Chapter 91: The Law of Indestructibility of Beyonder Characteristics (Happy Lantern Festival)

After Ninglu stepped into the transformation chamber and stood before the cold operating table, his tall frame blocked the view of those outside the chamber.

He looked at the corpse of Luoersiliefu, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes, but he did not allow himself to be immersed in grief.

【Perhaps, in such a cruel world, death is a form of early release.】

Ninglu thought silently to himself, while simultaneously sending a Mind Pulse to Malena.

"Watch his corpse carefully."

Upon hearing this, Malena cast her tea-brown eyes toward the corpse of Luoersiliefu in confusion.

The information Ninglu had obtained from the "Kingdom of Disorder" let him know that after a Beyonder in this world dies, they still follow the Law of Indestructibility of Beyonder Characteristics:

Beyonder characteristics are not destroyed, nor do they diminish; they merely transfer from one carrier to another.

He understood this meant: after a Beyonder dies, the Beyonder characteristic will precipitate out of the corpse, roughly equivalent to the Potion of the corresponding Tier, only lacking the auxiliary materials.

Ninglu also noticed that in the information instilled into him by the "Kingdom of Disorder," there was no Law of Conservation of Beyonder Characteristics.

He also knew that in this world, there was no Creator who created everything.

Ninglu did not yet know the origin of Beyonder characteristics, nor did he know why Potions possessed spirituality; he guessed that once he ascended to a high Tier, as a Beyonder whose essence was of the "Black Emperor" pathway, he would be able to find the secrets within.

Malena's tea-brown eyes stared fixedly at the corpse of Luoersiliefu, her pupils shrinking violently.

She suddenly saw a deep red color surging in the center of Luoersiliefu's right palm, which was covered in calluses from holding weapons.

A deep red blood sphere the size of a thumb crawled out.

Ninglu had not prepared a storage container in advance; he reached out, broke a steel plate off the operating table, and like kneading modeling clay, molded it into a box shape.

He reached out, picked up the "Fighter" Beyonder characteristic, and placed it into the box.

Afterward, he sent a Mind Pulse to the bewildered Malena: "The power I bestow upon you does not disappear after death."

"It will precipitate out from within the corpse, just as you have seen."

"Once you see it, you should recover it, and I will bestow it upon another subordinate."

After a second of silence, Ninglu decided he should stimulate her motivation to turn in Beyonder characteristics.

"This is one factor in how I evaluate you."

"Beyond this, there is also loyalty and the abilities you demonstrate."

Malena nodded slightly, lost in thought, and then heard Ninglu's solemn reminder.

"The power I bestow upon you belongs to different domains."

"If you consume the solidified power of another domain, the best result is going insane."

"Follow my instructions, and when the time is right, I will naturally bestow further power upon you."

The "Physician" nodded solemnly; she dared not risk her life.

She also believed that Ninglu had no need to deceive her.

Ninglu held the iron box while storing the scene he had just witnessed in his memory; he would use telepathy to "teach" every Beyonder he cultivated.

He took the opportunity to hold Luoersiliefu's still-warm hand for a second of silent farewell.

Ninglu stood up and walked out of the transformation chamber.

He looked at the people who were blaming themselves for his sorrow and said comfortingly.

"It has nothing to do with you; this was his choice, and it is his fate."

"You need not blame yourselves; continue your work."

Just then, the Chief Apothecary's Communication Bead rang.

Mikel said to the Gene-Father: "Father, another Candidate has encountered a problem. Please allow me to go and check immediately; I will provide you with a briefing later."

"We shall go together."

As Ninglu spoke, he had already locked onto the thirtieth transformation chamber with his superhuman senses and stepped forward first.

Arriving before the transformation chamber, Mikel pressed his hand against the green screen, and after identifying the Chief Apothecary's highest authority, the chamber door opened.

The apothecaries and attendants bowed to him and the Primarch who followed him inside, and Mikel went to the side of the operating table.

The apothecary, holding a Data Slate in his right hand, looked down at the data on it and said.

"He is undergoing the implantation of the Muscle Strengthening Organ, and the rejection reaction is severe."

"The estimated probability of surgical failure is 99.44%, and the probability of survival is 84.54%."

Ninglu had already recognized that the person lying on the operating table was Joseph, the Fourth Company Captain of the Fourth Regiment.

Originally, according to Ninglu's orders, the transformation should have begun with the First Platoon of each company.

