Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

Lin Shusheng frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. He figured the person beside him was ready to be slaughtered; what trouble could a mere Awakened One below Rank B possibly cause? He gave a wink to the person beside him.

Miss Xu nodded and raised the muzzle of her gun.

The familiar Colt python was unfortunately aimed at her this time. Gu Chengyan felt goosebumps all over her body and had to focus on controlling her leg muscles to prevent them from twitching due to excessive tension.

“Imperial Edict: Precision”

The Magnum bullet left the barrel, accompanied by an imperial edict and a mental shriek that could be described as deadly.

"Hiss hiss hiss..." A sound hundreds of times sharper than fingernails scratching a blackboard and tearing foam pierced through her mind. Gu Chengyan felt as if she had been cut into two parts from the inside out, and she couldn't even concentrate her mental control abilities.

In a fraction of a second, the warhead traveled more than ten meters and hit the target's vital organs.

......

Zhou Li was about five or six meters away from Gu Cheng. Normally, he would be more than 80% confident that he could intercept the bullet, but under the Stasis command, everything was slowed down, and he could only watch helplessly as the bullet entered the girl's head.

Blood splattered, but the head did not shatter as expected; the Colt revolver was surprisingly ineffective at close range.

Before he could even process the strangeness of it all, several wind blades aimed at his ribs. The man, wielding a Tang sword, braced himself against them as he charged forward. His clothes tore, revealing the muscular physique beneath. Zhou Li distributed the force evenly across his entire body, making it difficult for even the sharpest wind to pierce his skin.

"Why didn't you just give up sooner?" Miss Xu said casually, her face displaying a composure that made one want to tear her apart. Zhou Li's expression remained unchanged as the blade slashed straight toward his neck.

"Imperial Decree: Fragile."

The metal clanged together with a crisp sound. The air manipulator raised his dagger and pressed it against the blade. The once indestructible Tang sword broke into several pieces, as fragile as a twig picked up casually.

Suppressing his horror, Zhou Li quickly slammed his knee into the woman's abdomen and aimed his elbow at her temple. He didn't care if there were people around to block him; as long as he could touch her, all his strength would be concentrated on one point, making it impossible for her vulnerable area to defend against.

Miss Xu quickly turned her head away. Most of her shoulder was still pierced by the elbow tip, revealing the white bone underneath. She also felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. Zhou Li kicked her down and turned his palm into a fist, rushing towards Lin Shusheng.

He is the most threatening enemy on the field.

......

What on earth happened... Why haven't they replied to my messages yet... Gu Cheng was, Zhou Li was too, and Su Wanxi naturally didn't know that the person she was longing for had already thrown her phone away like a bomb. She only felt her right eyelid twitching incessantly, accompanied by a strange sense of panic.

She changed into her boots, opened the car door, and hurriedly ran towards her destination. Her spiritual vision was flashing with golden light. If the crack had not yet dissipated, there should have been a persistent black mist nearby, but in fact, it was as quiet as usual.

This is... fluctuations caused by the effect of an ability... Su Wanxi noticed that the golden gauze in the space was being disturbed. She continued forward and soon saw several figures appear from the edge of her field of vision.

The one in the skirt seems to be Qin Kexin, and... Her pupils suddenly contracted, and a gravitational field spread out from the center, stretching for nearly a hundred meters.

Lin Shusheng trembled slightly and turned to look behind him.

"Let's go, Su Wanxi is here."

"And what about them..."

"..." Lin Shusheng glanced at Zhou Li, who was breathing weakly in front of him, and Miss Xu, who had lost all signs of life beside him.

"The person in charge of the space transfer is not in place. The responsibility does not lie with you or me. I will report to my superiors and retreat immediately."

"Imperial decree: Eliminate."

A gentle breeze swept through his black clothes as he carved out an unaffected no-go zone within the gravitational field.

“Take Miss Xu with you; the Lord will guide her back to God’s Kingdom.”

P.S. I originally added a section with extra details, but after reading it a few times it felt weird, so I deleted it. There shouldn't be any more battles for a long time after this chapter ends (because I really don't know how to write anymore).

Chapter 197, Section 201: I Will Always Be With You

The footsteps approached from afar, hurried and heavy, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the clattering of high heels mixed in.

"She has no family... I can sign; these are the relevant documents..."

"Is there really... no other way?"

"Yes, the patient's left eyeball has lost its fixed shape and has completely lost its visual function. The sooner it is treated, the better. If it is delayed, it may become inflamed and infect the other healthy eyeball."

