Tang Ziyi removed the body and saw a pale woman, breathing weakly and groaning from pain through the NVGs.
"Sophia? Can you hear ?" She scanned her thoroughly and found the wounds. Sophia was shot in the chest, very close to the heart.
As for how she discerned the bullet had hit close to the heart and not the heart itself, anyone with a damaged heart wouldn't survive, let alone continue breathing.
Tang Ziyi's question recollected Sophia's thoughts, as her eyes regained focus. She glanced at Tang Ziyi and said enviously, "These two are really lucky. The country didn't abandon them as I thought. Although I spoke as if the outside attacks were just to rescue them, I never expected my words to be so true."
She coughed and chuckled, genuinely jealous. Why couldn't such good things happen to her?
From Tang Ziyi's conversation in their mother tongue with the two agents, Sophia understood the ins and outs of the chaos outside. Experience more on My Virtual Library Empire
"Well, it's good that you're still conscious. Don't talk; let treat you," Tang Ziyi replied, tearing Sophia's shirt.
"You? It's useless. You'd better take those two and leave fast. This place will soon be filled with rats," Sophia snorted, hissing slightly at Tang Ziyi's movents. "I never thought I'd be so close to death. Just give morphine. I hope to sleep without pain."
Seeing her eyes, Tang Ziyi had already decided to make a move, particularly more determined after listening to Athena's explanation of Sophia's background.
A forr Interpol agent was thrown here and suffered so much humiliation and injustice. There might be more secrets, but it was enough as long as Sophia stuck to her original morals and conduct.
"I said, don't waste it. Are you trying to torture ?" Sophia's aggression was ignored by Tang Ziyi, who had already assessed the injury level.
She flipped off her NVGs and turned on a small yet very bright torchlight on her helt to attend to the wound.
"Don't talk."
"You…" Sophia was a little speechless, her eyes moistening. How long had it been since soone treated her as a human?
The only man carrying the unconscious woman didn't speak either, his mood low. Without Sophia, they both might have already died, even if rescue was on the way.
Of course, he stayed away to avoid disturbing Tang Ziyi's work. The unconscious woman still needed treatnt. So many unknown drugs had been injected; who knew how damaged she was internally?
Ping! Ping! Pap! Pap!
The noise from the entrance caught their attention. Ling Qingyu avoided exposure a little as sparks flew by, then stretched out her HK417 to suppress the enemy.
Her head swiveled left and right because she was the only person on guard. Both the front and back were vulnerable to enemy assault.
Though she and Tang Ziyi had struck rcilessly before reaching this floor, deterring the enemies, she couldn't rely on the opponent's psychology.
"I know you're having a sweet mont, but you'd better hurry up," shouted Ling Qingyu as sporadic gunfire resud. "I don't know whether we poked the hornet's nest, but those guards seem fearless in their attacks."
The assault from the front grew fiercer. Ling Qingyu's words also puzzled Tang Ziyi.
This shouldn't be happening, right? The hostages shouldn't be prioritized so much by the gangs. Neither had any idea that a high-level individual had been killed.
The gang mbers were more afraid of the warlord's thods than of the grim reapers standing in their way. They had to rescue him or his body to atone for their mistakes.
At least, when they reported back, they could confess they tried their best and hoped for leniency. Their young master was missing!
The imprisoned man and Sophia exchanged glances. Tang Ziyi noticed their behavior. "What's the matter?"
So, the man explained everything, but Tang Ziyi and Ling Qingyu only responded with, "Oh!"
The corner of his mouth twitched. Ladies, he was serious! They should evacuate fast! Even if it ant that Sophia might be abandoned. Otherwise, they might lose the slightest chance of escaping.
Sensing his mood, Sophia smiled mockingly and didn't say much. Tang Ziyi, experienced, understood their emotions and comforted them. "Believe in us. We'll handle everything."
She turned her head in Ling Qingyu's direction and ordered, "Kirin, give that tube-like can with a first-aid sign."
"What can?" Ling Qingyu didn't stop the pressure while asking back.
"The white one, as large as a water bottle!" Tang Ziyi answered, hoping Ling Qingyu hadn't ssed up the storage system she had allocated, separating different types of items accordingly.
