ATDIWR Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Ji An’s Death and Gu Jinsheng’s Mental Power Outburst

Ji An watched Little Stone and Little Rose, who were clearly terrified but forced smiles on their faces to appear calm. A powerful sense of responsibility and mission suddenly surged in his heart.

He roared, and an overwhelming flood of mental power poured out of his brain, densely interwoven. Yuan Mingan saw this, raised her hand, and a thin stream of power flowed from her fingertip, merging into Ji An’s mental power. The two forces, which should not have been compatible, strangely blended and merged.

Unfortunately, Yuan Mingan’s ability level was too low. It lasted for less than fifteen minutes before running out. Yuan Mingan lay on the ground, exhausted, her forehead covered in sweat, pain in her eyes. “Sorry, I did my best!”

Yuan Mingan’s ability level was truly too low. The power she released was like a ladle of water poured into the ocean, providing little help to Ji An.

Ji An didn’t speak. He unleashed his mental power with all his might. The mental power in the sea of his mind surged out like a flood with opened gates, forming a giant, impenetrable net of mental power above Ji An and the others. It was as large as the human traffickers’ power net.

At this moment, the mental power in the sea of Ji An’s mind was almost completely drained, but Ji An still squeezed out some mental power, transforming it into protective armor worn by everyone.

This was an almost impossible feat for Ji An. A Tier 3 Mental-type power user could only manifest one thing; it was impossible to manifest two substances simultaneously.

But Ji An managed to do it. Not only did he do it, he even manifested more than ten pieces.

The consequence of doing this was that all the mental power in the sea of Ji An’s mind was depleted, like a desert with not a drop of water.

Ji An’s head hurt as if it were about to explode because his mental power was completely exhausted.

The two energy nets, one above and one below, one pressing down with overwhelming force, and the other surging up with unstoppable momentum, collided with a bang, as if declaring “you can’t exist if I do, and I can’t exist if you do.”

In an instant, a deafening roar, like two missiles colliding, erupted, producing a huge, dark mushroom cloud.

“Ah…”

“Wow…”

Low-level power users around them were blown away by the earth-shattering power of the two forces, spitting up blood.

Even high-level power users weren’t much better off, being blown off balance by the shockwave. They barely managed to stand, clutching their chests, suppressing the surging blood within.

Black smoke billowed all around, obscuring everything. The human trafficker power users waved their arms, trying to disperse the kicked-up sand and dust, while straining their eyes to see the condition of the people under the giant net.

After a full five minutes, the thick smoke finally cleared, and the human traffickers could barely make out the condition of Ji An and the others.

Then, everyone was stunned.

Such a powerful shockwave had blown away several low-level power users on the human traffickers’ side, but although the people on Ji An’s side were scared and covered in dust, they were clearly unharmed, none missing limbs. Even Yuan Mingan was merely pale from excessive power consumption!

These were all children who hadn’t awakened their abilities, how could this be?

How could the giant net formed by that Mental-type ability be so powerful, able to withstand the power net formed by more than ten of their power users? How was this possible? Could a single Mental-type power user really protect so many children safely?

But the facts were before them; they had no choice but to believe!

“Pfft…” Ji An coughed up blood, one mouthful after another, three times in a row, before barely suppressing the surging blood in his chest.

Little Stone was right beside Ji An. When the power net exploded just now, they were tightly shielded beneath Ji An.

At such close range, Little Stone could easily see the fine pieces of internal organs mixed in the blood Ji An spat out.

“Brother Ji An…” Little Stone and Little Rose cried out in a trembling voice, they wanted to hug Ji An, but they didn’t dare, afraid that a simple light embrace would be his death warrant and send him away immediately.

Now, in the eyes of Little Stone and Little Rose, Ji An was a doll even more fragile than crystal, one finger could break him.

Ji An wanted to open his mouth to comfort Little Stone and Little Rose, but he couldn’t. The suppressed Fishy and sweet taste in his chest would surge up as soon as he opened his mouth, so Ji An didn’t dare to speak at all.

One of the human traffickers looked at Ji An, who was lying on the ground looking utterly disheveled, yet didn’t feel he was in a desperate state. On the contrary, he found that even at this moment, Ji An still possessed a powerful presence, a spirit as grand as mountains and rivers, courageous and fearless. Not even being wrapped in horse hide after death could diminish his supreme bravery!

They were clearly opponents, enemies, but the power user couldn’t deny the respect that suddenly arose in his heart for Ji An.

