binnovel Chapter 339 Sickness
Chapter 339 Sickness
That noon, Zhao Liying, carrying a printed reply from headquarters, entered the city lord's office with Wang Jie. Upon entering, they saw a chair overturned beside them, and Li Chenglong lying face down on the floor, unconscious. Zhao Liying rushed to Li Chenglong, used her abilities to assess his condition, and immediately said, "Wang Jie, quickly notify Team Leader Yun and Li Xue. Keep this a secret for now."
Wang Jie nodded, and was about to turn on her crystal phone when Li Chenglong's voice came through, stopping her: "No need, I'm just tired and want to rest." He slowly stood up, but even that one movement left him drenched in sweat. Li Chenglong walked to the chair, intending to help her up, but as soon as he bent over, he fainted again, this time completely losing consciousness.
Fifteen minutes later, Zheng Yong and Feng Tian arrived at the Shuguang Building, swiped their ID cards, and took the elevator to Li Chenglong's home on the 7th floor. At this time, Li Yunhao was playing in the living room with Su Qian, while Yun Lan, Li Xue, Ma Tiancheng, Yang Liu, Zhao Liying, and others had already arrived in the bedroom.
Li Xue and Zhao Liying used their psychic powers to conduct a thorough examination. Li Xue shook her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "This isn't an external injury or an illness. I don't know what to do, sob sob." Zhao Liying wiped her sweat and said, "I can feel that Captain Li is enduring immense pain, but I'm not sure what caused it. However, I can sense that Captain Li's body is being damaged by the energy ball inside him."
Yunlan remained silent for a long time, simply sitting by the bed, staring at Li Chenglong with tears streaming down her face. At this moment, Yang Liu suggested, "Since it's that energy ball causing the problem, can we remove it through surgery?" Li Xue shook her head: "No, if you could sense it, you could indeed perceive that it's a sphere, but in reality, that energy ball has already merged with my brother. Even if you perform surgery now, you won't be able to see the sphere's existence."
A little while later, Qi Guoan and Qin Fangyu arrived. Qin Fangyu walked up to the little guy, smiled, and picked him up, saying, "My little grandson, Grandma bought you candy. Do you want to come to Grandma's house to eat some?" Li Yunhao was only a little over a year old, and upon hearing that there was candy, he immediately waved his little arms happily, indicating that he wanted to go. After watching his wife take his grandson away, Qi Guoan went to Li Chenglong's place.
After discussing for a long time, Li Xue, Yang Liu, and Zhao Liying could only conclude that the reason Li Chenglong was currently unconscious was due to immense pain, but they had no clue how to treat it. Moreover, the healing energy they released disappeared without a trace as soon as it entered Li Chenglong's body.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts so much! What's going on?" A stream of light emanated from Li Chenglong, transforming into the appearance of an eleven or twelve-year-old boy, none other than Long Ling, who had said he needed to rest last time. Long Ling gritted his teeth and said painfully, "What kind of pain is this? It's a million times more painful than when I disappeared with Xiao Feng."
Yunlan's eyes lit up, and she told Longling about Li Chenglong's experience on Hailan Star, as well as those who didn't know the details. Longling's eyes widened; he hadn't expected so much to have happened during his long slumber. He nodded and said, "I see. Then there's only one solution: contact Hailan Star's Grand Elder, Lena."
Li Xue hurriedly asked, "How can we get in touch? We can't even contact Miss Erica ourselves; she has to contact us. Let alone Hailan Star, which is even further away and whose exact location we don't know." Everyone fell silent for a moment. Then Yun Lan suddenly remembered something: "Teacher Lena came once before, but at her request, Li Chenglong and I didn't tell you. When she left, she left something, saying it should only be used in dangerous situations."
As she spoke, she took out the palm-sized device, and under everyone's watchful eyes, she closed the safety latch and pressed the button. A green light shot out from the device, gradually transforming into a human figure—none other than Elder Lena of Hailan Star. Lena glanced around and smiled, saying, "I didn't expect you to use my energy clone so quickly. What happened?" But before she could finish her question, she walked towards Li Chenglong, her brows furrowing as she looked at him.
