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Xiao Pei went inside, and Ye Jiang followed. Once inside Xiao Pei said to the man, "We will bury her in this city."

She didn't ask who the man was to Chen Zhuozhuo; if someone could shed tears for another, they must be an old friend.

Xiao Pei said to the man, "If you'd like, you can come along... and see her off."

The man wept silently, as if he hadn't heard her. Xiao Pei sighed, stopped talking, and gave him some time.

At this moment, Ye Jiang spoke, her usually calm voice now tinged with a hint of doubt. "Burial?"

As far as she knew, "burial" seemed to be an arrangement for people who had already died.

She tilted her head to look at the lying human, puzzled. "Isn't she still alive?"

Silence.

Xiao Pei, the two investigators from the Ability Control Bureau, and Ji Jia, who was crying, all looked at Ye Jiang with stunned expressions. Ji Jia, in particular, had tears welling up in her eyes.

A few seconds later, Ji Jia asked cautiously, "Miss Ye, what do you mean by that?"

Xiao Pei bent down to check Chen Zhuozhuo's pulse and breathing, but found nothing.

She paused, straightened up, and looked at Ye Jiang, trying to get an explanation from her.

But Ye Jiang couldn't explain it. She felt that the acquaintance of her employer was still alive. There was still a trace of a living person on her, even though her head was smashed and her heart was no longer beating.

"... I feel she's alive," Ye Jiang said truthfully.

The group fell silent. The two investigators from the Ability Control Bureau looked disappointed. What nonsense were they spouting at a time like this?

The two investigators from the Ability Control Bureau didn't take these words to heart, but Xiao Pei, the team leader, had a subtle expression. She inexplicably believed what they said, probably because the person who said it wasn't someone who spoke carelessly, and there was something about the person that she couldn't understand.

Ji Jia was the one who trusted Ye Jiang the most, because he had personally witnessed Ye Jiang's composure during her battle with the Blood Knight, and believed that she possessed extraordinary strength unknown to others.

His face flushed with excitement, and he Zhuozhuo intently at Ye Jiang: "Miss Ye, when will Zhao Zhuo wake up?"

Ye Jiang said, "I don't know."

That's the truth.

Ji Jia: "..."

Ye Jiang glanced at the woman lying there, noticing her shabby appearance, and with a few quick movements, repaired her clothes to make them look brand new. Xiao Pei watched this scene, her lips twitching. Seeing Waiter use supernatural abilities again was still unsettling; what kind of strange ability was this?

Possessing strange superpowers yet possessing high combat strength, perhaps the Waiter is someone akin to a master of ancient martial arts, combined with the formidable physique of a high-level superpowered individual, resulting in her extraordinary martial prowess. Xiao Pei momentarily lost in thought, contemplating these thoughts. When she snapped back to reality, she noticed the Waiter, who had already repaired Chen Zhuozhuo's clothes, was still there, groping at him. What was she planning to do next?

Just as Xiao Pei was thinking this, she saw Chen Zhuozhuo features being pieced back together at a speed visible to the naked eye. The broken parts were being pulled apart, and the wounds were disappearing. Before long, the shattered head stood up, the features were perfectly repaired, Chen Zhuozhuo's originally handsome face returned, and the wounds on his body were gone.

This is...?!

"You're a healing-type ability user?!" The investigator from the Ability Control Bureau was so shocked he almost jumped up. A healing-type!

"No, I didn't." Ye Jiang looked at her hands. It was the first time she had ever known that she could repair human bodies. She had just felt that the person lying here was too pitiful, so she tried to repair them, and she actually succeeded.

Xiao Pei took a few deep breaths to calm her racing heart and asked with a complicated expression, "Ye Jiang, what kind of superpowered being are you?"

What kind of superpower does she have? Ye Jiang thought about it seriously and said, "Maybe it's being a tailor."

Xiao Pei: "..."

And they're not telling the truth.

Captain Xiao's disbelief was too obvious. Ye Jiang glanced at her, twitched the corner of her mouth, and stopped herself from saying anything. She slowly realized that it was not common for people with superpowers to show off their Ability System to each other.

Ye Jiang didn't say anything more, so Xiao Pei automatically categorized her as a healing-type ability user, as were the two investigators in the room.

Ye Jiang repaired Chen Zhuozhuo's body but failed to wake her. Ji Jia, who had been waiting hopefully, gave up after a while and murmured, "What's wrong with her? Her injuries are all healed, why won't she wake up?"

Ye Jiang looked at Chen Zhuozhuo and said uncertainly, "Perhaps something is missing?"

What's missing?

"Have no idea."

"..."

Ji Jia stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly stood up straight. He turned to Xiao Pei and said firmly, "Captain Xiao, I believe Miss Ye's words, and I believe Zhuozhuo can wake up. Therefore, I do not agree to bury Zhuozhuo."

Ji Jia he would have to expend a lot of effort to persuade the Ability Control Bureau, but--

"Oh."

Xiao Pei agreed very casually.

