Eerie snow: at first, they thought it was ordinary snow.

They had nowhere to hide because they had tattoos on their bodies that were known as Mark of Sin.

Therefore, the townspeople of Shuiling Town cannot bear the sight of the black markings on their bodies being observed, because they have all suffered because of these markings.

"Later, the government gathered the cyborgs in dire straits together, established a town just for them in a remote area, and taught them the technology to manufacture medicines to treat Pollution, allowing them to open factories in the town to make a living."

"... The cyborgs themselves also need medication."

Hua Ling unconsciously rubbed a black tattoo on her arm. "Cyborgs do have flaws, but it's not some kind of personality disorder. It's just that we are all highly sensitive to Pollution. Even the thin, stable, and free-floating Pollution in the air is deadly to us. Moreover, the physical pain and mental attacks caused by Pollution are far greater than those of ordinary people. We need to take medication to treat Pollution every day."

"But the town's medicines are all controlled by the Guard." A hint of hatred rose in Hua Ling's voice. The town was not poor, and the townspeople lived comfortably. However, this crucial medicine was strictly controlled by the Guard. With just this one thing in their hands, the townspeople were completely at their mercy.

That year, this group of people gathered here amidst the world's disgust. When they built the town, they swore to protect and support each other, but in the end, some of them broke their vows, formed their own faction, and began to exploit their companions.

The Guard's rule has existed for a long time.

The Guard would confiscate the townspeople's medicine at the slightest provocation, wanting to ensure that the townspeople were completely subservient to their rule, trembling and begging for mercy under their control.

The town's strongest fighter, the captain of the Guard, is extremely hypocritical. He always talks about serving the townspeople, and the townspeople's daily quarrels and fights are just a way to highlight the importance of the Guard's existence. It's a kind of subtle flattery from the townspeople to the Guard.

The towering walls were originally built to shield them from discrimination from the outside world, but now they have become a barrier that blocks their freedom.

The townspeople lived like obedient dogs, but even so, the Guard would still find excuses to torment them.

Just like Yuan De today.

"Please heal him, Healer," Hua Ling pleaded.

Ye Jiang looked at her and saw a deep sense of powerlessness in her. After a long while, she nodded and said, "Okay."

She answered verbally, then started walking towards Yuan De's courtyard. Hua Ling was stunned for a moment, then quickly called out to her, "Where are you going?"

Ye Jiang looked puzzled. "Weren't we supposed to save Yuan De?"

"Uh..." Hua Ling choked. She meant to wait until Yuan De's "self-proof" was over before treating him tomorrow! The Guard were still stationed at the gate; how could she go?

Hua Ling stared blankly, speechless. Ye Jiang understood her gaze and said calmly, "But if we don't go now, the one inside won't be able to hold on and will become Polluted."

Hua Ling's expression suddenly changed.

She wouldn't be foolish enough to question the judgment of a highly skilled Healer.

She struggled with her words: "But the risk is huge. The captain and vice-captain of the Guard are both A-Rank ability users..."

After genetic modification, cyborgs are truly favored by the Blood Moon, resulting in a surge of powerful individuals.

"It's not a big problem," Ye Jiang said dismissively.

As soon as she finished speaking, she disappeared.

She darted into the courtyard, moving so fast that Hua Ling didn't see how she left, nor did the A-Rank uniformed guard who had been standing watch at the courtyard gate.

Hua Ling: "..."

turn out to be...

The Healer can be even faster.

Chapter 88 Weird Snow: At first glance, it seemed like just ordinary snow.

The room was a mess, with tables and chairs overturned and destroyed, and blood dripping everywhere, forming sticky patches on the floor, furniture and walls. Bang, bang, bang, the tall townsman banged his head against the wall like a wild beast, muttering incoherent babbling, occasionally letting out a loud shout, the sound of extreme fear, it was unknown what he saw in his hallucination.

"Ah!!!"

Another scream of terror rang out, and the townspeople's eyes widened to their maximum, their eyes torn open, blood seeping out, tears streaming down their faces.

Grabbing a chair from the ground, violently dislocating one of its legs, the man then brandished a wooden stick at the empty air.

Ye Jiang silently entered the house. She bypassed the bloodstains on the ground, slightly turned her body to dodge a blow from a stick that whistled through the air, and then reached out and precisely grabbed the man's arm. She only used a little force, and the man groaned in pain, dropping the wooden stick from his hand.

The townsman struggled, but a gentle supernatural power flowed from the point of contact, soothing his pain and calming his collapsing mind. He froze, his eyes unfocused, his mind unable to process what had happened, yet he instinctively reached back, wanting to absorb more of this warmth.

Ye Jiang didn't let him succeed, easily neutralizing his strength.

She didn't intend to waste her energy arguing with her obviously irrational patient. The qualities of a benevolent doctor were severely lacking in her. She chopped the townman on the back of the neck with a hand strike, then opened her eyes and watched him collapse. The agitated patient became as docile as could be from that moment on, and she was satisfied.

