Awakening and Bad News

"They should all be safe, right?"

This was Lu Yuanming's first thought after returning to his original body.

Ordinary monsters were no match for Charlie and the others. Protected by firearms, ordinary monsters were not much stronger than small animals.

However, without heavy firepower, super giant monsters were enough to pose a huge threat to them, let alone monsters of the Cyclops' caliber. Coupled with thousands of ordinary monsters, Lu Yuanming was truly worried about the safety of everyone present after his return.

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But thinking about how he had killed that Cyclops monster at the last moment, causing the remaining monsters to flee, Lu Yuanming felt they should be safe. Moreover, if the monsters had fled, Tang Zhean and the others should have been able to save some civilians.

This was already the limit of what he could do.

And the harvest from killing monsters this time was unprecedentedly large. There were at least one to two hundred ordinary monsters, followed by three super giant monsters, and finally, that Cyclops.

The White Light Particles provided by the Cyclops were at least two to three times more than all the other monsters combined. Lu Yuanming had not expected such a massive amount of White Light Particles, but considering the Cyclops' power, this quantity of White Light Particles might be reasonable.

Lu Yuanming even felt that the Cyclops was no longer a so-called monster, but something else that surpassed monsters, perhaps a demigod with Divinity?

Regardless, Lu Yuanming had returned alive, and he had accomplished what was a monumental feat for him. He had protected so many people surrounded by countless monsters. This was truly great!

In the darkness, Lu Yuanming felt his soul gradually strengthening. Because he had absorbed too many White Light Particles this time, the soul reinforcement process was no longer a warm feeling all over his body, but a scorching heat like a fever. However, it was still comfortable, without any discomfort.

At the same time, Lu Yuanming did not feel any weakness or soul tearing from absorbing the three Colorless Light Particles. It was as if all the damage and negative effects felt in the Dark Matter World disappeared once he returned to the material world.

This was precisely what Tang Zhean had told him was the greatest cheat, no, this was no longer a cheat, this was a golden thigh.

Being the only one who could travel between the material world and the Dark Matter World, he could absorb the Dark Matter World in the Dark Matter World and then calm the chaos and distortion caused by absorbing too much dark matter in the material world. This was his unique "Xu," and he didn't need to ascend step by step. As long as time passed and he killed monsters, he could become stronger without any obstacles.

Now, Lu Yuanming was silently waiting for the soul reinforcement to complete. He had a premonition that this soul reinforcement would be unprecedented, and he might completely awaken because of it.

Time passed as Lu Yuanming waited slowly. This reinforcement took longer than he had expected, a full thirty days. Only then did he feel the heat flow in his soul gradually subside. Although he had not yet gone to the Dark Matter World, the feeling of soul fullness, as if a critical point had been broken, was very obvious.

After the soul reinforcement sensation completely subsided, Lu Yuanming waited for another day. Then, he slowly extended his senses towards his body.

As his soul grew stronger, while in a vegetative state, Lu Yuanming could feel the tactile sensations of his physical body by concentrating. From initially only feeling the slight touch when his skin was pricked, to later being able to feel physical pain and move his fingers, then his palms. This time, when Lu Yuanming felt his body, he could feel tactile sensations, pain, itching, and so on. He could almost perceive his entire body.

But it was not enough...

Currently, Lu Yuanming's perception of his body was like a person wearing a mascot costume. Although he could feel various tactile sensations of his body and control his limbs, there was always a layer missing. This was definitely not how a normal person felt their body.

At this moment, Lu Yuanming forcefully controlled his soul to merge entirely into his physical body. This was hard to explain; he himself didn't know how to merge his soul into his body. It was perhaps like imagining the soul as a liquid and the body as a container for that liquid, squeezing the soul into the body bit by bit.

Gradually, he lost track of time. In this process of soul-level merging, as the soul integrated, his physical sensations became increasingly acute, and the feeling of being in a mascot costume weakened. Finally, at a certain moment, he felt that his body and soul were no longer separate. A constant wave of numbness, itching, and pain washed over him, making him want to roar.

Under this sensation, Lu Yuanming desperately tried to move his body. From a slight movement of his body to being able to move his fingers and palms, Lu Yuanming finally opened his eyes. Although his eyes were immediately closed by the light, his body, tears, and the sounds he heard all undoubtedly indicated that he had awakened. Immediately after, Lu Yuanming heard his mother's exclamation.

"...Doctor! My son is awake, he's really awake!!"

Then came the footsteps of doctors and nurses, and exclamations...

