Actively came to the door
Qi Yao's skin was so pale that it was almost sickly, as if he had not seen the sun for years, or as if his flesh and blood had long been assimilated by machines.
He lowered his head slightly and glanced at the audience below. Wherever his eyes went, the air seemed to freeze.
Under the steel stage, those hunters who were not chosen held their breath, not even daring to breathe.
No one dared to look into his eyes for too long. There was no murderous intent or anger in those eyes, only an almost inorganic scrutiny.
"From this moment on, you will all become members of Leviathan..." Qi Yao raised his hand and waved casually. The guards, holding ten badges, walked towards the front row of hunters at the same time. "You will fight for Leviathan and let those monsters know that humans made of steel are more terrifying than them!"
When the players took over the wolf head badges representing the S-level hunting team members, the atmosphere on the field was slowly ignited.
Liu Xia could clearly feel the excitement of the ghost beside him. His body was shaking slightly uncontrollably, and it was obvious that he was very excited at the moment.
Qi Yao swung his fist forward and roared in a low voice: "Go and burn until your flesh and blood rot and your machinery ascends!"
"Until flesh decays and machinery ascends!"
"Until flesh decays and machinery ascends!"
The hunters in the audience beat their chests and roared one after another, repeating Qi Yao's words. Their voices exploded like war drums, one wave higher than the other, making the entire square buzz.
The entire steel square was resonating. Some people were hitting the ground with the butts of their guns, some were hitting their mechanical prostheses, and sparks flew from the collision of metal.
When the sound waves on the field gradually died down, Qi Yao's voice like a steel blade rang out again: "The Hyena Gang has been a little restless recently. I want to let them know that a dog that bites its master will have its throat shattered by its own teeth."
This sentence was like a huge rock hitting the water, causing another commotion among the people in the audience.
Undoubtedly, this was Qi Yao's declaration of war against the Hyena Gang.
Qi Yao didn't even bother to say any more encouraging words. The hem of his windbreaker fluttered in the wind. His sharp eyes stayed on Liu Xia's face for a few seconds, then he turned and walked towards the stage. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he gradually disappeared into the darkness.
After Liu Xia watched Qi Yao leave, her tense nerves gradually relaxed. Her clenched fists slowly loosened, and her fingernails even scratched several deep red marks on her palms.
She exhaled deeply to release the foul air that was suppressed in her lungs. She almost couldn't help but take action just now.
"Kill him, kill him, kill him and we can go back to the real world, kill him!!!"
Just now, there was a voice in her mind that kept urging her, as if as long as she killed Qi Yao, she could truly return to reality.
But reason told Liu Xia that He Tianlin was still waiting for the mechanical heart to save his life. If she really took action, neither He Tianlin nor Ding Ruotong would be spared, and even Song Xuan, as her introducer, would be implicated.
Even if she could really kill Qi Yao, she and her companions would not be able to escape unscathed.
The voice came very suddenly. She had never thought of this before meeting Qi Yao.
Even though she knew that the organization "Leviathan" was the first to lead the human experiments, and Qi Yao, as the supreme commander, even if he was not the original initiator due to his age, he must have been involved, which completely met the standards for recycling garbage.
But I never had this thought.
This is not just a simple matter of recycling garbage to enhance strength, it also involves the safety of companions. With Liu Xia's always cautious character, he will definitely not do such a losing business.
What was that crazy sound just now?
Liu Xia frowned and tapped her slightly sore forehead, temporarily suppressing the doubt, because she saw a tall beauty in military uniform walking towards her, the woman she had only met once, Qi Ya.
"Liu Xia, I can't believe you took first place." Qi Ya looked at the wolf head badge on Liu Xia's chest, engraved with the number S-01. The corners of her mouth still had a proud arc, but her eyes had become much more scorching. "I'm actually looking forward to fighting you."
Liu Xia tilted her head and looked at Qi Ya. She couldn't tell how much this woman liked Song Xuan. It was nothing more than some inexplicable desire to win and control that was really incomprehensible.
She chuckled lightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes. She remained indifferent and calm: "Oh, I'm at your service anytime."
Before Qi Ya could react to Liu Xia's cold response, her personal guard Yu Chang shouted coldly, "Watch your attitude!"
"Get out of here!" Liu Xia was completely unmoved by the cold shout. He glanced coldly at Yu Chang who was standing behind Qi Ya, and told him to swallow the rest of his words.
At this time, the noise in the square gradually dissipated, and the hunters left in groups of three or two towards the outer city. The heavy soles of their boots stepped on the metal ground, making a dull sound. After a day and night of fighting, most people wanted to go back and rest early.
