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Chapter 86: An Xiaoxue Is Injured (1)

Xu Tui had seen the genetic ability field even before he entered the school.

The former commander of the Jincheng Prefecture Preparatory Defense Force, Liu Tianhu, had relied on his genetic ability field to fight against the earth-element superb individual. Otherwise, they would not be able to take it.

The genetic ability field was also called the energy field.

It was an energy field that was released by a unique combination of unique genetic ability chains. It was also one of the fundamental reasons that the Extreme Branch could go against the Mystery Branch in the later stages of the system.

According to the modern theory of genetic evolution, every individual carries a natural force field. These force fields varied in strength and size. However, most of them could only be found in individuals.

For example, a person would be blocked by the wind when they walked. On the surface, it looked as though a person was being pulled back by the wind. However, in reality, this was merely a result of the interaction between a person's force field and the wind.

The ultimate guiding principle of the Extreme Branch was that they could strengthen this energy field by continuously strengthening the various genetic ability chains. That way, they could obtain powerful combat strength.

The energy fields of the Extreme Branch were similar to the mind power and supernatural energy of the Mystery Branch.

The initial understanding could even be interpreted as an accumulation of power. However, along with the genetic evolution of newcomers from the Extreme Branch, every major breakthrough would bring about a qualitative breakthrough to the energy field.

Under normal circumstances, Genetic Liberators were rarely able to unleash energy fields. However, they could unleash energy-field attacks through special genetic ability chains.

This unique genetic ability chain was also called a genetic battle technique. Under normal circumstances, genetic abilities were relatively easy to train and obtain.

For example, low-grade speed, low-grade perception, low-grade climbing, low-grade strength, etc. These genetic abilities could be obtained by activating the corresponding genetic base points.

However, genetic battle techniques not only required the activation of the corresponding genetic base points, but they also required a large amount of training and even actual combat.

Genetic battle techniques were a branch of genetic abilities. However, under normal circumstances, genetic battle techniques required more genetic base points to be activated.

Strictly speaking, Xu Tui would be able to obtain the low-level instantiation ability after he successfully trained in the first level of the Mind Concentration Foundation Forging Technique.

A low-level instantiation ability could also be regarded as a genetic battle technique.

However, Xu Tui, who had studied hard for more than a month after he entered the school, had a different understanding of this, especially after he came into contact with the genetic ancient martial arts school.

The genetic ancient martial arts also mentioned genetic battle techniques and energy fields.

But in the genetic ancient martial arts, energy fields were more commonly called internal energy and true energy.

The legends of inner energy and true energy could be traced back to the ancient times of Huaxia.

Ever since humans have done scientific research 300 years ago, which started before the Great Genetic Age, that was around the 20th century, which was around 1900.

In the 160 years from 1900 to 2060, all of humanity's scientific testing methods and machines failed to capture realistic, materialized internal and true energy.The so-called inner energy and true energy were things that did not exist in front of science, as if it were just an imagination.

However, after the year 2060, the founder of the genetic ancient martial arts, Cheng Fengxi, recreated the inner energy and true energy that had been questioned for hundreds of years through the combination of the dialectics and the genetic ability arena.

He had cleared the name of the ancient martial arts. He also caused a sensation when he became the publicly acknowledged grandmaster of the genetic ancient martial arts.

However, it was not explosive.

That was because the so-called internal energy and true energy of the genetic ancient martial arts were essentially energy fields. The genetic ability field could be activated by activating genetic base points in an orderly manner to form genetic ability chains.

Even if they dragged an ordinary student into the group, nine out of 10 students would be able to succeed if they had enough resources, and not everyone could replicate the so-called internal energy and true energy that had appeared in the genetic ancient martial arts.

Under such a situation, the promotion of genetic ancient martial arts was not high.

However, Xu Tui wanted to have a better understanding of both the energy field he experienced today and the so-called internal energy and true energy of the genetic ancient martial arts.

"I have to consult Luo Murong when I have the time… Even if it is to clarify my situation."

Xu Tui silently told himself that.

After all, based on the current situation, Xu Tui's meditation had something to do with the genetic ancient martial arts school.

...

The battle with Li Cheng had made Xu Tui deeply realize how lacking he was. Even though he had already materialized low-grade mind power and had a certain level of practical use, he relied on the mental awls, mental shields, mental bricks, and other tactics he developed to win four consecutive matches.

However, Xu Tui still felt a sense of crisis.

The only advantage he had in materializing his mind power was that it was strange. Once a student slowly got to know this and developed a targeted battle strategy, he would slowly lose their advantage.

