I'm not Yingjie

Alicia covered her mouth and burst out laughing.

Maybe Lin couldn't convince her, but it was easy for him to make things difficult for someone with his unusual way of thinking.

The Speaker looked at Lin, who was calm and composed, and hesitated to speak. Finally, he clenched his fist and left it alone.

"Well, Captain Lin, I'm relieved to see that you can move normally. I was worried for a long time when I heard the news that you were paralyzed. I was afraid of losing such an excellent soldier like you."

"I'm a soldier. And what's the matter?"

From the beginning this person had been complimenting Lin with words that seemed to make sense but also seemed to make no sense, and Lin had been listening for a long time but couldn't figure out his purpose. This was a little unusual for Lin, who liked to explain things clearly within three sentences.

It’s not that Lin can’t accept the visit. Alicia said that she came to visit, so Lin won’t ask her any more questions.

The Speaker said he came to visit Lin, but Lin could see that this was not the purpose of his visit.

This almost impatient attitude made the Speaker clench his fists once again, and then he had to put on a smile and said, "Actually, I came to visit Captain Lin this time to tell you the outcome of the assassin's handling."

When Lin heard this, he lowered his head in thought: "...Are you handling it?"

"This matter must be dealt with seriously. After all, both Captain Lin and Dr. Mei are precious assets to the Fire Moth."

"Don't you mean to disapprove of Mei?" Alicia, who was standing behind him, suddenly asked.

"Differences in opinions do not prevent us from fighting together for humanity. Seeking common ground while reserving differences is my philosophy, and it is also the philosophy of the Fire Moth." The Speaker smiled humbly, "I hope this can also become the philosophy of all mankind."

Lin asked, "How is Ying?"

"The killer lady is no longer dangerous after treatment. After discussion, we decided to imprison her in the deepest place."

The Deepest Place has been revealed in the Fire Moth. It is a prison used to detain the most heinous criminals. It was built by the Minister of Engineering and the talented mechanical engineer Wei Wei.

Lin was not surprised to hear the result. He had wanted to put Ying on trial from the beginning, and this was the result of the trial.

"Besides that, I would like to ask you a question."

"explain."

"You are a friend of Dr. May, so what do you think of her plan?"

“…We seek common ground while reserving differences.”

Lin answered this question by borrowing the words of the Speaker.

He does not support it, but at the same time he does not oppose it either. He believes that people should do what they need, and that cannot be changed by opinions.

"Really? Then I think we can become good friends."

After hearing this, the Speaker smiled gently, stood up and reached for the apple on the table.

"Snapped."

Alicia took the apple first, then handed it to Lin's mouth with a smile.

“…” Lin glanced at her and took a bite.

"Haha, what a good relationship."

The Speaker was not annoyed after seeing this scene. He bowed respectfully to Lin and Alicia before turning around and leaving the ward.

Chapter 30: The Beginning

"You're dying."

The one-armed man spoke directly to Lin.

Lin looked at Spasi calmly. This man was still the leader after the reconstruction of the fifth branch. Today, the headquarters convened a meeting of the heads of each branch, and this was the first sentence Spasi said to Lin in the ward after the meeting.

"Do you think I'm kidding?" Seeing that he was unmoved, Spasi sneered.

"Do not."

"Hmph..." Spasi tapped his device, and a medical report appeared in Lin's helmet. He stared at Lin indifferently, "The inhibitor has greatly weakened the effect on you. Coupled with your almost self-destructive way of using your body, you can be said to be the only person I have seen who can be corroded so quickly with the help of Fire Moth technology."

Lin opened the report. All the physical indicators in it were still balanced, except for the column related to Honkai energy, which had a frightening number written on it.

13% Honkai energy erosion rate.

Mebius once said that when the Honkai energy erosion rate exceeds 15%, obvious symptoms of physical discomfort will begin to appear, such as nausea, itching, and loss of consciousness, indicating that the Honkai energy has spread from the outside to the inside.

"If you don't participate in any battles from now on and live the rest of your life peacefully, you should be able to live for two to three years. Three years is the most ideal state, and the most likely state is two years."

"..."

"Haha, although I imagined you panicking, you seem to have known for a long time that you don't have much time left." Spasi took out a stack of agreements from the folder in his hand and handed it to Lin. "But I can still tell you a 'good news', that is, the serum to treat Honkai disease has been found."

Lin looked down at the words on the agreement——

Body donation agreement.

"The human body will spontaneously produce antibodies to fight diseases. I think you should know this common sense, haha... Yes, you know what I'm going to say next."

"Honkai disease can also cause the human body to produce substances similar to antibodies."

Sipasi looked down at Lin, the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile and said: "The longer a person resists after being infected with Honkai disease, the more antibodies he will produce in his body. Although one person's antibodies are not enough to heal himself, when the antibodies of patients who have been corroded to death are taken out and the amount reaches a certain level and undergoes a qualitative change, it is possible to cure Honkai disease."

"We didn't find it at first, but by chance I found an almost undetectable antibody in the body of a Honkai patient who had been eroded for nearly a year, and that's when I determined the direction of serum production."

"So you should understand what I mean."

He approached suddenly and whispered -

"It takes tens of thousands of lives to produce one dose of this serum. Even at the fastest, it will take nearly three years. By that time, you will already be a corpse."

"And if you want to produce antibodies, you must stop using the inhibitors and endure the unbridled erosion of Honkai energy until you die in pain."

"So, would you like to use the little life you have left to help save another person you don't even know, amidst the torment and approaching death?"

After saying that, Spasi stepped back, looked at Lin with a sneer, and let him make his own choice.