Originally, several contestants hesitated and wanted to approach Liu Xia, with gratitude and awe in their eyes, but when they saw Qi Ya's cold back, they stopped abruptly and finally just nodded in greeting from a distance.
Only a few members of the S-level hunting team remained where they were, with their arms folded, looking like they were enjoying the show. Among them was Feng Ziqiang, who had some grudge against Liu Xia.
Just as Liu Xia turned around and was about to leave, the tall figure blocked her way again.
Qi Ya crossed her arms, her silver-white uniform gleaming coldly under the light. She raised her chin slightly and stared at Liu Xia with a haughty look: "Let's fight. Let's see if you are truly worthy of the number S-01."
Liu Xia narrowed her eyes and gently stroked the handle of the gun with her fingers. Before she could speak, a lazy voice interrupted from the side.
Song Xuan, who was in charge of evacuating the players, walked over quickly and stood beside Liu Xia. He looked at the two people who had stopped Liu Xia, a cold glint in his eyes, and that cynical smile appeared on his lips again. "Why, Commander Qiya, can't you wait?"
"Have you forgotten so quickly what Governor Qi Yao just said?"
Yu Chang wanted to say something again, but Song Xuan suppressed him with a glare. He stood behind Qi Ya with a pale face and didn't dare to breathe.
The deputy commander of the Royal Guard is not as harmless as he appears. He is in charge of the interrogation unit of the City of Black Gold, and the interrogation room under his command is feared by everyone in the City of Black Gold.
Almost no one can walk out of there intact. It's like being in a living hell.
As the commander's personal guard and a member of the S-class hunting team, Yu Chang dared to scold him a few words, but he would never dare to act rashly in front of this living devil. If he committed any crime in the future and was caught, he would probably never get out alive.
Qi Ya's face froze, but she quickly sneered, "Song Xuan, when did you become her watchdog?"
Song Xuan exaggeratedly covered his chest, turned to Liu Xia and smiled, even raising an eyebrow: "She said I was a dog, Xia, do you want to help me prove it? My bite hurts so much."
Liu Xia looked at him speechlessly. Why did this guy suddenly become so abstract? Ever since their relationship progressed, Song Xuan seemed to have turned on some strange switch, and he seemed to have become a lot more lively.
Liu Xia, who had been a bit irritated by the other party's aggressive behavior, calmed down again after being disturbed by Song Xuan's nonchalant response. "If you want to fight, bring me the thing you promised me first. Then I'll give you three moves."
Her voice was light, but it carried an unquestionable coldness as she walked past Qiya and headed out.
Qi Ya's pupils shrank and she wanted to explode, but she held it back in anger. What Song Xuan said just now was right.
Article 3 of the Leviathan Code:
[Those who engage in internal fighting during the war will be deprived of their hunting qualifications and exiled to the polluted area]
Qi Yao's order has been issued, and a big battle with the Hyena Gang will take place soon. Although this rule will not really exile her to the contaminated area, as the commander of the guards, she cannot knowingly violate it.
Deep down, Qiya was somewhat afraid of her own brother.
The conflict subsided temporarily, and the people who had originally planned to watch the excitement dispersed in boredom. After a while, as the troop carriers drove away one after another, the entire square fell into silence again.
The black jeep roared along the street until it reached Dr. Lin's clinic, where the roar of the engine abruptly stopped outside the three-story building standing in the darkness.
Liu Xia and Song Xuan couldn't wait to jump out of the jeep. Both of them were covered in the blood of mutant beasts and neither of them had time to clean it off.
Liu Xia's words to Qiya to hand over what she wanted just now were just a way to buy time. She had no intention of fighting with the other party at this time. She just wanted to save He Tianlin as soon as possible.
Liu Xia picked up the tactical backpack at his feet, strode forward, and slammed his fist on the metal door of the clinic with a dull thud. His voice was unusually urgent: "Doctor Lin! Open the door!"
There was a chaotic noise from inside the door, followed by Dr. Lin's impatient curse: "It's the middle of the night, are you trying to kill me?!"
The hospital door was suddenly opened. Doctor Lin came in with messy hair, glasses tilted on his nose, and a white coat casually draped over his body, looking like a pervert.
Without a word, Song Xuan quickly pulled up his white coat, not wanting Liu Xia to see this indecent appearance. He pushed Dr. Lin and turned inside, "Old Lin, Liu Xia got that thing!"
"What the hell are you doing?!" Doctor Lin's eyes widened, but his professional instincts quickly made him curious. "Did you get the heart?"
