Facing the curious flowerpot girl, I casually made up an ability. However, seeing how she kept nodding her head and shooting me looks of envy and jealousy, such a clumsy lie actually worked!
Well, in a school city that specialized in producing people, even if only a small portion of them could obtain superpowers, it would be enough to cover for me.
After eliminating the possibility of the store exploding again, Chu Chun Xiuli and I rushed to Zuotianlei's side.
"How is her condition?"
Even though I asked this, I could already tell that the situation was far from good. The heavily injured short-haired girl was currently in a severe coma, and there was a large pool of blood beneath her body. My previous terrible guess was right, her heart had been pierced.
With how fragile humans were, even a small wound on a vital organ like the heart would be fatal, not to mention being pierced by a sharp metal object from the back like this. Although she was still breathing, this kind of injury was equivalent to death. Even if the medical personnel that Chu Chun Xiuli contacted appeared now, there was nothing they could do to save her.
"What should I do … What should I do …"
No matter how strong she was, Zuotianlei was only an ordinary female middle school student. She was at the age where she should be enjoying her daily life in peace and happiness. Right now, a fresh life was about to disappear in front of her eyes, such an impact was far from what she could bear.
"She won't be able to last until the medical personnel arrive."
With just a glance, I came to such a conclusion. Blood had almost completely soaked through the light blue service staff uniform. Not mentioning the fatal wound on her heart, just this amount of blood loss was enough to be fatal.
Not only that, not to mention the medical personnel arriving, it would probably be too late to send her to the "Schilling Research Institute" that I regretted so much. Regular transportation wouldn't be fast enough, and a teleportation device would instantly kill such a weak human — I didn't have a modified teleportation device specially prepared for ordinary humans.
"How can this be …"
Hearing my words, the two girls could only mutter to themselves in disbelief.
"Alaya, can an ordinary human withstand your descent?"
Since she was currently hiding in my mind, a certain daze easily understood what I was thinking and immediately gave an affirmative answer. "If it's just a 'residence', there won't be any problems for a short period of time. However, the other party must completely lose consciousness during this process, or even enter a 'pseudo-brain death' state. Otherwise, any subjective resistance may cause the host's soul to collapse."
"That's easy."
I gently placed my finger on the forehead of the waitress who was on the verge of death. Her body trembled slightly before returning to normal.
Directly freezing the target's spiritual energy would result in a "mental death" that was even more complete than brain death. Apart from the fact that the target's soul would still exist, the target's physical body would be no different from a dead person. This should satisfy Alaya's requirements.
"What did you do?!"
Zuo Tianlei suddenly lifted his head and said to me with a frightened expression when he felt the body in his hand suddenly sink as though it had lost its vitality.
"Don't worry, I'm saving her."
Then, I placed my hand on the target's forehead. With my palm blocking the attack, a pure white light slowly entered the target's head.
A few minutes later, Alaya's divine energy entered Roland's body.
Somehow, a rather interesting proposition popped up in his mind: Energy state, light state, and matter state. Could this be considered as a certain dummy's three states of transformation?
"Brother Monarch, I've used Divine Energy to temporarily replace part of this child's biological tissues, but I'm afraid she can only hold on for fifteen minutes. Otherwise, this child will be irreversibly assimilated into light."
"That's more than enough time."
I said softly. Then, I took off my outer clothing and draped it over the body of the girl who was already starting to breathe steadily. At the same time, I carried her by the waist. The wounds on her body, big and small, were gradually being filled up with white light. I had to prevent anyone from seeing this abnormal situation.
At the same time, a white van with the insignia of the research institute screeched to a stop beside us. My elder sister got off the van and walked over quickly.
"What happened? This girl is … "
As I carried the victim to the van, I replied through the mental connection, "She is an accidental victim of an explosion. She has already died. However, Alaya has extended her life through his method of descending — — Life sure is colorful."
"I thought that this was a harmonious place," my elder sister muttered.
Then, she gestured to Chu Chun Li and Zuo Tianlei who were still in a daze. "Get on the van!"
"Why did you call them over? What if the secret is leaked? "
I asked my elder sister through the mental connection as I looked at the two girls sitting nervously in the back seat, occasionally glancing worriedly at the victim who seemed to be in a good condition.
"It doesn't make a difference if the secret is leaked or not." My elder sister was very clear about how much attention we had drawn from Shallow Shallow's series of sudden whims. "Furthermore, these two girls should be the ones who were standing closest to you just now. It is hard to say whether they noticed Alaya's existence or not. Bringing them to the research institute is also to observe them. More importantly, I don't think it is appropriate to just leave them there."
"That …" Chu Chun Li's weak voice interrupted my 'conversation' with my elder sister. The girl with the flower garland on her head said hesitantly. "I have already informed the guards and the Discipline Committee. Besides, I am also a member of the Discipline Committee. I should have stayed at the scene just now …"
Did you only think of that now?
