When the medical pod's indicator light lit up, Guhan crawled out of the medical pod.
Spinal injuries could not be treated while awake. Hence, Guhan was forced to sleep.
When he woke up from his dream, the first thing he thought about was the battle outside. Perhaps Yi Tian was fighting a tough battle to protect him.
Hence, Guhan immediately jumped out of the medical pod. He planned to join the battle and share some of Yi Tian's and Misaka Mikoto's burden. However, when Guhan jumped out of the medical pod, he was surprised to find out that everything was peaceful outside.
"Guhan, you're finally awake!"
Yi Tian immediately jumped next to Guhan when she saw him coming out of the medical pod. She looked like she was concerned about her best friend, but in reality, she had placed her hand on Guhan's Dimensional Pocket. "Quick, you still have some Kvass left, right … Give it to me quickly. I've finished the thousand bottles of Kvass you gave me last time. I'm going to die without Kvass …"
"Here …" Guhan took out a bottle of Kvass from his Dimensional Pocket and gave it to Yi Tian. It was the few bottles left in his Dimensional Pocket. Guhan's Dimensional Pocket did not have any left. Of course, that was not the main point. The main point was, why did Yi Tian have the time to drink?
"Is the battle over?"
Gu Han scanned the surroundings, it was a beautiful scenery with verdant hills and limpid waters, there was no sign of Yuan Yan, "Yuan Yan was killed by you guys?"
"I'm curious too … Gulp …" Yi Tian gulped down a mouthful of Kvass. "This heroine is ready to shed blood for you. However, after waiting here for so long, I haven't seen a single Yuan Kou. It's as if Yuan Kou doesn't exist on this mountain.
I can only wait here for you to finish your treatment. I'm so bored. "
Guhan looked at Misaka Mikoto curiously. Misaka Mikoto nodded, confirming Yi Tian's statement. She then added, "I went to check the surroundings just now and found out that it's the same as what we observed in Jianye District. These zombies didn't dare to take a step forward after Yuan Kou reached the foot of the mountain. It seems like the person controlling them also forbade them from getting close to the Rain Flower Terrace."
"How could this be?"
Gu Han's keen senses told him that there were many secrets hidden in the Rain Flower Terrace District. The things here far exceeded his imagination.
However, that was not within Guhan's concern. The most important thing right now was for Misaka Mikoto to heal herself and bring her back to Yuzhang City. He wanted to use Misaka Mikoto's Yu-level abilities to contribute to the protection of Yuzhang City.
"Ms. Misaka, no matter what happens to those Yuan Kou, let's hurry to the monument you mentioned. After so many hardships, we've finally reached this step!" Guhan said to Misaka Mikoto as he put away the medical pod.
Upon hearing Guhan's words, an unnatural awkwardness flashed across Misaka Mikoto's face. However, she did not say much and only nodded. The group then walked toward the Rain Flower Terrace Martyrs' Monument.
…
Before the cataclysm, the Rain Flower Terrace had been surrounded on all sides by the bustling city. Only this mountain range had evergreen trees and grass. No real estate developer had dared to have any ideas on the Rain Flower Terrace. It didn't even need to think to know how precious this piece of land was. What urban oxygen lungs, what Nanjing's largest garden, what forest and life … this was a first class forest park district. The price of the house could easily be a few thousand yuan more expensive than the surrounding areas.
Instead of wasting this piece of land here, it would only earn less than a few million yuan in ticket sales every year.
The reason for this was because of the Martyrs' Monument.
When the communist party founded the country, more than a hundred thousand communist believers, party members, and workers were killed by the reactionaries here. Every inch of land here was truly dyed red by the blood of the martyrs. Anyone who dared to touch this piece of land was simply courting death.
As time passed after the apocalypse, the other areas of Nanjing were once again occupied by forests. This area, which was originally lush with trees, became even more lush. Most of the buildings were completely destroyed. Only the Martyrs' Monument at the highest point remained towering after a thousand years. It was as if the souls of the martyrs were really guarding this place.
The area where Guhan fell was not far from the monument. After walking for a few minutes, they arrived at the bottom of the monument.
Guhan let out a sigh of relief when he saw this monument. He smiled at Misaka Mikoto. "Fortunately, I didn't disappoint you. Ms. Misaka, you can start treating your injuries now!"
"Thank you, Mr. Guhan, for your help!"
Misaka Mikoto bowed deeply at Guhan. "However, we might have to wait here for a while. The time to treat my injuries hasn't arrived yet."
"Time?"
Guhan was stunned. What time? He had never heard Misaka Mikoto mention it before. However, Guhan did not think too much about it. "No problem. How long do we have to wait? Is an hour enough?
I can prepare some food for everyone. "
"An hour …" Misaka Mikoto looked slightly ashamed. "I'm really sorry. Looking at the weather, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for at least a few days!"
"A few days …" Guhan looked at Misaka Mikoto with an inexplicable gaze … A few days!
'Are you kidding me? Yuzhang City might be done for in a few days!'
…
After a period of not-so-friendly communication, Guhan finally understood what Misaka Mikoto was hiding from him.
The reason why Misaka Mikoto had to rush to the Rain Flower Terrace to treat her injuries was not because of the elixirs or magical herbs in the Rain Flower Terrace, but because of the lightning in the Rain Flower Terrace.
According to Misaka Mikoto, her injuries were caused by the destruction of the electromagnetic model in her body. She had to rebuild the electromagnetic model in her body.
In order to rebuild the electromagnetic model, Misaka Mikoto could not rely on her own strength. She had to borrow the help of an external electric current. Moreover, it had to be an external electric current that was naturally generated in the universe.
In this world, there was no external electric current that was purer than lightning … If it was just lightning, it could be found everywhere. There was no need for her to come all the way to the Rain Flower Terrace.