Ji Jia was stunned. The other two members of the Ability Control Bureau had complicated expressions. They wanted to say something, but then they remembered that the words "waking up" came from a healing-type ability user. After hesitating for a long time, they finally shut their mouths.

The consensus among those present was to temporarily preserve Chen Zhuozhuo's body, which would then be kept in the room and cared for by Ji Jia.

Ye Jiang's search mission was over, but because there was no cell phone signal in the city, the mission had to be submitted later. Ye Jiang Ji Jia thanked Ye Jiang for her protection along the way. Although he had paid for it, he knew that his money couldn't buy such service, especially since Ye Jiang had also helped his hero recover his body.

After completing her mission, Ye Jiang stayed at the base. She had been running around all day and wanted to rest.

The supermarket warehouse in Nancheng escaped looting. The Iron Man, leading the "Peaceful Village" group, brought back a large amount of supplies. The people at the base were overjoyed. Today was truly a happy day. The Blood Knight was dead, but they had supplies. It was rare for the base to have so many supplies. Although it wasn't yet the usual mealtime, to boost morale, Xiao Pei immediately organized people to distribute food to everyone. Everyone received something, and everyone was full. The base had never been so joyful.

The shadow cast by the Blood Knight seemed to have passed, and everyone in the base was filled with joy. Ye Jiang also received a food package, containing a loaf of bread, a sausage, and a small bottle of water. She had just arrived in the city and hadn't gone hungry yet, and she also had canned food and apples, so she didn't think much of it. However, the others were so happy that they shed tears.

She left the queue with her food and turned around to see the Nurse. The Nurse was still with the child; the two had just finished receiving their food and were walking hand in hand into the crowd. Suddenly, the child tugged at the Nurse's hand. The Nurse, thinking the child needed something, bent down to wait for her to speak. However, the child simply fed the Nurse the peeled, precious sausage. The Nurse was taken aback. Ye Jiang didn't hear what the Nurse said to the girl afterward, but she noticed that the Nurse didn't eat the sausage and her expression was somewhat dazed as she straightened up.

Ye Jiang wanted to watch some more when a quarrel suddenly broke out in the queue not far away. No, it wasn't a quarrel, but rather the healer from "Peaceful Village" unilaterally berating the person distributing the food. The reason was—

"I'm a healer, a healing-type ability user, and all you gave me besides bread and sausages was a can of food?!"

"A can of food? Who are you trying to fool?!"

"It seems you don't need a therapist!"

The therapist swore because he felt he hadn't received enough privileges.

Those around him glanced at him furtively, not daring to utter a word. Healing-type ability users were indeed precious and rare. Xiao Pei came over upon hearing the commotion, saw the healer with his head held high, stared at him expressionlessly for a moment, and said, "Looks like you don't need canned food."

In this base, the only one who received special treatment and an extra can of food was the therapist; Xiao Pei didn't.

There were no other personnel from the Ability Control Bureau with Xiao Pei.

Xiao Pei was too busy to bother with such trivial matters and didn't indulge him at all. She told the person distributing the food, "Therapists are noble and virtuous; bread and sausages are enough for them."

Therapist: "!!"

Who said that?!

He was trembling with anger, his face shifting between anger and uncertainty. He confronted Xiao Pei, but seeing that Xiao Pei showed no sign of backing down, he ultimately succumbed to Xiao Pei A-Rank superpower and her unyielding demeanor. He turned and left, taking nothing with him to save face.

Ye Jiang was watching the drama unfold when the healer stormed over. Everyone around him quickly moved aside, but Ye Jiang showed no awareness of the precious healing-type ability user's need to make way. The healer was already annoyed, and seeing this block of wood blocking his path only made him more displeased. He shouted sharply, "Get out of the way!"

Ye Jiang didn't move. The therapist looked closely and realized that the person blocking his way was a familiar woman. His eye twitched as he remembered the heavy sword in the woman's hand. He still remembered the feeling of it hitting his head with a dull thud. His expression twisted for a moment.

Seeing this, everyone in the base thought, "Oh no! How could someone be so inconsiderate as to block the healer of the living beings? They're going to get a dressing down!" The sympathetic members of the base sighed, but when they saw the healer... they simply walked around her.

"..."

"??"

Who is this woman?

Just as everyone at the base was celebrating the day's harvest, a group of people in the city were rushing towards the various exits. They were overjoyed; the Blood Knight was dead, and they could finally escape this hell on earth!

However, when they arrived at the crossroads, rushing excitedly towards the freedom outside the city, they instead bumped into an invisible barrier.

Most people in the city subconsciously believed that the barrier was a means of the Blood Knight's operation, and that it would disappear when the Blood Knight died. This included the people in the base. The people in the base did not immediately pack up and leave because they followed the base's arrangements and thought they would leave sooner or later, so they held back.

However, the barrier is still there.

The barrier wasn't created by the Blood Knight.

People trying to leave the city blocked all the intersections, pounding on the invisible barriers and shouting for them to leave.

They were as excited as they were when they came to the intersection, and now they are as desperate.