“That day, the one who shot and killed that M-country guy with three arrows was you, wasn’t it?” The human trafficker power user saw all this and suddenly had a guess.

He thought Ji An would deny it, because ever since that M-country guy was shot into a state of idiocy, the entire Jing Shi Base had completely sealed off the news, not allowing any information about the Mental-type power user who shot the M-country guy to leak out.

But unexpectedly, Ji An didn’t deny it; instead, he nodded and admitted it.

At this point, admitting or not admitting made no difference. If he died, he wouldn’t fear his identity being revealed. If he didn’t die, then it would certainly be these human traffickers who died, so he wouldn’t fear them knowing.

The power user was stunned for a moment, then smiled. “Honestly, I watched that live broadcast that day, and I was quite impressed with you. At that time, I was thinking, if it were me who encountered you, I might be shot into an idiot with just two arrows. After all, my ability level is two full tiers lower than that M-country guy.”

“One arrow.” As soon as Ji An spoke, a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs immediately surged out. He casually wiped it away, not caring, and looked at the man, saying, “If it were you, one arrow would be enough.”

The power user was stunned for a moment before realizing what Ji An meant. Even at this point, Ji An was still arguing with him about how just one arrow would be enough to turn him into an idiot.

The power user’s face twisted slightly, unsure whether to admire Ji An’s composure or be annoyed by his lack of deterrence.

The power user sneered, “At this point, you still have the nerve to engage in these pointless disputes. I really admire your courage!”

“Thank you,” Ji An replied, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

Little Stone was terrified. He pulled Ji An’s arm and cried nervously, “Brother Ji An, you’re like this already, say one less word. Saying one less won’t kill you, but I’m afraid if you say one more, you’ll spit out all your internal organs.”

“Hahaha…” The power user burst into laughter. “See? Even a child understands better than you.”

Another power user walked up and said, “Although we suffered heavy losses in this battle and many brothers died, being able to fight a legendary master like you was worth it.”

“Actually, if we had known earlier that the person we were fighting was you, we might not have dared to make a move,” the first power user said. “After all, none of us wants to become an idiot. But who would have thought that the great master hiding in the dark who shocked the world was actually just a Tier 3 low-level power user?”

The power user walked up to Ji An, squatted down, and held Ji An’s blood-stained face, examining him left and right.

Ji An’s features were beautiful, and with blood staining his lips, he didn’t appear disheveled; instead, it added a touch of decadent beauty.

The power user’s heart skipped a beat as he watched, and he couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s a pity about your exquisite appearance.”

“Actually, as a Tier 3 power user, you are truly remarkable. I even admire your skill a bit! Perhaps if you were given more time to grow, by then, even if you still carried these burdens, I’m afraid all of us together wouldn’t be your match.”

The power user sighed, “It’s a pity, you won’t have that chance, and it’s a pity about your face.”

As the man spoke, he raised the dagger formed by his power and was about to stab it into Ji An’s chest, a smile on his lips. “Goodbye, Mental-type power user!”

However, just as the power user’s dagger was about to pierce Ji An’s chest, a sudden lightning bolt as thick as a bowl struck directly from the sky, instantly turning the man into a charred corpse. The wind blew, and charred dust flew.

In mid-air, a dragon’s roar shook the four directions, a roar that changed the color of the sky and earth. Everyone looked up and saw a giant Thunder Dragon covering the sky circling in the sky, gazing down at the area below with hostile intent.

“Gu Jinsheng…” The heart in Ji An’s chest finally relaxed the moment he saw the Thunder Dragon, and then he safely fainted.

“Brother Ji An, Brother Ji An…” Little Stone and Little Rose cried out loudly.

The human traffickers present also wanted to cry. Who didn’t recognize the Thunder Dragon, the power manifestation of the Jing Shi Base’s human-shaped weapon, the Commander-in-Chief?

The appearance of the Thunder Dragon was like a fierce hawk swooping into a rabbit warren; the rabbits didn’t even dare to think of resisting, only wanting to flee for their lives.

“Run! It’s Gu Jinsheng, that human-shaped weapon! Everyone, run for your lives!” Someone shouted, and the human traffickers scattered even faster.

Unfortunately, they were destined not to escape. The Thunder Dragon had arrived, could Gu Jinsheng be far behind?

In the blink of an eye, Gu Jinsheng arrived at the scene with his men.