Five minutes later, Lena smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. I really didn't expect him to achieve complete fusion with the G Crystal so quickly. That's amazing!" Yunlan hurriedly asked, "Then what's with this pain?" Lena thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, it's a rejection reaction. It's mainly because Li Chenglong's abilities are too mixed. He was injected with the super drug from Planet Meral, used the Aizamlai metal, and now he's completely fused with the G Crystal. The various forces are causing a certain degree of rejection."
Zheng Yong asked, "Is there any solution? We can't just stay like this forever." Lena nodded, "Of course there is. As long as we can integrate all the abilities within him, we can achieve true peaceful coexistence. At that time, his strength will increase again. But to achieve this, currently, among us, only I can do it. However, I am just an energy clone, and my own energy is insufficient. I need the energy of awakened beings. And it must be level 10 or above, the more the better."
Yunlan, Qin Susu, Han Xiaoling, Li Xue, and Zhao Liying from Dawn City met the requirements, but Lena wasn't entirely satisfied with the number, feeling it was a bit too few. Later, Yunlan invited Shangguan Jingyun and Xu Qingming, both level 11 Awakeners, along with Wang Ruyan, a level 10 Awakener from the Northwest War Zone. Lena then said that although it still wasn't quite enough, with her there, it shouldn't be a problem.
Lena explained the situation to everyone and asked them to channel all their psionic energy into her body. She wanted to use this energy to resolve the issue of the various energies within Li Chenglong's body repelling each other. However, this was also a good thing for the awakened ones, as Lena would simultaneously help regulate their psionic energy, allowing them to further unleash their power.
The treatment lasted for a full day and night. During this time, to help Li Chenglong as much as possible, everyone consumed Flame Fruit and crystals to restore their own energy. Through Lena's deliberate arrangement, the group also shared a portion of Li Chenglong's memories.
At 4 PM on April 2nd, witnessed by everyone, Li Chenglong slowly opened his eyes, and the dragon spirit's form became even more solidified. After thanking everyone, the dragon spirit transformed into a stream of light and entered Li Chenglong's body. Li Chenglong looked at the dozen or so people in the bedroom with some surprise, not knowing what had happened. Yun Lan whispered something in his ear for a while, and then he understood the cause and effect.
Because her clone's energy was exhausted, Lena disappeared without speaking to Li Chenglong. However, she did mention that she would send El and Triss to Earth in the future to help Li Chenglong and Dawn City fight against the alien alliance. As for other information, since she was only a clone, she didn't know much.
With Yun Lan's help, Li Chenglong stood up and thanked everyone who had shown concern for him, especially Wang Ruyan, Shangguan Jingyun, and Xu Qingming, who had come from afar. He was grateful that they had taken precious time out of their busy schedules to help him. To express his gratitude, Li Chenglong personally gifted each of them 20 storage capsules and a batch of energy rifles.
Because of the unusual zombie activity, the three didn't stay long. After having dinner with Li Chenglong and the others, they boarded the X2 spaceship and left. That evening, Li Chenglong did rehabilitation training at the gym while listening to Yunlan recount the events of the past two days.
Yesterday afternoon, after studying the report and photos submitted by Li Chenglong, as well as reports from other bases located near the zombies, headquarters finally concluded that the zombies were about to launch a full-scale attack. General Chen Guoqiang immediately issued a mobilization order, calling on all bases and all troops to take action and jointly fight against this crisis that concerns the survival of humanity.
Over the next two days, Li Chenglong held multiple video communications with the top leaders of the other three large bases and five medium-sized bases in the Eastern Theater Command via the Crystal Network. He also communicated extensively with personnel from other theater commands. He even traveled to headquarters in an X2 spaceship with accompanying personnel, where he explained in detail to the high-ranking officers the new intelligence he had obtained and his insights into the upcoming major battle.