All the people on the third floor had fallen into a coma, probably because the emotional amplification went a bit overboard.
Jiang Jian Yue stated that they would be compensated by the Dawn Resources Group, and if any of them suffered aftereffects in the future, DRG would take care of them for life.
Jiang Jian Yue didn’t tell Yuki Asahi about this, fearing he’d feel guilty.
Watching as Yuki Asahi, deep in a delicate sleep, was princess-carried by Uncle Hei to be taken back to the hotel, Jiang Jian Yue suddenly felt…a strange sense of being NTR’d.
Damn it, I really shouldn’t read those messy things anymore.
“Missy, the corpse you wanted.”
Maria’s voice sounded at just the right time, interrupting Jiang Jian Yue’s out-of-place wild thoughts.
She pointed to Sledgehammer’s massive body, which had been dragged to the open ground in front of the G8 Building.
Jiang Jian Yue nodded, took a deep breath, and bent down, her fingertips gently touching Sledgehammer’s cold skin.
A warm current surged in from her fingertips, and an electric pleasure swept through her body. The red veins extended downward once more.
The information about the ability detected by the Heart Bug Ability also surfaced in her mind.
Alloy Skin (temporary name)—can enhance skin defense.
Side effect of the ability is…
Huh? It causes Stellar Power to surge?
No way, bro, when this guy was fighting just now, only the club in his hand was tough, right?
Besides, the abilities Jiang Jian Yue obtained were basically Monkey Versions, so the effects she could use were definitely not as powerful as Sledgehammer’s.
“Missy, your coat.”
Maria’s voice came again, with a hint of concern.
She walked over with a brand-new coat, clearly having noticed that the expensive cashmere coat Jiang Jian Yue wore was full of holes and essentially ruined—thanks to the Steel Pillar from the Suicide Infantry.
Fortunately, Jiang Jian Yue was wearing enough layers to avoid a wardrobe malfunction.
“Get lost! Don’t touch me!”
Affected by negative emotions, Jiang Jian Yue glared at Maria’s impressive chest, feeling a burning rage and wanting to tear off that pair of 00!
Even the corpse of Sledgehammer under her feet was an eyesore. Jiang Jian Yue kicked its head with a soccer strike.
Crack!
The fragile neck broke with a snap, and the head twisted at an odd angle.
Desecrating corpses is bad behavior. Good children shouldn’t imitate this.
It was becoming harder…and harder to control.
The girl panted heavily, chest heaving, her nails digging deep into her palms as she used all her strength to suppress the almost overwhelming urge to kill.
Maria was so startled by this sudden outburst of violence that she stumbled back a few steps, her eyes instantly reddening, tears swirling within.
Ma ma ma, Missy hates me…
It took an hour before Jiang Jian Yue finally began to recover from the berserk aftereffects of absorbing the ability.
She lay exhausted on the ground, gasping for air, cold sweat soaking her bangs, her heart filled with lingering fear.
Losing control of abilities is a staple of dramas, and her symptoms clearly pointed in that direction.
In the future…could she become a random shrimp-people demon?
Maybe…it was best to stop absorbing abilities altogether?
This thought only lingered in her mind for a few seconds before being ruthlessly cast aside by a stronger will.
The scene of Yuki Asahi fighting desperately to protect her, risking his life, was now deeply etched in her memory.
—to protect the people she cared about, she absolutely could not stop becoming stronger.
According to the basic principle of scripts, the enemies to come would only grow stronger.
So, don’t stop!
“Missy.”
Maria, who had been quietly waiting at the side for an hour, carefully approached, her eyes full of worry.
“Are you…all right? Just now…”
Jiang Jian Yue shook her still-dizzy head, pushed herself up from the ground, and sat up slowly.
She didn’t explain her ability’s side effects, only replied weakly, “I’m fine.”
She needed time to digest the loss of control and fear just now.
Seeing this, Maria understood that Missy didn’t want to talk, so she switched topics and began to report the official matters:
“The two people on the island have surrendered. They’re confirmed to be from the former Soviet Union’s 10003 Unit, and their objective was to rescue the Emergent Body Nikolai from the GPRI prison.”
Former Soviet Union? 10003 Unit? Emergent Body?
Jiang Jian Yue’s interest was piqued. She nodded lightly for Maria to continue.
Knowing Missy knew little about this, Maria explained:
“After the Chernobyl incident, to prevent interference events from happening again, the GPRI Committee of the Second Generation cooperated with the Soviet Union to establish a superpower department—that’s the 10003 Unit.”
“After the collapse of the Soviet Union, part of its members were reorganized into the Russian Special Control Bureau, while the rest, believing Russia was not their homeland, continued to operate as the 10003 Unit—opposing Russian superpower users.”
“Russia’s situation…is complicated, and our information is limited. That’s basically all we have.”
“As for Emergent Bodies…they’re an evolved form of the Cicada Shell Host, extremely rare, so rare even GPRI documents rarely mention them.”
So how did you guys…no, how did we find out?
“The characteristic of Emergent Bodies is that the Heart Bug can manifest, condensing into a Manifested Heart Weapon, usually with special abilities.”
