Chapter 127: You Always Manage to Surprise Me with Something New - It’s the Cyber Age—Still Playing a Traditional Villain?

**Chapter 127: You Always Manage to Surprise Me with Something New** Something's off. Really off. Even though Shen Qin showed no signs of anything amiss, Xu Shi couldn't help but feel suspicious about her declining the trip to the infirmary. Because it didn’t make sense. You could attribute this to the "Forgotten" sect's distrust of the City of Night's Sin, especially when she perceived herself under the command of her brother's enemies, which naturally made her extra cautious. But then again, she didn’t seem to know that he was aware of her true identity. In such trivial matters, there really was no need for resistance. Considering she was a leader herself, Shen Qin would understand that seizing the opportunity to visit the infirmary—even if just for a minor treatment—wouldn’t go against her interests and it wouldn’t hurt to accept the goodwill of her superior. It was a basic courtesy. Besides, it was simply treating a minor injury, not taking her for sexual modification or something dangerous. Especially since Xu Shi had no intention of doing anything to her under the disguise of such an opportunity; it wasn't necessary, nor was it the right time. However, when he supported her earlier, he managed to plant a "Malice Entropy" seed... perhaps the young lady had underestimated him in the wrong way? Thus. "Bring me her medical examination report from the City Hall." Anything unusual always has its peculiar cause, he promptly instructed Su Lin. The report swiftly landed in his hands, but no matter how thoroughly he examined it, he couldn't find any discrepancies. Apart from the fact that her name was fake, nothing else seemed fabricated, and her information was meticulously recorded—her physical condition was slightly below average, no other significant illnesses... Even her abilities, previously tested by the "Sundial," showed no issue. "When you interviewed her earlier, did you notice anything off about her?" Xu Shi set the report aside and double-checked with Su Lin. "Nothing." Su Lin thoughtfully recalled before replying straightforwardly. In reality, if Shen Qin truly had any abnormalities, it would have been impossible to hide it from her—or rather, from the eyes of the six major conglomerates. It wasn't just Director Su present, but also Ye Shanshan, Ning Wei, and others, including the remaining three families and City Hall... Seven pairs of eyes scrutinizing her, could she possibly do anything out of the ordinary? Xu Shi was noncommittal but increasingly found the situation odd. You could participate in a City Hall medical exam with ease, yet you hesitantly rejected a simple visit to the infirmary? He pondered the differences between the two situations and finally came to a probable conclusion after a while. The only difference... might be that she was injured this time? "Get in touch with the infirmary to see how Shen Qin's doing." Realizing this, he mused with a frown. "Yes, sir." Su Lin acknowledged, swiftly inquiring on the other end. The answer came back that Shen Qin's injury wasn't severe and, having taken medicine herself, she didn't require any complex treatment, only a basic bandage before leaving. "Just bandaged?" Xu Shi tapped his fingers on the table. "Are the 'Forgotten's' medicinal ointments that effective?" "Do you think there’s a problem, sir?" Su Lin was puzzled. "I’ve researched that medicine before. It's common among the 'Forgotten.' When visiting City Hall, I even chatted with Secretary Ye about it." "‘Prism’ has conducted a detailed analysis and concluded that while it’s not as effective as their nano-medical spray, it's not too far behind either." The fact is, in this era, simple flesh wounds are hardly significant. "Prism" has nano-medical sprays, and even smaller companies have similar products that are highly efficient externally and internally, leaving no scars. For the "Forgotten," developing such an item in that survival environment isn’t much of a feat. However. "Leader Xia's injuries haven't healed yet." Xu Shi spoke softly. "And she used the medical spray... Don’t you think Shen Qin's healing speed seems unusually fast?" With his comment, Su Lin realized something was indeed amiss. Though they were flesh wounds, you have to consider who inflicted them. Injuries left from a battle between two A-rank "Ascendants" should take some time to heal. Furthermore, even with a nano-medical spray, it can’t heal the wound instantaneously. Medical science hasn't reached that level yet. So relatively speaking, something didn’t add up. Xia Wuyou's physical condition was better than Shen Qin’s, and her treatment was superior, yet her healing was slower? Something was definitely off. And it’s definitely not due to the "Blood Ignition Release." Xu Shi vaguely remembered Shen Qin's abilities didn't include "speedy recovery." On the contrary, after using it, her overall condition should momentarily decline, leaving her even weaker. In such a circumstance, there was no need for her previous reluctance. Therefore. There were only two possibilities. "Either, the ointment Shen Qin used is superior to the version the 'Forgotten' provided for our research, even surpassing 'Prism's' level." Su Lin analyzed for Xu Shi. "But that seems unrealistic. More likely..." "Her ascension abilities aren’t limited to the 'Blood Ignition Release.'" Xu Shi finished her thought. They exchanged a glance. "…Dual abilities?" Su Lin's eyes were filled with astonishment. "That can’t be... How can one person have two ascension abilities?" "Hard to say." Xu Shi replied earnestly. "But given the current situation, there's a high possibility." Every "Ascendant" is believed to have only one ability, which is a prevalent understanding since the emergence of the "Rust Mist." Many so-called "multi-ability users" might exhibit various small variants during their ability development—like Xu Shi's own "Implanted Victim Will"—but they share the same branch as "Malice Entropy" and can only be considered derivatives. Most people, however, don't encounter this. Their abilities are merely enhanced as they level up, much like Director Su before him. When she first awakened her ability, her "Shift Range" was merely twenty meters, only expanding to fifty through constant training. Nonetheless, Shen Qin’s situation was evidently different; various signs implied she had a special ability like "accelerated self-healing," which fundamentally differed from "Blood Ignition Release" and couldn’t have merely stemmed from it. In other words, she truly had more than one ability within her. "Tsk..." Xu Shi took a breath and then grinned curiously. "This really is... You always manage to surprise me with something new, don't you?" (End of Chapter)