Now that her cultivation level has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, if not a 100% chance of success, then at least she has a 99% chance of success.
In addition, Wan Shiwen herself has a strong will to survive, so the one percent failure rate can be made up.
"It's just..." Gu Qi frowned slightly, looking a little embarrassed.
Gu Yuan's heart was suddenly filled with anxiety and he asked hastily, "Just what?"
Seeing his brother's worried look, Gu Qi didn't keep him in suspense and said directly: "There are two options. One is that I will directly repair her superpower core and mend her spiritual domain. The other is to melt the superpower core and rebuild the technique."
Feeling that his sister was more inclined towards the second option, Gu Yuan asked uncertainly, "The technique you're talking about is... a cultivation technique?"
Gu Qi nodded. Since there were no outsiders here, she said directly, "Sister Shiwen has a very good talent for cultivation. In her current situation, this is the only way to completely avoid any sequelae."
Directly repairing the superpower core, even if she has a way to remove the dirty energy attached to it, and reassembling the superpower core that has been broken into dozens of pieces and looks the same as before, it will actually damage its upper limit.
If Wan Shiwen could originally reach the tenth level of superpower, the repaired crystal core can only break through to the eighth level at most. Even if it breaks through to the eighth level, there is a risk that the superpower core will be damaged again.
Without waiting for Gu Yuan to say anything, Gu Qi continued, "Which plan to use is up to Sister Shiwen to decide for herself."
Thinking of the current situation, Gu Qi sighed in his heart.
Under normal circumstances, she was sure that Sister Shiwen would choose the second one, but considering the current situation of the base and Sister Shiwen's personality, she was a little uncertain.
Meeting his sister's eyes, Gu Yuan quickly calmed down and silently swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Indeed, such important matters still have to be decided by the parties themselves. Sometimes, what others think is a good decision may not be what the person for whom the decision is made wants.
Gu Qi took out a Yang Yuan Pill and gave it to Wan Shiwen to take, so that she could wake up briefly.
When Wan Shiwen regained consciousness, her first words were, "How's the situation at the South City Gate? Is it being held? Is there any support?"
Seeing this, Gu Qi felt even more depressed.
She coughed lightly twice, and under Wan Shiwen's surprised and puzzled gaze, she said directly: "There are two solutions to the injury on your superpower core."
"First, I will help you repair your shattered superpower core. This method will reduce your superpower limit. It is very likely that you will never be able to break through to the eighth level of superpower in your lifetime."
"Second, melt your superpower core, give up your superpowers, and turn to cultivating immortality. Because your superpower core is already ruptured, the process will be relatively painless. It will also improve your physical fitness, making it easier for you to draw energy into your body and embark on the path of cultivating immortality."
"The path to immortality?" Wan Shiwen asked in a hoarse voice.
Gu Qi nodded affirmatively and said, "The upper limit of this path is unknown. It is up to you to decide."
Wan Shiwen’s first reaction to this was: Is she dreaming?
But she soon calmed down and recognized that the girl in front of her was Lady Xi, the owner of the magical Jiucang Grocery Store.
Thinking about the space rings and food that could restore superpowers that the other party sold, as well as the soul-restoring pills, hemostatic powder, detoxification pills and other things that he took out later, he didn't think he had misheard or was hallucinating.
After all, before this, some people had jokingly speculated whether Lord Xi might be an immortal cultivator or something like that.
Although Wan Shiwen still felt a little dazed, she still believed what the other party said.
Just as Gu Qi worried and guessed, faced with such a choice that would be a surprise to most people, Wan Shiwen hesitated.
After a moment of silence, she asked again, "What's the current situation at the South City Gate?"
"Hold it."
"The zombie crisis has been resolved."
Wan Shiwen breathed a sigh of relief, but the worry in her eyes remained. A sense of unease still lingered in her heart. She continued to ask, "Then...what about the crisis at the base? Will we be besieged by another wave of mutant rats or zombies?"
Facing her worried look, Gu Qi felt somewhat helpless, but still said truthfully: "The crisis at the base has not been resolved yet. The next wave of siege will probably be tomorrow morning or noon."
Wan Shiwen fell silent again.
She could see that both Lord Xi and Gu Yuan wanted her to choose the second option, and she was also very clear that the second option was undoubtedly the best choice.
But what she is more worried about now is that there are not many level five superpowers in the Hope Base, and she is one of them. If she is not there, who will guard the South Gate?
Moreover, judging from the situation in the past few days, the sieges on the base have become more and more fierce and difficult to deal with.
Wan Shiwen pursed her lips and said, "Which plan can help me recover my combat power faster?"
After looking at her for a moment, Gu Qi said helplessly: "...The first one."
"Then I choose..." Before she could finish, Gu Yuan beside her couldn't help but interrupt her.
"Captain Wan, can't you think about yourself a little more?"
Wan Shiwen curled her lips and did not answer his question. Instead, she asked, "If it were Captain Gu, which option would you choose?"
Faced with this question, Gu Yuan remained silent.
Obviously, if it were him, at this time, he would undoubtedly choose the first option.
Not long after the end of the world, he arrived at the Hope Base. At the beginning, the Hope Base did not have as many people as it does now, nor did it have such high walls. Many things were built later.
More importantly, people like him, Wan Shiwen, some senior executives of the base, and those special ability groups who chose to stay behind are not unable to leave, but are unwilling to give up the base just like that.
If they all choose to abandon the base, flee or avoid fighting, what will happen to the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people and low-level psychics in the base?
They have the ability to escape, but the majority of people in the base do not have the ability to escape.
Stay and defend the city, fight with all your might, there is still a glimmer of hope for the base.