A month and a half was enough to greatly enhance the abilities of the students from the Extreme Branch and Superb Branch.

But what about Xu Tui himself? If he could not actively attack with his mind power within the next month and a half, then Xu Tui would have no chance of entering the Longhu List.

Xu Tui placed great importance on the First-year Longhu List. After all, that was a great opportunity to solve a portion of his training resources in school.

However, he would not be able to get onto the Year One Longhu List without having the strength.

Xu Tui was a little confused.

Chapter 87: An Xiaoxue Is Injured (2)

Should he continue to focus on mind power, or should he study on the Extreme Branch?

Actually, students who minored in the Extreme Branch were not uncommon in the Mystery Branch.

However, under most circumstances, the Extreme Branch abilities of the Mystery Branch students were used to increase the survival rate on the battlefield. They would not be of much help in the competition for the Longhu List. He might even become mediocre because he took care of many aspects.

At this moment, Xu Tui desperately needed An Xiaoxue's guidance.

For example, he wanted to know how long he had to train his current mind power before it could become an offensive ability.

The mental brick that he used to fracture Li Cheng's nose was not counted. That mental brick was actually a brick that Xu Tui had condensed from essence. He then brought it along with the power of his fist and smeared it onto Li Cheng's face.

It could be considered trickery.

However, An Xiaoxue had not returned after leaving for 18 days.

"Did she really head to the intergalactic battlefield?"

...

They have classes on Saturday. They did not rest on Saturdays during their three-month growth phase.

After class on Saturday afternoon, Xu Tui made an appointment to train his reflexes at the building through a small program. He was prepared to train his reflexes for an hour before doing anything else.

Originally, the genetic base points that Xu Tui used to enhance his reflexes the fastest were Genetic Base Points related to reflexes that he activated within a short time.

However, activating genetic base points was not the only thing that enhanced an ability in the Extreme Branch.

Activating a genetic base point related to an ability could greatly enhance that ability instantly.

It was just like Xu Tui's reflexes.

When he activated a genetic base point, his reflexes speed increased by 68 milliseconds. However, this enhancement was not all he could obtain from activating the genetic base point.

Under normal circumstances, an individual would receive an enhancement of 10 points if they activated a single genetic base point. Eight of them would be obtained the moment he activated the genetic base points, while the other two could only be obtained after a large amount of training.

Thus, activating genetic base points, especially those of the Extreme Branch, could not be done quickly.

After activating a certain genetic base point, it was best to activate the next genetic base point after a certain period of training, when all of the potential in the current genetic base point had been extracted and enhanced.

That was an important point that was highlighted in the textbooks of the Huaxia Genetic Evolution College.

Thus, Xu Tui did not continue to activate his genetic base points after Friday's reflexes lesson. Instead, he continued with his training. He planned to activate the next genetic base point after he pushed the potential of this genetic base point to its limits.

Xu Tui trained his reflexes for another hour at the building on Friday night. The final result was 107 milliseconds. His reaction speed had increased by five milliseconds.

On Saturday morning, Xu Tui went to the building for an hour to train his reflexes. His reflexes reached 102 milliseconds, increasing by another five milliseconds.

On Saturday night, Xu Tui went to the building for one more hour of training. This time, the enhancement was only two milliseconds. The speed of his reflexes reached 100 milliseconds.

On Sunday morning, Xu Tui trained for an hour and a half in the building for his reflexes. The improvement this time was even smaller.

It only increased by a millisecond, but the reaction speed reached 99 milliseconds.It looks like the potential of this reaction-type Genetic Base Point has been largely enhanced by me. I can activate the next reaction-type Genetic Base Point."

In a private resting room in the Reflex Training Building, Xu Tui consumed two bottles of Level E energy restoration elixirs consecutively within an hour. He immediately activated the second Genetic Base Point in his spine that he had recorded regarding the speed of his reflexes.

The speed of Xu Tui's reflexes increased drastically once again. It went from 99 milliseconds to 60 milliseconds.

After persisting in the training for another 45 minutes, Xu Tui's reaction speed became 54 milliseconds.

Xu Tui, who was a little tired, left the building. He was elated. At this rate, his reaction speed would reach 10 milliseconds after he activated one or two more reaction-type Genetic Base Points.

The 10 millisecond reaction time was a major milestone.

Among genetic newcomers, having a reaction speed of 10 milliseconds would greatly enhance a genetic newcomer's battle reflexes and survival rate.