Lin is now the captain of the seventh team. His body will not be used casually like ordinary soldiers and Honkai patients, so if you want to use his body, he must sign the body donation agreement before he dies.

Lin looked at the agreement in his hand.

If he stopped participating in the battle and continued to use the inhibitors, he could live safely for another three years at most. He might even be lucky enough to get his first dose of Honkai disease serum.

If he signs this agreement, it means that he can no longer use the inhibitors, and the erosion rate of Honkai energy will increase faster. He will die in one year at the earliest and two years at the latest, and it will not be his turn to use the Honkai disease serum.

Waiting for others' sacrifice, or sacrificing for others.

Lin flipped through the agreement several times. This almost hesitant behavior made Spasi laugh.

Is this guy finally starting to think about himself and the people around him?

After flipping through it again, Lin looked up at Spasi: "Where's the pen?"

"...What?" Spasi's smile froze.

"I couldn't find the pen."

"..."

Lin picked up the agreement and shook it, then looked at Spasi, indicating that he had not found the pen to sign in the agreement.

Was he just...looking for a pen?

"Are you going to sign it?"

"if not?"

Lin asked casually.

Spasi handed over the pen blankly, Lin took it casually, found the place to sign, and quickly signed his name.

After doing all this, he handed the agreement back to Spasi and asked, "Anything else?"

……

"Is Captain Lin...back?"

The girl with highlights in her hair sitting on the transport plane asked in a whisper, holding the communicator in her hand.

"Hun, what's wrong?" The blonde girl sitting next to her saw that she was a little absent-minded, so she waved her hand in front of her eyes.

"ah!"

Soul was startled by her, but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was her: "Desdobia, don't scare me."

The blonde girl laughed jokingly, "I didn't scare you. You were the one who was distracted. Who were you thinking about?"

"Of course it's her team member Lin."

Himiko came back from the front cabin carrying two cans of beer and pinched Lin's neck and said Lin's name in a cheesy voice, which gave both of them goose bumps and Hun's fair cheeks turned red visibly.

Seeing this, Hun could only point at the beer in Himiko's hand and pick on her: "Captain, you're drinking after the mission is over!"

"I'm an adult, of course I have to drink, don't change the subject." Himiko raised her eyebrows and whispered to the confused Desdobia in a very obscene way, "That Lin, is the one from the seventh team..."

"Aaaaah! Shut up!"

"Haha! You regained your energy when you heard that Lin the Kid was back? You've become a different person in the past two months. He's really more useful."

After Lin left the headquarters, Soul became completely different.

A smile rarely appeared on her face anymore. When she left the station, she was ruthless and completely different from the gentle girl she used to be. Occasionally, she could even be seen laughing quietly after chopping a Honkai beast into meat paste.

A cruel smile without any smile.

It seemed that seeing those monsters killed to pieces could make her feel better.

Frequent attacks and crusades, she spent more time attacking than resting, becoming a tireless killing machine.

As her combat capability increased, her once warm "humanity" also disappeared completely.

Now that Lin is back, the gentle and kind girl has also returned with him.

"Captain, if you continue to behave like this, I will not let you drink anymore."

"Hahaha, just leave me alone and go meet your team member Lin quickly, or that brat might sneak away again."

Hun nodded and smiled with relief.

Great...Lin didn't...

Chapter 31 Mask

"Ward 13...Ward 13..."

Hun walked all the way to Lin's ward number, and then she didn't notice that she accidentally bumped into another person who was also not looking at the road.

The documents and papers fell like snow.

"S-sorry." Hun realized that he had caused trouble and apologized quickly.

"Uh…no, it's okay."

After coming back to his senses, Spasi rubbed his shoulders with a smile and squatted down to pick up the documents on the ground.

Soul also squatted down to help him put away the dazzling things: "Let me help you."

"Thank you." Since it was difficult for Spasi to organize the documents with only one hand, he nodded politely.

In fact, when Lin visited Spasi before, he once suggested that he let Mebius make him a new arm, but Spasi refused without any hesitation.

This empty sleeve is a painful proof that he must remember, a constant reminder of his original philosophy, his wife's warnings and tragic lessons.

"...Hey, you must be Dr. Spasi, right?" After picking up a stack of documents, Hun accidentally looked up and saw Spasi and his empty sleeves. She suddenly realized that this man was actually Spasi. She hadn't seen him for about a year, and her impression of Spasi had faded, so she didn't recognize him at first.

"Hmm?" Spasi raised his head in confusion and looked at the dashing short-haired girl. After searching his mind, he remembered, "I remember you are... the soul of the fifth team."

"Yeah, it's been a long time since we last met, Doctor. How are you now?" Hun hesitated when he saw his empty sleeves.

"Haha, it's not bad. The research has made great progress, and I found a child with good talent and character." Spasi was quite free and easy. He shrugged humorously, "It's just that sometimes I walk unsteadily and easily bump into people."

"Then congratulations on your research progress, Doctor."

"Forget about the congratulations, this kind of thing..." Sipasi narrowed his eyes and saw Hun picking up an agreement. He immediately took the document from Hun's hand and took the agreement with him as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "Are you here to see Lin?"

Spasi's movements were very natural and did not arouse Hun's suspicion. She nodded shyly and said, "Yes, I heard that Captain Lin is back, but he was admitted to the ward again because of the killer."

When she mentioned the word "killer", the smile in her eyes faded a little, and instead, a feeling mixed with chill flashed across her eyes.

Spasi looked at the girl with emotion. She was very different from the girl she was a year ago. She seemed to have stepped out of the shadows and become a capable warrior.

"Then I won't bother you." Spasi sorted out the last few documents and held them in his arms, nodding to Hun, "His ward is just in front, there's no one here now."