“Unlike Cicada Shell Hosts or Parasites, which may or may not leave remains, Manifested Heart Weapons always exist after the host’s death.”
“As for the awakening conditions of Emergent Bodies, we don’t know either.”
Jiang Jian Yue nodded lightly, indicating she was listening, though she only half understood.
After finishing her science lecture, Maria continued her report:
“Nakajima’s GPRI prison has multiple layers of Automatic Mechanisms inside. We’re currently waiting for the Prototype to be repaired and recharged before beginning obstacle removal.”
When Jiang Jian Yue heard that the Russian team on the island had been almost wiped out by White Falcon alone using a set of high-tech armor, she was genuinely surprised.
She’d thought a tough battle was coming and was even ready to call Morita Aoya for a bombing run on Nakajima.
—Of course, Morita Aoya probably couldn’t deploy bombers or attack aircraft on short notice!
…Probably?
But a single ordinary person, wearing high-tech equipment, took down a bunch of ability veterans?
Jiang Jian Yue had already confirmed that aside from Maria as support, the Dark Crow Unit had no other ability users.
How wasteful…so what do they need superpower users for? If we can mass-produce this stuff, we could steamroll the world!
The Prototype was originally pulled out from the lab as an emergency measure to prevent unpleasant incidents during Missy’s trip to Hokkaido.
From the start, it was meant to deal with super-giant monsters, so it wasn’t surprising that it could instantly kill regular superpower users.
It was like using a nuke to swat a mosquito.
Ah, not only was it fishing, but it was also using tech. Unfair.
However, the Prototype still had many problems and could become a pile of scrap metal at any time. It also required the wearer to have excellent physical strength.
It’s said that in the lab, the armor was already stained with quite a few soul rings.
All this had come up in chats with White Falcon, who was now lying flat, with the armor dragged off for repairs.
After Maria finished reporting, she was about to leave to handle other matters when a faint voice came from behind her.
“Maria.”
“Yes, Missy?”
“Do you have…a tranquilizer?”
***
Headless Samusa, Compressed.zip, Hei Yuzhi fished up from the lake, Cossack with a dagger stuck in his chest.
At this moment, like some kind of dark web video, these chunks were placed inside a large temporary tent.
Looking at the various corpses, Jiang Jian Yue strangely felt no disgust or urge to vomit.
It was like looking at a pile of bread—just bread in different shapes.
Members of the Dark Crow Unit cut small pieces of flesh from these people, placed them on a plate, and then put them on the table in front of Jiang Jian Yue.
…Couldn’t they just put them straight on the table?
Like this, it looked as if she was eating people!
Eh?
Was this the legendary table-dumpling’s “table person” counterpart?
Shaking off the nonsensical thoughts, Jiang Jian Yue looked at Maria, who was holding a Conical Object nearby. Maria nodded, indicating she was ready.
Jiang Jian Yue’s fingertips quickly tapped the four plates of flesh.
The pleasure that struck instantly made her legs cross involuntarily, knees pressed together tightly, her body trembling.
Four new ability pieces of information clearly flashed in her mind.
Current Transformation: Can completely transform the body into a high-speed electric current, ignoring physical obstacles and inflicting powerful electric shocks on targets in the path. No cost, lasts twenty seconds, cooldown twenty-four hours.
Compressed.zip: For ten seconds after activation, grants strength, speed, and reaction exceeding the limits.
Afterward, causes ten minutes of extreme weakness, with a drastic drop in physical functions.
Assimilate Injury: Within a five-meter radius, can transfer injuries (including fatal wounds) borne by the user entirely to linked targets through a mental connection. Cost…the ability itself is the price.
Adhesive: Can forcibly “adhere” two objects (including living beings) in contact. No cost—what’s the use of this thing!?
The four entirely different abilities flooded into Jiang Jian Yue’s brain, accompanied by a nearly destructive overlay of pleasure.
Red veins spread madly beneath her skin under her clothing, nearly reaching her entire back.
Red veins even appeared at the front of her neck, with a tendency to extend to her chest.
Jiang Jian Yue’s expression crumbled, drool slipping from the corner of her mouth as her trembling hands began to unconsciously undergo Insect Blade Transformation.
Without hesitation, Maria stabbed the tranquilizer injector into Jiang Jian Yue’s neck, pushing the liquid in.
The medicine took effect almost instantly, and Jiang Jian Yue’s body went limp.
Maria caught her as she slumped from the chair and carefully carried Jiang Jian Yue in her arms.
***
A few minutes later, on the seventh floor of the hotel.
Maria gently placed the unconscious girl onto the soft bed.
On the bed, Yuki Asahi was still sleeping, breathing steadily, though his face was still pale.
Maria hesitated, then carefully moved Jiang Jian Yue so she was lying close to Yuki Asahi.
The two young people, both having experienced life-and-death battles and fallen into deep unconsciousness (sleep), now lay quietly together.
Yuki Asahi’s sleeping profile looked gentle, while Jiang Jian Yue’s brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was still fighting a fierce force in her dreams.
Their hands unconsciously touched, fingertips brushing lightly.
Maria carefully tucked them in, then silently left the room, closing the door softly.
Sorry, Nine-Tails Seiji-sama, my bet is on Yuki Asahi.