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"Can this place also have Oripathy?"
While surprised, Flame Shadow Reed quickly exchanged a glance with Ines.
The two of them, carrying Li Ji, ran as fast as they could and escaped the ruins.
Even if it cannot be confirmed that these people are infected with Oripathy, they must not take any risks to remain in the ruins.
Because patients with Oripathy will explode when they are dying or when they are subjected to a violent attack!
There are so many corpses here... If they all explode, the violently spreading Originium dust will give them no chance of survival!
As they rushed out of the ruins, the corpses expanded rapidly, the crystals on their bodies becoming thicker and harder, like cold steel bars, piercing through the corpses at will.
The body's muscles, bones, and skin gradually became blurred under the erosion of the crystals, and were eventually completely swallowed up.
In a mere instant, the entire ruins seemed to undergo a hellish transformation.
The originally messy corpses and ruins are now covered by a layer of dark crystals, forming uneven stones.
These stones are arranged haphazardly, like giant stalactites, creating a bizarre scene in the ruins.
Li Ji frowned as he watched everything unfold before him, trying to figure out what the woman meant by "surprise."
But for some reason, he suddenly felt a familiar sensation, as if... he had felt it before in the crack?
“No… No!”
"This doesn't seem to be Oripathy... Quick, tell Mace and Arturo to come back!"
……
In the darkness, the fine gauze coat was tossed onto the bed in a graceful arc.
The woman slowly walked back to her bedroom, where the walls were covered with screenshots from Li Ji's live streams, mostly photos of him with different Rhodes Island operators.
"I can finally talk to you..."
"The current crack strength is still too low, so low that even humans can withstand it. This is far too easy..."
"This level of strength is simply not worthy of Rhodes Island's involvement!"
A hint of pleasure suddenly appeared in the woman's voice, "That's why I've prepared a special gift for you!"
The woman, who had been acting strangely, spoke calmly to the photo of Li Ji and Marna: "I will show them who the real savior is."
You'll see it soon...
"This is the battlefield I have carefully prepared for you."
"Please, enjoy yourself."
Chapter 92: Crisis Contract
Has this happened on your end?
Li Ji squatted on the small hill, pointing to the scene in the ruins in the distance and asking Arturo and Jian behind him.
"The situation is the same over there, even more serious than here."
After receiving Li Ji's message, Jian quickly led Arturo out of the ruins.
They had just escaped when this situation occurred.
Have any patients with Oripathy ever experienced this?
Li Ji concluded that the stone was not a kind of Originium; if it were, Ines would have been able to tell when she got it.
However, the current situation is very similar to Mephisto's ability to 'activate' Originium.
However, Mephisto's Originium Arts are still far inferior to the visual effects brought by this ability.
He always felt that these wildly growing stones gave him a feeling that could only be experienced in cracks.
This feeling is not present in the initial crystalline state.
"Apart from being a stone... it has no characteristics of Originium, and so far no Oripathy patient has been able to achieve this level of activation after death."
Flame Shadow Reed shook her head. In her participation in various medical rescues, she had seen countless patients with Oripathy, whether they were dead or alive, and she had never encountered such a situation before.
“I always feel that these stones carry an aura that only exists in cracks. I don’t know if you have sensed it. Moreover, now, outside the ruins of various stone forests, there is a clear track that has appeared... This is not a good omen.”
Li Ji pointed to two of the nearest ruins.
At the edge of the ruins, dark rivers drawn with bloodstains intertwine and flow, like a cursed map, appearing particularly eerie under the hazy moonlight.
These rivers intertwine, forming a complex network that tightly connects several areas of ruins.
And it surged away into the distance.
Phase 3: Finding the source has been completed.
[Side Quest Completed: Eliminate Fusion Faction members. Each member eliminated will earn 100,000 LMD. (Currently earned: 3,720,000 LMD. The system will transfer this to the Doctor's account after all quests for today are completed.)]
Phase Four: Brief Peace (End the current war) has been initiated.
[Side Quest Unlocked: Accumulate Operator Popularity. For every 200,000 increase in Operator Popularity, the cost of recruiting an Operator decreases by 20%, with a minimum decrease of 100%.]
"Build up the operator's popularity?"
Leaving aside the main quest's line about ending the current riot, where does this side quest's popularity come from?
There's not even a signal here, how could he possibly broadcast a live stream?
Could it be... that there's a signal now!?
However, when he opened the system and selected to start the live stream, it still showed a no signal status.
However, just as he was about to close the live stream, Precys immediately sent him another system message.
To ensure a smooth live stream for the doctor, a dedicated signal source has been activated for the border region. If you still experience buffering or other issues, please use a dedicated connection for the live stream and immediately contact professional technicians for emergency repairs.
"That's great, I even have a professional route?"
Li Ji raised his eyebrows and said.
However, after receiving this message, he did not choose to start a live broadcast immediately, nor did he choose to contact anyone.
His current location and whereabouts are not convenient to disclose to the public. After all, his task is only to guard the city gate. Now that he has openly 'infiltrated' this place, it is definitely against the rules.
From both a moral and logical standpoint, one should not expose oneself.
Therefore, at this point, there was really no need for him to cause himself any more trouble.
Rather than live streaming, he chose to open his trending news first.
Radio communication doesn't support long distances, and after a whole night of running around, he still had no idea what was happening on the front lines.
The border is in dire need of attention. All units of level one and above have been deployed to the border. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure the survival of the nation.
Security measures are being carried out in an orderly manner within the city; please remain calm and do not panic.
[Recruiting for the Frontier: Teams of level two or above are welcome to volunteer, but must have at least six months of frontier combat experience!]
[Celebrity operator Mango's stunning good looks endorse the Locke drone.]
【…】
"They've already started recruiting teams of level two or higher?"
Looking at the new trending news, Li Ji felt a headache coming on.
The border regions are under such immense pressure now...?
Keep in mind that this was only one day after these level-one teams were recruited!
Suddenly, a powerful melody came from Li Ji's backpack.
"You're tough, but it's never been about you..."
"You're free, but cement your feet, a statue..."
Hearing the new ringtone he had just set and hadn't even heard twice, Li Ji hurriedly took his phone out of his backpack.
The contact person shown above is Tian Sheng.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"Phew, I'm glad you're safe. I saw that I suddenly got a signal, so I quickly called you to ask how you were doing."
Tian Sheng breathed a sigh of relief on the phone, "Are you alright?"
"It's alright, I can seal the crack at the western pass in no time, and the pressure on our side will be reduced soon."
After thinking it over, Li Ji decided to tell his 'accomplice' the news first, since only Tian Sheng knew that he had run away.
“Okay, but the Central Battlefield just sent someone to deliver a message to everyone… saying that all the Fusion Faction members are withdrawing from the battlefield in a disorderly manner. Perhaps in a few hours there won’t be any more Fusion Faction members causing trouble in this area, but isn’t that a bit strange… Why don’t you come back first?”
"retreat?"
Li Ji frowned slightly after hearing the news, and just after Tian Sheng finished speaking, a new message came through on his phone.
[Notice: All members of the Fusion Faction have withdrawn from the battlefield. All fallen Fusion Faction members remain on the battlefield as stone pillars, forming three blood-red, interconnected fissures. All squads are advised to take cover!]
"That's really not good news..."
The pressure is considerable in all regions right now, and at this juncture, the integration faction has chosen a mass exodus...