Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate-Chapter 284 - 269: Seize the Blade (Third update, please subscribe)

Below District C4323’s pipelines, Lin Rui and Xue Lingxue walked in a small alley where sewage flowed freely.

The draft fans and ventilators here, due to years of neglect, kept buzzing noisily; the entire underground passageway was damp and cold, the air murky, filled with the smell of rot and stench.

In reality, most parts of the lower district were tolerable, and Base City Number Nine allocated enough funds each year to maintain various facilities.

However, some areas were under such powerful gang control and had such severe collusion between officials and businessmen that some funds vanished without trace.

Moreover, these areas were inhabited by illegal immigrants without lawful residency rights, and very few in Base City Number Nine cared about their well-being.

Although the fourteen base cities of Tianji Star were built on its satellites, due to Earth Federation’s priority investment, their living standards were better than most of the Earth Federation’s colonies.

In addition, because they concentrated a large amount of bio-augmentation technology and arms companies, the per capita income here was the highest within the entire Earth Federation, which attracted a large number of immigrants each year, most of whom came through illegal channels.

As Lin Rui and Xue Lingxue moved along the passage into an illegally excavated den, the air inside surprisingly became fresh.

Lin Rui’s expression shifted slightly as he looked toward the left side of the cave where there was a large pit built with high-strength epoxy resin cement, measuring 25 meters long and 8 meters wide.

It was actually a makeshift giant freezer; the water inside was frozen, and one could see a bio-augmented combat dragon lying within.

However, the combat dragon was in poor condition, its massive body covered with several pustules and more than a dozen wounds.

These wounds were not caused by external injuries, but had split open from within.

Lin Rui, having started to study bio-augmentation biology, knew that the combat dragon was in a very dangerous state; its genetic chains were on the verge of disintegration.

Although it was frozen, the temperature of the makeshift freezer was not low enough, and the disintegration was still occurring slowly.

Just then, he heard a faint ’click’ sound—the noise of a firearm’s safety being released.

A figure clad entirely in black stood at the doorway of the adjacent cavern, aiming a set of Type 7 pistols at them.

Lin Rui’s eyebrows rose slightly. According to what Xue Lingxue said, her uncle was broke, but the man’s equipment was very fine, even better than Fei Yunlai’s by a lot.

The Type 7 pistols were covered in numerous golden runes, looking splendid and obviously modified.

The man’s bio-augmentation grade was still SS.

It appeared that he was quite formidable before falling victim to the bio-augmentation syndrome.

"It’s me, Uncle Gong," Xue Lingxue said as she lifted her face shield. After the man in black lowered his pistols, she introduced the two men: "This is Gong Hengdao, my father’s old comrade-in-arms; and this is my childhood friend Lin Rui, whose father was the most brilliant biologist of the Federation ten years ago, a disciple of Academician Huangfu. His current teacher is Academician Candidate Si Malin. I had some issues with my spiritual power before, and it was Lin Rui who healed me."

She knew Gong Hengdao was skeptical about Lin Rui’s abilities, so she reported the lineage of Lin Rui’s mentorship in full.

"Pleased to meet you, Mr. Gong!" Lin Rui said with a smile, shaking hands with Gong Hengdao.

Gong Hengdao responded coolly, his voice raspy and devoid of warmth, "Come in and talk."

He had not held any hope coming here; his bio-augmentation syndrome had not even been cured by an Academician, let alone a nineteen-year-old kid.

His visit this time was to see his friends in Base City Number Nine in the final days of his life, to settle some old scores, and, incidentally, to see if he could help the daughter of Xue Bogao.

Unperturbed, Lin Rui followed Gong Hengdao inside. Enjoy exclusive content from novelbuddy

The cave dwelling was small, less than 30 square meters, but neatly and cleanly kept. The faint scent of blood and decay was mostly emanating from Gong Hengdao himself.

Lin Rui couldn’t help but feel curious; Gong Hengdao seemed to be in good spirits, so how had the bio-augmented combat dragon’s condition become so severe?

"Mr. Gong, please show me your left hand, and remove the glove," Lin Rui said after sitting down, his tone quite assertive. "Xue Lingxue and I are heteromorphic walkers; we cannot stay here for long, so we should save time as much as possible."

Gong Hengdao was about to speak to Xue Lingxue, but upon hearing this, he frowned in dissatisfaction.

However, seeing Xue Lingxue’s hopeful eyes, he silently removed his left glove and extended his hand to Lin Rui.

Lin Rui took Gong Hengdao’s pulse, then asked him to take off his mask to look at his face and tongue, not missing any detail in his inspection.

