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I stumbled into the rental apartment, drenched in cold sweat. The truth I had just learned at Li Xudong's villa shattered my world completely.
"Cough, cough..." A violent fit of coughing seized me, and I clutched my chest as I collapsed onto the bed. The sharp pain in my heart grew more pronounced, as if countless knives were twisting inside me.
The Life Energy Detector on my wrist flashed a dangerous red light, and the numbers on the display were plummeting: %...%...39%...
"Damn it!" I slammed my fist down on the bedside table.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Xiao Dao, are you there?" It was Zhu Qi's voice.
I forced myself to sit up. "Come... come in."
Zhu Qi pushed the door open and was taken aback by my appearance. "What the hell! What happened to you?"
Indeed, I looked like a shadow of my former self in the mirror—my skin was terrifyingly pale, my eye sockets sunken deep, resembling a corpse.
"I'm fine; it’s probably just... a cold," I managed to squeeze out a smile.
Zhu Qi wasn't convinced. "Stop lying to me! Look at you; you can barely stand. I'm taking you to the hospital right now!"
"No!" I snapped back sharply. The hospital? That would be walking straight into a trap.
Just then, my phone suddenly rang.
It was Li Xudong.
"How are you considering it?" he asked straightforwardly. "Your Life Energy is depleting, and only I can save you."
I gripped my phone tightly. "Cut the crap!"
"Heh," he sneered. "Do you really think the Life Power Bank is that simple? Every time you use it, it accelerates energy loss. How much longer do you think you can hold on?"
After hanging up, my hands began to tremble. The Life Energy Detector displayed: 31%... 27%... 23%...
Zhu Qi grabbed my shoulder. "What’s going on? Let me help you!"
I looked up at this brother I had grown up with, his sturdy build and vibrant eyes... a crazy thought suddenly flashed through my mind.
No! I violently shook off his hand. I was no longer that person who would do anything to survive.
"Xiao Dao!" Zhu Qi tried to say something, but suddenly he clutched his chest and fell to the ground.
It was then that I realized, in that brief moment, the Life Power Bank had activated automatically! Zhu Qi's Life Energy was being forcibly drained!
"No!" I desperately tried to suppress the raging energy within me, but it was barely effective. Zhu Qi's Life Energy visibly plummeted: 19%... 15%... 11%...
Zhu Qi's face grew paler, while I felt a surge of power inside me. This feeling... damn it! This was what Li Xudong warned about—backlash!
My consciousness began to blur, and all I could hear was Zhu Qi's faint breathing and the alarm of the Life Energy Detector...
I pushed Zhu Qi away with all my strength, fighting to control the out-of-control Life Energy within me. The Life Detector's reading finally stabilized, halting its descent at 9%.
Zhu Qi leaned against the wall, his face pale, gasping for breath. "What’s going on... with the knife?"
"I'm sorry..." I steadied myself by gripping the edge of the bed, trembling all over. This damned Life Power Bank had automatically drained the Life Energy from a healthy person! Li Xudong was right; every time I used it, I was accelerating the energy's instability.
"You need to go back," I said coldly. "Don't come looking for me again."
Zhu Qi swayed as he stood up. "No, you can't be like this..."
"Get lost!" I shouted. Zhu Qi froze; it was the first time I had ever yelled at him.
Once he left, I collapsed onto the floor and opened my notebook, frantically searching for various medical information. From cancer treatments to energy conversion theories, from ancient Taoist texts to the latest Quantum Research... I left no potential lead unexplored.
At three in the morning, my phone suddenly vibrated. A text from an unknown number read: "I hear you're looking for me? B2 in the underground parking lot, in half an hour."
I immediately understood; it was the mysterious leader of the Underground Force. Previously, I had leaked information through Dark Web channels and offered a hefty sum for certain items.
"Interesting," a hoarse voice came from the shadows. "So you're the kid looking for trouble?"
I laid my cards on the table: "870,000—my entire savings."
There was a moment of silence on the other end. "What do you want?"
"Three things: the detailed Floor Plan of Sublimation Hospital, a set of the latest security system passwords, and..." I took a deep breath, "a way to cut power to the entire hospital for ten minutes."
"Heh, you really have some guts," the voice sneered. "But I like it!"
Ten minutes later, I received what I wanted.
Money can indeed make the devil push the mill.
As I stepped out of the underground garage, the Life Detector displayed 7%. Time was running out.
Returning to my rented apartment, my phone buzzed again. It was Li Chun.
"Darling, Dean Li asked me how your consideration is going," her voice remained sweet as ever.
I scoffed, "Li Chun, do you really think Li Xudong will keep his promises?"
"What do you mean?"
"He can't even control me, an Experimental Subject. Do you really believe he would share the results with you?" I continued, "You're just a pawn in his game."
There was silence on the other end of the line.
I opened my notebook and carefully studied the hospital's Floor Plan. Tomorrow marked the full moon, and it was also the day Li Xudong would conduct his final experiment. The Life Detector flickered with a faint red light: 6%.
"To live is to fight back," I murmured to myself. "Li Xudong, let’s settle this once and for all."
Outside the window, a blood moon was slowly rising.
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