Steel steam and flame

Stopping and walking, very cautiously, until Cassia was sure that most of the footsteps were gone, he bit down on the starter.

The sound disappeared from his world in an instant, and only the huge tearing roar continued. The heat wave dispersed, the shock wave swept over, and the falling rain turned into mist. The body was lifted up from the mud during the impact and rolled several times before stopping. When he opened his eyes, the thick black smoke became much thinner. They were mixed with water mist and were squeezed by the blast of air waves. As far as the field of vision could be seen, a semicircular cover shrouded the place.

At the very edge of his vision, in Cassia's eyes, a mushroom-shaped bright red explosive cloud slowly rose and flew higher into the sky. The darkness disappeared, and the light of the explosion penetrated this small space, dyeing everything the color of blood.

"No matter what the result is, I have done everything I can do now." Cassia made a voice that no one could hear. If his estimate was correct, most of the remaining enemies would be in the center of the explosion. Even if there is some affection between the two commanders, it is not certain that the other person will come down to investigate in person. But it has nothing to do with him anymore, Cassia thought, all the preparations that can be done have been made, and all the means that can be used have been used. Maybe there is still a lot of potential in this body that can be tapped, but not now, that will be in the future.

At the last moment when her eyes were closed, Cassia looked at the red sky, but clusters of aerial bombs with orange tails broke through the thick wall of smoke and impacted.

I don't know how long it took, but Cassia felt like she had slept for a long time. Her head became groggy and her memory was blurred. Every picture was invisible through the frosted glass.

When he opened his eyes, a pale green liquid enveloped him. Immersed in a huge glass jar, the temperature of the culture medium is just right and very comfortable. With the breathing mouthpiece still in her mouth, Cassia took a few deep breaths. The blood in her body began to flow rapidly, roaring in the blood vessels. As a result, the culture fluid was stirred, the ripples spread out, and the green color became lighter again.

The body was swollen, and the wounds covered in the memory disappeared and were covered by soft skin. There were a lot of things stuffed into her stomach, and Cassia thought they should all be regenerated colloids. I also felt that something was missing, and after thinking for a while I realized that it was the inhibitory tube.

It’s just that it can’t be said to be missing, but rather the discomfort of a foreign object’s existence. The eight inhibitory tubes on the left side of the body seem to be new things, not familiar. Kasia remembers this feeling, which stayed with him long after his first surgery at the military school.

The eyes adapted briefly and were able to see everything around them clearly. It is a relatively spacious room with warm light emitted from the lamps on the ceiling. Several medical instruments were placed next to the culture jars, but there was definitely more than that. The lines and tubes on the culture tanks and these instruments passed through the corners of the room and were connected to invisible places.

There was a table in the corner of the room with a high pile of documents. A woman sat there with her head buried in the pile of documents, processing them one by one. It was Delya, Cassia recognized it at a glance.

Have you returned to the area around Manoma? While thinking, he remembered the alarm buzzer and pulled Delya back to the room from the business. She immediately turned her head and looked at the device with the flashing red light. The counter on it exceeded the numerical limit and was hovering around three hundred and fifty. There is a logo in Imperial language below the counter, with the words "Heart Beating" written on it.

Standing up immediately, Delya picked up the communicator and was about to speak when she felt someone looking at her from the side. Turning her head, she realized that Cassia woke up at some point and was watching her silently.

"Captain, you're awake!" said the joyful voice, from which Cassia judged that she must have slept for a long time, otherwise Delya would not have reacted like this, "I'll call the doctor and others over right away." He said making the call.

At this time, the door opened, perhaps because he knew what was happening here in advance and rushed over immediately. It was Ye Jielin, wearing a combat uniform, with a pistol and a slightly longer tactical knife on her waist. Surrounded by fatigue and hard thinking, he looked somewhat happy when he saw Cassia's eyes looking over.

Soon the whole room was packed, and Selmer, Sotagon, Berta, and Waters were present, along with Hessle in the crowd. Only Atuohuan stood outside the door with a look of helplessness and looked inside. His body was too huge, and a body of high-energy fat stretched him out into a round sphere. It seemed that every time Cassia saw him, instead of getting smaller, he grew in the opposite direction. Without exception, everyone was wearing combat uniforms, and some were injured.

Seeing Cassia wake up, he breathed a rare sigh of relief. Only then did Cassia feel that at some point, she was no longer alone. Although some things must be faced alone.

The doctor then conducted a detailed examination of Cassia and found no bad problems.

"In other words, this heart beating frequency is normal?" In another room, Ye Jielin asked the doctor alone. The doctor had made it clear during the examination just now, but she was still a little worried. From many details and the recent incident in Ovelia, she knew some of Cassia's special characteristics. But now I still remember the look when I found Cassia from the mud and picked him up.

Maybe she won't forget it for a long time. Ye Jielin was so prepared at that time.

"It can only be said that the body structure and constitution are different from ours." The doctor thought for a while, nodded and said, "Surgery is inherently full of uncertainties. I think you must know it, Miss Ye Jielin. Taking over in the dark world There are many businesses, many of which perform surgeries on ordinary people who are terminally ill. Most of them are relatively wealthy lower-class nobles and some businessmen, or their family members. They are not very lucky and have no chance of exposure to surgeries. But in the dark world People who are involved in this business may be more appropriately called 'communicators'. They specialize in collecting information from these low-level nobles and businessmen, telling them about the existence of the surgery at the appropriate time, introducing it to us, and earning intermediary fees."

"Many terminally ill patients, or those who will die of old age, have some changes after surgery that are different from ours. As for the specific ones, I can't say, after all, they are just doctors, not researchers. But they are all full of a strong desire for survival. Desire is the common denominator, and it is also possible to call it spiritual will. I think this change probably comes from this."

"But it won't stay at such a high value forever. It will drop a bit." The doctor said. "Don't worry too much. The situation is very good. It just needs more rest time and follow-up treatment."

Ye Jielin nodded: "I hope these words only exist between the two of us."

"Of course, after staying in the dark world for so long, my people and I are very clear about the rules. Being able to survive has a lot to do with us. As long as we are willing to let ourselves lose the ability to speak in a short period of time, I It can still be done. Please rest assured, Miss Ye Jielin."

After the doctor left, Ye Jielin let out a breath, and the pressure finally fell. She looked out the window and saw a cluster of low buildings level with her, with blue and green intersecting on the skyline. Farther away, there are short light gray lines looming.