Chapter 10

Snap! The sound of flames burning the branches continued, and the soil was scorched black.

On the ground, more than a dozen charred bodies of blue wolves lay scattered, and now only the head wolf and Xie Yurong remained.

Both were panting heavily. Xie Yurong's clothes on her abdomen and arms were stained with fresh blood, and the head wolf had a huge gash on its waist and a lame leg, with blood continuously seeping from the wound. Its once beautiful blue fur was now disfigured, with patches of it charred black.

"Ow..." This female is terrifying; that move almost cost me my life.

"Ow, ow..." Today I'll let you off, but I'll settle the score with you later.

After howling twice, the head wolf turned and limped into the forest.

The fire continued to burn, and Xie Yurong just stared at the head wolf's retreating figure without trying to stop it. Even after the head wolf disappeared into the trees, she remained motionless.

A gust of wind blew, lifting the hem of Xie Yurong's clothes and stirring her disheveled hair from the battle.

A bright red drop, slowly trickling down her right arm, fell silently from the air, landing on the ground and blooming into small, bright red flowers.

Due to the intense battle, the small animals around had fled far away, leaving only a deathly silence.

"Finally fooled it, but I'm still going to die here today." Xie Yurong thought to herself, already at the end of her strength.

Feeling her life force draining away, she slowly closed her eyes. Another gentle breeze blew, and Xie Yurong's frail body began to lean backward, collapsing to the ground.

Swish! A figure darted out from the forest, catching Xie Yurong in his right arm just before she hit the ground. Holding her in his arms, Lin Fei saw her face growing paler and her body gradually turning cold. He knew she was close to death.

Looking at her frail, nearly lifeless form, Lin Fei thought, "What a good boss! She fought so hard to give her subordinates time to escape, now she's almost dead. Luckily, she met me, or she would have died here today."

Lin Fei decided to use his sixth awakening ability to heal Xie Yurong.

Light of Life: Release white light to heal and restore a single target.

Lin Fei held Xie Yurong with his right arm, gently placing her on the ground. He then sat cross-legged beside her, extending his right palm toward her severely injured abdomen. White light appeared on his palm, shining on Xie Yurong's bloodied wound. Her wound visibly twitched and quickly began to heal. The light expanded, enveloping her entire body in just a few seconds.

An endless cold, seeping into her bones, making every bone feel brittle.

Every movement felt like a bone-shattering pain, piercing to the core.

The bone-chilling cold soon turned into a sudden, intense pain, and worse, she couldn't move her limbs. The pain felt like she was being torn apart, and every part of her body ached.

Every minute, every second felt unbearably long.

She had been injured many times before, but she had never experienced such pain. Was this the price of overusing her ability?

At that moment, she only wished to die quickly rather than endure such pain.

Suddenly, a warm sensation began to surge from within her, easing her cold and relieving her pain.

The warmth grew stronger, making her feel as if she were soaking in a hot spring. Her depleted spiritual energy slowly began to return.

Lin Fei propped his chin with his left hand and yawned, "Treating those three investigators didn't take this long! It's all because this woman overused her life force." He muttered to himself.

Looking at Xie Yurong's gradually rosy face, she appeared exceptionally frail and alluring. Who would have thought that the usually decisive director of the Ninth Bureau would ever look like this?

"I'm a good young man; I can't take advantage of someone in distress." Lin Fei turned his head and silently recited the core socialist values: prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness.

Even in another dimension, the core socialist values still exerted their powerful influence. After reciting them a few times, Lin Fei's mind was free of any杂念.

"Um~" A weak voice came from Xie Yurong's mouth. Her wounds had been completely healed by the Light of Life, and her internal injuries were also gone. Her depleted life force was slowly recovering.

Xie Yurong opened her eyes and saw a right palm emitting white light. The light was not blinding but warm and gentle. She then saw the owner of the hand wearing a black training suit, which looked familiar. Her gaze moved up slightly, and she saw a white mask made of ice. It was him?

"You're awake!" Lin Fei said softly when he saw Xie Yurong wake up.

"How is it you?" Xie Yurong replied weakly.

"Why are you here?" she asked next.

"I was out to admire the moon! Then I passed by and saw a lady lying on the ground. As a good young man of the new era, I couldn't just stand by and do nothing." Lin Fei deliberately said this to tease Xie Yurong.

"Same old excuse." Xie Yurong was speechless. Did he really think she was a fool?

Seeing her not speaking, Lin Fei said, "I came across your colleagues being attacked by two blue wolves and saved them. They asked me to come and save you."

Hearing about her colleagues, Xie Yurong asked urgently, "Are they okay?"

"They're fine. How could anything happen with me around?" Lin Fei said confidently.

Looking at the light on Lin Fei's hand and feeling the changes in her body, Xie Yurong softly continued, "I didn't expect you to have awakened a healing ability! Have you considered your future? The world will undergo significant changes, and joining us could make you stronger in the future and help you achieve more of what you want. Our government will not treat you unfairly in this regard."

Lin Fei did not answer her, just looking at her silently.

Seeing that he did not respond, Xie Yurong did not press the issue further.

In the future, more and more people will possess spiritual energy or awaken abilities, and their power will grow stronger. This is an inevitable trend. With great power comes various thoughts, both good and bad, which is the complexity of human nature.