In a pitch-black room, about ten square ters in size, there were no windows, and the only source of light was the indicator light from the dical equipnt inside.
The dical devices were casually arranged in a row, and along with a single bed in the center of the room, made the already small room appear cramped. The tangled wires indicated that the person using these devices did not handle them with care.
Beep, beep, beep...
The electrocardiogram on the monitor showed stable waves, indicating that Umbrella Brother, who was wearing an oxygen mask, was still alive.
With eyes tightly shut, Umbrella Brother underwent nurous surgeries, with multiple sutures visible on his abdon. It was his strong life energy and survival talent ability that kept him alive; otherwise, he would have perished long ago.
It is worth ntioning that Umbrella Brother’s talent ability is quite interesting, described as follows.
"Survival in Despair"
Category: Rare Talent (Unawakened)
Level: None (No talent has a level before awakening)
Talent Effect (Passive): Luck -0.5, if Life Value is below 50%, Life Value recovery speed 5 points per second. If Life Value is below 40%, Life Value recovery speed 10 points per second. If Life Value is below 20%, Life Value recovery speed 30 points per second.
Note: The talent ability effect doesn’t conflict with any equipnt or skill bonuses.
Note: If the talent ability recovery effect is triggered, the recovery effect will continue until Life Value exceeds 80%.
...
If Su Xiao saw Umbrella Brother’s talent ability, he would definitely laugh out loud. A talent that reduces luck does exist, and although the reduced amount isn’t significant, it is extrely rare.
This talent ability hints at Umbrella Brother’s encounters. His luck is not very good; he often faces deadly situations, yet survives with tenacity reminiscent of a cockroach.
If Umbrella Brother’s Life Value drops below 20%, his recovery speed can only be described as abnormal. Coupled with equipnt that further enhances Life Value recovery speed, he is formidable.
When enemies think the next strike will take him down, Umbrella Brother has already recovered considerable Life Value.
Moreover, Umbrella Brother’s talent ability is not yet awakened. Once awakened, its effect will surely be powerful.
Beep～
All the indicator lights on the dical devices in the room went out, and without oxygen being delivered by the dical oxygen machine, Umbrella Brother’s closed eyelids trembled.
"Huh?"
Umbrella Brother gradually woke up, only to be greeted by total darkness. After a mont of initial confusion, Umbrella Brother sat up with a puff.
"Am I... blind?"
Faced with complete darkness, Umbrella Brother feared he had escaped death only to face another dead end in the Derivative World. If blinded, it virtually ant that survival in the world was impossible.
"Is this fate? Sigh～"
Umbrella Brother leaned back flat on the bed and felt the constraint on his face. He removed the oxygen mask.
Click, the door was pushed open, and a beam of light stread in. Upon seeing the light, Umbrella Brother sat up again.
"I’m not blind!"
Umbrella Brother’s face showed imnse joy.
"Blind? It’s just a power outage."
Su Xiao walked into the room holding a flashlight, heading straight to Umbrella Brother’s bedside.
"Thanks."
Umbrella Brother exhaled deeply. Despite Su Xiao having stabbed him before, being alive now ant everything.
Beep, beep, beep...
The dical equipnt in the room lit up again; the outage was quite brief. Su Xiao turned on the room’s light, illuminating the room. Umbrella Brother instinctively turned his head and squinted, shielding his eyes with a hand.
Once accustod to the bright light, Umbrella Brother picked up a piece of purple equipnt - a purple quality ring, which represented a small fortune for him.
"This is my gratitude."
Umbrella Brother was a person who repaid kindness; counting this ti, Su Xiao had saved him twice.
Su Xiao leaned against the door and lit a cigarette.
"The information you provided on the Derived World Contact Platform was crucial before. As for saving you this ti, consider us even."
Umbrella Brother opened his mouth, eventually nodding.
"Pretty thrilling. I had only heard of High-Tier Contractors entering Low-Tier Worlds to kill, never thought I’d live through it myself."
Umbrella Brother lanted, then turned to check his own condition. The mory of the last surgery was still vivid, and he had so trepidation about Su Xiao’s surgical skills.
Seeing the sutures on his abdon, Umbrella Brother’s mouth twitched.
"Did you dismantle ’like a jigsaw’ and put back together?"
"No, it’s the work of a doctor."
The surgery on Umbrella Brother wasn’t perford by Su Xiao, but a middle-aged doctor he coerced. The doctor left with a hefty silence fee, quite content, leaving a phone number with Su Xiao and urging him to contact him if needed.
"Really? What about the Hashirama Cells inside ...?"
Umbrella Brother wanted to avoid becoming a tree. Initial woodification was already agony, worse than death.
"No danger within three days. As for after that... it’s down to your luck."
"Heh～ In three days, I’m sure I’ll beco ’vegetative’."
Umbrella Brother chuckled bitterly, confident in that outco.
"Oh? Why so sure?"
"It’s the summary from experiencing nurous Derivative Worlds. Sigh, it’s a tough life."
While Umbrella Brother sighed, a small head peeked in through the door gap.
"It’s alti."
Sakura Matou timidly called out, then quickly pulled her head back, running in the direction of the dining room. Wearing oversized slippers, her steps were clumsy.
"Am I... alright?"
Umbrella Brother made a move to get up.
"No problem."
Minutes later, Su Xiao, Umbrella Brother, Bubu Wang, and Sakura Matou were gathered around the dining table, while Matou Gan Ye was in the ’special seat’, chained to the pillar in the living room.
No one spoke; they just chewed their food quietly.
"It tastes good. Is this takeout?"
Umbrella Brother spoke indistinctly. He assud Su Xiao wouldn’t cook, nor would Sakura Matou, considering her age, and as for Bubu Wang, Umbrella Brother couldn’t fathom a ’Siberian Husky’ cooking.
Sakura Matou, holding half a baked shrimp in her small hand, quietly pointed to Su Xiao.
"Huh～"
Umbrella Brother stopped chewing, his body tensed as he glanced toward Su Xiao.
"Did you make this?!"
"What, sothing wrong with the taste?"
"No, nothing."
As if seeing a ghost, Umbrella Brother was utterly shocked that Su Xiao could cook, and the food was quite delicious.
Bubu Wang and Sakura Matou buried themselves in eating. Sakura Matou, due to her young age and recent recovery of ntal state, wasn’t mindful of manners: she used chopsticks for close objects and her little hand for the rest, eating delightfully. This wasn’t rude, rather, her firm mindset through such a grim experience was comndable.
After the al, Su Xiao took out a tablet and began playing a puzzle ga, while Bubu Wang took out a phone, starting a mobile ga, despite not being good at it.
Sakura Matou, having eaten too much, leaned motionless against her chair.
Umbrella Brother watched Su Xiao engrossed in gaming, his worldview shattered. In his mind, Su Xiao, with his fierce aura, should be sitting in darkness, planning future strategies, or polishing a knife rather than gaming. What’s this gaming all about?
However, this was the truth; Su Xiao was fierce only in battle. He didn’t show such ferocity usually, because that wouldn’t be dominance or charm, but a sign of ntal instability.
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