The Mysterious Healer

After this, Guan Jin carefully and gingerly sized up Ye Xing from head to toe.

"The wounds on my body will heal on their own," Ye Xing said.

"Oh, I see. That's good, that's good," Guan Jin said, finally relieved. Then he continued, "Now, I'll take you out of the testing ground right away. Once we're outside, you must tell the patrol team exactly which ill - intentioned people lured you here. Maliciously harming a healer is a serious crime in the Federation. In your case, where your life was directly endangered, the death penalty wouldn't be an over - punishment."

Guan Jin looked serious. Without even bothering about the star - beast beside them, he was about to lead Ye Xing away.

"Aren't you going to take this?" Ye Xing pointed at the star - beast on the ground.

Guan Jin waved his hand. "It's too dangerous here. I'll take you out first."

Ye Xing recalled what Guan Jin had told her before and asked, "Didn't you say this was a test? Why can't I stay here?"

Guan Jin was confused by her question. "But this is the qualification test for freshmen in the Mech Infantry Department."

"So what?"

"How can it not matter?" Seeing her look so blank, Guan Jin panicked. "This testing ground is full of trainee mech infantry fighting and killing. It's bloody and violent. One careless move and you might lose your life. You're different. You're a healer, someone who is supposed to be protected by everyone."

Ye Xing was stunned.

To be protected by everyone...

Protection...

The feeling of being dominated, of being firmly guarded at the center of the team by her teammates in the past, came back to her. Ye Xing's eyes widened.

No! I don't want that!

Mommy, save me!!!

Ye Xing shook her head violently. It made Guan Jin's heart skip a beat. He was afraid she'd twist her neck.

"What... what's wrong with you?"

"Actually, I'm not a healer," Ye Xing said with a sorrowful face. "Everything you heard just now was an illusion. It was all a magic show I put on for you. In fact, I'm also a trainee mech infantry."

Guan Jin: …

Did he look like a fool?

And what the hell was magic?

"Ye Xing, stop fooling around. Come out with me quickly. It's really dangerous here," Guan Jin said.

"I won't!" Ye Xing clung tightly to the big tree beside her.

Before the end - of - the - world hit, her parents sent her to the Shaolin Temple under the pretext of strengthening her body to practice martial arts. After finally mastering the skills and coming back, she hardly had a chance to use them. Then, after the apocalypse, she inexplicably awakened her healing - type superpower.

It was precisely because of this superpower that all her teammates later always classified her as a delicate and helpless girl. Every time they encountered zombies or something, she was always the one being protected in the middle. She couldn't even touch a single hair of a zombie!

Even though she had explained it to her teammates again and again, no one would believe her. Everyone thought they were protecting her well.

In fact, she was so restless that she was about to go crazy!

Since the end of the world, she had never experienced the exhilarating feeling of a good fight again. Every day, she was either acting as a healer or on her way to do so.

But all she wanted was to fight!

She didn't want to be treated like a porcelain doll, protected in the middle of the team without being able to contribute. She also wanted to taste the hardships of fighting!

Now, the opportunity had come. She had traveled to a new world and could have a fresh start. Finally, she didn't have to be a healer anymore. She could go out and fight with others, well, to be more precise, have a friendly spar...

So, anyone who tried to stop her would be in for it!

Suddenly, Guan Jin felt a chill down his back. He looked at Ye Xing, wanting to pull the girl who was clutching the tree away, but was afraid that he might hurt her if he wasn't careful.

"I'm telling the truth, Ye Xing. It's really not safe here. Star - beasts will come here soon," Guan Jin was at a loss, not knowing what to do with Ye Xing's stubborn behavior. Ye Xing hugged the tree and turned a deaf ear to what Guan Jin was saying.

If she went out, she'd be a healer for the rest of her life! No way! She wanted to fight against fate!

Guan Jin was so anxious that he paced back and forth on the spot.

In the entire interstellar world, there were no more than ten healers in the whole Federation who had managed to reach the age of 16 safely. Each healer was almost regarded as the hope of the Federation's future. And right in front of him was one of these future hopes of the Federation... Guan Jin calmed himself down and made up his mind to take the girl out safely. So, his whole demeanor changed.

"Please forgive me."

Ye Xing:???

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't pull me! I don't want to go out! I don't! I..."

"Roar—"

Just as the two were in a tug - of - war, a deafening roar of a beast suddenly rang in their ears.

Ye Xing's hands that were tightly holding the tree froze for a moment, and then she turned to look in the direction of the sound. It was a star - beast with three eyes and scaly armor all over its body, looking like a hyena. Its size was about half that of the star - beast Guan Jin had killed earlier. But when it roared at them, the strong smell of blood made both of them tense up.

Ye Xing's eyes lit up.

She got excited.

Then Guan Jin stepped in front of her, shielding her with his whole body.

"..."

Ye Xing: This is unbearable :)

Then, Ye Xing kicked him away. Guan Jin, who almost stumbled and fell:??? Just as Guan Jin steadied himself and was about to turn around to tell Ye Xing something, he only felt a gust of wind in front of him. The girl behind him had picked up a stick from somewhere and rushed out.

Guan Jin:!!!

