Mother's Longing

The Elevator stopped on the tenth floor. Su Yuqing had no time to wait for it to go up and ran straight up the stairwell!

A tremendous crash came from the eleventh floor, as if a door had been smashed apart, followed by a nurse's scream!

The alarm bells rang throughout the building.

Su Yuqing was frantic!

The moment he reached the eleventh floor, he saw the woman from earlier standing at the ward door. Dark red slime covered the floor beneath her feet, resembling both a pool of blood and a swamp.

Countless thin crimson tentacles stretched out from the slime, densely wrapping around Feng Ling like Blood Worms!

The sight made Su Yuqing's scalp crawl. He drew his sidearm and fired—

Even if he could not kill it, he had to at least stall until the guards arrived!

Bang! Bang bang!

The woman took two shots and immediately controlled the tentacles to drag Feng Ling in front of her as a shield. Some of the tentacles lunged at Su Yuqing, while the bloody mire beneath her feet rapidly spread toward him.

Su Yuqing hurried backward and looked up at Feng Ling again—

More than half her body was tightly bound by the fine tentacles, leaving her utterly unable to move! The tentacles continued to creep upward, sucking her blood and corroding her wounds!

Feng Ling, weakened by severe blood loss, had her eyes tightly shut, with almost no color left in her face.

Despair rose in Su Yuqing's heart.

It was over...

He could not save her!

At that moment, a large group of guards finally arrived. Countless gun barrels aimed at the woman, the tentacles, or the bloody slime beneath her feet—

The firepower was fierce, and gunfire thundered through the corridor!

The woman hurried into the ward, raised Feng Ling to block the doorway, and once again used Feng Ling as a shield.

The gunfire came to an abrupt stop.

Inside the ward, the woman looked irritated. She wanted to finish Feng Ling off and leave as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, her ability could not kill a target instantly. She could only weaken them by sucking their blood.

But judging by the time, this Hidden Boss should be about to breathe her last, right?

She frowned at Feng Ling, then froze.

At some point, Feng Ling had opened her eyes and was now staring at her darkly.

"Why aren't you dead yet..." The woman's heart jolted, and unease crept over her. She instinctively drove more Blood Worms forward, only to see a third arm grow from Feng Ling's bound arms!

It was an arm that grew from flesh and blood, slender and gaunt. Bathed in streaming blood, it transformed into a Bone Blade before slashing at her like Death's scythe!

"Aaaaah—!"

The excruciating pain of her body being torn apart made the woman scream!

A third of her body had been sliced away, yet no blood flowed from the wound. There were only countless writhing worms!

Feng Ling broke free from the swarm and controlled the newly grown arm, preparing to attack again.

But before she could act, the remainder of the woman's body suddenly melted. In an instant, it became countless worms that merged into the bloody slime beneath her feet, then rapidly fled toward the door!

Gunfire erupted outside again. Slime splattered everywhere, and a thick stench of blood filled the entire floor!

Feng Ling waited until the smoke cleared before walking out of the ward.

Su Yuqing crouched to inspect the floor, then stood and shook his head at Feng Ling.

"It escaped."

Feng Ling held her wound and leaned against the doorframe. Her pale lips curved slightly into a faintly mocking smile.

Her eyes were filled with cold, sinister hostility.

Feng Ling being attacked at the Supervision Bureau was like a hard slap across Su Yuqing's face.

If he could not even guarantee her safety, what right did he have to ask Feng Ling to join the Supervision Bureau?

In the ward, the Doctor tremblingly redressed Feng Ling's wounds.

Besides the split wound on her rear shoulder, her body now bore countless bite marks left by Blood Worms, densely packed like innumerable needle pricks.

Su Yuqing asked anxiously from the side, "How is she? Is it poisonous?"

"The test results aren't out yet, but based on past experience, this should be a neuro-paralytic toxin." The Doctor hesitated before adding, "...Perhaps because the exposure time was short, it hasn't caused much damage to her body."

Feng Ling listened silently to their conversation.

She had initially thought that the Card showing garbled text merely made her physically stronger. Now, however, it seemed that not only had her resistance and healing abilities improved, but her body also appeared capable of resisting some viruses.

Luckily...

If it had not been for this trait of her ability, the moment the Blood Worms wrapped around her, she would have fallen into despairing paralysis and been sucked dry alive.

Su Yuqing did not know Feng Ling had another hidden trump card. Hearing the Doctor's words, he only felt shocked and terrified in hindsight.

"The other party's ability lets it escape pursuit easily, which is why it dared to attack the Supervision Bureau without fear." He looked at Feng Ling, his tone full of guilt. "I've strengthened security on this floor, but I suspect that news of you holding two Cards has already leaked. Xenomorphs may come again."

Feng Ling lowered her eyes. Having lost too much blood, her entire body felt cold, her blood pressure had dropped, and her mind was somewhat foggy.

She needed rest and needed to recover as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, how could she, as a target, withstand the attacks that would keep coming one after another?

This feeling was truly awful...

Irritation, anxiety, anger—passively facing every possible outcome.

The nurse beside her hung up the blood bag and muttered softly, "If only Sister Ye were here..."

The atmosphere in the ward immediately froze, and everyone fell silent without prior agreement.

Feng Ling found it strange.

Who was Sister Ye?

Before she could ask, Su Yuqing explained, "We used to have a very capable Inspector here named Ye Zheng. Later, because of her outstanding performance, she was transferred to the Yunhai City branch of the Supervision Bureau."

"Just because Yunhai City is an economic and financial center while Qingjiang City is an insignificant second-tier town." The nurse could not help complaining. "Any Inspector with even a little ability gets transferred away. We can't recruit newcomers as quickly as the higher-ups transfer people out."

The Doctor coughed lightly a few times.

The nurse pursed her lips and said no more.

Su Yuqing gave a bitter smile. "There's nothing we can do about that. The Abomination Safety Supervision Bureau has existed for less than half a year. Developing and training members takes time, while Xenomorphs keep increasing... With limited manpower, we can only prioritize the safety of several key cities."

He did not want to discuss it further. He sighed silently, rose to his feet, and said to Feng Ling, "Get some good rest. We'll investigate the Xenomorph that attacked you as soon as possible. Once we have results, I'll notify you immediately."

Feng Ling nodded and watched him and the Medical Staff leave the ward.

The door remained open, and armed guards could be seen standing watch outside.

Feng Ling closed her eyes wearily.

She suspected she had obtained some extraordinary Card. Otherwise, why would two Xenomorphs appear one after another, willing to expose themselves just to kill her?

The Card's name was garbled text, so she could not judge it by its name. So far, the abilities she could sense were physical strength, strong recovery, and immunity to viruses.

Compared with superpowers that could turn invisible, spray poison, or hack people apart with blades, what was special about her Card?

It was truly puzzling...

If she had not absorbed the Killer Bee and the Mantis, she would probably be dead by now.

Feng Ling slowly opened her eyes.

Just now, she had not only used the Mantis's ability, but had also used the Killer Bee's Mark on that woman.

"Mother's Longing..."

Feng Ling murmured the name of the new skill with amusement. Activating the Mark, a strand of red mist gradually thickened before her eyes.

The mist was long and curved, extending beyond the ward door and revealing the marked target's path like a ribbon.

Feng Ling curled her lips. "I see you..."

Such aching, all-consuming longing...

Haha! I've started a new novel again! ~() The plot mainly focuses on collecting Cards, and there is a romance arc too, though the friendship between teammates takes up a larger portion. The male lead is still basically a background character, so it works perfectly fine as a no-romance story too~