But after Szczesny communicated with the other Leaders, he secured an opportunity for the older Fourth Company Captain to undergo the transformation early.

After receiving the report, Ninglu had also approved his "cutting in line."

Undergoing the Third Transformation Surgery, his chest was opened, his body was convulsing, and blood was gushing out.

Ninglu knew that adult transformation was not like that of minors, which would be spread out over several, or even more than ten years, and advanced steadily.

He remembered that Chagatai Khan's Qiaogelisi subordinates underwent surgery within a year, and the survivors completed their ascension.

The Primarch keenly noticed Mikel's furrowed brows and the unease in his emotions; the Chief Apothecary did not want the Gene-Father to endure sorrow twice in one day.

He asked Mikel directly: "Are you not confident in keeping him alive?"

The Chief Apothecary, who had just been about to start emergency treatment, did not hide it.

"His hope of survival is close to zero."

"Malena, you try."

Everyone in the chamber was stunned for a moment, then saw Malena walk out from behind the tall Primarch.

Mikel looked at the mortal female "Physician" Ninglu had mentioned; although he did not believe she could change the outcome of choosing death, he still offered a reminder.

"He passed the test of the previous two Gaizao Shouhu, and what is causing his violent rejection reaction now is the Muscle Strengthening Organ."

"Its main function lies in hormone regulation; similar to the Ossification Strengthening Module, the muscle strengthening tissue can stimulate the development of human muscles."

"His body's muscles have already developed a rejection reaction; it is too late to excise it now."

Malena walked to the operating table; in her Spirit Vision, the rest of Joseph's body was still normal, but the area where the Muscle Strengthening Organ had been implanted, which should have appeared brown, was rapidly turning black and beginning to spread to the surrounding areas.

The female psionic immediately pressed her left hand onto Joseph's body, injecting Biochemical Psionic into him to maintain his fading life.

The Chief Apothecary keenly noticed the temperature in the air drop suddenly; the anomaly of the cold air reminded him that the other party was using psionics.

But he knew that even psionics could not change the rejection reaction caused by the superhuman organ at this time.

Mikel stared intently at Malena, watching to see what skills she had that could actually make the Primarch believe she had the ability to save the Candidate's life.

The Sequence 8 "Physician" grabbed the scalpel used by the apothecary attendant; although it was the first time she had held it, Malena felt as if it were a part of her own body, without any sense of unfamiliarity.

She raised her left hand and withdrew her psionics.

She then mobilized her Spirituality, used the "Treat Malignant Disease" ability, and began the surgery.

It was the "Physician's" first time performing surgery, but the knowledge in her mind and her extraordinary abilities made her movements not the least bit awkward.

Her fair hands were steady and fluid, dancing across Joseph's chest cavity.

Following the "Physician's" movements, the Chief Apothecary and the others were astonished to find that the Candidate's body had stopped twitching, and the various data points of his vital signs were no longer dropping, but had stabilized and were continuing to rise.

Mikel frowned; although the female "Physician's" movements were standard and proficient, this was not enough to change the Candidate's fate, he thought uncertainly.

【Is it the effect of psionics?】

A moment later, Malena picked up the tweezers, removed the small spherical object, and dropped it into a tray.

Just as Mikel picked up the medical spray, the "Physician" raised her hand to stop him; chemical agents might cause the unstable body to develop a rejection reaction again.

"Suture needle and thread."

An apothecary walked to her side in admiration and handed her the polypropylene suture thread.

Malena mobilized her remaining Spirituality, used "Treat Trauma," and continued to dance rapidly over Joseph's chest.

A moment later, Joseph's chest was sutured, leaving only a faint trace of the thread.

Her Spirituality exhausted and her face pale, the "Physician" reached out and pressed down on it.

With the injection of Biochemical Psionic, the thread quickly disappeared.

Joseph's bronze-colored torso recovered, as if his chest had never been opened.

Ninglu noticed that although Joseph had not yet woken up, he had survived.

He looked at Malena with gratitude, "Thank you for saving my Warrior," he then said concernedly to the pale-faced "Physician."

"You are tired, go back and rest first."

"Alright."

The "Physician" felt Ninglu's concern and did not force herself, leaving alone.

Mikel, filled with doubt, followed the Gene-Father out of the modification chamber and took out his Data Slate to quickly review the modification progress of each chamber.

(End of chapter)