However, once it reached the threshold of 10 milliseconds, not only would the difficulty of increasing it become much greater, but the extent of the increase would also become much smaller.

Most people would switch to another direction of training after they reached this level.

According to Professor Luo Shifeng's previous request, he had to increase the speed of his reflexes to 10 milliseconds within a year.

Xu Tui felt that it would take less than a year. He would be able to accomplish that in half a month.

...

It was only after he left the building that Xu Tui realized that there were several unread messages on the communication device that he had switched to Do Not Disturb mode. More importantly, three of them belonged to An Xiaoxue.

"Why didn't you come to the Genetic Research Institute today?"

"What are you doing? Come to the Genetic Research Institute immediately if you see this."

"I hate it when people go missing on me."

Sensing the dissatisfaction in An Xiaoxue's message, Xu Tui immediately replied to her.

"Miss An, I was training my reflexes in the building just now and switched to Do Not Disturb mode. I saw it just now. My plan is to head to the research institute at 10 a.m. I can finish everything in two hours. I'm on my way there now."

Xu Tui had a strong desire to live.

"There's a group called Star Indicator Friends, a group called Special Importance, and a group called All Access Special Contacts. Do you need me to teach you?"

"Miss An, I've remembered that! Soon, you will be the first person of my three kinds of settings," Xu Tui quickly said.

Xu Tui sprinted toward the Genetic Research Institute as fast as he could. It only took four minutes.

Four minutes later, Xu Tui swiped his card and entered Research Institute Number 14. His expression changed the moment he entered.

The stench of blood! The tunnel of Institute 14 was filled with the thick stench of blood.

There was an extremely powerful ventilation system in Research Institute Number 14. Unless it had just appeared, the stench of blood would not linger for long.

"Someone invaded and fought?"

That was Xu Tui's first reaction. However, he soon shook his head. That was impossible. This was the capital, as well as the headquarters of the Genetic Research Institute. It would be strange if someone could invade them.

Xu Tui sniffed the air and quickly stepped into the functional room of Institute 14, Room 5. The door to this room was open.

The situation in the room shocked Xu Tui.

The stench of blood was even stronger. There were also bloodstains on the ground.

An Xiaoxue was sitting in front of a machine. Her face, which was not covered by a mask, was devoid of color.

There was a bloodstained jacket on the ground.

Those were the clothes that An Xiaoxue always wore.

Miss An was injured!

Chapter 88: The Truth About the Incubation Chamber (1)

Xu Tui immediately stopped and turned around when he saw that the machine An Xiaoxue was using was a medical robot. He immediately rushed into a sanitizing tunnel not far away from him. After he was sanitized, he put on his sterile cap and large white robe before returning to Function Room Number 5.

"Miss An, what do you need me to do?"

An Xiaoxue's forehead was covered in sweat. She looked extremely tired the moment she opened her mouth.

"Energy Restoration Elixir, inject me with a Level D Compound Chain Energy Restoration Elixir first. Then I need to consume two bottles of Level E Energy Restoration Elixirs.

"And get two bottles of complex growth hormone. I'll need to be administered with it once, and administer it again after the operation."

An Xiaoxue bit her lips and said, "Find me another painkiller. The dosage of the anesthetic I set is too small. It's a little… painful.

"Lastly, one more… bring me something to eat."

"Alright."

Xu Tui did not hesitate. He understood everything An Xiaoxue had said. He did not understand why An Xiaoxue's finger would be broken when she was out on a mission.

Why were there two blackened fingers that looked like they had been freshly cut in the trash can? Where did the finger used by the medical robot that was connecting An Xiaoxue's severed finger come from?

However, this was not the time to ask questions like that.

The medical cabinet was a biological code that could only be opened with An Xiaoxue's biological information. However, Xu Tui opened the medical cabinet with just a press of his finger. When he saw the expensive energy restoration elixirs and medical elixirs on display, Xu Tui's first reaction was, 'When did An Xiaoxue input his biological information?'

His second reaction was that An Xiaoxue trusted him that much.

After finding the corresponding elixirs and taking out the medical equipment, Xu Tui first took out a painkiller.

"Miss An, take the painkiller first."

"I'll do it myself."

It was only now that Xu Tui noticed that An Xiaoxue's right hand was also injured. Her entire palm was bruised and swollen. There were also burn marks on her palm. There was even a puncture wound on her palm.

What kind of mission did she go on?

Xu Tui suddenly felt a little sorry for An Xiaoxue.

