Hallucination, dancing... bear cookies?

The moment that streak of Golden Light drilled into her Brow Center, Jiang Mian felt her consciousness fill with a blinding radiance.

Although she could devour Calamities, and theoretically eat the flesh and blood of Awakened, Ye Chenyang's ability seemed to be of a particularly high rank. The Calamity Core within her body perceived its territory as invaded and instinctively wanted to retaliate.

Jiang Mian's internal alarm bells blared. She used nearly all her willpower to suppress her body's instinctive urge.

No, this kid is still holding me...

Despite her resistance, as someone who had fainted, she couldn't fight back.

If any abnormality was detected by this guy, all her efforts would be in vain.

However, this suppression instead caused the light to gradually spread.

Jiang Mian didn't feel hostility from the light; instead, it carried a soothing power. But because her body was naturally repulsed by it, her already pale complexion worsened.

If this continued, she would really sneeze...

Only when Ye Chenyang moved his finger did Jiang Mian release her suppression on the Calamity Core and instantly devour the "intruder."

This Chili Fried Pork... what kind of ability is it?

Jiang Mian didn't know the other's name, so she could only call him that for now.

When he entered, he displayed an ability like a protective Golden Light. And what he had just used on her was not a physical barrier, but a skill that soothed the spirit.

But... she clearly felt that the other party was only First Order...

Could he also be an Apex Sequence? Was her luck that bad?

With nearly two hundred Base Cities... there were only five Apex Sequences belonging to humanity. How could she encounter one right away?

She must be overthinking it...

Ye Chenyang felt Jiang Mian in his arms subtly curl up when his Heart Lamp was withdrawn.

"Hm?"

Before he could think further, two hurried footsteps rapidly approached.

"Jiang Mian!"

"Ye Chenyang! What's the situation inside? Jiang Mian she..."

Ye Chenyang's eyes sharpened. He securely scooped Jiang Mian into his arms, turned to face the two rushing in, and appropriately displayed a hint of exhaustion.

The First Order ability of Shining Blade was to condense a Light Blade, accompanied by a certain degree of physical resistance.

But to traverse an elemental storm of this magnitude, it would be disingenuous for a First Order Shining Blade Awakened like him to emerge completely unscathed.

Lin Yun's eyes immediately fell upon Jiang Mian, who was "unconscious" in Ye Chenyang's arms. Seeing her pale complexion, she quickly rushed over, asking anxiously:

"How is she?"

Chen Qing followed closely behind, her expression grave. Her gaze particularly furrowed as it swept over Li Hao's corpse.

His tall body was sprawled in a blood pool in a twisted posture, covered in cut wounds of varying depths, with small debris embedded in them.

Although the recent gale had swept away most of the Odor, the smell of blood was still quite apparent.

After examining Jiang Mian's condition, Lin Yun concluded that she had fallen into a self-protective Deep Sleep due to extreme exhaustion.

As for whether her internal organs were damaged, that would require further Inspection.

In her opinion, Jiang Mian had likely Awakened in a moment of crisis. While she had no obvious External Injury, the Psychological Damage was very real.

A strange silence fell over the scene for a moment.

Lin Yun looked outside. The Rescuers she had contacted earlier had still not arrived.

Just as she was about to turn and ask Chen Qing, she followed the other's gaze and saw Li Hao's corpse.

As a support-type Awakened, she had served on City Defense years ago, but she had always stayed Inside the Wall, assisting other Awakened with treatment.

Her Second-tier ability could temporarily Dispel pain, and when combined with some more "hardcore" Treatment Methods, the effect was quite good.

During that time, Lin Yun had seen many severely Injured individuals, but Li Hao's death... it looked painful.

'Retribution...'

Although it went against her Professional Ethics, from Jiang Mian's perspective, he had received his Deserved Punishment.

Chen Qing stepped forward a few paces, crouched down, and carefully examined Li Hao's corpse.

"Multiple fatal wounds, with secondary damage from this debris. Ye Chenyang, was the scene like this when you entered?"

"Yes."

Ye Chenyang nodded and stated:

"When I broke through the Wind Field to enter, Li Hao had already lost all Vital Signs.

And classmate Jiang Mian was curled up in that corner, her Mental State extremely unstable. She soon fell unconscious due to Overexertion."

"The Elemental Burst triggered by the [Eye of the Storm]... no wonder my abilities failed."

Chen Qing murmured, "To trigger an Elemental Burst of this scale right after Awakening, Sequence 48 is indeed formidable..."

She sighed and didn't say anything further.

Just then, the sound of police sirens suddenly came from outside.

A few sets of footsteps approached from a distance, and security officers from the North District Public Security Bureau and ambulance personnel from North City Hospital arrived at the scene one after another.

Chen Qing stepped forward, briefly briefed her colleague on the situation, and then had Jiang Mian, who was "unconscious," carried onto the ambulance.

The next day.

"Ugh... a strange ceiling..."

Jiang Mian slowly opened her eyes, her consciousness gradually returning.

When the doctors examined her last night, she was extremely nervous, afraid of accidentally revealing herself.

Fortunately, her Calamity Core had stabilized completely after this period of buffering.

Unless her chest was cut open, machines couldn't scan it.

The result was, of course, everything was "normal," except for the habitual arrhythmia and malnutrition of this body.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mian's taut nerves relaxed slightly.

The commotion last night didn't actually consume much power; it was more of a mental fatigue.

The activation method for Gale was very special.

It was like her consciousness extended into the surrounding environment, and then she naturally controlled the 'elements.'

Being able to control it to that extent yesterday, it would be a lie to say she wasn't tired.

As it seemed, no one suspected her.

Once this matter passed, she would definitely reward herself with a good meal.

As this thought arose, Jiang Mian's mind began to wander.

In this world shrouded in mist, ordinary ingredients had become rare delicacies.

The land outside the city was shrouded in mist, and humans were confined within high walls.

Because the population was not large, crop yields could keep up, but meat was considered a luxury.

Even Milk Tea was considered a rare commodity.

That was why Jiang Mian had been in such a good mood during the last extra meal.

'But speaking of which...'

Jiang Mian tugged at the blanket, staring blankly at the ceiling.

'If I can successfully impersonate an [Eye of the Storm] Awakened, my future days should improve significantly.'

She turned over, casting these杂念 aside.

The immediate priority was to continue her disguise. If Li Hao's Awakened father came looking for trouble...

Teacher Lin, and those two Security Officers, should all know that she was a "genuine" Sequence 48, not someone Li Hao could compare to.

At that time... perhaps it would alert the Administrators above.

Just as her thoughts were racing, her peripheral vision seemed to catch sight of a row of dancing... Little Bear Cookies? on the floor.

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