Chapter 809: Rescue Operation
Then, the two figures passed through each other, and Shokuhou Misaki lunged at empty air.
This was the consciousness space; neither Lin Wuming nor Shokuhou Misaki were truly physical entities.
"Although I'm very happy, now isn't the time to be celebrating!" Shokuhou Misaki immediately snapped back to attention and became alert. "I must find a way to escape this predicament!"
Otherwise, even if she succeeded in confessing here, it would be meaningless!
"Cough!" Lin Wuming finally regained his senses, realizing what he had just done.
His mood was somewhat complicated, but honestly, he didn't regret it.
Although he had accepted Shokuhou Misaki's affection, Lin Wuming felt this was just the beginning—the troublesome part had just started.
However, whether it was a blessing or a curse, he would only be qualified to consider it after surviving this ordeal and successfully escaping.
As for now...
"During the long period before this, I have sorted out the current situation," Lin Wuming said seriously, tidying his emotions.
Even Lin Wuming himself didn't know how long he had spent in the chaos and void before this.
Lin Wuming only knew that at first, he was actively trying to save himself; after failing to regain control of his Nen Ability, he turned to analyzing the various clues and details of the incident targeting him.
Although the information Lin Wuming possessed was limited and insufficient for him to deduce the entire truth, he now had ample time.
Time was a nearly omnipotent resource.
Thus, Lin Wuming didn't hesitate to use brute force enumeration, listing all possibilities he could think of, and then filtering and eliminating them one by one...
After a long and tedious period of thinking and organizing, he actually found the answer that was infinitely close to the factual truth.
Now, Shokuhou Misaki also happened to bring information obtained from Kihara Gensei himself. By cross-referencing the two, he finally obtained the accurate result and reconstructed the truth of this incident.
"Nothing else is important. The most crucial thing now is how to break the current deadlock," Lin Wuming said. "I am currently forced into an internalized state. Because I cannot control my Nen Ability, I have no way to escape this state."
Lin Wuming had a premonition that if he forcefully controlled his Nen Ability, it would likely create an even more terrifying disaster in the real world, and it might not even solve the problem.
"So we can only use other methods to rescue Unnamed Senior from your current predicament?" Shokuhou Misaki continued. "How do we do that?"
Lin Wuming said, "My body is facing a 'fatal crisis.' According to the information Shokuhou just brought – this is a poison Kihara Gensei prepared for me, indirectly affecting my body through the Killer Ellie's ability, forcing me into a Near Death state."
"I understand," Shokuhou Misaki immediately said. "I'll handle it—as long as that Ellie is brought back to life, won't the poisoning symptoms on Unnamed Senior also disappear simultaneously?"
"I think so," Lin Wuming said. "At least it's worth a try."
Shokuhou Misaki nodded solemnly. "Then I'll go out first, Unnamed Senior. We'll meet again in reality later!"
"Okay, see you in the real world," Lin Wuming nodded.
"Don't forget the confession just now!" Shokuhou Misaki added. "I was serious!"
"I wasn't joking either, don't worry," Lin Wuming also had a serious expression.
Only then did Shokuhou Misaki leave with peace of mind—after regaining self-awareness, this sea of consciousness could no longer block Mental Out.
In the real world, Shokuhou Misaki suddenly opened her eyes and saw Kazakiri Hyouka looking anxious, almost crying.
"Runzi-jie?" As she spoke, Shokuhou Misaki felt her throat was blocked by something and couldn't help but cough.
Coughing up two mouthfuls of bloody, sweet-tasting blood, Shokuhou Misaki raised her hand to wipe her cheek, only then realizing how bad her condition was.
Rashly entering Lin Wuming's sea of consciousness earlier had placed a huge burden on her brain.
Thanks to Shokuhou Misaki being a Level 5 and having an External Brain to share the pressure, it was only to the extent of "bleeding from the seven orifices" and did not result in more severe consequences.
"Queen! What just happened? You suddenly had a nosebleed, and then you started spitting blood!" Kazakiri Hyouka was both anxious and scared. Seeing Shokuhou Misaki regain consciousness, she immediately hugged her tightly.
"Don't worry, Runzi-jie, haven't I returned?" Shokuhou Misaki gripped the remote control again. "I am currently saving Unnamed Senior. I'll tell you the specific details later."
Hearing Shokuhou Misaki say she was saving Unnamed Senior, Kazakiri Hyouka couldn't stop her and could only watch as she activated her Superpower again...
This time, Shokuhou Misaki targeted the teenage Killer Ellie in the convenience store.
To save Lin Wuming, the first person to save was Ellie.
Due to Shokuhou Misaki's efforts and Lin Wuming's persistent stability, the "that instant" Kihara Gensei envisioned was delayed.
This was good news!
It meant Shokuhou Misaki had time to save Ellie.
But at the same time, she also knew that every second in the real world felt infinitely long for Lin Wuming, who was trapped in Bullet Time, to the point where the concept of "time" lost its meaning.
To reduce Lin Wuming's mental strain, Shokuhou Misaki did her best to speed up.
—What a terrible girl!
After her consciousness attached to Ellie, Shokuhou Misaki was immediately shocked by the girl's current state.
The physical injuries were relatively minor; although there was blood everywhere and it looked gruesome, they weren't fatal and she could last for a while.
But this girl's mental state...
—There was absolutely no will to live! No wonder she was so easily affected by the poison!
That old fox Kihara Gensei truly "prescribed the right medicine." The powerful hallucinogen he prepared was remarkably effective on Ellie.
Ellie was using her own will and Superpower to kill herself, little by little!
It seemed like a long time had passed, but during this period, Shokuhou Misaki was almost entirely active as an consciousness entity.
Therefore, her subjective time was greatly extended.
Not to mention the experience she just had in Lin Wuming's sea of consciousness, which made Shokuhou Misaki feel as if "ages had passed."
But in the real world, less than a minute had passed since Ellie was poisoned.
Such a short time, coupled with Ellie's usual good luck in the matter of "suicide," meant she was still struggling and hadn't truly died.
Shokuhou Misaki breathed a sigh of relief and felt incredibly fortunate.
Then, without daring to delay any longer, she immediately began the rescue.
Just as Kihara Gensei had commented earlier—"the power of imagination is infinite."
The poison Ellie was afflicted with was very special; in essence, it was just a potent hallucinogen that induced her to seek death through hallucinations.
This type of "poison" was precisely what Shokuhou Misaki could handle.
—All she had to do was make this girl regain the will to live.
Even if it was just an externally instilled, temporary, false will to live.
"Life is beautiful," Shokuhou Misaki said. "Even for Unnamed Senior, you must live properly! If you want to die, wait until after this incident is over!"
Shokuhou Misaki was impolite and forcefully issued a mandatory command, forcibly taking over the girl's mental will.
