CHAPTER 322: CHAPTER 200: HOSPITAL, EYES, COOPERATION

"Do you think being bigger means you can beat me?" Li Qingping shrugged and retorted.

Cezar, who was walking ahead, took off the crown on his head while turning back to look at them curiously.

He smiled and asked, "What are you two discussing, the atmosphere is so tense?"

"Nothing much, Shark Shark is educating Li Qingping." Little Shark suddenly became docile, its round tail gliding in a circle on the sea surface, eyes bright and shimmering.

Li Qingping was too lazy to continue bickering with it, he raised his head and said to Cezar, "Your Highness, Third Prince, let’s go back to continue our practice."

"Alright."

The two of them left the Royal Court Team’s sleeping quarters and took the Christmas Sled back to the Floating Castle.

Yaguba lay in the Crystal Ball, quietly watching them practice in the courtyard. Anyway, Li Qingping promised it that he would secretly take it to the royal family’s storage of curiosities for a great feast in a few days, so it wasn’t in a hurry to find something to eat.

As long as on August 1st, it could defeat the Royal Court Team along with the White Crow Travel Brigade and help Cezar acquire the White King’s Staff, it could then devour the Legendary Whale.

With this thought, Yaguba closed its eyelids, synchronizing its consciousness to Prototype One.

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China Li Jing, Gu Yima District, the cicadas were screaming their hearts out in the trees, the city resembled a giant steamer.

Gu Wenyu opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the bright sky outside the window, and dazed for a moment, then kicked off the bed and put on his clothes.

As soon as he opened the door, he bumped into his sister who seemed to be rushing out from the washroom in the corridor, as if she was in a hurry to reincarnate.

"What are you doing?" he asked curiously.

"Going to the hospital... A classmate got injured." Su Zimai lowered her voice and spoke casually.

She went downstairs without looking back, her figure quickly disappearing from Gu Wenyu’s sight.

Gu Wenyu watched her leave before withdrawing his gaze, knowing in his heart what she was going to do. Lin Zhengquan was assaulted by the Salvation Society last night and was seriously injured.

Ke Qirui, in order to protect Su Zimai, wouldn’t have told her this information immediately but would first confirm her safety, and then ensure that no second wave would attack Lin Zhengquan, allowing him to pass on the news the following morning.

Gu Wenyu grabbed a towel and swiftly washed his face, then went into the room, locked the door, wrapped himself in the Pitch Black Restraint, leaped out of the floor-to-ceiling window, grabbed the restraint connected to the billboard, and soared toward the clear sky.

Ten minutes later, Black Cocoon followed Su Zimai’s taxi to the front of Li Jing Central Hospital.

He hung upside down outside the fifth floor corridor, watching quietly through the mask at the scene in the hallway. He saw Ke Qirui hugging her shoulders, leaning at the hospital room door, with her head down in silent contemplation.

The hospital room door was closed, Black Cocoon couldn’t see the interior from this side, so he circled around the ward and saw the curtain drawn, having to use the restraint belt to touch the wall.

His senses seeped through and saw Lin Zhengquan lying in the hospital bed, his whole body wrapped in white bandages like a mummy. Looking closer, one of his eye sockets was hollow and eerie.

"Lin Zhengquan had one of his eyes gouged by the Salvation Society’s people?" Black Cocoon thought, "I wonder if this eye will become a foreshadowing, like maybe someone from the Salvation Society’s superpower involves collecting organs to control the body of the person’s organ they’re from."

After a while, suddenly voices came from the hallway.

"You’re Lin Zhengquan’s brother, right?" Ke Qirui asked.

Black Cocoon circled the ward again and returned to outside the hallway, quietly hanging under the eaves, silently watching the scene in the hallway.

A young man in a white casual suit nodded, "I’m Lin Yilong, here to see my brother."

"Your brother often talked about you," Ke Qirui said, silently stepping aside, "Please come in."

"So... This person is Mu Long then?"