“Capture them alive!” Gu Jinsheng ordered.

The Thunder Dragon in the sky received the order simultaneously. Its massive body circled in the air, opened its mouth, and spat out a lightning ball as large as a washbasin. When it hit the ground, not only was the person struck turned into a pile of charred earth, but a deep pit was also blasted into the ground.

But Gu Jinsheng himself didn’t join the battle. His eyes scanned among the crowd, finally finding the person he was looking for in Little Stone and Little Rose’s arms.

At this time, Ji An had bloodstains on his lips and face, lying on his back, unconscious, his face pale, appearing as if he had died permanently.

Gu Jinsheng’s heart pounded with panic. He took a step forward, picked up the person on the ground, and placed his index finger on Ji An’s breath. Then his finger suddenly trembled, and then trembled more and more uncontrollably, as if he had Parkinson’s.

Ji An’s breathing was gone!

“Ji An!!!” Gu Jinsheng could no longer maintain his inherent coldness and finally showed intense emotional fluctuation. He roared hoarsely, his entire being on the verge of collapse.

The Thunder Dragon in the sky had blood-red eyes, so red that fireballs kept falling from its eyes, one after another, smashing onto the ground.

Several of them almost burned their own people. They were about to complain when they heard their boss’s heart-wrenching roar and saw his appearance on the verge of collapse. They all silently swallowed the words that were on their lips.

The Thunder Dragon in the sky let out a mournful cry, its thunderous roar shaking the heavens and the earth. The sky above and the ground below seemed to tremble along with it.

Kong Zhongcheng heard his boss’s heart-piercing roar, used a big move to eliminate the human trafficker in front of him, and immediately shouted at the Healing-type power user who was rushing towards them, “Here, quickly! Song Su, stop fighting, back up Xiang Tongxin and come over!”

“Understood!” Song Su was a Speed-type power user. Hearing this, he immediately quickly dealt with the person in front of him, then infused his power into his feet. Wind generated under his feet. Everyone only felt a gust of wind blowing through their disheveled hair, and he had already arrived in front of Gu Jinsheng, carrying the Healing-type power user, Xiang Tongxin, on his back.

“Boss.” Kong Zhongcheng stepped forward, his voice very low, not daring to speak loudly, seemingly afraid that if he spoke too loudly, Gu Jinsheng would turn him into a pile of charred earth. “The Healing-type power user is here, let her take a look.”

Gu Jinsheng’s expression was blank, staring at Kong Zhongcheng’s opening and closing mouth, seemingly completely unable to hear his voice, his hands still tightly holding Ji An.

Xiang Tongxin wanted to help check, but couldn’t pull the person out of his hands.

With Gu Jinsheng looking like this, who dared to forcefully snatch Ji An from his embrace?

Xiang Tongxin nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. “Commander Kong, Commander-in-Chief Gu won’t let go, I don’t dare to force him. What should I do?”

Kong Zhongcheng also felt scared at this moment. He was also startled by Gu Jinsheng’s appearance. Gu Jinsheng had never had this expression before, not even when he himself was bitten by zombies.

But he couldn’t just ignore it, could he? Kong Zhongcheng braced himself, enduring the feeling of fear in his heart, and said, “Boss, let Xiang Tongxin look at Ji An. She is a Healing-type power user, she can cure Ji An.”

“Yes, Healing-type power user, come and look at Ji An. His breathing has stopped, you must have a way, right?” Gu Jinsheng seemed to suddenly regain his senses and understand what was being said. He grabbed Xiang Tongxin’s hand and told her to treat Ji An.

Gu Jinsheng’s grip was extremely strong, so strong that the Healing-type power user felt her wrist bone was about to be crushed into a comminuted fracture.

But Xiang Tongxin didn’t dare to resist. She didn’t dare to provoke Gu Jinsheng at this time and could only submissively let Gu Jinsheng hold her hand and place it under Ji An’s nose.

Xiang Tongxin’s heart turned cold; Ji An really had no breath.

Xiang Tongxin’s hands began to tremble, more than hands with Parkinson’s. She touched the carotid artery on Ji An’s neck, and then Xiang Tongxin’s expression was so scared she looked like she was about to cry.

The carotid artery on Ji An’s neck had also stopped pulsating, but she didn’t dare to say that!

Gu Jinsheng was already in a state of frenzy. She was afraid that if she declared Ji An’s death, Gu Jinsheng could directly cause a mental power outburst, triggering a power user crystal core self-detonation.