The lights flickered, and medical staff in white coats walked back and forth, followed by a crisp sound of rolling wheels.

After general anesthesia was completed, the conjunctiva was cut in a ring along the corneal limbus, and the conjunctiva and subconjunctival tissue were separated downwards. The rectus muscle and optic nerve were then cut. The doctor wiped away his sweat and reached out to take the surgical forceps.

What a strange wound... The entire eyeball is torn, but the area around the eye socket is almost intact... The stump of the medial rectus muscle is trapped inside the eyeball, and the eyeball is being delivered.

"Gauze." It looked a bit like a gunshot wound, but no bullet was found. The doctor thought for a moment as he packed wet gauze into the wound, preparing for the next step of suturing. The girl on the operating table was expressionless. Her fair and delicate skin shone with a jade-like luster under the operating lights. Her nose was straight, and her lips were pale and bloodless.

What a pity, such a beautiful girl.

......

On the third day after the surgery, night fell and thin gauze curtains blocked out the starlight. In the ward, there were two women of similar age, one lying down and the other sitting on a plastic chair by the bed, silently looking at their mobile phone screens.

"Cough cough..." Hearing someone cough, Su Wanxi turned her head to look at the bed pillow. Gu Cheng was also looking at her. Her hair was frizzy, her eyes had obvious dark circles, and her pink lips were dry and cracked. Even when she was sleepy, Su Wanxi could always put on a lazy and charming beauty. Gu Cheng had never seen her so haggard.

She moved her lips a few times, about to make a sound, when she suddenly realized that her vision had become extremely strange. Everything seemed to have been flattened, making it difficult to judge distance.

"How..." She was about to reach out when Su Wanxi stopped her in mid-air. The woman gripped her wrist tightly, her eyes darting away. Gu Cheng didn't continue to probe her cheek. Even though the other woman didn't say anything, the slight discomfort in her left eye socket already told her the truth.

My eyes... are broken...

Su Wanxi remained silent, her fingers clenching the ground until they turned white.

"Can't it be cured?"

Gu Cheng sat up straight, completely unconcerned about the clothes that had been torn open by her movements. She stared intently at the other person with her one eye that could still see the light. Su Wanxi pursed her lips and let out a soft hum from her throat.

While corneal injury alone might allow for a matching transplant, necrosis of the entire eyeball involves nerves, and modern medicine is insufficient to support a complete transplant. Su Wanxi did find information about awakened individuals with body repair abilities at the Hermit Bureau, but unfortunately, that record dates back to before the founding of the People's Republic of China. No matter how powerful the Su family is, it would be difficult for them to have connections and influence within the awakened individual circle.

"Want something to eat? I bought some apples."

There were several bags of fruit and a stainless steel thermos on the bedside table. Su Wanxi had called a delivery person. She had rarely gone out these past few days and had been eating takeout for most of her meals.

"...I just want some water." The girl's tone was as gentle as usual, which made Su Wanxi's heart ache.

After drinking the hot water, her whole body felt warm. Gu Cheng thought back to the last time she was hospitalized. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Su Wanxi, the person she loved, and the familiar furnishings. It was just a pity that her state of mind was completely different now.

"I'll take over your body after you fell unconscious. The wound in your left eye was from a Magnum bullet. Because of the shrieking attack, I couldn't concentrate on controlling my abilities, and it wasn't until the bullet entered your eyeball that it successfully activated..."

"Mass, kinetic energy, everything about that bullet has been erased." Gu Chengyan's voice was hoarse and low, as if he had just woken up, just like Gu Cheng.

......

"After you recover for a while, I'll arrange a prosthetic eye transplant for you. Then you won't need to wear anything to cover it up anymore." Su Wanxi patted Gu Cheng's head, her fingers gently stroking her hair.

"Su Wanwan, how are the others?"

"Qin Kexin is still unconscious. She suffered the most severe psychological shock. Qi Bei and Lin Li both have abrasions and will stay in the hospital for a while before going back home."

"What about Uncle Zhou?" Gu Cheng pressed, perhaps because she could only see with one eye, she couldn't see the sorrow in Su Wanxi's eyes.

"He... went to rest."

The patient needs to rest, so try not to agitate her during this time... Su Wanxi kept the doctor's words in mind, but at the same time she knew that she couldn't fool Gu Cheng at all, and she didn't want to. Creating a beautiful but false lie would only make reality more cruel, and Su Wanxi didn't want to wait for her lover's wound to heal before tearing it open again.

