Chapter 123: Luck

"Mom—" Gao Xing cried out.

Xiao Juan seemed to remember something; she trembled all over, her face deathly pale.

Su Xi caught Gao Xing, then pressed the button for the top floor of the elevator, and said to Xiao Mi, "Take Xiao Juan and Gao Xing, and wait for me on the rooftop."

"Okay!" Xiao Mi replied, pulling the crying Gao Xing, "Big sister will save your mom, don't cry anymore."

Xiao Mi's voice soothed Gao Xing.

Su Xi waited for the elevator doors to close, then looked at Lady Gao.

At this moment, Lady Gao's eyes had turned a deathly gray, and she stood blankly in place, having completely transformed into a corpse ghost.

Su Xi cast a barrier around her, then fed her a piece of dried meat.

Lady Gao's whole body began to convulse, and she curled up on the ground.

Su Xi fed all the corpse ghosts in the hall the dried meat.

She wanted to see if all corpse ghosts could be reversed and revived.

She saw all the corpse ghosts fall to the ground; some were convulsing violently, while others stood stiff and motionless.

Some bodies began to swell... a moment later, with a 'Boom—' sound, they exploded into a mass of bloody, mangled chunks.

【What is the reason for those corpse ghosts that exploded?】 Su Xi asked Er Miao.

Er Miao replied: 【It has to do with their original constitution. Those that started to swell all had various terminal illnesses before they became corpse ghosts. Before mutation, the healthier the body, the faster the recovery.】

【In other words, those who were already dying have no chance of revival.】

【Yes.】

Those corpse ghosts that were convulsing violently began to return to normal.

Some of the stiff corpse ghosts even began to spiritualize!

Su Xi looked in astonishment at the few people whose bodies were overflowing with spiritual energy; one of them seemed to be a security expert who had been following Lady Gao at the banquet, with very low presence.

Lady Gao had also recovered within the barrier; she looked at her own hands, as if unable to believe she was actually better.

Su Xi retracted the barrier and said to Lady Gao, "Congratulations to Lady Gao for returning to the human world; go quickly to the rooftop to find your son."

"I... how am I better?" Lady Gao pinched her thigh hard and let out a cry of pain.

Su Xi smiled and said, "This is Lady Gao's luck."

Lady Gao understood; before Su Xi came out of the elevator, everyone here except for her son had turned into corpse ghosts.

And after Su Xi appeared, she was better!

There were also some other corpse ghosts who had recovered just like her.

She was not stupid; she knew this must have something to do with Su Xi.

"Thank you, Miss Su!" Lady Gao's tears flowed uncontrollably; only after dying once did she know the preciousness of being alive.

That security expert also came over and bowed respectfully to Su Xi, "Cheng Jun, many thanks to Miss Su for saving my life."

"Today is your lucky day, you're welcome. By the way, I have a question: were you a spiritual user before you became a corpse ghost?" Su Xi asked.

"Yes," the security expert replied.

"Oh, that's no wonder." Su Xi said to Er Miao: 【It seems the physical condition before becoming a corpse ghost is the key.】

【Yes, Host.】 Er Miao replied.

"No, I can't go see my son. If I turn back into a corpse ghost, wouldn't that harm him? I'd better wait a while longer." Although Lady Gao wanted to take her son into her arms immediately, she still had lingering fears.

【They are all fine now.】 Er Miao said to Su Xi.

【Mm.】 Su Xi looked at the people who had escaped death, "If you all trust me, follow Lady Gao to quarantine for a day first. Once you are sure you are fine, you can go home. If you want to leave immediately, you may, but if there is any mutation, you will bear the consequences yourself."

Everyone immediately expressed their willingness to quarantine. Besides, if they went out now, who knew if they would encounter more corpse ghosts? It was too dangerous; it was better to wait.

Lady Gao said, "The hotel's safe room should work; there are emergency supplies inside."

"Fine, then Lady Gao, lead them there first." Su Xi looked at Cheng Jun, "Do you want to come with me?"

Cheng Jun looked at Lady Gao and gave a respectful bow, "Apologies, Madam."

Lady Gao smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. Miss Su is a noble person; being able to follow her is indeed very lucky."

Su Xi took Cheng Jun and left the banquet hall.

On the way, they encountered corpse ghosts, but Su Xi no longer saved them; she killed them directly.

Seeing this, Cheng Jun was stunned for a moment, then used whatever was at hand to follow along and slay the corpse ghosts.

After clearing the corpse ghosts from the corridor, Su Xi looked at Cheng Jun, "Are you curious why I no longer save people?"

Although Cheng Jun did not answer, his eyes were indeed somewhat confused.

"That is why I said it was your luck." Su Xi spread her hands; the dried meat in her hands had already been used up.

Cheng Jun understood; Su Xi did not have much of the item that could save people, "Can it not be mass-produced?"

"No," Su Xi replied.

As for Xiao Mi, she had none left either. In the Small Storage Bag she carried with her, there was only one piece. The rest were in the Small Storage Bag specifically for storing dried meat, which she had left at home. But even if she had brought them all, she couldn't save many.

The real problem lay with this world.

"If there is a formula, perhaps we could use the nation's power to produce it." After Cheng Jun finished speaking, he hurriedly added, "I don't mean anything else; I just thought that if we could completely eliminate the corpse ghosts, the world could return to peace."

Su Xi replied, "I know what you mean; it would return to the civilized world of the past. But it might still require a process. As for the formula, even if I had one, I don't have the materials. Moreover, I don't have a formula."

As they were speaking, a team of fully armed soldiers approached them.

The captain leading them saw Su Xi and Cheng Jun and immediately raised a hand; everyone stopped in their tracks.

"Are you corpse ghosts, or humans?" The captain's voice came through his mask, sounding deep and rough.

Cheng Jun replied, "Humans."

The captain tossed out a dagger, "Make a cut to prove it. The corpse ghosts that raided the hotel this time are just like ordinary people; this is the only way to prove it now."

Cheng Jun picked up the dagger, and suddenly a ball of flame appeared in his hand, burning the dagger directly into liquid, "How about this?"

"A Spirit-User!" The captain immediately apologized to Cheng Jun, "I have offended you; there is no problem."

In truth, Cheng Jun was originally an E-Grade Spirit-User, a very low rank that was neither here nor there. But after turning into a ghoul and being saved by Su Xi, he discovered his rank had soared directly to A-Grade! He used to only be able to conjure a tiny flame to light a cigarette, but now he could instantly melt even steel.

Cheng Jun asked the captain, "What is the situation inside the hotel now?"

The captain replied, "We have cleared up to this point; they are all ghouls, there isn't a single survivor."

Su Xi stood behind Cheng Jun, and before her eyes was a map of the entire grand hotel, with red dots marking the locations of the ghouls.

Now, red dots were spread throughout the grand hotel, even on the rooftop.

Xiao Mi had set up a barrier and was using a gun with Gao Xing to shoot the ghouls on the opposite rooftop.

Xiao Juan was trembling as she helped Xiao Mi and Gao Xing reload the guns they had swapped out, and later she even shouldered a gun herself to fight the ghouls alongside them. It was just that her aim was poor, though she still managed to kill a few with her wild firing.

Xiao Mi said to Xiao Juan, "Well done, Xiao Juan."

Gao Xing hated these ghouls to the core; his eyes had turned red from the killing.

?? Good night~