Craniotomy

“Actually, Ke Xiaoshan’s ability is also quite powerful. It can unconditionally and quickly restore any injury. As long as you don’t die instantly, you don’t even have to worry about dying.”

Ke Xingmei’s words still lingered in Ren Anhua’s ears.

Powerful?

Of course it was powerful, so powerful that it could indiscriminately heal any target.

But for this kind of ability, Ren Anhua had never felt any envy, let alone desire, and she even instinctively resisted it.

The reason was simple: this uncontrolled ability that would uncontrollably heal enemies in close combat was simply too stupid.

Although the healing effect was very powerful, the uncontrolled nature was enough to turn the advantage of powerful healing into the most fatal flaw.

To survive with this kind of ability, there was only one path to take, and that was to attach oneself to a team.

And this was in line with its birth and positioning; it was originally an ability cultivated in this team by the girl with the most pure and kind heart.

But Ren Anhua was not Ke Xiaoshan.

She could not accept such a version of herself.

After the team escaped from danger, Ke Xingmei had already withdrawn the debilitating effect.

Ren Anhua did not show the imagined rampage, which instead made the team members a little uneasy.

“The bullshit Reborn you were talking about, you were lying to me, weren’t you?” Ren Anhua stared into Lu Shanshui’s eyes, her tone was very calm, but her words clearly revealed her angry heart.

“Tell me clearly what exactly happened.”

At this point, Lu Shanshui had nothing to hide.

“We got a copy of the military’s information, it was formulated by Wan Xingbang,” Lu Shanshui’s expression looked a little hesitant, but he still decided to tell Ren Anhua the truth.

“The information contains a full set of plans for you: recruitment, enticement, infiltration, all have been formulated in detail.
The matter of the East Suburbs was also the execution result of this information.
Spreading rumors of ability stripping, stirring up struggles between the existing forces in the East Suburbs, in the hope of weakening the Survivor Camp.
Weakening the camp means that the possibility of you joining the military will increase.”

“All the plans point to your ability.
At the same time, it also records in detail the matter of that mutated plant, which is why we know you so well, and why we know the usage of that mutated plant so well.”

“And…” Lu Shanshui finally decided to tell the truth.

“Lin Aijing is from the military.
She has no feelings for Meng Fanhai, and it’s impossible for her to have feelings for you.
The meaning of her existence is to arouse your interest, and then show that she likes Meng Fanhai.
She is the military’s biggest pawn, the woman who is most likely to divide your Survivor Camp.
Her ultimate goal is to stir up a fight between you and Meng Fanhai, to make you disappointed with the camp, and turn to the military’s embrace.”

“She is a woman tailored for you, who behaves according to all your preferences.
In fact, she was also quite successful.
You looked really dejected that day, but you still said you liked Lin Aijing.
To be honest, after reading that information, I was very worried about you.
I had to prevent you from coming into contact with Lin Aijing again, so… I lied to you.”

“Of course, I wasn’t completely lying either.
I am indeed a human with a system enhancement.
This is my biggest trump card.
Telling you is also expressing my greatest trust in you.
The team has been deceiving you for the past two days, but we had no choice.
We couldn’t just watch Ke Xiaoshan die.
Through that information, we learned that your ability could instantly dispel the cold poison in Ke Xiaoshan’s blood, but Ke Xiaoshan couldn’t withstand that temperature.
The only way was to exchange abilities with you.”

“Poison dispel, high-temperature shield, thermal propulsion… We know that is a very precious and powerful ability.
We took these from you, and we also hope you can give our team a chance to compensate you.
The team will absolutely not have any more concealment from you.
Our affection for you has not had a trace of pretense from beginning to end.”

Lu Shanshui’s expression was very sincere, but Ren Anhua then asked him the most difficult question to answer.

“After all that, what about the condition of restoring my male body?”

There was anger in Ren Anhua’s eyes, but at the same time, it was mixed with tension and hope.

She was afraid of hearing the answer she least wanted to hear.

“You’re not going to tell me that this was also a lie!”

Lu Shanshui fell into a silence.

“I’m very sorry… According to Ke Xingmei, the biological alteration you underwent contains a large number of disordered and meaningless fragments, and she didn’t back up the editing records at the time, so… your alteration is not reversible.”

“So we’ve been trying to find a way to help you adapt to your female identity.
You can rest assured that we will absolutely not have any special intentions towards you…”

“You f*cking bastard, get lost!”

Before Lu Shanshui could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ren Anhua on a physical level.

Although he was instantly healed in the next second, Ren Anhua’s attitude clearly did not intend to let Lu Shanshui continue speaking.

Lu Shanshui hesitated for a while, and still felt that it was better to let Ren Anhua calm down first.

After all, she had just learned the truth, and then was told that she would have to be a woman for the rest of her life.

Her state of mind would probably not be stable.

Unlike entering the city, the journey out of the city in a state of escape was very rapid, and the RV team soon returned to the edge of the city.

However, they naturally did not return the way they came, but crossed the city to the other side.

Night fell, and the team entered a period of rest and reorganization.

Ren Anhua sat on the roof of the car, looking at the stars in the sky, feeling that her life was incredibly illusory, like a bubble with a sense of unreality.

Would she be a girl forever from now on?

Always in this body?

She rubbed the cherry-colored hair that fell in front of her eyes, and felt that her future life was truly unimaginable.

Since becoming a girl, she had not shown any obvious resistance to her new identity, because she had always felt that she still had the possibility of changing back.

But when this sliver of possibility was completely cut off in front of her eyes, it was as if something in her heart had suddenly broken, leaving her in a dazed state.

After the conversation ended, the RV team gave her plenty of freedom, without any personal restrictions, and even Bai Rui suppressed her own nature and did not hug her.