Before this, An Xiaoxue's slender fingers had looked like spring onions. They looked appetizing under the sunlight. At this moment, one of her hands was covered in bruises and wounds, while three of her fingers had been severed from her other hand.

This was simply…

She raised her right hand with difficulty. As her fingers were swollen, An Xiaoxue could not quickly pick up the pills. She broke out in a cold sweat just trying it once. It should be painful.

"Open your mouth."

Xu Tui gave a direct order.

An Xiaoxue froze, then cooperated with Xu Tui.

"Drink some water. Alright, it'll take effect in a minute. I'll inject you with a Level D Energy Restoration Elixir now."

Xu Tui knew very well why An Xiaoxue only used a small amount of anesthetic when she was being treated with the medical robot, and she would only consume painkillers when it was so painful. He had just learned about this in his previous theory class.

If an individual was administered with a large amount of anesthetic, it would affect their reaction speed. It might even leave a permanent effect.

He looked at the back of An Xiaoxue's hand. As it was swollen, he could no longer find any veins.

Xu Tui found a pair of scissors and cut off half of An Xiaoxue's sleeve. He found a vein at the side of her snow-white arm and immediately released his mental senses. He found the vein and stabbed her with the needle.

An Xiaoxue felt a little uncomfortable and resistant the moment his mental senses were released. However, she did not say anything in the end.

An Xiaoxue's condition improved greatly after she was administered with the complex growth hormone and administered with the Level E Energy Restoration Elixir along with the effects of the painkillers.

However, cold sweat still formed on her forehead.

"I'll wipe off your sweat, then prepare something for you to eat."

An Xiaoxue wanted to refuse him. However, the sweat on her forehead had almost soaked into her eyes. She felt extremely uncomfortable. She could only close her eyes and allow Xu Tui to wipe off the sweat on her forehead.

Seeing that An Xiaoxue's face and neck were also covered in cold sweat, Xu Tui decided to make a decision. He immediately wiped off the sweat on An Xiaoxue's face and neck.

An Xiaoxue's long eyelashes trembled when he was wiping the sweat off her neck.

"I'll get you something to eat."

The operation of reconnecting severed fingers was a highly complicated operation even in the Great Genetic Age.

A hundred years ago, only famous people from major hospitals could complete such a surgery. Furthermore, the recovery rate of most of the fingers was between 70% to 90%. What they regained were the basic functions of their fingers.

However, the surgical accuracy of the medical robot at Institute 14 was nano-grade. Theoretically, a severed finger could recover 100% of its functions after it was replanted.

However, it also required time. It took nearly 40 minutes for a finger to complete all of the connections. It took at least three hours for three fingers.

The Energy Restoration Elixir alone was not enough.

The Energy Restoration Elixir was only suitable for replenishing energy quickly within a short time. It could not alleviate the various bodily reactions that hunger brought about.

Xu Tui rummaged through the fridge and became a little anxious. He had cleared out all of the vegetables and fruits she had previously. He had not replenished those either. The nearest supermarket would probably take more than an hour.

Students from the Huaxia Genetic Evolution College did not have to buy their own groceries.

Fortunately, there were also eggs in the fridge. These things had a long shelf life. He rummaged through the drawers and found a few packets of instant noodles.

Xu Tui started to push his culinary skills to their limits.

The instant noodles tasted just right even after a minute of boiling water. He added only half of the sauce to the noodles as the sauce had a heavy flavor. He fried two eggs and placed them on top of the noodles.

He looked left and right and felt that it was lacking something. The color was lacking.

Coincidentally, there was a basin peppermint in the room.

Xu Tui plucked out three leaves, boiled them, and placed them on top of the instant noodles. The instant noodles were the color of red soup, the eggs were golden and white, and the leaves were crisp green.

It was full of colors, scents, and taste.

Xu Tui's appetite grew when he saw this. He quickly carried it over.

Even An Xiaoxue could not help but swallow her saliva when she saw the three patches of fresh green. However, she could not take action even when she saw how delicious the food was. Even taking the pills had taken a toll on her just now, much less eating.

"Miss An, do you want me to feed you?"

An Xiaoxue did not speak, but she did not refuse.

Xu Tui would be a fool if he did not understand what was going on now.

Girls were more sensitive.

He took out a small dish and scooped out a little each time. He then fed An Xiaoxue.

After swallowing half a bowl of noodles, An Xiaoxue's pale face finally looked a little livelier.

"Where did you get these green vegetables? Do you have any more? I want to eat some more." An Xiaoxue suddenly spoke halfway through her meal.

She was clearly a herbivore who loved to eat leafy greens.