Only then did she begin formal treatment.

The external injuries disappeared first, followed by the chest that had been kicked and caved in, which slowly swelled up. Some abnormal twists and turns also gradually returned to their original positions under the healing power. Just as Ye Jiang had judged, the condition of the town's resident Yuan De was very bad. He was turning into Polluted, and some parts of his body had already become twisted and deformed.

But this mutation is now subsiding.

Fortunately, it was in time.

Physical injuries are easy to heal, and they were quickly repaired one by one. Ye Jiang even repaired the other party's tattered clothes. Next was the treatment of mental Pollution, which was a long process. Experienced Ye Jiang knew that it couldn't be rushed, so she didn't intend to wrong herself. She found a stool to sit on so as not to tire herself out.

The treatment was somewhat tedious for Ye Jiang, so she soon began to drift off, thinking about the story Hua Ling had told her about the town. She now knew that the town was inhabited by a group of cyborgs rejected by their human kin, forced to live in seclusion. But their misfortune didn't end there; a powerful group emerged among their own people, and the ordinary townspeople lived under their rule. These were the feelings Ye Jiang had experienced since entering the town.

Some of the incongruities stem from the fact that these townspeople with special backgrounds are being oppressed by powerful forces, such as the constant noise in the town and why the townspeople fear the Guard who should be their protectors.

However, this seems unrelated to her mission.

It's unrelated to her mission, so it has nothing to do with her.

Ye Jiang's thoughts wandered, and unconsciously her gaze fell on the skin of Yuan De, a townsman, on the black lines on his skin. These were not the tattoos she had previously thought they were, but things that grew from the flesh, determined by genes. No matter what the town was like, no matter what the townsmen living here were like, these things were clearly irrelevant to Ye Jiang, and she shouldn't care, but she stared at those black lines for a long, long time.

Outside the courtyard, the uniformed deputy captain of the Guard twitched his ears. Why couldn't he hear anything? Could it be...?

Is this town's population failing?

So fast?

Poor Yuan De.

It seems luck hasn't been on his side; he's about to degenerate into a disgusting Polluted!

Modified humans are very easily Pollution, but if they miss their medication for just one day, they will generally only suffer a little and rarely become Polluted directly. Unfortunately for Yuan De, it seems his crimes are indeed heinous, and he cannot prove his innocence.

Deputy Captain Hao Hao's grin widened; today's trip had been more enjoyable than he had imagined!

How much longer?

How long will it take to see him completely become Polluted?

Deputy Captain Hao grinned wickedly, thinking expectantly, "This town is so boring. It would be great if we could have some fun."

In the distance, the townspeople watching showed some reluctance, staring at the smiling uniformed man and gritting their teeth. Anger simmered in their chests, but in the end... nothing happened, and silence fell.

Anger comes at a price, and they can't afford to pay it.

They just watched, they always have, they've always been bystanders.

Deputy Captain Hao glanced at them and gave a cryptic sneer.

He withdrew his disdainful gaze, turned towards the courtyard, straightened his cuffs, and prepared to push open the door. He wanted to see if Yuan De was truly so unlucky as to be about to mutate. If so, he would be the first to discover him, and then...

Outside the crowd, Hua Ling saw Deputy Captain Hao's actions and her expression suddenly changed. She knew that going in to provide treatment at this time was not a good idea; oh no, they were about to be discovered!

She should have stopped it more seriously!

Alarm bells rang in Hua Ling's mind, her finger hovering over the Blood Moon symbol on her hand, ready to save the day.

She had remained silent for too long, fearing the authority of the Guard just like the townspeople, but... this time it wouldn't do. She couldn't let an unrelated outsider be implicated because of her promise to treat him!

The fingers hovering over the Blood Moon trembled incessantly. It wasn't easy to rouse the courage to fight back from someone who had been silent. Hua Ling's heart pounded so hard that her ears were ringing.

We can't hesitate any longer, we have to take action!

Her expression hardened, her fingers swiftly tracing the Blood Moon symbol. The air around her vibrated slightly as she stirred the air in preparation for an attack. However, Deputy Captain Hao, whom she had targeted, suddenly stopped. His hand, which he had reached out to push open the courtyard gate, froze in mid-air. After a second's pause, he withdrew it, looked down, and took out his phone.

[Whatever you're doing, get back to the group. I have something to tell you; visitors from the Ability Control Bureau are coming.]

The captain of the Guard sent a message.

Deputy Captain Hao's expression changed several times, finally settling on a gloomy one, and he spat out a curse.

His team captain is such a spoilsport!

That damned Ability Control Bureau.

The Ability Control Bureau visits the town twice a year, once formally and once informally, as a show of care for their fellow citizens, though the Guard prefer to call it surveillance. To put it nicely, even the Ability Control Bureau probably sees them as a group of heretics, fearing they might one day unleash their beastly nature and harm the outside world!