Tai Sui

"Is this the ability you gained after being infected by an Anomaly?" Sun Hang asked.

"...The Saint said that as long as one eats Lord Tai Sui's meat... they can extend their lifespan and be immune to all diseases..." the girl said in a very small voice, "If injured, they will also recover quickly..."

"Lord Tai Sui? You call that thing Tai Sui?" Sun Hang typed the term into the search bar again, but apart from some ancient legends completely unrelated to Anomalies, there was no information about it.

"..." The girl nodded again.

"Have you seen Tai Sui?"

The girl shook her head.

"So, have the people in your organization all eaten Tai Sui meat?" Sun Hang asked again, "After eating it, can you really extend your lifespan and be immune to all diseases? Has no one died immediately after eating it?"

"No... no." The girl shook her head very quickly this time.

"Are you sure you haven't seen it, or that you didn't see it? Also, since you know Tai Sui is an Anomaly, you still dare to eat it?" Sun Hang couldn't help but doubt if these people's brains were functioning normally. Yet, from this young girl's reaction, it was clear she knew what Anomalies and Infected were. So why did she so readily accept all of this?

If she knew how the Anomaly Research Institute dealt with the Infected, she couldn't possibly not know the ridiculously high mortality rate after humans are infected with the Anomalization Virus, right?

Sun Hang had reviewed relevant data. The mortality rate after humans are infected with the Anomalization Virus is 78%, the probability of being assimilated by an Anomaly is 21.7%, and only 0.3% of people maintain their human consciousness.

The probability of an Infected becoming an Anomaly Hunter is even lower than pulling an SSR in a gacha mobile game.

It's not like an entire cult organization is made up of SSRs, is it?

Where would that leave the Anomaly Investigation Bureau and the Anomaly Research Institute?

"Lord Tai Sui is different from other Anomalies..." the girl said, "I personally saw people with terminal illnesses whose lesions disappeared immediately after eating Lord Tai Sui's meat... And some people with congenital disabilities, after eating Lord Tai Sui's meat, their missing limbs grew back not long after..."

"This Tai Sui has such an effect?" Sun Hang couldn't help but frown, pressing the muzzle of his gun to the girl's forehead, "Then if I blow your head to pieces, can you grow a new head?"

"Don't... don't kill me!" However, the girl merely closed her eyes in fear, "I've told you everything I know, you... you can't... don't kill me!"

Sun Hang glanced at her, silently noting: Infected by "Tai Sui" have extremely strong self-healing abilities, but the head might be their fatal weakness.

According to this girl's description, this "Tai Sui" is clearly a miraculous elixir for curing diseases and saving lives, not an Anomaly that wreaks havoc on the world...

Did those who consumed "Tai Sui meat" truly not have to pay any price?

Sun Hang carefully examined the girl in front of him, then asked another question: "Are you often hungry?"

"Huh? No... no." The girl seemed a bit confused by this question.

Since it wasn't malnutrition caused by hunger, the girl's sallow and emaciated appearance was clearly abnormal... If "Tai Sui meat" had such a miraculous effect, capable of curing even terminal illnesses, then digestive system diseases would surely be no problem – this would rule out pathological malnutrition.

Is it because of eating "Tai Sui meat"?

Sun Hang pulled the girl up from the ground and said, "Let's go, take me to find them... If the 'Lord Tai Sui' you speak of is truly that miraculous, not only will the Institute not arrest you, but they might even give you some kind of 'Special Contribution Award'."

The girl remained silent and directly led Sun Hang upstairs, which made Sun Hang frown slightly.

Although his pistol was equipped with a silencer, he had fired it in the hallway, and the sound would have been audible throughout the building. Coupled with the time he spent interrogating the girl... If her accomplices were indeed in this building, they would have likely prepared themselves and be waiting for him to walk right into their trap.

No, that's not right.

Sun Hang thought again. If the other party only discovered they were being followed after entering this building, it would mean this building was their base. However, Sun Hang couldn't smell the "scent" of any other Anomalies or Infected besides this girl.

Initially, Sun Hang thought the ambush might be carried out by non-Infected individuals, but after asking those questions, he decisively ruled out that possibility.

The girl's status within this cult organization was likely not high. Even disregarding the location of the tattoo, being sent out to procure meals meant she was at most a mid-to-low-level member. If even mid-to-low-level members could obtain "Tai Sui meat," then the organization's core strength couldn't possibly consist of non-Infected individuals.

Furthermore, only after experiencing the "miraculous effects" of "Tai Sui meat" would the organization members likely become devout followers of the "Saint"... The Saint himself and the high-ranking officials of the organization might not be Infected, but roles like "enforcers" and "lookouts" that require loyalty would absolutely be Infected!

The girl was acting. She had discovered she was being followed long ago and deliberately led Sun Hang here.

But her goal wasn't to ambush Sun Hang; it was to escape.

"They aren't here." Sun Hang said to the girl walking in front of him.

The girl's body trembled.

"You're lying." Sun Hang added.

"No... I'm not."

"You never intended to take me to find them from the beginning." Sun Hang's tone was very calm, seemingly devoid of any emotion.

"..." The girl stopped answering, but she didn't look back. She stood on the stairs, her back to Sun Hang, completely still.

"At first, I couldn't figure out how you planned to escape, but after learning about your abilities, I suddenly realized that the rooftop isn't a dead end for you." Sun Hang said word by word, "You plan to jump off the building to escape... As long as your head doesn't get smashed, any severe trauma your body suffers can be healed by the 'Tai Sui meat.' And for me to catch you, I would have to go back down the stairs. By then, you would have already recovered your mobility, or been picked up by accomplices who heard the commotion, right?"

As soon as Sun Hang finished speaking, the girl immediately bolted. Unfortunately, she hadn't taken two steps before gunshots rang out from behind her.

The bullet entered her waist, twisting her face in unbearable pain. She fell onto the stairs, screaming as she rolled down, only stopping when she reached Sun Hang's feet and he stepped on her.

"I can choose not to kill you, but I can't guarantee I won't torture you." Sun Hang said indifferently.

The ability to not die unless shot in the head was indeed powerful, but from another perspective, this ability was also a debuff...

Because she couldn't die, she could experience things more painful than death.