sbdcsierra Chapter 144 Long Yuanxi's Decision
Chapter 144 Long Yuanxi's Decision
Chapter 144 Long Yuanxi's Decision
"Yangyang, you're back. Are you alright?" Song Ying greeted her daughter as soon as she saw her return, checking Long Yangyang for any injuries.
"Your clothes..." Song Ying hesitated, knowing that the clothes her daughter had given her were made of special materials, and that ordinary zombies could not tear through their protective fabric.
"Mom, I'm fine. My second brother and the others are back too." Seeing that Song Ying's attention was on her, Long Yangyang quickly changed the subject.
"Xiao Xi, how did you get so thin? You've suffered so much." Song Ying's gaze fell on Long Yuanxi's thin shoulders, and tears welled up uncontrollably in her eyes. "It's all because your mother is useless."
How could she not feel heartache for her own child? Compared to Long Ye and Long Yuanchen, Long Yuanxi's aura was much weaker to Song Ying, indicating that he must have suffered a lot.
"Mom, I'm fine," Long Yuanxi reassured Song Ying. He didn't want his family to worry about his crystal core being extracted.
Those who were rescued temporarily stayed at Long Yangyang's villa to recover from their injuries.
For this, Long Yangyang contributed a lot of the green leaves of the life tree she had collected before.
However, even with the nourishment of the Tree of Life's leaves, it was impossible to heal those ability users whose crystal cores had been removed, let alone restore their crystal cores.
At most, it will restore people with relatively good physical condition to the level of ordinary people before the apocalypse.
Long Yangyang inquired about the people whose crystal cores had been taken. Most of the crystal cores had been taken more than three days ago. The one whose crystal core was taken most recently was Long Yangyang's second brother, Long Yuanxi.
However, Long Yuanxi's ability crystal core had actually fused with a level nine zombie. Long Yangyang was unsure whether to take out the zombie crystal core.
"Second Brother," Long Yangyang quietly approached Long Yuanxi, hesitant to speak, unsure of how to begin.
"Captain, your sister's acting weird..." Zhang Lingyan, the vice-captain of the Long Yuanxi Ability Team, nudged Long Yuanxi's arm. If he didn't know that this was their captain's younger sister, he would have thought she was some poor little girl who had a crush on their captain.
He's a dark-fire type ability user; if the dragon girl hadn't saved him, he would have been the next one to have his crystal core extracted.
"Yangyang, is there anything you want to say to your second brother?"
“That is…” Long Yangyang secretly slipped a transparent level nine zombie crystal core into Long Yuanxi’s hand. “Here you go, second brother.”
Long Yuanxi sensed the powerful energy of the crystal core and placed it back in Long Yangyang's palm. "Little sister, my second brother's crystal core has been dug out. I don't need a high-level crystal core anymore. You can keep it for your own advancement later."
Zhang Lingyan was very close to Long Yuanxi and sensed the immense energy within the crystal core. He exclaimed in surprise, "What level is this crystal core? Is it level seven, eight, or nine? The energy is so strong!"
Zhang Lingyan's loud voice attracted the attention of many people.
After Yueyao noticed, she brought Li Qin over and asked, "Yangyang, did you tell Commander Long?"
Long Yangyang shook her head.
Yueyao sighed. Long Yuanxi's situation was indeed complicated. "Yun Cangshu just used his control ability to let Tu Qingqiu explain the crystal core transplant technique. Li Qin has already learned the surgical procedure."
However, this is limited to theoretical learning; in terms of practical operation, no one here has any experience.
"What does Yangyang want to tell me?" Long Yuanxi was very patient with Long Yangyang, and even when it came to matters concerning himself, he remained very calm.
It was as if he didn't care if Long Yangyang didn't tell him, and he would never know for the rest of his life.
"Second brother, this is your crystal core." Long Yangyang put the crystal core back into Long Yuanxi's hand.
"Sister, this is a zombie crystal core, right?" Even Long Yuanxi couldn't help but find it hard to believe that the zombie crystal core in her hand was her own superpower crystal core.
What happened? How did his superpower crystal core turn into a zombie crystal core? Could it be that he actually became a zombie at the very beginning of the apocalypse, a special advanced zombie with human memories?
Even someone as composed as Long Yuanxi couldn't help but have his mind wander when faced with such an unknown situation.
"Second brother, after your crystal core was dug out, it was used by the research institute to study experiments on the fusion of zombie crystal cores and superpower crystal cores."
These were the kinds of details that Long Yangyang had extracted from Tu Qingqiu.
These researchers are absolutely insane; they think about everything and dare to do anything.
"Your crystal core was transplanted into the brain of a level nine zombie. That zombie was a level nine zombie with healing abilities. Perhaps because of its abilities, or perhaps for other reasons, your crystal core actually fused with the level nine zombie's healing crystal core."
"However, level nine zombies have limited intelligence. Even if they acquire your abilities, they don't seem to know how to use them." Otherwise, this zombie wouldn't have been killed by Yaoyao and Gu Jing.
"Your ability core was removed, but if it's transplanted back within three days, there's still a chance you'll regain your abilities. Today is the second day since your core was removed, but your core..."
Long Yuanxi gripped the crystal core tightly in his hand. Though his eyes appeared calm, they betrayed the turbulent emotions within him. This was his crystal core; he might be able to recover.
He doesn't want to give up if he can recover.
"Second Brother, this is a zombie crystal core, and a level nine zombie crystal core at that. No one can purify the zombie virus inside yet." Long Yangyang actually disagreed with Long Yuanxi's surgery; after all, it was a zombie crystal core.
"Sister, I want to give it a try." Long Yuanxi's ability had also advanced to level seven before he was captured. The reason he was able to advance so quickly was related to the special nature of his abyss ability.
The abyss devours everything, including zombie crystal cores. After a zombie is swallowed by the abyss, it becomes a pure energy body that feeds back to the abyss, helping it advance in rank.
Therefore, the zombie crystal cores he needs for advancement don't have to be purified, but compared to other methods, purified zombie crystal cores are easier to digest.
So, just as Long Yangyang said, whether it was the special nature of the zombie-healing crystal core or the special nature of his abyss ability, the two completely different crystal cores miraculously fused together.
"No, I disagree. It's too risky. This is a zombie crystal core. What if you turn into a zombie?" Song Ying said with a look of disapproval.
She is a mother, and she cares more about her child's safety than her superpowers.
“Mom,” Long Yuanxi looked at Song Ying, hoping to get her consent.
If he didn't have the chance, he wouldn't mind going back to being an ordinary person and living his life, but now that he clearly has the opportunity to regain his powers, he wants to give it a try.
Seeing this, Long Yangyang gestured for Yun Cangshu to send a private message.
Yun Cangshu understood immediately. Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to Long Yuanxi's matter, the two of them walked to a corner.
"Was the outcome of this matter predictable?"
Yun Cangshu sighed: "The future I see is that your second brother will become a level nine ability user with three different abilities: Abyss, Transfer, and Healing."
"But Yangyang, you need to know that everything we do and prepare before the future arrives could potentially change the future."