"Yes!" Liu Xia said concisely.
The three of them were now standing in front of He Tianlin's bed.
He Tianlin was still lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed. His face was paler and he looked even weaker. His condition was not as good as at the beginning. Fortunately, his breathing was still steady and the line representing his heartbeat on the display was still beating regularly.
Liu Xia took out the iron box containing the 'mechanical heart' from his tactical backpack and carefully opened the waterproof cloth. The red light was particularly dazzling in the dim clinic. "Give Xiao He a heart transplant, now."
"You're sending me this thing when it's about to explode?" Doctor Lin stared at the heart. Although he complained, he still took it carefully and began to turn it over.
His reaction made Liu Xia nervous. With a rather unhappy expression, she asked, "Is it still usable, doctor?"
Doctor Lin didn't answer. He just held the heart in front of his eyes, looked at the number on a certain part, and suddenly cursed: "Isn't this Scarhead's heart? How did you get it?"
Liu Xia did not hide anything and said bluntly: "Scarhead was a spy planted here by the Hyena Gang. I killed him."
"I really owe you guys!"
Doctor Lin didn't react much when he heard this, as if the question just now was asked casually. He cursed and asked the two to stand aside, and asked Song Xuan and Liu Xia to push the bed to the operating room next door.
At this moment, the door, which had not been locked, began to open and close again, followed by a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from the stairs.
Liu Xia nervously looked towards the source of the voice, fearing that Qi Ya was still unwilling to give up and had arranged for someone to come and cause trouble. Then she heard Ding Ruotong's gentle voice coming from below: "Sister Xia, is that you?"
"Atong, it's us." Liu Xia breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt relieved.
"I haven't slept since I knew you were coming back today. I just heard a car coming this way, and I thought it might be you."
Ding Ruotong's voice came from around the corner. She trotted up the stairs and saw a group of people surrounding He Tianlin. Her eyes lit up instantly and she said happily, "Sister Xia, we found the mechanical heart!"
"Stop talking nonsense and push it quickly." Doctor Lin interrupted the conversation impatiently and pointed at Ding Ruotong, urging her, "It's just right, little girl Ding, you come and be my assistant. Let me see the results of your recent studies."
Ding Ruotong, who had just arrived at the clinic, was taken away with a dazed look on her face and became a temporary assistant.
As the door of the operating room slammed shut, Liu Xia and Song Xuan were also stopped outside the door. They could only stare at the light coming out of the operating room and the red light on the door.
The three words "In Surgery" were particularly eye-catching in the dim corridor.
A heart transplant is no different from any other prosthetic limb. It is a very delicate job and requires surgery to be performed in a sterile environment.
Through the glass on the door, Liu Xia saw for the first time that Dr. Lin solemnly took out a set of sterile clothes and put them on, and then grabbed a brand new sterile clothes from the sterilizer and threw it to Ding Ruotong.
Then, after the two entered the disinfection room for disinfection, nothing could be seen.
Time passed minute by minute, the exhaust fan above the operating room expelled air with a bloody smell, and occasionally one could hear Dr. Lin's curses and the sharp alarms of the instruments.
Liu Xia leaned against the wall nervously, letting the cold wall touch her back. From time to time, she glanced at the eye-catching red words on the door and clicked her fingers unconsciously.
The strong smell of disinfectant filled the air, which reminded her of the days when she was lying in the hospital after being hit by a car.
Song Xuan was right next to her. Noticing Liu Xia's hand clasping, he quickly grabbed her hand and held her reddened fingers in his palm. He looked at her distressedly, "Don't worry. Old Lin is very skilled. It'll be fine."
Liu Xia nodded without answering. She hadn't rested for almost two days, so her eyes were a little red, and dark circles could be seen under her eyes. However, she felt a little relieved and not so nervous anymore.
She slowly relaxed her body and let herself lean on Song Xuan's shoulder, but her eyes were still fixed on the door of the operating room.
Time passed slowly, and two hours later, the sky outside the window had turned a darker shade of ink.
At three o'clock in the morning, almost everyone in the Black Gold City had fallen asleep.
“Boom!!!”
Suddenly, a deafening explosion was heard in the distance. The glass windows of the entire clinic began to shake violently, and the medical equipment on the wall fell to the ground with clanging.
"What's going on!?" Liu Xia suddenly looked towards the fire outside the window, his pupils shrank slightly, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
At the alloy iron gate of the outer city, the roar of the mutant hyenas mixed with the buzzing of weapons, as if even the ground was shaking slightly.
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