The windows in the ward were shut.
But Meng Chao felt a gust of cold wind blow past him.
It turned Qin Hu into a block of ice.
Meng Chao thought that the doctors in white coats were a little strange. They did not seem like normal doctors.
When normal doctors introduced patients, they would rarely be so … direct.
"Doctor, can I ask which hospital or unit this medical airship belongs to?" Meng Chao asked.
The doctor in white coats smiled. "Ms. Lu can personally explain this to you. This way, please. Meng Chao, she's waiting for you in the ward next door."
When they arrived at the ward next door and closed the door, Meng Chao was shocked by Lu Siya's brand new appearance.
She took off her patient gown and changed into a tight-fitting suit. It was a rather mysterious dark red, and there were barely discernible patterns embroidered on it that looked like an aquatic dragon. She looked even more mature and domineering than before.
Her entire face was covered by a mask without any holes. The mask covered half of her head and covered her ears, so Meng Chao could not see her expression at all. He could only see his distorted face reflected in the arc-shaped mirror.
The mask, or rather, the underground trip, had caused her to be reborn and turn into another person.
"The doctor said that my sensitivity has increased by ten times, and I can see and hear ten times more things than normal superhumans. My brain can't handle so much noisy and useless information."
Lu Siya tapped her head and said, "It's fine in the dark underground. I don't have a lot of information, but once I return to the surface, there's so much light, sound, and spirit energy ripples that surge at me like a monster. My head hurts so much that it feels like it's going to explode, and I might go through spirit energy deviation at any moment.
"So, I can only temporarily wear this medical helmet to block and filter out most of the information. I didn't scare you, did I?"
Meng Chao shook his head.
Honestly speaking, with Lu Siya's figure, forget about wearing a mask with a curved mirror, even if she had the head of a ghost, there would still be a lot of hot-blooded teenagers who would be fearless and move forward bravely.
"Then sit closer. No matter what, we've gone through life and death together, and we have a mutual friend, Lin Chuan," Lu Siya said airily.
"I don't have a lot of friends, and Lin Chuan was the most important one. Now that he's dead, I don't want to miss the chance to become friends with you."
Meng Chao thought about it for a while and wondered how trustworthy Lu Siya's words were.
"I know that you're somewhat influenced by Lin Chuan. You think that I'm a Crystalline Nine-headed Dragon, and you're a Demonic Halberd Pig. We're not the same kind."
Lu Siya went straight to the point. "But no matter what, this is just a clumsy analogy. We're not dragons or pigs. We're humans who know how to think, judge the situation, and work together. Do you think that there's a fundamental conflict between our interests?"
Meng Chao shook his head and said, "I hope not."
"Then, do you think that I'm so stupid that I can't see the common interests between us? Do you think that I'll force a future star with extraordinary talent and a fortuitous encounter like you to stand against me?"
Meng Chao still shook his head. "Looks like you're not stupid."
Lu Siya smiled under the mirror. "Then, is there any reason why we can't be true friends?"
Meng Chao thought about it and extended his hand to Lu Siya. He squeezed her hand gently and asked, "Which unit does this medical airship belong to? I think we've been circling around Raging Waves for a long time and picked up quite a lot of injured people. I also saw a lot of monster carcasses. They're all monsters skilled in mind attacks or mind control.
"In other words, this isn't just a medical airship. It's also a mobile lab that can conduct research on the freshest monster carcasses. Sky Pillar Corporation doesn't have the ability or need for this, right?"
Lu Siya nodded and admitted to it readily. "This is an airship from the abnormal beast research department."
Meng Chao's mind raced.
When he was eighteen or nineteen years old, he had never heard of the abnormal beast research department before.
But there was some information in the memories of his previous life that was becoming restless.
"After a total of thirty years of the Monster War, humans have basically defeated the traditional monster kings who are all brawn, no brains, and only have brute strength. They don't know how to hide themselves or understand civilization," Meng Chao said.
"The battle at Raging Waves might be the final glory of these powerful but mindless large monsters. As the Demonic Purple Gold Ape, Earth-shattering Bull, and Heaven Devouring Dragon fell, an era came to an end, and we seem to have won. At the very least, we're walking on the right path to victory.
"But the Other World is a place where all sorts of substances are incredibly unstable, and they evolve really quickly.
"The monsters who managed to stand out in the cruel competition that lasted for millions of years and survive to this day are not easy to deal with.
"Many of the Apocalyptic Beasts have the power to destroy the world. They have been at the top of the food chain for a long time, so they don't need intelligence to live comfortably. When they realize that humans are a brand new enemy, it's already too late for them to develop intelligence.
