"Hah~ oh~"
Lin Yuan stretched, smacking his lips.
He took out his phone and checked the time.
5:43 AM.
The sky outside wasn't fully lit yet, and a fine drizzle was falling.
Zhao Mengnan and Wang Zhihai, lying beside him, were still asleep. Yesterday's operation had exhausted them too much.
Without waking them, Lin Yuan got up quietly. Qin Xia and the others were already awake and cooking breakfast.
Seeing Lin Yuan was awake, she quickly put down her spoon and walked over to stop him, saying, "Captain, why are you up? Go back to sleep. You're still injured."
Lin Yuan was about to say it was nothing, but when he moved his left hand, he felt no pain.
Could it be that it's healed?!
"Sister Qin Xia, you carry on. I'm fine, just getting up to stretch my muscles."
After saying that, he went to the other side and quietly untied his bandages. To his surprise, apart from some cracked scabs, the injuries from yesterday seemed to have vanished, leaving only a small scar where the gunshot wound had been.
He exerted force with his arm, but instead of the expected pain of torn muscle, he felt even stronger.
Was this the effect of the mutant gel?
It was too potent.
Perhaps because it was extracted from within a Ghoul, this substance replenished a greater amount of primal spores.
Even Lin Yuan, with his physical condition, could feel a slight improvement.
He wondered what kind of enhancement Zhao Mengnan and the others would experience.
Previously, a whole Night Demon mutant gel had improved Jiang Ziqi's physical condition to match Wu Tian's, though a significant portion of that was due to her partial mutation.
However, it also proved that what the broadcast said was true – this mutant gel could indeed boost one's strength a little.
What if he gave the rest to the team members?
The thought was immediately dismissed by Lin Yuan. After all, its greatest benefit was healing. A gunshot wound had healed overnight, leaving only a faint scar.
The healing effect was exceptional.
"Lin, Brother Lin Yuan, you're awake?"
Just as Lin Yuan was about to throw away the bandages, a familiar voice came from behind him. It was Jiang Ziqi.
"It's Ziqi. Why are you up so early?" Lin Yuan turned around and saw Jiang Ziqi, with Wu Tian behind her.
She had been the most diligent in last night's training, so she should have been exhausted.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ziqi didn't speak. Instead, she took out an A3 paper from behind her and handed it to him.
"Here, this is to apologize for my unreasonable behavior yesterday." She then stood still, her head bowed, with her toes barely touching the ground, constantly shifting her weight.
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and took the paper, only to be astonished. It was a drawing.
It depicted him, Zhao Mengnan, and Wang Zhihai sleeping. Judging by the perspective, it seemed to have been drawn while sitting in front of Lin Yuan.
After all, only Lin Yuan's face in the drawing was rendered with meticulous detail, capturing the fine nuances. He was covered with a thin blanket, lying on a recliner, holding Peppa in one hand and his phone in the other.
Zhao Mengnan and Wang Zhihai, on the other hand, were drawn much more simply, with a distinct chibi style, appearing cute and adorable. Zhao Mengnan even had a large snot bubble on his face, which looked hilarious.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but laugh, sighing with contentment. Just as he was about to pat Jiang Ziqi's newly cut short hair, he was deterred by a killing intent.
He glanced helplessly at Wu Tian, who was glaring at him, and then patted Jiang Ziqi's shoulder, saying, "I've received your sentiment. I'll keep this drawing close. You must be tired from yesterday's training, so you should go back and rest."
Jiang Ziqi seemed very happy that Lin Yuan had accepted her apology and showed no signs of sleepiness. She shook her head and said, "I'm not sleepy, I'm just very hungry. I'll go find Sister Qin Xia to eat."
After a few bouncy steps, she returned and looked at Lin Yuan, "Brother Lin Yuan, you must keep this drawing safe, okay? I spent a long time drawing it with my left hand."
Lin Yuan felt a mixture of amusement and exasperation. He truly felt for the girl and then nodded solemnly, "Don't worry."
She wasn't left-handed, and although she had practiced drawing with her left hand, it must have taken her a long time.
Watching Jiang Ziqi run towards the food pot, Lin Yuan folded the drawing and put it into his inner pocket. He then asked, "Mengyue, when did I fall asleep yesterday?"
"You should have slept around 11 o'clock. You were looking at your phone and just fell asleep. Peppa even slept on you, and you didn't even notice."
"Haha," Lin Yuan chuckled dryly. "I didn't expect to be so exhausted. I was indeed very tired yesterday."
He placed the bandages in a box, planning to burn them along with the others when Zhao Mengnan and the others woke up.
It was safer to burn anything stained with blood.
"You're healed?"
"Yes, I am. When I woke up this morning, only the scars remained. The flesh had already healed, and the scabs had broken off."
"The medicine is that potent?" Wu Tian was also a bit surprised.
Lin Yuan nodded. "Indeed. Have the remaining gel been preserved properly?"
After all, it had been officially certified, and it was extracted from a Ghoul.
Wu Tian nodded and said, "It's been preserved. Since it was already extracted, we directly dried the remaining gel. It indeed looks like what the broadcast described – the color of lard."
"Good, that's fine. The remainder is enough for at least two more uses. By the way, what about the items I asked you to prepare for Fan Yunyi and the others?"
They were leaving after breakfast, and the remaining matters needed to be handled.
Wu Tian brought down a box from the second floor and placed it in front of Lin Yuan. "These are all the items. Three handguns with silencers, 120 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and a kilogram of high-quality nutrient paste."
Under the control of Lin Yun and his group, they had not undergone any training, lacked proper nutrition, and were kept hungry, all with the aim of preventing them from having the strength to resist.
Having not slept well last night, they were naturally mentally fatigued.
Lin Yuan looked at them, not with contempt, but only with a sigh at the unpredictability of life. "After breakfast this morning, we will be leaving. Given your circumstances, joining our team might lead to future conflicts. Therefore, I suggest you find a secluded place to farm and live self-sufficiently. You can also live a good life. The remaining supplies from Lin Yun's group cannot be taken by us, so you must handle them as you see fit. I recommend you go to a place within 15 kilometers of here."
They had to hurry.