With a muffled thud, Fuling’s forehead slammed heavily against the ground. Her entire body lost all support like a broken puppet, consciousness instantly snatched away as she fell into a coma. Lu Xiya also exhausted her magic, firing the last headshot bullet before she could no longer hold on. As if drained of all strength, she collapsed directly onto the ground.
Hiss~*
The headless demonized human let out a deep, inhuman roar, step by step moving toward the defenseless group.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!*
Suddenly, several lightless blades howled forth, directly cutting the unprotected demonized human into eighteen pieces and completely ending its life.
“Cough, cough… can’t you guys handle this…”
It turned out Laige Caicai had woken up. She coughed blood while unleashing Air Blades, then her vision went black and she passed out again.
“Big Sister! Third Sister! Hang in there!”
Laige Lingxiang went over to check on Third Sister Fuling’s condition, only to find blood flowing from her seven orifices, her life hanging by a thread.
Big Sister Caicai was not much better off—also half dead, as if that last outburst had been a flash of dying light.
But Laige Yulian had already called for help. Just then, Minister of Internal Affairs Saiwei arrived with a large group of medical personnel.
That was the last thing Laige Caicai saw in her consciousness. She finally felt relieved and completely closed her eyes, dispersing her magic.
When she slowly regained consciousness, the first thing to greet her eyes was the familiar ceiling.
Laige Caicai immediately realized she was lying in the medical room again.
But this time, it was far more serious than the last time she’d gotten her head knocked dizzy by cement.
She felt an unprecedented heaviness, as if her entire body no longer belonged to her. From her limbs to her torso to her fingertips, everything had fallen completely numb, without the slightest sensation.
Laige Caicai subconsciously tried to stretch her neck like an ostrich to look around, but the moment she attempted to lift her head, a sharp, piercing pain struck her.
Only then did she realize that a neck brace was firmly fixed around her throat, securely limiting movement so she couldn’t turn or bend easily.
Her leg, covered in a thick plaster cast, was hoisted high on a traction frame. It seemed that even if she had regained consciousness, the day she could get out of bed and move around on her own was still far off.
But when Laige Caicai glanced to the side, she found herself lying in a double hospital bed with a fellow patient beside her.
This patient looked far worse off than her. The woman’s entire body was wrapped in special bandages, each inch of the bandage surface densely inscribed with healing runes.
These runes flickered faintly in the dim light, continuously channeling some kind of healing power.
If she hadn’t known this was a hospital room, at first glance she might have mistaken this person for a mummy just brought out of an ancient ruin.
“Fuling?” Laige Caicai quickly recognized the familiar deep yellow hair color and confirmed the mummy patient’s identity.
“Mmm~” A reply resembling a bull’s snort came from within.
“You got beaten that badly?” Laige Caicai said with a bitter smile.
“Mmm, mmm, mmm~” Laige Fuling responded, though what she meant was unclear.
“It looks like our path in magic is still very long. We ran into a real monster just now and couldn’t put up any resistance, straight up wiped.” Laige Caicai dropped her playful expression and analyzed seriously. “We need to be more careful from now on, improve ourselves step by step, and avoid being too flashy and inviting unnecessary trouble.”
“Mmm mmm?” Laige Fuling let out an ambiguous questioning sound.
“You want to say it was me who led the charge, right?” Laige Caicai asked.
“Mmm!” Laige Fuling confirmed.
Not long after, the hospital room door was gently pushed open.
Principal Dorothy entered with Yulian and Lingxiang, the three of them walking in together.
“Big Sister, you’re awake.” Laige Yulian was overjoyed to see her eldest sister’s bewildered eyes open.
“Almost died.” Laige Caicai sighed.
“You know you almost died? I told you not to disobey me! You had to sneak out and fight, and you almost got yourselves killed out there. If that had happened, I’d have been dragged down badly by you all.” Principal Dorothy scolded loudly, her voice loud and majestic, shaking the hospital windows until they seemed to buzz. The terrified Yulian and Lingxiang quickly covered their ears with their hands.
Laige Caicai and Fuling, lying on the hospital beds, couldn’t free their hands, so they had no choice but to endure the angry shout. Their scalps tingled, and the intense sound waves even brought a brief dizzy spell.
“What is this Demon Shadow Filling Ears technique? Is it magic? Can you teach it to me?” Laige Caicai asked.
“Shut up! Don’t play tricks with me!” Dorothy barked sternly. “This city is far more dangerous than you little brats imagine. Do you realize your mistake now? Do you finally understand that there is always someone stronger? Desperate superpower criminals will do anything when they’re cornered, and your pathetic self-righteous skills are nowhere near enough.”
“Principal, you just had a grand moment at that press conference, didn’t you? The news all said we are young heroes and that you lead well.” Laige Yulian made a sharp comment.
“You shut up too! Do you think I wanted to attend? I’m cleaning up your messes. Otherwise, I’d have locked you up long ago.” Dorothy poked Yulian in the nose several times.
“What happened?” Laige Caicai asked.
“We found a massive amount of criminal data and files in the Muscle God Cult’s office,” Laige Lingxiang explained from the side. “These pieces of evidence clearly show that the organization has long been secretly engaged in illegal activities such as human trafficking and organ trafficking. Not only that, we also found records of their extensive research into forbidden magic, the contents of which are extremely dangerous. Furthermore, the documents indicate that the Muscle God Cult maintained long-term and close contact with multiple wanted superpower fugitives.”
“Did you find any information on the Stealth Shooter?” Laige Caicai asked again.
“This…” Laige Lingxiang was about to say something.
“What matters most for you two right now is to recover. You don’t need to worry about anything else.” Dorothy interrupted Lingxiang.
“Fine.” Laige Caicai sighed helplessly, lying back with a resigned air.
After all, she could do nothing while lying in this hospital bed, so she might as well obey and save her strength.
“I’m leaving now. There’s still the celebration banquet… ahem, we still have cleanup work to handle,” Dorothy said.
With that, she turned and left.
During the days when Caicai and Fuling were hospitalized to recover from their injuries, Principal Dorothy did indeed reach the peak of her personal prestige and influence, basking in unparalleled glory.
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