The doctor signaled the security guard to let them through, then opened the door to the hospital room.

Inside, the atmosphere was starkly contrasted with the outside—a dead silence.

Jiang Xiao and the others walked in, only to see the previous patient lying on the bed.

But his body had undergone new changes—the surface of his skin had a slight metallic luster, and it seemed to be slowly wriggling.

Jiang Xiao frowned and stepped closer to observe carefully.

The patient's eyes were tightly shut, his breathing weak, but an area on his chest kept rising and falling as if something was growing inside.

And this metallic "luster" wasn't a color but... scales?

"What's going on here?"

Jiang Xiao turned to the doctor, a hint of imperceptible worry in his voice.

The doctor shook his head, looking helpless.

"We aren't sure either. This situation started last night, and we've tried various drug treatments with no effect. It seems like there is some self-modification happening within him."

"Self-modification?"

Wang Dayong repeated, his brows furrowed, clearly finding the concept beyond his comprehension.

"Yes, we suspect it might be related to the gene-lock alterations by that 'god'.

The doctor's tone carried some worry; the gene-lock theory was understood by major hospitals, so it was unsurprising that the doctor in front of them knew about it.

Shi Shi walked to the patient's side, cautiously extending his hand, trying to touch the changing skin.

But just as his fingers were about to touch the patient, the metallic luster of the skin suddenly split open, revealing a layer of fibrous muscle beneath and nerves with a rotten smell.

"Whoa! What the hell!"

Shi Shi jumped back in fright, quickly withdrawing his hand.

"This... this is unbelievable."

Niu Jieshi muttered, his eyes filled with terror and curiosity.

The patient was clearly comatose.

But his flesh seemed to sense Shi Shi's approach and made an instinctual "muscle reaction."

"Not just the skin has changed."

The doctor also pointed out that "gills" had grown on the patient's neck.

What, gills?

Jiang Xiao and the others were still confused by the doctor's words.

The doctor adjusted his glasses, reluctantly repeating.

"Fish gills, the patient grew fish gills; can you handle that?"

Nani?

A person grew fish gills?

Jiang Xiao and the others exchanged bewildered glances, filled with disbelief.

Anyone normal would find it hard to accept this information, right?

Even if a gene-lock was modified, it shouldn't result in cross-species transformation, right?

Isn't this just nonsensical!

Niu Jieshi was the first to react. He stepped towards the side of the patient's neck, carefully observing those abnormal structures.

Sure enough, on the patient's neck, thin membranes like cicada wings, with traces of blood, clung to his skin, gently moving with his weak breaths.

"Holy moly! These... these really are fish gills!"

Niu Jieshi's voice trembled.

Shi Shi also moved closer, his small face full of shock.

"That's impossible. Even with unordered cell growth...how could someone grow fish gills?"

The doctor sighed, took off his glasses, and lightly wiped them with the back of his hand.

"We don't know what's going on either, but as it stands, the patient's changes don't align with any known disease."

Jiang Xiao fell silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"I wanted to ask, is the patient's condition stable now?"

The doctor nodded.

"For now, his vital signs are relatively stable, but we don't know if these changes will continue, nor what he'll ultimately become."

Wang Dayong walked to the bedside, brows knitted tightly.

"Why call us here for this? What can we possibly do?"

The doctor candidly admitted that they called these peculiar ones over in hopes that they could use their powers to forcibly halt the patient's "deformity."

The higher-ups don't want humans to turn into such monsters.

And according to some rumors, a high-ranking figure in the Kaidan world seems to be heading towards deformity too...

Jiang Xiao nodded, gesturing for Wang Dayong and Niu Jieshi to give it a try.

Although Shi Shi looked eager, when it came to strength, Wang Dayong and Niu Jieshi were still the ones who could withstand a fight.

Determination flashed in Wang Dayong's eyes; he knew his abilities, and he understood that there was no room for failure at this moment.

Shi Shi, though filled with curiosity and eagerness, knew it wasn't time for him to show off now.

He could only stand to the side, silently watching what was about to unfold.

Wang Dayong and Niu Jieshi approached the bedside, exchanged a glance, then each held their breath and focused, starting to manifest their powers.

Wang Dayong's hands began to glow gradually, a pitch-black light emanating from his palms, seemingly containing powerful malevolent energy.

He slowly placed his hand on the patient's chest, attempting to use his powers to stabilize the changes within the patient.

Niu Jieshi closed his eyes, surrounded by circles of crimson rings.

It's his unique energy field, capable of somewhat suppressing anomalous biological activity.

Simply put, these energy fields are accumulated from the souls of the people he has killed, totaling in the thousands.

The room's atmosphere became tense, everyone's eyes fixed on Wang Dayong and Niu Jieshi.

After a while, sweat started to bead on Wang Dayong's forehead, his face growing paler, clearly indicating the tremendous toll the output of such power was taking on him physically.

Niu Jieshi's expression also grew somber, as his energy field seemingly failed to achieve its intended effect, with the changes inside the patient continuing, maybe even accelerating.

"No, our powers seem unable to stop these changes."

Wang Dayong gritted his teeth, speaking with a touch of resignation.

Jiang Xiao's brows furrowed tightly, realizing that the situation was worse than imagined.

Previously, even Shi Shi's power could at least put up a fight, but now it was entirely ineffective.

"Are all the patients outside dealing with situations like this?" Jiang Xiao couldn't help but ask.

The doctor shook his head, stating that patients whose bodies were completely deformed and grew fish gills were few across the entire Kaidan world.

Most patients outside were ordinary, but there were just too many, and the hospital couldn't handle them all.

That's how it is...

"Brother Jiang Xiao, Sister Bai... Bai Liu has encountered some issues over there."

Wang Dayong, squirming a bit, seemed reluctant to mention Bai Liu in front of Jiang Xiao.

Bai Liu?

Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up.

She was the first woman he met in Bai Liu's Blessing, even earlier than he met Sun Wei.

She granted him the skill: [Bai Liu's Blessing], saving him countless times.

Didn't expect she'd be sent here to help humanity too.

Hiss?

No, no, before Wang Dayong and Niu Jieshi had said all the uncanny phenomena from Kaidan have been released to help humanity.

It's just that his mind was slow to react and didn't realize this immediately.

"Where is she now? What's the trouble she's facing?"

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