In the hotel room, time seemed to be frozen into amber.
Lucian maintained the position of placing his palm against Kimiko's forehead, motionless. He closed his eyes and felt the flow of energy integrating into his body bit by bit at a constant rate.
This is a long and boring marathon.
Just then, the phone in my pocket vibrated slightly.
He could guess who it was. Except for the restless rookie he placed next door, there would be no one else.
Next door room.
Hughie paced impatiently in the small space, the floor creaking under his feet.
On the screen of his mobile phone were the chat records with Frenchie, and the latest messages popped up almost like a swipe on the screen.
"How is she?!"
"Hughie Speak back! What did that bastard do to her?"
"Are you sure it's just a blood draw? Twenty-four hours? Which damn test takes that long?!"
"If Kimiko were missing a hair, I swear I would turn that information dealer into a pulp!"
Hughie is one head and two big. He can imagine Frenchie on the other end of the phone furious. Maybe Mother's Milk is pressing his shoulders to calm him down.
But he himself could hardly calm down.
It has been almost a day and a night. There has been no movement. The door is like a wall that separates life and death.
He took a deep breath, opened the dialog box with Lucian again, and typed a line of text with trembling fingers.
"Hey, man. Is the situation... okay? Frenchie is going crazy. I need to make sure Kimiko is safe."
Once the message is sent, nothing will come of it.
One minute.
Five minutes.
Hughie felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. He began to doubt his decision. What if... what if this was really a trap? What if the "research" Lucian said was just a cover?
Just when he was almost about to rush over and smash down the door, his cell phone dinged.
It's a photo sent by Lucian.
In the photo, Kimiko is lying quietly on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, breathing steadily, and seems to be just asleep. The room is as tidy as ever, without any strange instruments, and without any traces of blood or struggle.
There is a line of text attached below the photo.
"She is resting. Don't send any more messages, it will disturb her."
Seeing this photo, Hughie's heart suddenly dropped to half its height.
Not bad... not bad.
It seemed that she was really just doing some kind of examination and then needed to rest. He immediately forwarded the photo to Frenchie, and attached a sentence of comfort that he didn't even believe, "Look, she is fine. Lu said this is a special kind of body data monitoring that requires deep sleep."
He didn't know if Frenchie would believe it, but he could only say this.
At least, this can delay it for a while.
inside the room.
Lucian put away the phone calmly.
After sending Hughie, now, only the final countdown remains.
[Copy time required:00:00:10]
9.
8.
7.
He could feel that some kind of shackles in his body were being broken. There was an indescribable desire deep in his cells, as if the dry land was finally waiting for the first drop of sweet rain.
3.
2.
1.
[LV5 ability: Super Healing]
[Copy Completion:100%]
[Ability solidification successful]
A completely different feeling spreads throughout the body instantly!
If the energy flow before was a trickle, now it is a flood! The huge and gentle life energy washes away every cell and every inch of his bones.
An almost "immortal" illusion arose in his mind.
This life has become hardened.
Lucian slowly opened his eyes, he took out the Black Noir knife from his pocket, and opened a wound on the palm of his left hand with all his strength!
As soon as the blood gushed out, a strange scene happened.
The granulations at the edge of the wound are crawling, intertwining, and suturing like living creatures!
In less than three seconds, the hideous wound disappeared completely, leaving only a shallow white mark. Then even the white mark faded completely, and the skin was as smooth as ever.
"Huh..."
Lucian let out a satisfied chuckle, took back the hand on Kimiko's forehead, and woke her up.
Kimiko's eyelashes on the bed trembled, and she let out a small moan, slowly waking up. She sat up in a daze, looked around, and finally fixed her sights on Lucian.
Her memory is still stuck at 24 hours ago.
She knew nothing about everything that happened in the middle. She just felt as if she had slept for a long, long time.
Lucian didn't give her a chance to ask questions. He picked up the note paper and pen on the table, quickly wrote a few lines on it, and then handed it over.
[Shining Light Liberation Army, Philippines training base.]
[Your brother Kenji is currently there.]
[But a few months later, he will be smuggled to New York to perform tasks.]
[Ask your friend, the one named Frenchie, to use his connections to pay attention to all possible stowaway ports near New York.]
Kimiko's eyes were fixed on that piece of paper.
Philippines...New York...
These specific place names and timelines instantly eliminated the last remaining doubt in her mind.
The information is true!
She raised her head suddenly, her silent eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement and ecstasy. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. She could only nod her head to Lucian vigorously and solemnly.
Transaction, completed.
Lucian threw the note and pen on the table, turned around and walked towards the door.
He opened the door, walked to the next door, and knocked three times with his knuckles.
"Knock, knock, knock."
The door was quickly opened from the inside, and Hughie's face full of anxiety poked out. When he saw Lucian behind him, safe and sound, but Kimiko looked a little confused, his whole person relaxed.
"Is... is she okay?"
Lucian did not answer his question, but turned sideways and gave way to the passage.
His task has been completed, and the remaining comfort work is the job of this rookie nanny.
Hughie quickly ran over, supported Kimiko, and examined it with concern.
Lucian didn't look at them again, and walked straight to the end of the corridor, and his figure quickly disappeared into the shadow of the stairs.
He needed to find a place to feel this new body.
When we walked out of the hotel, the midday sun was a bit dazzling.
[Super Healing] has been obtained, and the last shortcoming of survival has been filled. Next,
He could be... bolder.
In his mind, a face with blond hair and blue eyes, always wearing a perfect smile, appeared.
The star student of Godolkin University, the number one "Golden Boy".
He still needs to go back to school to find a few Body Enhancement-like abilities, and then replace him openly.
Lucian raised his head and looked at the towering Vought Tower in the distance.
"Just wait, I'm coming."