According to Article 6, Chapter 4 of the Anomaly Research Institute Field Operations Agent Handbook, Latest Revision of 4717, when facing an unknown anomaly, the priority of using ranged weapons was far higher than that of melee weapons. Unless necessary, direct contact with anomalies had to be avoided as much as possible.
Although the Chirou in Ling Xiao's hand had returned to normal, he did not charge in to brawl with the "woman." Instead, he decisively jumped off the bed and sliced open his aluminum suitcase.
A stack of neatly folded clothes spilled out of the suitcase. Ling Xiao reacted quickly, snatching up the tactical flashlight that had rolled out with them. He switched it directly to its highest-intensity strobe mode, aimed it at the "woman," and flipped the switch!
A powerful strobe burst forth. Even Ling Xiao, who was not directly exposed to the light, instinctively narrowed his eyes.
The "woman," directly exposed to the intense light, let out a shrill scream. The skin all over her body began to ulcerate and ooze pus, and a pungent stench spread through the room.
She wildly flailed her limbs, shredding the sheets and bedding to pieces. The cotton stuffing inside scattered everywhere, looking like a heavy snowfall beneath the flashlight's beam.
Holding the flashlight, Ling Xiao took a step back and glanced toward the door from the corner of his eye.
Although the "woman" before him appeared to be in tremendous pain, Ling Xiao's instincts told him that she had not suffered any substantial injury—the intense light could strongly stimulate her, but it could not kill her. Instead, it had enraged her.
Ling Xiao had barely shifted one small step toward the door when the jawless "woman" stopped screaming—she twisted her neck, her bloodshot eyes locking tightly onto Ling Xiao.