All the skills she had learned in the temple came flooding back the moment Ye Xing grasped the stick. Although the star - beast in front of her was ugly and scary, it was no different from the mutated animals in the apocalypse. So Ye Xing didn't show the slightest bit of fear and charged at it with the stick.

She stabbed and hacked with the long stick, using the stick to channel all her strength onto the star - beast.

Guan Jin behind her had reacted and was about to rush forward in panic. Ye Xing lifted the star - beast with a strike of the stick and shouted at him, "Don't come here!"

"..."

Guan Jin stopped the steps he had taken and fell silent.

"Thud!"

The star - beast, which was as tall as Ye Xing when standing up, fell to the ground. Until its death, its eyes were still filled with endless hatred for the thin human in front of it.

Ye Xing propped herself up with the stick, gasping for breath.

Not good. After being protected for so long in the apocalypse, she was almost becoming useless. She was already out of breath after just a few moves.

Ye Xing tried to adjust her breathing. The scratch on her arm that she had accidentally gotten from the star - beast began to heal slowly. She picked up the stick and walked up to Guan Jin.

"See, I told you I'm not weak." Guan Jin glanced at the dead star - beast on the ground and then at Ye Xing.

"Huh?" Ye Xing tilted her head.

The next second, she saw Guan Jin running away at full speed.

???

"Ye Xing, wait for me to find the patrol team!"

"!!! Stop right there!" Ye Xing chased after him with the stick in hand.

Guan Jin ran at full speed. But after just a few meters, Ye Xing caught up with him and subdued him with the stick. She twisted his hands behind his back, controlled him with the stick, and then pressed him to the ground.

"What are you up to? Why on earth do you want to find the patrol team?" Ye Xing gritted her teeth.

Guan Jin kept silent.

He had already realized that the healer in front of him was quite different from what he had usually heard. Whether she was weak or not, he didn't want to comment. Because even if Ye Xing killed a hundred star - beasts right in front of him, she was still a healer who needed to be protected by mech infantry.

What he was concerned about now was that this seemingly "weak" healer seemed to have a serious violent tendency. He had noticed it when he saw her mercilessly beat the star - beast with the stick just now.

The ferocious look in her eyes and the determination on her face all told him one thing: this poor, innocent, and vulnerable healer had been brought here by ill - intentioned people, which had severely shocked and damaged her both physically and mentally. As a result, her spiritual sea had triggered a stress response, making her extremely sensitive.

Those actions just now were a serious stress reaction caused by the second - round persecution of her spirit!

Normally, healers were so gentle and delicate. But now, Ye Xing must have suffered a great deal to become so violent.

"I'm sorry. It's all our fault. We didn't protect you well. Don't worry. Once I find the patrol team, we'll make those who hurt you pay the price!" Guan Jin struggled constantly.

Ye Xing held him down firmly. "I came here on my own. No one wants to harm me. You don't need to find the patrol team."

"Don't worry. The Federation has the top - notch and most experienced psychologists. Once we get out, you'll definitely receive the best psychological treatment," Guan Jin thought she was still talking nonsense due to the stimulation, so he became even more eager. He struggled more forcefully and managed to push Ye Xing away.

"Sorry. I know this is sudden and offensive, but I'm a trainee mech infantry. I have the responsibility to protect every healer! After we get out, I'll turn myself in to the Federation military," Then, Guan Jin picked Ye Xing up and threw her over his shoulder.

Ye Xing:??? Help!!!

"Guan Jin! I treated your leg injury because I regarded you as a friend. You can't bite the hand that feeds you!!"

"Don't worry. I'm fast. The exit is just ahead," Guan Jin was heart - broken at this moment.

Although he was really happy when he heard Ye Xing say that she regarded him as a friend, after hearing what she said later, he knew that her spiritual sea had been severely stimulated, causing her speech logic to be in a mess.

A person who should have been cherished by everyone had become like this. Every citizen of the Federation was to blame. He had to send her for treatment as soon as possible!

Ye Xing struggled desperately on his shoulder, like a fish out of water. However, Guan Jin was not affected at all and walked quickly.

Ye Xing: … Please respect my efforts, okay?

"Guan Jin! I'm saying it one more time! Put me down!"

"It'll take about five minutes to reach the exit. Hold on, Ye Xing!"

Hold on my ass!

Ye Xing felt that if she didn't do something, it would be all over for her. She didn't want to be a healer. She wanted to fight! She wanted to fight!! Help!!!

"Do you believe that if you dare to hand me over to the patrol team, I'll never talk to you again!!"

Guan Jin paused for a moment. Just when Ye Xing thought he was going to stop, she heard him say painfully, "It doesn't matter. I'm already happy to have met you. Whether you hate me or not, I won't let your condition get worse today!"

After saying that, he took even bigger steps.

You're crazy!!

Ye Xing kept pounding on his back. The glimmer of hope was getting farther and farther away from her. Finally, she shouted, "If you take one more step forward, do you believe I'll kill myself!!

Strangely, Guan Jin's body tensed up and he suddenly stopped.

Guan Jin just stood there, looking at her helplessly. His eyes were red - rimmed, and his lips quivered as he said with a sob, "Please don't do anything stupid."

Ye Xing: ...

I made a mistake. Someone, help me.