Chapter 26: Twenty-six: The Man Who Is Worried Sick

Twenty-six: The Man Who Is Worried Sick

"Last night, a magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in Tianfu City. This earthquake triggered large-scale collapses in the Shudao Forest. Experts speculate that there may be unknown hollow areas beneath the Shudao Forest. To prevent potential aftershocks from causing further collapse, a cordon has been set up around the Shudao Forest, and the public is prohibited from entering or leaving the forest at will..." Yu Lianyun stared at the news on the television with vacant eyes, looking somewhat demented.

On the hospital beds to her left and right lay Li Yingqi and He Jia'an, both wearing the same expression.

It was not until three nurses pushed a cart loaded with medicine bottles and syringes into the room that the lost gazes of the three slowly converged.

"How are the three of you feeling now?" After the three well-proportioned young nurses entered, a slightly older head nurse with a fuller figure also walked in. She asked the three of them with a smile.

He Jia'an touched his nose and tentatively tested the sunlight shining in from the window. He could feel the warmth of the sun at this moment, yet he always felt a trace of unreal coldness. He replied, "It feels like a dream..."

As he spoke, countless memories of life-and-death experiences flashed through He Jia'an's mind, along with this most impressive and terrifying experience. He rubbed his brow in some pain.

"I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" The young nurse performing the skin test on He Jia'an saw his struggling expression and apologized cautiously.

"No, it has nothing to do with you." He Jia'an realized his appearance had caused the young nurse to misunderstand. A stiff smile appeared on his pale face. "I'm just a little dizzy. I'll be fine after a sleep, yeah."

Of course, He Jia'an knew he couldn't sleep at all right now; the moment he closed his eyes, he would see the earth-shattering, tragic scenes from his memories.

On the other side, Li Yingqi replied somewhat dully, "I'm fine..."

Her trauma was in her heart. Witnessing Wei Jiang's tragic death with her own eyes was destined to be a knot that would be difficult for her to smooth out. Taking the Death Return Pill, the sudden reduction in lifespan, and accelerated aging were all irrelevant to her.

The head nurse nodded at the two who had answered, and her gaze then fell upon Yu Lianyun.

Yu Lianyun's breathing was not calm; the electrocardiogram to the side perfectly peeked into her turbulent inner world. Her left hand, which had been lifted by the young nurse to be injected, suddenly grabbed the young nurse's forearm unconsciously.

"Ah!" The innocent young nurse cried out in pain, bringing the mentally confused Yu Lianyun back to reality. She hurriedly apologized to the young nurse, "Sorry, I didn't mean to, I..."

The head nurse took in the behavior of all three, nodding secretly with a hint of worry hidden in her eyes.

After they were found completely naked in the collapsed pit and brought back to another medical base of the Xuanmi Group for emergency treatment and examination, it was discovered that these people who had faced the Alien God's Avatar on Earth basically had no physical problems and showed no signs of becoming Abnormal, but without exception, they had all suffered huge psychological trauma.

And mental and spiritual trauma is often the hardest to cure.

In the eyes of the head nurse and the others in the Xuanmi Group's medical department, those who could become Mysterious Investigators were already among the most resilient people in terms of mental stress and psychological counseling. Since even they could not bear the truth now, one could imagine how terrifying this experience was. It was unknown how long it would take for these precious and respectable people to walk out of the haze in their hearts.

However, in fact, among the three in the ward, apart from He Jia'an and Li Yingqi, Yu Lianyun had not suffered the so-called mental blow from this Abnormal incident.

Yu Lianyun's trance was merely due to simple mental dullness, sluggish reactions, and being startled by a male soul that had suddenly appeared in front of her just now.

At this moment, no one else could see this figure that had suddenly appeared in the room, even though the other party was the most familiar member to the Tiger Team: Wei Jiang, who had just died not long ago.

Having died in a state of "paralysis and being worried sick," he was still in this state when he appeared now. How could Yu Lianyun not be frightened, and how could she not overreact?

Wei Jiang also seemed a bit bewildered. He didn't know why he had appeared here; he only vaguely remembered that he had died, then there was a flash of light before his eyes, and when he came to his senses, he was here.