A week had passed since Lu Yuanming woke up.

After a series of examinations at the hospital, they finally confirmed that Lu Yuanming had completely woken up, with no after-effects found. He was only mentally weak... but that was to be expected. He had previously been confirmed as likely unable to wake up for his entire life. Not only had he woken up, but his brain function was undamaged. Within just a week, he could be active for extended periods, speak and remember fluently, and even get out of bed to walk a few steps. This was already miraculous, and they couldn't ask for more.

However, Lu Yuanming truly hadn't expected that it would take nearly three months for his soul to merge back into his body!

When his vegetative body woke up, it was already early June 2024. He calculated the time; it was only mid-February when he returned from the Dark Matter World. Adding the month it took for his soul to strengthen, the soul's integration into his body had taken a full three months!

This had completely disrupted his original plans.

The Dark Matter World had already begun its first large-scale collapse. This meant that besides New York City, other cities were starting to experience people dying and falling into the Dark Matter World. As time passed, the scope would spread to the entire world.

Meanwhile, according to Dr. Tang Zhean's theoretical model, the beginnings of other cities would start appearing around New York City. By then, whether it was humans falling into the Dark Matter World or monsters spawning, the magnitude would increase by at least tenfold.

Under these circumstances, he had been away from the organization for four months. This was fatal to the organization. Whether it was obtaining Xu, protecting humanity, or clearing monsters, everything would come to a standstill... Fortunately, before his return, he had exchanged a large amount of ammunition, and a large quantity of potatoes were being planted. This was the only silver lining in the misfortune.

(I'll go back to the Dark Matter World in the next two days. But now I'm not a vegetative person. If I go to the Dark Matter World, what will happen to my body here? I don't know if my soul still has to follow the seventy-two-hour return interval after waking up. If so, won't my body here be treated as a vegetative state again?)

Lu Yuanming felt very troubled and sighed. The young woman pushing his wheelchair at that moment said indignantly, "Why are you sighing again? Don't be so glum. Even though you lost a year, waking up is already a great fortune. During your slumber, Mom and Dad were miserable every day. I often saw Dad smoking on the balcony all night, and Mom secretly crying in the kitchen. Hey, I'm talking to you."

Lu Yuanming quickly said, "Yes, it's my fault for making you worry so much. Lu Yuanmin, you're right, I..."

Lu Yuanmin was even more displeased, "You becoming a vegetative person wasn't your choice. I'm not talking about before, I'm talking about now! Don't sigh and feel sorry for yourself. You need to focus on rehabilitation now, exercise every day, and recover quickly. That's better than you apologizing ten thousand times!"

Lu Yuanming didn't know how to respond and could only remain silent. His sister, Lu Yuanmin, also seemed to have lost interest in talking.

This young woman was his sister, five years younger than him. They had a good relationship when they were kids, but at some point, their conversations became awkward. Despite only a five-year age gap, there was a kind of generational divide, like now, where they both didn't know what to say after a while.

Lu Yuanmin was pushing his wheelchair, letting Lu Yuanming stroll in the community garden. Lu Yuanming was also looking around, thinking about how to talk to his sister. As he looked, his eyes suddenly widened because he saw a soul... No!

It was a Ghost!

Lu Yuanming stared at a gloomy-faced middle-aged man walking ahead. Behind him floated a young woman in a red dress, emanating dark energy. Her face was obscured by the dark energy, and her long hair writhed and danced wildly.

This was a curse-type Ghost!

Lu Yuanming stared intently at the man, watching him walk into Building C. After a long while, Lu Yuanming finally closed his eyes.

He had to go back to the Dark Matter World. Even if he only woke up three days later, it couldn't be helped. Clearly, the timeline he was on was also falling towards the Dark Matter World. He had to return to the organization to discuss the situation with people.

Thus, Lu Yuanming sat in his wheelchair with his eyes closed, while Lu Yuanmin continued to push him. They circled the entire community once before returning to their apartment building, Building A. As they entered the elevator, Lu Yuanmin said, "You're awake, we're home. Sigh, I told you coming out for a walk like this was pointless. It would have been better to let you sleep in bed... You're delaying my revision, old man. I only have four days left until the college entrance examination."

Lu Yuanming opened his eyes and gave Lu Yuanmin an awkward smile, but remained silent, lost in thought.

He...

Couldn't find the light passage back to his transmigration!

When he closed his eyes, it was pitch black. He couldn't feel his soul at all!

He couldn't go back to the Dark Matter World!!