But Ren Anhua knew that this freedom was actually false, because she was still under Ke Xingmei’s control.

With just a thought from Ke Xingmei, she would suffer a severe debilitating effect.

Ren Anhua picked up the Type 54 pistol in her hand.

This was Ke Xiaoshan’s pistol.

After Ren Anhua inherited Ke Xiaoshan’s ability, it was naturally passed on to Ren Anhua.

Giving Ren Anhua a pistol seemed to be a very trusting act, but both Ren Anhua and the team knew that this gun could not kill anyone in Ren Anhua’s hands.

Or rather, after possessing Ke Xiaoshan’s ability, Ren Anhua could not cause any substantial threat to the team members at all.

Not to mention that Ke Xingmei’s control still existed.

Unless… this gun was aimed at Ren Anhua herself.

Ren Anhua raised the gun and pointed it at the back of her head, adjusting the angle and looking for a suitable position.

Ren Anhua was certainly not planning to commit suicide.

Every time the source of the dissonance was in the back of her head, whenever she realized something, a strange sharp pain would come from that place.

Especially today, after realizing her original name, that feeling was particularly strong.

On second thought, the initial alteration had also roughly invaded from that position.

Ever since Song Zhiyang had called out her name, Ren Anhua had had a certain suspicion.

And now, after she had possessed Ke Xiaoshan’s ability, she could almost confirm this suspicion.

The strongest evidence was the faint but definitely existing healing feedback that came intermittently from the back of her head.

Ren Anhua only realized this ability that Ke Xiaoshan’s ability possessed after she had it herself.

The healing feedback reflected the healing status and progress of the wound.

Through this ability, she could clearly understand the extent to which her teammates needed to be treated.

It was originally just a supportive healing ability, but it had given Ren Anhua a chance to turn the tables.

The control creature that was parasitic on her body had become a part of her body to some extent, but there would still be a slight rejection reaction.

And this rejection reaction was the source of that faint healing feedback, and also Ren Anhua’s confidence in the existence of the parasitic control creature and its location.

“The ability to quickly heal all injuries? That sounds pretty good.
Let me test it out.”

A fierce light flashed in Ren Anhua’s eyes.

In the silent night, a gunshot rang out.

The Type 54 pistol aimed at the back of her head spat out a dazzling tongue of flame under the dark curtain.

The first one to rush out was Ke Xingmei.

With her altered biological sense, she reacted the fastest, followed by Lu Shanshui, who was with Ke Xingmei at the time.

Then, the members of the team came out one after another, but no one saw Ren Anhua.

What was left in front of them was a strange creature with a hole in it, twisting in pain on the ground, and a large pool of shocking blood on the ground.

And Ren Anhua was long gone.

At this time, the team members finally deeply understood the part of the plan that described Ren Anhua: cruel, ruthless, decisive, violent, stubborn, unyielding…

Ren Anhua’s gentle performance in the past two days had almost made them forget what kind of man she used to be.

The reason she had been so gentle was simply because she was in a state of dejection.

She needed comfort, and the team had given her comfort.

Correspondingly, she would only show her gentle side to the team.

The team did not chase her, because they did not know which direction to chase her in.

In reality, they could not catch up with the current Ren Anhua either.

Level Four ability basic development, anti-gravity levitation.

Ren Anhua directly left the team’s line of sight from the air.

In this vast night, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to find her again.

In the heavy atmosphere of the team, Bai Rui suddenly rushed back into the RV.

“What are you doing?” Ashe Wen obviously couldn’t understand Bai Rui’s behavior.

“I’m going to switch it to automatic mode!” Bai Rui hurriedly left behind such a nonsensical sentence, and then also disappeared.
Ashe Wen was a little confused, not knowing what Bai Rui meant.

She just wanted to find that cute little girl now, and if possible, do her best to make up for her losses.

Most of the team members thought so, especially Ke Xiaoshan.

Her guilt towards Ren Anhua was the heaviest.

Although she had lied to Ren Anhua the least, she was the one who had directly stripped her of her ability.

“Don’t worry, we will meet her again,” Lu Shanshui’s words attracted the attention of all the team members, except for a certain Bai who was rushing upstairs for an unknown purpose.

“She also heard the military’s wanted notice. She also saw the power that the military possesses.
If nothing unexpected happens, her next destination will be the same as ours.
To escape the military’s power, there is only one place for her to go.”

“North, to Su City,” Lu Shanshui said confidently.

“As long as she is a little well-informed, she should know about this city that was completely developed by post-apocalyptic ability users, and we happen to be on our way to pick up Xu Huairou’s parents.
We don’t need to change our route, just proceed as planned.”

“Right now, I’m only worried about Ren Anhua’s safety.
Her current ability is very unsuitable for surviving alone in this post-apocalyptic world, but this… is exactly what we caused,” Lu Shanshui’s tone gradually became a little heavy at the end.

Ren Anhua couldn’t hear the team’s discussion at all.

She was currently in a state of weightlessness, drifting with the wind in the sky.

The energy flow of a Level Four ability user was very large, but due to the nature of her ability, Ren Anhua felt that the enhancement to her own strength was even less than her original Level Three ability.

However, a powerful kick in a weightless state was enough to send this petite body flying far away.

Floating in the air, Ren Anhua regretted it again.

Perhaps she shouldn’t have left the team so quickly, because this autumn night was really too damn cold.

Since awakening her fire-type ability, she had rarely felt cold.

This long-lost experience did not bring any nostalgic feelings.

Ren Anhua could only wrap herself in a huge turbulent flow of healing to get a trace of warmth.

She had to find a place to land as soon as possible.

The next destination would be… Su City.

Ren Anhua thought so.