However, one thing he could be sure of now was that he discovered there was no such thing as a netherworld in this world. Therefore, perhaps after people die, they become a soul like him, with nowhere to return to and possibly no afterlife.

Soon, Wei Jiang discovered that everyone in the ward could not see him, except for Yu Lianyun. The way she wanted to look but dared not, and her persistent avoidance of his gaze, made it hard not to attract his attention.

"Xiaoyu, can you see me?" Wei Jiang asked tentatively.

Hearing the question, Yu Lianyun swept a quick glance at him, then, looking preoccupied, nodded secretly in response. She seemed to be worried about something as well.

Wei Jiang's face immediately lit up with joy, and he wanted to drag his flesh-mangled lower body to crawl forward.

Seeing this, Yu Lianyun suddenly panicked, reached out to stop him, and shouted, "Don't!"

Everyone in the ward was startled by Yu Lianyun's exclamation. Everyone looked at her in astonishment. The young nurse, who had been unable to give her an injection because Yu Lianyun moved too much, felt a bit aggrieved and said, "I... I haven't even injected you yet. You... you should trust me a little, okay?"

Hearing the young nurse's resentful words, Yu Lianyun had bitter words she couldn't speak, and could only say gloomily, "Sorry, I... I'm just a bit nervous. I'm quite afraid of needles, yeah."

"I remember you graduated from medical school, right?" The head nurse looked at Yu Lianyun strangely.

Yu Lianyun's face flushed red, filled with shame and stifled frustration.

Among the gazes present, only Wei Jiang understood Yu Lianyun's feelings. Because when Yu Lianyun ordered him to stop, he was horrified to discover that two oval shadows had suddenly split from under Yu Lianyun's bed. They transformed into the appearance of the female corpse in the red wedding dress and the appearance of Yu Lianyun's father. The two black-brown figures, as if walked out of ink, stared at him covetously, their eyes filled with desires similar to appetite, and their bodies exuding a terrifying aura.

At this very moment, Wei Jiang finally understood that Yu Lianyun's "Don't" just now was not only meant for him but also for the two Blessing Avatars that were clinging to her like maggots on a bone.

He must not come forward, and the two of them must not think about eating him.

Thinking that he had almost died again, Wei Jiang immediately felt it was so difficult. It was bad enough that he couldn't be a good person, but after dying, he couldn't even be a good ghost?!

Afterward, Yu Lianyun found an opportunity to go to the restroom, and only then did she finally have a chance to speak with Wei Jiang.

In this mere Jiu Chi Kun Shi, Yu Lianyun felt life was meaningless, and she was crowded with "people" by her side.

The two Blessing Avatars were face-to-face with her, gazing with full malice at the disheveled spirit of Wei Jiang.

Before Wei Jiang could speak, Yu Lianyun answered first, "I don't know why I can see you, or why I am being pestered by the Blessing, but in any case, being able to survive this time is all thanks to the Blessing..."

Wei Jiang stared blankly at Yu Lianyun, who was speaking at an unprecedented speed. It took a long while before he waited for her to finish, and then he said, "That... actually, I just wanted to say, could you please not tell Xiaoli and Team Leader He about my existence?"

"Of course, this is your choice." Yu Lianyun breathed a sigh of relief.

After speaking, Yu Lianyun, sitting on the toilet, looked at Wei Jiang and said earnestly, "I don't know how to help you in your current state. Your form of existence is essentially different from the Blessing. To the Blessing and some other Abnormal creatures, you might be an extremely rare and delicious food. So, to protect you, after I am discharged from the hospital, I will take you to Litaishi to meet Lin Laoban."

"That person who sells Blessings?" Wei Jiang was puzzled and somewhat uneasy.

Judging from the results of this Abnormal incident.

Ranked by ability strength: Blessing > Blood-Flesh Other Shore Flower Alien God > Three-Handed Ice Giant.

Yet, the mysterious shop owner that Yu Lianyun mentioned, whom he had never met, seemed to be someone who could handle even the Blessing at will. Then, just how terrifying must the true form of that Lin Laoban be?