Given Gu Jinsheng’s level, after being subjected to extreme mental stimulation, causing mental chaos, it could lead to the self-detonation of the power user crystal core in his brain!

Without Xiang Tongxin needing to say it, everyone present understood the expression on her face. Someone behind her desperately waved at her, signaling her to shut up and not speak carelessly, not to provoke Gu Jinsheng. Gu Jinsheng couldn’t withstand any provocation at this moment!

“How is it? How is Ji An? Can you heal him? Or do we need a higher-level Healing-type power user?” Xiang Tongxin didn’t want to say it, nor did she want to provoke Gu Jinsheng, but Gu Jinsheng didn’t allow it. Gu Jinsheng questioned her, Gu Jinsheng interrogated her!

This time, Xiang Tongxin was truly scared to tears. A power user’s tears streamed down her face. She saw Wan Xueying standing behind Gu Jinsheng nodding desperately at her.

Xiang Tongxin cried as she said, “Yes, I can heal him!”

If Gu Jinsheng’s mind were still normal, even if there was only a hint of clarity, he would be able to see that the expression on Xiang Tongxin’s face was not that of someone who could still save Ji An.

But unfortunately, the blood-eyed Gu Jinsheng had lost his reason. He was in a frenzy. Upon hearing this, he grabbed Xiang Tongxin’s hand and told her to treat him quickly. “Hurry and heal his injuries, quickly!”

Xiang Tongxin was so scared she was at her wit’s end. She glanced at Wan Xueying standing behind Gu Jinsheng. Wan Xueying was nodding at her.

Xiang Tongxin began to heal Ji An’s injuries.

Behind Gu Jinsheng, Wan Xueying winked at Kong Zhongcheng, signaling that regardless of which of them had the opportunity, they should first knock out Gu Jinsheng.

Kong Zhongcheng also wanted to cry. What a fatal choice this was, but in the end, he still nodded at Wan Xueying with a look of being ready to die.

Even though Xiang Tongxin knew Ji An was already dead, she still didn’t dare to be careless. She swore that if she just went through the motions without releasing her power, Gu Jinsheng would definitely strangle her to death the moment he discovered there was no power fluctuation.

Xiang Tongxin simply treated Ji An as a living person. Anyway, given Ji An’s contributions to The Base, even if he died, giving his body a complete restoration was the honor he deserved; no one would object.

Xiang Tongxin’s Healing-type power slowly flowed into Ji An’s body. Xiang Tongxin then discovered that all the organs in Ji An’s chest cavity had exploded, and the entire chest cavity was a bloody mess of internal organ fragments.

Including his heart, which was shattered. No wonder Ji An died, how could he possibly live like this!

Actually, Ji An didn’t die immediately and was able to hold on until the moment he saw Gu Jinsheng arrive. Xiang Tongxin felt that this in itself was a medical miracle!

But she didn’t dare to say that. All she could do was silently repair Ji An’s internal organs.

This was the miraculous part of Healing-type abilities. As long as there was still one cell organization intact, the Healing-type ability could repair it back to its original complete state.

Under the healing power of the Healing-type ability, the blood clots in Ji An’s chest cavity returned to their respective places, then interwoven and fused, finally restoring to their original size.

Under the healing power of the Healing-type ability, Ji An’s chest cavity became clean, identical to a normal person’s, no longer looking like the scene of an explosion.

Except that Ji An’s heart would no longer beat, Ji An’s entire internal organs had been repaired to be identical to a normal person’s.

After repairing Ji An’s internal organs, Xiang Tongxin planned to repair Ji An’s external injuries. Anyway, since she had already started repairing, she might as well make Ji An completely whole.

Letting him leave completely intact could be considered fulfilling his achievement of creating nutrient solution and saving countless lives!

Xiang Tongxin began repairing from the head, finding that Ji An only had some small power impact injuries on his head, with no damage to the bone, making it easy to repair.

But at the same time, Xiang Tongxin discovered an even more terrifying thing, which was also one of the crucial indicators that confirmed Ji An’s death.

The power user crystal core in Ji An’s brain was gone!!!

As everyone knows, the moment a power user dies, the power user crystal core in their brain disappears with the extinction of life.

Xiang Tongxin had completely lost hope. Ji An was truly dead!

Xiang Tongxin continued to treat the other wounds on Ji An’s body with trembling hands, but they were all minor injuries. Even if she delayed, everything that needed repairing was already repaired.