"There's more."

Xu Tui returned to the room and removed all of the leaves from the basin of peppermint. He then boiled the mint, added a little soy sauce, then added a little sugar, a little vinegar, and a little sesame oil.

Beautiful! A small plate of crunchy green salad was prepared.

Xu Tui had seen Xu Jianguo cook this before. It was delicious and refreshing. He had succeeded on the first try.

An Xiaoxue, who was resting her left hand on the table of the medical robot, did not stop eating until the dish was gone.

Of course, the dish itself was not large.

An Xiaoxue finished the last mouthful of soup before she heaved a sigh of relief. "The feeling of eating… is great."

"Miss An, have you not eaten anything these few days?"

"I've been drinking the Energy Restoration Elixir for five days straight. I only eat a few compressed biscuits occasionally." An Xiaoxue finally had the strength to speak after she was full.

"Miss An, what did you do these few days? Why are you so severely injured and living such a miserable life?" Xu Tui finally had a chance to ask his doubts.

"Clean up first. You'll know what I did later." An Xiaoxue pointed toward the blood on the ground and the broken limbs of the trash can.

"Alright."

After cleaning up the trash, Xu Tui realized that there was only two severed fingers in it. The two severed fingers were made up of fresh cuts, but the little finger was not cut off. However, there was still a small piece of bone. One side was a charred wound, while the other was a fresh incision.

Xu Tui thought for a moment before he understood. The original little finger had long been severed. The wound had also become necrotic. An Xiaoxue had cut herself in order to reconnect the new finger.

All of this made Xu Tui wonder if An Xiaoxue had really gone to the intergalactic battlefield. Shouldn't she treat her injuries before returning to the extraterrestrial battlefield? The medical technology in an intergalactic battlefield hospital should be very powerful.

It was only when he was cleaning up the medical waste that Xu Tui noticed that there was a tall incubator standing on an operating table in Room 5.

Previously, Xu Tui had been very confused as to what was in the incubation chamber that even his mind power could not enter.

At this moment, the incubation chamber had already been opened.

Xu Tui screamed in shock the moment he saw the situation inside clearly.

Inside the half-opened incubator stood another person… An Xiaoxue!

An Xiaoxue was standing in the incubator. She did not even have her left hand. There was also a dismembered left hand with three cut-off fingers on the console beside him.

Xu Tui instantly understood where the three fingers that the medical robot had attached to An Xiaoxue came from. He suddenly understood that An Xiaoxue had sent him a message just now because she urgently needed his help. He could imagine how much effort it took for An Xiaoxue, who had injured both her hands, to push the incubation chamber here and cut the limbs.

limbs.

It was no wonder there were so many bloodstains in the tunnel.

At that instant, Xu Tui felt a little heartache and regret. He should have set An Xiaoxue as a Star Indicator Friend.

"Don't look around. Come over. It's just a medical clone. What's the big deal?"

An Xiaoxue, who knew what had happened, was a little angry.

Xu Tui swept his gaze past An Xiaoxue, who had lost her arm in the incubator. He had a strange, indescribable feeling in that instant.

There were two An Xiaoxues. However, he only needed to glance at her to know which An Xiaoxue was real.

An Xiaoxue, who was in the incubator, was also alive. She was still breathing.

However, Xu Tui could tell that An Xiaoxue in the incubator was not the real An Xiaoxue. She was like an object.

"Why, you must be scared. Weren't you very curious about what was in the incubation chamber just now?" An Xiaoxue asked.

"Miss An, are the incubators in the blue-tagged rooms made up of these kinds of medical clones?" Xu Tui asked.

"They are all clones, but not all of them are used for medical purposes," An Xiaoxue answered.

"What use does it have?"

"Research… Do research!"

"Do they all belong to you alone?"

"No, there are others."

"Do the others belong to your teacher?" Xu Tui asked, having a guess.

"Some of them belong to my teacher, but some of them belong to you."

An Xiaoxue's answer shocked Xu Tui.

"Miss An, there's also my clone body. When did you get this for me? Why did you get me a clone body?" Xu Tui was very shocked.

"A tube of blood, a few strands of hair, and a few dander would be enough to obtain all of your genetic information. I got them all the day you got your pass. As for what I want to do, you'll know immediately."

An Xiaoxue looked up at the time after she said this.

"There are still 12 hours in effect. That's more than enough time. However, I have to hurry. Now, head over to the 40 incubators in Research Room Number Five that have blue tags. After you extract the cultivation fluid, push them all into this hall. Get ready for your experiment."