After quickly taking care of the Parasitic Organism, Lu Bai didn't spare it another glance. He turned and walked over to the woman.
He bent down, resting both hands on his knees, and smiled warmly. "Hi, I'm Lu Bai. Can you stand?"
The woman blinked, staring at him in a daze. She couldn't connect this seemingly harmless young man with everything that had just happened.
For some reason, she felt that a gentle young man like him shouldn't be hunting monsters in some godforsaken corner. He belonged in a library or somewhere like that, wearing a white shirt.
"I... I'm actually okay."
The woman instinctively pitched her voice higher as she reached out, hoping he would help her up.
Lu Bai noticed the blackish-yellow goo on her hand and quietly took half a step back.
"All right, then. Just wait here for a bit."
"Huh? Wait for what?"
The woman didn't have to wait long. The blare of sirens soon sounded in the distance.
Two or three minutes later, a group of special-response personnel arrived and secured the scene.
"Who are you?" The woman swallowed.
Lu Bai smiled at her. "A good person."
Xu Qiang followed behind the team. When he saw the corpse of the Parasitic Organism on the ground, his expression gradually turned helpless. "Brother Lu, how about I just call you 'brother,' okay? Could you please take my request a little more seriously?"
"By the time I got here, things were already pretty urgent. I'll leave one alive for you next time," Lu Bai said casually, brushing him off.
Xu Qiang tilted his head in frustration. "You said that last time, too. The higher-ups have repeatedly stressed that we should capture live specimens for research whenever possible, but every time, all I hand over is a pile