Now, from the outside, Ji An looked like a healthy normal person, except for his pale complexion.

Perhaps unlike a normal person, Ji An had no breathing, no vital signs.

Evidently, Gu Jinsheng also noticed this. He stared at Xiang Tongxin with blood-red eyes, which seemed as if they could shed blood the next second, and asked, “Why is he still not breathing? Why isn’t Ji An’s heart beating!”

Ji An is dead, he’s dead!

Xiang Tongxin didn’t dare to say this aloud, only daring to roar it in her heart!

There was silence all around; no one dared to answer.

The human trafficker who was still fighting the Headquarters personnel heard Gu Jinsheng’s hoarse question and burst into hearty laughter. He laughed wildly, shouting arrogantly and provocatively, “Why isn’t Ji An breathing? Why isn’t Ji An’s heart beating? The answer is, of course, he’s dead, Ji An is dead! Your nosy paramour, the Mental-type power user Ji An, is dead!”

“Damn it, this idiot, are you crazy? Don’t drag us down if you want to die!” Wan Xueying cursed loudly. “Make him shut up!”

But it was too late. Gu Jinsheng looked up at the sky and let out heart-wrenching cries, cries of tragic sorrow, the kind of desperate roar a fierce beast makes when it loses its young! It shook the heavens and the earth!

At the same moment, the Thunder Dragon in the sky also let out roars that shook the universe, its booming thunder shaking heaven and earth!

The Thunder Dragon seemed to have lost its mind. It opened its huge mouth and sprayed streams of thunderfire towards the heavens and the earth, indiscriminately attacking enemies and everything, seemingly wanting to burn everything in this world!

Wherever the thunderfire reached, devouring flames immediately ignited, soaring several meters high, and still climbing higher! The Stability seemed to intend to set the heavens ablaze, directly ascending to the heavenly palace and burning the heavens along with it! Turning everything into scorched ash!

The human trafficker who spoke the provocation just wanted to rub salt into Gu Jinsheng’s wound. He liked to see powerful people unable to resist, looking weak and helpless like the weak. He never expected things to turn out like this. At this moment, he regretted it; he shouldn’t have provoked!

But it was already too late!

“Damn it, retreat, retreat!” Wan Xueying roared loudly. “Retreat quickly! And if possible, save a few human traffickers, leave a few alive!!!”

This battle, in the end, required the Jing Shi Base’s capturing power users to turn around and protect those human traffickers in order to keep a few alive for questioning!

And amidst the vast raging fire, only Gu Jinsheng sat there holding Ji An, quietly, quietly, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding chaos, as if the two of them were a world of their own!

“Ah, ah, ah, help, here, I’m here, save me!” The edge of one human trafficker’s clothes caught a spark from the fire released by the Thunder Dragon. At first, he didn’t pay attention, didn’t even take it seriously, but before the thought of not caring finished turning in his mind, he was engulfed by the flames.

The scorching pain made the human trafficker scream loudly. Almost at the same moment he screamed, overwhelming water poured over him, so much water that it knocked the human trafficker directly to the ground, yet it still couldn’t extinguish the fire on him.

In another blink of an eye, the human trafficker who had just been shouting had already turned to ash.

“I’m here, save me! I’m the person you want to catch, save me quickly! I know everything, I know everything about our organization’s internal affairs, and I also know who instructed us to capture those children! As long as you save me, I’ll tell you everything!” He never dreamed that one day, human traffickers would plead for help from public servants like them.

“Save that person!” Kong Zhongcheng was too far away and immediately shouted at Wan Xueying.

“Okay.” Wan Xueying was a Water-type power user. Hearing the human trafficker’s words, she immediately used her power to form a long whip of water, reaching over the fire wall, and grabbed the person.

Fortunately, only this person’s leg caught fire, and it hadn’t spread to the rest of his body. Wan Xueying was decisive, raising her hand and cutting off the human trafficker’s leg directly, cutting off the fire source.

It wasn’t that Wan Xueying deliberately wanted to torture this human trafficker; it was simply that her ability was no match for Gu Jinsheng’s ability. Her water couldn’t extinguish the fire Gu Jinsheng set.

Moreover, he was just a human trafficker. Keeping him alive for questioning was enough.

The staff of the Jing Shi Base Headquarters were busy rescuing human traffickers from the big fire. Of course, they saved those who could be saved and left those who couldn’t.

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