"Don't worry," I consoled the girl who looked like a flower pot from the sky. (Is it really okay to describe it like that again?) "A human life is at stake. They will understand."
"Eh? Aren't we going to the hospital? "
Zuo Tianlei suddenly looked out the window and realized that the van was heading in the opposite direction of the nearest hospital. He couldn't help but ask in surprise.
My elder sister answered without turning her head as she drove, "We are going to the research institute."
The two girls exclaimed in surprise, "Ah?"
"We have the most advanced medical equipment and medical staff. Yep, that's right! We are going to the medical research institute! That is why it is definitely safer to bring the victim there than to the hospital. Furthermore, from the distance, going to the research institute will save us more time … Err … "
The van skidded along the curb and stopped at the entrance of the research institute. My nonsense also came to an abrupt end. On the signboard less than two meters away, there was a line of large words — Schilling's Philosophy and Culture, Botany and Mandarin Promotion Research Center.
I almost pushed open the car door and slammed my head into that signboard! When was that thing placed here?
"Big brother! Big brother!"
The cheerful call was undoubtedly Viskar's voice. Just as I pushed open the car door and got out, I was hit head-on by a small black figure. Then, I realized what I had wanted to do but failed to do: I crashed into the obnoxious sign.
"How about this?" The cat eyed loli who didn't know that she had almost slammed her brother to death jumped out of my arms. Then, she pointed at the signboard behind her with a proud face. "Visca made this himself! I wrote the words on it myself! "
I have a good sister, Yuanmu.
Due to the uniqueness of this world, Visca didn't have to worry about his eyes causing a disturbance. When the little fellow opened her eyes to observe the two girls who had followed me out of the car, the latter naturally let out a small cry of surprise. However, it was only a cry of surprise.
"Let's save the injured first." My elder sister finally couldn't help but remind us what we should prioritize. "The life support system is ready. However, because we don't know how serious the situation is, the preparations might be a little exaggerated."
A little … exaggerated?
Looking at the so-called life support system in front of me that my elder sister had exaggerated, I hugged my head and hammered the ground. Orz.
It could be said to be gigantic, occupying an area of more than a hundred square meters. The intertwining mechanical structure in front of it was like a suspicious wall of the supernatural. Dark-red energy flow pulsed like blood between these mechanical structures, flickering as if it was alive. At the bottom of this mountain-like complex mechanical structure was the entrance to the maintenance pod, where all the energy flow converged and beat slowly like a heart. Yes, it was the place where you could be possessed by Brother Chun when you were about to die.
"I feel that … once we get close to this thing, something extremely dangerous will happen …"
With a trembling tone, Chu Chun Yuli immediately took two steps back after seeing the dangerous black mechanical monster in the hall.
"This equipment is really mysterious. So this is the living experiment equipment that the research institute has never revealed to the public?"
I continued to hug my head and hammered the ground. Orz.
The dedication of top Schilling scientists, the gathering of the most cutting-edge technological theories and mystical concepts in the universe, the perfect embodiment of the terrible aesthetics of certain individual Schilling designers, the "Specialized Body Rescue Device for Carbon-Based Lifeforms", or TTT for short. Even I don't understand why these three letters were used to abbreviate the latest life support system model. Just by its appearance, it could make people have strange thoughts like "if I just jump in like this, will I turn into Killian and come out?". This thing was really too exaggerated.
Looking at the two Schilling technicians in white robes carefully pushing the girl who was being kept alive by Alaya into the life support system that was flashing with an evil red light, all of us couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.
I didn't know what Chu Chun Yuli and Zuotianlei were worried about, but I was really afraid that an Ultraman would be pushed out from the inside. Those Schilling technicians who always liked to add all kinds of additional functions to their products were the best at this.
"Brother Monarch, the child's condition has stabilized," Alaya's voice sounded in my head, "The life support system has extracted and preserved her soul. Now, her body is gradually being restored. She can probably be handed over to the staff for routine treatment tomorrow."
At the same time, a gentle female voice sounded in the hall, "The body in the life support system is normal, entering the second stage of restoration."
This voice was meant to reassure the other two girls present.
"That's great," Chu Chun Yuli let out a long sigh of relief with a fake happy smile on her face, "It's really amazing."
"Of course, our research institute has mastered the most advanced medical technology and is committed to using this technology to benefit all of humanity, full of sunshine and love …"
"But aren't you guys researching philosophy, botany, and linguistics?" Chu Chun Yuli asked foolishly, "Although that kind of research project is really rare in this campus city."
I replied, "Actually, we are a comprehensive research institute. Philosophy and whatnot is just a recent research topic."
I couldn't imagine how much Shallow Shallow had Pandora hack into the campus city's computer network to allow such a pain in the ass place to openly open for business!
