Chapter 65: There is a melon!

“Help!”

The rescue team, currently rushing toward Lin Yu’s location, saw a teenage boy from a distance. He was running toward them while shouting for help.

“?”

the members of the rescue team looked at each other. The King Beast had already fled, so what kind of help did he need?

Then they saw Lin Yu, who was running toward them, suddenly seem to be lifted by a gust of air as he flew toward their direction.

“!”

This gave them quite a shock.

Based on the city exit records they had just checked and the current situation, this youth was clearly Lin Mowei’s younger brother. Not to mention, the intelligence he had provided earlier was extremely important; nothing could be allowed to happen to him.

One of the ability users in the team was quick-witted and lunged forward to catch him securely.

Before she could speak, she heard Lin Yu say, “Officer, Captain Xin Yao has ‘Overloaded’!”

“Huh?”

The team member reacted quickly. After exchanging looks with those around her, they shifted into a defensive formation and pushed forward.

“Go over there first, young man. Section Chief Lin has also been picked up.”

“Okay.”

Seeing that the professionals had rushed over, Lin Yu finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Xin Yao was indeed “Overloaded,” but that was actually something he had intentionally guided because he had run out of options. Heavily injured and still forcing a resonance to use her abilities beyond their limit, her end would have been certain death.

However, the scorching explosion caused by the Positron Cannon had given him inspiration. Overusing “Star Resonance Power” caused the body to break down. Conversely, as long as there was “Star Resonance Power” within her body, could the process be delayed?

“Overloading” was like an irrational bug, forcibly stopping her on the path to death. So, as long as her body could be repaired during this period, she could be brought back.

The theory was sound, so he had put it into practice.

There was one thing he hadn’t lied about: based on his understanding of Mu Liuli, if Xin Yao died, this girl, who already had a weak will to live, would likely fall into an even deeper state of despair.

He didn’t want to get involved, but he also didn’t want to see her suffer through more pain. In the end, he couldn’t bring himself to be cold-hearted.

He arrived at the temporary open-air camp.

The first thing to catch his eye was, naturally, the massive Positron Cannon. In terms of size, it was a full size larger than even the King Beast. Trying to lug this behemoth around was truly an ordeal. This showed that without Lin Yu’s timely communication, the consequences earlier would have likely been irreversible.

A combatant on lookout nearby saw him walking toward them alone and approached with a puzzled expression.

“You’re Lin Yu, right? Why are you back by yourself? Where is the rescue team?”

Lin Yu gave her a smile. “Captain Xin Yao has ‘Overloaded.’ The rescue team had me come back first while they stayed to handle it.”

The person looked surprised upon hearing this but wasn’t too worried. “Oh, I see. It should be fine; they brought plenty of equipment.”

“I’ll take you to the Section Chief.”

“Okay.”

Ability user “Overload” was a condition that was both common and rare. Essentially, in any team with ability users, the first thing they prepared was restraint equipment specifically for such situations.

He followed her to a medical vehicle. Several others were parked nearby, presumably filled with injured members of the Hunter squads.

“This is it. You can go in,” the person said to him kindly.

“Oh, thank you.”

Lin Yu nodded to her, pulled open the door, and bent down to step inside.

The space inside was fairly spacious. A medical pod sat in the middle with Lin Mowei lying inside; only a small window at the head allowed for monitoring her facial reactions. Besides her, there were two other people. One was likely the acting Section Chief, Mu Qingqing, whom Lin Yu had met once before.

The other…

Mu Liuli didn’t speak; she just stared at him calmly.

Lin Yu swallowed instinctively, feeling quite awkward. Seeing her looking like she wanted to die at the time had somehow made him a bit angry. Combined with his sister’s unknown status, in his chaotic state of mind, he had kissed her without thinking.

Looking back now, he had been impulsive…

“You’re back. Hello. Let’s introduce ourselves formally. I’m Mu Qingqing, your sister’s subordinate. Well — although I’m the acting Section Chief now.”

Mu Qingqing smiled politely and extended her hand. Lin Yu reached out and shook her hand gently.

“Hello. How is my sister?”

As he spoke, he avoided looking at Mu Liuli and walked over to the medical pod to observe Lin Mowei’s condition.

“The Section Chief is fine. She only has some bone injuries and will recover soon.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

Only then did he feel completely at ease.

Mu Qingqing didn’t speak; she just silently sized up the boy before her. Honestly, her first reaction when she received that communication was disbelief. Just like Lin Mowei and the others, she thought a King Beast kidnapping a human was something that had never happened before.

But as the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry. What if it were true?

After several seconds of hesitation, she had made a decision: she changed course temporarily and sent a scout team containing multiple ability users toward the lake. This decision was quite risky. Splitting forces while facing a King Beast — if a battle had broken out and their combat power was insufficient, it would have been game over.

It could only be said that her choice was correct, and her luck was decent; they only needed to deliver the final blow.

‘So, is this the good luck I saved up by handing out red envelopes like crazy these past two days?’

After the dust settled, that was her first thought. It could only be said that this woman was finished, completely crushed by life.

But then again, this kid had something to him. In this situation, most people would have fled to who-knows-where, even if their family was in danger. Afterward, others would at most call him a coward in their hearts, as everyone could understand it on the surface.

But this kid was not only extremely calm, but he also brought back the heavily injured Captain Xin Yao and delayed the King Beast at the most critical moment.

He was quite something…

‘Did the Section Chief teach her brother well? As expected of the Section Chief!’

While Mu Qingqing was filling in the blanks in her head, Lin Yu truly experienced what it felt like to have thorns in his back. Mu Liuli’s gaze from behind him was almost piercing right through him.

“Lin Yu.”

A somewhat cold voice rang out in the quiet vehicle.

“…Yes.” What was bound to come would come.

His lips twitched as he slowly turned his head. However, Mu Liuli, who had been quite imposing just a moment ago, instinctively looked away when she met his gaze.

On the other hand, Mu Qingqing, who was watching the two of them, narrowed her eyes slightly as she caught the scent of gossip. This could be considered a special talent exclusive to single people.

“You said just now that you’d tell me when I returned…”

“Oh… what?” Lin Yu planned to play dumb.

At the same time, he winked at her, signaling that there was someone else nearby. But he had obviously forgotten that the girl in front of him had absolutely no skill in reading the room.

Biting her lip, she struggled to meet his eyes. “You said you’d tell me when I returned… why you kissed me.”

Lin Yu: “…?”

‘Are you serious? Are you blind? My eyes are practically popping out of my head, and you’re not even looking?’

Mu Qingqing: “!!”

Oh! Gossip!