At that moment, Gong Hengdao’s appearance was quite unsightly, much like the bio-augmented combat dragon outside, but Lin Rui, with a healer’s benevolence, showed no disgust.

Unfortunately, there are no diagnostic tools here; otherwise, he would have liked to give Gong Hengdao a full physical examination.

Lin Rui’s expression gradually became solemn, "Your situation is indeed very serious. It seems that a master with extremely strong spiritual power has damaged the coordination of the cybernetic implants in your body, causing them to conflict with each other, which has led to cybernetic implant disorder."

In simpler terms, the neural signals and pheromones of the implants have been tampered with.

Gong Hengdao’s own talent for precision was actually quite good. The problem was that the cybernetic implants inside his body were in complete disarray.

It’s like a psychiatrist dealing with a house full of patients with mental illness. Over time, the doctor’s own perception of the world starts to become warped.

Gong Hengdao’s complexion changed slightly. At first, he thought Xue Lingxue had told Lin Rui about his diagnosis, but then he remembered that even Xue Lingxue didn’t know the origin of his cybernetic implant disorder.

In the past, he was attacked by a ninth-boundary expert, who had tampered with the cybernetic implants in his body.

Gong Hengdao didn’t feel anything at first, but it was only much later that he discovered both his spirit and cybernetic implants had issues.

By then, it was too late. It was impossible to remove the implants.

Because his spirit had mutated and wasn’t compatible with normal implants, he now had to rely on the malfunctioning implants to sustain his life. If they were removed, he would die even quicker.

To put it graphically, it’s like both the plug and socket have been deformed by external force and can now only fit each other.

That’s why none of the famous doctors he consulted could do anything for him.

Gong Hengdao gained more appreciation for the young man in front of him and nodded, "Mr. Lin’s medical skills are indeed very remarkable."

But could this person really solve his problem? Gong Hengdao was skeptical.

Lin Rui, on the other hand, became a bit interested. Since Gong Hengdao’s cybernetic implant mental disorder wasn’t caused by his own reckless implantation and he was still able to maintain rationality, that made this 6SS-ranked individual even more valuable.

"To be honest, your disorder is very troublesome, much more difficult to deal with than the average cybernetic implant disorder."

Lin Rui turned on his personal smart terminal, "My current capability in the medical field is limited, and I’m unable to cure this kind of condition."

Gong Hengdao heard this and couldn’t help but let out a self-mocking laugh, thinking ’as expected’, but then he heard the next sentence.

"Right now, I can only prevent your condition from worsening, and even make significant improvements, allowing you to live like a normal person without any issues."

Gong Hengdao’s pupils narrowed slightly, looking at Lin Rui in amazement, "Improvement? Mr. Lin, do you realize what you’re saying? Even Lin Zhaoguo was unable to help with my disorder, and he’s a fellow of the Southeast Federation Academy of Biological Sciences."

Could this guy be bluffing him?

Xue Lingxue was beside herself with joy; Lin Rui actually seemed to have a way.

Lin Rui shook his head slightly, "I’m not aware of that. I can only say that I indeed have a way to stabilize your condition, but—"

He paused, "Even just to stabilize your cybernetic implant disorder, it will require a lot of money. Especially the medication I’m going to prepare for you next, the majority of which comes from Tianshu Star. Each dose starts at a million."

Gong Hengdao took a deep breath, unable to suppress the excitement within him.

He had been running around for years trying to solve his cybernetic implant disorder, experiencing many hopes and disappointments. Yet, at this moment, he found it hard to be indifferent.

"Let me think about it," said Gong Hengdao as he picked up a spray bottle from the table beside him and aimed the nozzle at his nostrils.

He sprayed three times, and his mind gradually calmed down.

At this moment, Lin Rui’s nose twitched slightly, and then he frowned, "Mr. Gong, could you let me see the spray bottle in your hand?"

Although Gong Hengdao didn’t understand the reason, he handed over the spray bottle as requested.

Lin Rui took a look at it in his hand, "Spirit Essence? Taisu Pharmaceutical Company?"

"It’s a drug developed specifically to alleviate cybernetic implant disorder," Xue Lingxue also looked at the spray bottle in his hand, "This drug is quite popular now, and it’s said to be quite effective. Many people in our security bureau use it, too."

Gong Hengdao nodded, "Indeed, the drug is quite effective. This was recommended to me by Xue’s father."

On hearing this, Xue Lingxue was startled; her father had recommended ’Spirit Essence’ to Gong Hengdao? She didn’t know about this.

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Lin Rui pressed the nozzle of the spray bottle and released a mist.

He sniffed deeply, and after a moment, his expression grew solemn.