"Then … Are you guys researching on the development of abilities? For example, making it easier to raise the level of abilities or something like that. "
Zuotianlei, who hadn't said a word all this while, suddenly spoke up as he watched the busy researchers around him. Although his tone was calm, there was a trace of undetectable anticipation in his tone.
I was stunned for a moment, but I immediately figured out the crux of the matter. This girl really cared about this matter.
Also, from what she said, the 'Fantasy Driver' incident probably hasn't happened yet. No, it should be said that due to the difference between the projected world and the real world, it's still unknown whether that incident will happen or not.
"Zuotian classmate, that kind of thing can't possibly exist. It's just an urban legend, an urban legend."
That thing, it really appeared …
"If it's about the development of abilities, we have been conducting research for a period of time." An interesting idea popped into my mind, and after receiving unanimous approval in an instant mental conference, I said with a regretful expression, "But the metahumans we hired to assist in the research terminated their contract prematurely due to family reasons. Furthermore, the research itself had already achieved most of its results, so we stopped the project a year ago. But personally, I still feel that it's a pity."
Zuo Tianlei's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye. It was obvious that she knew that an ordinary person like her, who was only at Level 0, had no chance of being qualified to participate in this kind of research.
"But I intend to start another research project on the development of abilities soon."
I glanced at the black-haired girl in front of me, intentionally or unintentionally, and activated my weird uncle aura. In terms of bribing lolis, I could be considered the legendary EX Emperor, even if this description sounded a little sad.
Zuotianlei isn't a loli, but a small junior high school student. You've just left the range of lolis!
Seeing that the other party still didn't have any reaction, I added another dose of strong medicine, "Now, as long as we find a suitable collaborator, well, a metahuman who will assist in the research, this project can start immediately."
"May I ask, does the collaborator you are looking for have to be a metahuman?"
Looking at her good friend's expectant expression, but she didn't have the courage to say it out loud, Chu Chun Xiuli finally couldn't hold it in anymore and spoke up.
Good job！ I've decided, based on this performance, the girl named Chu Chun Xiuli will no longer be called a flower pot girl, but a flower bed girl!
"Metahumans don't only refer to people above level 1, right? To us researchers, those who have the talent to become a metahuman, even if they are level 0, can be called a metahuman. In fact, for our research this time, we need experimental subjects who have gone through all the development of abilities but still haven't awakened their abilities. Furthermore, they are already 13 years old and have entered the age where it isn't suitable for the development of abilities. Yup, if possible, it would be best if they are students from a nearby school district, because this project might require an entire day of experimentation, and it would be much more convenient for them to go to school nearby. "
If she still didn't take the bait, I could only bang my head against the wall and die!
"Really!?" Finally, Zuo Tianlei realized that a tremendous opportunity was right in front of her, an opportunity that she had never dared to imagine!
Most of the research institutions in Gakuen City were built around metahumans, and the direction of their research was naturally to increase the level of metahumans' abilities or to discover more effective training methods for metahumans, as well as the extension of these methods. Although they were essentially being used as experimental subjects or more directly as "lab rats" for research, there were still quite a few metahumans who were willing to cooperate in such experiments. The high reward was one thing, but more importantly, such research would be of great help to increase the level of one's abilities. Zuo Tianlei wasn't someone who blindly pursued power, but all her friends around her were far more "outstanding" than her, and she was always the one being protected, or even the role of a burden. This kind of situation caused her, who valued friendship the most, to feel extremely pained. That was why even if there was only a one percent chance that she could obtain an ability, even if it was something as unreliable as an urban legend, Zuo Tianlei was willing to give it a try. However, being chosen by a certain research institution to develop her own ability was something that she had never thought about.
The reason was simple, no one would invest a large amount of money and effort into a goal that was nearly impossible to achieve.
Of course, this didn't include a group of idle and moldy leaders of the Empire …
Now, an opportunity was right in front of her. Even though it was an extremely suspicious research institute, and the research was filled with all sorts of things to complain about, but at the very least, it seemed like this place really … resembled a research institute!
More importantly, the man in front of her seemed to be a good person …
A good person …
A good person …
For some reason, I felt a chill run down my spine, as if something terrible had dealt a fatal blow to me on a mental level. However, other than noticing that my HP had dropped drastically, I didn't sense where the attacker had come from.
"Is such research really being carried out!?" After all, she was only a middle school student, and the black-haired girl didn't know how to hide her feelings at all. "Then, can I? Can I participate? I'll do my best! "
I must say, it really wasn't easy to get you to take the bait.
"Wait a moment!" Chu Chun Xiuli suddenly interrupted our conversation. "Your research won't be dangerous, right?"
"Of course," I smiled brightly, "It's ten thousand percent safe!"
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