However, it was different when the external electric current was prefixed with the word "spiritual". Spiritual lightning was not found everywhere. After all this time, Misaka Mikoto had only discovered one place where the lightning was spiritual, and that was the lightning in the Rain Flower Terrace.
Therefore, if Misaka Mikoto wanted to treat her injuries, she had to fulfill two conditions. First, she had to arrive at the Rain Flower Terrace. Second, there had to be lightning near the Rain Flower Terrace. Moreover, the lightning had to be naturally generated and not artificially generated.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
After listening to Misaka Mikoto's explanation, Guhan did not feel good. One could even say that Guhan was a little angry.
That was because naturally generated lightning was completely uncontrollable. It could be continuous lightning and thunder for a day, or it could be half a year without a single drop of rain. Was Guhan supposed to wait for Misaka Mikoto every day that there was no lightning?
If Guhan had the time to waste here, did he have the time to do so in Yuzhang City?
"If I told you, would you have sent me all the way here?"
Misaka Mikoto looked apologetic once again. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you about this. You can go back after you send me to Rain Flower Terrace. Leave some food for me. I'll wait for the thunder at Rain Flower Terrace!"
Who would have thought that Guhan, who had tricked Misaka Mikoto, would find out that he had been tricked as well. Moreover, he had been tricked from the beginning to the end … If it was someone else who heard the truth, even if they did not beat Misaka Mikoto up, they would immediately leave and never care about this scammer again.
However, Guhan did not do that. Although Guhan was still very angry when he heard the news, he kept his cool.
Since the truth could not be changed, he had to deal with it to the best of his ability.
"Follow me back to Yuzhang City!"
Guhan sighed and made what he thought was the best decision. "I don't have time to wait for your lightning here, so you have to follow me back to Yuzhang City."
"I won't go to Yuzhang City with you!"
Misaka Mikoto shook her head. "I'm worse than a cripple now. What's the use of me going to Yuzhang City?"
"Of course it's useful!"
Guhan said in a deep voice, "Your freelancer friends probably don't know that you've successfully escaped. As long as you follow them to Yueyang Fortress, find your friends, and tell them that you're out of danger, they'll leave Yuan Kou and help Yuzhang City. That's enough!"
"Hmph, that's why you're helping me out of the kindness of your heart. You want to gain my and my friends' power!" Misaka Mikoto's words were full of bones.
"You're the one who caused this disaster, and the crisis of tens of millions of lives in Yuzhang City is also because of you. Don't you have to take responsibility?" Guhan's tone became aggressive.
"Of course I'll take responsibility. It's precisely because of this that I have to use my own power to defeat Loki. I have to return to being a Level 6 Super Electromagnetic Gun and not be a cripple who will drag my friends into danger again. Do you understand?!!!" Misaka Mikoto screamed.
Misaka Mikoto cried out, "You know how dangerous the upcoming battle is. My friends have sacrificed a lot to save me. I can't let them get involved in such a dangerous situation. This is a Creator's Godhead. If we fail, even if we're Lv 6, we'll be annihilated on the spot. There's no way I'll let my friends get involved."
"What do you mean … Didn't we agree on this?
I'll help you regain your strength, and you'll let your friends fight alongside Yuzhang City.
What do you mean now?
Are you going to go back on your word and let your friends abandon Yuzhang City? "Guhan glared at Misaka Mikoto as if he wanted to eat her alive.
"Mr. Gu Han, please understand that my friends are just my friends. I don't have the right to decide their actions. I've never promised you that they'll join the battle," Misaka Mikoto said, enunciating every word.
Guhan recalled everything he had said to Misaka Mikoto. Indeed, Misaka Mikoto had never promised him anything like that. It was all Guhan's own speculation … Once Misaka Mikoto's friends knew that Misaka Mikoto was safe, they would be forced by Loki to join Yuzhang City's camp and take revenge on Loki … This was all in Guhan's head. Misaka Mikoto had never promised him anything like that.
Misaka Mikoto felt guilty when she saw Gu Han's speechless expression. At the end of the day, she was the one who lied to Gu Han out of selfishness. She did not tell him the truth about the Lightning, which led to the current situation. She was the source of all the mistakes.
"Alright, I'll go back to Yuzhang City with you now. I swear that I'll use all my strength to make up for my mistake. I won't hesitate even if I have to give up my life. However, I won't drag my friends into this. I have no right to do so!" Misaka Mikoto said solemnly.
"Wait for your lightning here!" Guhan waved his hand and the Heavenly Sword returned to Guhan's hand.
Guhan was filled with anger as he looked at the clear, cloudless sky. He suddenly felt that he had been tricked … Not only by Misaka Mikoto, but he was also tricked by the Wretched Heavenly Sword that was secretly manipulating everything.
The Wretched Heavens not only made humans suffer for a thousand years, but his only home, Yuzhang City, was about to be destroyed. The battle that he had worked so hard for for two whole days turned out to be a scam. Guhan did not know where to vent his anger. He could only point the Heavenly Sword in his hand at the sky and shouted, "Wretched Heavens, I, Guhan, will fight you to the death for what happened today!"
"Thunderclap!"
"Boom!"
It was as if the Wretched Heavenly Sword was punishing Guhan for his blasphemy and provocation. Several lightning bolts suddenly struck down from the cloudless sky and struck Guhan's side. A hundred-year-old tree next to Guhan was instantly turned into charcoal.
Guhan was stunned when he saw this. He then sheathed the Heavenly Sword and turned around to face Misaka Mikoto who was equally confused.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and heal your wounds!"
As the saying went, "A roar that shakes the heavens and startles the flowers in the rain. Thunder rolls across the Ancient Capital."