"Instead, the monsters who are small, lack brute strength, are at the bottom of the food chain, and are often treated as food by high-grade superbeasts. They have to rack their brains to survive. They have a higher chance of developing unique intelligence and creating dazzling sparks when they clash with human civilization. They will open up a brand new path of evolution and become even more mysterious and dangerous existences.
"During the ancient era on Earth, there was a large-scale meteor invasion. It destroyed the dinosaurs, who were the rulers of the world at that time, but it didn't destroy the entire ecosystem. Instead, it created living space for many middle-sized and small mammals, which allowed them to flourish. In the end, a brilliant civilization was born.
"Now, we Earthlings who have transmigrated to the Other World are playing the role of meteors. We destroyed the traditional monster kings, but we brought a chance for other monsters to evolve. No one knows what form these monsters will evolve into and how great of an impact they will have on our civilization.
"Do you believe that the White Spirit isn't the only intelligent monster?"
Of course Meng Chao believed it.
But he only said, "Is it?"
"Of course, the monsters' intelligence is not the same as our understanding," Lu Siya said.
"But there is indeed a batch of monsters like this. They're not the huge Apocalyptic Beasts with monstrous faces and thunderous roars that can destroy the world. Instead, they can change their appearances and bewitch people. They release viruses and use all sorts of subtle and unfathomable methods to infiltrate Dragon City. They're trying to destroy the fortress of human civilization from within.
"Right now, our categorization of monsters is very crude.
"Regardless of whether it's monsters, superbeasts, Nightmarish Beasts, Hell Beasts, or Apocalyptic Beasts, we categorize them based on their talents and fighting strength.
"But fighting strength and threat are two completely different concepts. The White Spirit's fighting strength is definitely not as great as most of the Hell Beasts, and the difference between it and Apocalyptic Beasts is like heaven and earth. Its mind control abilities might not be that great, but you've personally experienced how threatening it is, haven't you?"
"Indeed."
Meng Chao nodded. "Many of the Apocalyptic Beasts aren't willing to take the initiative to provoke humans. They just want to be comfortable kings in their own territory. When other Apocalyptic Beasts are killed by us, they might even feel lucky. This sort of thing only has brute strength but no brains. They're just slightly stronger wild beasts, so they're naturally not human civilization's opponents.
"But the ones with intelligence and a deep understanding of civilization are the ones who know how to unite all monsters and take the initiative to attack us are the most dangerous."
"That's right. The threat and fighting strength of these monsters aren't proportional. They can no longer be described as superbeasts in the traditional sense. They have a brand new name — abnormal beasts," Lu Siya said.
"The abnormal beast research department is naturally an organization that specializes in fighting against abnormal beasts."
Meng Chao understood what she meant. "You're from the abnormal beast research department?"
"That's right. I went through a year of secret training in the abnormal beast research department, and that's how I managed to turn from a pure mine explorer to an investigator with a certain degree of fighting strength," Lu Siya said.
"The abnormal beast research department is a brand new organization that was established not long ago. In the beginning, not many people paid attention to the abnormal beasts who have intelligence and can infiltrate human society. Most of them scoffed at it and treated it as nonsense.
"But the Lu family is a big family, so we have to make a lot of bets. Some people will stay in Sky Pillar Corporation, some will join the Red Dragon Army, some will carry out academic research in Dragon City University and the alliance of the five universities, some will go to the zombie research center, some will enter the Supernatural Tower and become adjudicators, and some will join the newly formed abnormal beast research department.
"At that time, no one had high hopes for the abnormal beast research department. They thought that it was just an insignificant organization. My cousins who were ranked higher in the family hierarchy than me and were doted on by my grandfather looked down on it.
"I came to a clear understanding that if I just followed the rules and did things in the family, I would definitely not be able to gain power in Sky Pillar Corporation. And if I joined the Red Dragon Army, the Supernatural Tower, or other organizations, I would run into my cousins, uncles, and aunties who had long since become famous. I would still be monitored and suppressed by them. So, I decided to stake everything on the abnormal beast research department.
"Even though I received a lot of training from the abnormal beast research department and received a lot of help, I didn't believe that monsters could possess much intelligence and cause much damage, until I ran into the White Spirit …"
Even though she wore a silver mask with a curved mirror, Meng Chao could still sense the complicated emotions under the mask.
Meng Chao could still sense the complicated emotions under the mask.
Those emotions disappeared in a flash, and Lu Siya hid them in the depths of her heart.
"Now, I believe that the form of war is about to change drastically. The fight between humans and monsters in the wild will no longer be the main deciding factor. The more secretive battlefields will become even more bloody and crucial." Lu Siya crossed her fingers and looked at Meng Chao.
Lu Siya crossed her fingers and looked at Meng Chao. "And the abnormal beast research department will definitely rise to power and become one of the most important forces to defend Dragon City."
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