"Rest." Gu Cheng murmured to herself with her eyes closed. She wasn't stupid, and she naturally understood that this was a relatively euphemistic way of putting it. For some reason, her heart was completely calm, as if the person who died in the line of duty was just a stranger, not a mentor and friend who had treated her so well.

Zhou Li is dead... The successive blows left Gu Cheng numb. She didn't know how to feel or how to face Qin Kexin.

"Get some rest, I'll stay here with you."

Su Wanxi sat down on the edge of the bed and helped her fasten the buttons on her hospital gown.

Chapter 198, Section 202: Two People Who Just Get By

Gu Cheng's prosthetic eye implantation surgery is scheduled for April 21st. Su Wanxi had privately negotiated with the hospital, expressing her willingness to spend a lot of money to hire experts in the relevant field to assist. In addition, the medical conditions of Lanjiang Central Hospital are among the best in the country, so the surgical risks will be minimized.

Even so, Su Wanxi remained anxious and uneasy.

After watching Gu Cheng enter the operating room, she sat alone in her seat, staring at the deserted corridor and smelling the strong disinfectant.

She couldn't remember how many times she had sat here; she could recall at least a dozen times, waiting for her mother, her comrades, and her lover... But upon reflection, they weren't exactly pleasant memories.

Her fingers were clenched until they turned white. She looked down at the floor, her boots tapping lightly on the tiles, her long hair covering her face.

Gu Cheng's mental state has been neither good nor bad lately. She eats on time, sleeps regularly, and shows no signs of giving up on herself. She's so normal that Gu Cheng doesn't quite understand it.

Having lost sight in her left eye, Su Wanxi asked herself honestly if she would have pretended nothing had happened like Gu Cheng had.

Yes, she pretended. Su Wanxi felt that her lover was not as indifferent as he appeared. That's why she started to pay close attention to him, from how long he slept at night to how often he checked his phone during the day, and even down to how many small bites he took when he ate porridge.

She was even more attentive than a nanny. Su Wanxi raised her head, her head pressed against the wall, revealing her fair and smooth swan neck. The surgery would take about four hours, giving her ample time to suffer... or to think.

Several dark figures flashed before her eyes, and the woman smelled a pungent metallic odor.

Is she bleeding? She reached out to check her breath, but there was no sign of bleeding. The smell of blood lingered in the air, but was eventually masked by the stronger disinfectant.

Long time no see... Su Wanxi licked her lips, placed her hand on her chest, and felt her heart beating through her clothes.

......

Judging from the reaction, Li Wenhai and his group did not expect that I, as a retiree, would participate in the security operation. Liao Xiuran had already replaced Li Zishang, who was to be the handover person, on the plane and was preparing to infiltrate Lanjiang under his identity.

After carefully reviewing the events, Su Wanxi could easily deduce that she was the variable in the other party's actions.

The guard duty assigned by Mr. Song and the emergence of the crack occurred at the same time, which cannot be explained by a simple coincidence. There must be some connection between them.

The military, the Hermit's Bureau, parchment... all sorts of clues intertwine, like a tangled ball of yarn.

If I hadn't reached the rift area, and the enemy had anesthetized all the ability users present as planned, what could they have done? Su Wanxi tried to deduce the cause from the result.

Threat, control, research... As long as Liao Xiuran successfully replaces Li Zishang, he can easily cover up his tracks. Any of these possibilities are possible, and she needs more intelligence to confirm.

Hoping that Mr. Song's dream-related abilities could provide more specific information, Su Wanxi withdrew her gaze, her pupils refocusing on the operating room door beside her.

To be honest, she hadn't had a proper talk with Gu Cheng about this operation, Qin Kexin... and Zhou Li yet.

......

"The surgery went smoothly. The patient should wake up in one to two hours. During this time, try to eat a light diet, avoid spicy food, and do not drink alcohol."

"Okay, I understand, thank you, doctor." Su Wanxi took Gu Cheng back to the ward, then went downstairs to get the anti-inflammatory medicine and antibiotics according to the medical record, and bought some porridge on the way.

When Gu Cheng woke up, it was already afternoon. The sunlight shone brightly on the sheets outside the window. She had just gotten up and drunk some warm water when Su Wanxi took the initiative to come over and feed her medicine.

"Don't complain about the bitterness; it's for preventing infection."