"Oh, I see." Ling Qingyu's consciousness entered her bracelet, and she searched. She found several packed inside one box in a dicinal area. It appeared this one was another black technology from Tang Ziyi and Athena.
Well, she should ask her daughter later to enrich herself. As a boss, she was going to be a failure if she knew nothing.
Pretending to reach her backpack, Ling Qingyu took out the can and tossed it lightly toward Tang Ziyi. The latter grabbed it without looking, removed the lid, and sprayed it on Sophia. She gritted her teeth at the sudden chill.
The effect was imdiate. The bleeding stopped. The spray contained a biological agent or enzys that fastened and facilitated natural healing, sufficient for the grave wound Sophia had sustained.
Additional numbness ensured Sophia didn't feel pain. The process worked by stopping bleeding through icing, allowing the body to recover itself. Even the icing ca from biological components.
Although it wouldn't cure her completely, her life was temporarily saved, extending the countdown ti to days.
The man and Sophia stared at Tang Ziyi's hand in amazent. They had never seen this dical item. Both knew there were painkiller sprays, but to patch wounds so quickly?
Since Athena had hacked the world's data, these discoveries, milestones for humanity at the current ti, were included. With Tang Ziyi's cooperation, Athena developed and tested them in lab conditions based on Tang Ziyi's choice of the most suitable inventions.
These preferred developnts were prioritized. Many remained a mystery, so much so that even Tang Ziyi felt a little overwheld. Hopefully, more scientists with the sa cause would aid Ling Qingyu in the future. Doctor Mo was one of those on her list.
Of course, the new products hadn't undergone clinical trial but Athena's computation assured nothing went wrong. Superb calculations, observations combined with nurous animal testings, the success range leaned closet to 80 percent.
Tang Ziyi patched everything up and turned her attention toward the unconscious woman. "Kirin, hold on for 5 minutes."
"You have 2 minutes, I'm telling you!" Ling Qingyu refused, getting busy again. "Damn it, it's just a spoiled brat. Do you need to co and die?!"
Tang Ziyi didn't respond, hurrying her progress. Quickly diagnosing the condition, Tang Ziyi delivered a basic tranquilizer from Ling Qingyu. This was the most she could do.
Further treatnt required testing the drugs and treatnt plan from doctors. Really, the two female patients needed to be transported to the hospital ASAP.
Fortunately, the man, despite bruises and bleeding, remained strong. Yet it didn't an a careful diagnosis of him wasn't necessary.
"Done. You'll carry your partner and follow us." She ordered and only switched her attention after seeing the man nod. "Kirin, princess-carry our foreign girl. Pay attention to her condition and injury. Though I've treated her to guarantee the wound remains stable, you need to be cautious."
"Copy. Moving," Ling Qingyu replied and hurried toward Sophia. Tang Ziyi replaced her and kept the pressure.
A mont later, Ling Qingyu and the others were ready, positioned behind Tang Ziyi. The forr had slung her rifle on her back. She didn't feel any weight despite carrying an adult female—a tall one at that.
In contrast, the man struggled a little, but his case was understandable. Being no hindrance was good enough. He also picked up a few magazines and a pistol from the corpses.
Ling Qingyu held the woman with one hand and, with the other, took out a smoke grenade, then signaled to Tang Ziyi.
"The way we ca here?"
"The sa way we're going out."
Grabbing the grenade, Tang Ziyi threw it far in front of the suspected gang mbers who were still firing. "Smoke out!"
Compared to conventional smoke grenades, Athena's product exploded and sped up the spread of mist.
Several seconds passed, and the already dark vision beca more obscured. Tang Ziyi stepped out and fired a few rounds. The enemy kept firing blindly, and Tang Ziyi intended to eliminate them.
Under the smoke, her thermal vision provided a clear sight. She neutralized many threats who beca lax from the smoke, thinking their opponents couldn't see them either.
"Move!"
Ling Qingyu took the lead, dashing toward the ergency staircase, followed by the "couple." She cradled Sophia close to her chest with one hand while her other hand held her secondary weapon, ready to engage hostiles.
Tang Ziyi walked backward, maintaining montum. The incoming fire decreased noticably. The group trusted Tang Ziyi's cover and raced forward without looking back.
Boom!
A door swung open, startling everyone. "Hey, don't leave! Aren't you here to rescue ?"
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