Chapter 57

Zheng Chen looked at the latest newspaper sent by Greyaz. There was still a lot of content about him, but this time there was something extra—Edelgard Garden and its allied countries, as well as other nations, were issuing a warrant for Zheng Chen’s arrest...

This had never happened before. He frowned slightly, thinking that it would make it even more difficult for him to leave this continent.

He quickly finished reading the newspaper and shifted his gaze to Lei, shaking his head slightly. She still looked awkward.

"You look very beautiful," Zheng Chen said, this time without his usual indifferent tone.

"Really?" Lei let out a gentle breath.

Zheng Chen nodded, "It’s nice to try something different once in a while."

It was clear that Lei still felt a bit forced when wearing this kind of clothing.

"What!? We are also involved in this?" Ciska threw the latest newspaper aside, pointing at the content and shouting at a casually dressed uncle who looked very relaxed.

"Ah, well, since this is a matter concerning the entire continent, the Angel Protection Association naturally has to be involved," Bagret yawned slightly, "Whether you believe it or not, most people do."

"So what exactly is going on here!" Ciska said with a hint of frustration, thinking that the matter involving Zheng Chen would have settled down with time, but now it was becoming troublesome again. What on earth is Edelgard Garden up to!?

"I don’t know," Bagret walked over to a strange two-wheeled vehicle parked nearby, ... This vehicle looks quite interesting!

"Are you kidding me?"

"Of course not. If you don’t know, then go and investigate. Since you’re so interested, I’ll leave this to you. I’ll borrow this vehicle for a couple of days—see you!"

Saying this, the rogue uncle rode the bicycle away as if he had never ridden one before.

"Hey! What do you want to do with my loot!!!" Ciska shouted at Bagret, who had already disappeared. They had found this bicycle while crossing the Ice Crystal Bridge and brought it back because it was so novel.

After quickly mastering its use, she had planned to use it as her daily mode of transportation. Now, after using it only a few times, it had been taken away!

Knowing she couldn’t catch up, Ciska angrily took out her communicator and connected to Long Wei, "Hey! Junior, we have something to do! Gather up!"

"What is Edelgard Garden trying to do..." In another place, Zheng Chen and the others were having a small discussion. Garena frowned and stared at the newspaper placed in the center. Zheng Chen had been out of the news for a while, and the reports about him had gradually calmed down, no longer being reported every moment like before.

And now, Edelgard Garden was stirring up new trouble?

"I can guess some of the reasons," Hyde pushed his glasses up and took out a small glass bottle, "I think it has something to do with this."

"What do you mean?"

"Let me start with the black particles he provided me... Uh, don’t glare at me, I collected them under very safe conditions, without affecting him at all." Hyde quickly explained, but under Garena’s continued gaze, his voice weakened, "Uh, maybe a little."

"It’s fine," Zheng Chen said at this point.

The conversation continued. Hyde cleared his throat and explained, "In short, I tested this stuff. These black particles have an extremely strong invasive effect on living beings. It’s still manageable when isolated, but once exposed, they act like bees to flowers... cough, flowers. And the properties of these particles are closer to those of nuclear stones!"

"Moreover, these powders can even condense into a new type of nuclear stone under certain conditions!" Hyde narrowed his eyes and added, "A new and extremely dangerous type of nuclear stone!"

"But don’t be too surprised," seeing the serious expressions of the others, Hyde adjusted his glasses, "No one can withstand it."

He shook the glass bottle in his hand, "Just these powders are hard for ordinary people to handle. If it were a complete nuclear stone, even a Holy War Angel would find it difficult to withstand! Not every Holy War Angel wants to end up like Sia."

"These particles also left a significant amount in Edelgard Garden. I think they also discovered this and took action."

"Can you explain how these particles were extracted?"

This involved Zheng Chen’s secrets, but Hyde was still very curious about how Zheng Chen managed to do all this. He had tried to extract similar powders from Sia’s vines but failed.

That stuff didn’t have the characteristics of black particles and was more like a poison.

"I can specially refine objects."

"All of them?"

"At least not for humans or animals."

The refinement effect of the patterns worked on most special objects but was ineffective on living beings.