The hundreds of thousands of people in the base who would be happy for a bowl of porridge or a piece of bread earned through hard work in building the city wall;
The ordinary guard who would say "I wish Captain Gu a safe return" when he led his men out of the city on a mission;
An ordinary child with a pair of exceptionally bright eyes who would raise a weapon and try to kill a low-level zombie, saying, "I want to be a hero like Captain Gu when I grow up."
The cafeteria lady who will find ways to make delicious meals with limited ingredients, and will pack a full meal for the special-ability team before they go on a mission.
…
Only these people have a chance of survival.
Gu Yuan was also very clear that it would be impossible to defend the base relying solely on his sister. There would be no thunder to help clear out the next wave of monsters, so they had to try their best to defend the base and their home.
This is also the main reason why Gu Qi did not persuade Wan Shiwen.
With the next wave of monsters, she could only deal with one side of the city gate at most. Even if there were those contracted mutant creatures and advanced puppets, there would be at least two city gates that the people at Hope Base would have to deal with themselves.
Given the levels of those mutant creatures and zombies, with one more level five mutant, hopefully the base will have a better chance of winning this crisis.
If one side cannot be defended, the Hope Base will fall into crisis and may even end up like the previous life.
Judging from the size of the crack in the hidden spiritual vein under the base, the mutant creatures and zombies in this monster wave are definitely more numerous than in the previous life, and more difficult to deal with.
Seeing the heavy expressions on the two people's faces, Wan Shiwen sighed softly and said helplessly: "The mutants and zombies are evolving too quickly, and there are too few level five mutants in the base."
If possible, she would naturally prefer the second option.
But compared to the upper limit that is still far away, she cares more about whether the base can be defended at present. Only by defending the base can she see the future and reach the upper limit.
Seeing Wan Shiwen's firm attitude, neither of them tried to persuade her anymore.
Gu Qi was also very clear that it would be useless to persuade her. If Wan Shiwen really chose the second option at this critical moment, she would not have tried her best to save him.
Wan Shiwen even turned around and reassured them, saying, "With such a serious injury, I thought I was going to die. I didn't expect to survive, let alone have the chance to recover my strength. This is like a dream."
She had a bright smile and clear eyes, looking like she had earned something.
The heavy atmosphere in the room was swept away.
Gu Qi's brows gradually relaxed, but she was worried out of her mind. Even if Sister Shiwen chose the first option now, as long as she could fuse the cores and practice cultivation before her power core shattered again, the final result would be the same.
The only difference is that it would be much more painful than directly fusing and changing to a new cultivation mode or fusing the superpower core intactly. Once one's willpower is insufficient and one cannot hold on, not to mention changing to a new cultivation mode, one's life may be in danger.
But does Wan Shiwen lack this perseverance?
Apparently there is no shortage.
Facing Wan Shiwen's clear eyes, Gu Qi said gently, "Since you have made up your mind, let's start now. The sooner you finish, the more time you can rest."
"Thank you for your help, Lord Xi." Wan Shiwen closed her eyes, looking completely trusting.
Just as she showed, when Gu Qi used his mental power to probe, he clearly felt that the previous instinctive resistance disappeared, and he touched her ability core very smoothly.
The treatment process was faster and smoother than expected.
Eliminate the dirty energies, retrieve all the fragments and piece them together, then feed the elixir, guide the medicinal power to heal the supernatural core, and then guide its mental power to repair the mental domain, and finally feed the limb-regenerating pill to treat the large and small wounds on the body. The series of operations took less than half an hour.
By the time Gu Qi withdrew his hand, Wan Shiwen had already fallen into a deep sleep, but there was still some worry between her brows, and it was obvious that she was worried about something even in her sleep.
Recalling that most of the injured people he had seen before were in the same situation, Gu Qi thought for a moment and then took out a bag of calming incense and handed it to Gu Yuan.
"Light this up so they can have a good sleep."
Only when your body, mind and spirit are well rested can you better cope with the coming wave of monsters.
*
After leaving the medical area, Gu Qi and Gu Yuan went to the conference room in the center of the base.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the base's central building, I received a surprising yet unsurprising piece of news.
Deputy Base Commander Qian is dying.
Gu Yuan received this news. As soon as he told Gu Qi, Lan Lan's voice transmission sounded in Gu Qi's mind.
Lan Lan excitedly shared the news she had just heard with Gu Qi: "That Jia guy wanted to kill him, but he easily killed him in return."
"Then why is he dying?" Gu Qi was a little confused. If he was easily killed, Deputy Base Commander Qian should be fine, right?
Lan Lan: "He stabbed the wrong way and killed his son."
“…”
"Isn't this considered a counterattack?"
Lan Lan was puzzled and asked, "The Qian guy was almost killed, but he blocked it and killed someone in return. Isn't this what humans call a counterattack?"
Gu Qi was speechless again. He didn't dwell on this anymore and continued to ask, "Why is the Qian guy dying soon?"
"After he killed his own son, he wanted to kill Jia in revenge. But before he could even put the knife down, he suddenly clutched his head and cried out in pain. He was about to die."
After saying that, Lan Lan added, "By the way, that Jia guy also wanted to commit suicide, but failed."
Gu Qi was not surprised by the latter. With the restrictions she set, it was impossible for Dr. Jia to commit suicide successfully.
But...the guy named Qian was holding his head and crying in pain?
Gu Qi suddenly remembered one thing, the shortcoming of Dr. Jia's core replacement surgery - if the original owner of the superpower core dies, the person who obtains the superpower core will also have a high probability of death.
As for why the man surnamed Qian didn't die before, she guessed that it might be because she destroyed the supernatural core first, which caused a delay, but the connection was still there, so he was affected in the end.
Just as she figured this out, Lan Lan's voice came again: "The Qian guy just passed away."
It's really retribution.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Gu Qi's eyes, and he no longer paid attention to these people.
Meeting room, here we are.
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