Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Weak

Lu Xiao pulled on her gloves as she walked toward the tall Beastman shackled to the bed.

The lower half of his body was covered by a white sheet, but on his exposed waist and abdomen, she could see dark, slightly flared scales.

Looking closely, she could even see the sharp, serrated edges of the scales. Lu Xiao had no doubt that touching them would definitely cut her finger.

She recalled what Admiral Hans had said before she came in.

This Beastman’s beast form was a type of snake. ’Could there be a snake tail hidden beneath that white sheet?’

Although Lu Xiao was curious, she had no habit of pulling back people’s covers. Besides, his beast form, whatever it was, wouldn’t affect her treatment.

“Take off the helmet on his head.” After speaking, Lu Xiao walked over to the equipment and pulled up the man’s data.

“Won’t that be dangerous?” the lead officer asked, clearly unsure if the helmet should be removed. “I need to ask my superior for permission.”

Lu Xiao glanced at him. “Then be quick about it.”

After she spoke, her gaze returned to the equipment’s screen. The Beastman, ID 3477, was thirty-two years old and had been in the containment facility for five years.

Before this current loss of control, he had experienced multiple hallucinations and had a history of injuring people. He had been placed under controlled detention as many as eight times and was one of the high-risk Beastmen under close observation.

Even his ID number was marked in red, indicating he required special attention.

After the officer confirmed with Hans, he returned and removed Beastman 3477’s helmet.

Lu Xiao had just finished reading the information on the screen. As she walked over, she noticed that 3477’s eyes now had snake-like vertical pupils.

Seeing Lu Xiao approach, 3477 suddenly bared his teeth and let out a low growl. The tongue that flicked out was even forked like a snake’s.

’Clearly, the bestial transformation wasn’t limited to his lower body.’

“Can you hear me?” Lu Xiao wasn’t frightened by his fierce display. She even waved a hand in front of his eyes. Noticing his pupils follow the movement, she confirmed that he could see and was also reacting to her voice.

This meant his hearing and vision were both intact.

He just couldn’t speak.

Her actions made the officers standing guard’s hearts skip a beat. It was truly astonishing that a young female like Lu Xiao could be so brave.

Not only had she not been scared to tears, but she even dared to reach out her hand in front of him.

They knew that even with 3477 shackled to the bed and injected with a muscle relaxant, their group didn’t dare to fully lower their guard.

After confirming the information she needed, Lu Xiao gestured for a nearby officer to pull a chair over for her.

She then sat down right next to 3477.

Seeing this, the officer quickly warned her, “It’s very dangerous for you to sit here. It would be best to move back behind the yellow line.”

“But you’re all here, aren’t you? I trust in your abilities.” Lu Xiao smiled at him, then turned her gaze back to 3477. “I know you can hear me right now, and I know you must be feeling very uneasy. I can also see that you haven’t given up, that you’re still fighting to live. That’s amazing. So don’t worry, you’re going to be okay. All you need to do now is relax and get some sleep. When you wake up, everything will be better.”

Since his current condition made it impossible for him to answer her, Lu Xiao simply offered some words of comfort before placing her hand on his forehead and infusing her purification power into him.

On the other side of a large glass window, Hans watched everything unfold. Though he showed no expression, inwardly he was shocked by Lu Xiao’s actions time and time again.

She had actually touched the male’s forehead directly with her hand, not through the helmet.

“Does she always perform Spiritual Soothing like this?”

Hearing this, Teacher Ai Li nodded. “That girl Lu Xiao is wonderful in every way, except sometimes she doesn’t take good enough care of herself. We’ve talked to her about it, but she’s always been independent and marches to the beat of her own drum. There’s not much we can do. Thankfully, she has always performed well.”

“Your Excellency Lu Xiao is a female of great character,” Hans couldn’t help but remark.

And those words made Teacher Ai Li, who was standing to the side, tremble slightly.

It was praise she had never heard given to any female before.

Lu Xiao had no idea what they were thinking about her outside the room.

At that moment, as soon as her purification power entered 3477’s Spirit Sea, it was devoured.

3477’s Spirit Sea was already almost completely filled with Dark Matter. If left unchecked, he would devolve into a mindless beast in less than three days.

At that point, Lu Xiao wasn’t sure if her purification power would even work on him anymore.

Even now, it was a huge strain for her.

Before this Dark Matter, her purification power was like a pebble dropped into the ocean.

And this was despite her current abilities being much stronger than when she first arrived in this world.

If her purification power was at Level 1 in the beginning, it was at least Level 3 now.

If ranked as low, intermediate, and high, her purification power would be considered at least Intermediate.

But even so, dealing with 3477’s condition was still a struggle.

In less than thirty minutes, her purification power was completely drained.

Yet the Dark Matter within 3477’s Spirit Sea remained unchanged.

Even so, Lu Xiao had no choice but to pause the treatment. She needed to rest and recover.

When she opened her eyes, the officer nearby wanted to step forward but feared being disrespectful, so he just stood where he was and asked timidly, “Are you all right?”

Lu Xiao’s face was now pale, a stark contrast to her previous rosy complexion.

In just a short while, the color had drained from the young female’s lips.

“Is there any water?” Lu Xiao waved her hand, signaling that she was fine, but she really did need a drink of water and some rest.

The exhaustion from depleting her power would fade away once she was well-rested.

She was all too familiar with this situation; after all, it had happened frequently during the apocalypse.

Hearing this, the officer quickly had someone go out and prepare it.

“Should I call a doctor in to take a look at you? You don’t look very well.”

“No need. I’m fine, don’t worry. I’ll recover after some rest.” As Lu Xiao spoke, she lifted her gaze to 3477 on the bed.

Although it seemed like her power had no effect on the Dark Matter, it was, in fact, working, because 3477 had already closed his eyes and fallen asleep.

It was just that everyone’s attention was currently focused on Lu Xiao, so they had overlooked the change in 3477.

Seeing that 3477 was reacting to her purification power, Lu Xiao smiled, then stood up and walked to the equipment, quickly finding the data on 3477’s Spirit Sea danger levels.

Just as she expected, the solid red line that had been steadily rising was now a mix of red and green.

’It seems even males who have lost control can be treated. It’s just that my current power is too weak. Healing him will take a lot of time.’

Just as Lu Xiao was thinking this, Teacher Ai Li came in with a glass of warm water. “Dear, you must rest immediately. You look terribly pale.”

Lu Xiao took the glass, had a sip, and nodded. “You’re right, Teacher Ai Li. I do need to rest right now. But before I do, please inform Vice Admiral Hans to have someone monitor 3477’s sleep duration and tell me the results later.”

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