"As for Sia... Hmm, maybe it can work." Hyde paused, thinking that the vines on Sia’s body had most of the characteristics of plants, which might be the reason. This ‘refinement’ was truly impressive.

Considering Zheng Chen’s current condition, Hyde didn’t ask him to do any demonstrations, "In any case, my guess is likely correct. We need to be more careful during this period and must not expose ourselves."

If Zheng Chen’s situation here were exposed, none of them could protect him.

Then Zheng Chen’s room was moved underground.

He had no objections to this, but Garena wanted to say something, though she didn’t. It was no longer suitable to leave this place. If they went out, they would definitely encounter a lot of unsolvable problems. If possible, they should quickly find a way to leave the continent.

"By the way, do you still have that metal from Sia?" After resettling Zheng Chen, Hyde suddenly asked.

"Is it useful?"

He nodded, "If I’m not mistaken, that metal has an effect of suppressing the power of Holy War Angels. It’s usually used to make containers for Holy War Angels in long-term hibernation. Under normal circumstances, it shouldn’t have such a strong effect, but it’s probably related to your refinement ability."

Zheng Chen nodded.

After getting Zheng Chen’s answer, Hyde continued, "Do you still have it? That thing might help your current condition."

Zheng Chen struggled to raise his hand, and a piece of metal emerged from his fingertip, gradually forming into a wide bracelet. By the time he finished, Zheng Chen was already sweating profusely. His current physical state made it very difficult for him to shape even this small amount of metal.

"..." Hyde was speechless, picked up the bracelet, and felt its heavy texture. He had also seen that it wasn’t solid but had a hollow structure filled with fine threads, "No wonder you can pull out some battle weapons so easily."

It turned out that these metals were stored in Zheng Chen’s body. Hyde didn’t ask where they were stored, as Zheng Chen’s ability to do this was already a sign of great trust.

After receiving the metal from Zheng Chen, Hyde directly put the wide bracelet on Zheng Chen’s left hand and observed the situation, "It doesn’t seem to have any immediate effect. Let’s observe for a while."

Seeing Zheng Chen’s sweat-soaked face, Hyde adjusted his glasses, "I’ll go get Lei."

Helping a man wipe his sweat... that would be... awkward!

Zheng Chen silently watched as Hyde left. His left hand was now completely unable to lift.

His attributes were still in a half-dead state, and even after resting for several days, there was no improvement. Any slight improvement was immediately eroded by the black particles on his body.

In the following days, Hyde seemed to have new inspirations and came up with new treatment methods every day. For example, the new Sealing Glory Charms wrapped around Zheng Chen’s arm. These were extremely rare and not available on the market. It was unclear how Hyde obtained them, but it seemed that these inhibitors of Holy War Angels’ power were indeed effective.

The black particles on Zheng Chen’s body had faded significantly, but they hadn’t disappeared. They were just lying dormant due to the external force. Once the inhibitory power disappeared, they would immediately return and attack Zheng Chen again.

"And this! Hey, you’re not afraid of injections, are you?" Noticing Zheng Chen’s slight frown, Hyde, holding a syringe, was a bit dissatisfied.

"No," Zheng Chen shook his head. It wasn’t that he was afraid of injections, but he felt like he was becoming a lab rat for this narcissistic doctor, "What is this?"

"A drug to suppress the power of Holy War Angels," Hyde explained.

"Alright," the worst couldn’t get much worse. Moreover, the recent treatments had already shown some recovery, with his constitution restored to two points, and strength and agility to three points.

"You need to be mentally prepared, this is a ten-person dose!"

Zheng Chen remained silent.

Seeing his expression, Hyde continued, "Let me explain. The power contained in these black particles is no longer of the normal type for Holy War Angels. If the dose is insufficient, it won’t be effective. Since you’re not a Holy War Angel, it won’t be a problem!"

... Hopefully.

One injection, and Zheng Chen’s strength and agility immediately dropped back to one point, even worse than before!

"The feeling of weakness is normal. After all, it’s a tenfold dose. Rest well and see the results later," Hyde waved at Zheng Chen, showing a rather irresponsible attitude. He had already known that Zheng Chen was quite resilient.

But it’s better not to let Sia know about this today...

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