Black Cocoon raised his eyebrows; it was the first time he’d seen Mu Long beneath the mask. Delicate and androgynous, with gentle eyebrows, a stark contrast to the cold and severe persona when masked, it was hard to associate this young man with Mu Long being the same person.

However, Lin Yilong now had a somewhat gloomy expression with his eyes shifting.

Lin Yilong walked past Ke Qirui into Lin Zhengquan’s hospital room, then quietly closed the door.

Ke Qirui took a deep breath, her expression under her hat brim was complex. Not long after, Su Zimai finally arrived on the fifth floor via the elevator, running towards the hospital room.

"Captain, is Lin Zhengquan alright?" she asked.

"Missing an eye, other than that, he’ll recover in a few days." Ke Qirui turned to look at her.

"Missing... an eye?"

"Yes."

Su Zimai clenched her fist, lowering her head, her bangs shading her eyes.

"Who did this...?" she uttered hoarsely, "I must gouge their eye out too."

"It hasn’t been investigated thoroughly yet, but very likely it’s from that organization..." Ke Qirui paused, "Xiaomai, come work with me alongside Lake Hunting people for now, Zhou Jiuya said we can stay by his side."

"Why?"

"It’s safer that way." Ke Qirui said, "We’ll leave after Zhengquan is discharged, discuss it with your brother in advance."

Su Zimai was momentarily stunned, her lips twitched, murmuring unwillingly:

"Those people... are they really that lawless?"

"No... The main issue is we haven’t figured out their true face yet." Ke Qirui shook her head, "Since we know nothing about them, there’s no chance for a counterattack, we can only wait for the right time."

"What about the Lake Hunting people, do even they not know the ’Salvation Society’?"

Ke Qirui lowered her hat brim and whispered, "I asked Zhou Jiuya, he said he doesn’t know the details of the ’Salvation Society,’ neither do the other three from Lake Hunting, merely heard the name."

"Are we really just sitting ducks?"

Ke Qirui shook her head, "No, the four in Lake Hunting are unaware, but the elders of their backing families might know."

"I just got back home." Su Zimai said, "If I leave now, my brother will be upset."

"This is also to prevent them from being dragged into the fray," Ke Qirui said, "The Salvation Society’s targets are us, not your family."

"Alright." Su Zimai said softly.

She had witnessed how terrifying the power of the Salvation Society’s monstrous kids was and didn’t want Gu Qiye to get dragged in. Even Blue Arc would have to surrender against the figure riding Somersault Cloud and the child with the gaming console.

"By the way, Lake Hunting people will be battling the Nian Beast soon." Ke Qirui suddenly said.

"Nian Beast?"

"Yes, the one that claims to be China’s most powerful native demon." Ke Qirui nodded, "By staying close to Zhou Jiuya, we can also observe Lake Hunting people’s combat tactics, learn some experience from them."

She said as she reached out to pat Su Zimai’s head, "Don’t worry, everything will be alright."

Su Zimai was silent for a long time before nodding.

Black Cocoon quietly watched this scene, moments later Lin Yilong came out of the hospital room, expressionless, without saying a word, he just walked straight ahead.

"Yes, it’s time to have a chat with Brother Mu Long." Black Cocoon stared at Mu Long’s side silhouette, thinking, "This is definitely a useful card, he has the talent for becoming a Quasi-Calamity level Power User in such a short time, the future is promising."

"Not only that, most importantly, his ability is suited for surprise attacks, pairing with me is seamless, as long as he uses his domain to make Rainbow Wings people lose their senses for a moment, I can use the restraint belt to capture and suppress their superpower, even the strongest superpower user can only surrender."

Thinking about it, Black Cocoon scratched his chin, "If I can reach an agreement with him... I can first plan with him on how to attack Blue Arc, then secretly betray him, finally save him a life, sell him a favor, and redirect his hatred towards the Salvation Society through his brother."

Following Lin Yilong, Black Cocoon left the hospital quietly, he deliberately released his invisible form and released his aura in a deep alley.

So Lin Yilong suddenly stopped, in the empty alley, his cold voice emerged.

"Come out..." he said, "I know you’re looking for me."